~*Introduce your country's artists/bands!*~

[ayufan-]

Anouk was introduced page 2, but here is her newest video

[Amrai-chan]

I have to check out all the artists mentioned in this thread but

Originally Posted by Kashoku

Kamelot

Woo someone who knows them.

Here are 3 artists. Since there is a 5 per day limit I might be back later with 2 more.

Vienna Teng




Vienna Teng (born Cynthia Yih Shih October 3, 1978) is a Taiwanese American pianist and singer-songwriter currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan whose music incorporates Folk, pop and a cappella. She uses piano and other instruments although her main instrument is piano.

Her lyrics as wiki puts it "writes lyrics with emotion, narrative, and personal history." Most of Vienna's songs are in English however her album Warm Strangers includes a cover of Green Island Serenade which is sung in Mandarin Chinese and live she has done a cover of the song Ru Guo which is also in Mandarin Chinese.

When touring live she sometimes tours with Alex Wong and other musicians who help with instruments. Live versions of her songs can sometimes be different than
the studio version due to different instruments being played. Sometimes multiple instruments are being played at once.

Vienna is okay with people taping and recording her shows although sometimes it depends on the venue itself because
of this there are many live recording of her shows some which can be found here.

Her website

Here's the video for her song Gravity.

Antebellum

The Tower

A live performance of Whatever You Want

A live performance of Harbor


Discography

Waking Hour (self released) 2001
Waking Hour 2002
Warm Strangers 2004
Dreaming Through The Noise 2006
Inland Territory 2009
The Moment Always Vanishing (Live album with Alex Wong) 2009

Asobi Seksu




Asobi Seksu is a dream pop band from New York, New New York. The band consists
of Yuki Chikudate on vocals and keyboards, James Hanna on guitar and vocals with Billy Pavone on bass and Larry Gorman on drums.

Most of their lyrics are in English however in some songs the lyrics are in Japanese or have both Japanese and English.

Their album Hush received generally positive reviews some saying their was a slight change in their style. In November 2009, a tour-only CD was retitled Rewolf, featuring newly recorded acoustic versions of the band's songs was released worldwide. They released their newest album Fluorescence on February 14th, 2011.

Many of Asobi Seksus songs have been featured in Television shows including the British Television show Skins.

Their Website

Some of their videos
Walk on the moon


Goodbye
(I love the colors in this video)

Transparence
(Probably lyrically one of my favorite songs)

Trails


Discography

Asobi Seksu (2004)
Citrus (2006) (#21 UK Indie Chart in 2007)
Hush (2009)
Rewolf (worldwide release of Acoustic at Olympic Studios) (2009)
Fluorescence (2011)

Live Albums

Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (October 31, 2006)
Live from SoHo (2007)
Acoustic at Olympic Studios (tour-only CD; reissued for wide release as Rewolf)

Collide



Collide is a music duo founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California, that consists of kaRIN and Statik that has incorporated elements of electro, EBM, synthpop and music from the Middle East into their sound.

The vocals and lyrics are provided by kaRIN and the electronic music and production is provided by Statik.

They were dissatisfied with the music industry so they started their own record company Noiseplus Music. In addition to having there own record label kaRIN also has a online store called Saints and Sinners that features clothing and accessories.

On October 31st, 2009, the album These Eyes Before was released. It's a album of cover versions of well-known songs by artists such as The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd.

They do everything themselves from the music to finding photographers for
photoshoots. Currently, they are offering a free song and putting your name in the new album in exchange for donations which will go towards the recording of a new album.

The covers of their albums Chasing The Ghost and Some Kind Of Strange were featured in the game Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines. Their song Head Spin was used in the soundtrack for the show NCIS. Their song Slither Thing was used in the show True Blood.

Their website

Some of their songs

Euphoria (This is a shorted version for the music video)

Razor Sharp

Deep (Acoustic)


Discography

Beneath the Skin 1996
Distort 1998
Chasing the Ghost 2000
Some Kind of Strange 2003
Vortex April 2004
Live At The El Rey 2005
Two Headed Monster 2008
These Eyes Before 2009

[NintendoHTF1242]

Yay I'm back with a new song

lightofday


Small biography

Spoiler:

My name is Nhia. I am a solo musician, songwriter, composer, & producer with a passion for music.

I'm a pianist at heart but I appreciate & love all different kinds of instruments and genres of music. It's an amazing way of connecting with people that I never thought I'd be a part of. Initially, I grew up being forced into piano lessons by my parents and I hated it. I almost finished level I when my instructor moved away, and I thought I was free. However, a couple years later I discovered my true passion for music and began to self-teach everything I had given up on. As the years went by, music became such an important part of me that I could not just let it be. It was then that I decided to become a music producer.

He's a fairly recent Hmong artist. His song "Mus Zoo Koj (feat. Sua Yang)" was one of the first Hmong songs I fell hard for. [Someone I liked introduced me to it...so it has a special place in my heart, not just for that reason though haha!]



I have not listened to any of his other stuff, but "Mus Zoo Koj" is just amazing within itself.

[Corvina]

I'm able to show more than a handful german singers and bands, but I'll start with a recent one.

Jupiter Jones



A 4 man punkrock band, founded in 2002.
They're known for their deep and great lyrics and also for the unique voice of leadsinger Nicholas Müller.

After three indie albums, they finally got a contract with Sony Music Germany. Their first major album called "Jupiter Jones" was released on 25th February 2011, followed by the first major single "Still" (english Quiet or Silent) on 4th March this year. "Still" is a big success, managed to get in the top 10 on the charts and being one of the most played radio tracks in the last three months.
"Still" is a meaningful mid-tempo ballad and though being absolutely not punkrock also part of their partly mixed style. It's originally about the death of Nicholas Müllers mother and loss in general.

Here's the official video for "Still":



Other songs:

Das Jahr in dem ich schlief



Alles Glück der Welt



Wir sind ja schließlich nicht Metallica



I highly recommend them, although her overall work isn't as (mainstream) pop as "Still" indicates.
Their major career just started and I'm really curious how their career will go on.

[GREENsora]

Michael Bublé

Info:Michael Steven Bublé (born 9 September 1975) is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including two Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was an even bigger success, reaching number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the European charts. Bublé has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide
(Taken from Wikipedia)

Some of his best songs

Home


Feeling Good


Haven't Met You Yet

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Heavenly

Pfiuu introduce them to me then lol because to me, only worthy music makers are classical composers (Chopin, Ravel, Gounod, etc...).

Mylene Farmer and Emilie Simon will kick ur ass for this comment u________ú

[YUKARI]

I like Asobi Seksu!

[Maemi]

Guys, check this out 'Mum, don't call a doctor'

[TITANIC]

I would like to introduce DJ Havana Brown from Australia,

1.
Havana Brown is an Australian DJ and recording artist. She is signed to Universal Music Australia, and has been releasing her Crave compilation series ever since. Brown has also toured with artists such as, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Chris Brown and the Pussycat Dolls. In 2011, she released her debut single "We Run the Night", which peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by more mega (Snob Scrilla and Cassie Davis)

In 2008, Brown signed to Universal Music Australia, after being approaced by a boss of the label, who asked her if she was interested in doing a compilation album.[2][4] She has since been releasing her Crave compilation series through the label. In October 2008, Brown supported Rihanna on the Australian leg of her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour.[1] In May 2009, she served as a support act for the Pussycat Dolls during the Australian leg of their Doll Domination Tour.[5] Brown also supported Britney Spears during the European leg of her 2009 Circus Tour.[6] She earned the same support role for the Australian leg of the tour in November 2009.[7]
Since December 2009, Brown has provided mixes every Saturday night on Party People, a radio show which broadcasts across Australia by the Today Network.[8] In April 2011, she served as a support act for Chris Brown's Australian F.A.M.E. Tour.[9] On 29 April 2011, Brown released her debut single "We Run the Night".[10] The song peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart,[11] and certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 70,000 units.

[Eewyi]

Let's get this topic active again, shall we?~ ^_^

I have great news to all Chisu fans out there!

Chisu released her new single called Sabotage on the 22nd of August!

It was also accounted that her new album Kun valaistun [When I get enlightenment] will be in stores 5th of Octotober!

Here's the cover of the album:

Spoiler:

And now, the song + cover of the single and of course the lyrics with translation. Enjoy! ^_^

Spoiler:

Sabotage

Lyrics:

Jälleen suloinen sabotage
What a lovely sabotage
mä putosin sun ansaas
I fell into your trap again
mä tiesin että enkelit
I knew that those angels
on kieroja kuin rinkelit
are as crooked as bagels
kun pilvellesi pyrähdin
when I flied to your cloud
oon ystävä mustelmien
I'm the friend of contusions
tarpeeksi niistä saa mä en
I can't get enough of 'em
siks vaik sun kanssa leikkimään
Although it goes without a question
ei jäisi hai tai härkäkään
that not even a shark or a bull would stay to play with you
täs oon taas ilman kypärää
I'm here again without my helmet

ja kohta nuolen haavoja
And soon I'll be licking those wounds
syviä ja suolaisia
So deep and salty
kun mikään ei tunnu miltään
When anything feels like nothing
kipu korvaa ystävää
Pain is your only friend

on mua viety huoneisiin
I've been taken to all sorts of rooms
ja murtauduttu mun tunteisiin
and then they broke in to my feelings
nähdäkseen siel ei mitään oo
So they could saw the emptiness it holds
vaik käyttäis kirkkainta valoo
Even if you would use the most pure light
siel kaikuu kun huutaa "haloo"
Echoes are heard when you shout "hello" in there

mä tarvitsen mun haavoja
I need these wounds of mine
syviä ja suolaisia
So deep and salty
kun mikään ei tunnu miltään
When anything feels like nothing
kipu korvaa ystävää
Pain is your only friend
joka ei jätä milloinkaan
Who never leaves you
nöyränä vartoo vuoroaan
Just humbly waiting her turn
When anything feels like nothing
kipu korvaa ystävää
Pain is your only friend

030182-xxx* hoen mun nimeä
030182-xxx I repeat my name
mykkiin puhelinvastaajiin
to the silent answering machines
et saisin sut viel kerran kii
So I could reach you once again
muuttaisit mut viel kerran eläväks
You would change me into living being one more time
kuulevaks sekä näkeväks
Who hears and sees
030182 - sabotage hoen sun vastaajaan
030182* - sabotage I repeat to your answerer

mä tarvitsen mun haavoja
I need these wounds of mine
syviä ja suolaisia
So deep and salty
kun mikään ei tunnu miltään
When anything feels like nothing
kipu korvaa ystävää
Pain is your only friend
joka ei jätä milloinkaan
Who never leaves you
nöyränä vartoo vuoroaan
Humbly waiting her turn
When anything feels like nothing
kipu korvaa ystävää
Pain is your only friend

* These are actual references to Chisus date of birth which is 3rd of January 1982.

[owlflight]

Being from the states, it's a bit hard to pick someone that isn't internationally known already and that I would recommend. My music tastes as of late are from Europe and Asia. But I do appreciate all the artists already posted. I've got a few in mind so time to find info, pictures and video!

[Chibi-Chan]

Now I want to itroduce the singer/songwriter Sasha from Germany! I really love his voice and maybe some of you also like him.

wikipedia
Official website (german)
official website - videos

My favourite songs are:
I Feel Lonely
Goodbye
Here She Comes Again
Take Good Care Of My Baby (as his alter ego **** Brave - it's supposed to be D-i-c-k... xD)
Turn It Into Something Special

[YUKARI]

oh well, it's been a while.

I want to post here one video clip, which became a hit this spring due to Russian social web-site even before airing on TV. It was like everyone had this PV on their pages. it's the solo project of Yaroslav Malyi, who is the leader of Russian popular rock-group TOKiO.

I hope, even without understanding the lyrics, you'll like it

MACHETE - Nezhnost' (Tenderness)

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Havana Brown







DJ Havana Brown or Havana Brown (born Angelique Meunier 14 February 1985) is an Australian R&B DJ and singer. She started her musical career with the group Fishbowl in London. Without releasing a single album, the group disbanded and she became a DJ. After offering club promoters to spin for free, she went on to do regular appearances in concerts and parties in London. Since then, she has had success with Circus Tour with Britney Spears, and also scored support spots for The Pussycat Dolls, Lady Gaga, Chris Brown and Rihanna in Australia.

OMFG just noticed that TITANIC introduced her already! xD Oh well! I added Get It's videoclip as well

[AyumiAi]

TIME TO INTRODUCE CANADA!!! (i still don't know how to make the video appear on the page, i only know how to post the link T_T)
Lights

"Lights Valerie Poxleitner (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner, 11 April 1987) is a Canadian electronic musician, signed to her own personal label, Lights Music. Her most notable singles include "Ice", "Second Go" and "Toes". In 2009, she was awarded the Juno Award for "Best New Artist"."

Her music is very synth but also very beautiful, when she does acoustic version of songs they're incredible

Saviourhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrbhEwpq1Do

Second Go http://www.youtube.com/watch?<br /> ...yGU3cM&ob=av2e

Romance Is (this is an acoustic song my favorite from her it makes me cry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6QjXVJDgZ0


Fefe Dobson


(To me she's such a great pop singer that's understated here in Canada, she's over shadowed by the american pop singers, but she still is successful to some degree (top 10 songs)
Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and model. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company. During production of Dobson's subsequent studio album Joy, with her manager's recording company (21 Music), she was re-signed to her original major recording company (Island Records). Both companies continued working on Joy, and after experiencing numerous delays, it was released on November 22, 2010 in Canada and November 30, 2010 in the United States. Her music has been covered by other artists and featured in cinema, television, and more.

Stuttering (this is her biggest most recent single) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmb8_KsrNSQ&ob=av2e

Ghost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXrFBsYKrgE&ob=av2e

Can't Breathe ( I LOVE THIS SONG) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcikxZK-JXo&ob=av2e


Melanie Fiona



Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian R&B and Grammy-nominated recording artist from Toronto, Ontario. She was born to Guyanese immigrant parents of African, Indian, and Portuguese descent and grew up in the inner city of Toronto. Living in a music filled household, Fiona says she always knew music was her passion. Her father was a guitarist in a band and would allow her to sit on the stage when she was younger as he practiced, and remembers her mother playing music at home; everything from The Ronettes to Whitney Houston. Fiona was featured on Reggae Gold 2008 with the Supa Dups-produced "Somebody Come Get Me". Her debut album The Bridge was released in the summer of 2009. She worked on the album with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix and Peter Wade Keusch. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was sent to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it cracked the Top 50, along with topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The Bridge also earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist.

MY FAVORITE SONG FROM HER
4 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgmHOcPDSso&ob=av2e

It Kills Me (Her most successful song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8yZe...feature=relmfu

[Miku]

A*Teens

From left to right: Amit Sebastian Paul, Marie Serneholt, Sara Lumholdt and Dhani Lennevald

Genres: Pop, Europop, Eurodance
Years active: 1998–2006

The A-Teens was a pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed by Niklas Berg in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens and later renamed to A-Teens. They were composed of Marie Serneholt, Amit Paul, Dhani Lennevald and Sara Lumholdt. The band's debut album became a success around the world and in 2001 it was reported that the band had sold 6 million albums worldwide. The band disbanded in 2006.
After six years together, the band announced they would take a break in 2004after the release of their Greatest Hits album. Each song from that album became a Top 20 hit in at least one country around the world. The split of the band was officially announced on 15 April 2006 and the band members have all started to pursue solo careers.

albums:
The ABBA Generation (1999)

Teen Spirit (2001)

Pop 'til You Drop! (2002)

New Arrival (2003)

Greatest Hits (2004)

14 Hits



music videos/songs:

gotta post more swedish artists later. ^^

[YUKARI]

^ I remember them!!

[Miku]

gonna intro you for Bosson...

Bosson (born Staffan Erik Olsson 21 February 1975) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He first gained nationwide fame in Sweden when he imitated Michael Jackson in the first season of Sikta mot stjärnorna, performing Black or White and winning his semi-final. His big break as a solo artist came when composing and performing the song "One in a Million" from the album One in a Million which became a Top 10 hit in Europe and Asia in 2000 and 2001, which also appeared in the movie Miss Congeniality. He wrote it to his then girlfriend Jessica Olérs, Miss Sweden 1998, and was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Two years later the successful follow-up Rockstar was released, and in June 2007 he released his fourth album Future's Gone Tomorrow / Life Is Here Today. He served as an opening act for Britney Spears during her tour in 2000, and has toured with Kylie Minogue. He has also written songs for Amy Grant and the famous guitarist Al Di Meola. As well as in his native Sweden, Bosson has achieved huge success and toured extensively in countries like Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. He also performed with Dima Bilan (a very popular Russian singer and winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 for Russia).


albums:
The Right Time (1998)

One in a Million (2001)

Rockstar (2003)

Future's Gone Tomorrow / Life Is Here Today (2007)


videos/songs:
You Opened my Eyes

Efharisto

I Believe

[CaseNumber:825]

Time to introduce more British singers/groups

This time I shall introduce:

Sugababes (I'm choosing to talk about the line-up from 2002-2005)


(Apologies if the pictures is too big, it will resize itself, it's just photobucket being evil)

The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London Records. Donaghy soon departed from the group, which was later dropped by London. With the introduction of Range, the Sugababes signed with Island Records and experienced a higher level of commercial success, releasing three multi-platinum albums. The group survived a second line-up change when Buena left and was subsequently replaced by Berrabah. After eleven years in the group, Buchanan was replaced by Ewen. The fourth line-up signed with RCA Records in 2011 after parting with Island.

In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK number one singles and eighteen UK top ten hits. Their number one singles include such songs as "Freak Like Me", "Round Round", "Hole in the Head", "Push the Button" and "About You Now". They have also accumulated four UK top three albums (all of which have gained at least platinum certification), including chart-toppers Taller in More Ways and Change. The Sugababes have been nominated for six Brit Awards, winning one for Best British Dance Act in 2003.

Videos

Push The Button


Hole In The Head


Too Lost In You


Ugly


Stronger

[isthisLOL?]

I don't think she was introduced in this thread already so here you got...

Sarah Connor!

Sarah Connor is a German Pop, RnB and Soul singer active since 2001 and known for her powerful voice and "classy ****" image. Her first single "Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy!", an RnB song which is literally about having sex for a year, was only a minor success, but when she released the grand ballad "From Sarah With Love" she shot straight to #1 and stayed on the charts for almost a whole year. That song and a specific performance of it at "Wetten, Dass...", where she wore a transparent dress seemingly showing that she is wearing no underwear, made her a star instantly.
Her first album "Green Eyed Soul" followed and sold over 500.000 copies.
After that she released 7 more albums, sold far over 5 million records and had a 4 single #1-streak years later, making her Germany's most successful female pop singer. She is certified with over 40 Gold and Platinum records. She also won a World Music Award.

Albums:
Green Eyed Soul, 2001
Unbelievable, 2002
Key to my Soul, 2003
Naughty but Nice, 2005
Christmas in my Heart, 2005
Soulicious, 2007
Sexy As Hell, 2008
Real Love, 2010

International Album:
Sarah Connor/Bounce, 2004

Videos:

The performance of "From Sarah with Love" that made her a star.


A performance of "Soldier with a broken heart" showcasing great vocals.


"Cold as Ice" of her new album.


"Bounce", one of her biggest hits.