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Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox is an Oscar, Brit and Grammy award-winning pop musician and vocalist. She was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. After three years as lead singer of The Tourists, Lennox achieved her most notable fame as the alto, soul-tinged lead singer of the 1980s rock duo Eurythmics with British musician David A. Stewart. Early in the Eurythmics' career, she was known for her androgyny, wearing suits and once impersonating Elvis. Journalists often referred to her as "the white Grace Jones".

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Sonia

There are at least five singers and two groups named Sonia. ------------
Sonia #1
Scouse songstress Sonia Evans shot to fame as a bubbly, ginger-haired, giggly popstrel with the Stock Aitken Waterman stable. Her debut single "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" made number one on the UK chart, and the debut album "Everybody Knows" made top ten. Further hits followed including "Can't Forget You", "Listen To Your Heart", "Counting Every Minute" and "End Of The World".

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Nina Hagen

Catharina Hagen (born on March 11, 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany. She's a daughter of well-known East German actress Eva-Maria Hagen and writer Hans Oliva-Hagen. They divorced 5 years later due to the rising success of Eva-Maria (called "East Germany's Brigitte Bardot") as an actress on stage and in films. When Catharina (Nina) was 10 years old Eva-Maria had a partnership with dissident song-writer Wolf Biermann (see links at the end).

Read more about Nina Hagen on Last.fm.

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Laces

There are multiple artists using the name Laces: 1) Laces are a 3-piece all female rock band from Denton, Texas. They first got together in December 2002 and started writing songs with the influence of The Distillers, Hole, Veruca Salt, and hardcore/screamo type music like Poison the Well, Thursday, and Thrice. Songs are available on their Soundclick site. 2) Laces are a 3-piece Post Punk band From Chichester. Laces UK 3) Laces are an experimental noise duo from San Francisco. ladiesoflaces

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Mandragora Scream

Mandragora Scream's Project was born in 1997 from an idea by Morgan Lacroix, who realized in 1999 a demo CD "Promo Track 99" in the New Sin Studios in Italy.
During the summer of 2000, Mandragora Scream (Morgan Lacroix) finally became a group. Morgan Lacroix and Terry Horn started together their journey and between the years 2000 and 2001 they realized their first album "Fairy Tales From Hell's Caves" (released by Nuclear Blast).

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Ellie Lawson

After a year on Atlantic Records and living in NYC for two years Ellie just released her 2nd album with tracks produced by Jony Rockstar (Sugababes) Future Cut (Lily Allen) and Yoad Nevo (Jem). Ellie is sponsored by Quiksilver and is marketed and promoted in Europe, USA and Australia. She previously released her album with Barnes & Noble’s exclusive distribution and had a song on the compilation album 'wake Up everybody' produced by Russell Simmons and Babyface.

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Raevennan Husbandes

Raevennan Husbandes is a three-member acoustic band from London, UK. It comprises of Raevennan Husbands on guitar and main vocals, Sarah Holmes on guitar and back-up vocals, and Chris Jinks on dobro guitar. The band has a unique acoustic vibe, combining Raevennan's melodic voice with varying rhythms on the acoustic guitar, as well as many little cameos of instruments, all played by Raevennan herself - except for violin on 'Breathe' which is played by Oliver Sapsford.

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The Angels

There are three artists with this name
1. An Australian rock band
2. An American girl group best known for "My Boyfriend's Back", a #1 hit in the United States in 1963
3. An American R&B group
none of these are to be confused with any of the artists called Angels, without the definite article. (1) The Angels (Australia) USA as Angel City (1980-1985), The Angels from Angel City (1988-1989), The Angels (1992). In November 1970, brothers Rick and John Brewster formed The Moonshine Jug and String Band. In 1971 the band was joined by Irish immigrant Bernard "Doc" Neeson.

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Dirtywings

dirtywings' music is indie-pop earcandy with a rock/electro edge. Hairbrush-mime to their fresh yet familiar-sounding melodies, hooky riffs, and catchy, memorable choruses. Lyrically, dirtywings push the pop envelope, unafraid to probe at controversial subjects. They invite listeners to have a spiritual moment by meditating on the fundamental question 'what happens when I die?' ("When My Body Dies").

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