Musician Biographies

Researched and created by

Mrs. Jones’ 5th grade students

in Mrs. White’s Music Class

2009-2010

Let’s Rock-out Loud With Demi Lovato!

By Stasi

The name of my musician is Demi

Lovato. Her full name is Demetria Devonne

Lovato. She was born on August 20,

1992.She is still alive. She was born in

Dallas, Texas. She hasn’t died anywhere yet.

The style of music that she writes

and/or sings is pop. Two of her songs are

“Here We Go Again” and “Don’t Forget”.

The record label for her songs is Hollywood

Records. A special that Demi has done is

that she played a girl named Angela on

Barney and Friends when she was 10 years

old.

Three interesting facts about Demi is

that she was on Barney when she was 10.

Another interesting thing that I learned is

that Demi guest stared on Split Ends and

Prison Break. I also learned that she was the

national Hasboro Hit Clips spokes girl.

The Greastest Singer Ever

By Alexis

The name of my singer is Miley Cyrus .Her full

name is Destiny Hope Cyrus. She was born November

23,1992 in Franklin TN, USA.

The style of music my singer sings is pop.Two songs

she sings that I like she sings is Super Girl and True

friend. (She has a couple of special preformaces but I

like this one the best she preformed for the White House.)

Here are some interesting facts about Miley Cyrus.

Has written over a hundred songs and some of them have

been used on her show Hannah Montana. Stared

auditioning for Hannah Montana in 2006 for Lilly Truscott

when she was 11. She’s best friends with Taylor Swift and

Demi Lavato.

The Best Country Musician Ever!

By: Brandon

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13,

1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is a singer of

country music with some of her big hits like “You

Belong with Me” and “Our Song”. Her record label is

with Big Machine Records.

One of her very special performances is when

she was 11 and sang the National Anthem at a

Philadelphia 76ers Game. She was nominated for a

Grammy and nominated by the Academy of Country

Music.

She started singing for fun at 11 years old. How

did she start her career? She began her career with

her hit song “When You Think Tim McGraw” when

she was 16 years old!

TAYLOR SWIFT

By Cameron

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13,

1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is still living tall

and singing strong.

Taylor is a country music singer. Two of her most

popular songs are White Horse and Our Song. Her

record label is Big Machine Records. Her first big

Performance was in Nashville, Tennessee.

Taylor swift is a very young country-pop singer.

Taylor practiced so much that her fingers bled. Taylor

released her first album when she was 16.

Miley Cyrus

By: Ebony

My music artist is Miley Cyrus. Her real

name is Destiny Hope Cyrus. She was born

on November 23, 1992, in Franklin,

Tennessee. She is still alive.

She usually sings pop and country. Two

names of some of her songs are Party in the

U.S.A and Butterfly Fly Away. Her record label

company is Disney Hollywood Records. One of

her special performances was released in a 3-D

movie. Her favorite song by her dad is

‘Achy Breaky Heart .She has over a hundred

songs and some of them have been on her show

Hannah Montana. Her favorite album is Kelly

Clarkson’s Breakaway.

The Temptations

By Hunter

In 1959 formed in Detroit with Otis

Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams,

Eddie Kendricks and Al Bryant. The group did

not break up but 3 died. Motown made most of

there records. Two songs are ‘My Girl’ and ‘Get

Ready’. Motown Records made there records.

One special performances is at the Copa

Cabiana. They have traveled all over the world.

Nichole Nordeman

By: Jessica P.

Nichole Nordeman is one of today’s

contemporary Christian country musicians. She

was born January 3, 1972 in Colorado Springs,

Colorado. That makes her 37 years old. She

presently has a husband, Errol Ingram and a son,

Charlie Thomas Ingram. She started her career

song writing in Los Angeles, CA.

Two of her well known songs are “Brave” and

“Wide Eyed.” One of my favorite songs of hers is

“Lay it Down” and “What if You’re Wrong.” She

has won eight Dove awards and has made many

other albums.

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Rock out with Taylor Swift

By: Megan Y.

Taylor Allison Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on December 13,1989.

She sings country songs. Two of her songs are “You

Belong with me” and “Love Story.” Her record label is Big Machine Records and she will perform on May 1st in Raleigh N.C. in 2010.

Taylor Swift has many interesting facts about her and one is that her grandmother was an opera singer. She won the best female music video award. Taylor also sang at festivals and fairs when she was younger.

Taylor Swift

By: Reed

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Taylor Swift Biography

By: Aundrea

Taylor Swift’s full name is Taylor Allison

Swift. Her birthday was December 13, 1989.

Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing,

Pennsylvania.

Taylor Swift sings country music. Some of

her songs are You Belong With me, Our Song,

and White Horse. She performed in the Bluebird

café in Nashville.

Taylor Swift started writing when she was

12 years old and she started singing when she

was 14. She won a Grammy for best female

vocalist.

Crazy Frog Hits

By Cameron J.

Crazy Frog is a band that started in 2001. It

started with Belgian ring tone commercials .The

name of the musician name is Daniel Malmedahl.

The style of music is pop .Two songs are

“Popcorn” and “Pump Up The Jam”. The Record

label is “Everybody Dance Now”. A special

performance is on the Internet.

Some interesting facts are that it was inspired by

a man being so loud. Another interesting fact is the

main hit is a frog.

Beatles

By: Cooper

The Beatles members are John Lennon,

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and

Ringo Starr. The band got together in 1962

at Liverpool, England and they broke up in

1970.

Their style of music is rock. Two

songs they played are “Love Me Do” and

“She Loves Me”.

There are many interesting facts

about the Beatles. They had five number one

albums. John Lennon was murdered in 1980.

George Harrison had cancer and died in

2001.

Demi Lovato By: Halle

Demi Lovato’s birth name is Demetria Devonne Lovato, but her friends call her Demi. Demi Lovato was born on August 20, 1992. Dallas, Texas, her birth place, is where she first began singing.

Demi Lovato is a rock singer, but she has had experience with hip- hop. Two of her more famous songs are ‘Don’t Forget’ and ‘La La Land’. In the ‘La La Land’ music video, some of her fellow cast members were in the video with her. She also plays Sonny in ‘Sonny with a Chance’. In the ‘La La Land’ music video the people that act with her in ‘Sonny with a Chance’ are the ones with her in the music video. She has done many special performances; one of them is the Thanksgiving Day Half Time Show with LeAnn Rimes.

Her best friend is Selena Gomez; they starred in Barney together (Hee Hee). Other close friends of hers are Miley Cyrus, and Jennifer Stone.

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James Taylor By: Nathaniel

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MILEY CYRUS BY: KEI’LAH

Miley Cyrus is an artist who sings and acts. Her real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus. She was born on November 23, 1992. Her birthplace is Franklin, Tennessee. She hasn’t died yet. She mostly sings pop and country. The names of her two hit singles are Party in the USA and Super Girl. Her record label is Disney’s Hollywood Records. She performed the 3-D Best of Both Worlds Concert. She dyed her hair black when she broke up with Nick Jonas. She is good friends with Brenda Song, Ashley Tisdale, Taylor Swift, and Demi Lovato. She loves rock music like The Killers and Cold Play.

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By: Tyson

Jason Alden was born in 1977, in Macon

G.A. and he is still living today. His band has

never broken up. Jason Alden is a country

singer. Two famous songs by Jason Aldean are

Johnny Cash and She’s Country. He recorded those two songs at Broken Bow Records.

His first live performance was when he was

14. Before that he was a booking agent. His

contract was almost expired. He entered a talent

show at 14.

Taylor Swifts Life

By : Alison

On December 13, 1989 Wyomissing P.A. a baby girl

was born. Her name was Taylor Alison Swift, but what her

parents didn’t know was that she had a great talent inside

her just waiting to come out. When she was able to talk

they found out what that talent, and that was singing.

When Taylor was 16 years old she released her first

country album Tim McGraw with the help of her record

label Big Machine Records. One of her best song Should’ve

Said No became a hit. In November 2008 she released

Fearless with another hit You Belong with Me.

Last summer she was on CMT Crossing over with

Def Leppard . She won the best female video award and

was rudely interrupted by Kenya West.

Carrie Underwood Biography

By: Caitlin

Carrie Underwood’s full name is Carrie Marie

Underwood. When she was born was March 10,

1983. Carrie Underwood was born in Checotah, OK.

Carrie Underwood sings country music. Some of

Carrie Underwood’s songs are “All American Girl”,

“Jesus Take The Wheel”, and “Before He Cheats”.

One of Carrie Underwood’s special performances is

when she sang on American Idol.

She started singing in church when she was a

tender age of 3. She won the CMT awards her song

“Jesus Take The Wheel”.

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DC Talk was formed in Lynchburg,VA in

1989, with the musicians of Toby Mckeehen,

Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith.

DC Talk is a Christian rock band. They

signed with Forefront Records. Two of their

songs are “Jesus Freak” and “Nu Thang”. One

of their performances was in Europe in 1996.

DC Talk has been together for exactly 21

years. They have been in many tours, and

played all over the world.

True Hollywood Story of Taylor Swift By: Garrison

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She sings country music. To songs she has

sung are “Love story”Love story”Love story”Love story” and “Our SongOur SongOur SongOur Song....” Her

record label is Big MachineBig MachineBig MachineBig Machine and she will perform

on May 1st in Raleigh N.C. in 2010.

Taylor Swift has had many awards including

best female music video. Her grandma was an

opera singer, before she is the person she is today

Taylor Swift would sing at fairs and festivals.

Selena Gomez

By: Reagan

Selena’s full name is Selena Marie Gomez. She

was born on July 22, 1992, in New York City. She is

still living and she’s only a teenager.

Her record label is Hollywood Records. She was

part of Disney Channels Earth Day Celebration. Two

of her songs are “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”

and “Falling Down.” She has a lot more songs. Her

style of music is pop, soft music, and funky music.

One interesting fact about her is that her favorite

band is Paramore. She sings the theme to “Wizards of

Waverly Place” and she loves singing “Rockstar” by

Hannah Montana and anything by Paramore.

Taylor Swift

By Kayci

Taylor’s full name is Taylor Allison Swift. She was

born on December 13, 1989 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

Her style of music is contemporary country. Taylor once

played on a television show. Her record label is Big

Machine Records. Two songs are Teardrops on my Guitar

and Love Story.

Here are 3 interesting facts about Taylor her hit song

is Tim McGraw . She likes Dolly Parton. Fearless was or is

a hit.

The Country Musician of the Century

By: Jarrett

Taylor Swift was born on December 13,

1989.She was born in Wyomissing,

Pennsylvania. She sings country music.

One of her special performances was when

she sang the “Star Spangled Banner” at a

Philadelphia 76ers game. Her song was on the

GAC’s fan pick top 20 songs for 30 consecutive

weeks. She also won a Grammy from the

Academy of Country Music. She has a record

label with Big Machine Records.

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