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1. Both the band’s progress and the way they are styled is a similar to Coldplay. True/False? True. Their career trajectory mimicked the success of the similarly styled Coldplay.
2. The band went back to London. True/False? False. They relocated to London (from Battle, East Sussex).
3. One of the original members of the band left because he felt they weren’t doing well enough. True/False? True. Dom Scott became dismayed at the band's lack of success and announced he was leaving.
Return to Keane: Is It Any Wonder?
1. Nelly Furtado’s parents emigrated to Canada. True/False? True. They were originally from the Portuguese archipelago Azores.
2. Gerald Eaton and Brian West liked Nelly’s music. True/False? True. They were fans.
3. "I'm Like A Bird' was reminiscent of Beck's work. True/False? False. It contained some rather clichéd teen-chick lyrics.
Return to Nelly Furtado: Maneater
1. Shakira’s name describes her well. True/False? True. Her name means "woman full of grace" in Arabic.
2. Shakira left school for good when she was 13. True/False? False. She left her family home at the age of 13, but returned to high school before branching out into acting.
3. Shakira’s albums didn’t earn her much money until 1996. True/False. True. Neither her debut album nor the follow-up Peligro enjoyed much commercial success. She released her breakthrough album, the rock-orientated Pies Descalzos, in 1996.
Return to Shakira: Hips Don't Lie
1. When McFly arrived on the music scene they were already rivals to Busted. True/False? False. They were potential rivals.
2. Charlie Simpson is the band's manager. True/False? False. Charlie Simpson is in Bustard.
3. The band’s first single went straight to the top of the charts. True/False? True. Their debut single topped the UK singles chart in the week of its release.
Return to McFly: Don't Stop Me Now
1. No African-American female artist had ever won the annual ASCAP Pop Songwriter Of The Year Award before Beyonce. True/False? True. She became the first African-American female artist to win the annual ASCAP Pop Songwriter Of The Year Award.
2. She had never acted before her role as Foxxy Cleopatra. True/False? False. Her first foray into acting was in Carmen: A Hip Hopera.
3. She won more Grammys in 2004 than any other female artist ever before. True/False? False. She tied the record.
Return to Beyonce: Deja Vu
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: America
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