Biography
There are at least five artists called Mini.
1) A Hungarian progressive rock band, formed in 1968 and still active, comprising of Török Ádám (vocals, flute), Köves “Pinyó” Miklós (drums), Németh Karcsi (keyboard) and Paróczai “Tacskó” Attila (bass).
2) mini, born March 3, 1985, is a Japanese pop singer from Tokyo, Japan. Signed to the cutting edge sub-label of avex trax, mini made her debut as a musician in March 2010 with the electro-pop single, "Are U Ready?". In addition to being a musician, mini is also a fashion model and modeling agency president. Known for her long legs, photogenic beauty, and ganguro-lite image, mini rose to fame modeling in popular Japanese magazines like JELLY and BLENDA.
Citing influences like Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, and Christina Aguilera, mini (real name unknown) had dreamed of becoming a singer since she was 15 years old, but that aspiration had been put on hold as mini became a popular fashion model and eventually founded her management agency in 2008. In 2009, she had decided to work at her first dream of stardom, and was helped by famed Japanese producer JIN, who produces for popular Japanese artists such as GReeeeN. mini released her debut single, Are U Ready?, on March 3rd, and her second single, GiRLS SPiRiT, on September 1st, under the avex trax label.
3) A four-piece power-pop band from Essex, UK, comprising of Scott Richardson (vocals, drums, percussion), Andy Warden (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Russ Hayward (bass, vocals) and Gary Davies (guitar, keyboards, vocals).
Their sound is often compared to Jellyfish, Crowded House and Teenage Fanclub, as well as classics like The Who and The Beatles.
4) There was also a Seattle-based electronic duo called MINI, influenced heavily by Kraftwerk, Autechre and M83, among others. Members Kevin Swann and Shaun Kardinal continue to create music under other monikers.
5) DJ Mini, an electro DJ / producer from Quebec, Canada. Mini is the wrong tag for this artist, please change your tags to DJ Mini.
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