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Wynter Gordon

Wynter Gordon (born Diana Gordon; August 25, 1985) is an American and . Wynter was born in New York and was brought up in a poverty stricken neighborhood in Queens. As the middle child of seven living in a two bedroom house with an abusive and largely absent father, her childhood was difficult. Wynter discovered her talent for singing and dance at an early age. As a teenager, she was accepted to the famous LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. There, she was nurtured in a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment.

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Nabiha

Nabiha Bensouda is a born artist and performer having been blessed with Danish and North-West African roots (Gambia, Mali and Morocco) which play a huge role in the music she loves to make. Having been exposed to all genres of music Nabiha has developed her own unique style, which is strengthened by her sublime and distinctive vocals. She possesses an energy and attitude that bewitches the listener of her music in a brilliant and magical way.

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Cormega

Cory McKay (born 1970 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) , better known as Cormega or "MC Cor", is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life. Cormega came up as part of the early-'90s Queensbridge, Queens, New York scene that also fostered such name acts as Nas and Mobb Deep, among many others (not to mention the preceding generation of artists affiliated with Marley Marl and the Juice Crew).

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Extreme

Extreme is a rock band consisting of singer/guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt, singer/lyricist Gary Cherone, bassist/singer Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo. The band first formed in 1985 in Boston with then drummer Paul Geary (who later got replaced by drummer Mike Mangini) until the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting more than 10 years (1996 - 2006). The band's influences range from the progressive hard rock and elaborate multi-vocals parts of Queen, the energy of Aerosmith and Van Halen, as well as Beatlesque pop and a Led Zeppelin organic feeling.

Read more about Extreme on Last.fm.

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Riley & Durrant

Music: Debut Riley & Durrant album “Research & Development” released Summer 2007, hitting the iTunes top 50 in the first month of sales, and getting critical acclaim for it’s genre-busting sound: “Without a doubt the best artist album of the year” ContactMusic.com “Adventurous and experimental – 4 Stars” IDJ Mag “This album will cross boundaries” Dancnode “Quirky but Cool” Mixmag “This only serves to emphasize how far R&D have come – 4/5” DJ Mag First single from the album “Hollow” playlisted on national radio and supported by everyone from Pete Tong to Armin Van Buuren

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The Paradise Motel

The Paradise Motel are an Australian band originally active from 1995 to 2000, who reconvened in 2008. Current band members (2008-)
Charles Bickford (guitar, organ), Matthew Aulich (guitar, organ), Merida Sussex (vocals), BJ Austin (guitar, organ), Esme MacDonald (bass), Campbell Shaw (violin), Andy Hazel (drums) - replaced Damien Hill following Hill's death in December 2008. The band formed in Hobart, Tasmania but then, soon after Bickford, Aulich, and Bailey in 1995 moved to Melbourne.They found their new lead singer, Merida Sussex, working in the St Kilda Public Library.

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