A Wisdom Archive on Jamelia

Jamelia was born Jamelia Davis in Birmingham, England, being brought up in the inner city district of Aston. She was signed to Parlophone at the age of 15, after impressing record executives with self-written A Capella songs. In 2000, at age 18, she released her first album Drama. The most successful single was "Money", featuring a guest vocal from Beenie Man which went top 5. She was nominated for five ...

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Brummie is a prominent example of a regional accent of British English. Examples of celebrity speakers include comedian Jasper Carrott, historian and broadcaster Carl Chinn, BBC financial presenter Adrian Chiles, Soul singer & model Jamelia, Goodies actor and TV presenter Bill Oddie, rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, broadcaster Les Ross, politician Clare Short, and SAS soldier and author John "Brummie" Stokes. It is not the only accent of the West Midlands, although the term is often, erroneously, used by outsiders to refer to ...

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BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some". Released in June 2003 in Australia, it rose to the top five of the charts in that country in July 2003. Their second single "5 Years From Now" was released in January 2004 and reached the top 20 of the Australian charts in February 2004. The band's third single "Every Little Step" is a cover version of the Bobby Brown hit from his album Don't Be Cruel. This track was produced by ...

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As of 2004, Mercury4 consists of: Rien Low born February 22, 1982 Kevin Layton born May 1, 1982 Cole Rintoul born November 27, 1979 Brad Johnston born November 30, 1983 Jarvier Perez was a member of the group between 2002 and 2004. ...

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Mercury4 started in 2000 with Rien Low and Brad Johnston meeting and deciding to work together. Cole Rintoul joined in 2001 with Jarvier Perez joining in 2002. The band signed with BMG in late 2002 after a showcase gig at the Mercury Lounge, hence the name Mercury4. BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some". Released in June 2003 in Australia, it we ...

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The Subways play various types of indie rock music, featured on their debut album "Young For Eternity", which was released on 4 July 2005. Despite the obviously differing surnames, Billy and Josh are half brothers. Billy has taken his mother's maiden name, though it has never been speculated upon as to the reason why they differ in surnames apart from an insinuation of a rift in the family. It is believed he changed it to avoid the similar name to Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. ...

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The Subways - EPs. "The Platypus EP" "I Lost You To The City EP" "Summertime EP" "Rock & Roll Queen EP" "No Heart No Soul EP" "Young For Eternity EP" "At 1am EP" "Milk EP" The Subways - Singles. All singles released in CD and 7" format on the Infectious/City Pavement record labels unless otherwise stated. "1am" - Transgressive Records - Limited 7" release of 500 copies

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The soundtrack for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was released on February 10, 2004, in the US. It has reached number 1 on the electronic music chart in the US and the number 2 position on the soundtrack charts while reaching the top 40 in the Billboard 200 album chart. In Australia, the soundtrack was released for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the popularity of the show in Australia led to the soundtrack reaching the top 10 of the Australian album chart as at March 8, 2004. It was certified gold in Australia by the end of ...

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The Subways began by playing Nirvana and punk songs in Billy and Josh's lounge, under the name of Mustardseed. They later changed their name to Platypus, and began to tour small, local venues, such as The Square in Harlow, Essex. An early CD of the band playing live was recorded at The Square which they sold at gigs. As their fame grew, Billy in particular became uncomfortable with and unsure of all the different names the band were coming up with. He came up with The Subways, apparently from his days hanging out. "One of the o ...

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