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John Lennon

John Lennon

The “Smart Beatle” who became a peace activist and released a series of avant-garde albums with wife Yoko Ono...
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Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

One of the most talented, and oddball, contemporary UK artists. Amy’s distinctive ‘Blues Mama’ voice seems almost surreal...
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Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Highly influential and important Canadian singer-songwriter, and never one to be pigeon-holed...
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Queen

Queen

An immensely popular English rock band, Queen were formed at the beginning of the 1970s by Freddie Mercury...
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Jamie T

Jamie T

This gifted 21-year-old from Wimbledon has experienced a meteoric rise to fame since he exploded...
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ABBA

ABBA

Sweden's greatest national export got their first big break when they won the Eurovision Song Contest...
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Beatles

Beatles

The Beatles were one of the most critically acclaimed and successful rock bands of all time...
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Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees...
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Rihanna

Rihanna

It’s not so long ago that young Robyn Rihanna Fenty was singing Mariah Carey covers on a beach in Barbados...
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Cher

Cher

American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many accomplishments...
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