PARADISO GIRLS

INFO

Female groups have always played a pivotal role in music. The Supremes, Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child are just a few of the iconic names that come to mind. Now will.i.am music/Interscope Records is ready to write the next chapter in girl group history. And it’s titled: Paradiso Girls.
Two years in development, Paradiso Girls isn’t your stereotypical girl group. Reflecting music’s increasingly global reach, each member of this talented quintet—Aria, Chelsea, Kelly, Lauren and Shar—hails from a different country: Barbados, England, France, Philippines, and the U.S. Beyond this multicultural twist, the Paradiso Girls boast three lead singers, a rapper and a DJ.
It’s the natural chemistry emanating from this pairing that is the Los Angeles-based group’s secret weapon. Playing simultaneously to their distinct personalities and cultural backgrounds, Paradiso Girls break the industry’s cookie-cutter mold with an edgy, left-of-center mix of pop, rock, R&B and hip-hop.
Daring yet tongue-in-cheek lead single “Patron Tequila” is proof positive of Paradiso Girls’ combustible energy. The Polow da Don-produced club jam centers around a girls’ night out getting drunk on margaritas—with color commentary provided by featured guest rappers Lil’ Jon and Eve. The song is already generating buzz in the clubs.
The same push-the-envelope vibe courses throughout Paradiso Girls’ self-titled debut album. In addition to Polow da Don, the project enlists such maverick, game-changing songwriter/producers as Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, The-Dream, Sean Garrett, Fernando Garibay and Black Eyed Peas mastermind will.i.am. Tailored to the ladies’ talents and personalities as well as their kinetic energy, each song ultimately shapes an album that doubles as a unique tribute to musical sisterhood.
Female anthem “Who’s My Bitch,” for instance, draws from French composer Georges Bizet’s classical gem “Carmen” as producer Garibay channels the essence of the Paradiso Girls. Laying irreverent lyrics—“I’m not your bitch / I’m not your ho”—against such an unexpected backdrop sparks a lightning bolt realization: Paradiso Girls definitely isn’t your ordinary girl group.

http://www.paradisogirls.com/bio/

BIGBANG WITH 2NE1

MIX COLLABORATIONS

BIGBANG (KOREAN GROUP)

INFO/BIO

YG Entertainment's explosive group, Big Bang, has progessively made several accomplishments after their debut in August 2006, including receiving 'Best Male Group' and 'Song of the Year' at this year's 2007 Mnet MKMF Awards Ceremony. The group consists of 5 members--G-Dragon, Tae Yang, T.O.P., Dae Sung, Seung Ri-- who together, have successfully contributed their talents in the K-music industry. The members of Big Bang are actively involved in creating their music, by making their dance choregraphy and composing lyrics. All of the members are naturally well rounded with their talents and have a lot to offer such as their great vocals, rapping, dance, style and stage presence. Their genre is not limited to one area, as their own music has been influenced by r&b, house/techno, pop, ballad, hip hop, and alternative that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Currently, they are releasing music in South Korea, but also will later debut in Japan with a release of an English language album. Big Bang has already gained success in a short period of time and hopefully will continue to spread their music internationally.
Credit: the7Real, a Big Bang Fan Club Admin

Members' profile

G-DragonBirthdate: August 18, 1988 (1988-08-18) (age 19)Position: Leader / Main Rapper

Tae YangBirthdate: May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) (age 19)Position: Vocalist

T.O.PBirthdate: November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04) (age 20)Position: Rapper / Beat Boxer

Dae SungBirthdate: April 26, 1989 (1989-04-26) (age 18)Position: Vocalist

Seung Ri (승리)Birthdate: December 12, 1990 (1990-12-12) (age 17)Position: Vocalist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_(group)

2NE1

INFO

2ne1 is a new South Korean female girl group created by YG entertainment. Originally called “21,” the band has since made some new changes to their name. The 21 in the group’s name references the 21st century, while the “ne” of their name stands for New Evolution. The name change was due to a male Korean singer already using the name 21. This band was created by YG to be a female counterpart to their highly successful male pop group, Big Bang.
2ne1 is composed of four different members, Sandara Park, Park Bom (Jenny Park), Kong Min Ji, and Chae Lee (CL or Faith Lee). Unlike most girl bands, 2ne1 has a large variation in age with Sandara Park and Park Bom both being 24 and 25 years old respectively, while Kong Min Ji and Chae Lee are both teenagers at 15 and 19 respectively.
2ne1 released a digital single entitled “Lollipop” with Big Bang on March 26th, 2009. The single was meant to be a promotion for the new Lollipop mobile phones released by LG Cyon. The music video was released on April 3rd, 2009.

http://2ne1.us/about/

WONDER GIRLS

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As a group, the Wonder Girls were introduced through the program called MTV Wonder Girls which was filmed and directed by MTV. The first four episodes outlined the characteristics and profiles of each member and showcased their schedules for the day. Not long after selecting Ye Eun as the fifth member, the Wonder Girls had their showcase in the MTV Studio. In the showcase, they performed a cover of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls and their own songs, such as "Irony" and "미안한 마음" ("A Sorry Heart"). Sun Ye did the solo by singing Destiny's Child's "Stand Up for Love" while Hyun-a showed off her dancing skills with a solo dance. The other three members — Ye Eun, Sun Mi and So Hee — performed a cover of Janet Jackson's "Together Again".
The Wonder Girls officially debuted in early 2007 on MBC's 쇼! 음악 중심 ("Show! Music Core"), singing "Irony", the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins. The mini-album sold 11,454 copies in 2007. The Wonder Girls official fanclub was established, with the name of "Wonderful".
Throughout the rest of 2007, however, members of the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament falling off a motorcycle during the filming of 뜨거운 것이 좋아 ("I Like It Hot"). The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna was removed from the group by her parents due to their concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells.

BIOGRAPHY

Yubin
Birth name: Kim Yubin (Hangul: 김유빈; Hanja: 金瑜斌)
Date of birth: October 4, 1988 (1988-10-04) (age 20)
Additional Notes :
Made a cameo in 2PM's 10 Points out of 10 music video and in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.
Featured in Chun G's song 'Weak Man' and Kim Bum Soo's song, 'Do You Know That'. Also featured on Andy's first album.
Wrote the rap for her part in Kim Bum Soo's song.

Ye Eun (Yenny)
Birth name: Park Ye Eun (Hangul: 박예은; Hanja:朴譽恩)
Date of birth: May 26, 1989 (1989-05-26) (age 20)

Additional Notes:
Featured in H-eugene's song "Baby I Love You" and One Two's song "Bad Girl".
Composed and wrote the lyrics for "Saying I Love You" and "For Wonderful"

Sun Ye (Sun)
Birth name: Min Sunye (Hangul: 민선예; Hanja: 閔先藝)
Date of birth: August 12, 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 19)

Additional Notes:
Featured in Mighty Mouth's song "Energy".
Sang "일월지가" ("Sun and Moon") for "Han Sung Byul Gok".
Composed the "Man Won" song.
Featured in Lee Byul's music video 'Forever'.
Featured in JYP's song 'Breakup In The Daylight'.

Sun Mi (Mimi)
Birth name: Sun Mi (Hangul: 선미; Hanja: 宣美)
Date of birth: May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02) (age 17)

Sohee
Birth name: Ahn Sohee (Hangul: 안소희; Hanja: 安昭熙)
Date of birth: June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27) (age 17)
Additional notes:
Sohee was in the movie I Like It Hot.
Featured as the lead actress in 8Eight's music video "Without a Heart".
Made a cameo in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Girls

SUGABABES

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Sugababes are an English pop group based in London. The group consists of Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, and Amelle Berrabah.
The group was formed in 1998 when Keisha Buchanan and Mutya Buena met Siobhan Donaghy at a party. Following the departure of Donaghy, after some initial success, the introduction of Range, in 2001, was met with the commercial breakthrough of number-one single "Freak Like Me" and parent album Angels with Dirty Faces (2002). The band survived a second line-up change with Berrabah replacing Mutya Buena in 2005. Chart success continued throughout and, to date, they have released twenty-three singles, six of which have reached number one in the UK, and seven albums that have reached top forty charts worldwide. With sixteen of their twenty-three single releases achieving top ten chart success, album sales in excess of 5 million and 7 Brit award nominations, the trio have been named the UK's most successful female act of the 21st century. Upon the release of "About You Now" (2007), the Sugababes became the only female act to have topped the single, album and download chart simultaneously twice, having previously achieved the same feat in 2005 with "Push the Button". They have attained at least platinum certification for five of their albums in the UK. They have also gained success around Europe and Asia with number-one singles in 15 countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugababes

M2M

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The Norwegian teen pop duo M2M consists of vocalist/guitarist Marit Larsen and vocalist/keyboardist Marion Raven. They made their U.S. debut with the single "Don't Say You Love Me," which appeared on the Pokemon soundtrack and was certified gold in late 1999. Their full-length follow-up, Shades of Purple, was released in the spring of 2000. After a tour with Hanson, The Big Room came out in the U.S. in 2002, but when it failed to do well commercial, the duo officially broke up later that year. Heather Phares, All Music Guide

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/M2M/Biography/

LINKIN PARK

BIOBRAPHY

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005. Its following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era and the third best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay.
Having adapted the nu metal and rapcore genres to a radio-friendly yet densely-layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band explored other genres in their next studio album, Minutes to Midnight. The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year. They have also collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mashup album Collision Course, and many others on Reanimation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park

DESTINY'S CHILD

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Destiny's Child was an R&B girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The group achieved four major studio albums and four US number-one singles, and sold over 50 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling recording artists in the U.S. According to the World Music Awards, they are the world's best-selling female group of all time. Billboard magazine ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time, and inducted the group in 2008 into the All time Hot 100 Artist.
Formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girls' Tyme, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett. After years of performing underground, they signed to Columbia Records and changed their name. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, The Writing's on the Wall, which contained the number-one singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name". Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split off the group's manager Matthew Knowles. They were soon replaced with Williams and Farrah Franklin; however, in 2000, Franklin also parted with the group, and they continued as a trio.
Their third album, Survivor, which contains themes the public interpreted as a channel to the group's experience, contains the worldwide hits "Independent Women", "Survivor" and "Bootylicious". In 2002, Destiny's Child announced a hiatus, allowing its members to attain individual success. They re-united with 2004's Destiny Fulfilled, and a year later during their world tour, announced that the group would disband and its members would pursue solo careers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny

JONAS BROTHERS

BIOGRAPHY

The Jonas Brothers are an American pop boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From Wyckoff, New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. In the summer of 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. The band has released four albums: It's About Time, Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer, and Lines, Vines and Trying Times. In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards and won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards. To this date they have sold over eight million albums worldwide.Early work
The Jonas Brothers had made their acting debut in season 2 of the popular Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana, where they guest starred on the episode "Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas".
Soon after, they had collaborated with Miley Cyrus again to be in her 3D Concert Film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, where they had been the opening act while on tour with Cyrus.
While on the Look Me in the Eyes Tour the Jonas Brothers had filmed a Disney Channel reality short series, entitled Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, it premiered on the Disney Channel on May 16, 2008. The show, which ran until September 5, 2008, had documented their lives on their tour. It featured clips of the band rehearsing, traveling, performing, studying, and their personal life with their family and friends.
The Jonas Brothers were featured in a Disney Channel special, entitled Studio DC: Almost Live, a special half-hour variety show that features The Muppets as well as Disney Channel stars. During this time the Jonas Brothers had also appeared on the olympic-based special miniseries, Disney Channel Games for the third annual show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Brothers

JOE JONAS

BIOGRAPHY

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Joseph Adam Jonas
Joe Jonas is the second oldest member of the Jonas Brothers. He is known as the 'goofy' brother with the zaniest sense of humor. Like his brothers, he grew up in a house full of music. Originally he wanted to be a comedian, but the call of the rock star was too strong. He joined his brothers in making a band. Joe is often the frontman of the band, doing lead vocals and playing guitar. Just for fun, he still goofs off and cracks jokes on stage. Joe FactsBorn: August 15th, 1989Birthplace: Casa Grande, ArizonaHeight: 5'9"Weight: 140 lbs.Hair: BrownEyes: HazelShoe size: 9 1/2Favorite color: blue

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SPICE GIRLS

BIOGRAPHY

The Spice Girls - Posh Spice (b. Victoria Adams, 17 April 1975, Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire, England), Mel B / Scary Spice (b. Melanie Janine Brown, 29 May 1975, Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Baby Spice (b. Emma Lee Bunton, 21 January 1976, Barnet, England), Mel C / Sporty Spice (b. Melanie Jayne Chisholm, 12 January 1974, Liverpool, Merseyside, England), and Geri Halliwell /Ginger Spice (b. Geraldine Halliwell, 18 August 1972, Watford, Hertfordshire, England - this birthdate is the matter of some conjecture) - met at various unsuccessful auditions for film and dance jobs and the five ended up sharing a house in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in late 1993.
They started writing and demoing songs, until manager Simon Fuller took them on in May 1995. A record deal with Virgin Records followed and by June 1996, the single Wannabe, an expression of the girl power philosophy, with a deliciously silly rap interlude, was on its way to number 1 in the UK.

http://www.leninimports.com/spicegirlsbio.html

BACKSTREET BOYS

BIOGRAPHY

The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated American boy band. They were the first group launched by boy band mogul Lou Pearlman, and have been together since April 20, 1993. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold over 100 million albums making them the best selling boy band of all time.
After returning to the music scene in 2005, their sound changed dramatically, incorporating only live instruments (some of which they play themselves) and a more guitar and piano driven pop rock sound. The four-member group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. J. McLean. Original member Kevin Richardson left the group on June 23, 2006 to start a family, but the four-piece refused to rule out a possible return for the singer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstreet_Boys

NSYNC

What does *NSYNC mean ?

- JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, LansteN and J.C. If it weren't true, someone would surely invent this story. Five handsome, charming and talented young men from all over America, each with a passion for singing and a dream of stardom come to Orlando, Florida. Soon after individual professional breaks, they form a vocal quintet. They take a name utilizing the last letter of each of their first names to signify the perfect unity of their harmonies. Less than a year later, the group cuts an album, which becomes a monster hit in Germany and then all over Europe. The album is released in the U.S. and almost overnight, the group attains staggering worldwide success and fame. This is the incredibly true story of *NSYNC.

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/

WESTLIFE

I GROW WITH THIS BAND ESPECIALLY DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS... I STILL LOVE THEIR SONGS. STILL BEING REMEMBERED...

BIO

Westlife is an Irish pop band formed on July 3, 1998. The group's original lineup comprised, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Bryan McFadden. To 2008, Westlife have had 14 UK number ones and they were the first act in British history to have four number one singles in a year. The band is also the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight in at Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 40 million albums worldwide.
They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. In 2008, they were declared as Ireland's 9th richest celebrities under 30 years old and 13th in general. They garnered 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and trailing behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The band has also won numerous awards such as the "Best Irish Pop Act" at the annual Ireland Meteor Awards and is the only band to win the ITV "Record of the Year" award in the UK four times in a row. The band has also broken a few top records, including "Music artist with most consecutive number 1's in the UK" and the "Biggest selling arena act in the UK".
Over years of their career, Westlife's music has evolved from teen pop to a pop sound, with an emphasis on ballads. All of the band members are songwriters, although most of their hits have been composed by external writers, most prominently Steve Mac and Wayne Hector.
On July 3rd 2008, Westlife marked their 10th anniversary with a spectacular concert in Croke Park, Dublin which saw more than 82,000 fans attending the special occasion.
In 2009, a poll from a highly rated newspaper in the UK saw Westlife rated the second biggest musical band ever in the UK with 39% of the vote. They were beaten, just, by the 60s band The Beatles who scored 46% of the vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlife