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Lunae
Lunae was a short-lived Spanish pop group built upon the success of ''Operación Triunfo (Spain), Operación Triunfo'' a reality show talent contest popular on Spain's Televisión Española, TVE network. The band was composed by putting together singers that were not given the chance to pursue a solo career after the show, and was composed of Tessa Bodi, Tessa (born 7 November 1982), Elena Gadel (born 11 November 1982) and Marey (singer), Marey (born 19 December 1983) In the summer of 2003, their debut single 'Hipnotizadas' (produced by Xenomania) was a minor summertime hit across Spain, and it was used in a Pringles advertisement tie-in. In September, Lunae released their debut album, Olor a Nuevo. It included 13 tracks, with 3 in English. It also included a collaboration with Enrique Anaut, ''Operación Triunfo'' Season 2 fellow finalist. In January 2004, Lunae released their second single Viva Otra Vez. By March 2004, the band members were working on separate projects (Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Gadel
Elena Gadel (born 12 November 1982) is a Spanish singer. She placed eleventh in Operación Triunfo (Spain), Operacion Triunfo 2. Her debut single in 2002, ''Es Por Ti'', claimed the number four slot on the Spanish charts, and in 2003, she had success in the pop group Lunae. In 2005, she starred in the ''catalonia, Catalan'' musical ''Mar i Cel'', for which she was awarded best actress at the Spanish Theatre Awards. In 2022, she was part of the jury of the TV3 (Catalonia), TV3 show ''Eufòria''. She was, too, in the second edition, that took place the following year. Discography * 2003: Es Por Ti * 2011: Tocant Fusta References 1982 births Living people Musicians from Catalonia 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers {{Spain-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in Equatorial Guinea. TVE began as a standalone company dependent on the Ministry of Information and Tourism. After undergoing numerous restructurings and reorganizations, it is currently the television division, while Radio Nacional de España (RNE) is the radio division, of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the public corporation which has the overall responsibility for the national broadcasting public services under a parliament-appointed president who, in addition to being answerable to a Board of Directors, reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament, as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006. TVE launched its first channel on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Bodi
Tessa is a feminine given name, sometimes a shortened form of Theresa. It may refer to: People * Tessa Albertson (born 1996), American actress * Tessa Balfour, Countess of Balfour (born 1950), British aristocrat * Tessa Blanchard (born 1994), American professional wrestler * Tessa Bonhomme (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Tessa Brooks (born 1999), American musician and influencer * Tessa Dahl (born 1957), English author and actress * Tessa Dare, American novelist * Tessa de Josselin (born 1989), Australian actress * Tessa Dunlop (born 1974), British television presenter, radio broadcaster and historian * Tessa Ferrer (born 1986), American actress * Tessa Fowler, Vanuatuan politician * Tessa Ganserer (born 1977), German politician * Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff (born 1994), German countess * Tessa Hadley (born 1956), British author * Tessa Hofmann (born 1949), German sociologist * Tessa Howard (born 1999), English field hockey player * Tessa Humphries, Australian actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marey (singer)
Marey may refer to: People * Étienne-Jules Marey Étienne-Jules Marey (; 5 March 1830, Beaune, Côte-d'Or – 15 May 1904, Paris) was a French scientist, physiologist and chronophotographer. His work was significant in the development of cardiology, physical instrumentation, aviation, cinema ... (1830–1904), French scientist, pioneer of photography and cinema * Amr Marey, Egyptian footballer Places * Marey, Vosges, a commune in the Vosges ''département'' in France * Marey-sur-Tille, a commune in the Côte-d'Or department * Marey-lès-Fussey, a commune in the Côte-d'Or department Other uses * " The Peasant Marey", an 1876 short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenomania
Xenomania is an English songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed by Higgins with his Creative Director Miranda Cooper and Business Director Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Pet Shop Boys, The Saturdays and Sugababes. In particular, all but one of Girls Aloud's studio albums have been entirely written and produced by Xenomania. Sugababes' "Round Round" and Girls Aloud's " Sound of the Underground" have been credited with reshaping British pop music for the 2000s. Gabriella Cilmi's "Sweet About Me" and Girls Aloud's " The Promise" were named Best Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 and the 2009 BRIT Awards, respectively. The team has been referred to as "a Phil Spector" and "a Motown of the 21st-century". Higgins himself has said that Xenomania aspires to be a modern-day version of RAK Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pringles
Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based crisps. Originally sold by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1968 and marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips", the brand was sold in 2012 to the current owner, Kellogg's. As of 2011, Pringles were sold in more than 140 countries. In 2012, Pringles were the fourth most popular snack brand after Lay's, Doritos and Cheetos (all manufactured by Frito-Lay), with 2.2% market share globally. History In 1956, Procter & Gamble assigned a task to chemist Fredric J. Baur (1918-2008): to develop a new kind of potato chips to address consumer complaints about broken, greasy, and stale chips, as well as air in the bags. Baur spent 2 years developing saddle-shaped chips from fried dough, and selected a tubular can as the chips' container. The saddle-shape of Pringles chips is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid. However, Baur could not figure out how to make the chips palatable, and was pulled off the task to work on anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Anaut
Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique. Enrique is also a surname. A variant surname is '' Enriquez'' (son of Enrique). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world * Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 * Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer * Enrique Castillo (born 1949), American actor * Enri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Country Needs You
Lord Kitchener Wants You is a 1914 advertisement by Alfred Leete which was developed into a recruitment poster. It depicted Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, above the words "WANTS YOU". Kitchener, wearing the cap of a British Field Marshal, stares and points at the viewer calling them to enlist in the British Army against the Central Powers. The image is considered one of the most iconic and enduring images of World War I. A hugely influential image and slogan, it has also inspired imitations in other countries. Development British policy for a century had been that recruitment to the British armed forces was strictly volunteer. Before the outbreak of the First World War, recruiting posters had not been used in Britain on a regular basis since the Napoleonic Wars. UK government advertisements for contract work were handled by His Majesty's Stationery Office, who passed this task onto the publishers of R. F. White & Sons in order to avoid paying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
