Nneka
Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980) is a Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer
and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English.
Nneka
is the daughter of an Anambra state Nigerian father, and German mother. She was
born and raised in Warri, in the Delta region of Nigeria, and went to the
primary school of the Delta Steel Company, then the secondary school at the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Nneka relished the experience of
singing from an early age in her school and in the church choir. After
relocating to Hamburg, Germany, at the age of 18, she pursued a career in
singing alongside a degree in Anthropology at the University of Hamburg. She
now divides her time between Nigeria and Hamburg.
Birth
name: Nneka Lucia Egbuna
Born:
24 December 1980
Origin:
Warri, Nigeria
Genres:
Soul, Hip hop, R&B, Afrobeat, Reggae
Occupations:
Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:
guitar, drum
Years
active: 2003-present
Labels:
Yo Mama's Recording, Sony Music, Co., Epic Records, Decon Records.
Leonard
Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American
singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger,
whose “retro” style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae,
hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads. In addition to singing lead and
backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and
percussion himself when recording. He is known for his elaborate stage
performances and music videos.
He
won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four
years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that
category and most consecutive wins in one category for a male. He has been
nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video
Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, BRIT Awards and Blockbuster Entertainment
Awards. On December 1, 2011, Kravitz was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres. He played the role of Cinna in the film The Hunger Games.
Birth
name: Leonard Albert Kravitz
Also
known as: Lenny Kravitz, Lenny, Romeo Blue (former)
Born:
May 26, 1964 (age 48), New York City, United States
Genres:
Rock, funk rock, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, neo soul
Metric
is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band
has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los
Angeles. Metric consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the
synthesizer and guitar), guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the synthesizer
and theremin), bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key.
Their
first full-length album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was
released in 2003 and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album.
Live It Out was released on October 4, 2005 and was nominated for the 2006
Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of The Year and once again the Juno
Award nomination for Best Alternative Album.
The
first album the band recorded, Grow Up and Blow Away, was finally released on
June 26, 2007 by Last Gang Records. The album was originally recorded for
Restless Records, but got neglected when the label was bought out by Rykodisc.
Haines
and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on
albums by Stars, KC Accidental, The Stills, Jason Collett and Tiësto. Scott-Key
and Winstead have their own side project, Bang Lime, and Haines has released a
solo album and companion EP, Knives Don't Have Your Back and What Is Free to a
Good Home?, respectively, under the name Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton.
Their
fourth studio album Fantasies was released in Canada and the United States on
April 7, 2009. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian
Album of the Year, and won the Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Juno
Awards. Metric won as well in 2010 Group of the Year.
Their
fifth and most recent album Synthetica was released on June 12 2012.
Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres:
Indie rock, New Wave, Post-punk revival
Years
active 1998–present
Labels:
Metric Music International, Last Gang, Arts & Crafts (Mexico Only)
Members:
Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, Joules Scott-Key.
Pictures:
Song:
Concert:
Metric Live Concert 2009 Playing Gimme Sympathy & Sick Muse with lyrics
Kanye
Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film
director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for
Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on
Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists
including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production
originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his
own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening
his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B,
baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop,
and classical music.
West
released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late
Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s
& Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in
2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all
of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical
acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him
one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very
commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his
fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs
exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger"
selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000,
"Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over
4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him
third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million
digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital
artists of all-time.
West
also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend,
Common and Kid Cudi. West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a
teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his five solo albums as
well as various single covers and in his music videos. About.com ranked Kanye
West No. 8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list. On May 16, 2008,
Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's No. 1 "Hottest MC in the
Game." On December 17, 2010, Kanye West was voted as the MTV Man of the
Year by MTV. Billboard ranked Kanye West No. 3 on their list of Top 10
Producers of the Decade. West has also been included in the Time 100 list of
the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of
Forbes' annual lists.
Birth
name: Kanye Omari West
Born:
June 8, 1977 (age 35), Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Origin:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres:
Hip hop
Occupations:
rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, film
director, fashion designer
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