Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (IPA: ['tɑrjɑ...'turunen]) (born August 17, 1977), known as Tarja for her solo career is a Finnish soprano and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish, which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After severing ties with the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja.
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in early 2000. She has so far sold over 10 million albums in the United States, and over 32 million worldwide, and has won two Grammy awards. Pink began her career as an R&B artist, signed to the predominately urban label, LaFace Records.
Florence + The Machine (recording as Florence And The Machine) is the name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Florence is an art college dropout from Camberwell, London, who was discovered singing Motown covers in a nightclub toilet, drunk. Musically Florence and the Machine's sound is generally referred to as soul-inspired indie rock.
The Pretty Reckless is a New York, U.S. based post-grunge band fronted by American actress and model Taylor Momsen. On December 30, 2009, the band released a promo song entitled "Make Me Wanna Die" which was later launched on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Kick-Ass. The first EP for their album will be released on June 22, 2010 and the full record "Light Me Up" will come out in August. In an interview with MTV, Momsen revealed the influences on the band include The Beatles, and Audioslave, along with many grunge bands, such as Soundgarden, and Nirvana.
Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York, United States) is an accomplished pop and rnb singer who debuted in 1998 with the song Reflection for the soundtrack to the Disney film, Mulan. She has since become one of the biggest female recording artists of the last decade, selling over 42 million records worldwide. Her work has earned her numerous awards, including four Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award, amongst eighteen nominations. She has achieved four #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as two #1 albums in the United States.