Blue

 

For other groups, see Blue (disambiguation).

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Blue
Blue performing in Salerno, Italy, 22 June 2005.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	R&B, pop
Years active	2000–2005, 2009–present
Labels	Innocent, Virgin, EMI
Associated acts	Stevie Wonder, Lil Kim, Elton John, RedOne
Members
Antony Costa Duncan James Lee Ryan Simon Webbe

Blue are an English boy band consisting of Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. Blue originally formed in 2000, releasing three studio albums, that all peaked at number one, and 16 singles alongside recording with Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Lil Kim. The group announced they would go on hiatus in 2004 although confirmed their split in 2005 and releasing a greatest hits album.
On 28 April 2009, Blue announced that they had reformed and would soon return to the stage that summer.^[1] the group announced their reformation and represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "I Can". They came 11th, earning 100 points. They are set to release their fourth studio album in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

The Beatles

 

This article is about the band. For other uses, see The Beatles (disambiguation).

"Fab Four" redirects here. For other uses, see Fab Four (disambiguation).

The Beatles
The Beatles in 1964 Top: John Lennon, Paul McCartney Bottom: George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1960–70
Labels	Parlophone, Swan, Vee-Jay, Capitol, United Artists, Apple
Associated acts	The Quarrymen, Billy Preston, Plastic Ono Band
Website	thebeatles.com
Members
Principal John Lennon (1960–69) Paul McCartney (1960–70) George Harrison (1960–70) Ringo Starr (1962–70) Other Stuart Sutcliffe (1960–61) Pete Best (1960–62)

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of popular music.^[1] Their best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, they later utilised several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication, they came to be perceived by many fans and cultural observers as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.
They built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and producer George Martin enhanced their musical potential. They gained popularity in the United Kingdom after their first single, "Love Me Do", became a modest hit in late 1962. They acquired the nickname the "Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year, and by early 1964 they had become international stars, leading the "British Invasion" into the United States pop market. From 1965 on, the Beatles produced what many critics consider their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (1968), and Abbey Road (1969). After their break-up in 1970, they each enjoyed successful musical careers. Lennon died in 1980 after having been shot by a deranged former fan, and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain active.
The Beatles have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act. According to the RIAA, as of 2012 they have sold 177 million units in the US, more than any other artist. In 2008, they topped Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful "Hot 100" artists. As of 2012, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with 20. They have received 7 Grammy Awards from the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and 15 Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, the Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with EMI Records estimating sales of over one billion units.^[2]

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 1957–62: formation, Hamburg, and UK popularity
  • 1.2 1963–66: Beatlemania and touring years
    • 1.2.1 Please Please Me and With the Beatles
    • 1.2.2 "British Invasion"
    • 1.2.3 A Hard Day's Night
    • 1.2.4 Beatles for Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul
  • 1.3 1966–70: controversy, studio years and break-up
    • 1.3.1 Events leading up to final tour
    • 1.3.2 Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    • 1.3.3 Magical Mystery Tour, White Album and Yellow Submarine
    • 1.3.4 Abbey Road, Let It Be, and break-up
  • 1.4 1970–present: after the break-up
    • 1.4.1 1970s
    • 1.4.2 1980s
    • 1.4.3 1990s
    • 1.4.4 2000s
    • 1.4.5 2010s
• 2 Musical style and development
  • 2.1 Influences
  • 2.2 Genres
  • 2.3 Contribution of George Martin
  • 2.4 In the studio
• 3 Legacy
• 4 Awards and achievements
• 5 Discography
  • 5.1 Original UK LPs
• 6 Song catalogue
• 7 Citations
• 8 Sources
• 9 Further reading
• 10 External links

Blink-182

 

This article is about the band. For their 2003 album, see Blink-182 (album).

Blink-182
Left to right: Hoppus, Barker, and DeLonge in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Blink (1992–94)
Origin	Poway, California, United States
Genres	Pop punk
Years active	1992–2005, 2009–present
Labels	Grilled Cheese, Cargo Music, Kung Fu, MCA, Geffen, Interscope, DGC
Associated acts	Box Car Racer, +44, Angels & Airwaves, Transplants
Website	blink182.com
Members
Mark Hoppus Tom DeLonge Travis Barker
Past members
Scott Raynor

Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 28 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992. With original drummer Scott Raynor they released their debut album Cheshire Cat in 1994 and achieved moderate success with its follow-up, 1997's Dude Ranch, which went on to sell over one million copies. Raynor was replaced by Barker midway through a 1998 tour.
The band achieved greater success with 1999's multi-platinum selling Enema of the State, which reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of the singles "What's My Age Again?" and "All the Small Things", the latter of which became the highest-charting song of their career by reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Blink-182 gained popularity for their irreverent sense of humor, and the follow-up album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) reached number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Germany. The eponymously-titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group, infusing experimental elements into their usual pop punk formula, resulting in a more mature sound.
DeLonge left Blink-182 in early 2005, sending the band into indefinite hiatus. Hoppus and Barker formed a new band, +44, while DeLonge formed his own act, Angels & Airwaves. Hoppus also pursued a career as a television host while Barker continued working in music as a producer and solo artist. Blink-182 reunited in February 2009 and their sixth studio album, Neighborhoods, was released in September 2011.

Five Minutes

Five Minutes is a pop rock band from Bandung Flower City was founded in 1994. Now, Five Minutes fronted by Ricky Tjahyadi (keyboards), Richie Setiawan (vocals), Drie Warnanta (bass), Roelhilman (guitar), and Aria Yudhishthira (drums).

Hijau Daun

 Green Leaf is a music group from Indonesia Betung Gulf, Bandar Lampung. This music group formed in 2008. Its members consist of 5 persons namely Dide (vocals), Array (guitar), Arya (guitar), Denny (drums), Richan (bass). Follow the light first album was released in 2008. The band generally pop genre.

First single voice (I Wish) recorded the ringback tone downloads some 1.5 million times during the period from September to December 2008. In 2009, the song was sung again by Dide (not the group) together with a stream of Luna Maya Pop Dangdut, but pitch control was higher than the original version. [1] Green Leaf professional music career began with the label Sony BMG Indonesia in April , 2008. Green Day's debut album released in 2008 under the title FOLLOW LIGHT. The first single from the album that contains 10 songs, Voice (I Wish) has recorded a figure of 1.5 million for the RBT during the months from September to December 2008. And in April, RBT single Voice (I Wish) activation reached 6 million. And Green Day have gained as much as 6 times platinum. Mid-April 2009, Dide et named Newcomer Band terdahsyat in the Champions 'Fierce Award'. Ahead of the month of Ramadan, Green Leaf issued a single religion Finally, previously hosted by Gigi. This single alone sung in duet with Nindy. At the end of October 2009, Green Day won the award again. This time they reap the achievements of Indigo Awards 2009 in three categories, Best Band, Best Pop Artist, and Artist of the Year.

 

Zivilia

Zivilia start the gait in the music world on August 8, 2008 in the town of Kendari. Originally the band was known as Teplan Band. The band wing Slow Rock Alternative, and began his career with a song called Aishiteru and Love.

profile

Motor band is controlled by the alias Zulkifli Zul. The band's initial formation Zivilia happen by accident. Upon returning from Japan, Zul has created some homage to Japanese songs. No less than 20 songs created, with several displays there (Japan).

Zul handicapped by the combination of two words "Zif" and "Fhilia / Philia" themed Love and Compassion.

The band is well known in his hometown after releasing the song Waiting. Over time the song Waiting change its name to Aishiteru. In 2009, this song has top Kendari city and even in eastern Indonesia. Success through singles made ​​it into the viewer opening band at a concert d'Masiv. And earlier in May 2008, Zul had been a band performers in concert Naff opening in Japan and that's where the beginning of the proximity of Zul with vocalist Ady Naff supporting Zul to make a demo song.

Now Zivilia shaded Nagaswara record company. Zulkifli or Zul fronted by vocalist as well as a piano synthesizer, Idham Akbar as a bassist and a drummer Ami. His first album was released in 2009 Aishiteru.

 

Zigaz

Zigaz is a music group (band) from Indonesia to carry the flow of personnel with Pop-Rock.

 History Zigaz

Zigaz formed on June 19, 2006. Name Zigaz itself begins and ends with the final letters of the alphabet, Z, suggests that this is indeed the end of their journey in the world of music, this is the shade of their art work. While the word itself ribs represent a significant symbol in a human body, as an important element in the underlying framework of human bone. With that meaning, five young people hope that their work Zigaz a shade that can be taken into account by the audience.

Although it is still fairly young, age band, but the experience of each personnel can not be underestimated make Zigaz feels mature in processing sound, lyrics, arrangement, as well as skill.

Zigaz poprock in reference to music in '80 and '90an end, with Collective Soul, Audioslave, Aerosmith, The Police, Queen, and also Arkarna as inspiration. But they still can adapt the music to the taste of today's marketplace, as evidenced on their debut album entitled ZIGAZ with singles mainstay Friend So love.

Zigaz hope not only to exist on this album, but can also survive and give the music a part in the evolution of Indonesia [1].