Claire Pommet, known professionally as Pomme, is a French singer, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised near Lyon, she learned to play several instruments at a young age. Pommet’s stage name “Pomme”, which derives from her last name, was a nickname used by her friends at university. In early 2015, Pomme was signed to Polydor […]
The Carioca
“The Carioca” is a 1933 popular song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn, as well as being the name of the dance, it was choreographed for the 1933 film Flying Down to Rio. The word “Carioca” refers to inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro. The number was sung in […]
Laufey
Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, known by the mononym Laufey, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. She achieved notability in the early 2020s, and describes her musical style, a mixture of jazz pop and bedroom pop, as “modern jazz”. Her father is Icelandic and her mother is Chinese. The maternal side of her family is from Guangzhou. Her mother […]
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Ja Khole Thaisii, more commonly known as the_miracle_aligner, is a singer and songwriter of Poumai Naga ancestry who started his musical journey and gianed popularity during the height of the Covid19 pandemic in 2020. After many failed attempts at finding his direction in life, he found a way to channel his good ear for sounds […]
‘A’ You’re Adorable
“‘A’ You’re Adorable” is a popular song song with music by Sid Lippman and lyrics by Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise, published in 1948. The most well-known version was recorded by Perry Como, with The Fontane Sisters in March 1949. This recording was released as a single and reached number 1 on the US chart […]
Flower Duet (Lakme)
The “Flower Duet” is a duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano in the first act of Leo Delibes’ opera Lakme. Lakmé is an opera in three acts with a libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille which was premiered in Paris in 1883. It is sung by the characters Lakmé, daughter of a Brahmin priest, and […]
River Flows in You
Since it was featured in the Twilight saga, ‘River Flows in You’ has morphed into the ‘Clair de lune’ of the 21st century. Yiruma, whose real name is Lee Ru-ma, is a South Korean-British composer and pianist. Born in 1978, he started playing piano at the age of five, and moved to London when he […]
Anastasia Tyurina
Anastasia Tyurina is the winner of national and international competitions. She was the winner of the All-Russian television competition for young talents “Blue Bird” in 2018. At just 7 years old, she was put in the spotlight with her balalaika while the National Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk played behind her in the Tchaikovsky Hall. […]
W. C. Handy
William Christopher Handy was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. Handy was born in November 1873, in Florence, Alabama. Handy’s father believed that musical instruments were tools of the devil. Without his parents’ permission, […]