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Jorja
Jorja is a feminine given name related to Georgia which may refer to: * Jorja Chalmers, Australian saxophone and keyboard player * Jorja Douglas, winner of ''Got What It Takes?'' (series 2), a British children's talent show and member of FLO * Jorja Fleezanis, American violinist * Jorja Fox (born 1968), American actress and producer * Jorja Leap, American anthropologist, author, and social worker * Jorja Monatella, a character in the Dean Koontz novel ''Strangers'' * Jorja Smith (born 1997), English singer-songwriter See also * Jorgjia Filçe-Truja Jorgjia Filçe-Truja (20 January 1907 – 22 June 1994) was an Albanian soprano. She was one of the icons of the Albanian urban lyrical music, and one of the main contributors for the establishment of the Academy of Arts of Albania. Life She wa ... (1907–1994), Albanian soprano {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Smith
Jorja Alice Smith (born 11 June 1997) is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Walsall, West Midlands, she has been writing songs since the age of 11. In 2012, Smith's friend uploaded her cover of Labrinth's "Earthquake" to YouTube, which led to her discovery by record producer Guy Moot. After her first two singles received broader recognition, she signed with Sony/ATV in 2016, releasing two EPs throughout 2016 and 2017. Her debut studio album, '' Lost & Found'', was released in 2018 to critical acclaim, and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The same year, Smith won the Brit Critics' Choice Award. In 2019, she was named Best British Female Artist at the Brit Awards and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her third EP ''Be Right Back'', which was released in May 2021, received favourable reviews. Early life Jorja Smith was born on 11 June 1997 in Walsall, West Midlands, to a Jamaican father and an English mother. Her fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Fox
Jorja-An Fox ( ) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring role of Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano in the NBC political drama ''The West Wing'' in 2000. She played Sara Sidle in the CBS police procedural drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', both as a regular (2000–2007, 2010–2015) and recurring (2008–2010) cast member. She reprised the role in the sequel '' CSI: Vegas'', which premiered on October 6, 2021. Early life Fox was born in New York City to Montreal-born parents Edward and Marilyn Fox and is of French-Canadian, Belgian and Irish descent. She was raised on a narrow barrier island in Melbourne Beach, Florida. She has an older brother, Jeff. She describes herself as being overweight while growing up, with a prominent gap between her teeth. By her 20s, she observed that neither he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Leap
Jorja Leap is an American anthropologist and adjunct professor in the social welfare department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also Director of the Health and Social Justice Partnership at UCLA and is a nationally recognized gang expert. In 2011, Leap was named one of ''Los Angeles Magazines Action Heroes for her policy work and gang intervention efforts in the Los Angeles area. ''Los Angeles Magazine'' named her as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Los Angeles" in 2012, and in the same year she won the Joseph Nunn Alumna of the Year award at UCLA. Early life Leap was born and raised in South Los Angeles, California. Education and career Leap completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UCLA. In 1978, she received a B.A. in Sociology. In 1980, she earned a master's degree in social work, and in 1988 she received a Ph.D. in psychological anthropology. Her dissertation, under the name Jorja Jeane Manos Prover, was ''Culture-makers: H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Chalmers
Jorja Chalmers is an Australian saxophone and keyboard player who has toured globally with accomplished bands and performers such as Bryan Ferry, Take That and the Ting Tings. When Ferry's band, Roxy Music, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ferry's speech noted Chalmers' contributions to the band. Chalmers has been described as someone who "steals the show, blasting out the sax lines with a refreshing brashness." Chalmers was born in Sydney in 1972 and studied at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Some years after she achieved international success as a musician in bands and as a solo artist, one of her teachers at the school commented, "She had this incredible drive. She wanted to do well, and I’m not at all surprised that she has." In the years since her time in Australia, Chalmers moved to London. The mother of two resides there and regularly performs as a studio musician and in touring bands. In September 2019, Chalmers released her debut album ''Human Again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Fleezanis
Jorja Kay Fleezanis (March 19, 1952 – September 9, 2022) was an American violinist and the Henry A. Upper Chair at Indiana University. Fleezanis grew up in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Greek immigrants. A graduate of Cass Technical High School, she studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory and later won a position in the Chicago Symphony. Fleezanis was concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1989 to 2009—the longest-tenured concertmaster in the orchestra's history and only the second woman in the U.S. to hold the title of concertmaster in a major orchestra when appointed. Prior to Minnesota, she was associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Symphony for eight years. In 1994, she premiered John Adams' Violin Concerto—a work commissioned for her by the Minnesota Orchestra—with then-music director Edo de Waart leading the orchestra. Fleezanis became an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota's School of Music i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Douglas
Flo (stylised in uppercase) are a British girl group from London consisting of members Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer. The group formed in 2019 and signed to Island Records, where they released their breakthrough single "Cardboard Box", which preceded their debut extended play, ''The Lead'' (2022). Flo later topped the BBC's Sound of 2023 poll, and won the 2023 Brit Award for Rising Star. Members Stella Quaresma was born in Kingston upon Thames, and at four weeks old, she moved to Mozambique. She moved back to the British countryside at the age of five, before returning to London, where she began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she met bandmate Renée Downer. Quaresma was a year above Downer. She grew up listening to African musical artists and her mother later introduced her to Etta James and British artists like Amy Winehouse. Prior to being in the group, she worked as a waitress. Jorja Douglas was born in Eastern Germany, before mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLO (band)
Flo (stylised in uppercase) are a British girl group from London consisting of members Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer. The group formed in 2019 and signed to Island Records, where they released their breakthrough single "Cardboard Box", which preceded their debut extended play, ''The Lead'' (2022). Flo later topped the BBC's Sound of 2023 poll, and won the 2023 Brit Award for Rising Star. Members Stella Quaresma was born in Kingston upon Thames, and at four weeks old, she moved to Mozambique. She moved back to the British countryside at the age of five, before returning to London, where she began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she met bandmate Renée Downer. Quaresma was a year above Downer. She grew up listening to African musical artists and her mother later introduced her to Etta James and British artists like Amy Winehouse. Prior to being in the group, she worked as a waitress. Jorja Douglas was born in Eastern Germany, before mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got What It Takes? (series 2)
''Got What It Takes?'' is a British talent show that began airing on CBBC on 6 January 2016. Originally presented by Lauren Platt for the first three series, ''Got What It Takes?'' has been hosted by Anna Maynard since 2018. In 2021, Melvin Odoom joined Maynard as a co-host. The series sees contestants compete against each other in challenges such as writing songs, performing for celebrity guests and learning choreography. The winner of each series is given the chance to perform at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, and as of 2021, the six winners are Amaria Braithwaite, Jorja Douglas, Rio Donkin, Lauren Mia Jones, Georgie Mills and Tilly Lockey. Format Eight young singers take part in the singing talent competition. In each episode, three contestants are chosen to compete in a sing-off, whilst their mothers/aunts/sisters vote for who they want to win. Each week, the contestants learn about an aspect in the music industry, while their mothers/aunts/sisters compete for their child's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Monatella
''Strangers'' is a novel written by Dean Koontz, released in 1986. Plot A group of people are brought together by their different and equally strange maladies. There is Dominick who suffers from somnambulism, Ginger has unexplained lapses into a fugue state, Father Brendan loses his faith and later gains a miraculous 'gift', and Ernie who suffers from nyctophobia. Dominick receives Polaroids that lead him to the Tranquility Motel, situated in the middle of the Nevada 'high-desert', thirty miles west of Elko. Together with Ned and Sandy, who run the restaurant next door to the motel, they discover that their true memories from the summer of the previous year may have been suppressed. Later Ginger, Jorja, and the other people who stayed at the Tranquility Motel are contacted and invited to join the group. Ginger shares that their memories are suppressed by Azrael Blocks - a means of brainwashing induced through drugs and hypnosis. She received hypnosis as a treatment to uncover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (name)
Georgia is a feminine given name originating from the Greek word Γεωργία, meaning agriculture. It shares this origin with the masculine version of the name, George. Given name Actresses * Georgia Groome (born 1992), British Actress * Georgia Apostolou (1973–2016), Greek actress * Georgia Caine (1876–1964), American actress * Georgia Cayvan (1857–1906), American actress * Georgia Ellis (1917–1988), American actress * Georgia Engel (1948–2019), American actress * Georgia May Foote (born 1991), British actress * Georgia Hale (1905–1985), American actress * Georgia Henshaw (born 1993), Welsh actress * Georgia King (born 1986), British actress * Georgia Tennant (born 1984), English actress * Georgia Slowe (born 1966), English actress * Georgia Taylor (born 1980), English actress * Georgia Vasileiadou (1897–1980), Greek actress * Georgia Steel (born 1998), English actress Athletes * Georgia Abatzidou (born 1969), Greek long-distance runner * Georgia Adams (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorgjia Filçe-Truja
Jorgjia Filçe-Truja (20 January 1907 – 22 June 1994) was an Albanian soprano. She was one of the icons of the Albanian urban lyrical music, and one of the main contributors for the establishment of the Academy of Arts of Albania. Life She was born in Korçë, today's eastern Albania, back then still part of the Ottoman Empire on 20 January 1907. She studied in the Santa Сеcilia Conservatory in Rome during 1927–1932. She gave many concerts during the 1930s to the 1950s, becoming an icon of the urban lyrical music in Albania. Together with Tefta Tashko-Koço and Marie Kraja, she represented the avant-garde of the lyrical music in the country. Together with the pianist Lola Gjoka, she is interpreted urban songs as (The mountain became full of oak trees), (Please you flower), (The spring came full of flowers), (Spring of our village), (When you went along the river my girl), etc. Truja was one of the first pedagogues of the Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute for girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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