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Адам Ричард Уайлс (англ. Adam Richard Wiles; род. 17 января 1984, Дамфрис, Шотландия), известен всему миру под псевдонимом Кельвин Харрис (анл. Calvin Harris) — невероятно талантливый шотландский музыкант, композитор, диджей и продюсер. Получил титул «Короля электропопа» за свой дебютный альбом «I Created Disco» (2007), ставший золотым и содержавший успешные синглы «Acceptable in the 80s» и «The Girls», которые достигли топ-10 чарта Великобритании. Кельвин также был автором и продюсером записей других артистов, включая пластинки Кайли Миноуг «X» и «Aphrodite», хиты Рианны «Where Have You Been», Scissor Sisters «Only the Horses», Шерил Коул «Call My Name» и множество других. 1984—2006: Юность и...

Елена Джейн Голдинг (англ. Elena Jane Goulding; род. 30 декабря 1986, Херефорд, Англия), более известная как Элли Голдинг (англ. Ellie Goulding) - английская певица и композитор. Приобрела известность после того, как заняла первую строчку в опросе BBC Sound of 2010 и победила в номинации «Выбор критиков» в конкурсе BRIT Awards 2010 года. После подписания контракта с Polydor Records в 2009 году выпустила свой первый EP «An Introduction to Ellie Goulding», за которым последовал дебютный студийный альбом, «Lights». Ellie Goulding на самом деле не совсем сольный проект, а группа, состоящая из вокалистки Элли Голдинг и лондонского продюсера Starsmith (урожденный Fin Dow-Smith)...

Nellie Lutcher (October 15, 1912 – June 8, 2007) was an African-American rhythm & blues and jazz singer and pianist, who gained prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She was most recognizable for her diction and exaggerated pronunciation, and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others. She was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the eldest daughter of the 15 children of Isaac and Suzie Lutcher. Her father was a bass player, and her mother a church organist. She received piano lessons, and her father formed a family band with Nellie playing piano. At age 12,...

Undergraduates at Cambridge University in England, Richard Lewis and Mark Tomblin, decided to make a record. Both were members of the college party band The Wobbly Jellies, which played cover songs at drunken parties, and which even supported Elvis Costello when he visited the campus to play. The two decided to work on two minimalist disco tracks, given their love of Chic and Gang of Four, and to call themselves the Jellies. They booked a few hours of studio time at the local Spaceward Studios, and went in one afternoon without even a demo of the project. Recording went smoothly,...

Luc de Larochellière was born in 1966 in Quebec, and has released eight studio albums since 1998. He bagan his career at the age of 20, after winning three awards at the Festival de la chanson, including best singer/songwriter and best song for "Trac du lendemain" ("Stage Fright the Next Day. In 1988, he released his debut album, Amère América (Bitter America), which was an immediate success. His next six albums received many awards and honors, including several awards from SOCAN and even a nomination in 2006 for the Victoires de la Musique in France for the best French-language album...