José James(20 de enero de 1978) es un vocalista americano dejazzysoul. James actúa en todo el mundo como solista líder y con otros grupos.
Se lo ha definido como un cantante de jazz para la generación del hip-hop. James combina el jazz, el soul, el drum'n'bass y spoken word en su manera propia de interpretar el género. Aunque reconoce como influencias principales a los músicos John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye y Billie Holiday, el sonido en vivo de sus primeros tiempos recordaba al de iconos del jazz-soul de los años 70 como Terry Callier y su música parecía también una actualización del estilo crossover de Gil Scott-Heron; sin por ello perder personalidad.
José James asistió a la New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. En 2008 debuta con su primer álbum, The Dreamer, bajo el sello Brownswood. Blackmagic le siguió en 2010. Ese mismo año bajo el sello Impulse! publica el álbum For All We Know, trabajo que fue galardonado con el Edison Award y el Académie du Jazz Grand Prix como Best Vocal Jazz Album de 2010.
James firmó con Blue Note Records en 2012, lanzando "Trouble", primer single para la etiqueta en septiembre de aquel año. Su cuarto álbum, No Beginning, No End, vio la luz en enero de 2013.
Durante el período posterior James se dedicó a componer en la carretera, mientras estaba de gira. Las canciones nuevas reflejan un interés renovado en artistas que escuchó al crecer (Nirvana, Radiohead) así como en otros más recientes que le habían impresionado (Frank Ocean, James Blake). El resultado se plasma en el álbum While You Were Sleeping, una colección de temas que refleja al rock, junto con el R&B y el jazz. Fue publicado en junio de 2014.
En conmemoración del centésimo cumpleaños de Billie Holiday -una cantante a la que reconoce desde el principio de su carrera como una "madre musical"- James grabó junto a una banda que ha incluido al pianista Jason Moran, al bajista John Patitucci y al batería Eric Harland, nueve canciones escritas o interpretadas en su momento por ella. El álbum, titulado Yesterday I Had the Blues, fue producido por el director del sello Blue Note Don Was y lanzado en marzo de 2015.
Barry Alan Pincus (Nueva York, el 17 de junio de 1943), conocido por su nombre artísticoBarry Manilow, es un cantante, arreglista y productor discográficoestadounidense. Es conocido por éxitos como "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You" y "Copacabana (At the Copa)". En 1990 la revista Rolling Stone le proclamó "representante de nuestra generación". Ha vendido más de 75 millones de copias en todo el mundo.
Nació el 17 de junio de 1943 en Brooklyn, Nueva York. Descendiente de rusos e irlandeses, sus padres, Harold y Edna Pincus (quienes fallecieron en 1993 y en 1994, respectivamente) lo registraron con el nombre Barry Alan Pincus, pero más adelante, poco después de su Bar Mitzvah, su madre, quien se había divorciado de su padre y había vuelto a casarse, cambió legalmente su propio apellido y el de su hijo, utilizando desde entonces para ambos su apellido de soltera: Manilow.
A los 21 años se casó con su novia de la juventud, Susan Deixler. Sin embargo, debido a sus compromisos artísticos, el matrimonio vio su fin dos años después.
Estudió música en la Academia de Juilliard de Nueva York y asistió a los talleres de música del insigne pedagogo Dick Grove. En 1972 conoció a la actriz y cantante Bette Midler, quien le ayudó a impulsarse como cantante. En 1973 fue contratado por Midler como pianista para sus giras, y ya antes había colaborado como arreglista en los discos de Midler. Ella se convirtió en su representante, luego de que se dio cuenta no solo de su talento sino del interés del público por él durante sus giras. Debido a este gran cambio, Manilow empezó a conocer a artistas, agentes y productores gracias a los contactos de Bette.
Ha recibido diversos premios como cantante y compositor, y también ha donado grandes sumas de dinero para asociaciones y organizaciones de derechos humanos que trabajan contra el sida y otras enfermedades, y también a favor de las campañas políticas de Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Ron Paul y Joe Biden.
Su autobiografía, publicada en 1986 por McGraw-Hill, se titula en inglés Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise (Dulce vida: Aventuras rumbo al paraíso) (ISBN 0070399042).
Actualmente dirige un espectáculo en Las Vegas. El 5 de abril de 2017 se declaró abiertamente homosexual en una entrevista a la revista People.
AudioFeels es un grupo musical independiente de origen polaco. Su estilo musical es el "Vocal Play" o "a cappella", en el cual utilizan únicamente la voz para imitar los sonidos de instrumentos musicales ya sean de cuerda, de percusión, teclados e instrumentos electrónicos entre otros.
Los integrantes de la banda fueron inspirados por la música a cappella, el estilo Vocal Play y músicos como Bobby McFerrin, Urszula Dudziak, Take 6, Naturally 7 , Manhattan Transfer, Cosmos. Esta agrupación de ocho amigos se conocieron mientras estudiaban en The Academic Choir Of Adam Inkiewicz University en Poznan, Polonia, y la banda fue creada en abril de 2007.
AudioFeels se dio a conocer a un público más amplio después de una actuación en la primera edición polaca de "Got Talent" (Mam Talent 2008), ocupando el tercer lugar.
En octubre de 2009 lanzaron su álbum debut titulado "Uncovered". Este álbum contiene doce interpretaciones de temas originales de canciones conocidas como: Nothing Else Mathers, Sounds of Silence y Tragedy entre otras. Uncovered rápidamente se convirtió en disco de oro.
The Wilson sisters and Phillips grew up together in the Los Angeles area in the 1970s and 1980s. The three shared a love of music, and developed their singing and vocal harmonies. In 1989, the trio landed a deal with SBK Records. All three are the offspring of prominent musicians; Chynna is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and Carnie and Wendy are the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Marilyn Rovell of The Honeys. Wilson Phillips released their debut album, Wilson Phillips, in 1990. Their debut single, "Hold On," hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1990. The single was also number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary and became a hit in several other countries; peaking at number two in Australia, number six in the UK, number seven in Ireland, number 10 in Sweden, and number 15 in the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland. The single also won Wilson Phillips the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990. The second single, "Release Me", spent two weeks at number one. Their third single, "Impulsive, became another top ten hit, peaking at number four on the Hot 100, while fourth single "You're in Love" hit number one in the US for one week. The fifth single, "The Dream Is Still Alive", peaked at number twelve on the Hot 100.
In 1991, the group contributed a version of the song "Daniel" to the tribute album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. While not released as a single, it peaked at number seven on the US Adult Contemporary chart due to strong airplay. Their single "You're in Love" was released that same year, which scored as a number one (and to date, their last top ten) pop single. In 1992, Wilson Phillips also made history as Billboard declared their debut album, at that time, the best-selling album of all time by an all female act; the album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart, while it had sales of 5 million copies in the US, with a total of 8 million copies sold worldwide. That achievement, however, was later surpassed with the 1996 album Spice by the Spice Girls.
In June 1992, Wilson Phillips released their second album, Shadows and Light. The album was deeply personal and adopted a more serious tone, with tracks exploring issues such as child abuse ("Where Are You") and their estrangement from their fathers ("Flesh and Blood", "All the Way From New York"). The first single, "You Won't See Me Cry," peaked at number 20 in the US and number 18 in the UK, the first time they had a higher-ranking single in the UK than in the US. The single gave them a hit in the US and the UK, and saw the album peak at number four on the US Billboard 200, and it was eventually certified platinum in the US. However, the second single "Give It up" became a moderate hit, peaking at number thirty, and third single "Flesh and Blood" failed to crack the Hot 100. Shortly after, the group decided to break up, departing just after their second album. Chynna Phillips announced plans for a solo career,[9] however, the group performed the US national anthem in a baseball stadium.[10]
Less than a year after the release of their second album, the group had gone their separate ways. In 1993, Wendy and Carnie Wilson released the Christmas album Hey Santa!, a collection of classic Christmas songs which included an original song, "Hey Santa". In 1995, Chynna Phillips released a solo album, Naked and Sacred. Also in 1995, Carnie went on to host her own short-lived syndicated television talk show titled Carnie! In 1997, Carnie and Wendy, along with their father Brian Wilson, released the album The Wilsons and the single "Monday Without You." Capitol Records released a Wilson Phillips Greatest Hits album in 2000.
On March 29, 2001, the group reunited to perform The Beach Boys' song "You're So Good to Me" at a tribute show to Brian Wilson held at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Chynna Phillips also dedicated the performance to her father John Phillips, who had died a few days earlier.
Wilson Phillips reunited in 2004 to release a new album, California, a collection of cover songs. A single, "Go Your Own Way," a song originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac, peaked at number 13 on the US BillboardAdult Contemporary chart. The album fared moderately well on the charts, debuting and peaking at number 35 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 31,000 copies sold in its first week of release. In New Zealand, the album reached the top 10 and amassed gold status after "Go Your Own Way" topped the country's adult contemporary radio chart. The group departed once again.
On October 12, 2010, Wilson Phillips released a Christmas album, Christmas in Harmony. The album yielded a single, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday," a cover of the popular seasonal tune that first was a hit in 1973 for English glam-rock band Wizzard. The group had a cameo appearance in the film Bridesmaids (2011) and performed "Hold On". Bandmember Chynna was a contestant on season 13 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars and explained that "Hold On" was written by herself, Carnie, and Wendy about Chynna's recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Chynna made it to week four of the competition.
On March 20, 2012, the group appeared on QVC to promote their release Dedicated, a studio album composed of covers of songs by both The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas. On April 3, 2012, the group released Dedicated, which peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The trio appeared in their own reality show, Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On, which debuted on TV Guide Network in April 2012. In 2015, Wilson Phillips contributed backup vocals to the song "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West for Rihanna's eighth studio album.
In July 2016, Wilson Phillips reunited and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits. In 2017, the group performed on the season finale of NBC's The New Celebrity Apprentice.
In 2022, Wilson Phillips competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as the "Lambs". Chynna portrayed the Lamb with the name "Blueberry", Carnie portrayed the Lamb with the name "Rose", and Wendy portrayed the Lamb with the name "Lilac". They became the first group act to advance to the finale and finished as the runners-up to Amber Riley as "Harp". As an encore, they performed "Hold On".
In November 2022, the group released a cover version of Harry Styles’s song “Boyfriends”.
Marlisa Ann Punzalan (born 1 October 1999), also known simply asMarlisa, is an Australian singer. She won the sixth season of The X Factor Australia in 2014, aged 15, the youngest contestant to have won the show. Punzalan subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released her debut single "Stand by You", which debuted at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. This was followed by the release of her self-titled debut album Marlisa, which debuted at number six the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. "Stand by You" was nominated for the ARIA Award for Song of the Year in 2015.
Renaud Hantson, nacido el 29 de marzo de 1963, es un cantante, bateria, autor, compositor e intérprete francés. Obtuvo un premio a la excelencia en la batería a los dieciséis años cuando abandonó el conservatorio, instrumento cuya práctica suele inspirarse en Phil Collins. Influenciado por artistas como Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott, Marc Bolan, John Martyn, su carrera comenzó con el grupo de heavy metal Satan Jokers, grupo que formó en 1983 y del cual es bateria y cantante. Sin embargo, comenzó una carrera en solitario en 1986 en un registro de variedades francesas, también influenciado por Joe Cocker o su mentor Michel Berger, quienes lo identificaron por su voz. Participará así en las dos óperas rock de Michel Berger y Luc Plamondon: Starmania de 1988 a 1990 y La Légende de Jimmy de 1990 a 1991, y también formará parte de la 2ª compañía francesa de Notre Dame de París de 1999 a 2001. de Richard Cocciante y Luc Plamondon. También es miembro de Furious Zoo, Judas Feast y Superhuit Liveband.
Jacobus Frederick Jersichbetter known by hisstage nameRay Dylan(born inOdendaalsrus,South Africa, on 15 August 1978) is aSouth Africansinger who sings inAfrikaansand English. Dylan recorded his debut albumNew Kid In Townin 2002, but his breakthrough came with the 2006 Afrikaans albumHokaai Stoppie Lorriefollowed byBreek Die Ysand the CD / DVD releaseHier Binne (Klop ´n Boerehart). In 2010, he received the SAMA (South African Music Award) for the category "Best Country Album of the Year" for his 2009 albumGoeie Ou Country.
