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Fatima

There are multiple artists under the name Fatima: 1. Fatima was an indie visual kei band in Japan, created in 1998 and active until 2005. The band's sound and style was deemed 'sexy and extravagant', coupled with lyrics that were thought-provoking and a frontman who always seemed an enigma in himself. Fatima's final line-up consisted of: Kanoma (first known as Hitomi, later Sanaka) on vocals, Mizuha and 4ge (pronounced Shi-ge) on guitar, Lay on bass, and Towa on drums. The band released 9 singles and maxi singles, one full album entitled Exit, and one live DVD before disbanding in 2005.

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Shame

1 - Shame is independent band from Brazil 2 - Shame is a japanese rock band. 3 - Shame is a rapper from New York who's track "Bronx Bounce" featured on 1988's The B-Boy Boogie Down Sampler 2 4 - Shame is a bay area rapper, he released 2 street albums California and Random Acts. His deep lyrics and sharp delivery created a fresh, unique sound. 5 - Shame is a Swedish dancehallband http://www.shame.se/

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Droog

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Droog is a Japanese alternative punkrock band which started activities in 2007. On February 10 2010 they've released their first, self-titled, album, containing 7 tracks. Members:
Vocals: カタヤマヒロキ (Hiroki Katayama)
Guitar: 荒金祐太朗 (Yutaro Arakane)
Bass: 多田拓斗 (Takuto Tada)
Drums: 右田智弘 (Tomohiro Migita) 2) Droog is an alias of Danilo Tomic, a producer from Belgrade, Serbia.

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Bomb Factory

There are two bands called Bomb Factory. Chronologically:
1) The original Bomb Factory, formed in 1991, is a Japanese band from Tokyo who are influenced by '70s and '80s hardcore punk, hard rock, and heavy metal.
2) Bomb Factory is an English post-punk band formed in 2003. ---------------------------------------- 1) Japan's Bomb Factory (Japanese: ボム・ファクトリー) originally wrote and sang lyrics in Japanese, almost all the music they have produced since 1997 has English song titles and lyrics.

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Maverick

There are 9 separate artists known as Maverick: 1) Maverick is two British musicians writing and self producing heavy metal songs www.myspace.com/maverickmusic One of the musicians also writes classical/orchestral/soundtrack compositions www.myspace.com/maverickorchestral 2) MaveRick is a japanese visual kei metal band now known as EAT YOU ALIVE Since the name change, however, both the music and the image of the band have evolved away from conventional visual kei to alternative metal/nu metal.

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (ガリレオガリレイ) is a four-member rock band from Hokkaido, Japan. They belong to the recording company SME Records. Current members Ozaki Yuuki (May 27, 1991 -) * Vocals, guitar, lyrics, composition.
* Born in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, blood type 0.
* Nicknamed "Zaki older brother."
* Ozaki Kazuki is his younger brother.
* Likes dogs and has a dog named "Kotarou" back in Hokkaido. Iwai Fumito (December 24, 1990 -) * Guitar, vocals.

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Erika

There are at least four artists named Erika. 1) Erika De Bonis is an Italian dance singer better known for her popular song I Don't Know. Erika's first releases were under the label of Rossano Prini A&R SPY records. The young Italian artist became famous when she released the song Relations. This track jumped to No. 1 on all Italian charts in the first half of 2001. Erika released some other tracks that became very popular in dance clubs: Right or Wrong and Ditto. She is the sister of Magic Box. Erika's Official Myspace is myspace.com/erikapop

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