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Ashley Banjo
Ashley Modurotolu Banjo is an English street dancer, choreographer and actor. He is the leader of dance troupe Diversity who won the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Banjo was a judge on the Sky1 talent show '' Got to Dance'' and co-presenter of the Saturday night BBC game show '' Can't Touch This''. Since 2018, he has been a judge on ''Dancing on Ice''. Ashley replaced Simon Cowell, who was recovering from an electric motorcycle accident, as a judge on the ITV show ''Britain's Got Talent'' in September and October 2020 during the live-shows. Early life and education Son of former heavyweight boxer Funso Banjo and Danielle, Banjo was educated at the independent St John's School, Billericay, where he was Head Boy and still holds the high jump sports day record. Diversity In 2007, Ashley and his younger brother Jordan formed Swift Moves with nine of their friends, before later changing their name to Diversity. He was given the nickname 'Chosen' by his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Got Talent
''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), it is produced by both Thames (formerly Talkback Thames) and Syco Entertainment, distributed by Fremantle, and broadcast on ITV every year (excluding 2021) in late Spring to early Summer. The show was originally intended for production in 2005, but filming was suspended in the wake of a dispute between ITV and the programme's originally planned host. Following the success of '' America's Got Talent'' that year, production resumed and the programme eventually premiered on 9 June 2007. Every year, contestants of any age can audition for the televised contest with whatever talent they wish to demonstrate. During auditions, participants seek to impress a panel of judges – presently consisting of Simon Cowell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public, and are often branded as 'television's biggest night of the year'. History The first National Television Awards (NTAs) ceremony was held in August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes at Wembley Conference Centre. From 1996 onwards, it was traditionally held annually in October at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. McDonald retired from the role after 12 years in 2008. In 2009, the NTAs changed the timing of the event from October to January so there was no event in that year. For the 2010 ceremony, Dermot O'Leary took over as host, and the ceremony was hosted at the O2 for the first time. O'Leary decided to leave the programme on 13 February 2019. On 4 October 2019, in a video posted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Smith (saxophonist)
Julian Smith (born 21 April 1969 from Birmingham) is an English saxophonist and music teacher from Birmingham, England. He is also known by his stage name Joolz Gianni. He has made guest appearances alongside artists such as Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Gwen Dickey ( Rose Royce), Hamish Stuart and Steve Ferrone (Average White Band), and has performed on national television together with Chris Rea, M People, and Dina Carroll. In 2003, he released a solo album, ''Chilled 2 the Sax'', which features Acker Bilk, Dina Carroll, and Ola Onabule. Smith became better known after appearing on the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2009 and finished in third place behind singer Susan Boyle and winning dance troupe Diversity. Early life and education Julian Smith is a native of Birmingham, England. His father was a music teacher, which allowed Smith to learn a variety of instruments as a child, including the clarinet. He attended the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (then Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Best
William Trevorian Stuart Best (born 21 February 1985) is an English television presenter. He has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and '' Dance Dance Dance''. He has also written articles for the ''HuffPost''. Career Best's first presenting role came in 2010 when he co-presented the comedy music chat show '' Suck My Pop'' on Viva with Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh. From 2011 to 2012, Best was one of the presenters on T4. The same year, he presented the 4Music music show ''The Crush'', taking over from Rick Edwards and presented dating show ''Love Shaft'' on E4. He also presented '' Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut'', a spin-off of the dancing competition ''Got to Dance'' and ''The Gleekly''. In 2012 and 2013, best presented the iTunes Festival for Channel 4 and E4 along with Nick Grimshaw, Annie Mac, Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft. In 2015, Best presented the BBC Three documentary ''Is This Rape? Sex on Trial'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded in 2005 and Dixon then pursued a music career as a solo artist, signing a recording contract with Polydor Records. She recorded her debut solo studio album, '' Fired Up'' in 2006, releasing her debut single " Lipstick", followed by " Knockdown", after which her popularity as a singer declined and she was subsequently dropped from Polydor. In 2007, Dixon won the fifth series of the BBC One dancing competition show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Her television exposure led to a successful musical comeback, which included her signing to Asylum Records. In 2008, she released her second studio album, ''The Alesha Show,'' which received platinum certification in the UK and spawned the successful singles "The Boy Does Nothing" and "Breathe Slow". I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Dance (UK TV Series)
''Dance Dance Dance'' is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 8 January 2017 to 12 February 2017. It was presented by Alesha Dixon and Will Best and judged by Ashley Banjo, Tina Landon, and Timor Steffens. Celebrities Scoring chart indicate the highest score of the week. indicate the lowest score of the week. indicates the couple eliminated that week indicates the winning couple indicates the runner-up couple indicates the third-place couple Average chart Results summary : Couple received the highest score from the judges : Couple who received the lowest score from the judges and was eliminated : Couple received the lowest score from the judges (no elimination) Score summary The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode. Week 1 (8 January) Week 2 (15 January) Week 3 (22 January) One couple will be eliminated during each show from this point. Week 4 (29 January) Week 5: Semi-final (5 February) Week 6: Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Ball
Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' and '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ''Live & Kicking'', alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996–1999. Ball was a contestant in the third series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Following this, in 2011 she replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of the BBC Two spin-off show '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' until her departure in 2021. Ball also hosted the '' Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour'' in 2011 and 2015. In 2018, Ball was announced as the new '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' host and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019. Early life Zoe Ball was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, and grew up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire. She is the daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his wife Julia ''née'' Anderson. The couple divorced when Zoe was two. Ball was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson's Thriller With Ashley Banjo
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Nature
Sky Nature is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020. Sky Nature broadcasts original Sky content, content from Canadian channel Love Nature, and Sky's collection of David Attenborough programming. History The launch of the channel was used to help bring High dynamic range (HDR) content to Sky Q. Sky Nature launched an Irish feed on April 8, 2021. The channel is registered with the broadcasting regulator in Luxembourg however, the Luxembourg regulator will make use of the classification system set by Ireland's BAI Code of Program Standards. The channel is currently only available in standard definition. On July 1, 2021, Fox closed and Sky Nature moved into its place on channel 124 on Sky. Programming Sky Nature currently broadcast a variety of nature series, both on the live TV feed and on demand: *''Extreme Animals: One Wild Day'' *''Extreme Animals: Life’s First Steps'' *''Amazing Animal Friends' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persil
Persil is a German brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Henkel around the world except in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Latin America (except Mexico), China, Australia and New Zealand, where it is manufactured and marketed by Unilever. Persil was introduced in 1907 by Henkel. It was the first commercially available laundry detergent that combined bleach with the detergent. The name was derived from two of its original ingredients, sodium perborate and sodium silicate. History The chore of washing the laundry began to change with the introduction of washing powders in the 1880s. These new products originally were simply pulverized soap. New cleaning product marketing successes, such as the 1890s introduction of Gold Dust Washing Powder (created by industrial chemist James Boyce for the N. K. Fairbank Company in the United States), proved that there was a ready market for better cleaning agents. Henkel & Cie, founded in Düsseldorf in 1876, pursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Of Britain Awards
The Pride of Britain Awards is an annual award ceremony which has taken place in the United Kingdom since May 1999 and first televised on ITV in April 2000. The awards honour British people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations and have been presented solely by Carol Vorderman since 1999, and co-presented by Ashley Banjo since 2021. Banjo had previously featured as the show's "roving reporter". History The first Pride of Britain Awards were devised by Peter Willis, and held at the Dorchester Hotel in London in May 1999. They relocated to The London Studios in 2000, and then later relocated to the Grosvenor House Hotel from the 2011 award ceremony. On 20 October 2021, it was announced that Ashley Banjo is to co-host the award ceremony with Carol Vorderman, beginning with the 23rd ceremony onwards. Judges The ''Pride of Britain Award'' winners are chosen by a panel of celebrities and well-known figures from a range of backgrounds, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
