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Maro

Maro is an artistic name of Mariana Secca, a 23 year old multi-instrumentist and composer from Lisbon, Portugal. In 2018, she released her first solo album, in 3 volumes: Maro, Vol. 1, Maro, Vol. 2, and Maro, Vol. 3. All songs are organized chronologically and are sung in Portuguese and English.Maro started studying classic piano at the age of 4, later completing the Conservatory Diploma at the age of 17, along with her High School Diploma.At 11, Maro wrote her first song. At 12, she started playing the guitar as an autodidact, today a key instrument in her composing process. Later, her voice and the electric bass also became important in Maro's musical activity.......

Lustral

Ricky Simmonds and Stephen Jones form the backbone of Lustral. Together, they have also been the driving force behind major acts such as Chakra, The Space Brothers, Oxygen, The Realm, Kaleidoscope, Force Majeure and Ascension (they also had two releases under the moniker Essence).Over the last decade they have released over 50 singles with independent and major labels including Manifesto, Virgin, Zomba, Perfecto, MCA, Ministry Of Sound, 3Beat Breaks, Hooj Choons, East West, Platipus, Ultra, Media, Sony, AM:PM, Cheeky, ZTT, Captivating Sounds, Additive, Xtravaganza, Boss and Warner Brothers. They have had 13 top 40 hits in the UK, and their songs have featured on......

Mika

There are multiple bands/artists under the name Mika.1) Mika (born Michael Holbrook Penniman in 1983) is a Lebanese-born British singer. He first appeared on BBC Radio 1 in September 2006. He has a background in classical songwriting. His long awaited first album Life In Cartoon Motion was commercially released on 5th February 2007. It has a coming of age theme, and deals with the transition from childhood to his current position in life. His debut single was Relax, Take It Easy (2006) though the second single Grace Kelly seemed to garner more media attention. In January 2007 he took the UK charts by storm; his second single Grace Kelly charted at Nº3 with downloads alone,......

Sigrid

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known professionally as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2017, Sigrid rose to fame with the release of her debut EP Don't Kill My Vibe, and she later won the BBC Music Sound of 2018. Her single "Strangers" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and on 8 March 2019, she released her debut studio album, Sucker Punch, which debuted at number one on Norwegian charts and at number four on the UK Albums Chart.Sigrid began her career in 2013 by releasing her debut single, "Sun". The song was seen as her national breakthrough in Norway. She signed to Petroleum Records the following year, and......

Dotan

Dotan is geboren op 26 oktober 1986 in Jeruzalem maar groeide op in Amsterdam.Hij is vooral bekend vanwege het feit dat hij social-media misbruikt om een mooier plaatje van zichzelf te schetsen. In de winter van 2009 schreef hij een e-mail naar de wereldberoemde producers Martin Terefe en Sacha Skarbek, met de vraag of ze hem kunnen helpen met zijn muziekcarrière. Nog geen week later mocht Dotan naar Londen om daar met producers te werken, die eerder werkten aan albums van onder andere Adele, Coldplay en James Morrison.Dit alles deed hij altijd zonder de hulp van een platenmaatschappij, maar begin 2010 tekende hij dan toch een contract bij EMI Group. Dit contract......

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most influential band of all time. The group were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the group revolutionized many......

Sel

SEL is a lithuanian band, formed in 1992. The founder of the band is Egidijus Dragūnas.The history of the band started on the 10th of November in 1992, when E. Dragūnas resolved to call Andrius Mamontovas (who back then was hosting a popular radio show on the M-1 radio station) and ask for help to found a rap group. His idea did not go unnoticed and A. Mamontovas’ brother Justas Mamontovas (who was a producer of the popular lithuanian Hip-Hop group Pompa) started to work with Egidijus.A permanent member in SEL is only E. Dragūnas, often called simply “SELas” (which would translate into english as “the SEL”), starting from album “Kontrolinis šūvis” (telltale shot), he is......

Disciples

There are five groups of this name.1. The most well known are a UK dub duo also known as The Disciples, and a click there should take you to a more comprehensive biography. 2. Indonesian Christian R&B group,3. Japanese electronic music producer.4. South London trio Disciples honed their genre-splicing, uplifting sound before debuting with the ‘Remedy’ EP last summer. Subsequently championed by the likes of DJ Target, Trevor Nelson, Toddla T, and Cameo, Disciples have also remixed artists as varied as Robin Thicke, John Newman, Grouplove and HAIM.Disciples will release their ‘Catwalk,’ EP on March 30th as their first release for FFRR.5. The other are the Swiss rock band......