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Alewya Demmisse, known artistically as Alewya, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist, and model. Demmisse was born in Saudi Arabia to a Sudanese-raised Egyptian father and an Ethiopian mother. She was brought up in Sudan before her family relocated to the UK as refugees when she was five and then grew up in West London. She is heavily influenced by her African and Arab roots. Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020. Read more on Last.fm

Anny Chancel (later known as Sheila) was born on August 16, 1946 in Paris, France. She became a pop/rock star in France in the 1960s, but her early songs have been denounced as childish, vapid, fluffy bubblegum music. Although she sang with B. Devotion (three African-American singers) in some earlier disco songs in the late 1970s, her crowning achievement is regarded as her song "Spacer". This late-1979 song, as well as the other 7 songs on her 1980 album "King of the World" Read more on Last.fm

Fenne Lily is a British singer-songwriter based in Bristol. Being discouraged from watching TV as a child was integral to the development of Fenne Lily's musicality, as instead much of her time was spent writing songs and honing both instrumental and understatement in equal measures. At the age of 17 she began travelling to Bristol from her home in Dorset, and within a year found herself suporting the likes of Marika Hackman, Marlon Williams, KT Tunstall, C Duncan, and Palace, among many more. Read more on Last.fm

In thrall to the work of McCartney's Beatles and The Walker Brothers, Eric Matthews was an accomplished member of the '90s chamber pop scene and part of Sub-Pop's post-Nirvana roster. Particular influences on Matthews include Burt Bacharach and Scott Walker. His contemporary take on Orchestral Pop is echoed in the work of The Last Shadow Puppets. Read more on Last.fm

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Recognised for her distinctive voice, three-octave vocal range, and unconventional public image, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning five decades, incorporating elements of electronic, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. She is widely regarded as an influential figure in electronic and experimental music. Read more on Last.fm

American soul star Erykah Badu (1971) and Californian hip hop producer 'par excellence' The Alchemist (1977) first joined forces in June 2025, releasing a collaborative single entitled 'Next to You', credited to Erykah Badu & The Alchemist. August 2026 saw the announcement of a collaborative album, set for release in October. A second Badu & Alchemist single, 'Witch Doctor', accompanied the announcement. Read more on Last.fm

The Au Pairs was a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham, UK in 1979. Musically they were very similar to bands such as Ludus, Gang of Four and Delta 5. That is, the rhythm section was tight and funky (obvious influences were James Brown and Funkadelic), but the guitars were light and "scratchy" (like Subway Sect). All these bands shared a strongly left wing social outlook, but the Au Pairs stood out due to their frontwoman, Lesley Woods, being Read more on Last.fm

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The Beach Boys is an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. The group became known for its vocal harmonies, songwriting, and musical experimentation. Their early lyrics often reflected aspects of Southern California youth culture, including surfing, cars, and romance, a style sometimes referred to as the "California sound". Read more on Last.fm

There are at least seven artists with this name: 1) Low is an American indie rock/slowcore band from Duluth. 2) Low is a German industrial punk rock band from Berlin. 3) Low is a Danish rapper. 4) Low is a Spanish hip hop artist. 5) low is a doujin artist. 6) Low (White Leaves) is a Japanese artist. 7) Low is a member of CLOSER. 1) Low was a slowcore band formed in Duluth, Minnesota, United States in 1993, by Alan Sparhawk (guitar and vocals), Mimi Parker (drums and vocals) and original bassist John Nichols (bass guitar). Read more on Last.fm