"of her passing. The video features a cameo appearance from Gaga's sister, Natalie Germanotta. Joey Nolfi from ""Entertainment Weekly"" described the visual as ""gorgeous"", feeling that it ""seems to favor the beauty of the journey over the destination... We still don't know where [Gaga] thinks she's going."" Hollee Actman Becker from ""Elite Daily"" found symbolism in the scene showing Gaga crossing a bridge with a rainbow in the sky. She believed it to portray Joanne crossing into the afterlife. ""What an amazing tribute — so beautiful and raw"", Becker concluded. ""W"" magazine's Evelyn Wang commended Gaga for releasing a music"
"Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995) along with various successful singles, including ""Just a Girl"", ""Don't Speak"", ""Hey Baby"", and ""It's My Life"". Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album ""Love. Angel. Music. Baby."" It spawned three"
"home. Headlining Residency Promotional Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995) along with various successful singles, including ""Just a Girl"", ""Don't Speak"", ""Hey Baby"", and ""It's My Life"". Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album ""Love. Angel. Music."
"her 13th on their ""100 Greatest Women in Music"" list in 2012. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California, and raised Roman Catholic in Anaheim, California. She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel ""Airport"", and her middle name, Renée, comes from The Four Tops' 1968 cover of The Left Banke's 1966 song ""Walk Away Renée"". Her father, Dennis Stefani, worked as a Yamaha marketing executive. Her mother, Patti (""née"" Flynn), worked as an accountant before becoming a"
"took her stage name in honor of Brian May, guitarist of the successful British band Queen, of which she is a fan. In 1985, while attending the Rock in Rio music festival, she managed to get in touch with the members of the band and gave Brian May a charango. It was from that moment that she took his last name as her own, to which she would later add the Queen, so that there would be no doubt about the name. Daisy May Queen Marcela María Delorenzi (born 15 September 1965), better known by her stage name Daisy May"
"changing their names included Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti), Connie Francis (born Concetta Franconero), Frankie Valli (born Francesco Castelluccio), Tony Bennett (born Anthony Benedetto), and Lady Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) In 2009, British rock band Feeder briefly changed their name to Renegades so they could play a whole show featuring a setlist in which 95 percent of the songs played were from their forthcoming new album of the same name, with none of their singles included. Frontman Grant Nicholas felt that if they played as Feeder, there would be an uproar that they did not play any of the"
"the 1980s and 1990s, when she performed the Queen of the Night in ""Die Zauberflöte"" at the Royal Opera House in London and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She regularly teaches at Villa Medici in Rome and at the Accademia La Scala in Milan. Her discography includes ""Il barbiere di Siviglia"", ""Il viaggio a Reims"", ""Rigoletto"", ""Don Pasquale"" and ""Die Zauberflöte"". Luciana Serra Luciana Serra (born November 4, 1946 in Genoa) is an Italian coloratura soprano. Serra made her international debut in 1966 as Eleonora in Cimarosa's """" at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, but did"
"Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress. Turner rose to prominence with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm before recording hit singles both with Ike and as a solo performer. One of the world's best-selling artists of all time, she has been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and has sold more than 200 million records worldwide to date. Turner is noted for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and trademark legs. Anna Mae Bullock was born in Nutbush, Tennessee. She began her career"
"been named ""Piazzetta Lucia Valentini Terrani"" in her honour. Lucia Valentini Terrani Lucia Valentini Terrani (29 August 1946 in Padua – 11 June 1998 in Seattle) was an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Born Lucia Valentini, she studied first at the Padua Music Conservatory, and later at the Conservatory Benedetto Marcello in Venice. She made her stage debut in Brescia, as Angelina in ""La cenerentola"", a role with which she would remain closely associated throughout her career. She made her debut at La Scala in 1973, again as Angelina, and quickly established herself in the Rossini repertoire,"
"Jenny B Giovanna Bersola (born 20 July 1972), better known by her stage name Jenny B is an Italian singer. Bersola was born in Catania, Sicily, to a Sicilian mother and Senegalese father. In the early years of her music career she mostly did session work. She is possibly best known as the vocalist for the Italian Eurodance group Playahitty on hits such as ""The Summer Is Magic"". She was also the vocalist for the first hit of the Eurodance project Corona, ""The Rhythm of the Night"". In 2000 she won the ""Newcomers Section"" of the Sanremo Music Festival with"
"Regina ""Queen"" Saraiva Regina Aparecida ""Queen"" Saraiva (born September 1, 1978, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil), also known as Regina, Queen Regina, or Jean Jane, is a Brazilian-born eurodance vocalist, dancer and actress who scored several hits across Europe from 1997 to 2003. She lives in Milan, Italy, where she is a part of the gospel choir that is featured on Piero Chiambretti’s program ""Markette"" which broadcasts by La7 as well as performing new material. She was also a member of the Brazilian dance act Forbidden Fruit from 1989 to 1995. ""Day by Day"" was her only big hit in the"
"her song ""Semplice Sai"". Jenny B Giovanna Bersola (born 20 July 1972), better known by her stage name Jenny B is an Italian singer. Bersola was born in Catania, Sicily, to a Sicilian mother and Senegalese father. In the early years of her music career she mostly did session work. She is possibly best known as the vocalist for the Italian Eurodance group Playahitty on hits such as ""The Summer Is Magic"". She was also the vocalist for the first hit of the Eurodance project Corona, ""The Rhythm of the Night"". In 2000 she won the ""Newcomers Section"" of the"
"that she was of Italian descent on her father's side of the family. Source: Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled ""Piccadilly Circus"" became popular and successful. She has acted in several theater plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning ""Fanny and Alexander"". She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater. Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play ""Den längsta dagen"" (""The"
"Toni Collette Toni Collett (born 1 November 1972), credited professionally as Toni Collette, is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television, and film, as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish. She has received six AACTA Awards, one Primetime Emmy, one Golden Globe and one Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA and once for an Academy Award and a Tony Award. Collette's acting career began in the early 1990s with comedic roles in films such as ""Spotswood"" (1992)"
"Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals and piano), Brian May (lead guitar and vocals), Roger Taylor (drums and vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile. Mercury, then known by his birth name, Farrokh Bulsara,"
"Stephanie Cheng Stephanie Cheng (born 10 October 1984) is a female cantopop singer in Hong Kong She debuted under Go East Entertainment with the song ""Grown Up"" in 2003 and has since released more than six albums and EPs. She is best known for her song ""Traffic Light"" 紅綠燈 released in 2006; the song topped all four major radio stations in Hong Kong and garnered many year-end chart awards. She was born in Hong Kong and studied at Heep Yunn School and the Australian International School. After her graduation, she began modelling jobs until she was invited to be a"
"European CD single UK cassette single UK, European, Australian, and Japanese CD maxi single UK limited 7"" single Don't Speak ""Don't Speak"" is a song by the American ska band No Doubt from their third studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995). It was released on April 15, 1996 in the United States as the third single from ""Tragic Kingdom"". Lead singer Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric Stefani, former No Doubt member, wrote the song originally as a love song. The song went through several rewrites and new versions. Gwen modified it into a breakup song about her bandmate and ex-boyfriend"
"Carina Jaarnek Carina Jaarnek (full name Eva Carina Kvistborg Jaarnek; 26 December 196217 January 2016; birth name Kina Jaarnek), was a Swedish singer. During her career she performed in a number of dansbands and she also participated in Melodifestivalen twice. During the 1970s Jaarnek was part of the dansband Frösöflickorna, and during the 1980s in the dansbands Bosse Påhlssons orkester (orchestra) and Alfstarz. After this, she started her own band called Carina Jaarneks orkester. Jaarnek has been referred to as ""The dansband queen of Sweden"". Jaarnek's first appearance on the ""Svensktoppen"" charts came in 1986 with the song """"Natten tänder"
"age of 78. Teresa Bertinotti Teresa Bertinotti (also known as Teresa Bertinotti-Radicati) (1776 – 12 Feb 1854) was a celebrated Italian soprano and voice teacher. She created leading roles in several operas, including Simon Mayr's ""Ginevra di Scozia"". Teresa Bertinotti was born in Savigliano in Piedmont, northern Italy, but grew up in Naples where her parents moved when she was two years old. At the age of four she had her first music leassons and made her first stage appearance as a child singer at the Teatro San Carlo when she was 12. She studied singing with Baldassare La Barbiera"
"Kingdom""s songs, such as ""Don't Speak"", ""Sunday Morning"", and ""Hey You!"", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship. Many years later, Stefani co-wrote her hit song ""Cool"" about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album ""Love. Angel. Music. Baby."" Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995, when No Doubt and headlining band Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ. They married on September 14, 2002, with a wedding in St Paul's, Covent Garden, London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later. Stefani has three sons"
"Anna Maria Alberghetti Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 15 May 1936) is an Italian operatic singer and actress. Born in Pesaro, Marche, in central Italy, she starred on Broadway and won a Tony Award in 1962 as Best Actress (Musical) for ""Carnival!"" (she tied with Diahann Carroll for the musical ""No Strings""). Alberghetti was a child prodigy. Her father was an opera singer and concert master of the Rome Opera Company. Her mother was a pianist. At age six, Anna Maria sang in a concert on the Isle of Rhodes with a 100-piece orchestra. She performed at Carnegie Hall in New"
"more ethnic identity, when that gave them an advantage in playing ""ethnic"" roles. An example of this type of name change was Freddie Mercury of the British rock band Queen, who was born Farrokh Bulsara to Parsi parents; his name change was partly intended to conceal his heritage. Italian-American actress Bernadette Peters, who was born Bernadette Lazzara, changed her last name to avoid being typecast as women who were Italian or of Italian heritage. Likewise, heavy metalist Ronnie James Dio, also of Italian descent, changed his name from Ronald James Padavona, after the mobster, Johnny Dio (whose name was also"
"Sinitta Sinitta Malone (born 19 October 1963 or 19 October 1968), known professionally as Sinitta, is an American-born singer. She initially found commercial success in the mid-1980s with the single ""So Macho"" and had several other hits during the decade. In the 2000s, she became known for television appearances, including ""Loose Women"", ""The Xtra Factor"" and ""This Morning"". She took part in the ITV show ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"" in 2011. Her net worth in 2016 was estimated to be £7 million. In 1981, Sinitta appeared in the film ""Shock Treatment"" as Frankie, although Sinitta was credited"
"Kingdom. The second single, ""Beautiful World"", peaked at #19 on the Italian singles chart. Lady Violet Lady Violet (born Francesca Messina, 10 September 1972, Florence, Italy). Francesca's musical career started in the 90's as a singer in the Italian vocal ensemble Jubilee Shouters by which she recorded the album Black & Blue under the Sensible Records (3) label. In the meantime she collaborated with other labels as a vocalist for a few dance projects, such as the New Music International label being both vocalist and frontwoman for the Euro House/Italodance project Lady Violet. Lady Violet released her first single, ""Inside"
"Luciana Serra Luciana Serra (born November 4, 1946 in Genoa) is an Italian coloratura soprano. Serra made her international debut in 1966 as Eleonora in Cimarosa's """" at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, but did not achieve general acclaim until the late 1970s, when she took on coloratura roles in Donizetti's ""Lucia di Lammermoor"" and Bellini's ""La sonnambula"". In 1988, Serra debuted at the Vienna State Opera singing the Queen of the Night in a new production of ""Die Zauberflöte"" conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and staged by Otto Schenk. Her fame reached a peak during the break of"
"Bennington. Lorenzo Gabanizza Lorenzo Gabanizza (December 8,Verona, Italy) is a musician, composer, singer and songwriter. He was a member of various groups, especially from 1991, where he met Donovan, being enclosed on his staff. He then headed a Queen cover band called Mantras, with which he toured Europe. His ""Queen project"" continued with his band The Slightly Mad. Gabanizza started a fund-raising program to help fight AIDS that was recognized by the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the organization that was founded soon after Freddie Mercury's death. In 2004, Gabanizza became a member of the Vic Elmes band Christie Again. He wrote"
"for the world's best-selling Australian recording artist of the year. In 2000, after Tina Arena's original run as Esmeralda on London's West End, fellow Australian singer and actress Dannii Minogue took over the role. Though her version of ""Live for the one I love"" was never released as a single, a live music video was captured in which she performed in costume and on the actual musical's stage. The video was included as a bonus track in the 2007 retrospective DVD release . In 2016, Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji was cast as Esmeralda for the French revival of the musical."
"Teresa Bertinotti Teresa Bertinotti (also known as Teresa Bertinotti-Radicati) (1776 – 12 Feb 1854) was a celebrated Italian soprano and voice teacher. She created leading roles in several operas, including Simon Mayr's ""Ginevra di Scozia"". Teresa Bertinotti was born in Savigliano in Piedmont, northern Italy, but grew up in Naples where her parents moved when she was two years old. At the age of four she had her first music leassons and made her first stage appearance as a child singer at the Teatro San Carlo when she was 12. She studied singing with Baldassare La Barbiera and by the"
"uninjured from a three car pile-up in Los Angeles. On 3 March 2015 she gave birth to a baby daughter to whom Mumba and her husband gave the name of Sage. Samantha Mumba Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born 18 January 1983) is an Irish singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV Presenter. She shot to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut single ""Gotta Tell You"", which reached the Top 10 in Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. In the US, it charted at No. 4 on the ""Billboard Hot 100"", making her one of"
"Don't Speak ""Don't Speak"" is a song by the American ska band No Doubt from their third studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995). It was released on April 15, 1996 in the United States as the third single from ""Tragic Kingdom"". Lead singer Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric Stefani, former No Doubt member, wrote the song originally as a love song. The song went through several rewrites and new versions. Gwen modified it into a breakup song about her bandmate and ex-boyfriend Tony Kanal shortly after he ended their seven-year relationship. Despite the song's popularity, ""Don't Speak"" did not chart"
"positions here for the compilation albums are their peak positions on the French Compilation Albums Chart. Queen discography British rock band Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury (d. 1991), guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon (r. 1997). Founded in 1970, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Despite not being an immediate success, Queen gained popularity in Britain with their second album ""Queen II"" in 1974. Their 1975 song, ""Bohemian Rhapsody"", was number 1 for nine weeks (and a further five weeks in 1991) and is the third biggest selling single of all time in"
"Queen Naija Queen Naija Bulls (born October 17, 1995), known professionally as Queen Naija, is an American singer and songwriter. In December 2017, she self-released the song ""Medicine"". She was an unsigned social media star, but the song made a No. 45 debut on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for the week of April 10, 2018. In June 2018, she released her second single, ""Karma"", this time as a signed artist to Capitol Records. On its release day, the song reached #1 overall on the iTunes charts. Queen Naija was born on October 17, 1995, in Detriot, Michigan. She has described"
"music duo Floetry in 2005 and singer Kelis in 2006 as opening acts. Comedian/actress Mo'Nique served as host for the 2006 Sugar Water Tour. Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album ""All Hail the Queen"" the same year, featuring the hit single ""Ladies First"". ""Nature of a Sista"" (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records. Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the"