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___MASK30___ is an ___MASK39___ . A division of ___MASK5___ , Inc ., Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include diverse musical genres including pop , R & B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Boston , Celine Dion , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam , Shakira , and Sly & the Family Stone . Soft rock ( or lite rock ) is a subgenre of ___MASK21___ with a more commercial and less offensive sound . Originating in the early 1970s in southern California , the style smoothed over the edges of singer - songwriter and ___MASK79___ , relying on simple , melodic songs with big , lush productions . Soft rock dominated radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s . Branigan is the debut ___MASK96___ by American singer Laura Branigan , recorded in 1981 and released in March ___MASK54___ on Atlantic Records . The Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major ___MASK91___ companies , EMI , ___MASK20___ , CBS , RCA , ___MASK27___ and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers ( AARM ) which was formed in 1956 . It oversees the collection , administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties . Air Supply is an ___MASK70___ - Australian soft rock duo , consisting of singer - songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock . They had a succession of hits worldwide , including eight Top Ten hits in the United States , in the early 1980s . They formed in Australia in 1975 and have included various accompanying musicians and singers . The Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013 at the annual ARIA Awards . Jennifer Rush ( born Heidi Stern , September 28 , 1960 ) is an American ___MASK79___ singer best known for the million - selling single " The Power of Love ", which she co - wrote . She achieved success in the mid 1980s , mainly throughout Europe , Latin America and South Africa with a number of hit singles and albums . Céline Marie Claudette Dion , ( born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer and businesswoman . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , Dion emerged as a teen star in the French - speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first ___MASK91___ . Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the ___MASK54___ Yamaha World Popular Song ___MASK20___ and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland . Following a series of French albums during the 1980s , she signed on to ___MASK30___ in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English - language album , " Unison ", establishing herself as a viable ___MASK79___ artist in North America and other English - speaking areas of the world . Cyril Graham Russell ( born 11 June 1950 ) is an ___MASK70___ musician and singer / guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply . " How Am I Supposed to Live Without You " is a song written in 1983 by Doug James and Michael Bolton . The ballad has been recorded by many artists around the world , in several languages , becoming something of a modern ___MASK79___ standard . Instrumental versions of the song have been recorded featuring variously the piano , guitar , saxophone , pan flute , steel drum , and music box . Charlemagne is an off - ___MASK82___ suburb of Montreal , Quebec , Canada . It is located on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies , northeast of Montreal ' s downtown core . As of 2011 , the population was 5 , 853 . The , also known as Yamaha Music ___MASK20___ and unofficially as the " Oriental Eurovision ", was an international song contest held from 1970 until 1989 . It was organised by the Yamaha Music Foundation in Tokyo , Japan from 1970 until 1989 . The first edition of the World Popular Song ___MASK20___ ( WPSF ) took place on 20 , 21 and 22 November 1970 with 37 participating countries from all continents . The concert was cancelled in 1988 due to the illness of the Shwa Emperor ; the final year was a charity concert for UNICEF , after which the contest was formally ended . Laura Ann Branigan ( July 3 , 1957  August 26 , 2004 ) was an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She had hits in the 1980s with the platinum - certified " Gloria ," " Self Control ," " Solitaire ," and the No . 1 Adult Contemporary ( AC ) hit " How Am I Supposed to Live Without You " as well as several other U . S . top - 40 songs . `` The Power of Love '' is a song co - written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush in 1984 . It has been covered by several artists , most notably by Celine Dion , Laura Branigan , Helene Fischer , and Air Supply . Rush ' s original version went to number one in the United Kingdom in 1985 and became the biggest - selling single of the year in that country . It was also a number one single in several other European countries , as well as Canada , ___MASK46___ and New Zealand . Dion ' s version went to number one in the United States , Canada and ___MASK46___ in 1994 . The song has been translated into several languages , becoming a ___MASK79___ standard .