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Crystal Fighters are an English/Spanish electronic band who formed in London, United Kingdom in 2007. They are Sebastian (lead vocals, guitar), Gilbert (electronics, guitars, txalaparta, percussion) and Graham (guitar/ txalaparta), plus Laure and Mimi (vocals). Sebastian and Gilbert were old friends, while Gilbert and Graham met through various parties. The three then began making music under various guises before being joined by Laure and Mimi. The band now play with a live drummer. The group took their name ‘Crystal Fighters’ from an unfinished opera which Laure’s grandfather had penned during his final months of insanity. Laure came across the manuscript...

Crystal Kay (born February 26, 1986), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Japan. After releasing her debut single "Eternal Memories" (1999) Kay gained fame for her third studio album, "Almost Seventeen" (2002), which debuted at number-two on the Japanese Oricon charts. "almost seventeen" eventually sold over 400,000 copies and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Her seventh studio album, "ALL YOURS" (2007) became Kay's first number-one release in her career when it debuted on top of the Oricon chart in June that year. Kay has sold over two million records in Japan. Throughout her...

Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band which formed in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and currently consists of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Edith Frances. They are named after the lyrics "The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles" and "Crystal Castles, the source of all power" both from the theme song for She-Ra's fortress. They are known for their melancholic lo-fi sound and their explosive live shows. Their debut album was included in NME's "Top 50 Albums of the Decade". Initially the band was a solo project started by Ethan Kath in December 2003. Ethan later...

There are two bands with this name: 1) Crystals was an Italian progressive rock band that was formed in 1973. Crystals functioned as a sort of supergroup, having several experienced and famous rock musicians in it. Their sound featured a blues-influenced hard rock style reminiscent of contemporaries such as Deep Purple. Crystals recorded one album in 1974 that was intended for release on the Cramps label. However, for mysterious reasons, it never appeared for years. Their work finally received a CD release in the 90s. The band's album is now regarded as an underground rock classic. The supergroup featured former...

In 1994, Mos Def along with his younger brother DCQ and his younger sister Ces, formed the group Urban Thermo Dynamics. UTD first graced the scene with the underground classic track "My Kung-Fu". They soon thereafter followed up with the now classic "Manifest Destiny" single which gave them notoriety among the wider hip-hop masses. Though the group was signed to Payday Records, the group’s album was never released due to label politics. Soon after the group was released from Payday, Mos Def and DCQ formed Medina Green and released the Rawkus Records underground mega-hit "Crosstown Beef." Later, Mos Def recorded...