Another time, a star performer with a volatile temper cost us a major client.

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First, De Backer is a first-rate live performer at a time where concert revenues are the only reliable income for musicians.

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"But the whole time I've been a performer I've been interested in the interplay between the world of acting and the world of business, " he said.

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The-Dream, a brilliant songwriter and singer from Atlanta, has seen his sales decline, as has Ne-Yo, another performer who splits his time between writing for others and for himself.

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Violinist Nicola Benedetti has been nominated in the young British classical performer category for a third time.

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He was already a seasoned local and regional performer, playing both old-time music and what he called "rockabilly and pop standards, " when the folk boom of the 1960s put him in front of a new set of audiences with his voice, banjo and acoustic guitar.

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Franklin was a veteran stage and television performer before "One Day At a Time" made her a star.

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The street performer, protest artist and one-time candidate for New York City mayor.

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Of the provinces, the southern province of Uruzgan was the worst performer while relatively secure provinces like Herat usually paid on time.

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