You shouldn't turn off that light for Nelly Furtado Thanks to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, the world has come to know a talented artist by the name of Nelly Furtado. You'd never gone to have any difficulties reminding her, as her goddess-like face is all that you need to remember. But when that mouth opens to sing songs, then it's a whole new level to like her even more than you expect. Her musical inclination is not just about singing by playing an impressive set of instruments on the likes of keyboard and piano, guitar, ukulele and even trombone. The 36-year old singer is known to have focused her entire career on being known for the genres pop, R&B, folk, Latin pop, hip hop, world and dance-pop. Born Nelly Kim Furtado, this mainstream singer slash songwriter is someone that's been around for quite some time now and yet never has lost an inch in forwarding her musical career. Truly a gift to humanity, Nelly Furtado is one beautiful face that can launch not only a thousand ships, but a full-force, sure-hit a …show more content…
plethora of songs that would creep magically in your subconscious. Nelly Furtado is known to be one of the best-selling singers of all time as she was able to harness a whopping record of 20 million album copies and 20 million songs sold in the span of her career, worldwide.
Furtado never had any concerns when it comes to making her name a sweet catch upon the release of internationally acclaimed singles I'm Like A Bird and Turn Off The Light. The thick and hurly-burly approach on both of the songs had made it indelible tracks during the time of its release. Nelly Furtado debuted with her album Whoa, Nelly!, which basically sums up the success of this venture as this is when Nelly Furtado had been widely known as a relevant artist. It is with I'm Like A Bird that Furtado managed to snatch a coveted Grammy gramophone for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance awarded in 2001. Two years after this triumph, the iconic singer continued to pull-in another reason for her fans to adore her more via the album
Folklore. Folklore, released in 2003, had been the album where three of Furtado's biggest hits have been included, which are Try, Powerless (Say What You Want) and Forca. In 2006, after a longish and uncalled for hiatus, Nelly Furtado brought the album Loose on the plate. The infamous track Say It Right is one of the most memorable collaborations of modern pop as famous rapper Timbaland get to share this song with Nelly Furtado. Another iconic song that channeled Furtado's flexibility and sultriness have been observed with the song Promiscuous. Furtado never strayed away from her Latin roots and ensured that a full-length album would be in the music stands, hence, the release of the Latin album, Mi Plan. A Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Award had been well placed for this album and for Nelly's brave attack in crafting a non-English ensemble. Furtado's last album had been entitled The Spirit Indestructible which was exposed to the market in 2012 and her fame, despite the very long and close to being permanent lay-off, continuously are being remembered to the short-lived yet worthy musical endeavors made.
Named the most successful female music artist ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, Diana Ross has been one of the top RnB singers since the beginning of her career in 1959. Between her work with The Supremes and as a solo artist, she has released 53 studio albums and 70 singles. Ross continues to record and tour to this
P!nk is one of the most diverse, original, and dynamic artists of this decade and the last. Her childhood and uprising as a star was chaotic and tough. She had to work for everything she wanted; luxury was not immediately thrown at her. P!nk always seems confident, and when people voice their opinions, no matter how rude or irrelevant, she’ll listen if she can, and react if she needs to. The face of modern pop music was impacted greatly by P!nk, she paved the road for many female artists. P!nk’s childhood, musical struggles, and influence on others show the character of Alecia Beth More. P!nk is what she does, but Alecia is who she is.
Overall, through Lennox’s performances in her music video she was able to construct another narrative for women in music at the time. Through this she employed the use of gender bending, drag as masquerade, camp and gender subversion. All of these were made possible using props and her mise-en-scene, which provided the right look and atmosphere for these performances to be able to take place. In conclusion, Lennox was part of the women who started a movement still used today through other female contemporary artists.
Ariana Grande is a very popular icon in pop culture. She has been made famous by her appearance on Broadway, her career as a musician and as an actress. She was born June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton Florida to parents John Grande and Joan Grande with one brother, Frankie Grande. Her brother, Frankie Grande, is a successful dancer, actor,singer, and television host. Her father, John Grande, was the CEO of McCann Communication. Her mother Joan Grande was a graphic designer. (Ariana Grande)
Recently the United States has begun to experience a women’s musical renaissance. Women’s roles in pop music are steadily growing. There have been many outstanding female musicians and vocalists in the past that have aided in making the music industry less of a male opinionated society, from Aretha Franklin, Mo Tucker, and Ella Fitzgerald to pop icons like Courtney Love, Queen Latifa, and Melissa Ethridge. Along side these, there are two women who have conquered most obstacles they’ve faced and, in addition, forced the music industry to become more of a female friendly environment. Those two women are Madonna and Brittany Spears.
Fashion trends, technology trends, and finally music trends define an a time. However these trends never focus on is how some of our top artist today are the most annoying, untalented singers of their generation. These so called talented famous people have taken abuse of today’s society by manipulating the ethos of the teens and children. These “role models” have just become plastic robots that no longer convey meaningful messages but thrive on the fame and fortune. In 2012 one of the most nationally hated songs was Rebecca Black’s Friday. This one-hit wonder, produce this single not based on her talent but on her family’s money, hoping to turn her into a pop star. However, it seems that all that money could have been put to use elsewhere like singing lessons, as a result, her single turned out to be an extremely autotuned song. Though it does not stop there. In her single she sung in such a nasal tone that it would haunt her for the rest of her career. Critics say even now that her voice is still heard by was in no way pleasant and many criticized her for having absolutely no talent in singing.
Solange Knowles is very talented on everything she does, her work throughout her career has helped a lot of women all over the world. Solange was born in Houston, Texas on June 24th, 1986. She is a singer, songwriter, model, and a actress. She has one other sister Beyoncé Kowles-Carter. As she was growing up she lived in a house full of women. Since her father owned a music label that is where her love for music was born. Her and her sister would spend a lot of time with her father at his studio, so they heard all the different types of music. Solange also loved to dance when she was growing up. “Solange learned dancing and theatre along with music and worked on her skills to become a performer someday. As for singing, she had already started
Beyonce Knowles, is one of the most influential woman artist out there, she has empowered women and men with her music all over the word. Beyonce is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist who is known for her thrilling vocals, videos and live shows. She was born on September 4 1981, in Houston, Texas. Beyonce first captured the public’s eye as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny’s child. After that Beyonce launched her solo career debuting her first album dangerously in love which made her one of music’s top selling artists, with sold out tours and many awards. Beyonce also started in films such as Dream girl, and many more. In 2008 the pop artist married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z. Later in 2013 she dropped an album called Beyonce,
The Barbadian Singer Rihanna, known for her hit songs like “Only Girl,” “Where Have You Been,” and “Disturbia” is one of today’s most well-known singers. She came on the scene in 2005 with her debut album Music of the Sun; the first single released from that album was “Pon the Replay.” This single was very fun and playful with a reggae, dance hall vibe to it, and the music video reflected this as well. With the release of her sophomore album A Girl Like Me came a lot more exposure, and the first single off that album “SOS” became her first billboard top 100 single. Though she had some success with her first two album, it was with the release of her third studio album that skyrocketed her to fame, and made her a household name. The single off her third album that put her on the map worldwide was “Umbrella.”
Shakira is the most popular singer for her Belly dance and her Rock and roll. This 36-year-old beauty has the capabilities of Singing, Dancing and writing. She usually writes own songs. We all remember her performance at the Football world cup closing ceremony. Shakira did not publish album in last 1 year. Her Tenth upcoming studio album named Can’t Remember to Forget You will be released in the January of 2014. Her past performances, her hits and her...
Last time, we see the legendary pop star as one of the best out there. Janet Jackson is simply one of the best female pop singers in the 90's, and forever to be remembered by her amazing songs such as Let's Wait Awhile, Together Again, Go Deep, Come Back To Me and a whole lot more. Her last album was Unbreakable, which was last year. For sure, you will always remember what she has in store for us through the years of her career. As of now, she decides to quit showbiz and becoming an Islam.
Ariana Grande Butera, or known as Ariana Grande is one of the most well known singer and actresses. Ariana was born on June 26th, 1993, in Boca Raton Florida. Today, she is 23 years old. Ariana had grown up singing and acting. At first, Ariana was a soloist, she sung by herself until she started acting. After that, Ariana continued to audition for roles in plays. Ariana is most known today for her singing and acting. Ariana released her Dangerous Women album with tons of songs on it with featured guests as well. Because of this, Ariana went on her 2017 Dangerous Women Tour. You can even see Ariana in some of the older shows, “Sam and Cat,” and “Victorious,” But let's start from the beginning.
It has a very low vocal range. Not many feminine singers have a vocal range like Adele. Globally, an innumerable amount of people cherishes her music. Vocalists such as Etta James and Lauryn Hill influence Adele. Adele shows her passion when she sings. Her music is dissimilar to most of the music today. It includes many different genres. Some of those genres encompass soul, R&B, and pop. Adele composes and co-writes most of her music with the assistance of other composers. The integers on her albums portray how old she is when she composes the
Although Camila is currently a solo artist, Camila is an ex-member of the band “5th Harmony” who’s many hit songs made the top 10 spot. As a solo artist, Camila Cabello has released 7 singles, 2 of which have made the top 10 spots (Havana at #1 and Bad Things at #4). At only 21 years old, Camila is quickly becoming one of the most popular solo artists in the country and is single handedly transforming the music industry and the world of pop culture with her
Adele Adkins is a singer and songwriter from London, England. The genre of music that Ms. Adkins produce is R&B mixed with soul and pop. In addition, Ms. Adkins is under the labels XL and Columbia Records which has artists such as Beyoncé, David Bowie, John Legend, and more artists. Ms. Adkins began her career with singing at a young age and continuing that after schooling. She began to rise with her song “Someone Like You” and “Rolling in the Deep” which both became number one on Billboard Hot 100. Another song that became popular by Ms. Adkins is “Hello.” ‘Hello” was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in many different countries. In addition, the music video became viral on Youtube which has over 1.9 billion views. During the 59th annual Grammy Awards, Adele won five Grammys with her song “Hello” winning record of the year, best pop solo performance, and song of the year. Ms. Adkin’s direct musical influences for “Hello” is the soul/piano ballad genre as well as artists such as Ella Ftizgerald, Etta James, Mary J. Blige, and Lauryn Hill.