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Kine Ludvigsen
Kine Therese Ludvigsen Fossheim (born July 21, 1982 ) is a Norwegian singer best known for her work with the Oslo Gospel Choir, her six solo albums, the song "Sarajevo" released as a single for Lillehammer Olympic Aid, and songs written for Chinese artists including Jacky Cheung, Rainie Yang and Stephy Tang. Education and career beginnings Kine was born in Hamar where she grew up. She studied music, dance and drama at Stange upper secondary school. In 1991, at 9 years old, she released her first album. Kine created the song "Sarajevo" together with Geirr Lystrup. for Lillehammer Olympic Aid during the siege of the Bosnian capital. It was released as a single and served as became an anthem for the 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway. 2000 - present As a 17-year-old, she participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2000 with «Wings of Love». In 2005, Kine released her sixth album, "Free". The album was released by Sony Norway including a cover of "In T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SingStar (PlayStation 2)
The following is a list of '' SingStar'' games released for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The tables list the songs available in each game, with the country of availability indicated by two-letter country codes. For games that were localised for multiple markets, songs are either indicated as present ("Yes") or absent ("No") in the track list for each region. The first game in the series, ''SingStar'', was released in Europe and Oceania in 2004. , over twenty games in the ''SingStar'' series have been released in English-speaking territories, including a small number in North America. Most ''SingStar'' games are loosely based upon musical genres, such as rock or pop music (''SingStar Rocks!'' and ''SingStar Pop'' respectively). Artist-specific ''SingStar'' games have been released, featuring artists such as ABBA, Queen, Take That, Die Toten Hosen, Kent and Mecano. ''SingStar'' ''SingStar '80s'' All non-English releases which are not in the table have the same trackli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Singers From Norway
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe China
Miss Universe China () is a national beauty pageant that selects China's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2002. History The Miss Universe China Organization was established in 2002. The first ever ''Miss Universe China'' titleholder, Zhuo Ling, was selected in Guangdong province in March, 2002. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2002 and placed 2nd runner-up. In July 2002, the Miss Universe license for China was awarded to Johnny Kao, a prominent Chinese-American entrepreneur and businessman. The organization held the Miss Universe China pageant for the next few years. On January 6, 2011, the Miss Universe Organization designated media icon and entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan as the official licensee for the People's Republic of China. Miss Universe officials and the then-reigning titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, traveled to China to award the license to Kan. In her first year, Yue-Sai Kan set up an international calibre pageant, flying in foreign c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour
The Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour (Chinese: 张学友1/2世界巡迴演唱會) was a concert tour by Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung (Chinese: 张学友), one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" also known as "God of Songs", named in honor of his 50th birthday, marking a half-century of life in song and dance. The tour opened on 30 December 2010 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai and concluded on 20 May 2012 at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, consisting of 146 shows performed in 77 cities. The total audience was more than 2.8 million attendees with the number of people wanting to see the show exceeding the limited number of tickets. Jacky Cheung was the artistic director of the tour. Andrew Tuason was the music director and Chen Xiaobin the choreographer, both of whom had worked with Cheung on previous projects. The Guangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra performed the string accompaniment for his concert tour. Florence Chan and Star Entertainment Limited produced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and multimillion-selling albums. His successful music and acting career has made Cheung one of Hong Kong's icons. He was elected by Time Magazine as one of the "25 most influential people in the New Hong Kong". Cheung set the Guinness World record for the largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months during his ''" Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour"'', with 2,048,553 audience members. " ''Jacky Cheung performs for largest combined audience.'' Retrieved on 12 June 2012. Early life Jacky Cheung was bor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No One Knows (Stephy Tang Song)
"No One Knows" is a song by Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer Stephy Tang, written by Roxanne Seeman, Kine Ludvigsen-Fossheim, and Olav Fossheim, with Cantonese lyrics by Yan Kin Keung. It was the title song and first single from her ''No One Knows'' EP released by Gold Typhoon on July 16, 2010. It was also the title song of a second EP, ''No One Knows'' (Stephy x Y.E.S.- 3D感官版), recorded in Mandarin and released by Gold Typhoon in 2011. Composition and lyrics "No One Knows" is an uptempo dance-pop song with disco influences. The song was written by Norwegian singer Kine Fossheim-Ludvigsen, Swedish producer Olav Fossheim, and American songwriter Roxanne Seeman, the writers of Jacky Cheung’s song Double Trouble. The lyrics were adapted into Cantonese by Yan Kin Keung, keeping the English title. Music video An accompanying video was released. TVB broadcast the MV of the golden song. The singers included Lin Feng, Liang Yongqi, Stephy Tang, among others. Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tick Tock (Beat The Clock)
"''Qing Chun Dou''" 青春鬥 (Youth Bucket), Chinese title of Tick Tock (Beat The Clock) is a song by Taiwanese singer and actress Rainie Yang, written by Roxanne Seeman, Kine Ludvigsen-Fossheim, and Olav Fossheim. It is the fourth single from Rainie Yang's studio album '' Rainie & Love...?'', released by Sony Music Entertainment on January 1, 2010. '' Rainie & Love...?'' has been certified platinum by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) with sales of 50,000 units, making it one of Taiwan's best selling albums. The Japanese version "Koi no Mahō" of "Qing Chun Dou" was released in Japan on January 27, 2010. It was included in the Japanese celebration edition released on February 5, 2010. "Qing Chun Dou", "青春鬥 (Youth Bucket)", was featured in the hit Taiwanese TV drama ''Hi My Sweetheart'' starring Rainie Yang and Show Lo. Background In 2009, the newly formed South Korean girl group 4Minute with Hyun-a of The Wonder Girls, recorded a Korean-language versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Trouble (Jacky Cheung Song)
Double Trouble is a song by Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung, written by Roxanne Seeman, Kine Ludvigsen, Kine Ludvigsen-Fossheim, and Olav Fossheim with lyrics adapted into Cantonese by Hong Kong lyricist Kenny So. Double Trouble was issued as the first single from Cheung's Private Corner album, released by What's Music, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group in 2010, with a companion MV premiering March 2010. Hong Kong Music Charts "Double Trouble" reached number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart (most popular Hong Kong radio chart) April 2010. Cheung's "Private Corner" album remained at number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart for 13 weeks. Credits and personnel * Jacky Cheung – lead vocals * Guillermo Fuego Jr. – acoustic guitar * Charles Huntley – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horns * Andrew Tuason杜自持 – arranger, bass, drum programming, piano, horns * Lydia Chew And Group – backing vocals * Kenny So (:zh:乔星, 乔星 Qiao Xing) - lyrics * Roxanne Seeman, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxanne Seeman
Roxanne Joy Seeman is an American songwriter and lyricist. She is best known for her songs by Billie Hughes, Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jacksons, Jacky Cheung, and in film and television. She has two Emmy nominations. Seeman is a writer and producer of the Japan Grand Prix Gold Disk Award for International Single of the Year "Welcome To The Edge" by Billie Hughes. Seeman has written songs for Chinese artists including Jacky Cheung, Yang Kun, Super Vocal, Rainie Yang and productions by Zhang Yadong and Gao Xiaosong. Seeman is a producer of the Broadway shows To Kill a Mockingbird and The Waverly Gallery. Early life and education Seeman was born in New York to Jewish parents, Murray Seeman, a lawyer and real estate developer, and his wife, Lee (née Sachs). Her father was a scholar, World War II veteran, and former mayor of Great Neck Estates, where they lived. Of Czechoslavakian descent, thirty- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit In The Sky (Keiino Song)
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by Norwegian music group Keiino. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 25 January 2019 as the lead single from their debut studio album ''Okta''. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was performed during the second semi-final on 16 May 2019, and qualified for the final. It placed first in the televote with 291 points and finished in sixth place with 331 points overall. Background The song is an uptempo number, inspired by 80s disco and dance music, which has been described as dance-pop, electropop, yoik, and Sami folk music. It is about the struggles for equal rights regardless of ethnicity, gender identity and sexuality, given their long struggle in pursuit of equal rights. The music video of "Spirit in the Sky" was released on 4 April 2019. It contains some lyrics in the Northern Sami language, ''Čajet dan čuovgga'' ("Show me the light") and the non-lexical vocables, ''He lå e l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
