Peter Combe was a popular Australian children's musical performer in the 1980s and 1990s. His has had 22 releases, including 7 Gold Albums, 2 Platinum, 3 ARIA awards and 3 ARIA final nominations. Some of his best known songs include Toffee Apple, Spaghetti Bolognaise, and Mr Clickety Cane. His website can be found at www.petercombe.com.au
Joe McElderry, aged 18 from South Shields is the winner of Series 6 of the X Factor UK. He first auditioned in Manchester where he sang Luther Vandross’ 'Dance With My Father'. He was in the Boys group with mentor Cheryl Cole. His vocals appear on the X Factor Finalists 2009 Charity single (a cover of Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone) which reached number 1 status in the UK Charts on 22/11/09.
Ana Carolina Souza (born September 9, 1974 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais) is a Brazillian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. While still a teenager, she started performing in local bars. Wishing to become a professional singer, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, leaving her studies in literature. After a gig at Mistura Fina she met Luciana de Moraes and two weeks later signed a contract with BMG.
In early 1996, the world was seemingly reconciling some of its evolutionary hang-ups. Gary Kasparov defeated Deep Blue in one of the most epic chess matches of all time. Scientists discovered the possible evidence of life on Mars. President Clinton appointed the first female US Secretary of State. And in one cluttered basement in Wilmington, Delaware, the Spinto Band began to materialize. Spinto, huh?
Bambi’, the ‘first lady’ of Spragga Benz’s Red Square team. Stage Name: Bambi Real Name: Novrica Mercedes Powell Home-base / Community: Brookyln, New York (USA) / Willodene, Spanish Town (Jamaica) Crew Affiliation: Red Square (Spragga Benz) Musical Influences: Many! Lady Saw, Patra, Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Shelly Thunder, Sister Nancy, Sister Charmaine, Spice, Macka Diamond, Tanya Stephens, Queen Penn, Eve, Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, Super Cat...
Eric Idle is the composer of most Monty Python songs (along with Neil Innes) such as the Python anthem "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (which is also played after Iron Maiden's shows). His outstanding linguistic ability have earned him the name "Master of the One-Liner". During his time at Cambridge, Eric served as the president of the famous Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club. Before Monty Python's Flying Circus...
The All New Adventures of Us (Tanaou, to their fans) are the kind of band it is impossible for anyone to hate. After minor changes over the years, the band has settled on its current line-up. The seven Adventurers (Paul Macefield, Phil Spry, Kate Williams, Chris Jones, Jaime C. Macefield, Gary Fleming and Nic Willes) combine eloquently to make musical and poetic harmony through the medium of song. As one member once stated, "No matter how simple or complex, songs are maps to places that people can't physically go, escape plans to take us away from the towns and cities that suffocate us."
Cibo Matto is a New York City-based band formed by two Japanese women, Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. Despite being based in the US rather than Japan, they have strong links with the shibuya-kei scene in their use of sampling and mixture of trip-hop and rock, but stand out amongst other such artist for their particularly strong use of Latin and South American music. Cibo Matto is an Italian phrase that means "crazy food".
Owl City is a synthpop project of Adam Young. Formed early 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. Owl City has reached the "Top Unsigned Artist" position on Myspace, having over 10 million total plays. His best known single is 2009's "Fireflies", which in October 2009 hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Owl City has released the EP "Of June" in 2007; the album "Maybe I'm Dreaming" 2008; and in 2009, the album "Ocean Eyes" was released. Young maintains two side projects, Swimming With Dolphins, and Port Blue.