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Eric Bazilian

Eric Bazilian

Overview
Eric Bazilian (born July 21, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

) is an American singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...

, multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:The European Piffari,...

, arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...

 and producer
Record producer
In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...

, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

.

Eric Bazilian was born at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and is one of several institutions that claims to have been the first university in America...

 Hospital in Philadelphia to a father who was a psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

 and a mother who was a concert pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....

.

He began playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 at age five, and his uncle taught him guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...

 at nine. He never took formal musical lessons.
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Eric Bazilian (born July 21, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

) is an American singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...

, multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:The European Piffari,...

, arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...

 and producer
Record producer
In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...

, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

.

Early life


Eric Bazilian was born at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and is one of several institutions that claims to have been the first university in America...

 Hospital in Philadelphia to a father who was a psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

 and a mother who was a concert pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....

.

He began playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 at age five, and his uncle taught him guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...

 at nine. He never took formal musical lessons. At the age of 10, while watching The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music...

 on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show was a popular American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.-History:...

, Bazilian realized that playing and creating music was what he wished to pursue with his life.

At 16 years old, while attending Germantown Friends School
Germantown Friends School
Germantown Friends School is a co-educational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends . It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn mainly from the...

, Bazilian started writing songs for his first band, Evil Seed. This band played all original music at "B-ins" at Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with 9,200 acres , all overseen by the Fairmount Park Commission.-Fairmount Park proper:...

.

By the mid 1970s, while attending the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and is one of several institutions that claims to have been the first university in America...

, where he earned a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....

 degree in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science; it is the study of matter and its motion through spacetime and all that derives from these, such as energy and force...

, Bazilian met Rob Hyman
Rob Hyman
Robert Andrew "Rob" Hyman is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, accordion player, producer, arranger and recording studio owner, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters.-Early life:Hyman started taking piano lessons at the age of four and grew up playing...

 and Rick Chertoff
Rick Chertoff
Rick Chertoff is a five-time Grammy-nominated producer responsible for such hits as Joan Osborne’s “One of Us”, Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time” and Sophie B...

, with whom he formed a band called Baby Grand. They would release two albums during their tenure.

Tenure with The Hooters


After Baby Grand disbanded, Hyman and Bazilian decided to try something new by combining reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based...

, ska
Ska
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

, and rock'n'roll to create The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

 in 1980.

Nervous Night
Nervous Night (album)
Nervous Night is the second studio album by American rock band The Hooters and was released in 1985.-Background:In the summer of 1983, guitarist Eric Bazilian and keyboard player Rob Hyman were invited by their old college friend and bandmate from Baby Grand, Rick Chertoff, to work on the debut...

, The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

' 1985 debut on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...

, sold more than 2 million copies and included Billboard Top 40 hits "Day By Day" (#18), "And We Danced" (#21) and "Where Do The Children Go" (#38).

After releasing six albums, The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

 obtained a large global following throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As a result, they were asked to open three major musical events of the late 20th century: Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on . The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Billed as the 'global jukebox', the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium, London and JFK Stadium, Philadelphia...

 in Philadelphia in 1985, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international secular non-governmental organisation which defines its mission as "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated." Founded in London in 1961, AI...

 Concert at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. It primarily serves as the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets American football teams of the NFL, and the New York Red Bulls soccer team of MLS...

 in 1986, and Roger Waters
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters is an English rock musician. He is best known as the bass player and one of the main songwriters and lead singers in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985...

' The Wall Concert in Berlin
The Wall Concert in Berlin
The Wall - Live in Berlin was a live concert performance of the Roger Waters rock opera, The Wall, held in Berlin, Germany, on 21 July, 1990, to commemorate the fall of the wall eight months earlier. A live album of the concert was released in September 1990...

 in 1990. In 1995, The Hooters went on hiatus, although Hyman and Bazilian would continue to collaborate together on musical projects for other artists.

Bazilian reunited with The Hooters on successful headlining European summer tours in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

2007 saw the release of Time Stand Still
Time Stand Still
Time Stand Still is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Hooters, released in 2007.-Background:The Hooters gathered in October 2006 at keyboard player Rob Hyman's Elmstreet Studios, in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the recording of basic tracks, followed by additional...

, their first album of new material since 1993.

"One of Us"


Bazilian has become recognized internationally for being a songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...

, session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental performers or vocalists who are available for hire for live performances or recording sessions, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical ensemble or who have acquired fame in their own right as bandleaders...

, arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...

, and producer
Record producer
In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...

 for numerous artists.

In 1995, he played all those roles for Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us", and for her work with members of The Grateful Dead.-Biography:...

's debut album Relish
Relish (album)
Relish is the second album by Joan Osborne, released on March 21 1995. It is her first studio album.-Background:Relish was nominated for several awards at the 38th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance...

,
which was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question...

 for the No. 4 Billboard
Billboard
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

hit "One of Us," which Bazilian single-handedly wrote.

"One of Us" has since been covered by many artists throughout the world, among them being Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He performs under the mononym Prince but has also been known by various other names, most notably the unpronounceable symbol which he used as his stage name between 1993 and 2000...

, Doctor Evil in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, released in 1999, is the second film in the Austin Powers series. The series began with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and continued with Austin Powers in Goldmember. The film was directed by Jay Roach, co-written by Mike Myers and screenwriter...

, Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest...

, Scott Bradoka, Sharla Jackson Band, Wildside, Jackie "O", DJ Irene
DJ Irene
Irene Gutierrez, who also goes by DJ Irene, is an American electronic music artist.-Career:Irene became a DJ at the age of fourteen while attending high school in Hawaii. She was originally identified as a hard DJ. Irene claims to have eclectic musical taste and has been described as constantly...

, Outta Control, and Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel is an English soul singer and songwriter. His name Olusegun means "God is victorious"...

.

In 2003, "One of Us" was used as the theme song for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

 television series Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of a teenage girl who communicates with God and performs tasks she is given. The program originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...

. It has also appeared on the soundtracks of numerous movies, including Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller movie which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd mixture of science fiction, romance, and reality warp", "part Beautiful People fantasy, part New Age investigation of the Great Beyond", a "love story, a struggle...

(2001), Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty is a American comedy film, directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down on his luck TV reporter who seeks a promotion and a better life overall. After a series of bad incidents, such as being beaten...

, (2003) and Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005).

In more recent years, The Hooters
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By combining a mix of rock and roll, ska and folk music, The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio and MTV airplay of several songs including "Day By Day," "And We...

 have also performed "One of Us" in their live shows.

Solo career


Bazilian has released two solo albums to date:

The Optimist (2000)
  1. Driving In England
  2. Until You Dare
  3. Gemini Yo Yo
  4. Bye Bye Baby
  5. U.G.L.Y.
  6. When I Was The Man
  7. Kid From Outer Space
  8. Be My Woman
  9. Fiddlesticks
  10. Hopelessly, Relentlessly
  11. Mind Going Down
  12. The Optimist


A Very Dull Boy (2002)
  1. A Very Dull Boy
  2. Lucky To Be
  3. Insomnia
  4. Since You Ask
  5. Feeling Your Pain
  6. A Pocket Full Of Nothing
  7. Ella Fitzgerald
  8. Too Much Of My Time
  9. Lump Of Clay
  10. Hallelujah And Amen

Recognitions


On November 17, 2000, Bazilian was inducted into the Philadelphia Walk of Fame on the Avenue of the Arts
Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia
The Avenue of the Arts is a segment of Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes many of the city's cultural institutions, most notably the theater and museum districts south of City Hall....

.

On April 21, 2004, Bazilian won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for "One of Us" as the theme song for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

 television series Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of a teenage girl who communicates with God and performs tasks she is given. The program originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...

.

Songwriter


Bazilian has (co-)written songs for numerous artists throughout the world, among them:
  • Billie Myers
    Billie Myers
    Billie Myers is an English rock singer-songwriter.-Biography:Billie Myers was born in England. Her mother is English, her father Jamaican....

     -- "Kiss The Rain"
  • Robbie Williams
    Robbie Williams
    Robert Peter Williams, better known as Robbie Williams is a BRIT Award-winning English British singer-songwriter. His career started in 1989, at the age of 15, as a dancer and singer with the pop band Take That. He left the band in 1995 to launch his solo career...

     -- "Old Before I Die
    Old Before I Die
    "Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year....

    "
  • Joan Osborne
    Joan Osborne
    Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us", and for her work with members of The Grateful Dead.-Biography:...

     -- "Dracula Moon"; "Ladder"; "Let’s Just Get Naked"; "Lumina"; "One of Us"; "Pensacola"; "Right Hand Man"; "Saint Teresa"
  • Amanda Marshall
    Amanda Marshall
    Amanda Marshall is a Canadian pop-rock singer.Marshall studied music extensively during her childhood, including at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. While performing on the Queen Street West bar scene in her teens, she met guitarist Jeff Healey, who was struck by her powerful voice and...

     -- "Believe In You"; "Best Of Me"; "Give Up Giving In"; "If I Didn't Have You"; "Love Lift Me"; "Never Said Goodbye"; "Ride"; "Shades Of Grey"; "Too Little Too Late"; "Why Don't You Love Me"
  • Ricky Martin
    Ricky Martin
    Enrique Martín Morales , better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award- winning, Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.His career has spanned over three decades and has sold...

     -- "Private Emotion
    Private Emotion
    Private Emotion is an pop song originally recorded by The Hooters, and later covered by Ricky Martin in duet with various artists.-Original recording:...

    "
  • Scorpions
    Scorpions (band)
    The Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel, "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change"...

     -- "Remember the Good Times"; "Dreamers"; "Humanity
    Humanity (Scorpions song)
    "Humanity" is a song by Scorpions. It is the first single from their album, Humanity - Hour 1. Scorpions performed their new single, on March 24, 2007 at a special concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of signing the Roman treaty, which became the basis for foundation of the European Union...

    "; "We Were Born To Fly"; "The Future Never Dies"; "You're Lovin' Me To Death"; "Love Will Keep Us Alive"; "Your Last Song"; "Cold"; "She Said"
  • Annie Carrier -- "Attitude"
  • Sarah Hudson
    Sarah Hudson
    Sarah Hudson may refer to:*Sarah Hudson , American singer-songwriter*Sarah Hudson , Australian actor*Sarah Hudson-Pierce, author...

     -- "Girl on the Verge"; "Little"
  • Des'ree
    Des'ree
    Des'ree is a Barbados born British pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s, mostly remembered for her hits "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Kissing You", and "Life".- Career :...

     -- "God Only Knows"
  • Bijou Phillips
    Bijou Phillips
    Bijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. Some of her larger film roles include Bully, Havoc, Hostel: Part II, and Tart.-Early life:...

     -- "Hawaii"; "Just Look Around"
  • Patty Smyth
    Patty Smyth
    Patty Smyth is an American rock and roll musician. She first enjoyed mainstream success in 1982 as lead singer of the band Scandal. That band's self-titled debut release became Columbia Records' biggest selling EP...

     -- "Heartache Heard Around the World"; "Never Enough"
  • Alejandra Guzman
    Alejandra Guzmán
    Alejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal , better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican rock singer and actress...

     -- "Hoy Me Voy A Querer"
  • Bon Jovi
    Bon Jovi
    Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 and...

     -- "I Get a Rush"; "One Man Band"
  • Bif Naked
    Bif Naked
    Bif Naked is a Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum record selling, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, poet, cartoonist, and actress.-Personal life:...

     -- "I Love Myself Today"
  • The Calling
    The Calling
    The Calling is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin when Kamin was dating Band's sister.-Career:After forming in 1999, Band and Kamin were signed to a record deal with RCA....

     -- "Just That Good"; "Stigmatized"
  • Jonatha Brooke
    Jonatha Brooke
    Jonatha Brooke is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her music is notable for merging elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies...

     -- "Less Than Love is Nothing"
  • Ronnie Spector
    Ronnie Spector
    Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American musician, and was the lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Biography:...

     -- "Never Gonna Be Your Baby"
  • Shannon McNally
    Shannon McNally
    Shannon McNally is an American singer-songwriter.Shannon was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology in college, McNally began singing and playing guitar in clubs, and after graduating honed her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker. The willowy, graceful McNally...

     -- "Now That I Know"
  • Zucchero
    Zucchero
    Adelmo Fornaciari , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.-Personal life:Adelmo Fornaciari was born in Reggio Emilia ...

     -- "Pure Love"
  • LeAnn Rimes
    LeAnn Rimes
    Margaret LeAnn Rimes, known simply as LeAnn Rimes, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her work in country music...

     -- "Safest Place"
  • Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper
    Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first artist to have four top-five singles released from one album. Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40...

     -- "Someone Like Me"; "That's What I Think
    That's What I Think
    "That's What I Think" is a 1993 single by Cyndi Lauper from her album, Hat Full of Stars.-Song information:Produced by Lauper and Junior Vasquez, the song peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a dance hit in the United States. Its popular remixes caused the track to climb on the...

    "
  • Matt Nathanson
    Matt Nathanson
    Matt Nathanson is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic and electric guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band...

     -- "Suspended"
  • Alannah Myles
    Alannah Myles
    Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In 1988, she released her self-titled debut album, Alannah Myles. In 1990 "Black Velvet," a single taken from that album, was a worldwide smash hit and won a Grammy Award.When she was sixteen, she began performing in Southern Ontario...

     -- "Bad 4 You"
  • D-Side
    D-side
    D-Side are an Irish boyband. Established in 2001, by twin doctors Rory and Eoghan Mac Sweeney they were signed to Edel records. Edel brought in top UK manager Kim Glover to manage the band after her success with New Kids on the Block, Ant & Dec, , B*Witched and Let Loose...

     -- "My Best Chance"
  • Jon Bon Jovi
    Jon Bon Jovi
    John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...

     -- "Ugly"
  • Journey
    Journey (band)
    Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California with former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases, but its strongest commercial success came in the late 1970s to the early 1980s...

     -- "To Be Alive Again"
  • Leah Andreone
    Leah Andreone
    Leah Andreone is an American musician from San Diego, California.-Early life and career:Andreone was born and raised in San Diego and attended Helix High School in La Mesa. She became interested in music early in life, finding it an easy way to express emotion...

     -- "Inconceivable"
  • Lucia Cifarelli
    Lucia Cifarelli
    Lucia Cifarelli is currently a vocalist for industrial music group KMFDM. She is best known as the vocalist for the band Drill and also performs on KMFDM offshoots and joint ventures MDFMK, KGC, and Schwein.-Biography:Lucia got her start recording in studios in New York, eventually forming her own...

     -- "We Are Angels"
  • Midge Ure
    Midge Ure
    Midge Ure OBE is a guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox...

     -- "Fallen Angel"
  • Nordman
    Nordman
    Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1994, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnopop in Swedish.The group is formed by Håkan Hemlin, as singer and band-leader and Mats Wester, who plays the keyed fiddle....

     -- "Hjälp Mig Att Leva"; " Sorg Min Älskarinna"
  • Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers -- "Half A Heart"

External links

  • Eric Bazilian official website
  • Eric Bazilian official MySpace
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