Thursday, November 10, 2011

SINGERS & BANDS

Eminem



Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Born October 17, 1972 in Detroit, MI

Eminem is the second highest selling rapper of all time, right behind the late Tupac Shakur.

An Early Fan of Hip-Hop:
Eminem fell in love with hip-hop as a teen.

Discography
    1996 - Infinite (Web Entertainment)
    1997 - The Slim Shady EP (Web Entertainment)
    1999 - The Slim Shady LP (Aftermath)
    2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP (Aftermath)
    2002 - The Eminem Show (Shady/Aftermath)
    2002 - 8 Mile Soundtrack (Shady/Interscope)
    2004 - Encore (Shady/Aftermath)
    2005 - Curtain Call: The Hits (Shady/Aftermath)
    2009 - Relapse (Shady/Aftermath)
    2010 - Recovery (Shady/Aftermath)




Beyoncé




Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981. Beyoncé raised in Houston, Texas. She is an American R&B recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She started singing and dancing as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990's as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.







Coldplay


Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998.






The Black Eyed Peas


The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide. Their first worldwide song was "Where Is the Love?" in 2003, which topped 13 charts worldwide. Another single was the European hit "Shut Up". Their next album Monkey Business, was a worldwide success, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and spawning two singles, "My Humps" and "Don't Phunk with My Heart".





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