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Paul Hardcastle

Paul Hardcastle (born December 10, 1958) is a British composer and musician specialising in the synthesiser. In the early 1980s he performed in the dance music groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going solo. He achieved some acclaim for his early singles, notably the instrumental Rainforest 1984, but came to greater prominence in 1985 with the groundbreaking 19, a dance record featuring samples from the 1982 television documentary Vietnam: A Requiem, which was about Vietnam veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (and for which Hardcastle was sued by ABC). It was a number one hit in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and was a significant hit in many other countries.

He enjoyed several further hits in the UK, including "Don't Waste My Time" (with vocals by Carol Kenyon) and "The Wizard", the theme from BBC TV's Top of the Pops. After 1986 he started to specialise in TV soundtracks. He has also recorded several acclaimed synth-jazz albums under the name Jazzmasters, which are played heavily on smooth jazz radio.


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He has also recorded several acclaimed synth-jazz albums under the name Jazzmasters, which are played heavily on smooth jazz radio. He's kind of stayed true to his indie roots and I've stayed true to my r&b roots, we've kind of fused together and its something fresh and brand new that people haven't heard before.". After 1986 he started to specialise in TV soundtracks. I can't wait for everyone to hear it because I think it's amazing I really do. He enjoyed several further hits in the UK, including "Don't Waste My Time" (with vocals by Carol Kenyon) and "The Wizard", the theme from BBC TV's Top of the Pops. She told BBC Radio 1: "The song itself is really amazing, it's really, really good. It was a number one hit in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and was a significant hit in many other countries. Chris Martin of Coldplay asked her into the studio to contribute to the band's forthcoming album.

He achieved some acclaim for his early singles, notably the instrumental Rainforest 1984, but came to greater prominence in 1985 with the groundbreaking 19, a dance record featuring samples from the 1982 television documentary Vietnam: A Requiem, which was about Vietnam veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (and for which Hardcastle was sued by ABC). In March 2004, she signed up with a modelling agency run by Naomi Campbell. In the early 1980s he performed in the dance music groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going solo. Thank You reached number 4 on the UK album charts as at 7 March and the title track reached number 2 on the UK singles charts as well as going top 10 in Ireland. Paul Hardcastle (born December 10, 1958) is a British composer and musician specialising in the synthesiser. Her second album Thank You followed soon after featuring collaborations with Bubba Sparxxx on "Club Hoppin" and Asher D of So Solid Crew on "Off da Enz". Jamelia came back in 2003 with single "Bout" written with C Swing who had also written Money and featuring Rah Digga. It was her fifth top 40 hit followed by Superstar which gave her international success in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. "Superstar" also appears on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack.

She put her career on hold for a couple of years to bring up her daughter. Jamelia became pregnant in 2000 and gave birth to a baby girl, Teja, in March 2001. She was nominated for five Mobo Awards in 2000 winning one. The Independent on Sunday wrote "a poised 19 year old, Jamelia has the homegrown talent to give Missy Elliott a run for her money.". The most successful of those was "Money" featuring a guest vocal from Beenie Man which went top 5 in 2000.

At 18, she released her first single "So High" and went on to have four songs go into the Top 40 in the UK from her album Drama released in 2000. She was signed to Parlophone at the age of 15 when she impressed their A&R man by singing songs that she had written a capella. Growing up in the Midlands, she listened to plenty of urban r&b. Jamelia was born Jamelia Davis in Birmingham, England.

Her song "Superstar" went to number one in Australia and New Zealand in early 2004 and went top 10 in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands in 2003 and 2004. Jamelia real name Jamelia Davis (born January 2, 1981) is a r&b singer from the UK who has had several Top 40 hits in that country. Top 40 Charts Jamelia artist page (http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=4174/). BBC Radio 1 Jamelia artist area (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/artist_area/jamelia/).

Jamelia home page (http://www.jamelia.com/). Thank You (2003). Drama (2000).