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A Spaceman Came Travelling
"A Spaceman Came Travelling" is a song by Chris de Burgh. It first appeared on his second studio album, '' Spanish Train and Other Stories'', which was released in 1975. It has been released numerous times as a single, becoming a popular Christmas song, and has appeared on many festive compilation albums. Single release The song was not an initial success in the UK and failed to chart. After its first release in 1975 it reached the top position of the Irish single charts staying 15 weeks in the Irish charts and climbed to number 22 in the Canadian airplay charts. However, in 1986, following de Burgh's huge success with " The Lady in Red", its reissue reached number 15 in Ireland charting for only 1 week. The song was also issued as a double A-side with the song "The Ballroom of Romance" and charted for the first time in the UK in 1986, reaching number 40 and staying on the chart for five weeks.David Roberts. ''British Hit Singles & Albums''. Guinness World Records Limited Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Synthesizer
A string synthesizer or string machine is a specialized synthesizer designed specifically to make sounds similar to that of a string orchestra. Dedicated string synthesizers occupied a specific musical instrument niche between electronic organs and general-purpose synthesizers in the 1970s and early 1980s, until advances in digital signal processing technology allowed the production of inexpensive general-purpose polyphonic synthesizers and samplers, which made the existence of a separate type of instrument unnecessary. The development of the string synthesizer was originally motivated by the need for a cheaper and more portable alternative to the Mellotron, which was itself a cheaper alternative to human string ensembles. The availability of string synthesizers was influential in adding string orchestration to popular music that would not otherwise be able to afford the use of a human string ensemble, and their characteristic sound, which was almost, but not quite, like that of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe
Believe may refer to: *Belief, a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true, with or without proof for such proposition *Faith, a belief in something which has not been proven Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Believe'', a 2000 horror film starring Ben Gazzara * ''Believe'', a 2000 short film starring James Roday * ''Believe'' (2007 film), a mockumentary film starring Larry Bagby * ''Believe'' (2013 film), a sports drama film starring Brian Cox * ''Believe'' (2016 film), a Christmas drama film starring Ryan O'Quinn * ''Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story'', a 2009 documentary about Eddie Izzard * ''Justin Bieber's Believe'', a 2013 concert film starring Justin Bieber Music Albums * ''Believe'' (33Miles album), 2009 * ''Believe'' (Cher album), or the title song (see below), 1998 * ''Believe'' (Dima Bilan album), or the title song (see below), 2009 * ''Believe'' (Disturbed album), or the title song, 2002 * ''Believe'' (Emerson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs From The Heart
Songs from the Heart may refer to: * Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, a 2010 album by the group Celtic Woman * ''Songs from the Heart'' (compilation album), a 1998 various artists compilation * ''Songs from the Heart'' (George Jones album), 1962 * ''Songs from the Heart'' (Johnny Hartman album), 1955 * ''Songs from the Heart'' (Mark Vincent album), 2012 * ''Songs from the Heart'' (Rick Price album), 1996 * ''Songs from the Heart'' (Yanni album), 1999 * ''Songs from the Heart'' (Yolanda Adams album), 1998 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble conceived and created by David Kavanagh, Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show ''Riverdance.'' In 2004, Downes recruited five Irish female musicians who had not previously performed together, vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, as the first lineup of the group that he named "Celtic Woman". Downes chose a repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs. The show was meant to be a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland, but multiple airings on PBS helped boost the group's popularity. The group's line-up has changed over the years. Fourteen albums have been released under the name "Celtic Woman": '' Celtic Woman'', '' Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration'', '' Celtic Woman: A New Journey'', '' Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey'', '' Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart'', '' Celtic Woman: Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Chants
''Christmas Chants'' is a studio album by the Gregorian chant band Gregorian. It was released in 2006 on Nemo Studio. In 2008 a special edition titled ''Christmas Chants & Visions'' was released, containing the original CD with two bonus tracks, and a DVD. The live concert DVD was filmed in Berlin in December 2007 during Gregorian's Christmas tour. Track listing # "Ave Maria" (featuring Julian) # " Silent Night" # " When a Child Is Born" (featuring Sarah Brightman) # " Amazing Grace" # "The First Noël" (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "In the Bleak Midwinter" # "Pie Jesu" # "A Spaceman Came Travelling" ( Chris de Burgh) # "O Come All Ye Faithful" # " Gloria in Excelsis" # " Footsteps in the Snow" # "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "Sweeter the Bells" # "Child in a Manger" # " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon) (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "Auld Lang Syne" # " Last Christmas" (bonus track) (featuring Carolin Fortenbacher) # "Moment of Peace" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorian (band)
Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment. They competed in Unser Lied für Stockholm, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and placed 5th in the first round of public voting with the song "Masters of Chant", failing to make the Top 3 with 9.06% of the public vote. Band history Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, Peterson together with Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz, recorded the 1991 album '' Sadisfaction'', with lead vocals provided by The Sisters of Oz: Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit Freud. However, this was the only album by the trio in that style. In 1998, Peterson and his team of Jan-Eric Kohrs, Michael Soltau and Carsten Heusmann re-invented the project to perform popular songs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarynkowy Sen
''Mandarynkowy sen'' is the second studio album by Polish singer and dancer Mandaryna, released in 2005. Background The album was also known in Poland as ''Mandaryna.com2me'' and its original Polish title translates ''Tangerine Dream''. The album's lead single "Ev'ry Night" became Mandaryna's biggest hit. Featured are also covers of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" and Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling", released as the follow-up singles. Furthermore, the album includes a cover of 2 Plus 1's "Windą do nieba". ''Mandarynkowy sen'' reached number 1 in Poland (see: List of number-one albums of 2005 (Poland) These are the Poland, Polish number one albums of 2005 in music, 2005, per the OLiS Chart. Chart history References {{Polish Music Charts 2005 in Polish music, Number-one albums 2005 record charts, Poland Lists of number-one albums i ...). Track listing Release history References {{Authority control 2005 albums Mandaryna albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandaryna
Marta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska, professionally known as Mandaryna, born Marta Mandrykiewicz on 12 March 1978 in Łódź, Poland, is a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She rose to fame as the dancer of Polish pop group Ich Troje, and the partner of its leader, Michał Wiśniewski. She embarked on a singing career in 2004, covering Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again", which became a hit in Poland. Her first two albums, ''Mandaryna.com'' and ''Mandarynkowy sen'', released in 2004 and 2005, respectively, were met with commercial success. In 2005, Mandaryna sparked a major controversy during her performance at Sopot Festival, which exposed her alleged lack of vocal talent. Nonetheless, the performed song "Ev'ry Night" became a massive hit and remains arguably her best-known song to date. Career Throughout her teenage years, Marta Wiśniewska took extensive dancing lessons and was part of several dancing groups. In 2000, she became the dancer and choreographer of Ich Troje, then high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Óskar
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (born 16 March 1970), known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey. He had a musical childhood, singing at private functions, with choirs and for media advertisements, but was affected by bullying in school and tension between his parents at home. He came out as gay to his family at the age of 16 years. Paul Oscar's musical range spans traditional Icelandic songs, ballads, love songs, disco, house and techno. He released his first album, ''Stuð'' (''Groove''), in 1993 while in New York City, and also sang with Icelandic groups Milljónamæringarnir (The Millionaires) and Casino while establishing a career as a solo artiste. His album of ballads, ''Palli'', was the best-selling Icelandic album of 1995. Paul Oscar came to international attention when he performed "''Minn hinsti dans''" ("My Final Dance"), Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. His most recent album is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokie (band)
Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Their most popular hit single, "Living Next Door to Alice", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as going to No. 1 on the Australian singles chart. Other hit singles include "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", " Oh Carol", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone", and " I'll Meet You at Midnight". History Early years The band was formed as "The Yen" after a chance meeting between Ron Kelly and Alan Silson in Moore's Music Shop, North Parade, Bradford, in October 1963. Two days after that meeting they were joined by Chris Norman for rehearsals, but without finding a suitable bass player, just practiced together for a year. The addition of Terry Utt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Tai
Samuel Tai (, born 6 November 1966) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Tai debuted in 1988 and then released his first solo album ''Good Boys'' (理想男孩) in 1990. In 1993, he wrote the song "999 Roses" (九佰九拾九朶玫瑰), which turned out to be a huge success and big hit. His most popular songs include "999 Roses", "Thousand Origami Cranes" (千紙鶴), "1001 Nights" (一千零一夜) and "Let You Hear My Heart Beating" (心要讓你聽見) etc. He subsequently released 30 albums. His latest album, ''In the Beginning'' was released on 31 August 2012. Early life Tai was born in Hong Kong and spent his childhood on Shanghai Street in Mongkok. He was educated at Min Guang College and Wellington English Secondary School. He admires Bruce Lee and has studied Wing Chun from Lok Yiu for many years. While practicing Taekwondo he is qualified with First-Degree Black Belt. Due to an injury he had to stay at home to rest. During that time, his father bought a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
