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The Night (Ruth Lorenzo Song)
Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (; born 10 November 1982) is a Spanish singer, composer and television personality, best known in the UK for been the eighth contestant eliminated in the fifth series of the British TV talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song " Dancing In The Rain", scoring 74 points in the final and finishing in 10th place; the song peaked at #5 in the Spanish Singles Chart And also charted in the UK at #100. Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue have included compositions of hers in their albums. Her debut single "Burn" entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011. She released her first UK single " The Night" on 15 June 2013, featuring a club remix by Almighty. Her debut album 'Planeta Azul' was released on 27 October 2014, with number six single on the Spanish Single Charts ‘Gigantes’. In November 2017 ‘Good Girls Don't Lie’ was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Torres De Cotillas
Las Torres de Cotillas is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia and is located in the eastern half. A Roman villa existed here in the 2nd century BC. Despite the presence of two Moorish settlements in the Middle Ages, the modern town was founded in 1318. West of Torres de Cotillas at 38°1'35"N 1°15'15"W there is a 186 metres tall guyed radio mast used for mediumwave broadcasting on 855 kHz with 100 kW. The Segura River traverses the western third of the municipality. Geography The inhabitants are distributed in the following localities: Las Torres de Cotillas, which is located in the south-west of the northeastern quarter and is inhabited by 16,645 people; La Florida, which occurs in the north-east and is home to 921 people; La Loma, which is placed in the northeastern quarter and has a population of 202; Los Pulpites, which is located in the southeastern quarter and is inhabited by 514; La Media Legua, which occurs in the southeastern quarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In The Rain (song)
"Dancing in the Rain" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo, written by Lorenzo herself, Jim Irvin, and Julian Emery. It at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 held in Copenhagen, where it placed tenth with 74 points. It was released in Spain and the United Kingdom as a digital download on 18 February 2014, through Roster Music on iTunes. Background Conception "Dancing in the Rain" was composed and written by Ruth Lorenzo, Jim Irvin, and Julian Emery. Lorenzo recorded the song and released it in Spain and the United Kingdom as a digital download on 18 February 2014, through Roster Music on iTunes. National Selection On 22 February 2014, "Dancing in the Rain" performed by Lorenzo competed in ', the national final organised by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition, becoming the –and Lorenzo the performer– for Eurovision. Music video The official music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK'' (2004–2010; 2014–2018), and ''Britain's Got Talent'' (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows ''American Idol'' (2002–2010), ''The X Factor (American TV series), The X Factor US'' (2011–2013), and ''America's Got Talent'' (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music (also known as S Records) in 2002. After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the British music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on ''Pop Idol'', a television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV (TV network), ITV Controll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaris World
Polaris World was a holiday resort company centred on golf courses designed by Nicklaus Design - the golf course design and development firm set up by Jack Nicklaus and his sons. However, the company was established in 2001 by Pedro García Meroño and Facundo Armero. The resorts, which were expected to form a "golf trail" when completed, helped in the development of residential tourism in the Costa Calida region of Spain and were at one point the largest developer of holiday homes in the country. Polaris World was the largest golf resort developer in Murcia. The seven Polaris World resorts range in size from 55 hectares up to 900 hectares, with most around the 100 to 150 hectare size. Among the notable properties that formed part of the brand were: Mar Menor, La Torre, and El Valle. Condado de Alhama is the largest development - over 900 hectares with a golf course. Condado De Alhama is situated close to (25 minutes drive) the new Murcia International Airport, Corvera Airport. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west. In comparison to all the U.S. states and territories, Utah, with a population of just over three million, is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 13th largest by area, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 30th most populous, and the List of U.S. states by population density, 11th least densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two regions: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which includes the state capital, Salt Lake City, and is home to roughly two-thirds of the population; and Washington County, Utah, Washington County in the southwest, which has approximately 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrat Caballé
María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch or Folc (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), also known as Montserrat Caballé (i Folch), was a Spanish operatic soprano from Catalonia. Widely considered to be one of the best sopranos of the 20th century, she won a variety of musical awards thoroughout her six-decade career, including three Grammy Awards. Caballé performed a wide variety of roles, but is best known as an exponent of the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Gioachino Rossini, Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, Donizetti. She was noticed internationally when she stepped in for a performance of Donizetti's ''Lucrezia Borgia (opera), Lucrezia Borgia'' at Carnegie Hall in 1965, and then appeared at leading opera houses. Her voice was described as pure but powerful, with superb control of vocal shadings and exquisite Dynamics (music), pianissimo. Caballé is also known for her 1987 duet with Freddie M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Annie'' is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie'' by Harold Gray (which in turn was inspired from the poem '' Little Orphant Annie'' by James Whitcomb Riley). The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical. The musical's songs " Tomorrow" and " It's the Hard Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers. Background Martin Charnin first approached Thomas Meehan to write the book of a musical about ''Little Orphan Annie'', in 1972. Meehan researched, by rereading prints of the comic strip, but he was unable to find any satisfactory material for a musical, other than the characters of Annie, Oliver Warbucks, and Sandy, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in August 1955. The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2025 edition, it is now in its 70th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 40 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international source for cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck has been consistently ranked in the top five of ''Rolling Stone'' and other magazines' lists of the greatest guitarists. He was often called a "guitarist's guitarist". ''Rolling Stone'' described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock". Although he recorded two successful albums (1975's ''Blow by Blow'' and 1976's ''Wired (Jeff Beck album), Wired'') as a solo act, Beck did not establish or maintain commercial success like that of his contemporaries and bandmates. He recorded with many artists. Beck earned wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planeta Azul
''Planeta Azul'' (English: ''Blue Planet'') is the debut album by Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo. It was released on 27 October 2014 by Roster Music. The album was preceded by singles "Dancing in the Rain (song), Dancing in the Rain", which represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark, and "Gigantes". Renuncio (song), Renuncio was released as the third single in February 2015. Lorenzo has released a lot of lyric videos and videoclips (including "Flamingos" and "Patito Feo") to promote the album, too. The Special Edition of the album was released in October 2015, one year later and peaked at number 3 on the official Spanish Charts. Promotion Gira Planeta Azul On 3 August 2015, Lorenzo made an announcement in Spain that she would embark on her very first solo tour in October 2015. Cancelled shows Singles "Dancing in the Rain (song), Dancing in the Rain" was released as the lead single from the album on 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night (Ruth Lorenzo Song)
Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (; born 10 November 1982) is a Spanish singer, composer and television personality, best known in the UK for been the eighth contestant eliminated in the fifth series of the British TV talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song " Dancing In The Rain", scoring 74 points in the final and finishing in 10th place; the song peaked at #5 in the Spanish Singles Chart And also charted in the UK at #100. Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue have included compositions of hers in their albums. Her debut single "Burn" entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011. She released her first UK single " The Night" on 15 June 2013, featuring a club remix by Almighty. Her debut album 'Planeta Azul' was released on 27 October 2014, with number six single on the Spanish Single Charts ‘Gigantes’. In November 2017 ‘Good Girls Don't Lie’ was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
