Dame Olivia Newton-John ACDBE(born 26
September 1948) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer,
entrepreneur and activist. She is a four-time Grammy Awardwinner whose chart career includes five US number ones and another
ten Top Tens on Billboard's Hot 100,
and two Billboard 200number-one albums: If You Love Me, Let Me Know(1974)
and Have You Never Been Mellow(1975). Eleven
of her singles (including two Platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two
Platinum and four 2× Platinum) have been certifiedGold by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide,
making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
In 1978 she starred in the musical film Grease,
whose soundtrackremains one of the most successful in history and features two major
hit duets with co-star John
Travolta: "You're the One That I Want" –
which ranks as one of the best-selling singles of all time– and "Summer Nights". Her signature solo
recordings include the Record of the YearGrammywinner "I
Honestly Love You" (1974) and "Physical" (1981) – Billboard's
top Hot 100single of the 1980s – plus her cover of "If Not for You"
(1971), "Let Me Be There"
(1973), "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
(1974), "Have You Never Been Mellow"
(1975), "Sam" (1977), "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
(also from Grease), "A Little More Love"
(1978), "Heart Attack"
(1982) and, from the 1980 film Xanadu,
"Magic" and "Xanadu"
(with Electric Light Orchestra).
Newton-John
has been a long-time activist for environmental and animal rights issues. She
has been an advocate for health awareness, becoming involved with various
charities, health products and fundraising efforts. Her business interests have
included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and co-owning the Gaia
Retreat & Spa in Australia.
"Deeper Than the Night" is a song
recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia
Newton-Johnfor her eleventh studio albumTotally Hot(1978). Written by Tom Snowand produced by John
Farrar, the song was the second of three singlesreleased from Totally Hot.
"Deeper Than the Night" reached
number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100and number 18 in Canada. On the Adult
Contemporarycharts it was a bigger hit, reaching
number four and number seven in those countries, respectively. It was also a minor hit in both
the United Kingdom and Australia.
I can't imagine why
you say the things you do
Maybe in time I'll understand
What is the reason for the emptiness you feel
When I'm trying everything I can
My love is running
deeper than the night
Stronger than the north wind blowing
It's a fire burning bright
And it's always been this way
Can you hear me?
Am I really coming thru?
Why do your eyes seem to dance away?
I know what's right for you Haven't I always?
I need you more than I can say
My love is running
deeper than the night
Stronger than the north wind blowing
It's a fire burning bright
And it's always been this way
My love is running
deeper than the night
Stronger than the north wind blowing
It's a fire burning bright
And it's always been this way
And I'll never ever
change
In my lifetime, I'll stay the same
Yes I'll never, I'll never change
I'll love you, I'll stay the same
My love is running
deeper than the night
Stronger than the north wind blowing
Fire burning bright, and it keeps on growing, keeps on growing
[Repeats]
IT'S MY TURN
DIANA ROSS
SONGWRITERS: CAROLE BAYER SAGER & MICHAEL MASSER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: TO LOVE AGAIN
LABEL: MOTOWN RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 1981
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an
American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit,
Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the
vocal group The Supremes,
who became Motown's
most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groupsof all time.
They remain the best-charting female group in US history, with a total of
twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard
Hot 100, including "Where
Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love",
"Come See About Me",
and "Love Child".
Following departure from the Supremes in
1970, Ross embarked on a highly successful, globally ground-breaking solo
career in music, television, film and stage. Ross' eponymous
debut solo albumthat same year, featured
the US number-one hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
and music anthem "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". It was
followed with her second solo album, Everything Is Everything,
which spawned her first UK number-one single "I'm Still Waiting". She continued her
successful solo career by mounting elaborate record-setting world-wide concert
tours, starring in a number of highly-watched prime-time television specials
and releasing hit albums like Touch Me in the Morning(1973), Mahogany(1975) and Diana
Ross (1976) and their number-one hit
singles, "Touch
Me in the Morning", "Theme from Mahogany"
and "Love Hangover",
respectively. Ross
further released numerous top-ten hits into the 1970s, 80s and 90s. She
achieved two more US number-one singles "Upside Down" (1980) and "Endless
Love" (1981), as well as UK number-one hit
"Chain
Reaction" (1989) and UK number-two hit
"When You Tell Me You Love Me" (1991). In 2019, Ross made history by
charting four more number-ones on the US BillboardDance Chart in just two years with remixes 'Ain't No Mountain High
Enough 2017' in January 2018, 'I'm Coming Out/Upside Down 2018' in August that
year and 'The Boss 2019' in April 2019.
Ross has also ventured into acting, with a Golden
Globe Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated
performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues(1972); she
recorded its soundtrack, which became a number one hit on the US album chart.
She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany(1975) and The Wiz(1978), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness(1994), for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award,
and Double
Platinum(1999).
Ross was named the "Female Entertainer
of the Century" by Billboardin 1976. She is the only female artist to have number-one singles on
the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, as the other half of a duet,
as a member of a trio, and as an ensemble member. Billboard ranked her as 28th
greatest Hot 100 artist of all time. According to Joel Whitburn,
Diana Ross ranks among the Top 5 artists on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart from 1955 to 2018 when combining her solo and Supremes' hits. She
had a top 10 UK hit in every one of the last five decades, and sang lead on a
top 75 hit single at least once every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, a
period of 33 consecutive years and a record for any performer. In 1988, Ross
was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fameas a member of
the Supremes. In 1990s, Guinness Book of World Recordsrecognized
her success in the United States and United Kingdom for having more hits than
any female artist in the charts, with a career total of 70 hit singles with her
work with the Supremes and as a solo artist. She was the recipient of the Kennedy
Center Honorsin 2007, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awardin 2012, and the Presidential Medal of Freedomin 2016.
"To Love Again" is a 1981
studio/compilation album by Diana Ross.
It featured both new
recordings and previously-released material. The album was produced by Michael
Masser. It reached number 32 in the USA (#16 R&B) and sold around
200,000 copies
The Pussycat Dolls are an American girl groupand dance ensemble,
founded in Los Angeles,
California,
by choreographer Robin Antinin 1995 as a burlesquetroupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine,
Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe mainstream as a pop group. Antin negotiated
a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Recordsin 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole
Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar,
Ashley Roberts,
Jessica Sutta,
Melody Thornton,
and Kimberly Wyatt.
Their debut single, "Sway", was featured on the
soundtrack of the 2004 film Shall We Dance?
The Pussycat Dolls achieved worldwide success
with number-one singles "Don't Cha",
"Stickwitu",
"Buttons", and their multi-platinumdebut album PCD(2005). However, despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by
internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger, the group's lead
vocalist, and the subordinate treatment of the other members. Bachar's
departure from the group preceded the release of their second and final studio álbum
Doll Domination(2008), which contains hit singles "When I Grow Up",
"I Hate This Part",
and "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)". Following
the completion of their 2009
world tour, the group went on hiatus and
fully disbanded in 2010. The original recording line-up, minus Thornton,
announced their reunion in 2019 with an upcoming tourand a new
album.
The Pussycat Dolls brand diversified into
merchandise, reality
television programs, a Las Vegasact, product endorsements, spin-off recording groups (Girlicious,
Paradiso Girls,
G.R.L.), and
other ventures. Billboardranked the Pussycat Dolls as the 80th most successful musical act of
the 2000s. The group has sold 55 million records worldwide, making them one of
the best-selling girl groupsof all time. In
2012, the Pussycat Dolls ranked 100th on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music, and
as the tenth all-girl group
Doll Domination is the second studio albumby American girl groupthe
Pussycat Dolls, released on September 19, 2008
by Interscope
Records. The album's release was preceded by the
departure of the group's longest-standing member Carmit Bachar.
Development began in February 2008 where the group worked with previous
collaborators Sean Garrett,
Polow da Donand Timbalandand new ones such as Darkchild,
J-Rocand Chase N Cashe. Polow da
Don, R. Kellyand Snoop Doggalso make guest performances on the album. Four songs on Doll
Domination were originally recorded for the lead singer Nicole
Scherzinger's debut solo album, Her Name is
Nicole, which was shelved after the under-performance of its preceding singles.
The album consists of a mixture of popand R&Bsongs that also blend elements of dance,
electropopwith lyrics that tackle fame, sexuality and relationships. All of
the lead and background vocals were sang by Scherzinger with support from Melody Thornton,
whilst the remaining group members are only credited for background vocals.
Upon release, Doll Domination received mixed reviews from music critics.
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard
200becoming the group's highest
charting album. It
experienced similar peaks in international territories, debuting at number
three in Canada and number four in Australia and the United Kingdom. Doll
Domination was later reissued in multiple versions throughout 2009. The
album was supported with a world tour titled Doll
Domination Tourin 2009.
The album was preceded by the release of the
US Billboard Hot 100top-ten single "When I Grow Up"
and the UK top-ten hit "Whatcha Think About That"
(featuring Missy Elliott).
Other successful
singles were "I Hate This Part", "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)",
and "Hush Hush; Hush Hush", all of which
reached the top ten in numerous countries worldwide. Although "Jai Ho!
(You Are My Destiny)" became a number-one hit in Australia, Ireland,
Finland, among other countries, the single caused tension on the group as
Scherzinger was billed as a featured artist. Despite their commercial success,
unhappiness of Scherzinger's spotlight and prominence within the group grew
leading to a public outburst by Thornton during the tour. In early-2010, the
group disbanded to pursue solo projects, before reforming in 2019 with the
promise of new music. In 2019, Doll Domination was
re-released, excluding the R. Kelly collaboration "Out of This Club"
following the airing of the Surviving
R. Kellydocumentary and subsequent abuse
allegations against the singer.
La la la la la la… La
la la la
Mr. Invisible, tell me how did I miss you, boy
How could you have never caught me eye
Were you there all alone, or were you just shy?
Mr. I never noticed you, tell me that you ain't got a girl at home
See you're a catch, I wanna snatch you up
I know that I slept on you now I woke up
Boy how did I miss that smile, your style, your game, juicy
If you lick your lips one more time, boy you about to have it, yeah
'Cause I like it
smooth like that, you're cool like that
Must be good like that, I can tell by that
I'm gonna love the way you love me, I'm gonna love the way you love me
Staring at you too like that, oh like that
What it do like that, how you do all that
I'm gonna love the way you love me, you're gonna love the way you love
me
La la la la la la
(la, la, la)
La la la la (la, la, la)
So come with me and walk for a while
Can I spring you outta here and talk for awhile
Gotta know what the deal with you, Mr. Now I'm really feelin' you
'Cuz I even like the
way you sip your drink
Just enough ice on you to make me think
What I gotta do for you to scoop me up
What I say to be the one you touch
Boy how did I miss that smile, your style, the game, juicy
If you got a little extra style, then won't you let me have it?
I like how your
t-shirt cut you right
And how you melt me deep inside
Oh, you're running in a different league
Don't make me chase you, boy, you know I'm game
By the way you're rocking it in the Nike's
Won't you let me play on your team tonight?
We can go one-on-one, you and me
That's the way that it
should be, yeah.
SI YO
FUERA UN CHICO
BEYONCÉ
SONGWRITERS:
BC JEAN &
TOBY GAD.
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM: I
AM… SASHA FIERCE
LABEL: COLUMBIA
RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2008
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/bee-YON-say; néeKnowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer and actress.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas,
Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She
rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child,
one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Beyoncé
is often cited as an influence by other artists.
During Destiny's Child's hiatus, Beyoncé made
her theatrical film debut with a role in the US box-office number-one Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002)
and began her solo music career. She became the first music act to debut at
number one with their first six solo studio albums on the Billboard 200.
Her debut album Dangerously
in Love(2003) featured four Billboard Hot 100top five songs, including the number-one singles "Crazy in Love"
featuring rapper Jay-Zand
"Baby
Boy" featuring singer-rapper Sean Paul.
Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2006, she released her second
solo album, B'Day,
which contained her first US number-one solo single "Irreplaceable",
and "Beautiful Liar",
which topped the charts in most countries. Beyoncé continued her acting career
with starring roles in The Pink Panther(2006), Dreamgirls(2006), and Obsessed(2009). Her marriage to Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta Jamesin Cadillac Records(2008) influenced her third album, I
Am... Sasha Fierce(2008), which earned a
record-setting six
Grammy Awardsin 2010. It spawned the UK number-one
single "If I Were a Boy", the US number-one single
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
and the top five single "Halo".
After splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowlesin 2010, Beyoncé released the album (2011); it was influenced by
1970s funk, 1980s
pop, and 1990s soul.
She achieved back-to-back widespread critical acclaim for her sonically
experimental visual albums, Beyoncé(2013) and Lemonade(2016); the latter was the
world's best-selling album of 2016 and the most acclaimed album of her career,
exploring themes of infidelityand womanism. In
2018, she released Everything
Is Love, a collaborative album with her husband,
Jay-Z, as the Carters.
As a featured artist, Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the remixes of
"Perfect" by Ed Sheeranin 2017 and "Savage"
by Megan
Thee Stallionin 2020. The same year, she made her
directorial and screenwriting debut with the musical filmand visual albumBlack Is King,
which received widespread critical acclaim after premiering on Disney+.
Beyoncé is one of the world's best-selling recording artists,
having sold 118 million records worldwide. Her success during the 2000s was
recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America's
Top Certified Artist of the Decade, as well as Billboardmagazine's Top Radio Songs Artist and the Top Female Artist of the
Decade. Beyoncé is the most nominated woman in the Grammy Award's
history and has the second most wins for a woman with a total of 24. She is
also the most awarded artist at the MTV
Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In
2014, she became the highest-earning black musician in history and was listed
among Time's
100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row. Forbesranked
her as the most powerful female in entertainment on their 2015 and 2017 lists.
She occupied the sixth place for Time's Person
of the Yearin 2016, and in 2020, was named one
of the 100 women who defined the last century by the same publication.
Beyoncé was also included on Encyclopædia
Britannica's 100 Women list in 2019, for
her contributions to the entertainment industry.
I Am... Sasha Fierce is the third studio albumby American singer Beyoncé.
It was released on November 12, 2008, by Columbia
Recordsand Music World Entertainment. In its
original release, the album was formatted as a double album,
intending to market Beyoncé's dichotomousartistic persona. The first disc, I Am..., contains slow and
midtempo popand R&Bballads, while
the second, Sasha Fierce (named after Beyoncé's on-stage alter ego),
focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropopand Europopelements. In composing the songs' lyrics, Beyoncé worked with writers, with
each session accompanied by live orchestration.
Beyoncé credited both her husband—rapper Shawn Carter—and jazz
singer Etta Jamesfor inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and
artistry. Musically, I Am... drew inspiration from folkand alternative rock,
while blending acoustic guitar elements into contemporary ballads, and its tracks
were written and produced by Beyoncé, during collaborative efforts with Babyface,
Tricky Stewart,
The-Dreamand Ryan Tedder.
Sasha Fierce boasted
production from Darkchild and Sean
Garrett.
I
Am... Sasha Fierce received mixed reviews from music
critics, but was a commercial success nonetheless, debuting at number one on
the US Billboard 200chart with first-week sales of 482,000 units, earning Beyoncé her
third consecutive US number-one solo album. The album has earned one diamond
and over thirty platinum certifications in separate worldwide markets, being
certified double
platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) on January 16, 2009, selling over three million copies in the
United States. As
of 2015, I Am... Sasha Fierce has sold over 8
million copies worldwide. The album garnered seven Grammy Awardnominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awardsceremony
(2010), including a nomination for Album of the Year, winning five and
eventually collecting a record setting six wins—the most awards won in one
night by a female artist.
The
album was marketed with the release of several singles, including "If
I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)",
both of which charted highly internationally. The
former topped the charts in over eight countries and reached number three on
the Billboard Hot 100,
with the latter becoming her fifth number-one single on the Hot 100 chart. "Diva" and "Ego" were released exclusively in the
United States, while "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams" were promoted internationally
as the third and fourth singles, respectively. "Broken-Hearted Girl" was released internationally
as the fifth single, while "Video Phone" was released in September 2009
as the overall eighth, and "Why Don't You Love Me"
was released in July 2010 as the ninth and final single. To
further promote the album, Beyoncé made several award show and televised
appearances across Europe and America, and embarking on the worldwide I
Am... World Tour(2009–10).