Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls use dance-pop as a musical base, but... [+] Read More

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Kelley Jean is a model and former adult actress turned dance music diva! Her music is written from a female's perspective. She doesn't mind telling men what to do... and the things she says are typically what men wish they heard women say! Her gorgeous looks and hot music have been combined into a fabulous and sexy high-tech stage show utilizing... [+] Read More

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K8 - vocals (also plays keyboards)
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K8 (kate)
UK Dance/pop-rock singer K8 has a style all of her own. Her music mixes rock guitar with pop choruses and electronica all thrown into the mix.
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Letitia Lindeque is a female vocalist, composer and musician from Pretoria, South Africa. Her music is mainly contemporary pop, soft rock, dance and electronic.

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In the wake of Madonna's success, many dance-pop divas filled the charts, but out of them all, Paula Abdul was the only one who sustained a career. The former L.A. Lakers cheerleader and choreographer began to make inroads in pop music when she was hired as an assistant dance director on the Jacksons' Victory tour, which led to a job... [+] Read More

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From a classical background she sang in choirs, performing at local theatres, and played flute and guitar during her childhood years. She was very influenced by both jazz artists and the early hip hop culture in her teens. This musical fusion lead to her current sound - a... [+] Read More

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A French girl who makes electro-pop music. More info on
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Debbie Gibson became a pop phenomenon in the late '80s, scoring a string of hit singles when she was only 17. Although she was still a teenager, Gibson showed signs of being a talented pop craftsman, capable of making catchy dance-pop in the style of Madonna, as well as lush, orchestrated ballads. Gibson's time at the top of the charts was... [+] Read More

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Donna Summer's title as the "Queen of Disco" wasn't mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees. Summer was certainly a talented vocalist, trained as a powerful gospel belter, but then again, so were many of... [+] Read More

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As one of the biggest new stars to emerge during the mid-'80s, singer Gloria Estefan predated the coming Latin pop explosion by a decade, scoring a series of propulsive dance hits rooted in the rhythms of her native Cuba before shifting her focus to softer, more ballad-oriented fare. Born Gloria Fajardo in Havana on September 1, 1957, she was... [+] Read More

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INXS hailed from the pubs of Australia, which is part of the reason they never comfortably fit in with new wave. Even when the band branched out into synth pop on its early recordings, they were underpinned by a hard, Stonesy beat and lead singer Michael Hutchence's Jagger-esque strut. Ultimately, these were the very things that made INXS into... [+] Read More

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Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That's exactly what Janet Jackson did in becoming one of the biggest female pop and R&B stars of the '80s and '90s. Since her breakthrough in 1986 with the album Control,... [+] Read More

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Its been 7 years since a determined young man set out to find himself in the world of music. Selling over 4,ooo albums as an indie, toured for 1 year as the guest frontman for a band with a #1 selling album on the dance charts, co-wrote a song that was #19 on The Rick Dee's Weekly Top 40, a #1 song on internet radio, 2 song writing awards, 1... [+] Read More

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Martika appeared after teen girls like Tiffany and Debbie Gibson returned adolescent bubblegum to the pop charts. Martika was born as Marta Marrero in Whittier, CA, on May 18, 1969. Her parents were originally from Cuba; however, they left the country during a revolution. Raised in California, Martika started acting before launching a recording... [+] Read More

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Milli Vanilli. The mere mention of the name still calls up the same derision it did when the dance-pop duo's career came to a sudden and ignominious end: Fakers. Frauds. A blatant marketing scam. Their story has been retold countless times: after selling millions of records, Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan were revealed to be models who publicly... [+] Read More

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As the most popular teen pop sensation in Britain since the '60s, Take That ruled the U.K. charts during the first half of the '90s. In strict commercial terms, the band sold more records than any English act since the Beatles, though the cultural and musical importance was significantly less substantial. Conceived as a British answer to New... [+] Read More

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When Vanessa Williams began her singing career, she was known chiefly as the Miss America pageant winner who'd been forced to renounce her title for posing in Penthouse magazine. Williams not only put the scandal behind her, she all but obliterated it, turning out a series of slick, sophisticated hits that made her one of the most popular adult... [+] Read More

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