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Η Σακίρα Ιζαμπέλ Μεμπαράκ Ριπόλ (/ʃəˈkɪərə/,[3]Spanish:[t͡ʃaˈkiɾa]; γεννημένη στις 2 Φεβρουαρίου, 1977), γνωστή επαγγελματικά ως Σακίρα είναι μια Κολομβιανή τραγουδίστρια, συνθέτρια και στιχουργός που έκανε την εμφάνισή της στη μουσική σκηνή της Κολομβίας και της Λατινικής Αμερικής στις αρχές του 1990. Γεννημένη στην Μπαρανκίγια της Κολομβίας, καθώς μεγάλωνε άρχισε να δίνει παραστάσεις στο σχολείο της, εστιάζοντας στις φωνητικές της ικανότητες, έχοντας επιρροές από τη ροκ εν ρολ, αλλά και τον λάτιν και αραβικό χορό προβάλλοντας και τις δικές τις ικανότητες στον χορό της κοιλιάς. Η Σακίρα έχει μητρική γλώσσα τα ισπανικά αλλά μιλάει με ευφράδεια Αγγλικά και Πορτογαλικά επίσης, όπως και λίγα Ιταλικά, Γαλλικά, Καταλανικά, Αραβικά και Ελληνικά.
Ύστερα από την φτωχή αποδοχή που είχαν οι δύο πρώτοι δίσκοι της από τους τοπικούς παραγωγούς, και ενώ ήταν πολύ λίγο γνωστή εκτός της Κολομβίας, η Σακίρα αποφάσισε να γίνει παραγωγός του δικού της είδους μουσικής. Το 1995 κυκλοφόρησε το άλμπουμ “Pies Descalzos” (Ξυπόλητα Πόδια), το οποίο της έφερε μεγάλη επιτυχία στη Λατινική Αμερική και την Ισπανία, και ο δισκός της “Dónde Están Los Ladrones?” (Πού Είναι Οι Κλέφτες;) που κυκλοφόρησε το 1998 απέσπασε θετικές κριτικές και πούλησε πάνω από 7 εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα παγκοσμίως. Το 2001, με τη βοήθεια της παγκόσμιας επιτυχίας του πρώτου αγγλόφωνου σινγκλ της “Whenever, Wherever” (Οποτεδήποτε, Οπουδήποτε) το οποίο καθιερώθηκε ως το σινγκλ με τις υψηλότερες πωλήσεις για το 2002, έκανε την είσοδό της στον κόσμο της αγγλόφωνης μουσικής με την κυκλοφορία του δίσκου “Laundry Service” (Καθαριστήριο) ο οποίος πούλησε πάνω από 13 εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα παγκοσμίως. Τέσσερα χρόνια αργότερα, η Σακίρα κυκλοφόρησε ένα project δύο δίσκων που ονομάζονταν Fijación Oral Vol.1 και Oral Fixation Vol.2 (Στοματική Εμμονή Μέρος 1ο και 2ο). Οι δίσκοι αυτοί επέκτειναν την επιτυχία της, και ειδικότερα το καλύτερο σε πωλήσεις τραγούδι του 21ου αιώνα “Hips Don't Lie” (Οι Γοφοί Δε Λένε Ψέματα). Το 1995 η Σακίρα ίδρυσε την οργάνωση Pies Descalzos Foundation (Ίδρυμα Ξυπόλητα Πόδια). Είναι μία Κολομβιανή φιλανθρωπική οργάνωση που παρέχει ειδικά σχολεία για φτωχά παιδιά σε όλη την Κολομβία. Κατα τη διάρκεια της καριέρας της η Σακίρα έχει παρευρεθεί σε πάρα πολλές συναυλίες με φιλανθρωπικό σκοπό. Ανάμεσα στις πιο σημαντικές είναι η “Live 8 Benefit Concert” τον Ιούλιο του 2005, η “Live Earth Concert” στο Αμβούργο όπου έκανε την έναρξη της συναυλίας, αλλά και στην “Clinton Global Iniative” που οργανώθηκε από τον πρώην Αμερικανό Πρόεδρο Μπιλ Κλίντον. Προσκλήθηκε επίσης στο Γραφείο του Προέδρου Μπαράκ Ομπάμα τον Φεβρουάριο του 2010 για να συζητήσουν την ανάπτυξη τις παιδικές ηλικίες.
Έχει κερδίσει δύο βραβεία Γκράμι και οχτώ Λάτιν Γκράμι, δώδεκα βραβεία Λάτιν Μπίλμπορντ και ήταν υποψήφια για Χρυσή Σφαίρα. Είναι επίσης η Κολομβιανή καλλιτέχνης με τις υψηλότερες πωλήσεις όλων των εποχών, και η δεύτερη κατά σειρά πιο επιτυχημένη λατίνα τραγουδίστρια μετά την Γκλόρια Έστεφαν, με πωλήσεις να ξεπερνούν τους 70 εκατομμύρια δίσκους παγκοσμίως. Οι πωλήσεις της στην Αμερική κυμαίνονται στα 9.9 εκατομμύρια. Το φθινόπωρο του 2009 η Σακίρα κυκλοφόρησε τον έκτο δίσκο της με το όνομα “She Wolf” (Λύκαινα) κερδίζοντας τους κριτικού παγοκσμίως με την εκκεντρικότητα των στίχων της. Ο δίσκος πούλησε μετά βίας δύο εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα σε όλο τον κόσμο. Το τραγούδι “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” της Σακίρα επιλέχτηκε ως ο ύμνος της Διοργάνωσης του Παγκόσμιου Κυπέλου Ποδοσφαίρου το 2010. Το τραγούδι απέσπασε γενικά θετικές κριτικές και έγινε παγκόσμια επιτυχία αλλά και το μεγαλύτερο σε πωλήσεις τραγούδι του Παγκοσμίου Κυπέλου όλων των εποχών. Στο YouTube, η αγγλόφωνη εκδοχή του βίντεο κλιπ έχει καταχωρηθεί ως το 4ο βίντεο με τις περισσότερες προβολές όλων των εποχών (πάνω απο 448 εκατομμύρια προβολές). Με την κυκλοφορία του έβδομου δίσκου της “Sale El Sol” (Ο Ήλιος Βγαίνει) τον Οκτώβριο του 2010, κέρδισε ξανά το λάτιν κοινό της, κάτι που η ίδια περιέγραψε πως ήταν ο κύριος στόχος του δίσκου. Ο δίσκος πούλησε πάνω από δύο εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα παγκοσμίως. Από το 2009, η μουσική πορεία της Σακίρα υποφέρει από την περιοριστική σχέση με την εταιρία της Epic Records, κάτι που είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την ελλιπή προώθηση και επένδυση από τη μεριά της Epic Records για τους δύο τελευταίους δίσκους της “She Wolf” (2009) και “Sale El Sol” (2010). Ωστόσο, η Σακίρα πρόκειται να μπει σε ένα δημοπρατικό πόλεμο δισκογραφικών εταιριών όπως η Warner και η Def Jam Records, μετά την κυκλοφορία του DVD, με τίτλο “Shakira : Live From Paris” (Σακίρα : Ζωντανά Από Τό Παρίσι), της παγκόσμιας περιοδείας της που ξεκίνησε τον Σεπτέμβρη του 2010 από το Μόντρεαλ του Καναδά και τελείωσε τον Οκτώβρη του 2011 στο Πουερτό Ρίκο.
Επίσημη ιστοσελίδα:http://www.shakira.com/
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( /riˈɑːnə/ ree-ah-nə or /riˈænə/ ree-an-ə; born February 20, 1988), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadianrecording artist and actress. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings.[1]
In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the BillboardHot 100 top five hit single "Pon de Replay". In less than a year, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top-five in the United States, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, "SOS". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad released in May 2007, spawned the international hit singles "Umbrella", "Don't Stop the Music", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia", with an additional four singles being released. The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella". Her fourth studio albumRated R (2009), produced the top-ten singles "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", with the latter achieving the number-one spot on theBillboard Hot 100. Loud (2010), Rihanna's fifth studio album, spawned the number-one hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" and "S&M". "We Found Love" served as the lead single from Rihanna's sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). The song was an international success, topping the charts in more than twenty countries.
Rihanna's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including five American Music Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, two BRIT Awards and five Grammy Awards. She has achieved a total of eleven number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the youngest solo artist to achieve the feat.[2] Billboard named Rihanna the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade, and ranked her as the seventeenth artist of the same decade.[3][4] She is the highest-selling digital artist in US history, having sold 47,571,000 singles as of 2012.[5] Furthermore, she has also shipped 7.3 million album units in the United States as of September 2011.[6] Some of her singles have earned their place on the list of best-selling singles worldwide. Rihanna has sold more than 25 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide since the beginning of her career in 2005, which makes her one of the best selling artists of all time.[7] In June 2011, Forbes reported that Rihanna had earned $29 million between May 2010 and May 2011.[8] In 2012, American magazine Time named Rihanna one of the most influential people in the world.[9] Rihanna was also ranked the fourth most powerful celebrity in 2012 with earnings of $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, according to Forbes.[10]
Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt, widely known as Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963), is an American film actor.
He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. In high school Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. He dropped out of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He was two credits shy of graduating with a Journalism degree, before trying his luck in Hollywood. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for the restaurant chain El Pollo Loco.
He married actress Jennifer Aniston on July 29, 2000.
He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys.
Pitt is often referenced to as one of the most attractive people in the world—or at least in the film business—and it is commonly recognised to refer to him in this context.
Selected filmography
Johnny Suede (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Cool World (1992)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Kalifornia (1993)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Legends Of The Fall (1994)
Se7en (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Sleepers (1996)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Fight Club (1999)
Snatch (2000)
The Mexican (2001)
Friends (2001 episode as Monica's friend)
Spy Game (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Troy (2004)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2004)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Julia Roberts Julia Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the movie Erin Brockovich. Born Julie Fiona Roberts in Smyrna, Georgia, Roberts first caught the attention of moviegoers with her performance in the film Mystic Pizza in 1988. The following year she was featured in Steel Magnolias as a young bride battling diabetes, garnering her first Oscar nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance. She catapulted to worldwide fame co-starring with Richard Gere in the Cinderella-story Pretty Woman in 1990, which also earned her a second Oscar nod, this time as Best Actress. Her next huge box-office success was the thriller Sleeping With the Enemy, in which she portrayed a battered wife who escapes from her husband and starts a new life. She played Tinkerbelle in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, which was followed by a two- year period in which she had no acting roles other than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's The Player (1992). In early 1993, she was the subject of a People magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?" |
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Later that year, she co-starred with Denzel Washington in the highly successful The Pelican Brief, based on the John Grisham novel. Grisham wrote the lead female character, Darby Shaw, specifically for Roberts to play. For the next few years, she starred in a series of films that were critical and commercial failures, primarily because she was cast in off-beat roles that strayed too far from her persona. She broke her losing streak with the hit comedy My Best Friend's Wedding in (1997), and eventually earned a reputation as an actress who could guarantee a huge box office draw. She won critical acclaim and finally nabbed an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich – a woman who had helped wage a successful lawsuit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric – in the 2001 movie of the same name. |
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress who has been based primarily in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s. Her recording career has been marked by periods of outstanding success and comparative failure. Despite criticism, particularly in the early stages of her career, she has evolved her musical and visual style to attain longevity in the competitive field of pop music. As she has matured from a teenager into an adult, she has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols. In many parts of the world, she is known simply as Kylie. Early life and Neighbours Born in Melbourne, Australia, Minogue is the eldest of three children. Her sister Dannii Minogue is also a pop singer. Her brother, Brendan, is a camera man. Minogue first came to attention as a child actor in Australian soap operas, making her acting debut at the age of 11. She appeared in "Skyways", Young Talent Time, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids, before rising to prominence in 1986 with her role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. |
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On Neighbours, Minogue played the character of Charlene Mitchell, a tomboy who rebelled at every opportunity, and who fell in love with the boy next door, Scott Robinson, played by Jason Donovan (who she worked with as a child on "Skyways"). The storylines featuring the young couple proved popular with viewers, and both Minogue and Donovan were drawn into the public spotlight, becoming recognisable celebrities for the first time in their respective careers. A record audience watched the episode featuring Scott and Charlene's wedding in 1987. |
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer. Her career encompasses chart-topping records, high-profile advertising and a foray into acting. She is now considered an American cultural icon recognized throughout the world, but has also been the subject of controversy surrounding the sexuality of her music and image.
Biography
Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first came to fame as a member of the Disney Channel's New Mickey Mouse Club in the 1993 and 1994 seasons.
Her castmates on the show included Justin Timberlake and Joshua Chasez (who later became members of the pop band NSYNC), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity), Christina Aguilera, also a pop singer, and actor Ryan Gosling. Spears dated Timberlake for about five years.
Albums
1999: …Baby One More Time #1 US, #4 UK
2000: Oops!…I Did It Again #1 US, #2 UK
2001: Britney #1 US, #4 UK
2003: In the Zone #1 US, #13 UK
2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative #4 US, #2 UK
Singles
…Baby One More Time
"… Baby One More Time" — December 1998; #1 US, #1 UK
"Sometimes" — June 1999; #21 US, #3 UK
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix) — September 1999; #10 US, #5 UK
"Born To Make You Happy" — January 2000 (Europe only); #1 UK
"From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" — January 2000 (U.S. only); #14 US
Oops!…I Did It Again
"Oops!…I Did It Again" — April 2000; #9 US, #1 UK
"Lucky" — August 2000; #23 US, #5 UK
"Stronger" — November 2000; #11 US, #7 UK
"Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" — March 2001; #12 UK
Britney
"I'm A Slave 4 U" — September 2001; #27 US, #4 UK
"I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" — December 2001; #2 UK
"Overprotected" (Europe — Album Version) — December 2001; #4 UK
"Overprotected" (U.S. — Darkchild Remix) — March 2002
"Boys" (Co-Ed Remix featuring Pharrell Williams) — July 2002; #7 UK
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" (Europe only) — November 2002; #13 UK
In the Zone
"Me Against The Music" (featuring Madonna) — October 2003; #35 US, #2 UK
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