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Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter originally from Austin, Texas, known as an influential artist in American soft rock music. He has written or co-written all his own songs, with the exception of "Nature's Way" that appears on his 'Window' album. He's most famous for singing the tunes "Arthur's Theme" from the Dudley Moore film 'Arthur', which won him the Academy Award for Best Song in 1981 (alongside co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen), and the iconic yacht rock classic "Sailing".
Cross released his debut album, 'Christopher Cross', in 1979, and it garnered him five Grammy Awards....
A transforming mixture of Spazz-Rock and good ignorance. Founded in 1998 by Nic Neu, Jenne Kaphorn and Hanno Mewes after quitting their ex-bands Splitter and Party Diktator. The band's name is influenced by an half-intelligent chip called "Chung-O-Chip"™ which was built into slotmachines in the late 1970's. After exeeding the guaranteed win-rate of 101%, the machines were terminated off the market soon. When Hanno left the band in 2000, Chung changed from a 2 guitar and drums lineup to a 4-piece with Timbot Blitzkrieg on bass and Wholehead on synths. Another change happened when Timbot was replaced by Black Mzungu...
A star has risen. Christopher Martin, the talented singer/performer from Back Pasture in St. Catherine who shot to instant fame and recognition shortly after winning the coveted Digicel Rising Stars title in 2005, is fast becoming one of the most sought after performers on the Jamaican music landscape.
With a slate of singles permeating radio and the Jamaican music charts including Giving It and Jamaican Girls, Christopher created history when he became the first Digicel Rising Stars alumni to score a hit single on any chart in Jamaica.
‘It has been a wonderful journey so far, filled with new and...
Biography
Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California, but he was raised in the Paradise Valley, Montana area, where he is currently living. His family members include his parents, Kenneth Paolini and Talita Hodgkinson, and his sister, Angela. [3] Home schooled for his entire school career, he graduated from high school at the age of 15 through an accredited correspondence course at American School, Chicago, Illinois. Following graduation, he started his work on what would become the novel Eragon and its sequels, Eldest and Brisingr, both set in Alagaësia.
Nature influences much of Paolini's writing. In a three-way interview with...
