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Dirty Vegas

Dirty Vegas is an electronic/dance/club trio from London, made up of Steve Smith, Paul Harris, and Ben Harris. (no relation) The group first gained public attention in North America when one of their songs, Days Go By, was used in a Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial. This song is their biggest hit to date. The group's first album, the self-titled Dirty Vegas, contained a mix of electronic/club instrumentals and similar tracks with vocals by Steve Smith. This album was influenced by The Crystal Method and The Chemical Brothers, but with a slightly more laid-back approach.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana, United States) is an iconic Grammy award-winning, and Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. The youngest of the Jackson family, she initially stepped into the limelight in the family's 1974 Las Vegas production, 1976 television show, and later on her own as a television actress. At age sixteen in 1982, she signed a recording contract with A&M, releasing her self-titled debut album Janet Jackson that same year, followed by Dream Street (1984).

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Amine Edge

AMINE EDGE discovered Electronic Music in the 90's, and used to watch music programs as Housefrau, Berlin House or Berlin Tv. He was only 10 when he started to feed a real passion for this kind of music. His first influences were House Garage and New-York House, thanks to artists like Todd Terry, the MAW, Armand Van Helden or Roger Sanchez.
Then, he started to buy his first vinyls, and purchased his first turntables.

Read more about Amine Edge on Last.fm.

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Hooligan

There are several artists/group who share the name Hooligan. One of them is a Korean rock band.
Here is what Hooligan (훌리건) have to say about themselves on their official site: These aren’t the hooligans that go crazy over football.
No, these five guys simply share a common passion for music and their music is listed #1 on their crucial list. They don’t care what the world thinks of them nor do they give any concerns to how others might see them.
These people, they’re just a group of perhaps simple-minded and perhaps somewhat odd men who go crazy for music.

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Slam

1. Slam is Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle. Synonymous with Glasgow’s underground club scene and their sound-searching record label, soma, the duo have garnered a reputation as international DJs, accomplished recording artists and respected collaborators. Their schedule regularly takes them to clubs worldwide confirming their status as one of a handful of artists that truly shape their genre. Resident at Fabric, London and Pressure, Glasgow, they are about to undergo their 10th annual Slam tent at Scotland’s T in the Park festival (15 000 capacity).

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Thomas Bronzwaer

Born in Nijmegen (The Netherlands) on the 30th of September, 1984, he became interested in dance music around the age of 13. Early inspirations were the soundtracks to the WipeOut series on the playstation, featuring artists like Paul van Dyk, Sasha, the Chemical Brothers, FSOL and the Prodigy. Around 2000 Tiesto, Push and others came into the picture. Thomas released his first record in 2003 - a collaboration with Greg Murray who took care of the technical aspect of producing while Thomas wrote the themes.

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Sophie Sugar

'First Lady of Trance' - Armin Van Buuren, 2009
'The UK's Foremost Female Trance Producer' - DJ Mag 2009 Sophie Sugar is one of the rising stars of the global trance scene. An established international DJ in her own right and now making waves around the world as a talented and exciting producer, it is easy to see where this young lady is heading. Sophie was always a music lover - playing the piano for 8 years and collecting records from the tender age of 6! In her teens, she became involved in the club scene, fell in love with trance music and began DJing.

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Ilona

Ilona is FOUR different singers/bands: -- 1: Ilona Mitrecey (more commonly known as Ilona) (born September 1, 1993) is a young French singer. She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy techno song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name Très Bien featuring Ilona, on February 28, 2005, based on a traditional Neapolitan song.

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