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Mariska Halassy
Mariska is a female given name. People bearing it include: *Mariska (rapper) (born 1979), Finnish solo performer, former partner in Mariska & Pahat Sudet * Mariska Aldrich (1881–1965), American dramatic soprano singer and actress * Mariska Beijer, Dutch wheelchair basketball player *Mariska Hargitay (born 1964), American film and television actress *Mariska Huisman (born 1983), Dutch marathon skater and speedskater * Mariska Hulscher (born 1964), Dutch TV presenter * Mariska Karasz (1898–1960), Hungarian-American fashion designer, author, and textile artist *Mariska Kornet (born 1988), Dutch cricketer * Mariska Kramer (born 1974), Dutch triathlete, duathlete and long-distance runner *Mariska Majoor (born 1968), Dutch founder of the Prostitution Information Center * Mariska Mast (1985–2008), Dutch national, possibly a murder victim *Mariska Rikkers (born 1977), Dutch politician *Mariska Veres (1947–2006), Dutch singer, lead singer for Shocking Blue * Mariska Vízváry (1877� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska (rapper)
Mariska (born Anna Maria Rahikainen; 19 February 1979 in Helsinki) is a Finnish people, Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with intimate relationship, relationships, male chauvinism and politics. Biography Mariska began to play piano in Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to Punk rock, punk and joined a punk-band called Oheisvasara. Mariska moved to London in 1998 to study Latin and old Greek in university.Maritta KuulaTukka ja järki samassa päässäElvis ry. (artist of the month) (in Finnish) Career as a rap artist She returned to Finland in 2002 and her first album ''Toisin sanoen'' was released the same year. Mariska's second album, ''Memento mori'' was released in 2004, and the third, ''Suden hetki'' followed in August 2005. The latter two were nominated for Emma-gaala, Emma Awards. Mariska and Pahat Sudet In 2010 Mariska switched genre teaming up with Jaakko Jakku, Klaus Suominen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jisoo Han
Jisoo Han (; born ) is a South Korean underwater diving instructor who was held in Honduras. She was jailed for 110 days and was placed under house arrest for 306 days in connection with the death of Dutch tourist Mariska Mast at the Honduran island of Roatán. Han proclaimed her innocence and appealed to roommate Daniel Ian Ross, a suspect in the case who fled to Australia, to come forward and exonerate her. Han's uncle Sung-ho Choi filed petitions for her release with Amnesty International. The case was brought to the attention of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak and Honduran president Porfirio Lobo Sosa. On October 16, 2010, Han was acquitted of the murder and remains in Honduras pending the outcome of an appeal by the prosecution. Background Han came to Roatán on June 10, 2008, to learn to become a scuba diving instructor. She assisted instructor Daniel Ian Ross, then 29 years old, in the course of her PADI Divemaster training at Coconut Tree Divers. She moved into R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Feminine Given Names
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, it reflects the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** Dutch Caribbean ** Netherlands Antilles Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler and field athlete * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregoria Mariska
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Cahyaningsih (born 11 August 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player in women's singles. She started her career at the badminton club PB Mutiara Cardinal in Bandung, West Java, and was called to the national team in 2013. She was the girls' singles champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Tunjung also captained the Indonesia women's team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships, where they emerged champions. Career In 2014, Tunjung reached the final of the Malaysia International from qualifying round, beating among them the first seed Aprilia Yuswandari. Unfortunately, in the final round she was defeated by Chen Jiayuan in straight game. In 2015, at the age of 16, Tunjung became champion at the Singapore International, defeating home favorite Yeo Jia Min in the final. She later won the Indonesia International Challenge held in Surabaya. In 2016, Tunjung won the silver medal in the girls' singles event at the Asian Junior Championships. Tunju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Vízváry
Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage actress, stage and film actress.Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the National Theatre (Budapest), Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era, working as a character actress in supporting roles. Her second husband was the actor György Kürthy. Selected filmography * ''Cornflower (film), Cornflower'' (1934) * ''I Can't Live Without Music (film), I Can't Live Without Music'' (1935) * ''Be True Until Death'' (1936) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''There Are Exceptions'' (1937) * ''A Girl Sets Out'' (1937) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * ''Rézi Friday'' (1938) * ''I Defended a Woman'' (1938) * ''Billeting (film), Billeting'' (1938) * ''Wild Rose (1939 film), Wild Rose'' (1939) * ''Much Ado About Emmi'' (1940) * ''The Gyurkovics Boys'' (1941) * ''Prince Bob (film), Prince Bob'' (1941) * ''Don't Ask Who I Was'' (1941) * ''Changing the Guard (film), Changing the Guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the Counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus (Shocking Blue song), Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974. Together with Golden Earring and the George Baker Selection, they are considered the most successful Nederbeat band, because their best hits charted abroad and especially in the United States. History Original era Shocking Blue was founded in 1967 by The Motions (band), the Motions guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen. Other members of the group at this time were Fred de Wilde, Klaasje van der Wal (1 February 1949 – 12 February 2018) and Cor van der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Veres
Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, and high and long jet-black hair, which was actually a wig. Early life Mariska Veres was born Maria Elisabeth Ender in The Hague, in the Netherlands. Her father was a Hungarian- Roma violinist Lajos Veres (1912–1981), and her mother Maria Ender (1912–1986) was of French and Russian heritage. Career Early career (1963-1967) Veres began her career as a singer in 1963 with the guitar band Les Mystères. In 1964 the band recorded an EP (GTB-label, 10 copies only) with Veres singing on side 1: "Summertime" (solo) and "Someone" (a duet). In 2010 the EP was re-released by record club Platenclub Utrecht (PLUT 009). In 1965, she sang with the Bumble Bees, and then with the Blue Fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Rikkers
Mariska Geertruida Fenna Rikkers-Oosterkamp (born 23 June 1977) is a Dutch politician for the Farmer–Citizen Movement, who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 4 July 2024. She succeeded Mona Keijzer, who had been appointed housing minister in the Schoof cabinet two days earlier. Rikkers's portfolio contains social affairs, employment, healthcare, welfare, and sports. Career Rikkers was an alderman in Weststellingwerf Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the s ..., and was a member of the council for Weststellingwerfs Belang. House committee assignments * Procedure Committee * Committee for Social Affairs and Employment * Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport * Contact group Germany * Contact group United States Personal life Rikkers is married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Majoor
Mariska Majoor (Hilversum, 2 November 1968) is a Dutch writer, publicist, speaker, entrepreneur, and former sex worker. She founded the Prostitution Information Center (1994) and the PROUD (labour union), labour union PROUD (2015) in Amsterdam to support (novice) sex workers and inform passers-by/tourists and the general public, answer questions and dispel misconceptions about everything involving sex work. Majoor gives lectures and presentations on sex work, and has written several books including ''Als sex werken wordt'' (1999; English ''When Sex Becomes Work'', 2016), ''United Under a Red Umbrella: Sex Work Around the World'' (2018), and ''Amsterdam Red Light District: The future of our past'' (2023). In 2017, Mariska Majoor was knighted by the Mayor of Amsterdam in recognition of her contribution to sex workers' rights in the Netherlands. Biography Sex worker Mariska Majoor was born 2 November 1968 in Hilversum, and grew up in Laren, North Holland. By her own account, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Aldrich
Mariska Aldrich (née Horvath; March 27, 1881 – September 28, 1965) was an American dramatic soprano singer and actress. Life She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a pupil of Alfred Giraudet (1906–1909) and George Henschel. She married J. Frank Aldrich on April 18, 1901. She debuted at the Manhattan Opera House in 1908, as the Page in ''Les Huguenots''. She sang with the Manhattan Opera House from 1909 to 1913. She was committed to the Metropolitan Opera in 1910–1911, where she performed the roles of Azucena in '' Il trovatore'', Fricka in ''Das Rheingold'', Lola in ''Cavalleria Rusticana'', Naoia in Frederick Converse's ''Iolan, Or, the Pipe of Desire'', and Venus in ''Tannhäuser'', Her voice changed from contralto to dramatic soprano while she was in Europe. She sang the part of Brunnhilde in Bayreuth in 1914. She appeared on Broadway in 1924 in The Miracle. Mariska was the subject of a portrait titled Caprice, created by artist Henry Salem Hubbell in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Kramer
Mariska Kramer-Postma (born April 26, 1974 in Twijzelerheide) is a Dutch triathlete, duathlete and long-distance runner. She was the 2006 Ironman France champion and won the Louisville Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ... leg of the 2008 Ironman World Championship series. She was the runner-up at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in 2008. She won the Philadelphia Marathon in 2010 and 2011 (winning in a personal best time of 2:35:46 hours). She was fifth at the City-Pier-City Half Marathon in 2011, being the first Dutchwoman home in a personal best time of 1:14:24 hours.van Hemert, Wim (2011-03-14)Desisa and Chepcirchir take fast Half Marathon wins in The Hague IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-21. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Mariska 1974 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Kornet
Mariska Kornet (born 4 March 1988) is a Dutch international cricketer who plays for the Dutch national side. Kornet made her international debut for the Netherlands at the 2010 edition of the European Championship, with her matches at the tournament including a One Day International (ODI) match against Ireland.Women's ODI matches played by Mariska Kornet – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2015. Later in the year, she was selected in the Dutch squad for the 2010 ICC Women's Challenge in South Africa, where she played in a further five ODIs as well as three |
