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"Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving...
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Dutton
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[2019]
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English
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Since Houston's death in 2012 Crawford has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with the artist close to her heart. Crawford breaks her silence to share the moving and often complicated story of her life and relationship with the singer and actress.
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"Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting her career in 1950, Celia grew increasingly popular as the new lead singer of the Cuban band Sonora Matancera. Her exceptional vocal range and flashy costumes made fans fall in love with her. Celia's talent took her all around the world, including the United States. After Fidel Castro came to power in...
7) Selena Gomez
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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Conoce a Selena Gomez, una muchacha de Grand Prairie, Texas, a quien le encantaba actuar para su familia. Su valent�ia, su empuje y su empat�ia han sido los pilares de su carrera desde sus comienzos en el programa de televisi�on Barney &Friends. Su ascenso a la fama de Selena la llev�o de Disney Channel a ser nombrada una de las personas m�as influyentes del mundo por la revista Time en 2020. Emblema de su generaci�on, Selena demuestra...
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University of Texas Press
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2023.
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English
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"Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor burst onto the pop scene in 1987 with her album The Lion and the Cobra, and followed it with the Grammy-winning I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), which featured a cover of Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U." In 1992, she infamously tore a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest the sexual abuse committed by priests and covered up by church authorities. O'Connor was immediately...
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