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Beautiful Girl (novel)
Beautiful Girl(s) may refer to: Film and television * ''Beautiful Girl'' (film), a 2003 film directed by Douglas Barr * ''Beautiful Girl'' (1990 film), a Philippine film starring Romnick Sarmenta * ''Beautiful Girls'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman * "Beautiful Girls" (''Desperate Housewives''), a 2006 episode of ''Desperate Housewives'' * "The Beautiful Girls" (''Mad Men''), a 2010 episode of ''Mad Men'' Music * The Beautiful Girls, an Australian band * "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston song), 2007 * "Beautiful Girls" (Van Halen song), 1979 * "Beautiful Girl" (George Harrison song), 1976 * "Beautiful Girl" (INXS song), 1992 * "Beautiful Girl" (Bing Crosby song), 1933 * "Beautiful Girl", a song by Aztec Camera from ''Frestonia'' * "Beautiful Girl", a song by Chord Overstreet * "Beautiful Girl", a song by Jose Mari Chan * "Beautiful Girl", a song by Christian Bautista * "Beautiful Girl", a song by Meja from '' Seven Sisters'' * "Beautiful Girl", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Girl (film)
''Beautiful Girl'' is a 2003 television movie starring Marissa Jaret Winokur. The film was directed by Douglas Barr for the ABC Family network. Plot Marissa Jaret Winokur plays Becca Wasserman, a young woman recently engaged to a young man, Adam Lopez (Mark Consuelos). Hoping to improve their modest honeymoon plans, Becca seeks the vacation prize offered in a local beauty pageant. Charming and buoyant, Becca enters herself confidently, over the objections of her embarrassed mother (Fran Drescher) who believes that her daughter's plus-size form will be ridiculed. Becca rejects the criticism and becomes determined to win. Overcoming all expectations, Becca becomes Miss Squirrel Hill. The flush of success drives her to compete in other, larger pageants in the city, and she announces ambitious plans for the future. Her fiancé is supportive at first, but he becomes quickly dismayed by her aggressive efforts to win. As Becca struggles to advance in the pageant circuit, she appears to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Girl (Bing Crosby Song)
"Beautiful Girl" is a song with music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed, first published in 1933. It was originally written for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film '' Stage Mother'' (1933) and appeared the same year in another MGM production – ''Going Hollywood'' (1933), where it was sung by Bing Crosby, whose rendition charted in the US at number 11 for 3 weeks. Background "Beautiful Girl" was introduced by a vaudeville singer and actor Sam Ash in a pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture '' Stage Mother'' (1933). It appeared in a show sequence, where it was danced to by Maureen O'Sullivan. The original arrangement and orchestration of the song was made by Jack Virgil and was conducted by Lou Silvers. The master recording of Ash's version was on August 7, 1933. The first commercial recording of "Beautiful Girl" however, was made by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra on September 20, 1933. A version recorded a week later by Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton's Orchestra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson Album)
''The Ultimate Collection'' is a box set by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 16, 2004, by Epic Records and consists of four audio CDs and one DVD. The album sold 57,000 copies in 2004 alone, and on May 16, 2013, it was certified Platinum as a multi-disk package by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for physical shipments of 200,000 copies in the United States. The DVD marked the first physical release of '' Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour'', initially an HBO concert special in 1992, which was later released as an individual title on July 25, 2005. The set also features a 60-page booklet that contains photos and text by the American music critic Nelson George summarizing the artist's career. Album information Much of the music is drawn from the height of Jackson's career, particularly from the principal seven albums: ''Off the Wall'', '' Thriller'', ''Bad'', ''Dangerous'', '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (Meja Album)
''Seven Sisters'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Meja, released in 1998 by Columbia Records. Again she collaborated with Billy Steinberg, along with her producer Douglas Carr and Jörgen Elofsson. The album came to be her international breakthrough with her massive hit "All 'Bout the Money". The song was released worldwide and gave her awards such as "Best Album of the Year" “Best selling scandinavial artist" at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and "Best Pop Album" The album also features singles like "Intimacy" and "Pop & Television" The album sold approximately 1 million units worldwide. "All About the Money" was also featured as a soundtrack to the Chevy Chase movie ''Funny Money ''Funny Money'' is a farce written by Ray Cooney. It premièred at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London, England, in 1994, followed by a successful two-year run in the West End. Cooney directed his own play and also played the part of Henry ...'' in 2006. The alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bautista
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines and released his self-titled debut album, ''Christian Bautista''. The multi-platinum album established his name as an OPM artist with songs such as "The Way You Look at Me", "Colour Everywhere" and "Hands to Heaven". The singer gained popularity not only in the Philippines but in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. He is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Bautista has also collaborated with fellow Filipino singers Nina, Sitti, Rachelle Ann Go, Sarah Geronimo, Sheryn Regis, Erik Santos and Mark Bautista. He regularly appears in ABS-CBN's variety show '' ASAP 18''. Bautista shot ''The Kitchen Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Mari Chan
Jose Mari Lim Chan (; born March 11, 1945) is a Filipino singer, TV host, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. (BISCOM) in Negros Occidental and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc. Awarded in 1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. He received a Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation. Recipient of the first ever ABS-CBN "ELITE Platinum Award" in 2005 and a recipient of the 2006 Dr. Jose P. Rizal Award For Excellence. Early life Jose Mari Lim Chan was born on March 11, 1945, in Iloilo City and was the first-born child of Antonio Chan and Florencia Lim. His father was an immigrant from Fujian, China who came to the Philippines at age 13 and started a sugar trading company in Bacolod. Chan's mother was the only child of a Chinese-Filipino cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chord Overstreet
Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series ''Acapulco'' since 2021. After signing to Safehouse Records, he began a career as a solo musical artist. On August 26, 2016, he released his debut single, "Homeland", through Island Records and Safehouse Records. Early life Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee to hairdresser Julie (née Miller) and country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet. He has an older brother, Nash Overstreet (born 1986), who plays guitar in the band Hot Chelle Rae; an older sister, Summer (born 1987), and three younger sisters, Harmony, Skye and Charity. He is of German, Irish and English descent. He was named after the musical term. He was raised on a farm outside of Nashville. Encouraged by his parents to pursue music, he started playing the mandolin at an early age, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frestonia (album)
''Frestonia'' is the sixth and final studio album by the Scottish band Aztec Camera, released in 1995. Roddy Frame's subsequent releases would be under his own name. The title of the album refers to the community of Frestonia, in the Notting Hill district of London. ''Frestonia'' was the lowest-charting Aztec Camera album in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 100, whereas all previous releases made the top 30. "Sun", the only single, failed to chart. Critical reception ''The Independent'' determined that "apart from one or two highlights ... it's pretty dull fare, with desultory, predictable arrangements doing their best to avoid trampling over the lyrics." '' The Record'' deemed the album "a repulsive bit of narcissism that can't even make a claim for tragic portent; instead, it just sounds like the work of a poser." In 2021, ''Pitchfork'' wrote: "Less musically adventurous than its predecessor, Aztec’s 1995 album ''Frestonia'' is strongest in its softest moments, trading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Girl (INXS Song)
"Beautiful Girl" a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the fifth international single from their eighth album, ''Welcome to Wherever You Are'' (1992), on 1 February 1993. The song was written by Andrew Farriss, who was inspired to write it by the birth of his baby daughter. In an interview by Debbie Kruger, the INXS keyboardist explained: "I was writing lyrics like ' Baby Don't Cry' and 'Beautiful Girl' and lyrics just about how wonderful it is to have something else in your life besides yourself to worry about and think about." The song was used for an American TV awareness campaign about the effects of anorexia. Reception Q said Hutchence sounded, "a lot like Velvets-era Lou Reed on "Beautiful Girl", a delicate melody which the old-style INXS would have beaten to a pulp." B-sides The B-sides on the first of two UK CD Single releases include solo compositions from lead guitarist Tim Farriss: "In My Living Room" and another by saxophonist and guitarist Kirk Pengilly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romnick Sarmenta
Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor (born April 28, 1972 in Quezon City, Philippines), known professionally as Romnick Sarmenta, is a Filipino actor best remembered as the five-year-old boy who played the role of Peping in the TV series ''Gulong ng Palad''. Biography Romnick Sarmenta was born to Adonis F. Tejedor and Julie C. Sarmenta. He started acting at the age of four. He later joined the youth-oriented variety show '' That's Entertainment'', where he was paired with Jennifer Sevilla and eventually with Sheryl Cruz which became a hit love team during the 1980s. He has appeared in more than 60 films and TV shows. In 1999, he won a Best Actor Award from the Asian Television Awards for his performance in the GMA telemovie ''Bakla''. He was one of the stars of GMA Network who starred in top-rating shows such as ''Bakekang'', '' Now and Forever'' and ''Impostora''. He was also included in GMA's 2010 offering '' First Time'', playing a father to Baste - a boy caught in a love triang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Girl (George Harrison Song)
"Beautiful Girl" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1976 album ''Thirty Three & 1/3''. Harrison began writing the song in 1969 and considered recording it for his 1970 triple album ''All Things Must Pass''. In its finished, 1976 form, the lyrics of "Beautiful Girl" were inspired by Harrison's second wife, Olivia Arias. The recording features musical contributions from Billy Preston, Gary Wright and Willie Weeks. Some music critics have noted aspects of the Beatles' mid-'60s sound in "Beautiful Girl"; like much of ''Thirty Three & 1/3'', the song is highly regarded for its melodic qualities. Author Nicholas Schaffner described the track as "a great lost ''Rubber Soul'' classic".Schaffner, p. 192. Background and composition In his 1980 autobiography, ''I, Me, Mine'', Harrison states that he began writing "Beautiful Girl" during sessions for singer Doris Troy's eponymous solo album on Apple Records,Harrison, p. 190. recording for which commenced in Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Girls (Van Halen Song)
"Beautiful Girls" is the last song from Van Halen's second album, ''Van Halen II'', from 1979. The song was a concert staple during their tour for this album. The song was originally titled "Bring on the Girls" when it was recorded for the 25-song Warner Brothers demo, but the title and lyrics were changed accordingly. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that "David Lee Roth belts out the lead vocal with a sense of good humor rarely seen in heavy metal." ''Record World'' said that Van Halen's "trademark raunchy guitar is accompanied by carefree, youthful vocals." Author Chuck Klosterman Charles John Klosterman (; born 1972) is an American author and essayist whose work focuses on American popular culture. He has been a columnist for '' Esquire'' and ESPN.com and wrote "The Ethicist" column for ''The New York Times Magazine''. K ... ranked it the 20th-best Van Halen song, calling it the "supernatural definition of musical immediacy." Notes Further reading * Van Halen songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
