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Denise Bestman
Denise Bestman (born July 11, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter from Staten Island, New York. Early life Bestman was born in Staten Island to parents who immigrated from Liberia, West Africa. Her father returned to Liberia in 2010. Bestman's mother is Dextina Lincoln, a single parent. Singing is a family tradition for Bestman as she credits her singing talent to her great-grandmother and passed through her mothers line to her. In 4th Grade she auditioned for the renowned PS22 Chorus which is part of the Public School 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island, New York in 2010. Bestman procured the lead role of the PS22 Chorus. She performed improvised sessions, which led to her writing her own original songs. The school's chorus received an invitation to perform the closing number of "Over The Rainbow" at the 83rd Academy Awards on February 27, 2011. The Chorus went on to perform with Katy Perry on The Oprah Winfrey Show post Oscar show at the Kodak Theatre on February 28, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staten Island
Staten Island ( ) is the southernmost of the boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York (state), New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at ; it is also the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city. A home to the Lenape Native Americans, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. It was one of the 12 original counties of New York state. Staten Island was City of Greater New York, consolidated with New York City in 1898. It was formerly known as the Borough of Richmond until 1975, when its name was changed to Borough of Staten Island. Staten Island has so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project (THP), founded in 1977 with the stated goal of ending world hunger in 25 years, is an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. It has ongoing programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where it implements programs aimed at mobilizing rural grassroots communities to achieve sustainable progress in health, education, nutrition, and family income. THP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California. Countries of operation , The Hunger Project is active in Africa (in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia); South Asia (Bangladesh and India), and Latin America (Mexico and Peru, where THP partners with the Center for Indigenous Peoples' Cultures of Peru or Chirapaq). It also had offices in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, in addition to its global headquarters in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Michele Discography
American singer Lea Michele has released four studio albums, five singles, seven promotional singles, and three music videos. Michele came to prominence for her role as Rachel Berry on the television series ''Glee'', where she established her musical career performing on the series' soundtrack albums. Prior to this, she was known for her Broadway soundtrack credits. In 2012, Michele signed a record deal with Columbia. She began recording for her debut album on October 19, 2012. On November 27, 2013, Michele announced that the first single from her debut album, '' Louder'', would be "Cannonball", which debuted at number 75 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of sale. The accompanying music video was released on January 9, 2014. Four songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Battlefield", "Louder", "What Is Love?", and "You're Mine". The album, which was released on March 4, 2014, made its debut on the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glee (TV Series)
''Glee'' (stylized as ''glee'') is an American jukebox musical Comedy drama, comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Taking place at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, the series focuses on the New Directions, a glee club competing in the show choir circuit, as its disparate members deal with social issues regarding sexuality, gender, Race (human classification), race, family, relationships, and teamwork. The initial twelve-member cast included Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury, and Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester. The remaining cast portrayed students, with Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson, Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, Mark Salling as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It started as an addition to the ''Idol (franchise), Idol'' format that was based on ''Pop Idol'' from British television, in which the programme's Pop Idol series 1, first series, which was won by Will Young, ended over four months before the show began, as it later became one of the most successful shows in the history of Television in the United States, American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by American viewers using phones, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol (season 11)
The eleventh season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 18, 2012, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all returned as judges. Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. The season followed the same format as the American Idol (season 10), tenth season. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale, although Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's American Idol season 13, thirteenth season. The season set a record when 132 million votes were received for the finale. On May 23, 2012, Phillip Phillips became the winner of the eleventh season of ''American Idol'', beating Jessica Sanchez, who was the runner-up. Changes from previous seasons This season, long-time vocal coach Debra Byrd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Phillips
Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) Note: An inaccurate birthdate (Sept. 29, 1990) and birthplace (Leesburg, Georgia) appear in is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of ''American Idol'' in 2012. His coronation song, "Home", became the best-selling coronation song in ''American Idol'' history. His debut album '' The World from the Side of the Moon'' was released on November 19, 2012, and was on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for 61 weeks. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album included the singles "Home" and " Gone, Gone, Gone." He followed up with '' Behind the Light,'' in 2014 with the singles "Raging Fire" and "Unpack Your Heart". His third album, ''Collateral,'' was released in 2018 and included the song "Miles". Phillip Phillips fourth studio album ''Drift Back'' was released in June 2023 and it included the single "Dancing with Your Shadows". Phillips toured with John Mayer, Gavin DeGra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Bush
Lauren Bush Lauren (born Lauren Pierce Bush, June 25, 1984) is an American businesswoman who is the CEO and co-founder of FEED Projects. She is also known for her previous career as a fashion model and designer. She is the daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush (née Smith), granddaughter of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush, and niece of former U.S. president George W. Bush and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Early life and education Bush was born on June 25, 1984, in Colorado and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended high school at The Kinkaid School in Houston, as did her sister Ashley and brother Pierce. In her senior year at Kinkaid, she interned for the NBC television show ''Friends''. She was a debutante, making her formal debut in a Dior haute couture gown at le Bal des débutantes in Paris in 2000. Bush studied fashion design at BEBE and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and graduated from Princeton University in 2006 with a B.A. in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; O'Meara, born 30 March 1965) is an English journalist and media personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun''. In 1994, at the age of 29, he was appointed editor of the ''News of the World'' by Rupert Murdoch, which made him the youngest editor of a British national newspaper in more than half a century. From 1995, Morgan edited the ''Daily Mirror'', but was fired in 2004. He was the editorial director of ''First News'' from 2006 to 2007. In 2014, Morgan became the first editor-at-large of the MailOnline website's American operation. As a television presenter, Morgan hosted the ITV (TV network), ITV talk show ''Piers Morgan's Life Stories'' (2009–2020), the CNN talk show ''Piers Morgan Live'' (2011–2014), and co-presented the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme), ''Good Morning Britain'' (2015–2021) alongside Susanna Reid. He has been a judge on the television talen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocsi Diaz
Raquel Roxanne "Rocsi" Diaz (born November 17, 1981, also known simply as Rocsi) is a Honduran-born American television host, radio personality, model and actress. She is best known from her time spent as a co-host on BET’s music video countdown program '' 106 & Park'' from 2006–2012. She was then a correspondent on ''Entertainment Tonight'' from 2012–2014. Early life Diaz was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, but moved with her family to New Orleans, Louisiana. She is of Honduran and Chilean descent. Rocsi announced on 106 & Park on July 30, 2009, that she suffered from anorexia during her middle and high school years. She was an avid cheerleader during those years, as well. She graduated from West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana.MacCash, Doug.Back in town: Rocsi Diaz comes home to tape her hit BET show '106 & Park', '' The Times-Picayune'', 2007-07-06, p. 12. She graduated from Nicholls State University in nearby Thibodaux, Louisiana. Career After growing up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence J
Terrence Jenkins (born April 21, 1982) is an American actor, television presenter, model and entertainment reporter best known as the host of BET's popular music video countdown show ''106 & Park'' from 2006 until 2012.MacCash, Doug. "Back in town: Rocsi Diaz comes home to tape her hit BET show '106 & Park'", ''The Times-Picayune'', 2007-07-06, p. 12. He was the co-anchor of ''E! News'' from 2012 until 2015. Early life Jenkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City, and grew up mostly in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.Decwikiel-Kane, Dawn. "A&T grad chases his dreams, is TV host", ''Greensboro News & Record'', 2006-10-20, p. D1. He attended Northern Nash High in Rocky Mount. During this time, Jenkins worked at WRSV Soul 92.1 as a DJ until he graduated from high school. He spent his college years at North Carolina A&T State University;Coleman, Chrisena. "The Hottest 'Nerd' on TV: Star from Queens Seen by Millions Around the World", ''New York Daily News'', 2008-04-15. h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
