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Jan Sport (drag Queen)
Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. On May 26, 2021, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,'' where she placed 7th overall. Early life Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school. While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. Mantione was an avid soccer player until he turned 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as ''Oklahoma!'' and played Troy Bolton in a production of ''High School Musical''. He attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater. Career Mantione considers his drag "birthd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's DragCon LA
RuPaul's DragCon LA is an annual Trade fair, expo of Drag (clothing), drag culture held in Los Angeles billed as a "convention that celebrates 'the art of drag, queer culture and self-expression for all'", which debuted in 2015. Its sister event is RuPaul's DragCon NYC started in 2017, and is considered the "world's largest celebration of drag culture." The event is an outgrowth of the internationally successful ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which generated ''Drag Race Thailand'', ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,'' and Chile's ''The Switch Drag Race''. ''RuPaul's Drag Race and'' the DragCons come from World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder Entertainment (WOW), a production company based in Los Angeles. At RuPaul's DragCon LA, past List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants and other well-known drag artists meet with fans, take pictures, sign autographs, and sometimes perform or take part in a discussion panel, as well as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie's Child
Stephanie's Child is a musical group consisting of Drag (clothing), drag performers Jan Sport, Lagoona Bloo, and Rosé (drag queen), Rosé. The trio appeared on ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' in 2017 performing with Jessie J and contestant Chris Weaver and auditioned for the America's Got Talent (season 14), fourteenth season of ''America's Got Talent'' where they performed "Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song), Bang Bang" in the auditions but were eliminated in the judge cuts portion after performing a medley of Demi Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry (Demi Lovato song), Sorry Not Sorry" and "Confident (Demi Lovato song), Confident". They released the holiday EP ''Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1'' in 2020. Filmography Television * ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' * ''America's Got Talent'' Discography EPs * ''Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1'' (2020) Featured singles * "Girlz Night" (Alaska Thunderfuck featuring Stephanie's Child) (2022) See also * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S&M (song)
"S&M" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth studio album ''Loud (Rihanna album), Loud'' (2010). The song was released on January 23, 2011, as the fourth single from the album. American songwriter Ester Dean wrote "S&M" in collaboration with the producers Stargate (production team), Stargate and Sandy Vee. Backed by Beat (music), bass beats, a Electronic keyboard, keyboard and guitars, it is an uptempo Hi-NRG and Eurodance track with lyrics about sexual intercourse, sadomasochism, Bondage (sexual), bondage, and sexual fetishism, fetishes. Critical response to "S&M" was mixed; some critics praised its sound and composition, while others criticized its overtly sexual lyrics. After it reached number two on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, a remix featuring Britney Spears was released. When combined with sales of the solo version, it became Rihanna's tenth and Spears' fifth number-one single on the chart. It has been certified sextupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lip-sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , like the word ''sink'', despite the spelling of the participial forms ''synced'' and ''syncing''), short for lip synchronization, is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals. Audio for lip syncing is generated through the sound reinforcement system in a live performance or via television, computer, cinema speakers, or other forms of audio output. The term can refer to any of a number of different techniques and processes, in the context of live performances and audiovisual recordings. In film production, lip syncing is often part of the post-production phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making animated characters appear to speak both require elaborate lip syncing. Many video games make extensive use of lip-synced sound files to create an immersive environment in which on-screen characters appear to be speaking. In the music industry, lip syncing is used by singers for music v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Sport At LA DragCon 2022 By Dvsross
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow Von'Du
Ray Anthony Fry (born April 17, 1989), better known under the stage name The Widow Von'Du (or simply Widow Von Du), is an American drag performer known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. He has since released an album. Career Fry has won the title of Queen of KC at Kansas City Pridefest and Princess of Gay Pride 2008. He created the local "Drag Survivor" competition at Hamburger Mary's KC. After unsuccessfully auditioning for season 11, Widow Von'Du was announced as a cast member on season 12 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' on January 23, 2020. In September 2020, he was featured alongside many other Black ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' alum in a "Stop the Racism" PSA, speaking out against toxic, racist fans within the ''Drag Race'' community. Personal life Fry took capoeira for six years prior to doing drag. He was homeless for a year. On May 31, 2021, Fry was arrested in Jackson County, Missouri Jackson County is located in the western portion of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JanSport
JanSport is an American brand of backpacks and collegiate apparel, now owned by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel companies. JanSport is the world's largest backpack maker. Nearly half of all small backpacks sold in the United States are produced by JanSport and its sister brand The North Face, also owned by VF Corporation. History Murray Pletz (who changed his name to Murray McCrory in the early 1980s), an industrial design student, designed a backpack that used aluminum in its flexible frame. In January of 1966, Murray Pletz bought his girlfriend, Jan Lewis, a $180 sewing machine to sew the backpack. Pletz entered the finished backpack project in a design contest sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America and won the prize. Using the contest award money, JanSport was founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, United States by Murray Pletz, his future wife (they married two years later) Janis "Jan" Lewis (for whom the company is named), and his father Norman Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Got Talent
''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is an American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distributed by) and Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network. It premiered on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. Production would later resume in 2007, following the success of the first season. Each season is mainly run during the network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the program's history. The current host is Terry Crews. The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and abroad, who possess some form of talents. Acts range from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety and other genres. Each participant or act who auditions, attempts to secure a place in the liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She later studied at the BRIT School, before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. After signing with Republic Records, Jessie J came to prominence with the release of her debut single, " Do It like a Dude", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Her following single, "Price Tag", was an international success, topping the charts in nineteen countries, including the UK. It was followed by the release of her debut album, '' Who You Are'' (2011), which peaked at number two in the UK. Other singles from the album included " Nobody's Perfect", " Who You Are", "Domino" and " Laserlight", all of which peaked within the top ten in the UK, making Jessie J the first British female a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (American Season 13)
The thirteenth season of the American Reality television, reality talent show ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' premiered on September 25, 2017, on NBC. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned for their thirteenth season as coaches. Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus returned after a one-season absence replacing Gwen Stefani, and new coach Jennifer Hudson joined the panel replacing Alicia Keys. Chloe Kohanski was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's record-extending sixth win as a coach, and making her the third stolen artist to win, following Josh Kaufman in The Voice (American TV series) season 6, season 6 and Craig Wayne Boyd in The Voice (American TV series) season 7, season 7. For the first time, the Top 3 artists were all female and originally belonged to the same team, that of Cyrus. Cyrus also make history (or herstory in female terms) as the first coach to have an all female team, making her the first coach to achieve this. Coaches and hosts The coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
