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Apollonia Kotero Biography (1959-)
Published on 10 Aug, 2011 at 9:31 in Biography | | No Comments
Born Patricia Kotero on August 2, 1959, in Santa Monica, CA, the woman rechristened Apollonia by Prince became one of a number of female artists in the ’80s to benefit from her association with the Purple One. Her career began as a model and actress in the late ’70s, including an appearance on the television show CHiPS. In…
Joe Jonas Biography (1989-)
Published on 10 Aug, 2011 at 6:37 in Biography | | No Comments
Joe Jonas is the middle member of the Jonas Brothers, the popular teen pop-punk band. Joe plays guitar and swaps lead and backing vocals with his younger brother Nick; the third band member is their older brother Kevin. The brothers are known for their religious background (their father, Kevin Sr., is an Assembly of God minister) and their clean-cut,…
Nadia Bjorlin Biography (1980-)
Published on 9 Aug, 2011 at 14:47 in Biography | | No Comments
Nadia Bjorlin’s life began on August 2nd in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the fifth child out of six of Ulf and Fary Bjorlin (siblings – Katja, Kamilla, Kaj, Ulf, and Jean-Paul). When Nadia was two months old, the Bjorlin family moved to Sweden, her father’s native country. Nadia’s father was a conductor and composer of classical music, which…
Gavin DeGraw Biography (1977-)
Published on 9 Aug, 2011 at 7:47 in Biography | | No Comments
Years before “I Don’t Want to Be” propelled him to pop/rock success, songwriter Gavin DeGraw began honing his piano skills at the age of eight, followed by his participation in several cover bands with his older brother in upstate New York. After a brief stint at the prestigious Berklee School of Music — where he rubbed shoulders with future…
Maya Rudolph Biography (1972-)
Published on 3 Aug, 2011 at 11:43 in Biography | | No Comments
Maya Rudolph is an actress known mostly for comedy, as a cast member of TV’s Saturday Night Live and a co-star in feature films such as Away We Go (2009) and Bridesmaids (2011). Born in Florida, she grew up in southern California, where her dad was a music producer and her mom, Minnie Riperton, became a sensation with…
Samantha Ronson Biography (1977-)
Published on 3 Aug, 2011 at 8:24 in Biography | | No Comments
Following in the footsteps of her late father, guitarist Mick Ronson, and older brother, DJ Mark Ronson, singer/songwriter/guitarist Samantha Ronson borrows from rock, hip-hop, and pop in her own music. Obviously, Ronson — whose stepfather is Foreigner’s Mick Jones — grew up in a musical household, and she picked up the guitar at an early age. Combined with…
Rebecca St. James Biography (1977-)
Published on 2 Aug, 2011 at 14:47 in Biography | | No Comments
Australian Rebecca St. James began her successful CCM vocal career at the age of 16, releasing her self-titled debut on Frontline Records in 1994. The following year, she was nominated for a Dove award as New Artist of the Year. Also in 1995, Forefront released a five-track EP of remixes. God followed in 1996, with the holiday…
Lynda Carter Biography (1951-)
Published on 1 Aug, 2011 at 8:40 in Biography | | No Comments
The epitome of the word “statuesque,” brunette, big blue-eyed, and 6′ tall Lynda Carter was once considered one of the most beautiful women in the western world. Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Carter’s height caused considerable awkwardness in high school. Friends encouraged her to become a performer; she began studying voice and by the time she graduated,…
Megan Park Biography (1986-)
Published on 29 Jul, 2011 at 11:56 in Biography | | No Comments
A native of Lindsay, Ontario, Canadian actress Megan Park first showed an interest in drama at age seven, when she aggressively persuaded her parents to let her perform in a regional production of The Sound of Music. The experience only fortified her love of acting, and she thus deepened and expanded her professional resumé in the years to…
Kristin Chenoweth Biography (1968-)
Published on 27 Jul, 2011 at 11:19 in Biography | | No Comments
Any fan of Kristin Chenoweth knows that the musical quality of her lilting timbre is more than just a nice speaking voice: the actress has been one of the most successful and well-known performers on Broadway for the past ten years. The sprightly 4’11″ actress attended Oklahoma City University on a full scholarship to study voice before going…
Lonette McKee Biography (1954-)
Published on 26 Jul, 2011 at 2:59 in Biography | | No Comments
From stage to screen to recording studios, Lonette McKee has worked as both an actress and vocalist. Although actors who also sing have been a dime a dozen since the earliest days of stage and cinema, McKee’s groundbreaking performance as the first African-American actress to portray the character of Julie in a major American production of Show Boat…
