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Hiss
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Hiss is a musician and singer from Azerbaijan. Born in Azerbaijan Hiss’s childhood passion to music motivated her to take her first steps when she was 14. Alongside with her school she joined to several child music competitions where she attended to her first vocal classes.
In 2014 she took a break and started to her professional career and attended university. Until 2018 Roya has worked in different positions ranging from business analyst to accountant while attending to university at the same time. Finally in 2018 she decided to get back to her long-loved musical career and released her first single “Mirvarilər”.
She gained significant fame right after releasing her 5th single called “İstəmirəm”. Trending on the Top 50 in Shazam Turkey for several months in a row, the song racked more than 18 million plays on Youtube and over 2 million streams on Spotify, while being playlisted in no less than 48,000 user playlists.
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Kim Hyun-yeop
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Kim Hyun Yeop is a South Korean singer, dancer, former member of TAN and current member of IN A MINUTE. Before debuting, he spent almost 4 years as a trainee at BigHit Entertainment and Brand New Music.
In late 2021, he entered the singing survival show "Extreme Debut: Wild Idol" and finished in 6th place, earning a spot in a new project group called TAN.
He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Think Entertainment and made his debut in March 2022 as the lead vocalist with their first mini-album "1TAN".
However, the agency became embroiled in several controversies, and all members ended their contracts in June 2024. A few weeks later, leader Lee Chang Sun announced the group's disbandment.
He then re-debuted in October 2024 as part of the trio IN A MINUTE with Kim Jun Tae and Lee Jae Jun. They had a fan meeting in Seoul and pre-released the singles "Unbox" and "What You Want".
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Giada Colagrande
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Italian film director and actress.
Colagrande was born in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. She studied in Italy, Switzerland and Australia, and in 1995 she moved to Rome where she began making video art and documentaries on contemporary art.
From 1997 to 2000, she joined the art project VOLUME, making a series of video portraits of seven contemporary artists: Jannis Kounellis, Alfredo Pirri, Bernhard Rüdiger, Nunzio, Raimund Kummer, Gianni Dessí, Maurizio Savini and Sol LeWitt.
She made three short films: “Carnaval” (1997), “Fetus – 4 brings death” (1999), and “n.3” (2000).
In 2001, she wrote, directed and starred in her first feature film, Aprimi il Cuore (Open My Heart), which opened at the Venice Film Festival 2002, and then was selected by many international film festivals, such as the Tribeca Film Festival 2003, in competition, and Paris Cinéma 2003, where it won the award Prix de l’avenir. Giada was also nominated for Best New Director at the Silver Ribbon 2003. Open my Heart was released in Italy by Lucky Red and in the USA by Strand Releasing.
In 2005 she directed her second feature Before it Had a Name, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with Willem Dafoe. The film opened at the Venice Film Festival 2005, was then showed in San Sebastian Film Festival and various other international festivals. It was distributed worldwide by Millennium with the title Black Widow.
In 2010 she wrote and directed her third feature, A Woman, starring Willem Dafoe and Jess Weixler. It also premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2010 and then screened at many other international film festivals.
In 2012, she made The Woman Dress, the third short film of the PRADA series The Miu Miu Women's Tales, and completed the feature-length film Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic, a documentary on the opera directed by Robert Wilson, based on Marina Abramović’s biography, starring Willem Dafoe, Antony Hegarty and Abramović herself, which was screened at MoMA in New York and at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Both films premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2012.
In 2013 the film The Abramovic Method, which continues her collaboration with performance artist Marina Abramović, was presented at the Venice Film Festival and is now being shown in various museums around the world. (Wikipedia)
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Mahesh
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Mahesh is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2010 film, Angadi Theru, directed by Vasanthabalan. Mahesh was spotted by Vasanthabalan's assistants while playing for his school in a volleyball match in Tirunelveli and the director's team asked him to audition for a role in Angadi Theru. Despite rejecting their advances initially, he eventually agreed to join the team after finishing his board examinations and after being encouraged by his sports mentor to pursue a career in films. The film subsequently released in March 2010 to positive reviews, with Mahesh's performance being well received by critics. However since Angadi Theru, Mahesh has only been seen in low budget films with his immediate release Konjam Siripu Konjam Kobam (2011) taking a low key box office opening to poor reviews, while Yaasagan met with a similar fate.
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Don S. Davis
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Donald Sinclair Davis (August 4, 1942 – June 29, 2008) was an American actor, artist, and former military officer. He began his career as a theater professor before transitioning to acting. He became known for his role as General George Hammond in Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) and Major Garland Briggs in Twin Peaks (1990–1991). Davis appeared in numerous films, including A League of Their Own (1992), The Fan (1996), The 6th Day (2000), and Far Cry (2008). He often portrayed authority figures and military characters, reinforced by his real-life experience as a U.S. Army captain. In addition to acting, he was a talented painter and sculptor. He studied theater and art at Southwest Missouri State College and later earned a Ph.D. in Theater Arts from Southern Illinois University. Davis was married to Ruby Fleming-Davis and remained an influential presence in film and television until his passing.
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Alain Madelin
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Alain Madelin (born 26 March 1946) is a French politician.
Madelin was minister of Industry in Prime Minister Jacques Chirac's cabinet from 1986 to 1988, a minister of Business in Prime Minister Édouard Balladur's cabinet from 1993 to 1995, and a minister of Economy and Finances in Prime Minister Alain Juppé's cabinet. He resigned after only three months, citing economic policy differences with Alain Juppé.
He was a member of the National Assembly from 1978 to 2007 as representative for Ille-et-Vilaine's fourth constituency. The district includes the town of Redon, where he was mayor from 1995 until 2000.
Madelin unsuccessfully ran in 1996 for president of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and was defeated by François Léotard. He was elected as leader of the Parti Républicain, a part of the UDF coalition, which he renamed Démocratie Libérale. In 1998, Démocratie Libérale split from the UDF. Madelin's obtained slightly less than 4% of the vote in the 2002 presidential election and merged his party into the UMP. After 2002, although his former supporter Jean-Pierre Raffarin became Prime minister, and as a result of the end of Démocratie Libérale, Madelin's influence in French national politics dwindled.
As a classical liberal, he was a strong supporter of laissez-faire economics and was also a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election as the leader of the Liberal Democracy party, where he scored 3.91% on the first round. Following the election, he became a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Madelin is the French major politician the most in favor of the international policies of the United States, and supported the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Because of this, he has, in the past, generally been considered with favor by the US press.
He did not seek reelection in the 2007 elections, ending his involvement in partisan politics.
Source: Article "Alain Madelin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Sean Connery
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Leo Abelo Perry
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Leo Abelo Perry made his feature film debut at nine years old in the Disney+ family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen," opposite Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union. His other credits include ABC's Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration where Leo plays Chip opposite numerous notable performers, including Martin Short, David Alan Grier, H.E.R, and Joshua Henry. Leo also starred in," "Black-ish," "The Big Leap" and soon to be announced, a major role in a franchise film series set for debut in May 2023.
At the age of seven, Perry, a burgeoning social activist, started Dance for Justice at the height of the 2020 racial justice protests. His year-long dancing endeavor raised funds for racial justice programs and served as the inspiration to launch and host an activism podcast called "The Activators!," in partnership with A Kids Co.
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Anja Antonowicz
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Anja Antonowicz, auch Anna Antonowicz (* 22. Dezember 1981 in Włocławek) ist eine polnische Schauspielerin. Nach dem Studium an der Hochschule für Film, Fernsehen und Theater in Łódź spielte Anna Antonowicz von 2002 bis 2004 ihre erste feste Rolle als Ruda in der polnischen Serie Na dobre i na zle, woran sich mehrere Fernsehproduktionen anschlossen. Es folgte die Rolle der Miska in Pensjonat Pod Róza. Parallel dazu spielte sie in Warschau Theater. In Deutschland ist Antonowicz seit 2005 in der Rolle der Moldawierin Nastya Niemeyer, geborene Pashenko, in der Serie Lindenstraße bekannt. Sie spielte inzwischen in weiteren deutschen Filmen, so als Vergewaltigungsopfer Maria in der Bella-Block-Folge Die Frau des Teppichlegers. Für diese Leistung war sie 2006 für den Deutschen Fernsehpreis nominiert. In Katinka Feistls Komödie Krieg der Frauenverkörperte sie das Au-pair-Mädchen Jolanta. Gesine Cukrowski und Birge Schade spielten an ihrer Seite. Es folgten weitere deutsche Produktionen: Ralf Huettners Mr. Soft, Olaf Saumers Stille Wasser, Hans-Christoph Blumenbergs Die Kinder der Flucht, zwei Folgen in der Serie Ein starkes Team, die Zwangsprostituierte Dana in der Serie Dr. Psycho und eine Rolle in Kai Wessels Kriminalfilm Das Geheimnis im Moor. International spielte Anna Antonowicz unter der Regie von Peter Greenaway an der Seite von Martin Freeman die Catharina in Nightwatching und die Elene in Nana Dschordschadse The Rainbowmaker. Ebenfalls international zu sehen war sie in einer Produktion der Krimi-Reihe mit dem Titel GSI - Spezialeinheit Göteborg 5: Riskantes Spiel. 2013 übernahm sie eine Rolle in der Literaturverfilmung Westen. 2005 spielte sie im Musikvideo „Tomaszów“ der polnischen Sängerin Maria Sadowska mit.
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Jessa Jupiter Flux
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Jessa Flux, a versatile performer hailing from Evansville, Indiana, captivates audiences with her dynamic presence in independent horror films, showcasing her talents in cult favorites such as "Murdercise," "Debbie Does Demons," "Voorhees: Night of the Beast," and "Reunion From Hell."
Beyond acting, Jessa's diverse skills encompass comedy, hair and makeup artistry, modeling and more. Her journey began on stage as a trained dancer, laying the foundation for a well-rounded performing arts career.
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