Esperanza Spalding - jazz bassist and singer, winner of Grammy Award

Esperanza Spalding is an American multi-instrumentalist best recognized as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon several genres in her own compositions. In 2011, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, creation her the initial jazz artist to win the award. Spalding has record 3 albums Junjo (2006), Esperanza (2008) and Chamber Music Society (2010). The first was formed to display the dynamic that she felt among her trio.

On December 10, at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies, Spalding achieve at Oslo City Hall in honor of the 2009 Laureate President Barack Obama and again at the Nobel Peace Prize performance the following day. She was personally chosen by Obama, as per the tradition of one laureate-invited-artist to perform. On February 7, 2010, Spalding became the nearly all searched person and second most searched item on Google as a effect of her look the previous evening on the PBS television program Austin City Limits.

Year of Born	1984
Place of Birth	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, bossa nova, neo soul
Occupations	Musician, composer, educator, bandleader
Instruments	Vocals, upright bass, bass guitar, violin, oboe, clarinet

Elvis Presley - singers, actor

Elvis Aaron Presleya was one of the most famous American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely recognized by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", out in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the foremost figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearance and chart topping records. His energized interpretation of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited presentation style made him enormously popular and controversial. In November 1956, he completed his film debut in Love Me Tender.

Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his soundtrack career two years later with some of his most commercially winning work. He staged few concerts, however, and, guided by Parker, proceed to devote much of the 1960s to creation Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them seriously derided. He had a versatile voice and uncommonly wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo performer in the history of popular music. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and got the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been induct into 4 music halls of fame.

Birth name	Elvis Aaron Presley
Date Of Birth	January 8, 1935
Place Of Birth	Tupelo, Mississippi,United States
Genres	Rock and roll, pop, rockabilly, country, blues, gospel, R&B
Occupations	Musician, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Date Of Death	August 16, 1977
Place Of Death	Memphis, Tennessee,United States

Lady Gaga - Pop Singer

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Well known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American pop singer. She began performing in the rock music picture of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enroll at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She soon signed with rationalize Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her before time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the notice of Akon, who recognized her vocal ability, and signed her to his personal label, Kon Live Distribution.

Lady Gaga is enthused by glam rock artist such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has also affirmed fashion is a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances. Gaga was ranked the 73rd performer of the 2000 to 2010 decade by Billboard. As of August 2010, Gaga has sold extra than 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide. She gets a total of six Grammy Award nominations, won the awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording for "Poker Face".

Birth Name	Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Date Of Birth	March 28, 1986
Place Of Birth	New York City, United States
Genres	Pop, dance
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, performance artist, record producer, dancer, businesswoman
Instruments	Vocals, piano, synthesizer, keytar

Aretha Franklin - singer, songwriter

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist usually referred to as The Queen of Soul. Although famous for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B and gospel music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin Number one on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Aretha is one of the most pleased artists by the Grammy Awards, with 18 competitive Grammys to date, and two honorary Grammys. She has achieved a total of 20 No. 1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, one of which also became her first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967).

"I Knew You Were Waiting" (1987), a duet with George Michael, became her second number one on the latter chart. Since 1961, Franklin has achieved a total of 45 "Top 40" hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also has the majority million selling singles of any female artist with 14. Between 1967 and 1982 Aretha had 10 #1 R&B albums more than any additional female artist. In 1987, Franklin became the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin was the only characteristic singer at the 2009 presidential inauguration for Barack Obama.

Birth name	Aretha Louise Franklin
Date Of Birth	March 25, 1942
Place Of Birth	Memphis, Tennesee, U.S.
Genres	Soul, jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano