Shawn Peter Raul Mendes was born August 8th, 1998. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Shawn has was born to Karen (Rayment) and Manuel Mendes. Manuel is a business man, and Karen is a real estate agent. Manuel is Portuguese and his mother is English. He has one younger sibling Aaliyah Mendes. Shawn Mendes is 18 years old. He started doing covers to songs in 2013 on Youtube. Near that time he started posting covers on the app, Vine. Within months millions of people were in love. Shawn’s first cover was to Adele, Hometown Glory, at the age 13. Later that year he joined a group of boys: Nash Grier, Aaron Carpenter, Cameron Dallas, Matthew Espinosa, Taylor Caniff, Carter Reynolds, Sam Wilkinson, Dillian Rupp, Brent Rivera, Hayes Grier, …show more content…
Many of Shawn Mendes’s covers are to Ed Sheeran’s song. On August 18th, 2013 Shawn tweeted, “Ed Sheeran man, I really look up to that guy” Shawn has also stated many times how he would love to me Ed. Which he did in 2015. No doubt, Shawn wants to be just like Ed Sheeran. Shawn also supports many charities such as; Musicians on Call, Pencils of Promise, Ryan Seacrest Foundation, The Salvation Army, Boston Children’s Hospital, DoSomething.org, GRAMMY Foundation. In 2015 Shawn had to raise $25,000 for Pencils of Promise, to build a school in Ghana. He had 98% of the money after just a single social media post. Within seven days all the money and more had been raised. Some other facts about Shawn is, he is the oldest of two. His younger sister, Aaliyah, is thirteen years old. Aaliyah is known for her fame on Musical.ly, the lip-syncing app. Just a few months ago Shawn serenated a family friend at his wedding with a song he had written, especially for them. Shawn had braces. He has his ears pierced, which he does not wear anymore. Also, Shawn is self-taught in guitar, he started at the age of 13. Since Shawn’s fame started at such a young age he completed some of his Junior Year online. He has one tattoo on his forearm. The tattoo is a shadow outcast of his hometown, Toronto, in the shape of a
Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969. He grew up in the infamous Marcy Projects in Brooklyn with a sister and a brother. You would think that just growing up on the Marcy projects would be hard enough for a kid, but at the age of twelve, Shawn’s parents got a divorce. Shawn then attended the Brooklyn High School with two of today’s better known rappers, Biggie Smalls and Busta Rhymes. Shawn Carter was an intelligent and promising student, but he had behavior problems.
Have you heard the phrase “Momma said knock you out”? If so, you've probably heard your parent sing this song. Signing with Def Jams in the 1980’s, LL Cool J showed the world a unique style of Hip-hop and Rap. A kid just 18 years old when his first song came out, LL showed the world he would he would be different. LL Cool J created an influential long-term career with his starting a new hard-hitting romantic style of rapping, influences with popular clothing lines, and paved the way leading rappers to transform into actors and continue to have a successful career.
Growing up I remember my mom turning the music up whenever she heard a good song. The only genre, she listened to was country so I grew up loving country music. I now turn the music up whenever I hear a song Luke Bryan wrote because his music is so good. Growing up Luke Bryan was a normal child, but over the 20 or more years, so many devastating things have happened to his family that are hard for Bryan and his family to get over.
Hip-hop music is my favorite genre of music because the way I grew up I can relate to a lot of the things it portrays. I also enjoy R&B and gospel music because it is what listened to as a child. Some hip-hop artist I enjoy are Fabulous, Andre 3000 and T.I. because a lot of their music tells a story and gives life lessons. J Cole is my favorite hip-hop artist because he makes great music, he is a philanthropist and he uses his platform to speak and act on social issues.
On July 21, 1981 an artist was born. Romeo Santos is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and former lead vocalists of the American bachata band Aventura. Romeo was born to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother in the Bronx, New York. His mom stood home to take care of the family while the father was working at construction. Romeo and his three cousins Lenny, Max, and Henry created their own group called “ Los Tinellers” in the early 1990s and changed their group name to Aventura.
John Legend created his cover album Wake Up, using a variety of soul and funk tracks from the early 70s. Using the same time period as Hathaway’s career, Legend worked with The Roots to create their own spin on famous tracks. They did so to promote the songs and bring back their important themes of hope and activism. John Legend’s Wake Up album and Donny Hathaway’s Live album seem to cover similar songs from a range of genres. They both covered tracks from Marvin Gaye and other like sounds with touches of gospel, soul, and rock. John Legend also sampled songs spanning over several genres of iconic tracks, including Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy.” John Legend teamed up with The Roots back in 2010, to cover the song as an ode to Donny Hathaway and his music career. His rendition of the song differed to the original in a number of ways. Legend’s collaboration with The Roots brought a new age rap element to the song, without straying too far from the core of it. John Legend’s vocals add a more upbeat melody, which is a noticeable change from Donny Hathaway’s recordings. Both versions of the song keep the instruments to go along with their own soulful voices to add a jazz element to the
Throughout America’s history there have been countless influential leaders that have proudly been American. Those have held positions of politicians, soldiers, and . Kanye Omari West has opened the eyes of today's generation and still continues to shape American history. His musical influence has transformed the lives of countless people. Inspiring many to stand up and fight for what they believe in is something Kanye West continues to do even today.. Also, opening the eyes of many to racial injustice towards African American citizens. I’ll further elaborate my claim in the following paragraphs using historical evidence.
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary Indiana. His parents were Katherine Jackson, and Joseph Jackson. Michael had 8 siblings, who all loved music. His mother stayed at home and took care of the household, while his father was a guitarist and crane operator. Katherine taught the children folk and religious songs daily. He grew up around music and learned many things from his brothers and father. Joseph Jackson thought that his sons were very talented; therefore, he helped shape them into a music group known as the “Jackson 5.” Starting out, it was just Michael’s older brothers, Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon. When Michael turned 5, he became the lead vocalist of the group. The group was very successful and became popular quickly. As a child, Michael was
Ed Sheeran, a popular musician, has won over 61 awards and has been nominated for over 100 in the past few years for his phenomenal work in the music industry. He once stated, “Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.” Throughout the years, Sheeran has been making heartfelt and memorable music that a plethora of people love to listen to. On his way to success, he had many ups and downs that made him strive to eminence.
Tupac Shakur was born in New York City in 1971, his name came from [Tupac Amaru who was a South American revolutionary fighter who led the indigenous revolt against a Spanish rule. “Tupac Amaru” means “shining serpent.” “Shakur” means “thankful to God” in Arabic.]- (Briceño, 2014) [He was known by his stage name 2Pac, and he was an American rapper. Shakur has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
Snoop Dogg is a talented musician, hip hop artist and icon who is known within rap music and beyond with people across the world. Snoop Dogg was born on Oct 20, 1971 as Calvin Cordozar Broadus. The nickname Snoop Dogg came from his mother because she thought he looked like Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon. Snoop Dogg had some early struggles with the law, in 1990 he was convicted of a felony drug possession for sale and he was in and out of jail for three years. As a child he always loved music, he like to rap, sing and play the piano.
Simon Cowell, yes that Simon Cowell. You know him from shows like Britain's Got Talent, American Idol, The X Factor, and America's Got Talent.
Michael Jackson is known for King of Pop. Jackson full name is Michael Joseph Jackson, he was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indian. Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Michael has a mother name Katherine Jackson and a father name Joseph Jackson. Michael was a singer, music producer, song writer, and a dancer, he also was married twice. Michael was married to Debbie Rowe, November 15, 1996, and had a divorce with her on October 8, 1999. He also was married to Lisa Marie Presley, May 18, 1994 and divorced her on January 18, 1996. (biography.com) & (cnn.com)
John Quincy Adams once said “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Justin Timberlake started inspiring and helping people at the age 14 when he joined NSYNC. Because of his leadership qualities, artistic skills and humanitarian efforts, Justin Timberlake is a great leader, with good influence on the rest of society.
The Man in the Iron Mask In the movie The Man in the Iron Mask has linked back to the history of King Louis XIV. King Louis XIV had is ways of getting away with things. He was also known as the sun king. Many believed that he would soon become a great king.