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Hollywood Girls (baseball)
''Hollywood Girls : Une nouvelle vie en Californie'' (''A New Life in California''), or simply ''Hollywood Girls'', is a French soap opera created by Alexandre dos Santos, Jérémy Michalak, and Thibaut Vales for NRJ12. The series features an ensemble cast and follows a groups of French peoples who decided to start a new life in California, but their life is quickly disrupted by the diabolical Geny G and her husband, the Dr. David Moretti. Filming takes place completely in Los Angeles for the first and fourth seasons, but for the rest of the show, only the outside scenes where filmed in the United States, with inside scenes filmed at a studio at Le Perray-en-Yvelines Le Perray-en-Yvelines () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the west of Île-de-France in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community ... in France. All the plots of the series are written by screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Story 5 (France)
'' Secret Story'' 5 started on July 8 at 8:45 pm on TF1 and concluded on October 14, 2011, lasting 98 days. The winner of this season is Marie Garet. Housemates Anthony He is 26 years old, from Narbonne in France. On Day 1, during the first gala, he was nominated with Elizabeth in the « crystal ball ». He won his place in the House of Secrets with 75% to enter, but after only one week, he was evicted on Day 7 with 10% to save. His secret was not discovered by the other housemates during the show. His secret is : « I am a marksman ». Aurélie She is 23 years old, from Belgium. She entered the House of Secrets on Day 1 with Geof, her boyfriend, but The Voice gave her a mission to protect her secret during the first gala : to pretend to be in couple with Geoffrey, Marie's boyfriend, until the end of the show. During the show, she broke up with Geof, and she had a short love affair with Rudy (because he was evicted on Week 3). On Week 6, during the gala, she won the power of no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matador (U
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activity of bullfighting as practised in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries influenced by Portuguese and Spanish culture. The main performer and leader of the entourage in a bullfight, and who finally kills the bull, is addressed as ''maestro'' (master), or with the formal title ''matador de toros'' (killer of bulls). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called ''subalternos'' and their suits are embroidered in silver as opposed to the matador's gold. They include the ''picadores'', ''rejoneadores'', and ''banderilleros''. Present since the sport's earliest history, the number of women in bullfighting has steadily increased since the late-19 century, both on foot and on horseback. Usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadège Lacroix
Nadège Lacroix (born 30 June 1986) is a Swiss actress, television personality. She became famous thanks to a French reality show, Secret Story. She starred in the '' Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez'' and the scripted television drama series, '' Hollywood Girls : Une nouvelle vie en Californie''. Life and career 2009-10: Before Secret Story In 2009, she poses nude for the magazine Blick and becomes the first Swiss French to be included. Nadège participates, in 2010, at a Swiss program ''Infrarouge'', on RTS Un. The same year, she was elected Miss Fêtes de Genève. She worked several months as an escort girl in the same tow 2012 : Secret Story Nadège participated in a French reality show of TF1, Secret Story season 6. On 1 June 2012 Nadège entered the House with Thomas Vergara. They share the secret: we are not really siblings. On 7 September 2012 she won the season 6 of Secret Story with 73% of votes - a record for a winner of the show - and 165,140 €. 2013-pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Academy (French TV Series)
''Star Academy'' is a French reality television. It was produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Canada called '' Star Académie''. It was broadcast on TF1 (2001–2008 and 2022) and NRJ 12 (2012). At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries. The contestants stay in the Dammarie-lès-Lys's Vives-Eaux castle. The reality show is hosted by Nikos Aliagas and featured guest stars such as Mariah Carey, Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, The Corrs, Texas, Simple Plan, Moby, Tina Arena, Nelly Furtado, Tokio Hotel, Anastacia, Alicia Keys, Craig David, 50 Cent, will.i.am, Destiny's Child, James Blunt, Sean Combs, Sting, David Guetta, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Phil Collins, Laura Pausini, Kylie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor (U
A bachelor is an unmarried man, from the old French word "bachelor." (The) Bachelor may also refer to: * the title of anyone of any gender or marital status who holds a bachelor's degree Film and TV * ''The Bachelor'' (franchise), a reality television dating show franchise with numerous versions: ** ''The Bachelor'' (American TV series) ** ''The Bachelor'' (Australian TV series) ** ''The Bachelor'' (Brazilian TV series) ** ''The Bachelor'' (British TV series) **''The Bachelor Canada'' ** ''The Bachelor'' (Greek TV series) ** ''The Bachelor'' (Israeli TV series) **''The Bachelor New Zealand'' **''Burlacul'', Romania **''The Bachelor Vietnam'' * ''The Bachelor'' (Chinese TV series), a drama series unrelated to ''The Bachelor'' franchise *''The Bachelor'', a 1909 Broadway play by Clyde Fitch, later filmed as ''A Virtuous Vamp'' (1919) * ''The Bachelor'' (1955 film) ( it, Lo scapolo, links=no), an Italian film starring Alberto Sordi * ''The Bachelor'' (1990 film) ( it, Mio caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Gomes
Anthony Gomes (born May 14, 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. He was born to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother. After his 1998 debut album release ''Blues in Technicolor'', he began touring the United States and Canada and he has since recorded thirteen more albums. Gomes resides in St. Louis, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ..., United States, playing a fusion of blues with rock and soul, and with the Anthony Gomes Band has toured North America and Europe. Discography * 1997: ''Primary Colors'' (Urban Electric Records 1108) * 1998: ''Blues in Technicolor'' (Urban Electric Records 1109) * 2000: ''Sweet Stringin' Soul'' (Urban Electric Records 1110) * 2002: ''Unity'' (33rd Street Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing! (2001 Film)
''Sing!'' is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Awards and nominations See also * List of documentary films * List of American films of 2001 References External links *''Sing!''at the American Film Foundation The American Film Foundation is a production company based in Southern California. The foundation is headed by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock who have combined to create more than 60 documentary and feature films. They have won multiple awards ...''Sing!'' Filmsat the Los Angeles Children's Chorus 2001 films 2001 short documentary films American short documentary films American independent films Films directed by Freida Lee Mock Documentary films about singers Documentary films about Los Angeles Music of Los Angeles 2001 independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{short-documen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Average Joe
The terms average Joe, ordinary Joe, Joe Sixpack, Joe Lunchbucket, Joe Snuffy, Joe Blow, Joe Schmo (for males) and ordinary Jane, average Jane, and plain Jane (for females), are used primarily in North America to refer to a completely average person, typically an average American. It can be used both to give the image of a hypothetical "completely average person" or to describe an existing person. Parallel terms in other languages for local equivalents exist worldwide. Today, statistics by the United States Department of Commerce provide information regarding the societal attributes of those who may be referred to as being "average". While some individual attributes are easily identified as being average, such as the median income, other characteristics, such as family arrangements may not be identified as being average. In 2001, for example, no single household arrangement constituted more than 30% of total households. Married couples with no children were the most common con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Horde
''The Horde'' (french: La Horde) is a 2009 French horror film co-written and directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. It stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing. Plot A group of French policemen embark on a mission of vengeance after a colleague is killed by a notorious drug dealer. He is holed up in a condemned high-rise in the heart of a derelict and corrupt Paris neighborhood (ZUP). They storm the social housing complex with the intent of taking him down, but the operation is a failure and the team is captured. Suddenly, both sides are confronted by an altogether different opponent, zombies. Cops and criminals must now forge an uneasy alliance to survive the undead onslaught. Cast *Claude Perron as Aurore * Jean-Pierre Martins as Ouessem "Ouesse" *Eriq Ebouaney as Adewale Markudi *Yves Pignot as René *Doudou Masta as Bola Markudi *Jo Prestia as José *Antoine Oppenheim as Tony *Aurélien Recoing as Jimenez Production The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mag
''Le Mag'' is a French television show broadcast direct on the French music and entertainment specialty channel NRJ 12 from Monday to Friday from 7 to 8 pm. Hosted by Matthieu Delormeau, various co-hosts took part with him, the first being Jeny Priez for 3 seasons. Priez was suspended after her alleged involvement in inside betting on the outcome of the Montpellier Agglomération Handball and Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball match) and was replaced by Ayem Nour of season 5 of the reality series ''Secret Story''. She co-hosted for seasons 3 and 4 of Le Mag. Finally Caroline Receveur of season 2 of ''Secret Story'' and of ''Hollywood Girls'' co-hosted seasons 4 and 5 of ''Le Mag''. The show also broadcasts various subjects by chronicler contributors. The show premiered on 10 January 2011 on NRJ 12 and has become famous for inviting television reality personalities. The show was used as a launch for the French reality television show ''Les Anges de la téléréalité ''Les An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
