Billy Ocean is a Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the main British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the 1980s. He waited seven years after scoring his first four UK top 20 successes before accumulating a series of transatlantic successes, including three... read full bio
The 5 Browns band is a classical piano ensemble made up of five siblings. The ensemble consists of two brothers and three sisters from Houston, Texas. The 5 Browns band attended New Yorks Julliard School, where the piano great Yoheved Kaplinsky taught them. The quintet gained most of their success from being named the Fab Five. They gained rave... read full bio
Possessing a warm full lyric soprano voice, Kiri Te Kanawa's performance repertoire encompasses a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel and Giacomo Puccini. Te Kanawa's voice has a vibrant but mellow quality that is... read full bio
Al Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party. Franken narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman and was sworn in to the Senate on July 7, 2009. Franken achieved prominence as a writer and performer for the television show Saturday Night Live... read full bio
Michael Israel is the most sought after action artist in the world. Whether it's a 90-minute show or a single super fast high impact painting, his Art in Concert performances have won standing ovations from audiences around the globe. Michael has performed at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics, Jay Leno, Rodeo Houston in the Astrodome before 68,000 fans, Washington DC... read full bio
Spirit of the Dance was created and produced by one of the UK's most successful international producers, David King. The production is an Irish inspired dance show that was originally formatted in the vein of Riverdance, but within a short time it established its own originality and identity. From its first performance at the Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol, England, it became... read full bio
Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range. In March 2008, he debuted in his 128th opera role, giving Domingo more roles than any other tenor. One of The Three Tenors, he has also taken on conducting opera and concert performances, as well as... read full bio
An American singer, musician, and composer named Karen Lee Orzolek was born in South Korea. She sings lead for the independent rock group Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Crush Songs," O's first solo album, was released on September 9, 2014. It was made available on Kobalt Label Services' Cult Records. O released a live album titled "Live from Crush Palace" on February... read full bio
With a penchant for comedy and drama, Doug E. Doug has made a name for himself as a writer, producer, director, and actor. At seventeen, he started doing stand-up comedy. His first job was as a television host and writer for The New Music Report, a syndicated late-night show. Due to his part in the feature film Cool Runnings, Doug... read full bio
Tom Harrell, named jazz trumpeter of the year three times by Downbeat Magazine, is known for the gorgeous, intricate melodies he composes. Harrell has won awards and grants, including multiple Trumpeter of the Year awards from Down Beat magazine, SESAC Jazz Award, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) Composers Award, and Prix Oscar du Jazz. He received a Grammy nomination for his... read full bio
Cristela Alonzo, known for her powerful and engaging presence, quips on her favorite topics such as pop culture, music, video games, and her life growing up in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. She has performed stand-up in clubs and theatres across the country on several national tours, appeared on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham”, the South Beach Comedy Festival,... read full bio
Lavell Crawford's first break came at a comedy club in Belleville, Illinois, where he hosted an open mic night. The owner of the club was impressed and paid him $250. He made his initial appearances on Def Comedy Jam and BET's Comicview. Crawford has appeared on numerous television shows including Premium Blend, The Jamie Foxx Show, Showtime at Apollo, and... read full bio
America's Best Dance Crew season five champions Poreotics, are an Asian American all-male dance crew based out of Westminster, California. They specialize in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics. The members of the group have laboriously honed their craft of popping and robotic movement and are at the pinnacle of their game. The way in which the crew... read full bio
Jermaine Dupri is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and DJ. Beginning with breakout success in 1992 upon the discovery of teenage rappers Kris Kross, Dupri became one of the most consistent and all-persuasive producers of the 1990s, producing practically the entire careers of many artists on his label, So So Def Recordings, including platinum entries like Xscape and Da... read full bio
Bela Fleck is often considered the premier banjo player in the world. A New York City native, he picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs. While still in high school he began experimenting with playing bebop jazz on his banjo. He released his first solo album, Crossing... read full bio
Travie McCoy, also known as Travis Lazarus McCoy, is the primary vocalist and rapper for the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. McCoy was born and reared in Geneva, New York, and his mother exposed him to a variety of musical genres at a young age, igniting his passion of music. He started Gym Class Heroes with a group of... read full bio
The Far East Movement came out of the part of Los Angeles known as Koreatown, and the members of Far East Movement personify the rhythm of Los Angeles: the pan-global fusion, the exotic and traditional rhythms. The band was behind the platinum-selling single, Like A G6, which was the first No. 1 hit by Asian Americans to ever reach the... read full bio
"DRAKE BELL Musician and Actor, Drake Bell is world-renowned for the TV show Drake & Josh. New album just released Honest available now. Though he had been acting since he was five, when he was filmed in his first commercial, Drake Bell (born Jared Drake Bell in Orange County, California) didn't start playing the guitar until he was cast in... read full bio
Little Texas was conceived in Nashville, Tennessee, by a handful of guys in their early twenties who were willing to do just about anything to bring their brand of rockin county to the forefront of the music industry. Their first radio release, Some Guys Have All The Love, became a top ten hit, as did their next single, First... read full bio
" Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and guitarist Steve Wariner is a four-time Grammy winner, having won in 1992 for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals; and in 2000 and 2009 for Best Country Instrumental Performance. During his career he has charted over thirty top-10 singles, including 14 #1 hits. In 1998 he won the Country Music Association’s Single and Song of the... read full bio
