| Name | Starsmith |
|---|---|
| Background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth name | Finlay Dow-Smith |
| Born | July 08, 1988 |
| Origin | Bromley, England |
| Occupation | Record producer, composer, musician |
| Instrument | Drums, synthesizer, saxophone |
| Genre | Powerpop, electronic dance music |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Associated acts | Ellie Goulding, Diana Vickers, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole |
Starsmith (born Finlay Dow-Smith, 8 July 1988, Bromley, England) is an electronic remixer, composer and musician. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone. He has already received acclaim for the remixes he has created for Katy Perry, Little Boots, Passion Pit, Paloma Faith, Marina and the Diamonds, Lady Gaga, Boy Crisis, The Twang and Frankmusik. He is good friends with singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding and in addition to producing the majority of her debut album Lights also co-wrote five tracks on the album, which following its release on 1 March 2010, went straight to #1 in the UK Albums Chart. He also produced tracks for Diana Vickers' debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree which also went straight to #1 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2010. According to Twitter, he has also been in the recording studio working with Cheryl Cole and Kylie Minogue.
Starsmith appeared alongside Goulding on Later... with Jools Holland, playing bass guitar. He also plays piano and guitar, and his main instrument is the saxophone (tenor or alto).
Starsmith claimed a source of inspiration for the type of electro pop music he produces was the track "In Step" by FrankMusik.
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| Name | Lady Gaga |
|---|---|
| Img alt | Portrait of a young, pale-skinned Caucasian female with blond hair |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta |
| Born | March 28, 1986New York City, U.S. |
| Instrument | Vocals, piano, synthesizer, keytar |
| Genre | Pop, dance |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, performance artist, |
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| Name | Ellie Goulding |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Elena Jane Goulding |
| Born | December 30, 1986Hereford, England |
| Origin | London |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, drums, piano, clarinet |
| Genre | Indie pop, electropop, synthpop, folktronica |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label | Polydor, Neon Gold, Cherrytree |
| Url |
;Studio albums
;Extended plays
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| Name | Nelly Furtardo |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Nelly Kim Furtado |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Nelly Kim Furtado |
| Born | December 02, 1978 |
| Origin | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, ukulele, trombone |
| Vocal range | Mezzo-soprano (Ab3-G5) |
| Genre | Pop, folk, pop rock, Latin pop, R&B;, dance-pop, hip hop, trip-hop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label | DreamWorks, Geffen, MMG, Universal Music Latino |
| Url | |
| Associated acts | Juanes, Justin Timberlake, Tiësto, Timbaland, K'naan, Julieta Venegas, Alex Cuba |
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide. Her parents were born on São Miguel Island and immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. and as a teenager, she performed in a Portuguese marching band.
Furtado has acknowledged her family as the source of her strong work ethic; she spent eight summers working as a chambermaid with her mother, along with her brother and sister who was a housekeeper in Victoria. She left the group and planned to move back home.
In 1997, she performed at the Honey Jam talent show. The International Release of "Whoa Nelly" featured fellow Canadian Esthero on the song titled "I Feel You".
In 2002, Furtado appeared on the song "Thin Line", on underground hip hop group Jurassic 5's album Power in Numbers. She attributed the youthful sound of the album to the presence of her two-year-old daughter. The album received generally positive reviews from critics,
Furtado's music has also been influenced by her current residence, Toronto, which she calls "the most multicultural city in the entire world" and a place where she "can be any culture". Regarding Toronto's cultural diversity, she has said that she did not have to wait for the Internet revolution to learn about world music; she began listening to it at the age of five and continues to discover new genres.
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| Name | Paloma Faith |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Paloma Faith Blomfield |
| Born | July 21, 1985 |
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| Name | Faith, Paloma |
| Date of birth | 21 July 1985 |
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| Name | Lisa Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Lisa Helen Mitchell |
| Born | March 22, 1990 |
| Origin | Canterbury, England |
| Instrument | Guitar, vocals, piano |
| Genre | Indie pop, acoustic, folk |
| Occupation | Musician,Singer-songwriter,Student |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label | Scorpio MusicWarner Music |
| Url | Official Site |
Lisa Helen Mitchell (born 22 March 1990 in Canterbury, England supporting local and Australian Country/Folk family band The Lees, of which fellow Australian Idol Top 24 Contestant Raechel Lee is a member. She performed 8 original songs, and then later joined The Lees onstage, where they performed her originals "Alice" and "See It In Your Eyes" and a cover of Ben Harper's "Diamonds on the Inside".
Starting in March, Mitchell performed live from her home on her MySpace page, with her first performance reaching ten thousand viewers.
Her song "Neopolitan Dreams" is featured on the platinum-selling Packed to the Rafters soundtrack.
|- |2010 || Lisa Mitchell || Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year ||
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He signed to Virgin Records in 2007, ten months after learning to play the piano, and toured with Jack Peñate shortly after. In 2008, Elviin recorded his debut album "Made Of" with producer Tony Hoffer at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles. In between recording trips, Elviin toured with Gary Go, V V Brown, Natty and was the main support act for Adele on her first major UK tour. He performed two acoustic sessions for MySpace and MTV.
Elviin performed at the Camden Crawl Festival.
Elviin's song "In Colour" was a limited release in 2009, it featured on Channel 4 drama Nearly Famous, and in August it was A-listed on BBC Radio 2. Elviin performed live twice on Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 show, one session was a recorded performance at Latitude Festival. His first single "Good Books" was released on 18 January 2010.
As part of 'Radio 2 Introduces Elviin', he performed a cover version of "Rocket Man" for the BBC's Great British Songbook.
Elviin was the main support for Alesha Dixon on her October/November UK tour entitled The Alesha Show.
"Made Of" was made available to download for free on the 3rd November 2010 under his own Clicks n' Claps record label.
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