Таня Донелли и ее сводная сестра Кристин Херш были лидерами и основателями группы Throwing Muses - карьера сестер развивалась успешно до того, пока Херш не решила сделать перерыв в концертной работе Throwing Muses. После записи альбома «The Real Ramona» Таня Донелли покинула группу. Она имела опыт работы в успешной женской панк-группе The Breeders, но у этого коллектива уже был лидер Ким Дил (Экс-Pixies), и потому в декабре 1991 года Донелли собрала Belly. Братья Гормены имели опыт работы с группой Verbal Assault, а Фрэд Эбонг играл вместе с Донелли в Throwing Muses - почти сразу же его сменил Лесли Лэнгстон, а его - Гейла Гринвуд, игравшая в женской группе Dames и хард-рок коллективе Boneyard, а также выполняла функции дизайнера при фэн-клубе Aerosmith. Дебютные мини-альбомы Belly «Slow Dust» и «Gepetto» предварили полнометражный диск «Star», который группа записывала в Нэшвилле. Жесткий гитарный рок альбома контрастировал с изящными вокальными пассажами Донелли, и, в целом, пресса оценила альбом очень высоко, хотя подлинный успех диску принесла «собранная» из него сорокапятка «Feed The Tree», которую очень полюбили американские радио - и диск-жокеи. Спустя несколько недель после выхода этой ЕР альбом уже добрался до 2-го места национального хит-парада. Особым успехом пользовалась композиция «Trust In Me». В 1995 году Belly записали новый альбом «King», добравшийся до английских чартов, но в целом не оправдавшая коммерческих надежд. После этого группа была распущена и Таня Донелли стала выступать под собственным именем.
Belly (rapper)
Ahmad Balshe (born April 7, 1984), better known by his stage name Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian Juno Award-winning rapper.
Born in Jenin, Palestinian territories, his musical career has been based in the Toronto, Ontario. In addition to a Juno, he has won two MuchMusic Video Awards and has twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown. His stage name of Belly/Rebellyus was derived from the term "rebellious."
Discography
2007 - The Revolution
2010 - SE7EN (Released: April 7, 2010)
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There are two artists on last.fm with this name:
1. Belly, an alternative rock band from Boston which formed in 1991
2. Belly/Rebellyus, a rapper from Ottawa, Canada
(1) An alternative rock band active from 1991 to 1996. Belly was formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly (also in The Breeders with Kim Deal) and Fred Abong. Based in Boston, Massachusetts (although all of the members were from Newport, Rhode Island), the band consisted of Donelly on lead vocals, Abong on bass, Tom Gorman on guitar, and Chris Gorman on drums. In 1993, they scored an alternative hit with the single “Feed the Tree”. Their debut album, Star, reached #2 on the UK albums chart, with its 1995 follow-up, King, reaching #6.
(2) Belly (Rebellyus) is a rapper and hip-hop artist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with origins in Palestine. He is a practicing Muslim. Born in Jenin, Palestine, his musical career has been based in the Ottawa, Ontario. In addition to a Juno, he has won two MuchMusic Video Awards and has twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown. His stage name of Belly/Rebellyus was derived from the term “rebellious”.
He first appeared on Massari’s third single “Rush the Floor”, and his first solo single “Pressure” featuring Ginuwine premiered in January 2007.
His debut album, The Revolution, was released on June 5, 2007. This double disc album was divided into two sections: “The People” and “The System”. “The People” contained more in-depth songs, such as “History of Violence” (produced by Whosane?), “Follow Me”, and “Revolutionary”, where he challenges his listeners to discover the facts regarding the Middle-East situation. Other songs on this disc include “People Change” (produced by Whosane?), “Leave me Alone”, where he talks about his longtime friends and the memories that he kept from them. “The System” contained his hit singles “Don’t Be Shy”, “Ridin’”, and “Pressure”.
The Revolution achieved Gold status in Canada and won the 2008 Juno Award for “Rap Recording of the Year”. Singles from The Revolution won two MuchMusic Video Awards for “Best Rap Video”: “Pressure” in 2007 and “Ridin’” in 2008.
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