The images we have become accustomed to include them singing at a piano, sporting the gear of a favorite sports team and others.

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The birds taken include Mexican house finches, green singing finches, java sparrows, Bengalese finches, diamond doves, painted finches and waxbills.

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Pointer left the singing siblings, whose hits include I'm So Excited, in 1977 before their musical peak.

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Potential performers include a pair of wheelchair acrobats and a singing five-year-old boy in an Elvis-style jumpsuit and pink wig.

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Swedes pride themselves on their closeness to nature and the ideal elements of a Midsummer festival include being with friends in a remote spot, singing, and eating and drinking a lot.

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Famous for singing ballads - Ms Piaf's songs include La Vie on Rose, Milord, La Foule - and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

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Those users include one musician from a small town in China who makes a good living by writing her own music and singing it online to appreciative audiences.

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