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Carole Kings birth name was Carole Klein, she was born February 9, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY Her first marrage was to Gerry Goffin (a lyricist) she had two children with him Sherry and Louise. she then got a divorced and then remarried to Charles Larkey (a musician) they also had two children together Molly and Levi. her first group was started in high school and they called themselves the Co-sines.after high school she attended Queens college. in 1959 she was hired by Aldon Music song publishers. In 1959 she had her first hit single preformed by the Sherelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow,", since 1970 she has appeared on numerous television specials and in off-Broadway stage productions. Carole king has one the Grammy for album of the year, for tapersty,record of the year, for "It's Too Late", song of the year, for "you've got a Friend" and for best pop female vocalist, all in 1971.
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 ** Rober **** t Smith ** is the lead singer of the British goth-pop group the Cure. Smith was born April 21, 1959, in Blackpool, England. Smith founded the easy cure in Crawley, England, in 1976. In 1986 the band was established as a major presence in the U.S. The Cures first U.S. top-40 hit was "Just Like Heaven," in 1987.

Collins,David "Musician Biographies" http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000275/Carole-King.html []



__ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... __ Angelique Kidjo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1MXKZnOE_YCourtney Patton
 * Born July 14 1960 in Benin, Quidah
 * birth name-Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo
 * Nationality-Beninese
 * By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with from being an independent artist in her own country and led her to relocate to Paris in 1983.
 * 2002 Music Awards for Best World Music Act.
 * Kora Award for Best African Female Singer in 1997.
 * now lives in NYC
 * won a Grammy