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Willy William
Willy Fauade William (born 27 June 1981) is a French DJ, record producer and singer famous for his club remixes and vocal collaborations with a number of dance music artists. He is most famous for his French hit " Ego" and his Latin hit " Mi Gente", the latter with J Balvin. Fréjus, France, to a Guadeloupean father and an Ethiopian mother from Eritrea. He was raised in Champagné, a commune in the department of Sarthe. Career William came to prominence in 2003 with his work with DJ Flex in the dancefloor hit "B Boyz Shake da Body" and in 2004 as producer of "Tragedie" using the pseudonym "Lord William". He later joined the French music collective Collectif Métissé, also continuing to produce his own materials. He collaborated with a great number of artists producing their songs and taking part in vocals as featured artists. He charted with collaborative songs with DJ Assad with "Li tourner", Les Jumo with "C Show" and "L'Italienne", and with Keen'V in "On s'endort?", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, Var, Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of the commune forms part of the Massif de l'Esterel. On 2 December 1959, the Malpasset Dam, on the Reyran, Reyran River above the city of Fréjus, ruptured, killing over 400 people. History The origins of Frejus probably lie with the Celtic nations, Celto-Ligures, Ligurian people who settled around the natural harbour of Aegytna. The remains of a defensive wall are still visible on Mont Auriasque and Cap Capelin. The Phocaeans of Marseille later established an outpost on the site. Foundation Frejus was strategically situated at an important crossroads formed by the Via Julia Augusta (which ran between Italy and the Rhône) and the Via Domitia. Although there are only few traces of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Jumo
Les Jumo (a phonetic way of writing ''Les Jumeaux'' in French, , meaning ''The Twins'') is a French singing and dancing duo with strong African influences formed in 2008 by the twin brothers known as Docta Lova La Friandiz and Linho de Gaucho L'International born 16 October 1985. They used the shortened Docta & Linho for some credits. With Selesao In 2005, Jessy Matador created a music and dance group called La Sélésao, which was composed of Matador, Docta Love, Linho and Benkoff. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records in spring 2008. They released their début single " Décalé Gwada" in June 2008, thus becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008, the group released the album ''Afrikan New Style'', a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean influences with more urban sounds. The style is influenced by zouk, dancehall, reggae, hip hop, coupé-décalé, ndombolo and kuduro. In December 2008, they released their second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaa
Charlotte Gonin (; born 14 March 1983), known by her stage name Vitaa (), is a French singer-songwriter. Early life Born March 14, 1983, in Mulhouse, Charlotte Gonin, also known as Vitaa, grew up in Lucenay. Her father is French and her mother, Geneviève, is French-Italian. Inspired by the French music variety of Jacques Brel and Francis Cabrel along with the soul musique from Marvin Gaye, she began to sing from the age of 11. At 15 years old she started her first small concerts until leaving home at the age of 17. After finishing her bachelor's degree, she received her BTS in international commerce. Afterward she found a new interest writing songs. For a few years she worked in a clothing store at a mall in La Part-Dieu in Lyon. She then left to live in Paris. She took inspiration for her stage name from her mother and the first name of her great-grandmother, Vita (female name derived from Vito, Guy, which means "life" in Italian). She then met Akos, who became her offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published; one is on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her dynamic Flow (rapping), rap flow, witty lyrics, musical versatility, and alter egos, and is credited as a driving force in the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Minaj began rapping professionally in the early 2000s and gained recognition with her Nicki Minaj discography#Mixtapes, three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut studio album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010), topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and achieved the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century, spawning the global hit single "Super Bass". Minaj explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012), which produced the top-five single, "Starships (song), Starships". She returned to her Hip hop m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has achieved fourteen platinum singles in the US. After contributing and writing songs for various artists, Derulo signed to recording label Beluga Heights, owned by record producer and industry veteran J. R. Rotem. After Beluga Heights became part of the Warner Music Group, Derulo became a recording artist and released his debut single " Whatcha Say" in May 2009. It sold over five million digital downloads, earned an RIAA certification of quintuple platinum, and reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He followed with the US top-ten singles " In My Head" and " Ridin' Solo", the former of which topped the UK Singles Chart, and his self-titled debut studio album '' Jason Derulo'' (2010). His secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag, ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs polls in 2011, and throughout 2020 until 2023. In 2013, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland) as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time. He released his debut album, ''Just a Little More Love'', in 2002. Later, he released ''Guetta Blaster'' (2004) and ''Pop Life (David Guetta album), Pop Life'' (2007). Guetta achieved mainstream success with his fourth album ''One Love (David Guetta album), One Love'' (2009), which included his breakthrough singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (with Chris Willis featuring Fergie (singer), Fergie and LMFAO), "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon) and "Memories (David Guetta so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye (Jason Derulo And David Guetta Song)
"Goodbye" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo and French music producer David Guetta featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and fellow French musician Willy William. It was adapted and written by the artists alongside Jmi Sissoko, DJ Paulito, Kinnda, JVZEL, VodKa, Phil Greiss, David Saint Fleur, Art Beatz, and Curtis Gray, the latter five receiving production credits along with Guetta; Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto, and Frank Peterson are credited due to the inclusion of elements of their composition " Time to Say Goodbye", as performed by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. "Goodbye" is included on Guetta's seventh studio album, '' 7'' (2018). The song debuted on August 23, 2018, and was released a day later by both Guetta and Derulo's record labels – What a Music, Parlophone, Beluga Heights and Warner Bros. Records respectively. It is the sixth single from Guetta's ''7'' album and was unveiled alongside another single from Guetta called "Drive" with Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Video Music Award
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with a "roadblock" simulcast across MTV's ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, sister networks since 2014, which is utilized to maximize the ceremony's ratings. The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles. However, the cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Billboard Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards grew out of the ''Billboard'' Music Awards program from ''Billboard'' magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The ''Billboard'' awards are the Latin music industry's longest running award. The award ceremonies are held the same week as Latinfest+ (formerly the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Conference). History The first award ceremony began in 1994 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida, under the name Latin Music Awards to "represent a broad cross-section of Latino talent, covering every music genre," and was then published in ''Billboard Magazine''. The winners were selected based on points accumulated from ''Billboard'''s radio and retail charts and categorized into subcategories designed to reward artists, songs and albums over one year (between March 6, 1993, to March 5, 1994). The categories of the Latin music were: pop, tropical/salsa, regional Mexican, rap, rock and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, culturally significant figures of the 21st century through her vocal ability, musical versatility, and List of Beyoncé live performances, live performances. Credited with revolutionizing the sound of popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the most influential artists of all time.Sources for Beyoncé being one of the most influential artists of all time: * * * * * * * * Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl groups of all time. Her debut solo album, ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003), became one of the List of best-selling albums of the 21st century, best-selling albums of the 21st century, producing the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
