Fusing the grooves of Soul/R&B with socially conscious lyricism, Dawen explores the American dream. As a singer-songwriter, Dawen hopes his music will further the dialogue on racism and social injustice in American society.

Influences range from Erykah Badu and Bob Marley, to Charles Mingus and Mozart.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Dawen was classically trained as a vocalist and has been singing and playing piano since he was six years old. Dawen also plays guitar and the mbira dzavadzimu.

A recent transplant from Chicago, Dawen now resides in Los Angeles.

Winner of the Avant Grande Music Contest 2007 sponsored by Starbucks and WXRT 93 FM radio.

Dawen’s EP debut Dawen Wang, is available now on iTunes and amazon.com. You can check out Dawen on his official myspace, youtube and alive not dead websites.

Dawen’s new single Wake Up can be viewed HERE.

(biography source)

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Lovin’ the MBC debut like I am? Then check out the MV featuring actress Park Si Yeon and TVXQ/DBSK’s Jae Joong here: Taegoon’s MV

CD Title: Taegoon – 1st Mini Album
Artist: Taegoon
Genre: Dance / Pop
Language: Korean
Release Date: January 15, 2009

Track List:
01 . Intro
02 . Call Me
03 . One Two Step
04 . My Girl
05 . I understand you (Feat H-Eugene)
06 . Hands Up

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One Asian World will begin featuring rising stars in the Asian entertainment industry. OAW’s first Rising Star is Ilja Alexander. Some quick stats:

Name: Ilja Alexander
Date of birth: February 13, 1980
Height: 178cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood type: Don’t know
Family: Gonna be uncle soon! Two sisters, one brother, father, mother & stepfather, my best friends and two cats.
Education: Masters degree in Economics from the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Hobbies: Karate, fitness, swimming, skiing, cooking and watching movies

Check out his single and video on his website: http://www.ilja-alexander.com/

bio credit: K-popped!

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