There is more than one artist with this name.
1) a Dutch progressive roc… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name.
1) a Dutch progressive rock band founded in 1969.
2) an American rapper and Hip-Hop producer.
3) Bigband from Valašska, Czech Republic.
4) a Hip-Hop artist from the Sunshine Coast in Australia.

1) Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, along with guitarist Jan Akkerman.

They are one of the most well-known and influential rock bands from the Netherlands. They successfully fuse inspired jazz, rock, and blues improvisation, classical musical structures, and accessible pop melodies into a powerful and instantly recognizable sound.

Akkerman's technical mastery of the guitar and the often unpredictable brilliance of his improvisations were the perfect counterpoint to Van Leer's extensive knowledge of musical styles and disciplined approach to composition. Van Leer's tongue-in-cheek musical references include the reworking of motifs from an early Monteverdi opera in the extended piece "Eruption" on the Moving Waves album, the contrapuntal passage in the middle section of "Carnival Fugue" on the Focus 3 album, the Renaissance-era harmonic progressions in "Anonymous II" (also on Focus 3), and the quote from the first chorale of J.S. Bach's oratorio St. Matthew's Passion in the track "Father Bach" on "Mother Focus".

Focus are possibly best known for their "Hocus Pocus", a top 40 hit from the Moving Waves LP, which included inspired bits of yodeling (believe it) and explosive guitar work.

The works of both composers display an impeccable melodic sense more often found in pop songs and Broadway showtunes than in progressive rock compositions. It is to the regret of many rock fans that Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman were unable to continue their collaboration, as together they were more than the sum of their formidable parts.

Akkerman's "House of the King" (from the "In and Out of Focus" album) is the title theme of 'Don't Ask Me', a science-based British TV show of the 1970s that made household names of Dr. Magnus Pyke and Professor David Bellamy. It is also the title theme of Steve Coogan's BBC2 sitcom Saxondale. It is often mistaken for a Jethro Tull song.

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2) There is also an American rapper and Hip-Hop producer called Focus. His civil name is Bernard Edwards Jr. He has produced tracks for The Game, Tony Yayo, Stat Quo, Bishop Lamont, Dr. Dre, Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé among others. In 2003, he founded the label
a.Fam Entertainment, Inc. See http://www.myspace.com/Icouldntthinkofabettername and http://www.myspace.com/noimaginationorcreativity.

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3) Focus is a big band (jazz ensemble) from Valašska, Czech Republic.

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4) Focus is also the name of an upcoming Hip-Hop artist from the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Check out http://www.myspace.com/alsocouldnotthinkofabettername for more.

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Focus Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Focus:

Black Beauty Night was dark, your skin was dark Your eyes were shining…
Brother (text of song Brother from LP Focus Con Proby) I've never…
Focus (vocal) Hey I know what I came to do And that ain't gonna…
Focus II [Instrumental]…
Focus V Every breath I take is heavy with the thought of…
Hamburger Concerto O kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen Hoe kan Herodes het licht…
Happy Nightmare Only once in a life, mescaline Floating over a mountain, lik…
Hocus Pocus Joladadijoladadijoladadijoladadi Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh J…
Hocus Pocus (Re-Recording Version) Yodeadodoyodeadodoyodeadodoyodeadodo yodeadodoyodeadodoyo-ba…

Hocus Pocus 2010 Joladadijoladadijoladadijoladadi Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh J…
I Need a Bathroom Oh I need the bathroom Oh I need the bathroom Oh keep…
Janis [Instrumental]…
La Cathedrale De Strasbourg La Cathedrale de Strasbourg Ding dong, ding dong, La nostal…
Moving Waves Moving waves, the wind has left you and you are…
Red Sky at Night <Instrumental>…
Round Goes the Gossip Extemplo libyae magnas it fama per urbes, Fama, malum qua no…
Sugar Island Sugar island Cuba You lay there just for fun With all your…
Tokyo Rose Spoken: Hahaha, hey you know something? World War …
Tommy Every breath I take is heavy with the thought of…
Why Dream Why dream about the future? Now is the present as bad…
Why Dream? Why dream about the future? Now is the present as bad…

Wingless I'm a bird but I am wingless On a treetop way…

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