Sia, otherwise known as Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, is a successful Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and music video director born on December 18th 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia. Sia was associated with creative elements growing up as her mother, Loene Furler, was involved in the arts, working as an visual artist and art lecturer. Her father, Phil B. Colson, is a musician. Her father knew band members from INXS and Colin Hay from Men at Work. Growing up, she knew Hay very well throughout her childhood, she referred to him as Uncle Collie. As a child, Furler found a passion for singing. Her early musician influencers were, Stevie Wonder, Sting and Aretha Franklin. In her late teens, Sia performed jazz and trip hop. Sia was discovered …show more content…
She wore masks and wigs while performing and her drug addictions and depression became out of control and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She stopped working as a recording artist to just focusing on songwriting. She changed her perspective when a friend made a decision to put her into a rehab program that can help prevent her from the constant drug abuse. Sia was going strong and getting back on track in her music career. Sia stepped away from her solo career and thought about songwriting for other artists. Sia collaborated with many fortunate music artists like, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Kylie Minogue and Rihanna. She produced number one hit single,“Diamonds”. In 2011, David Guetta’s global pop hit, “Titanium”, featuring Sia. “Titanium” reached top 10 in the US charts. Sia recorded demo vocals for Guetta, he chose to add her vocals into the song, she was frustrated and upset with his decision as she wanted to continue being a “pop songwriter not an …show more content…
This was Sia’s massive hit as a pop singer, the song led her to be a worldwide viral sensation. The music video reached 1 billion views, including an appearance of dancer, Maddie Ziegler. The song was placed top 10 across the globe, and including Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Followed by “Elastic Heart” originally released in 2013, for movie, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ but became No.1 in the US in 2014. Sia continued to cover her appearance with wigs as she released her seventh album, “This is Acting” in January 2016 which hit #1 on the album charts. The album’s well known singles include, “Cheap Thrills” and “The Greatest”. In summer of 2016, “Cheap Thrills” was Sia’s first appearance as a pop artist to hit No.1 in US. “The Greatest” a hit single that featured rapper Kendrick Lamar which reach top 20 on the global charts in 2016. She got nominated for many Grammy Awards, for album, “This is Acting” she won Best Pop Vocal Album and “Cheap Thrills” earned Best Pop Duo/Group
The athlete I chose is Natasha Watley. She is a professional softball player and the first African-American female to play on the USA softball team in the Olympics. She’s a former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American who played for the UCLA Bruins, the USA Softball Women’s National Team, and for the USSSA Pride. She helped the Bruins will multiple championships and also holds numerous records and one of the few players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs, and 100 stolen bases. She’s also the career hits leader in the National Pro Fast pitch. She won the gold medal in the 2004 summer Olympics and a silver in the Beijing Olympics. She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
sold to her father and never released. Selena was the Hot Latin Tracks artist of the year in 1995. Selena has had seven number one singles on the Billboard’s Hot Latin chart. Only three other Latin artists have had more. The “Dreaming of You” album was the second fastest selling album by a female artist in history next to Janet Jackson. Although Selena improvised and created her own dance moves on stage, she used to watch “Soul Train” to get ideas for her dance steps.3 Once a man brought his sister who was dying of cancer and ...
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. When alled “The First Lady of Song” by some fans. She was known for having beautiful tone, extended range, and great intonation, and famous for her improvisational scat singing. Ella sang during the her most famous song was “A-tiscket A-tasket”. Fitzgerald sang in the period of swing, ballads, and bebop; she made some great albums with other great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong. She influenced countless American popular singers of the post-swing period and also international performers such as the singer Miriam Makeba. She didn’t really write any of her own songs. Instead she sang songs by other people in a new and great way. The main exception
Her influence is simply not a question; it is a salutation to a musical icon that has embedded her legacy into musical history. When I think of the word artist, I think of someone who is innovative, original and someone who has style and a sound all their own. One artist that comes to mind is Janet Jackson. They simply don’t make artists like Janet anymore. Unfortunately, she was the last of her kind.
Bessie Smith was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She later in life became known as the “Empress of the Blues”. At the age of eighteen she being traveling with a group by the name of Moss Stokes Company. While with the group she met Ma Rainey who also became a friend and mentor to her. After traveling with the group, in 1923 she was discovered by Columbia Records. After signing with Columbia, she released her first song Downhearted Blues. The song Downhearted Blues went on to sale over 800,000 copies and became one her most popular songs. During the 1920s and 1930s she had become one of the most famous blues singers in America. During that time period Bessie recorded over 160 tracks. Because of the time period many black singers
After her divorce she began singing with Noble Sissie’s Society Orchestra. Through out their tour she had to endure harsh racism having to sleep in tenement boarding houses, the bus and even once in circus grounds. Soon after that, she toured with Charlie Barnet’s Outfit and became the first African American to tour with an all white band. She was their feature singer and considers this to be the beginning of her success.
singing career as a backing vocalist for other artists. Her rapping skill caught Lil Wayne's
Simone recorded more than 60 albums and composed over 500 songs. She was the first woman to win the Jazz Cultural Award. She was also awarded "Woman of the Year" 1966, Jazz at Home Club and Female Jazz Singer of the Year, 1967, National Association of Television and Radio Announcers. I can only imagine her mother's pride, when Nina was only three and wanted her to become "the world's greatest classical pianist - the first black one."
The title track of 1992's quadruple-platinum Emotions generated her fifth consecutive #1 single, placing Mariah Carey in the Top Ten All-Time achievers of Most Consecutive #1 Hits. Emotions earned Mariah two Grammy nominations ("Best Pop Vocal, Female" and, with Walter Afanasieff, "Best Producer") and an American Music Award ("Favorite Female Artist, Soul/ R&B"). On March 17, 1992, Mariah appeared on MTV Unplugged, leading to the release of Mariah's sixth #1 single ("I'll Be There") as well as an EP which has been certified triple platinum in the U.S. and has sold more than five million copies worldwide.
Rihanna in her childhood was inspired by Bob Marley, Madonna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. This reflected most in her very first single “Pon de Replay”, which was a reggae inspired dance track, immediately hitting the top 2 on billboard singles chart. The song not only reached a second place but also shout out to the world: Rihanna is coming! It was 2005, the year she kick
The singer and actress Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas on 4 September, 1981. She began singing at an early age, competing
Kesha Rose Sebert, professionally known as Ke$ha, has lived a long, rough life. In 2005, she signed a contract with producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, and ever since this, she has been living inside a personal hell. Kesha has been searching for help for years, but no one believed her when she first explained how Dr. Luke made sexual advances towards her. After fighting this legal battle for years, she released her song “Praying” in 2017, but the song first became popular after her emotional performance at the 60th Grammy Awards where she was joined by many other performers, including Cyndi Lauper. The song told a heart-wrenching story of sadness, hurt, and despair. However, this song also tells the story of a beautiful woman who, with time, learned that her self-worth was much more than others made it out to be. Kesha displays the characteristics of a strong woman
The most similar to Calliope is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, better known as Sia, is an incredibly famous Australian songwriter, music producer and a music video director. The forty-one year old record producer is best known for her ability to write songs for others. She has written over 70 songs for fellow artists such as Beyonce, Britney Spears, Carly Rae Jepsen, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Shakira and so much more. She has won over elleven awards for her music videos and her chart stomping songs. Even if Sia may not be heard by many, they definitely have heard the songs that she has written with over 30 of those songs breaking the top charts.
In 2012, Nicki became the first solo female rap artist to perform at the Grammy Awards’ (People). She has also won many awards. In 2011, Nicki won a VMA for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Super Bass,” in 2012, she won a VMA for Best Female Video for “Starships,” and in 2015, she won a VMA for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Anaconda” (Nicki 1). In 2012, she performed “Give Ne All Your Luvin’” with Madonna and M.I.A. at the Superbowl half-time show (People). Besides rapping, Nicki has also been in a few movies.
Ed sheeran then released his second album “x” it was released in June 2014. It peaked at number one in the UK and the US. In 2015, won the British Award for Album of the Year, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of