Act Members Notable 1990’s Songs Notable Facts
Snoop Doggy Dogg “Gin and Juice,” “Nuthin’
but a ‘G’ Thang,” “Who Am
I (What’s My Name)?”
Born Cordozar Calvin Broadus,
Snoop Doggy Dogg has been
denied entrance to Australia
and the United Kingdom
because of his multiple
arrests and convictions.Spice Girls Victoria “Posh Spice” Adams,
Melanie “Scary Spice”
Brown, Emma “Baby Spice”
Bunton, Melanie “Sporty
Spice” Chisholm, Geri
“Ginger Spice” Halliwell
“Say You’ll Be There,”
“2 Become 1,” “Wannabe”In 1999, Adams married
the soccer superstar
David Beckham.Keith Sweat “I Want Her,” “Nobody,”
“Twisted”
Born Keith Crier, Sweat
has produced songs for Dru
Hill, the Isley Brothers,
and the O’Jays.SW V Cheryl Gamble, Tamara
Johnson, Leanne Lyons
“Right Here/Human
Nature,” “You’re the One,”
“Weak”“SW V” stands for “Sisters
with Voices.”TLC Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes,
Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas,
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins
“Creep,” “No Scrubs,”
“Waterfalls”Lopes, an ex-girlfriend of the
NFL superstar Andre Rison,
died in a car accident in 2002.Shania Twain “From This Moment On,”
“That Don’t Impress Me
Much,” “You’re Still the One”
Twain’s albumCome On Overis
the highest-selling album in
the history of country music.Usher “Nice and Slow,” “My Way,”
“You Make Me Wanna.. .”
Usher (born Usher Raymond)
performed on the television
talent showStar Searchat
age thirteen.U2 Adam Clayton, Dave “The
Edge” Evans, Paul “Bono”
Hewson, Larry Mullen, Jr.
“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss
Me, Kill Me,” “Mysterious
Ways,” “One”Under the pseudonym
Passengers, U2 recorded the
song “Miss Sarajevo” with
Luciano Pavarotti in 1995.Luther Vandross “Don’t Want to Be a Fool,”
“Here and Now,” “Power of
Love/Love Power”
Vandross toured as a backup
singer with David Bowie
in 1974.Vanessa Williams “Colors of the Wind,” “Save
the Best for Last,” “The
Sweetest Days”
A former Miss America,
Williams earned the role
of Wilhelmina Slater in
the television seriesUgly Betty
in 2006.Xscape Kandi Burruss, Tameka
Cottle, LaTocha Scott,
Tamika Scott
“Just Kickin’ It,”
“Understanding,” “Who Can
I Run To?”Burruss has written songs for
Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey,
Destiny’s Child, Faith Evans,
and Alicia Keys.
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