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  Haley Reinhart

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  Haley Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer from Wheeling, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. She placed third on thetenth season of American Idol. Early life Reinhart was born in 1990 to Patti Miller-Reinhart and Harry Reinhart. Both of her parents are musicians.[2] She began singing when she was 8 years old, and she performed with her parents’ band, Midnight, which covers rock songs from the ’60s and ’70s.[3] She attended Mark Twain Elementary School, O.W. Holmes Middle School, and Wheeling High [...]

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  Naima Adedapo

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  Naima Adedapo (born October 5, 1984) is an American singer, dancer, actress from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Adedapo placed in the top 11 on the tenth season of American Idol Early life Adedapo was born in Maywood, Illinois, and her family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when she was ten.[1] Adedapo is the daughter of Milwaukee area jazz singer Adekola Adedapo.[2] Adedapo graduated high school from St. Joan Antida and majored in Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee[1]. Personal life Adedapo is married with two daughters, age one and three, [...]

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  AMA 2010 Backstage Interview with Justin Bieber

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  LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Pop icon Justin Bieber  made four trips to the podium at Sunday night’s American Music Awards, including  one to collect t he  night’s top award – Artist of the Year – and to set a record for being the youngest to hold the title. He  beat out  several musical heavyweights, including Eminem Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Ke$ha, for  that  honor. PICTURES: AMA 2010: Red Carpet PICTURES: AMA 2010 Highlights SPECIAL SECTION: Awards Season 201 Bieber became [...]

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  AMA 2010 Backstage Interview with The Band Perry 2

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  The Band Perry is an American country music band composed of Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano) and her two brothers: Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals) and Neil Perry (mandolin, drums, accordion, background vocals). The group signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and has released two singles: “Hip to My Heart” and “If I Die Young.” Both songs are included on the band’s self-titled debut album, released in October 2010. The Perry siblings began singing as children in Alabama. They claim Greeneville, Tennessee, as their [...]

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  Hannah Montana – Meet Miley Cyrus

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  Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana. Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed toHollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She went on the Best of Both [...]

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  Taylor Swift

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  Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American Grammy-nominated country music artist who began her career as a teenager. Signed to the independent Big Machine Records label in 2006, she made her debut on the Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single “Tim McGraw“. This song, which peaked at #6, was the first of five singles from her self-titled debut, which was released in late 2006 and re-issued in 2007, and has been certified 3× [...]

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  Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair”

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  “It’s very, very, very overwhelming for a 10-year-old,” admitted Willow Smith earlier this month in a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest. Then, somewhere between learning her multiplication tables and attending Milan Fashion Week, the fifth-grader found the time to become a pop sensation with her single “Whip My Hair.” Jay-Z, who signed her with his label RocNation, compared Willow to a young Michael Jackson — an apt association that’s hopefully more blessing than curse. Willow’s parents are never far behind. [...]

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  JUSTIN BIEBER

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  Justin in LAMBO \”LA STYLE\” Justin Drew Bieber[7] (pronounced /ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994)[1] is a Canadian pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor.[2][3][4] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun,[8] who happened to come across Bieber’s videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher,[9] and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.[5][10] His debut [...]

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