Female Musicians

Biography What this young, talented and immensely creative singer-songwriter is referring to is her amazing music journey, one that culminates on October 7 with the release of her debut EP appropriately entitled EP (Private Music / Arista Associated Labels). Rachael Yamagata's remarkable odyssey would be difficult to summarize in any other way. How else to explain singing opera, fronting a funk-soul-hip-hop band, playing Madison Square Garden, opening for David Gray, or getting radio airplay before even releasing an album? EP was produced by Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith) at New York's Kingston Studios. “Collide” was produced by Dough McBride in …

Kristinia DeBarge (pronounced /krɪstɨˈniːə/; born March 8, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Pasadena, California, DeBarge is the daughter of James DeBarge, the youngest member of the music group DeBarge. She first appeared on national television in 2003 as a contestant on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors. In 2009, DeBarge signed a contract with the Def Jam Records department Sodapop, releasing her debut album Exposed in July the same year. The album debuted at number twenty three on the Billboard 200.[3]

Lillie was born in California and has lived everywhere else. She is a writing student at Lakeland College under the great Karl Elder. Lillie picked up a guitar in May of 2007 and hasn't put it down since. She's been called a mediocre genius at everything but math, dabbling in everything and perfecting almost nothing. She wants to write a novel, become a professor, professionally train dogs and join the AmeriCorps all at once while maintaining a steady music career. Reviews: "This initial effort by these most talented artists provokes the mundane into quiet bliss. Folks, get ready to meld into the next O'conner and Bjork combined. A must try." -Jack Dawson "…

Pinnawela (real name Paulina Przybysz [pron. pah-woo-LEE-na P-SH-bish] born September 12, 1985 in Warsaw) is a Polish R&B/neo-soul singer. From 2001 to 2006 she was the lead singer (along with her sister Natalia) of a successful Polish R&B band Sistars. Her solo career began in 2007. Her first album, Soulahili came out in February 2008. More info: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnawela (in Polish) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistars

Agnieszka Chylinska (born 23 May, 1976 in Gdansk) is a Polish rock singer and columnist (she writes for the Polish magazine Machina). From 1994 until 2003 Chylińska was the vocalist with Polish rock band O.N.A. She has also been one of the judges in the Polish edition of Got Talent franchise called Mam talent!. In 2004 Agnieszka's first solo album Winna (Guilty) was released (it sold 33,000 copies). Currently, Agnieszka is finishing work on her new album with the Plan B duet (i.e. former members of the Polish R&B band, Sistars).

Irini Merkouri Background information Born May 26, 1981 (1981-05-26) (age 27) Origin Greece Genre(s) Modern Laika , Pop, dance Label(s) Sony BMG Website http://www.eirinimerkouri.com Irini Merkouri (Greek: Ειρήνη Μερκούρη; born in Ilion, Athens, on May 26, 1981) is a Greek pop singer.[1] 1 Career 1.1 Early life 1.2 2001 - 2003: Debut Album & Meine Mazi Mou Apopse 1.3 2004: Sarbel & Palirroia 1.4 2005 - 2007: Aneta, Argises, & "Nai" 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 CD Singles 3 References 4 External links Career Early life Born was and raised in Ilion, Athens to a Greek father and a Romani mother. Merkouri began showing interest…

Julianne Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer and country music singer. She is most-widely known for being a two-time winner of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography. ABC's 20/20 called her one of the "very best dancers on the planet." Hough's brother, Derek, is also on Dancing with the Stars and is a winner himself. Hough was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in December 2007. Her self-titled debut album was released May 20, 2008, debuting at on the Billboard Country Album chart and on the Billboard 200. It sold 67,000 copies its first week, and has sold over 320,00…

Emily Haines Emily Haines (born 1974) is a member of the bands Metric, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton and Broken Social Scene, also contributing backing vocals to albums by other Broken Social Scene members, such as Jason Collett and Kevin Drew. Emily is the daughter of Canadian poet Paul Haines; her sister is Canadian television journalist Avery Haines and her brother is Tim Haines, owner of Bluestreak Records in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She was born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Canada. After settling in Peterborough at the age of three, she grew up in a house rich with experimental art and musical expression. Paul would often make cassettes of rare…

Stefanie Anke Hertel (born July 25, 1979 in Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony) is a German yodeler and popular performer of Alpine folk music. She is married to trumpeter Stefan Mross, with whom she has had one daughter, Johanna (born 2001). Hertel has won numerous prizes as a performer; her career began at the age of four when she appeared with her father Eberhard Hertel. In 1992, she won the Grand Prix der Volksmusik, which Stefan Mross had won in 1989 with Heimwehmelodie, with the song Über jedes Bacherl geht a Brückerl, having finished fifth the previous year with So a Stückerl heile Welt. In 1995, she competed together with Stefan Mross in the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with…

Profile Official Name: 4Minute 포미닛 "To debut as 5 members (including Hyun A), members of 4Minute will show off their individual charisma on stage within the time - 4Minute. the other hidden meaning of the group' name - For (a) minute, also indicate that the members strives to perform to the best in every minute, every second." With most members born in the 1990 and the youngest member, So Hyun, who is mere 16 years old, 4Minute is a group filled with 5 girls with average age of 18. The concept of 4Minute differ from the other current mainstream girl groups where the former would hold a concept of Candy Funky. Members' Profile Stage Name: Ji Hyun 지현 Real Na…

Krystal Meyers (born July 31, 1988) is an American Christian rock musician. She is the daughter of Rick Meyers, creator of the popular Bible study software e-Sword. She started writing songs by age 10 and was playing the acoustic guitar by 13, later releasing her self titled first album at age 16 in 2005. Her second album, Dying for a Heart, was released on September 19th, 2006. Krystal's musical style has led many music critics to describe her as "The Christian Avril Lavigne" but she denied that by calling herself the real rock chick[citation needed] . Her music combines hard-edged rock with smooth acoustic melodies. Krystal has gathered acclaim for her ability to move f…

Louise Griffiths, (born 31 July 1978 in Hertfordshire, England), is a female pop singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of a London taxicab driver, and she also plays the saxophone. She first became famous as a contestant in the BBC television series, Fame Academy 2 in 2003, when it was revealed that she was the live-in girlfriend of British Formula 1 racing driver, Jenson Button. Musical career Before appearing on Fame Academy, Griffiths was a member of an all girl band, Orchid, who originally recorded the hit song Sound of the Underground in 2001. Their single was never released, but the song was later re-recorded by Louis Walsh's pop band Girls Aloud using Orchid's…

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Juanita Stein Howling Bells is an Indie rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in late 2004 by three members of the disbanded band Waikiki (sister and brother Juanita Stein and Joel Stein, and Glenn Moule). After recruiting bassist Brendan Picchio, the band moved to England to record their eponymous debut album in Liverpool, with producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay). Recording of the album was delayed for several months as Nelson was preoccupied working with Coldplay. In the meantime the band lived together in one room in a house in London and took menial employment. Guitarist Joel Stein later told smh.com.au: "We stole to eat when we first moved to Britain." Howling Bells w…

Sandra "Sandy" Mölling (born April 27, 1981 in Wuppertal), known professionally as Sandy, is a German pop singer, who rose to fame as a member of the girl group No Angels. In 2004 she launched a successful career as a solo artist. Early life Mölling was born in Wuppertal, Germany to Lothar Mölling and Dagmar Sprenger. She has three brothers, Brian, Kevin and Dustin and a half sister, Melina. After her parents divorce Sandy, her mother, and her siblings moved to Koblenz where she trained as a retail saleswoman after her secondary school graduation. Encouraged by several of her friends, Mölling decided to audition for the 2000 debut of the German reality television progr…

Profile Stage name:IU Real name:Lee Ji Eun (이지은) Birthday:May 16, 1993 Height:165cm Weight:47 kg Blood type:A Specialty: Singing Company: LOEN Entertainment

Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992 in Glendale, California) is an American singer. She won the reality television competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista and came in fourth place on the eighth season of American Idol. raheta was born in Downey, California to Salvadoran immigrants who moved to the United States before she was born.[2][3] According to her parents, she has been singing since she was a toddler. In 2001, she began taking voice lessons with Raphael Enriquez at the Los Angeles Music and Art School, a non-profit community school of the arts in East Los Angeles.[4] Before rising to prominence, she was a frequent performer at the local Latin supermarket…

Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. Brightman debuted as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She achieved greater fame as a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated several roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her 1984 marriage to Lloyd Webber attracted active tabloid coverage. The couple divorced in 1990, ending her musical theatre career. After her divorce, Brightman established a position as a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a ble…

The girl from Eurovision song contest 2009 Sorry no bio but the girl is stunning

YUI Born: March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26) (age 22) Fukuoka, Japan Genre(s): J-pop, Pop rock, Folk pop Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, actress Instrument(s): Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, drums Years active: 2004–Present Label(s): Studioseven Recordings Leaflet Records (2004)

Nana Kitade Name: Kitade Nana (北出菜奈) Birthday: May 2 1987 Birth Place: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Height: 160cm Blood Type: O Kitade Nana (北出菜奈) is a Japanese rock artist. She is affiliated with BIG APPLE and signed under Sony Music Entertainment, and has made a release in the United States under Tofu Records. She made her debut in 2003 with the single, "Kesenai Tsumi" which was used as the first ending theme to Full Metal Alchemist anime. Since its release her sales have slowly dropped and only a few have reached into the top twenty. After the release of her debut album she has started wearing more gothic-lolita clothing and has been modeling for magazines suc…

Aikawa Nanase Birth name 佐伯みさ Born February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16) (age 33) Origin Osaka, Japan Genre(s) Japanese rock/pop Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1995-present Label(s) Avex Trax Nanase Aikawa (相川 七瀬, Aikawa Nanase) is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group. Nanase Aikawa was born on February 16, 1975, in Osaka, Japan. Throughout her school years, Nanase had sung and participated in a several singing competitions, which brought her to the attention of a well-known music producer Tetsuro Oda. At the age of 15, she dropped …

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Lady Sovereign Source: Wikipedia Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), known as Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper. Lady Sovereign is unique as the only white female artist in the primarily black British Grime scene. As a white MC, her authenticity has been contested within the that scene, "even though she grew up in the same kind of public-housing project - Chalk Hill estate, now demolished - that many grime artists did." She has been compared to both Melanie C (namely her Sporty Spice persona), for their physical resemblance and similar athletic clothing, and to Eminem, as "another lily-white rap sensation." Lady Sovereign is notable for her adoption of a re…