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	Scooch Pooch Records Scooch is a British pop group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer. Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag (For You)", finishing joint 22nd out of 24 entries after receiving 19 points in the final. The song reached number 5 in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart on 13 May 2007 after having been available for download for two months before that. Formation Auditions for an "all-singing, all-dancing pop group" were held between autumn 1997 and spring 1998 in front of the songwriters and producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken and future manager Steve Crosby. Heidi Range auditioned for the group but was declined after it was revealed she was only 14 years old. The final foursome was formed in October 1998. For the first few months the group were kept low-key and spent time on their image and sound. The group's name comes from a term used to ask someone to move up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hartwall Arena Helsinki Halli, or Helsinki Arena (formerly Hartwall Arena), is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened in April 1997. The arena is convertible for various events. The total seated capacity during ice hockey games is 13,349 (about 14,000 for basketball, for concerts up to 15,000) and as an amphitheatre, it is significantly reduced to between 3,000 and 5,000. The formerly Russian-owned arena has been unused since March 2022 due to EU sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The main sponsor, Hartwall, also ended its sponsorship and the arena's name was changed. In February 2025, the sale of the facility to new owners was concluded, with the arena scheduled to re-open in April or May. Construction and facilities The initiative for building the arena came from Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo in 1994. It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997, and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Live & Kicking ''Live & Kicking'' was a British children's television series that originally aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1993 to 15 September 2001. It was the replacement for '' Going Live!'', and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons. Once ''Live & Kicking'' had become established in series two, it reached its height in popularity during series four, when it was presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final edition won a BAFTA award. After this, the programme's ratings dropped with the launch of '' SMTV Live'' on ITV and the show ended in 2001. History ''Live & Kicking'' was conceived as a replacement for '' Going Live!''. It was first broadcast on 2 October 1993 at 9 am on BBC1. The original hosts were Andi Peters, Emma Forbes who had presented a cookery segment in ''Going Live!'', and John Barrowman. For the second series, Barrowman was relegated to hosting the showbiz ''Electric Circus'' segment, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Child Catcher The Child Catcher is a fictional character in the 1968 film ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' and in the later stage musical adaptation. The Child Catcher is employed by the Baron and Baroness Bomburst to snatch and imprison children on the streets of Vulgaria. The Child Catcher does not appear in Fleming's original book. Reputedly, Roald Dahl (co-author of the film's screenplay) created the character. Dahl's screenplay was heavily rewritten by Ken Hughes, the director, who said he had created the character. Character The Child Catcher is a vividly dark character who serves as the enforcer for Baron Bomburst, the tyrannical ruler of the fictional land of Vulgaria. In "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang," Vulgaria is portrayed as a place where children are forbidden by law, reflecting the Baroness's intense dislike for them. The Child Catcher's role is to enforce this law by locating and capturing any children who are hiding within the country. He dresses in a dark, old-fashioned outfit, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Make Your Play ''Make Your Play'' was a live, interactive quiz show, showing in the UK on the ITV Network, from Monday to Saturday, beginning after midnight. The show was launched on Friday 29 September 2006 on ITV and ITV Play. The prizes were greater than usually available on ITV Play (often exceeding £20,000), but as a result of this, callers are usually taken less often. In order to win money, viewers had to either call in at a cost of 75p from a BT landline, or enter through the ITV website. If they were successful, they would have been placed on hold, then transferred live to the studio if they was lucky, where they then went on to deliver their answer. ''Make Your Play'' had given over £3 million. It went over the £3 million mark on 1 July 2007, when a contestant by the name of Mr Joseph Percy said "next day". An on screen graphic was then shown saying "£3 Million Given Away" accompanied with a siren sound effect. Controversy A game where viewers were invited to "add the pence" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	E4 (TV Channel) E4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. The "E" stands for ''entertainment'' and the channel is primarily aimed at the 16–34 age group (similarly to BBC Three, ITV2, 5Star, Sky One, Universal TV, Comedy Central and Dave). Programmes currently shown on the channel include ''Hollyoaks'', ''Made in Chelsea'', '' Coach Trip'' (and its Halloween spin-off ''Celebrity Ghost Trip''), The most successful broadcast of the channel to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of '' The Inbetweeners'' received over 3.7 million viewers.BARB, vi/ref> History E4 was announced in 1999, when Channel 4 announced a £100 million deal to acquire the first run pay TV rights to popular American series ''Friends'' and '' ER'' from Sky One; the deal was meant to strengthen the new channel. Rights to both shows were originally owned by Channel 4 upon their 1995 UK debuts, but became shared with Sky a year late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	G-A-Y G-A-Y is a long-running gay nightclub brand, based at the Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross, London, owned by Jeremy Joseph. G-A-Y also operates a sister gay bar on Soho's Old Compton Street, and previously operated another club at Goslett Yard, called G-A-Y Late. The G-A-Y brand is also used by a bar in Manchester's Gay Village as a franchisee. History BANG emerged onto London's Gay scene in March 1976 at the Sundown club in the basement of the London Astoria. It was founded by Gerry Collins and Jack Barrie; Gerry worked at the Marquee Recording Studio and Jack was the manager of the Marquee Club in Wardour Street. Jack was the door host and Gerry DJ'd under the moniker Gary London, along with Tallulah (DJ) and Norman Scott. In the early 1990s, BANG was acquired by Jeremy Joseph, who changed the clubs name to G-A-Y. G-A-Y operated from the London Astoria for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", ''NME'' re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	For Sure (Scooch Song) "For Sure" is a Pop music, pop song written by Mike Stock (musician), Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Steve Crosby (music), Steve Crosby and performed by British musical group Scooch. With production helmed by Stock and Aitken, "For Sure" was released on 24 July 2000 as the fourth single from Scooch's 2000 debut album, ''Four Sure'', which was issued two weeks later. Caroline Barnes performs lead vocals on the song, describing how she communicates with her love interest during each day of the week except Sunday. Upon the song's release, Music journalism, music critics responded positively to its composition but questioned the frequent vocoder usage. "For Sure" debuted and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart on 30 July 2000, becoming the group's last charting single until "Flying the Flag (For You)" in 2007. The song's music video features Scooch in a restaurant discussing Barnes' week, following along with the song's lyrics. Composition "For Sure" possess a different sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dance Dance Revolution 7thMIX ''DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' is the 6th game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by ''Konami'' in 2001 and for the PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, in Japan. ''6thMix'' contains a total of 42 songs, all which made their first arcade appearance on this release. 11 of these songs debuted in various console releases prior to ''6thMix''. All arcade songs from ''Dance Dance Revolution'' to '' Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix'' were removed in ''6thMix'', although many of the Konami originals from those games would later be revived in future arcade releases. Gameplay The interface used is a recoloring and smoothing of the song wheel interface first introduced in '' Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix'', with the addition of changeable sort settings and a longer time limit. Core gameplay remained mostly the same on ''6thMix'' and ''7thMix'', with the addition of Freeze Arrows and a new scoring system: Freeze Arrows appear as gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Five (band) Five (occasionally stylised as 5ive) are an English boy band formed in 1997 consisting of members Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown. Five released several hit singles around the turn of the 21st century, particularly in their native United Kingdom. The group has sold over 20 million records worldwide. Five were formed by Heart Management, who held auditions to create a boy band. The group were subsequently signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/ RCA. In November 1997, Five released their debut single " Slam Dunk (Da Funk)", which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Their subsequent single, " When the Lights Go Out", became an international hit, peaking at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, 4 in the UK, and within the top ten of six further countries. Their debut album, '' Five'' (1998), sold over 4 million copies worldwide and produced 3 additional UK top 3 singles: " Got the Feelin", " Everybody Get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	More Than I Needed To Know "More Than I Needed to Know" is a song by British pop group Scooch. The song was written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Steve Crosby and was produced by the former two. It was released on 10 January 2000 as the group's second single from their debut album, ''Four Sure'' (2000), and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart the same month, becoming the band's highest-charting single in their home country. It also reached number 50 in Ireland and number 62 in the Netherlands. A music video made for the song features the four band members searching for pieces of their logo. Critical reception ''Music Week'' referred to "More Than I Needed to Know" as a "bright and breezy pop tune". Can't Stop the Pop named the song as Scooch's best single, calling it "killer", describing it as "dancefloor heartbreak", and noting the contrast of the song's wistful lyrics with its upbeat production, but criticised the international cover artwork, calling it a "Photoshop disaster". British colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	*BWitched** BWitched are an Irish girl group consisting of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O'Carroll. Originally active between 1997 and 2002, they enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2002, releasing two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20. Their first four singles, " C'est la Vie", " Rollercoaster", " To You I Belong" and " Blame It on the Weatherman", all reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and the group has sold over 3 million albums worldwide. On 18 October 2012, it was announced that BWitched would reunite for the ITV2 reality-documentary series '' The Big Reunion'' in 2013, along with other pop groups of their time. Due to the success, they officially returned. In May 2013, BWitched unveiled a new song called "Love and Money" which served as the group's lead single from their 2014 EP, '' Champagne or Guinness''. In 2023, BWitched released the single "Birthday" to celebrate their 25th a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]