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Amel Bent (* 21. Juni 1985 in Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire; eigentlich Amel Bentbachir) ist eine französische Sängerin.
Amel Bent, die Tochter einer marokkanischen Mutter und eines algerischen Vaters, hat schon als kleines Kind gerne gesungen. Als Jugendliche entschied sie sich zunächst, Psychologie zu studieren. 2004 wollte sie deshalb an einer Fakultät studieren, nahm aber an der Fernsehsendung Nouvelle Star teil, der französischen Version von Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Sie belegte zwar nur den dritten Platz, doch ihre Popularität erlaubte es ihr, noch im gleichen Jahr ihr Debutalbum Un jour d'été auf den Markt zu bringen, das sie zusammen mit der bekannten...
Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eif on February 3, 1949) is a Dutch vocalist and the founder of the Oscar Benton Blues Band in 1967. The band rose to fame in 1968 by being a runner up in the Jazz Festival, Loosdrecht, Holland. In his solo career, Oscar Benton released with his 1981 homonymous album the Bensonhurst Blues, written by Artie Kaplan & Artie Kornfeld, and produced by the EMI Records. The Bensonhurst Blues, which is considered to be Oscar Benton's best hit, was part of the soundtrack of the 1999 movie La Bûche. Earlier it was on the soundtrack...
A quartet from Philadelphia, keyboardist Dale Jimenez, drummer Chris Powell, bassist Jamey Robinson and singer/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bradbury formed the group in 1996. Recorded 1 single ("Mouse, Crow, Cat & Snake" 1998), and 1 album (selftitled 2000), and broke up in 2001. Remnants and new members formed Need New Body .
The Makunouchi Bento, or traditional japanese lunchbox, is a highly lacquered wooden box divided into quadrants, each of which contains different delicacies. It is also one of the most familiar images of Japan's domestic environment. Reading the box as both an object and a metaphor, Felix Petrescu (Waka X) and Valentin Toma (Qewza) founded this experimental / electronica project back in 2001.
At the time, Felix was a member of Urban Experience - one of the pioneers of the underground electronica scene in Timisoara (Romania) focused mainly on dance music, and Valentin had his solo project. The first Makunouchi Bento...
Coughee Brothaz is best known as the entourage and backing sound of Houston’s Devin the Dude. They have released 2 full length albums, which can be found in two different formats. A pre-release version of the album, entitled “Collector’s Edition” was available via the internet until the final “Waitin’ Our Turn” was released in 2007. Now they are back with "Fresh Brew" which is being quickly received as an instant classic.
In 2007 Devin Copeland established his own label, Coughee Brothaz Music and began releasing independent music directly to his fans via the internet with the Coughee Brothaz. He followed...
