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Alisha
Alisha (Arabic: علیشا Romanized: 'Alīshā) is cognate of the female given name Alicia, a variant of Alice, which comes from the Old English name Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning "noble natured" (noble of kind). Variant forms used by notable individuals include Alesha, Allysha and Alysha. Notable people with this name * Alisha (singer), American singer * Alisha Boe (born 1997), Norwegian actress * Alysha Boekhoudt (born 1993), Aruban model * Alysha Brilla (born 1988), Canadian musician * Alysha Burnett (born 1997), Australian athlete * Alisha Butchers (born 1997), Welsh rugby player * Allysha Chapman (born 1989), Canadian soccer player * Alisha Chinai (born 1965), Indian pop singer * Alysha Clark (born 1987), African-American professional basketball player * Alesha Dixon, English singer * Alisha Edwards (born 1987), American professional wrestler * Allisha Gray (born 1995), American basketball player * Alisha Kramer (born 1990), American physician and health activist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha (singer)
Alisha Ann Itkin (born April 16, 1968) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer who had several club hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life and career Alisha was born on April 16, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York City. At age 8, she began receiving vocal lessons and was coaxed into the music business by her parents, who arranged for studio recording sessions and recitals. At age 14, she joined the rock/dance group The Babysitters in Brooklyn, and recorded a demo that her parents started shopping to various record companies. Vanguard Records brought the tape to producer Mark S. Berry, who had been looking for a vocalist for what would become Alisha's first single "All Night Passion". Released in February 1984, the single became a club hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Berry went on to produce her self-titled debut album, which was released in 1985 on Vanguard Records and included additional club hits "Too Turned On" (No. 6 Hot Dance US) and her biggest s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Edwards
Alisha Maher (née Inacio; born January 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Alisha Edwards (most frequently under the mononym Alisha). Professional wrestling career New England Championship Wrestling / World Women's Wrestling (2006–2013) Edwards debuted in May 2006, at a joint New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) and World Women's Wrestling (WWW) show on May 7, defeating Mia Love. Over the next few weeks, she lost to Tanya Lee, but defeated Della Morte. This win however, would prove to be her last in 2006, as she lost to Tanya Lee, Kacee Carlisle by disqualification, Portia Perez, and Alicia. On January 27, 2007, at NECW's ''SnowBrawl'' show, she challenged Tanya Lee for the World Women's Wrestling Championship, but was unsuccessful. She broke her losing streak at the NECW/WWW show, ''Pick you Poison'', on February 25, when she defeated Portia Perez. At the NECW/WWW ''1st Anniversary Spectacular'' show o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha's Attic
Alisha's Attic were an English pop duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly McErlaine (born Poole) and Karen Poole, born in Barking and Chadwell Heath respectively. Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. History Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle icin 1988, but it failed to chart. Their chart career began with the release of their debut single " I Am, I Feel", which quickly became a radio and chart hit in the UK. This was followed in November 1996 by their entirely self-written debut album '' Alisha Rules the World''. The platinum selling album was produced by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and spawned four top 15 UK hits and substantial success in Europe and Japan. They were nominated for a 1997 Brit Award for Best Newcomer, and also nominated that year for an Ivor Novello Award for the best lyrical and melodic composition. In July 1997, the band played at the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Chinai
Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as Music of Bollywood, playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Queen of Indipop'. Her best known songs were with producers Anu Malik and Biddu during the 1990s. Her best known song is ''Made in India (album), Made in India''. Career Chinai's initial albums include ''Jaadoo'', ''Babydoll (album), Babydoll'', ''Aah... Alisha!'', ''Madonna (Alisha Chinai album), Madonna'', ''Kamasutra (Alisha Chinai album), Kamasutra'', ''Alisha - Madonna of India'' and ''Made in India (album), Made in India''. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including ''Adventures of Tarzan'', ''Dance Dance (1987 film), Dance Dance'', ''Commando'', ''Guru'', ''Love Love Love (1989 film), Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Butchers
Alisha Butchers (born 14 June 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays flanker for Bristol Bears Women and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for the Wales rugby union team in 2016 and has played in 29 matches for the national side. Butchers scored her first international try in 2016 in a Women's Six Nations Championship victory over Scotland. She works as an Active Young People Officer and a Girls' Hub Officer while continuing her rugby career. Biography Butchers' birth was on 14 June 1997 in Swansea, Wales. She was educated at Halfway Primary School in Llanelli. Butchers is the sister-of-law of Welsh forward Nicky Smith. As of 2021, she is listed in her Welsh Rugby Union biography as and her weight is . Butchers plays as either flanker or back-rower in rugby union. Outside of rugby, she has worked for the Actif Sport and Leisure as a Sports Mentor and later as an Active Young People Officer full-time since she was 18. She is an ambassador fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Boe
Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a United States–based actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series ''13 Reasons Why''. Early life Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Somali father and a Norwegian mother (from Trondheim). She and her mother moved to Los Angeles when Alisha was seven years old because her mother remarried. Boe attended El Camino Real High School, where she was involved in the drama program. After graduation, she pursued her acting career, whereupon she became the first actress of Somali origin to hold a leading role in an American film since Iman. Career Boe made her acting debut in 2008, when she landed a role of a young Lisa Swan in the horror film ''Amusement''. A year later, she appeared in the film ''He's On My Mind'', and in the 2012 horror film ''Paranormal Activity 4''. In 2014, she guest-starred in ''Modern Family'' and two episodes of ''Extant''. In November 2014, she joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha (Alisha Chinai Album)
''Alisha'' is a 2001 album by Alisha Chinai. The album was an attempt by the singer to reinvent herself, and was a moderate commercial success.India Today International 2002 - Page 44 "Chinai, whose last album Alisha achieved moderate commercial success, is back to crooning for the man she had made serious charges against. She's recording for Malik in Ken Ghosh's forthcoming film Ishq Visliq Pycir Wyar. "It was Kumar Taurani of Tips who in itiated the reconciliation." says Chinai. "I have a three-album deal with Tips so it made better business sense for us to put aside our personal differences and work together." Have they met? No. "We will when filming begins ..." It was composed by Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs. In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titl .... Track listing #Seulement-Vous ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Kramer
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff ( ; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and Investigative journalism, investigative journalist. Born in Atlanta to a Jewish father and an Australian mother, Ossoff was the Democratic nominee in the 2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017 special election for Georgia's 6th congressional district, which had long been considered a Republican Party (United States), Republican stronghold. The special election proved competitive. It generated national attention, and became the most expensive House election in U.S. history. Ossoff narrowly lost the race to former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel. In 2020, Ossoff won the Democratic nomination for the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia (given Name)
Alicia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Alice (given name), Alice, which comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis (Adelaide (given name), Adelaide), meaning "noble natured" (noble of kind). Notable people with the name include: * Alicia Albe (born 1977), American rhythmic gymnast * Alicia Alonso (1920–2019) Cuban dancer * Alicia Amatriain (born 1980), Spanish ballet dancer * Alicia Appleman-Jurman (1930–2017), Polish memoirist of the Holocaust * Alicia Arango (born 1958), Colombian politician and businesswoman * Alicia Ashley (born 1967), Jamaican boxer * Alicia Austin (born 1942), American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator * Alicia Austria-Martinez (born 1940), Filipina judge * Alicia Bárcena Ibarra (born 1952), Mexican United-Nations official * Alicia Barney (born 1952), Colombian artist * Alicia Barrancos (born 1972), Argentine freestyle swimmer * Alicia Boscatto (born 1960), Argentine breaststroke swimmer * Alicia Bridges (born 1953), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alycia
Alycia is a female given name. The name is variant of Alicia, a form of Alice, and is ultimately from the Germanic name Adalheidis (Adelaide), meaning "noble-kind". People * Alycia Debnam-Carey, Australian actress * Alycia Delmore, American actress * Alycia Dias, Pakistani playback singer * Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer at the Autism Science Foundation * Alycia Lane, American television journalist * Alycia Moulton, retired American professional tennis player Fictional characters * Alycia, character in the British film ''The Voice of Merrill ''The Voice of Merrill'' is a 1952 British mystery film directed by John Gilling and starring Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice and Edward Underdown. ''The Voice of Merrill'' was made by Tempean Films, the company owned by the film's prod ...'' See also * Alicia, Alisha and Leisha, variant forms of the name * Alicia (other), other meanings References {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesha (other)
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Alesha may refer to: * "Alesha" (''Law & Order: UK''), an episode of the British television show ''Law & Order: UK'' * ''Alesha''-class minelayer, ships used by the Soviet Navy in the 1960s * Alesha Dixon (born 1978), English singer, dancer, actress, and author * Alesha Oreskovich (born 1972), American model * Alesha Zappitella (born 1995), American mixed martial artist See also * * Aleesha, a female given name * Alisha and Alysha, female given names * Alyosha (other) Alyosha is an affectionate diminutive (hypocorism) of the name Alexey and may refer to: People *Alyosha (singer) (born 1986), Ukrainian pop singer * Alyosha Abrahamyan (1945–2018), Armenian football player *Alyosha Andonov (born 1961), Bulgaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice (given Name)
Alice is most often used as a feminine given name, used primarily in English and French; however, it has proven popular in some other languages. Etymology Alice is a form of the Old French name ''Alis'' (older ''Alais''), short form of ''Adelais'', which is derived from the Old High German ''Adalhaidis'' (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words , meaning "noble" and , meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German '' Adel'' "nobility", ''edel'' "noble", nominalizing suffix ''-heit'' "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". ''Alaïs'' is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs. Popularity as a given name In 2015 the name appeared in the top 100 most popular names for baby girls in Australia, Belgium, France, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. In England and Wales it was ranked the 24th most popular name in 2015, but it has been less popular in the US until a recent resurgence. Some sources cite th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
