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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Background informationOrigin: Dublin, Ireland
Genres: Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
Years active: 1976–present
Labels: Mercury, Interscope, Island
Associated acts: Passengers, Virgin Prunes
Website u2.com
Members Bono
The Edge
Adam Clayton
Larry Mullen, Jr.
The one of the world famous celebrities U2 musician are a rock group from Dublin, Ireland. The group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). The group formed at Mount Temple secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical ability. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their first appearance album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top worldwide act. They were more victorious as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".T hey have won 22 Grammy AwardsAcademy Awards, USA
2003
Got nomination for Oscar
category Original Song (from the film "Gangs Of New York") for "The Hands That Built America"
American Music Awards
2002
Won American Music Award
category Internet Artist of the Year
Grammy Awards
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "City of Blinding Lights"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Short Form for "Vertigo"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "Vertigo"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Vertigo"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year for "Walk On"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Elevation"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "All That You Can't Leave Behind"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Beautiful Day"
1995
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Long Form for "Zoo TV - Live From Sydney"
1994
Won Grammy Award
category Best Alternative Music Performance for "Zooropa"
1993
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Achtung Baby"
1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Performance Music Video for "Where The Streets Have No Name"
1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Desire"
1988
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "The Joshua Tree"
1988
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Joshua Tree"
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Background informationBirth name: Céline Marie Claudette Dion
Born: March 30, 1968 (age 42)
Origin: Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
Genres: Pop, pop rock
Occupations: Singer, songwriter, actress
Instruments: Vocals (Soprano)
Years active: 1980–present
Labels: Saisons, Super Étoiles,
TBS (1981–1986)
Sony Music Canada (1986–present)
Epic (1990–2007)
550 (1992–2000)
Columbia (2007–present)
Website: www.celinedion.com
Mini Biography
The one of the famous celebrities Céline Dion has turn out to be one of the all-time best singers. Céline Dion was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. She sang with her siblings in a minute club owned by her parents Céline gained the know-how to performing live with the help of her experience. Dion confident a song in her native French and sent it to a record company at the age of 12, where it acquired the awareness of René Angélil, a treasured manager. Angélil alleged in Céline so much that he in point of fact mortgaged his house in order to investment her debut album. Already very popular and successful worldwide, Céline burst onto the U.S. stage when she recorded the theme song to Disney's hit Beauty and the Beast (1991). The song garnered a Grammy and an Oscar. Her 'Falling into you' album, released in 1996, became the best-selling album of that year, selling more than 25 million copies worldwide. In 1999, Dion took a hiatus in order to begin a family. She returned to the spotlight in 2002, releasing yet another hit album. Starting in 2003, Céline began a three-year commitment to perform in an arena built for her in Las Vegas.
Awards for Celine Dion| Year | Award | Album |
| 2008 | World Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics World's Best Selling Canadian Artist |
| 2003 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary |
| 2002 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary |
| 2000 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary |
| 1999 | Grammy Awards | SONG : My Heart Will Go On Lyrics Record of the Year |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics International Achievement Award |
| 1999 | Grammy Awards | SONG : My Heart Will Go On Lyrics Pop Female Vocalist |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Female Vocalist |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : S'il Suffisait D'aimer Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love LyricsBest Album |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Soundtrack Single of the Year |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Album of the Year |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Soundtrack Album of the Year |
| 1998 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Albums Artist of the Year |
| 1998 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary |
| 1998 | Billboard Music Awards | ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love Lyrics Female Album of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album |
| 1997 | American Music Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Pop Album |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics International Achievement Award |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Album of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1996 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Album of the Year |
| 1994 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1993 | Juno Awards | SONG : Love Can Move Mountains Lyrics Best Dance Recording |
| 1993 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1993 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : Dion Chante Plamondon Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album |
| 1992 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1991 | Juno Awards | ALBUM : Unison Lyrics Album of the Year |
| 1991 | Juno Awards | ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year |
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Birth name: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen Also known as The BossBorn: September 23, 1949 (age 60)Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres: Heartland rock, folk rock, Americana
Occupations: Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
Years active: 1972–present
Labels: Columbia
Associated acts: E Street Band, Steel Mill, Miami Horns, The Sessions Band
Website: brucespringsteen.net
Grammy Awards
Springsteen has won 20 Grammy Awards,
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, 1987, "Tunnel of Love"
• Song of the Year, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Rock Song, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Contemporary Folk Album, 1996, The Ghost of Tom Joad
• Best Rock Album, 2002, The Rising
• Best Rock Song, 2002, "The Rising"
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, 2002, "The Rising"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2003, "Disorder in the House" (with Warren Zevon)
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2004, "Code of Silence"
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2005, "Devils & Dust"
• Best Traditional Folk Album, 2006, The Seeger Sessions: We Shall Overcome
• Best Long Form Music Video, 2006, Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born to Run
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2007, "Radio Nowhere"
• Best Rock Song, 2007, "Radio Nowhere"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance, 2007, "Once Upon a Time in the West"
• Best Rock Song, 2008, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2009, "Working on a Dream"
Emmy Awards
• The one of the famous celebrities Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City HBO special won two technical Emmy Awards in 2001.
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