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J. Williams (singer)
Joshua Elia Williams (born 3 September 1986), known by his stage name J. Williams, is a New Zealand Contemporary R&B, R&B recording artist and professional hip-hop dancer. He made his musical debut in 2008 with "Blow Your Mind (J. Williams song), Blow Your Mind" which peaked at number 13 on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Singles Chart. In early 2009 his debut album ''Young Love (J. Williams album), Young Love'' was released with the single "You Got Me (J. Williams song), You Got Me" featuring Scribe (rapper), Scribe. It was certified platinum and became the #1 selling single of 2010 in New Zealand. Early life and education Joshua Elia Williams was born in Auckland, New Zealand His father is of Samoan descent and his mother of Fijian descent. He attended Weymouth Intermediate School in Weymouth, South Auckland and attended James Cook High School in Manurewa. He compares his upbringing to that of the Jackson 5 family, as his father was very stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māngere
Māngere () is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of Manukau, Manukau City Centre and south of the Auckland CBD, Auckland city centre. It is the location of Auckland Airport, which lies close to the harbour's edge to the south of the suburb. The area has been inhabited by Tāmaki Māori since early periods of Māori history, including large-scale agricultural stonefields, such as Ihumātao, and Māngere Mountain, which was home to a fortified pā. Te Ākitai Waiohua communities in Māngere thrived in the 1840s and 1850s after the establishment of a English Wesleyan Mission, Wesleyan Mission and extensive wheat farms, until the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863. Māngere remained a rural community until the mid-20th Century, when Māngere became one of the largest state housing developments in Auckland. Etymology The name Māngere is a shortened form of the Māori languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson 5
The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and originally consisted of brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael. They were managed by their father Joe Jackson. The group were among the first African American performers to attain a crossover following. The Jackson 5 first performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit and eventually signed with Steeltown Records in 1967, under which their first two singles were released. In 1968, they left Steeltown and signed with Motown, where they were the first group to debut with four consecutive number-one hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with the songs " I Want You Back" (1969), " ABC", " The Love You Save", and " I'll Be There" (all 1970). They achieved seventeen Top 40 singles on the chart in five years, including six number-one ''Billboard'' R&B h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One News (New Zealand)
1News is the news service of the New Zealand television network TVNZ. Its flagship programme is the daily evening newscast ''1News at Six''; other programmes include morning news-talk show ''Breakfast'', '' Te Karere'', '' Seven Sharp'', and Sunday morning political affairs program '' Q+A''. TVNZ also operates a news website and app, 1News.co.nz. TVNZ's Chief News and Content Officer, Nadia Tolich, was appointed in April 2025. Broadcast from its Auckland studios, 1News' nightly 6pm bulletin is usually New Zealand's most-watched television programme and seen as influential. TVNZ operates bureaus in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and has foreign correspondents based in Australia, Europe and the United States. History Television news in New Zealand started in 1960 with the introduction of television. These bulletins were broadcast from New Zealand's four main cities (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) operating independently of each other due to technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erakah
Erakah is a New Zealand R&B and soul singer. In 2009, she featured on R&B singer J.Williams single " Your Style" of his album ''Young Love''. Inspired by Soul music Erakah states Alicia Keys, Lily Allen, Beyoncé and Brandy as influences on her musical style. She released her debut album, ''Infatuated'', on 21 March 2011. Erakah is now a regular backup singer for Stan Walker. In 2011, she performed at Mika's Aroha Mardi Gras TV Special. Discography Studio albums Singles Featured singles Music videos Awards and nominations ;Pacific Music Awards The Pacific Music Awards are an annual New Zealand music award ceremony since 2005 that honours excellence in Pacific music in New Zealand. The awards honour musicians who primarily work in the Pacific Island style of music from the Music of the ... , - , 2010 , "Wonderful" , Best Pacific Female Artist , References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century New Zealand women singers New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Style
"Your Style" is the fifth single from J. Williams' debut album, '' Young Love''. The song features Erakah. The official remix A remix, also sometimes called reorchestration or rework, is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, poem, or photograph ca ... also features Tyree., and is on the Collector's Edition of Williams' album. Music video The music video uses the remixed track, featuring both Erakah and Tyree. It was released on 14 December 2009. Chart performance References 2009 singles 2009 songs J. Williams (singer) songs Erakah songs Illegal Musik singles Songs written by J. Williams (singer) Songs written by Inoke Finau {{2000s-NewZealand-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand With You
"Stand with You" is the fourth single from J. Williams' first studio album, '' Young Love''. The song features Williams' sister, Lavina Williams. Music video The music video was financially supported by New Zealand On Air. The music video starts with a teenaged boy window shopping, then walking through a train station, where he is met by a group of other boys who tease and bully him about a flier for a talent quest in his bag, before walking to a skating half-pipe, where he watches J. Williams dance. When invited to join in, he walks away. The boy walks home and teaches himself to hip-hop dance, intending to enter the talent quest. On the morning of the talent quest, the boy finds a pair of new shoes left by Williams. The video closes with the boy executing his dance routine, with the audience, including Williams, cheering for him. These scenes are all in black-and-white, except when the boy is performing his dance routine. This plot is interspersed with scenes of J. and Lavina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Flower
"Ghetto Flower" is the third single from J. Williams' debut studio album, '' Young Love'' written by his sister, Lavina Williams, known as a member of New Zealand 90s girl band, MaVelle. The single was released on 16 March 2009. Chart performance The single entered the New Zealand Singles Chart The Official Aotearoa Music Charts, formerly the Official New Zealand Music Chart (), is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The M ... of 30 March 2009 at 28th position, and peaked at 6th position for 3 non-consecutive weeks in April and May 2009. Year-end charts References J. Williams (singer) songs 2009 singles 2009 songs Illegal Musik singles Songs written by J. Williams (singer) Songs written by Inoke Finau {{2000s-NewZealand-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand On Air
NZ On Air (NZOA; ), formally the Broadcasting Commission, is an autonomous Crown entity and commission of the New Zealand Government responsible for providing funding for broadcasting and creative works. The commission operates largely separate from government policy but must follow directions from the Minister of Broadcasting. NZOA is responsible for the funding of public broadcasting content across television, radio and other media platforms. It is also a major investor in New Zealand independent producers. NZ On Air is the operating name of the Broadcasting Commission formed in the Broadcasting Act 1989 alongside the Broadcasting Standards Authority, meant to encourage individuals to pay the historical Broadcasting Fee that funded public broadcasters. In 1999 the Broadcasting Fee was abolished, and NZOA now receives funding directly from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Activities NZ On Air's activities can be broken up into several areas: Public broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine All Stars
The Philippine All-Stars is a Filipino Hip-hop dance group from the Philippines and the pioneer of Pinoy Hip-hop. They won the 2006 and 2008 World Hip Hop Dance Championships. Hip-hop community regarded All-Star as one of the most jaw-dropping crews to have ever existed. They were formed in 2005 by twelve individuals that were working in the Manila underground Hip-hop scene. They also joined the “Artists Revolution: 365 days to change” campaign which asks the Filipino voters to be more critical in choosing their political leaders in the coming 2010 elections. This group set the high standard of dancing in the Philippines and gave the young dancers hope and inspirations. History The Philippine Allstars was started in 2005 by twelve friends who wanted to collectively represent their country in the World Hip-Hop Championships held in the US. That year after taking first in the Maximum Groovity II, National Hip-Hop Open, they proudly placed sixth in the world. In 2006, Allstars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Hip Hop Dance Championships
The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is an international hip-hop dance competition created in 2002 by Hip Hop International co-founders Howard and Karen Schwartz, who also created the competitive dance reality television series ''America's Best Dance Crew''. The competition is considered the largest dance competition in the world with more than 50 countries competing each year. The competition has been held since its inception in 2002, except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next competition will be held on 26 July to 2 August 2025 at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Format The week-long competition will start with the parade of nations, and will be followed by a series of competitions and elimination rounds over proceeding days. The competition has three rounds: the preliminary round, where all the crews will perform through a random computer drawing conducted by the event organizer, the semi-final round, where the performance order will be based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Australian TV Series) Season 12
The twelfth season of '' The Voice'' began airing on 6 August 2023. In March 2023, it was announced Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ... had once again picked up the series for its twelfth season, set to broadcast in 2023. At the same time, it was announced that Jessica Mauboy, Rita Ora, and Guy Sebastian would all return as coaches. Jason Derulo debuted as a coach, replacing Keith Urban, who left the show for personal reasons. Sonia Kruger also returned as host. With Keith Urban's departure as a coach, the twelfth season is the first to not feature any of the original coaches from the show's The Voice (Australian season 1), inaugural season. Similar to the previous two seasons, the finale was pre-recorded and the winner was determined by a viewer poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
