Bobby Valentino is the stage name of American R&B singer Robert Wilson. He was born on February 27, 1980 in Jackson, Mississippi. He later moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended North Atlanta High School. Bobby Valentino released his self titled debut album in 2005 through Island Records. His first single, "Slow Down", became a top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, receiving a large amount of radio and TV airplay. Also in 2005, Bobby joined Bow Wow, Omarion, Marques Houston, B5 and Pretty Ricky on the Scream Tour IV. After the success of "Slow Down," Bobby released a second single titled "Tell Me (Remix)" featuring Lil Wayne. The album’s third and final single, "My Angel," was released in the fall of 2005, however it gained little popularity. Gearing up for the release of his 2007 sophomore effort Special Occasion, Valentino released the album’s first single titled "Turn the Page" with mixed reviews. His second single, "Anonymous" featuring Timbaland, was released on April 9, 2007. Overall, the album received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and has since been certified gold. His latest album, The Rebirth was released on February 10, 2009. The album’s first official single "Beep" featuring Yung Joc was released via iTunes on October 7, 2008.
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Three Days Grace is a grunge band that originally formed as Groundswell in Toronto, Canada in 1992. The band consist of Adam Gontier on vocals, Neil Sanderson on drums, Brad Walst on bass guitar and Barry Stock on lead guitar. In 1997, members Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, and Brad Walst united again to continue their musical work together. Originally a cover band, the trio renamed the band Three Days Grace. In 2003, they released their self titled debut album. The lead single I Hate (Everything About You) went to number one in Canada and to the top ten of the US and world modern rock charts in 2003. The second single Just Like You also went to the top of the Canadian singles charts. Three Days Grace then released their sophomore album on June 13, 2006. It was titled One-X and has since sold over a million copies in the United States and earning a platinum certification. It spawned four singles; "Pain" ,"Animal I Have Become", "Never Too Late" and "Riot". According to the RIAA, Three Days Grace has sold over six million copies to date. They are currently working on their latest album due to be released in 2009.
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Jessica Simpson was born in Abilene, Texas on July 10,1980. She rose to fame starting in 1990 with the release of her debut album, Sweet Kisses. That album stayed on the Billboard 200 for a total of 60 weeks and has sold over two million copies. The album spawned two hit singles, I Think I’m In Love With You and I Wanna Love You Forever. To promote the album she toured with the boy band 98 Degrees where she met her future husband Nick Lachey. In 2001 she released her sophomore album Irresistable, which has subsequently sold 825,000 units. 2002 was the pivotal year for Jessica Simpson both personally and professionally. She married Nick Lachey and the couple was signed to a reality show for MTV entitled "Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica". Jessica Simpson also released "In This Skin" that year and scheduled it to coincide with the start of the series. In This Skin would go on to sell over seven million copies and the television series became a cultural phenomenon. In 2005, Jessica Simpson made her film debut with her role as Daisy Duke on movie version of the television series The Dukes Of Hazard. This was also the year that the marriage between her and Nick Lachey would end in divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She than went on to star in three other films which include Employee Of The Month, Blonde Ambition and Major Movie Star. She has since starred in several television commercials for Pizza Hut and Proactiv as well as launching a line of beauty products on the Home Shopping Network.
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Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band formed in San Diego, California in 1995. The band’s members are Jon Foreman on vocals & guitar, Tim Foreman on bass guitar, Chad Butler on drums, Jerome Fontamillas on guitar & keyboards, and Drew Shirley on guitar. Their debut album was The Legend of Chin released in 1997. They followed it up with their sophoore album, New Way to Be Human. Then in 2000, Switchfoot released their third album, Learning to Breathe. This album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2001, mainly because of the band’s affiliation with a CCM label, not because of the band’s musical genre. Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition after the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. This recognition led to their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown, which was released in 2003. It went on to sell over 2.6 million copies and produced the band’s best-known singles, "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move". Switchfoot has since released three more albums which include Nothing Is Sound in 2005, Oh! Gravity in 2006 and Hello Hurricane in 2009. In 2008, Switchfoot also got involved in the musical movement to spread awareness about 21st century slavery and human trafficking, performing "Awakening" for the documentary film Call + Response.
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Hanson is an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson in 1992. The band was originally called The Hanson Brothers, The three young boys sang a cappella and recorded songs like "Rockin’ Robin", "Splish Splash" and "Johnny B. Goode", as well as their own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in 1992 at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa. All three boys started their musical careers as pianists. Isaac later picked up a second-hand guitar, Zac borrowed an old set of drums, and Taylor became the keyboard player of what turned into a garage band. The band recorded two independent albums in their hometown of Tulsa, Boomerang (recorded in autumn 1994, released in 1995) and MMMBop (released in 1996). The latter featured the original version of the song "MMMBop", which would later become the runaway single on their debut commercial record Middle of Nowhere. The boys then found themselves at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec.[3] He shopped them to several record companies, most of which dismissed the band as either a novelty or fraud before Steve Greenberg, an A&R representative for Mercury Records, heard them play a set at the Kansas State Fair. After this performance, they were signed almost immediately by Mercury. They soon became a worldwide sensation with the release of their first major-label album, Middle of Nowhere, which was produced by the famous Dust Brothers.
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