Contemporary & pop

The Gipsy Kings consist of two bands of brothers: the Reyes (Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Patchai, Andre) and the Baliardos (Tonino, Paco, Diego). The Reyes and Baliardo boys were the offspring…

Gwen Renee Stefani was born in to parents Dennis, a marketing executive of Italian American descent, and Patti, an accountant and now home-maker of Scottish and Irish descent. Stefani had…

multi-talented performer, Harry Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927, in New York City. As a youth, he struggled with poverty and a turbulent family life. Belafonte’s career took off…

Holly Marie Combs was born December 3, 1973, in San Diego, California. At the time of her birth, her 15-year-old mother and 17-year-old father quit school to marry, only to…

“I’ve been on a bit of a roller coaster,” says James Blunt, in his typically dry, British understatement. Two albums, two world tours and 18 million records sold later, Blunt…

She sings, dances, acts and her entourage is more impressive than her famous behind. Thrice married J-Lo reveals how she went from plain backing dancer to diamond-encrusted diva. Jennifer Lynn…

With nine other siblings to contend with, one of which was the godfather of pop, Michael Jackson, Jermaine has done his best to stand out by pursuing a successful solo…

Disproving the idea that a basic grasp of general knowledge, in fact, any kind of knowledge, is a prerequisite to becoming a world celebrity, Jessica Simpson was the US intellectual…

Jessie J – the J stands for ‘whatever you want it to’ – strides into the room, looking a billion dollars. After you’ve got past all 5’9” of her cut-glass…

Unless you’ve been living in a cave since the late ’70s, you have heard Jocelyn Brown’s voice at one point or another. As clichéd as it sounds, if the term…