Female Musicians

2012 CMT Music Awards in Nashville (June 6, 2012)

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner.Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. Summer died on May 17, 2012. The Associated Press reports that she died in the morning at her home in Key West, Florida at age 63 following a battle with cancer. WIKI

IU (아이유) Lee Ji Eun, better known as IU is a South Korean K-Pop singer who was born on May 16, 1993. She made her debut performance in September of 2008 on the music program M! and since then has released 2 full studio albums and 4 EPs. Amongst her most popular songs are "Good Day" and "You and I" which have each charted in Korea and Japan at first place. Her album "Last Fantasy" which was released in November 2011 is still charting today. She is also featured on numerous sound tracks and starred in the television series "Dream High" as Kim Pil Suk: a girl with an angel's voice and dreams of becoming a singer but has a weight problem.

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yep! for the group started on the cw. their founder is of course Robin Antin who people know bc of the pussycat dolls and also Ron Fair from Geffen Records. They were meant to be a group of three but when the judges couldn't decide they allowed four girls. They are of course Natalie from Diamond Bar, California, Chrystina from San Diego, Tiffanie from Los Angeles, and Nichole from Houston, Texas. Their first single is "Like Me", and their first album is due out in July 2008. Natalie Mejia Chrystina Sayers Nichole Cordova Tiffanie Anderson

Kerli (born February 7, 1987), is an Estonian pop musician who is best-known for her appearance in the 2004 Eurolaul event. In the event, she performed the song "Beautiful Inside" and accumulated 3,638 points overall in the judging and televoting processes. Her total points would only allow her to finish in 2nd place, however, with Neiokõsõ winning the event. Kerli also competed in the 2003 Swedish Melodifestivalen, finishing 7th in the second semi-final. In 2006 Kerli signed a contract with Island Def Jam and is presently working on her debut album, titled "Love is Dead", which is set to be released on June 10, 2008. There is an EP on iTunes as of October 16, 2007 whic…

CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years. Their music has been called "freak folk", and incorporates elements of pop, blues, opera, electronica, and hip hop. CocoRosie began as a duo, with Sierra singing, playing the guitar, piano and harp, and Bianca singing and manipulating various children's toys, electronic and percussion instruments, as well as other exotic noisemakers. They subsequently added various backing musicians, usually a bassist, keyboardist, and beatboxer. They have been a very a…

Alizee Jacotey ‘Les Enfoirés 2012? in Lyon, France, 6 February. Shes a French singer, known professionally by her Christian name Alizée. Alizée is 1.6 metres tall. Her measurements are 32-23-33 (70-57-72). /monthly_02_2012/post-50983-0-1598668059-99893_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="Alizee (7).jpg"> /monthly_02_2012/post-50983-0-1598668060-10165_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="Alizee (19).jpg">

Myriam Fares - Lebanese Singer "Fresh Look Ads"

Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, gospel and jazz singer and songwriter. James is the winner of four Grammys and seventeen Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer. She is best known for performing "At Last", which has been featured in movies, television shows, commercials, and web-streaming services. James has a contralto vocal range. Early life Jamesetta Hawkins was born in Los Angeles, Ca…

Kara (Hangul: 카라, often stylized as KARA) is a girl group from South Korea. They are under Daesung Entertainment (DSP). Kara comes from "chara" (Greek: χαρά), which means "sweet melody" in Greek.[1] After losing a member in 2008, Kara regrouped to become a 5-member girl group and eventually achieved its first #1 song with "Honey". Park Gyuri (박규리) * Date of birth: May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 20) * Educational Background: Currently attending Dongduk Woman's University (Entertainment field. Theatrical Broadcasting Major) * Work History: Acted on drama's as a child in Ladies of the Palace as Neum-keum and Oneuleun Cho-eun Nal as Sonagi, Podogi’s g…

Elisabeth Maurus "Lissie" http://www.lissie.com/ She was born in 1982 (in Illinois, US) and her genres are Country, Rock & Folk. Loads of Talent if you ask me.

Date of birth: 2 October 1978 in Fukuoka, Japan Grew up in a single parent home with mother and grandmother. Is currently the highest earning entertainer in Japan (2002). Spokesmodel of AUBE cosmetics. Spokesmodel of HONDA. Spokesmodel of KOSE cosmetics. Spokesmodel of Lycos Japan. Spokesmodel of MORIGANA (food company). Spokesmodel of Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic. Spokesmodel of TU-KA handsets. Started modeling since age 7. Was the first artist to have 4 singles on the Japan top 10 charts simultaneously. Won MTV Asia's Best Female Artist Award (2002). Female artist in Japan with the most units of singles sold: 17.4 million copies to date. Discography (Album)…

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Triinu Kivilaan is a great musician from Estonia. I love her music and also Triinu. She becomes born at the 13.01.1989 in Abja Paluoja/Estonia. Triinu plays three instruments and she is a fantastic and really pretty singer! She was member of Vanilla Ninja. It is the most successful band from Estonia. Now, Triinu is back and I’m so happy! She has her label in Germany (03 Studio) and she speaks also German - respect. Her new song is “Fallen”. It’s a wonderful song! Please watch the video: That’s her MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/triinukivilaan

Pistol Annies is an American country music supergroup composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. The trio, formed by Lambert, gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011 during the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country special aired on CBS. The trio released its debut album, Hell on Heels on August 23, 2011 via Columbia Records Nashville. Its title track has also been released as both a single and a music video which began airing on Great American Country in July. Discography Studio album Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US Hell on Heels Release date: August 23, 2011 Label: Columbia Nashville Sin…

Otep is an American heavy metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles,California by Otep Shamaya. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otep

Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws on many genres, including folk, pop, rock and blues. In the 1980s, she had a string of chart-topping singles, which crossed musical genres and landed on both C&W and Top 100 charts, the most commercially successful being her 1981 breakthrough hit "Seven Year Ache", which topped the U.S. country singles charts and reached the Top 30 on the U.S. pop singles charts. In 1990, Cash released Interiors, a spar…

Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the American punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed "The Queen of Shock Rock," Williams was widely considered the most controversial and radical female singer of her day. She often sported a Mohawk haircut. Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category during the height of her popularity as a solo artist. Biography Williams was born in Webster, New York. She attended R.L. Thomas (public) High School in Webster at least partway…

Kim Carnes (born 20 July 1945 Hollywood, California) is a US singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice. Early career After writing songs for many years, Kim Carnes signed her first publishing deal in 1969 with famed producer Jimmy Bowen. During this period, she shared demo-recording time with Bowen's other writers, including Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and J.D. Souther. Carnes also sang "Nobody Knows", written by Mike Settle, which was featured in the end credits of the 1971 film, Vanishing Point. The film also featured Carnes's first selec…

Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis, 25 March 1970) is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring 8 UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards. As a teenager she was spotted recording Stevie Wonder-influenced demos at The Kitchen in Norwich with her father (himself an experienced musician and local restaurateur) on piano. At the time she was working for Norwich Union. Simon Fuller signed her to his 19 Management company (with whom she is still signed) and to label Polydor at aged 17, and this be…

One of the earliest of the 80's Heavy Metal club bands to gain national media exposure, Bitch was formed in 1981 and quickly gained a large local following. They generated notoriety (in part) as a result of their live performances which included sadomasochism and bondage themes. They were also the first artists signed to Metal Blade Records and one of the first ever heavy metal bands to have a female lead singer, Betsy "Bitch" (Weiss). No stranger to making history, Bitch was also exposed to the national media during the Parents Music Resource Center (P.M.R.C.) hearings in the US Congress. Shortly after the band was formed, the band met Brian Slagel who had recently for…

Edie Arlisa Brickell (born March 10, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter best known for 1988's Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went #4 on the US Albums Chart. Brickell was born in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas. She attended high school at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. She attended Southern Methodist University for a year and a half. In 1985, she made the decision one night in a bar to get up on stage with a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. She would join the band as lead singer. After the band was signed to a recording contract, the label changed the gro…

Singer Amerie is the daughter of a Korean mother and African-American father who was a career military member. She grew up on bases from Alaska to Germany, meanwhile gaining an appreciation of the classical arts from her mother and of R&B music from her father. She studied dance from an early age and performed in talent contests throughout her youth. After her high school graduation, her family finally settled down in Virginia, while she began to attend Georgetown University, from which she later graduated with a degree in English and Fine Arts. While living in Washington, D.C., she met producer Rich Harrison, who worked with such performers as Mary J. Blige, and bega…