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Birdy (singer)
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den BogaerdeDebrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Kelly's Directories, 2000 pg. 1629 (born 15 May 1996), better known by her stage name Birdy, is an English singer and songwriter. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love", was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia. Her self-titled debut album, '' Birdy'', was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number one in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her second studio album, '' Fire Within'', was released on 23 September 2013 in the UK. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist. Her third studio album, '' Beautiful Lies'', was released on 25 March 2016. Her fourth studio album '' Young Heart'' was released on 30 April 2021. Early life Birdy was born on 15 May 1996, in Lymingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with France, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous spas and architecture that exemplifies the popularity of spa towns in Europe in the 18th through 20th centuries. Name The springs at Baden-Baden were known to the Roman Empire, Romans as ("The Waters") and ("Aurelia (name), Aurelia-of-the-Waters") after M. Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. In modern German, ' is a noun meaning "bathing" but Baden, the original name of the town, derives from an earlier plural, plural form of ' (Bathing, "bath"). (Modern German uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Heart (Birdy Album)
''Young Heart'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Birdy, released on 30 April 2021 by Atlantic Records. The album was announced on 22 January 2021 with the release of the first single "Surrender". Background While reaching the end of the tour for her 2016 album '' Beautiful Lies'', she admits to feeling that she was "acting a little bit" and instead wanted to capture the more quiet and gentle aspects of how she normally writes and sings songs alone. In the four years after release of ''Beautiful Lies'', Birdy took a break from releasing music, eventually reintroducing herself in November 2020 with the release of the EP ''Piano Sketches''. In the period between ''Beautiful Lies'' and ''Young Heart'', Birdy credits "writer's block" and the need for "some time to live a bit" as reasons why it took four years to finish the album. Before writing for the album began, Birdy suffered from a breakup and looked to the music of Etta James and Nina Simone for em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Unsigned
Live and Unsigned is a music competition in the United Kingdom for unsigned bands and vocal groups to perform live for substantial prizes. It was founded 2007, and has attracted over 40,000 entrants annually since its inception. Competitors perform in their own genre and style to a paying audience and judging panel. The competition tours the UK holding auditions and finals in various areas and regions, and the Grand National Final is held in London The O2 in London being the last used. History Live and Unsigned was founded in 2007, in the United Kingdom. Singers and bands perform original music live in front of a judging panel and live audience. Chris Grayston promoted the event and served as head judge until 2012. As of 2013, Live and Unsigned came now under the management of Mercury Artist Management, Daniel O'Gorman, Mongasta International and Lonesome Road. The new management team implemented significant changes to the submissions process, voting, advertising and PR which th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Daily Echo
The ''Southern Daily Echo'', more commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' or simply ''The Echo'', is a regional tabloid newspaper based in Southampton, covering the county of Hampshire in the United Kingdom. The newspaper is owned by Newsquest, one of the largest publishers of local newspapers in the country, which is in turn owned by Gannett. It began publication in August 1888 and a website has been in existence since 1998. Publication of the print edition is from Monday to Saturday and there is one edition a day, down from six editions a day in 2006. The ''Echo'' was initially a daily newspaper before becoming an evening paper and changing its name to the ''Evening Echo'' on 1 July 1958. It returned to being the ''Daily Echo again'' on 10 January 1994. The ''Echo'' is currently the only paid-for local newspaper covering the city of Southampton. The editorial position is that of a politically neutral publication. On Saturdays, the ''Daily Echo'' produced the ''Sports Pink'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess". In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in ''The Daily Telegraph''. During five years of active military duty during World War Two, he reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies; a painting by Bogarde, also from the war, hangs in the British Museum, with many more in the Imperial War Museum. Having come to prominence in films including ''The Blue Lamp'' in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred in the successful ''Doctor'' film series (1954–1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Evening Standard
The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and became a free newspaper, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. Emily Sheffield became editor in July 2020 but resigned in October 2021. History From 1827 to 2009 The newspaper was founded by barrister Stanley Lees Giffard on 21 May 1827 as ''The Standard''. The early owner of the paper was Charles Baldwin. Under the ownership of James Johnstone, ''The Standard'' became a morning paper from 29 June 1857. ''The Evening Standard'' was published from 11 June 1859. ''The Standard'' gained eminence for its detailed foreign news, notably its reporting of events of the American Civil War (1861–1865 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Teynham
Baron Teynham, of Teynham in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of England and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1616 for Sir John Roper. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent. The latter's third son, the eighth Baron, married, as his second wife, Anne Barrett-Lennard, 16th Baroness Dacre. His eldest son from this marriage, Charles Roper, was the father of Trevor Charles Roper, 18th Baron Dacre, and Gertrude Trevor Roper, 19th Baroness Dacre (see the Baron Dacre for more information). His youngest son from this marriage, Reverend Richard Henry Roper, was the great-great-great-grandfather of the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton. The eighth Baron was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage to Catherine Smythe, the ninth Baron. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the tenth Baron. The latter's grandson, the fourteenth Baron, assumed in 1788 by Royal licence the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham
John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham (pronounced "TEN-ham") (25 July 1928 – 27 May 2021) was a British peer, land agent, and Army officer. Early life and education He was born on 25 December 1928, elder son of Christopher Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham, and Elspeth Grace, daughter of William Ingham Whitaker, JP, Deputy lieutenant, of Pylewell Park, Lymington, Hampshire, and Hilda Guilhermina Dundas, daughter of the 6th Viscount Melville. He was educated at Eton. Career Roper-Curzon was a land agent,Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, ed. Patrick W. Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2011, p. 1540 including to the Hatherop estate in Gloucestershire from 1968 to 1978. He was a member of the council of the Sail Training Association, and president of the Institute of Commerce from 1972. He served as a Captain in the Buffs (TA) including in Palestine, having previously served in the Coldstream Guards. Between 1953 to 1955, and in 1956, he served as the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Forest
The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featuring in the Domesday Book. It is the home of the New Forest Commoners, whose ancient rights of common pasture are still recognised and exercised, enforced by official verderers and agisters. In the 18th century, the New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy. It remains a habitat for many rare birds and mammals. It is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Several areas are Geological Conservation Review and Nature Conservation Review sites. It is a Special Area of Conservation, a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area. Copythorne Common is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Kingston Great Common is a national nature reserve and New Forest Northern Commons is managed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixth Form College
A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or school-level qualifications such as General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations. In Singapore and India, this is known as a junior college. The municipal government of the city of Paris uses the phrase 'sixth form college' as the English name for a lycée (Highschool). In England and the Caribbean, education is currently compulsory until the end of Year 13, the school year in which the pupil turns 18.Previously in England, education was compulsory only until Year 11 before August 2013 and until year 12 between August 2013 and 2015.Education and Skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockenhurst College
Brockenhurst College is a large tertiary college situated in Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Co-educational since the 1920s, Brockenhurst College accepts students over the age of 16 or year 12 students, whichever occurs first due to safeguarding policies. The college has over 2,700 full-time students and over 8,000 part-time adult learners from as far and wide as The New Forest, Bournemouth, Poole, East Dorset, the Waterside area of Southampton, South Wiltshire, and the Isle of Wight. Brockenhurst College has been an accredited Investors in People since 1996, and in 2004 was awarded by the AoC Beacon Award and is also rated 'Good' by Ofsted. The types of courses the college provides are professional, vocational and AS/A Level courses, Foundation Degrees and Apprenticeships. Campus The College, with its many different buildings and uses, is divided up into A, B, E, M, S and T blocks. In addition to the Main Hall and Foyer, there are also other blocks given full names, such as the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priestlands School
Priestlands School is a coeducational secondary school located in Pennington, Hampshire in southern England. The school serves an area that includes the villages of Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, East Boldre, Hordle, Norleywood, Pilley, South Baddesley, Sway and the towns of Lymington and Milford-on-Sea. History The oldest part of the school, built circa 1800, and the grounds were once the home of Rear-admiral John Peyton who commanded at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The school was founded in 1957. Previously a community school and specialist arts college, in August 2011 the school converted to academy status. A 2008 Ofsted inspection assessed the school as Grade 1 (Outstanding). In 2012 it was judged Good. As of 2022, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2016 which found that the school remains Good. World record attempt In 2012 the school attempted to set the world record for most people standing on one leg for two minutes with 892 people. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
