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Stella

There are multiple artists with this name:1) A rock quintet from Finland.2) A psychedelic band from Estonia.3) Stella Zelcer, a.k.a. Stella Vander, a 1960s pop singer from France.4) An electronica artist from Ipswich, England.5) An experimental band from Hamburg, Germany6) Stella Maessen, Belgium’s participant at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.7) An American indie / emo band from Nashville, Tennessee known as Stella-US8) Stella Mwangi, a Norwegian hip-hop artist.9) An indie band from Clonmel in Ireland.10) A hardcore punk band from Poland11) An American comedy troupe12) A noise rock/post-punk rock band from the United States13) Stella is a hardcore band from Surrey, BC,......

Europe

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. They got a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "Rock-SM" (Swedish Rock Championships) It was the first time this competition was held, and Europe became a larger success than the competition itself.Since their formation, Europe has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen music videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with their third album, 1986's The Final Countdown, which has sold over 3 million copies in......

Fangoria

Fangoria is an electro-pop band from Madrid, Spain, the brainchild of Alaska and Nacho Canut. In 1977 Alaska, along with Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga formed the band Alaska y los Pegamoides. Later, in 1982, they changed the name to Alaska y Dinarama. In 1989 Carlos Berlanga left, and the band transformed once again, this time adopting the name of the American horror film magazine Fangoria — they had already made clear their fascination with US Grade-Z movies with songs like "Mi novio es un Zombi" ("My Boyfriend Is A Zombie") and "La rebelión de los electrodomésticos" ("The household appliance rebellion"). With each name change, the......

BZN

BZN started out as a pop-rock band in their native Volendam in 1966, playing early-Bee Gees-like harmony pop. The initial line-up consisted of Jan Veerman (vocals), Cees Tol (guitar), Evert Woestenburg (guitar) Jan Tuyp (bass guitar) and Gerrit Woestenburg (drums).In the early Seventies, the band switched to hard rock and had its first successes, including a brace of Top 40 hits. After original singer Veerman left and drummer Keizer took his place behind the microphone, the band made a musical U-turn and opted for commercial radio pop, adding female co-vocalist Annie Schilder and laying the foundation for their status as the most popular Dutch band ever (in terms of hit......

Rapossa

Rapossa is a new name in the world of the club dance music.Rapossa makes passionate worthy music which captures one's attention with its magnetic sound and tender vocal.The quality of the material may be envied by any beginning and even professional composer. Ingenious mixing and proper mastering fill his music with pretentious tone which leaves behind many famous rivals. Source

Flabby

COOL TO BE FLABBY! The name was found in the English Dictionary, the sound, in the music encyclopaedia. Following its index, they started mixing up genres and sounds, melting styles and rhythms, cooking something absolutely fresh and charming. FLABBY was born thanks to the “menage a trois” , due to an extraordinary musical feeling , established between Ross Pellecchia, Fab Fiore and Andrea De Sabato, three acclaimed radio and club deejays. The three of them went out for a drink together, on an evening of 1996 in Milan: it was while sipping an unprecised number of Martini cocktails that they discovered an irresistible musical empathy and actually started the Flabby thing!......

Lobo

Lobo (born Roland Kent Lavoie, July 31, 1943), is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring several Top 10 hits, including "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo," "I'd Love You to Want Me" and "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend." Lobo's songs have been characterized by their sweet melodies, sumptuous instrumentation and soulful lyrics. This has made him well known outside the Western world, including Africa, India and Southeast Asia.Born in Tallahassee, Florida, Lavoie was raised by his mother in Winter Haven, Florida with his six siblings. He began his musical career in 1961 as a member of a local......

Extreme

Extreme is an American hard rock band consisting of singer/guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt, singer/lyricist Gary Cherone, bassist/singer Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo. The band first formed in 1985 in Boston with then drummer Paul Geary (who later got replaced by drummer Mike Mangini) until the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting more than 10 years (1996 - 2006). The band's influences range from the progressive hard rock and elaborate multi-vocals parts of Queen, the energy of Aerosmith and Van Halen, as well as Beatlesque pop and a Led Zeppelin organic feeling.Consequently, Extreme's music is never easy to classify;......