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| Cover Drive |
| 20-05-2012 11:57 |
Cover Drive are a four-piece band from Barbados consisting of the members: lead singer and lone female, Amanda Reifer (21), drummer "T-Ray" Armstrong (18), guitarist Barry "Bar-Man" Hill (22) and bassist Jamar Harding (18) all from Barbados. According to the Sparks Songfacts, it was T-Ray's father who named the band. He's a big cricket fan and a cover drive is a cricket shot, which they liked how ... read more » |
| Maverick Sabre |
| 20-05-2012 11:56 |
| London born, Irish raised singer songwriter Maverick Sabre is breaking the mould. With his soulful voice and skillful guitar playing, he draws audiences in a leaves them in wonder. Silencing crowds with his lamenting social-political content, this young rising star is generating a lot of interest from press and booking agents alike. Recently tipped by Hot Press as being the Irish newcomer who will... read more » |
| Best Coast |
| 20-05-2012 11:48 |
BBest Coast is a surf pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The band comprises Bethany Cosentino (vocals, guitar) and Bobb Bruno (lead guitar). Best Coast released their debut album, "Crazy for You," on July 27, 2010, on Mexican Summer Records. The album debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. Songfacts reports that actress Drew Barrymore directed the music video for their track... read more » |
| Santigold |
| 20-05-2012 11:39 |
Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is a musician, songwriter and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA who formerly went under the stage name Santogold. She is perhaps best known for the song L.E.S. Artistes which became a hit in the UK and on American alternative radio. According to Songfacts, she was originally nicknamed "Santogold" by a classmate back in the 1980s because... read more » |
| Tenacious D |
| 20-05-2012 09:35 |
Tenacious D (often referred to as "The D" and sometimes introduced as "The Greatest Band in the world. Period.") is an American satirical rock duo formed by musicians and actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Their music fuses vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music in a style that critics have described as "mock rock". The band first gained reputation in 1999, starring... read more » |
| Louis Delort |
| 19-05-2012 22:48 |
| Louis Delort is a French singer. In 2012, he participated to the TV show "The Voice, La Plus Belle Voix", aired on TF1. Garou became his vocal coach. During the final on May 12, he ended as the runner-up & Stéphan Rizon as the winner. read more » |
| Al. Hy |
| 19-05-2012 22:45 |
| Al. Hy (real name Ophélie Moisan) is a French singer. In 2012, she participated to the TV show "The Voice, La Plus Belle Voix", aired on TF1. Jenifer Bartoli became her vocal coach. During the final on May 12, she ended at the 3rd place, behind Louis Delort & Stéphan Rizon. read more » |
| Stéphan Rizon |
| 19-05-2012 22:37 |
Stéphan Rizon is a French singer. In 2012, he participated to the TV show "The Voice, La Plus Belle Voix", aired on TF1. Florent Pagny became his vocal coach. During the final on May 12, he won the first season. read more » |
| Apollo 440 |
| 19-05-2012 19:22 |
| A '90s dance act unafraid to throw a growing variety of styles (and samples) into the mix, Apollo 440 hit the British Top Ten in 1997 by sampling Van Halen for the single "Ain't Talkin' Bout Dub", and big-band drummer Gene Krupa for "Krupa". The group was formed in 1991 by Howard Gray (a former studio engineer), his brother Trevor, classically trained on the piano, and their Liverpool schoolmate Noko... read more » |
| Donna Summer |
| 19-05-2012 17:19 |
Donna Summer (real name LaDonna Andrea Gaines) was born on December 31, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She got her stage name from Helmut Sommer, an Austrian actor to whom she was married for two years. Donna Summer passed away on May 17, 2012 after a long battle against cancer. Donna Summer rocketed to international superstardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R... read more » |