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| ARTICLES RELATED TO List of number-one hits (United States) | | | | | |  List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Sting - BiographySumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in North-East England to Audrey (a Protestant) and Ernest Sumner (a Catholic via his own mother, Agnes White, whose father was an Irish stevedore). Ernest was a milkman, and raised his children as Roman Catholics. From an early age, Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. He attended St Cuthbert's grammar School, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northern Counties Teacher Training College. He is the oldes ...
See also:Sting, Sting - Biography, Sting - The Police, Sting - Solo, Sting - Personal life, Sting - Trivia, Sting - Discography, Sting - Singles, Sting - Acting career Read more here: » Sting: Encyclopedia II - Sting - Biography |
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| | | | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Patti LaBelle - Biography
Patti LaBelle - Early years.
Born the youngest of five children including three sisters and a brother, Patti began singing at the age of 14 in church. A shy girl, Patti had a voice of a torch diva. A school teacher advised her to start a singing group.
With friend Cindy Birdsong, she formed a four-member girl group called the Ordettes in 1958. In 1959, when two of the original Ordettes left, Holt and Birdsong brou ...
See also:Patti LaBelle, Patti LaBelle - Biography, Patti LaBelle - Early years, Patti LaBelle - Success with The Bluebelles, Patti LaBelle - Labelle, Patti LaBelle - Solo career, Patti LaBelle - Discography, Patti LaBelle - Albums, Patti LaBelle - Singles Read more here: » Patti LaBelle: Encyclopedia II - Patti LaBelle - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - U2 - History
U2 - Formation and breakthrough 1976 – 1980.
The band was formed in Dublin on Saturday, September 25, 1976. Fourteen-year-old Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on his secondary school bulletin board (Mount Temple Comprehensive School) seeking musicians for a new band. The response that followed that note resulted in seven boys attending the initial practice in Larry's kitchen. Known for about a day as "The Larry Mullen Band," Larry's group featured Mullen on drums, Adam Clayton on bass guitar, Paul Hewson (Bono ...
See also:U2, U2 - History, U2 - Formation and breakthrough 1976 – 1980, U2 - Boy and October 1980 – 1981, U2 - War 1983, U2 - The Unforgettable Fire and Live Aid 1984 – 1986, U2 - The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum 1987 – 1989, U2 - Achtung Baby Zoo TV and Zooropa 1991 – 1994, U2 - Pop and Popmart 1996 – 1998, U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind and Elevation 2000 – 2001, U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Vertigo 2004 –, U2 - Next album recordings 2006 – 2007, U2 - Other projects, U2 - Discography, U2 - Studio albums, U2 - Live albums, U2 - Other projects, U2 - Campaigning, U2 - Sound samples Read more here: » U2: Encyclopedia II - U2 - History |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Vanessa Lynn Williams - Awards
Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1983.
Crowned Miss America 1984 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Prior to the final night of competition, Williams won both the Preliminary Talent and Swimsuit Competitions earlier in the week.
Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1988.
1988 Nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female ("The Right Stuff").
Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1989.
1989 Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues ...
See also:Vanessa Lynn Williams, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Music, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Billboard Hot 100 Chart History, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Film, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Television, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Awards, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1983, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1988, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1989, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1991, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1992, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1993, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1994, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1995, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1996, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1997, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 2000, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 2001, Vanessa Lynn Williams - 2002, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Personal Life, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Discography, Vanessa Lynn Williams - Filmography Read more here: » Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia II - Vanessa Lynn Williams - Awards |
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| | | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Alicia Keys - Professional music career
Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor 2001: The Debut.
Keys' debut release, Songs in A Minor, was released in the U.S. in June 2001 on Clive Davis’ J Records, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 235,000 copies in its first week (50,000 of those in its first day). It went on to sell more than ten million units worldwide [5], and established Keys' popularity both outside and inside the U.S., where she became the best-selling new artist of 2001 (as well as the best-selling female R&a ...
See also:Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys - Early Life, Alicia Keys - Family and musical background, Alicia Keys - Education and early career, Alicia Keys - Professional music career, Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor 2001: The Debut, Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys 2003, Alicia Keys - MTV Unplugged 2005, Alicia Keys - Current activities, Alicia Keys - Philanthropy, Alicia Keys - Vocal Profile, Alicia Keys - Trivia, Alicia Keys - Discography, Alicia Keys - Albums, Alicia Keys - Singles, Alicia Keys - Books, Alicia Keys - Tours, Alicia Keys - Awards and nominations, Alicia Keys - Grammy Award History Read more here: » Alicia Keys: Encyclopedia II - Alicia Keys - Professional music career |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Whitney Houston - Biography
Whitney Houston - Early years.
Whitney's mother (Cissy Houston), first cousin (Dionne Warwick) and Godmother (Aretha Franklin) were all established Gospel/R&B/Soul singers, which resulted in Whitney always being in the presence of music while she was growing up. At the age of 11, she started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist church in Newark, New Jersey, and would later go on to accompanying her mother in concert. Although a Baptist, she attended a Cathol ...
See also:Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston - Biography, Whitney Houston - Early years, Whitney Houston - 1983–1991: Early music career, Whitney Houston - 1992–1997: Acting career, Whitney Houston - 1997–2002: Career development and controversy, Whitney Houston - 2003–present, Whitney Houston - Discography, Whitney Houston - Top ten singles, Whitney Houston - Filmography, Whitney Houston - Chart records and achievements Read more here: » Whitney Houston: Encyclopedia II - Whitney Houston - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Stevie Wonder - Biography
Stevie Wonder - Artist career history.
Steveland Judkins was born prematurely in Saginaw. Common belief is that he became blind after being exposed to excessive oxygen levels in his incubator, but the oxygen saved his life. The actual cause was premature development of his eye, causing the blood vessels to detach from the retina. He learned to play a number of instruments, most notably the piano, congas, and harmonica, at an early age. In 1962, at the age of eleven, Morris was brought to Motown by Ronnie White of The Miracles, and Berry Gordy signed Morris to Motown's ...
See also:Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder - Biography, Stevie Wonder - Artist career history, Stevie Wonder - Producer and songwriter, Stevie Wonder - Impact, Stevie Wonder - Awards and recognition, Stevie Wonder - Personal life, Stevie Wonder - Discography, Stevie Wonder - US and UK Top Ten singles, Stevie Wonder - Studio albums Read more here: » Stevie Wonder: Encyclopedia II - Stevie Wonder - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Toni Braxton - Secrets Braxton entered the studio in 1995 to start recording her sophomore album, Secrets. The album, released in 1996, is her most successful work to date. Braxton, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Antonio "L.A." Reid stuck to the same formula with this album but added more soul to the music. Braxton has said about the album, "The motivation for this album was to include a little bit of everything. Our aim was to come up with material that would have a familiar 'feel' to the people who bought the first album without being musically redundant ...
See also:Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton - Early years, Toni Braxton - Debut album: Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton - Secrets, Toni Braxton - Toni troubles, Toni Braxton - Toni reborn and in Heat, Toni Braxton - More Than A Woman, Toni Braxton - Libra, Toni Braxton - Acting, Toni Braxton - Filmography, Toni Braxton - Discography, Toni Braxton - Albums, Toni Braxton - Singles, Toni Braxton - Awards Read more here: » Toni Braxton: Encyclopedia II - Toni Braxton - Secrets |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Tina Turner - Biography
Tina Turner - Ike & Tina Turner.
Anna Mae Bullock was discovered by Ike Turner, a noted pioneer of rock and roll, whom she later married. She began as an occasional vocalist in his show at the age of 18, but within a couple of years she not only had a new name, but was the spotlight of a popular soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm.
Ike and Tina had one child together, although their extendend family consisted of two sons from a previous relationship and a son that Tina had with a saxophone player ...
See also:Tina Turner, Tina Turner - Biography, Tina Turner - Ike & Tina Turner, Tina Turner - Beginning a solo career: What's Love Got to Do with It?, Tina Turner - Tina Turner today, Tina Turner - Ike & Tina Turner discography, Tina Turner - Singles, Tina Turner - Albums, Tina Turner - Tina Turner solo discography, Tina Turner - Albums, Tina Turner - Hit singles, Tina Turner - Filmography Read more here: » Tina Turner: Encyclopedia II - Tina Turner - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Sting musician - Biography Sumner was born in Wallsend, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, in North-East England to Audrey (a Protestant) and Ernest Sumner (a Catholic via his own mother, Agnes White, whose father was an Irish stevedore). Ernest was a milkman, and raised his children as Roman Catholics. From an early age, Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. He attended the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northern Counties Teacher Training College. He is the oldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two si ...
See also:Sting musician, Sting musician - Biography, Sting musician - The Police, Sting musician - Solo, Sting musician - Personal life, Sting musician - Trivia, Sting musician - Discography, Sting musician - Singles, Sting musician - Acting career Read more here: » Sting musician: Encyclopedia II - Sting musician - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Seal musician - Music Career
Seal musician - First Album 'Seal'.
As the featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", Seal became a hot property when the single reached number one in 1990 in the UK. Like many other Adamski tracks, the single was also a hit in night clubs. Seal subsequently signed to ZTT Records and released his debut album (produced by Trevor Horn), titled "Seal", in 1991. Two versions of the album are known to be in circulation, the original "premix" version and a second, more common, version with an updated mix. This ...
See also:Seal musician, Seal musician - Music Career, Seal musician - First Album 'Seal', Seal musician - Seal II Album, Seal musician - Human Being Album, Seal musician - Failed Album: Togetherland, Seal musician - Seal IV, Seal musician - Greatest Hits Album, Seal musician - Personal Life, Seal musician - Discography, Seal musician - Albums, Seal musician - Singles Read more here: » Seal musician: Encyclopedia II - Seal musician - Music Career |
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| | | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975 The US band Cactus offered Stewart a job as lead singer but he decided to join The Faces with Ron Wood. (Wood had played bass guitar with the Jeff Beck Group, but wanted to switch to guitar. The Faces were previously The Small Faces until the departure of Steve Marriott.)
Stewart also signed a solo recording contract. An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down became his first solo album in 1969; it was known as The Rod Stewart Album in the US. It established the template for his solo sound: a heartfelt mixture of folk, rock, an ...
See also:Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles Read more here: » Rod Stewart: Encyclopedia II - Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975 |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Will Smith - Biography Will Smith was born and raised in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children. He is a graduate of Overbrook High School.
He started his career as The Fresh Prince, the vocalist of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, with his childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as turntablist and producer. The duo was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime." They gained critical acclaim for winning the first ...
See also:Will Smith, Will Smith - Biography, Will Smith - Awards, Will Smith - Discography, Will Smith - Albums, Will Smith - Hit singles, Will Smith - Sitcoms, Will Smith - Filmography, Will Smith - Salary History Read more here: » Will Smith: Encyclopedia II - Will Smith - Biography |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Alicia Keys - Professional music career
Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor 2001: The Debut.
Keys' debut release, Songs in A Minor, was released in the U.S. in June 2001 on Clive Davis’ J Records, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 235,000 copies in its first week (50,000 of those in its first day). It went on to sell more than ten million units worldwide [3], and established Keys' popularity both outside and inside the U.S., where she became the best-selling new artist of 2001 (as well as the best-selling female R&a ...
See also:Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys - Early Life, Alicia Keys - Family and musical background, Alicia Keys - Education and Early career, Alicia Keys - Professional music career, Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor 2001: The Debut, Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys 2003, Alicia Keys - MTV Unplugged 2005, Alicia Keys - Current activities, Alicia Keys - Philanthropy, Alicia Keys - Trivia, Alicia Keys - Discography, Alicia Keys - Albums, Alicia Keys - Singles, Alicia Keys - Books, Alicia Keys - Tours, Alicia Keys - Awards and nominations Read more here: » Alicia Keys: Encyclopedia II - Alicia Keys - Professional music career |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys Neil Francis Tennant was born in North Shields, Northumberland. While at school, Tennant played in a group in Newcastle called Dust. Their most popular song was called "Can you hear the dawn break?", and they were heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. In 1975, after completing a degree in history at North London Polytechnic, Tennant took a job as editor at Marvel UK. In 1977 he moved to Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In 198 ...
See also:Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys - The Early Years, Pet Shop Boys - Sound and image, Pet Shop Boys - Sexuality, Pet Shop Boys - Discography, Pet Shop Boys - Other Ventures, Pet Shop Boys - Trivia Read more here: » Pet Shop Boys: Encyclopedia II - Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys |
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| | | | | List of number-one hits (United States): Encyclopedia II - Billy Ocean - Biography He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago and moved to England with his family at the age of eight. In his teenage years, he sung regularly in London clubs. He released his first single in 1972 on Spark Records as Les Charles.
By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the first single, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 22 in the United States. More hits followed, such as “L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)”. He also wrote songs for other artists such as LaToya Jackson. In 1982 he hit the US Rhythm and Blues Chart wi ...
See also:Billy Ocean, Billy Ocean - Biography, Billy Ocean - Trivia, Billy Ocean - Discography, Billy Ocean - Albums, Billy Ocean - Singles and Hot 100 history Read more here: » Billy Ocean: Encyclopedia II - Billy Ocean - Biography |
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