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Beat TV
''Beat TV'' (known as The Beat of London in Australia) is a daily entertainment show broadcast on ITV2. Hosted by Darren McMullen, Laura Whitmore and Dave Berry, the show broadcast for 30 minutes live each weeknight of the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... celebrating a more social side to the games. Each night two celebrity guests appeared, with musical performances from the latest artists. Episode Guide 2012 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings ITV (TV network) original programming Television series by ITV Studios {{UK-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren McMullen
Darren McMullen (born 10 February 1982) is a Scottish-Australian television and radio presenter and personality, music journalist and music critic. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated with his family to Australia at the age of 12. He is best known as the co-host of ''The Voice Australia''. Prior to his career as a presenter, he was a student at Bradfield College and then an advertising executive. In August 2019, McMullen performed as the 'Prawn' in the first season of ''The Masked Singer Australia''. Career McMullen's career as a host and presenter began as a presenter with Arena's Exclusive news on Foxtel and with appearances in major advertising campaigns for Westfield and Gloria Jean's. Darren appeared weekly on MTV Australia's ''The Lair'' in 2007 and 2008. In addition to hosting on ''The Lair'', McMullen also hosted a monthly car DVD called ''Ignition''. In 2009, he hosted ''Commercial Breakdown'' on the Nine Network. In 2010, McMullen signed with the Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Judd
Harry Mark Christopher Judd (born 23 December 1985) is an English musician, dancer and author. He is the drummer for the band McFly. Judd won the 2011 series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Judd published his first book, ''Get Fit Get Happy'', in 2017. Early life and education Judd was born in Chelmsford, Essex in southern England, the youngest of three children. He is the son of Emma and Christopher Judd. He was educated at Old Buckenham Hall, a preparatory school in the village of Brettenham, Suffolk, at Dame Bradbury's School, a preparatory school in Saffron Walden, Essex, and at Uppingham School, an independent boarding school in Uppingham, Rutland. While at Uppingham, Judd was a member of Fircroft house, and was a promising batsman but gave up cricket to pursue a career in music. Career Judd appeared in Busted's music video for their 2003 single "Crashed the Wedding", after which he joined McFly following auditions. Alongside his band mates in McFly, Judd has been seen o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy B
Kathleen Anne Brien (born 8 May 1989), better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, ''On a Mission (Katy B album), On a Mission'', in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, "Katy on a Mission" and "Lights On (Katy B song), Lights On". In 2014 she released her second studio album, ''Little Red (album), Little Red'', which produced her third top five hit, "Crying for No Reason". Her third, and most recent, studio album, ''Honey (Katy B album), Honey'', was released in 2016. Early life Kathleen Anne Brien was born on 8 May 1989, in Peckham, London, where she attended at Lyndhurst Primary School, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, and the BRIT School. Katy also attended at the Glenlyn Academy in South London, where she took dance classes. Katy's father (David O'Brien) was a member of the Les Humphries Singers, who represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, Germany at Eurovision 1976, with the song "Sing Sang Song". Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Miley Cyrus, Queens of the Stone Age, and Bruno Mars. He has received seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Winehouse's album ''Back to Black'' and two for Record of the Year singles " Rehab" and "Uptown Funk". He received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award for co-writing the song " Shallow" (performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) for the film '' A Star Is Born'' (2018). Ronson was born in London and raised in New York City. His stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, which contributed to a childhood surrounded by music. While attending New York University, Ronson became a popular DJ in the hip-hop scene. His debut album ''Here Comes the Fuzz'' failed to have an effect on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell (; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in projects across various genres in both blockbuster and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award. ''The Irish Times'' named him Ireland's fifth greatest film actor in 2020. Farrel began acting in the BBC drama series ''Ballykissangel'' (1998) and had his film debut in the drama ''The War Zone'' (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama ''Tigerland'' (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film ''Minority Report'' (2002). His took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in '' Daredevil'' (2003) and Alexander the Great in ''Alexander'' (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's ''Miami Vice'' (2006) and Woody Allen's ''Cassandra's Dream'' (2007). Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy ''In Bruges'' (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labrinth
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a recording artist, becoming the first singer who Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show in six years. Labrinth collaborated with the English rapper Tinie Tempah, appearing as an uncredited featured artist on the single " Pass Out", and later officially on "Frisky"; before releasing his first solo single, "Let the Sun Shine" in September 2010, all three of which peaked in the top five on the UK Singles Chart.Peak positions on the UK Singles Chart: * For all except where noted: * For "Pass Out", "Frisky" and "We Bring the Stars Out": * For "Let It Go": His debut album, ''Electronic Earth'' (2012), peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four top five singles in the United Kingdom. The sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scouting For Girls
Scouting for Girls are an English pop rock band. Their name is a play on the title of the 1908 Scouting handbook ''Scouting for Boys''. The band was formed in 2005 by three childhood friends from London, Roy Stride on piano and lead guitar/vocals, Greg Churchouse on bass guitar and Peter Ellard on Drums. They signed to Epic Records in 2007 and released their self-titled debut album that September and it reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in 2008. To date, it has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the UK. Scouting for Girls worked on a second album, ''Everybody Wants to Be on TV'', was released in April 2010 and peaked at number 2 on the Albums Chart. This was preceded by the single "This Ain't a Love Song", which went to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. To date, Scouting for Girls have achieved eight top 40 singles, sold over 2,000,000 records and received over 1 billion streams. They have been nominated for four Brit Awards and one Ivor Novello Award. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Reed
Peter K. Reed OBE (born 27 July 1981) is a retired British Olympic rower. Reed is a three-times Olympic gold medallist – earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and then a gold medal in the Men's eight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He has won five gold medals and three silver medals at the World Championships. Background and military career Reed was born in Seattle, Washington, US but his family moved to England several months later. He was brought up in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire and attended Cirencester Deer Park School, and later Cirencester College for his A-levels. Reed is a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy and began rowing relatively late. In 2001, whilst training as an officer on board HMS Exeter, he used an ergometer for the first time — and promptly posted the fastest time in the Royal Navy's annual fleet-wide fitness competition. Rowing career Reed took up rowing in his second year of university in 2002, whilst s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Macdonald
Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2007, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald album), This Is the Life'', which respectively produced the singles "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald song), This Is the Life"; the latter charting at number one in six countries, while reaching the top 10 in another 11 countries. The album reached number one in four European countries the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland and sold three million copies worldwide. Moderate success in the American music market followed in 2008. Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide. Macdonald's second studio album, ''A Curious Thing'', was released in 2010. Its lead single "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in several mainland European countries. In 2010, she collaborated with Ray Davies on his album, ''See My Friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Grint
Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (; born 24 August 1988) is an English actor. Grint rose to fame for his role as Ron Weasley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, for which he was cast at age eleven, having previously acted only in school plays and his local theatre group. Since then, he continued his work on film, television, and theatre. Beginning in 2002, he began to work outside of the ''Harry Potter'' franchise, with a co-leading role in ''Thunderpants''. He has had starring roles in ''Driving Lessons'', a dramedy released in 2006, and '' Cherrybomb'', a limited-release drama film in 2010. He co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in the comedy ''Wild Target''. His first film project after the ''Harry Potter'' series was a supporting role in the 2012 anti-war film ''Into the White.'' In 2013, his film ''CBGB'' was released, and he was cast in CBS's new show ''Super Clyde''. He made his stage debut in Jez Butterworth's ''Mojo'' in October 2013 at the Harold Pinter Theatre i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noisettes
Noisettes are an English indie rock band from London, currently composed of singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and guitarist Dan Smith. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their second album, " Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2009. History 2003–2009: Formation and ''What's the Time Mr Wolf?'' The band formed in 2003 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa were attending the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, both of whom had previously been in the band Sonarfly. Drummer Jamie Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz, Loden Jumbo and others) was recruited after Smith saw him performing on the UK television show ' Later... with Jools Holland' with his then band, Willis. The Noisettes gradually formed a reputation for being one of the rowdiest live acts in London. Early feedback about the band was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Ennis
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (born 28 January 1986) is a British retired track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion. She is also the 2010 world indoor pentathlon champion. A member of the City of Sheffield & Dearne athletic club, she is a former British national record holder for the heptathlon. She is a former British record holder in the 100 metres hurdles, the high jump and the indoor pentathlon. Today, Ennis-Hill commentates for the BBC and runs Jennis, a fitness app specialising in women's health. Her latest product launch is CycleMapping, which helps women map their training to their menstrual cycles. Early life and family Born in Sheffield on 28 January 1986, Ennis-Hill is one of two daughters of Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell. She has a younger sister, Carmel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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