Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan.
In 1999, Aguilera came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera, which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants," and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." A Latin pop album, Mi Reflejo (2001), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. After parting from her management, Aguilera took creative control over her second studio album, Stripped (2002). The album's second single, "Beautiful," was a commercial success and helped the album's commercial performance. Aguilera followed up Stripped with Back to Basics (2006), which was released to positive critical acclaim and included elements of soul, jazz, and blues music. Aguilera's fourth studio album Bionic (2010) was poorly received both critically and commercially.
Aside from being known for her vocal ability, music videos and image, musically, she includes themes of dealing with public scrutiny, her childhood, and female empowerment in her music. Apart from her work in music, she has also dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities, human rights and world issues. Aguilera's work has earned her numerous awards, including fiveGrammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award, amongst fifteen and three nominations respectively. Rolling Stone ranked her number fifty-eight on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, ranking as the youngest and only artist on the list under the age of thirty. Also she has ranked the 20th Artist of the Decade by Billboard. She has become one of the most successful recording artists of the decade, selling more than 46 million albums worldwide.
September 2, 2010
Chipmunk
By the ripe age of 16, North London MC Chipmunk had already been championed as one of the most promising grime rappers on the scene. In 2007, Chipmunk released the mixtape League of My Own on Alwayz Recordings. In 2008 he reaped the rewards of constant touring and promotion, as he won the Best Newcomer Award at the Urban Music and MOBO award ceremonies. Just after Chipmunk's 18th birthday, he signed to Sony Columbia, and started moving away from grime into mainstream hip-hop. He teamed up with Ironik for a big-beated remake of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer," complete with backing vocals by Sir Elton himself. In July of 2009, he released his debut full-length, Diamond Rings.
CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY(化學超男子)是日本的一對R&B雙人組合,成員為堂珍嘉邦和川畑要。所屬唱片公司是SME系列的DefSTAR Records。所屬事務所是Newcome。於東京電視台的選秀節目『ASAYAN』中,通過種種難關,在全日本19100參賽者中脫穎而出的兩位歌手組成。據聞因兩人的聲音被期待為「音樂的化學反應」,故被松尾潔起名CHEMISTRY。曾和Sowelu在2002年世界盃足球賽代表日本,一同擔任跨國組成的限定組合「Voices of KOREA/JAPAN」中的成員,演唱2002世界盃足球賽主題曲「Let's Get Together Now」。
Charmaine
Charmaine is a pop singer-songwriter from Sydney, Australia. She was born on tour while her parents' music group, Endless Praise, was in the United States. She is of Chilean descent and raised in Sydney, Australia.
Charice
Charice Pempengco,生於 1992 年 5 月 10 日,是一位因 Youtube 而成名,迅速走向國際的女歌手。Charice 生於菲律賓勒官那省的聖彼得縣 (San Pedro, Laguna)。Charice 母親和姨姨都是歌手,她父親在她 3 歲時死於暴力事件,她 4 歲起,和她弟弟一同開始跟她們學習唱歌。即使她從沒有受過正統樂理、聲學訓練,她歌技絕對超越一般人水平。而為了負擔部份生計, 她由 7 歲開始參加勒官那省大小歌唱比賽——她曾表示自己參加了超過 80 個歌唱比賽,表演經驗實在與年齡不成正比。2005 年,她參加過菲律賓最大電視台 ABS-CBN 的 Little Big Star 比賽(類似「全美偶像大賽」的節目),雖然在最後一回得到最高分,但只得到比賽第三名。後來,雖然也在菲律賓廣告亮相,但慢慢沉靜下來。2007 年,她應邀到韓國表演比賽節目「Star King」,表演一鳴驚人,當晚演出迅速經 Youtube 傳播,點擊數逾百萬人次。美國音樂人 艾倫狄珍妮 (Ellen DeGeneres) 在 Youtube 上看到莎蕊絲的表演,邀莎蕊絲到她主持的 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 表演,她也慢慢得到美國方面音樂人的注意。在美國作了幾次表演後,2008 年她獲得 大衛科士打 (David Foster) 賞識。David Foster 先後為 比吉斯、米高積遜、麥當娜、惠特尼·休斯敦、席琳·狄翁、瑪麗亞·凱莉、肯尼·基 等當製作人,可說是美國樂壇其中一位教父。他認同莎蕊絲的才華,迅速與她簽約,並把她看成明日之星。2010年發行的《Charice》是這位菲律賓天才少女進軍國際的首張專輯,個人十分喜歡她那與年齡不相稱卻富有爆發力的嗓音 ,在此推薦給大家。
Celtic Woman
在全世界掀起愛爾蘭音樂風潮的天使女伶,再度推出第四張全新專輯!這張專輯中,天使女伶有了全新的組合,五人中,除了小提琴手瑪莉Mairead外,另四位女聲中的莉莎Lisa與克羅伊Chloe是原始團員,但有參與前三張專輯:《美麗人聲Celtic Woman》、《美麗境界A New Journey》及《溫暖時光A Christmas Celebration》演出的歐拉Orla和梅芙Meav則已告單飛。新加入的團員是在2008年新歌+精選專輯《美聲之旅The Greatest Journey Essential Collection》初次嶄露頭角的琳恩Lynn和艾莉絲Alex。成軍至今短短四年,專輯銷量已經突破四百萬張,更前後舉辦過九次美國巡迴演出之旅,前後超過一百萬人次看過她們的演出。被稱為「天籟美聲界的大河之舞」,天使女伶就和大河之舞舞團一樣,是愛爾蘭音樂的最完美象徵。
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