He was 17 when he joined Boyzone, having answered an advertisement placed by local entrepreneur Louis Walsh. The fast-talking Walsh had observed the huge success of Take That (an outfit itself modelled on American boyband New Kids On the Block) and was seized with the urge to launch an Irish equivalent. After auditioning 300 hopeful applicants, including future Hollywood star Colin Farrell, Walsh settled on a prototype six-piece line-up. Only a day after their formation, the group were hastily shoved in front of the cameras on RTÉ's The Late Late Show, dancing to a pre-recorded backing track, in a performance that later on brought blushes to the participants' faces. After some reshuffling, Boyzone settled into a stable five-piece format, featuring Gately alongside Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy.
You could say that was the start of his career as a composer. Menken attended Rochelle High School in his home town and after graduation went to Pre-med school to become a dentist. Lucky for us he later changed his major to music. After college Alen attended the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York where he worked at local clubs writing jingles and songs as an accompanist. Alen Menken got his first big break in January of 1979 with Howard Ashman in the Off-Broadway production “God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater.” Three years later he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Music in his Off-Broadway Production “Little Shop of Horrors” and from that in January of 1987 Menken was given his first Oscar nomination for a song with in it called “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space.” In 1990 Menken was nominated for three Oscar nominations and three Golden Globe Nominations and went on to win two of each for his work in the Walt Disney production “The Little Mermaid”.
As good old Mr. Sinatra said, “If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.” Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Sicilian immigrants who moved to the states to make a better life for their family. At a young age Sinatra loved music and was influenced by many of the artist of his time such as Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday. As a teenager, he dropped out of high school and began to sing at local night clubs. Radio exposure brought him to the attention of bandleader Harry James, with whom Sinatra made his first recordings, including "All or Nothing at All."
Also, Dehon was very interested in knowledge and learning. When Dehon was a sophomore in high school that’s when he decided he wanted to dedicate his life to God and become a priest. Although during his high school years he forgot about his faith, right after high school Dehon wanted to go to the seminary; his father had other plans. In 1859, Dehon’s father sent him to Paris for Law School. When in Paris, Dehon earned his bachelors degree in science.
Prince was born in June 1958, and got his name from his father’s stage name, Prince Roger Nelson. His musical influences started from a very young age. His interest in music was triggered when at the age of five he watched his father, who was a local musician in Mineapolis, perform. He was fascinated by his father’s skills, the choir that surrounded him and the amazing ability of the performers to capture the interest of the audience. The analysis that follows focuses on Prince’s song Anna Stesia, from his album Lovesexy, recorded on the 10th May 1988 by Warner Brothers.
I will never forget that night whenever I hear or listened to “Take my breath away” for I would always imagine myself in that dress and rocking that stage again. I remember falling in love for the first time in my life with this one significant other when I was in high school. I did not know how to express my feelings to him, so instead of writing him a letter, a poem, a simple phone call, or even have the courage to just talk to him straight face to face, I called the radio station and dedicated a samoan love song to him. I told one of my friends to tell him to listen to dedications that day and to my surprise, he dedicated a song to me the next day and the third day he asked me out. Growing up from a religious family, I was so devoted to church and religious music affected my life for it made me understand God, got closer to him and even build a strong relationship with him.
There also pouring out there heart trying to get the girl back because they can’t live without her. The lyrics are very emotional, and fall under the category under romance. It was 3 members In BOYZ 2 MEN. Wanya Morris, born July 29, 1973, is a founding member of legendary R&B group Boyz II Men. Wanya, together with Shawn Stockman, and Nathan Morris (no relation) formed Boyz II Men as students at the prestigious Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Glee’s version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" gave it a new spin, all the while reminding fans just how timeless it is. Actor Chris Colfer, whose character has already dealt with the death of his mother and might lose his ill father, sang a dramatically reworked version. Chris was a simple teenager in high school. The tempo was that of a ballad and the guitars were replaced with strings giving the song a symphonic feel. The second obvious difference between the two videos is the time frame in which the song is set.
Then, at age 16, he met Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff). The pair became friends and began to collaborate, Jeff as DJ, Will as rapper (having expanded his nickname to Fresh Prince). They became so successful that Will even turned down a scholarship in order to follow his dream. Despite his parents' wishes, he didn't want to go to college anyway – he now dedicated himself to music. Will Smith’s music was rapidly becoming very popular But by this time Will was already at the top of another profession, as he was casted to be in the new series of ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’.
The issue of his father soon became to haunt him as his cousins and friends constantly made fun of his unmanly nature. “I don’t know I just didn’t feel hard” He would always cry and retreated to writing love songs and poetry (2PACLegacy.com). Afeni realized his dreams and never stopped him from doing what he pleased. She enrolled him into the famous 127th Street Ensemble, a theater group in Harlem section of Manhattan where he landed his first acting career as Travis in “A Raisin in the Sun”. Tupac always wanted to be an actor and was much focused in school as his mom encouraged.