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Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli became one of the most popular pop acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their success quickly turned to infamy when Morvan, Pilatus and their agent Sergio Vendero confessed that Morvan and Pilatus did not sing any of the vocals.
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott launched her solo career with her debut album "Supa Dupa Fly", which spawned the hit singles "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" and "Sock It 2 Me". The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.
New Edition
New Edition is an American boy band formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block.
The Weather Girls
The Weather Girls charted several dance hits over the course of its career, with its peak in popularity having occurred in 1982, when the group released the hit song "It's Raining Men."
Cliff Edwards
Clifton Edwards, known as "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer and voice actor who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae is a violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing.
The Temptations
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Having sold tens of millions of albums, The Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera rose to prominence with her 1999 self-titled debut album that spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)".
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner, who is known for his unique vocal techniques.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is a singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT activist. Her career has spanned over 30 years. Her debut solo album "She's So Unusual" (1983) was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Billy Lawrence
Billy Lawrence is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and arranger.
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip-hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight", the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the hit "Good Times".
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Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He has earned eleven Grammy Awards, including two with the Neptunes.
The Terence Blanchard Group
Terence Oliver Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer.
Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz.
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Martha Wash
Martha Wash is a 2-time Grammy Award nominee, with a career spanning over thirty years. Known for her distinctive and powerful dramatic soprano voice, she first achieved fame as one half of the successful act Two Tons o' Fun.
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin is an American gospel musician, choir director, and author. He is known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC), and has won multiple awards, including 16 Grammy Awards.
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