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Loreen released her debut album "Heal" in 2012. The album showcased her unique sound, characterized by a blend of pop, dance, and electronic elements, and received incredible reviews from critics. Loreen also won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest held in Liverpool England with her song' Tattoo'.

A comprehensive illustrated biography of Harry Styles's amazing story to date Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor. Following his elimination early on, he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US, and became one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year. Its lead single, "Sign of the Times", topped the UK Singles Chart. Styles' second album, Fine Line (2019), debuted a top the US Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist in history, and was listed among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Harry's new Album Harry's House was released in 2022 and achieved No 1 on The Billboard 200 breaking records along the way. He is the first UK male artist to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Chart with his first 3 albums.

This is Taylor as the ultimate icon of our times. This perfect fan book delves into her success story, her music and how empowering a role model she has become for millions of fans around the world.

This is the incredible story of Olivia Rodrigo who first rose to prominence starring in the Disney television program High School Musical. Rodrigo released her debut single, " Drivers License", which broke various records and became one of the best-selling songs of 2021, helping her achieve mainstream fame. She followed it up with the singles " Deja Vu" and " Good 4 U", and released her debut studio album, Sour, in 2021. The album earned her critical and commercial success, winning various accolades, including three Grammy Awards. A Disney+ documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U, followed in 2022, chronicling her creative process with Sour. In 2023, Rodrigo released her second studio album, Guts, supported by the singles " Vampire", " Bad Idea Right?", and " Get Him Back!" Overall, Rodrigo has achieved three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, two Billboard 200 number-one albums, and five multi- platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America. This illustrated biography tells the engaging details of the artist that Billboard named Woman of the Year in 2022. This is Olivia Rodrigo's incredible story through her music...

This is the incredible story of Oasis in a lavishly illustrated hardback edition. With over 70 million albums sold worldwide, a place in the Guinness Book of Records for achieving 22 consecutive Top Ten singles including such classics as ' Wonderwall', ' Champagne Supernova', ' Rock n Roll Star' and ' Don't Look Back in Anger' - plus a bulging treasure chest of over 30 BRIT, MTV, NME and Q Awards - Oasis were one of the greatest, most successful rock n' roll bands ever to come out of the UK. Formed in Manchester in 1991, by the middle of that decade Oasis had become the defining musical act for a generation and the undisputed kings of ' Britpop' - their popularity peaking in August 1996 when they played to 250,000 people over two nights at the legendary Knebworth concerts. Over 20 years on, the warring Gallagher brothers continue to enthral although it's almost a decade since they split. Combining stunning images by top music photographers with a warts-and-all account of what really went on, ' Dont Look Back' pays tribute to the phenomenon that were Oasis.

This lavishly illustrated biography tells the story of Dua Lipa who has gone from viral sensation to Grammy award-winning global superstar. In just a few years the British/Kosovan singer-songwriter has established herself as the doyenne of ' dark pop' with a succession of upbeat catchy hit tracks with dark lyrics and undertones. She's also the queen of collaboration, sought after for her vocals and creative input by the industry's leading and most dynamic artists, producers and DJs including Cal- vin Harris, Mark Ronson and Diplo as well as long-established legends of earlier eras such as artists Chris Martin and Elton John. Dua Lipa released her self-titled debut album featuring the hit singles, ' Be the One', ' IDGAF', ' Hotter Than Hell' and her first UK #1 single ' New Rules' . Her acclaimed fol- low up album, Future Nostalgia, consolidated her status as she continued to provide the soundtrack to the lives of young women the world over with more hit songs includ- ing One Kiss, Levitating, Physical and Don't Start Now. Every song is a bop and, with her signature disco/pop and R&B sound. She is the real deal - a legitimate pop sensation and this is her story so far.

This is the incredible story of the forty years of the The Smiths in a lavishly illustrated hardback edition. Manchester has given birth to many famous bands and musicians, but none have caught the attention or imagination of the public quite as much as The Smiths. Formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce. Morrissey and Marr formed the band's song-writing partnership. The Smiths are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from 1980s British independent music. The Smiths signed to Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. Their focus on a guitar, bass and drum sound, fusing 1960s rock and post-punk, was a rejection of the synth-pop sound predominant at the time. Several singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), which both entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart. This is the story of band.

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BLACKPINK's meteoric rise to global fame has seen them storm the charts, sell out arenas and achieve multi-platinum sales all around the world.

That 'll Be The Day - The Birth of Rock & Roll takes you on a musical journey through the first decade of this extraordinary genre that has influenced popular music to the present day. The book features the stories of the biggest rock & roll artists such as Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chuck Berry through to The Beatles and the Stones and how they influenced fashion film and art to the present day. While Elvis Presley is the genre's undisputed 'King', other seminal figures in the rock and roll movement were key in bringing the new music to the mainstream mass market. Step forward Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly - all exceptional talents whose hit songs soundtracked the major rock and roll years, ensuring, as the 1958 Danny and Juniors song put it; 'Rock and roll is here to stay'! Add to the roll call artists including Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and Eddie Cochran. The ground-breaking talents of Elvis and his contemporaries made an incalculable contribution to music, which has inspired generations ever since.

During a dazzling 50 year musical career Sir Elton John has risen from playing the piano in the pubs of Pinner in North London to become a multi award winning global superstar with record sales of over £1 billion. Elton John - Farewell tells his extraordinary story and features the story of the Farewell Tour which runs through to July 2023. His 1970 breakthrough single 'Your Song' began his domination of the pop charts and established his credentials to fill the post Beatles landscape with his unique take on piano based ballads pop and rock. Not since 50s stars Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard had a man and his piano made such an impact on modern music. Few would have imagined that Elton's early success and real emotional connection with his fans would be sustained over the next 50 years and see him become a singer songwriter extraordinaire and one of the most successful musical theatre composers in history. Flamboyant and prone to excess Elton has overcome problems with drink drugs and his sexuality to become notable fundraiser and charity campaigner notably through the Elton John AIDS foundation. Now married with two sons Elton's priorities have changed. Farewell Elton.

Whitney Houston was certified as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and sold over 200 million records worldwide. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums and is regarded as one of the greatest artists and female vocalists of all time. She signed Arista Records at the age of 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), reached number one on the Billboard 200, and are among the best-selling albums of all time. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988. Houston made her acting debut in The Bodyguard (1992). She recorded six songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You", which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history. Houston renewed her contract with Arista for $100 million in 1999. However, her personal struggles received widespread media coverage, and on February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton. This is her story.

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spansmultiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by herpersonal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.This is her story.

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell had her first hit in 2015 with the single "Ocean Eyes" and since then has gone on to become a word-wide pop phenomenon. With two massive hit albums to her name, she has gone on to win seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, one Guinness World Record, three MTV Video Music Awards, and two Brit Awards. This biography takes you on this remarkable journey an uplifting story of a great modern artist illustrated with high-quality photographs.

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band composed of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, Dark & Wild, and Japanese- language studio album, Wake Up, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, Wings (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. BTS became the fastest group since the Beatles to earn four No 1 US Albums, doing so in less than four years. By 2020 they had become the biggest selling band on the planet.