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Aja (name)
Aja is both a surname and a given name; as the latter, it is sometimes rendered as A'ja. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alexandre Aja (born 1978), French filmmaker *David Aja, Spanish comic book artist *Gonzalo Aja (born 1946), Spanish former road bicycle racer * Pablo Aja (born 1986), Mexican footballer Given name: *Aja Brown (born 1982), American politician *Aja Evans (born 1988), American bobsledder * Aja Huang (born 1978), Taiwanese computer scientist * Aja Jerman (born 1999), Slovenian rhythmic gymnast *Aja Kim, American singer and songwriter *Aja Naomi King (born 1985), American actress *Aja Kong (born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler * Aja Monet (born 1987), American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist, and activist *Aja Volkman (born 1980), American singer and songwriter * Aja West, American musician * A'ja Wilson (born 1996), American basketball player *Aja (entertainer) Venus Nadya Oshun, known professionally as Aja LaBeija, better known mononymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror film, horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film ''High Tension, Haute Tension'' (known as ''High Tension'' in the US and ''Switchblade Romance'' in the UK). He has also directed the films ''The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film), The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006), ''Mirrors (2008 film), Mirrors'' (2008), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), ''Horns (film), Horns'' (2013) and ''Crawl (2019 film), Crawl'' (2019). Personal life Aja's pseudonymous surname is formed from the initial letter of each of the three parts of his real name. He was born in Paris, France, and is the son of Jewish French ''Pied-Noir'' director Alexandre Arcady and French cinema critic Marie-Jo Jouan. Career Aja acted at a very young age in minor roles in his father's films such as ', and the two ' films. He made his directorial debut at the age of eighteen wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Naomi King
Aja Naomi King (; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. She played Michaela Pratt in ''How to Get Away with Murder''. She began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra Kopelson in The CW medical comedy-drama ''Emily Owens, M.D.'' In 2014, King began starring as Michaela Pratt in the ABC legal drama series ''How to Get Away with Murder'', for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 2015. She also has starred in the films ''Four'' (2012) and '' Reversion'' (2015). In 2016, she portrayed Cherry Turner in the historical film ''The Birth of a Nation'' (2016) and the following year appeared in the comedy-drama ''The Upside'' (2017). Early life King was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Walnut, California. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University's School of Drama in 2010. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja (entertainer)
Venus Nadya Oshun, known professionally as Aja LaBeija, better known mononymously as Aja () (born January 4, 1994) is an American rapper, reality television personality and drag queen best known for competing on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Aja released her debut EP, ''In My Feelings'', in 2018, followed by her debut studio album, ''BOX Office'', in February 2019. Her second EP, ''ALL CAPS'', was released in June 2019. She released '' Nail in the Coffin'', a Halloween-themed EP, in collaboration with Shilow later that year. She recently starred as a contestant on the third season of ''Legendary'' on HBO Max, where she finished in 6th place with the House of LaBeija. Early life Aja was born on January 4, 1994, in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She was raised by adoptive parents. She used to suffer from PTSD and anxiety, attributing her to a "broken family" situation, but stopped having panic attacks afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A'ja Wilson
A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In 2018, she won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, leading South Carolina to a record 4th straight SEC Tournament Championship, becoming the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the 3rd consecutive season. Wilson swept all National Player of the Year awards (Wade, AP, Honda, USBWA, Wooden, and Naismith) as the best player in Women's College basketball for 2018. In the 2018 WNBA draft, she was drafted first overall by the Aces. Wilson won her first WNBA MVP in 2020, as well as her first Olympic Gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja West
Aja West was an American funk musician. West first emerged onto the music scene in 1998 with his debut record '' White Moses''. In 1999, he released the progressive hip-hop album '' Trauma...Life in the E.R.'' on his own Mackrosoft Records label. The album pays homage to artists like Beastie Boys and Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai .... West's albums are recorded in three Mackrosoft Studios around the country: The Sauna Room in Eagle Rock, California, The Mochi Factory in Los Angeles, California, and The Trophy Room in Mercer Island, Washington. West also records with his brother Cheeba as Aja West and Cheeba, and is a member of The Mackrosoft. West and Cheeba's '' Flash & Snowball'' won Best Jam Album at the 2006 Independent Music Awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Volkman
Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled ''Egyptian'' as a duo with her former husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine Dragons) under the moniker Egyptian. Personal life Volkman is the daughter of James Volkman and artist Rogene Manas. She attended South Eugene High School and graduated in the class of 1998 at the age of 18. She married the lead singer of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds, on March 5, 2011. They have three daughters and a son. Their oldest daughter was born August 2012, fraternal twin girls in March 2017, and their son in October 2019. On April 26, 2018, Reynolds announced that he and Volkman would divorce after 7 years of marriage. Volkman confirmed the pending divorce the following day. However, on November 6, 2018, along with the release of the Imagine Dragons song " Bad Liar", Reynolds announced that he and Volkman were dating once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Monet
Aja Monet (/ adʒa moʊˈneɪ/ Ah-Zjhah Mow-nay), (sometimes stylized in all lowercase), is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Monet began writing poetry at age 8, due to her fascination with storytelling and typewriters. She started performing poetry in high school at Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan. One of her first poetic memories was when she wrote a poem for a class that compelled the teacher, who encouraged Monet to continue writing. Monet competed with a poem for her high school talent show, and won, bringing her teachers to tears. She created the club SABA, Students Acknowledging Black Achievements, and got involved with the organization, Urban Word NYC, who taught Monet that poetry could be a career. She was invited by Mahogany L. Browne to a poetry workshop at a group home for pregnant teens in Inwood, which exposed her to how poetry could be used for community empowerment. When sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Kong
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestling promotion and has won several championships in both singles and tag team divisions throughout her career, primarily while with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Early life Born Erika Shishido, her mother is Japanese and her father is Henry Manigault (deceased), an African-American man who worked for US Army at Tachikawa Airfield. Although her parents were de facto married, they were forced to divorce when Erika was five years old, due to her father's sudden repatriation and grew up in a single-mother family. Her mother was ostracized by all her relatives who did not like her relationship with Erika's father. Erika and her mother moved from Tachikawa to Akishima, Tokyo when Erika was in the 5th grade of elementary school. Erika started learning karate at the recommendation of her mother from elementary school. Erika was teased for her " mixed blood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Kim
Aja Kim is an United States of America, American singer and songwriter. Biography Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aja Kim first came to public attention when she collaborated with rock and roll saxophonist, Clarence Clemons (who was best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) on the 1995 Japan-only CD release ''Aja and the Big Man - Get It On''. Three songs she co-wrote were her solo vocal contributions to the CD, along with a duet with Clarence of the Ike & Tina Turner classic "Baby, Get It On." She was prominently featured alongside Mr. Clemons on the cover of the release.Japan Times Dec. 1995 'Tokyo Takes Note by Peter Serafin' In early 2004, Kim joined the all-female tribute act, tribute band The Iron Maidens, who had been holding auditions for a new lead vocalist following the departure of member Jenny Warren. She made her onstage debut with the Maidens at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA, on May 28, 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Aja
David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known for his work on ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' and '' Hawkeye''. Career Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and served as a member of the faculty of fine arts from 1995 to 2000. He began working as a professional illustrator in Barcelona in 2000. He has conducted public lectures on illustration as Faculty of Fine Arts at both Universidad de Salamanca and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). His work includes CD covers, as well as computer graphics with collaborator Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca. In November 2006, Aja and writers Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction started the series ''The Immortal Iron Fist''. In 2011 Aja provided art for David Lapham's ''Wolverine (character), Wolverine: Debt of Death'' one-shot. In August 2012 he started a new '' Hawkeye'' series with writer Matt Fraction, as part of Marvel NOW!. The series was released to positive reviews, with critics praising t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Jerman
Aja Jerman Bukavec (born 20 August 1999) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. Career Junior In the 2014 season, she competed at the World Cup Pesaro and World Cup Lisbon. At the International Tournament in Ljubljana, she won Hoop Final and helped her teammates winning a team gold medal. At the Slovenian National Championships she won All-Around gold medal and made it to the junior team, which competed at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Senior She started competing as a senior at the 2015 International Tournament in Moscow, Russia, where she ended in 15th place All-Around. At the 2015 Slovenian National Championships she won a bronze medal in All-Around competition and qualified to the team for 2015 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. She competed there only with ribbon, but helped the Slovenian team to 19th place. In the 2016 season, she competed at the Grand Prix Moscow, Russia and placed 43rd All-Around. At the World Cup Lisbon Lisbon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Huang
Aja Huang (; born 1978) is a Taiwanese computer scientist and expert on artificial intelligence. He works for DeepMind and was a member of the AlphaGo project. Born in 1978, Huang received a bachelor's degree from National Chiao Tung University in 2001, a master's degree from National Taiwan Normal University in 2003, and a Ph.D degree from National Taiwan Normal University in 2011. One of his doctoral supervisors was Rémi Coulom. He began to develop computer Go program Erica in 2004, which became the champion in the 2010 Computer Olympiad. Huang joined DeepMind in 2012 and became a member of AlphaGo project in 2014. He is one of the first authors of DeepMind's paper on AlphaGo Fan in 2016 and a major author of the paper on AlphaGo Zero in 2017. During the 2016 match AlphaGo v. Lee Sedol and the 2017 Future of Go Summit The Future of Go Summit () was held in May 2017 by the Chinese Go Association, Sport Bureau of Zhejiang Province and Google in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, the permanent h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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