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K'Maro
Cyril Kamar ( ar, سيريل قمر; born January 31, 1980, in Beirut), known by his stage name K.Maro (; sometimes stylized as K-Maro or K'Maro) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, producer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in French and English. He is also the founder, the owner, and the CEO of East 47th Music, a record label, and Rock&Cherries Agency, a Paris-based Talents management agency. Both East 47th Music and Rock&Cherries Agency are part of KEG company (Kamar Entertainment Group). Biography Cyril Kamar is a francophone and anglophone singer, producer and businessman living between Paris, France and New York City. Cyril Kamar was born in Beirut, Lebanon on January 31, 1980. After the end of the war, he moved with his family to Montreal, Quebec, in 1991. Music career K.Maro first broke through to the Quebec charts with his group LMDS, an abbreviation for "Les Messagers du Son". This was a French language hip hop duo in Montreal, Quebec, Canada formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imposs
Stanley Rimsky Salgado, known by his stage name Imposs, is a Haitian-Canadian rapper based in Quebec. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of Muzion, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with Wyclef Jean during Muzion days and as a solo artist. He is also well known for dubbing the phrase "Real City" for Montreal. He is signed to Sony As part of Muzion As part of band Muzion that was formed in 1999, Imposs had great success with the band signing a contract with BMG. The debut album ''Mentalité Moune Morne'' in 1999 was a hit and Imposs became well known in the urban scene throughout Canada and in Quebec in particular. After winning the "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" Félix Award, the band released their second album ''J'Rêvolutionne'' that got critical acclaim and again won the "Best Album of the Year -Hip Hop" in 2002. Imposs and Muzion toured France with IV My People, follow-up to the cult band NTM. In 2004, Wyclef Jean in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 411
The 411 are an English girl group comprising Carolyn Owlett, Tisha Martin and Tanya Boniface. Originally a four-piece with Suzie Furlonger, the group was formed in late 2002 after Martin and Boniface sang backing vocals on Lemar's version of Al Green's " Let's Stay Together". The 411 took its name from the Mary J. Blige album ''What's the 411?'' (1992). The group released one studio album, '' Between the Sheets'' and three top-forty singles before disbanding for the first time in 2005. The 411 was reformed in 2007 with a new name, Sunshyne, with two new members after Furlonger left a few months before. The band soon changed back to its original name and Furlonger was replaced by Nuala Farrelly, who was a member of Sunshyne. Martin announced in 2008 on her own personal '' Myspace'' account that the band had yet again split up but still remained friends and that it would possibly release new material in the near future. On 6 December 2021, it was announced that the 411 would re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMDS (band)
LMDS, an abbreviation for "Les messagers du son" was a Canadian French language hip hop duo formed in Montreal in 1993. The band was made up of Lyrik (real name Cyril Kamar) and Mélo / Mélopsy (real name Adil Takhssait). The group broke up in 2001. Both artists continue their musical careers, Cyril Kamar/Lyrik as K.Maro and Adil Takhssait/Mélo/Mélopsy as Vaï Band members LMDS was formed in 1993 of two immigrant school friends: *Cyril Kamar (Lebanese-Canadian origin), known as Lyrik in the band. He later on became successful as a solo artist, taking the name K'Maro, a hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer. He also established and owns K.Pone Inc Music Group entertainment company and "K.Pone Inc" record label as well as "Balbec" line of clothing. *Adil Takhssait (Moroccan-French-Canadian origin), known as Mélo (sometimes Mélopsy) in the band. He was born on 24 April 1979 in Paris, France. He relocated with his parents to Morocco and later on immigrated to Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femme Like U
"Femme Like U (Donne-moi ton corps)" more commonly known as "Femme Like U" is a 2004 in music, 2004 song recorded by Canadian artist Cyril Kamar, better known under the name of K.Maro. The song was released as the first Single (music), single from his album ''La Good Life'', on May 8, 2004. It achieved a huge success in many countries in Europe, including France, Belgium and Switzerland, where it topped their charts, being thus one of the summer hits. As of August 2014, the song was the 14th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 633,000 units sold. This debut single is generally considered as K. Maro's signature song, although he has had other hits in Europe, such as "Crazy" or "Sous l'œil de l'ange", but which were less successful than "Femme Like U (Donne-moi ton corps)". The song is known under its short title, "Femme Like U", but the complete title is "Femme Like U (Donne-moi ton corps)", as it features in small letters on the single cover. Although the lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaï
Adil Takhssait, better known by his stage names Vaï, also Mélo or Mélopsy, is a Canadian rap and hip hop musician of Moroccan origin. Adil Takhssait was born 24 April 1979 in Paris, France, in a Moroccan family and immigrated to Canada in 1993, and established himself in Montreal. He is an author, composer and performer. He is signed to K.Pone.Inc record label. In LMDS Adil Takhssait formed in 1994 his first band LMDS abbreviation of ''Les Messagers Du Son'' with his classmate and friend Cyril Kamar (later on K'Maro). Adil took the name "Mélo" (Mélopsy) whereas Cyril Kamar took the name Lyrik. LMDS, Les Messagers du Son, has had two successful albums, ''Les Messagers du Son'' in 1997 and ''Il Faudrait Leur Dire'' in 1999. The self-titled debut album of LMDS ''Les Messagers du Son'' issued in 1997 achieved top positions in the Quebec charts and the duo appeared at Les FrancoFolies de Montréal music festival in 1999. They followed that by ''"Il faudrait leur dire"'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shy'm
Tamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm , is a French singer. She released her first album, ''Mes fantaisies'', in 2006 and has since released six more albums. She had three Platinum albums, including her number-one 2012 album, ''Caméléon''. In 2012, 2013 and 2015 she received the NRJ Music Award for Francophone Female Artist of the Year. Early life Tamara Marthe was born on 28 November 1985 in Trappes (a suburb west of Paris), France to a Metropolitan French mother and a father from Martinique, in a family oriented to music and creative arts. A fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beyoncé, she nevertheless grew up to the sound of zouk—a French Caribbean music genre—and R&B. From an early age, she became interested in dancing and singing. She began taking lessons in dancing and she earned the nickname "Spicy Tam" as a result of the effort she put in it. In academics, she obtained a baccalaureat at the age of seventeen. Along with her studies, she had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mes Fantaisies
''Mes fantaisies'' is the first album by French singer Shy'm. It was released in November 2006 and achieved much success in France, where it reached number six and was certified double Platinum. It provided five singles, three of which were released physically. It yielded two top 5 singles in France—"Femme de couleur" and "Victoire"—and a further top 15—"Oublie-moi". The album is composed primarily of midtempo R&B, and contains a cover of Gilbert Montagné's 1984 song, "Le Blues de toi". Commercial performance Released in November 2006, the album could only manage a debut of number 38 and by the start of December was as low as number 70. However, it gradually rose up the charts due to the impending release of "Victoire" and in January 2007 reached its peak of number six, which it stayed at for two weeks. The album remained a consistent presence in the French album chart due to its successful singles run and went on to spend 86 weeks in the French albums top 200, earning a do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belly (rapper)
Ahmad Balshe ( ar, أحمد بلوشي) (born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa. At twenty-one years old, he moved on to his main love hip-hop with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Death Before Dishonor: Vol. 1''. He then released eight additional projects in a span of six years, including his debut studio album ''The Revolution (Belly album), The Revolution'' (2007), as well as two collaborative mixtapes, ''The Lost Tapes'' and ''The Greatest Dream I Never Had'', with Kurupt and DJ Drama, respectively. After a hiatus from music, Belly secured a recording contract with XO (record label), XO in 2015, and later an additional contract with Roc Nation, after co-writing a variety of songs for Contemporary R&B, R&B artists the Weeknd and Beyoncé. Belly received a total of eleven credits across the former's latest studio albums, while also providing bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reflets
''Reflets'' is the second album by the French singer Shy'm, following 2006 ''Mes fantaisies''. A more mature album than Shy'm's début, ''Reflets'' experimented more with electronic music. The album was released in September 2008 and débuted at #4 in France, but failed to match the success of ''Mes fantaisies''. Three singles were taken from the album, including #2 hit "Si tu savais". The album was written and produced by longtime Shy'm collaborators Cyril Kamar and Louis Côté. Commercial performance On the week ending October 4, 2008, the album débuted at #4 on the official French album chart, becoming Shy'm's highest peaking album at the time (it was later surpassed by 2012's ''Caméléon''). However, it spent only five further weeks in the top 40 and only twenty nine weeks in the top 200. The album was considered a commercial success, it was certified Platinum Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corneille (singer)
Cornelius Nyungura (born 24 March 1977), known by his stage name Corneille, is a Canadian R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in West Germany to Rwanda He, spent most of his childhood in Rwanda, and eventually emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1997. He sings in French and English. His work is greatly influenced by American funk and soul music; he is inspired by Prince, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Early life Corneille was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, although he spent much of his childhood in Rwanda. He discovered his passion for music in 1993, and so joined an R&B group, who won the Découverte 1993 competition. This also introduced him to songwriting and musical composition. However, his life changed after the Rwandan genocide in 1994. His father, Émile Nyungura, was a leader of the political party PSD thought to be opposed to the government and therefore a target; Corneille witnessed the assassination of his parents and his three brothers and sisters when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper, music video director, and record executive. He is an original member of the hip hop collective the Diplomats (also known as Dipset), alongside longtime friend and fellow Harlem native, Cam'ron. In 2004, he released his debut solo album ''On My Way to Church''. The release of his second album, '' Harlem: Diary of a Summer'' in 2005, coincided with Jones landing an executive position in A&R at Entertainment One Music. A year later he was on his third album ''Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)'' (2006), which spawned his biggest single to date, "We Fly High". The song reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jones' first major-label album ''Pray IV Reign'' was released in March 2009 by Columbia Records. The album spawned the hit sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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