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The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy
Recording Group

Music

The Dream Academy were an English band. The band is most noted for their hit single "Life in a Northern Town" and 1985 cover of The Smiths' song "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want," which was featured in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

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Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Anthony Hamilton is a singer, who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album "Comin' from Where I'm From" (2003). Nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, he is also known for the song "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of "Django Unchained".

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Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Jordin Sparks is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of "American Idol" at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debut studio album was certified platinum.

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Reina
Reina
Recording Artist

Music

Reina is an American female dance-pop singer-songwriter.

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BeBe & CeCe Winans
BeBe & CeCe Winans
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

BeBe & CeCe Winans are an American gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of the Winans family's ten children, most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together, they have received several awards.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · BeBe Winans · CeCe Winans · Sparrow Records · EMI Records · Capitol Records · Winans Family · PTL Records · Soul Train Music Award Winner · NAACP Image Award Winner

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Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Academy Award Winner

Film

Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and producer. His portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Coolio
Coolio
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Coolio is a rapper, actor, and record producer. He is best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996) and "C U When U Get There" (1997).

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40 Thevz
40 Thevz
Recording Group

Music

40 Thevz is a recording group. The group is best known for appearing on the song "C U When U Get There", performed by Coolio featuring 40 Thevz. The song is based on the melody of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major.

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David Beckham
David Beckham
Professional Footballer

Sports

David Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the current president of Inter Miami CF, and co-owner of Salford City. He retired in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.

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Rag'n'Bone Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
Recording Artist

Music

Rag'n'Bone Man is a British singer-songwriter, known for his deep, baritone voice. His first hit single, "Human", was released in 2016, and his debut album of the same name was released in February 2017.

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Chad Kroeger
Chad Kroeger
Lead Singer, Nickelback

Music

Chad Kroeger is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Nickelback.

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Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award Winner

Music

Emeli Sandé is a singer. She rose to prominence after being a featured artist on the 2009 Chipmunk track "Diamond Rings". It was their first top 10 single on the United Kingdom Singles Chart. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award.

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Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Recording Artist

Music

Bruce Cockburn is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has written more than 300 songs on 33 albums over a career spanning 40 years, of which 22 have received a Canadian gold or platinum certification as of 2018.

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Freddie Steinmark
Freddie Steinmark
College Football Player

Sports

Freddie Steinmark was an American college football player, whose diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent leg amputation during his junior year with the University of Texas Longhorns provided an inspiration for the team's national championship that year.

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The Pogues
The Pogues
Recording Group

Music

The Pogues were an English Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone". The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles.

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The Carpenters
The Carpenters
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Carpenters were an vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950 - 1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). During their 14-year career, The Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials.

Tags: Duo · Universal Music Group · Grammy Award Winner

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Ann Nesby
Ann Nesby
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Ann Nesby is the former lead singer of Sounds of Blackness, a songwriter with credits including hits sung by Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight, plus she co-starred in the 2003 romance musical "The Fighting Temptations" with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé.

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India.Arie
India.Arie
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

India.Arie (sometimes styled as india.arie) is an American singer and songwriter. She has sold over 3.3 million records in the United States and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 23 nominations, including Best R&B Album.

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Soul for Real
Soul for Real
American Music Award Nominee

Music

Soul for Real (also known as Soul 4 Real and Soul IV Real) is an R&B group. The group were best known in the mid-1990s for their gold-certified singles "Candy Rain" and "Every Little Thing I Do".

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Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson
13-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Charlie Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band. As a solo artist he has been nominated for thirteen Grammy awards and ten NAACP Image Awards (including two wins).

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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson. After 43 years together, they retired in 2010.

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Gina Chavez
Gina Chavez
12-Time Austin Music Award Winner

Music

Gina Chavez is a 12-time Austin Music Award winner. Her NPR "Tiny Desk" concert has more than 900,000 views ,and her national television debut is airing on PBS stations nationwide.

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Scarlet Rivera
Scarlet Rivera
Violinist

Music

Scarlet Rivera is an American violinist. She is best known for her work with Bob Dylan, in particular on his 1976 album "Desire" and as part of Rolling Thunder Revue.

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Scorpions
Scorpions
Recording Group

Music

Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker. They have released 18 studio albums, 27 compilation albums, and 74 singles. Six of their singles have reached number one on the charts in different countries.

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CHVRCHΞS
CHVRCHΞS
iHeartRadio Music Award Nominee

Music

Chvrches (stylized "CHVRCHΞS" and pronounced "Churches") is a band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in September 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty.

Tags: Synth-pop · Indietronica · Indie Pop · Trio

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