SM THE BALLAD | ja

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mr. a balladeer is Marinus de Goederen, frontman to the Amsterdam, The Netherlands based band a balladeer. In February 2010 he released a solo album, Sorry, kid. .

S.M. THE BALLAD is a South Korean ballad project group formed in 2010 by S.M. Entertainment. Originally consisting of Kyuhyun from Super Junior, Jonghyun from SHINee, Jay Kim from TRAX, and rookie singer Jino, the project group released their first mini-album on November 29, 2010. The ballad group held their debut performance on SBS’s Inkigayo broadcasted on November 28, 2010. They released their debut album, "너무 그리워 (Miss You)" on November 29, 2010. The project group went through major lineup changes in 2014. On February 3, 2014, it was announced that Kyuhyun, Jay, and Jino have been rotated out, adding...

a balladeer is a Dutch band, built around frontman Marinus de Goederen, that makes melancholic ballads and catchy popsongs. After their debut-EP 'Rumor Had It' (4 tracks, 2004) began the long process of making their first album, for a long time without a record company and with their own money. Ronald Vanhuffel (Bløf) produced the album. Peter Slager (Bløf) played bass and Robert Kirby (Nick Drake, Elton John, Paul Weller) made the string arrangements. Eventually they were signed by EMI and album 'Panama' hit the stores May 2006 and debuted at 30. Three singles were released; 'Swim With Sam' (May...

Originally known as the ‘Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée’, their regular venue and one of Guinea's best for “bar dancing”. Gradually during their 20 year residency this changed to ‘Balla’ - after their leader Balla Onivogui. Balla himself was born in 1938 in Macenta, a small town in Guinea's south-east region near the border with Liberia. Balla Onivogui was one of the founding members of the "Syli Orchestre National" created by the Guinean government in 1959. Under President Sékou Touré, Guinea was a socialist state and its musicians, like its police, postal workers, and teachers, were public servants. By 1968,...