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War

There are at least nine artists with this name: 1. WAR were a popular funk group of the '70s. They mixed soul, jazz, blues, reggae, Latin and rock influences in their music. They had a very recognizable sound, due to their mix of harmonica, horns, guitar, bass, percussion, and vocals. WAR was initially formed in 1969 from a band called Nightshift to jam while Eric Burdon free-associated lyrics. They released two albums under Burdon's name, the first of which contained the hit Spill the Wine. Burdon left the group in 1971, and WAR had several major hits through the early to mid 1970s.2. A Swedish black metal band that was formed by members of few bands......

Spherical

New singer, new sound, sensual with grooves from the depths of the soul, with basses that tickle in the belly and a melange of Reggae, Soul and Funky Electronics that kicks your ass.OLIVER FISCHER is the composer and adds bass and atmospheric guitar licks to the music while VALENTIN HEINRICH entirely focusses on his Rhodes and analog Synthesizers. The groove himself is the excellent CORNELIUS ULRICH on drums and the charismatic lead singer is ANNA LANFER.The public has become aware of this by now: More and more people rush into the clubs for a SPHERICAL live-experience.In Europe you will hardly find a club which hasn´t played their songs yet and they always left a convinced......

Lilli

aka Seals with Afroswww.myspace.com/sealswithafrosHeikki Kareranta: tuottaja/säveltäjäLilli Airaksinen: laulu/sanat/säveltäjä Source

Gnarls Barkley

Gnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of CeeLo Green (vocals) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit "Crazy". "Crazy" - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success of the single in the UK was due largely to its use in a promotional trailer for Radio 1 across all of the BBC TV channels prior to the single's release. 'Crazy' stayed at #1 for......

Maxwell

Maxwell (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1973) is a Grammy Award Winning American R&B artist. He was enormously important in defining and shaping the soul sub-genre, neo-soul, over the latter half of the '90s. He recorded some of the most ambitious R&B of his time, becoming wildly popular and often earning critical raves in the process. What was more, his recurring theme of romantic monogamy set him apart from the vast majority of his bump'n'grind lover-man contemporaries.Maxwell capitalized on his breakthrough with the MTV Unplugged EP, taken from his live MTV performance. It attracted attention and acclaim outside the R&B community with......

Zone

1. ZONE from Japan was a J-pop band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999, who went on to become a hit in 2000 with their single Good Days. Their most famous song is Secret Base ~Kimi ga kureta mono~. ZONE is categorized in a new genre called the "bandol" (band + idol) and was started by Studio Runtime. ZONE started off as Takayo plus seven other dancers, then was eventually reduced to four members. After becoming popular, the four girls learned to play their own instruments to complement their singing and dancing. In late 2003, Takayo announced her departure from ZONE. She was replaced by Tomoka, the last member cut from the band before they made up the......

Daughter

Daughter is Elena Tonra, a singer/songwriter from North London, UK.After releasing a 4 track Demo EP, Elena joined forces with Igor Haefeli to produce 'His Young Heart' in April 2011. On November 2011, with the addition of Remi Aguilella on drums, 'The Wild Youth - EP' was released via Communion Records.The band signed in 2012 with 4AD and in August a new track, 'Smother', surface online. A 7" single of the song was released on October 1st, including a new version of 'Run'. The final advance of their first full length album, 'Still', premiered its video on January 28th 2013. 'If You Leave' was released on......

Beth

There are two artists with the name Beth:1. Beth - a Spanish/Catalan singer who participated in Eurovision.2. Beth - a UK-based singer who gained attention singing covers on YouTube.1. Beth is a Spanish/Catalan singer who participated in the UK TV show "Operación Triunfo", and on Eurovision. She has since managed to develop her own musical style. Beth has four CDs on the market: Otra Realidad (2003), Palau de la Música Catalana (2004, dvd/cd of a live concert), My Own Way Home (in English) and a new album in Catalan, Segueix-me el fil (2010). Building on the influences of Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos, Beth has managed to flourish with her own style.2. Beth is a......