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Too Hot

Too Hot....to handle?
Not really - it's the title of a song by Prince Buster which was also covered by The Specials. We're a ska band based in South Devon, playing a blend of original material, Jamaican ska and classic Two Tone. Who's who in the band and what are their loves and hates?
Glyn Wilcox, lead vocals - he loves his mini and hates meat!
Rob Murphy beats out a mean rhythm on the drums, loves scooters and hates "soap-dodgers".

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Navi

There are two artists by the name Navi: 1) Navi (real name: Ahn Ji-ho) is an R&B singer born in 1986. She was discovered by composer Lee Hyun-seung when she was just a college student working as a singer at a jazz club. Navi’s first single album features medium tempo R&B songs, which accentuates her beautiful voice. Tablo of Korea’s hottest hip hop group Epik High has done rap featuring on her album, adding his own musical flavor to her stylish pieces.

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Big Bang

BIG BANG are a South Korean pop group comprised of five members. The group was created by YG Entertainment through a long audition process that was aired as a 10 episode documentary. One member was dropped, and the official group debuted at the YG Family 10th Anniversary Concert on August 19th, 2006. In spite of the members' young ages, they are a multi-talented group, trained in all aspects of music (i.e. singing, rapping, dancing, composing, and writing lyrics). Big Bang's leader, G-Dragon, has trained with YG for six years; fellow trainee Tae Yang also trained for six years.

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Tasha

T or Tasha (also known as Natasha Shanta Reid) is an American born R&B singer and rapper born in Portland, Texas on May 31, 1981 to an African American father and a Korean mother. She is one of the leading female hip-hop/R&B/Soul singers in Korea. Known as Queen of Soul in Korean music industry, she has been appointed as the ambassador/spokeswoman for DaMoonWha (Muti-Cultural Youth Organization).

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The Cross

There are four bands with that name: 1) Roger Taylor's band
2) The Korean band
3) The progressive metal band
4) A Japanese duo
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The Cross was a separate band project put together by Roger Taylor (the drummer for Queen) from 1987 to 1991. The four other members were Spike Edney (who went on to form 'Spike's All Stars' - the SAS Band), Clayton Moss, Peter Noone, and Joshua J. McCrae.

Read more about The Cross on Last.fm.

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Wax

Eight artists go by the name Wax:
1. An American creative/experimental Hip Hop/Rap/Acoustic artist.
2. A pop group active in between 1985 and 1988 consisting of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold and British singer Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame.
3. An American Pop Punk band known for the 1995 song California
4. A female South Korean singer active in the 2000s (see: 왁스)
5. An alias of Dutch dance producer Robert Meijer
6. A short lived Swedish punk band active in the early 1980s
7. A Japanese rapper from the group SD JUNKSTA

Read more about Wax on Last.fm.

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Galaxy Express

갤럭시 익스프레스 (English: Galaxy Express) is a band which was made up in 2006 in Seoul, South Korea. Currently it consists of three members: 이주현 (Lee Joohyeon) - Bass/Vocals, 박종현 (Park Jonghyeon) - Guitar /Vocals, and 윤홍구 (Yoon Honggu) - Drums. Each member gained experience in the music scene in the bands like Ghetto Bombs, Vassline, etc. They appeared at various concerts such as EBS Space Gong Gam, Gwang Myeong Music Valley 2007, and Indie Music Festa 2007. Discography:

Read more about Galaxy Express on Last.fm.

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K

There are 6 bands/artists with the name K: A Korean singer; a side project of Karla Schikele; electronic musician Krister Linder; Drum 'n' Bass producer Kjetil Sagstad, a Swiss singer/songwriter (Nicolas Michel); and a Canadian new wave/jangle-pop band from the 80's. _____________
K (pronounced Kei; real name Kang Yoon-sung) is a Korean singer. After his Korean debut with the song "Good-Bye" in the Korean drama Sunshine Pours, he officially debuted with the release of his first Korean album, 'K Vol 1' in 2004.

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G.NA

Choi Gina (최지나; born 13th of September 1987) or G.NA as she is more commonly known as is a Canadian-Korean singer who is signed under Cube Entertainment. Due to having been brought up in Canada, she is fluent in English along with Korean. She made her official debut on the 17th of July 2010 with the single "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" which featured Junhyung (용준형) of B2ST and this came about with the release of her first mini album "Draw G's First Breath".

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Apollo 18

Award-winning South Korean post-rock and post-hardcore act Apollo 18 formed in the summer of 2008 in the suburbs of Seoul. The trio released their debut EP, Red, in February 2009. In July 2009 they issued their [0] or The Blue Album full-length. Later that month, Apollo 18 performed at South Korea’s two largest summer rock festivals, the Jisan Valley Rock Festival and Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. In September of 2009 they played at a pair of sold-out Tokyo gigs for Japanese indie label Zankyo Records fifth anniversary party.

Read more about Apollo 18 on Last.fm.

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