Music

Anastacia

2008-05-02T18:32:00.000-07:00

Anastacia

Anastacia Lyn Newkirk was born on September 17, 1973 in Chicago , Illinois. Her nickname is " the little lady with the big voice", because she is 5"'3" and is able to hit high notes with her voice. At the age of 13 she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is a chronic illness of the intestines . A segment of her small intestine had to be removed due to the damage made to it by the disease. She has a scar of the operation on her lower abdomen.When she was at the age of 14 her parents divorced , so she and her mother moved to New York, in Manhattan. Anastacia graduated from the Professional Children's School in Manhattan. Anastacia and her sister , became a regular at club 1018 , a dance club in Manhattan. The club owner noticed her dancing and asked her is she could sing also. The club owner got Anastacia a manager. Anastacia appeared on the MTV show " The Cut", and on that show she became a finalist. The finalist postion on The Cut brought the attention of many major record labels. In July of 1999, Anastacia signed with the Epic/ Daylight Records. In 2000 her debut album "Not That Kind" was released. In January 2003, Anastacia decided to have her breast reduced because of back strain. From a routine mammogram for the surgery she discovered she had breast cancer. She started and successfully completed surgery and radiotherapy . She underwent 7 hours of surgery on February to remove the cancer and reconstruct her breasts. Anastacia established a fund called the " Anastacia Fund" to promote awareness of breast cancer amongst younger women. She won an MTV Europe Music Award for " Best Pop" (2001), a world music award for "Best New Artist" (2001), 2 ECHO Awards for " Best International Newcomer" (2001) and " Best International Female Singer ( 2005). Her song called "Boom" became the offical song of the world cup in Korea/ Japan .
Anastacia is also known for her trademark glasses often dark tinted. In August 2005 she had surgery to correct her vision permanently.She has a tatoo below her neck, saying "Forever". She also has an Ankh on lower back, which appeared on her first album.It represents " External Life", which has come to symbolize her.

In October 13, 2006 Anastacia began selling her stage clothing on eBay donating a portion to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The auction were hosted by eBay trading assistant and certified business consultant , Carolyn CJ Jacinto of xOXOmas.

Late 2006 Anastacia 's clothing line " Anastacia by S. Oliver came out.

Later on April 21, 2007 she married her bodyguard of 3 years , Wayne Newton , in Mexico. The wedding was in Huatulco, and was written and officiated by a Shaman named Jon Rasmussen who is from California.

Then Anastacia relesased a 2nd clothing line on November 2, 2007 called " Limited Luxury", that was designed together with the famous brand Swarovski.This Clothing line is sold in some countries. Also in 2007 she had a perfume line come out called " Rescurrection".

You can read more about this young talented , strong lady at
http://www.anastacia.com/ also on her clothing line http://www.anastaciabysoliver.com/

Here is picture video of Anastacia and her husband:

Here are some of my favorite songs by this powerful artist:

Anastacia " One Day In Your Life"

Anastacia " Not That Kind"

Anastasia " Left Outside Alone"

Anastacia " Why Did You Lie To Me"

Anastacia " Pieces Of A Dream"

Anastacia " Paid My Dues"

This is Anastacia in concert:
Anastacia " I'm Outta Love"

Anastacia Ft. Pavarotti - I Ask Of You

Anastacia Ft. Eros Ramazzotti " I Belong To You"

Discography:

2005 " Pieces Of A Dream"

2004 " Anastacia"

2001 " Freak Of Nature"

2000 " Not That Kind"

Paula Abdul

2008-05-01T19:20:00.000-07:00

Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul was born in June 19, 1962 in San Fernando , Ca. Paula's love for dance started from watching the film "Singing In The Rain" whose main star was Gene Kelly her idol. When she was 8 years old she began taking dance lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School and when was the senior class president and the head cheerleader. She graduated high school in 1980, and following graduation she appeared on the small screen when she was 16 years old in the 1978 movie musical "Junior High School". After that she went to California State University Northridge , as a TV & Radio student. Paula joined the LA Lakers cheerleader squad , and she became the head cheerleader and choreographer full time, so she dropped out of college to dance and choreograph , because her heart was in dance and to pursue it full time. She earned $ 50 per game during her freshman year. Paula was hired as an assistant dance director on the Jackson's Victory tour , which led her to a job choreographing Janet Jackson's video for "Control", and other music videos of hers. After working on the Tracy Ullman Show she did choreography her videos for ZZ Top, Duran Duran, the Pointer Sisters and more.After Paula Abdul did some choreograh work in films "Private School" in 1983 and "Coming To America" in 1988.
After when Janet Jackson gave Paula Abdul some compliments on her vocals while she was choreographing one of Janet Jackson's videos, Paula used her money and connections to record a demo tape which landed in a hands of Virgin Records America record executives. Paula Abdul began a recording career, releasing her debut alumb , "Forever Your Girl" in 1988. Through her career she has won many awards 1-Grammy , 7 MTV Video awards, 2 Emmy awards, & 2 People's Choice awards. She has had two # 1 albums & 7 # 1 hit singles & a star on Hollywood Walk Of Fame. In 1992 she confessed to suffering from the eating disorder Bulimia & checked herself into a clinic. In May of 1994 she divorced Emilo Estevez, citing irreconcilable differences. Paula's career was a bit ruined when backing vocalist Yvette Marine claimed she & not Paula , had sung the main vocals on several tracks from the " Forever Your Girl" album. But Paula Abdul & Virgin Records won the case.
Paula Abdul did some acting appearances in TV shows such as Cybill, The single Gut, Spin City, ALll That, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, & The Wayans Brothers. Paula Abdul has also starred in her own exercise videos, " Get Up And Dance" and "Paula Abdul : Cardio Dance". She currently has her own dance education compnay called " CO Dance" and is one of three judge's on the TV show " American Idol".

To read more about this super star you can go to :

http://www.myspace.com/paulaabdul and on paulaabdul.com

Here are some cool songs that she sang that I love:

Paula Abdul ft. Mc Scat Kat- " Opposites Attract"

Paula Abdul - " Rush , Rush"

Paula Abdul- " Straight Up"

This is Paula Abdul in concert:

Paula Abdul- " Cold Hearted"

Paula Abdul- " Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"

Discograpghy:

1988- " Forever Your Girl"

1990- " Shut Up And Dance Mixes"

1991- " Spellbound"

1992- Compilations ( the singles off soundtracks & other works she did)

1995- " Head Over Heels"

1998- " The Greatest"

2000- " The Greatest Hits"

2008 single " Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"

Bryan Adams

2008-04-17T16:32:00.000-07:00

Bryan Adams

Bryan Guy Adams was born on November 5, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He's a canadian. He is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is a vegan. Bryan Adams was given his first guitar at the age of 10, he bought his first electric guitar at the age of 11, at the age of 14 he moved to Vancouver and started auditioning as a guitarist. At the age of 15 he left school, and joined a band as a singer and went on the road. In 1976 he joined the band called Sweeney Todd and replaced the lead singer of the band. He recorded several songs for them before he left the band in 1977.He met drummer Jim Vallance in 1977 from the band Prism, which was a successful Canadian band. The two began collaborating as songwriters. A & M Records was sent some demos of the two of them and signed Adams to a recording contract at the age of 18. Adams and Vallance put albums out together , and Adams also did solo albums too. In august of 1989 they broke up their songwriting partnership. Bryan Adams teamed up with writer/ producer Robert John " Mutt" Lange, to write songs for his next album. In 1990 Bryan adams was placed into Canada's Walk Of Fame . In 1990 he was made a member of the Order Of Canada and The Order Of British Columbia. In 1998 he was promoted to an Officer Of The Order Of Canada.His parents were both British citizens and he currently lives in Britain. He has a studio in Canada. His 4th Album "Reckless", is the best selling Canadian album of all time. He recieved the diamond Sales Award which is equal to the platinum award in the U.S, for the album. Which is the the first for a Canadian. His song Everything I do I Do It For You was number 1 single for 16 weeks in Britian. He was influenced by : Bob seger, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, The Byrds, Billy Joel, & The Beatles.You can read more about Bryan Adams on http://www.myspace.com/bryanadams or at http://www.bryanadams.com/ .

Here are some of my favorite songs by Bryan Adams:

Bryan Adams- "To Really Love A Woman"

Bryan Adams- "Everyhting I Do I Do It For You"

Bryan Adams Ft. Sting, & Rod Stewart- "All For One"

Bryan Adams- "Please Forgive Me"

Here is Bryan Adams in concert:

Bryan Adams- "Heaven"

Discography:
1980- "Bryan Adams"

1981- " You Want It, You Got It"

1983- " Cuts Like A Knife"

1984- "Reckless"

1987- " Into The Fire"

1988- " Live ! Live ! Live!

1991- " Waking Up The Neighbours"

1993- " So Far So Good"

1996- " 18 Til I Die"

1997- " MTV Unplugged"

1998- " On A Day Like Today"

2000- " Live At Slane Castle Ireland"

2001- " Do To You What You Do To Me -Live In Mumbai , India"

2002- " The Best Of Me"

2003- " Live At The Budokan"

2005- " Room Service"

2005- " Anthology"

2008- "11"

Richard Marx

2008-04-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Richard Marx

Richard Marx was born on September 16, 1963 in Chicago, IL. When he was 5 years old he sang in commerical jingles which was written by his father Dick Marx, a Jazz Musician. His Mother Ruth is a former singer. the commericals that were hits were for a Peter Pan peanut butter and for Nestle Crunch. He began writing songs as a teenager. Since January 8, 1989 he has been married to Cynthia Rhodes and together they have three sons : Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse. His musical influences are his parents, Sam Cooke, Elvis Presely, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart , The Dobbie Brothers, The Eagles, Luther Vandross, Earth, Wind, & Fire, & Gladys Knight.

When Richard Marx was 17 years old , and living in the suburb of Chiacago , a tape of his songs ended up in the hands of Lionel Richie. After graduating high school, he moved to La , and visted Lionel Richie.At that time Lionel Richie was an ex- Commodore , and was recording his 1st solo alumb, and was having trouble with the background vocals. So then Richard Marx ended up singing on Lionel Richie's alumb. Richard Marx sang the back vocals to Lionel Richie's songs " You Are", "All Night Long", & "Running With The Night". Richard Marx started working with producer David Foster, & writing songs for the group Chicago, & R&B singer Freddie Jackson. Four years later after moving to LA, the president of EMI/ Manhattan Records, Bruce Lundvall, heard Richard's demo & gave Richard a record deal, & the opportunity to write & record whatever he wanted.

You can read more about Richard Marx : http://www.richardmarx.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/officialrichardmarx

Here are some of my favorite songs my Richard Marx:

Richard Marx " Right Here Waiting"

Richard Marx- " Endless Summer Nights"

Richard Marx- " Now & Forever"

This is Richard Marx in concert :

Richard Marx- " Hold On To The nights" & " Now & Forever"

Richard Marx -" Should've Known Better"

Here is a picture of him in the younger years :

In June 1987, his self titled alumb released & sol over 3 million copies, & it had 4 hits singles from the cd. Richard became the 1st new artist played on 117 radio stations nationwide during his initial week on the charts. Richard became the 1st male to reach the top 3 with 4 singles from a debut album. Richards 2nd release in may of 1989 went triple platinum within 4 months & has sold over 5 million copies. When the 3rd single from "Repeat Offender ", "Angelia" climbed to #4 , Richard Marx became the 1 st solo artist to reach the Top 5 with his first 7 singles. In January 1994 he & his family moved to his hometown of Chicago after living in LA for almost 12 years. In 1997 the release of his first greatest hits marked the end of Richard Marx relationship with Capitol Records. He made his own record label outside of his home in Chicago, in 2000 called Signal 21 Records. In 1987 Richard Marx gave his first gold alumb to a 16 year old cancer patient , Gabrielle De Martino. In 1997 , Richard Marx founded the Dick Marx Foundation in honor of his later father to fund music scholarships at his father's Alma Mater, Chicago's De Paul University.

Discography:
2004- " My Own Best Enemy"

2000- " Days In Avolon"

1997- " Greatest Hits"

1997- " Flesh & Blood"

1994- "Paid Vacation"

1991- "Rush Street"

1989- "Repeat Offender"

1987- " Richard Marx"

Frankie J

2008-04-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

Frankie J

Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. was born on September 14, 1980 in Tijuana , Mexico. He and his family moved to San Diego , CA when he was 2 years old. His first language is spanish. His nickname is Frankie Boy. He went toSouthwest High School in San Diego. When he was 15 years old he was signed as a Latin Freestyle artsit by a small dance label in Canada, he went by the name of Frankie Boy. In 1997 he signed with the now Defunt Hola Recordings, the producer was Jellybean Benitez. His alumb didn't make it. In 1999 he left Hola. He joined a existing latin pop group by the name Los Kumbia Kings, and he performed with them for 3 1/2 years. In 2002 he appraoached Los Kumbia Kings management to get a record deal as a solo artist. He proposed that they record, promote, and market him to the MTV market, but the management declined. Frankie asked to be realeased from his Kumbia Kings conract , but they declined and he had to go to court over it. In 2003 he signed with Sony Music as a solo artist. In 2003 he released his first alumb titled "What's A Man To Do". Frankie is Married and has two children a boy and a girl. He got his 2 star tatoos on his hand from the tv show title "Inked". Now he lives in Houston , Texas.

You can read all about Frankie J at : http://www.myspace.com/frankiej and also :http://www.frankiejonline.com/

Here are some of my favorite songs by Frankie J:

Frankie J- " Don't Wanna Try"

Frankie J- "Obsession"

This is another song he sang that was popular but he re-made it , I belive the orignial artist of the song is Extreme.

Frankie J- " More Than Words"

This is Frankie J in concert:

Frankie J- " That Girl"

Discography:

2006- " Priceless"

2005- " The One"

2003- " Frankie J"

2003-" What's A Man To Do?"

Justin Timberlake

2008-03-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake was born in Memphis Tennessee on January 31, 1981 at 6:30 in the evening.His nickname is JT. At the age of 11 he was on the show Star Search, on that show he used his first and middle name Justin Randall. He was apart of the Mickey Mouse Club. At the age of 14 , he became a member of the group Nsync. His mom thought of the name Nsync, using the last letter of each original member's first name: justin, Chris (Kirkpatrick), Joey (Fatone), Jason (Watkins)-who sang bass before Lance Bass joined the group, and J.C. Chasez. In 2002 he released his solo alumb called Justified. As of February 2004, his solo alumb Justified went triple platinum. At that time he broke u with his girlfriend at that time Britney Spears. Then he met Cameron Diaz at the 2003 Kids Choice Awards and they dated and boke up in December of 2006. Justin Timberlake casted Scarlett Johansson in his music video for the song " What Goes Around" in 2007 and he dated her. Now he is dating Jessica Biel. You can read more about Justin Timberlake on http://www.justintimberlake.com/ or on his myspace http://www.myspace.com/justintimberlake

Here is one of Justin's Music Video's:

Justin Timberlake- "What Goes Around"

Here is another one of my other favorite songs by Justin Timberlake :

Justin Timberlake- "Cry Me A River"

Justin's trademark is his dancing skills. When he can't sleep he sings himself to sleep. His favorite ice cream is Baskin Robin's Darquiri Ice. He founded the Justin timberlake Foundation through the Giving Back Fund. The foundation's goals are similar to the Save The Music Foundation. His greatest fears are dying unlooved, snakes, sharks, spiders, & falling unconscious at a concert from the stuffed animals fans throw on stage.

On February 8, 2004 Justin won a Grammy for Best Pop Male for "Cry Me A River". He was a winner of 4 MTV video music awards in 2007 for Male Artist Of The Year, Quadruple threat of the year, Best Director, & Best Choreography in a video. Justin was also a winner of 2 MTV music awards in 2006 for Best Male Artist & Best Pop.

He & his best friend & his personal assistant Trace Ayala created a clothing line called "William RAst" & it became available for purchase from Kitson & Bloomingdales in November of 2005. The name William Rast came from Justin grandfather's first name William Bomar, & Trace's grandfather , Rast.

Justin starred as a young Elton John in one of Elton John's music videos. When he was 10 years old he sang at the Grand Ole Opry. He was a member of the National Beta Club. Justin Timberlake collects sneakers, sports jerseys, and owns half a dozen Harley Davidsons, a Mercedez M Class, & 2 Mercedez Benz's. He loves to go skiing & snowboarding. He is also a fan of country music. He supports the English football team Manchester United FC " The Red Devils". In 2007 Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at 20 million doallars.

Here are some of Justin in his concerts:

Justin Timberlake- " My Love"

Justin Timberlake- "Summer Love"

Justin Timberlake-" Rock Your Body"

Justin Timberlake- " Sexy Back"

Discography:

October 12, 2006 "Future sex Love Songs"

November 5, 2002 " Justified"

Backstreet Boys

2008-03-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys In April of 1993 met at Tates Creek High. in orlando Florida when A.J. Mclean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter, met each other through a local acting auditions. Soon enough they became friends with one another and then started a singing group. After they added Kevin Richardson and then he brought his cousin Brian Littrell into the group also. they were a group of five. the boys got their name from a local teen hangout called the Backstreet Market in Orlando , Florida.In 1994 they signed a recording contract with Jive Records. In 1995 they released their first single "We Got It Goin' On". In June 2006 Kevin Richardson leaves the group. You can read more about the boys http://www.myspace.com/backstreetboys or go to http://www.thebackstreetboys.com/ and also http://www.backstreetboys.com/home.php

This a picture of the Backstreet Boys without Kevin Richardson:

Here is a music video from the boys:
Backstreet Boys " All I Have To Give"

Here is another video by these men:

Backstreet Boys " Incomplete"

One more videeo of their's :

Backstreet boys "Quit Playing Games With My Heart"

Here is a Biography of the boys individually:
A.J. McLean

Alexander James Mclean was born on January 9, 1978 in West Beach, Florida.He has has broen hair , with brown eyes and is 5'9'. His favorite color is Yellow and Purple, his favorite food is McDonald's # 6 which is the Double Quarter Pounder with cheese, large fries, large coke, or iced tea with no lemon.His musical instruments are the sazophone , and the bassquitar. His favorite music artists are Boyz II Men ( yeah baby ! my type of man), Silk, and the blues in busic genre. His favorite movie is Pulp fiction, and his favorite actor is Dustin hoffman. his hobbies include dancing, writing, poetry, basketball, billiards, and shopping. his favorite chocolate bar is Hershey's cookies n' cream. He has worked for nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. He is a puppeteer, cartoonist, writer, poet, ventriloquest, and songwriter. In July 2001 Aj enters rehab to battle his drinking & depression. It is also said that he entered rehab for alcoholism and cocain abuse. AJ also ocassionally performed in rock/ metal clubs around New York under his alter ego character he created by the name of Johnny No Name. He established a foundation called the JNN foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and other causes like keeping music programs into schools. Also A.J .Mclean has teo performances one is at the House Of Blues in Aneheim , CA on March 23, 2008 and the other one is at The Roxy on March 24, 2008 in West Hollywood, CA. He is so Hot!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian Littrell
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Brain Thomas Littrell was born on Febuary 20, 1975 in Lexington, Kentucky.He has brownish-blonde hair, blue eyes, and is 5'7'. his favorite musicians are Boyz II Men, Shai, and Jodeci. His favorite color is Midnight blue , his favorite food is Mac & Cheese. Hi s musical instrument is the trumpet, his favorite actor is Tom Hanks , and his favorite movie is It's a Wonderful life. His hobbies are basketball, golf, going to the movies, dancing, singing, lifting weights, and swimming. In the spring of 1998 Brian undergoes open heart surgery for a congenital hole in his heart. Brain on September 2, 2000 got married to actress Leighanne Wallance in midtown Atlanta. His wife was in two of their music video's " As Long As You Love Me" and " All I Have To Give". His son Baylee Thomas Waylee littrell was born on Novemeber 26, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. He currently lives in Atlanta , Georgia. Brain founded The Brain littrell Healthy Heart club For Kids. He is also cousins with Kevin Richardson.

Here is a picture of Brian with his wife and son:

Kevin Richardson

Kevin Scott Richardson was born on October 3, 1971 in Lexington , Kenntucky. His favorite colors are blue, black, and purple, his favorite food is Mexican and anything Asian. His favorite music artists are Babyfacce, Teddy Riley, Prince, and R. Kelly. His favorite movies are Top Gun and The Shawshank Redemption, and his favorite actor is Tom cruise. His Hobbies are playing keyboards, water skiing, swimming, surfing, basketball, and hockey. his Unique talents is a ballroom dance instructor. Befoe he joined the Backstreet Boys he worked at Walt disney World in Florida. on June 17, 2000 Kevin Marries longtime girlfriend Kristen Willits. In June of 2006 Kevin decided to leave the group. And on July 3, 2007 Kevin and his wife had a child named Mason. He is also Brian's cousin.

This is a picture of Kevin and his wife:

Howie Dorough

Howie Dwayne Dorough was born on August 22, 1973 in Orlando, Florida. He has brown eyes, brown hair, and is 5'7'. The other language which he speakes is Spanish. His favorite food is Asian, his favorite color is purple.his favorite type of music is Soul and R& B, his musical instrument is the guitar, and his favorite musicans are Jon Secada and Bobby Brown. His favorite movie is Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, his faorite actor is to Hanks. His hobbies are weight lifting, water skiing, dancing, movies and raquet ball. His early jobs were in a role in the movie Parent Hood and Cop And A Half. He also did community theatre and was in Disney World ommericals. Howie is a Professional dancer and he often performs his hip hop routines at local clubs. on December 8, 2007 he married Leigh Boniello. In 1998 after his sister Caroline Dorough -Cochran died of Lupus , Howie established the Lupus Foundation. The Foundation helps raise awareness about the diesease , financial support for those who cannot afford treatment and mone for research.

This is a picture of Howie and his wife:

Nick Carter

Nicholas Gene Carter was born on January 28, 1980 in Jamestown , New York. He and his family oved to Florida when he was four. He has blue eyes, gloden blonde hair, and is 6'2'. His favorite food is Pizza and his favorite soft drink is Mountain Dew some say it is Coke. His favorite color is Forest Green. His favorite musical artists are Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Jodeci, Steve Perry of Journey , and Nirvana. His favorite movie is Aliens, and Braveheart., and his favorite actor is Jeff Goldbloom. his favorite ice cream flavors are Mint Chocolate Chip, Choclate Chip and Cookie Dough. His hobbies are boatng, fishing, drawing, basketball, collecting football cards and playing video games. In January 2002 Nick was arrested and charged with resisting a law enforcement officer , he refused to leave a tampa Night Club when police told him to . In febuary 2002 Nick agrees to enter a pretrial intervention program that allows him to aviod jail time and any criminal record for getting into a argument with a tampa police officer at a nightclub in January.
Here are the Men in concert:

Backstreet Boys " Get Another Boyfriend"

Backstreet Boys " Not For Me " & " Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"

Discography :

2007 "Unbreakable"

2005 "Never Gone"

2001 " The Hits Chapter 1"

2000 " Black & Blue"

1999 " Millennium"

1997 "Backstreet Boys"

Andy

2008-03-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

Andy Madadian

Andy Madadian was born with the name Andreanik Madadian , on April 21, 1958 in Theran , Iran. His two native languages are Persian & Armenian. Andy sings in Farsi, Armenian, English, & Spanish. His Misical icons are the Beatles, Deep Purple, Ray Charles, & the Masters Of Jazz. as well as Santana. You can read more info about him at http://www.myspace.com/andymadadian or go on his web site http://www.andymusic.com/ and a bit more info on him can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Madadian

He irst started singing in 1980 with a man by the name of Kourous, and together they formed a duo. Andy & Kouros had made four alumbs together,& soon later in 1992 the two split up and they decided to each go solo.

This is a picture od Kourous:

This is one of their music video's:
Andy & Kouros "Bala"

Andy & Korous in concert "Niloofar"

Andy & Kouros Discography:

1985- "Khastegary"

1988- "Parvaz"

1990- "Balla!"

1991- "Goodbye"

This is one of Andy's music video's :

Andy " Dokhtar Irooni"

This is Andy in concert:

Andy " Che Khoshgel Shodi"

Andy's discogrpahy:

1992- Beegharar"

1994- Tanhaee"

1996-" Devoted"

1998- "Silkroad"

2000- " And My Heart"

2002- "Khalvate Man"

2003- " Orere -Seero" ( first all- armenian alumb)

2004- "Platinum"

2006- " city Of Angles"

2007-" Airport"

Kamran & Hooman

2008-03-05T22:55:00.000-08:00

KAMRAN & HOOMAN

Kamran & Hooman are very popular Persian artists , they are two brothers who sing together . They first were known to be apart of the group called "Black Cats" who are another Persian group which is very popular.They became apart of Black Cats when in 1998 they meet Shahbal Shabpareh the creator of the group, whom gave the two brothers the opportunity to become apart of the group. And Hooman became the lead singer for the group. In 1999 their album "Cinderella" with Black Cats became one of the most selling alumbs Black Cats have ever had. After they were with Black Cats they decide to go out and be a group together just the two brothers, and they made it big. They had all the concerts sold out everywhere. originally these two men are from Canada. You can check out these two brothers at : http://www.myspace.com/hoomankamran they are working on their web site right now which is: http://www.kamranhooman.com/

Here are two alumbs they did with their former group Black Cats:

This is a song that Kamran & Hooman did:

Kamran & Hooman-"Man Toro Mikham"

Here is another music video from the men:
Kamran & Hooman- "20"

This one is Kamran :

Kamran Jafari was born on November 25, 1976 in Theran , Iran. He was raised in Canada and the U.S. .He speaks : Farsi, English, French , and a little bit of Turkish. His favorite colors are blue and red. His favorite musicial artists are : Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men (something we have in common), George Michael, Madonna, Bryan Adams, and a mixture of world music. He started singing in the beginning before he was in the group Black Cats in differnet clubs. He and a guy by the name Ramin Zamani started a group called "Parvaz". Their biggest success came from a song they sang called " Iran Iranam", which was written, arranged , and composed by Ramin Zamani.

This is Hooman:

Hooman Jafari was born in November 23, 1980 in Theran , Iran. He was raised in Canada and the U.S. . He now lives in Woodland Hills, CA. He speaks Farsi, English, and French. His favorite color is red. His favorite musical artists are : Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men ( something we have in common), George Michael, 112, Backstreet Boys, Alicia Keys, 2 pac, and Ludacris.
You can read more about them at :http://www.freewebs.com/tabinahayat/kahoo.htm
This is Kamran and Hooman in concert:

Kamran and Hooman " Oon Ba Man"

Disicography:

2005

2007

Black Cats

2008-03-01T14:03:00.000-08:00

Black Cats

Black Cats are my favorite Persian music group. They have a really good beats in their songs , and good voices. My favorite one in the band is the lead singer Kamyar, not only does he have a great voice but he is fine too, really good looking. You can check him out at : http://www.myspace.com/kamyar78 if you want to read more about the band you can go to their website which is :http://www.blackcats.net/
Here are pictures of the band members:

Kamyar

Shahbal

Schubert

Ramin

Hakim

Gilbert

Black Cats first started the group in 1963 Tehran, by Shahbal. Black Cats were made famous in Cuchini the first Persian dance club. The original Black Cats consisted of 4 members: shahnam Shabpareh who was Shahbal's younger brother, Touraj Moenazad, Steve Arondoff, and Morteza Kafaei. Then 6 months later the group got a new vocalist by the name of Mohamad Ushal, which was a popular well known pianist, arranger and song writer . When Mohamad Ushal left the band they added another member Farhad Mehrid which was a vocalist and a guitar player as well as a piano player. So then when some members left they became four again , Shahbal on drums, Morteza Moreb on saxiphone, Jamal Ghafari on bass and a vocalist of Italian songs, and Shahnam Shabpareh who was on guitar and piano. So throughout the years band members left either to go solo or to move on to other careers. So everyone that has been a member of Black Cats are from the start and the latest in one list are:

Touraje Moinazad, Steve Arnadat, Muhammal Ushai, Farhad Mehrad, Shahnam Shabpareh, Morteza Kafaie, Jamal Ghafari, Hadi Vegar, Alfredo, Nasser Kamdar, Manuchehr Eslami, Hassan Shamaiezadeh, Nasse Sadri, Hassein Samieyan, Ahmad, Ebi, Nasser Cheshm Azar, Shahdad Kohani, Hamo, Mostafa Kafaei, Bijan Ghaderi, Andranik, Hooshang Shahverdi, Shamaita, Mehdad Zand, Shahdad Zand, David Betamo, Pyruz Payanehhazad Youness Lahloo, Kamran, Hooman, Ramin Zoka, Pier Noghli, Brent Fisher, Hakim, Schubert Avakian, Gilbert Avakian, and Kamyar Ahmadzadeh.

Black Cats : " Joone Khodet"

This is the wondeful band in concert:

Black Cats " Majnoon"

discography:

Pool

Fever

Spell Of The Cats

Dance Mix

Cinderella

Popfather

Scream Of The Cats

Passing Away

2008-02-23T14:29:00.000-08:00

Grandpa & Me

REST IN PEACE :)

Recently on Sunday February 17, 2008 my grandfather passed away, and I can't believe it because he was a very healthy person. He was the most generous , kind, thoughtful, funny, caring person, he never talked badly about a person. Let me not forget to mention he was a great doctor as well. He lived in a different country so I didn't get to seem him often only when he came to visit us here in California, which was once a year for a couple of weeks. And every time that he was here and that I was sick he used to see me and give me medicine or tell me what medicine to go and buy so I can get better.

Lately I've been having a hard time sleeping at nights, concentrating in my classes, it's like my mind drifts off every second of the day. All I can carry with me are memories of my grandfather, and I tried to cairish them as much as I can. Another thing that I can't stop are the tears that come falling on my face like a waterfall, I just can't stop the tears, and the constant headache following it, as well as having my stomach turn all the time. I try to think of all the god times I had with my grandfather , and I try to remember his smiles, and laughter. But one thing he always told me was to finish up school and get my bachelors degree, because that will lead to a good job, and will help support me. He told me never to rely on the husband I will marry , because a relationships don't always last forever, and I will have to stand up on my own two feet and support myself. He told me never to rely on someone to do anything for me, and that I should do everything myself.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080222173102AAgISvj and http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070306114948AAxYM80

But I wanted to dedicate some songs for him by some artists.

Mariah Carey Ft. Boyz II Men- "One Sweet Day"

Mariah Carey wrote this song with Boyz II Men because both of them lost someone close to them. I know Boyz II Men at the time lost their manager or road manager , so they dedicated this song to him. And this song I have always listen to and helped me move on when my other grandfather passed away in 1998, and my great grand mother in 2007. Now this is a song for my other grandfather who recenty passed away. Songs really do help you feel better when you listen to them, and many have really good lyrics that really touch the heart .
Boyz II Men-It's So Hard To Say Good Bye To Yesterday"

Backstreet Boys " Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"

Luther Vandross " Dance With My Father Again"

Celine Dion Ft. Andrea Bocelli -"The Prayer"

Michael Jackson - "You Are Not Alone"

Aaliyah- " I Miss You"

Josh Groban- " To Where You Are"

Eric Clapton " Tears In Heaven"

Sarah McLachalan " In The Arms Of An Angel"

Sarah McLachlan- " I Will Remeber You"

Cindy Lauper- " Time After Time"

Bone Thughs N Harmony- " Crossroads"

Celine Dion- " My Heart Will Go On"

Celine Dion Ft. R. Kelly-"I'm Your Angel"

Jessica Simpson Ft. Nick Lachey- " Where You Are"

Celine Dion

2008-02-16T15:37:00.000-08:00

Celine Dion

Miss Celine Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, with the name Celine Marie Claudette Dion . She is the youngest of 14 children, and both her parents are musicans as well.

At the age of 5 Cleine started to sing, and at the age of 12 , her mother , and one of her brothers helped her compose a french song. Once they did that they sent a demo off to a manager by the name of Rene Angelil. Celine soon became internationally known when she recorded the soundtrack for the Disney animated movie " Beauty & the Beast". You can read more about her at http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/bio/celine_dion.shtml and also at

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Celine-Dion-Biography/D9822BB11526225448256864001CF77A

Celine Dion Ft. Peabo Bryson " Beauty & The Beast"

On December 17, 1994 Celine Dion married her manager Rene Angelil at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal.

On January 25, 2001 at 1:00 AM Celine Dion gave birth to her son Rene -Charles Angelil.

One of my favorite songs from Celine Dion is "All By Myself". The lyrics are so true just listen , it's about how nobody wants to be all by themselves.

Celine Dion- " All By Myself"

Another hit that she had was from the soundtrack to Titanic movie , a song called "My Heart Will Go On".

Celine Dion- "My Heart Will Go On"

In March 2003 Celine Dion signed a contract to appear 5 nights a week at Caesars Palace colosseum in Las Vegas, CA, which she did for 3 years.

Celine has another powerful song called "That's The Way It Is" , it tells people not to give up on love and if you beileve you will find love.

Celine Dion -" That's The Way It Is"

Celine Dion's perfume:

Celine's Discography:

1997 : Incognito

1990:Unison

1991: Dion Chante Plamondon

1992 : Celine Dion

1993: The Colour Of My Love

1994: A L'Olympia

1995: The French Album (D'eux)

1996: Falling Into You

1996: Live A Paris

1997: Let's Talk About Love

1997: These Are Special Times

1998: S'il Suffisait D' Aimer

1999: All The Way A Decade Of Song

2000: The Collector's Series Volume 1

2002: A New Day Has Come

2003: 1 Fille & 4 Types

2003: One Heart

2004 : A New Day ..Live In Las Vegas

2004: Miracle

2005: On Ne Change Pas

2007: D' Elles

2008: Taking Chances

50 th Grammy Awards

2008-02-11T15:40:00.000-08:00

The 50th Grammy Awards Highlights

On Sunday February 10, 2008 the 50th Grammy Awards were shown on CBS, and this occassion took place at the Staples Center , in Dowtown Los Angeles, CA. The show was fabulous, the artists vocals were good with good blasts of fire on the stage , and incrediable lighting throughout the show. Many great artists performed on the stage such as Jerry Lee Lewis with his song "Great Balls Of Fire", Little Richard, Rihanna with her song " Umbrella" and "Please Don't Stop The Music" featuring The Time, ALicia Keys " No One" featuring John Mayer doing a little solo performance on the guitar, just to name a few. If you want more info about the show you can go to the grammy web site which is : http://www.grammys.com/ . Also if you would like to see some of the perfmances from these artists that I mentioned above as well as more who performed you can go to http://www.youtube.com/. These were some of my favorite performances from the 50th Grammy Awards show :

Rihanna "Umbrella" & "Please Don't Stop The Music" featuring The Time

Alicia Keys "No One" featuring John Mayer

Andrea Bocelli & Josh Groban -" The Prayer"

The Grammy's first started on May 4, 1958, in the Grabd Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel.the first artist to win record of the year was Domencio Modugno with "Volare", it was also song of the year. The first alumb of the year went to Henry Mancini. The best vocal performance awards went to Ella Fitzgerald and Perry Como.Back then there were 28 award categories. In 1997 the Grammy's had 91 award categories, and now being the year 2008 there are 110 award categories. So the big winners for the 50th Grammy awards were Amy Winehouse with 5 awards, Kanye West with 4 awards, Bruce Springsteen with 3 awards, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Mary J Bliege, and The White Strips each won 2 awards. If you want to learn more about the history of the Grammy's you can go to http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/index.htm .

Mariah Carey

2008-02-05T18:25:00.000-08:00

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is one of the most successful female artist out there. She is very talented , with a grat voice and plenty of fans to stand by her side throughout her career. I can say she is one of my favorite female pop singer . My favorite alumb from her was the #1's, it had her classic songs everyone remembers from back in the day's , which are : "Vision of love", "Someday", "I don't Wanna Cry", "Emotions", "I'll Be There", "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day", "Always Be My Baby"," My All", "Sweetheart", "When You Believe", "Whenever You Call", & "I Still Believe".

If you want to see more of Mariah Carey, you can check her out on her website http://www.mariahcarey.com/ or if you want to write to her you can go to www.myspace.com/mariahcarey .

A little biography about Mariah Carey is that the diva was born on March 27, 1970 in Long Island , New York. At the age of 17 after she graduated Greenawn's Harborfields high school , she moved to New York City to pursue a music career. The different nicknames that Mariah Carey goes by are: Songbird, MC, Mirage, Mimi, and the voice.
One of the greatest songs that Mariah Carey sang was a song called "Dream Lover", this is something every woman wants!

Mariah Carey-"Dream Lover"

There is one song that Mariah Carey sang with my other favorite R& B group Boyz II Men Called One Sweet Day, and this song is about someone that you love who passes away and how you assumed that they will always be there so you took there presence for granted , but you showed you care. This song really touched me when both my grandfather and my great grandmother passed away.Just listen to the words it will touch you too.

Mariah Carey Featuring Boyz II Men- "One Sweet Day" (in concert)

For all you women who want to smell like Miss Mariah Carey , you can buy her fragrance M by Mariah Carey , it smells like marshmellows. Here's what the bottle looks like:

Mariah Carey Discography:

Mariah Carey May 15, 1990

"Emotions" September 17, 1991

"MTV Unplugged " June 20, 1992

"Music Box" September 17, 1993

"Merry Christmas" November 1, 1994

"Day Dream " September 19, 1995

"Butterfly" September 16, 1997

"# 1' s " November 17, 1998

"Rainbow" November 2, 1999

"Greatest Hits" December 4, 2001

"Charmbraclet " December 3, 2002

"The Remixes " October 14, 2003

"The Emancipation Of Mimi " April 12, 2005

Craig David

2008-01-29T15:06:00.000-08:00

CRAIG DAVID

Today I am going to talk to you guys about my favorite R & B singer , his name is Craig David. Craig David is from Southampton , England. in the United Kingdom. Craig was born Craig Ashley David on May 5, 1981. Craig through out the years has put out four alumbs which are:

2001 " BORN TO DO IT"

2002 " SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE"

2005 " THE STORY GOES"

2007 'TRUST ME"

Last year in December, one of my friends and I decided to go to a trip, and I wanted to go to London . My reason for wanting to go to London wasn't because I might see Craig David but I heard it was nice, and I love the accent they have there. We went their for a week and it was really different , might I add that the people there were really nice compared to here in Los Angeles. Basically everywhere that we wanted to go to we took what they call the Tube, it's basically a subway . One thing I might mention is that I never saw Craig David's third alumb be realeased here in the United States, so while I was there in London I purchased his alumb " The Story Goes" at there record store called HMV. So if you can't find his alumb here in the United States maybe you can take a trip to London , buy it from http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/home.do or another thing that you can do is go to Craig David's web site which I did to buy his latest alumb called "Trust Me" http://www.craigdavid.com/ . Definately trust me the only way you can buy this alumb is from his web site ,from what I had experienced, at least in Los Angeles, CA that is. I went almost all the music stores like http://www.bestbuy.com/ , http://virginrecords.com/ , http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp but no luck.

Here is a video of Craig David:

CRAIG DAVID " WALKING AWAY"

IN CONCERT : CRAIG DAVID " TIME TO PARTY"

If you would like to go to the United Kingdom let me advise you guys that if you wanted to buy something from the United Kingdom that is ten dolllars it means twenty dollars in the United States, it basically doubled.

The currency for the United Kingdom looks like this:

I recommended some places to see if you vist London:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE

TOWER BRIDGE

HYDE PARK

PICCADILLY CIRCUS

TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO YOU CAN TAKE:

THE TUBE OR THE UNDERGROUND

THE BUS

First Time Writing A Blog / Boyz II Men

2008-01-24T17:43:00.000-08:00

THE MEN: MICHAEL McCARY, NATHAN MORRIS,WANYA MORRIS, & SHAWN STOCKMAN HERE IS A TASTE OF THEIR MUSIC:

BOYZ II MEN " END OF THE ROAD"

Hi I go by the name Shorty, this is my first ever blog. I never even had a diary before now being the year 2008 , this thing called a blog which is supposed to be like an online diary has become very popular. So I am now doing this blog.So I will be writing about Music, Movies, & TV shows in my blogs. So let me first start off by saying that my favorite music group in the category of R & B is Boyz II Men. They began their group in 1992. Their first hit was the song "End Of The Road". Their voices are really soothing . I just love them! I can't wait until they have a concert this year, and yes they are still together. Originally they were a group of four people , Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, & Michael Mc Cary, but in 2003 Michael hurt his back and was diagnosed with a spinal condition called Scollosis, he couldn't perform anymore so he had to leave the group.
If you would like to read more information on Boyz II Men , you can go to their web site http://www.boyziimen.com/index2.html . Also like most people if you are on myspace you can check them out on their page and leave them wonderful comments , just vist them at http://www.myspace.com/boyziimen

This is a picture of Boyz II Men without Michael Mc Cary :

BOYZ II MEN IN CONCERT:

A time line of their cd's that came out follows:

1991: " COOLEYHARMONY"

1993: " CHRISTMAS INTERPRETATIONS"

1994 : " II"

1995 "THE REMIX COLLECTION"

1997 " EVOULTION"

2000 " NATHAN MICHAEL SHAWN WANYA"

2001 " LEGACY : THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION"

2003 " FULL CIRCLE"

2006 " THROWBACK"

2007 " THE REMEDY"

2007 " MOTOWN : A JOURNEY THROUGH HITSVILLE USA"

Other cites where you can go to read more about Boyz II Men, and their discography are at :
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4168&aid=1077493 and
http://crocmusic.com/b/boyz_ii_men/