Romantic balladeer Drupi born Giam Piero Anelli became one of the few Italian artists to have a hit a hit in the United Kingdom when his song Vado Via reached the seventeenth slot on the British pop charts in 1974 The winner of the San Remo Festival …

Singing in his native Italian or in Spanish which he considers his second language Nicola Di Bari born Michele Scommegna has been melting hearts with his romantic balladry for more than four decades Since scoring a hit with his debut single Amore Rit…

Though he was born in Monfalcone in Gorizia near modern-day Slovenia and Croatia as a young child Gino Paoli moved across Italy to Genoa and it was that city with which he was associated and that he called his home In the 1950s he worked as a porter …

Born in Rome in 1951 Claudio Baglioni grew up singing but pursued an acting career during the late 60s Signed to the Italian division of RCA by the end of the decade however Baglioni moved back to music with his 1970 self-titled debut He released fiv…

Born September 22 1934 to a Milanese family Italian singer Ornella Vanoni spent most of her twenties alternating between theater her debut was in 1957 with Federico Zardis I Giacobini and music She started by singing ile canzoni della malai or songs …

b. 6 January 1937, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. After spending much of his professional life as a lawyer, jazz enthusiast Conte eventually decided to act on his impulse to become a performer in the 70s. He had recorded an unsuccessful EP for RCA Records in…

Born blind, pianist Ronnie Milsap played a soulful, bluesy brand of country music that made him a superstar by the end of the '70s. Milsap was a former sessionman for Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick and Petula Clark (among others). Milsap's passionate …

One of country's most popular and enduring (1960-2002) vocal acts, the Statler Brothers topped the country charts for more than 20 years and even after the run of hits ended remained a popular live act. They began their career as backup singers for J…

Welsh soprano Charlotte Church emerged in the late 1990s as a teenage phenomenon with her multi-platinum debut VOICE OF AN ANGEL. Church gamely rides the line between the pop and classical worlds, crossing freely back and forth over musical dividing …

British siren Sarah Brightman started her musical career as a pure popster, singing dance music with the hit UK group Hot Gossip in the late '70s. Before long, though, her angelic voice and striking beauty led her to musical theater, and she starred …

Honolulu-born Bette Midler's flamboyant stage persona, born in the 1970s (though she had been singing professionally in the 1960s), is what makes people take notice, but the self-proclaimed Divine Miss M is more than a singing comedienne. In addition…

Best known as one of the most beloved singers in country music, Dolly Parton is also a successful screen actress. Her greatest talent, songwriting, may also be her least heralded: Parton has penned numerous classics, among them "Coat of Many Colors,"…

In the '90s, no contemporary artist loomed larger in the world of bluegrass than Alison Krauss. With her group Union Station, the young singer/fiddler (who began as a child prodigy) spent the decade bringing traditional bluegrass roots into the mains…

Not since the glory days of the early '80s has a non-teen dance pop band dented the charts as convincingly as Savage Garden. Bringing such old-timers as Michael Jackson, Debarge, and Madonna instantly to mind with their sugar-coated dance pop, Savag…

Influenced in equal measure by Tracy Chapman, the Indigo Girls, and Natalie Merchant, modern-day folk-rock singer Jewel hit it big in the late-'90s with her confessional and stark songwriting. Jewel has also branched out into other fields besides mus…

With his distinctive vocals and award winning songwriting skills, Canadian musician Bryan Adams name remains one of the most recognized of our time.

The ultimate Nashville outsider, Canadian Shania Twain (Eileen Regina Twain) took the country music world by storm with her second album, THE WOMAN IN ME. Famous for her midriff-baring outfits, Twain conquered the rest of the world with the 16-times …

Known as the Waltz King of Europe Andre Rieu was raised on classical music and began taking fiddling lessons at the age of five He conducts the Strauss Opera and has recorded public-television specials in the United States as well as musical albums f…

Over the course of four decades, Eric Clapton has carried the British blues legacy into the mainstream of pop music. From his mid-1960s days with the Yardbirds and John Mayall, through his years as guitar god with Cream and Blind Faith, and eventuall…