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Diana King
“Shy Guy” – a song that really everyone knows. Diana King landed a world hit in 1995 via the soundtrack to “Bad Boys” and has been one of the unmistakable voices of reggae pop ever since. The Jamaican combines the phrasing of dancehall with the melody of soul – a combination that does not exist…
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Dionne Warwick
A living legend. Dionne Warwick shaped American pop like no other singer and still sings songs that are part of the World Heritage of Pop music. Her collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David produced over twenty chart successes: “Walk On By”, “Do You Know the Way to San José”, “I Say a Little Prayer”,…
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Chaka Khan
The Queen of Funk. Ten Grammys, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a voice that has set the standard by which everyone else must be measured for five decades. With Rufus she recorded “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody”, followed solo by “I’m Every Woman” – later a world hit again by Whitney…
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Brian McKnight
One of the most beautiful male voices in R&B. Brian McKnight sings ballads that silence the conversations in the hall – and without a single effect. Over twenty albums, more than twenty million records sold and sixteen Grammy nominations speak for themselves. “Back at One”, “One Last Cry” and “Anytime” are among the most played…
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Bootsy Collins
A funk legend like no other. Bootsy Collins played James Brown’s bass as a teenager, invented the sound of P-Funk with Parliament-Funkadelic and became an icon of an entire genre with star glasses and star bass. His bass lines are among the most sampled in music history – half decades of hip-hop are built on…
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Billy Ocean
When Billy Ocean sings “When the Going Gets Tough”, the hall knows every line. The man co-wrote the eighties – and still sings them with the same warmth today. Born in Trinidad, he worked in a London car factory before becoming one of the most successful soul singers of his time. “Caribbean Queen” earned him…
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Baccara
“Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” is one of the best-selling pop songs of all time – and when Baccarat sing it live, the hall goes along as a whole. The Spanish duo landed at number one in over a dozen countries in 1977, sold millions worldwide and represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest in…
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Amy Winehouse Band
This is not a tribute. These are the musicians who were in the studio and on stage with Amy Winehouse – and who carry on their work, with a singer who does not imitate these songs, but lives them. “Rehab”, “Back to Black”, “You Know I’m No Good”, “Valerie”: songs that have shaped an entire…
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Boney M
“Daddy Cool”, “Rasputin”, “Ma Baker”, “Rivers of Babylon” – there is hardly any repertoire that has such an immediate effect. And with Maizie Williams, an original member is on stage. Boney M. are among the most commercially successful projects in pop history: hundreds of millions of records sold, number one placements throughout Europe, and with…
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Sydney Youngblood
Sydney Youngblood, born in 1960 in San Antonio, Texas (USA), was already on stage at a very young age and played with Daddy’s “Scheiben” as a three-year-old. What used to be a game became a passion and a purpose in life. As a six-year-old, he won a young talent competition in his hometown. At that…
