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Ervinas Merfeldas
Ervinas Merfeldas (born 18 August 2002) is an Irish ballroom and Latin dancer and choreographer. Early life Merfeldas was born in Celbridge in Kildare to Lithuanian parents. He attended Scoil Na Mainistreach. He has a younger brother. Career Merfeldas has been dancing since the age of seven. He is trained in ballroom and Latin dancing. In 2016, Merfeldas partnered with Gabija Raciute and competed in the WDSF World Championship in Romania. In 2017, Merfeldas and Raciute finished in fifth place in the British Dance Federation Junior Latin Championships. In 2019, Merfeldas and Raciute reached the final of the World Dance Championships - Latin discipline. They eventually finished in sixth place in the final. In 2022, it was announced that Merfeldas would make his acting debut in ''The Blonde Bombshell'', a stage show based on Marilyn Monroe's life which is due to premiere on 20 November 2022 in The Helix, Dublin. ''Dancing with the Stars'' On 22 December 2021, Merfeldas wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celbridge
Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 road (Ireland), R403 and R405 road (Ireland), R405 Regional road (Ireland), regional roads. As of the 2016 census, Celbridge was the third largest town in County Kildare by population, with over 20,000 residents. Etymology The name ''Celbridge'' is derived from the Irish ''Cill Droichid'' meaning "Church of bridge" or "Church by the bridge". The Irish name was historically anglicisation, anglicised as ''Kildroicht'', ''Kildrought'', ''Kildroght'', ''Kildrout'' (). Demographics Celbridge was for a period the third largest town in County Kildare. The population increased by 7.8% between 2002 and 2006. Historically this was the town's most rapid growth rate in absolute terms (3,011 in four years). In percentage terms, it was a slowdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica-Cody
Erica-Cody (born 27 July 1996) is an Irish R&B singer and songwriter. Early life Erica-Cody was born Erica-Cody Kennedy-Smith in Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and grew up in Baldoyle. Her mother is Irish, while her father is an African-American from South Carolina. As a teenager, Cody had hoped to become a professional basketball player, until an anterior cruciate ligament injury at age 18 ruled that out. She was in the Bayside Cub and Scout troop for several years and She attended the Billie Barry Stage School and then BIMM Dublin, studying vocals. Career During her time at Billie Barry Stage School, she had her first live gig at age 15 as the support act for WizKid. She released ''Addicted'' in 2017. Erica-Cody played at Longitude, Electric Picnic, as well as supporting Jessie J and En Vogue in 2018. She released her EP ''Leoness'' in April 2019. Her style has been described as close to that of TLC and Aaliyah. Cody's experiences of racism in Ireland led to her launching a campaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Arena
Simone Arena (born 7 August 1991) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. Best known as former Italian Ballroom and Latin Champion, Arena joined the third series of the Belgian version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Arena was born in Catania, Italy. He has been dancing since the age of seven. Amateur dancing career By the age of sixteen Arena became the Vice Italian Latin Champion. He briefly partnered Maria Laureante for a short time in 2007. After that partnership dissolved her teamed up with Federica Zapulla. They enjoyed some success, finishing inside the top ten in the IDSF Open which took place in Maribor, Slovenia on 16 December 2007. Between 2009 and 2010, Arena partnered Malene Meihlen. Their most successful outing came in an IDSF International Open which took place in Aarhus, Denmark on 28 November 2009. He also teamed up with Slovakian dancer, Linda Manduchova for a time. He later partnered with fellow Italian dancer, Alessia Vernuccio. Their b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu Hydrangea
Blu Hydrangea is the stage name of Joshua Cargill (born 15 February 1996), a Northern Irish drag queen from Belfast who is known for competing on the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later winning the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022). Career Blu Hydrangea was announced as part of the cast of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' on 21 September 2019 and subsequently finishing in fifth place on the series, being eliminated in the "Thirsty Work" episode, losing the lip sync to fellow contestant Cheryl Hole. Outside of ''Drag Race'', Blu Hydrangea is a well-known make-up queen, part of a band called the Frock Destroyers (with Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo). They also host the BBC web series ''Strictly Frocked Up'', a weekly web series where they and another drag queen watch and review each episode of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. In January 2022, they were announced as one of the nine contestants on '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World''. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Mia
Katja Mia (born 17 May 1996) is an Irish model, social media influencer and television presenter, known for her work on '' Ireland AM''. Early life and education Mia was raised in Lucan, Dublin. Her parents fled war-torn Burundi and sought asylum in Germany before eventually settling in Ireland. In 2018, she graduated from Maynooth University, where she studied international finance, economics and German. Career Mia was discovered by a modelling agency in the summer of 2020 after she posted pictures online. She describes herself as "a curve model or plus sized model." In October 2022, Mia guest hosted Virgin Media Ireland's flagship morning show for a week filling in for permanent host Muireann O'Connell. One month later, in November 2022, it was announced that Mia would take up full-time hosting duties of the weekend edition of the programme alongside Martin King and Elaine Crowley. On 21 November 2023 it was announced that Mia would leave ''Ireland AM'' to join Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland AM
''Ireland AM'' is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One. It airs live every weekday from 07:00 to 10:00, and weekends from 9:00 to 12:00. The program features news, current affairs, weather updates, showbiz, fashion, beauty, food, health, home and garden. Its current weekday presenters are Alan Hughes, Muireann O'Connell and Tommy Bowe. The show is currently sponsored by Fairy, Febreze, Lenor, Ariel and Flash while the programme was previously sponsored by P&G, Unilever, Dolmio and Kellogg's. As of 2021, Ireland AM is the only Irish breakfast programme currently airing. As part of a new daytime schedule line up, from Monday 7 October 2019 the programme was extended to 11:00 am on weekdays, with the weekend editions now rebranded as Ireland AM too. In March 2020 it reverted to airing till 10:00 am on weekdays. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland AM began airing at the later time of 8 am but reverted to its original time of 7 am in September 2020. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 7)
''Dancing with the Stars'' returned for a seventh series on 7 January 2024 on RTÉ One. On 29 August 2023, RTÉ confirmed that the show would return for a seventh season with hosts, Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy returning for fifth and second season, respectively. On 5 September 2023, professional dancer, and reigning champion, Emily Barker announced her departure from the show. On 31 October 2023, Maurizio Benenato confirmed that he, too, would not return having left the show two weeks into the previous season for personal reasons. On 12 November 2023, after six seasons, John Nolan became the third professional dancer to announce their decision to leave the programme. On 17 October 2023, it was reported that Irish dancers, Jillian Bromwich and Montel Hewson would join the professional line-up. On 28 November 2023, the professional line-up was confirmed with Bromwich and Hewson officially announced as joining the cast alongside former ''Dancing with the Stars' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Danilczuk
Michael Danilczuk (Polish: Michał Danilczuk, born 14 February 1992) is a Polish dancer and choreographer. Danilczuk is best known for winning the second season of the BBC One competition series, ''The Greatest Dancer'' with his partner, Jowita Przystał. He is also a professional dancer on the Polish and Irish versions of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Danilczuk and his partner Jowita Przystał have represented Poland in national and international competitions. In 2014 they became Polish Open Latin Champions. They have also performed with ''Burn the Floor''. Danilczuk and Przystał have also performed in Broadway musical productions such as ''Legally Blonde'', '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' and ''Rock of Ages''. They moved to London in 2019 to pursue careers in the United Kingdom. ''The Greatest Dancer'' In January 2020, Danilczuk and Przystał auditioned for the second season of the BBC One show, ''The Greatest Dancer.'' After their audition, they advanced to call bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Jackson (blogger)
Suzanne Jackson O'Connor(born 22 October 1984, Dublin) is an Irish television presenter, blogger and businessperson. She is the creator of the blog SoSueMe. Career Jackson began blogging in 2010. By 2013, she left her job and began working full-time on her blog. In 2016, she released a range of beauty products called 'SoSu Cosmetics'. She has been criticised following reports that her range of cosmetics is produced through private labelling, but she says this is not true. In 2018, Jackson launched a second tan brand, 'Dripping Gold'. In 2020 her company, Cohar Ltd, reported profits of €2.12m. In July 2022, Jackson announced her plans to step down as CEO of her beauty brand, 'SoSu Cosmetics' and tan brand 'Dripping Gold'. In October 2022, she named Caroline Dalton as her successor. Media career In April 2019, Jackson appeared as a guest on '' The Late Late Show.'' In 2020, Jackson began co-hosting the RTÉ makeover show, '' The Style Counsellors'' alongside influencer, Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Roche
Stephanie Roche (born 13 June 1989) is an Irish association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C., Shamrock Rovers of Dublin and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Her October 2013 goal in the Women's National League (Ireland), Women's National League (WNL) for Peamount United was the runner-up for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year. At club level Roche played for various clubs in her native Ireland, including a successful three-year period at Peamount United from 2011 to 2014. She had short spells with Division 1 Féminine team ASPTT Albi in 2014 and National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash in 2015. A longer stint at FA WSL club Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies, Sunderland from 2015 to 2018 was interrupted by injury and illness, before she spent a year in Italy with C.F. Florentia, Florentia in 2018 and 2019. She joined Peamount United for a second time in February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland Women's National Football Team
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Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 6)
''Dancing with the Stars'' returned for a sixth series on 8 January 2023 on RTÉ One. On 25 August 2022, Nicky Byrne announced that he would be stepping down as host after five seasons to focus on touring commitments with his band, Westlife. On 7 October, Doireann Garrihy was announced as his replacement joining Jennifer Zamparelli as co-host. This season also saw professional dancer, and two-time reigning champion, Pasquale La Rocca announce his departure from the show as he joined the Italian version of the format, ''Ballando con le Stelle''. On 28 November 2022, all other professional dancers were confirmed to be returning to the series from the previous year, they were joined by new professional dancer, Michael Danilczuk, whom previously that year had finished as runner-up in his native version in Poland, ''Taniec z gwiazdami.'' It was announced on 22 January, due to unforeseen circumstances, professional dancer, Maurizio Benenato had left the show. He was replaced with fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
