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The top five musicians in the world

Five musicians: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Leslie Cheung, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley

1, and Michael Jackson Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson, August 29, 1958-June 25, 29), born in Gary, Indiana, USA, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and performer.

Jackson, the seventh child of the family, made his professional music debut with his brother as a member of the Jackson Five in 1964. In 1968, the band cooperated with a local record company to publish the first record "Big Boy".

2. The Beatles

The The Beatles, a British rock band, is composed of four members: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

In p>196, the band was founded in Liverpool, England. Its music style originated from rock music in the 195s, and developed psychedelic rock, pop rock and other styles.

3. Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung (September 12, 1956-April 1, 23), born in Hong Kong, is a male singer, actor and musician in China. One of the representatives of the multi-life development of film and television songs. Officially debuted in 1977. In 1983, he became famous with The Wind Keep Blowing.

Monica, sung in p>1984, was the first dance music in Hong Kong to win the top ten Chinese golden songs and the top ten jade solid gold.

won the jade solid gold gold medal in p>1986 and 1987; Later, she became the first Cantonese singer to break into the Korean music market with the albums "Love" and "The Greatest Hits of Leslie Cheung", and broke the sales record of Chinese records in Korea.

In p>1988 and 1989, he won the Top Ten Most Popular Male Singers Awards in jade solid gold. In 1999, he won the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor in Hong Kong music. In 2, he won the most outstanding artist award in Asia in CCTV-MTV Music Festival.

in p>21, it was selected as "the 2 most famous singers or bands in the world in the past 5 years" by CNN. He is good at composing lyrics and songs, and has served as MV director, record producer, concert art director, etc.

4. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935-August 16, 1977) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, an American rock singer and actor, and graduated from L.C. Humes High School.

In p>1954, he made his debut by recording the song "That's All Right". In 1955, he signed a contract with Victory Records, a subsidiary of ABC.

In p>1956, my first film Love Me Tender was released, and in the same year, my first studio album ElvisPresley was released. In 1958, he joined the United States Army for two years.

in p>196, it was named walk of fame. In 1961, he starred in the comedy film Blue Hawaii, and his soundtrack was the champion of the American album list for 2 weeks in a row. In 1968, with the album "How Great Thou Art", he won the Best Sacred Performance Award in the 1th Grammy Awards. In 1971, he won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

in p>1973, his live performance in Hawaii received 1 million viewers. On August 16th, 1977, he died of a heart attack at the age of 42.

5. bob marley

On February 6, 1945, Robert nast Marley /Robert Nesta Marley (original name of Bob Marley) was born in the village of Saint Anne /St. Ann's Parish (a place name), the son of a middle-aged white and black girl.

He left home for Kingston at the age of 14, became a student of a local singer and priest Rastafarian Joe Higgs, and started his music career.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Michael Jackson

Baidu Encyclopedia -The Beatles

Baidu Encyclopedia-Leslie Cheung

Baidu Encyclopedia-Elvis Presley

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