U2

The U2 Band

Background information
Origin: Dublin, Ireland

Genres: Rock, alternative rock, post-punk

Years active: 1976–present

Labels: Mercury, Interscope, Island

Associated acts: Passengers, Virgin Prunes

Website u2.com

Members Bono
The Edge

Adam Clayton

Larry Mullen, Jr.

Biography

The one of the world famous celebrities U2 musician are a rock group from Dublin, Ireland. The group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). The group formed at Mount Temple secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical ability. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their first appearance album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top worldwide act. They were more victorious as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".T hey have won 22 Grammy Awards

Awards and Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2003
Got nomination for Oscar
category Original Song (from the film "Gangs Of New York") for "The Hands That Built America"

American Music Awards
2002
Won American Music Award
category Internet Artist of the Year

Grammy Awards
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "City of Blinding Lights"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Short Form for "Vertigo"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "Vertigo"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Vertigo"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year for "Walk On"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Elevation"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "All That You Can't Leave Behind"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Beautiful Day"

1995
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Long Form for "Zoo TV - Live From Sydney"

1994
Won Grammy Award
category Best Alternative Music Performance for "Zooropa"

1993
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Achtung Baby"

1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Performance Music Video for "Where The Streets Have No Name"

1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Desire"

1988
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "The Joshua Tree"

1988
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Joshua Tree"
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Celine Dion

The Musician Celine Dion

Background information
Birth name: Céline Marie Claudette Dion

Born: March 30, 1968 (age 42)

Origin: Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada

Genres: Pop, pop rock

Occupations: Singer, songwriter, actress

Instruments: Vocals (Soprano)

Years active: 1980–present

Labels: Saisons, Super Étoiles,

TBS (1981–1986)

Sony Music Canada (1986–present)

Epic (1990–2007)

550 (1992–2000)

Columbia (2007–present)

Website: www.celinedion.com

Mini Biography
The one of the famous celebrities Céline Dion has turn out to be one of the all-time best singers. Céline Dion was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. She sang with her siblings in a minute club owned by her parents Céline gained the know-how to performing live with the help of her experience. Dion confident a song in her native French and sent it to a record company at the age of 12, where it acquired the awareness of René Angélil, a treasured manager. Angélil alleged in Céline so much that he in point of fact mortgaged his house in order to investment her debut album. Already very popular and successful worldwide, Céline burst onto the U.S. stage when she recorded the theme song to Disney's hit Beauty and the Beast (1991). The song garnered a Grammy and an Oscar. Her 'Falling into you' album, released in 1996, became the best-selling album of that year, selling more than 25 million copies worldwide. In 1999, Dion took a hiatus in order to begin a family. She returned to the spotlight in 2002, releasing yet another hit album. Starting in 2003, Céline began a three-year commitment to perform in an arena built for her in Las Vegas.

Awards for Celine Dion

Year	Award	Album
2008	World Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics World's Best Selling Canadian Artist
2003	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
2002	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
2000	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
1999	Grammy Awards	SONG : My Heart Will Go On Lyrics Record of the Year
1999	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics International Achievement Award
1999	Grammy Awards	SONG : My Heart Will Go On Lyrics Pop Female Vocalist
1999	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Female Vocalist
1999	Juno Awards	ALBUM : S'il Suffisait D'aimer Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album
1999	Juno Awards	ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love LyricsBest Album
1999	Juno Awards	ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Soundtrack Single of the Year
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Album of the Year
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Soundtrack Album of the Year
1998	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Albums Artist of the Year
1998	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
1998	Billboard Music Awards	ALBUM : Let's Talk About Love Lyrics Female Album of the Year
1997	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album
1997	American Music Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock
1997	Juno Awards	ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic
1997	Grammy Awards	ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Pop Album
1997	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics International Achievement Award
1997	Grammy Awards	ALBUM : Falling Into You Lyrics Album of the Year
1997	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year
1996	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album
1995	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic
1995	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Album of the Year
1994	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year
1993	Juno Awards	SONG : Love Can Move Mountains Lyrics Best Dance Recording
1993	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year
1993	Juno Awards	ALBUM : Dion Chante Plamondon Lyrics Best Selling Francophone Album
1992	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year
1991	Juno Awards	ALBUM : Unison Lyrics Album of the Year
1991	Juno Awards	ARTIST : Celine Dion Lyrics Female Vocalist of the Year

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The Eagles

The Musician Eagles

Background information

Origin: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Genres: Rock, country rock, folk rock

Years active: 1971–1980 1994–present

Labels: Asylum, Geffen, Lost Highway, WMG, Universal Music

Associated acts: Poco, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne

Website: www.eaglesband.com

Members
Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Joe Walsh
Timothy B. Schmit

Former members
Don Felder
Randy Meisner
Bernie Leadon

Mini Biography:

The one of the famous celebrities Eagles is an American rock band shaped in Los Angeles, California in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. And then he dedicated With five number one singles and six number one albums, the Eagles were one of the most winning recording artists of the 1970s. 20th century, two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California, ranked in the middle of the 20 best-selling albums. Hotel California is ranked 37th in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the group was ranked #75 on the magazine 2004 list of the 100 furthermost Artists of All Time. They also have the best selling album in the U.S. with Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), which sold more than 29 million copies. The musician Eagles bankrupt up in July 1980, but bring back together in 1994 for Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They have toured occasionally since then, and were educated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, Eagles on the loose Long Road out of Eden, their first full studio album in 28 years. The next year they opened The Long Road out of Eden Tour in hold up of the album. That tour sustained on into 2009, crossing North America and Europe, and will carry on in 2010 with supplementary North American, as well as Australian, tour dates.
Awrads
Grammy Awards(8), American Music Awards(5)

Year	Award	Song
2009	Grammy Awards	SONG : I Dreamed There Was No War Lyrics Best Pop Instrumental Performance
2008	Grammy Awards	SONG : How Long Lyrics Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
2003	Grammy Awards	SONG : Hotel California LyricsHall of Fame
2000	Grammy Awards	SONG : Desperado Lyrics Hall of Fame
1995	American Music Awards	ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
1995	American Music Awards	ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
1995	American Music Awards	ALBUM : Hell Freezes Over Lyrics Favorite Album - Pop / Rock
1980	Grammy Awards	SONG : Heartache Tonight Lyrics Rock Vocal Group
1978	American Music Awards	ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
1980	Grammy Awards	SONG : New Kid in Town Lyrics Best Arrangement for Voices
1978	Grammy Awards	SONG : Hotel California Lyrics Record of the Year
1976	American Music Awards	ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics Favorite Album - Pop / Rock
1976	Grammy Awards	SONG : Lyin' Eyes Lyrics Pop Vocal Group

The Eagles Nominations
• 2009
SONG : Waiting In The Weeds Lyrics
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Grammy Awards

• 2009
SONG : Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Grammy Awards

• 2009
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Vocal Group of the Year
Country Music Association Awards

• 2009
ALBUM : Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP - POP/ ROCK MUSIC
American Music Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Best International Group
BRIT Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
American Music Awards

• 2008
SONG : How Long Lyrics
WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
CMT Music Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
American Music Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
TOP VOCAL GROUP
Academy of Country Music Awards

• 2008
ALBUM : Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ ROCK MUSIC
American Music Awards

• 2008
ALBUM : Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
Best International Album
BRIT Awards

• 2008
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Vocal Group of the Year
Country Music Association Awards

• 2004
SONG : Hole In The World Lyrics
Best Pop Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
Grammy Awards

• 1996
SONG : Love Will Keep Us Alive Lyrics
Pop Vocal Group
Grammy Awards

• 1996
ALBUM : Hell Freezes Over Lyrics
Pop Album
Grammy Awards

• 1996
ALBUM : Hell Freezes Over Lyrics
Best Engineered Album
Grammy Awards

• 1996
ALBUM : Hell Freezes Over Lyrics
Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic
Juno Awards

• 1996
SONG : Hotel California Lyrics
Rock Vocal Group
Grammy Awards

• 1982
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Best Album Package
Grammy Awards

• 1978
ALBUM : Hotel California Lyrics
Album of the Year
Grammy Awards

• 1978
SONG : Hotel California Lyrics
Pop Vocal Group
Grammy Awards

• 1977
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
American Music Awards

• 1977
ALBUM : Hotel California Lyrics
Favorite Album - Pop / Rock
American Music Awards

• 1976
ALBUM : One Of These Nights Lyrics
Best Album Package
Grammy Awards

• 1976
ALBUM : One Of These Nights Lyrics
Album of the Year
Grammy Awards

• 1976
SONG : Lyin' Eyes Lyrics
Record of the Year
Grammy Awards

• 1976
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
American Music Awards

• 1975
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
American Music Awards

• 1975
ALBUM : One Of These Nights Lyrics
Favorite Album - Pop / Rock
American Music Awards

• 1975
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
Vocal Group of the Year
Academy of Country Music Awards

• 1973
ARTIST : The Eagles Lyrics
New Artist
Grammy Awards
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