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Lenka Udovicki
Lenka Eden Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. "The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' and the 2011 film ''Moneyball''. Her song " Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and in a Disney Studio All Access commercial. Her fifth studio album, ''Attune'', was released in 2017. Early life The daughter of Czechoslovak jazz trumpet musician Jiří Křipač and an Australian schoolteacher, Eden, Lenka was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney. There she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician. Career 1994–2007: Early years As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Theatre for You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day (United States), Labor Day weekend (leading up to and including the first Monday of September) at the 74-acre (299,000 m2) Seattle Center, which was built for the Century 21 Exposition, 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes both indoor theaters and outdoor stages.Kathy Mulady and Debera Carlton HarrellCity looking to breathe new life into Seattle Center ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', April 24, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2007. History The early years Bumbershoot began as a city-funded ($25,000 budget) arts and music festival called "Mayor's Arts Festival", also known as "Festival '71",Dorpat 1999. held at Seattle Center on August 13–15, 1971. This event had a total attendance of 125,000 visitors. Amidst the local economic depression triggered by the near collapse of Boeing, the fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
