Basshunter is the stage name of Jonas Erik Altberg. He was born on December 22, 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden. Basshunter released his first albums, The Old Shit and The Bassmachine, through his own web site in 1999 and 2004 respectively. In April 2006, he signed his first contract with Warner Music, releasing his first single, "Boten Anna". In Scandinavia, the song became a hit instantly and was the first ever Swedish language song to reach number one on the Dutch Top 40 Chart. In September of that same year he released his debut studio album (his third album total), "LOL <(^^,)>".It peaked at number 41 on the Finland Albums Top 40. After the limited success of the album, Basshunter went back to the studio and in 2008 released "Now You’re Gone". The album features English remakes of older Basshunter hits, and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1. The album has sold an excess of three hundred thousand copies and has gone platinum in the U.K. In New Zealand, the album peaked at number one in its fifth week, and was certified Gold after six weeks selling over 7,500 copies. The album spent a total of two weeks at number one.
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Timbaland is the stage name of Timothy Zachery Mosley. American record producer, singer and rapper born on March 10, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia. While in high school, Timbaland began a long term collaboration with rapper Melvin Barcliff, who performed under the name of Magoo. Timbaland also joined the production ensemble S.B.I. or "Surrounded By Idiots". Singer Missy Elliott heard his material and began working with him. As a result, his debut album was recorded and released in 1998. It was titled "Tim’s Bio: Life from da Bassment" and includes many guest artist such as Missy Elliot, Jay-Z, Twista and NAS. Timbaland then went on to produce albums for various artist such as Ludacris, Jay-Z, Petey Pablo and Beck. Timbaland has since gone on to release two more studio albums which include Timbaland Presents Shock Value and Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2. In early 2007, Timbaland was accused of plagiarism regarding his work on the Nelly Furtado track "Do It". He is alleged to have plagiarized elements from the song "Acid Jazzed Evening" by Finnish artist Tempest, without giving credit or compensation. In March 2009, he filed a lawsuit against his label, Blackground Records, alleging that they attempted to blackball him after he decided to move from music performance into production.
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David Cook was born in Houston, Texas on December 20, 1982. Though he was born in Texas he was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri, which is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. His parents are Beth Frye and Stanley Cook and he is the youngest of three children. David Cook began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a part in a school Christmas performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He received his first guitar at the age of 12. It was a Fender Stratocaster. He released his debut album, Analog Heart in May 2006. David Cook auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol in Nebraska. He won the seventh season of American Idol on May 21, 2008, receiving 56 percent of the votes, with 12 million votes over David Archuleta, the runner-up. Cook then sang "The Time of My Life", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter’s Competition. He released his self titled second album in November of 2008. It has since been certified platinum. David Cook’s eldest brother, Adam, battled brain cancer since 1998[6] and died at 11:52 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
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LeAnn Rimes is the stage name of Margaret LeAnn Rimes. She was born on August 28, 1982 in Pearl, Mississippi. She was singing by the age of two, was enrolled into vocal and dance training, and by the age of five was performing at local talent shows. By the age of nine, Rimes was already an experienced singer. She toured nationally with her father and also regularly performed a cappella renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the opening ceremonies of the Dallas Cowboys football games. In order to bring his daughter more national attention, he began recording her under the independent label, Nor Ja Vak when she turned eleven. She released three albums under the label between 1992 and 1996. LeAnn Rimes first major studio release was Blue. It was released in July of 1996 and it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number-one on Hot Country Albums. She has since released eight more albums. Since her debut, LeAnne Rimes has won many major industry awards, which include two Grammys, three ACMs, one CMA, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award and placed over forty singles on American and international charts since 1996.
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Atreyu is an American metalcore band that was formed in 1 998 in Orange County, California. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller. The band was originally named "Retribution" but later changed their name to "Atreyu" after the character of the same name from the fantasy book (movie) The Neverending Story when they found out that another band had been using their original name. Atreyu released their debut album, Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses on June 4, 2002, under Victory Records. The album has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide to date. In the summer of 2002, Atreyu released their second studio album, The Curse. The album went on to produce two singles, "Right Side of the Bed" and "The Crimson.". Atreyu released, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, their third album on March 28, 2006. A week after its release, it had sold more than 69,000 copies and started out at #9 on the Billboard 200. It has gone on to sell more than 340,000 copies. Atreyu has since released Lead Sails Paper Anchor, their fourth album in 2007.
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