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Folk-pop singer/songwriter Dany Bédar was born and raised in Val d’Or, Quebec After relocating to Montreal at age 19, he signed on to play bass with the local band La Chicane in 1999, quickly proving his mettle as a composer with “Tu M’manques,” which earned three Félix Awards and one Juno Award
Born in Tunisia on December 28, 1965, French pop crooner Dany Brillant has earned a large fan following in Europe for his lively, retro-flavored mix of swing, rockabilly, Latin, and French chanson influences
Known as one of the major acts involved in a local movement called Movida Madrileña, Spanish rock band Danza Invisible recorded its first four-track EP after winning a music contest at Jerez de la Frontera, making the group’s debut album in 1983
During his time in the seminal hardcore band the Misfits, vocalist Glenn Danzig displayed a fascination with outlandish, graphic, often gory imagery; in forming the more heavy metal-oriented band Samhain, Danzig’s lyrics delved into typical metal subject matter, but took the concept of darkness to an extreme
Deutsch Amerikansiche Freundschaft (“German American Friendship”; most commonly abbreviated to DAF) was founded as a five-piece industrial noise outfit in Düsseldorf in 1978, but ultimately winnowed down to a two-man group consisting of vocalist/lyricist Gabi Delgado and drummer/electronic musician Robert Görl
Like most late-80s/early-90s British thrash bands, Morecombe’s DAM (short for “Destruction and Mayhem”) arrived too late and bearing too little in the way of original talent to compete with the leading American and Continental European thrashers of the day — most of whom were already moving onto new sounds by then anyway
Pop music has been combined with dark, depressing, imagery by New Jersey-based duo, Daphne and Celeste Featuring the singing talents of teenagers, Daphne Cruz (born: September 24, 1983) and Daphne DiConcetto (born: December 1, 1982), the duo has not been universally accepted
As if PC users weren’t annoyed enough by Apple’s increasing presence in the media, Canadian musician Daphne Kalfon released the catchy “I Love My Mac” in 2004 to push them completely over the edge
Like Nirvana did almost two decades previously, the pop-friendly indie trio Daphne Loves Derby originally formed in a small town near Seattle, WA (Kent rather than Aberdeen, in their case) when the bandmembers were still teenagers
Pensacola, FL, native Daphne Rose got an early start in show business, dancing with the Kaleidoscope Dance Company in a number of productions, including The Nutcracker Dancing led to an interest in public speaking, singing, and television production; while attending Gulf Breeze High School, Rose won an oratorical award as well as an award for best television public service announcement made by a student