jueves, 19 de enero de 2012
Mini Bio: Joss Stone (wikipedia)
Jocelyn Eve Stoker[1] (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prizeshortlist. Her second album, the equally multiplatinum Mind Body & Soul, topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit "You Had Me", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both album and single each received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone herself was nominated for Best New Artist, and in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2004[2] was ranked fifth as a predicted breakthrough act of 2004.[2] She became the youngest British female singer to top the UK Albums Chart in history to have her first album at number one. In early 2009, she joined the eclectic supergroup SuperHeavy.
Stone's third album, Introducing Joss Stone, released in March 2007, achieved gold record status by the RIAA and yielded the second-ever highest debut for a British female solo artist on the Billboard 200, which became Stone' first Top 5 album in the United States and first non-Top 10 album in the United Kingdom. Stone released her fourth album, Colour Me Free!, on 20 October 2009, which did reach Top 10 on Billboard. Stone released her fifth album,LP1, on 22 July 2011, which did reach Top 10 on Billboard. Throughout her career, Stone has sold eleven million albums, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time, best-selling soul artists of the 2000s and best-selling British artists of her time.[3] Her first three albums have sold over 2,722,000 copies in the United States, while her first two albums have sold over 2,000,000 copies in United Kingdom. Stone has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. She also made her film acting debut in late 2006 with the fantasy adventure film Eragon, and made her television debut portraying Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors in 2009.[4] Stone was the youngest woman on the 2006Sunday Times Rich List[5][6]—an annual list of the UK's wealthiest people—with £6 million.
Joss Stone (wikipedia)
| Joss Stone | |
|---|---|
 Stone at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jocelyn Eve Stoker |
| Born | 11 April 1987 Dover, Kent, England |
| Genres | Soul, R&B, blues |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Relentless, S-Curve, Virgin,Stone'd, Surfdog |
| Associated acts | SuperHeavy |
| Website | www.jossstone.com |
sábado, 14 de enero de 2012
viernes, 13 de enero de 2012
Mini Bio: Leona Lewis (wikipedia)
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer and songwriter.[1] Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor. A multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee, her most successful single, "Bleeding Love", reached number one in over thirty countries around the world, and was the best-selling single worldwide in 2008.[2] She was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine in 2008. Lewis has released two albums to date, Spirit and Echo, in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Spirit became the fastest-selling debut album and the biggest seller of 2007 in both the UK and Ireland, and made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the USBillboard 200 with a debut album. The fourth best-selling artist worldwide in 2008, Spirit has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide.[3][4]
In November 2008, Lewis set a record in the UK for the fastest selling download-only release with her cover version of the Snow Patrol song "Run" which sold 69,244 copies in two days.[5]Lewis's debut tour, The Labyrinth, took place in 2010. Lewis's third album, Glassheart, will be released in early 2012, and was preceded by "Collide", a single from the album, which became her seventh top five hit in the United Kingdom.
Leona Lewis (wikipedia)
| Leona Lewis | |
|---|---|
 Lewis at the 2009 American Music Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leona Louise Lewis |
| Born | 3 April 1985 Islington, London, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, recording artist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Syco (2006-present) J (2007–2011) RCA (2011–present) |
| Website | leonalewismusic.co.uk |
Mini Bio: Adam Lambert (wikipedia)
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and stage actor. Born in Indianapolis but raised in San Diego, Lambert had dreamed of becoming a performer after appearing in numerous amateur productions in his childhood and adolescence. His passion overtook him when deciding to drop out of college, pursue his career, and perform in various professional theatrical productions across the world.
Influenced by a number of artists before him, Lambert has become recognized for his flamboyant, theatrical and androgynous contributions to the music industry. He has accrued numerous awards, received a 2011 Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performanceand has sold 1.2 million albums and 4.2 million singles worldwide.[7] The Times identified Lambert as the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in the United States,[8] while The LA Times ranked him 5th in their list of the top 120 American Idolcontestants.[9]
Influenced by a number of artists before him, Lambert has become recognized for his flamboyant, theatrical and androgynous contributions to the music industry. He has accrued numerous awards, received a 2011 Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performanceand has sold 1.2 million albums and 4.2 million singles worldwide.[7] The Times identified Lambert as the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in the United States,[8] while The LA Times ranked him 5th in their list of the top 120 American Idolcontestants.[9]
Adam Lambert (wikipedia)
| Adam Lambert | |
|---|---|
 Adam Lambert at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards (2010) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Mitchel Lambert |
| Born | January 29, 1982 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Origin | Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego |
| Genres | Pop,[1] pop rock[1] |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | 19, RCA |
| Website | adamofficial.com |
jueves, 5 de enero de 2012
Mini Bio: Adele (wikipedia)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins[2] (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demos on MySpace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19 was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success in the UK. 19 was certified four times platinum in the UK.[3] Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Liveappearance in late 2008. Adele released her second album, 21 in 2011.[4][5] The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut commercially.[6] 21has been certified 14 times platinum in the UK;[3] in the US the album became the longest an album has held the top position since 1998.[7][8]
The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book Of World Records. She is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK.[9] With her two albums and the first two singles from 21, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You", Adele became the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964.[10][11] 21 is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist on the UK albums chart[12] and the tied for the longest cumulative stay at number one by a female solo artist as well.[9] Adele has also received two Grammy awards, for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[13][14]
Adele (wikipedia)
| Adele | |
|---|---|
 Adele performing live in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins |
| Born | 5 May 1988 Tottenham, North London, England, UK |
| Origin | West Norwood, South London, England, UK |
| Genres | Soul,[1] blues, pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, celeste, percussion, keyboard |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | XL, Columbia Records |
| Website | adele.tv |
martes, 3 de enero de 2012
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