Los Angeles-based blues-rocker Beth Hart began playing piano at age four, later attending L.A.'s High School for the Performing Arts as a vocal and cello major. By 1993, she was a regular fixture of the local club circuit, by 1993 collaborating with bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury; with the addition of drummer Sergio Gonzalez early the following year, the Beth Hart Band was complete, and aft ...

Beth Ditto was born on February 12, 1981. She grew up in Searcy, Arkansas, which apparently inspired the Kevin Bacon musical Footloose. Beth's upbringing was difficult because there wasn't a lot of money to go around and as a lesbian, she felt like an outsider. She would make friends only to feel conflicted by being attracted to them and unable to act on it. Even with these difficulties, Beth's upbringing d ...

One of the biggest Broadway stars of her era, Bernadette Peters was widely acclaimed as the finest singing actress to come along since Barbra Streisand. Born Bernadette Lazzara on February 28, 1948, in New York City, she began singing and dancing while a toddler, and was already a member of Actors' Equity by the age of nine. By 1959, having adopted the stage name Peters, she appeared in a revival of The Mos ...

Pia Mia Perez was born on September 19th, 1996 in Guam, USA. She has 4 sibiling, Kandis Rae, Peter Michael and Paloma Colette. Her father is of European descent while her mother, Angela Terlaje Perez is Oceanian. Pia Mia is a singer songwriter who currently lives in Los Angeles. She started off her singing career by doing covers of popular songs on YouTube. Today, Pia has gain over 3.5 millions views & ...

European pop diva Axelle Red was born Fabienne Demal on February 15, 1968. Demal grew up bilingual, speaking both French and Dutch from her earliest years. A fan of American pop and R&B, she developed a strong interest in singing as a child, beginning to perform in her early teen years. Demal was discovered by a talent scout at age 15, and was invited to record a single, entitled "Little Girls." The son ...

Ashley Gearing was just 12 years old when her country ballad "Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You" broke into the Billboard charts. The youngster's Nashville success story began in her hometown of Springfield, MA, where as a little girl she sang regularly at local events and with the Dan Kane Orchestra, an area choir group. A self-released CD sparked the interest of Nashville-based songwriter Jimmy Harnen, w ...

Arielle Dombasle is best known for playing the sexy Marion in Eric Rohmer's 1983 film Pauline at the Beach. The unusually beautiful blonde has also appeared in television movies, notably Lace (1984). In 1988, she made her directorial debut with Les Pyramides Bleues/The Novice, a film she also co-wrote. ...

Hailed as "the best thing since Patti Smith" by Brian Eno, as well as being included on the BBC's Sound of 2011 list, the hype surrounding London-born Anna Calvi came to fruition during late 2010. Gaining critical acclaim among music journalists, Calvi drew comparisons with the passionate and brooding musicianship of the likes of Nick Cave and Polly Jean Harvey. The dense and rich musical influences that in ...

Swedish siren Ann-Margret immigrated to the U.S. with her family at the age of seven, settling in a Chicago suburb and later studying Drama at Northwestern University. Despite an innate bashfulness, the girl set out to become a musical entertainer, making her professional debut as a singer at the age of 17. Fortunately, she was spotted by comedian George Burns, who hired her for his Las Vegas show and arran ...

Ann Savoy (born: Ann Allen) knew very little about Cajun music when she met Cajun accordion player and builder Marc Savoy at the National Folk Festival in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Under Savoy's supervision, she learned the intricacies of Cajun guitar playing and singing. Performing together since their marriage in 1976, Ann and Marc Savoy continue to explore the traditional roots of Cajun music. Their gro ...