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The short, mysterious career of the aptly named female French duo, Deux Filles, is bookended by tragedy. Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule met as teenagers at a holiday pilgrimage to Lourdes, during which Coule's mother died of an incurable lung disease, Forque's mother was killed and her father was paralyzed in a grisly auto accident. The two teens bonded over their shared grief and worked through their bereavement with music. However, after recording two critically acclaimed albums and playing throughout Europe and North America Read more on Last.fm

There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) The Flamingos is a long-lasting American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted doo wop group, most popular in the mid-to-late 1950s; 2) The Flamingos was a British alt-rock band active in the 1980s and 1990s; 3) The Flamingos was a Dutch group band active in the 1950s; 4) The Flamingos was an American ten-piece ska/punk group from Higganum, Connecticut, formed in 2002. 1) The Flamingos is a long-lasting American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted doo wop group Read more on Last.fm

Italian composer and keyboardist, best known for his original soundtracks for The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue, Zoo Folle, and Gli Animali "Che Simpatia". Read more on Last.fm

Kay Starr (Katherine Laverne Starks, July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s. Kay Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, jazz, country and pop. But her roots were in jazz, Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues." She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz". Read more on Last.fm

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Pa Salieu Gaye (born 1 July 1997) is a British-Gambian rapper from Coventry. In January 2020 he released his debut single "Frontline", which was the most played track of 2020 on BBC 1Xtra. He has since featured on songs with South London's SL for "Hit the Block", Meekz, M1llionz and Teeway for "Year of The Real" and joined Backroad Gee and Ambush for the remix to "Party Popper". He has collaborated with artists such as FKA Twigs and SL. His style is renowned for blending elements of Afro-beats, grime and drill. Read more on Last.fm

A new singer-songwriter is quietly making waves in the UK music scene. Known only as Joesef, he’s already been compared to Amy Winehouse. His music was so hotly anticipated that his first gig sold out before he had even released a single track. The elusive, soulful musician comes from Glasgow and records his music in his bedroom. Read more on Last.fm

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