Origin Reykjavík, Iceland
Years active 1977—present
Genres Pop, trip hop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, folk
Labels One Little Indian, Elektra

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (IPA: [’pjœr?k ‘kv?ðm?nsto?ht?r]) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes), with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including pop, trip hop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, folk, and classical music.

Early career

Frank Sinatra

Born December 12, 1915
Hoboken, New Jersey
Died May 14, 1998
Los Angeles, California

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is one of the most highly acclaimed male popular song vocalists of all time. Renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing, many critics place him alongside artists such as Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles as one of the most important popular and influential music figures of the 20th century. [1]

Sinatra launched a second career as a dramatic film actor, and became admired for a screen persona distinctly tougher than his smooth singing style.

Birth name :Eilleen Regina Edwards
Born :August 28, 1965
Origin :Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Country, Country Pop, Pop, Pop/Rock
Years active:1993-present
Label(s) MCA Music, Inc.
Polydor (1992-1996)
Mercury (1997-)

Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has enjoyed popular if not critical success in the country and pop music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the biggest-selling album of all time by a female artist, and the sixth biggest selling album in music history, and she is the only female artist to have three albums certified Diamond by the RIAA, and is also the recipient of five Grammy awards, many BMI Songwriter awards and numerous other prestigious music awards. She is married to legendary Rock producer Mutt Lange, and they have a son, Eja.Contents
Early years

Bryan Adams in 2005.
Origin Kingston, Ontario
Years active 1980–present
Genres Rock, Arena rock
Labels A&M records (1980–present)

Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter.

Some of his best-known albums are Reckless, Waking up the Neighbours and 18 til I Die.

Adams was awarded the Order of British Columbia for his contribution to popular music and has been inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his philanthropic work. He was also inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 1998, and more recently inducted into the Hall of Fame at Canada’s Juno Awards April 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for songwriting.Contents.

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Origin Amityville, New York
Country United States
Years active 1999-present
Genres Rock
post-hardcore, Emo
Labels Warner Brothers Records
Victory Records
Members Adam Lazzara
Fred Mascherino
Eddie Reyes
Mark O’Connell
Matt Rubano
Past members John Nolan
Shaun Cooper
Antonio Longo

Biography

TBS’s cover of the “Tell All Your Friends” Demo.

Nick Lachey at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2004.
Birth name Nicholas Scott Lachey
Also known as Nick Lachey
Born November 9, 1973
Origin Harlan, Kentucky
Genre(s) Pop

Nicholas Scott Lachey (born November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky) is an American pop music singer who rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a writer and joint lead vocalist along with founding member Jeff Timmons of the band 98 Degrees. The group also included Lachey’s brother Drew Lachey and classmate Justin Jeffre.

Nick starred in the hit reality television series Newlyweds with his then-wife, fellow pop singer Jessica Simpson, which ran on MTV for four seasons from 2003 to 2005.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), principally known by the stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian pop singer with musical influences from R&B, dancehall, and soca.Contents [hide]

Biography

Early years

Rihanna was born on the Caribbean island nation of Barbados in the parish of St. Michael as the first of three children to Ronald Fenty, an Irish-Barbadian father and Monica Fenty, a black Guyanese mother of Barbadian parentage. [1] She pursued her primary education at Charles F. Broome Memorial School and her secondary education at one of Barbados’ grammar schools, the prestigious Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. She won the Miss Combermere Pageant in 2004; her talent was singing. In November 2004, she performed at the Colours of Combermere School show, singing Mariah Carey’s “Hero”. [1]

Birth name Sean Paul Henriques
Born January 8, 1973
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s) Dancehall, Reggae
Years active 1997–present

Sean Paul Henriques (born January 8, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a very popular Dancehall singer, also called the Dancehall King. He is best known by his stage name, Sean Paul. Sean Paul is a reggae artist. He is known all around the world and represents Jamaica everywhere.Contents [hide]

Biography

Birth name Christopher Brown
Also known as 17- teen year old fenom
Born May 5, 1989
Origin Tappahannock, Virginia, U.S.
Genre(s) R&B, pop, dance
Years active 2005-present
Label(s) Jive
Website Chris Brown’s Official Myspace

Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989), better known as Chris Brown, is an American singer and dancer who rose to fame in 2005 with his platinum selling, self-titled debut album. His first single was a Scott Storch-produced “Run It!” featuring Juelz Santana. With this single, Brown became the youngest male solo artist to release a single that climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He was also selected to play in the NBA’s Celebrity Game alongside such stars as Brandon Routh and Nelly in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend 2006 in Houston.[citation needed] As of (07/19/06) the album has sold 1,420,000 units in the U.S. and over three million worldwide.Contents [hide]

Early Life

Ciara was born in Austin, Texas [1], and grew up in army bases in Germany, New York, California, Arizona and Nevada, since her father was in the United States Army. When her mother figured out that she wanted to pursue a career in music is when she picked her up from daycare, and sung every song that was played on the radio. Ciara moved to Atlanta, Georgia when she was 8 years old. One day, when she was 14, she came home from school and told her mom that she really wanted to be a singer, and her mom said, “Ciara, I don’t know if this is what you really want.”

Chester Bennington - Lead Vocals
Mike Shinoda - Vocals (Rapping), Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard
Brad Delson - Lead Guitar
Phoenix - Bass Guitar
Joseph Hahn - Turntables, Samples
Rob Bourdon - Drums

Former
Scott Koziol— bass player on tour recorded on the song One Step Closer only.
Mark Wakefield— vocalist who left shortly after Farrell and Hahn created Xero. He was later replaced by current member Chester Bennington. Mark Wakefield now manages for Taproot.

Band history

1994-99: Early history

Linkin Park is the result of the collaboration, started in 1998, between ex-Grey Daze Chester Bennington and a Californian rap metal outfit called Xero.

THE AFTERS
Josh Havens - guitar and vocals
Matt Fuqua - guitar and vocals
Brad Wigg - bass and vocals
Marc Dodd - drums

The unlikely origin of the Texas-based rock quartet The Afters is steeped in caffeine.

Josh Havens and Matt Fuqua were working together at a Starbucks in Mesquite, Texas while playing for other bands. On slow nights, they entertained customers and themselves by playing a few acoustic songs. “I’m sure we weren’t supposed to be playing music on the clock, but the customers liked it,” Havens jokes.

Fall Out Boy is an Alternative Rock/Pop-Punk/Emo band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump (lead vocals, guitar), Pete Wentz (bass, backup vocalist, and lyricist), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums).Contents [hide]

Band history

Early years

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name P!nk (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in early January of 2000. She is most often recognized by her unique, unorthodox fashion sense and soulful sound. Named #12 in the UK Music Hall of Fame of the 21st century, her vocal skills have often been compared to that of the late Janis Joplin, whom P!nk cites as one of her idols.Contents [hide]

Early life

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a California-based rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983.

Even though they have experienced numerous line-up changes and personal problems, the band has successfully created a sound that combines elements of funk, punk, rap, pop rock, psychedelic rock and heavy metal.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have maintained commercial and critical success since their breakthrough album Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released in 1991, even as Mother’s Milk was their vector to the mainstream and has achieved a double platinum status to date.

Birth Place
Céline Marie Claudette Dion
March 30, 1968
Charlemagne, Quebec

Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC (born March 30, 1968) is a French-Canadian popular vocalist from Quebec, Canada, who has sold more than 200 million records worldwide.

Career beginnings

She was born to a Roman Catholic family in the small town of Charlemagne, Quebec, with a singing voice that her mother encouraged. By the age of five, she was performing for anyone who would listen.

Beyonce Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. She enjoyed music at an early age and even joined her church’s choir as a child. She also took opera classes while she was young.

Under the management of her father, Beyonce, her cousin and two other girls joined together to form a singing group. They performed together on Star Search in 1992.