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Helene Fischer (born 5 August 1984) is a Russian born German singer and entertainer. Since her debut in 2005 she has won numerous awards, including eight Echo awards, four "Die Krone der Volksmusik" awards and the Bambi award. According to record certifications she has sold at least 9,115,000 albums. In June 2014, her multi platinum 2013 album "Farbenspiel" became the most legally downloaded album by a German artist of all time.
Personal life
Helene Fischer was born in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia (then the Soviet Union) as the second child to Peter and Maria Fischer. Her father worked...
Bester Quartet is a new development of The Cracow Klezmer Band that was formed in 1997 in Krakow, Poland as an initiative of Jaroslaw Bester – a young musician, composer and accordionist. The group is made up of four instrumentalists, classically trained musicians. The quartet performs a vast stylistic range that borrows from classical, jazz and vanguard music, including contemporary chamber music where improvisation constitutes a foundation to build on some unique instrumental forms. .
Hélène Grimaud, née à Aix-en-Provence le 7 novembre 1969, est une pianiste française.
"Depuis la mort de Pavarotti, rares sont les musiciens du classique à jouir d'une grosse popularité hors du cercle des initiés. Avec Cecilia Bartoli ou Natalie Dessay, la pianiste virtuose Hélène Grimaud fait partie de ce cercle très restreint." MATHIEU DURAND
Elle commence à jouer du piano en 1976. Elle étudie avec Jacqueline Courtin au Conservatoire d'Aix-en-Provence. En 1982, elle rejoint Pierre Barbizet au conservatoire de Marseille et est reçue première à l'unanimité au conservatoire de Paris en 1982, dans la classe de Jacques Rouvier. Elle obtient...
Miami's First Lady of Soul.
A lesser known Southern soul singer, Helene Smith recorded a handful of songs for various Miami labels, most notably for Deep City. She is often compared to Betty Wright, although Helene's delivery was usually slower, more deliberate. .
