- William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
- Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States.
- His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is the third best-selling album in the United States by discs shipped.
- Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself.
- He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards throughout his career.
- He has sold over 150 million records worldwide. (@Wikipedia.com)
- David "Dave" Gahan (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the baritone lead singer for the British electronic music band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980.
- He is also an accomplished solo artist, releasing albums in 2003 (Paper Monsters) and 2007 (Hourglass).
- Though his bandmate Martin Gore continues to be the main Depeche Mode songwriter, Gahan has contributed a number of songs to the band's most recent albums, Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009) and Delta Machine (2013).
- Three of these songs were released as singles, including "Suffer Well" in 2006, "Hole to Feed" in 2009 and "Should Be Higher" in 2013.
- In 2012, he also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the Soulsavers album The Light the Dead See. Q magazine ranked Gahan no. 73 on the list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and no. 27 on "The 100 Greatest Frontmen". (@Wikipedia.com)
- Pierre Charles Bouvier (9 May 1979) is a French-Canadian musician and composer who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.