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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) [3] is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the R&B and rock band the Animals and the funk band War. [4] He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice. Burdon is also known for his intense stage performances.
Evelyn Mary Dove (11 January 1902 – 7 March 1987) was a British singer and actress, who early in her career drew comparisons with Josephine Baker. [1] [2] Of Sierra Leone Creole and English parentage, Dove is recognized as a "trailblazing performer": in 1939, she made history as the first black singer to feature on BBC Radio, [3] building a solid reputation not only through her work in ...
Owen Brannigan - 20C singer of many dialect songs including "Bobby Shaftoe" from the CD Sings Scottish and Newcastle (MWMCDSP22) Eric Burdon - 20C/21C singer and former member of the Animals. Cheryl - British pop singer, formerly in girl group Girls Aloud and currently a solo singer with five UK Singles Chart number ones.
Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer and songwriter.He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band the Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" (#1 on the Hot 100 on 30 July – 6 August 1966) and "With a Girl Like You" (#1 on the UK Official Singles Chart on 4–11 August 1966).
Linda Thompson (née Pettifer, born 23 August 1947) is an English singer-songwriter.. Thompson is one of the most recognised names and voices in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with fellow British folk rock musician, guitarist Richard Thompson, to whom she was married for ten years, and later as a solo artist.
Des'ree was born in Croydon, South East London, [7] on 30 November 1968. [8] [9] Her mother is from British Guiana (now Guyana), and her father is from Barbados.She was introduced to reggae, calypso, and jazz music by her parents. [6]
Elizabeth 'Elsie' Carlisle (28 January 1896 – 5 September 1977) was an English female singer both before and during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, nicknamed "Radio Sweetheart Number One"; according to AllMusic, she was "beyond a doubt the most popular radio performer in England in the '30s."
Amongst the winners, Paul McCartney and Adele are the most honoured male and female British artists respectively. Adele also is the most awarded female foreign act in Grammy history as well as one of three artists who have won all four General field awards.