There are multiple artists named The Beautiful Losers:

1. Underground French folk band who released Nobody Knows the Heaven in 1974.

2. The Beautiful Losers are the musical duo made up of singer/songwriter Raj Ramayya and guitarist Brett Boyd.  Self-described as “electro-acoustic Indian alternative rock”, The Beautiful Losers’ music focuses on vocal melodies accompanied by electric and acoustic guitars and adds elements of traditional East Indian instrumentation and world music.  TBL are influenced by classic artists such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Police, U2, and Nirvana yet still represent the modern sound of artists like Coldplay, Nittin Sawhney, and Radiohead. TBL’s live show features Ramayya and Boyd on vocals and guitars accompanied by musicians on bass, drums, violin, and digital backtracks.
Recent activities include airplay on San Francisco radio station KFOG and being featured on their Local Scene 5 CD, a show at the Oakland Art & Soul Festival sharing the stage with The Indigo Girls and Matt Nathanson, and their own "San Francisco Summer of Love" shows at popular venues throughout the Bay Area. Other significant activities include playing the Fuji Rock Festival 2005 in Japan, appearing in San Francisco at the Radio Alice Emerging Artist Showcase and the Recording Academy (Grammy) Showcase, and working with Amnesty International in their Songs For Human Rights and Rock For Human Rights events in Tokyo. TBL also appear at Japanese animation conventions in the U.S. where they are gaining popularity in the anime community.  Besides their frequent activities in San Francisco and Tokyo, TBL have also toured Seattle and much of the West Coast. In addition, TBL are making roads into Canada and performed at Canadian Music Week 2005.
Ramayya and Boyd recorded their first full-length CD in San Francisco with producer John Rewind, and it was released in Japan on March 23, 2005 by Neoplex Records and Virgin Music Japan.  The album features a host of distinguished guest artists including Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship, Rod Stewart), Habib Khan (the premier Indian sitarist in North America), Bobby Black (steel guitar virtuoso for Commander Cody and Asleep At The Wheel), and Eric Gorfain (James Blunt, Christina Aguilera, Page & Plant. The Beautiful Losers’ latest CD “Peace, Love, & Xmas” was released in Japan November 23, 2005 on their own Beautiful Records, and has received critical acclaim and frequent broadcast on Japanese radio and television.
TBL`s song "Alien Sun" has been featured on National Public Radio’s syndicated show "All Songs Considered" where it received rave reviews. Alien Sun is also now in regular rotation on Tokyo’s number one radio station (76.1 Inter FM), and the Alien Sun video is in rotation on MTV Japan and Sony Music On! TV along with TBL's second video “Fairweather Friend” from the hit Japanese TV Tokyo drama Deep Love.
The Beautiful Losers latest CD “Four Corners Of A Tiny Planet” is scheduled for release in 2009. Several songs from the CD have already received placements on Japanese TV.
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