The Beatles are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music, selling over a billion records internationally. After the band broke up in 1970, all four members embarked upon solo careers. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Primarily consisting of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) throughout their career, The Beatles are recognised for leading the mid-1960s musical "British Invasion" into the United States. The Beatles were a pop and rock group from Liverpool, England formed in 1960. He has been nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 13, 2011. Anchored by the singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. He also co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Kesha, "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You!" by Cee Lo Green. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. Mars began producing songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons. After performing in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. In 1999, she won a BRIT Award for the British Female Solo Artist category.ĭes'ree has also performed various duets, including "Fire" with Babyface (part of the soundtrack for the independent film, Hav Plenty), "Plenty Lovin" with Steve Winwood and "Delicate" with Terence Trent D'Arby. In 1998, her single "Life" became a hit in Europe. The following year, she contributed the song "Kissing You" to the soundtrack of the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Her success lead to an American tour with Seal in 1995. "You Gotta Be" became the most played music video on VH1 and remained on the Billboard recurrent airplay chart for 80 weeks.įollowing the single's success, Des'ree's second album, I Ain't Movin', sold in excess of 1.6 million copies worldwide. In 1994, her single "You Gotta Be" hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5, peaking at #5, and was a hit in the UK three times. In 1992, the single "Feel So High" got extensive international airplay and reached #13 in the UK and #28 in Australia. Des'ree's interest in pursuing a musical career followed a three year trip to Barbados with her family at the age of fourteen. His works are mainstays of Romanticism in 19th-century classical music.ĭes'ree (born Desirée Annette Weeks, 30 November 1968, Barbados) is a Barbados born British pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s, mostly remembered for her hits "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Kissing You", and "Life".ĭes'ree was born in Barbados, where she has passed her first years, and raised in South London and introduced to reggae, calypso and jazz music by her parents. Chopin invented musical forms such as the ballade and was responsible for major innovations in forms such as the piano sonata, waltz, nocturne, étude, impromptu and prelude. Though technically demanding, Chopin's style emphasizes nuance and expressive depth rather than virtuosity. A Polish patriot,Ĭhopin's extant compositions were written primarily for the piano as a solo instrument. In Paris, he made a comfortable living as a composer and piano teacher, while giving few public performances. In November 1830, at the age of 20, Chopin went abroad following the suppression of the Polish November Uprising of 1830–31, he became one of many expatriates of the Polish "Great Emigration." He was born in the village of Żelazowa Wola, in the Duchy of Warsaw, to a Polish mother and French-expatriate father, and in his early life was regarded as a child-prodigy pianist. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and ranks as one of music's greatest tone poets. Arranged by Adrian Lee (/0AdRiaNleE0) Transcribed by Kuni Ito (youtube.Frédéric Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period.
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