earl august december american jazz pianist composer arranger started playing professionally new_york graduating university following dozen years led bands played led charles john period house pianist prestige records late 1950s appeared dozens albums composed including writing famous song soul eyes vocalists holiday regular april death july breakdown caused drug left unable play remember music regained skills gradually speed thought left permanently mid-1960s settled europe continued touring internationally death year career recorded albums band leaders wrote modern ballet composed scores feature films pianist roots lay chiefly hard post genres new_york club scene 1950s time free jazz known chord distinctive later playing style featured repetition notes motifs early life born new_york_city august west indian immigrants father mechanical engineer worked long_island rail road family moved jamaica long_island years old parents discouraged initial interest jazz able maintain listening swing radio classical piano lessons age seven inspired play jazz tenor saxophone heard recording body soul bought alto saxophone unable afford tenor played alto local bands performed dances bar spanish weddings frequently taking pianist role musicians took solos school having enrolled university called army based west_point new_york allowed listen jazz clubs 52nd street city years army returned student queens college new_york studied composer final decision switch saxophone piano decision influenced hearing charlie parker speed saxophone having personality thought necessary instrument professional musician received money bill continued live parents obtaining music worked short time rhythm blues bands including big nick nicholas later life career early career new_york went work quebec new_york recording debut played café society downtown seven months helped gain exposure work worked frequently charles jazz composers workshop pianist recordings including key development movement collective improvisation jazz worked lucky lucky thompson formed band consisted trumpet alto saxophone julian bass arthur drums band recorded release leader november year holiday regular april death july including star television broadcast sound jazz played numerous sessions prestige records house pianist label position acquired introduced prestige appeared led recordings praised critic john wilson performances consistently interesting inventive pianist apparently create fresh provocative ideas midst leaders worked prestige included gene kenny john woods arrangements compositions prestige sessions famous soul eyes written widely recorded jazz standard following initial appearance album composed night home day recording sessions car travelling studio estimated composed pieces music time prestige holiday died played vocalist abbey lincoln husband drummer max time playing recordings darker featuring emotional shifts variations minor keys played booker little promising combination ended little died year aged addition writing band led wrote arranged early play records published music minus recordings played released wrote scores modern ballet 1950s started writing film scores following decade writing film cool world released described oxford companion jazz attempts stress improvisation composition jazz based film score breakdown recovery major breakdown caused heroin recounted lot musicians 1950s 1960s felt taking drugs necessary career progression police assumed according police stop musicians search came clubs work turn pockets inside musicians thought game eventually couldn remember hands couldn play piano needed shock treatments spinal tap bring felt return playing slow process year physical recovery sufficient allow start skills partly listening records recovery musician continued years speed thought slow period allow genuine improvisation worked solos advance played written gradually returned career europe mid-1960s spent lot time europe paris rome cologne moving permanently munich originally moved france film director asked wanted compose score rooms manhattan new_york paris experience touring europe holiday decision easy stated reasons settling europe disgust fierce competition job fact black musicians paid white counterparts score rooms manhattan followed american film sweet love bitter composed theater slave television short films europe time played including ben kenny clarke album free release label recording example playing words instead chord changes years later recording session label firmly established records early 1970s collaborated german avant rock band embryo albums wrote score french film george popular japan playing invited swing journal following success earlier recordings visits playing solo piano late 1970s early 1980s formats included quartet joe henderson lewis waits quartet charlie hill arnold trio hill arnold duo cameron brown performed recorded extensively europe japan early 1980s reported allotted agents france germany italy scandinavia month year time set aside months japan 1980s 1990s worked steve notably piano soprano playing compositions monk duet albums prominent recordings early 1980s setting chosen partly economic reasons mainly artistic ones stated jazz like conversation face face direct stronger accurate film score written japanese director tokyo blues moved munich brussels 1990s stating belgium stands corner waiting lights change germany watch lights instead cars lights killed anybody mid-1990s traveled frequently longer allowed smoke jazz clubs period recorded albums vocalist lee final recordings tended play melodic free forms david murray years indifferent health heavy diagnosed cancer continued perform death december year hospital brussels complications resulting cancer played final concert weeks earlier personal life married twice seven children wife second holiday daughter wife occasionally sang recordings second wife japanese owned let apartments japan combining birthday celebrations tour took families wife wife seven children grandchildren week tour japan coincided birthday mother died speak english french german japanese playing style played follower silver style added chords passing notes contained runs encouraged strip away things concentrate basic altered harmonies breakdown played lyrical way couldn find inside angular player like monk playing composition style time moved europe played free style able play traditional style audience situation required thick chords lower bass register emphasis weight texture frequent repetition single simple motif opposed linear melodic improvisation gave heavy dark color sound playing according guide jazz likened american slow rhythmic shifts steadily pile music ready vocalists holiday lincoln lee described critic musician sublime jazz assessment style partly reflection personality personality economical use variations set notes acknowledged influences holiday conception space playing beat importance value time signatures usual duke monk art influence influenced later generations examples matthew stanley describes biggest influences reports having imitated aspects older man style musical development listening recordings contributed personally ran blake progress blake teacher time helping improve rhythmic flexibility idea development discography


william known august december american singer disc jockey best known chart topping song orchestra recorded song different record companies period years recording successful originally song hit record companies charlotte north_carolina disk jockey played random originally hired vocalist discovered ability band traveling engagement like able whistle throat muscles subsequently featured performer earning nicknames mother boy nation best known began appearing films orchestra film role later appeared movie swing sister swing musical film short swing considered important orchestra throat musical imitated birds disney failed attempt running restaurant native nashville early 1950s toured quartet found work disc jockey florida working auto dealer 1960s early 1970s resumed musical activity singing florida based quartet early life born august nashville tennessee grew detroit moved memphis family young boy studied violin successful eye trouble difficult read notes musical training helped develop ability scan music lyrics quickly sing whistle read walk home work passed cemetery night started passed appreciated evening jailed new_mexico graduate university tennessee raced automobiles worked mechanic memphis performing duties employment liked whistle sing day repair job customer happened work radio hearing singing working car announcer suggested audition radio station consequent air appearance brought paramount records offices chicago career late 1920s moved chicago area established professional musician gained large reputation singer occasionally featured vocalist initial recordings recorded dozen sides paramount paramount discs appeared race record series sides likewise marketed african americans versatility noted utilized provide vocals jazz outfits recordings victor young orchestra eddie house having signed exclusive contract recording company able appear prestigious victor label formed duet fred rose tune appeared radio stations working rose received offer offered higher salary making radio station hesitant job involved substantial travel station manager offered match week salary days later higher offer met station manager offer match continued fred rose came work arrived rose told station manager offered week accepted orchestra joined band singer prominent feature group talent unveiled accident high spirits way performance band members singing bus joined impressed add segment band sets boat song believe audience asked encore popular perry featured performer band said band occasion lips interfering generally noted fun expense running difficult songs repertoire noticed struggling known mother boy nation best known noted ease hit high notes performed ability whistle triple like able whistle throat muscles range low high professional named pick considered important band musician throat lloyd london policy provided payment medical expenses related possible inability whistle included payment holder unable perform era commonly featured popular recordings confused fred blind worked musical knights people come ask true blind saturday night reply singing played guitar band primary purpose evidently keeping view standard joke guitar playing rubber bands place strings began appearing films orchestra film role appeared movie swing sister swing outfit featured orchestra musical film short swing time period appeared popular radio beat band program ran january february rest orchestra joined merchant marine intermittently discharge pursued solo career headlined theaters chicago oriental los_angeles alongside king sisters musical imitated birds disney continued perform songs associated announced piece band september band theme took andy anderson unit based atlanta signed william morris agency orchestra featured vocals carol bridges proved short lived surprise success old recording delayed success composed john recorded unusual half half rhythm victor assigned recording song orchestra wanted recorded quickly band time rehearsal recording song initially like song decided lyrics way having whistle instead running song rehearsal thought trying tempo initially written large seller master filed away working records preparing record forgotten assign song record recording version successful victor years earlier young disk jockey charlotte north_carolina worked overnight shift recently received older records brought work chose random shortly record finished radio station began ringing people asking song requesting hear afternoon city music stores calling radio station hoping learn order copies victor went find masters record began pressing southern united_states sales disk parts began obtaining copies record playing demand went coast coast older recording went main charts including sales box play airplay unusually separate recordings given equal credit charts victor version recorded august issued recording august originally appeared catalog number hit records credited victor respectively altogether recordings credited selling million copies said interview received compensation issue let contracts song merchant marine missed collecting estimated royalties expired contracts renewed success joined formed outfit march signed mercury records later outfit received poor reviews exception outstanding audiences responded recording billy dot records later life left open restaurant nashville occupied year half proved failure suffered financially formed quartet resumed touring years tired travel broke group seattle spent fourteen months birmingham disk jockey leading musical combo reunited briefly settled florida area treasure island began working disc jockey radio station pete beach florida position lasted years time continued recordings david billy continued positive reviews association continued making occasional guest appearance band closely connected early 1960s selling local auto early 1970s resumed musical activity singing based quartet personal life death living chicago divorced wife married eleanor jones birmingham january indianapolis playing engagement got marriage license second acts bill bought wedding ring second acts married fourth acts met second wife working band island children twins margaret john retired underwent surgery able recover home died december florida buried mount cemetery nashville tennessee posthumously inducted hall_of_fame joining previous fred discography

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born october british singer dancer rapper model television presenter garden city england found fame female garage trio trio disbanded pursued music career solo artist signing records began recording debut solo album fired poor record sales singles dropped won strictly come dancing television exposure led successful comeback included signing asylum records warner music group released second album entitled received platinum certification bpi spawned singles including boy breathe slow highest charting single earned brit award nomination september judge seventh series strictly come dancing replacing phillips replacement phillips attracted criticism questioned extent dancing knowledge knowledge talent returned eighth series strictly come dancing released studio album entertainer january shortly completing ninth series year judge strictly come dancing quit judge britain got talent biography early life born garden city jamaican father english mother harris half siblings half brothers father half brothers half sister educated monk walk school garden city parents split father moved away resulting later describing family life dysfunctional ages witnessed mother suffer domestic violence partner spoke publicly issue years later created documentary bbc don hit issue domestic abuse child perspective remarked childhood think time don remember living harmony don remember fun times suppose negative times scary times blocked good believe child right grow environment feel secure fearless going world didn feel job teacher leaving college completing diploma course sports studies planned place university whilst dance classes london approached talent scout production company whilst travelling home train approached scout forming band asked interested career began met washington joined dance school south west london decided form band washington founders spotted nash girl auditioning band washington proposed nash join group formed trio soon signed records addition new member popular garage girl band october relatively unknown featured single rumours damage charted singles chart genre track departed band style favour garage based sound reaction fans damage venture garage january released single track remained commercially unnoticed garage remix produced track charted april year separate music videos song filmed accompanying different versions song song success coincided departure later alleged friction washington factor continuing trio released want charted successfully number angel october released debut album sides featuring hits night stand double single roll performed received nomination brit awards court later year band won award best garage act success debut album saw faces sports stores nationwide released second album eye candy included singles style toured united_states released debut single american self titled debut compilation albums sides eye candy went feature music video wants video shown dancing podium band circle rumoured dating williams time video song recorded baby disney film march greatest_hits compilation released announced separating pursue solo careers fired record label departure strictly come dancing launched solo career break signed album deal records spent year writing recording solo debut album fired working wide range producers including richard johnny douglas brian paul period performed known simply june announced solo single superficial minute song chosen single released august charted single charts released second single october charted download chart official singles charts single peaked number falling following week november revealed dropped label records gave rights unreleased debut album fired coinciding professional troubles collapse marriage harvey filed divorce year wedding husband affair took series strictly come dancing partnered professional dancer matthew hesitant join fearing music industry damage career later interview said idea people reality shows want kick start careers actually worried affect favourite week receiving points judges numerous occasions gained high judges likened young baker received million votes final beating actor matt professional dancer win disco ball currently successful contestant strictly come dancing average point score highest average score contestant strictly come dancing judging victory strictly come dancing soon centre bidding war record labels records label dropped months previously offer chose sign album contract asylum records new album contract released november november ireland official single album boy solo hit singles chart following spot jump singles chart downloads single eventually peaked number received gold certification song commercial success continental europe peaked australian_singles_chart single sold copies worldwide second single breathe slow entered singles chart number thirty solely download sales single rose weeks breaking number giving second hit downloads eventually peaked number charts highest charting single singles chart breathe slow certified silver sales exceeding single titled let excited physically released reached peak position singles chart let excited track chart inside singles chart song presence charts boosted album sales rebounded new peak album received platinum certification bpi indicating sales fourth single called love released november track ballad penned single taken deluxe version entitled encore released november embarked date national tour named began october nottingham revealed july joining strictly come dancing judging panel september replaced phillips led bbc accused media having conflicting schedule dates upcoming tour broadcast live saturday nights judging debut met criticism viewers complaints received bbc according guardian despite complaints bbc stated delighted entertainer early began work studio album entertainer intended release summer march flew denmark begin recording producers breathe slow fan site later reported secured recording session record producer produced records michael_jackson final studio album invincible recently produced lady_gaga beyoncé telephone june revealed post upcoming album called june president revealed lead single track called drummer boy produced american producer joseph august revealed decided change album entertainer drummer boy released august charted moderately singles chart september announced collaborated roll deep featured band single control track appeared roll deep album winner stays entertainer radio billed entertainer second single charted poorly release november failing reach single release coincided release album little commercial impact year later noted album sold copies acknowledging album lack commercial success said prefer chance creatively release perceived records commented knew single drummer boy risk difficult record far removed responsibility glad unique record like drummer boy fail play safe release bland generic music doesn britain got talent ventures wrote released new track way new year weight campaign featured new advertisements organisation track released itunes january digital download january announced departure judging role strictly come dancing pursue projects later announced left panel join judging panel britain got talent simon david michael daily_telegraph pointed rumours believed salary commercial channel point sources september announced collaborating solid crew rapper new song love single released november resumed role judge seventh series announced june expecting child partner backing dancer 35th birthday october stated twitter given birth daughter previous week said fourth album hold concentrate summer presented itv new entertainment face sounds familiar programme renewed second series returned eighth series britain got talent joined text santa presenting team december itv annual christmas charity present love december announced releasing new single march album release expected follow years january returned ninth series britain got talent march confirmed releasing new single way record label precious stone records june music video premiered vevo video filmed cyprus fans given opportunity choose video ending options live performance place britain got talent live shows single release years following little album track blue sky graham bbc radio explained song love song written album song love music revealed album title love official charts interview tallest girl released september second single album accompanying music video directed films single album people need love song reworked ash official single version ash responsible reworking girls aloud history official single version people need love released december criticised words god save queen performing solo british grand prix musical style emerged public spotlight primarily group whilst band mates washington usually sang lead vocals records washington encouraged rap band inception saying started bit shy said adds element difference time heard woman like got like don look stupid began solo career album saw undergo genre shift album featured rapping primarily soul unlike music focused mainly garage hip hop commented record consisted lot guitar written songs pop produced album entertainer consists mainly uptempo pop dance pop tracks songwriter singer writes writes records discussing writing process said written majority write lot people critics suggested songs autobiographical love written john vocally reviewer andy gill independent suggested vocal strengths lie tempo songs saying problem personality voice simply suited ballads anthems guardian caroline sullivan complemented live vocals whilst reviewing tour said concert tour singing impression powerful imagine pitted band held going male proving pop stars claim dance sing simultaneously aren trying influences cited madonna influence saying madonna big idol loved young girl feel like musical journey single let excited singer single groove furthermore music video featured described madonna tribute featuring additionally described childhood idol growing record bought push hip hop group salt remarked didn understand talking time raw thing loved love artists don conform people expect despite growing predominantly white area garden city father hill carnival london allow experience jamaican heritage music hear influenced tastes commented records saved buy ranks heard hill asked interview favourite songwriter replied hill love hill scared talk real life things slightly controversial gets people thinking gets people talking named cherry great influence cherry mixed race singer inspired early age saying remember seeing cherry little turning saying looks like philanthropy described celebrities having moral responsibility good works asked observer elizabeth day speaking august blues soul said entertainment industry feel responsibility comes fame climbed mount comic relief girls aloud members cole ben cotton van chris spearheaded project raised helping combat malaria june official ambassador charity help london child stating felt honoured asked patron african caribbean trust voluntary charity main aim increase number black mixed people bone register members freely volunteer time attempting raise awareness black community enabling potential donors come forward involved process offering hope healthy future disorder prove fatal backed nickelodeon campaign anti bullying initiative engaged animal rights organisations vegetarian vice president league cruel sports charity works end cruelty animals sport featured charity appeal concerns hunting act repealed travelled romania world animal protection rescue brown bears zoo closed years previously bears moved nearby sanctuary encouraged twitter followers sign online petition calling ban animals stunned law requires animals stunned slaughter religious purposes meat supporter scheme launched royal society prevention cruelty animals scheme pets belonging victims domestic abuse leave animals safe houses allow pets pets later reunited original owners possible addition commercial role model representative company international women day launched company pass campaign highlight domestic abuse issues encouraging purchase necklace described symbol women empowerment infinite possibilities women proceeds necklace campaign donated refuge women aid march led walk westminster bridge houses parliament raise awareness domestic violence walk commented awareness domestic violence low important raise awareness subject ignored ventures singer television presenting created documentaries established endorsement deals lucrative contracts november announced release jewellery line signed deals brands including car manufacturers ford chocolate brand company airline additionally creative director gym chain fitness role assumed signed year results based deal gym chain based success company presenting presented shows awards coverage brit awards presented live red carpet 62nd british academy film awards guest bbc current affairs programme week occasions november december presented mini documentary entitled look don touch aired bbc featured guest appearance cole explored improvement digital technology order understand impact perfect images society reported talks television companies possible presented children need terry returned present cotton march presented world korea august presented street dance competition called street dance stars appeared series guest presenter itv breakfast magazine summer presented series itv reality face sounds familiar presented segments itv text santa presented sport relief bbc james discography fired entertainer love tours awards nominations


black country communion black country communion english american hard rock band based los_angeles california formed band composed bassist vocalist hughes guitarist vocalist joe drummer jason keyboardist originally formed hughes help producer kevin group released self titled debut album september second album black country communion followed june promoted european tour later year band released date latest album october following impromptu performance los_angeles hughes started project november recruiting advice lineup band black country communion derived term black country refers west area england hughes grew group sound intentionally reminiscent popular classic rock groups 1970s reflecting previous work frontman hughes bands deep purple black link father john band led march months public tensions announced longer member black country communion question group continue guitarist unclear days later hughes confirmed band officially continue working new collective later joined touring band hughes formed california breed guitarist andrew april band announced reuniting hughes reconciled fourth album planned history formation debut album hughes deep purple black joe established solo artist met anaheim california jammed hughes studio hollywood idea music future worked jason year drummer performed guitarist fifth studio album recommendation producer mutual friend kevin hughes reunited years later november performing house blues los_angeles guitar center point decided form band idea enlisting drummer ufo keyboardist planet dream theater complete band lineup suggested producer hughes briefly considered adding second guitarist instead keyboardist completed quartet performed encore joe riverside california march playing soul cover version deep purple song black country communion finalised threat legal action band prevented group black country frontman hughes later revealed band question baltimore maryland reportedly demanded right use black country quickly condemned rude hughes later elaborated situation interview explaining group successfully bought black country baltimore based band requested time case settled late use continue longer moniker recorded debut album studios los_angeles early scheduled release mascot music europe adventures north_america september year speaking album hughes described big british rock statement comparing band sound previous groups deep purple black led soul song released album receiving worldwide radio debut english digital station planet rock station produces august track later released free digital download band official website august shortly release album planet rock broadcast hour long documentary featuring exclusive interviews band selection tracks album black country communion officially released europe september north_america september night european release band played official john henry rehearsal studios london limited crowd people performance broadcast planet rock night later september album commercial success reaching number albums_chart topping rock albums_chart peaked number billboard albums_chart received widely positive critical reception including star reviews website allmusic magazine mojo band tour promotion black country communion playing shows end year civic hall bush empire end year group named band year listeners planet rock beating established groups iron maiden muse won best new band award ahead union anthem second album touring talk second album began early october month release black country communion estimated drummer band start work second album january claim verified following month hughes december hughes written tracks album explained serve direct sequel album recording process january revealed follow black country communion released june band set embark promotional tour coincide release album title release date track listing artwork revealed march song released black country communion second album outsider available free digital download group official website followed man middle band music video released june album released june europe following day north_america selling copies week compared units black country communion charting places lower billboard number album successful albums_chart peaking number places lower predecessor managed rock albums_chart promotion album completed short tour europe june july playing shows spain germany netherlands support act michael group group performed time formation playing total seven shows states june confirmed september live video album documenting number shows european tour entitled live europe released october screened select number cinemas outlets ireland november live europe released dvd october blu ray november november group won classic rock award breakthrough act year remainder year early hughes performed sporadically number events started writing solo album continued solo touring recorded eleventh album driving daylight released seventh solo album played number shows continued led experience tour disbandment january announced band scheduled return studio june record follow release planned later year discussing direction group album hughes explained serves continuation second albums containing darker material moments drama track released album available free download band official website september later released october europe october north_america despite touring plans place release album black country communion planned play civic hall january video release concert planned later year later announced performance cancelled circumstances contributing concerns band future offered apology fans day cancellation performance rescheduled later date assuring fans answered speaking august hughes quoted future band release proclaiming hate break band album blaming band lack touring joe busy solo touring schedule continued success group hughes later clarified comments fate band stating frustration aimed members group commit proper touring schedule pointed band unable tour regularly seek band later exchange twitter hughes mentioned ready providing evidence group disbandment imminent interview october hughes speculation band splitting accepting responsibility initial spread rumours cited speed band produced released music cause stress group possibility band touring frontman responded positively warned confirmed later revealed anger hughes condemning bullying guitarist complete planned despite knowing able way publicly revealed tensions band claims sole songwriter jason revealed frustration situation manager roy admitted decision cancel gig based hughes actions sought end situation positively praising hughes musician proposing band continue music future proposed band tour different guitarist chosen march joe announced departure band revealing happily involved group march hughes confirmed band revealing allow remaining members continue black country communion speaking future hinted jason continue different time right august joined solo band time member february hughes formed new band guitarist andrew named california breed breakup black country communion hughes revealed initially left band september aware hope touring claiming number including steve joe contacted joining band stressing relationship fine planned reunion fourth album april announced black country communion reuniting group planning record fourth album speaking comeback explained reunion initially suggested reached band members proposal style songwriting black country communion style described mix different sounds influences particular significance attributed band mix blues rock attributed primarily history solo musician classic rock originating hughes previous work deep purple black tie led father john critics going far claiming group sound based vintage deep purple template reviews band second album number critics compared sound group drummer father band led website allmusic noted album sounds like baby drummer jason paul cole newspaper sunday mercury claimed haunted spirit speaking intended style band appear hughes proclaimed rock roll band true sense word traditionally writing processes albums led hughes wrote majority lyrics black country communion majority music black country communion composed hughes increasing composition presence second album noting extensive touring commitments hughes claimed left keeper keys write band albums noting record predecessors time write material weeks black country communion months months talking writing album hughes compared approach songwriting jimmy page robert plant led keith richards rolling_stones tyler joe perry described band writing style spur moment band members hughes vocals bass joe guitars vocals jason drums percussion backing vocals keyboards black country communion performing rock festival discography black country communion black country communion


martin donnell martin donnell born american composer known work video game developer series myth halo destiny donnell collaborated musical colleague michael scores directed voice talent sound design halo trilogy donnell audio lead april donnell began music career writing television radio scoring radio film donnell moved composing video game music company sound design title producing music myth contracted donnell work projects including project halo combat evolved donnell ended joining staff days studio bought microsoft audio director projects fired donnell score halo trilogy called iconic earning awards commercial soundtrack release music halo best selling video game soundtrack time united_states went compose scores halo halo reach released september september respectively final work composing music video game destiny early life career donnell describes upbringing typical received piano lessons wanted start rock band reached junior high school father films mother taught piano despite interest progressive fusion rock donnell studied classical component music composition college music received masters music degree composition honors university southern_california early 1980s getting degree donnell moved chicago expected teach american music job fell instead worked grip film television business donnell began musical career field colleagues knew music background approached write film donnell talked friend michael recording studio offered split profits job constant partners completing film score commercials decided quit day jobs produce music chicago founded production company donnell wrote clean years composing radio commercials decided wanted work game soundtracks commercial sounding music hoping find medium new cutting edge sort wild west recalled video games dick chicago radio personality friend donnell asked eighteen year old son visit donnell studio interested computer games audio donnell agreed talking learned friends washington making game donnell heard called hearing theme music game donnell realized game industry making great creating legitimate music contained dramatic elements donnell acquainted game developers including brothers miller hired years later sound designer sequel games developers play title called marathon created chicago based studios returning chicago donnell pursued job produced music myth fallen lords year company later composed music studio core legacy creator donnell met steve later recommend voice actor master chief donnell described work core difficult assignment production studio burned ground donnell hoisted window order save hours recordings soon producing music myth contracted donnell projects including person game wanted negotiate contracts negotiations resulted donnell joining team days company bought microsoft donnell handful employees remained working company termination april donnell worked handled business halo series producing music donnell tasked composing music project unveiled talking joseph donnell decided music needed big exciting unusual classical orchestra touch weight stature wanted sort ancient feel donnell came idea opening piece chant melody car know long presentation donnell created opening closing sections expanded cut time required rhythmic middle section music recorded sent new_york night piece finished resulting music basis halo series highly recognizable signature sound called best known video game themes use chant main theme credited contributing popular interest genre halo music interactive engine change music response player actions non linear method widespread scores halo sequel halo garnered awards game developer choice award best original video game soundtrack rolling_stone music halo contained revisions previous themes heard series donnell stressed importance previous motifs final installment trilogy composer wanted blow epic sounds game donnell introduced distinctive piano theme heard appearance halo announcement teaser interview donnell stated approached music keyboard electronic entertainment expo trailer shown feeling announcement start piano donnell planned composing music minute saying intention producing large music drives crazy worked past works game best way writing music end doesn work said halo planned expansion halo game donnell abandoned previous halo themes started shift new protagonist donnell created new music evocative past halo branched different direction aiming smaller detective story feel donnell felt jazz influenced approach worked best echoing film noir atmosphere creating music halo reach prequel combat evolved donnell wanted create music feel dark nature story reach halo project donnell called prospect writing new music challenge relief step away iconic themes halo music halo series voted listeners classic hall_of_fame time reaching position destiny post donnell began composition movement symphonic suite entitled music spheres collaborating famed beatles member paul_mccartney michael paul johnson symphony contained music implemented video game destiny future installments franchise april donnell announced twitter fired cause june filed lawsuit president ryan claiming terminated cause ryan withheld pay vacation time response filed washington superior court ryan denied wrongdoing suit settled june final arbitration ruling decided september court stated breached duty good faith fair dealing caused closure donnell stock denied participation profit participation plan awards destiny awarded outstanding achievement original music composition outstanding achievement sound design donnell founded video game development studio games collections donnell music packaged soundtrack collections halo music donnell created frozen arrangements represented play games halo original soundtrack sold copies followed different releases music halo volumes halo original soundtrack produced album released video game best selling game soundtrack time united_states second album released year soundtrack mixed mastered halo original soundtrack released november featured fan contribution select winner pool entries judged donnell donnell work series halo trilogy complete original soundtracks december alongside preview tracks written halo wars composer stephen music released disc set coincide game release september reach soundtrack available digital formats day game release september physical disc soundtrack released september composition donnell apple computer composition interview donnell wished software easily upgrade newer revisions years technology time new version comes old version gets find unable depend said donnell involved implementation music composition audio lead composed sound room corner office dubbed ivory tower donnell said interview feels problem games play music non stop feels overall impact composers forced write ambient music says light music emotionally driven said donnell prefers write music end development cycle score final timing things like gameplay changes donnell credits success halo theme background writing music donnell sure write music people heads seconds donnell pushed spend money hiring singers musicians record theme way present strong showing video game composers donnell jason notes older fellow game composers directly influenced instead classic music barber progressive rock groups like genesis informed donnell taste works addition composition donnell arranges work created special arrangement halo segment video games live london donnell appeared appeared shows featuring music including later video games live tours play video game symphony personal life donnell married years wife daughters children singing choir commercials father voice work myth dwarf prophet objection halo donnell self described political conservative described right leaning employee company despite extensive work donnell remained owner president company non halo work


born august japanese video game composer arranger best known collaborating fellow composer numerous soundtracks notably final_fantasy interested music years old hearing neighbor playing piano attended tokyo acquainted employed square_enix currently working sega digital studio scored anime series addition performed piano album created electronic music early career exclusively focuses orchestral composition arrangement performing keyboards musicians biography born nagasaki japan interested music age heard neighbor playing piano father athlete initially tried push pursuing sports eventually agreed let piano lessons long agreed study sister enrolled tokyo met long term composing partner graduating produced numerous compositions joined band keyboardist worked software designer gave advice music manipulation game project mission request arranged orchestrated theme opening bonus disc original soundtrack joined square square_enix job composing title racing alongside role minor compared responsible opening ending themes majority battle themes bonus track battle remix collaborated playstation game created lot music previous soundtracks large music produced game post production demands composed pop ballad arranged provided lyrics michael sunny performed love gift ending theme english language versions game song sold single featured promotional album arranged track hand hand score kingdom hearts reunited compose final_fantasy despite panned critics fans alike having low budget soundtrack commercially successful game composer love ballad real emotion composed final_fantasy international mission arranged pieces final_fantasy piano collection album piano collections album final project square_enix left afterward departure involved anime projects composer rental sole composer trinity blood mixed arrangements dark chronicle premium arrange album performed piano vocal album contributed compositions arrangements xbox game sonic worked follow sonic worked number sonic team games super monkey ball step roll sonic colors sonic generations rhythm thief emperor treasure sonic lost world sonic runners musical style influences noted creating mainly electronic tracks scores collaborated credited electronic music soundtrack composed lot pieces featured genres rock electronica jazz fusion professional pianist utilizes piano compositions stated time arranges music home studio friends help recording acoustic instruments quality recordings adequate replaces company studio said time finished creating music sleeping hours week joining sega digital studio switched exclusively orchestral style recent projects assisted fellow workers string keyboard arrangements addition writing material cites miles davis musical influences asked musicians like collaborate replied musician passed away miles davis living musicians talk franklin interest composition came inspired variety jazz electronic modernist pop musicians works


jean jean swedish pronunciation born christian december september finnish composer late romantic early modern periods widely recognized country greatest composer music credited having helped finland develop national identity struggle independence russia core set seven like major works continue performed recorded home country internationally best known compositions suite violin choral symphony swan suite works include pieces inspired finnish national epic songs voice piano incidental music numerous plays opera maiden tower chamber music piano music ritual music publications choral music career composer found inspiration nature mythology especially heroic legends national epic composed completing seventh symphony incidental music tone poem failed produce major works thirty years stunning decline commonly referred silence location home reputed stopped composing attempted continue writing including abortive efforts eighth symphony later life wrote music edited earlier works retaining active favourable interest new developments music finnish mark note featured image euro adopted finland celebrated flag day december composer birthday known day finnish music anniversary composer birth number special concerts events held especially city life early years born december grand finland autonomous russian_empire son swedish speaking medical doctor christian maria née family stems estate eastern owned paternal great grandfather father died july leaving substantial debts result mother pregnant sell property family home widowed mother lived brought decidedly female environment male influence coming uncle ferdinand interested music especially violin gave boy violin years old later encouraged maintain interest composition uncle took place father musical adviser early age showed strong interest nature frequently walking countryside family moved coast summer months words represented sun happiness went school freedom seven aunt julia brought piano lessons family upright instrument rapping played wrong note reacted learned read music later turned violin preferred participated elder sister played piano younger brother christian cello christian eminent psychiatrist remembered contributions modern finland furthermore played neighbouring families receiving background chamber music fragments survive early compositions period trio piano quartet suite minor violin piano recorded paper short piece water drops violin cello musical exercise reference composing comes letter august reveals composed trio working poor nice rainy days started violin lessons local immediately developing particularly strong interest instrument setting heart career great violin soon succeeded accomplished player performing david minor following year movements violin despite success ultimately chose composer mother tongue swedish attended finnish speaking preparatory school able continue education finnish language normal proved absent minded pupil mathematics despite having repeat year succeeded passing school leaving examination allowed study university boy known form student years adopted french form jean inspired business card deceased uncle known jean studies early career graduating high school began study law imperial alexander university finland showing far interest music soon moved music institute academy studied teachers founder martin support development education finland gave self taught formal lessons composition important influence teacher pianist enjoyed lifelong friendship close circle friends included pianist writer adolf paul conductor introduced influential family including sister wife remarkable works period violin reminiscent continued studies berlin albert vienna robert hungarian berlin opportunity widen musical experience going variety concerts operas including premiere richard don juan heard finnish composer robert conducting berlin programme included symphonic poem patriotic piece triggered later interest epic poem basis compositions vienna particularly interested music time regarded greatest living composer continued interest established works wagner enjoyed year vienna frequently gambling new friends vienna turned orchestral composition working major ballet embarking orchestral work inspired fell ill restored good health removed shortly returning thoroughly enjoyed conducting ballet popular concert able continue working increasingly developing interest things finnish premiered april work enormous success time finally abandoned aspirations tragedy wanted celebrated price age played violin practically morning night hated pen ink unfortunately preferred elegant violin bow love violin lasted long painful awakening admit begun training career late addition long periods spent studying vienna berlin travelled italy spent year family composed conducted actively scandinavian countries france germany later travelled united_states marriage rise fame studying music autumn friend music institute invited family home met immediately fell love year old daughter general alexander governor von baltic wedding held june spent honeymoon home served inspiration tone poem saga legends suite home completed lake years daughters died young married industrial heir later ceo corporation prominent actress wife banker designer husband architect married conductor brother beginning focus orchestral music described composer volcanic eruption sang choir stated finnish music end year composer grandmother died went funeral visiting home time house sold february long version saga presented received critics suggesting sections eliminated version successful performances march critic found lacking following birth child april premiere choral work boat ride considerable success receiving support press november version premiered student association gala collaboration artist sculptor brought design stage sets performance difficult appreciate background noise audience second performance november successful furthermore 19th 23rd presented extended suite work conducting orchestra society music increasingly presented concert halls season works saga composed included concerts capital mention performed revised version april composer welcomed spring song flower orchestral pieces considerable period worked opera building boat based extent come influence wagner finally realized mistake drawing instead inspiration tone poems adapted material opera completed suite consisted legends form tone poems premiered april house contrast enthusiasm finnish quality work critic found solo swan long boring considered legend island represented peak achievement date pay way taken teaching assignments music institute conducting school left insufficient time composing situation improved considerably awarded substantial annual grant initially years later extended life able complete music adolf paul play king christian performed february catchy tunes appealed public scores popular pieces play published germany sold finland orchestral suite successfully performed november commented music sounded excellent right think time managed complete work performed stockholm leipzig january embarked symphony time patriotic feelings enhanced russian emperor nicholas attempt restrict powers grand finland symphony received premiered april programme premiered compelling patriotic song boys male song immediately brought status national hero patriotic work followed november form depicting episodes finnish history known press celebration music written support staff newspaper suspended period criticizing russian rule finland awakens particularly popular minor revisions known february wife deeply death youngest daughter spring went international tour orchestra presenting recent works including revised version symphony thirteen cities including stockholm copenhagen hamburg berlin paris critics highly favourable bringing composer international recognition enthusiastic reports trip family began write second symphony partly inspired fate don juan don completed early premiere march work received tremendous enthusiasm felt exceeded expectations qualified absolute masterpiece wrote symphonic composition likes occasion listen spent summer near worked song var dream new version saga performed berlin berlin november served firmly establish composer reputation germany leading shortly publication symphony spent time excessively dining running considerable bills restaurants continued compose major successes pieces incidental music composed brother law play death short money sold piece low price quickly gained considerable popularity finland internationally long stays wife frequently wrote return home avail fourth daughter born continued work away home early finished violin public performance february success led revised condensed version performed berlin following year november began build new home place near lake miles north cover construction costs gave concerts early estonia summer family finally able new property september making friends local artistic community including painters novelist january returned berlin conducted second symphony concert successful received mixed reviews positive enthusiastic finland rewrote increasingly popular orchestral suite november visiting britain time went liverpool met henry wood december conducted symphony writing concert great success widely acclaimed short uneventful stay paris beginning year spent months composing major work period daughter piece based later year composed incidental music feast adapting orchestral suite ended year conducting series concerts successful public performance daughter theatre ups downs beginning excessive dining spending amounts champagne lifestyle disastrous effect health driven retire suffering exhaustion away resolved drinking concentrating instead composing symphony completed work performance september classical approach surprised audience commented internally new revolutionary shortly met agreed new symphony lost attracted earlier works demonstrated symphony performed november dismissive reviews reception moscow positive underwent operation suspected throat cancer early spend spell hospital smoking drinking life threatening cancelled concerts rome warsaw berlin maintained engagement london symphony failed attract critics health deteriorated travelled wife berlin removed throat operation vowed smoking drinking impact brush death said inspired works composed following years including fourth symphony pleasant times successful throat operation resulted renewed happiness family home britain condition received conducted saga spring song enthusiastic audiences meeting produced support uneventful trip paris went berlin relieved learn throat operation entirely successful started work fourth symphony early funds required write number smaller pieces songs october conducted concerts oslo performed second symphony particularly received travelled berlin continue work fourth symphony writing finale returning conducted concerts sweden early symphony welcomed critics completed fourth symphony april expected introspective style warmly received performed mixed reviews apart trip paris enjoyed performance richard rest year fairly uneventful completed short orchestral work performed march fourth symphony concert repeated twice enthusiastic audiences critics including robert fourth symphony received birmingham september march performed new_york large section audience left hall movements october concert conducted boston american labelled sad failure significant composition tone poem conducted march respectful audience went compose daughter nature soprano orchestra text performed finnish september dedicated music festival gloucester england early spent month berlin particularly drawn arnold finland began work commissioned american millionaire norfolk music festival composing work flat major undertook substantive revisions presenting major version norfolk received henry considered beautiful pieces sea music composed new_york_times commented music notable contribution music festival america received honorary doctorate yale_university simultaneously university represented world war years travelling united_states heard events led beginning world war far away fighting royalties abroad interrupted ends meet forced compose lots smaller works publication finland march able travel sweden appreciated working fifth symphony april saw flying inspiring write finale great experiences life commented little progress symphony summer able complete 50th birthday december evening birthday conducted premiere fifth symphony hall stock exchange despite high praise composer satisfied work soon began revise time running deeper debt grand piano received present confiscated singer paid large proportion debt successful fund raising campaign year later december presented revised version fifth symphony combining movements finale performed week later favourable changes leading composer rewrite beginning started drinking triggering arguments relationship improved excitement resulting start russian revolution end year composed march piece proved particularly popular finnish parliament accepted senate declaration independence russia december march played january coinciding beginning finnish civil war delighted elite short time finnish red guard supporting russians seized power january red guards defeated conducted march reinforcing image national hero revived fortunes early enthusiastically decided change image removing hair june visited copenhagen trip outside finland successfully presenting second symphony november conducted final version fifth symphony receiving repeated audience end year working sixth despite growing hands composed hymn earth text poet choir orchestrated helped drinking wine birthday december received donation marks substantial sum tenor raised finnish businesses money reduce debts spent week celebrating excess enjoyed highly successful trip england early conducting concerts country included fourth fifth popular immediately conducted second symphony norway beginning suffer exhaustion critics positive return finland april presented return fifth symphony music days early suffering decided acquire wore photographs july death brother christian august joined finnish composed ritual music february saw premiere sixth symphony highly praised qualified pure year conducted concerts stockholm rome considerable acclaim second mixed reviews proceeded enjoyed reception despite arriving concert hall suffering food drink despite continuing drink dismay managed complete seventh symphony early march title received public performance stockholm success highly appreciated series concerts copenhagen late september honoured knight commander cross order spent rest year resting recent activity heart nerves composing small pieces relied increasingly alcohol danish publisher royal danish theatre invited compose incidental music production shakespeare completed work advance premiere march received copenhagen major contributions year saw sharp lasting decline output seventh symphony produced major works rest life arguably significant incidental music tone poem thirty years life avoided talking publicly music substantial evidence worked eighth symphony promised premiere symphony london performance cameron advertised public concrete evidence symphony existence paper bill fair copy movement short draft fragments published played self critical remarked close friends write better symphony seventh shall manuscript survives sources consider likely destroyed traces score probably year certainly great papers flames wife recalled 1940s great auto husband collected number manuscripts laundry basket burned open fire dining room parts suite destroyed later saw remains pages torn things strength present left room know threw fire husband gradually lighter mood january participated international radio broadcast included composer conducting performance preserved discs later issued probably surviving example interpreting music final years death years lived countryside home moved occasionally visiting city war returned couple times called silence myth addition countless official visitors colleagues grandchildren great grandchildren spent holidays avoided public statements composers secretary documented private conversations admired richard considered talented composers younger generation 1950s promoted young finnish composer birthday widely celebrated philadelphia orchestra eugene royal orchestra sir thomas gave special performances music relates connection death returning customary morning walk told wife seen flock cranes approaching come birds youth suddenly birds broke away formation rejoined flock continue journey days later september died brain age time death fifth symphony conducted sir broadcast buried garden known finnish composer died day lived years died june buried alongside husband music widely known tone poems especially suite reputation finland grew 1890s choral symphony like subsequent pieces drew epic poem symphony performed enthusiastic audience time finnish nationalism evolving addition gained popularity home abroad incidental music tone poems especially saga swan composed series works violin orchestra including violin opera shorter orchestral pieces chamber music works piano violin choral works numerous songs sixth seventh composed symphonic poem incidental music lived publish works note years worked eighth symphony later burned leaving virtually trace musical style hints music particularly evident early works symphony violin period overwhelmed wagner particularly composing opera lasting influences included tone poems inspired similarities seen brass contributions orchestral works generally slow tempo music progressively stripped away formal markers form work instead contrasting multiple themes focused idea continuously evolving cells fragments culminating grand statement later works remarkable sense development progressing means thematic organic feel synthesis prompted suggest began works finished statement worked backwards analyses showing predominantly note cells melodic fragments developed expanded larger themes effectively prove opposite self contained structure stood stark contrast symphonic style primary rival symphonic composition thematic variation played major role works composers style use abruptly changing contrasting themes sought slowly transform thematic elements november undertook conducting tour finland composers able lengthy walk leading comment said admired symphony severity style profound logic created inner connection motifs opinion reverse symphony like world embrace started work symphony minor completed early work performed april orchestra conducted composer original received version survived premiere revisions resulting version performed today revision completed spring summer performed berlin conducted robert july symphony begins highly original solo backed subdued second symphony popular frequently recorded performed society march composer conducting opening chords rising progression provide motif work heroic theme finale tone motif interpreted original period russian oppression consolidated reputation national hero performance changes leading revised version given performance november stockholm symphony good simple sounding piece symphony performance given society conducted composer september themes finnish folk music work early chords composed contrasts sharply clear mode expression developing marching tones finale fourth symphony premiered april society conducting written undergoing series operations remove throat explained reaction temporary decision drinking opening bars convey new approach timing develops sketches based composer setting raven finale silence experience years later contrast usual times work ends simply symphony premiered great acclaim december 50th birthday version commonly performed today final revision consisting movements presented fifth symphony major key soft opening played horns work develops themes considerable building swan hymn final movement fifth started away form sixth conducted composer premiere february removed traditional norms comments finale structure follows familiar pattern composed mode draws themes developed working fifth material intended lyrical violin taking approach sought offer spring water making use lighter strings heavy brass fifth symphony major published symphony completed notable having movement described completely original form subtle handling individual treatment key wholly organic growth called remarkable achievement initially titled performed stockholm march conducted based movement years earlier strings dominate distinctive theme tone poems seven violin thirteen symphonic poems important works orchestra tone poems richard represent important contributions genre group symphonic poems span entirety artistic career composed appeared display composer fascination nature finnish mythology particularly provide comprehensive portrait stylistic maturation time saga meaning fairy tale presented february conducting single movement tone poem possibly inspired mythological work simply described expression state mind beginning theme strings tones horns demonstrating ability handle orchestra composer significant orchestral piece revised invited conduct work berlin successful reception encouraged write acknowledged accomplished artist wood single movement tone poem orchestra written premiered april conducting inspired swedish poet work consists informal sections corresponding poem mood particular episode heroic second activity sensual love fourth grief despite music beauty critics reliance source material narrative structure suite composed early 1890s originally conceived mythological opera building boat scale matching richard wagner later changed musical goals work orchestral piece movements suite based character finnish national epic considered collection symphonic poems second section swan heard separately probably best known works highly patriotic piece performed november finnish press celebrations public premiere revised form july current title emerged later piano version conducted orchestral version insisted primarily orchestral piece world favourite especially hymn episode finally composer agreed words hymn free later general use single movement tone poem orchestra written piece refers greek mythology inhabited mediterranean_sea premiered june norfolk music festival connecticut conducting work major praised premiere finest sea produced music consists subjects gradually develops informal stages ocean second gathering storm wave crash climax final chord sounds mighty power sea major orchestral work commissioned walter new_york society premiered december inspired forest spirit quote american critic alex ross turned severe concentrated musical statement composer biographer cecil gray asserts written work place greatest masters time important works music composer earlier works written students association performed november noisy audience suite emerged concert november consisting movements published suite continues popular pieces short orchestral work originally incidental music composed brother law play far better known separate concert piece wrote pieces december production meaning death accompanied sequence woman rises deathbed dance ghosts revised piece performance april presented instant success took life remains signature pieces violin minor performed february victor barely completed piece time premiere insufficient time prepare result performance disaster substantial revisions new version premiered october richard conducting berlin court orchestra orchestra leader tremendous success piece increasingly popular frequently recorded violin composed 20th century early works referred choral symphony better described suite symphonic movements resembling tone poems based character premiered april emmy conducting chorus orchestra recently founded orchestra society work performed times composer lifetime 1990s increasingly popular live performances recordings revived finland having forbidden russian sovereignty founding members lodge later grand grand lodge finland composed ritual music finland added new pieces composed new revision ritual music works nature loved nature finnish landscape served material music said sixth symphony reminds scent snow forests surrounding said inspired composition subject ties nature biographer wrote standards responded exceptional intensity moods nature changes seasons skies flying lake ice listened cranes heard cries echo grounds spring bit colours reception exerted considerable influence symphonic composers musical life english speaking countries finnish pupil britain williams arnold dedicated fifth furthermore prominently echoed sixth symphony symphony minor influence procedures strongly felt symphony william major british symphonic essays written 1930s music vogue like cause concert hall record composer friend constant claimed great composer mind thinks naturally terms symphonic form earlier championed esteem mutual dedicated symphony english composer president society recently composers championed robert simpson arnold acknowledged influence arthur saw music source inspiration work eugene lesser extent predecessor philadelphia orchestra instrumental bringing music american audiences frequently programming works developed friendly relationship life later life championed american critic wrote biography composer wrote critical essay charging good standards musical quality persisted bach inter unity diversity multi sent essay music critic new_york herald critical agreeing essay sentiment declared tone create later composer theorist conductor went far describe worst composer world title pamphlet reason attracted praise critics seven approached basic problems form architecture unique individual ways hand symphonic creativity novel thought music taking different route response criticism dismissive pay attention critics statue critic decades twentieth century began assessed favourably milan dubbed composer approach standing outside perpetual progression status quo composer commissioned orchestra write piece honour anniversary birth song premiered february american avant garde composer gave lecture germany stated people think conservatives people think conservatives radical began fifth symphony writing pulitzer prize winning music critic tim page stated things said terribly uneven chamber music lot songs piano music second rate salon composer 19th century afternoon second best weird december anniversary birth music centre planned illustrated narrated finland experience day summer production planned extend december orchestra conducted john planned commemorative concert featuring saga seventh symphony legacy surviving daughters sold state finland ministry education society finland opened museum finnish mark bill featured image euro adopted finland celebrated flag day december composer birthday known day finnish music year anniversary composer birth featured number special concerts events especially city international jean violin competition instituted monument unveiled park exist honour kept diary family allowed published diary edited published swedish language celebrate anniversary composer entire diary published finnish language volumes correspondence edited published swedish finnish english


swedish pop rock duo consisting marie vocals vocals guitar formed duo international act late 1980s released breakthrough album look sharp album released successful predecessor went achieve nineteen hits hot hits including number ones look listen heart love hits include dangerous fading like flower dressed success centre heart coming form duo established artists sweden releasing number solo albums lead singer songwriter albums advice managing director record label came record love hit single sweden release don bore chorus greatest_hits record duo took hiatus mid-1990s returning albums nice day room service continued chart territories mainly europe latin_america earned gold platinum awards beginning new millennium duo took break recording touring diagnosed brain went release solo albums reunited took stage time years european party tour released charm school studio album years followed travelling year later songs love listen heart continue receive wide radio airplay singles recently receiving awards bmi achieving million radio plays sold estimated million records worldwide million certified units germany achieving gold platinum certifications look sharp regions history formation marie met sweden late 1970s performed sweden popular bands time successful barn mama children embarked solo careers sang time stage featured background vocalist swedish language album band released worked singer song appeared album going setting music parker poem working solo album hot wind performed background vocals album english café track album released february sold copies sweden according group english language release response interest expressed emi american label capitol records capitol took tracks released extended play record title company insisted different band members swedish golden times golden age chose title song newly named issued near invisible release teaser japanese video reached mtv studio received rotation speak subsequent singles fared better sweden briefly toured country support album album died soon international career died started wrote decided rest notice turned solo work recording second swedish language solo album released featuring background vocals recorded second solo album den seventh wave managing director emi suggested sing translated song called black glasses english single love released summer reached swedish selling copies passion success love sweden quickly recorded length album translating songs written originally solo album release passion october maintained commercial momentum sweden singles goodbye soul deep singles passion released countries international releases didn emulate swedish success album followed compilation remixes songs entitled dance passion released solo album storm released single want collaboration later year released love christmas broken hearted emi germany asked duo come intelligent christmas single holiday themed song received attention native country prepared album emi germany decided releasing single passion released internationally included love christmas broken hearted bonus track look sharp native sweden dressed success listen heart chosen singles second album look sharp emi sweden chose highlight singing said thought promote songs marie sang lead singer wasn plan singles reached swedish singles chart album released sweden october held position fourteen weeks music critic album consist original persons marie album sounds conventional striking lyrics subtle swedish lyrics english nonsense album won awards sweden award category best composer single look sharp look single home country unknown internationally studying sweden american exchange student minneapolis dean heard look brought copy look sharp home holiday break gave album minneapolis radio station station started playing look based positive feedback song popular quickly spreading radio stations song radio hit product commercially released promoted market story covered radio newspapers sweden recently telling story highlighted beginning international success dismissed rumours paid record radio station emi previously rejected unsuitable american market recording contract popularity look emi officials decision release market single worldwide look pressed copies look sharp issued early record stores radio stations look april remained week breakthrough international song topped charts countries end year billboard named look biggest hot singles year dressed success featuring lead vocals singing short parts second international single single peaked hot australia listen heart released differed previous singles instead resembled guitar heavy ballads heart spending single week november bore distinction billboard hot commercially available inch vinyl fourth single dangerous released end year entering hot end december single duet spent weeks hot february worldwide success reaching important music markets germany australia dangerous released double sided single listen heart love pretty woman soundtrack time pictures approached emi contributing song soundtrack upcoming film pretty woman starring richard julia roberts claimed love year old recording chosen didn time compose record new song film producers turned asking song declined produce song weeks later editing film release producers requested love remove christmas lyrics producer took old recording replace single christmas referenced line song added instrumentation background vocal single released soundtrack love prove successful single release song spent weeks hot june months film release stayed additional weeks spending total seventeen weeks billboard named song hot single year wilson phillips hold single topped charts countries including australia world germany single spent months peaked duo highest singles chart position soundtrack went certified times platinum riaa wound completed tour returned sweden record follow look sharp track collection titled released march critical commercial success topped charts number countries best selling album record company emi invested million dollars promotion album stayed germany weeks staying album chart year rolling_stone_magazine reviewed emphasizing sense personality delivers constructed hooks music heart makes melody appealing album success brought duo awards best swedish album best swedish group second time achieved feat single home country topped charts countries world including germany australia fourth single charted achieved success canada resulted song nominated award category best selling single foreign artist follow fading like flower time leave power ballad similar listen heart lead spent week july achieved success big markets embarked ambitious worldwide tour join world tour tour eventually reached million fans concerts world including dates reviewing universal performance dennis hunt los_angeles_times said talents pop low rent district clearly superior hook material end saw merger emi record companies form emi records group north_america resulting merger saw personnel changes resulted publicity certified platinum impressive worldwide sales subsequent singles album ballad spending time church heart failed reach heights previous singles charts music tastes changing emergence new genres new jack swing harder core rap hip hop william allmusic later wrote americans probably lost interest time came northwest interview bbc news highlighted music cause contributed success commercial momentum america slowing dramatically singles album continued hits spending time big charted countries tourism continued join tour tour material tourism songs studios stages strange places recorded instead releasing album brand new material mastered older recordings including slated included look sharp recorded live performances recorded country music inspired version love los_angeles studio recorded new material locations world dance club hotel room compiled album released october said tourism meant capture energy band single album followed ballad queen rain electrified version song originally recorded album titled single release singles tourism barely american radio record charts rest world single hit european south american countries album tourism charted outside reaching germany sweden peaking australia duo success reflected echo award nomination international group year home won award best swedish group remains duo received october released solo album swedish years titled den eternal journey early non native english speaking artists featured mtv series songs performance released official album year recorded released song originally slated film starring song moved soundtrack film based nintendo video game super mario supported expensive video ultimately receiving respectable airplay managed briefly reach lower end billboard hot charted highest reaching group time years dismissive song saying inspired moments hand stated like song way wanted parody probably sound like coincide television premiere film pretty woman love issued september entered irish singles charts second time crash boom bang don bore chorus changed musical style release crash boom bang allmusic wrote rock harder pop friendly albums prior result shows growth fun popular place edge album bit bored crash boom bang saw chart success sweden germany australia didn sell previous albums emi america reluctant release album instead promoted shortened track favorites association mcdonald favorites crash boom bang reportedly sold million copies noted journalists mcdonald promotion cds tina turner brooks elton_john led music retailers time unhappy promotion fronts including bypassed established music stores price way normal wholesale costs stores refused sell albums published emi major chain protesting temporarily pulling products emi distribution wing sales campaigns relations emi north american subsidiary best terms collapsed release album crash boom bang release emi issue greatest_hits released subsidiary label capitol records single release crash boom bang sleeping car distortion guitar heavy pop song born anger frustration album grown nature reached canada european countries including sweden australia germany successful reaching billboard subsequent releases title track crash boom bang fireworks run successful managed reach charts countries embarked albeit scaled worldwide tour north_america process tour western band allowed perform china workers indoor arena beijing procedure permission concert taken year included self lyrics ordered pay million unpaid taxes swedish tax agency money earned german tour october released greatest_hits compilation don bore chorus reached european countries including australia featured new songs released singles including ballad don understand written child year compilation demos sides remixes alongside mtv material released japan parts south_america title briefly reunited took instrumental masters ballads recorded translated spanish lyrics resulting album sold spanish speaking regions reaching platinum spain platinum argentina single sin spending time accompanied video directed latin pop airplay chart entry duo released solo albums time like world according charting sweden nice day room service reunited record material new album nice day released march gave comeback continental europe entered sweden germany single wish fly highest charting single sweden charted best position sleeping car second single didn chart europe stars single charted scandinavian german speaking countries nme review called nice day clever clever album doctor rock review wish fly said come single disappointment lyrics conveys sense distance relationship particularly engaging album according billboard magazine discussion release ultimately released released greatest_hits compilation called went big seller sweden peaking weeks signed distribution deal music released don bore chorus replacing non hits songs nice day promote release duo small tour america performing boston virgin times square single wish fly included album reached billboard adult contemporary chart adult tally room service followed mixed response critics probably best album wrote allmusic room service exciting immediate high pop gem contains little filler swedish tabloid critical album good wrote praise singles real sugar centre heart milk honey ended review finished soon suspect album topped swedish charts reached germany received little attention penned release america records happen label disbanded financial difficulties peak cnn album chart single centre heart topped charts sweden spain finland singles real sugar album opening track milk honey successful went tour time europe concerts planned south_africa cancelled september attacks reviewing arena concert said succeed cases leave 80s criticising consisted early hits positive scoring munich concert stars compilations solo albums hiatus ceremony received music export prize swedish government came set compilations ballad hits late pop hits early set contained separate material previously available heard tracks thing released lead single ballad hits album released february coincide valentine day entered charts climbing peak position week later peaked germany netherlands single opportunity released pop hits ballad hits sold million copies year helped duo win world music award best selling scandinavian artist october year awarded achievement medals king sweden appreciated achievements sweden internationally september hospitalised received concussion spell home diagnosed brain later successfully removed surgery months later swedish newspaper reported diagnosed second turned false newspaper issued apology saying report basis dismissed demands compensation recovery recorded english language solo album change album inspired brush mortality entered swedish album chart october illness rehabilitation duo took hiatus allowing release swedish language solo album years successful home country topping charts winning numerous awards tracks stan town featured singing reunited 25th anniversary celebration included band album years finn successful tour sweden belgian dance group trance cover listen heart worldwide club hit originally released belgium song reached billboard hot certified gold october riaa year songs released mixes covers prominent versions fading like flower trance cover german group sampling dancing reached chart november middle promoting son album appeared hotel london awards presentation broadcast music incorporated bmi received awards love time played radio million times songwriter received award dance song year cover listen heart ceremony marked time appeared public onset brain subsequent surgery asked reporter reunion replied haven decided doors closed young returned album swedish cover songs titled min best friend recorded solo albums man man party released radio medley promote forthcoming 20th anniversary package medley included hit singles look listen heart dangerous love fading like flower leave eventually released single wish available download 20th anniversary package better known box released october commemorate years music industry spanning cds single dvd included new singles wish new single years reveal songs included new greatest_hits album hits released time box hits giving album stars ending review subtitle greatest songs matter discussion count hits night european tour rumours started reunion interviewed bbc april yeah talked marie said online news sites picked possibility reunion announcement unite years play time night belgium netherlands germany tour started friday october antwerp play night illness meant pull despite night announcement appearance years concert amsterdam party tour end concert said like welcome old friend marie joined band perform love look later appeared stage stockholm concert solo tour later july took new wave festival january concert race legends event sweden august announced followed confirmation concerts russia denmark norway took place august september june performed set stockholm concert hall performing look victoria crown princess sweden gala concert day wedding august played hour secret gig lounge hotel outside seen dress rehearsal upcoming european tour december performed poland new year eve concert transmitted live warsaw internationally charm school travelling world tour october swedish newspaper reported recording new songs stated working new material upcoming album early november announced band undertake world tour eighth studio album charm school released europe february peaked european album charts set tourism reach german album chart certified gold shipments excess units album preceded single got radio january biggest hit german market weeks fourth played song radio world charm school received commercial release south_america debuting album chart charm school world tour years started february russia tour eventually comprised concerts plus corporate ended september mexico_city band performing people concerts corporate held november played gig years london arena march performed concerts china chinese ministry culture gave permission play early confirmed official twitter account recording ninth studio album titled travelling completed track album single possible released march present break 30th anniversary tour good reunited swedish boy band released new album toured sweden blu ray dvd concert titled live travelling world released promoted new swedish solo album led successful tour spring april succeeding announcement 25th anniversary united_states hit look announced embarking 30th anniversary tour starting russia late october tour ended february look remake new recording single released july physical inch vinyl released august april official statement released leg 30th anniversary tour concerns marie health doctors advised refrain playing live tours stated sadly touring days want opportunity thank wonderful fans followed long winding journey added road sure fun didn worked studio tenth studio album good worked young producers sweden like cliff new blood sound remixes aside time allowed outside canon produce new music april lead single album happens released album followed june awards discography passion look sharp tourism crash boom bang nice day room service charm school travelling good tours rock swedish tour look sharp tour swedish tour look sharp live european tour join world tour summer european tour crash boom bang world tour room service tour night classic meets pop artists european tour dates test bigger tour charm school world tour 30th anniversary tour