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Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Actress

Film

Keke Palmer made her acting debut in the 2004 film "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" and rose to prominence in 2006 for her breakthrough role in "Akeelah and the Bee", as well as starring in "Madea's Family Reunion".

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Bob Carlisle
Grammy Award Winner and 4-Time Dove Award Winner

Music

Bob Carlisle is an American Contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career, where he received a Grammy Award and four Dove Awards.

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Loren Allred
Loren Allred
Finalist, NBC's "The Voice" (Season 3)

Music

Loren Allred is an actress and recording artist. She was the Finalist on Season 3 of NBC's "The Voice". She also appeared in the film "The Greatest Showman" (2017), starring Hugh Jackman.

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Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
Co-Recipient, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

Activism

Malala Yousafzai is an activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan.

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Cassandra Lucas
Member, Changing Faces

Music

Changing Faces was an American female R&B duo that was popular from 1993 until 2000. and reunited 2012. The group consisted of members Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose. Lucas is currently preparing to release her solo album in 2018.

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Charisse Rose
Charisse Rose
Member, Changing Faces

Music

Changing Faces was an American female R&B duo that was popular from 1993 until 2000. and reunited 2012. The group consisted of members Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose. Changing Faces' eponymous debut was released in 1994 and went gold.

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Changing Faces
Changing Faces
Recording Group

Music

Changing Faces was an American female R&B duo that was popular from 1993 until 2000. and reunited 2012. The group consisted of members Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose. Changing Faces' eponymous debut was released in 1994 and went gold.

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Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
Recording Artist

Music

Lisa Stansfield has won numerous awards, including Brit Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, Billboard Music Award, World Music Award, ASCAP Award, Women's World Award, Silver Clef Awards and DMC Awards. She has sold over twenty million albums worldwide.

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Pitbull
Pitbull
Recording Artist

Music

Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide, is an American rapper, singer, actor and record producer. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album "Kings of Crunk". In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album "M.I.A.M.I.".

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Black Men United
Black Men United
Recording Group

Music

Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo-soul and soul music artists. Its sole song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the movie "Jason's Lyric".

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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker
Recording Artist

Music

Chubby Checker is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist" and the Pony with hit "Pony Time". Checker is the only recording artist to place five albums in the Top 12 at once.

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José Antonio Abreu
José Antonio Abreu
Orchestra Conductor

Music

José Antonio Abreu Anselmi was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. He was honored with the 2009 Latin Grammy Trustees Award.

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Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Recording Artist and Actress

Music

Vanessa Williams initially gained recognition as the first African-American recipient of the Miss America title. She received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including for her number-one hit and signature song, "Save the Best for Last".

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Dalia Chirinos
Member, Company B

Music

Company B is a freestyle trio formed in 1986. The current line-up consists of Susan Maria Gonzalez, Dalia Chirinos, and Siddy Betancourt. Company B resulted from the music trend of producer-driven girl groups in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Susan Maria Gonzalez
Lead Singer, Company B

Music

Company B is a freestyle trio formed in 1986. The current line-up consists of Susan Maria Gonzalez, Dalia Chirinos, and Siddy Betancourt. Company B resulted from the music trend of producer-driven girl groups in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Company B
Recording Group

Music

Company B is a freestyle trio formed in 1986. The current line-up consists of Susan Maria Gonzalez, Dalia Chirinos, and Siddy Betancourt. Company B resulted from the music trend of producer-driven girl groups in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Siddy Betancourt
Member, Company B

Music

Company B is a freestyle trio formed in 1986. The current line-up consists of Susan Maria Gonzalez, Dalia Chirinos, and Siddy Betancourt. Company B resulted from the music trend of producer-driven girl groups in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Phil Perry
Phil Perry
Recording Artist

Music

Phil Perry is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group The Montclairs from 1971 to 1975. He is the father of rapper Oliver the 2nd.

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Jan Lewan
The Polka King

Music

Jan Lewan is a Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader. His financial crimes were described by "The Morning Call" as a "classic Ponzi scheme". Lewan's life has been depicted in multiple films, including "The Polka King", starring Jack Black.

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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Recording Group

Music

Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with The Sunday Times reporting in 2017 that the band have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novello Award in 2002.

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Akon
Akon
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Akon is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 twice. He has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, and more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum.

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Jess Glynne
Jess Glynne
Recording Artist

Music

Jess Glynne is an English singer and songwriter, signed to Atlantic Records. She rose to prominence as a featured artist on British band Clean Bandit's Grammy Award-winning single, "Rather Be" and British DJ Route 94's "My Love".

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Carole King
Carole King
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Carole King is an American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1960 and 1999.

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Hootie & The Blowfish
Hootie & The Blowfish
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Hootie & the Blowfish is a rock band. As of July 2010, the band had charted 16 singles on various Billboard singles charts and recorded five studio albums. Their debut album, "Cracked Rear View" (1994), is the 14th-best-selling album of all-time.

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Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Recording Artist

Music

Garth Brooks is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 148 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to The Beatles in total album sales overall. He is also one of the world's best-selling artists.

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