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Africa (Karl Wolf Song)
Africa is the first official single by Lebanese Canadian singer Karl Wolf from his second studio album ''Bite the Bullet''. The album version of the song features rapper/reggae artist Culture. The song is inspired by the worldwide hit "Africa" by Toto and samples music and covers lyrics from the chorus from the original version, providing new lyrics in place of the original's verses. Music video Despite the African title of the song, the music video was actually shot off the shore of Dibba, Oman. The music video for "Africa" starts off with Wolf at his secret island resort on his laptop. He gets a call with the ringtone for "Desensitize" (an earlier hit by Karl Wolf featuring Culture). Culture is on the phone informing Wolf that he is on a boat and heading toward shore to meet up with Wolf. In the next scene, Wolf sees a conventionally attractive woman in a bikini on the beach and starts talking to her. Some other scenes in the video also take place at nighttime with Wolf, Cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah ( ar, كارل أبو سمح; born April 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Karl Wolf, is a Lebanese-Canadian musician based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been a singer, songwriter, and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album '' Face Behind the Face'' on MapleNationwide/Universal in 2006, followed by a second album ''Bite the Bullet'' in 2007. His third album ''Nightlife'' was released in 2009 followed by '' Finally Free'' in 2012, '' Stereotype'' in 2014 and '' WOW'' in 2015. His biggest hit has been a remake of Toto's "Africa" sampling from the song and providing new lyrics and arrangements. Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf also manages a number of new artists. In 2015, he announced a new collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens, Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak. Wolf signed a new solo contract in Canada with British Columbia-based Cordova Bay Records as well as two new worldwide deals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringtone
A ringtone, ring tone or ring is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call. Originally referring to and made by the electromechanical striking of bells, the term now refers to any sound on any device alerting of a new incoming call—up to and including recordings of original telephone bells. Electronic telephones, especially smartphones, are manufactured with a preloaded selection of ringtones. Customers can buy or generate custom ringtones for installation on the device. Background and history A telephone rings when the telephone network indicates an incoming call, so that the recipient is alerted of the call attempt. Landline telephones typically receive an electric alternating current signal, called ''power ringing'' or ''ringing signal'', generated by the telephone exchange to which the telephone is connected. The ringing current originally operated an electric bell. For mobile phones, the network sends a message to the recipient's device, which may activa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus for two years until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on ABC. It started as an addition to the '' Idols'' format that was based on ''Pop Idol'' from British television, and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by American viewers using phones, Internet, and SMS text voting. The winners of the first twenty seasons, as chosen by viewers, are Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Philli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol (season 8)
The eighth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the ''Idol'' panel. It was also Abdul's final season as a judge. Kris Allen, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes were cast. This was the second season where both of the final two contestants had been in the bottom three or two at least once before the finale, with the first being season three. The eighth season saw numerous changes to the format of the show. There were 36 semi-finalists instead of 24, and thirteen finalists instead of twelve, nine contestants chosen by the public and four by the judges in a wild card round. Another addition was the "save," which was use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup
, image = 2010 FIFA World Cup.svg , size = 200px , caption = ''Ke Nako. (Tswana and Sotho for "It's time") Celebrate Africa's Humanity''''It's time. Celebrate Africa's Humanity'' (English)''Dis tyd. Vier Afrika se mensdom'' (Afrikaans)''Isikhathi. Gubha Ubuntu Base-Afrika'' (Zulu)''Lixesha. Ukubhiyozela Ubuntu baseAfrika'' (Xhosa)''Inguva. Kupemberera hupenyu hweAfrica'' (Shona)''Ke nako. Keteka Batho ba Afrika'' (Southern Sotho) , country = South Africa , dates = , confederations = 6 , num_teams = 32 , venues = 10 , cities = 9 , champion = Spain , count = 1 , second = Netherlands , third = Germany , fourth = Uruguay , matches = 64 , goals = 145 , attendance = , top_scorer = Diego Forlán Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder David Villa(5 goals each) , player = Diego Forlán , goalkeeper = Iker Casillas , young_player = T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightlife (Karl Wolf Album)
''Nightlife'' is the third solo studio album from singer-songwriter Karl Wolf. It was released initially to the Japanese market. The album was released in Canada on November 17, 2009. The first single "Yalla Habibi" was released on iTunes October 28, 2009 and reached #24 on the Canadian Hot 100. The second single is the remix of "Hurting" featuring Sway, which peaked at #55 on the same chart. The third single is the 2009 remix of Africa. Track listing # Yalla Habibi (feat. Rime Salmi and Kaz Money) (Produced by I-Notchz) #Maniac Maniac (feat. Culture) #80's Baby (Produced by Billboard) #You Forgot About Me (feat. Imposs) (Produced by Billboard) #Numb (Produced by I-Notchz) #Nightlife (Produced by Capo Decina) # Hurting (feat. Sway) (Produced by Danny Neville & Q of Underground Procedures) #Love #No Way Nobody (feat. Loon Loons (North American English) or divers (British / Irish English) are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated December 21, 2022, is "Subtitle" by Official Hige Dandism. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan. From December 2013, ''Billboard'' incorporated more digital music stores (such aRecochoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countdown (MuchMusic TV Series)
The ''Much Countdown'' (also known as the ''Much Top 30 Countdown'', and formerly known as ''The MuchMusic Top 20 Countdown'') is an hour-long musical television program, usually hosted by a VJ, that aired on Canadian music television station MuchMusic from 1996 to 2017. ''Countdown'' was one of the longest-running programs that has aired on MuchMusic since the channel's debut. Originally sponsored by Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta ..., it was known for the first several years as the ''Coca-Cola Countdown''. Format The program aired a playlist of the most well-known songs in the mainstream. The order that the videos were played went from No. 30 to No. 1, although only about 10-12 of those videos were actually played. Most of the videos that went unplayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Round
"Right Round" is a single performed by American rapper Flo Rida featuring guest vocals from American singer Kesha. It was released as the lead Single (music), single from his second studio album, ''R.O.O.T.S.'' (2009). It was released to radio on January 27, 2009 and was digitally released on February 10 by Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The song heavily interpolates the chorus of the Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in its hook. According to one of the song's writers, the chorus refers to a stripper. Kesha contributed guest vocals to the song, but was uncredited in the United States and Canada during its run atop the charts. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews, with critics claiming it was kitschy and Misogyny in hip hop culture, misogynistic, the song was a commercial success, reaching the top ten of the music charts in nineteen countries worldwide. In the United States, it became Flo Rida's second number-one sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release. Flo Rida's debut studio album, 2008's ''Mail on Sunday'', reached number four in the US. The album was succeeded by ''R.O.O.T.S.'', the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010's ''Only One Flo (Part 1)'' and 2012's '' Wild Ones'', also charted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. His catalog includes the international hit singles "Right Round", "Club Can't Handle Me", " Good Feeling", " Wild Ones", "Whistle", "I Cry", " G.D.F.R." and " My House". Не represented San Marino, together with Senhit, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song " Adrenalina". They scored 50 points, fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
