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Avril A. Powell
Avril means April in French and other languages. It may also refer to: Places * Mont Avril, a mountain on the Swiss-Italian border * Avril, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France People * Avril (name) * Avril (singer) (born 1986), Kenyan singer and actress * Avril (French musician) (born 1974), Frédéric Magnon * Avril Lavigne (born 1984), Canadian pop-rock singer and songwriter * Avril, Édouard-Henri (born 1849), French painter Music * ''Avril'', a 2001 album by Laurent Voulzy * " Avril 14th", a 2001 song by Aphex Twin * 'Avril', an outtake from album Mouth Moods Other uses *'' April in Love'' (french: link=no, Avril, , April), 2006 French drama film, directed by Gerald Hustache-Mathieu * Avril Group, an international French agro-industrial group * Talgo AVRIL, a high-speed train being developed by Talgo See also * * Avril-sur-Loire, a commune of the Nièvre département, France * April (other) April is the fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Voulzy
Lucien Voulzy (, born 18 December 1948), better known as Laurent Voulzy (), is a French singer-songwriter, composer and musician. Life and career Voulzy was born in Paris, France. He originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974. However, he is best known for his collaborative songwriting efforts with singer-songwriter Alain Souchon and his solo singing career, which spanned several successful singles and albums. Voulzy had an international hit with the song " Rockollection". The French lyrics were interspersed with some lines from classic rock hits after the chorus. His major hits also include the singles " Paradoxal Système" (which reached the French Top 10), "Le Soleil Donne" – sung in French, English and Spanish – and the double "Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante"/" Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde" ("Nights without Kim Wilde"; a song inspired by the chart-topping English singer). Other songs entered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talgo AVRIL
Talgo Avril is a high-speed train that Talgo is developing. It stands for "Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero" (roughly translated as "Light High-Speed Independent Wheel"). Design The train is intended to have a top speed of . It will have front and rear power cars containing under-floor/over-roof equipment and 8 trailer cars in between the power cars, giving a total seating capacity comparable to those of an Electric Multiple Unit rather than a locomotive-hauled train. The trailer cars will have an unusually short length of . Other details: *The train will be wide, allowing for a standard 3x2 seating arrangement that gives a passenger capacity of up to 600. *Versions for fixed gauge (1,435 mm, 1,520 mm or 1,668 mm) and variable gauge are planned. *The traction system will be compatible with four voltages—25 kV/50 Hz; 15 kV/16.7 Hz; 3 kV DC; 1.5 kV DC. History Talgo presented the Avril concept at the InnoTrans fair in Berlin in Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Group
Avril is an international agro-industrial group based in France, specialising in food, animal feed, energy and sustainable chemistry. It was founded in 1983, on the initiative of a collective group of leaders in the French farming sector, and was structured as a subsidiary to ensure outlets for French oilseeds (rapeseed, sunflower, soy) and protein crops (Peas, faba beans, lupin). Formerly known as Sofiproteol, the group adopted the name of Avril in 2015, during a change in governance and legal structure, and became a partnership limited by shares. The Avril group operates in 19 countries and employs 7,350 employees. In 2021, its sales revenues amounted to 6.9 billion euros. It holds a portfolio of leading brands in several markets, particularly in Europe and Africa. History 1962–1983: From Plan proteins to CNTA, the genesis of Sofiprotéol In 1962, the Dillon Round world trade negotiations led to a massive influx of US soybeans, exempt from European customs. Soy, ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April In Love
''April in Love'' (french: Avril) is a 2006 French comedy film directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu. Cast * Sophie Quinton - Avril * Miou-Miou - Sister Bernadette * Nicolas Duvauchelle - Pierre * Clément Sibony - David * Richaud Valls - Jim * Geneviève Casile - Mother Marie-Joseph * Monique Mélinand Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film and television actress.Capua p.177 Selected filmography * ''Rouletabille joue et gagne'' (1947) * ''Rouletabille contre la dame de pique'' (1948) * ''Between Eleven and Midnight ... - Sister Céleste References External links * 2006 comedy films 2006 films French comedy films 2000s French films 2000s French-language films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouth Moods
''Mouth Moods'' is the third mashup album by American musician and comedian Neil Cicierega released in 2017. Like his previous mashup albums ''Mouth Sounds'' and ''Mouth Silence'', its source material is primarily Top 40 hits from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Samples from Smash Mouth's " All Star" return, after being absent outside of Easter eggs in ''Mouth Silence''. A fourth installment to the ''Mouth'' series, ''Mouth Dreams'', was released in 2020. Reception ''Mouth Moods'' was praised for being "just as compelling" as its predecessors, as well as for its usage of various songs in pop culture history, as well as its "enhanced orchestral scope" over the previous two albums. The album includes the innuendo-filled track "Bustin", based on the Ray Parker Jr. song "Ghostbusters", which became a viral hit. The publication ''OC Weekly'' stated that it was " solutely brilliant how an entirely new track can be created from the original elements while still containing its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphex Twin
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic music, electronic styles such as techno, ambient music, ambient, and jungle music, jungle. Journalists from publications including ''Mixmag'', ''The New York Times'', ''NME'', ''Fact (UK magazine), Fact,'' ''Clash (magazine), Clash'' and ''The Guardian'' have called James one of the most influential or important artists in contemporary electronic music. Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free party, free parties and clubs in the area in the late 1980s. His debut EP ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', released by Belgian label Apollo Records (Belgium), Apollo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril 14th
"Avril 14th" is a piano instrumental by the electronic musician Richard D. James, under his pseudonym Aphex Twin, released on his 2001 album ''Drukqs''. It was recorded using a Disklavier, a computer-controlled piano. Composition Whereas most of James's music is electronic, "Avril 14th" is a piano composition. It was recorded using a Disklavier, a piano with a mechanism that reads MIDI data and plays the keyboard without human input. The clicking of the mechanism is audible on the recording. According to ''Fact'' writer Scott Wilson, "The result is something that sounds human but not quite." Several critics likened it to the works of Erik Satie. ''Fact'' described it as a "a butterfly-fragile float" of "piano calm". Reception Reviewing ''Drukqs'' in 2001, ''Pitchfork'' wrote that tracks including "'Avril 14th' ... rove dangerously close to the Windham Hill new age aesthetic of the 80s". It surprised some listeners expecting more electronic work, though ''Fact'' wrote in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard-Henri Avril
Édouard-Henri Avril (21 May 1849 – 28 July 1928) was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature. His career saw collaboration with influential people like Octave Uzanne, Henry Spencer Ashbee and Friedrich Karl Forberg. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War. Life Avril was born in Algiers. His father was a colonel of the gendarmerie. Avril himself fought and was wounded in the Franco-Prussian War before starting his studies in art. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour on 31 May 1871 for injuries sustained during the war. The injuries resulted in retirement from his military career on 23 January 1872. Biographical material of his life is scarce due to the obscene nature of his work, and because he worked under a pseudonym of "Paul Avril". His pseudonym can lead to a confusion with his brother, who wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril
Avril means April in French and other languages. It may also refer to: Places * Mont Avril, a mountain on the Swiss-Italian border * Avril, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France People * Avril (name) * Avril (singer) (born 1986), Kenyan singer and actress * Avril (French musician) (born 1974), Frédéric Magnon * Avril Lavigne (born 1984), Canadian pop-rock singer and songwriter * Avril, Édouard-Henri (born 1849), French painter Music * ''Avril'', a 2001 album by Laurent Voulzy * "Avril 14th", a 2001 song by Aphex Twin * 'Avril', an outtake from album Mouth Moods Other uses *''April in Love'' (french: link=no, Avril, , April), 2006 French drama film, directed by Gerald Hustache-Mathieu * Avril Group, an international French agro-industrial group * Talgo AVRIL, a high-speed train being developed by Talgo See also * * Avril-sur-Loire Avril-sur-Loire (, literally ''Avril on Loire'') is a commune in the Nièvre department in centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the List of best-selling albums of the 21st century, best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the singles "Complicated (Avril Lavigne song), Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the title "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Pop Punk Queen" from music publications. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music, since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her second studio album, ''Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album), Under My Skin'' (2004), became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril (French Musician)
Fred Avril Magnon (born 1974) is a French composer based in Montmartre, Paris. As a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, he won international praise for two albums that showed a strong link with cinema. Biography Avril got his start in film music in 2008 with Hong-Kong acclaimed director Johnnie To. His quasi-musical Man Jeuk's soundtrack was nominated at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, the film being a box-office hit in China. Fred Avril won the Stockholm Music Award with Swedish film Sound of Noise (Semaine de la critique, Cannes) about "sonic bombing". He then composed the score for the indie feature "The Lifeguard" ( Liz W. Garcia) with Kristen Bell, that premiered in Sundance. Other projects featured singers Mick Harvey (former member of the Bad Seeds) and late Christophe (singer). He co-composed with Marianne Elise the song in French box-office success Connasse, Princesse des cœurs introducing Camille Cottin. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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