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La Voz Senior (Spain Season 1)
'' La Voz Senior'' (season 1) is a Spanish reality talent show that premiered on 8 May 2019 on Antena 3. Based on the reality singing competition '' The Voice Senior'', the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. This was ''La Voz Seniors first season on Antena 3, after ''La Voz'' and ''La Voz Kids''. The coaching panel includes David Bisbal, Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ..., Pablo López, Antonio Orozco; all of whom have served as coaches on the adult version. Helena Bianco won the season, marking Pablo Lopez's first and only win as a coach. Teams * Winner * Runner-up * Third Place * Fourth Place * Artist was Eliminated in Semifinal * Artist was Eliminated in Knockouts Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva González
Eva María González Fernández (born 5 November 1980) is a Spanish actress, television presenter and beauty pageant winner who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant. Early life González was born and raised in the town of Mairena del Alcor, Seville. She comes from a humble family. Her father, Manuel González was a farmer and her mother, Encarnación Fernández was a housewife. She has a younger sister, named María González Fernández. She studied up to the second year of a diploma in Social Work, then she began to work as a model in the agency that also has model, Raquel Revuelta Armengou in Seville. Career Miss Spain 2003 González participated at the Miss Spain pageant in 2003, representing Seville. She won the title at the age of 22 and then traveled to Panama City, Panama for the Miss Universe 2003 pageant. She did not enter the top 15. She wore a flamenco dress at the national costume presentation. After Miss Spain After her reign as Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Babylon
"Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19, and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodians' original version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album for the 1972 movie ''The Harder They Come'', which made it internationally known. The song was re-popularized in Europe by the 1978 Boney M. cover version, which was awarded a platinum disc and is one of the top-ten, all-time best-selling singles in the UK. The B-side of the single, " Brown Girl in the Ring", also became a hit. Background Biblical psalms The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137:1-4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of Israel in the north, conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Lucia (song)
"Santa Lucia" (, ) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a '' barcarola'', in Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Neapolitan into Italian during the first stage of the Italian unification, the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian lyrics. Its transcriber, who is very often credited as its composer, was the son of the French-born Italian composer and collector of songs Guillaume Louis Cottrau (1797–1847). Various sources credit A. Longo with the music, 1835. The original lyrics of "Santa Lucia" celebrate the picturesque waterfront district, Borgo Santa Lucia, in the Gulf of Naples, in the invitation of a boatman to take a turn in his boat, to better enjoy the cool of the evening. Lyrics Neapolitan lyrics Comme se frícceca la luna chiena! lo mare ride, ll'aria è serena... È pronta e lesta la varca mia... Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia! Stu viento frisco fa risciatare: chi v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Got You Under My Skin
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out to The Way You Look Tonight. Popular recordings in 1936 were by Ray Noble and his Orchestra (vocal by Al Bowlly) and by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis). The song has subsequently been recorded by hundreds of artists. It became a signature song for Frank Sinatra, and, in 1966, became a top 10 hit for the Four Seasons. Charts Weekly charts Louis Prima and Keely Smith The Four Seasons Year-end charts The Four Seasons Versions by Frank Sinatra Sinatra first sang the song in 1946 on his weekly radio show, as the second part of a medley with "Easy to Love". He recorded a studio version of the song with Nelson Riddle orchestral arrangement, accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Padilla (composer)
José Padilla Sánchez (28 May 1889 in Almería – 25 October 1960 in Madrid), popularly known as Maestro Padilla was a famous Spanish composer and pianist. He was best known for the songs ''La Violetera'' and ''El Relicario'', popularized by cuplé singer Raquel Meller, and the pasodoble ''Valencia'' He became famous in France as he composed songs for the Moulin Rouge, like ''Ça c'est Paris''. ''La Violetera'' was adapted by Charlie Chaplin for the soundtrack of ''City Lights'' (1931). Biography José Padilla Sánchez was born in Almería in 1889. He took his first music lessons from Almería´s Municipal Band director and at fourteen he produced his first written music sheet titled L''as dos palomas''. By the time he lived in Madrid, he attended the Real Conservatorio de Música y Declamación. Also, he became acquainted with remarcable Zarzuela composers such as Tomás Bretón, Gerónimo Giménez y Amadeo Vives. At 23 he moves Barcelona and from there to Buenos A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Not Unusual
"It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. He intended it as a demo for her, but when she heard it she was so impressed with his delivery that she recommended he sing it instead. The record was the second Jones single Decca released, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1965. It was his first hit in the United States, peaking at No. 10 in May of that year. It was released in the US by Parrot Records and reached No. 3 on ''Billboard'''s easy listening chart. The BBC initially refused to play it because of his sexy image, but UK pirate radio did not. He sang the song twice in 1965 on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in New York City, on 2 May and 13 June. He did it again on 21 April 1968. "It's Not Unusual" is the theme song of his late 1960s–early 1970s television musical variety series, ''This Is Tom Jones''. The first studio version was released in 1995 on the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mocedades
Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres Tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga as its leader and the other with Javier Garay. A third group, El Consorcio, is composed of former Mocedades members who left the group but have continued a career together outside the Mocedades brand. Group formation In 1967, in the Basque city of Bilbao, three young sisters, Amaya, Izaskun and Estibaliz Uranga, formed a vocal trio named ''Las Hermanas Uranga'' (''The Uranga Sisters''). They sang in various locations at Bilbao. During their rehearsals, their brothers and friends joined. Eventually they decided to form a vocal group named ''Voces y guitarras'' ("Voices and Guitars") with folk and spiritual music and The Beatles as their influences. The members of ''Voces y guitarras'' were Amaya Uranga, Izaskun Uranga, Estibaliz Uran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder. The song became Wonder's third number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the Easy Listening chart. It won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.Hogan, Ed. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (song review) ''AllMusic.com''. This song was the second single (following "Superstition") released from the 1972 album entitled ''Talking Book'', which stayed at number one on the R&B albums chart for three weeks. ''Rolling Stone'' ranks the song at number 183 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". '' Billboard'' called it "a soft, haunting ballad with outstanding electric piano runs and outstanding production work." Background The first two lines of the song are sung, not by Wonder, but by Jim Gilstrap; Lani Groves sings the next two. Gilstrap and Groves, together with Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocío Jurado
María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado (, 18 September 1944 – 1 June 2006), better known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed "La más grande" ("The Greatest"). In 2000 in New York City, she won the prize "La voz del Milenio" for best female voice of the 20th century. Rocío Jurado sold more than 16 million records, making her one of the best-selling Spanish female singers. She received 5 platinum and 30 gold discs. Childhood and youth Rocío Jurado was born on Calvo Soto Street #11, Chipiona (Cádiz) in Andalusia, Spain. Her father, Fernando Mohedano Crespo (died at 36 years old), was a shoemaker and flamenco singer in his spare time; her mother, Rocío Jurado Bernal (died at 52 years old because of pancreatic cancer), was housewife and amateur performer of Andalusian traditional music. Rocío Jurado was the eldest of 3 children, Gloria (1950) and Amador (1953) and she had 3 nephews and 5 nieces. At home, Rocío Jura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You've Got A Friend
"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by American singer, songwriter, and musician Carole King. It was first recorded by King and included on her second studio album, ''Tapestry'' (1971). Another well-known version is by James Taylor from his album ''Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon''. His was released as a single in 1971, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians. "You've Got a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for Taylor ( Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King ( Song of the Year). Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including Dusty Springfield, Michael Jackson, Anne Murray, and Donny Hathaway. History "You've Got a Friend" was written by Carole King during the January 1971 recording sessions for her own album ''Tapestry'' and James Taylor's album ''Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon''. King has stated that "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Rain (song)
"Purple Rain" is a song by American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album. The song is a power ballad that combines rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music. "Purple Rain" reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks, being kept off the top spot by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! It reached No. 1 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and is considered to be one of Prince's signature songs. Following Prince's death in April 2016, "Purple Rain" rose to No. 1 on the US and UK iTunes Charts, allowing it to re-enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it reached No. 4. It also re-entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 6, placing two spaces higher than its original peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volare (song)
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (; 'In the blue ky s I waspainted blue' or 'In the blue-painted blue ky), popularly known as "Volare" (; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958. The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became ''Billboard'''s number-one single for the year. In 1959, at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Winning the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen as the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, where it came in third place out of ten songs in total. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanremo and Eurovision. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
