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Frances

There's more than one artist by the name of Frances.1) Frances is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool whose debut single 'Coming Up For Air' has been picked up by BBC Introducing and playlisted for radio airplay. She's drawn comparisons to the likes of London Grammar, Coldplay and Laura Welsh. Her official single "Fire My Save You" was released by french label Kitsuné in September 2014.Facebook - www.facebook.com/OfficialFrancesSoundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/Frances_Music-12) "Think about the Brian Wilsons of the world, the Neutral Milk Hotels, the CaptainBeefhearts…It would be presumptuous to make such a bold statement about PaulHogan,......

Falco

Johann (Hans) Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian rap, pop and rock musician and had four #1 Hits - "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Jeanny" and "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)". He is the only artist to score a #1 Hit in the U.S. with a German language song, and his albums and singles have sold about 60 million copies worldwide.Early YearsBorn in Vienna, studying at the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977 which he left after one semester to pursue a career in music, he lived for a short time in West Berlin while singing in a jazz-rock band. When he......

Flevans

Flevans manages to pull off the oldest of pop music tricks, his musical style being indescribably unique and yet also readily accessible. His DJ sets, just like his own productions, rip up music from any and all genres and periods of music with child-like glee. From folk to funk, from the 20s to the year 2000, Flevans' ear for a good tune transcends normal boundaries and expectations. Having played piano and double bass throughout his youth in a number of jazz and funk bands (as well as some “questionable” rock bands), there is a live element in all of his productions which works in unison with cut and paste beats and dancefloor orientated riffs. A strong element of......

Foals

Foals are a rock band which formed in Oxford, England in 2005. The band consists of Yannis Philippakis (vocals, guitar), Jimmy Smith (guitar), Edwin Congreave (keyboards) and Jack Bevan (drums). The band has released six albums: "Antidotes" (2008), "Total Life Forever" (2010), "Holy Fire" (2013), "What Went Down" (2015), "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 1" (2019) and "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 2" (2019). In January 2018, it was announced that Walter Gervers (bass) was leaving the band.The band was formed in 2005 by Philippakis and Bevan, both former members of math rock band The Edmund......

Fugees

The Fugees were an American music group, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Caribbean music (particularly reggae). The members of the group are leader/rapper/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel. Both Jean and Michel are of Haitian heritage; Hill is an African American native of South Orange, New Jersey. Deriving their name from the term "refugee", the group is noted for the integration of soul and reggae into their work, and recorded three albums (Blunted on Reality (1994), The Score (1996) and Bootleg Versions (1996)) —one of which, The Score, was a......

Faithless

Formed in 1995 by Sister Bliss, Faithless was a London, England, United Kingdom-based group of musicians whose music is described by one of their band members as a cross between trip-hop and techno. The four original members of Faithless were vocalist/rapper Maxi Jazz, keyboardist/producer Sister Bliss, instrumentalist/vocalist Jamie Catto and keyboardist/producer Rollo Armstrong. Jamie Catto (now in 1 Giant Leap) left after their second album, Sunday 8PM, which was released in 1998. Rollo Armstrong's sister Dido also features on several Faithless tracks.For the 2004 album No Roots, Faithless were joined by rapper/vocalist LSK.Rollo's studio relationship is quite......

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Frida

There are at least four artists using this name. 1. Frida, born Anni-Frid Lyngstad, was a member of the Swedish super group ABBA. In the 80's she had solo hits such as "Shine", "I Know There's Something Going On" and "Here We'll Stay". Frida made a comeback in 1996 with the singles "Även En Blomma", "Ögonen" and the Marie Fredriksson-duet "Alla Mina Bästa År". In March of 2010, Frida, along with former ABBA members Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, received the esteemed honor of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Sweden's most famous four! 2. Frida, born Frida Muranius, is another Swedish singer who is about to......