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| Name | Eric Rosse |
| Background | non_performing_personnel |
| Url | http://www.ericrosse.net |
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| Name | Tori Amos |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Myra Ellen Amos |
| Born | August 22, 1963, Newton, North Carolina, United States |
| Instrument | Piano, harpsichord, clavichord, Hammond organ, harmonium, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Kurzweil, clavinet, vocals |
| Genre | Alternative rockBaroque popElectronicaPiano rock |
| Voice type | Soprano |
| Occupation | Musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Label | Atlantic (1988–2001) Epic (2002–2008)Universal Republic (2009–present) |
| Url | toriamos.com everythingtori.com |
| Notable instruments | Bösendorfer piano At the age of 14 she began playing at piano bars, chaperoned by her father. |
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| Name | Amos, Myra Ellen |
| Alternative names | Tori Amos |
| Short description | American singer |
| Date of birth | August 22, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Newton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
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| Name | Sara Bareilles |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Sara Beth Bareilles |
| Alias | Serina |
| Born | December 07, 1979Eureka, California, United States |
| Instrument | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Genre | Pop soul, pop rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label | Epic |
| Associated acts | Ingrid Michaelson, Weezer, Maroon 5, OneRepublic, Marc Broussard |
| Url | www.sarabmusic.com |
In January 2004, Bareilles released her first studio album, Careful Confessions. She signed a contract with Epic Records on April 15, 2005. Her song, "Gravity," appears briefly in the 2006 independent film Loving Annabelle.
In mid-2004 she opened for Rocco DeLuca and the Burden during their inaugural headline tour, supported Guster on their first UK tour and co-headlined a tour with Jon McLaughlin.
She is often praised for her songwriting abilities, with critics stating she "conveys vulnerability and wisdom in lyrics that speak honestly about relationships from a woman's point of view", and that her "writing voice is uniquely her own."
She plays the piano, guitar, ukulele, and harmonium.
Bareilles performed with many other singers on the season 3 finale of 30 Rock, alongside Mary J. Blige, Rachael Yamagata, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones and Elvis Costello. She also appeared with Weezer on Jimmy Kimmel Live and AOL Sessions guest performing "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" as well for a special performance on YouTube.
She has performed for the First Family numerous times. Bareilles was first invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to play at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh in September 2009. Here she performed songs for the First Ladies of 20 nations and afterward dined with Michelle Obama. The Obamas again invited her to perform at the Easter Egg Roll in 2010. On October 20, it was announced that Sara would open for President Obama at a Las Vegas rally for the Democratic midterm elections. In December, Bareilles and fellow singer Ingrid Michaelson performed "Winter Song" for the Obamas and many spectators at the National Christmas Tree Lighting.
In December 2010, Bareilles appeared with The Backbeats on the season finale of The Sing-Off.
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| Name | Matt Hires |
| Landscape | yes |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Born | |
| Origin | Tampa, Florida |
| Instrument | Guitar, Vocals, Melodica, Bass, Harmonica |
| Genre | Pop Rock |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Label | F-Stop Music, Atlantic Records |
| Associated acts | Serena Ryder, Paolo Nutini, Sara Bareilles, Marc Broussard |
| Url | http://www.myspace.com/matthires |
Matt Hires (born August 5, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. Drawing inspiration from influences as disparate as The Band, Sufjan Stevens, Wilco and Ryan Adams,
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| Name | Anna Nalick |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Anna Christine Nalick |
| Born | March 30, 1985 |
| Origin | Glendora, California, United States |
| Instrument | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Genre | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label | ColumbiaEpic |
| Url | www.annanalick.com |
| Notable instruments | Guitar |
Anna Christine Nalick (born March 30, 1985, in Glendora, California), is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Wreck of the Day, featuring her first radio hit, "Breathe (2 AM)," was released on April 19, 2005. Nalick left her label under Sony in 2009 after a falling out surrounding the release of her long-anticipated second album. Nalick is currently independently recording another record with producer Nathan Chapman, expected for release in 2011.
In another interview, Nalick recalls showing off her talents to her third grade teacher, who then remarked that she'd end up "one day on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Nalick did perform in 2005 on the Tonight Show, making sure to invite the teacher to the audience.
In high school, Nalick performed with a Rush cover band called Brisket, developing experience as a live performer, though her true passion remained writing her own original, personal material.
Nalick initially decided to go to college before pursuing her dream of music, continuing to record her songs on a Rainbow Brite cassette recorder. But she soon met a photography professor, who had a student with parents in the music business. Nalick agreed to pass along a low-fidelity six song demo tape, and soon enough, was introduced to Christopher Thorn and Brad Smith, the founding members of Blind Melon now turned production team, as well as Eric Rosse, best known for his production work for Tori Amos. Putting her college plans on hold, in October, 2003 she signed on with Columbia Records. Nalick went into the studio with Thorn, Smith and Rosse as producers, together with mix-engineer Mark Endert (Fiona Apple, Maroon 5, and Gavin DeGraw). She recorded with a group of musicians that included Smith on bass, Thorn on guitar, Rosse and Zak Rae on keyboards, Lyle Workman and Stuart Mathis on guitar, Joey Waronker and Matt Chamberlain on drums. The result was her album Wreck of the Day, released two years later.
Anna Nalick's first single from her Wreck of the Day album was "Breathe (2 AM)", which peaked at #45 U.S. and went 3x Platinum on the Billboard Hot 100, and went huge on Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40. It was heavily played on AAA and Hot AC stations across the U.S., along with light airplay on Pop stations, and Nalick became one of 2005's biggest newcomers. Her video for the track got very heavy airplay on VH1 and some MTV airplay as well. At the time of the writing, Wreck of the Day has sold over 615,000 copies with a gold certification from the RIAA, and a #20 peak on the Billboard 200. In New Zealand, Wreck of The Day reached the Top 15 albums on the Top 40 Albums Chart.
In the fall of 2005, Nalick released "In the Rough". The single was moderately successful, charting on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks at #15. Her album sales only slightly increased after the release of "In the Rough", perhaps because the previous single had been released almost a full year before.
Her first single from Wreck of the Day, "Breathe (2 AM)", experienced a resurgence on worldwide charts following a highly prominent appearance in a Grey's Anatomy episode (As We Know It), aired February 16, 2006. Other episodes of the show have featured the acoustic songs 'Catalyst' and 'Wreck of the Day' from the same album. The title track has also been featured on the show One Tree Hill.
In 2006, the album was re-released with three new songs and re-recording of the title track that was released as the album's third and final single. With little promotion and no video, the song only managed to chart on the Adult Top 40 spending two weeks at number 39 and one week at number 40 before falling off the chart. She is currently independently making a record with producer Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift, Jewel), with an expected release date in 2011. On August 25, 2010, Nalick premiered a new song, "The Lullaby Singer", on her official website.(sales threshold) |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width=40| US ! width=35| US AC ! width=35| US Adult ! width=35| NZ |- | rowspan=2| 2005 | align=left| "Breathe (2 AM)" | 45 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 37 | align=left rowspan=3| Wreck of the Day |- | align=left| "In the Rough" | — | — | — | 15 | — |- | 2006 | align=left| "Wreck of the Day" | — | — | — | 39 | — |- | 2008 | align=left| "Shine" | — | — | — | 30 | — | align=left| Shine |- | colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
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