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Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli's song "The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song), The Prayer", is the fastest-selling single by an Australian artist; it held the number-one spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for five weeks, a record for the debut single of an ''Australian Idol'' contestant, and was the second-highest-selling Australian single of the 2000s.ARIA's End Of Decade Charts* (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010. Callea has accumulated a string of awards, including an ARIA Music Award, Channel V Artist of the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prayer (Celine Dion And Andrea Bocelli Song)
"The Prayer" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. It was written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa (lyricist), Alberto Testa. "The Prayer" was originally recorded in two solo versions for the Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.' 1998 musical animated feature film ''Quest for Camelot'', in English by Dion and in Italian by Bocelli. A duet between Dion and Bocelli later appeared on their respective studio albums, ''These Are Special Times'' (1998) and ''Sogno'' (1999), and was released as a promotional single in March 1999. "The Prayer" won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1999 and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2000. It received highly positive reviews from music critics and entered Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary charts in Canada and the United States in 1999. In 2008, Dion released a liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backbone (Anthony Callea Album)
''Backbone'' is the fifth studio album by Australian pop singer Anthony Callea. The album is produced by James Roche of Bachelor Girl and was released on 16 September 2016. It reunites Callea with Sony Music with whom he signed in 2004 and released two studio albums and two number 1 multi-platinum-selling singles. Callea said, "I'm so fortunate that Denis Handlin and Sony Music have embraced my idea of ''Backbone'' and allowed me to make this exciting album with them." Upon announcement of the album, Callea said "With ''Backbone'', we have explored songs that we all know and love – and we've been able to get to the core of these songs, their lyrics and melody, bringing them to the surface with organic and creative musical instrumentation and vocal delivery." He added, "I wrote the title track when I was in Los Angeles, and it sums up the essence of this album." Reception Myke Bartlett from The Weekly Review said, "If the choices are a tad obvious, the renditions aren’t. In st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Christmas (Anthony Callea Album)
''This Is Christmas'' is the fourth studio and first Christmas album by Australian recording artist Anthony Callea. It was released on 8 November 2013 by ABC Music. The album mostly consists of Christmas classics such as "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night", but also includes cover versions of recent Christmas pop songs by such as " Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" by Céline Dion and " Note to God" by JoJo. Review Ben Ryan of ''Renowned for Sound'' gave the album 4 of out 5, saying; "If you pick this album up, expect vocal gymnastics, and expect lead-footed vibrato. Callea is obviously an accomplished vocalist, but for the greater part of the record there is just one level he sings at – there is the occasional dynamic variation, but for the most part the tunes are sung with incessant vigour." He added, "The choir is a particularly appealing feature of this record; there is great poignancy inherent in any well-organised raft of young voices, and employing them in a moving pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishes (Human Nature Song)
"Wishes" is a song by Human Nature, released as the third single from their album '' Telling Everybody''. The song peaked at No. 6 in Australia, becoming their first top ten single, and peaked at No. 44 in the UK. Track listing Australian single # "Wishes" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel) # "Last Christmas" (written by: George Michael) # "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud) # "Wishes II" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel) European single # "Wishes" # "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud) UK single # "Wishes" (album version) – 4:04 # "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's R & B Mix) – 4:32 # "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's Urban Alternative Mix) – 4:17 # "Wishes" (Ak's Comfort Zone Mix) – 4:54 # "Wishes" (a cappella) – 3:49 Charts Weekly charts "Wishes" debuted at No. 43 in Australia in the week commencing October 27, 1996, before rising to a peak of No. 6 on January 12, 1997. Year-end charts Sales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Nature (band)
Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group, which formed in 1989, as a quartet featuring Toby Allen, Phil Burton and brothers, Andrew and Mike Tierney. Originally they were established as a doo-wop group, called the 4 Trax, when the members were schoolmates. After signing with Sony Music as ''Human Nature'', they released their debut album, '' Telling Everybody'', in 1996. Four of their albums have reached number one on the ARIA Albums Charts, '' Counting Down'' (May 1999), '' Reach Out: The Motown Record'' (November 2005), '' Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II'' (October 2006) and '' Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol II'' (August 2016). Three other albums reached number two, '' Get Ready'' (November 2007), ''Jukebox'' (October 2014), and '' Romance of the Jukebox'' (August 2018). Their top 10 hits on the related ARIA Singles Chart are " Wishes" (October 1996), " Don't Say Goodbye" (March 1997), " Everytime You Cry" (duet with John Farnham, Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (Sarah McLachlan Song)
"Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, '' Surfacing'', in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of musician Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996) from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on ''VH1 Storytellers''. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel". "Angel" was McLachlan's second consecutive top-five hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number four. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, placing as the number-one song on that chart for 1999. In McLachlan's native Canada, it reached number seven on the ''RPM'' 100 Hit Tracks chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside North America, the song has charted in several countries in the years following its release, including reaching number seven in Ireland in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. Early and personal life McLachlan was born on January 28, 1968, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The daughter of Judy James, McLachlan was raised by her adoption, adoptive parents, Jack, an United States, American-born marine biologist, and Dorice McLachlan. The family also included two older adopted brothers, Stewart and Ian. As a child, she was a member of Girl Guides of Canada, participating in Guiding programs. McLachlan played music from a very young age, beginning with the ukulele when she was four. She studied classical guitar, classical piano, and voice at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reason (Hoobastank Song)
"The Reason" is a song by American rock band Hoobastank. Released on January 26, 2004, as the second single from their second studio album of the same name, the power ballad is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2005, it was nominated for two categories at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Internationally, "The Reason" reached number one in Canada and Italy and peaked within the top 10 in 10 other countries. Background and release Following Hoobastank's tour in support of their 2001 self-titled debut album, the band began writing songs again for a follow-up album. Upon playing the opening riff of "The Reason", guitarist Dan Estrin began to flesh out the song and sent a completed instrumental demo to lead singer Douglas Robb. Using pieces of old lyrics and stream-of-thought ideas writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoobastank
Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released six albums and one extended play to date. Their most recent album, '' Push Pull'', was released in May 2018. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide. History Early career (1994–2000) Vocalist Doug Robb had known guitarist Dan Estrin for some time before competing against him in a high school battle of the bands competition and subsequently, they decided to form a band. They then recruited Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse to form Hoobastank. The band has provided a variety of explanations for the origin of the band's unusual name, and it is unclear where it originated from. Claims have included that it is a mispronunciation of a German stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Knows (Rick Price Album)
''Heaven Knows'' is the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price, released in July 1992 through Sony Music- Columbia. It peaked at No. 3 in Australia in July 1992 and spent 23 weeks in the ARIA top 40 chart, and was also successful internationally in numerous countries. The album spawned five singles, all of which charted on the ARIA charts, with its first two singles cracking the top ten. The second single and title track " Heaven Knows" also charted in many countries in Europe and Asia and won the APRA Award song of the year. The fourth single was a cover of The Left Banke hit '' Walk Away Renee''. There were three issues of the album including a U.S. release and a double deluxe-CD Australian Tour Pressing in 1993. The album features a duet with renowned singer Tina Arena. Track listing ; CD # " What's Wrong with That Girl" (P. Buckle, R. Price) - 4:08 # " Not a Day Goes By" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. Werfel) - 4:17 # " A House Divided" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Price
Roderick Allan Joseph Stewart (born 6 July 1961) known as Rick Price, is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. His debut album, '' Heaven Knows'', was released in July 1992, and peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided two top ten singles, " Not a Day Goes By" and the title track. At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 "Heaven Knows" won Song of the Year for Price and his co-writer, Heather Field. His second album in 1995 '' Tamborine Mountain'' contained the single " River of Love", which peaked at No. 18. Since 2009 he has been a resident of Nashville, Tennessee. Price has worked with numerous artists as a vocalist, songwriter and record producer, including Tina Arena, Eric Clapton, Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Tommy Emmanuel, Rod Stewart, Sting, Mitch Grainger, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi and numerous others and recorded a duet album California Dreamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
