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A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer or harmony vocalist) is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. In some cases, a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or a counter-melody. While some bands use performers whose sole on-stage role is performing backing vocals, it is common for backup singers to have other roles. In many rock and metal bands, the musicians doing backup vocals also play instruments, such as guitar, electric bass, drums, or keyboards. In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups, backup singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing. In some pop and hip-hop groups and in musical theater, the backup singers may be required to perform elaborately-choreographed dance routines while they sing through headset microphones.
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.
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.
Actors: Danny John-Jules (actor), Trevor Michael Georges (director), Trevor Michael Georges (composer), Trevor Michael Georges (writer), Trevor Michael Georges (actor), Trevor Michael Georges (writer), Trevor Michael Georges (producer), Kerrie Taylor (actress), Margaret Ann Bain (actress), Paul Gowers (producer), Wendy Richardson (actress), Katie Sheridan (actress), Sarah Paul (actor), Laura Bacon (actor), Fergus Waldron (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Reinhard Wulf (producer), Robin Trower (actor), Robin Trower (actor), Peter Sommer (director), Peter Sommer (producer), Dave Bronze (actor), Dave Bronze (actor), Davey Pattison (actor), Thomas Ruf (producer), Pete Thompson (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Michael Weikath (actor), Michael Weikath (actor), Marcus Grosskopf (actor), Marcus Grosskopf (actor), Roland Grapow (actor), Roland Grapow (actor), Andi Deris (actress), Uli Kusch (actor), Ingo Schwichtenberg (actor), Michael Kiske (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Michael Jackson (actor), J.C. Chasez (actor), Jermaine Jackson (actor), Bobby Brown (actor), Kobe Bryant (actor), Muhammad Ali (actor), Marc Anthony (actor), Marlon Brando (actor), Macaulay Culkin (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor), Dr. Dre (actor), Joey Fatone (actor), Lance Bass (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: Stevie Wonder (actor), Lawrence Jordan (director), Sting (actor), Christine Mitsogiorgakis (editor), Chris Botti (actor), Kipper (actor), Manu Katché (actor), Mohamed Khelifati (actor), Dominic Miller (actor), Jason Robello (actor), Mejdoub Ftati (actor), Mandy Lecointe (actor), Abdel Nasser Haoua (actor), Lorraine Barnes (actor), Samantha Swaby (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: Kelly Jones (actor), Kelly Jones (actor), Richard Jones (actor), Richard Jones (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Peter Fowler (director), Peter Fowler (actor), Peter Fowler (producer), Cameron Barnett (actor), John Brand (actor), Tony Kirkham (actor), Julian Castaldi (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Kelly Jones (actor), Kelly Jones (actor), Richard Jones (actor), Richard Jones (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Stuart Cable (actor), Peter Fowler (director), Peter Fowler (actor), Peter Fowler (producer), Cameron Barnett (actor), John Brand (actor), Tony Kirkham (actor), Julian Castaldi (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Stevie Wonder (actor), Lawrence Jordan (director), Sting (actor), Christine Mitsogiorgakis (editor), Chris Botti (actor), Kipper (actor), Manu Katché (actor), Mohamed Khelifati (actor), Dominic Miller (actor), Jason Robello (actor), Mejdoub Ftati (actor), Mandy Lecointe (actor), Abdel Nasser Haoua (actor), Lorraine Barnes (actor), Samantha Swaby (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: Tony Levin (actor), Tony Levin (actor), Tony Levin (actor), Bill Bruford (actor), Bill Bruford (actor), Adrian Belew (actor), Adrian Belew (actor), Robert Fripp (actor), Robert Fripp (actor), Trey Gunn (actor), Trey Gunn (actor), Pat Mastelotto (actor), Pat Mastelotto (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: Paul Dewdney (actor), Paul Gambaccini (actor), Kevin Godley (actor), Alison Moyet (actress), Gary Edmead (actor), Gary Edmead (actor), Gary Edmead (actor), Gary Edmead (actor), Pat Reilly (actor), Pat Reilly (actor), Andy Pierson (actor), Pete Reilly (actor), Rob Reilly (actor), Andy Fox (actor), Colin Thurston (actor),
Plot: Sugar Ray Five ~ Battle of the Bands Finalists/Winners 1984 - Sugar Ray Five were one of the six finalists and eventual winners of the 1984 Battle of the Bands Competition sponsored by TDK. The competition was held throughout the UK in which more than 1700 bands initially entered. Various Nationwide elimination heats were held in which Sugar Ray Five won each heat outright and were eventual outright winners at the Grand Final which was held at the world famous Hammersmith Odeon (now Hammersmith Apollo) in London in front of a capacity crowd and covered by the BBC. Sugar Ray Five completely annihilated the opposition on the night and ending up gaining 147 of the absolute maximum of 150 points available from the judges. Only ever performing original material the self-penned 7" single 'Lazy Hours' with 'March' on the flip side was released into the British charts the following year which received airplay on principal radio and TV but despite being rapidly tipped by the industry for great heights as a true force to be reckoned with in the mid-eighties music scene the group disbanded less than a year later.
Genres: Music,