Take 6 - Got to Get You into My Life

 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received several Grammy Awards as well as Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award and nominations for the NAACP Image Award.

The band has worked with Ray Charles, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d. lang, Queen Latifah, The Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, Randy Travis, CeCe Winans, Stevie Wonder and Jacob Collier. All original members grew up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

In 1980, Claude McKnight, older brother of R&B musician Brian McKnight, formed an a cappella quartet, The Gentlemen's Estates Quartet, at Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), a Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was a freshman. He auditioned students for the group. While rehearsing in a campus bathroom to prepare for a performance, Mark Kibble heard them singing. He joined the harmonizing, adding a fifth part with them onstage that night. Kibble invited Mervyn Warren to join the group, which performed under the name Alliance. Alliance performed in local churches and on campus with a changing roster of members. In 1985, the lower half of the group (bass, baritone, and second tenor) left after graduating. Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, and David Thomas joined.

The band signed a contract with Warner Alliance in 1987 and changed its name to Take 6 after a search revealed the name "Alliance" was in use. Their self-titled debut album (1988) won Grammy Awards in the gospel and jazz categories and three Dove Awards. They contributed to the film Do the Right Thing and sang on the album Back on the Block by Quincy Jones. They also appeared on Sesame Street and Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella. The band's second album, So Much 2 Say (1990) appeared on the gospel, jazz, and R&B charts of Billboard magazine. The band then signed with Reprise. In 1991, after the release of So Much 2 Say, Mervyn Warren left the group to pursue a career as a record producer and was replaced by Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble's younger brother. The group added instrumentation to their a cappella sound on the album He Is Christmas.

In 2006, the group started the label Take 6 Records; Feels Good, the first album on their new label, was released the same year. In 2007, they recorded with Eros Ramazzotti for his album E². A year later Take 6 released The Standard, which ventured into more traditional jazz territory.

Believe (Sono, 2016), produced by Claude Villani and Ross Vannelli, charted in six categories on Billboard in its first two weeks of release. Iconic (Sono, 2018), produced and arranged by the band, was its first album to chart at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. The first single was a cover version of "Change the World" by Eric Clapton and debuted on the Contemporary Jazz Song chart in the top 30. The second single, "Sailing", is a cover of the Christopher Cross classic.

Danni Carlos - Kiss Me

Daniela Carlos de Araújo (Río de Janeiro, 2 de julio de 1975), conocida por el nombre artístico de Danni Carlos, es una cantante, compositora, multiinstrumentista y actriz brasileña. Se dio a conocer en 2003 con una secuencia de álbumes de versiones de grandes éxitos del rock internacional en formato acústico, publicando Rock'n'Road (2003), Rock'n'Road Again (2004), Rock'n'Road All Night (2005) y Rock'n'Road Movies (2006). También grabó un CD y DVD en directo en 2005, titulado Danni Carlos ao Vivo. Ya en 2007, se aventuró en su primer álbum de autor, Música Nova, que incluía el éxito "Coisas Que Eu Sei", que llegó al nº 1 en las radios brasileñas. Hija de bahianos, Danni se trasladó a Europa en 1997, con 21 años, tras licenciarse en música empezó a cantar en bares y festivales.


En 2002, de vuelta en Brasil, firmó un contrato con BMG para lanzar un original proyecto de regrabaciones de clásicos del rock internacional en formato acústico. En 2003, salió Rock'n'Road, con versiones de "Torn", de Natalie Imbruglia, "Wherever You Will Go", de The Calling, "I Was Born To Love You", de Freddie Mercury, entre otras. Con el éxito del proyecto, Danni publicó tres álbumes más en el mismo formato: Rock'n'Road Again (2004), Rock'n'Road All Night (2005) y Rock'n'Road Movies (2006). Al mismo tiempo, inició su carrera como actriz, interpretando a la cómica mecánica Neném en Agora É que São Elas (2003), que ayudaba a su amiga patricia Pamela a adaptarse a una nueva vida de pobreza, y a la guerrillera contra la dictadura militar Renée en Cidadão Brasileiro (2006)


En 2005, lanzó el cuarto CD y primer DVD de su carrera, Danni Carlos ao Vivo, grabado el 21 de mayo en Via Funchal, São Paulo. En 2007 se aventuró con su primer álbum de autor, Música Nova, que incluía los éxitos "Coisas Que Eu Sei", número uno en las radios brasileñas, y "Doce Sal", con el que recorrió el país al año siguiente. En 2009 protagonizó dos películas: la comedia romántica La mujer invisible y el drama lésbico ¿Cuánto dura el amor? Ese mismo año también participó en la primera temporada del reality show A Fazenda, convirtiéndose en vicecampeona El fin de su matrimonio, unido al trauma de ver su vida expuesta en el reality, hizo que Danni entrase en depresión y abandonase temporalmente su carrera. En 2013, regresó con el álbum Livre, que incluía los singles "Navio" y "Amo Você". En 2018, consiguió curarse de su depresión, al volver  a los escenarios con la gira The Rock Bar.

Macy Kate - Roar

 Macy Kate (Texas, Estados Unidos, 18 de Junio 1996) es una cantante y modelo estadounidense que debutó su carrera musical subiendo covers a YouTube desde 2009, En enero de 2013 lanzó su álbum debut Hello I Am... And You? que alcanzó el número 30 en los Estados Unidos en febrero del mismo Año. Macy empezó su carrera musical en 2009 cuando comenzó a subir vídeos de covers a la plataforma de vídeo YouTube, también ha logrado colaborar con otros youtubers como Megan Nicole, Tyler Ward etc. En enero de 2013 lanzó su álbum debut llamado Hello I Am... And You? El álbum alcanzó la posición número 30 dentro de la tabla Billboard 200 y número 22 en el Digital Álbum. El álbum contiene 7 canciones escritas e interpretadas por ella y 4 canciones de covers. El álbum contiene géneros Pop y Country aunque también se caracteriza por tener sonidos metálicos y acústicos.

El 2 de julio de 2013 se anunció la salida de un posible segundo álbum llamado The Fall Song, pero no fue lanzado hasta el 3 de diciembre de 2013, el álbum alcanzó la posición número 29 en el Billboard 200 y 25 en el Digital Álbum, el álbum fue lanzado por VM Music Records & Sycom Music. El álbum se caracterizó por más sonidos pop que Country a diferencia del álbum anterior, el álbum contiene muchas influencias de la cantante y actriz Bridgit Mendler y de la cantante estadounidense Taylor Swift. Actualmente sigue subiendo covers a YouTube en su canal oficial Macy Kate.

The Majority One - A Hard Day's Night

 En algunos oscuros lanzamientos de principios de los 70, Majority One escribió y grabó material a la manera del pop psicodélico británico de finales de los 60, aunque el estilo había pasado de moda hacía un par de años. El grupo evolucionó a partir de la banda británica Majority, que publicó ocho sencillos en Decca entre 1965 y 1968 sin llegar a las listas británicas. Tras muchos cambios de personal y una temporada como teloneros del cantante británico Barry Ryan, el grupo se trasladó a Francia y publicó un último sencillo como Majority, "Charlotte Rose", aunque sólo se publicó en algunos territorios europeos. En 1970, todavía en Francia, cambiaron su nombre por el de Majority One y publicaron algunos sencillos en 1970 y 1971 y un álbum autotitulado en 1971, aunque este último sólo se publicó en Francia y Holanda. Con algunas similitudes con los esfuerzos más ligeros de los Beatles, Bee Gees y Moody Blues de finales de los 60, los esfuerzos de Majority One pasaron desapercibidos en su país natal, aunque su sencillo de 1971 "Because I Love" llegó al Top 20 en Holanda, convirtiéndose también en un éxito en Italia y Brasil. Majority One también publicó algunos temas bajo los nombres de Black Label y Rocky Cabbage, pero se disolvió en el verano de 1971. Gran parte del material publicado por Majority One, incluidas algunas de las canciones publicadas bajo los nombres Majority, Black Label y Rocky Cabbage, se recopiló en 2006 en el CD Rainbow Rockin' Chair: The Definitive Collection 1969-1971.

Cimorelli - Wannabe

 Cimorelli es una banda pop estadounidense formada en Sacramento, California, en 2007 por Christina, Katherine, Lisa, Amy y Lauren Cimorelli.​ En 2010 Michael abandonó la agrupación. Ese mismo año, Danielle "Dani" se unió tomando el lugar de su hermano mayor y solo quedaron las seis hermanas. En enero de 2020, Dani abandonó el grupo.

En su primera aparición en público, donde sólo actuaron las tres hermanas mayores, cantaron el Himno Nacional de los Estados Unidos.

Después decidieron subir canciones a páginas como YouTube; sin embargo, al notar que no recibían muchas visitas, dejaron de hacerlo durante algún tiempo. En 2009, Katherine propuso subir una versión de una canción de Miley Cyrus, Party in the U.S.A., la cual tuvo una recepción positiva. A finales de agosto de 2016 el vídeo contaba con más de 8 millones de vistas.

La banda comenzó su primera gira en julio de 2013, la cual concluyó con un concierto en el Teatro El Rey el día 6 de agosto de ese mismo año. Han hecho numerosas giras, tanto a nivel nacional (Florida, Nueva York, Seattle y California) como internacional (España, Reino Unido, Alemania, Portugal, Filipinas, Chile, Argentina y Brasil).

La banda ha hecho varias versiones de canciones de artistas, las cuales han recibido críticas positivas, como Call Me Maybe, What Makes You Beautiful y Cups (When I'm Gone). Han colaborado con otros artistas, como MattyBRaps, The Vamps, James Maslow (del grupo Big Time Rush), Ryan Beatty, Tyler Ward y Gardiner Sisters.

fDeluxe - Miss You

 The Family was a band formed by Prince, and one of the first signed to Prince's record label, Paisley Park Records. The band reformed as fDeluxe in 2011. This band should not be confused with a 1970s Minneapolis R&B band of the same name. The band's origins started with the disintegration of the Time in 1984. Lead singer Morris Day had left the band to pursue a solo career and guitarist Jesse Johnson became the de facto band leader. Prince suggested restructuring the band with new member Paul Peterson to head the group, but Johnson opposed. A few of the Time's newer members followed Johnson to join his backing band (called Jesse Johnson's Revue).

As the band had served as an outlet for Prince to release more music, he wanted to continue this avenue, inviting the remaining members of the Time, Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, and Paul Peterson, to his home and presented them with his new project. They agreed to become a new band called the Family, with Peterson renamed "St. Paul" as the new frontman and bassist. Johnson and Benton reprised their familiar roles from the Time. To the mix, Prince added Susannah Melvoin, the twin sister of Revolution guitarist Wendy Melvoin, as a backing singer and keyboardist. The fifth member was Eric Leeds, the brother of Prince's tour manager Alan Leeds, who provided saxophone and flute. Also joining was bassist Allen Flowers. Guitarist Miko Weaver, from Sheila E.'s band, is credited in the album credits because he was to be a session and tour player, but was never officially a member of the band.

Much like the Time, the band's material was composed entirely by Prince, with the exception of "River Run Dry", which was written by Revolution drummer Bobby Z. Prince wrote and performed all the other tracks and simply overdubbed Peterson's and Melvoin's vocals and added Leeds' saxophone and flute. On several tracks, Prince's vocals can be clearly heard. Some of the original demos have surfaced as bootlegs and circulate among fans with Prince's original lead vocals, as well as two outtakes: the instrumental "Feline" and the pop "Miss Understood". As on other associates' albums, Prince falsely gave writing credit to the various band members, though he kept his name on "Nothing Compares 2 U". The tracks were all recorded in a span of a few weeks at the end of 1984 after Prince had finished sessions for Around the World in a Day and just before he started recording for Sheila E.'s album Romance 1600 and his own Parade album. The album itself is a mix of uptempo funk songs ("High Fashion", "Mutiny"), unconventional soul ballads ("Nothing Compares 2 U", "Desire"), jazz-funk instrumental tracks ("Yes", "Susannah's Pajamas") and New Wave songs ("The Screams of Passion", "River Run Dry"). "The Screams of Passion" was released as the first single from the album. MTV placed the video for the song in light rotation. "High Fashion" was the second single, but no video was made.

The album sold poorly upon its release and has been out of print in any form since the late 1980s in the United States. A compact disc version was printed in Germany in the early 1990s following the success of Sinead O'Connor's cover version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" which was released that same year and is highly valued among Prince fans and collectors.

Prince often incorporated the track "Mutiny" into the setlist of his Parade Tour in 1986, which occasionally was extended to contain the chorus of his song "Dream Factory" and the snarky chant "St. Paul – punk of the month!" as well as on subsequent tours. From 1990 onward, Prince occasionally added "Nothing Compares 2 U" to his tour setlist. After the band performed a single concert, released their self-titled album and only two singles, Peterson felt constricted by Prince's control and opted to pursue his own career. Without a lead singer, Prince lost interest and absorbed most of the remaining members into the expanded Revolution with the exception of Johnson, who went on to join the Flyte Tyme music production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. According to St. Paul's website, he fondly remembers his time with the Family and often plays songs from the album in concert. The Family reunited on December 13, 2003, for a single performance for charity along with other acts formerly associated with Prince. On January 26, 2007, the Family announced that they were returning to the music scene, with a tour and a recording of new music. Now called fDeluxe, they reformed in June 2011 and released a new record called Gaslight with four of the five original members performing.

Marc Martel - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

 Marc Martel is a Canadian Christian rock musician. In 1999, he formed the band Downhere before going solo in 2013. Aside from his own work, Martel is known for his Queen covers and his vocal likeness to frontman Freddie Mercury. He provided Mercury's singing voice in the film Bohemian Rhapsody. He was born in Montreal, Canada to Michel Martel and his wife Barbara Beresford Martel. He attended Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan where he met his roommate Jason Germain. With him and a few friends he formed the band downhere. Downhere (stylized as downhere) developed their sound while touring on behalf of Briercrest College. After four years of college, the band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where they signed with Word Records. Downhere went on to win multiple Juno Awards, Covenant Awards and a Dove Award. They released 10 albums, including On the Altar of Love, before going on hiatus effective January 1, 2013. In September 2011, Martel entered a competition to join Roger Taylor's (original drummer for the rock band Queen) official Queen tribute project, the Queen Extravaganza, with a video of Martel singing along with the Queen classic "Somebody to Love". It generated more than one million views on YouTube after being up for only a few days and as of February 2021 it has over 22 million views. This led to an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show a week following the release of the video. Martel went on to be one of the winners of the competition which led to a six-week tour with The Queen Extravaganza in 2012. The Queen Extravaganza had continued to tour with Martel until the end of 2016.

Martel released an EP, Prelude, on February 1, 2013 The EP was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producer John Fields. His full-length debut, Impersonator, released on September 30, 2014.

In September 2016, he collaborated on "Last Christmas", featured in the video game, Just Dance 2017. On November 18, 2016 The Silent Night EP, a collection of Christmas songs, was released.

In 2017, Martel left Queen Extravaganza and joined the Ultimate Queen Celebration.

In 2019, Martel recorded a new version of "Silver Bells" with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian AC Monitor charts, and the Mediabase Christian AC. This was Martel's first career No. 1 song. He accompanied them on their annual Christmas Tour.

Martel contributed vocal recordings for the Queen biographical film, Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Film producer Graham King confirmed that Marc Martel recorded vocals for the film in a Rolling Stone article:

Most singing scenes in the movie rely on either vocal stems from Queen master tapes or new recordings by Marc Martel, a Canadian Christian rock singer whose voice is practically identical to the late frontman's. "Literally, you could close your eyes and it's Freddie," says King. "And that's a very tough thing to do."

And in an interview to FilmJournal International he revealed more details about Martel's involvement in the making of the film:

Rami sings a little bit in the film, there's a lot of Freddie Mercury obviously, and a lot of Marc Martel. He sent a video to Brian May and Roger Taylor and he sounds exactly like Freddie Mercury. We knew that we had someone we could use for parts that maybe Rami couldn't do and obviously Freddie didn't do. So we were in Abbey Road recording studio for maybe two and a half months with Marc and with Rami, recording bits and pieces that we knew we needed. It's hard to find someone who can sing like Freddie Mercury and I'm not sure the movie would have happened if we didn't have Marc.