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Michael Ball: As romantic as the songs he sings

By Jonathan Chua | March 7, 2004 - 12:00am

The first thing that strikes you about English singer and stage actor Michael Ball is the richness of the vibrato. His ls, ms, and rs quiver as much as his vowels, and the effect is more often than not like the...

Entertainment

A love story by Michael Ball

By Baby A. Gil | February 2, 2004 - 12:00am

I wanted to save writing about this album for Valentine’s Day. It is titled A Love Story, the Soundtrack to a Love Affair, and it is all about love. It features one of the most popular British song artists of...

Entertainment

John Rendez, out of rap

By Baby A. Gil | June 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Time to forget John Rendez. Also gone is Metal Dog. The actor/rapper has changed his sound and also his name. John now wants to be known by his real name, John Robert Porter, Jr. And with that comes the introduction...

Entertainment

John Rendez, out of rap - SOUNDS FAMILIAR by Baby A. Gil

June 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Time to forget John Rendez. Also gone is Metal Dog. The actor/rapper has changed his sound and also his name. John now wants to be known by his real name, John Robert Porter, Jr. And with that comes the introduction...

Entertainment

Who’s who in the Singers of the Century list 2 - SOUNDS FAMILIAR by Baby A. Gil

May 7, 2001 - 12:00am

This piece continues the column that came out last Monday about some of the artists included in the greatest singers of the century list that the British Broadcasting Corporation of London recently came out with....

Entertainment

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