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Shota Shimizu
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao, Osaka, Japan, who debuted in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park in New York City, USA, during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He became captivated with soul music, which is how his music career started. He was inspired by Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Ray Charles. Before his debut, in November 2007, Shimizu sang in English on amateur night at the Apollo Theater in New York City. He was called a "one in a million soul singer" by a local newspaper in New York. The second time he performed at the Apollo Theater was on November 19, 2008. He sang the song "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto in Japanese, where he was given a standing ovation from an audience of 1,500 people. He said he sang it because he wanted to show his Japanese pride and demonstrate the beauty of the Japanese language. Career ''Umbrella'' (2008) Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West Side, Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the List of New York City parks, fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually , and is the most filmed location in the world. After proposals for a large park in Manhattan during the 1840s, it was approved in 1853 to cover . In 1857, landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a Architectural design competition, design competition for the park with their "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year; existing structures, including a majority-Black settlement named Seneca Village, were seized through eminent domain and razed. The park's first areas were opened to the public in late 1858. Additional land at the northern end of Central Park was purchased in 1859, and the park was completed in 1876. After a period of de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dohzi-T
is a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter who has been active since 1989. Biography Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band "Zingi", formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single "Shōnen A" (lit. "Boy A") on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shota Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Go. Since he has long career in Japan, he is called "Brother Dohzi" by other musicians. He is also known for his ability to find new singers. Dohzi-T and DJ Bass were featured in Ayumi Hamasaki's song " Nothing from Nothing", released by Nippon Columbia on September 21, 1995. However, Hamasaki soon left from the record label and became a pop singer under Avex Trax. In January 2008, he collaborated with Thelma Aoyama in a song "This Day" on her CD single "Soba ni Iru ne". In June 2008, he released his single " Mō Ichi do...", featuring Beni. It sold over two million ringtone downloads. Soon after "Mō Ichi Do..." released an album named '' 12 Love Stories'' including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Aoyama
is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese. She is known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo" and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne". In September 2008, the Guinness World Records certified that "Soba ni Iru ne" was the best-selling digital download single in Japan with over two million "full-track" downloads (''Chaku Uta Full''). Including various forms of digital downloads, it sold over 8.7 million downloads by November 2008. The Guinness record was surpassed by Greeeen's song " Kiseki" in June 2009. Biography She was born Thelma Juri Aoyama (青山テルマじゅり) and spent six years at Osaka International School as an elementary school student. At age 12, her family moved to Torrance, California, where she lived for two years and attended Calle Mayor Middle School. She returned to Japan in the winter of 2002, settling in Tokyo. Aoyama attended the American School in Japan. She attended Sophia University. Aoyama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe (singer)
Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1972), known mononymously as Joe, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Ashburn, Georgia, he later relocated to Atlanta and signed a record deal with Polygram Records in 1992. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut album ''Everything'' the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including '' All That I Am'' (1997), the international bestseller ''My Name Is Joe'' (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums '' Better Days'' (2001) and '' And Then...'' (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit " Stutter", the top ten entries " All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", "Don't Wanna Be a Player", and " I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures", "Thank God I Found You" and "Still Not a Player". Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken The 390
, AKA Ken the 390 (''Ken za Sankyūmaru''), is a Japanese hip hop and R&B singer/rapper and voice actor who is an artist of the Rhythm Zone label owned by the Avex Group. Life and career In 1999, Ken the 390 helped in founding the Da.Me.Records label that helped the Japanese hip hop industry to rise. His debut solo album, ''Prologue'', was released in Japan on March 25, 2006. The latest album with a title name of ''Fantastic World'' was released on October 8, 2008. Discography ;Studio albums * 2006: ''Prologue'' ( Da.Me.Records, JP) # Here's Demons さんこちら# 3 Oceans ーシャンズ３# LOVE # Seize the Stars をつかめ# Time Radio ジオの時間# Arts & Yabekuri ゃべくり芸# Hajimari Jazz じまりのJAZZ# Tokyo's Falling Rain 雨降る東京# Walkin' # Passing Each れ違い# Whisper of the Heart をすませば # Storage 憶# Back in the Days (part 2) # Owaranai's Lullaby わらないララバイ# Prologue ロローグ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyfe Change
''Lyfe Change'' is the third studio album by Lyfe Jennings, released on April 29, 2008. "The album is called Lyfe Change because I'm changing it up a bit," explains Lyfe. "In the past I didn't work with different producers, I produced and wrote most of my albums by myself. But on this project I actually worked with different producers and a few writers." The first single off the album is called "Cops Up". It peaked at number 68 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Chart listings/ref> The song was originally written for R&B duo, Luke & Q. The second single is called "Never Never Land". It peaked at number 21 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The third single has been released and is called " Will I Ever". ''Lyfe Change'' debuted at number four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling about 80,000 copies in its opening week. In the limited edition of the CD came with a DVD featuring a Live Performance in an Ohio Prison and the "Cops Up" music video. The DVD is edited in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyfe Jennings
Chester Jermaine "Lyfe" Jennings (born June 3, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music. The ''New York Times'' referred to him as a "socially minded R&B singer". Biography Lyfe Jennings was born on June 3, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio to a working-class family and was the middle of five kids. When he was a teenager, Jennings started to perform with his brother and two cousins. In the beginning of the 1990s the group disbanded. During this time, Jennings began to get into legal trouble and his musical career came to a halt when he was sent to prison at the age of 14 for firebombing a house, killing a woman. Career 2002-2005 In 2002, after serving 10 years in prison, Lyfe returned to his musical aspirations. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he recorded a four-song demo CD. A month after that LP was released, he performed at The Apollo. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Your Angel
"I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Celine Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's ''These Are Special Times'' album and Kelly's '' R.'' album. It was released on 13 October 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number one in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The single also reached the top five in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Commercial performance The single was very successful in the United States and worldwide. It peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for six weeks. This was the first number one on ''Billboard''s new charting method of including airplay only tracks. The song remains both artists' latest U.S. number one single to date. It spent also twelve weeks at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The song also reached number one on the Hot 100 Singles Sales for six weeks and number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay. The single also became a top 10 hit in various European cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double (singer)
Double is the stage name for Japanese R&B singer (born March 14, 1975). Double used to be the name for the two member R&B group consisting of Takako and her sister Sachiko (1973 - 1999). After the death of Sachiko, Takako started her solo career adopting Double as her stage name. Double has been titled as the "Queen of R&B" and is considered to be a pioneer for being the first artist to bring American-style R&B to Japan. History Early life and musical interest Takako Hirasawa was born in Niigata, Japan. After her older sister Sachiko came back from a trip to America, she introduced Takako to the music of Mary J. Blige. Inspired by the 1992 video to Real Love, the two sisters decided to enter the music business as R&B artists. The duo began by performing at the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo. Music career On February 4, 1998, Double made their debut as a duo. They released the single, "For Me", which debuted on the Oricon chart at #89. They released three more singles, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey (Shota Shimizu Album)
''Journey'' is the second album by Shimizu Shota, released on March 3, 2010. It was released in two versions: a regular edition (¥3,059) and a limited edition including a DVD (¥3,500). Track listing CD: # Journey # Forever Love (Shota Shimizu × Miliyah Kato) # Kimi ga Suki (君が好き) # Cream # Starlight # Sayonara wa Itsumo Soba ni (さよならはいつも側に) # Kimi ga Ita kara (君がいたから) # Close to You # Utsukushiki Hibi yo (美しき日々よ) # Sakura (桜) # Days # Let's Groove (Bonus track) DVD: # Sayonara wa Itsumo Soba ni (Music Video) # Utsukushiki Hibi yo (Music Video) # Kimi ga Suki (Music Video) # Family feat. Ken the 390, SHUN & COMA-CHI (Music Video) # Forever Love (Shimizu Shota x Miliyah Kato (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of is a Japanese pop and urban singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and author. In 2003, Kato started her career as a singer when she provided vocal to Reggae Disco Rockers' song "Cherry Oh! ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison De M-Flo
''Tribute: Maison de M-Flo'' is a tribute album to M-Flo released by Rhythm Zone on September 16, 2009. The songs are newly remixed or have a new arrangement and each song is covered by a different artist. Track listing CD track listing # Miss You / May J. & Jonte # Come Again / Thelma Aoyama # Planet Shining / Coma-Chi # Yours only, feat. Wise / Kana Nishino # Been So Long / Jejung & Yuchun (from Tohoshinki) # Simple & Lovely / Misono # The Love Bug / Yu-A # Come Back To Me / Marie # L.O.T. (Love or Truth) / Beni # Let Go / Shota Shimizu is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao, Osaka, Japan, who debuted in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park in New York City, USA, during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian scho ... Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) References {{Authority control 2009 albums M-Flo albums Hip hop albums by Japanese artists Tribute albums Avex Group albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
