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BODIES WITHOUT ORGANS

 Bodies Without Organs. Szczecin, 2007. 

 

Also known as

Bodies Without Organs

Origin

Flag of Sweden Sweden

Genre(s)

Pop, Electronica, Dance

Years active

2004 – present

Label(s)

Capitol Records (Scandinavia and Eastern Europe)
Universal Music Domestic (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Magic Records (Poland).

Associated acts

Army of Lovers, Vacuum, Alcazar

Website

www.electronordica.com
Official fanclub
BWO on MySpace

 

Alexander Bard started work on a new music project during 2003, working with the record producer Anders Hansson who became the band's co-producer. They auditioned over 35 different vocalists before meeting Martin Rolinski who was duly chosen as lead singer. Marina Schiptjenko, an art-dealer and a one-time member of Vacuum, Bard's previous music project, then came on board as the third member of what became Bodies Without Organs [1].

There was initially a suggestion that the band would be a four-piece including Jean-Pierre Barda from Army of Lovers, but this did not come to fruition, and Barda's explicit involvement extended only as far as co-writing BWO's first single "Living In A Fantasy" [1].

The name of the band derives from the philosophical term body without organs, developed by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari in their 1972 book Anti-Œdipus. Bard, an author and lecturer of philosophy, has referred to the ideas of Deleuze in his books Netocracy - The New Power Elite And Life After Capitalism and The Global Empire, both co-written with Jan Söderqvist.

 Style

Musically, BWO have come to represent the more commercial side of the Swedish electro scene, also featuring artists like Robyn, The Knife, Jenny Wilson and September. Alexander Bard has claimed that BWO's electronic pop music is the missing link between ABBA and Kraftwerk [2].

Visually, BWO have been working with most of the high-brow Scandinavian music video directors, including Fredrik Boklund, Kalle Haglund and the award-winning Kamisol team. Like most of the other Swedish electro acts, BWO have been featured in hundreds of fashion articles, working closely on their visual style with their in-house Irish stylist Sally O'Sullivan.

 Chart and airplay success

BWO's debut album Prototype, first released in Russia in December 2004, generated seven Top 20 hit singles in Sweden and reached platinum status, with further success in Finland. Two singles off the album, "Living In A Fantasy" and "Sixteen Tons Of Hardware" went Number 1 in the Europa Plus Airplay Chart in Russia, and the album soon crossed over to neighboring countries, generating no less than five Top 5 hit singles in Ukraine and two Top 5 hit singles in Hungary. The track "Gone" was a Number 1 hit in Lebanon.

BWO's second album Halcyon Days, released in April 2006, entered the Swedish Album Chart at Number 1, shipping gold and generating four further hit singles, of which the first single "Temple Of Love" was a Number 1 smash in Sweden and charted across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The album has since generated a further three hit singles. Halcyon Days was followed by a remix collection called Halcyon Nights, released in December, 2006.

A third studio album, Fabricator, was released in Sweden on September 19, 2007, entering the Swedish charts at Number 6. A pre-release single "Save My Pride", was released in May 2007 and went Number 1 on major Turkish radio station Radio Mydonese's Top 40 Countdown in July 2007. The singles "Let it Rain" and "Rhythm Drives Me Crazy" were both released in August 2007. "Rhythm Drives Me Crazy" was chosen as the theme for the Swedish team in the Women's Football World Cup in China in September 2007. A fourth single "The Destiny Of Love" was released in October 2007 and a fifth single "Give Me The Night" was released at the end of December 2007.

The remixed 2005 single "Sunshine in the Rain" hit number 1 in the UK indie chart and just reached the UK Top 75 singles chart in March 2008, after being placed on the 'A list' for airplay by BBC Radio 2. Prior to that two of BWO's hit singles, "Sixteen Tons Of Hardware" and "Chariots Of Fire", had also reached the Top 10 of the British club charts.

A "greatest hits" album called Pandemonium was released on April 9, 2008. It contains all previous singles + 3 new songs: Lay Your Love On Me (their entry for Melodifestivalen 2008), Barcelona (second single) and The Bells Of Freedom (third single). A DVD by the same name, containing all video clips, will be released in the autumn of 2008.

Noteworthy is BWO's considerable success as a radio airplay act. According to Nielsen Music Control, Europe's leading airplay scanning company, BWO have had more international radio chart hits in continental Europe in the 21st century than any other act, with the exception of Robbie Williams. BWO were the most played act in total on Swedish radio both in 2005 and 2006.

 Melodifestivalen participation

BWO competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2005 with the song "Gone", written by the band's co-producer Anders Hansson, but failed to qualify for the final, finishing fifth out of eight in one of the four semi-finals.

In 2006, they competed once again in Melodifestivalen with the song "Temple Of Love", this time qualifying for the final at Stockholm's The Globe Arena, where they finished second behind Carola. "Temple Of Love" went on to reach Number 1 in the Swedish singles chart, and has been assessed as the most internationally successful Melodifestivalen song from the 2006 competition.[3]

During 2007 BWO stated in interviews that they had no intention of returning to Melodifestivalen, but might consider instead seeking to enter Eurovision for Martin Rolinski's homeland of Poland.[4] However, there was a change of heart, and BWO entered Melodifestivalen for a third time in 2008 with a song called "Lay Your Love On Me". This was co-written by Bard and Hansson together with Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström, ironically the two composers who wrote Carola's winning song which beat BWO in 2006. Going into their semi-final as heavy bookmakers' favourites to qualify, [5] the song duly progressed directly to the final, held at Stockholm's The Globe Arena on 15 March 2008. The song finished in third place.

 Recognition

BWO won the prestigious Rockbjörnen award in both 2005 and 2006, voted Sweden's most popular band, all categories. In 2006 they received a Grammis Award for Sweden's most popular band of the year. BWO were nominated for four Grammis Awards in 2005 for the Prototype album and five Grammis Awards in 2006 for the Halcyon Days album. BWO were also nominated for dance act of the year in 2006 at the NRJ Scandinavian Awards in Helsinki and won the category for the most popular band.

Bodies Without Organs is an electronic pop group, formed in Sweden in 2004. Since early 2006 they have usually been presented under the shortened name BWO. Throughout their career they have enjoyed considerable commercial success and recognition in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

 

 Discography

 Albums

Release Album Sweden Albums Sales/Certification Additional information
March 2005 Prototype 2 GLF: Platinum (January 2006) First studio album
April 19, 2006 Halcyon Days 1 GLF: Gold (April 2006) Second studio album
December 27, 2006 Halcyon Nights Remix album
September 19, 2007 Fabricator 6 Third studio album
April 9, 2008 Pandemonium - The Singles Collection 3 Gold (April 2008) First compilation album

 Singles

Release Song Sweden Singles Sweden Tracks[7] Finland Singles[8] Ukraine Singles[9] Russia Singles[9] UK Singles UK Indie Europe Official Top 100[9] Album
May 2004 "Living in a Fantasy" 44 20 1 2 30 Prototype
October 2004 "Conquering America" 27 15 2 16 35
February 2005 "Sixteen Tons of Hardware" 11 14 8 1 10 28
May 2005 "Gone" 40 16
June 2005 "Open Door" 28 4 2 41
August 2005 "Sunshine in the Rain" 12 6 69 1
December 2005 "Voodoo Magic" 38 14 12 3
March 2006 "Temple of Love" 1 2 Halcyon Days
May 2006 "We Could Be Heroes" 26 10
September 2006 "Will My Arms Be Strong Enough" 39 16 - -
October 2006 "Chariots of Fire" 45 14
May 2007 "Save My Pride" 14 18 6 62 Fabricator
August 2007 "Let It Rain" 23 17
August 2007 "Rhythm Drives Me Crazy" 35 13
October 2007 "The Destiny of Love" 56 18
December 2007 "Give Me the Night"
March 2008 "Lay Your Love on Me" 2 1 69 2 91 Pandemonium
May 2008 "Barcelona" 56
August 2008 "The Bells of Freedom" 15 - - - - - - -
October 2008 "Gomenasai" - - - - - - - - Fabricator

The UK chart placing of "Sunshine in the Rain" was attained in March 2008, and that of "Lay Your Love on Me" in August 2008.

This is real nice : Sunshine In The Rain

 

Prototype [German Import] [Import]

1. Sixteen Tons of Hardware
2. Conquering America
3. Son of a Gun
4. Open Door [Ballad Version]
5. Walking the Night
6. Voodoo Magic
7. Sunshine in the Rain
8. Riding Through the Night
9. Say I Love You
10. Rhythm Divine
11. European Psycho
12. Living in a Fantasy
13. Gone
14. Open Door [Disco Version]
15. Sixteen Tons of Hardware [Johan S Remix]
16. Conquering America [Johan S Remix]

  Fabricator 

1. Last Flight To San Francisco
2. Give Me The Night
3. Let It Rain
4. Destiny Of Love
5. Gomenasai
6. We Should Be Dancing
7. Stay With You Again
8. Rhythm Drives Me Crazy
9. Save My Pride
10. Happiness
11. Hooked On The Danger
12. Concrete Jungle
13. Paradise On Mars
14. Chariots Of Fire
15. Save My Pride
16. Destiny Of Love

  Halcyon Nights

1. Chariots of Fire
2. Sixteen Tons of Hardware
3. Temple of Love
4. Oper Door
5. Obsession
6. Sunshine in the Rain
7. Sixteen Tons of Hardware
8. Temple of Love
9. Voodoo Magic
10. Open Door
11. Chariots of Fire
12. We Could Be Heroes
13. Living in a Fantasy
14. Sunshine in the Rain
15. Sixteen Tons of Hardware
16. Open Door

Save My Pride [Single]

 Voodoo Magic  

Sunshine in the Rain

 

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Britney Spears
Spears performing at the NFL Kickoff Pre-Game concert on September 4, 2003.
Spears performing at the NFL Kickoff Pre-Game concert on September 4, 2003.
Background information
Birth name Britney Jean Spears
Born December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 26)
McComb, Mississippi, United States
Origin Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s) Pop, dance-pop, urban pop, teen pop, electropop
Occupation(s) Singer, dancer, songwriter, actress
Instrument(s) Singing, piano
Years active 1992¨Cpresent
Label(s) Jive, Zomba
Associated acts The New Mickey Mouse Club, Innosense, Madonna
Website BritneySpears.Com Britney.Com

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television as a contestant on the Star Search program in 1992 and went on to star on the television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993-1994. After a brief membership with the pop musical group Innosense, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing her debut album ¡­Baby One More Time in 1999 which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[1][2] The success of the album propelled Spears into stardom, establishing her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.[3]

The title-tract of Spears debut album and its accompanying music video also established her as a international sex symbol, garnering controversy over the influence of her public image on teenage girls.[3] Amidst further media scrutiny, Spears continued her career with three more consecutive number one studio albums; Oops!¡­ I Did It Again (2000), Britney (2001), and In the Zone (2003).[4][5] Spears subsequently became the first artist in the history of Nielsen SoundScan to have four consecutive albums debut at number one. Spears's personal life began to gain substantial media attention after her marriage to Kevin Federline in 2004. Their marriage ended two years later, resulting in an ongoing custody battle over their first child, born in 2005 and their second child, born in 2006.[6][7]

Spears is ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America with 32 million certified albums and one of the worlds best-selling music artists having sold an estimated 83 million records worldwide.[8][9]

Read  more on wikepedia link below.

Studio albums 5
¨LCompilation albums 2
¨LSingles 25
¨LMusic videos 24
¨LDVDs 7
¨LTours 6

Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions[3] Sales and certifications
US CAN AUS UK FRA GER IRE NZ ITA JAP
1999 ...Baby One More Time 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 3 1 9
  • Worldwide Sales: 28 million [4] [5][6][7]
  • RIAA certification: 14¡Á Platinum (Diamond) [8]
  • Weeks On Chart: 103 [9]
2000 Oops!¡­ I Did It Again 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 67
  • Worldwide Sales: 20 million [10]
  • RIAA certification: Diamond
  • Weeks On Chart: 84 [11]
2001 Britney 1 1 4 4 2 1 8 17 10 4
  • Worldwide Sales: 13 million [12]
  • RIAA certification: 4¡Á Platinum [8]
  • Weeks On Chart: 58 [13]
2003 In the Zone 1 3 10 13 1 2 1 25 16 3
  • Worldwide Sales: 9 million [14]
  • RIAA certification: 2¡Á Platinum [8]
  • Weeks On Chart: 45 [15]
2007 Blackout 2 1 3 2 2 10 1 8 6 4
  • Worldwide Sales: 3.6 million [16]
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • Weeks on Chart: 32

 Compilation albums

Year Album Peak positions[17] Sales and certifications
US CAN AUS UK FRA GER IRE NZ ITA JAP
2004 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative 4 3 4 2 1 4 1 17 7 1
  • Worldwide sales: 5 million [18][19]
  • RIAA certification: Platinum [8]
  • Weeks On Chart: 31 [20]
2005 B in the Mix: The Remixes 134 - 14 98 32 - - - 59 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: -
  • Weeks On Chart: 2 [21]

DVDs

Tours

 Singles

Year Single Album Peak positions[22]
WW U.S. Hot U.S. Pop U.S. Dance UK CAN AUS GER FRA IRE NZ EU RIAA Certification UK
1998 "...Baby One More Time" ¡­Baby One More Time 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2¡Á Platinum 2¡Á Platinum
1999 "Sometimes" 5 21 9 ¡ª 3 ¡ª 2 6 13 3 1 7 - Gold
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" 1 10 4 8 5 14 12 4 2 3 5 2 - Silver
2000 "Born to Make You Happy" 1 1 ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª 1 21 ¡ª 3 9 1 ¡ª 1 - Silver
"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" 2 ¡ª 14 ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª 37 ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª Platinum -
"Oops!...I Did It Again" Oops!¡­ I Did It Again 1 9 1 4 1 5 1 2 4 2 1 1 Platinum Gold
"Lucky" 2 23 5 50 5 50 3 1 16 2 2 1 - Silver
"Stronger" 3 11 6 9 7 9 13 4 20 6 7 ¡ª Gold -
2001 "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" 10 111 28 34 12 34 ¡ª 12 27 12 ¡ª ¡ª - -
"I'm a Slave 4 U" Britney 5 27 15 4 4 9 7 3 8 6 13 ¡ª - -
2002 "Overprotected" 6 85 37 22 3 23 16 8 15 9 ¡ª ¡ª -
"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" 6 102 47 47 2 ¡ª 7 10 25 3 26 2 - -
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 1 37 ¡ª 33 33 13 33 13 7 ¡ª 8 ¡ª 21 - -
"Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" (featuring Pharrell) 18 109 21 21 6 22 14 19 55 ¡ª 39 29 - -
2003 "Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) In the Zone 1 35 6 1 2 3 1 5 11 1 13 1 - -
2004 "Toxic" 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 Platinum Silver
"Everytime" 1 15 4 3 1 2 1 4 2 1 ¡ª 2 Gold Silver
"Outrageous" 4 ¡ª 79 19 15 ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª ¡ª - -
"My Prerogative" Greatest Hits: My Prerogative 4 101 22 ¡ª 3 ¡ª 7 3 18 1 17 3 - -
2005 "Do Somethin'" 13 100 63 ¡ª 6 16 8 18 70 4 ¡ª 7 - -
2007 "Gimme More" Blackout 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 7 5 2 15 2 Platinum -
"Piece of Me" 6 18 18 1 2 5 2 7 ¡ª 1 4 6 Platinum Silver
2008 "Break the Ice" 20 43 20 1 15 9 23 25 ¡ª 7 24 31 - -
Number one hits 7 1 4 5 5 3 5 2 1 7 4 5 -
Top ten hits 17 5 8 11 18 9 13 16 8 19 9 14 -
Top twenty hits 20 9 13 11 21 11 18 19 14 20 13 14 -
Charted singles 21 21 19 17 22 17 20 21 19 20 17 17 -

Notes:

  • 1 Only released in Europe and Canada.
  • 2 Only released in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.
  • 3 Only released in France and Brazil.
  • 4 Promo single.
  • 5 International single, not released in the U.S.
  • 6 Currently charting.

 Other charted songs

Year Single Chart positions Album
GER PH FRA US RU
2003 "Anticipating" - 1 38 - - Britney
2003 "That's Where You Take Me" - 1 - - - Britney
2005 "Chris Cox Megamix" - - - - - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
2005 "Someday (I Will Understand)" 22 - - - 166 Britney & Kevin: Chaotic
2005 "And Then We Kiss" - - - - 12 B In The Mix: The Remixes
2008 "Radar" - - - 107 137 Blackout

 Other songs

...Baby One More Time era
  • "Deep in My Heart", "I'll Never Stop Loving You", "Autumn Goodbye" (International editions)
  • "I'm So Curious" ("Sometimes" single)
Oops!¡­ I Did It Again era
  • "Girl in the Mirror", "You Got It All", "Heart" (International editions)
  • "Walk on By" ("Stronger" single)
Britney era
  • "Intimidated" ("Slave" single/Jimmy Neutron soundtrack)
  • "When I Found You", "Before the Goodbye", "I Run Away" (International editions)
In the Zone era
  • "The Answer", "Don't Hang Up" (International editions)
  • "Girls & Boys" (Enhanced In the Zone DVD)
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic era
Blackout era
  • "Outta This World", "Everybody", "Get Back" (Japanese edition)
Unreleased/leaked onto the internet

"She'll Never Be Me", "Guilty", "Luv the Hurt Away" (featuring Full Force), "Untitled DFA Demo Track"

Blackout sessions

"Untitled Lullabye", "Tell Me What You're Sippin' On" (featuring AC), "State Of Grace", "Kiss You All Over", "To Love Let Go", "Hooked On", "Pull Out", All That She Wants", "Dramatic" (featuring Heidi Montag)

Other
  • "My Only Wish (This Year)" (Platinum Christmas album)
  • "Right Now (Taste the Victory)" (Pepsi: Ask for More CD)
  • "We Will Rock You" (featuring Beyonc¨¦ and P!nk) (Pepsi Music 2004 CD)
  • "Rebellion" (Working Title)(Short clip released on Spears' official website - yet to be heard in full)
  • "Just Yesterday" (Working Title)(Short clip released on Spears' official website - yet to be heard in full)

 
 
 
 
Blackout
Blackout by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 2007)

 

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 2004)
. 
Baby One More Time
Baby One More Time by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 1999)
 
Britney
Britney by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 2001)
. 
Break the Ice
Break the Ice by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 2008)
 

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (Standard Edition) [2004]Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (Standard Edition) [2004] by Britney

 

Do Somethin' CD2
Do Somethin' CD2 by Britney Spears (Audio CD - 2005)

 

I would post more album covers 'n titles but having trouble posting them up. More to be found on http://www.amazon.co.uk

Click the link to hear : BREAK THE ICE : PIECE OF ME : GIMME MORE : TOY SOLDIER

.....and ....... to hear & to buy GIMME MORE

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Coldplay
Coldplay, from left to right: Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin, and Will Champion
Coldplay, from left to right: Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin, and Will Champion
Background information
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock, Britpop
Years active 1997¨Cpresent
Label(s) Parlophone
Capitol
EMI
Website coldplay.com
Members
Chris Martin
Jonny Buckland
Guy Berryman

Coldplay are a alternative rock band formed in London, England in 1997. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion. Coldplay have sold 32.5 million albums,[1] and are also known for their hit singles, such as "Yellow", "Speed of Sound", "Viva la Vida", and the Grammy Award-winning "Clocks".

Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was named NME's Album of the Year. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, was produced by Brian Eno and released on 17 June 2008 again to largely favourable reviews. All of Coldplay's albums have enjoyed great commercial success.[2][3]

Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis.[4] Since the release of Parachutes, Coldplay have drawn influence from other sources, including Echo and the Bunnymen,[5] Kate Bush and George Harrison[6] on A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y and Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine on Viva la Vida.[7] Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.[8]

Will Champion

Formation and first years (1996¨C1999)

The members of the band met at the University College London (UCL) in September 1996. Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland were the first members of the band, having met one another during their orientation week. They spent the rest of the college year planning a band, with their efforts culminating in a band called Pectoralz.[9] Later, Guy Berryman, a classmate of the two, joined the band without considering what musical direction it was taking. By 1997, the group performed gigs for local Camden promoters at small clubs. By that time, the band had renamed themselves Starfish.[10] Martin also had recruited his longtime school friend Phil Harvey, who was studying classics at Oxford, to be the band's manager.[11]

The band's lineup was complete when Will Champion joined the band to take up percussion duties. Champion had grown up playing piano, guitar, bass, and tin whistle; he quickly learned the drums, despite having no previous experience.[9] Eventually Tim Rice-Oxley, a mutual friend, permitted the band to use the name "Coldplay," which he had used for his band but then thought the name was "too depressing".[10] Rice-Oxley was also offered the position as Coldplay's keyboard player, but he refused since he was already committed to the band Keane.[10]

In 1998, the band released 500 copies of the Safety EP.[12] Most of the discs were given to record companies and friends; only 50 copies remained for sale to the public. In December, Coldplay signed to the independent label Fierce Panda.[12] Their first release was the three-track Brothers and Sisters EP, which they had quickly recorded over four days in February 1999.[12]

After completing their final examinations, Coldplay signed to Parlophone for a five-album contract in the spring of 1999.[13] After making their first appearance at Glastonbury, the band went into studio to record a third EP titled The Blue Room.[14] 5,000 copies were made available to the public in October,[15] and the single "Bigger Stronger", which received airplay on Radio 1, was establishing Coldplay. However, the recording sessions for The Blue Room were tumultuous. Martin kicked Champion out of the band but later pleaded with him to return, and because of his guilt, went on a drinking binge. Eventually, the band worked out their differences and put in place a new set of rules to keep the group intact. First, the band declared an all-for-one approach: Coldplay was a democracy, and profits were to be shared equally, taking a page from bands like U2 and R.E.M. Second, the band would fire anyone who used hard drugs.[16]

Releases
¨LStudio albums 4
¨LLive albums 1
¨LCompilation albums 1
¨LExtended plays 5
¨LSingles 22
¨LB-sides 24
¨LMusic videos 15
¨LOther releases 2

Year Title Chart peak positions Certifications
U.K.
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
DAN
[5]
DEU
[6]
FIN
[7]
FRA
[8]
IRE
[9]
ITA
[10]
NED
[11]
N.Z.
[12]
NOR
[13]
POR
[14]
SCH
[15]
SWE
[16]
U.S.
[17]
VLA
[18]
WLN
[19]
2000 Parachutes 1 2 41 19 29 54 29 31 14 11 29 4 1 - 38 20 51 24 44
U.K.: 7x Platinum[20]
U.S.: 2¡Á Platinum[21]
2002 A Rush of Blood to the Head 1 1 10 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 3 2 1 8 1 5 5 3 2
U.K.: 7x Platinum[22]
U.S.: 4¡Á Platinum[21]
2005 X&Y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
U.K.: 8x Platinum
U.S.: 3¡Á Platinum[21]
2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
U.K.: 2x Platinum
U.S.: Gold

[edit] Compilations and live releases

Year Title Chart peak positions Certifications
U.K.
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
DAN
[5]
FIN
[7]
FRA
[8]
IRE
[23]
ITA
[10]
NED
[11]
N.Z.
[12]
NOR
[13]
POR
[14]
SUI
[15]
SWE
[16]
U.S.
[17]
VLA
[18]
WLN
[19]
2003 Live 2003 46 16 - 10 - - 26 - - - 26 24 - - - 13 35 46
U.K.: Gold
U.S.: Gold [21]
2007 The Singles 1999-2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
U.K.: n/a
U.S.: n/a

[edit] EPs

Year Album details
1998 Safety E.P. (500 copies)
1999 Brothers & Sisters EP (2500 copies)
The Blue Room E.P.
2000 Sparks EP (Promo only)
2001 Trouble EP (Norway only)

[edit] Singles

Year Song UK U.S. U.S. Mod Rck U.S. Pop UWC ITA AUS NZ CAN IRE JAP Album
1998 "Ode to Deodorant" - - - - - - - - - - - Ode to Deodorant (demo tape)
1999 "Brothers & Sisters" 107 - - - - - - - - - - Brothers & Sisters EP
"See You Soon" - - - - - - - - - - - The Blue Room EP
2000 "Shiver" 35 - 26 - - - - - - - - Parachutes
"Yellow" 4 48 6 - - 24 5 23 - 9 -
"Trouble" 10 115 28 - - 16 - 36 - 16 -
2001 "Don't Panic" 130 - - - - - - - - - -
2002 "In My Place" 2 117 17 - 10 4 23 24 2 2 - A Rush of Blood to the Head
"The Scientist" 10 - 18 - 31 23 40 - 16 15 -
2003 "Clocks" 9 29 9 - 6 29 28 13 7 15 -
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" 100 - - - - - 43 35 - - -
"2000 Miles" - - - - - - - - - - - Christmas cover of The Pretenders
2004 "Moses" - - 24 - - - - - - - - Live 2003
"One I Love" - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 "Speed of Sound" 2 8 5 14 2 2 9 13 2 11 - X&Y
"Fix You" 4 59 18 42 17 14 25 17 1 8 -
"Talk" 10 86 5 92 6 - 20 20 4 18 -
2006 "The Hardest Part" - - - - 30 19 40 28 - - -
"What If" - - - - - - - - - - -
2007 "White Shadows" - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 "Violet Hill" 8 40 9 38 8 7 9 5 6 13 16 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
"Viva la Vida" 1 1 12 7 9 2 6 25 4 3 3
"Lost?" 1 55 94 - - - - - - 55 - -

B - SIDES

Single B-sides
"Shiver" "For You"
"Careful Where You Stand"
"Yellow" "Help is Round the Corner"
"No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground"
"Trouble" "Brothers & Sisters"
"Shiver"
"Don't Panic" "You Only Live Twice"
"Bigger Stronger"
"In My Place" "One I Love"
"I Bloom Blaum"
"The Scientist" "1.36"
"I Ran Away"
"Clocks" "Crests of Waves"
"Animals"
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "Murder"
"Lips Like Sugar"
"Speed of Sound" "Things I Don't Understand"
"Proof"
"Fix You" "The World Turned Upside Down"
"Pour Me"
"Talk" "Gravity"
"Sleeping Sun"
"Violet Hill" "A Spell a Rebel Yell"
"Lost?"

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2008)
 
X&Y by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2005)
 
Parachutes by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2000)
 
A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2002)
 
Brothers & Sisters by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2003)
 
Coldplay - Live 2003 by Coldplay (DVD - 2008)
 
World's Greatest Tribute to Coldplay by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2006)
 
Parachutes [VINYL] by Coldplay (Vinyl - 2000)
 
Live 2003 by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2003)
 
Clocks/Yellow by Coldplay (Audio CD)
 
X&y by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2007)

X&Y by Coldplay (Audio CD)
 
Yellow [CD 1] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2000)
  • Talk [7" VINYL] by Coldplay (Vinyl - 2005)
     
    The Coldplay Phenomenom [2006] by Coldplay (DVD - 2007)
     
    Speed of Sound by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2005)
     
    Fix You by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2005)
     
    Parachutes [CASSETTE] by Coldplay (Audio Cassette - 2000)
     
    Trouble - Norwegian Live EP by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    Clocks [Digipack] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2003)
     
    Yellow [CD 2] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2000)
     
    Tribute By String Quartet by Coldplay.=Tribute= (Audio CD)
     
    The Lowdown by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    Blue Room Ep by Coldplay (Audio CD - 1999)
     
    In My Place [CD 1] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2002)
     
    Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2006)
     
    Coldplay - Love Actually [2006] by Coldplay (DVD - 2008)
     
    Trouble [CD 2] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2000)
     
  • Coldplay - The Band by Coldplay (DVD - 2007)
     
    Shiver by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2000)
     
    A Rush of Blood to the Head [CASSETTE] by Coldplay (Audio Cassette - 2002)
     
    A Rush of Blood to the Head [VINYL] by Coldplay (Vinyl - 2002)
     
    Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2006)
     
    The Scientist [CD 1] by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2002)
     
    Maximum Coldplay: Interview by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2002)
     
    Talk [DVD AUDIO] by Coldplay (DVD - 2005)
     
    Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now by Mitch Benn & The Distractions (Audio CD - 2005)
     
    Speed of Sound [10" VINYL] by Coldplay (Vinyl - 2005)
     
    Talk, Pt. 1 by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2006)
     
    Brothers and Sisters by Coldplay (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    A String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2007)
     
    Viva la Vida [VINYL] by Coldplay (Vinyl - 2008)
  •  

    Céline Dion
    Dion singing "God Bless America" in 2003.
    Dion singing "God Bless America" in 2003.
    Background information
    Birth name Céline Marie Claudette Dion
    Born March 30, 1968 (1968-03-30) (age 40)
    Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
    Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Genre(s) Pop, Rock
    Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
    Years active 1981 – present
    Label(s) 550 Music/Epic/SME Records (1986–2004)
    Epic/SBMG Records (2004–2007)
    SBMG Records/Columbia (2007-present)
    Website www.celinedion.com

    Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angelil (/seɪlɪn dɪɒn/ ), Légion d’honneur, OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, and occasional songwriter and actress.[1][2][3] Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.[4] In 1990 she released the anglophone album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.[5]

    Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s after she won the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.[6][7] Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to Sony Records in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide success with several English and French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music.[8][9] However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a temporary retirement from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.[10][9] She returned to the music scene in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.[11][12]

    Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from pop, soul, and rock to gospel and classical, and while her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.[13][14][15] In 2004, after amassing 175 million in album sales, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards show for becoming the "Best-selling Female Artist in the World".[16][17] In April 2007 Sony BMG announced that Celine Dion had sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.[18]

    English-language studio albums

    [edit] French-language studio albums

    [edit] Singles

    Year Single Peak positions
    CAN U.S. UK FRA
    1990 "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" 6 4 72 20
    1992 "If You Asked Me To" 3 4 57
    "Beauty and the Beast" (duet with Peabo Bryson) 2 9 9
    1993 "The Power of Love" 1 1 4 3
    "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" 2
    1994 "Think Twice" 14 95 1
    1995 "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" 7 1
    "Je sais pas" 1
    1996 "Because You Loved Me" 1 1 5 19
    "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" 2 2 3 13
    1997 "All by Myself" 4 6 5
    "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand) 12 3 4
    1998 "The Reason" 11 1
    "My Heart Will Go On" 14 1 1 1
    "Immortality"(duet with the Bee Gees) 5 15
    "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly) 37 1 3 97
    "S'il suffisait d'aimer" 4
    2000 "I Want You to Need Me" 1
    2001 "Sous le vent" (duet with Garou) 14 1
    2002 "A New Day Has Come" 2 22 7 23
    2003 "I Drove All Night" 1 45 27 22
    "Tout l'or des hommes" 2 3
    2005 "Je ne vous oublie pas" 2
    2007 "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" 1
    Number of number-one singles 4 4 2 6

    [edit] Tours

    Year Title Format
    1983–1984 Les chemins de ma maison tournée N/A
    1985 C'est pour toi tournée Vinyl Céline Dion en concert
    1988 Incognito tournée N/A
    1990–1991 Unison Tour VHS Unison
    1992–1993 Celine Dion Tour N/A
    1994–1995 The Colour of My Love Tour DVD, VHS The Colour of My Love Concert; CD À L'Olympia
    1995 D'eux Tour DVD, VHS Live à Paris; CD Live à Paris
    1996–1997 Falling into You Tour VHS Live in Memphis
    1998–1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour DVD, VHS Au cœur du stade; CD Au cœur du stade
    2003–2007 A New Day... DVD Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...; CD A New Day... Live in Las Vegas
    2008–2009 Taking Chances Tour N/A

    All the Way: a Decade of Song by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 1999)
     
    Taking Chances by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2007)

     
    Falling Into You by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2002)
     
    Celine Dion: My Story, My Dream by Celine Dion (Hardcover - Oct 2000)
     
    Celine Dion - All The Way... A Decade Of Song - Live [2000] by Céline Dion, Gloria Estefan, Lance Bass, and J.C. Chasez (DVD - 2001)
     
    Let's Talk About Love by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 1997)
     
    One Heart by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2003)

    Miracle by Celine Dion and Anne Geddes (Audio CD - 2004)
     
    A New Day... Live in Las Vegas [CD + DVD] by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2004)
     
    S'il Suffisait D'aimer by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love Concert [1995] by Céline Dion, Clive Griffin, Peabo Bryson, and Tony Greco (DVD - 1998)
    Celine Dion by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 1998)
     
    Complete Best [Japanese Import] by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    Celine Dion: For Keeps by Becker & Mayer Ltd. (Hardcover - 2005)
     
    Celine Dion - Au Coeur Du Stade [2001] by Celine Dion (DVD - 2002)
     
    D'eux by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2001)
     
    These Are Special Times by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2004)
     
    Celine Dion: Live in Las Vegas [2007] by Stacey Tookey, Céline Dion, and Justin Timberlake (DVD - 2007)
     
    My Heart Will Go on [CD 2] by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 1998)
     
    1 Fille Et 4 Types by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2003)
     
    Unison by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    Celine Dion: The Complete Biography by Lisa Peters (Paperback - 4 May 2000)
     
    Taking Chances: +DVD by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2007)
     
    A New Day - Live In Las Vegas by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2004)
     
    Celine Dion: On Ne Change Pas [2005] by Celine Dion (DVD - 2005)
     
    The Collector's Series Vol.1 by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2004)
     
    Divas - VH1 - Live [1999] by Jennifer Aniston, Patricia Arquette, Mariah Carey, and Bill Clinton (DVD - 1998)
     
    A New Day Has Come Collectors Edition by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    Eyes on Me by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    Taking Chances by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2008)
     
    On Ne Change Pas: Greatest French Hits/+DVD by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2005)
     
    The Very Best of Celine Dion (Tribute) by Studio 99 (Audio CD - 2000)
     
     
    Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love Concert [1995] by Céline Dion, Clive Griffin, Peabo Bryson, and Tony Greco (DVD - 1998)
     
    Let's Talk About Love by Celine Dion (Audio CD)
     
    A New Day Has Come [CD 1] by Celine Dion (Audio CD - 2002)

     
    Celine: The Unauthorized Life Story of Celine Dion [2008] by Peter MacNeill, Enrico Colantoni, Grant Nickalls, and Jodelle Ferland (DVD - 2008)
     
    Miracle: A Celebration of New Life by Anne Geddes and Celine Dion (Hardcover - 13 Oct 2004)
     
     
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    Estelle
    Birth name Fanta Estelle Swaray
    Born 18 January 1980 (1980-01-18) (age 28)
    Origin West London, England
    Genre(s) R&B, hip hop, soul
    Occupation(s) Singer, rapper, songwriter, producer
    Years active 2003-present
    Label(s) Stellarents, V2 Records, Home School, Black Jays, Atlantic,Ill Flava Records
    Associated acts Kanye West, JayD, John Legend, Will.I.Am, Karl Hinds
    Website estellemusic.com

    Estelle was born in West London in 1980 (after which her autobiographical first single was named). She is one of eight children, born to a Sierra Leone mother and a father from Grenada. Estelle runs her own record label, Stellar Ents, and has released her own material through this - including the two "Da Heat" mixtapes Part 1 and 2, the album The 18th Day and the singles "1980", "Free" and "Go Gone". She featured on Natasha Bedingfield's song "Drop Me In The Middle" for Natasha's U.S. release of Unwritten. She also did a memorable rap verse on a 2006 Omar song, "Lay it down".

    Estelle was originally on the Ill Flava Records.[1] label owned by Hip Hop award winner Karl Hinds, who together with Estelle and Joni Rewind re-released the well known Althia & Donna - 1978 track, 'Uptown Top Rankin'. Estelle also worked on various other tracks and videos with Karl Hinds and Ill Flava Records.

    In 2005 Estelle revealed on the Sky Sports show Soccer AM that her birth name is actually "Fanta"[citation needed]and her favourite drink is Ribena.

    In 2006, Estelle appeared at the London School Harris City Technology College for a Post 16 Year Of Achievement Night, and she could also be seen in the video for John Legend's single "Save Room". Also in 2006, Estelle joined rapper Kardinal Offishall's Black Jays International, and was eventually signed to singer John Legend's Homeschool Records through Atlantic Records.[2]

    According to her official Blogspot, she had a photo-shoot on the week of July 2, 2007, for her new album.[3] Estelle has been critical of the music industry's perceived double standards of preferring white women over black women.[1]

    The forthcoming album will feature production from the likes of Will.I.Am, Wyclef Jean, Mark Ronson, Cee-Lo, Swizz Beatz, and John Legend.

    Kanye West also features on the album, on a track called "American Boy" which reached number one in the UK singles chart on March 23, 2008.[4] Estelle will be touring with Wyclef Jean with the tour dates soon to be announced.[5]

    Recently she has got into controversy claiming racist attitudes in the U.K. music industry promote white artists over black artists performing the same style of music.[6]

    In April 2008 Estelle announced a short UK tour, calling at the Manchester Ritz on the 8th June, Glasgow ABC on the 9th June, Birmingham Custard Factory on the 10th June and the Shepherds Bush Empire on the 12th June.

    Estelle will perform at halftime of the 2008 MLS All-Star Game on July 24, 2008 at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.[7]

    Discography

     Studio Albums

    Year Title Chart positions Sales and certifications
    EU UK NZ SWE SWI NET UWC FRA AUT SPA CAN GER U.S. ITA AUS
    2004 The 18th Day
    • 1st studio album
    • Formats: CD
    35
    2008 Shine
    • 2nd studio album
    • Formats: CD
    26 6 29 53 20 42 29 38

     Mixtapes

    • 2003 - A Diamond in the Rough - Da Heat Part 2

     Singles

    Solo

    Year Title Chart peak positions Album
    UK AUS SWE BEL IRL US US R&B UWC
    2004 1980 14 36 36 The 18th Day
    "Free" 15 49 50
    2005 "Go Gone" 32
    "Dance with Me" (remix)
    2007 "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" Shine
    2008 "American Boy" 1 3 43 1 2 35 55 6
    "No Substitute Love" 73
    2008 "So Much Out The Way"
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

     Collaborations

    Year Title & Artist Chart peak positions Album
    UK AUS SWE IRL US US R&B
    2002 "Trixstar"
    (Blak Twang featuring Estelle)
    54 Kik Off
    "Touch Me, Tease Me"
    (3SL featuring Estelle)
    16
    2005 "Outspoken Part 1"
    (Ben Watt featuring Estelle & Baby Blak)
    74
    "Why Go?"
    (Faithless featuring Estelle)
    49 Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits

     Certifications

    ALBUMS

    Shine- Silver Flag of the United Kingdom

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_Swaray

  • http://www.estellemusic.com/  SHINE

     

    Shine by Estelle (Audio CD - 2008
  • 1. Wait A Minute (just a touch)  Listen Listen 
    2. No Substitute Love  Listen Listen 
    3. American Boy Feat. Kanye West  Listen Listen 
    4. More Than Friends  Listen Listen 
    5. Magnificent Feat. Kardinal Offishall  Listen Listen 
    6. Come Over  Listen Listen 
    7. So Much Out The Way  Listen Listen 
    8. In The Rain  Listen Listen 
    9. Back In Love  Listen Listen 
    10. You Are Feat. John Legend  Listen Listen 
    11. Pretty Please (love me) Feat. Cee-Lo  Listen Listen 
    12. Shine

     

    The 18th Day [Bonus Track] by Estelle (Audio CD - 2005)Track Listings

    1. 1980

    2. Don’t Talk

    3. On And On

    4. Free

    5. Go Gone

    6. Dance With Me

    7. All Over Again featuring Royston

    8. Hey Girl feat Baby Blue and John Legend

    9. Dance Bitch

    10. Change Is Coming

    11. I Wanna Love You

    12. Crazy

    13. Gonna Win

    14. Maybe

    15. Freedom  ..........................................................................................................................................

    1. American Boy - Estelle & Kanye West
    2. Life To Me - Hi-Tek & Estelle
    3. American Boy - Estelle & Kanye West
     
  • 1980 # Audio CD (19 Jul 2004) 

     
    1. 1980
    2. Don’t Talk
    3. Don’t Talk (remix)

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    Gorillaz
    Gorillaz (left to right): Russel (back), Noodle, 2D and Murdoc
    Gorillaz (left to right): Russel (back), Noodle, 2D and Murdoc
    Background information
    Origin Essex, England