Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore Beginning of music career Mandy Moore or Amanda “Mandy” Leigh Moore is one of the famous pop singers of America. She is also a renowned actress and a successful songwriter. Mandy Moore was brought up in the state of Florida and became popular during the initial years of the 2000s when she was a teenager and released her pop albums that focused on the teens. These albums were I Wanna Be with You, Mandy Moore and So Real. Mandy Moore opted for a career in film and performed in “A Walk to Remember” of 2002. She also appeared as a leading lady in other films that targeted teen viewers. Other films, in which Mandy Moore acted, include “Saved!” and “American Dreamz”. Her personal life, which involved Wilmer Valderrama, Zach Braff and Andy Roddick, is a hot topic in media. Music Career of Mandy Moore – ‘Wild Hope’, the fifth album of Mandy Moore was introduced in 2007. She joined the 1999 tour with the famous band of Backstreet Boys. ‘So Real’, first album of Mandy Moore came out in December 1999. She was believed to be the most recent of the “pop princesses” by the reviewers. Other female singers of this group are Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
One million copies of ‘So Real’, which was a ‘certified platinum’, were sold in the first half of 2000. In 2000 May a recreated edition of “I Wanna Be with You”, was introduced by Mandy Moore. This album contained new songs and remixes and tracks from her album ‘So Real’ and was certified gold with the sale of almost 792,000 copies. “I Wanna Be with You”; the song – The title track of Mandy Moore’s “I Wanna Be with You” was the sole single song of the album that was called “I Wanna Be with You”. It got listed as the 24th top song on Hot 100 music chart and is the bestselling song by Mandy Moore. It was also included on the film soundtrack of “Center Stage

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Shania Twain

Shania Twain is amongst the best of Hollywood singers who has a made a mark in the world of music with her vocal talents. Originally a Canadian singer, Twain has achieved both critical and financial success for some of her greatest hits like “You're Still the One”, “Honey, I'm Home”, “That Don't Impress Me Much” “From This Moment On” and more. The third album of Shania Twain titled “Come on Over” released in 1997 was the best-selling in the US and 39 million worldwide establishing her as successful crossovalbum in the history of country music. This was the album that sold 20 million copieser singer.The top selling albums of Shania Twain include The Woman in Me, Shania Twain, Up! and the Greatest Hits released in 2004. Besides being a successful singer, she is also a song writer and is presently writing songs for a new album as mentioned by her at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on 16th May, 2007. Few of the world music tours of Shania Twain are Come on Over Tour, Up! Tour and the Shania Twain Centre.
This Hollywood singer is the only female musician to have three albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Some of awards and accolades achieved by Shania Twain include five Grammy awards, and nearly forty BMI Songwriter award among others. She has a record of selling more than 75 million albums worldwide till date. In 1999 Shania Twain was named Entertainer of the Year by Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. There are several books and magazines about Hollywood where you will find many interesting stories of all the famous starts and singers.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is not only one of the famous Hollywood singers but 'The King of Pop'. Popularly known as MJ, Michael Jackson has been one of the top American musicians cum entertainer. Born in August 29, 1958, MJ has been rewarded for his outstanding singing with the Grammy Award. Early life of Michael Jackson: MJ began his singing career at the age of 5 and became the pop icon of the nation. His first appearance was as one of the singers in the Jackson 5. Michael Jackson has set a new trend in pop culture across the world. MJ has been the most dominating pop singer since 1970s. Popular music album of Michael Jackson: Some of the hit album of Michael Jackson includes Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall, Dangerous and HIStory. HIStory was a multiple disc album comprising Past, Present and Future. The album made world record after 18 million copies were sold across the globe.
Style of Michael Jackson: MJ has won the heart of millions of fans round the world not only by his world class singing but through his style, fashion and dance. His garments in his videos are on display at the famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has been popular and known for his “Jheri curled hair”, white glove and the zippered jacket. He also introduced special dance forms like the Moon walk and Robot. Genres of Michael Jackson: There are numerous hit songs in pop, rock and disco by MJ. Most of the songs of Michael Jackson are based on joy and love. For his immense popularity, Michael Jackson has been awarded with Grammy Hall of Fame.

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Shakira

Shakira is a Colombian singer who has been a well known figure in the pop music world of Latin America since the mid-1990s. Besides being a singer she is also a Songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist, a great dancer and an occasional actress. Winner of several awards and accolades, Shakira made her mark in the world of English music in 2001 with the release of Laundry Service. This album sold more than fifteen million copies across the world. Her major achievements include being the only South American artist to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the United World Chart, the Australian ARIA chart and the UK Singles Chart.Shakira was also considered the fourth most successful artist so far from the 2000s by the United World Chart. Some of the awards won by Shakira for her musical talents include 2 Grammy Awards and 8 Latin Grammy Awards. Her list of Live albums are MTV unplugged, Live & Off the Record, Oral Fixation Tour and Live from Miami. Apart from being among the best of Hollywood singers, Shakira is also popular for her dancing in several music videos and in concerts and her every move has the audience screaming for more.
Some of singles by Shakira that have been number one hits includes Whenever, Wherever/Suerte, Underneath Your Clothes, La Tortura, Hips Don't Lie, and Beautiful Liar. Like her songs, her music videos are also a treat to the eyes and almost every teenager in the US and Latin America want to shake like Shakira. There are plenty of books and write ups about Hollywood and the famous stars where you will come across rave reviews of Shakira’s musical achievements.

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Madonna

Madonna is one of the most famous American pop star who made her debut in 1982 with the album titled ‘Madonna’ which was a collection of dance numbers. Since her debut she has released several chart-topping albums and singles, and has more than 200 million albums to her credit. Madonna is renowned worldwide for her music videos, stage performances and use of themes like political, sexual, and religious in her work. In addition to being among the best of Hollywood singers, she is also a popular singer-songwriter, dancer, film producer as well as an actress. Without doubt Madonna is the queen of popular music having fans all over the world. The list of albums that has brought Madonna much international acclaim include Like a Virgin, Madonna, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, American Life, Confessions on a Dance Floor and many others. Madonna has performed at several worldwide tours and it was reported by Billboard that her Confessions Tour of 2006 held the record for the top-grossing concert tour by a female artist.
Her other worldwide musical tours consist of The Girlie Show, Blond Ambition, Drowned World, Re-invention and Who’s That Girl among many more. Recipient of some of the greatest music awards, Madonna has been an icon for many a promising artist and with many of her controversial acts, she has always remained in the public eye. Some of the award she has received in her music career includes several Grammy awards, Billboard Music Video Award, MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards and many more. Everything about Hollywood and the various artists who are part of this world have made a huge impact in the minds of several generations.

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Victoria Beckham

Myra Ellen Amos, better known as Tori Amos is a famous pianist and singer-songwriter of America. There were very few pop performers who used piano as their prime instrument; among them Tori Amos was one. Most of her songs revolve around subjects like religion, sexuality and personal tragedy, with which the listeners can relate to. Personal life of Tori Amos On 22nd August, 1963 Tori Amos took birth at the Old Catawba Hospital, North Carolina. Tori Amos started playing piano from the age of two and by the time she was nine she had already started composing instrumental pieces on the piano and adding lyrics to them. It was at Peabody Conservatory of Music where she first started the classes. Tori Amos earned immense recognition when she was just doing her high schooling. At the age of 21 Tori Amos moved to Los Angeles to polish her skills and pursue recognition for her musical talents. She got married to Mark Hawley on 22nd February, 1998 and gave birth to Natashya ‘Tash’ Lorien Hawley after two years of her married life.
Career of Tori Amos In 1985 she came up with her first musical group, named Y Kant Tori Read. The band came out with their first album in the year 1988 with the name Y Kant Tori Read. Proper recognition was not received by this album. However, it was during the period of 1990-96 that Tori Amos attained success and fame. The album named Little Earthquakes brought in laurels. In 1994 she co-founded The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). Boys of Pele, the next album of Tori Amos received mixed reviews. Some of her songs talked about the social subjects like sexuality and religion.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is among the best of Hollywood singers who made her grand debut in the year 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive named Tommy Mottola. Born on 27th March 1970, Mariah became the first song artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition to being one of the most popular American pop and R&B singer Mariah Carey is also a songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. Her career as a singer reached great heights following her marriage to Mottola in 1993. Mariah Carey was rated the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States by one of the Billboard magazines. Mariah Carey’s singing career went through a bad phase in the years 2000 and 2001 when she was dropped by Virgin Records and her debut film Glitter received poor reception from the audience. However this talented artist bounced back with more poise and confidence and was again at the forefront of pop music in 2005. She has won many accolades and awards for her soulful renditions and was announced the best selling pop female artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Mariah Carey was the third best-selling female recording artist of all-time.
Some of the best selling albums of Mariah Carey include Emotions, Music Box, Butterfly, Daydream, Rainbow, The Emancipation of Mimi, Sweet Soul Odyssey and many more. Her career also includes several world tour concerts like Music Box Tour, Rainbow World Tour, and others. The awards won by Mariah Carey in her singer career include 5 Grammy Awards. Besides being a popular star, Carey also did a lot of social service and philanthropic activities for the lesser privileged classes of the society. There is a lot more about Hollywood and the stars that are quite interesting

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