She started singing with nine-piece Icelandic collective GusGus when she was just 15 years old. She toured the world throughout the rest of her teens, enjoying Europe-wide recognition and a number one single, as well as widespread attention across the UK and America. On leaving the band, she collaborated with FC Kahuna, co-writing their singles Hayling and Machine Says Yes. ...
Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach. David is credited with popular music lyrics beginning in the 1940s ...
On a warm night in June, 1949, with his first number one record spilling out of radios across the country, a frail young man walked onto the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for his Grand Ole Opry debut. Behind him lay nearly a decade of struggle and rejection in pursuit of this goal; ahead, a little more than five years ...