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Marlton, New Jersey
Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260.
Marlton was founded by Welsh and English farmers beginning in 1676. Originally called "Evesham" (named for an English village outside Stratford-upon-Avon), the town was incorporated as one of the original 13 townships in Burlington County in 1688.
The name Marlton first appeared in the early 19th century. The name is derived from marl clay, which is commonly found in the local soil. The discovery of the marl content helped local business and farmers, and caused the first "building boom", occurring in the 1830s and 1840s. Marl continued to be excavated in Marlton until 1930, when the pits were shut down. The marl was sold locally, and shipped directly, by rail to Burlington City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City, for reshipping as an alternate for green manure, water treatment amendment, and semi-flowable fill.
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New Jersey
New Jersey (
i/nuː ˈdʒɜrzi/) is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the U.S. state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is the 4th least extensive, but the 11th most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies mostly within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is also the third wealthiest by 2009–2010 median household income.
The area was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. The British later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey. It was granted as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. At this time, it was named after the largest of the British Channel Islands, Jersey, Carteret's birthplace. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War.
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Adam Levine
Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.
Levine was born in Los Angeles to Fred and Patsy (née Noah) Levine. His uncle is journalist and author Timothy Noah. He has a brother, Michael, and a sister, Julia. When he was six years old, he made the winning shot of his local YMCA championship basketball game (on a team his father coached) with no time left on the clock. He has said that the incident changed his life and gave him the confidence to be successful.
Levine attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp (Hancock, NY) with best friend Jesse Carmichael, guitar player of the band known at that time as Kara's Flowers. He graduated from Brentwood School in 1997.
Levine has Jewish ancestry on both sides of his family (his father and maternal grandfather were Jewish), and considers himself Jewish, though according to The Jewish Chronicle, who interviewed Levine, he "has rejected formal religious practice for a more generalized, spiritual way of life". He chose not to have a Bar Mitzvah as a child.
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Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on MySpace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success. The album is certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Adele released her second album, 21, in early 2011. The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut.21 helped Adele earn six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. The album has also helped her receive numerous other awards, including two Brit Awards and three American Music Awards. The album has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK; in the US the album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1985.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Keys was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.
Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.
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B.o.B
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (born November 15, 1988), better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. His debut single "Nothin' on You" reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. His second single "Airplanes" too peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and at number two in the US. His third single, "Magic", became B.o.B's third consecutive top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. B.o.B was named the ninth Hottest MC in the Game of 2010 by MTV. On April 27, 2010 his debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray was released, reaching number one on the US charts.
Simmons was born November 15, 1988 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played the trumpet in his school band from elementary school through high school. Although his parents wanted him to continue his education, Simmons decided in sixth grade that he wanted to pursue a music career. His father, a pastor, disapproved of his son's choices until he realized that Simmons was using music as a form of therapy and a creative outlet. Simmons later reflected on his experience, saying, "They’ve always supported me. They got my first keyboard to make beats on and they helped me out getting equipment here and there. But it was kind of hard for them to really understand what I was really trying to accomplish." B.o.B attended Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia.
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Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (née Beyoncé Giselle Knowles; September 4, 1981), known mononymously as Beyoncé (
/biˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in 2003, which spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"—and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Knowles released her second solo album, B'Day, in 2006, which spawned the top 10 singles "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), spawned the hit singles "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". The album helped Knowles earn six Grammys in 2010, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. Knowles' fourth solo album, 4 (2011), became her fourth consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 as a solo artist. This made her the third artist in history to have her first four studio albums debut atop the chart.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artistes of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation.
A multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como,Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
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Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. He performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and then moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career. Mars produced songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons.
Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, but then signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He also co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha, and "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Anchored by the worldwide number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. Mars was nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards, winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are".
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Cee Lo Green
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1974), better known by his stage name Cee Lo Green, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. Originally came to prominence as a member of the southern hip hop group Goodie Mob, later launching a critically acclaimed solo career and forming Gnarls Barkley with DJ Danger Mouse.
Internationally, Cee Lo is best known for his hip hop work, his most popular was Gnarls Barkley's 2006 worldwide hit "Crazy", which reached number one in various singles charts worldwide, including the UK. In the United States, "Crazy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Parent album St. Elsewhere was also a hit, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200 album charts. Gnarls Barkley's second album, The Odd Couple (2008), was less successful and missed the top ten in both the UK and U.S., where it charted at number 12 in the U.S. and 18 in the UK.
In 2010, Cee Lo took a break from recording with Gnarls Barkley and released the single "F**k You!" on August 19 as a solo recording artist. The song was an instant hit, with the radio-edit version "Forget You" reaching the top spot in the UK and the Netherlands and charted at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The parent album, The Lady Killer (2010) saw similar success, peaking within the top five of the UK Albums Chart and debuting within the top ten on the Billboard 200 album charts, and received a Gold certification from the BPI in the UK shortly after its release. His second single "It's OK" was a hit in Europe and the third single, "Bright Lights Bigger City" has also seen similar charting success. Cee Lo is also currently a vocal coach on the NBC reality talent show The Voice with Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton.
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Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ, (French pronunciation: [selin djɔ̃] (
listen); born March 30, 1968), is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer. She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.
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Charice Pempengco
Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10, 1992), popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipina singer who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number-eight, making Charice the first Asian solo singer in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart.
She released the single "Pyramid" which featured singer Iyaz. It is her most successful single to-date, charting within the top 40 in a number of countries, and debuting on The Oprah Winfrey Show where she sang live vocals. Crossing over to acting on television, she joined the cast of TV series Glee as Sunshine Corazon. She has released a new lead single, "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, from her international sophomore studio album, Infinity.
In March 2012, she signed on to be one of the four judges on The X Factor Philippines, which will air on ABS-CBN by the second quarter of 2012.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. 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 to 1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998).
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)." Her sophomore and her debut Latin-pop album, Mi Reflejo (2000), a Christmas third studio album, My Kind of Christmas (2000), 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 fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The album's second single, "Beautiful", was a commercial success and helped the album's commercial performance amidst controversy over Aguilera's image. Aguilera followed up Stripped with the soul, jazz and blues inspired, Back to Basics (2006), released to positive critical acclaim. The album produced three singles "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman". Four years later Aguilera released her sixth studio album, Bionic (2010), which incorporated aspects of R&B, electropop, and synthpop and was met with mixed reviews and low sales. Aguilera's seventh studio album is set to be released in 2012.
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Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie (born March 12, 1994), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, is a pianist and singer/songwriter known for her covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, Find Me.
Christina Grimmie is best known for her cover with fellow Youtuber, Sam Tsui, of Nelly's "Just a Dream" which has had about 60 million views between the two official versions of the video as of May 15, 2012. Her first video was "I Don't Wanna Be Torn", originally by Hannah Montana. She first reached YouTube stardom early on with her cover of Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A." on August 2009. Since, she's had over 289 million views and over 1.5 million subscribers on her channel as of May 15, 2012, which has made her the 4th most subscribed musician on YouTube. She also placed at number 2 at the top 5 of the MyYoutube competition, behind Selena Gomez, and in front of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.
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Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ, (French pronunciation: [selin djɔ̃] ( listen); born March 30, 1968), is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer. She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.
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Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in the Disney sitcom Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. She is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes.
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies, earning a gold certification in the United States. Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week. Her third studio album, Unbroken, was released on September 20, 2011 and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. She is working on her fourth studio album.
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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
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Gotye
Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), also known professionally by his stage name Gotye (pronounced /ˈɡɒti.eɪ/), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The name 'Gotye' is derived from 'Gauthier', the French equivalent of 'Walter' or 'Wouter.' His voice has been compared to those of Sting and Peter Gabriel.
He has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is one-third of Melbourne indie-pop trio The Basics, who have independently released three studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002. Gotye's 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fifth Australian artist to do so and the second Belgian (after Soeur Sourire in 1963). He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act. Gotye described himself as "less of a musician, more of a tinkerer."
Born in Bruges, Belgium, in 1980, De Backer moved to Australia with his family when he was two years old. They first resided in Sydney, New South Wales before settling in Melbourne, Victoria. His parents chose to use the English variation of his name, Walter, when enrolling him in school.
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Iyaz
Keidran Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a singer signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records from the British Virgin Islands. He is known for his singles "Replay", "Solo" and "Pretty Girls". He released his debut album Replay in 2009.
Iyaz was born in 1987 to a musical family. He grew up in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Iyaz studied digital recording at New England Institute of Technology and recorded music. Island Girls found radio success in the Caribbean.Sean Kingston found Iyaz through his MySpace page in 2008 and later signed him a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights. Michael Nguyen introduced him to producer J. R. Rotem. He released "Replay" in 2010, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 in many other territories, including the United Kingdom. His second single "Solo" was released in February 2010, and peaked at #32 on the Hot 100. He also took part in recording the Haiti charity single, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". His debut album, Replay was released in 2010, and he was also featured on Charice's single "Pyramid". In an interview with HitQuarters, producer and Beluga Heights head J. R. Rotem described Iyaz's creative perfectionism:
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Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz ( /məˈræz/; born June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z, in 2005, that Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of many international charts.
Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "I'm Yours" from the album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks, beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live". The song was a huge commercial success in the US, receiving a 5x platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over five million. The song was successful internationally, topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts.
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Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing where she wrote for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus.
Signed with Universal, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single "Do It Like a Dude" which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Charts. After scoring her first number one in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and New Zealand with the song "Price Tag", she released her debut album Who You Are (2011) which charted at number two in the UK. Other releases from the album include "Nobody's Perfect", "Who's Laughing Now" and "Who You Are" which charted within the top 20 in the UK but the release of fifth single "Domino" spawned international chart success, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and becoming her second UK number one. Aside from her musical career, Jessie J is currently a coach and mentor on television show The Voice UK.
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Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( /ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid. Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top twenty in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP My World, followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Perry grew up with gospel music, and during her first year of high school she pursued a music career as Katy Hudson, releasing her first studio album called Katy Hudson which failed to chart. She recorded a solo album later, which was never released. After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.
She first gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys in 2008, which spawned three Billboard Hot 100 top-ten songs—"I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas". Perry supported the album with her Hello Katy Tour. In 2010, her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010), which topped the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned five number one singles—"California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T." and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"—Teenage Dream was the only album (after Michael Jackson's Bad)—to do so, and the first female in history to achieve this milestone. She embarked on the California Dreams Tour, which grossed nearly $60 million worldwide. Perry re-released the album under the name of Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection on March 26, 2012, and the re-release has already spawned the number-one single "Part of Me".
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Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent, as a songwriter and background vocalist for several R&B and hip hop artists. By the age of 14, Hilson had secured a record deal with the girl group D'Signe, who later disbanded. She attended Emory University in Atlanta, while she continued writing songs for artists, including Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige, with the production and songwriting team, The Clutch. In 2006, Hilson signed with American rapper and producer Timbaland's record label, Mosley Music. Her breakthrough came the following year after appearing on Timbaland's single, "The Way I Are", which topped charts around the world.
Hilson's debut studio album, In a Perfect World..., was released in 2009, and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, eventually being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned the hit singles, "Knock You Down", "Turnin Me On" and "I Like". It also earned Hilson two Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Knock You Down". Her second studio album, No Boys Allowed, was released in 2010 and was considerably less successful than its predecessor; however, it included the hit single, "Pretty Girl Rock". Hilson's achievements include a BET Award, MOBO Award, NAACP Image Award and two Soul Train Music Awards. Apart from her work in music, she has pursued a career in acting. Hilson made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film, Think Like a Man, in 2012.
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Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), known professionally as Kesha (pronunciation: /ˈkɛʃə/ KESH-ə, stylized Ke$ha), is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Entertainment, and publishing company. Although an active musician since then, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round." Her debut album, Animal and its re-release, Cannibal, were released in 2010. Kesha's irreverent music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success, with Animal debuting as the number-one album in the US. She also achieved two number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R", and a string of top ten hits from the album and its re-release. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" for pop singer Britney Spears.
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Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/ STE-fə-nee jurr-mə-NAH-tə; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side, and was signed with Streamline Records by the end of 2007. During her employment as a songwriter for the record company, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". The album's success allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts of most major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles, including "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism.
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Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.
While giving the speech at Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2008, Lou Reed described Cohen as belonging to the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters."
Cohen was born on 21 September 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, into a middle-class Jewish family. He attended Roslyn Elementary School. His mother, Marsha Klinitsky, of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, emigrated from Lithuania while his great-grandfather emigrated from Poland. He grew up in Westmount on the Island of Montreal. His grandfather was Lyon Cohen, founding president of the Canadian Jewish Congress. His father, Nathan Cohen, who owned a substantial Montreal clothing store, died when Cohen was nine years old. On the topic of being a Kohen, Cohen has said that, "I had a very Messianic childhood." He told Richard Goldstein in 1967. "I was told I was a descendant of Aaron, the high priest." Cohen attended Westmount High School, beginning in 1948 where he was involved with the Student Council and studied music and poetry. He became especially interested in the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. As a teenager, he learned to play the guitar, and formed a country-folk group called the Buckskin Boys. Although he initially played a regular acoustic guitar as a teenager, he soon switched to playing a classical guitar after meeting a young Spanish flamenco guitar player who taught him "a few chords and some flamenco."
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest running number one song in US chart history. During the recording of the album Carey began to deviate from her pop background, and slowly traversed into R&B and Hip-hop. After her separation from Mottola, this musical change was evident with the release of Butterfly (1997).
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
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Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.
Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film titled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which was commercially successful.
She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt's theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah Montana: The Movie' soundtrack introduced her to new audiences within country and adult contemporary markets.
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Miley Stewart
Miley Ray Stewart is the central character of the Hannah Montana media franchise, portrayed by Miley Cyrus. The character was originated in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and also appeared in the feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie. Miley is a normal teenage girl who, as her alter ego Hannah Montana, secretly leads a double life as a world famous pop star.
The character was originally named Chloe Stewart but was changed to Miley Stewart.
Cyrus learned about the casting for a new Disney show at the age of 11 through a Nashville talent agent. She sent in a tape auditioning for the show's best friend role, but received a call asking her to audition for the lead. After she sent in a tape and was flown to Hollywood for further auditions, Cyrus was told that she was too young and too small for the role. However, Cyrus' persistence and ability to sing in addition to act caused the show's producers to invite her back for further auditions. Producers eventually narrowed the large pool of candidates down to three actresses, including Cyrus and Taylor Momsen, and gave the part to Cyrus, then twelve. According to Disney Channel president Gary Marsh, Cyrus was chosen because of her energetic and lively performance and was seen as a person who "loves every minute of life," with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain."
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Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), known by her stage name Nicki Minaj ( /mɪˈnɑːʒ/), is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and when she was 5 years of age she moved to the New York City borough of Queens, where she grew up.
After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and being signed to Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, Minaj released her debut album, Pink Friday, in November 2010. It quickly became a commercial success, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release. She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Her second single, "Your Love", reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002. She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List. Minaj was named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard. Her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released on April 3, 2012.
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Owl City
Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement. Owl City developed a following on the social networking site Myspace, like many musicians who achieved success in the late 2000s, before signing with Universal Republic in 2008.
After two independent releases, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the quadruple-platinum hit single "Fireflies". The album was certified Platinum in the United States in April 2010.
In 2011, Owl City released its third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful.
Suffering from insomnia while working loading Coca-Cola trucks in his hometown Owatonna, Minnesota, Young turned to composing music. He began uploading songs recorded in his parents' basement to Myspace. He started to receive favorable attention for his music and then helped cultivate this nascent fanbase by being an open and accessible web presence, responding to any messages he received and constantly posting blogs. His manager Steve Burksy later highlighted the significance of Young's engaging online manner in building his following saying: "People feel like they know him, like they've got a direct connection to him because of how he approaches his connection with them online." Through a deal with the digital aggregator CD Baby, he then started making the songs available for sale through iTunes. In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June, followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming. Of June reached No. 15 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart, and Maybe I'm Dreaming peaked on the same chart at No. 13.
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Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. After her three-year career with the contemporary R&B girl group Choice, in 2000 she released her first single "There You Go," from her debut album Can't Take Me Home. The song garnered commercial success, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001, she released her second, more pop rock-oriented, studio album, Missundaztood. The album went on to become a critical and commercial success, with estimated sales of 13 million. The album produced four singles, "Get the Party Started," "Don't Let Me Get Me," "Just Like a Pill" and "Family Portrait," each entering the Top 20, with "Get the Party Started" being her highest charting solo single (tied with "Most Girls") until "So What" in 2008, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, pop singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is a Major Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released three other albums under the label: El Mariel in 2006, The Boatlift in 2007, and Planet Pit in 2011
He then released Rebelution in 2009, which included singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Krazy". The latter peaked at No.30 on the Hot 100 and No.11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts while "I Know You Want Me" peaked at No.2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached No.1 in France and the European Hot 100 on the week ending August 29, 2009 according to Billboard magazine. He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc. Another single from Rebelution was "Hotel Room Service", which peaked at No.8 on the Hot 100. Rebelution went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined.
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Sam Tsui
Samuel "Sam" Tsui (Born May 2, 1989) is a musician and Internet celebrity who rose to fame on YouTube. He is best known for covering and performing songs by popular artists such as Adele and Bruno Mars, as well as original medleys and mashups. Tsui graduated from Yale University in 2011.
According to his profile on The Duke's Men of Yale's official website, Tsui is from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Tsui grew up a street away from Kurt Schneider, his producer and accompanist, with whom he attended Wissahickon High School. He was active in high school musicals, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Urinetown, and Miss Saigon. Tsui attended Yale University, where he was a member of Davenport College and The Duke's Men of Yale, an all-male a cappella group. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in classical Greek in 2011. Sam is proficient in the C++ programming language, as stated in an interview on March 5..
Collaborations between Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider began in high school with an electronic keyboard, primitive recording equipment, and GarageBand. Both attended Yale University, and there a musical partnership developed. They have produced videos ranging from covers and original medleys to the College Musical online series. As of February 2012, the YouTube channel "KurtHugoSchneider" has garnered over 350 million total views and a million subscribers. The most viewed video is Just a Dream, with more than forty million views. His videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones.
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Sean Babas
Sean Babas is a film director and photographer. In his teenage years, Sean produced videos that aired on BET, E!, MTV, the YouTube homepage and would also take the #1 video spot on MTV.
Sean was born in Moscow, Russia. Adopted from an orphanage at the age of 2, he was raised in the suburbs of Troy, Michigan. By the time he had graduated high school, his work had already been played on network television and screened at national film festivals. After a year in Chicago, Illinois and semester at Columbia College he then moved to Hollywood, California. Having worked with recording artists and bands including Twista, Christina Grimmie, Yung Joc, Royce Da 5'9, Dallas Lovato and more, he has established himself as a national music video and commercial director, having also done spots for Monster Energy, Doritos and Chevrolet's Camaro.
Sean is continuing commercial and music video work as he slowly transitions into narrative filmmaking in Los Angeles, California
Directed 2 of top 18 music videos of 2011 named by TuneLab
- Westfall "Industrial Rodent"
- Otto Vector "Charlie Mix"
Directed 1 of 5 music videos screened at 2010 Florida Music Festival
Directed #1 music video on MTV - KDrew - "One"
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Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, and Princess Protection Program. She made her starring theatrical film debut in Ramona and Beezus.
Her career has expanded into the music industry; Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released three RIAA Gold certified studio albums, Kiss & Tell, A Year Without Rain, and When the Sun Goes Down, spawned three RIAA Platinum certified singles, "Naturally", "Who Says" and "Love You Like a Love Song" and charted four No. 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. Gomez has also contributed to the soundtracks of Tinker Bell, Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Shake It Up after signing a record deal with Hollywood Records.
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Shontelle
Shontelle Layne (born 4 October 1985), known professionally as Shontelle, is a Barbadian singer, and songwriter. She released her debut album Shontelligence in November 2008. Her sophomore album, No Gravity, was released in September 2010. Her singles, "T-Shirt", and "Impossible," achieved modest international success.
Shontelle began work on her debut studio album in early 2008, and completed the album in six months. The album's title was given to her by the album's engineer who used the word "shontelligence" as a joke after Shontelle and her producers were playing a game that involved making up words from her name. "T-Shirt", Shontelle's debut single, was released in July 2008 and reached number thirty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a moderate hit. However, it reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six there.
Shontelle's debut album, Shontelligence, was released on 18 November 2008. The album reached number 115 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,200 records in its first week, and reached number twenty-four on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was re-released on 10 March 2009, and has since sold 30,000 records in the US.
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Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school. Shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and spent six months in Wayside County Jail. His music career began in 1992 after his release when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover.
Snoop's debut album Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records making a debut at No.1 on both the Billboard 200 and R&B charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle quickly became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994, Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. In early 1996, Snoop Dogg was cleared of charges over his bodyguard's 1993 murder of Philip Woldemariam. His second album, late 1996's Tha Doggfather, also debuted at No.1 on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album sold only half as well, being certified double platinum in 1997.
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Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine (2000), which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.
After her first album she signed to a new record label, Virgin Records, and started to record her self-titled album Stacie Orrico (2003). The album, which debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold with over 500,000 sales in the U.S. The first single "Stuck" reached number No. 52 on Billboard Hot 100, but achieved greater success worldwide. Her second single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her self-titled album has achieved sales worldwide of over 3.5 million. In the same year, she made her first television appearance as an actress in two episodes of American Dreams.
She lost her label ForeFront Records in 2005 after 7 years and decided to concentrate on her music career and began writing her third album, Beautiful Awakening (2006). The first single "I'm Not Missing You" was released in August 2006. The second single, "So Simple", is the last single from her third album which never charted in the U.S.
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Taio Cruz
Jacob Taio Cruz (born 23 April 1983) known professionally as Taio Cruz (Portuguese: [ˈtaj.ju ˈkɾujʃ]) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the United Kingdom and earned him a MOBO Award nomination. In June 2010, Cruz released his follow-up album Rokstarr, which includes the number one singles "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite". Cruz has collaborated with Kesha and Fabolous on the single "Dirty Picture", as well as Kylie Minogue and Travie McCoy on his single "Higher". Additionally, Cruz penned and recorded the song "Telling the World" as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2011 animated film Rio.
Cruz was born in London, to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother called Beatriz Vitoria Olivera Bennati, from Rio de Janeiro. He attended Bilton Grange, a private prep school in Rugby, Warwickshire.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
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Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA.
Usher's 2004 album Confessions sold over 10 million copies in the United States, and been certified diamond by the RIAA. Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R&B artist in history. It spawned four consecutive Billboard number-one hits—"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and its lead single "Love In This Club" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "OMG". The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades. He later released an extended play and deluxe edition of "Raymond v. Raymond", entitled Versus, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
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V V Brown
Vanessa Brown (born October 24, 1983), also known as V V Brown, is an English singer, songwriter, model, and producer signed to Island Records in the United Kingdom and to Universal Republic Records and Capitol Records in the United States. The Los Angeles Times and UK newspaper The Independent both named Brown an artist to watch in 2009/2010.
Vanessa Brown was born in Northampton, England. She is the eldest of six siblings; her mother is Jamaican and her father is Puerto Rican. She attended Overstone Park School near Northampton, which her parents own and work at. Brown learned to play the piano, developed her vocals and took classical and jazz piano lessons at a musical arts school. Brown was given her name "V V" from her peers as an MC nickname when she attended her middle school. Her love for hip hop and artists such as J Dilla and Q-Tip still exists. Brown studied violin at the age of 9 but gave it up because she found she was better at the piano and trumpet. She completed her grade 8 jazz trumpet at the age of 16 and went on to play in jazz bands up to the age of 21. Growing up, V V listened to jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. Brown earned four "A" grade A-Levels, studying at Kingsthorpe Upper School (now Kingsthorpe Community College) a year early; she was offered places at five top UK universities to study law including Oxford, King's College London, LSE and York. She declined the offers to follow a career in music. V V Brown was first offered a deal by Gut records when she was 14 but due to educational commitments she decided to finish her studies. She was then offered a deal by Danny Simms, the manager and mogul associated with Bob Marley. Brown declined to finish her studies. She joined a punk band at 15 and had the opportunity to tour Japan. Subsequently, P. Diddy attempted to sign her to his record label Bad Boy Records.
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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Me Singing "Locked Out Of Heaven" by Bruno Mars (Christina Grimmie Cover)
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Hey guys!! Wanted to change up some chords in this song to make it sound more awesome acoustically. Bruno Mars is just a BEASTLY AWESOME DUDE. and he can REALLY saaaang. So I hope yu guys like this cover! (: My EP :: itunes.apple.com talk to me! :: Mah WEBSITE: christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
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Christina Grimmie singing "Titanium" - David Guetta feat. Sia
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YO Team!! Long time no video. Love this song and REALLY wanted to sing it for yu guys, regardless of the repetitiveness of it O___+ LOVE YOU TEAM!! \|/ Check out American Idol awesomeness here!! bit.ly Check out some behind the scenes footage here! www.youtube.com Don't miss a beat! bit.ly TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWWWKS!!!!!!! My Album! :: itunes.apple.com
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"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye ft. Kimbra - Christina Grimmie Cover
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Yu guys deserve a better quality video, so TAH-DAHH! This is my FIRST TIME EVER super video with a split screened ending....HOLY BANANA COW, IT'S INSANE I KNOW :D Just slap a giant S on the front of this video like it's SUPERMAN's first ever video. I just recently learned how to split screen...I edited it all by myself! As well as the music! like a big girl! but hey...i'm super happy about how it turned out, so if you guys like it....I SHALL MAKE A PLETHORA OF OTHERS! Love yu Team Grimmie, YU GUYS ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST!!! Yu are my inspiration, to say the least...and I'm psyched for yu guys to see this !! BIIIIIIIIIIIIG SUPERMAN THANKS to my awwwesome brother, who played the guitar in this video because...well...I cannot. And he's amazing. THANKS MARK!!! talk to me! :: Mah WEBSITE: christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
http://wn.com/Somebody_That_I_Used_To_Know_by_Gotye_ft_Kimbra_Christina_Grimmie_Cover
Christina Grimmie Singing "Some Nights" by Fun.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:00
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
check out me singing w/ Colton from Idol! bit.ly Sooo I've never used a vocoder in a video before, this is all new for me, however it sounds AWESOME! And i wanted to do it kind of like the record. So I switch off between piano and vocoder in this video. HOPE TEAM GRIMMIE DIGS IT!! :D TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS. My Album! :: itunes.apple.com
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Singing_Some_Nights_by_Fun
Christina Grimmie singing "Find Me" (Original)
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- Duration: 5:07
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
YO TEAM!! Long time no VIDEO right? -__-' I'd love if you left some comments letting me know some videos you'd like to see on my channel, other than singing. In the midst of making my album I've been busier than EVER and don't have a ton of time to really sit down and make videos as much. BUT I DONT LIKE THAT. So I want to know some other stuff you wanna see. I'm a very random person so this should be interesting. :D DEFINITELY check out this live performance sang by myself, and beautifully danced to by Keone & Mari! :D www.youtube.com "Find Me" Stripped download: itunes.apple.com My Album! :: itunes.apple.com TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!! \|/
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_singing_Find_Me_Original
Me Singing "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz (Christina Grimmie Cover)
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- Duration: 4:49
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Hey guys ! Hope yu like this cover...it's a beautiful song and i LOVE IT! Team Grimmie RAWWKS ! \m/ talk to meh! :: Mah WEBSITE: christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_I_Won't_Give_Up_by_Jason_Mraz_Christina_Grimmie_Cover
"Just A Dream" by Nelly - Christina Grimmie & Sam Tsui
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
please subscribe through this link: bit.ly If you'd like, help me win the almighty Youtube contest! I'm in second place, you guys have been great !! i got to do a really awesome cover of Just A Dream by Nelly with an amazing fellow youtube singer, Sam Tsui, and this was produced by the incredible Kurt Schneider. i LOVE them both, had a great time making this with them ! Please visit Kurt's channel and support the both of them by subscribing, they're insane ! :D www.youtube.com Please enjoy! :D Produced by Kurt Hugo Schneider.
http://wn.com/Just_A_Dream_by_Nelly_Christina_Grimmie_Sam_Tsui
Me Singing "ET" by Katy Perry
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:25
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Hey guys. So..i'm not normally a Katy Perry fan but i actually like this song. it's been requested more than anything for awhile so i'm like WHY NAWWT?! please enjoy , hope yu like it :D BY THE WAY... I'M GOING ON TOUR!!!!!!!! ALL AROUND THE US & some of Canada ! i'm opening for Selena Gomez on her summer tour and I'd LOVE FOR SOME OF YU TO GO! :D that'd be shweet! selenagomez.com ROCK ON YU GUYS, ROCK ON. :D
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_ET_by_Katy_Perry
Christina Grimmie - "Advice" (Official Music Video)
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- Duration: 3:36
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Yoo team, here is my music video for my song "Advice". I worked with two really AWESOME guys, Sean Babas and Brian Henderson!!! hope yu like it ! TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !! \m/ itunes.apple.com My new album is exclusively on ITUNES! :D TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS!! _________________ I'm going on tour with SELENA GOMEZ THIS SUMMER!! :D:D come visit meh, i'd love to meet yuh ! selenagomez.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com If yu get my CD at one of the shows on tour, i'll sign in afterwards fo' yah! Check mah facebook & Twitter because I will let yu know where to go after every show !
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Advice_Official_Music_Video
Christina Grimmie - "Paramore" Medley
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
itunes.apple.com My new album is exclusively on ITUNES! :D _________________ Sooo this is my Paramore medley, i've gotten TONS OF REQUESTS for these 4 songs in particular THE MOST. so i hope yu guys like the arrangement ! :D _________________ I'm going on tour with SELENA GOMEZ THIS SUMMER!! :D:D come visit meh, i'd love to meet yuh ! selenagomez.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!! :D
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Paramore_Medley
Christina Grimmie performs Titanium on DWTS
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- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie performs Titanium on Dancing with the Stars October 16th 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Tags: "Christina Grimmie" Titanium "Dancing with the stars" zeldaxlove64 Christina Grimmie dancing with the stars "Christina Grimmie on DWTS" performance "titanium cover" "DWTS Christina Grimmie" "team grimmie" "Christina Grimmie dancing with the stars" "dancing with the stars Christina Grimmie" "legion of extraordinary dancers"
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_performs_Titanium_on_DWTS
"With You, Friends" - Skrillex - Christina Grimmie Piano Cover
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
the most Mozart-ish thing i know how to play other than...well, Mozart! Don't miss a beat! goo.gl Check me out on Channel19: youtu.be Hope yu guys like! :DD TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS \|/
http://wn.com/With_You,_Friends_Skrillex_Christina_Grimmie_Piano_Cover
Me Singing "Who Says" by Selena Gomez
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- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
I'm reading lyrics off of my ipod, just so no one gets confused as to what the heck I'm doing :S haha. Well I hope yu guys like this ! Digitour Official Website - thedigitour.com Facebook - facebook.com Twitter - twitter.com Here are the dates: April 26 - Charlotte, NC @ The Saloon April 27 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java April 28 - West Chester, PA @ The Note April 29 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon April 30 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar May 1 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre CAN'T WAIT to see some of yu there !! :D My Merchandise -- store.feamerch.com My Facebook -- www.facebook.com Featured performers: Christina Grimmie, DaveDays, DeStorm, David Choi, MysteryGuitarMan, Ricky Ficarelli, Savannah Outen, Meghan Tonjes, Nice Peter, The Key Of Awesome, Wheezy Waiter, Kimmi Smiles
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_Who_Says_by_Selena_Gomez
"Just A Dream" by Nelly - Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
*Check out our latest video here: www.youtube.com Hope you guys like this duet between Christina Grimmie and Sam Tsui on "Just A Dream" originally by Nelly! And if you don't know Christina, definitely check out her stuff and subscribe to her, because she rocks!! www.youtube.com Share this on Facebook! on.fb.me You can get the instrumental version of this track for free here: bit.ly -------------- Links KURT SCHNEIDER Facebook- www.facebook.com Twitter- www.twitter.com SAM TSUI Facebook- www.facebook.com Twitter- www.twitter.com --------------- 'Just A Dream' (originally Performed By Nelly) Written By: Cornell Haynes, Frank Romano, Jim Jonsin, James Scheffer, Richard Butler Published By: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing / Reach Global Inc.
http://wn.com/Just_A_Dream_by_Nelly_Sam_Tsui_Christina_Grimmie
Me Singing "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry - Christina Grimmie Cover
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- Duration: 5:47
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
SOOOO theres a note somewhere at the end that i wish i sang a bit better...but HEY, I'd rather sound kinda off on a note than autotune myself to make me sound better. POINT: I don't like to professionally tweak my voice through this mic, I use this mic so that the sound quality is better. So no worries there, newcomers !! :D Thanks again for watching! I got a new cover on Thursdays for yah, but because i'm not always sure what to sing...HELP ME OUT AND MAKE SOME REQUESTS! :D thanks !! Love yu Team Grimmie. YU RAWWK! talk to meh! :: Mah WEBSITE: christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_The_One_That_Got_Away_by_Katy_Perry_Christina_Grimmie_Cover
Me Singing "Set Fire To The Rain" by Adele
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- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Hey guys ! So i LOOOVE this song right now, and I hope yu like mah cover ! :D I'm going on tour with SELENA GOMEZ THIS SUMMER!! :D:D come visit meh, i'd love to meet yuh ! selenagomez.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com YU GUYS RAWWK !! \m/
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_Set_Fire_To_The_Rain_by_Adele
Above All That Is Random 4 - Christina & Sarah
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Coke Competition Link: CokeURL.com Vote there ! :D Yo guys ! This is the 4th in the "AATIR" series, we think this one will really get nailed into you're heads. Let's hope we're right :D HOPE YU DIG IT !! ________________ Haven't seen the FIRST 3 ?!? Above All That Is Random 1: www.youtube.com Above All That Is Random 2: www.youtube.com Above All That Is Random 3: www.youtube.com LYRICS: [Both] I'm getting paid, 500 dollars, I have a dog And I bet you're really mad And I bet you're really sad 'cause [x3] [Christina] Oh butter snap I lost my dolphin hat I like making mac n cheese While flying overseas One moment please I need to sneeze "Achoo" [Sarah] "God bless you" Oh A crocodile ate my sock Oh I wish my pillow could talk Oh A giant toad flying through the air Oh It got stuck in Christina's hair [Christina] Let me hear you say [Both] I'm getting paid, 500 dollars, I have a dog And I bet you're really mad And I bet you're really sad 'cause [x2] [Sarah - But both on 2-3 ] Cookie make my tongue go numbah Cookie make my tongue go numb Cookie make my tongue go numbah Numbah numbah numbah all day longer [x4] [Both] There's a purple mushroom in my backyard And it's screaming taco tacooos [x5] [Christina] Do I smell cheese or is that a fly I don't know why I smell a fly [Both] Two, three, four I'm getting paid, 500 dollars, I have a dog And I bet you're really mad And I bet you're really sad 'cause [Sarah] I'm getting paid, 500 dollars, I have a dog And I bet you're numbah numbah ...
http://wn.com/Above_All_That_Is_Random_4_Christina_Sarah
Me Singing "Your Song" by Elton John
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
LAUREN: THANK YU for filming this!! :DI played the piano along with recording myself on Logic Pro for this song, I edited it myself and all that as well as the video end of it, so I'M NO PRO by any means ! :S However, for YOUR GUYS' SAKE, i sang this without putting any pitch correction on it, i wanted the most natural feel possible, as if I were just singing to my camera in my room. Just for yu guys :) CHRISTINA WHY ARENT YU PLAYING PIANO!?!? well hey, I wanted to do Elton John a little more justice rather than just singing in my room. And I'm out on tour anyway, so this is something fun and stripped down for yu guys to take in. It's all the elements of my regular videos (piano and singing) just TO THE MAXXX !! :D I hope yu guys DIG IT !! (((again, HUGE thanks to my amazing friend Lauren for filming this with me last minute))) TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!!! \m/ Mah WEBSITE: christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook: www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_Your_Song_by_Elton_John
Christina Grimmie Funny Moments SUPER VIDEO
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- Duration: 33:34
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
This is proof that Christina hasn't changed. She's still the same silly, hyperactive, but genuine singer we've all come to know and love. Virtually half an hour of Christina Grimmie goodness! It took a long time to gather, cut, and finalize all of the clips, but I really enjoyed making this compilation video. Hope you like it. \|/ It'd be really cool if Christina saw this. Maybe you guys can help me by spamming her Facebook and Twitter with the link to this video? :P
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Funny_Moments_SUPER_VIDEO
Me Singing "The Dragonborn Comes" - Skyrim - (Malukah's version)
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
I JUST DIG THIS SONG. This cover is a cover of Malukah's version. PLEASE CHECK HER'S OUT!! Malukah's amazing and original version: www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_The_Dragonborn_Comes_Skyrim_Malukah's_version
Christina Grimmie - Find Me (With Lyrics On Screen)
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- Duration: 3:32
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
This is the lyric video for Christina Grimmie's song: Find Me, from her album: Find Me. She's ONLY going to be selling her CDs at Selena Gomez's Tour Concert.. the rest of the people, if they want her music, would have to buy it on itunes(; So go BUY IT! Go visit Christina's page: www.youtube.com Artist: Christina Grimmie Song: Find Me Album: Find Me Program: Song Vegas 10
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Find_Me_With_Lyrics_On_Screen
Christina Grimmie & Noah Guthrie Singing "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
YO GUYS!! I've been on tour, which is why I haven't gotten many videos up lately :S but i got to meet up with an AWESOME musician named Noah Guthrie, SHOW HIM SOME LOVE he's incredible. www.youtube.com www.facebook.com twitter.com TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS!!
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Noah_Guthrie_Singing_Billie_Jean_by_Michael_Jackson
Me Singing "Jar Of Hearts" by Christina Perri
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Contest Link: bit.ly (also subscribe to my four recommended channels) Link to facebook: www.facebook.com Thanks for ALL your support during this contest, guys ! I hope you guys enjoy this rendition of Jar of Hearts, I bumped up the key from C minor to E flat minor, its fun to sing higher up in the range :D ENJOY, thanks for watching ! :D
http://wn.com/Me_Singing_Jar_Of_Hearts_by_Christina_Perri
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Christina Grimmie live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF-concert (all 3 songs + Sel's introduction)
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- Duration: 14:21
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concert at The Roxy in LA on Oct 26 2010. The songs are called (in order): 1. Advice 2. Unforgivable 3. Liar Liar In the beginning of the video you see: - A short part of Christina's interview for fanlala.com - Selena Gomez introducing Christina Grimmie Enjoy! More of Christina's Originals: www.zeldaxlove64.com
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_live_at_Selena_Gomez'_UNICEF-concert_all_3_songs_+_Sel's_introduction
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show)
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- Duration: 4:07
- Updated: 14 Nov 2012
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show) Channel link: www.youtube.com LIAR LIAR
http://wn.com/Liar_Liar_Christina_Grimmie_Live_on_The_Ellen_Show
Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)
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- Duration: 3:06
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_performs_Titanium_LIVE_on_Dancing_With_The_Stars_10_16_2012_IN_HD
Christina Grimmie Live Cover - Perfect
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink at TheDigiTour. She is an amazing singer, and want to get her name spread out more. Thanks for watching!!
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Live_Cover_Perfect
Christina Grimmie live @Gramercy Theater Digitour 5/1, 2011 Perfect, and Telephone
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- Duration: 8:25
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink and Telephone by Lady Gaga
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_live_@Gramercy_Theater_Digitour_5_1,_2011_Perfect,_and_Telephone
Christina Grimmie- Not fragile- Maryland State Fair 2011 live
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:59
- Updated: 12 Nov 2012
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Not_fragile_Maryland_State_Fair_2011_live
Christina Grimmie Presents "The Road Show" - Episode 1 - Making of the American Idol Live Tour 2012
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- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Come along with Christina Grimmie and all of the Idols as they show you just how much hard work goes into putting on the American Idol Live Tour. Channel 19 brings you the kickoff episode of "The Road Show" and shows you a side of the Idols and the Tour that you can't get anywhere else. New episodes every Thursday! We're following all your favorite Idols: Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, Deandre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, and Skylar Laine. Check out some behind the scenes footage here! www.youtube.com Check out our Host! www.youtube.com Don't miss a beat! bit.ly
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Presents_The_Road_Show_Episode_1_Making_of_the_American_Idol_Live_Tour_2012
Christina Grimmie Live - Advice
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- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 07 Oct 2012
This is Christina Grimmie singing Advice live at TheDigiTour, I don't have any rights to this song. This is one of Christina's originals from her album Find Me, which is currently 3rd on itunes. I am sooooooo happy for her success and wish the best for her future. I will be reuploading Liar Liar soon for all of those who are wondering, Stay tuned as I am going to attend Selena's concert in August and will be recording them live as well. Hope u guys enjoy the song!
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Live_Advice
Christina Grimmie - ET/Telephone/Just A Dream LIVE We Own The Night Tour Montreal, 30/10/2011
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
Centre Bell Ahhhh Thank You Christina for liking my video !! it means so much to me ! Love you !! =D
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_ET_Telephone_Just_A_Dream_LIVE_We_Own_The_Night_Tour_Montreal,_30_10_2011
Christina Grimmie - Liar Liar (Live on Selena Gomez Tour)
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- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Live from Ottawa, Canada on the Selena Gomez Tour. TEAM GRIMMIE IS RULING THE WORLD. I love yu guys more than yu know :D Video By: The Young Astronauts @youngastronaut @jstir
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Liar_Liar_Live_on_Selena_Gomez_Tour
Christina Grimmie live at UNICEF-concert - all 3 songs
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- Duration: 12:38
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concert at The Roxy in LA on Oct 26 2010. The songs are called (in order): 1. Advice 2. Unforgivable 3. Liar Liar Enjoy!
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_live_at_UNICEF-concert_all_3_songs
me singing "Liar Liar" by Christina Grimmie LIVE!
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- Duration: 6:19
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
I placed 3rd at my school's talent show out of 14 acts I did mess up a BUNCH but this was my first time playing keyboard in front of a crowd and I also haven't been on stage very often recently so I had to warm up to it a bit. Anyways, I hope ya'll like it! and HELP ME GET CHRISTINA TO SEE THIS!!
http://wn.com/me_singing_Liar_Liar_by_Christina_Grimmie_LIVE!
Christina Grimmie - "Liar Liar" (LIVE audio)
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- Duration: 5:12
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
Here is an acoustic, stripped down version of my song Liar Liar. I know a lot of you prefer the piano version, so HERE YAH GOO ! :D Thank yu Team Grimmie for letting me borrow some of your pictures and stuff for this video, i give you guys the credit ! Coke Competition Link: CokeURL.com Vote there ! :D New cover soon...............requests are always welcome.......... :D TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!!! Mah Website: www.christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Liar_Liar_LIVE_audio
Christina Grimmie - Perfect (Live Cover) - Digi Tour - 4/27/11
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- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 17 Nov 2012
She had a track which she was going to sing to but it somehow got replaced with another so she figured out how to play it on the piano in like thirty seconds. It was epic till she forgot the words which is where it turned into absolute awesomeness. Christina Grimmie FTW Sights and Sounds captured by the iPhone 4
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Perfect_Live_Cover_Digi_Tour_4_27_11
christina grimmie - liar liar (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
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- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
christina grimmie - liar liar gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope
http://wn.com/christina_grimmie_liar_liar_live_at_concert_for_hope_on_3_20_11
christina grimmie - advice (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
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- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
christina grimmie - advice gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope
http://wn.com/christina_grimmie_advice_live_at_concert_for_hope_on_3_20_11
Advice- Christina Grimmie LIVE
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Christina Grimmie singing her single Advice! We Own The Night Tour in Winnipeg, MB Canada at the MTS Centre. October 21, 2011
http://wn.com/Advice_Christina_Grimmie_LIVE
Christina Grimmie singing "Find Me" (Original)
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- Duration: 5:07
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
YO TEAM!! Long time no VIDEO right? -__-' I'd love if you left some comments letting me know some videos you'd like to see on my channel, other than singing. In the midst of making my album I've been busier than EVER and don't have a ton of time to really sit down and make videos as much. BUT I DONT LIKE THAT. So I want to know some other stuff you wanna see. I'm a very random person so this should be interesting. :D DEFINITELY check out this live performance sang by myself, and beautifully danced to by Keone & Mari! :D www.youtube.com "Find Me" Stripped download: itunes.apple.com My Album! :: itunes.apple.com TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!! \|/
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_singing_Find_Me_Original
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live) Montreal
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- Duration: 3:58
- Updated: 30 Aug 2012
THE CAMERA IS NOT SHAKING DURING ALL THE VIDEO dont worry :) Liar Liar by Christina Grimmie at Selena Gomez Concert in Montreal, October 30th. ENJOY TEAM GRIMMIIIEE
http://wn.com/Liar_Liar_Christina_Grimmie_Live_Montreal
Exclusive Jessica Sanchez Interview - Christina Grimmie Presents The Road Show Ep.9 - Live Tour 2012
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- Duration: 3:14
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Christina Grimmie interviews Jessica Sanchez and her mother about her passion for singing on episode 9 of "The Road Show" here on Channel19! Musical score by season 9 American Idol winner, Lee DeWyze. See Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, Deandre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, and Skylar Laine like you've never seen them before on The Road Show, The American Idol Live Tour 2012. Check out some behind the scenes footage here! youtu.be Get a sneak peek of the tour right now! bit.ly Check out Christina Grimmie! www.youtube.com Check out Glozell! www.youtube.com Don't miss a beat! bit.ly
http://wn.com/Exclusive_Jessica_Sanchez_Interview_Christina_Grimmie_Presents_The_Road_Show_Ep9_Live_Tour_2012
Christina Grimmie - Liar,Liar (live)
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- Duration: 2:58
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
I love this amazing gril!!! Team Grimmie forever!!! xoxo
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Liar,Liar_live
Christina Grimmie- Liar Liar- Maryland State Fair 2011 live
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- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Liar_Liar_Maryland_State_Fair_2011_live
Christina Grimmie "Find Me" live - Gramercy Theatre
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- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
When she was done singing I screamed I love you and she looked at me and said "I love you too" and I just died xD but I wasn't recording at the time :/ But she really did a beautiful job with this song
http://wn.com/Christina_Grimmie_Find_Me_live_Gramercy_Theatre
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Christina Grimmie live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF-concert (all 3 songs + Sel's introduction)
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concer...
published: 30 Oct 2010
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Christina Grimmie live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF-concert (all 3 songs + Sel's introduction)
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concert at The Roxy in LA on Oct 26 2010. The songs are called (in order): 1. Advice 2. Unforgivable 3. Liar Liar In the beginning of the video you see: - A short part of Christina's interview for fanlala.com - Selena Gomez introducing Christina Grimmie Enjoy! More of Christina's Originals: www.zeldaxlove64.com
published: 30 Oct 2010
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Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show)
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show) Channel link: www.youtube.com LIAR ...
published: 10 Oct 2011
author: TheBestCoversXXI
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show)
Liar Liar - Christina Grimmie (Live on The Ellen Show) Channel link: www.youtube.com LIAR LIAR
published: 10 Oct 2011
views: 68170
author:
TheBestCoversXXI
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Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)
Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)...
published: 17 Oct 2012
author: SelenaGomezCrazyFans
Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)
Christina Grimmie performs "Titanium" LIVE on Dancing With The Stars - 10/16/2012 (IN HD)
published: 17 Oct 2012
views: 41668
author:
SelenaGomezCrazyFans
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Christina Grimmie Live Cover - Perfect
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink at TheDigiTour. She is an amazing singer, and wa...
published: 07 May 2011
author: Kalvin2220
Christina Grimmie Live Cover - Perfect
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink at TheDigiTour. She is an amazing singer, and want to get her name spread out more. Thanks for watching!!
published: 07 May 2011
views: 30115
author:
Kalvin2220
8:25
Christina Grimmie live @Gramercy Theater Digitour 5/1, 2011 Perfect, and Telephone
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink and Telephone by Lady Gaga...
published: 04 May 2011
author: Justin Valles
Christina Grimmie live @Gramercy Theater Digitour 5/1, 2011 Perfect, and Telephone
Christina Grimmie singing Perfect by Pink and Telephone by Lady Gaga
published: 04 May 2011
views: 23148
author:
Justin Valles
3:03
Christina Grimmie Presents "The Road Show" - Episode 1 - Making of the American Idol Live Tour 2012
Come along with Christina Grimmie and all of the Idols as they show you just how much hard...
published: 30 Aug 2012
author: Channel19Network
Christina Grimmie Presents "The Road Show" - Episode 1 - Making of the American Idol Live Tour 2012
Come along with Christina Grimmie and all of the Idols as they show you just how much hard work goes into putting on the American Idol Live Tour. Channel 19 brings you the kickoff episode of "The Road Show" and shows you a side of the Idols and the Tour that you can't get anywhere else. New episodes every Thursday! We're following all your favorite Idols: Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, Deandre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, and Skylar Laine. Check out some behind the scenes footage here! www.youtube.com Check out our Host! www.youtube.com Don't miss a beat! bit.ly
published: 30 Aug 2012
views: 71378
author:
Channel19Network
3:25
Christina Grimmie Live - Advice
This is Christina Grimmie singing Advice live at TheDigiTour, I don't have any rights to t...
published: 21 Jun 2011
author: Kalvin2220
Christina Grimmie Live - Advice
This is Christina Grimmie singing Advice live at TheDigiTour, I don't have any rights to this song. This is one of Christina's originals from her album Find Me, which is currently 3rd on itunes. I am sooooooo happy for her success and wish the best for her future. I will be reuploading Liar Liar soon for all of those who are wondering, Stay tuned as I am going to attend Selena's concert in August and will be recording them live as well. Hope u guys enjoy the song!
published: 21 Jun 2011
views: 24896
author:
Kalvin2220
3:38
Christina Grimmie - ET/Telephone/Just A Dream LIVE We Own The Night Tour Montreal, 30/10/2011
Centre Bell Ahhhh Thank You Christina for liking my video !! it means so much to me ! Love...
published: 01 Nov 2011
author: HotConcert
Christina Grimmie - ET/Telephone/Just A Dream LIVE We Own The Night Tour Montreal, 30/10/2011
Centre Bell Ahhhh Thank You Christina for liking my video !! it means so much to me ! Love you !! =D
published: 01 Nov 2011
views: 10116
author:
HotConcert
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Christina Grimmie - Liar Liar (Live on Selena Gomez Tour)
Live from Ottawa, Canada on the Selena Gomez Tour. TEAM GRIMMIE IS RULING THE WORLD. I lov...
published: 03 Feb 2012
author: zeldaxlove64
Christina Grimmie - Liar Liar (Live on Selena Gomez Tour)
Live from Ottawa, Canada on the Selena Gomez Tour. TEAM GRIMMIE IS RULING THE WORLD. I love yu guys more than yu know :D Video By: The Young Astronauts @youngastronaut @jstir
published: 03 Feb 2012
views: 448774
author:
zeldaxlove64
12:38
Christina Grimmie live at UNICEF-concert - all 3 songs
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concer...
published: 28 Oct 2010
author: zeldaxlove64com
Christina Grimmie live at UNICEF-concert - all 3 songs
Christina Grimmie performed 3 of her own songs live at Selena Gomez' UNICEF charity concert at The Roxy in LA on Oct 26 2010. The songs are called (in order): 1. Advice 2. Unforgivable 3. Liar Liar Enjoy!
published: 28 Oct 2010
views: 376336
author:
zeldaxlove64com
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me singing "Liar Liar" by Christina Grimmie LIVE!
I placed 3rd at my school's talent show out of 14 acts I did mess up a BUNCH but this was ...
published: 19 Feb 2012
author: Ashly Nicole
me singing "Liar Liar" by Christina Grimmie LIVE!
I placed 3rd at my school's talent show out of 14 acts I did mess up a BUNCH but this was my first time playing keyboard in front of a crowd and I also haven't been on stage very often recently so I had to warm up to it a bit. Anyways, I hope ya'll like it! and HELP ME GET CHRISTINA TO SEE THIS!!
published: 19 Feb 2012
views: 20431
author:
Ashly Nicole
5:12
Christina Grimmie - "Liar Liar" (LIVE audio)
Here is an acoustic, stripped down version of my song Liar Liar. I know a lot of you prefe...
published: 10 Oct 2011
author: zeldaxlove64
Christina Grimmie - "Liar Liar" (LIVE audio)
Here is an acoustic, stripped down version of my song Liar Liar. I know a lot of you prefer the piano version, so HERE YAH GOO ! :D Thank yu Team Grimmie for letting me borrow some of your pictures and stuff for this video, i give you guys the credit ! Coke Competition Link: CokeURL.com Vote there ! :D New cover soon...............requests are always welcome.......... :D TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!!! Mah Website: www.christinagrimmieofficial.com Mah Facebook www.facebook.com Mah Twitter: twitter.com Mah Store: store.feamerch.com
published: 10 Oct 2011
views: 611613
author:
zeldaxlove64
2:23
Christina Grimmie - Perfect (Live Cover) - Digi Tour - 4/27/11
She had a track which she was going to sing to but it somehow got replaced with another so...
published: 28 Apr 2011
author: nighthawklord
Christina Grimmie - Perfect (Live Cover) - Digi Tour - 4/27/11
She had a track which she was going to sing to but it somehow got replaced with another so she figured out how to play it on the piano in like thirty seconds. It was epic till she forgot the words which is where it turned into absolute awesomeness. Christina Grimmie FTW Sights and Sounds captured by the iPhone 4
published: 28 Apr 2011
views: 21027
author:
nighthawklord
Vimeo results:
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Christina Grimmie - Advice (Legendado)
All rights of the song and video: Christina Grimmie and all the directors and producers.
...
published: 26 Sep 2011
author: ChristinaGBrasil
Christina Grimmie - Advice (Legendado)
All rights of the song and video: Christina Grimmie and all the directors and producers.
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Christina Grimmie Advice letras traduzidas
www.christinagrimmiebr.com
3:14
Christina Grimmie - "Cinema" Cover
published: 15 Mar 2012
author: THE YOUNG ASTRONAUTS
Christina Grimmie - "Cinema" Cover
0:22
My Life in Pummelvision
Made with Pummelvision: http://pummelvision.com/
Music by Friendly Ghost: http://friendly...
published: 05 Feb 2011
author: christina grimmie
My Life in Pummelvision
Made with Pummelvision: http://pummelvision.com/
Music by Friendly Ghost: http://friendlyghostmusic.com/
1:29
Christina Grimmie - Find Me / Advertising.
This is an advertising of Christina Grimmie's album named FIND ME. JUNE 13 !! :D...
published: 07 Jun 2011
author: GEEKxPOWA
Christina Grimmie - Find Me / Advertising.
This is an advertising of Christina Grimmie's album named FIND ME. JUNE 13 !! :D
Youtube results:
3:23
christina grimmie - liar liar (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
christina grimmie - liar liar gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope...
published: 21 Mar 2011
author: Tiffany Yu
christina grimmie - liar liar (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
christina grimmie - liar liar gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope
published: 21 Mar 2011
views: 280977
author:
Tiffany Yu
3:53
christina grimmie - advice (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
christina grimmie - advice gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope...
published: 21 Mar 2011
author: Tiffany Yu
christina grimmie - advice (live) at concert for hope on 3/20/11
christina grimmie - advice gibson ampitheatre march 20, 2011 concert for hope
published: 21 Mar 2011
views: 174841
author:
Tiffany Yu
3:20
Advice- Christina Grimmie LIVE
Christina Grimmie singing her single Advice! We Own The Night Tour in Winnipeg, MB Canada ...
published: 23 Oct 2011
author: Jenna- Lee
Advice- Christina Grimmie LIVE
Christina Grimmie singing her single Advice! We Own The Night Tour in Winnipeg, MB Canada at the MTS Centre. October 21, 2011
published: 23 Oct 2011
views: 135
author:
Jenna- Lee
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Christina Grimmie singing "Find Me" (Original)
YO TEAM!! Long time no VIDEO right? -__-' I'd love if you left some comments letting me kn...
published: 05 Jul 2012
author: zeldaxlove64
Christina Grimmie singing "Find Me" (Original)
YO TEAM!! Long time no VIDEO right? -__-' I'd love if you left some comments letting me know some videos you'd like to see on my channel, other than singing. In the midst of making my album I've been busier than EVER and don't have a ton of time to really sit down and make videos as much. BUT I DONT LIKE THAT. So I want to know some other stuff you wanna see. I'm a very random person so this should be interesting. :D DEFINITELY check out this live performance sang by myself, and beautifully danced to by Keone & Mari! :D www.youtube.com "Find Me" Stripped download: itunes.apple.com My Album! :: itunes.apple.com TEAM GRIMMIE RAWWKS !!! \|/
published: 05 Jul 2012
views: 1261474
author:
zeldaxlove64
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| Christina Grimmie | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christina Victoria Grimmie |
| Also known as | zeldaxlove64 |
| Born | (1994-03-12) March 12, 1994 (age 18) |
| Origin | Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, pop rock, dance-pop, hip-hop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, pianist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Creative Artists Agency |
| Associated acts | Selena Gomez & The Scene, Sam Tsui, Allstar Weekend |
| Website | www.christinagrimmieofficial.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Keyboard, piano | |
Christina Victoria Grimmie (born March 12, 1994), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64,[1] is a pianist and singer/songwriter known for her covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, Find Me.
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YouTube recognition[link]
Christina Grimmie is best known for her cover with fellow Youtuber, Sam Tsui, of Nelly's "Just a Dream" which has had about 60 million views between the two official versions of the video as of May 15, 2012.[2][3] Her first video was "I Don't Wanna Be Torn", originally by Hannah Montana. She first reached YouTube stardom early on with her cover of Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A." on August 2009.[4] Since, she's had over 289 million views and over 1.5 million subscribers on her channel as of May 15, 2012, which has made her the 4th most subscribed musician on YouTube.[5] She also placed at number 2 at the top 5 of the MyYoutube competition, behind Selena Gomez, and in front of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.[6]
Career[link]
Grimmie has performed in the UNICEF charity concert,[7][8] and has also performed backup vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene, and was on the 2011 first ever Digitour, specially designed for YouTube artists. She has appeared on the Billboard Social 50.[9] Christina is currently being managed by stepfather of Selena Gomez, Brian Teefey. She also opened for Selena Gomez & the Scene, Allstar Weekend and the Jonas Brothers during the Concert of Hope. She toured for six weeks with Selena Gomez & the Scene opening for them in the We Own the Night Tour.[10] She released an EP, entitled Find Me, on June 14, 2011.[10] Her debut single 'Advice' was released to Radio Disney on June 11,[11] with the music video, directed by Sean Babas, being released on July 19 on her Youtube channel. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show performing with fellow YouTuber, Tyler Ward, a cover to Lil Wayne's "How to Love" that aired on October 10, 2011.[12] On November 20, 2011, Grimmie performed at the 39th American Music Awards of 2011 Pre-show alongside with Taio Cruz to a special rendition of "Higher". She also performed her song 'Not Fragile' at the American Music Awards of 2011 Coca-Cola Red Carpet Show along with Selena Gomez's band the Scene. Christina Grimmie was the special musical guest performing her hit song 'Advice' on Disney Channel's So Random! which premiered on December 11, 2011.[13] In January 2012 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her singing career, as she told fans on Facebook and Twitter. Grimmie was signed to Creative Artists Agency who have signed the likes of Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera in early April 2012 after moving to LA; she is currently working on a new album, as she told fans on Facebook and Twitter.
Discography[link]
- Find Me (2011)
Singles[link]
- 1."Advice"
Released: June 11, 2011
- 2."Liar Liar"
Released: October 3, 2011
Songs covered[link]
2009[link]
- "I Don't Wanna Be Torn" by Hannah Montana
- "Dear Friend" by Stacie Orrico
- "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus
- "Catch Me" by Demi Lovato
- "Energy" by Keri Hilson
- "Don't Forget" by Demi Lovato
- "Never Say Never" by The Fray
- "Crazier" by Taylor Swift
- "Everytime You Lie" by Demi Lovato
- "When You Look Me in the Eyes" by Jonas Brothers
- "One Time" by Justin Bieber
- "Unfaithful" by Rihanna
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion
- "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
- "Apology" by Cristina Marie
- "Fireflies" by Owl City
- "Only Hope" by Switchfoot
- "The Way I Loved You" by Selena Gomez & The Scene
- "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
- "When I Look at You" by Miley Cyrus
2010[link]
- "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada
- "Lift Me Up" by Christina Aguilera
- "The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera
- "Naturally" by Selena Gomez & the Scene
- "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train
- "Baby" by Justin Bieber
- "Break Your Heart" (featuring Tiffany Alvord) by Taio Cruz
- "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
- "Halo" by Beyoncé
- Medley: When I Look at You / Goodbye / 7 Things / See You Again / The Climb / If We Were a Movie / Before The Storm / Breakout / The Best of Both Worlds by Miley Cyrus
- "Telephone" by Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
- "Impossible" by Shontelle
- "Pyramid" by Charice feat. Iyaz
- "You Lost Me" by Christina Aguilera
- "Shark in the Water" by V V Brown
- Medley: Fallin' (Alicia Keys) / Walk Away (Christina Aguilera) / Alejandro (Lady Gaga) / Billionaire (Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars) / Airplanes (B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams) / Dynamite (Taio Cruz) / Tik Tok (Kesha) / California Gurls (Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg)
- Medley: Never Say Never (Justin Bieber) / Stay (Miley Cyrus)
- "A Year Without Rain" by Selena Gomez & the Scene
- "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (featuring Alex Goot) by Usher feat. Pitbull
- "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
- "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera
- Medley: Just a Dream (Nelly) / Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars) / Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) / Animal (Neon Trees) / Firework (Katy Perry)
- "Just a Dream" (featuring Sam Tsui) by Nelly
- "Grenade" by Bruno Mars
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
- "A Little More Of Us" by Stereo Skyline
2011[link]
- "Firework" by Katy Perry
- "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri
- "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna
- "Back to December" by Taylor Swift
- "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
- "F**kin' Perfect" by Pink
- "Through Glass" (featuring Mark Grimmie) by Stone Sour
- "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
- "Pray" by Justin Bieber
- "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene
- "E.T." by Katy Perry
- "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green
- "Price Tag" by Jessie J feat. B.o.B
- "Bound to You" by Christina Aguilera
- "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga
- "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
- Medley: Crushcrushcrush / The Only Exception / Decode / Misery Business by Paramore
- "Someone Like You" Adele
- "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato
- "Billie Jean" (featuring Noah Guthrie) by Michael Jackson
- "Lonely Day" (featuring Mark Grimmie) by System of a Down
- "How to Love" (featuring Tyler Ward) by Lil Wayne
- "One and Only" by Adele
- "Your Song" by Elton John
- "Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
- "We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
- "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars
- "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry
- "O Holy Night" (Christmas carol)
2012[link]
- "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz
- "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
- "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye feat. Kimbra
- "Cinema (Skrillex Remix)" by Benny Benassi
- "Safe & Sound (song)" by Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars
- "In Christ Alone" by Owl City
- "The Dragonborn Comes" from Skyrim
Top 10 most viewed videos[link]
As of April 22 of 2012, the 10 most viewed videos uploaded by Grimmie are:[14]
| # | Song | Original performance | Uploaded | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Just a Dream" (featuring Sam Tsui) | Nelly | November 20, 2010 | 48,745,704 1 |
| 2 | "E.T." | Katy Perry | April 8, 2011 | 13,605,329 |
| 3 | "Party in the U.S.A." | Miley Cyrus | August 12, 2009 | 11,090,866 |
| 4 | "Fireflies" | Owl City | November 15, 2009 | 9,157,983 |
| 5 | "Skyscraper" | Demi Lovato | July 16, 2011 | 8,256,388 |
| 6 | "Miley Cyrus Medley" (featuring Kurt Schneider) | Miley Cyrus | May 2, 2010 | 7,891,987 |
| 7 | "Advice" (Official Music Video) | Christina Grimmie | July 19, 2011 | 7,422,318 |
| 8 | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | December 18, 2010 | 7,390,727 |
| 9 | "One Time" | Justin Bieber | September 10, 2009 | 6,474,858 |
| 10 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | September 28, 2009 | 5,918,172 |
- ^1 The total views of "Just a Dream" are the combined views from Christina's and Sam's YouTube channels. The copy of the video on Christina's channel is second most-viewed with 11.7 million.
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | So Random! | Herself-Performer |
| 2011 | The Click Clique | Herself |
| 2012 | Power Up with Christina Grimmie | Host |
Awards & Nominations[link]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American Music Awards | New Media Honoree (Female) | Herself | Won[15] |
| 2011 | Youth Rock Awards 2011 | Rockin’ Indie Artist of the Year | Herself | Won[16] |
| 2012 | Intense Radio Music Awards | Best Female Cover Artist | Herself | Won[17] |
References[link]
- ^ Fanlala. "Christina Grimmie Is the Next YouTube Sensation." Fanlala.com. Feb. 11, 2011.
- ^ "Just A Dream" by Nelly – Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie (Kurt's/Sam's upload), Retrieved May 15, 2012
- ^ "Just A Dream" by Nelly – Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie (Christina's upload), Retrieved May 15, 2012
- ^ "Christina Grimmie Talks YouTube Stardom". YouTube. July 8, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xNyHvbok6M. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Christina Grimmie's Youtube Channel, Retrieved May 15, 2011
- ^ "MyYoutube". Youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/myyoutube. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Peel, Sarah (Oct. 30, 2010). "Christina Grimmie UNICEF Performance – Selena Gomez Introduction". BSCkids.com. http://www.bsckids.com/2010/10/christina-grimmie-unicef-performance/. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Christina Grimmie Opens for Selena Gomez Tonight!". Fanlala.com. Oct. 26, 2010. http://www.fanlala.com/news/christina-grimmie-opens-selena-gomez-tonight. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Pietroluongo, Silvio, and Keith Caulfield. "A Canoodling Justin Bieber Bullets to No. 1 on Social 50 Chart; Snoop's 'Wet' Rise; Christina Grimmie YouTube Phenom | Billboard.biz." Billboard Hot 100. Billboard.com, Jan. 13, 2011. [1].
- ^ a b "exclusive interview: christina grimmie". Seventeen.com. http://www.seventeen.com/teenmag/christina-grimmie-interview.
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- ^ "Christina Grimmie Performs 'How to Love' - The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Ellen.warnerbros.com. http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/10/christina_grimmie_performs_how_to_love_1010.php. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
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| Birth name | Peter Gene Hernandez |
| Born | (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 26)[1] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Genres | Reggae fusion, pop, soul, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, model, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, harmonica |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Elektra |
| Associated acts | The Smeezingtons |
| Website | www.brunomars.com |
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. He performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and then moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career. Mars produced songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons.
Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, but then signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He also co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha, and "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Anchored by the worldwide number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[2] Mars was nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards, winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are".
Mars' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many musical genres. He has worked with an assortment of artists from various genres. Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Little Richard,[3] Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates reggae and Motown inspired sounds into his work. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop."[4] Worldwide, Mars became the best-selling digital artist in 2011. He had three singles in the top ten, including first place with "Just The Way You Are," which sold 12.5 million copies.[5] Mars won Best International Male Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards in 2012.[6] Bruno Mars has sold 5 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide.[7]
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Early life[link]
Bruno Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8th, 1985, and raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, by parents Pete Hernandez, of Puerto Rican descent, and Bernadette "Bernie," a Filipina.[8][9][10][11] His mother emigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child and his father moved to the island from Brooklyn, New York.[12] Mars' parents met while performing in a show, where his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion.[12] At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to legendary professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.[13]
Mars was one of six children and came from a musical family who exposed him to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B.[14][15] In addition to being a dancer, his mother was a singer and his father used his musical ability to perform Little Richard rock n roll music.[3] Mars' uncle was an Elvis impersonator. By the age of three his uncle had Mars up on the stage performing. He also performed songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations.[10] At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, in which he became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.[16]
In 1990, Mars was featured in MidWeek as "Little Elvis", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992.[10][17] He later reflected on the influence Presley had on his music: "I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan."[18] In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments...I've just been surrounded by it."[19] In 2003, shortly after graduating from President Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of seventeen, Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career.[10][17] He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."[20]
Career[link]
[edit] 2004–10: Career beginnings and It's Better If You Don't Understand
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed to Motown Records in 2004, in a deal that "went nowhere".[21] However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label. Mars, Lawrence, and engineer Ari Levine began writing songs together, and formed the production team The Smeezingtons.[21] In 2006, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future manager at Atlantic Records, Aaron Bay-Schuck.[22] After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took about three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label.[22] In the meantime, Bay-Schuck hired Mars and the Smeezingtons to write and produce songs for the label's artists.[22] According to Bay-Schuck in an interview with HitQuarters, Mars had stated that although his ultimate goal was to be a solo artist, he was willing to write and produce for other artists, both to help improve his songwriting and help him discover the type of artist he ultimately wanted to be.[22] Bay-Schuck credits this as a period of "self-discovery" that contributed significantly to Mars' later success.[22]
Before becoming a successful solo artist, Hernandez was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida.[14][23] He also co-wrote the Sugababes' hit song "Get Sexy" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7.[24][25] His first musical appearance as a singer was in Far East Movement's second studio album Animal, featured on the track "3D".[26] He was also featured on pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma's debut single "Love" in August 2009.[27][28] He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on and co-writing B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire"; both songs peaked within the top ten of many charts worldwide.[29][30][31][32] He said of them, "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of "Nothin' on You", it might've sounded like some '90s R&B." Following this success, Mars released his debut extended play (EP), titled It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010.[33] The EP peaked at the 99th position on the Billboard 200 and produced one single, "The Other Side", featuring singers Cee Lo Green and B.o.B.[34][35] Mars collaborated with Green once more in August 2010 by co-writing his single "Fuck You!". He performed a medley of "Nothin' on You" and "Airplanes" with B.o.B and Hayley Williams at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[36]
[edit] 2010–present: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars' debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, was released digitally on October 4, and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010.[37][38] The lead single, "Just the Way You Are", was released on July 19, 2010,[39] and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as well as several other charts worldwide.[40][41] The music video was released on September 8, 2010.[42] The second single, "Grenade", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance.[43][44] In the United States, Doo-Wops & Hooligans debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 for the week of October 13, 2010, selling 55,000 copies.[2] The album also received generally positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt praised Mars for his "instant-access melodies" and "sly snatches of dance-floor swagger", but noted weaknesses in songs deviant from his conventional pop and soul genres.[45] He opened for Maroon 5 on the fall leg of the Hands All Over Tour starting October 6, 2010 and co-headlined with McCoy on a European tour starting October 18, 2010.[38]
On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine.[46] When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "foolish" and that "he has never used drugs before".[47][48] Mars pled guilty to felony drug possession, and in return for his plea, he was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year, paid a $2,000 fine, did 200 hours of community service and completed a drug counseling course.[49]
On February 13, 2011, Mars won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, having received six nominations; Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Nothin' on You", Record of the Year for "Nothin' on You" and "Fuck You", Song of the Year for "Fuck You", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
On September 16, 2011, Bad Meets Evil released their single, "Lighters", which featured Mars in the song. The song was met with mixed reviews from critics and many criticized Mars for doing this type of song.[50] On September 22, 2011, it was announced on Mars' website that his new song "It Will Rain" will appear on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack which was released on November 8.[51] On October 30, 2011, Mars gave an exclusive performance of "Runaway Baby" on the results show of The X Factor UK, the same day that Mars received six nominations for a Grammy Award; Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 54th Grammy Awards. During the ceremony, Mars performed "Runaway Baby" but he did not win any awards as Adele won in all the categories he was nominated in and also lost to Paul Epworth for Producer of the Year.
Mars has confirmed on Twitter that his work on his second album has begun.[52] On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Mars had signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US.[53]
Musical style[link]
Mars' music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, including pop,[55] rock,[55] reggae,[55] R&B,[56] soul,[45] and hip hop.[57] His co-producer Philip Lawrence says, "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Mars himself says, "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school."[58] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that’s an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor."[4] Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci and R. Kelly, as well as 1950s rock 'n' roll and Motown.[59] In high school, he began listening to classic rock groups such as The Police, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles.[59] All of these genres of music have influenced Mars' musical style; he observed that "It’s not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there’s only a handful of them."[59] Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White and The Saturdays.[60]
In addition, Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that "'Nothin' on You' had a Motown vibe, 'Billionaire' was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the Cee-Lo [Green] song ['Fuck You']. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's 'Just the Way You Are.' If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music."[61] He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as "just straightforward love songs – so charming and simple and romantic."[61] In addition, Mars states that growing up in Hawaii influenced his music, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains that "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first."[12] Lyrically, many of Mars' songs have been described as "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic,[62] however, darker subjects are addressed in songs such as "Grenade", "Liquor Store Blues", and "Talking to the Moon", which detail failed relationships and self-destructive behavior.[45][63]
Discography[link]
Main article: Bruno Mars discography
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
- TBA (2012)
Tours[link]
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans tour (2010–2011)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Bruno Mars
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| David Guetta | |
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 David Guetta at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pierre David Guetta |
| Born | (1967-11-07) 7 November 1967 (age 44) Paris, France |
| Genres | House, electro house, hip house |
| Occupations | DJ, record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | EMI Music France, Virgin, Positiva, Astralwerks, Jack Back Records |
| Website | DavidGuetta.com |
Pierre David Guetta (7 November 1967), known professionally as David Guetta (French pronunciation: [daˌvid ɡɛˈta]), is a French house music producer and DJ.[1] Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). His 2009 album One Love included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the last becoming a top five hit in the United States and all three reaching #1 in the United Kingdom, as well as another internationally known single called "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi which became a top five hit in many countries. Guetta has sold over three million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.[2] He is currently one of the most sought-after music producers.[3] As at 2012 David Guetta is the world's most popular DJ, claiming the #1 poll position of the DJ Mag 100 popularity poll.[4]
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Biography[link]
1984–2000: Early life and career[link]
At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris.[5] He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard a Farley master Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights.[6] In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.[7]
In the mid 1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle.[5][8] Released in 1994[7] Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit.[6] In 1994, David Guetta became the manager of Le Palace nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in Les Bains Douches.[9]
[edit] 2001–2006: Just a Little More Love and Guetta Blaster
In 2001, David Guetta along with Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis was vacationing in France when he met Guetta.[6] Guetta's debut album Just a Little More Love was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up singles, ("Love Don't Let Me Go", "People Come People Go" and "Give Me Something"), were released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, Fuck Me I'm Famous, in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included "Just for One Day (Heroes)", a remix of David Bowie's song "Heroes".[6] Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title.
Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster, was released in 2004. It released four singles: "Money" and "Stay" featuring Chris Willis and "The World Is Mine" and "In Love With Myself" featuring JD Davis. In 2006 the Just a Little More Love single "Love Don't Let Me Go" was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was charted higher than the original release of the song.
[edit] 2007–2008: Pop Life
In 2007, Guetta's third album Pop Life was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010, the album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single "Love Is Gone" reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
He played in many countries around the world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr. In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto, Carl Cox, Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a crowd of 40,000.[10]
In 2009, he was placed third in the "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ Magazine,[11] and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008. Since April 2009, Guetta had his own radio show on the internet radio station RauteMusik on Saturday evening. The show was afterwards moved into Radio 538, being aired every Friday evening after Tiësto's Club Life. Its name is DJ Mix. Guetta performs a one-hour set of house music, presenting mainly new talents inside.
[edit] 2009–2010: One Love and international breakthrough
David Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love, was released in August 2009. Its first single "When Love Takes Over", which featured Kelly Rowland, peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and topped many other countries worldwide. His second single from the album, "Sexy Bitch" featuring Akon, became his second #1 in the UK. "One Love" featuring Estelle, "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi and "Gettin' Over You" featuring Chris Willis, Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011 the album had sold three million copies worldwide.[12] Guetta's fourth studio album One Love was nominated as "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 52nd Grammy Awards.[13] His song "When Love Takes Over" featuring American R&B singer Kelly Rowland received two nominations; Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, and won the latter. After conflicts over whether or not an album re-issue should go ahead, One More Love was released on 29 November 2010. First single, titled "Who's That Chick?" featuring Rihanna was released a few weeks prior.[14]
On 16 June 2009, The Black Eyed Peas released the David Guetta-produced "I Gotta Feeling" as their second single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.. It became a worldwide hit topping the charts in seventeen countries. It became the most downloaded song of all-time in the United States with almost 7.5 million downloads and in the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million copies.[15][16] He was nominated twice for his work with The Black Eyed Peas at the 52nd Grammy Awards; in the category Record of the Year for "I Gotta Feeling" and Album of the Year for their album The E.N.D.. In 2010, David Guetta co-wrote and produced Kelly Rowland's "Commander" from her third album Here I Am. It peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, and reached top ten positions in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Guetta has also co-produced "Forever and a Day", which was Kelly's next UK single from that album.[17][18] Guetta also produced the singles "Acapella" and "Scream" for American singer-songwriter Kelis's fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, released on 14 May 2010. "Acapella" was released as the lead single on 23 February 2010 and topped the dance charts in the United Kingdom and United States. On 28 June 2010 American rapper Flo Rida released the single "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta. The song is included on the soundtrack album to the American 3D dance film Step Up 3D.
[edit] 2011–present: Nothing But the Beat
Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing But the Beat was released on August 30, 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic.[19] The French DJ was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions.[20] "Where Them Girls At" featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, the first single off the album, was released worldwide on May 2, 2011.[21][22] "Little Bad Girl" featuring Ludacris and Taio Cruz, was released as the second single on June 28, 2011.[19][23] The third single "Without You" featuring Usher was released on September 27, 2011. Guetta also released three promotional singles for Nothing But the Beat, "Titanium" featuring Sia, "Lunar" with Afrojack and "Night of Your Life" featuring Jennifer Hudson. The album also features the hit single "Sweat" with Snoop Dogg.
Guetta is also scheduled to perform alongside Nicky Romero and Nervo at London's Alexandra Palace on June 1, 2012.[24]
Personal life[link]
His father was a restaurateur of Moroccan Jewish descent,[25] and his mother is of Belgian descent.[26][27][28] He is married to socialite and night club manager Cathy Guetta; they have two children, Tim Elvis Eric (born 2004) and Angie (born 2007).[29]
Discography[link]
Main articles: David Guetta discography and David Guetta production discography
- Just a Little More Love (2002)
- Guetta Blaster (2004)
- Pop Life (2007)
- One Love (2009)
- Nothing but the Beat (2011)
Awards and nominations[link]
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2006 | DJ Awards | Best House DJ | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best International DJ | Won | ||
| Best Ibiza Night | Won | |||
| World Music Awards | World's Best Selling DJ | Won | ||
| TMF Awards | Best Dance Act | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | DJ Awards | Best House DJ | Won | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best French Act | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | DJ Awards | Best House DJ | Nominated | |
| DJ Magazine | Top 100 DJs |
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| 2010 | Grammy Awards[13] | Record of the Year | "I Gotta Feeling" (with The Black Eyed Peas) |
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| Best Dance Recording | "When Love Takes Over" (with Kelly Rowland) |
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| Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Won | |||
| Best Electronic/Dance Album | One Love | Nominated | ||
| World Music Awards[30] | Best DJ | Won | ||
| Best Producer | Won | |||
| Best Selling French artist | Won | |||
| NRJ Music Awards | International Album of the Year | One Love | Won | |
| DJ Magazine | Top 100 DJs |
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| 2011 | Grammy Awards | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | "Revolver" (with Madonna) |
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| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Male | Nominated | ||
| Best French Act | Nominated | |||
| DJ Magazine[31] | Top 100 DJs (#1 Position) | Won | ||
| 2012 | Brit Awards | International Male Solo Artist | Himself | Nominated[32] |
| Grammy Awards[33] | Best Dance Recording | "Sunshine" (w/ Avicii) | Nominated | |
| Best Dance/Electronica Album | Nothing but the Beat | Nominated |
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External links[link]
- David Guetta on Myspace
- David Guetta on Twitter
- David Guetta's channel on YouTube
- David Guetta at the Internet Movie Database
- David Guetta official store
- David Guetta information at Ultra Records
- Review of 'Memories' on the Daily Music Guide
- David Jeffries. "David Guetta biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p572357. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- David Guetta in PACHA NEWS
- David Guetta at Billboard.com
- Review of 'Gettin Over you' on the Daily Music Guide
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| Alternative names | Guetta, Pierre David |
| Short description | DJ, producer |
| Date of birth | 7 November 1967 |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
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| Jason Thomas Mraz | |
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 Jason Mraz in March 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Thomas Mraz |
| Born | (1977-06-23) June 23, 1977 (age 35) Mechanicsville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock, blue-eyed soul, alternative rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, mandola, banjo, ukulele, baritone ukulele |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Elektra Records (2002–2005) Atlantic Records (2005–present) |
| Associated acts | Tristan Prettyman, Bushwalla, Jack Johnson, Colbie Calliat |
| Website | jasonmraz.com |
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| Taylor Guitars | |
Jason Mraz ( /məˈræz/;[1] born June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z, in 2005, that Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of many international charts.
Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "I'm Yours" from the album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks, beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live". The song was a huge commercial success in the US, receiving a 5x platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over five million.[2] The song was successful internationally, topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts.
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Early life[link]
Jason Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia.[3] He is of Czech descent through his grandfather, who moved to the United States from Austria-Hungary in 1915.[4] His surname is Czech for "frost"[4] (Czech: mráz). His parents, Tom (Tomáš) Mraz and June, divorced when he was four years old, but he asserts that he had an idyllic childhood, saying, "My hometown of Mechanicsville was very American. There were white picket fences, a church on every street corner, low crime and virtually no drug use. It was a good place to grow up."[5] He went to Lee Davis High School[6]
Music career[link]
[edit] Live at Java Joe's (2001)
In 2001, Mraz released a live acoustic album, Live at Java Joe's, a coffee-house type place in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego where Jewel also made her debut. Here, Mraz performed with percussionist Noel "Toca" Rivera and bassist Ian Sheridan and felt at home singing and scatting through jazzy-pop songs. He would deliver rapidfire lyrics full of verbal mischief, and he would riff off the crowd like a stand-up comic.[7] The album featured Mraz's free-lancing vocal style and songs he later re-released, including "1000 Things", "You and I Both", and "Halfway Home."
The album was made available to download on iTunes on March 11, 2008, under the title Jason Mraz: Live & Acoustic 2001.
[edit] Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002–2003)
In 2002, Mraz signed a recording contract with Elektra Records. He recorded his first album with the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer producer John Alagía, and Virginia-based roots rock band the Agents Of Good Root.[8] Mraz then released his first major-label debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. The album was a relative commercial success, peaking at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 200 and at number two on the Top Heatseekers Chart. The lead single from the album, "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" was co-written by music production team The Matrix and it was Mraz's first top 20 single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 15.
Mraz's friend and former roommate Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood collaborated on the album, co-writing "Curbside Prophet" and the album's third single, and "I'll Do Anything".
[edit] Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom (2004)
In 2004, while touring, Mraz released a live album and accompanying DVD[9], Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom, a special two-disc set including an audio CD of his concert from Milwaukee's Eagles Ballroom[10] , plus a video DVD of the concert plus tons of backstage footage. Mraz performed with his touring band including drummer Adam King, percussionist Noel "Toca" Rivera and bassist Ian Sheridan and keyboardist Eric Hinojosa along with a guest appearance from Blues Traveler lead John Popper. The Eagles Ballroom (part of The Rave complex) has a capacity of only about 3,200[11] making it possible for Mraz to have significant interaction with the audience, bridging his earlier coffeeshop performances to his later much larger venue concerts.
[edit] Touring and Mr. A–Z (2003–2008)
Mraz opened for Tracy Chapman in March 2003 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In July 2005, Mraz opened for Alanis Morissette during her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour. On July 26, 2005, he released his second major-label album, Mr. A–Z, for Atlantic Records. It entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number 5.[12] In December, the album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, while its producer, the prolific Steve Lillywhite, received a nomination for Producer of the Year.[13] In 2006 "Life is Wonderful" the first track of the album was featured in the Hilton Journeys Hotel commercial"
Mraz began his long-running tour in support of Mr. A–Z at the San Diego Music Awards on September 12. The tour featured several opening acts, including Bushwalla and Tristan Prettyman, with whom he had co-written the duet "Shy That Way" in 2002.[14] Mraz and Prettyman dated, ending their relationship in 2006. They also co-wrote the song "All I Want For Christmas is Us".[citation needed] In November 2005, Mraz opened for the Rolling Stones on five dates during their 2005–2006 world tour. Also in 2005, Mraz was one of many singers featured in the fall advertisement campaign for The Gap entitled "Favorites". The music-themed campaign also featured other singers including Tristan Prettyman, Michelle Branch, Joss Stone, Keith Urban, Alanis Morissette, Brandon Boyd, and Michelle Williams.[15] In December 2005, Mraz released the first part of his ongoing podcast.
In March 2006, Mraz also performed for the first time at a sold-out performance in Singapore with Noel "Toca" Rivera as part of the annual Mosaic Music Festival.[citation needed] In May 2006, Mraz toured mostly small venues and music festivals in the U.S., along with a few shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The tour included a May 6, 2006 acoustic show with P.O.D., Better Than Ezra, Live, and The Presidents of the United States of America. Mraz was featured as a headlining guest of St. Louis's annual Fair St. Louis and performed a free concert at the base of the Arch on July 1, 2006. During this time, Mraz was also the opening act at several dates for Rob Thomas' Something to Be Tour.
In December 2006, Selections for Friends, the live, online-only album recorded during the Songs for Friends Tour, was released. Selections for Friends features Jason's favorite songs from the Schubas Tavern and Villa Montalvo shows he played in July 2006. Jason Mraz began 2007 by debuting his new single "The Beauty in Ugly", an earlier track penned by Mraz entitled "Plain Jane" that he rewrote for the ABC television program Ugly Betty. The song was featured as a part of ABC's "Be Ugly in '07" campaign.[16] He has since released a song in Spanish entitled "La Nueva Belleza (The New Beauty)".[17]
In 2007, American Idol contestant Chris Richardson performed "Geek in the Pink", which subsequently garnered the song mass recognition and increased downloads at the American iTunes Store. "Geek in the Pink" peaked at No. 22 on the U.S. iTunes Store on March 10, 2007, but it was ineligible for the site's Hot 100.[citation needed] The tape-recording of bootlegs during Mraz's shows is explicitly supported by him and his management.[18] In 2007, he also provided background vocals on Mandy Moore's song "Slummin' in Paradise", of her studio album Wild Hope.
[edit] We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008–2009)
Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. on May 13, 2008, following the April 2008 "Music, Magic, Make Peace" Tour with Bushwalla, The Makepeace Brothers, and magician Justin Willman. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 200, giving Mraz his highest charting album to date. Following the success of its lead single, "I'm Yours", the album broke into the top ten of many international music charts and charted in the top three in Australia and the US.[19]
The first single, "I'm Yours", reached No. 1 on AAA radio charts in the US. The single was a B-side to Mr A-Z, and was made famous by recordings from his live shows. In September 2008, the song became Mraz's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6. As of October 14, 2008, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA, selling in excess of 500,000 copies in the US. The song was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of multiple European charts and topping the charts in New Zealand for six weeks.[20] In 2008, Mraz launched his single "I'm Yours" at the music industry-only event titled Sunset Sessions. Exactly one year later, Jason was nominated for a Grammy on the single.
Mraz and his song "I'm Yours" were nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2009 51st Grammy Awards. The album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 2009. On January 31, 2009, Mraz was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "I'm Yours" and "Lucky", the latter with Colbie Caillat. "Lucky" peaked on the Hot 100 at 48.
With "Make It Mine" and "Lucky", Mraz won two awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, respectively, at the 2010 52nd Grammy Awards.
On June 20, 2009, Mraz was awarded the Hal David Starlight award from the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.[21]
[edit] Love Is a Four Letter Word (2009–present)
In early 2009, a song titled "Try Try Try" was leaked out into the Internet. The song was later released in 2010 by Michael Squire. New songs have been performed in his recent concerts, some of which have been uploaded onto YouTube. Earlier this year, Jason Mraz spent time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil working with Milton Nascimento. Mraz also recently met and worked with Willie Nelson, whose 'style' is fondly referenced in one of Mraz's early hits "Curbside Prophet."
In November 2009, Mraz posted on his MySpace page plans for a new album to be recorded starting in December, stating "In 2 weeks time I will enter the studio and begin recording the next album. Only a handful of songs are written and slated but the momentum of love is with me. Every day new verses get added on. The songs are coming together piece by piece. The process is unlike any of the other records before this. It's like I'm being gifted the album without having to do the work. I'm creating that in 6 months the project will be complete and then we'll hit the road again with new sounds and new musicians."[22]
In 2010 Mraz spent time in London, England, where he worked on songs for his new album with producer Martin Terefe and wrote with British singer-songwriter Dido.[23]
Mraz contributed vocals for The Grooveline Horns' eponymous EP on the track "Fun", a cover of the Con Funk Shun song, released March 2, 2010.[24]
In August 2010, Mraz had a Q&A interview with Spin magazine. In the interview, he stated the current possible titles for his fourth album are Peace Canoe or The Love Album.[25]
On September 13, 2010, Mraz was featured on the single "Love, Love, Love" by Hope.[26]
On September 28, 2010, Mraz announced the upcoming release of the new "Life Is Good" EP consisting of recordings from his concerts from Maine to the Life is Good Festival in Canton, Massachusetts which will include live recordings of "Coyotes" and multiple new songs, "San Disco Reggaefornia", "Up", "What Mama Say", and "The Freedom Song". The EP was released on October 5, 2010.[27] On the same tour, Mraz also showcased other new songs, such as "Thinking About You", "Love Looks Like" and "In Your Hands".
From December 26, 2010, the official website was updated with a series of images, the first seemingly a sequence of blocks separated by points to indicate a date, and the second image containing a rectangle, circle, triangle and a square, which appear to spell out the word "love." This image was also trademarked. Popular belief was that the "love" image was the beginning of a marketing campaign for a new record.
Appearing on VH1 Top 20 Countdown on March 5, 2011, Jason Mraz noted that he had 12 songs ready to go for the album but then decided they weren't good enough. In July 2011, his team's Twitter feed (@theRKOP) confirmed that his album will be released in early 2012.[28]
JasonMraz.com relaunched in July 2011 with a new design and a message informing fans that a special announcement was imminent. A few days later, it was announced that Mraz would embark on a mini-global tour in September to November 2011, with occasional full band shows, but mostly as an acoustic duo with long time performing partner and friend, Noel "Toca" Rivera. The special shows marked the ten-year anniversary of the independently released Live at Java Joe's album. Mraz played in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Berlin and Prague, and was due to make a festival appearance in Hossegor, France before the festival was cancelled.
On September 19, 2011, Jason Mraz announced via his Facebook page the release of a new single titled "The World as I See It", which is intended to be the theme of the "In Search of Incredible" campaign, accompanied by the song being embedded via YouTube.[29] On September 20, 2011, the single was released on the iTunes music store.[30]
During the fall/winter tour, many songs old and new were showcased. Towards the end of the tour, Mraz announced that 'I Never Knew You' would not be featuring on the new album, suggesting that the final tracklist has been decided on and that the album is on course for release around February 2012.
On December 8, 2011, Mraz told Jeff Benjamin of Billboard that the "album is finished" except for one track he was attempting to re-work as an acoustic version. He described the album as, "It's not a departure in the sound of the genre in any way, it's just different tones, different textures. Musically, I think people are going to like it. It's personal. It's melodic. And it's mellow. There's a couple of up-tempo tunes, but mostly the rhythm of the heartbeat kind of takes precedence on this record. Medium-tempo tunes; which I love. It feels more like the pace of life. At least, based on my life and what I've been doing."[31]
On January 20, 2012, during a performance streamed live from the Bing Bar at the Sundance Film Festival, Mraz told the audience that the album's title is Love Is a Four Letter Word. Mraz released a new single from the album, called "I Won't Give Up", and the single has peaked at No. 1 on iTunes.[when?]
During January 2012, the Dutch online retailer bol.com accidentally released a tracklisting for the forthcoming album, which has been dismissed as being incorrect. On February 28, 2012, Jason released an EP entitled Live Is A Four Letter World. The EP was recorded live in San Diego and contains four tracks (one of which had already been released).[32]
The new album was set to be released on May 8, 2012,[33] however on February 14 it was stated that the new album is set to be released in stores and at all digital retailers on April 17, 2012.[34]
Personal life[link]
Mraz was engaged to singer/songwriter and long-time close friend Tristan Prettyman.[35] On June 7, 2011, Mraz said in an interview with the Daily Beast that he and Prettyman were no longer engaged.[36]
Mraz lives a health-conscious lifestyle and enjoys eating mostly raw vegan foods.[37] He owns an avocado farm in Bonsall in Northern San Diego County. Recently, he acquired the Garden Patch Farms&Orchard in Homer Glen, for its organic strawberries.[38] Mraz is an active supporter of several charities including VH1's Save The Music Foundation, MusiCares, Free the Children, Life Rolls On, SPARC and the Human Rights Campaign.[39] He has been named the 2010 SIMA Humanitarian of the Year. He also received the Clean Water Award in 2010 from the Surfrider Foundation.[40] The same year, he also teamed up with The Nature Conservancy[41] and created a PSA using his song I'm Yours to raise awareness about the non-profit organization's efforts to protect the earth.[42] Jason performed at Farm Aid 2011 on August 13 in Kansas City. He has also advocated LGBT rights.[43]
In 2011, Mraz appeared in the Visit California promotional film[44] aimed at boosting tourism from the UK.
Discography[link]
Main article: Jason Mraz discography
- Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002)
- Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom (2004) + accompanying DVD
- Mr. A-Z (2005)
- We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008)
- Love is a Four Letter Word (2012)
Awards[link]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "I'm Yours" | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | Nominated |
| "I'm Yours" | Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won | |
| "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." | Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated | |
| 2010 | "Make It Mine" | Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
| "Lucky" | Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Won |
Notes[link]
- ^ See inogolo:pronunciation of Jason Mraz.
- ^ "Marketwire.com". Marketwire.com. February 5, 2009. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Atlantic-Records-946354.html. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Seraceno, Christina. "Jason Mraz Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/jason-mraz-p543198/biography. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ a b Blair, Tom (November 2008). "Dialogue: Jason Mraz". San Diego Magazine. http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/November-2008/Jason-Mraz/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1#artanc. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
- ^ Thrills, Adrian (December 25, 2008). "With fans like the Rolling Stones, singer Jason Mraz won't remain a virtual unknown in the UK for long". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1101729/With-fans-like-Rolling-Stones-singer-Jason-Mraz-wont-remain-virtual-unknown-UK-long.html. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Jason Mraz' background". San Diego Reader Artist Profile. San Diego Reader. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/jason-mraz/. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ [1], International Index of Music Periodicals Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ [2], Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Released August 24, 2004". Tonight, Not Again. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Tonight-Again-Live-Eagles-Ballroom/dp/B0002IQNW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337547452&sr=8-1. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "The Rave Complex includes the Eagles Ballroom". http://www.therave.com/about_the_eagles_ballroom.asp. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Rent the Eagles Ballroom (capacity 3,200)". http://www.myspace.com/performattheraveregional. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Zahlaway, John (August 12, 2005). "Jason Mraz books headlining fall tour". Live Daily. http://www.livedaily.com/news/Jason_Mraz_books_headlining_fall_tour-8592.html?t=1. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
- ^ "Fast Facts: 48th Annual Grammy Nominees". Fox News. December 8, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178108,00.html. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
- ^ Jacobs, Jay S (2005). "Tristan Prettyman Rides the Crest". http://www.popentertainment.com/tristanprettyman.htm. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
- ^ "GAP Favorites Alanis Morissete, Jos Stone, Destiny's Child sing Michelle Williams and Keith Urban". July 31, 2005. http://news.softpedia.com/news/GAP-Favorites-Alanis-Morissette-Joss-Stone-Destiny-s-Child-singer-Michelle-Williams-and-Keith-Urban-5662.shtml.
- ^ "Jason Mraz: The Beauty in Ugly". iTunes. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=210445555&s=143441.
- ^ "Jason Mraz: La Nueva Belleza". iTunes. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=216664958&s=143441.
- ^ "Jason Mraz". http://www.jasonmraz.com.
- ^ "Charts – We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.". http://acharts.us/album/35677.
- ^ "Charts – "I'm Yours"". http://acharts.us/song/34437.
- ^ "Jason Mraz to get Hal David Starlight Award". http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/772.
- ^ "Jason Mraz Myspaces Plans". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=4818814&blogId=519608759.
- ^ Graff, Gary (September 14, 2009). "Jason Mraz May Turn 'Tons of Material' Into Two New Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/jason-mraz-may-turn-tons-of-material-into-1004111447.story#/news/jason-mraz-may-turn-tons-of-material-into-1004111447.story. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ Grooveline Horns EP. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Q&A: Jason Mraz". SPIN.com. August 19, 2010. http://www.spin.com/articles/qa-jason-mraz. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Listen to Hope's 'Love Love Love' ft. Jason Mraz!". Atlantic Records. http://www.atlanticrecords.com/news/article/?articleId=8a0af8122af095c2012b0c952c760bb7. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Official Site". Jason Mraz. http://jasonmraz.com/. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "RKOP Twitter Feed". July 24, 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/theRKOP/status/95204557109473280.
- ^ "The World As I See It – YouTube". September 19, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjP7VTHUais.
- ^ "Jason Mraz: The World As I See It". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-world-as-i-see-it-single/id465136628.
- ^ "Jason Mraz Fine-Tunes 4th Album for 2012 Release". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/jason-mraz-fine-tunes-4th-album-for-2012-1005624752.story.
- ^ Jason Mraz Love is my four letter word. Jasonmraz.com (January 14, 2012). Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Jason Mraz sets release date for fourth studio album". Hitfix.com. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/jason-mraz-sets-release-date-for-fourth-studio-album.
- ^ "Jason Mraz sets release date for fourth studio album". jasonmraz.com. http://jasonmraz.com/news/2012/love-is-a-four-letter-word/.
- ^ "Jason Mraz is Engaged". omg.yahoo.com. http://omg.yahoo.com/news/singer-jason-mraz-is-engaged/52985. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "Mraz and Prettyman split". dailybeast.com. June 7, 2011. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-07/jason-mraz-splits-from-fianc-e-tristan-prettyman-exclusive/.
- ^ "Vegetarian Star". http://vegetarianstar.com/tag/jason-mraz/page/2/.
- ^ "Strawberry Farms". http://chicago.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-places-to-pick-strawberries/.
- ^ "2010 SIMA Humanitarian of the Year". http://www.sima.com/events/liquid-nation-ball/humanitarian-of-the-year.aspx.
- ^ "Surfrider Foundation Presents Clean Water Awards". http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/7719830/article-Surfrider-Foundation-presents-Clean-Water-awards?instance=coast_news_special_coverage_right_column.
- ^ Nature Conservancy | Protecting Nature, Preserving Life. Nature.org. Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
- ^ PSA Download Center. Plowsharegroup.com. Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Jason Mraz Tweets Opposition To Amendment One". Instinct Magazine. 4 May 2012. http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/jason-mraz-tweets-opposition-to-amendment-one?directory=100011.
- ^ YouTube, Misconceptions - Visit California Commercial, 8 Jan 2011
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| Sam Tsui | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samuel Tsui |
| Born | (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 23)[1][2] |
| Origin | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, acoustic |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Mud Hut Digital, NoodleHouse, Sh-K-Boom |
| Associated acts | Kurt Schneider |
| Website | www.youtube.com/KurtHugoSchneider www.youtube.com/thesamtsui |
Samuel "Sam" Tsui (Born May 2, 1989[2]) is a musician and Internet celebrity who rose to fame on YouTube. He is best known for covering and performing songs by popular artists such as Adele and Bruno Mars, as well as original medleys and mashups. Tsui graduated from Yale University in 2011.
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Background[link]
According to his profile on The Duke's Men of Yale's official website, Tsui is from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.[3] Tsui grew up a street away from Kurt Schneider, his producer and accompanist, with whom he attended Wissahickon High School.[4][5] He was active in high school musicals, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Urinetown, and Miss Saigon. Tsui attended Yale University, where he was a member of Davenport College and The Duke's Men of Yale, an all-male a cappella group. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in classical Greek in 2011. Sam is proficient in the C++ programming language, as stated in an interview on March 5.[3][6][7].
Career[link]
Collaborations between Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider began in high school with an electronic keyboard, primitive recording equipment, and GarageBand. Both attended Yale University, and there a musical partnership developed.[6] They have produced videos ranging from covers and original medleys to the College Musical online series. As of February 2012, the YouTube channel "KurtHugoSchneider" has garnered over 350 million total views and a million subscribers.[8] The most viewed video is Just a Dream, with more than forty million views.[8] His videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones.[9]
In December 2010, Tsui made a collaboration with fellow YouTube singer Christina Grimmie, singing Just A Dream. On February 3, 2011, Tsui was featured on Britney Spears' official website, along with his cover of Hold It Against Me.[10] In March 2011, Tsui, and lyrics from his song "Start Again", were also mentioned in the book "Seeker" by Andy Frankham-Allen published in print format by Hirst Publishing, and in all digital formats by Untreed Reads Publishing.[11] In November 2011, he had made a mashup base on two songs, "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars, and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele (singer), which have more than 450,000 views.
Sam Tsui was mentioned three times by Tom Hanks when he addressed the class of Yale 2011.[12]
College Musical[link]
Starting in 2009, Tsui and Schneider have produced a series of episodes of College Musical, a comedy web series parodying the High School Musical film series, with original songs composed by Schneider.[6] Four episodes have been released, with Tsui playing the lead role of Cooper. Following the popularity of the series, it was announced that a film, currently in production, would be made based on the series.[6][8]
Television appearances[link]
In November 2009, Tsui appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show where he was interviewed and performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". He also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 22, 2010 along with his producer, Kurt Schneider.[7][13] The pair was interviewed, and Tsui performed a medley of Michael Jackson's songs. Tsui also appeared on ABC World News on October 28, 2009, singing The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There".[14] In November 2009, Tsui appeared on It's On with Alexa Chung, singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" for the cast of American television series Glee.[15][16] On December 2, 2010, Tsui gave an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and performed a mashup of Katy Perry's "Firework" and Bruno Mars' "Grenade" with Schneider.[17][18]
The Sing-Off[link]
Tsui is currently a Behind-The-Scenes host on NBC's a cappella competition show, The Sing-Off Season 3. He has since gone on to record a "Judges Medley" consisting of Sara Bareilles' "Love Song", Ben Folds' "Gone" and Shawn Stockman's (Boyz II Men) "On Bended Knee" which is free to view on both NBC's website and Tsui's independent YouTube channel, TheSamTsui.
Discography[link]
[edit] The Covers
| The Covers | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider | |
| Released | February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09) |
| Recorded | 2009–10 |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 34:39 |
| Label | Sh-K-Boom |
| Producer | Kurt Schneider |
A digital album, The Covers was released to the iTunes Store on February 9, 2010 by Sh-K-Boom Records.[5][19]
[edit] DJ Got Us Falling in Love
On October 10, 2010, a mini album was released by Mud Hut Digital. It contains three covers:[20]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DJ Got Us Falling in Love" | Usher Raymond IV, Armando Pérez, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Shellback | Usher featuring Pitbull | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Replay" (acoustic version) | Rock City, Keidran Jones, Jonathan Rotem, Jason Desrouleaux | Iyaz | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "Heaven" | Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance | Bryan Adams | 3:22 |
Singles[link]
Tsui has also released twenty-three singles digitally: two original songs under NoodleHouse Records and nineteen covers under Mud Hut Digital.[21][22]
"Call Me Maybe" (Carly Rae Jepsen cover)
| Year | Title & Cover |
|---|---|
| 2010 | "If I Die Young" (The Band Perry cover) |
| "Don't Want an Ending" (Original song) | |
| "King of Anything" (Sara Bareilles cover) | |
| "The Only Exception" (Paramore cover featuring Kurt Schneider) | |
| "For Good"(with Nick Pitera) | |
| 2011 | "In the Dark" (DEVcover) |
| "Imagine" (with AHMIR) | |
| "Hold It Against Me" (Britney Spears cover) | |
| "Start Again" (Original song) | |
| "Jar of Hearts" (Christina Perri cover) | |
| "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga cover) | |
| "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele cover) | |
| "How to Love" (Lil Wayne cover) | |
| "Someone Like You" (Adele cover) | |
| "We Found Love" (Rihanna cover) | |
| "Moves Like Jagger" (Maroon 5 cover)[23] | |
| "The One That Got Away" (Katy Perry cover) | |
| 2012 | "Domino" (Jessie J cover)[24] |
| "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston tribute) | |
| "Stronger" (Kelly Clarkson cover) | |
| "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Gotye cover) | |
| "We Are Young" (fun. cover) | |
| "What Makes You Beautiful" (One Direction cover) | |
| "Britney Spears Medley" (Britney Spears cover) |
References[link]
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- ^ a b Sam Tsui on Facebook
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- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/domino-single/id500483262
External links[link]
- Kurt Schneider's channel on YouTube
- Sam Tsui's channel on YouTube
- Sam Tsui on Facebook
- Sam Tsui at Music-covers
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| Name | Tsui, Sam |
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| Date of birth | May 2, 1989 |
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