Singer: Ildivo &; Toni Braxton (Bel Canto &; Toni Braxton) Toni Braxton toni braxton

Family: Brothers and Sisters: Four Sisters and One Brother

School: Bowie State University

Toni Braxton is one of the hottest new generation female singers in the international pop music scene in the 199s. She has many millions of albums, many well-known singles and countless awards. Her unique and deep voice continues to play the role of "turning the stone into gold". It is hard to imagine that all this was not her childhood life goal, and the music she is making now is also a "forbidden area" that she was not allowed to set foot in on her past growth path.

Braxton's home is located in Severn, Maryland, USA. His father used to be a pastor, with conservative ideas and strict discipline for his children. For example, girls are not allowed to wear tight shorts, sandals or make-up, and of course they are not allowed to listen to pop music. But she doesn't live completely in the dark. "I often secretly listen to the' Soul Train' program when my parents go shopping on Saturday." Braxton recalled that she sang in the church choir when she was very young.

Braxton later entered Boyi State University to study, but singing was her real passion. She signed a contract with Arista Records with the choir "The Braxtons" composed of three sisters and attracted the attention of famous producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Baby Face" Edmonds with a song "The Good Life". In 1991, they signed Toni Braxton into Laface, a record label co-founded by them, and invited him to participate in the recording of the soundtrack of the movie Boomerang starring Eddie Murphy, in which Braxton sang two songs: one was "Give u My Heart" which sang with Babyface; The other is "Love Shoulda Bronght You Home".

Toni Braxton's first album of the same name has sold over 7 million copies, and won her three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards and two Soul Train Music Awards. Five hit singles in the album all won gold records, and then Babyface used Braxton's song "Let It Flow" in the award-winning movie soundtrack "Waiting To Exhale".

The second album Secrets has been produced for 18 months, and Braxton's style is more noble and sexy. The song "You're Makin' Me High" won the best R& D on Billboard in 1996. B single award, the lyrics are quite intriguing. She also further participated in the creation and production of music. Secrets soon became another million-selling record in Juck Zhang, so Braxton and saxophone player Kenny G, who worked together in "How Can An Angel Break My Heart", embarked on a tour together. At the Grammy Awards in 1997, she once again won the Best Pop Female Singer ("Un-Break My Heart") and the Best R&; B female singer ("You're Makin' Me High") award.

In p>2, Toni Braxton, who had been dormant for four years and had the title of "First Lady of Laface", made another attack and released a new record "The Heat". Her brand-new image is extremely bold and makes people's blood boil. The album is carefully prepared by herself, L.A. and Babyface ***, which is filled with heart-beating beats and fascinating acoustic guitar playing, and fans can once again experience the charm of soul music female voice. The 12 good songs in The Heat reflect the singer's highest level, and Toni Braxton's deep bass is still so real and emotional. The opening song "He Wasn't Man Enough" is a funky work with bright colors. Inspired by Prince, the song "Gimme Some" in the same style skillfully uses a violent guitar to play, which is beautiful. The simple theme and infectious harmony of the title song perfectly set off Braxton's sexy charm. "Fairy Tale" written by Roberta Flack is the sweetest song in the album, and in the almost pure instrumental song "The Art Of Love", her soft words can fascinate you like a spell in an instant.

At the moment when the global Latin trend is on the rise, Braxton is not far behind, and has incorporated the fashionable Latin pop rhythm into his two new songs: the very romantic Spanish Guitar guitar "Spanish guitar" and the elegant composition "I'm Still Breathing". However, she occasionally made a mistake. The two songs "Maybe" and "You've been wrong" were arranged at the end of the album, which did not make people feel that they were different. The similarity in style did not add a "bright color" to the end of the album, but it was "anticlimactic".

In any case, Braxton has captured the hearts of countless new and old fans with its incomparably mature image and beautiful singing voice in an era when all ears are full of rock and soft love songs. Although her fiery figure adds "highlights" and "selling points" to the album, it is really urgent for her to seek a breakthrough in music. I believe it should not be difficult to do it by her solid singing skills. Perhaps Toni Braxton's The Heat can add a little warmth to this autumn and winter season.

IL DIVO

China people feel opera as foreigners appreciate Beijing opera-only knowing that it is elegant art, but few ordinary people can be infatuated with such a master level. In 25, four young singers of different nationalities, Il Divo (Bel Canto), once again proved to the world that "performing pop with gorgeous opera style" can be popular all over the world with "operational pop".

In addition to accepting the invitation of the German Organizing Committee for the 26 World Cup, Il Divo will sing the official theme song Time of our lives with toni braxton. In 26, Ildivo's third solo album Ancora was officially released in China.

the song I believe in you ("I believe in you") is selected from this album. A generation later, Celine Dion (Céline Dion) performed this English-French bilingual romantic love song with the male lead group * * *. Ancora means encore in Italian, and the album was named Ancora because Divo re-sang Dion's most popular French romantic love song, Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore.

Divo comes from Italian, which means "divine male performer" (sacred performer, especially male), corresponding to diva (the leading heroine in opera). Simon Cowell, the founder and judge of American Idol, contributed to the formation of Il Divo's vocal group. After listening to the song "Conte partirê" ("Farewell Time") co-sung by famous blind tenors Andrea Bocelli (Andre Poselli) and Sarah Brightman (sarah brightman), he began to prepare to form a popular vocal group with tenors.

in p>23, this cross-border four-person "cross-border music" group was formally established (for "cross-border music", please refer to the definition of Crossover in the song introduction of My heart belongs to you). The band members include: American tenor David Miller (david miller), who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio with a master's degree in opera singing, and participated in the musical by Baz Ruman, director of Moulin Rouge. Swiss tenor Urs Buhler (urs Buhler) graduated from Amsterdam Conservatory of Music; Carlos Marin, a Spanish baritone, has appeared in musicals such as Les Miserables and Dream Knight. Sebastien Izambard (Sebastian Zanbar), a French vocal genius, is the only member of the band who has studied his singing skills by himself. He is also an excellent songwriter, who has written the musical hunchback of notre dame and played a leading role in the musical The Little Prince.