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KashyKeeganisaBritishsingerandsongwriter.HeisbestknownforhissongThisIsMyDream.
KeeganwasbomonJuly181983inEngland.HewroteThisIsMyDreamin2007.ThesongwasoriginallyaLondon2012Olympicsmotivationalsongandwaslaterdiscoveredbyamusicsupervisor(音乐总监)afterKeeganhad(上传)ittothewebsiteThesongwaschosenasthethememusicforadocumentaryseriescalledTheChallenge.AndonOctober272013about30000peoplewatchedKeeganperformhissongThisIsMyDreaminHongKongChina.Thesongreachedthenumber1positiononamusicchartoutsellingmajorinternationalartistslikeLadyGagaKatyPerryandJustinBieber.
“IwrotethatsongsevenyearsagoandhadneverperformeditJsaysKeeganwhobythattimehadgivenuponamusicalcareerafter15yearsofdoingotherjobstopayforstudiotime.“That'sthe(奇异可笑之处)oflifeIguess.Thingshappenwhenyouleastexpectit."
KeeganhasreleasedtwoalbumsindependentlyKashyKeeganandLookingInuntilnow.HemovedtoHongKongChinatopursuehismusiccareerandsignedtoarecordlabelEvosoundinMay2014andreleasedanalbumThisIsMyDreamonDecember12014rHewritesandproducesallofhisownmaterialandisinfluencedbyclassicpopmusic.HesayshisfavoritealbumisTracyChapmanbyTracyChapmanbecauseofitssociallyconsciouslyrics.
WhenaskedtodescribehisownmusicKeeganusesthewords“inspiringMand“empowering”beforereluctantlyadmittingthatUIguessitispopbut…deeper."
Clearlyhevalues(实质)overstyle.“Formeanartistisnotsomuchhowwellhesings;it'shavingthegenuineheartbehindthat”hesays.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutThisIsMyDream?
A.ItfailedtoreachNo.1 onamusicchart.
B.Itwasthe2012LondonOlympicsthemesong.
C.Itwasuploadedtothewebsitebyamusicsupervisor.
D.ItwaschosentobethethememusicforTheChallenge.
6.WhatKeegansaysinParagraph3means.
A.hehatespayingalotforstudiotime
B.hewillnevergiveuphismusicalcareer
C.heissurprisedbythesuccessofhissong
D.hehasdevotedhimselftomusicforse