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Michael Richard Jackson (born February 11, 1958) is a British television producer and executive. He is notable for being one of only three people to have been Controller of both BBC One and BBC Two, the main television channels of the British Broadca... ~Wikipedia

James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born April 21, 1947), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk... ~Wikipedia

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين ), is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). Saudi Arabia lies to t... ~Wikipedia

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop and R&B singer, actress, film producer, record producer, songwriter, and former fashion model. Her crossover success opened doors for other African American wo... ~Wikipedia

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer. Spears released her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999, resulting in an international success. It spawned the Billboard magazine-topping single "…Baby One More ... ~Wikipedia

Lily Live! was a flamboyant live/scripted comedy show which was made by LWT and broadcast on ITV in 2000 starring Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage. ~Wikipedia

Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933) is widely recognized as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 20th century. He has collaborated with a variety of different fashion labels, most notably Chanel but a... ~Wikipedia

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David Bowie (pronounced /ˈboʊiː/) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, B... ~Wikipedia

Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15-time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990. He left Take That in 1995 to begin his solo career, aft... ~Wikipedia

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Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English screenwriter and film director. ~Wikipedia

Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R") executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Ta... ~Wikipedia

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Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978) is an American dancer, rapper, fashion model, and occasional actor. Previously engaged to actress Shar Jackson, Federline is best known for his two-year marriage to pop singer Britney Spears. The couple's di... ~Wikipedia

Ashlee Nicole Wentz, professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (born Ashlee Nicole Simpson on October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. Simpson-Wentz, who is the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpso... ~Wikipedia

Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced /ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni/), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. Stefani was the frontwoman of the rock/ska band No Doubt, whos... ~Wikipedia

London (pronounced /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. An important settlement for around two millennia, London is today one of the world's most important business and financial centres, and its influence ... ~Wikipedia

Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and winner of the third series of UK television talent show The X Factor. Her UK debut single, "A Moment Like This", was released in December 2006, breaking a world reco... ~Wikipedia

Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is the vocalist and keyboardist of the Las Vegas-based indie-rock band The Killers. ~Wikipedia

Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian operatic pop tenor and a classical crossover singer who has also performed in operas. To date, he has recorded six complete operas (La bohème, Il trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, Cavalleria r... ~Wikipedia

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American pianist and musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a ren... ~Wikipedia

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Five Star (aka 5 Star) was a British pop / R&B group, from Romford, Essex, formed in 1983 and comprising brothers and sisters Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson. Known for their glamorous image, distinctive matching costumes and ... ~Wikipedia

David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer. On May 21, 2008, he became the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes. ~Wikipedia

Avril Lavigne Whibley better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (pronounced /ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian Grammy award-nominated pop punk singer, musician, fashion designer and actress. ... ~Wikipedia

Paula Julie Abdul (pronounced /ˈæbduːl/ "AB-dool"; born June 19, 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, Emmy Award-winning choreographer, and television personality. Married to Emilio Estevez between 19... ~Wikipedia

Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliott, The Killers, Gwen Stefani, and most recently... ~Wikipedia

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Johnny Cash, born J. R. Cash, (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was a Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century. ~Wikipedia

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (/seɪlɪn dɪɒn/ (help·info)), Légion d’honneur, OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, and occasional songwriter and actress. Born to a ... ~Wikipedia

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre, the son of William Lloyd Webber and also the elder brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Webber started composing at the age of... ~Wikipedia

The Beatles were a pop and rock group from Liverpool, England formed in 1960. Primarily consisting of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) thr... ~Wikipedia

Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure of 20th century popular music, Wonder has ... ~Wikipedia

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE (pronounced /kаɪliː mɪnoʊg/]] born 28 May 1968) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. Minogue rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap oper... ~Wikipedia

Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American musician who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton's films, the "The Simpsons Theme" and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its... ~Wikipedia

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Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including soul, jazz and R&B. ~Wikipedia

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977), sometimes written Aron,a was an American singer, musician and actor. He is considered a cultural icon, sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The Ki... ~Wikipedia

People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human interest stories, published by Time Inc. As of 2006, it has a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of t... ~Wikipedia

Daft Punk is a duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). The duo is considered one of the most successful electronic music collaborations of all time, both in a... ~Wikipedia

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull(born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and diarist whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in... ~Wikipedia

William Robert Young BA (Exon) (born 20 January 1979[citation needed]) is a British singer and actor. He catapulted to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural UK Pop Idol contest. He has continued to work very successfully in music, and also as an a... ~Wikipedia

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Kurt Andersen (born August 22, 1954) is an American novelist who is currently a columnist for New York Magazine ("The Imperial City"), and host of the Peabody-winning public radio program Studio 360, a co-production between Public Radio Int... ~Wikipedia

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου) (born June 25, 1963) best known... ~Wikipedia

Joseph Anthony Fatone, Jr. (born January 28, 1977) is an American singer, actor and television personality. He is best known as a member of the American pop group, 'N Sync, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC realit... ~Wikipedia

David Byrne (born May 14, 1952, in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish-American musician and artist. He is perhaps best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads, who were active between 1974 and 1991. ... ~Wikipedia

Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952, in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish music manager, and a judge on British television talent show, The X Factor. ~Wikipedia

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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943–October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later a... ~Wikipedia

Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award-winning actor. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Sc... ~Wikipedia

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress. She currently hosts the Emmy Award-winning syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ~Wikipedia

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Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an iconic two-time Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained international fame as an artist on the Mot... ~Wikipedia

Steven Patrick Morrissey (IPA: /ˈmɒɹɪsiː/; born May 22, 1959), who goes by his surname Morrissey, is an English writer, singer and lyricist of Irish descent. After a short stint in the punk rock band The Nosebleeds in the lat... ~Wikipedia

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Michael Steven Bublé (IPA: /ˈbuːbleɪ/) (born 9 September 1975) is a Canadian big band singer. He won several awards, including a Grammy, and multiple Juno Awards. While achieving modest chart success in the United States, his 20... ~Wikipedia

David Walter Foster, O.C., O.B.C., LL.D. (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger.. ~Wikipedia

Gary Barlow (born January 20, 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England) is an English singer, pianist, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the pop group Take That, and was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1990s, penning no fewer than ... ~Wikipedia

Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is a British singer-songwriter, drummer and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning ... ~Wikipedia

Louis Vuitton Malletier, or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion and leather goods brand and company, one of the main divisions of LVMH headquartered in Paris, France. Known especially for bags and trunks, the company collaborates wi... ~Wikipedia

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé (pronounced /biːɒnˈseɪ/), is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enr... ~Wikipedia

Brian Eno (pronounced /ˈiːnoʊ/) (born on 15 May 1948, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), with full name Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. As a... ~Wikipedia

Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980, in Abilene, Texas) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits, and has two gold and three multi-platinum RIAA-certified albums. Simps... ~Wikipedia

Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. At age 10, she began her acting career in a soap opera; ... ~Wikipedia

Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) whose birth name in Hungary was Erik Weisz (which was changed to Ehrich Weiss when he immigrated to the United States), was a Hungarian American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of... ~Wikipedia

Las Vegas (often informally abbreviated to "Vegas") is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally known vacation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling destination. It was ... ~Wikipedia

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James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix and known as Jimi Hendrix) (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing was influential on rock music. After initial success in ... ~Wikipedia

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian television and film actor. He came to prominence in the television sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001), before establishing a career as a Hollywood motion picture actor, starring in ... ~Wikipedia

The Republic of Malawi (IPA: [məˈlɑːwi] or [malaβi]; formerly Nyasaland) is a democratic, densely populated country located in southeastern Africa. It has Zambia to the north-west, Tanzania to the north, and Mozambique surrou... ~Wikipedia

Ringo Starr, MBE, was born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940, and is currently known as an Academy Award-winning English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. He was the last to join the "Fab Four" ... ~Wikipedia