"to fix herself breakfast"". The ""egg portion"" of the video was parodied by comedic duo French and Saunders in a collaborative effort, featuring a spoof of the ""It's Oh So Quiet"" and ""Big Time Sensuality"" videos as well. On August 13, 1993, Björk performed the song on the UK show ""The Beat"", in one of her first TV appearances. She performed the song on ""Top of the Pops"", on ""120 Minutes"" along with ""Come To Me"" and on ""3 From 1"" with ""Violently Happy"". Björk appeared on the fifth season of the British television show ""Later... with Jools Holland"", singing"
"of the track are filmed in slow motion, ""much as Tsai's cinematography takes place over an extended timeframe""; while the shouted musical sections ""reflect back on ordinary or ""lived"" reality in a manner that denaturalizes the banal - turning it, more than the fantasy of musical spectacle, into something surreal."" In his book ""An Eye for Music: Popular Music and the Audiovisual Surreal"", John Richardson stated that ""Björk's music videos and her work as an actress in ""Dancer"" become interreferential to a considerable extent because of [""It's Oh So Quiet""]."" The popularity of the music video made ""It's Oh So"
"Velvet Vault Velvet Vault is a studio album by Argentinian jazz singer Karen Souza. The album was recorded in Colombia, Japan, and Brazil and released on 1 December 2017 via Music Brokers label. Andy Hermann of ""DownBeat"" wrote ""Souza brings a timeless quality to the material, whether it’s a standard like “I Fall In Love Too Easily”—rendered on ""Velvet Vault"" as a hat-tip to Chet Baker’s iconic version, complete with muted trumpet—or a recent indie-rock hit like MGMT’s “Kids,” which Souza, who also produced ""Velvet Vault"", stripped of its original electronic instrumentation and cast as a ghostly piano ballad"". Ilana"
"Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single ""Girlfight"" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way for her debut album ""Chain Letter"" released via Subliminal Entertainment imprint on Virgin Records and went on to sell more than 290,000 units worldwide. After a first attempt at a comeback, Brooke officially returned to the spotlight in 2012 with two singles ""Forever"" and the Adult R&B Top 40 hit ""Don't Wanna Be In Love"". Valentine was born in Houston, Texas She started"
"previous efforts, and she truly feels is her best album to date"". Velvet Vault Velvet Vault is a studio album by Argentinian jazz singer Karen Souza. The album was recorded in Colombia, Japan, and Brazil and released on 1 December 2017 via Music Brokers label. Andy Hermann of ""DownBeat"" wrote ""Souza brings a timeless quality to the material, whether it’s a standard like “I Fall In Love Too Easily”—rendered on ""Velvet Vault"" as a hat-tip to Chet Baker’s iconic version, complete with muted trumpet—or a recent indie-rock hit like MGMT’s “Kids,” which Souza, who also produced ""Velvet Vault"", stripped of"
"I Were a Boy"" charted at number three on the Hot 100 chart the same week, and thus Beyoncé became the seventh female in the US to have two songs in the top five positions of that particular chart. The following week ""Single Ladies"" climbed to number one on the Hot 100 chart, selling 228,000 downloads, and became Beyoncé's fifth solo single to top the chart. It tied her with Olivia Newton-John and Barbra Streisand at number six on the list of female artists with the most Hot 100 number one hits, as of 2010. The song was at the"
"Pixie Lott Victoria Louise ""Pixie"" Lott (born 12 January 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut single, ""Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"", was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single, ""Boys and Girls"", also topped the UK Singles Chart in September 2009. She made her film debut in the 2010 movie , which was based on a real life YouTube channel created by Lucas Cruikshank. Lott's debut album, ""Turn It Up"", was released in September 2009. It reached number six on the UK Albums Chart,"
"Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John, (born 26 September 1948) is an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other top ten ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles, and two number-one ""Billboard"" 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She starred in the musical film ""Grease"", and is"
"Evi Hassapides Watson Evi Hassapides Watson is a Greek musician, known primarily as a vocalist. Singer/Songwriter Evi Hassapides Watson (stage name for Evdoxia Chasapidi) is best known as ""The Voice"" as lead vocalist for two iconic Greek underground bands, No Man's Land and Echo Tattoo. She Tames Chaos are her current, third band. Watson, whom the specialist music press have named ""Queen of the Greek Underground"" and ""Greece's leading female vocalist"". is considered to be """"one of the most influential female performers in Greece"""" Watson was raised amongst Greek Americans, Americans, Brits and Canadian-Americans (one of the latter being her"
"Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star. In the 1970s, Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland. She reached no. 1 in the UK and other European countries and Australia with her singles ""Can the Can"" (1973) and ""Devil Gate Drive"" (1974). Following a recurring role as bass player Leather Tuscadero on the popular American sitcom ""Happy Days"", her duet ""Stumblin' In"" with Smokie's lead"
"as a tableau vivant. The video marked a pivotal shift towards a more glamorous and sexual image for the girls that contrasted with the tomboyish style of their earlier work. ""U.K.: London Records NANA 10 / U.S.: London Records 886-056-7 / Canada: London Records LDS 227 / Australia: Liberation Records LS 1789"" + some copies released in picture disc format ""NANPD 10"" ""U.K.: London Records NANX 10 / Canada: Liberation Records LMD 474"" ""London Records NANXR 10"" ""London Records NAXRR 10"" ""London Records 886 088-1"" Additional personnel Venus (Shocking Blue song) ""Venus"" is a 1969 song written by Dutch musician"
"in 2011.. They divorced in 2015. Michaelson identifies as a feminist. In late 2015, Michaelson announced her relationship with film and stage actor Will Chase. Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid Ellen Michaelson is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first album, ""Slow the Rain,"" was released in 2005, and she has since released six more albums, ""Girls and Boys,"" ""Be OK,"" ""Everybody,"" ""Human Again,"" ""Lights Out,"" and her most recent, ""It Doesn't Have to Make Sense."" Her two highest-charting singles are ""The Way I Am"" and ""Girls Chase Boys,"" at No. 37 and No. 52 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, respectively. Michaelson"
"numerous other roles. She resumed her music career in 1998 with the wildly successful duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, ""The Boy Is Mine"", which went on to become the best selling female duet of all time, and one of the longest running number one singles in history. Her second album, ""Never Say Never"", sold 16 million copies worldwide, featured two number one singles, and earned Norwood her first Grammy Award. This launched her into international stardom, with films, endorsements, sold out concert tours, and her own line of Barbie dolls. Throughout the 2000s, Norwood held a precarious position in"
"Sexiest Women list, she was voted No. 45 in 2010, No. 31 in 2011, No. 12 in 2012 and No. 7 in 2013. Lott is a supporter of the Penny for London charitable initiative. Pixie Lott Victoria Louise ""Pixie"" Lott (born 12 January 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut single, ""Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"", was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single, ""Boys and Girls"", also topped the UK Singles Chart in September 2009. She made her film debut in the 2010 movie"
"on the UK Singles Chart. Venus Angelic Venus Isabelle Palermo (born 8 February 1997), better known as Venus Angelic, is a Swiss YouTube personality, who is known for her doll-like appearance. She became known as the ""living doll"" after her YouTube video ""How to look like a doll"" went viral in March 2012. As of March 2018, the video had amassed over 15.9 million views. She was featured on the TLC documentary series ""My Strange Addiction"" in 2014, in an episode called ""I'm A Living Doll"". In 2013, Palermo released a pre-release cover version of the Icona Pop song, ""I"
"Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of 500,000 copies sold. ""Like a Boy"" was ranked at #68 on the Billboard Year End singles of 2007, and is the most successful year-end single from """". Internationally, the song achieved moderate success. In Sweden, the song debuted at number 19 and peaked at number 8 in its second week, becoming her first top ten in the country. The song was also a top ten hit in other countries, peaking at number 8 in Belgium and number 7 in Finland. The song peaked within the top twenty in multiple countries as well,"
"Best Art Direction, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction in a Video, International Viewer's Choice Award — MTV Europe and Best Choreography in a Video, winning Best Choreography. The video was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video - Short Form losing to ""Scream"" by Michael Jackson and his sister Janet In October 2007, MuchMoreMusic placed ""It's Oh So Quiet"" as number 8 of the Top 40 Most Memorable Music Videos on ""Listed"". These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of ""It's Oh So Quiet"". It's Oh So Quiet ""It's Oh So Quiet"" is a"
"BC Jean Brittany Jean Carlson (born circa 1987), better known by her stage name BC Jean, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, perhaps best known for writing the song ""If I Were a Boy"" which was later sung by Beyoncé and achieved worldwide commercial success. Jean was born in Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California to Lori Carlson, a talent manager, and a trumpet- and piano-playing stockbroker father. She lived in Ramona, Valley Center and Carmel Valley. A piano player, Jean began songwriting at 14, gaining inspiration from the works of performers including Queen, Rod Stewart and Aerosmith. Jean later became"
"I Were a Boy"" also became her tenth top-ten single on the Hot 100 as a solo artist. On November 15, 2008, the song fell to fifth, where it stayed for one further week. However, it regained its number three position on November 29, 2008, as it returned to the top spot of the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 170,000 units. ""If I Were a Boy"" sold 654,000 digital downloads in four weeks. The following week, the song fell to number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 44,000 less copies than ""Single Ladies"", which debuted at number one."
"she opened for Meghan Trainor in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Birmingham and also for the dates in Europe for Trainor's That Bass Tour. She also opened for Lindsey Stirling in the same year in the United States. Olivia Somerlyn Olivia Somerlyn Hollins Christensen (born June 4, 1994) known professionally as Olivia Somerlyn or LIVVIA, is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known for her 2014 single ""Parachute"". Somerlyn was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She started writing songs when she was 13. While attending high school in San Francisco, she spent weekends in Los Angeles in an effort to meet"
"wrote that ""She’s simply too green for me to take seriously her low level of expectations for both genders. 'For a Boy' is decently constructed, has a production that recalls SHeDAISY, and she sings it just fine."" The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in May 2015. The song debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 15, selling 27,000 copies in the US on its debut week. The song peaked at #58 becoming her lowest charting single to date. The song has sold 77,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015. For"
"Olivia Somerlyn Olivia Somerlyn Hollins Christensen (born June 4, 1994) known professionally as Olivia Somerlyn or LIVVIA, is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known for her 2014 single ""Parachute"". Somerlyn was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She started writing songs when she was 13. While attending high school in San Francisco, she spent weekends in Los Angeles in an effort to meet people in the music industry. She resides in Los Angeles. She is currently a student at UC Berkeley. Somerlyn writes or co-writes all her own music and lyrics, and plays piano, keyboards and guitar. Her songs"
"Kitty Wells Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a female barrier in country music with her 1952 hit recording, ""It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"" which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” would also be her first of several pop cross over hits. Wells is the only female artist to be awarded top"
"the top music videos of the year. Lauper won one award from 14 nominations, being the first person to win in the category ""Best Female Video"". Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ""She's So Unusual"" (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100—""Girls Just Want to Have Fun,"" ""Time After Time,"" ""She Bop,"" and ""All Through the Night""—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award"
"Valerie Ghent Valerie Ghent (born May 2, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and recording engineer from New York City. She began by playing the piano at age three and started taking cello lessons at the age of five before beginning to write songs when she was eight years old. Valerie later began her performing career when she joined Dizzy and the Romilars at the age of 15. Valerie is a longtime keyboardist, vocalist and engineer with Ashford & Simpson. As a solo artist Valerie has released five albums under her own name: ""Unstoppable"" (1996), ""Day to"
"Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid Ellen Michaelson is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first album, ""Slow the Rain,"" was released in 2005, and she has since released six more albums, ""Girls and Boys,"" ""Be OK,"" ""Everybody,"" ""Human Again,"" ""Lights Out,"" and her most recent, ""It Doesn't Have to Make Sense."" Her two highest-charting singles are ""The Way I Am"" and ""Girls Chase Boys,"" at No. 37 and No. 52 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, respectively. Michaelson is half Swedish, and was born in 1979 in New York City to artistic parents. Her father, Carl Michaelson, was a manager of copyrights for"
"consecutive top-ten single since ""Like a Virgin"" (1984), which remains a record for any artist in British chart history. This string was broken by ""Take a Bow"", the second single which peaked at number 16 in the nation. However, it was a huge success in the US, topping the Hot 100 chart for seven weeks and is her longest-running number-one single on this chart. It was her 11th single to top the chart and her 23rd top five entry-both records for a female artist. She also replaced Carole King as the female who had written the most number one songs."
"female musicians. Michelle Branch became successful in 2001 with her song ""Everywhere"". Her success continued with her second album singles ""Are You Happy Now?"" and ""Breathe"". Kelly Clarkson was also another prominent female artist of this movement, rivaling the success of Avril Lavigne. The first winner on the hit reality TV show "" American Idol"", Clarkson started off her musical career with Contemporary R&B hit songs such as ""A Moment Like This"" and ""Miss Independent"" and catapulted to cultural icon status in the mid 2000s with aggressive songs such as ""Since U Been Gone"" and ""Behind These Hazel Eyes"". Clarkson"
"Venus and the Moon Venus and the Moon are an American Galactic country duo, composed of Frally Hynes and Rain Phoenix. Propelled to success by social media, their debut studio album, ""Brother, Son"", is a concept album about the important men in their life. It was released on 15 July 2016. Rain engineered and recorded the whole album. Hynes took inspiration from the differing musical tastes – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. Hynes and Phoenix met at a friend's birthday party in Los Angeles. At the party they started to sing live together and were intrigued by each"
"Beverley Knight Beverley Knight, (born Beverley Anne Smith; 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist, radio presenter and musical theatre actress who released her debut album, ""The B-Funk"", in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released eight studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles ""Greatest Day"", ""Get Up!"", ""Shoulda Woulda Coulda"" and ""Come as You Are"". In 2006 Knight solidified her transition into the mainstream by starring in the BBC music TV series ""Just"
"a jangly guitar-pop number"" during the show. Kyle Anderson of ""Entertainment Weekly"" wrote that ""the most attention-grabbing moments of the night... came when she dipped into other artists' catalogs"". In 2013, ""If I Were a Boy"" was included in the set list of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour where it featured the string motif from The Verve's ""Bitter Sweet Symphony"" (1997). In January 2009, Matthew Zeghibe, a 26-year-old computer art student from Connecticut, used pitch-correction software to make a clip that he claimed was the soundboard recording of ""If I Were a Boy"" from Beyoncé's ""Today"" show appearance in"
"her second studio album. In 2016, she released a series of new digital singles, with ""Grow Up"" on April 29, ""#CRAIG"" (produced by Yonni) on July 2, and ""Games"" on October 5. In June 2017, it was confirmed she will appear on the new season of VH1's popular series """" alongside newcomers Keyshia Cole and Chanel West Coast. She was promoted to a series regular on season five. Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single ""Girlfight"" peaked on U.S. music charts"
"- LP-Comp - 1991<br> 3. Tr: Echo Tattoo - Refugee, Bliss - Assemble the Temple - Various – In The Junkyard Volume Two - Spinalonga Records - CD Comp - 2005 <br> Evi Hassapides Watson Evi Hassapides Watson is a Greek musician, known primarily as a vocalist. Singer/Songwriter Evi Hassapides Watson (stage name for Evdoxia Chasapidi) is best known as ""The Voice"" as lead vocalist for two iconic Greek underground bands, No Man's Land and Echo Tattoo. She Tames Chaos are her current, third band. Watson, whom the specialist music press have named ""Queen of the Greek Underground"" and ""Greece's"