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アジャ (other)
Aja is both a surname and a given name; as the latter, it is sometimes rendered as A'ja. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alexandre Aja (born 1978), French filmmaker *David Aja, Spanish comic book artist * Gonzalo Aja (born 1946), Spanish former road bicycle racer * Pablo Aja (born 1986), Mexican footballer Given name * Aja Barber, American fashion activist and writer * Aja Brown (born 1982), American politician * Aja Evans (born 1988), American bobsledder * Aja Huang (born 1978), Taiwanese computer scientist * Aja Jerman (born 1999), Slovenian rhythmic gymnast * Aja Kim, American singer and songwriter * Aja Naomi King (born 1985), American actress * Aja Monet (born 1987), American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist, and activist *Aja Volkman (born 1980), American singer and songwriter * Aja West, American musician *A'ja Wilson (born 1996), American basketball player *Aja (entertainer), contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Stage name or nickname *Aja (entertainer), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film '' Haute Tension'' (known as ''High Tension'' in the US and ''Switchblade Romance'' in the UK). He has also directed the films '' The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006), ''Mirrors'' (2008), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), '' Horns'' (2013) and ''Crawl'' (2019). Personal life Aja's pseudonymous surname is formed from the initial letter of each of the three parts of his real name. He was born in Paris, France, and is the son of Jewish French ''pied-noir'' director Alexandre Arcady and French cinema critic Marie-Jo Jouan. Career Aja acted at a very young age in minor roles in his father's films such as ', and the two ' films. He made his directorial debut at the age of eighteen with the short film ''Over the Rainbow'', which received a Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award nomination for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Naomi King
Aja Naomi King (; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. King began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred in the short-lived CW medical comedy-drama series '' Emily Owens, M.D.'' (2012–2013). She also has starred in the films '' Four'' (2012) and '' Reversion'' (2015). After her breakthrough as Michaela Pratt in the ABC legal drama series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' (20142020), she received praise for portraying Cherry Turner in the historical film ''The Birth of a Nation'' (2016). Alongside leading roles in the biographical drama ''A Girl from Mogadishu'' (2019) and the romantic comedy ''Boxing Day'' (2021), King also had supporting roles in the comedy dramas ''The Upside'' (2017) and ''Sylvie's Love'' (2020), and the historical drama '' The 24th'' (2020). For Apple TV+'s '' Lessons in Chemistry'' (2023), she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Kong
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She currently makes appearances on the Japanese independent circuit and for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestling promotion and has won several championships in both singles and tag-team divisions throughout her career, primarily while with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Early life Born Erika Shishido, her mother is Japanese and her father, the late Henry Manigault, was an African-American who was a member of the US Army at Tachikawa Airfield. Although her parents were de facto married, they were forced to divorce when Erika was five years old, due to her father's sudden repatriation, and grew up in a single-mother family. Her mother was ostracized by all her relatives who did not like her relationship with Erika's father. Erika and her mother moved from Tachikawa to Akishima, Tokyo when Erika was in the 5th grade of elementary school. Erika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja (entertainer)
Venus Nadya Oshun (born January 4, 1994), known professionally as Aja Miyake-Mugler or better known mononymously as Aja ( ), is an American Rapping, rapper, reality television personality and drag queen best known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race season 9, ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3, third and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10, tenth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Aja released her debut Extended play, EP, ''In My Feelings (EP), In My Feelings'', in 2018, followed by her debut studio album, ''Box Office (album), BOX Office'', in February 2019. Her second EP, ''ALL CAPS'', was released in June 2019. She released ''Nail in the Coffin'', a Halloween-themed EP, in collaboration with Shilow later that year. She was a contestant on the third season of ''Legendary season 3, Legendary'' on HBO Max, where she finished in 6th place with the House of LaBeija. Early life Aja was born on January 4, 1994, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A'ja Wilson
A'ja Riyadh Wilson ( ; born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In 2018, she won a record third straight Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, SEC Player of the Year award, leading South Carolina to a record fourth straight SEC Tournament Championship, becoming the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the third consecutive season. Wilson swept all National Player of the Year awards (Wade Trophy, Wade, Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja West
Aja West was an American funk musician. West first emerged onto the music scene in 1998 with his debut record '' White Moses''. In 1999, he released the progressive hip-hop album '' Trauma...Life in the E.R.'' on his own Mackrosoft Records label. The album pays homage to artists like Beastie Boys and Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula .... West's albums are recorded in three Mackrosoft Studios around the country: The Sauna Room in Eagle Rock, California, The Mochi Factory in Los Angeles, California, and The Trophy Room in Mercer Island, Washington. West also records with his brother Cheeba as Aja West and Cheeba, and is a member of The Mackrosoft. West and Cheeba's '' Flash & Snowball'' won Best Jam Album at the 2006 Independent Music Awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Volkman
Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled ''Egyptian'' as a duo with her then husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine Dragons) under the moniker Egyptian. Personal life Volkman is the daughter of James Volkman and artist Rogene Manas. She attended South Eugene High School and graduated in the class of 1998 at the age of 18. She was married to the lead singer of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds, on March 5, 2011. They have three daughters and a son. Their oldest daughter was born August 2012, fraternal twin girls in March 2017, and their son in October 2019. On April 26, 2018, Reynolds announced that he and Volkman would divorce after 7 years of marriage. Volkman confirmed the pending divorce the following day. However, on November 6, 2018, along with the release of the Imagine Dragons song " Bad Liar", Reynolds announced that he and Volkman were dating once aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Monet
Aja Monet Bacquie ( ; sometimes stylized in all lowercase) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Monet was raised in East New York, Brooklyn. She began writing poetry at age 8, due to her fascination with storytelling and typewriters. She started performing poetry in high school at Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan. One of her first poetic memories was when she wrote a poem for a class that compelled the teacher, who encouraged Monet to continue writing. Monet competed with a poem for her high school talent show, and won, bringing her teachers to tears. She created the club SABA, Students Acknowledging Black Achievements, and got involved with the organization, Urban Word NYC, who taught Monet that poetry could be a career. She was invited by Mahogany L. Browne to a poetry workshop at a group home for pregnant teens in Inwood, which exposed her to how poetry could be used for community empowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
