The
Black Eyed Peas are
a highly successful
group formed in the USA
in 1995. The group have
achieved both critical
and commercial worldwide
success with the albums
Elephunk, Monkey
Business and The E.N.D.
These albums include
such worldwide hit
singles as Where is the
Love, My Humps and Boom
Boom Pow.
Beyonce
Knowles, or
just Beyonce as she is
now universally known,
has become one of the
world’s leading
recording artists. As
both a solo artist and
part of the highly
successful girl group
Destiny’s Child, she has
gone on to sell over 70
million records
worldwide.
Biffy Clyro is a rock
band from Ayrshire,
Scotland. The band
comprises of three
members, Simon Neil on
vocals and guitar, and
the Johnston twins,
James Johnston on bass
guitar and vocals and
Ben Johnston on drums
and vocals.
Biffy Clyro have
been steadily growing in
popularity ever since
2007 when they released
their fourth album
Puzzle, followed by the
singles Mountain and
That Golden Rule in the
next two years.
Bloc Party
London based indie punk
rockers
Bloc Party cite Joy
Division, The Cure,
Sonic Youth and
Radiohead as some of
their inspirations. The
band’s debut album
Silent Alarm was
nominated for the
coveted Mercury Music
Prize in 2005. The band
consists of Kele Orkeke
on lead vocals and
rhythm guitar, Gordon
Moakes on Bass guitar,
backing vocals, synth
and glockenspiel,
Russell Lissakk on lead
guitar and Matt Tong on
drums and backing
vocals. Bloc Party has
received several award
nominations from various
awarding bodies.
A dance act signed to
the “Hed Kandi” label,
Booty Luv have had 5
top 20 hits in the UK,
as well as 3 consecutive
number ones on the UK
Dance Chart.
Basshunter
There are many changes
gradually happening in
the world of music as
technological advances
expand the horizons of
what can be
accomplished.
Basshunter,
otherwise known by his
legal name Jonas Erik
Altberg, is an example
of how some stars with
raw talent can launch
their own careers with a
lot of enthusiasm,
technological savvy, and
tons of luck.
Alexandra Burke
There aren’t many people
living in the UK today
who are unfamiliar with
the name
Alexandra
Burke. Burke was the
winner of the fifth
series of the British
talent show The X
Factor, held in 2008,
and went on to achieve
international fame for
her number one singles
such as Bad Boys and
Hallelujah. Her debut
album entitled Overcome
released on the 19th of
October this year.
Michael Buble
Michael Buble’s fourth
studio album entitled
Crazy Love was released
in the UK on 19th
October 2009. The album
has been an instant
success in the US
following its release on
the 9th of October, and
reached the number one
position on the US
Billboard 200, as well
as in his home country,
Canada.
Michael Buble is an
enormously successful
Canadian singer and
actor. He has won
several awards including
a Grammy, and has sold
over 20 million album
copies throughout the
world.
Amy Winehouse’s
Goddaughter -
Dionne Bromfield
is a young English
singer from Kent.
Bromfield has risen to
fame following her
appearance on YouTube
singing Alicia Key’s If
I Ain’t Got You with her
godmother and Grammy
Award Winner Amy
Winehouse.
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi, the
American Rock band, are
one of the most famous
names in music. They
have a 26 year history
and eleven studio
albums. They have had no
less than five of their
albums top the charts in
the UK and have 41
singles to their name.
In terms of live
performances, the band
is no couch potato and
has performed an
incredible, ten tours.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown is the
stage name of
Christopher Maurice who
was born in 1989. He is
an American singer and
actor, although most
famous for his musical
talent. His first
recording was at the age
of just 16 and he has
achieved a double
platinum album.
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