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Alex Sparrow
Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov (russian: Алексей Владимирович Воробьёв; 19 January 1988) is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow, a translation of his Russian name. He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of ''The X Factor'' at the age of 17 in 2005. In 2006 Vorobyov was contracted by Universal Music Russia, and in December 2007 was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for Y-PEER, a youth-based initiative of the United Nations Population Fund. Vorobyov represented the Russian Federation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. Early life Alex was born on 19 January 1988 in Tula (Russian: Тула), RSFSR, Soviet Union. His father is Head of Security, and his mother is a housewife. Alex played football as a child and played for the local youth team in Tula. At first, he wanted to pursue a career in sports but later chose to pursue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tula, Russia
Tula ( rus, Тула, p=ˈtulə) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. At the 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the 32nd largest city in Russia by population. A primarily industrial city, Tula was a fortress at the border of the Principality of Ryazan. The city was seized by Ivan Bolotnikov, and withstood a four-month siege by the Tsar's army. Historically, Tula was a major centre for the manufacture of armaments. The Demidov family built the first armament factory in Russia in the city, in what would become the Tula Arms Plant, which still operates to this day. Tula is home to the Klokovo air base, Tula State University, Tula Kremlin, The Tula State Museum of Weapons and Kazanskaya embankment of the Upa River (). Tula has a historical association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since their debut in . Russia won the contest with Dima Bilan performing the song " Believe". One of the most successful countries in the contest in the 21st century with a total of ten top five placements, Russia finished second with Alsou in , Dima Bilan in , Buranovskiye Babushki in and Polina Gagarina in ; third with t.A.T.u. in , Serebro in , Sergey Lazarev in and , and fifth with Dina Garipova in . In , they failed to qualify for the final for the first time in their history. The Russian entry has been chosen through both internal selections and a televised national final titled '' Evrovidenie'', with their most recent entry () being chosen by the latter. Following their exclusion from the due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One announced that they would suspend their membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The suspensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost And Forgotten
Russia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, and was represented by broadcaster Rossiya 1, Rossiya Channel (RTR). Before Eurovision Evrovidenie 2010 ''Evrovidenie 2010'' was the sixth edition of Evrovidenie, the music competition that selects Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show took place on 7 March 2010 at the Vladimir Nazarov's Theater in Moscow and hosted by Oxana Fedorova and Dmitry Guberniev. Twenty-five artists and songs participated and the winner was selected through a jury and a public televote. The show was broadcast on Russia-1, RTR-Planeta as well as online via the official Eurovision Song Contest website ''eurovision.tv''. Competing entries On 9 December 2009, RTR announced a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until 15 February 2010. In addition to the public submissions, the broadcaster reserved the right to directly invite artists to compete in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Nalitch
Peter Andreyevich Nalitch (russian: Пётр Андре́евич На́лич, ), also spelled as Petr Nalich or Pyotr Nalich, is a Russian singer and composer who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. In the final on May 29, he came 11th with his song "Lost and Forgotten". Personal Info Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Gitar" Peter Nalitch has become famous in Russia after the publication in 2007 on YouTube of the clip of his song "Gitar" (where he makes fun of himself with broken English lyrics and dubious film editing qualities). In about three years, more than 8,000,000 people had watched it. Interviews and articles about Peter followed in some Russian papers. The song "Gitar" is most popular in Greece, Germany and Slovakia. Peter Nalitch and Friends Beginnings In 2007, Peter already had about 40 songs written down, all ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCIS (TV Series)
''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series '' JAG'' ( season eight episodes 20 and 21: " Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). A spin-off from ''JAG'', the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has entered into the twentieth full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the ''NCIS'' franchise. , ''NCIS'' is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–present) and ''Law & Order'' (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the 7th-longest-running scripted U.S. prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreal (TV Series)
''Unreal'' (stylized as ''UnREAL'') is an American drama television series that premiered on Lifetime on June 1, 2015. It stars Shiri Appleby as a young reality television producer pushed by her unscrupulous boss (Constance Zimmer) to swallow her integrity and do anything it takes to drum up salacious show content. The show was created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, and was inspired by Shapiro's award-winning independent short film ''Sequin Raze''. On July 28, 2017, it was announced that ''Unreal'' has been renewed for a shortened fourth season of eight episodes. The fourth season completed production in January 2018 before the third season had aired. By May 22, 2018, the fourth season had been acquired by Hulu. The streaming service distributed the series exclusively as a "Hulu Original" in the United States for a set period of time before the episodes aired on Lifetime. On July 16, 2018, the fourth season was released on Hulu and it was confirmed that the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vatican Tapes
''The Vatican Tapes'' is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Mark Neveldine from a screenplay written by Christopher Borrelli and Michael C. Martin, which is in turn based on a story by Chris Morgan and Christopher Borrelli. The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Peña, Dougray Scott, Djimon Hounsou, Peter Andersson, Kathleen Robertson, and John Patrick Amedori, and was released on July 24, 2015, by Lionsgate. Plot In the Vatican, Vicar Imani (Djimon Hounsou) shows Cardinal Bruun ( Peter Andersson) the case of Angela Holmes (Olivia Taylor Dudley), a young American woman who is suspected of harboring an evil spirit. Two months earlier in the United States, Angela is given a surprise birthday party by her father, Roger (Dougray Scott), and boyfriend, Peter "Pete" Smith (John Patrick Amedori). She accidentally cuts herself and is rushed to the hospital, where she briefly meets Father Lozano (Michael Peña). She is injected with a serum that causes an infec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dame To Kill For
''A Dame to Kill For'' is a comic book limited series first published by Dark Horse Comics in 1993. It is the second story in Frank Miller's ''Sin City'' series, and the first to be published in miniseries format. It was written and drawn by Frank Miller. It has since been reprinted in graphic novel format in four separate editions. The 2014 film, '' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' is partly based on the graphic novel along with ''Just Another Saturday Night'' and two original segments written by Miller for the film. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office failure compared to the positive reception and financial success of the first ''Sin City'' film in 2005. Plot The story begins as Dwight McCarthy, working as a photographer for a grossly overweight man named Agamemnon, saves one of the Old Town prostitutes, Sally, from one of her customers, whom Dwight was investigating on behalf of his wife; he then drives her back to Old Town. That night he receives a call from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers (2013 Film)
''The Three Musketeers'' (russian: link=no, «Три мушкетёра», ''tri mushketera'') is a Russian historical adventure film based on the 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was produced by The Production Center of Sergei Zhigunov. The film has been released in two versions: as a two-hour movie in cinemas on November 14, 2013. and as a TV series consisting of 10 episodes of 45 minutes. The TV series was first shown in December 2013 on the Ukrainian 1+1 Channel and then on Russia's Channel One Russia in January 2014. Young d'Artagnan is coming to Paris to be a musketeer. There he meets three old musketeers, members of the glorious King's Guard, but actually realizes that they are not the great fighters who he thinks they are. While joining the musketeers he is faced with the hidden plots of Cardinal Richelieu, his spy Milady de Winter and a possible war against England. Plot summary In 1625 France, a poor young nobleman named d'Artagnan lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phobos
''The Phobos'' (russian: Фобос. Клуб страха, Phobos. Klub strakha) is a 2010 Russian horror film directed by Oleg Asadulin. Plot On a rainy summer day a group of young people go to a club called "Phobos", which is under construction and in the past used to be a bomb shelter. Suddenly all the club doors are automatically closed and the lights are switched off. Initially the characters perceive everything as a joke but later realize that they are trapped: their cell phones do not work and they did not tell anyone about their intention to go to this club. The goth girl Vika says that there is a creature that feeds on their fears and that they need to overcome their own feelings of fright. Cast * Pyotr Fyodorov as Mike * Timofey Karataev as Alexander *Alex Sparrow as Zhenya * Tatyana Kosmacheva as Yulia * Agniya Kuznetsova Agniya Evgenevna Kuznetsova (russian: Агния Евгеньевна Кузнецова; born 15 July 1985) is a Russian theater and film actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backwater District
Backwater or Backwaters may refer to: Music * ''Backwaters'' (album), a 1982 album by American guitarist Tony Rice * Backwater (band), a jazz fusion band from Mobile, Alabama, or this band's 1976 debut album * "Backwater", a song by Brian Eno from the album ''Before and After Science'' * "Backwater", a 1974 song by Status Quo from '' Quo'' * "Backwater" (song), a 1994 song recorded by the Meat Puppets * "Backwaters", 2013 song British band Drenge Other uses * Backwaters (management festival), the annual national management festival organized by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode * ''Backwater'' (novel), a novel by Joan Bauer * Backwater (river), a part of a river in which there is little or no current * Backwaters Press, an American book publishing company * Backwater Reservoir, a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland * Backcountry, an isolated and under-developed region See also * Kerala backwaters, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes in India * Lagoon, a sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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