Kate Elizabeth Voegele (pronounced /ˈvoʊɡəl/; born December 8, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is currently signed to Interscope Records.
Voegele began gaining interest from record labels and management companies after recording a series of demos. Her first demo, "The Other Side" (released in 2003), was produced by award winning producer Michael Seifert. Her second demo, "Louder Than Words" (released in 2004), was produced by Marshall Altman. Kate signed a record deal with MySpace Records in 2006 and released her debut album, Don't Look Away (produced by Marshall Altman), in May 2007. Voegele released her second studio-album, A Fine Mess, in May 2009. It was produced by Mike Elizondo.
Since 2008, Voegele has played Mia Catalano on The CW Television Network show One Tree Hill. On October 12, 2010, Voegele guest starred on The CW series Life Unexpected as her One Tree Hill character, Mia Catalano, the episode was part of a crossover between One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected.
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.[2] Known for her emotionalballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range,[3] as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.[4][5] McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999, and resumed in the summer of 2010.
ThePretendersare an English-American rock band formed inHereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriterChrissie Hynde(lead vocals, rhythm guitar),James Honeyman-Scott(lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards),Pete Farndon(bass guitar, backing vocals), andMartin Chambers(drums, backing vocals, percussion). The band has experienceddrug-related deaths of the members, and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole continual member.
Eurythmicsare aBritishpop rockduo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of membersAnnie LennoxandDavid A. Stewart(both previously in the bandsThe CatchandThe Tourists), the duo released their first album in 1981 to little fanfare, but went on to achieve global success with their second albumSweet Dreams (Are Made of This), released in 1983. The title track was a worldwide hit, topping the chart in various countries including theU.S..
Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and albums before they split in 1990. By this time, Stewart had already embarked on a parallel music career and was also a sought-after record producer, while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992 with her debut albumDiva. After almost a decade apart, Eurythmics reformed in the late 1990s to record their ninth album,Peacewhich was released in late 1999. They reunited again in 2005 to release the single "I've Got a Life", as part of a new Eurythmics compilation album,Ultimate Collection.