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Avril (name)
Avril is used as a given name and a surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most often occurs in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Avril Anderson (born 1953), English music educator and composer *Avril Angers (1918–2005), English comedian *Avril Benoît, Canadian broadcaster *Avril Bowring (born 1942), English sprinter *Kim Campbell (born 1947), Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's first female Prime Minister *Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903–1998), English pianist, conductor, and composer *Avril Dankworth (1922–2013), English music educator *Avril de Sainte-Croix (1855–1939), French author, journalist, feminist, and pacifist *Avril Doyle (born 1949), Irish politician *Avril Elgar (1932–2021), English stage-, radio-, and television actress *Avril Fahey (born 1974), Australian cricketer *Avril (Frédéric Magnon) (born 1974), French electro-ambient musician *Avril Haines (born 1969), American lawyer, first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Anderson
Avril Anderson (born 10 June 1953) is an English people, English music educator and composer. Biography Avril Anderson was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England. In 1972 she entered the Royal College of Music where she studied with Humphrey Searle and John Lambert (composer), John Lambert. In 1996 she continued her studies at the New England Conservatory with David del Tredici in New York City. Anderson won the Cobbett Prize for composition, and her music has been performed in Europe, Australia and the United States. Anderson has directed educational projects, and took a position at the Royal College of Music in 2001. She is co-artistic director with her husband David Sutton-Anderson of Sounds Positive and has been Composer-in-Residence for the Young Place London Contemporary Dance School since 1990. Works Anderson has composed for orchestra, chorus, instrumental ensembles, solo instruments and voice. Selected works include: *''The grass is sleeping'' *''The Lone Piper'' *''Line ... [...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] |
Étienne Avril
Étienne Avril (1748-1791) was a French furniture designer, or ébéniste. Early life Étienne Avril was born in 1748. He had two brothers, both of whom also became ébénistes. Career As an ébéniste, Avril mostly designed rectangular mahogany panels, framed by bronze. He became a maître-ébéniste, or master furniture designer, in 1774. A year later, in 1775, he began adding porcelain to the design of his furniture. For example, he added two nymphs made of bisque to a wardrobe he designed for the Palace of Fontainebleau. Other notable pieces of furniture include a marquetry desk with a glass door for the Mirault family, and a mahogany guéridon A guéridon is a small table supported by one or more columns, or sculptural human or mythological figures, often with a circular top. The guéridon originated in France towards the middle of the 17th century. The supports for early guéridons wer ...s with leg made of gilded bronze for the Sené family. Personal life and death Avril ... [...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] |
Cliff Avril
Clifford Samuel Avril (born April 8, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Purdue and was drafted in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he won Super Bowl XLVIII and made a Pro Bowl. Early years Avril was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to Haitian parents. He attended Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, Florida, where he was a four-sport star in football, track and field, weightlifting, and basketball. Avril was an All State player in basketball and football. He was an All-conference selection his junior year. As a senior in 2004, he was a second-team All-state selection and was named to The Florida Times-Union Super 24 team after recording 80 tackles, including 11 for loss and nine sacks, with four pass breakups, leading his team to an 11-2 record. He also excelled in track & field during his junior and senior seasons. He captured a regional shot put t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Williams
Avril Percy Williams (born 10 February 1961 in Paarl) is a former rugby union wing who was the second coloured man (after Errol Tobias) to play for South Africa. His nephew Chester Williams later played for the Springboks too. Playing career Williams played for Western Province in the South African provincial competitions. He gained two caps for the Springboks in June 1984, both against England. His test debut was on 2 June 1984 at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 533 References 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Paarl Cape Coloureds South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Walker
Avril Walker (born 8 May 1954) is a British luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References External links * 1954 births Living people British female lugers Olympic lugers for Great Britain Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Starling
Avril Moira Starling (born 19 April 1953) is an English former cricketer who played as a medium pace bowler. She appeared in 11 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for England between 1982 and 1986. She played domestic cricket for Lancashire and Cheshire and Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbour .... References External links * 1953 births Living people England women One Day International cricketers England women Test cricketers Lancashire and Cheshire women cricketers Middlesex women cricketers Sportspeople from Hampstead {{England-cricket-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril (singer)
Judith Nyambura Mwangi (born 30 April 1986), better known by her mononym Avril (), is a Kenyan singer-songwriter, actress and entertainer. She was formerly signed to Ogopa Deejays, one of the leading music production and record labels in Kenya. As a singer, she is popularly known for her singles "Mama", "Kitu Kimoja", "Chokoza" and "Hakuna Yule". As an actress, she is best known for playing Miss B'Have on '' Shuga: Love, Sex, Money'' (2012). Avril's contributions to the Kenyan entertainment industry have earned her one Nzumari Award, one Kisima Music Award, one Golden Mic Award and two Chaguo La Teeniez Awards. Life and career Biography and music career Avril was born and raised in Nakuru, the former capital of the Rift Valley Province. She was very active in drama and music festivals while in high school. Avril later relocated to Nairobi to pursue an undergraduate education. In 2005, she partook in the Jaza Lorry initiative and met talent manager Emmanuel Banda of Ogopa Dee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Pyman
Avril Pyman (aka Dr Avril Sokolov, Fellow of the British Academy#Fellowship, FBA; born 4 May 1930) is a British scholar and translator of Russian literature. In addition to translating poetry and children's literature, she has written a study of Russian symbolism, as well as biographies of Alexander Blok and Pavel Florensky. She was married to the late Russian artist Kirill Sokolov. They have daughter Irina (Irene). Selected works Selected translations include: * Sarybelli, Osman and Ibrahimov, Mirza (editors). ''Azerbaijanian poetry : an anthology : classic, modern, traditional.'' Moscow : Progress Publishers. [662] p. Translated by Tom Botting, Gladys Evans, Olga Moisseyenko, Arthur Shkarovsky, Irina Zheleznova, Louis Zellikoff, Dorian Rottenberg, Eugene Felgenhauer, and Avril Pyman. * Ognev, Vladimir and Rottenberg, Dorian (editors). ''Fifty Soviet poets.'' Moscow : Progress Publishers. 1st ed., 1969. 533 p. Translated by Dorian Rottenberg, Olga Shartse, Avril Pyman, Eugene F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Phali
Avril Phali (born 17 August 1978) is a South African professional footballer who plays for Jomo Cosmos, as a goalkeeper. Club career Phali has played for Sebokeng Black Rhinos, Vaal Ambassadors, Jomo Cosmos and Orlando Pirates. After Cosmos were relegated from the Premier Soccer League in the 2009–10 season, Phali announced he would remain with the club. The next season, Phali won the National First Division title with the Cosmos. In July 2011, Jomo Sono Ephraim Matsilele Sono OIS (born Madoda Walletjies Mkulwana, 17 July 1955), better known as Jomo Sono, is a South African football club owner, coach and former professional footballer. He has been variously nicknamed the "Black Prince of South ... announced that he wanted Phali to become the Cosmos' goalkeeping coach after he retired. References 1978 births Association football goalkeepers Living people South African soccer players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players People from Vereeniging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Palmer-Baunack
Avril Palmer-Baunack (born April 1964) is the chief executive of British Car Auctions, which auctions around 750,000 used cars in the United Kingdom every year. She is the former chairman of Stobart Group Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Londo .... References British chief executives Living people 1964 births British women chief executives {{UK-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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