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Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known by his stage name, Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, actor, painter, author, and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member. Like other members of the band, his stage name was formed by combining and juxtaposing the names of two American pop cultural icons of the 1960s: actress Marilyn Monroe and criminal Charles Manson. The group was originally...

There are at least 2 musicians going by the name Marilyn. Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962), better known as Marilyn, is a cross-dressing singer who reached fame with his song "Calling Your Name" in the 1980s. Marilyn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up in Hertfordshire, England as part of a musical family and was influenced by the songs of Barbra Streisand, Motown and gospel. During his teenage years he began experimenting with his sexuality and image, adopting the blonde hair, makeup and movements of his idol Marilyn Monroe, hence his stage name Marilyn. Coincidentally Monroe died the...

What an enormous risk for a small German record label to release a Swedish pop album with ethnical elements from both Sweden and South Africa! Not many people would have had the guts, but when Michy Reincke heard Fjarill’s music for the first time, he just knew he had to release the music of Aino Löwenmark and Hanmari Spiegel. While Aino hails from Sweden and Hanmari from South Africa, both now live in Hamburg. And everybody involved in the project have had more than their just rewards. From its onset, Fjarill’s first album "Stark", released in December 2006, reached more...

Marillion are a rock band formed in Aylesbury, England . Their 30-year career is marked by two distinctive phases; the early years fronted by Fish which saw their greatest commercial success, and much longer period fronted by Steve Hogarth in which the band have constantly re-invented themselves so as to continue to be relevant into the 21st century. The Fish era is often categorized as neo-progressive. They originally started as "Silmarillion" (from Tolkien's book) with heavy influences from classic Genesis but went on to develop their own distinctive sound. The band was formed in 1979 by Mick Pointer (drums), Steve...

Powerful and at once tremendously melodical, both athmospherical and full of driving dynamics, cleverly devised and still one hundred per cent handmade – ARILYN are all this and even more. Since their foundation in 2000, the four guys from the Palatinate region in Germany have always considered alleged opposites as challenges that are to be playfully mastered. After their debut album “Tomorrow Never Comes” – which in 2002 had instantly stirred sensation even beyond their home country – and the critically acclaimed follow-up “Virtual Reality” (2005), the art rockers from Ludwighafen finally deliver again. In May, their third opus “Alter...