Keith Wallen

Keith Wallen (born February 24, 1980) is an American musician, singer-songwriter from Beckley, West Virginia, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin, former guitarist and backing vocalist of Adelitas Way and the co-founder/lead singer/guitarist for Knoxville, TN based band Copper.

Wallen also co-wrote songs with Pillar ("Call to Action" and "Lose It All" from Confessions), Fuel ("Scars in the Making" from Angels & Devils), Saving Abel ("She Got Over Me" from Saving Abel) and Emmaus Road ("Unbelief" from Transformed).

Biography

Early years and Copper

Copper's roots go back to Beckley, WV, where Wallen and lead guitarist Shane Bragg had been friends since the first grade. They teamed up for occasional acoustic shows, but only began seriously putting a band together while Wallen was attending college at University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Bragg was enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. The original lineup included Wallen, Bragg, bass player Brad Reynolds, and a rotating pair of drummers. They recorded Copper's debut album, Exchange (2001). Drummer/singer Brack Owens joined soon after Exchange was released, and a second album, The Fragile Fall, was recorded with producer Travis Wyrick and released in 2003. Bragg then left the band and was replaced by Shawn Lickliter. Owens and Lickiter were later replaced by Lincoln Nesto on drums and Mike Barnes on lead guitar.

Wallen

Nawell Azzouz better known as Wallen (born January 23, 1978) is a French R&B singer. Her stage name comes from the rearrangement of the letters of her first name.

She was born in Saint-Denis, France, to Moroccan parents. As a child, she learned to play the violin and developed a passion for singing. She grew up listening to funk, hip hop, and R&B.

Influenced by Aaliyah, Wallen made her recording debut with producer Sullee B Wax, and female rapper Sté Strass. In 1998, she was featured on the French RnB compilation "24 Carats", with "Je ne pleurs pas" (I'm not crying).

Her first hit came with "Celle Qui Dit Non" with the rapper Shurik'n. In 2004, she released the album Avoir La Vie Devant Soi which includes the singles "Bouge Cette Vie", "L'Olivier", and "Donna"'. She also sang with Usher on the French version of "U Got It Bad".

With Abd al Malik and a few other rappers she created a group called Beni Snassen, that recorded an album under that name.

In 2008, she released her 3rd album Misericorde.

Wallen, Germany

Wallen is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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