"soprano Charlotte Church produced her first album, ""Voice of an Angel"", which was certified triple platinum in UK sales alone, and launched her career as an opera crossover artist. Her countryman, rising star Bryn Terfel, gave a recital at Carnegie Hall. Established opera singer Lesley Garrett released her hit album of the same name, including songs from popular musicals as well as operatic arias. Sales between 29 December 1997 and 2 January 1999. Sales between 29 December 1997 and 2 January 1999. Notes: Sales between 29 December 1997 and 2 January 1999. The 1998 BRIT Awards winners were: 1998 in"
"La Voz de un Ángel La Voz de un Ángel (Voice of An Angel), is Yuridia's debut album. ""La Voz de un Ángel"" was released in 2005, after the finale of La Academia, the Mexican reality show that the artist participated in. The album contains 15 songs interpreted by Yuridia during the series of concerts in the show, in which she was voted second place. The album has had the highest sales for a Mexican album in many years. The album was released in October 2005, and quickly rose in the charts. The album debuted at 15 in the Mexican"
"No Angel No Angel is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Dido. Originally released on 1 June 1999 in the United States, the album found a mass audience when it was released worldwide in February 2001. As of 2014, the album has sold more than 22 million copies worldwide, and was the second best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, behind James Blunt's ""Back to Bedlam"". Recording for the album began in 1998, when Dido officially signed a record deal with Arista Records. As well as recording ten new tracks, Dido took two previously recorded tracks from her"
"heads of Angel Records came to her parents' home to ask to sign her, and Anoushka signed her first exclusive recording contract with Angel Records (EMI) when she was sixteen. She released her first album, ""Anoushka"", in 1998, followed by ""Anourag"" in 2000. In 1999 Shankar graduated from high school with honors, but decided against university in favour of beginning to tour as a solo artist. Both Shankar and her half-sister Norah Jones were nominated for Grammy awards in 2003 when Anoushka became the youngest-ever and first woman nominee in the World Music category for her third album, ""Live at"
"of every opportunity to sharpen his playing, composing and band leading skills on ""Soul of an Angel"""". All compositions by Billy Harper except where noted. Soul of an Angel Soul of An Angel is an album by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1999 and released on the Metropolitan label. In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states ""This is a Rock of Gibraltar solid CD, ranking amongst Harper's very best efforts, leaving nothing on the table, and cementing his status as an admirable figure and one of the very best performers, improvisers, and pure players in the idiom. Highly"
"In the Arms of an Angel In the Arms of an Angel is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Nicholas McDonald, who finished as the runner-up on the tenth series of ""The X Factor"" in 2013. It was released through RCA Records on 17 March 2014. The album has peaked to number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Consisting mostly of covers, the album was recorded over a seven-day period in January 2014. The album's title comes from the line """"you're in the arms of the angel"""", from the Sarah McLachlan song ""Angel"", which is one of the songs"
"UK. Credits obtained from the album's information on Allmusic. Black Angel (album) Black Angel is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris. It was released on August 10, 1998 by Cooltempo / Chrysalis, her first and last for these labels. This album was Paris' last album to chart in the UK Top 200 to date and features production from Boy George and Raphael Saadiq The album has received acclaim from critics and purchasers, giving top marks and scores upon reviewing the album. Many have complimented the vocal delivery that Paris provides on the album and the state that"
"Italian and French. She was then introduced to the Cardiff impresario Jonathan Shalit, who became her manager and negotiated a contract with Sony Music. Her first album, ""Voice of an Angel"", was a collection of arias, sacred songs, and traditional pieces that sold millions worldwide and made her the youngest artist with a No. 1 album on the British classical crossover charts. Church appeared on US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) specials. Her self-titled second album also included operatic, religious and traditional tracks. One, the soaring and inspirational ""Just Wave Hello"", was the centrepiece of a millennium-themed ad campaign for the"
"Soul of an Angel Soul of An Angel is an album by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1999 and released on the Metropolitan label. In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states ""This is a Rock of Gibraltar solid CD, ranking amongst Harper's very best efforts, leaving nothing on the table, and cementing his status as an admirable figure and one of the very best performers, improvisers, and pure players in the idiom. Highly recommended without reservation, and a strong candidate for Jazz CD of Y2K"". Writing in JazzTimes Larry Appelbaum noted ""the 57-year-old Texas tenor makes the most"
"Words of Angels: Twenty Inspiring Stories from Touched By an Angel"", was published by Fireside Books on August 28, 2001. Also written by Williams, it collects twenty short stories based on episodes from the series. An audio soundtrack, """", was released on November 3, 1998. The 15-track CD includes a full-length version of the series theme song, ""Walk With You"", performed by Della Reese and songs by Céline Dion, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Jaci Velasquez, The Kinleys, Wynonna and Amanda Marshall. The soundtrack went platinum. A second album, ""Touched by an Angel: Christmas Album"","
"music/opera tenor Daniel Plaster (Polorum regina on the CD ""Sanctus""). Angels of Venice Angels Of Venice is a harp, cello, flute and vocal group founded by harpist Carol Tatum in 1993. The group's core sound is harp, flute and cello but also combines Middle Eastern, medieval and neoclassical styles. Their self-titled album was released through Windham Hill as well as numerous tracks on various Windham Hill compilations. Originally Angels of Venice was purely an instrumental group with cameo vocal performances. Featured guest vocalists who have recorded with Angels Of Venice are shock-rock/goth singer Charles Edward (featured vocalist on CD ""Ancient"
"advice of in-house producers, Vanda & Young, they shortened their name to The Angels. The line-up, with Neeson as lead singer, bass guitarist and front man, was the Brewster brothers and King. Their debut single, ""Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again"", was issued in March 1976 on EMI/Albert. The track was composed by Neeson with the Brewsters, Neeson later described writing the lyrics, which had started as a ""ballad about connecting with loss"" after a university mate's girlfriend had been killed in a motorbike accident. In 1978 an audience in Mt Isa responded to the question posed in"
"Angel Faith Angel Marie Faith (born January 8, 1988 in Burbank, California), known by the stage name Angel, is a former American pop/R&B singer and songwriter. Before pursuing a solo career, she was originally from the American-British girl group No Secrets where she sang half of the lead vocals. Faith began performing when she was very young. At just about 4 years old, she took ballet and voice lessons and many other performing classes. In 2000 Faith was the fourth girl to join the group, No Secrets, singing lead vocals alongside Jessica Fried. She sang the lead vocals on about"
"Black Angel (album) Black Angel is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris. It was released on August 10, 1998 by Cooltempo / Chrysalis, her first and last for these labels. This album was Paris' last album to chart in the UK Top 200 to date and features production from Boy George and Raphael Saadiq The album has received acclaim from critics and purchasers, giving top marks and scores upon reviewing the album. Many have complimented the vocal delivery that Paris provides on the album and the state that the felt the 'connection' Mica had with the songs."
"Touched by an Angel: The Album Touched by an Angel: The Album is the soundtrack to the TV series ""Touched by an Angel"". It was released on November 3, 1998 by 550 Music. The album peaked at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Top Christian Albums chart, number 3 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 16 on the all-genre ""Billboard"" 200. ""Somebody's Out There Watching"" by The Kinleys was released as a single, reaching number 19 on Hot Country Songs. ""Colour Everywhere"" by Deana Carter also appeared on her 1999 album ""Everything's Gonna Be Alright"". ""Testify to Love"" was"
"Shelley Scown Shelley Scown is an Australian singer, musician and educator who has contributed widely to the Australian and Indigenous music industry. Scown is probably best known for her 1997 Jazz album, ""Angel"". She collaborated with other respected Australian musicians, such as Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann, The Groovematics and Kate Ceberano. The album was nominated for an ARIA music award in 1998, but lost to ""The Future of Today"" by Chaplin, Tinkler, Rex, & Lamble. As well as working on stage, Scown has also worked in film. Her credits include: ""Turn It Up"" (1991) (an unscreened television series pilot co-starring"
"of over 420,000 units in the country. In New Zealand, ""No Angel"" topped the albums chart for nine non-consecutive weeks and spent fifty-nine weeks inside the top forty. By the spring of 2002, the album had sold 75,000 copies and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. ! scope=""row""| Australian Albums (ARIA) ! scope=""row""| UK Albums (OCC) ! scope=""row""| UK Albums (OCC) !scope=""row""| Greece (IFPI Greece) !scope=""row""| New Zealand (RIANZ) No Angel No Angel is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Dido. Originally released on 1 June 1999 in the United States, the"
"Trio Mediæval Trio Mediæval is a vocal trio established in Oslo in 1997, recording albums for the ECM label, and touring frequently in Europe and the United States. The trio was put together mainly to sing medieval polyphonic works, but has since early in their career expanded their repertoire to also include contemporary compositions, such as those of Gavin Bryars and Ivan Moody. Moody wrote the title track on their debut album ""Words of the Angel"" (2001), which reached the top ten of the ""Billboard"" Classical list. Trio Mediæval's three members are Anna Maria Friman (from Sweden), and Linn Andrea"
"Angels of Venice Angels Of Venice is a harp, cello, flute and vocal group founded by harpist Carol Tatum in 1993. The group's core sound is harp, flute and cello but also combines Middle Eastern, medieval and neoclassical styles. Their self-titled album was released through Windham Hill as well as numerous tracks on various Windham Hill compilations. Originally Angels of Venice was purely an instrumental group with cameo vocal performances. Featured guest vocalists who have recorded with Angels Of Venice are shock-rock/goth singer Charles Edward (featured vocalist on CD ""Ancient Delirium"") from the industrial goth band Seraphim Shock and early"
"first album ""Musical Conjurings from the World of Conjuring"" in 1998. Also that year, Angel performed a ten-minute show over the course of the ""World of Illusion"" conference in Madison Square Garden, performing sixty shows per day. However, by 2000, Klayton's name was removed from Angel's website. Angel also starred in the 1997 television movie ""The Science of Magic"" and its 2003 sequel ""The Science of Magic II"". ""Criss Angel Mindfreak"", which would later become Angel's first television series, was originally an off-Broadway show by Angel, which in 2001 was picked up by the World Underground Theatre. When not performing"
"Dido (singer) Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971), known professionally as Dido (), is an English singer and songwriter. Dido attained international success with her debut album ""No Angel"" (1999). It sold over 21 million copies worldwide, and won her several awards, including two Brit Awards for Best British Female and Best Album, the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, and two NRJ Awards for Best New Act and Best Album. Her next album, ""Life for Rent"" (2003), continued her success with the hit singles ""White Flag"" and ""Life for Rent"". In 2004"
"performed by Wynonna Judd as the character Audrey on the show's 100th episode. Touched by an Angel: The Album Touched by an Angel: The Album is the soundtrack to the TV series ""Touched by an Angel"". It was released on November 3, 1998 by 550 Music. The album peaked at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Top Christian Albums chart, number 3 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 16 on the all-genre ""Billboard"" 200. ""Somebody's Out There Watching"" by The Kinleys was released as a single, reaching number 19 on Hot Country Songs. ""Colour Everywhere"" by Deana Carter also"
"leader of the band Giuffria during the 1980s as well as with the band House of Lords, who - sans Giuffria - reunited in 2002 and released a new album, ""The Power and the Myth"" on Frontiers Records. In 2006, Giuffria appeared as a guest keyboardist on House of Lords' LP ""World Upside Down"", and they released ""Come to My Kingdom"" in 2008 without Giuffria. In the late 1990s, Angel reformed with a new line-up. Keyboardist Gordon G.G. Gebert joined the band in 1999 but left in 2002. Currently, the band members are Frank DiMino, vocals; Barry Brandt, drums; Randy"
"of Angels"", ""Art of Love"" and a re-worked ""Single as Love"". The instrumental ""Concert of Angels"" is still his best-selling title. Thornton played lead guitar and recorder on several tracks. Three more vocal and instrumental albums followed between 1996–1999, produced by contemporary new age artist James Asher. These were ""Resurrection"", ""Love is the Only Prayer"" and ""Music for Love"". ""Return to your soul"" from ""Music for Love"" was another track adopted by several spiritual organisations as an anthem. Tenor Philip Ball and classically trained singer Susanne Bramson appeared on ""Love is the Only Prayer"" and ""Music for Love"". Asha's first"
"time to turn her project with Strömblad into a reality. The first incarnation of Sinergy was composed of them, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo (from Arch Enemy and Mercyful Fate), drummer Ronny Milianowicz and guitarist Alexi Laiho (from Children of Bodom). The debut album ""Beware the Heavens"" was recorded in 1999 and had a basic concept: returning to the essence of woman-fronted metal bands, throwing aside the operatic elements introduced in the '90s, and bringing back the style of singers such as Doro Pesch (from Doro and Warlock). The album sold rather well and was received with excitement by European metal fans,"
"Nita Bahtiri Nita Bahtiri (born 26 February 1993 in Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar singer and pianist. She rose to fame after taking part in the first season of ""The Voice of Albania"". After the show, she took part in Top Fest twice, in 2012 and 2013. Bahtiri was born to Kosovo Albanian parents. She finished the Prenkë Jakova musical high school and continued her piano studies at the Academy of Arts in the University of Pristina. At the age of 18, she signed up for ""The Voice of Albania"". She performed ""Angel"" by Sarah McLachlan in the ""Blind"
"Gregg, bass; Steve Blaze, guitars; and Michael T. Ross, keyboards. The band’s 1999 release ""In the Beginning"" also features guest appearances by original guitarist Punky Meadows, as well as Robinson. In 2000 came the release of """", making it the most extensive Angel greatest hits compilation, including 16 songs. In 2006, two compilations of career-spanning singles were released. “Better Days” from the ""White Hot"" (1977) album was notably replaced with “The Winter Song”. It had only been previously released on a rare 7"" single. Bassist and founding member Mickie Jones (born Donald Eugene Jones on December 17, 1952), later changed"
"Missy Elliott, and Fantasia all count Karen Clark Sheard as one of their vocal influences. Karen's involvement in the Island Inspirational All Stars' ""Don't Give Up"" in 1996 (along with Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker, and Kirk Franklin) led to her signing with Island Records. Her solo career began with the release of her debut album ""Finally Karen"" in 1997. The album, consisting of half studio recordings and half live recordings, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 1998, won Sheard the Lady Of Soul award for Best Gospel Album that same year and peaked"
"a keyboard player looking for a guitarist with whom to write songs. The keyboardist was Richard Zatorski. The duo started doing gigs as a 3-piece with a primitive drum machine they named Gloria and soon gained a loyal following, opening for bands such as INXS, Mi-Sex, The Church, Midnight Oil and others. The group signed to Whetley Records in early 1983 and released their debut single, ""Send Me an Angel"", in May 1983. ""Send Me an Angel"" became a top 10 hit in Australia, and topped the chart in New Zealand and Germany. It also entered the top 30 in"
"Angeles, taking them out of their home state for the first time in their lives. They played for various record executives, but received little interest. Eventually, after sending copies of their demo to many record companies, they began to receive offers. They decided to sign to Reprise Records the first week of January 2002. In 2002, it was discovered that a Boston band had already trademarked the name ""Used."" The band decided to add ""The"" to their name, thus becoming ""The Used"". Their self-titled debut album, produced by John Feldmann, was released on June 25, 2002 to critical acclaim. The"
"No Angels No Angels were an all-female pop band from Germany formed in 2000. The group consisted of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls. Originally a quintet, they originated on the international television talent show ""Popstars"" and was one of the first television-cast acts to achieve continued success throughout Central Europe in the early 2000s. Following a major success with record-breaking single ""Daylight in Your Eyes"" and debut album ""Elle'ments"" in 2001, a series of hit records established their position as one of the most successful female band vocalists to emerge in the"
"Angels Cry (album) Angels Cry is the debut album of Brazilian metal band Angra. It was released in 1993 and recorded in Germany at Kai Hansen's studios in Hamburg. The opening track is a short rendition of the first movement of Franz Schubert's ""Symphony No. 8"", commonly known as his ""Unfinished Symphony"". In addition, the title track features a brief arrangement of ""Caprice no. 24"" by Niccolò Paganini, whereas ""Evil Warning"" features a brief arrangement of ""Winter"" by Antonio Vivaldi. The opening of the track ""Never Understand"" features a brief arrangement of the song ""Asa Branca"" by Luiz Gonzaga. When"
"Angelou (band) Angelou was an English folk rock band formed in 1996 by singer-songwriter Holly Lerski with guitarist Jo Baker, the duo taking the band's name from the author Maya Angelou. Angelou debuted on Boo Hewerdine's independent record label Haven Records in 1997 with the ""Hallelujah"" EP. Joined by Phil Di Palma and Chris Evans, they followed this up with two critically acclaimed albums, ""Automiracles"" (1998) and ""While You Were Sleeping"" (2000). Angelou toured Spain extensively in 2001, promoting their Spanish 'best of' release, ""Midnight Witcheries"", with new members Cath Evans and Ann Richardson. The band returned a second time"