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Children In Need Rocks The Royal Albert Hall
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall was a charity music concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on 12 November 2009. The concert was organised by Take That singer-songwriter Gary Barlow as one of a series of events to raise money for Children in Need 2009. The huge success of the concert inspired Barlow to organise '' Children in Need Rocks Manchester'' at the Manchester Arena, Manchester in 2011. Background The concert was broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 19 November 2009, the day before the official appeal telethon. Short films of projects being funded by the charity were shown at various points throughout the show, often featuring one of the celebrities meeting a child or group of children. The event was hosted by BBC Radio 1 presenters Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton along with Sir Terry Wogan, who had been involved with '' Children in Need'' since 1980. The acts performing on the night included Barlow's band Take That, Muse, Mika, and Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Concert
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, amphitheatres and parks, to large multipurpose buildings, such as arenas and stadiums. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called ''arena concerts'' or ''amphitheatre concerts''. Informal names for a concert include ''show'' and ''gig''. Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage (if not actual then an area of the floor designated as such). Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. For large concerts or concert tours, the challenging logistics of arranging the musicians, venue, equipment and audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of Eurasia
"United States of Eurasia" is a song by British alternative rock band Muse, featured on their fifth studio album '' The Resistance''. The song was made available as a free download online on 21 July 2009. It is followed by an instrumental solo, "Collateral Damage", based on Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin. Background and composition "United States of Eurasia" was the first song title to be confirmed as on ''The Resistance'', after fans worked it out from a photograph of its sheet music uploaded on the band's Twitter profile. On 3 July 2009, the album's track listing was revealed, with "United States..." positioned fourth between "Undisclosed Desires" and "Guiding Light". In a pre-release interview featured in the August edition of music magazine ''Mojo'', vocalist and guitarist Matthew Bellamy reveals the song to be inspired by "a book called ''The Grand Chessboard'' by Zbigniew Brzezinski," explaining that "Brzezinski has the viewpoint that the Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Know Me (Robbie Williams Song)
"You Know Me" is the second official single from British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' eighth studio album ''Reality Killed the Video Star''. The song was released on 4 December 2009. It is based on an original song "Voilà" written by French artist Françoise Hardy. Williams performed the song during his '' BBC Electric Proms'' concert on 20 October 2009. Ken Bruce premiered the song on BBC Radio 2 during his show. Critical reception UK website '' Digital Spy'' gave the song four stars (out of five) commenting that: "'You Know Me', a single whose very title seems to be cosying up to all those fans he's neglected in recent years – just the sort of fans who are likely to enjoy this tune. Borrowing sufficiently from Françoise Hardy's 'Voila' to earn the chanteuse a co-writing credit, it's a classic Robbie ballad with lashings of strings, 'shoo-ba-ba' backing vocals and a lovely, timeless-sounding chorus melody." Music video The music video for the song was released on Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodies (Robbie Williams Song)
"Bodies" is a song by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 12 October 2009 by EMI as the lead single from his eighth studio album ''Reality Killed the Video Star'' (2009). It received its premiere on ''The Chris Moyles Show'' on BBC Radio 1 after an interview with Williams on 4 September 2009 at 8am. It is Williams' first single release as a solo artist since "She's Madonna" in March 2007. "Bodies" entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, selling 89,000 copies in its first week and attaining his best first-week sales since "Rock DJ" in August 2000. Williams was beaten to number 1 by Alexandra Burke, whose single " Bad Boys" (featuring rapper Flo Rida) was released on the same day and sold 187,000 in the same week. The cover art was photographed by Julian Broad. Track listing ;International CD single # "Bodies" – 4:04 # "Bodies" (Body Double Remix) – 6:14 ;Digital EP # "Bodies" – 4:04 # "Bodies" (Body Double Remix) – 6:14 # "Bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, ''Life thru a Lens'', was released in 1997, and included his signature song, "Angels". His second album, ''I've Been Expecting You'', featured the songs "Millennium" and " She's the One", his first number one singles. His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day during his Close Encounters Tour. Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Day (Take That Song)
"Greatest Day" is a song by British pop group Take That. It was released through Polydor Records on 24 November 2008 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, ''The Circus (Take That album), The Circus'' (2008). The song was written by the band and produced by John Shanks. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's eleventh UK number-one single. It has since been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom selling over 600,000 copies. Background "Greatest Day" was written by Take That and produced by John Shanks. The song was written and recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill and was mixed in Los Angeles at the Jim Henson Studios, Gary Barlow revealed on an episode of ''The Xtra Factor (UK TV series), The Xtra Factor'' in 2011 that it took them 3–4 hours to write this song. The song moves in 104 BPM and has a key signature of D flat major. Critical reception Digital Spy stated the song was a "grower, sneaking up on you after about se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sidwell (musician)
Steve Sidwell is an English arranger, composer, and trumpeter. Music career Some of his work include the composition of "Elements & Motion" for the 79th Academy Awards with the Hollywood SFX Chorale, which received an Emmy nomination. Other credits include London 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, ''The Nightly Show'' 2017 with hosts Bradley Walsh and Jason Manford, the 2015 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony at Twickenham, 2015 and 2014 BBC Music Awards, ''BBC Live at Edinburgh Castle'', 2014 Ryder Cup Gala, Robbie Williams Live at The Palladium, Bruce Forsyth's Hall of Fame, BBC ''The Voice'' series 1 and 2, '' Robbie Williams Live at the Albert'', ''The Robbie Williams TV Special'', ''Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall'', ''Children in Need Rock the MEN'', ''Children in Need Rocks for Terry'', the ''BBC Olympic Handover Concert'', ''Victoria Wood’s Christmas Special'', ''Victoria's Empire'', Chris Moyles' '' Quiz Night'', ''Ant & Dec's Christmas Show'' and the ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Stevens (saxophonist)
Michael William Stevens (born 26 January 1957) is an English musician. He is best known as Take That's musical director. Biography Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Stevens began music lessons on the clarinet and piano and was encouraged by his father, a professional drummer. Stevens studied composing and conducting at the Birmingham School of Music between 1975 and 1979 before working on cruise ships as a "performer". In the 1980s he moved to London and became a sought-after saxophonist; he was signed to RCA Records in the United States and began touring with artists such as Barry White, Brenda Russell, Dionne Warwick and The Temptations. In 1988 he toured with Bill Withers, eventually becoming Withers's musical director. In 1992, Stevens was hired to work with newly formed pop group Take That, becoming their musical director the following year. He toured with the group until their split in 1996, playing keyboards, saxophone and guitar as well as providing backing vocals. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Band
A house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play at an establishment. It is widely used to refer both to the bands who work on entertainment programs on television or radio, and to bands which are the regular performers at a nightclub, especially jazz and R&B clubs. The term can also refer to a group that plays sessions for a specific recording studio. House bands on television shows usually play only cover songs instead of originals, and they play during times that commercials would be seen by the home viewing audience. Therefore, only those present in the studio during the show's taping see their full performances. History House bands emerged with jazz music in Chicago during the 1920s. The practice of using regular backing musicians during studio sessions became customary as a means for record companies to save money and add convenience at a time when the music industry had seen increased studio costs and musical specializa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, she rose to fame in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's '' Popstars: The Rivals''. While still in the group, she began a solo career in April 2009, and between then and 2014, she released four studio albums – '' 3 Words'' (2009), ''Messy Little Raindrops'' (2010), ''A Million Lights'' (2012) and '' Only Human'' (2014). Collectively, the albums included ten singles, five of which – "Fight for This Love", "Promise This", " Call My Name", " Crazy Stupid Love" and " I Don't Care" – reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart. Cheryl was the first British female solo artist to have five number-one singles in the UK, and she held the record for the British female solo artist with the most UK number-one singles until Jess Glynne overtook her in 2018. Cheryl became a judge on the UK show of ''The X Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
