(Vocals, b. 1980) NYC native Aguilera has been making records since 1999, but singing since her very earliest years, inspired by the talents of the likes of Whitney Houston and Madonna. Her own vocal ability has long been the selling point of her talent, but her ‘blonde bombshell’ looks have not hindered her progress. Breaking on to the scene with the single ‘Genie In A Bottle’, Aguilera’s overt sexuality was always evident. ...
(Vocals, b. 1977) Shakira’s debut album Magia was actually released in 1991, when Ms. Ripoll was just 15. Singing in Spanish for her first four albums, it was not until 2001’s Laundry Service that the singer ‘crossed over’ to the English language, a move which prompted hit after hit, most notably ‘Whenever, Wherever’. Her Colombian ancestry and flamenco themes remained, and more importantly, appealed, and she has gone on to win ...
Buoyed by its unprecedented international exposure in the 1990s, Latin pop greeted the new century with the first-ever Latin Grammy awards, which took place in the United States in September 2000. Conceived as an internationally minded award, clearly distinct from – although related to – the Grammys, one of the objectives of the Latin Grammys was to ‘promote the vitality of the many regional forms of Latin music’. What emerged in ...
The impact of rap on the rock market was everywhere to be seen in the first years of the new millennium. White artists, black artists and rock bands attempting to incorporate the style made this area the biggest musical melting pot since the 1950s. The means by which music was accessed switched from CD to downloading from the internet, requiring a shift in thinking from a record business already in recession. ...
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