She had sold over two million copies. This talented young singer had everything going for her. The big hit for Aaliyah was when she recorded "Journey to the Past", this was an award nominated theme song from the classic
Her role as federal marshal Karen Sisco in Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, a film based on the Elmerd Leonard novel and co-starring Gorge Clooney, further enhanced her image as a bankable movie star. Music Career Lopez's musical career also began to take off, as she released her debut Latin pop album, On the 6 in June 1999. The album, fueled by the success of her hit single, "If You Had My Love," went platinum within two weeks, making Lopez—along with Ricky Martin—one of the most influential examples of the growing Latin cultural influence in pop music. Early in 2000, Lopez was nominated for Best Dance Performance for her second hit single "Waiting for Tonight," but lost the award to veteran diva Cher. In the
After 5 years she released Oasis in 1988 and the album titled track reach number one on the R&B charts. She worked with Quincy Jones, Maya Angelou, Ashford & Simpson, Marvin Hamlisch, and Brenda Russell to produce a more musical album, but her vocal talent was not
But hosting a talk show wasn't all Winfrey had in mind. Although untrained as an actress, she was nominated for an Oscar for her powerful performance as a slave in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple. (Two decades later Winfrey produced a musical version on Broadway.) She created Harpo productions to house her show and to produce socially relevant films. She also launched a monthly book segment on her show and her selections immediately became best sellers.
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx.Her Father was a computer technician.Her mother was a Kindergarden teacher.Jennifer was the middle child of three sisters.All of jennifers sisters are musically talented. Although Jennifers mother was scared by her decission to pursue a Musical career,Jennifer still went after her dream. After high school she moved out and began on her quest to become a star. She got her start on " In Living Color" After two years on living color she went to dance for Janet Jackson. Just when you think her career is doing amazing as it is it takes off more, Jennifer Lopez then stars in her first major film called "My Family ".
The following chart details the ratio between nomination versus wins. Data taken from Wikipedia Of the 13 times he was been nominated, he was won nine times. His latest wins coming in 2010 in two catagories: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The chart below details his success. He won three Grammy’s in 2005 and 2010.
Whitney Huston Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, The Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. I think that Whitney Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has sold approximately 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. Even I have heard of her name since I was young.
got her music career start in 1995 with his group Junior M.A.F.I.A., whose debut album Conspiracy generated three hit singles. Kimberly Jones' debut studio album, Hard Core (1996) was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned three consecutive No. 1 rap hits: "No Time", "Not Tonight (Ladies Night remix)", and "Crush on You", a record for a female rapper. Her following albums, The Notorious K.I.M. (2000) and La Bella Mafia (2003), were certified Platinum, making her the only female rapper besides Missy Elliott to have at least 3 platinum albums.
Though their restaurant failed and they went bankrupt, their father had them sing at quinceañero parties and on street corners, which made them popular quick. Their success only grew more when Selena and her mom started a clothing line. However, their lives changed with her sudden death in 1995. Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in Jackson, Texas (Patoski). She began singing at the age of three.
He sang lead vocals for "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Yellow Submarine". Starr played key roles in the Beatles' films and appeared in numerous others. After the band's break-up in 1970, he released "It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph" and "Back Off Boogaloo", followed by the 1973 top ten album Ringo. He narrated the first two seasons of the children's television series Thomas & Friends. Since 1989, he has