60's
An American female singing group that was the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are still America's most successful vocal group, with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Supremes
(Stop in the name of love)
This bands crest was created by Freddie using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos, one Cancer and one Virgo. The guitarist (Brian) guitar was over 200 years old. He and his Dad built it from scratch, using the wood from a 200-year-old mantelpiece. The videos for ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘Spread Your Wings’ were both shot in Roger’s backyard.
Queen
(Another One Bites The Dust)
Swedish pop music group formed in 1986. The band had 2 members. Their song "It Must Have Been Love" was one of the most sold singles by the duo.
Roxette
(She’s got the look)
She wrote her first song when she was ten. She's a native of Windsor, Ontario. She's gone to outer space.
Shania Twain
(Any Man of Mine)
This bands first national tour was as MC Hammer’s opening act.
TLC
(Creep)
This band got the idea for their name from Buddy Holly and The Crickets. They were known for the smart suits they wore on stage and for their cheerful whit during interviews.
The Beatles
(Help!)
A French singer known for his international disco hit. He toured dancehalls and ballrooms in southern France with several groups. One of his selected backup dancers who auditioned in New York to accompany him on his worldwide tour was Madonna.
Patrick Hernandez
(Born to Be Alive)
Their fans are known as “Gunners”. Slash got his nickname from a family friend because he was always in a hurry. The band never won a Grammy.
Guns N' Roses
(Paradise City)
The band name was derived from a nickname given to the lead singer as a child by other children who were teasing him about his asthma.
Weezer
(Island in the Sun)
This band received its name after one of the members mothers commented on how "in sync" the group's singing voices were.
NSYNC
(Tearin’ Up My Heart)
He was the son of a tobacco farmer whose family later moved to Philadelphia where he worked at the produce store. It was there he received the nickname “Chubby.”
Chubby Checker
(Twist Again)
Initially the group members didn’t even know how to play their instruments. The first all-female band to learn how to play their own instruments, write their own songs and reach No. 1 on the album charts.
The Go-Go’s
(We Got the Beat)
This is most awarded female artist ever! Throughout her career she won a whopping 415 of them, including 2 Emmys, 6 Grammys, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. This artist played the leading role in 3 movies: The Body Guard (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher’' Wife’(1996).
Whitney Houston
(When you believe)
Got their name from a true detective magazine after their original one was rejected by a promoter.
Goo Goo Dolls
(Slide)
This artist comes from a family of swimmers. He was in the Jamaican National Water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he quit to pursue his career in music.
Sean Paul
(Temperature)
They opened for The Rolling Stones on their first US tour in 1964 and for The Beatles on their 1965 US tour.
The Ronettes
(Be My Baby)
Fronted a poster for British Rail and Keep Britain Tidy. The band actually sang in 5 different languages. Most of their songs were in English, but they also recorded four songs in Swedish, three in German, one in French and 15 in Spanish.
ABBA
(Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie!)
Originally called The Bangs, they had to change it because another band had that name. That band offered the name to the girls for $20,000.00 but they refused.
The Bangles
(Walk Like an Egyptian)
The band name is derived from "One for Sorrow", a British divination nursery rhyme about the superstitious counting of magpies, which are members of the crow family.
Counting Crows
(Mr. Jones )
Before American Idol, this artist had never been on an airplane before. Her favourite colour is country blue. She's married to former NHL player Mike Fisher.
Carrie Underwood
(Good Girl)
This group was known for their falsetto as it was their unmistakable trademark. They wrote songs for Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross ,Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick , Frankie Valli and Yvonne Elliman.
Bee Gees
(Night Fever)
The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits. Farian had created this pseudonym for himself after watching the Australian television detective series Boney, whose main character was named Napoleon Bonaparte.
Boney M.
(Rasputin)
This artist is one of 12 siblings, all of whom were raised in a two-room house. Her middle name is middle name is Rebecca.
Dolly Parton
(Jolene)
Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, the band members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girls' Tyme.
Destiny’s Child
(Bills, Bills, Bills)
The band was initially named after a Beach Boys song. They shared a studio with the Muppets.
Daft Punk
(One More Time)