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Jump to: navigation, search La Lupe, or La Yiyiyi, (born Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond, December 23, 1939 - d. 1992) was a Latin and Salsa singer. La Lupe on the cover of her Greatest Hits album compilatiom Born in the barrio of San Pedrito,... See more

Jump to: navigation, search La Lupe, or La Yiyiyi, (born Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond, December 23, 1939 - d. 1992) was a Latin and Salsa singer. La Lupe on the cover of her Greatest Hits album compilatiom Born in the barrio of San Pedrito, Santiago de Cuba, her father was a worker at the local Bacardi distillery and was a major influence on her life and he strictly encouraged her to become a school teacher. Just like her counterpart, Celia Cruz, she qualified as a schoolteacher before she became a singer. She married in 1958 and formed a musical trio with her husband Eulogio "Yoyo" Reyes and another female singer. This group "The Tropicuba Trio" broke up with the marriage in 1960. She began to perform her own act at a small nightclub in Havana, La Red, and acquired a devoted following also appearing on radio. She released her first album, Con el Diablo en el Cuerpo (With the Devil Inside) on Discuba in 1961. Her expressive performances with their violent sexuality attracted... See less

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On November 14, 2006 Blige released an album of duets, Mary J. Blige & Friends, with accompanying DVD at Circuit City stores. Duet partners include Sting, Santana, Elton John, Robin Thicke, and Patti LaBelle. All the proceeds, through February 2007,... See more

On November 14, 2006 Blige released an album of duets, Mary J. Blige & Friends, with accompanying DVD at Circuit City stores. Duet partners include Sting, Santana, Elton John, Robin Thicke, and Patti LaBelle. All the proceeds, through February 2007, from the duets album are to go the Boys & Girls Club of America. On December 12, 2006, Reflections - A Retrospective was released. The album contained some of Blige's top songs as well as four new songs including the singles "We Ride (I See the Future)" (the first single) and "Reflections (I Remember)". The first single from the album in the UK, however, was "MJB Da MVP". The track was only included on the international version of the album. The album peaked at number nine in the U.S, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week, while reaching number forty in the UK. The album showed consistency in the UK, as it remained between forty-two and forty-four for three weeks, eventually peaking inside the top forty in the album's fourth week on... See less

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Jump to: navigation, search Some information in this article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable. Please check for inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed. For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see Jennifer... See more

Jump to: navigation, search Some information in this article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable. Please check for inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed. For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist). "J. Lo" redirects here. For the Jennifer Lopez album, see J. Lo (album). See less

Highlights: "Glow After Dark" Lopez owns a clothing line, JLO by Jennifer Lopez, whose brand has been licensed for a term by Warnaco Group. Her line includes different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, T-shirts, coats, belts, purses, and lingerie. In 2005, she launched a new clothing...

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Bob Marley had 13 children: three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and the remaining eight with separate women.[8][9] His children are, in order of birth: * Imani Carole, born May 22, 1963 to Cheryl Murray * Sharon,... See more

Bob Marley had 13 children: three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and the remaining eight with separate women.[8][9] His children are, in order of birth: * Imani Carole, born May 22, 1963 to Cheryl Murray * Sharon, born November 23, 1964 to Rita in previous relationship; * David "Ziggy", born October 17, 1968 to Rita; * Stephen, born April 20, 1972 to Rita; * Robert "Robbie", born May 16, 1972 to Pat Williams; * Rohan, born May 19, 1972 to Janet Hunt; * Karen, born 1973 to Janet Bowen; * Stephanie, born 1974; according to Cedella Booker she was product from an affair of Rita with a man called Ital, but she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter; * Julian, born June 4, 1975 to Lucy Pounder; * Ky-Mani, born February 26, 1976 to Anita Belnavis; * Damian, born July 21, 1978 to Cindy Breakspeare; * Makeda, born May 30, 1981 to Yvette Crichton. See less

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Promoted as 'The Voice', Carey is said to be able to cover all the notes from the alto vocal range leading to those of a soprano,[4] and her vocal trademark is her ability to sing in the whistle register. She is a "coloratura soprano".[74] She has... See more

Promoted as 'The Voice', Carey is said to be able to cover all the notes from the alto vocal range leading to those of a soprano,[4] and her vocal trademark is her ability to sing in the whistle register. She is a "coloratura soprano".[74] She has cited Minnie Riperton as the greatest influence on her singing technique, and from a very early age she attempted to emulate Riperton's high notes, to increasing degrees of success as her vocal range expanded. According to most sources, she has a five-octave vocal range, though some credit her with seven or eight octaves.[72][75] In 2003 her voice was voted the greatest in music in MTV and Blender magazine's countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music. Carey said of the poll, "What it really means is voice of the MTV generation. Of course, it's an enormous compliment, but I don't feel that way about myself."[76] Carey's voice has come under considerable scrutiny from critics who believe that she does not effectively communicate the message... See less

Highlights: Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has also written about themes such as racism, death, world hunger, and spirituality. She has said that much of her work is partly autobiographical, but TIME magazine wrote: "If only Mariah Carey's music had the drama of...

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Shakira in the cover of her second english album Oral Fixation Vol. 2. Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for 2 and a half years, notably changing her hair style. She later announced Oral Fixation 1 and 2 due in 2005. Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was... See more

Shakira in the cover of her second english album Oral Fixation Vol. 2. Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for 2 and a half years, notably changing her hair style. She later announced Oral Fixation 1 and 2 due in 2005. Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was released on June 6, 2005 in Europe and on June 7, 2005 in North America and Australia. The lead single "La Tortura" (English: The Torture, featuring Alejandro Sanz) eventually reached number one in Spain and number twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, "La Tortura" also became the highest-charting Spanish song when it debuted and peaked at number twenty-one. Its success across the rest of the world was widespread and it managed to peak within the top ten of the majority of the charts it entered. In the U.S., "La Tortura" spent a record twenty-five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was simultaneously released in Latin America. It debuted at number one in Spain and at number four on... See less

Highlights: Shakira returned to recording in 1995, supported by a new confessional and Alanis Morissette-oriented persona affected some of her next albums,[6] and made her third studio one, Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), bring her great fame in Latin America. The singles "Estoy Aquí" (I'm Here), "Pies...