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The Voice (Australia Season 6)
The sixth season of ''The Voice'' began on 24 April 2017. Delta Goodrem was the only coach to reprise her role from the fifth season. She was joined by returning coach, Seal, returning for his third season after a three-year absence and new additions Boy George and Kelly Rowland, replacing Jessie J, The Madden Brothers and Ronan Keating, respectively. Judah Kelly from Team Delta won the competition on 2 July 2017, marking Goodrem's second and final win as a coach. Coaches and hosts In July 2016, Jessie J announced her departure from ''The Voice'' after two seasons, commenting "I've loved doing the show, I've done four seasons: two in the U.K., two in Sydney, but I just need to make another album." In November, it was confirmed that Delta Goodrem would be returning for her fifth season as coach, whilst Seal would be returning for his third season after a three-year hiatus to replace Jessie J. On 8 December 2016, it was announced that former ''The Voice UK'' coach Boy George wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963), known professionally as Seal, is a British singer. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide. These include hit songs "Crazy" and "Killer", the latter of which went to number one in the UK, and his most celebrated song, "Kiss from a Rose", which was released in 1994. Seal is renowned for his distinctive soulful singing voice. Seal has won multiple awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards; he won Best British Male in 1992. He has also won four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. As a songwriter, Seal received two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "Killer" (1990) and "Crazy" (1991). He was a coach on ''The Voice Australia'' in 2012 and 2013, and returned to Australia to work as a coach in 2017. Early life Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel was born on 19 February 1963 at St Mary's Hospital in Padd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Kids (Australian Season 1)
''The Voice Kids'' was an Australian television talent show that premiered on the Nine Network on 22 June 2014. It featured Delta Goodrem, Mel B and The Madden Brothers as the coaches. Development Auditions The auditions were opened to anyone between the age of 8 and 14, as of 1 January 2014. Contestants were to submit an online application via ''The Voice'' official website, which ended on 24 September 2013. Selected applicants out of the 8,000 hopefuls who applied for the auditions were invited to the producers' auditions in various capital cities. Two of the audition cities were Perth, Western Australia, held on 18 October 2013; and Adelaide, South Australia. The producers' auditions consisted of three stages. Firstly, the contestants were grouped and had to sing a song together. Selected contestants from the first stage then moved on to the second stage, where they had to sing for ''The Voice Kids'' head vocal coach, Lindsay Field. The last stage of the auditions re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen (Beyoncé Song)
"Listen" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé. The song was written by Beyoncé, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Samantha Worley and Anne Preven, and produced by The Underdogs (duo), The Underdogs, Matt Sullivan and Randy Spendlove for the 2006 musical film ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'', in which Beyoncé's character Deena Jones sings the song in an expression of independence from her controlling husband. Columbia Records released "Listen" as the lead single from the ''Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture'' soundtrack album on December 4, 2006. It additionally appeared as a hidden track on international editions, and on the deluxe edition of Beyoncé's second solo studio album, ''B'Day (Beyoncé album), B'Day''. The Spanish version of the song, "Oye", was released on the EP, ''Irreemplazable'', and the Spanish deluxe edition of ''B'Day''. One of four new songs written for the feature version of ''Dreamgirls'' (originally a Dreamgirls, 1981 Broadway musical), "List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Is Never Enough
"Almost Is Never Enough" is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande and English singer Nathan Sykes. The pop and soul-influenced track was written by Grande, Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert, Olaniyi-Akinpelu, and its producer, Moses Samuels. Two official versions of the song exist. A shortened version is included on the official soundtrack for the 2013 fantasy film '' The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'' and was released August 19, 2013 via Republic Records as a second promotional single from the same, following Colbie Caillat's "When the Darkness Comes" on July 10, and a longer version was remastered for inclusion on Grande's debut studio album, '' Yours Truly'' (2013). Composition The song is composed in the key of D Major. The duo's vocal range spans 2 octaves and 2 notes, from F#3 to D6. Critical reception The duet received primarily positive reception. ''Idolator'' editor Mike Wass called "Almost Is Never Enough" a "glorious" and "soulful" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a song by American group Destiny's Child from their second studio album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, and Rodney Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. While the song features the vocals of the group's original line-up consisting of Luckett and Roberson, the music video for the single marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with then-new members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, whom they were replaced with. It was released as the third single from ''The Writing's on the Wall'' on October 14, 1999, by Columbia Records. "Say My Name" was the most successful of the four singles from ''The Writing's on the Wall'', becoming Destiny's Child's second number-one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reaching the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piece By Piece (Kelly Clarkson Song)
"Piece by Piece" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson taken from her seventh studio album of the same name. She co-wrote the track with its producer Greg Kurstin. A midtempo pop song about restoring someone's faith in love and family relationships, Clarkson promulgated "Piece by Piece" as a sequel to the song " Because of You" (2004) but with a "happy ending". After a discussion with her sister about their family life, she introspectively co-wrote the song in a first-person narrative to her father, whose neglect of his family was used as a juxtaposition to her husband's unconditional love for her and their daughter, whom they both promised to never abandon. "Piece by Piece" was first released as the second promotional single from ''Piece by Piece'' by RCA Records on February 24, 2015. Upon its release, the title track received praise from music critics, who commended its lyrical content as one of the album's highlights. Clarkson premiered the song in a live acoustic perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Save A Life
"How to Save a Life" is a song by American alternative rock band The Fray, released in March 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song is one of the band's most popular airplay songs and peaked in the top 3 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States. It became the joint seventh longest charting single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, tying with Santana's "Smooth" (1999), at 58 consecutive weeks. The song has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA, and has sold 4.7 million downloads as of January 2015, the fourth best-selling rock song in digital history. "How to Save a Life" is the band's biggest hit single to date, topping the Adult Top 40 chart for 15 consecutive weeks and topping the Canadian Airplay Chart. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2007, but lost to "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Background and writing According to lead singer Isaac Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is A Highway
"Life Is a Highway" is a song by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane from his second studio album, ''Mad Mad World'' (1991). The song became a number-one hit in Canada in late 1991. "Life Is a Highway" also peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in August 1992 and reached the top three in Australia and New Zealand the same year. The song was covered by Chris LeDoux for his 1998 album One Road Man and Rascal Flatts for the ''Cars'' soundtrack. Background and release Cochrane has stated that "Life Is a Highway" was originally conceived in the 1980s as "Love is a Highway" while he was still a member of Red Rider, but was shelved at that time because he felt the unfinished song was unusable. Following a trip with his family to Eastern Africa with the World Vision famine relief organization, Cochrane revisited the song on the advice of his friend John Webster, an instrumentalist on the ''Mad Mad World'' album. In a 2017 interview with The Canadian Press to mark the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Deep – Mountain High
"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released as the title track to their 1966 studio album on Philles Records. Produced by Phil Spector and written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked "River Deep – Mountain High" No. 33 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. ''NME'' ranked it No. 37 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The single did not perform well upon its original release in the US, but it was successful in Europe. Spector claimed to be pleased with the response from the critics and his peers, but he then withdrew from the music industry for two years, beginning his personal decline. After a revival of the song from covers by Eric Burdon and the Animals and Deep Purple in 1968, the original version was reissued by A&M Records in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Need Me, I Don't Need You
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (or simply "You Need Me") is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011 as the second single from his debut studio album, '' +'' ("Plus"). The track "You Need Me" was originally released on the ''You Need Me'' extended play in 2009. The new version of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" was re-recorded with a heavier beat, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding 600,000 units. Background During his headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at the Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran revealed that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be his second single. The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record In The World" on 6 July 2011. He performed the song live for the SBTV YouTube channel, in which he made an entire song, backing track included, in just 5 minutes using a guitar and loop p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" is a song by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. Written by Arthur along with TMS, who also produced the record, it serves as his first single since winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, his second single overall after "Impossible", and the lead single from his self-titled debut album. Background Speaking to Capital FM about the song, Arthur called it: "One of those big, uplifting anthemic tunes. The rest of the album is quite diverse." The song received its debut airplay on Capital FM on 9 September 2013. Reception Critical reception Writing for the ''Metro'', Seamus Duff said "With a possibly genuine new talent about to take the charts, The X Factor might in fact have produced their best winner yet." Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave it four stars out of five, saying "It's hard times when nobody wants you," he sings in his unmistakably wobbly, soul-soaked vocal over a barrage of horns and toe-tapping p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen Song)
"Dancing in the Dark" is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. Adding uptempo synthesizer riffs to his sound for the first time, the song spent four weeks at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sold over one million singles in the U.S. It was the first single released from his 1984 album, ''Born in the U.S.A.'', and became his biggest hit, helping the album become the best-selling album of his career. "Dancing in the Dark" was also successful worldwide, becoming Australia's highest-selling single of 1984 (despite peaking at number five on the Kent Music Report), peaking at number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, and charting within the top 10 in seven other countries. The song is listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Writing and recording Springsteen wrote "Dancing In the Dark" overnight, after Jon Landau convinced him that the album needed a single. According to journalist Dave Marsh in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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