Sam Smith
Samuel Frederick “Sam” Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch”, which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. His subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy’s “La La La”—earned him his first number one single in […]
Seal
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in Paddington, London, England), popularly known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an MTV […]
Rod Stewart
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck […]
Mica Paris
Paris’ roots are in soul and gospel music. She grew up singing in her grandparents’ church and by her mid teens was making regular appearances with ‘The Spirit of Watts’ gospel choir (with whom she featured on the 1985 EP Gospel Joy). She abbreviated her forename to Micha, before adopting a “phonetic version”. At the […]
Norah Jones
In 2002, Norah Jones launched her solo music career with the release of Come Away with Me, a commercially successful and critically acclaimed album that was a fusion of country music and pop, with elements of jazz. It was certified diamond, selling over 26 million copies. The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the […]
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula (née Douglas) is an English soul singer-songwriter from Birmingham. Her debut album Sing to the Moon was produced by Steve Brown and released on 4 March 2013.
Martha Reeves
As a member of the Motown label’s “Martha And The Vandellas”, Martha Reeves was a large part of what Ebony magazine described as “the rousing pop sound that rocked Detroit and shook the world.” Her lead vocals enriched a string of hits during the 1960s, including “Dancing in the Streets,” “Heatwave,” and “Jimmy Mack.” After […]
Heatwave
Heatwave, one of the most popular soul bands of the past few decades, with their inimitable blend of sweet soul grooves and great pop/soul/dance songs are back with a vengeance. Although based in Britain, Heatwave was formed by the Wilder brothers, Johnnie and Keith, on their discharge from the US Army, an advert in a […]
Boy George
Boy George (born George Alan O’Dowd on 14 June 1961) is an English singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam influences […]
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles on 21 January 1950) is a Trinidad-born British singer and songwriter, renowned for his Grammy Award-winning contributions to popular music. He gained international fame in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of rhythm and blues hits. Ocean became the most popular British-based R&B performer of the early to […]
