Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s has experienced more ups and downs in its popularity, or attracted a more varied audience across the decades than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters in their own right and style, perfecting in the process a... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Comprised of vocalists Jenny Berggren and Linn Berggren, and keyboardists Jonas "Joker" Berggren and Ulf "Buddah" Ekberg, the Swedish quartet Ace of Base became a phenomenally popular international act with their 1993 debut album, The Sign. Ace of Base's simple, melodic Euro-disco was equally popular on radio and in the clubs, earning the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s
Riding the wave of MTV-friendly synth pop of the mid-'80s, Animotion took the coldly catchy "Obsession" to the Top Ten in the beginning of 1985. After that, success was elusive -- the follow-up, "Let Him Go," barely cracked the Top 40 just four months later. In 1988, over half of the band left the lineup, including the leaders Bill Wadhams and... [+] Read More
Genre: Alternative/Indie
The band formed in late 2006. We like to get drunk and write random, obscene lyrics. In no way shape or form, do the lyrics represent the opinion of any members of the band. So don't get pissed off. It's just funny and obscene.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
The most successful British girl group in pop history, Bananarama formed in London in late 1981. Drawing equal inspiration for their name from the children's television program The Banana Splits and the Roxy Music song "Pyjamarama," the trio comprised lifelong friends Keren Woodward and Sarah Dallin along with Siobhan Fahey, whom Dallin... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Most closely associated with his atmospheric 1976 smash "Dream Weaver," singer Gary Wright was born April 26, 1943 in Creskill, NJ; a former child actor who appeared on Broadway in a production of Fanny, he fronted a number of local rock bands during his high school years before turning his attention to psychology, completing his studies in... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
English vocalist Lisa Stansfield was the lead singer of the group the Blue Zone and featured on Coldcut's "People Hold On" in 1989. She zoomed into the spotlight with Affection in 1990. The album went platinum and earned her a number three pop and number one R&B single with "All Around the World." Affection and its follow-up, Real Love, were... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s
The Dutch pop duo Maywood was formed in 1979 by sisters Alie and Edith de Vries from Harlingen. Previously the members of the Ladypops, Karina's and Colt 45, they performed under the names Alice May and Caren Wood. Taking inspiration from ABBA and such fellow Dutch acts as Pussycat and Teach-In, dark-haired Caren (lead vocals) and blonde Alice... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
It's tempting to write Roxette off as nothing more than a shallow pop/rock band, but their shameless hooks are precisely what makes them so enjoyable. Roxette has a knack for writing extremely catchy and simple hooks and melodies that are sweet but not saccharine; it's radio-friendly pop, but the hooks don't wear thin with repeated plays. The... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Systrarna Lockwall; Sofia, Gabriella och Charlotta Lockwall har arbetat tillsammans i flera musikteaterproduktioner och här är ett axplock ur deras repertoar.
