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Flora Purim　

Influenced by both traditional Brazilian singers and the improvisations of American jazz divas like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Flora Purim was one of the most adventurous singers o ..more

Fredrika Stahl　

Swedish-born jazz and pop vocalist Fredrika Stahl’s career got going when she met producer Geef, which led to a meeting with pianist Tom McClung, who then formed a band around her and helped ..more

Julio Iglesias　

Julio Iglesias was the most popular Latin singer of the ’70s and ’80s, selling over 100 million albums around the world. Iglesias was a smooth, romantic crooner and his appeal translated to m ..more

Francesca Ancarola　

Talented Chilean singer/songwriter Francesca Ancarola started composing at a very young age, having the opportunity to show her work in 1984 while participating in a local festival organized by a m ..more

Francoise Hardy　

Usually thought of as a middle-of-the-road popular singer, Francoise Hardy -- at the beginning of her career, at least -- covered more stylistic ground and owed more debts to pop/rock than she’s gi ..more

France Gall　

Although she’s best-known as the pretty, perky teenager who won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest with her hit Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son, French pop singer France Gall has had a much ..more

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Fela Kuti　

It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti (or just Fela as he’s more commonly known) to the global musical village： producer, arranger, music ..more

Fabrizio De Andre　

With the death of Fabrizio De Andre from cancer on January 11, 1999, Italy lost one of its most modern singer/songwriters. Inspired by the songwriting of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, De ..more