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The winner of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented her parents’ homeland of Greece, Elena Paparizou was born in in Borås, Sweden, on 31 January 1982
The boisterous DJ Elephant Man (aka Energy God) was born O’Neil Bryan in 1974 Overly large ears as a child earned him the nickname “Dumbo Elephant” from his classmates in the Seaview Gardens area of Kingston, Jamaica
The Australian band Eleven of Hearts was formed in 1993 Members are flutist and pianist Dee Rogers, vocalist Christene Carol, and Macdonald Hamilton, who plays anything from the electric guitar and keyboards, to the balalaika and banjo
Becoming the stepdaughter of the saxophonist Booker Pittman at 11, Eliana Pittman was profoundly influenced and encouraged by him to become an artist He was her first music teacher, and some years later she debuted at the Little Club in Beco das Garrafas (Rio)
Eliana Printes, one of the phenomenons of Brazilian popular music in the late ’90s, started in music at 13, singing at local bars in Manaus, Amazonas Joining the band Transcendental, she had her compositions performed for the first time
Electronic composer Eliane Radigue has created lovely, meditative works based on Tibetan Buddhism using tape and an Arp synthesizer After studying electro-acoustic music under Pierre Henry and Pierre Schaeffer in the late ’50s, the Parisian learned to play the piano and harp and delved into classical music
One of the finest jazz singers, flutists, and pianists in Brazil, Eliane Salek was awarded both in national contests (Jovens Concertistas, Funarte) and international ones (International Festival of Female Composers, UFRJ)
One of the most expressive artists of the “vanguarda paulista” (the vanguard of the state of São Paulo which appeared in the ’80s), Eliete Negreiros was influenced since childhood by her mother, a pianist, and by her uncle, a mandolinist
The music of Earl Howard includes intricate saxophone playing as well as electronics produced both live and on tape More recent accomplishments from this New York-based artist involve a combination of chamber music performed with acoustic instruments and electronics
Setting poetic lyrics to light-jazz arrangements, Elisabeth Caumont has risen to the upper echelon of French jazz Establishing herself as a vocalist for Jimmy Knowles, Michel LeGrand, Michel Petrucciani, Jacques Higelin, and jazz group Sixun, Caumont continues to attract acclaim with her own groups