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Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of tonality, rhythm, the use of sustained tones and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung without accompaniment or with accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in a group of other musicians, such as in a choir of singers with different voice ranges, or in an ensemble with instrumentalists, such as a rock group or baroque ensemble. Singers may also perform as soloist with accompaniment from a piano (as in art song and in some jazz styles) or with a symphony orchestra or big band. There are a range of different singing styles, including art music styles such as opera and Chinese opera, religious music styles such as Gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues and popular music styles such as pop and rock.
Singing can be formal or informal, arranged or improvised. It may be done for religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual, as part of music education, or as a profession. Excellence in singing requires time, dedication, instruction, and regular practice. If practice is done on a regular basis then the sounds can become more clear and strong. Professional singers usually build their careers around one specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are singers with crossover success (singing in more than one genre). They typically take voice training provided by voice teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold 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 women artists who 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 woman to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Albums") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a woman in history.Rolling Stone named it the best album of 1986, and ranked it at number 254 on the magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a woman to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Perry White Jr. (actor), Jennifer Knighton (actress), Seth Thygesen (actor), Graydon Schlichter (actor), David Milano (director), David Milano (editor), David Milano (producer), David Milano (writer), Emma Fassler (actress), Marcel Bonner (producer), Stephen Daly (actor), Sarah Huffman (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Holly Amber Church (composer), Paul McKinney (actor), Marjo-Riikka Makela (actress), Nicky Hawthorne (actress), David Ruben (writer), David Ruben (composer), David Ruben (director), David Ruben (actor), David Ruben (producer), Amy Greenspan (actress), Kathy Rich-McFarland (producer), Kathy Rich-McFarland (actress), Raif Derrazi (actor), Allison Bernal (actress), Helen Hand (editor),
Plot: Cohen has one thing on his mind... belonging. When he hooks up to join a mysterious club of murderers, Cohen struggles with the meaning of friendship, while the club prepares to kill off their most daunting murder to date. A man hot on their heels - the infamous Detective Mortimer.
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Short,Actors: Holly Amber Church (composer), Paul McKinney (actor), Marjo-Riikka Makela (actress), Nicky Hawthorne (actress), David Ruben (writer), David Ruben (composer), David Ruben (director), David Ruben (actor), David Ruben (producer), Amy Greenspan (actress), Kathy Rich-McFarland (producer), Kathy Rich-McFarland (actress), Raif Derrazi (actor), Allison Bernal (actress), Helen Hand (editor),
Plot: Cohen has one thing on his mind... belonging. When he hooks up to join a mysterious club of murderers, Cohen struggles with the meaning of friendship, while the club prepares to kill off their most daunting murder to date. A man hot on their heels - the infamous Detective Mortimer.
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Short,Actors: Holly Amber Church (composer), Paul McKinney (actor), Marjo-Riikka Makela (actress), Nicky Hawthorne (actress), David Ruben (writer), David Ruben (composer), David Ruben (director), David Ruben (actor), David Ruben (producer), Amy Greenspan (actress), Kathy Rich-McFarland (producer), Kathy Rich-McFarland (actress), Raif Derrazi (actor), Allison Bernal (actress), Helen Hand (editor),
Plot: Cohen has one thing on his mind... belonging. When he hooks up to join a mysterious club of murderers, Cohen struggles with the meaning of friendship, while the club prepares to kill off their most daunting murder to date. A man hot on their heels - the infamous Detective Mortimer.
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