Melissa Etheridge - Wikipedia. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 2. American singer- songwriter, guitarist, and activist.[5] Her self- titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1. The album peaked at No. Billboard 2. 00, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1. 99. 3, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am.

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Its tracks "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window" both reached the top 3. United States, and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at No. Billboard 2. 00, and spent 1. RIAA certification of 6x Platinum,[7] her largest to date. In October 2. 00.

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Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2. 00. 5 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, although bald from chemotherapy, performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song "Piece of My Heart".[8] Etheridge's performance was widely lauded, with India. Arie writing "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge.[9] Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. The album was a success, peaking at No.

Billboard 2. 00, and going Gold almost immediately.[7] Her latest studio album is This Is M. E. Etheridge is known for her mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop- based folk- rock, and raspy, smoky vocals."[3] She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career, winning two, in 1. In 2. 00. 7, she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth. In September 2. 01. Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1.

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Early life and career[edit]Etheridge was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, the younger of two girls of Elizabeth (Williamson), a computer consultant, and John Etheridge, an American Constitution teacher at Leavenworth High School. Her father was a high school psychology teacher, counselor and athletic director at her alma mater, Leavenworth High School.

He died in August 1. Her mother was a homemaker and a computer analyst and is now retired.

She attended David Brewer School, which is still located at 1. Osage Streets. She graduated in 1.

Leavenworth High School (LHS) at 1. Avenue and Halderman.

Etheridge was a member of the first "Power and Life" musical/dance group at LHS. Her childhood home was at 1. Miami Street. Etheridge's interest in music began early; she picked up her first guitar at 8. She began to play in all- men country music groups throughout her teenage years, until she moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Etheridge played the club circuit around Boston. After three semesters, Etheridge decided to drop out of Berklee and head to Los Angeles to attempt a career in music.[3] Etheridge was discovered in a bar called Vermie's in Pasadena, CA.

She had made some friends on a women's soccer team and those new friends came to see her play. One of the women was Karla Leopold, whose husband, Bill Leopold, was a manager in the music business. Karla convinced Bill to see her perform live. He was impressed, and has remained a pivotal part of Etheridge's career ever since.[1. This, in addition to her gigs in lesbian bars around Los Angeles, led to her discovery by Island Records chief Chris Blackwell.

She received a publishing deal to write songs for movies including the 1. Weeds.[1. 3]In 1.

Etheridge sent her demo to Olivia Records, a lesbian record label, but was ultimately rejected. She saved the rejection letter, signed by "the women of Olivia", which was later featured in Intimate Portrait: Melissa Etheridge, the Lifetime Television documentary of her life.

Road to rock stardom[edit]After an unreleased first effort that was rejected by Island Records as being too polished and glossy, she completed her stripped- down self- titled debut in just four days. Her eponymous debut album Melissa Etheridge, released in 1. Bring Me Some Water", a turntable hit, was nominated for a Grammy.[1. At the time of the album's release, it was not generally known that Etheridge was a lesbian. While on the road promoting the album, she paused in Memphis, Tennessee, to be interviewed for the radio syndication, Pulsebeat—Voice of the Heartland, explaining the intensity of her music by saying: "People think I'm really sad—or really angry.

But my songs are written about the conflicts I have.. I have no anger toward anyone else."[1. She invited the radio syndication producer to attend her concert that night. He did and was surprised to find himself one of the few men in attendance.[1.

Etheridge followed up her first album's success by contributing background vocals to Don Henley's album The End of the Innocence. She went into the studio and recorded her sophomore effort Brave and Crazy which was released in 1. Brave and Crazy followed the same musical formula as her eponymous debut garnering a Grammy nomination. The album peaked at #2.

Billboard charts (equal to her first album). Etheridge then went on the road, taking a page from one of her musical influences, Bruce Springsteen, and built a loyal fan base.[1. Etheridge is a Bruce Springsteen fan, and she has covered his songs "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" during live shows. In 1. 99. 2, Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough. Similar to her prior two albums, Never Enough didn't reach the top of the charts peaking at #2. Etheridge her first Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for her single "Ain't It Heavy".

Never Enough was considered a more personal and mature album from Etheridge at that time. With rumors circulating around her sexuality (Etheridge was not out yet at this point), the album seemed to inadvertently address these rumors.[1. In 1. 99. 2, Etheridge established a performing arts scholarship at Leavenworth High School in honor of her father.

She said her father used to "spend his weekends driving me to Kansas City and all points around there so I could play in bands. I was underage so I couldn't have gone without him."1. Yes I Am[edit]On September 2. Etheridge released what would become her mainstream breakthrough[citation needed] recording Yes I Am. Co- produced with Hugh Padgham, Yes I Am spent 1. Billboard 2. 00 charts and peaked at #1. Come to My Window" and her only Billboard Top 1.

I'm the Only One", which also hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Sales- wise, Yes I Am earned a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum[1. Etheridge earned her second Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for her single "Come to My Window".

She also garnered two additional nominations in the Best Rock Song category for "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window", losing to Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia". In 1. 99. 3, Etheridge boycotted playing shows in Colorado over its passage of Amendment 2.[1. In a visit to Leavenworth in November 1. A ball field at the park will be named after her father. While she was here, she also donated money to help refurbish the Performing Arts Center in Leavenworth at 4. Delaware. In 1. 99. Etheridge played a cover version of "Burning Love" live in Memphis, during the "It's Now Or Never, The Tribute To Elvis".

Also in 1. 99. 4, she was honored by VH- 1 for her work with the AIDS organization L. A. Shanti. During the televised occasion, she highlighted the appearance with a performance of "I'm the Only One" and a duet with Sammy Hagar covering The Rolling Stones' song, "Honky Tonk Woman."[1. The album's fifth single, "If I Wanted To", debuted in February 1. Billboard Hot 1. 00 at No. After her breakthrough[edit]. Melissa Etheridge concert ticket, 1.

The success of Yes I Am helped increase sales of Etheridge's earlier albums.

Joss Stone - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. Joss Stone. Joss Stone en el festival de Jazz de Estocolmo. Datos generales. Nombre real. Joscelyn Eve Stoker. Nacimiento. 11 de abril de 1.

Dover, Kent, Inglaterra. Nacionalidad. Británica. Ocupación. Cantante, compositora, actriz. Información artística. Tipo de voz. Mezzosoprano / Contralto.

Género(s)Soul, R& B, Blues, Jazz, Funk. Período de actividad. Discográfica(s)Relentless Records, S- Curve Records, Virgin, Stone'd Records, Surfdog Records. Artistas relacionados. Super. Heavy. Web.

Sitio webhttp: //www. Ficha. Joss Stone en IMDb[editar datos en Wikidata]Joscelyn Eve Stoker[1]​ (1. Joss Stone, es una destacada cantante y compositorainglesa de soul, R& B y blues, famosa por su expresiva y emotiva voz de mezzo- soprano.[2]​[3]​[4]​Saltó a la fama después de la edición de su disco debut multi- platino y nominado al Premio Mercury, The Soul Sessions, de 2. Mind Body & Soul fue su segundo trabajo, lanzado en septiembre de 2. You Had Me". Según la RIAA, Stone es el segundo mejor debut de la historia del Billboard 2. Introducing Joss Stone de marzo de 2.

Su cuarto trabajo titulado Colour Me Free! Billboard en 2. 00. LP1 de 2. 01. 1, que llegó al noveno puesto. LP1 fue lanzado a través de su propio sello discográfico, Stone'd Records, luego de una larga disputa para desvincularse de su contrato con la compañía discográfica EMI. A principios de 2.

Super. Heavy, integrado además por Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley y A. R. Rahman, con el cual grabó el disco debut, del mismo nombre del grupo, que fue lanzado en septiembre de 2. Stone lanzó la secuela de su primer álbum, The Soul Sessions Vol. Mind Body & Soul, al mismo tiempo que su debut en América logró ser su cuarto disco Top Ten consecutivo en el Billboard 2. También ha realizado trabajos de actuación como invitada en cine y televisión.

Hizo su debut en el filme de aventuras y fantasía Eragon a fines de 2. Y también interpretó en la serie The Tudors, a la reina de Inglaterra, Ana de Cléveris, durante las dos últimas temporadas, entre 2. Stone ha vendido más de once millones de copias a nivel mundial, lo que la convierte en una de las cantantes más exitosas de su generación.

Es la artista británica más joven en recibir un Brit Award, así como en tener un álbum número uno en el Reino Unido.[7]​ El compositor y productor discográfico de soul y R& B, Smokey Robinson, impresionado al conocerla, la llegó a rebautizar como "Aretha Joplin", en referencia a las grandes cantantes de soul y blues de fines de los sesentas, Aretha Franklin y Janis Joplin.[8]​Su talento ha sido reconocido por la industria discográfica estadounidense e inglesa con variadas nominaciones, dos premios Brit Awards y un Premio Grammy. Vida y carrera[editar]Infancia y juventud[editar]Stone nació en el Hospital Buckland del pueblo portuario de Dover, perteneciente al condado de Kent, Inglaterra, y vivió su adolescencia en Ashill, una pequeña localidad de Devon.[9]​Es la tercera de cuatro hijos de Richard y Wendy Stoker.[1. Su primera aparición pública fue en la Uffculme Comprehensive School, escuela a la que ella acudía en Devon, con un cover de Jackie Wilson's llamado "Reet Petite", de 1. Debido a una dislexia, debió dejar la escuela a la edad de 1. GCSE (Un examen que se aplica a los estudiantes secundarios entre 1. Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte). Al ser consultada al respecto en 2.

No fue porque haya sido estúpida. El hecho es que soy algo disléxica y no era muy estudiosa. Siempre me sentí más bien una artista"[1. Joscelyn creció escuchando una amplia variedad de música, incluido el R& B americano y el soul de las décadas del sesenta y setenta, representados por artistas como Dusty Springfield y Aretha Franklin. Por este motivo desarrolló un estilo muy personal, caracterizado por la dinámica y profundidad de su voz, influido por aquellos artistas. Mi primer álbum fue Aretha Franklin: Greatest Hits.

Vi una vez un anuncio en televisión, mostraba pequeños clips de sus canciones. No tenía idea de quien era, tenía sólo 1. Y dije: 'Oh, esto es muy bueno', así que escribí y le dije a mi mamá 'Quiero esto para Navidad', entonces ella le dijo a mi amigo Dennis, que siempre me traía buena música, y entonces él me lo regaló. Así que ese fue mi primer disco y me encantó".[1. Más tarde en una entrevista con MTV aseguró: "Traté de estar lo más cercana al Soul, más que a todo lo demás, debido a mi voz.

Tienes que tener una buena voz para interpretar el Soul y siempre me encantó hacerlo, incluso desde que era pequeña".[1. Watch Christmas Story Online Full Movie here. En el año 2. 00. 1, con 1. BBC"Star for a Night", en Londres, cantando "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" de Aretha Franklin y "It's Not Right but It's Okay" de Whitney Houston. Después de lograr pasar la audición, se presentó en horario estelar cantando "On the Radio" de Donna Summer, finalmente, para ganar el concurso.[1. Luego apareció en un evento de caridad, llamando la atención de The Boilerhouse Boys, el nombre de un dúo de productores musicales con base en Londres compuesto por Andy Dean y Ben Wolfe, quienes contactaron a fines de 2.

S- Curve Records, Steve Greenberg, a quien le dijeron: "Hemos escuchado a la mejor cantante que jamás hemos visto en este país".[1. A principios de 2. Greenberg invitó a Stone a una audición en Nueva York, en la que interpretó, con pistas de acompañamiento, clásicos del soul: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" de Otis Redding, "Midnight Train to Georgia" de Gladys Knight & the Pips, y nuevamente "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" de Franklin. Greenberg la contrató inmediatamente para su sello.[1. Era The Soul Sessions y Mind Body & Soul[editar]. Joss Stone durante el Mind, Body & Soul Sessions Tour. Después de firmar por S- Curve Records, Stone viajó hacia Miami y Filadelfia, para empezar a trabajar en su álbum debut The Soul Sessions.

Para ello colaboró con personajes de renombre en la escena soul de Miami, como Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas, y Little Beaver, y también con artistas contemporáneos como Angie Stone y The Roots. El álbum consiste en versiones de canciones poco conocidas de cantantes como Wright, Franklin, Laura Lee, Bettye Swann, entre otros. Lanzado el 1. 6 de septiembre de 2. Reino Unido,[7]​ y estuvo dentro del Top 4. Billboard 2. 00 norteamericano. El primer single "Fell in Love with a Boy", un cover de la canción de 2.

Fell in Love with a Girl" de la banda The White Stripes, logró un lugar dentro de los primeros veinte en la lista de singles inglesa, al igual que el segundo single "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me) Part 1", original de 1. Willie "Sugar Billy" Garner. El álbum finalmente fue certificado como triple disco de platino por la British Phonographic Industry a mediados de abril de 2. Recording Industry Association of America a finales de marzo de 2. Luego de lograr reconocimiento de la crítica con The Soul Sessions, Stone grabó su segundo álbum, esta vez con material nuevo, Mind Body & Soul, al cual ella misma se refiere como su debut real.[1. Fue estrenado casi exactamente un año después que el anterior, el 1.

Con esta nueva producción logró aún mayor éxito comercial, incluso rompiendo el récord como la cantante más joven en debutar al tope de las listas británicas de los álbumes más vendidos, récord hasta entonces ostentado por la cantante pop Avril Lavigne.[2. El primer sencillo extraído del álbum, "You Had Me", es su mayor éxito a la fecha, alcanzando el Top 1. Reino Unido. Los dos siguientes, "Right to Be Wrong" (un ya clásico en sus presentaciones en vivo) y "Spoiled" alcanzaron el Top 4. Don't Cha Wanna Ride", el Top 2.

A comienzos de septiembre de 2. BIA certificó a Mind Body & Soul como triple disco de platino, y platino por la RIAA. En 2. 00. 4, Stone comenzó a salir con Beau Dozier, con quien co- escribió la canción "Spoiled". Beau es hijo de Lamont Dozier, productor musical de la compañía Motown, conocido por ser miembro del equipo de composición Holland- Dozier- Holland.