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Totally Frank
''Totally Frank'' is a comedy drama series with a real-life band as its stars on Channel 4. It follows a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry. Frank The band on the show consisted of lead singer Tasha ( Lauren Blake born 18 August 1983), guitarist Charlie ( Bryony Afferson born 9 March 1983) keyboard player Flo ( Helena Dowling born 20 December 1986) and drummer Neve (Hayley Holt born 27 February 1983). Their first single, ''I'm Not Shy'', was released on 31 July 2006 in the UK. Their debut album, "Devil's Got Your Gold", was released on 7 August 2006 in the UK by Polydor Records. Series The show had two series, both of which had 13 episodes. The DVD release of the show has been cancelled for the moment. The series begun with the four girls taking part in fictitious reality show Fame Maker, with another girl, Sammi, who goes onto win the show. The second series started on 9 April 2006 with storylines including Tasha leaving her solo deal, Neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Holt (actress)
Hayley Angel Holt is an actress born in London, England. Early life Holt spent the formative years of her childhood growing up in the South Bank area. She was originally brought up in Southwark, and educated at the Grey Coat Hospital in Sloane Square. She studied drama at the Anna Scher Theatre, as well as classical ballet at the London Studio Centre. Career In 2000 as a teenager, Holt's first break came playing the daughter of Anita Dobson and Leslie Grantham in the screen revival for two-part drama ''The Stretch'' for Sky1. She also guest starred in an episode of the BBC drama ''The Robinsons'' with Hugh Bonneville and Martin Freeman. She played one of the lead roles as drummer Neve, on Channel 4 TV series ''Totally Frank'', about a girl band, which aired between 2005-2006. Holt played the drums for this role and toured nationwide UK venues as the band Frank, who also released a single and album. Holt played Kitty Mason in Sky1's drama, Martina Cole's ''The Take (TV series), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Blake
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. Although originally a male name, the names popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). Is a popular name in the UK, the USA, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. Given name * Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as " Lauren", Cameroonian footballer * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist * Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress * Lauren Adamson (born 1948), American developmental psychologist * Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire * Lauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Lauren Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryony Afferson
Bryony Afferson (born 9 March 1983) is an English actress and musician. As a musician, she came to public attention playing guitarist Charlie in ''Totally Frank'' on British Channel 4 which led to the band Frank releasing the ''Devil's Got Your Gold'' album. She was credited for music in the BBC Films/Film London/ Spring Pictures 2011 film '' Strawberry Fields'' and is a member of the band Troubadour Rose. As an actress, Afferson frequently appears in episodes of television series. Examples include ''The Shadow Line'', ''House of Anubis'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Luther'', ''Father Brown'', ''Casualty'' and ''Playhouse Presents''. On stage, she appeared in ''On the Waterfront'' (based on the 1954 film) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket and ''Rough Music'' at the King's Head Theatre The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. It is the second oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2021, Mark Ravenhill became Artistic Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Dowling
Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Helena, mother of Constantine I Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * Helena, Guyana United States * Helena, Montana, the capital of Montana ** Helena National Forest, Montana ** Helena, Montana micropolitan area ** Lake Helena, Montana * Helena, Alabama * Helena, Arkansas ** Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863, during the American Civil War * Helena, California * Helena, Georgia * Helena, Louisiana * Helena Township, Michigan * Helena, Huron County, Michigan * Helena, Marquette County, Michigan * Helena Township, Minnesota * Helena, Mississippi * Helena, Missouri * Helena, New York * Helena, Ohio * Helena, Oklahoma * Helena, South Carolina * Helena, Texas * Helena, Wisconsin Canada * Helena Island (Nunavut) * Helena Lake, Saskatchewan Films * ''Helena'' (1924 film), a silent German film directed by Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV. The network's headquarters are based in London and Leeds, with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast there by the Welsh fourth channel S4C. In 2010, Channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including '' The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and '' Frank's Place''. See also * List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy * Dramatic structure * Melodrama * Seriousness * Tragicomedy * Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band (music)
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two guitarists (a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist, with one of them singing lead vocals), a bassist, and a drummer (e.g. the Beatles and KISS). Another common formation is a vocalist who does not play an instrument, electric guitarist, bass guitarist, and a drummer (e.g. the Who, the Monkees, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and U2). Instrumentally, these bands can be considered as trios. Sometimes, in addition to electric guitars, electric bass, and drums, also a keyboardist (especially a pianist) plays. Etymology The usage of band as "group of musicians" originated from 1659 to describe musicians attached to a regiment of the army and playing instruments which may be used while marching. This word also used in 1931 to describe "one man band" for pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank (band)
Frank was the girl group from Channel 4's comedy drama series ''Totally Frank''. Frank consisted of lead singer Lauren Blake (born 1984), guitarist Bryony Afferson (born 1983), keyboard player Helena Dowling (born 1983) and drummer Hayley Angel Wardle (born 1983). In the show ''Totally Frank'', the girls played fictional characters Tasha (Lauren), Charlie (Bryony), Flo (Helena) and Neve (Hayley). The band used their real names outside of the show. Their debut single " I'm Not Shy" was released on 31 July 2006 and reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album '' Devil's Got Your Gold'' was released on 7 August 2006. The album featured tracks from the television show including "Money in My Pocket", "Never Left a Girl", "Silence", "Don't Wait Up", "All I Ever Do", the second series theme tune "Turn It Up", and the first series theme tune "Complicated". New tracks included "If the Devil's Got Your Gold", "Wake Up" and "Palm of Your Hand". Their song, "I'm Not Shy" was fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, represent and supply music creators. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are: the songwriters and composers who write songs and musical compositions; the singers, musicians, conductors, and bandleaders who perform the music; the record labels, music publishers, recording studios, music producers, audio engineers, retail and digital music stores, and performance rights organizations who create and sell recorded music and sheet music; and the booking agents, promoters, music venues, road crew, and audio engineers who help organize and sell concerts. The industry also includes a range of professionals who assist singers and musicians with their music careers. These include talent managers, artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, ''22'', in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band has consisted of lead vocalist Ricky Wilson, guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines and since 2013 drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced founding drummer Nick Hodgson following his departure from the band in late 2012. Primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, the band have released seven original studio albums: ''Employment'' (2005), '' Yours Truly, Angry Mob'' (2007), '' Off with Their Heads'' (2008), '' The Future Is Medieval'' (2011), '' Education, Education, Education & War'' (2014), ''Stay Together'' (2016), and ''Duck'' (2019), one EP: '' Lap of Honour'' (2005), one compilation album: '' Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012'' (2012) and numerous sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McKell
Michael McKell (born 10 February 1959, in Bethnal Green, London) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Inspector Trevor Hands in '' Murder Investigation Team'' (2003-2005), Dr. Nick West in '' Doctors'' (2006-2008) and DS Nicholas "Nick" Henshall in ''Emmerdale'' (2008-2011). Television McKell is best known for appearing in two British soap operas, '' Doctors'', in which he played Dr. Nick West from 2006 until the character was run over and killed in 2008, and ''Emmerdale'', in which he has played DC Nick Henshall over two separate periods from 2008 to 2011, until the character committed suicide. He has also appeared in a third soap opera, ''EastEnders'' as the hitman Carter who supposedly killed Paul Trueman under the orders of Andy Hunter. For his role as Nick in ''Doctors'', McKell received nominations for Sexiest Male at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 British Soap Awards. His exit storyline later saw a nomination at the 2009 ceremony. He is also known for playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killers
The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in their early days, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined the band in 2002. The band's name is derived from a logo on the bass drum of a fictitious band portrayed in the music video for the New Order song "Crystal". The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which reached the top spot on the UK Albums Chart: '' Hot Fuss'' (2004), '' Sam's Town'' (2006), '' Day & Age'' (2008), '' Battle Born'' (2012), '' Wonderful Wonderful'' (2017), '' Imploding the Mirage'' (2020), and '' Pressure Machine'' (2021). They have also released a B-sides and rarities compilation, '' Sawdust'' (2007); a live album, '' Live from the Royal Albert Hall'' (2009); a greatest-hits album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
