Author: Mary Coleman
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781094975504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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Anita Denise Baker is an American singer-songwriter. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". She is regarded as one of the most popular singers of soulful romantic ballads during the height of the quiet storm period of contemporary R&B in the 1980s. As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has five platinum albums and one gold album. Her vocal range is contralto.

Author: Helen Morgan
Publisher: Miranda Lambert Books
ISBN: 9781091040441
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, she finished in third place of the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards.

Author: Carol Jenkins
Publisher: Colbie Caillat Books
ISBN: 9781090925312
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer-songwriter. Caillat rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre. After signing with Universal Republic Records, she released her debut album, Coco, in July 2007. The album included the hit singles "Bubbly" and "Realize," and has sold 2,060,000 copies in the US, and is certified 2x Platinum. In 2008 she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky," which won a Grammy Award. In August 2009 she released Breakthrough, her second album, which became her first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards for her background vocals and writing on Taylor Swift's Fearless album. In July 2011 she released her third studio album, All of You. In October 2012 she released her first Christmas album, Christmas in the Sand.

Author: Elsa Sutton
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781094789286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae is a British singer and songwriter from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006. She released her debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae, in February 2006, and became the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. In 2007, Bailey Rae was nominated for three Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards, and won two MOBO Awards. In 2008, she won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year (for her work as a featured artist in Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters).

Author: Carol Owen
Publisher: Ozuna Books
ISBN: 9781793980984
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Jan Carlos Ozuna Rosado known by his stage name Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer. His repertoire include hits such as "Si No Te Quiere," "No Quiere Enamorarse," "Dile Que Tu Me Quieres," "Te Vas," "Tu Foto," "El Farsante," "Se Preparó," "Quiero Repetir," "Síguelo Bailando," and "La Modelo," and collaborations on De La Ghetto's "La Ocasión," Bad Bunny's "Diles," Daddy Yankee's "La Rompe Corazones," Chris Jeday's "Ahora Dice," Wisin's "Escápate Conmigo," Romeo Santos's "Sobredosis," Alex Sensation's "Que Va," Natti Natasha's "Criminal," Reik's "Me Niego," and the remixed version of "Te Boté." He has released the albums Odisea (2017) and Aura (2018). He has won two Billboard Music Awards and three Latin American Music Awards.

Author: Lisa Olsen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781724624734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code § 107) Al Green is an African American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, Green was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green was included in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, ranking at No. 65.

Author: Janet Reed
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781795492089
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Ann-Margret Olsson known simply as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer.As an actress, Ann-Margret is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), and All's Faire in Love (2009). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.

Author: Rose Reid
Publisher: Kelly Rowland Books
ISBN: 9781091577190
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Kelendria Trene Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During their hiatus, Rowland released her debut solo album Simply Deep (2002), which sold 2.5 million copies worldwide and included the number-one single "Dilemma" with Nelly, as well as the UK top-ten singles "Stole" and "Can't Nobody." Rowland also ventured into acting, with guest appearances in television shows and starring roles in successful films, Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005).

Author: Becky Sims
Publisher: Kelsea Ballerini Books
ISBN: 9781799141198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. She released her first album The First Time in 2015, and her second album Unapologetically was released on November 3, 2017. She received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Ballerini's two albums have accounted for seven charted songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. She has four No. 1 singles on the latter, starting with her debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It," which made her the first female artist to send a debut single to the top of that chart since Carrie Underwood in 2006. It was followed by "Dibs" and "Peter Pan," whose peaks also made her the first female country artist to send her first three singles to the top of that chart since Wynonna Judd. Ballerini's fourth No. 1 single is "Legends."

Author: Sarah Walker
Publisher: Chris Young Books
ISBN: 9781799140924
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Christopher Alan Young (born June 12, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was declared the winner of the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network.