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Akon

Alioune Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1977 in Saint Louis, Missouri), known simply as Akon, is a Senegalese-American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of the singles Locked Up and Lonely, from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single Smack That featuring Eminem. His latest album, Freedom, was released in 2008.

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Jessie James

Jessica Rose "Jessie" James (born April 12, 1988) is an American pop/country singer and songwriter.
Jessica Rose James, was born on a U.S. military base in Vicenza, Italy. Jessica and her family then moved and resided in Newnan, Georgia. Jessica spent 6 years in Newnan, and moved to Warner Robins, Georgia. While in high school, Jessie would take road trips during the weekends from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee to practice songwriting.

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The Prostitutes

1) The Prostitutes are an indie band formed in 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic. They are highly acclaimed by the music press as well as by quickly growing amount of fans. The members are singer Adrian T. Bell, guitarist Martin Destroyer (Martin P?ikryl), keyboard player Stevie LFO (Martin P?evr

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Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. He is known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice.

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Mine

There are three artists by the name of Mine. A pop artist from Turkey, A swiss hardcore band that was around during the 90's and celtic style band from Japan. 1)Mine: 90’lı yıllarda Ajlan - Mine ikilisiyle hayatımıza giren Mine, uzun zamandır üzerinde çalıştığı “Benim Günüm” isimli maxi single’ını Mess Production etiketiyle 2009’un Mart ayında yayımladı. Albüm yapmadığı dönemlerde ağırlıklı olarak sahnede Latin ve Caz müziği icra eden Mine, bu çalışmasında ise günümüzün soundunu yansıtan yepyeni şarkılar hazırladı.

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Arthur's Landing

the songs of Arthur Russell (mostly)

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Detox

There are at least 8 bands with this name.
Detox is a female fronted band from Beirut / Lebanon. They are the first punk band in that country, formed in '05 under a different name and a slightly different line up. They sing about toxication, the streets of Hamra, cops, militias and the wars, especially the war in '06 between israel and lebanon. Heavily influenced by bands like; Discharge, Motörhead, GBH, The Anti-Nowhere League, The Plasmatics.
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A Punk band from Los Angeles, USA consisting of :

HIVE

Hive a.k.a. Michael Petrie (born December, 1974) is a Los Angeles-based DJ, producer and record label owner who has contributed to dozens of recordings in the drum and bass musical genre. His Violence Recordings label is regarded as the premiere drum-and-bass label in the United States. His mixes have been used throughout popular media, although he is not particularly well known. Hive is on the Matrix soundtrack, and his songs are also used in several television shows. He has produced four albums, his latest being "Bedlam" which he released in 2002.

Strange Death Of Liberal England

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Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988 in Islington, London) is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008. Her winner's single, Hallelujah, became the UK Christmas #1 in 2008, breaking the European sales record after selling over 105,000 digital downloads in just one day. It has since sold over 1 million copies. Burke's debut album, Overcome was released on 19 October 2009 and entered the album chart at #1. It has, so far, sold over 580,000 copies there and has been certified Platinum in the UK and 2x Platinum in Ireland.

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