Female Musicians
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L5 was a French girl group playing pop music. The group is known for their participation in the Popstars TV programme. L5 reached the 50th position in the list of French best-selling singles and 48th position in the list of French number-one hits of 2001 with their song "Toutes les femmes de ta vie". They toured in France with Jérémy Chatelain in 2003 and with Billy Crawford in 2006. "Make a Change", on the album Destiny by No Angels, is an English-language remake of L5's single "Reste Encore" (2003). More
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Little Boots Biography Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone, and a Japanese electronic instrument called Tenori-on. After a return to college to focus on her studies, Hesketh along with two of her fellow students formed the indie pop/electronic band Dead Disco. The band had limited releases of two their singles but due to increasingly different ideas about the band's musical direction Hesketh left to pursue a solo career. Hesketh has cited as influences Captain Beefheart, Britney Spears, The Human Lea…
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Skylar Grey Holly Brook Hafermann (born February 23, 1986), known professionally as Skylar Grey, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Grey was initially signed to Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook, where she released her debut album, Like Blood Like Honey, in 2006. She co-wrote the three versions of "Love the Way You Lie" (for Eminem and Rihanna) with Alex da Kid, who signed her to his KIDinaKORNER record label. She was featured as a guest vocalist on Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go" and "Be Somebody", Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home", Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor", Lupe Fiasco's "Words I Never Said" and Kaskade's "Room for Happiness…
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Giorgia Todrani, best known as Giorgia (born April 26, 1971) is an Italian female singer. [edit] Biography Giorgia was born in Rome. Her debut was on the stage of the Ariston theatre for the 1994 Sanremo Music Festival when she sung "E poi" in the category Nuove Proposte (New acts). In that festival she's got the 7th position of the final New act chart. Her debut-album Giorgia sold 150,000 records. Some months later Luciano Pavarotti called her for a duet at the Pavarotti & friends show. In 1995 she came back to Sanremo music festival for her 2nd time singing "Come saprei". She won the festival and her 2nd album Come Thelma & Louise sold 300.000 records. In 1996 s…
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Any KT fans out there? Kate "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from St Andrews, Fife. Tunstall was born in Edinburgh; her father is a physicist and her mother is a school teacher. She has an older brother named Jo and a younger brother named Daniel, who has a hearing impairment; the Tunstalls brought up their children in a home without a television or stereo, as the devices interfered with Daniel's hearing aid. In her twenties, Tunstall met her natural mother, who told her
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Biography from VH1.com Nikka Costa (born: June 4, 1972) is no stranger to the music business. Having been raised inside some of the most influential social circles during her childhood, Costa was molded for perfection in her own right. She's the daughter of famed arranger/producer Don Costa (Paul Anka, Dinah Washington, Tony Bennett), not to mention the goddaughter of Frank Sinatra. Her first musical gig was at age five, opening for Don Ho. Two years later she wowed 300,000 Police fans in Chile. Nikka Costa was a natural. Costa went back and forth between Los Angeles and Europe, maintaining a sharp childhood sense while molding a sophisticated music career. By age seven, …
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Natalia Podolskaya (Natalla Padolskaja, Belarusian: Натальля Падольская, born May 20, 1982) is a Belarusian singer that performed for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, 2005 and was ranked #15. Early years Natalia was born in 1982 in Mogilev, Belarus. At the age of nine she studied piano at music school and started singing at the age of nine in the Studio W group of the Mogilev Music and Choreography School. She went on tour in Belgium, Germany and Poland. Still a teenager she won grand prix at the music festivals "Zornaja rostan" (Belarus), "Mahutny Boza" (Belarus), "Goldenfest" (Poland). Between 1999 and 2004, she studied law at a small private law school …
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Alison “VV” Mosshart Source: Lastfm.com Lead vocalist of The Kills. She did a few musical collaborations apart from her work for in The Kills with Jamie “Hotel” Hince; in 2005 with the french band Dionysos in the song PlayOld child and in 2006 with Placebo, she sang in duo with Brian Molko on the title track of their last album, Meds. Apart from music, she does photography (mainly polaroids, viewable on the official website of The Kills), draws, and makes collages.
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Lindsey Haun (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, singer and the former lead vocalist of hard rock band 7th Fall.
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Since people were asking who is in my avatar, I figured I'd give her a thread now that I found her name . All I found of a bio is she was discovered at the World Cup in 06, she's from Korea and her knick name is "Elf Girl" . And is said to be a singer . My avatar ....
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Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), better known by her stage name Dev, is an American singer and songwriter. She was discovered by the record label, Indie-Pop, and The Cataracs via MySpace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing to some beats.
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Just found out about this girl, she's got a wonderful voice and I'd thought you should know! Maria Mena Birth name: Maria Viktoria Mena Born: February 19, 1986 Oslo, Norway Years active: 2002–present Label(s): Sony BMG Website: http://www.mariamenamusic.no/ Biography - from wikipedia.org Maria Mena was born into an artistic family. Her mother wrote plays and her father Charles was a drummer. Both Mena and her younger brother Tony are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Her father played in several bands in Oslo, which influenced Mena towards music. When Mena was nine years old, her parents divorced. She suffered from depression…
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AAA (band) AAA is a Japanese pop signed to the label Avex Trax and debuted in September 2005. The group, consisting of 5 boys and 3 girls, were certainly already experienced as they had acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars and such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Ami Suzuki. Early days AAA was originally planned to be a 6 member group. At first, members included Takahiro Nishijima, Naoya Urata, Shuta Sueyoshi, Shinjiro Atae and Mitsuhiro Hidaka and Misako Uno as the only girl. Avex later decided to add two more girls; Chiaki Ito and Yukari Goto. As songs like BLOOD ON FIRE and Friday Party were previously prepared for 6 members and the two girls ar…
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Stacey Solomon Stacey Solomon (born 4 October 1989)[1] is a British singer, who finished third on the sixth series of British television series The X Factor. During the competition, Solomon and her fellow The X Factor finalists gained a UK number one single with a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone".[2] Solomon also won the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Early life Solomon was born in 1989, in Dagenham, East London into a Jewish family. She attended Abbs Cross School and Arts College, before moving to King Solomon High School in Barkingside in Redbridge.[3] Stacey has two brothers, one older sister, two stepbrothers and one stepsister.[ci…
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Date of birth : Sep. 25, 1983 Height : 169 Weight : 48 Blood type : Type O BIOGRAPHY: Our featured artiste this week is Son Dam Bi. Debuting in 2007 and labelled as the female "Bi", Son Dam Bi had it all – powerful voice, dynamic dance moves, and attractive appearance. Her debut was anticipated by those who had a glimpse of her sensational persona on TV commercials. Unlike some of female singers who appeal to the audience with only their sexy demeanor, Son complements her dancing with energetic hip hop music and steady vocal, as evidenced by her debut song "Cry Eye". She also demonstrated that she had a softer side by taking part in the original soundtrack project …
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Shingai Shoniwa Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa (born in 1981, of English and Zimbabwean descent) is the vocalist and bassist for the UK indie rock band Noisettes. Her first name, Shingai means ‘perseverance’ in the Southern African Shona language. History Shingai Shoniwa performed in the band called Sonarfly with fellow Noisettes member, songwriting partner and guitarist Dan Smith. Shoniwa grew up in a South London public-housing estate and the experience, Shoniwa says, absolutely informs her music. "Wanting to escape from reality can inspire the greatest and most trivial creative natures in people," and "I think escapism is something that connects all of us. Everyb…
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Zayda Peña Arjona (March 5, 1981 – December 1, 2007) was the lead singer of Zayda y Los Culpables. Shortly before midnight on November 29, 2007, an unknown gunman shot Peña in the back at Mónaco Motel in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas. Two other people — a friend of Peña and a motel employee — were also shot. Both died at the scene. Paramedics took Zayda to Alfredo Pumarejo Hospital in Matamoros, where doctors determined that her injuries were not fatal. Physicians placed Peña in emergency surgery in order to remove the bullet. The next day, several assailants entered the hospital, roaming the corridors. Once they were able …
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19 year-old songwriter and alt/pop artist Kaile Goh infuses attitude into each and every tune she writes and sings.Working professionally since she was 11 years old, Kaile turned 14 and celebrated that birthday in a way few teenagers ever have: she was awarded a major recording contract with Lava/Republic/ Universal, signed directly by the legendary Jason Flom. After recording her debut album with producer David Bendeth, and touring with Kevin Lyman’s Warped Tour, as well as countless LA shows, Kaile was headed for a S.E Asia tour. It was at this time that Kaile and her team collectively decided to put the brakes on and allow her to finish school and have as normal a chil…
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Maya von Doll “Utterly magnificent slab of haughty electro-sleaze which makes Peaches sound as predatory and erotically charged as KT Tunstall. Let them get frosty on your ass – it is winter after all.” NME [on last single ‘No Regrets’] “Post-feminism sex rock n roll and it’s downright tasty…let’s do the nasty on the dancefloor” The Fly Maya Von Doll was 7 years old when she was airlifted from war in Beirut onto a ship bound for Cyprus. “I wanted there to be bombs as it was more exciting,” she remembers, “but my parents knew they had to get me out.” Four years later, in 1992, the family decided to move to the UK permanently. “I’m going to be an English girl,” declar…
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Shabnam Jaleh Shabnam (a.k.a. Shab) was born in Tehran, Iran. Shab's family relocated to Madrid, Spain after the revolution before making the USA their permanent home in 1987. As a child, Shab gravitated towards music and dance and began performing songs and dances from her favorite Persian and American stars: Googoosh, Leila Forouhar, Madonna, Paula Abdul, and Janet Jackson. All throughout school, Shab began performing wherever there was a stage and choreographed for her choir and dance teams. Shab put off singing to attend a University, but still found her way to the stage. Shab became a prestegious choreographer on campus and put on her own shows highlighting her…
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I don't know if someone of you knows her, but I really want to intruduce her to them who don't know her music and her great voice! Career Biography Missy Higgins, who was brought up in Melbourne, Australia, began her professional music career in mid-2001, while she was still a student at the exclusive Geelong Grammar School, when she won the Triple J 'Victoria Unearthed' competition with her song "All For Believing". After attracting the attention of manager John Watson, she released her first EP with his record label Eleven in November 2003. Her second EP Scar was released in August 2004, debuting at #1 on the Australian charts. Her first album, The Sound Of White was…
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Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", though she would go on to success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1974, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th ann…
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Ania Wiśniewska, born Ania Świątczak (March 30, 1977 in Katowice) is a pop singer and wife of Michał Wiśniewski, the leader of the Ich Troje band. She started off in the band as a female singer, but soon realized she might be better off marrying Michał Wiśniewski, who at the time was married with two children to Mandaryna. Ania Świątczak seduced Ich Troje leader, got pregnant and demanded Michał to divorce his wife. They got married in March 2007. Their first child, Etiennette Anna, was born before they married, on September 17, 2006. Anna miscarried their second child Falco Christian on 15 May 2007. Their third child Vivienne Vienna was born on 02 February 2008.
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