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Aimer (エメ, pronounced eh-meh), born July 9, 1990 in Kumamoto, Japan, is a Japanese recording artist signed to DefSTAR RECORDS and attached to the talent agency FOURseam. She played piano in elementary school and picked up the guitar in junior high school. She writes music in both Japanese and English and has a good command of English from her experiences living abroad. Aimer first teamed up with the production group agehasprings, which has worked with, produced, or provided music for various artists, including Yuki, 中島美嘉, flumpool, Superfly, ゆず, and Genki Rockets. During this time she released a cover album titled...

The Proclaimers sind eine schottische Band, bestehend aus den beiden eineiigen Zwillingen Charlie und Craig Reid. Sie sind bekannt geworden durch ihre Songs "Letter from America" und "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". 1990 wurde ihre Cover-Version des 1965er Klassikers "King Of The Road" von Roger Miller ein internationaler Hit und erreichte Chartplatzierungen in ganz Europa. Drei Jahre später wurde "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" dann als Titelsong des Films Benny und Joon verwendet und bescherte ihnen ihren international größten Erfolg. In den USA kamen sie damit bis auf Platz 3 der Hitparade. Dies gab ihnen auch noch einmal Auftrieb für...

Aimeric or Aimery de Peguilhan, Peguillan, or Pégulhan (c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a troubadour (fl. 1190–1221), born in Peguilhan (near Saint-Gaudens) the son of a cloth merchant. Aimeric's first patron was Raimon V of Toulouse, followed by his son Raimon VI. However, he fled the region at the threat of the Albigensian Crusade and spent some time in Spain and ten years in Lombardy. It is said that he had secretly loved a neighbour while living in Toulouse, and that it was for her that he returned. Aimeric is known to have composed at least fifty works, the...