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Georgina

There are multiple acts named Georgina: 1) Georgina Verbaan, known simply as Georgina, a Dutch pop singer and television personality who secured five entries in the Dutch charts in the early 2000s; 2) a Venezuelan-born Spanish singer.1) Georgina Verbaan, known simply as Georgina, became known in the late 90s as a soap opera actress in the Netherlands. She released her debut single "If You Want Me" in 2000, and in 2001 her biggest hit, "Ritmo!", reached the top 10 in the Dutch singles chart. Her debut album 'Sugar Spider' came out in 2002.2) Georgina is a Venezuelan-born Latin pop/rock singer from Spain who made her solo album debut in 2009 with......

GusGus

GusGus, Iceland's leading techno-/soul band saw the light of day for the first time in 1995, during a break in the making of the shortcut "Pleasure". Initially GusGus was as a multimedia collective that combined sexually tinged dance music with visual arts and shorts made by the group's members. The band's name refers to the 1974 German film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner FassbinderA self-titled debut album appeared on their Kjól & Anderson imprint in conjunction with the screening of "Pleasure". The UK label 4AD Records signed the band in 1996, and released "Polydistortion" (97), "This Is Normal" (99) and......

Grégoire

Grégoire Boissenot, born 3 April 1979, is a french singer-songwriter, musically active since 2008. His music career started when he has been chosen by public on the french internet site My Major Company as the first musician ever to publish a record in its label. The album's called Toi + Moi (You + Me) and he has been nominated for it for the NRJ Music Awards - French revelation of the year. Source

Grassroots

It all began as a series of jams at Southern Cross Studios in Observatory, Jo'burg. The first was with the late Gito Baloi (bass/vocals), Dave Reynolds (steelpan/additional instruments) and Chris Tokalon (flute/saxophone). From the jams, three tunes emerged - "Shimishweni", "Mpumalanga" and "Spirit's Dance" and a whole new sound. Enter some of the finest talents on the contemporary African scene: world-class guitarist/vocalist Louis Mhlanga, bassman/vocalist Concord and vocalist/trombonist Siya Makuzeni. A few jams later and the project GRASSROOTS is born. The first album, "African Moods" continues in the spirit of those......

Gotye

Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980 in Bruges, Belgium), better known by the stage name Gotye, is an indie pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Victoria, Australia.Backer was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was two. Originally a member of the indie band Downstares, Backer began performing under the name Gotye in 2001 when the band disbanded. Aside from his solo work, De Backer has been a member of the indie band The Basics since its formation in 2002.Gotye's second album Like Drawing Blood was featured by Triple J in May 2006 and was voted Number 1 in the listeners poll of the Best Album of......

Grandaddy

Grandaddy are an American indie pop band formed in Modesto, California in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch; although a noisy, lo-fi approach characterized early recordings like 1994's Complex Party Come Along Theories, with the 1995 additions of guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden the group's sound expanded exponentially over the course of subsequent efforts including the unreleased Don't Sock the Tryer and the 1996 EP A Pretty Mess by This One Band. Originally issued on indie label Will Records, 1997's acclaimed full-length Under the Western Freeway proved Grandaddy's......

Gaelle

Ever since Gaelle Adisson broke through in the late 1990s when her vocals were used in popular dance hit "King of My Castle" , the lush-voiced singer has collaborated with artists as varied as Naked Music’s Lisa Shaw, neo-soul hero Cee-Lo, R&B masters Jagged Edge and hip-hop star Esthero. In conjunction with production partner Eric Stamile and Naked Music, Gaelle is now coming out with Transient, a richly textured debut album that displays a stunning spectrum of musical styles—from the radio-friendly dance anthem “Give it Back” to the darkly complex title track.Creating music that defies definition comes naturally to Gaelle, who grew up in an African-American......

Gianfranco

Gianfranco Giotta is the eldest son of Gianna and Ida Giotta, who immigrated to California from Italy in 1951, settling down in San Fransisco. His parents opened the "Caffe Trieste" there, which has now three branches in California. Coming from a family of musicians, Gianfranco first pursued a musical career as a singer before eventually deciding to go into the family business. "Senza te", released in 1999, is his only full-length album recording to date. Source