Copyright (c) 2008 Muzobzor.ru. All rights reserved.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/Artist biographies on the site muzobzor.ruru20074http://www.muzobzor.ru/http://www.muzobzor.ru/i/logo.jpghttp://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/drake/Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000Canadian actor and musician Drake (full name Aubrey Drake Graham) was born in 1986 in Toronto. His father played drums with a famous singer and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, that is why Aubrey has been familiar with music since his very childhood. When Drake was five years old, his parents divorced, and he was raised by his mother, however Aubrey spent almost every summer with his father in Memphis.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/korn/Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000The legendary rock band Korn was formed in California in early nineties. Alongside with Deftones and Limp Bizkit they created a new musical style by mixing the elements of grunge, metal and other different styles. Initially the band was named Corn, but later the musicians came to an idea to spell it in the way a child would spell it. Thus, well-known by everyone Korn was established.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/plan-b/Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000British musician and actor Benjamin Drew performing under the pseudonym Plan B was born in London in 1983. His father played in the local punk-rock band and he left the family when Ben was six years old. Later Plan B stated that in his childhood he had felt himself like an outcast and it was difficult for him to communicate with classmates. Ben started learning how to play guitar at fourteen and with his friends they played songs of Blur and Oasis. After that the musician felt like playing R&B and started to create his first songs. At eighteen Plan B was involved into the hip-hop and rap culture.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/crowded-house/Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000Australian rock band Crowded House was formed in Melbourne by New Zealand musician Neil Finn, who is the permanent leader of the group. The story of Crowded House started in the 80’s after Neil’s previous band Split Enz was disbanded. With his friends Finn organized the band called The Mullanes. Soon after that the musicians were lucky to sign the contract with Capitol Records and moved to Los Angeles. They were renting the lodging and realized what that meant to live in a crowded house. Thereby the band got its name.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/robyn/Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000Singer and songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson, performing under the pseudonym Robyn, was born in the capital of Sweden in 1979. She has been concerned with the music since her very childhood, and at the age of twelve Robyn recorded a leading song for one of the Swedish TV series, and she performed her own song at the show Sondagsoppet. A bit later Robyn was noticed by Meja, and the latter informed her manager about the talented young singer. Thereby, Robyn’s professional musical career started right after she graduated from the middle school and signed the contract with Ricochet Records Sweden.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/ozzy-osbourne/Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000Legendary rocker and one of the founders of Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne (real name John Michael Osbourne) was born in Birmingham in 1948. When John was fifteen years old, he was expelled from school and the future rock star worked in different places, but he did not feel like it was his destination. John tried to steal and as the result he found himself in jail. There he made his famous tattoo OZZY on the left hand fingers.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/deftones/Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000The legendary band Deftones is considered to be one of the founders of nu-metal and alternative. It was formed in 1988 by Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham, who have been friends since the very childhood. Later they started to set up jam sessions in Carpenter's garage. Soon they found the bassist Chi Cheng, and the band recorded its first demos. Frank Delgado became a permanent member of Deftones closer to the release of White Pony and he had been a guest performer on the group's first two albums. At the beginning of the musical career the band performed in local clubs. Later they were playing gigs in San-Francisco and Los Angeles with their colleagues Korn. During one show Deftones were noticed by the representative of Maverick Records and soon they signed the contract with that label and started working on their debut record.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000American band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. In the period from 1982 to 2002 the line-up was changed a lot, but these three musicians are the constant members of the band. They met while playing in the group Mudcrutch, and in 1975 they released the first single. It did not manage to hit the charts and soon the band was disbanded. Thus the core trio of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was created. Soon the new band started working on their debut self-titled album: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released in 1976. The musicians gained popularity in the UK in no time, however they became successful in the USA a bit later. Such songs as Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll and Breakdown are considered to be classical compositions nowadays, and American Girl is still often broadcasted on various radio stations.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/scissor-sisters/Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000American band Scissor Sisters was formed in New York in 2001. The band’s music gained popularity very quickly, because they mixed elements of disco, glam-rock and club music in a very original way. Scissor Sisters became extremely popular in Great Britain: their debut album was the best-selling album of 2004 in the UK. The story of the band began in 2000, when Babydaddy and Jake Shears met. They started to play music together and pretty soon the musicians moved to New York. They got acquainted with Ana Matronic and the trio began to perform. Del Marquis joined the band later and then Scissor Sisters placed an advertisement in order to find a drummer. Before they found him, Scissor Sisters had used a drum-machine in many songs and even recorded a part of their first album with that. Soon Paddy Boom became the member of the band, but in 2007 he was replaced by Randy Real, who joined the group during Kiss You Off tour.http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/bios/hanson/Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000American pop rock band Hanson was formed by three brothers: Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Young musicians sang a cappella and they even recorded such songs as Rockin' Robin, Splish Splash, Johnny B. Goode and their own compositions. The brothers’ first performance as the professional band took place in 1992 at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa. Initially Hanson brothers learned to play the piano, but later Isaac bought a second-hand guitar, Zac got an old set of drums, and Taylor became the keyboard player. Their band recorded two albums by themselves: Boomerang, which was released in 1995 and MMMBop, which appeared in 1996. Their second album contained the composition MMMBop, which was later included into the album Middle Of Nowhere. During some show the band attracted Steve Greenberg’s attention, and soon after that Hanson signed the contract with Mercury Records. The band’s third album Middle Of Nowhere was released in 1997 and became the musicians’ first studio work since the contract was signed.