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1. Akon has had an easy life. True/False? False. His … album … “reflects the ups and downs of the singer/songwriter/producer's life experiences”.
2. Akon didn’t like hip-hop at first. True/False? True. “When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish”.
3. Akon’s music makes the listener feel close to the artist. True/False? True. “AKON transmits, to his audience, the feeling of being a part of his inner circle”.
Return to Akon: Lonely
1. Ashanti had already had two recording contracts before she made it to the top. True / False? True. ... landed her a recording contract with Jive Records at the age of 14, then again with Epic Records at 17, but neither of those deals came to fruition. It was when she was noticed by Murder Inc. mastermind Irv Gotti that Ashanti began to blossom.
2. Ashanti married the late Notorious B.I.G. when recording "Unfoolish". True / False? False. She married her vocals with him (in other words, they sang together).
3. Most of Murder Inc’s acts are as soulful as Ashanti’s self-titled debut album. True / False? False. Her self-titled debut album was UNUSUALLY soulful for a Murder Inc. act.
Return to Ashanti: Only You
1. Where was the song recorded? London's Air Studios
2. What per cent of Africans are children? 50 per cent
3. What kills more people in Africa each year – hunger or war, aids, malaria, TB and polio combined? hunger
Return to Band Aid 20: Do they know it's Christmas?
1.Bedingfield spent his childhood in New Zealand. True/False? False. He went to London at the age of three months.
2.He has had a number 1 hit in the USA. True/False? False. He’s had 3 number 1 hits in the UK and one Top 20 hit in the US.
3.He wasn’t serious hurt in a car crash in New Zealand on 2 January 2004. True/False? True. He narrowly escaped serious injury.
Return to Daniel Bedingfield: Nothing Hurts Like Love
1. Who were the youngest and oldest original members of the band? LaTavia Roberson is the youngest (b. 1 November 1981) and Kelly Rowland is the oldest (b. Kelendria Rowland, 11 February 1981).
2. Which movie gave them their breakthrough? The Men In Black.
3. What was the name of the character that Beyoncé played in her acting debut? Foxxy Cleopatra.
Return to Destinys Child: Girl
Return to Destinys Child: Lose My Breath
1. Elvis grew up with his twin brother. True / False? False. Elvis' twin brother was stillborn.
2. By the age of 13, Elvis had began
cultivating an outsider image. True / False? False. It was only during his later school years.
3. Marion Keisker put Elvis together with country guitarist Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black.. True / False? False. It was Sam Phillips.
Return to Elvis: Crying in the Chapel
Return to Elvis: One Night / I Got Stuck
1. Johnny Borrell thinks a lot of himself. True/False? True. “…with lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell declaring his songwriting genius to anyone who would listen”.
2. Smith-Pancorvo left the band because he didn’t like touring and recording. True/False? False. “Smith-Pancorvo announced he was leaving for health reasons”.
3. The band’s first album was as good as Borrell had said it would be. True/False? False. “While never managing to live up to the hype generated by Borrell”
Return to Razorlight: Somewhere Else
1.Smith landed the starring role in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air because of the way he performed music. True. His inventive and charming rapping style brought him to the attention of NBC.
2.Smith recorded the theme tune from Men In Black with DJ Jazzy Jeff. True/False? False. He recorded it under his own name.
3.Critics liked Smith’s portrayal of Muhammad Ali. True/False? True. It was ‘acclaimed’.
Return to Will Smith: Switch
1.There is nothing else like Gorillaz. True/False? True. They are “a unique phenomenon”.
2.Gorillaz worked with Clint Eastwood on their first UK Top 5 hit. True/False? False. The song was called "Clint Eastwood".
Gorillaz does live performances but the audience doesn’t see them. True/False? True. They perform behind a screen.
Return to Gorillaz: Feel Good
1. Her ancestors came from South America. False. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rico is in Central America.
2. She appeared on television before she appeared in a movie. False. She made her film debut as a 16 year old (1986) and her first TV appearance in 1990.
3. Her role in Selena made her the highest paid Latin actress in history. False. It was her role in Out Of Sight.
Return to Jennifer Lopez: Get Right
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