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Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( ___MASK76___ games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , ___MASK19___ and financial services . These make Sony one of the most comprehensive ___MASK10___ companies in the world . Sony ' s principal business operations include Sony Corporation , Sony Pictures ___MASK10___ , Sony Interactive ___MASK10___ , Sony Music ___MASK10___ , Sony Mobile ( formerly Sony Ericsson ) and Sony Financial . Sony is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( born 2 February 1977 ) is a Colombian singer , songwriter , dancer , and record producer . Born and raised in Barranquilla , she began performing in school , demonstrating Latin American , Arabic , and ___MASK13___ and roll influences and belly dancing abilities . Shakira ' s first studio albums , " Magia " and " Peligro ", failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s ; however , she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major - label debut , " Pies Descalzos " ( 1996 ), and her fourth ___MASK36___ , " Dónde Están los Ladrones ?" ( 1998 ). ___MASK82___ is a ___MASK19___ ___MASK91___ that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a major form of ___MASK31___ expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular ___MASK31___ styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American ___MASK31___ parentage with a performance orientation . ___MASK82___ is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . ___MASK82___ has roots in West African cultural and ___MASK31___ expression , and in African - American ___MASK19___ traditions including blues and ___MASK28___ , as well as European military band ___MASK19___ . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". Make It Big is the second studio ___MASK36___ from British ___MASK14___ duo Wham !, released in 1984 . It was recorded at Studio Miraval in Southern France to escape the press and enable George Michael to work peacefully and mixed at Good Earth Studios in London and Marcadet Studios in Paris . In comparison to their earlier work , the duo had more control over the ___MASK36___ ' s production , as George Michael became the sole credited producer , a position he would subsequently hold on all future releases until the group split in 1986 . The ___MASK36___ was a critical and commercial success , hitting number one in both the UK and the US and spawning four singles , all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic . A subsidiary , subsidiary company or daughter company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company , which is called the " parent company ", " parent ", or " holding company ". The subsidiary can be a company , corporation , or limited liability company . In some cases it is a ___MASK58___ or state - owned enterprise . `` Careless Whisper '' is a 1984 single by George Michael ( credited to `` Wham ! featuring George Michael '' in Japan , Canada and the United States ) , released by ___MASK6___ Records in the United Kingdom , Japan , and other countries ; and by Columbia Records in North America . The ___MASK9___ was George Michael ' s first solo single although he was still performing in Wham ! at the time ( the ___MASK9___ is included on Wham ! ' s album Make It Big ) . The ___MASK9___ features a prominent saxophone riff , and has been covered by a number of artists since its first release . It was released as a single and became a huge commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic and on both sides of the Pacific . It reached number one in nearly 25 countries , selling about six million copies worldwide . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK77___ of ___MASK19___ recordings and ___MASK19___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK77___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK19___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . RCA Records is an American major record label owned by Sony ___MASK19___ ___MASK10___ ( SME ). It is one of SME ' s flagship record labels alongside sister labels Columbia Records and Epic Records . The label has released multiple genres of music , including ___MASK14___ , rock , hip hop , R & B , blues , jazz , and country . The company ' s name is derived from the initials of the label ' s former parent company , Radio Corporation of America ( RCA ). It is the second oldest recording company in U . S . history , after sister label Columbia Records . RCA ' s Canadian unit ( formerly Berliner Gramophone Canada ) is Sony ' s oldest label in Canada . It was one of only two Canadian record companies to survive the Great Depression . Pearl Jam is an American ___MASK13___ band formed in Seattle , Washington , in 1990 . Since its inception , the band ' s line - up has comprised Eddie Vedder ( lead vocals ), Mike McCready ( lead guitar ), Stone Gossard ( rhythm guitar ) and Jeff Ament ( bass ). The band ' s fifth member is drummer Matt Cameron ( also of Soundgarden ), who has been with the band since 1998 . Boom Gaspar ( piano ) has also been a session / touring member with the band since 2002 . Drummers Dave Krusen , Matt Chamberlain , Dave Abbruzzese and Jack Irons are former members of the band . Columbia Records ( also known simply as Columbia ) is an American record label owned by Sony ___MASK19___ ___MASK10___ ( SME ), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc ., the United States division of Sony Corporation . It was founded in 1887 , evolving from an earlier enterprise named the American Graphophone Company , the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company . Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business , being the second major record company to produce recorded records . Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers , instrumentalists , and bands . From 1961 to 1990 , its recordings were released outside the U . S . and Canada by the CBS Records label ( which was named after the Columbia Broadcasting System ) to avoid confusion with the EMI label of the same name , before adopting the Columbia name internationally in 1990 . It is one of Sony ___MASK19___ ' s three flagship record labels alongside RCA Records and Epic Records . ___MASK6___ Records is an American record company . A division of Sony ___MASK19___ ___MASK10___ , Inc ., ___MASK6___ was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include diverse musical genres including ___MASK14___ , 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 . Andrew John Ridgeley ( born 26 January 1963 ) is an English singer , songwriter and record producer . He was best known in the 1980s as a member of the ___MASK19___ duo Wham ! ( with George Michael ). Wham ! were an English ___MASK31___ duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 . They were briefly known in the United States as Wham ! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band . Wham ! sold more than 28 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986 . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK32___ network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS ___MASK32___ City and the CBS Studio Center ). Céline Marie Claudette Dion , ( born 30 ___MASK66___ 1968 ) is a Canadian singer and businesswoman . Born into a large ___MASK23___ 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 record . Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular ___MASK9___ Festival and the 1988 Eurovision ___MASK9___ Contest where she represented Switzerland . Following a series of French albums during the 1980s , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English - language album , " Unison ", establishing herself as a viable ___MASK14___ artist in North America and other English - speaking areas of the world . EMI ( officially EMI Group Limited , originally an initialism for Electric and ___MASK31___ Industries and often known as EMI Records and EMI Music ) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 and was based in London . At the time of its break - up in 2012 , it was the fourth - largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and was one of the big four record companies ( now the big three ). Its EMI Records Ltd . group of record labels included EMI Records , Parlophone , Virgin Records and Capitol Records . EMI also had a major publishing arm , EMI Music Publishing  also based in London with offices globally . Studio Miraval is a recording studio in Correns in southern France , situated in the heart of the department of Var near the French Riviera . Many famous musicians have recorded there , including Rammstein , Sade , AC / DC , The Cure , and Shirley Bassey . It is a residential studio , much like Château d ' Hérouville , with a chef - in - residence , three dwellings , and a swimming ___MASK70___ . The recording studio itself measures with a ceiling . The control room measures .