Category: Pop Music

Vega, whose real name is Mercedes Migel Carpio, was born on February 18, 1979 in Cordoba, but has lived for several years in Segovia. And fourteen years, Vega decided to take the guitar and started singing in bars classics of Frank Sinatra, U2 and other greats. The rise to fame came at the hands of American Idol. Supported by her family and friends, Vega auditioned for the competition. Within the academy, Vega improved his voice and his acting ability, recognizing the singer who was one of the best experiences I’ve had. (more…)

Aqua is a group dance / pop Danish-Norwegian origin, consisting of: Rene Dif, Claus Norreen, Rasted Søren and Lene Nystrom. All group members were Danish except Lene vocalist, who was Norwegian.

Although the band recently formed in 1994 under the name “Joyspeed”, its history dates back to before as in 1989 when everyone was working independently, recorded a soundtrack for a Danish film.

At that time, Rene worked as a DJ at a club in Norway, while Søren and Claus were music producers. The three of them developed so well that the film musicalization decided to make another project together, this time form a band. Thus, embark on the search for a vocalist and found precisely in 1993. Rene heard Lene casually and was delighted with her voice, which is why he intends to be part of the banda “Joyspeed”.

The idea was that Lene banda take care of lead vocals, backing vocals and Rene of the rap genre improvisations while Claus and Søren produced in whole disk. A small Swedish record label signed them in 1994 and its first single “Itsy Bitsy” was released. The issue was a failure, and the group suffered a major disappointment after this event, so I canceled the contract with the label (though the company wanted to continue working with them for future releases). (more…)

The Crystal Castles, an electronic duo from Toronto (Canada) composed by producer Ethan Kath and Alice Glass from the young, 21 year-old tormented by the past (14 years old runs away from home to live in a squat punk and toxic), the two are known to of the then 15 year old Alice a concert where Ethan is stunned by the charge and the voice of the girl and thought to be the missing ingredient to his musical recipe. (more…)

Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders were the Modern Talking, German pop principles of the 80s. Between 1984 and 1987, their hits “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul,” “Cheri Cheri Lady” or “Brother Louie” have become hugely popular in Europe as well as at home: (more…)

The TLC was formed in 1991 in Atlanta and are composed of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, the rapper Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas. Rise to prominence in 1992 with three singles resounding success, “Is not Too Proud To Beg”, “Baby, baby, baby” and “What About Your Friends”, the album contained ooohhhh … ON THE TLC TIP, which sells three million records. (more…)

Founded on the initiative of former OMD Andy McCluskey, Atomic Kitten are the Kerry Katona, Liz McLarnon and Natasha Hamilton from Liverpool; get a deal with Innocent Records in summer 1999. The single “Right Now” – which gives its name to the album self-titled debut – and “See ya” reached the Top Ten in Europe. (more…)

Band in Boston founded by Stacy Jones, former drummer for Letters To Cleo and Veruca Salt in search of fortune as a guitarist, singer and author. (more…)

The Alkaline Trio formed in 1997 by the encounter between Matt Skiba (formerly Jerkwater and Traitors), Glenn Porter and Rob Doran. The band released an EP in the same year, ONLY FOR YOUR lungs, after which Doran left the band. Dan Andriano of the Alkaline Trio’s debut the following year published GOODAMNIT!. In 1999, MAYBE I’LL CATCH FIRE are made and a collection of individuals; remodeled in training comes From Here to Infirmary in the summer of 2001, while Good Mourning is released two years later, early work with drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide Machines). (more…)

Dannii Minogue – sister of Kylie’s most famous – was born in Melbourne in 1971.

It begins as a young girl to take singing lessons and dance; the age of seven states in a small role in the TV series “Skyways”, which opened the doors for other television programs such as The Mickey Mouse Club. (more…)

Aimee Anne Duffy was born in June ’84 in Nefyn, Gwynedd, on the Llyn Peninsula in Wales. At 10 years trasfersice in Pembrokeshire with her mother and her sisters after the divorce of her parents. (more…)