At the age of 14, Lily Allen took part in the Glastonbury Festival. And it became clear that she would be a girl with a passion for music and with a difficult character. She soon left school to work on demos. When her MySpace page reached tens of thousands of listeners, the music industry took notice. […]
Pop
For the first time, music lovers got acquainted with the term "pop music" in the mid-20s of the last century. But, the roots of the musical direction go much deeper. The foundation for the birth of pop music was folk art, as well as romances and street ballads.
Pop music perfectly conveys simplicity, melody and rhythm. In pop music, much less attention is paid to the instrumental part of the composition. The songs are built according to the classical scheme: the verse alternates with the chorus. The length of one track varies from 2 to 4 minutes.
Lyrics tend to convey personal experiences and emotions. Visual accompaniment is important for this genre: video clips and concert programs. As a rule, performers working in the pop music genre adhere to a bright stage image.
In 2002, 18-year-old Canadian girl Avril Lavigne entered the US music scene with her debut CD Let Go. Three of the album's singles, including Complicated, reached the top 10 on the Billboard charts. Let Go became the second best-selling CD of the year. Lavigne's music has received great reviews from both fans and […]
Lorde is a New Zealand-born singer. Lorde also has Croatian and Irish roots. In a world of fake winners, TV shows, and cheap music startups, the artist is a treasure. Behind the stage name is Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor - the real name of the singer. She was born on November 7, 1996 in the suburbs of Auckland (Takapuna, New Zealand). Childhood […]
The story of Mireille Mathieu is often equated with a fairy tale. Mireille Mathieu was born on July 22, 1946 in the Provencal city of Avignon. She was the eldest daughter in a family of 14 other children. Mother (Marcel) and father (Roger) raised children in a small wooden house. Roger the bricklayer worked for his father, the head of a modest company. […]
Marie-Helene Gauthier was born on September 12, 1961 in Pierrefonds, near Montreal, in the French-speaking province of Quebec. Mylene Farmer's father is an engineer, he built dams in Canada. With their four children (Brigitte, Michel and Jean-Loup), the family returned to France when Mylène was 10 years old. They settled in the suburbs of Paris, in Ville-d'Avre. […]
Lara Fabian was born on January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek (Belgium) to a Belgian mother and an Italian. She grew up in Sicily before emigrating to Belgium. At the age of 14, her voice became known in the country during the tours that she held with her guitarist father. Lara has gained significant stage experience, thanks to which she received […]
