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Josefin Taljegård
Josefin Taljegård (born 26 August 1995) is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2018 Nordics bronze medalist, a three-time Swedish national champion (2022, 2024, 2025), a three-time Swedish national silver medalist (2019, 2021, and 2025), and a two-time Swedish national bronze medalist (2018, 2019). She competed at the 2022 European Championships, the 2021, 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... and 2024 World Championships, and the 2022 Olympic Games. Taljegård is coached by her sisters, Maria and Malin. Programs Competitive highlights Detailed results Senior level References External links * Josefin Taljegårdat SkatingScores * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taljegard, Josefin 1995 births Swedish female single skaters Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2024 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 18–24, 2024, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), the World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating, second only to the Olympics. Montreal had originally been scheduled to host the 2020 World Championships, which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the 2025 World Championships. The ISU published a complete list of entries on February 27, 2024. Ilia Malinin of the United States won the men's event, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won the women's event, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada won the pairs event, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won the ice dance event. Qualification Age and minimum TES requirements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak Hotel
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. It was written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden, with credit being given also to Presley. A newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window inspired the song. Axton presented the song to Presley in November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville. Presley recorded it on January 10, 1956, in a session with his band, the Blue Moon Boys, the guitarist Chet Atkins and the pianist Floyd Cramer. "Heartbreak Hotel" comprises an eight-bar blues progression, with heavy Reverb effect, reverberation throughout the track, to imitate the character of Elvis Presley's Sun recordings, Presley's Sun recordings. The single topped the Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Top 100 for seven weeks, ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbox''s Pop singles chart for six weeks, and the Hot Country Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And Roll (Gary Glitter Song)
"Rock and Roll" is a song by the English singer Gary Glitter, released in 1972 from his debut studio album, ''Glitter''. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track with a "Rock and Roll, Rock" chorus and some verses reflecting on the history of the genre, while Part 2 is an instrumental piece aside from the regular exclamation of the word "Hey" in different tones as the only lyric. "Rock and Roll" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number two for three consecutive weeks and was kept off the number one spot by Donny Osmond's cover of "Puppy Love". In concert, Glitter often merged both parts of "Rock and Roll" into one performance. "Rock and Roll" is Glitter's only top ten single in the United States. It was also in North America that "Rock and Roll Part 2" became popularly associated with sports, (especially in American football), as a number of professional teams began to play the song during games to invigor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stórsveit Nix Noltes
Stórsveit Nix Noltes are an Icelandic post-rock and Balkan folk band formed in 2004 and composed mostly of members of other Icelandic bands such as múm and Benni Hemm Hemm. Their first album, ''Orkideur Hawai'' was nominated as indie album of the year in the Icelandic Music Awards. Discography * ''Orkideur Hawai'' (March 21, 2006, Bubblecore) * ''Royal Family - Divorce'' (May 5, 2009, FatCat Records FatCat Records is an English independent record label based in Brighton. The label's output reaches into many styles including experimental rock, electronica, psychedelic folk, contemporary classical, noise and post-punk. Notable artists that .../ Rough Trade) References External links Official MySpace Musical groups established in 2004 Icelandic post-rock groups FatCat Records artists Musical groups from Reykjavík {{Iceland-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (2019 Film)
''Joker'' is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Based on DC Comics characters, it stars Joaquin Phoenix and provides an alternative origin story for the Joker. The film follows Arthur Fleck, a failed clown and aspiring stand-up comedian whose descent into mental illness and nihilism inspires a violent countercultural revolution against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy appear in supporting roles. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, ''Joker'' was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Films in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Bron Creative and Joint Effort. Phillips conceived ''Joker'' in 2016 and wrote the script with Silver throughout 2017. The two were inspired by 1970s character studies and the films of Martin Scorsese, particularly ''Taxi Driver'' (1976) and '' The King of Comedy'' (1982); Scorsese was initially attached t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esthero
Esthero ( ; born Jenny-Bea Englishman on December 23, 1978 in Stratford, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California. The name ''Esthero'' refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney. Esthero is a portmanteau of "Esther the hero"; she claims to have gotten the name by combining the name of the heroine (Esther) and last line ("If I am to be the hero, then I cannot fly from darkness") of the film from Sylvia Plath's novel '' The Bell Jar''. Esthero's sound characteristically features her voice over a mix of mellow bass lines, jazzy trumpets, Spanish guitar and hip-hop. She is sometimes compared to artists Björk, Portishead, Billie Holiday, and Sade. She has co-produced the majority of the material she performed. Later female artists who count Esthero among their influences include Res, Fergie and fellow Canadian Nelly Furtado. Esthero's brother, Jason Englishman, is also a musician. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready Or Not (Fugees Song)
"Ready or Not" is a song by American hip-hop group Fugees from their second studio album, ''The Score'' (1996). The song contains a sample of " Boadicea" (1987) by Irish singer Enya, and its chorus is based on " Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by the Delfonics. The song was released as the album's third single in Japan on September 1, 1996, and in the United Kingdom the following day. "Ready or Not" was met with positive reviews from music critics upon its release. The song was not released as a commercial single in the United States, making it ineligible to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it became the group's second chart-topping song on the UK Singles Chart, following " Killing Me Softly". Additionally, it was one of the best-selling songs of 1996 in the United Kingdom, and remains one of the top-selling hip-hop songs ever in the region. In total, "Ready or Not" reached the top ten in fifteen countries. The Rock and Roll Hall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pierson
Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin) is an American composer, conductor and film director. At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony. He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's ''Mass'' at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including ''Candide''. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably ''Manhattan'', and Robert Altman's ''Quintet''. He filmed ''Turkey Boy'' in Japan in 2008. Work * Songs from the movie " Turkey Boy", 2008, CD * " Turkey Boy", 2008, DVD * Deep Forest By Bruce Huebner, Zabu Tone Music ZT006, CD 2008, as pianist * Olathe By Richie Pratt, Artists Recording Collective ARC-2093, CD 2007, as pianist * The Hidden Goddess, 2003, CD, Point of No Return Music (806635019475), AUTEUR * Left, Right, 2001, CD * Tom Pierson III, 1999, CD, Oglio Records * Tom Pierson II, 1993, CD, AUTEUR * Planet of Tears, 1990, CD * Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galt MacDermot
Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1960. His most successful musicals were ''Hair (musical), Hair'' (1967; its cast album also won a Grammy) and ''Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical), Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (1971). MacDermot also composed film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and classical music. His music has been sampled in numerous hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for his work on ''Hair'', which produced three List of number-one singles of 1969 (Canada), number-one singles in 1969: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine", and the title song, "Hair (Hair song), Hair". Biography MacDermot was born in Montreal, the son of Canadian diplomat Terence MacDermot and Elizabeth Savage. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada). He received a bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hair (musical)
''Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical'' is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie Counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the Opposition to the Vietnam War, anti-Vietnam War movement. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of free love, sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused controversy. The work broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of "rock musical", using a racially integrated cast, and inviting the audience onstage for a "Human Be-In, Be-In" finale.Pacheco, Patrick (June 17, 2001)"Peace, Love and Freedom Party" ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 1. Retrieved on June 10, 2008 ''Hair'' tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jailhouse Rock (song)
"Jailhouse Rock" is a rock and roll song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, and as a 78 rpm single in the UK, as the first single from the film's soundtrack EP. It reached the top of the charts in the U.S. and the top 10 in several other countries. The song has been recognized by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the American Film Institute, and others. Characters and themes Some of the characters named in the song are real people. Shifty Henry was a well-known Los Angeles musician, not a criminal. The Purple Gang was a real mob. " Sad Sack" was a U.S. Army nickname in World War II for a loser, which was also the name of a popular comic strip and comic book character. According to ''Rolling Stone'', Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "theme song for Presley's third movie was decidedly silly, the kind of tongue-in-cheek goof they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Butler
Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor, singer, and model. Butler began his career on television, first in roles on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, most notably on ''Zoey 101'' (2007–2008), and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's ''Life Unexpected'' (2010–2011) and ''Switched at Birth (TV series), Switched at Birth'' (2011–2012). He gained recognition for starring in ''The Carrie Diaries (TV series), The Carrie Diaries'' (2013–2014) and ''The Shannara Chronicles'' (2016–2017). Butler made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of ''The Iceman Cometh'' and portrayed Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's film ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019). Butler gained wider recognition for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's ''Elvis (2022 film), Elvis'' (2022), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
