Michael Jackson had an unprecedented number one record in four charts: pop singles, pop albums, black singles and black albums. No African-African artist had ever had this much success in mainstream music. Today, the charts are domi-nated by talented African American artists many of whom were inspired solely by Michael’s legendary Thriller album. If Elvis was the “King of Rock” then Michael was most definitely the “King of
She became the World No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and regained this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013, becoming the oldest world no. 1 player in WTA's history. Williams is also widely regarded to be one of the greatest female tennis players in history. [5] She is the only female player to have won over $50 million in prize money.
Lauryn Hill was born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 26, 1975. In 1998, Lauryn Hill released her solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and became the first woman or hip-hop artist to win five Grammy Awards—for album of the year, best new artist, best female R&B performance, best R&B song ("Doo Wop (That Thing)") and best R&B album. A natural performer, Lauryn Hill was singing at Harlem's Apollo Theater by the age of 13. Soon after, she met Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and his cousin, Wyclef Jean, and the three formed a band focusing on hip-hop, soul and R&B. First called Tranzlator Crew (later becoming the Fugees), the group began performing in area clubs, with Hill singing lead vocals.
[19] He was also ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone. [20] Jay-Z married American R&B singer Beyoncé in 2008. [21] They have a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, born January 7,
In 1977 she released Blue Lights in the Basement, which was one of the top selling albums of the year. This album featured a duet with Donny Hathaway, “The Closer I Get to You”, which reached number two on the pop charts. She followed that up with the album Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway. Hathaway died before the album was released in 1980. Soon after he died she found a new partner in Peabo Bryson.
Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. a. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. b. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her so she could study with tutors. [12][13] In 2010, she created the original role of Miriam in the reading of the new musical, Cuba Libre, written and produced by Desmond Child. [12] Grande played the character Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, which premiered March 2010.
Aaliyah was raised by her father, mother and brother Rashad Haughton in Detroit. At age 9 she appeared on "Star Search" (1983), the TV program and sang "My Funny Valentine", a song which her mother had sung years earlier. At age 11, she sang with Gladys Knight in a five-night stint in Las Vegas. In 1992, she began to work on her debut album with the help of singer R. Kelly. The album, "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" was released in 1994 and received heavy praise.
She also appeared in Money Train (1995), opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson and in Jack (1996), directed by Francis and starring Robin Willson. Lopez's first big break came in 1997, when she was chosen to play the title role in Selena, a biopic of the Tejano pop singer Selena Quintillana Perez, who was killed by a crazed fan in 1995. She earned widespread praise for her performance, including a Golden Globe nomination, and became the highest-paid actress in history with her paycheck of $1 million. That same year, Lopez starred in the forgettable Anaconda and in Blood and Wine, opposite Jack Nicholson. 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.
India is the world’s premier center for diamond cutting and polishing. Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India. India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with USFDA. Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US, with nearly 200,000 millionaires. India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches.