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Leadley
Bethan Mary Leadley (born 15 December 1995) is an English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, presenter, and actress. Early life and education Leadley was born in Crawley, West Sussex. She has an older brother, Daniel, who is married to Hannah Witton. Leadley attended Woking High School in Woking, Surrey followed by Portsmouth College in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Career Music and YouTube Bethan Mary Leadley / musicalbethan (2007–2014) Leadley began posting videos to her YouTube channel (formerly ''musicalbethan'') in April 2007, although her main channel videos from prior to 2011 have been since deleted. She then started two side channels; ''acousticbethan'' in 2010 and ''justbefon'' in 2012. Her channels have consisted of covers, original songs, vlogs, interviews with the likes of Union J and Ellie Goulding, and more. Leadley released a single "Day Affair" in collaboration with mental health charity, Time to Change in June 2014. Bethan Leadley / musicalbethan (2014–2017) Leadley r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, and was a centre of ironworking in Roman times. Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. Its location on the main road from London to Brighton brought passing trade, which encouraged the development of coaching inns. A rail link to London opened in 1841. Gatwick Airport, nowadays one of Britain's busiest international airports, opened on the edge of the town in the 1940s, encouraging commercial and industrial growth. After the Second World War, the British Government planned to move large numbers of people and jobs out of London and into new towns around South East England. The New Towns Act 1946 design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Witton
Hannah Lisa Witton (born 19 February 1992) is an English-German YouTuber, talk-show host, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content which is mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health; liberation and welfare issues; literature; and travel. Witton's debut book, ''Doing It'', concentrating on sex and relationships, was released for European readers on 6 April 2017 and in America on 3 July 2018. Her second book, ''The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods'', was released in June 2019. Early life and education Though she grew up in England, Witton lived in Austin, Texas for one year as a child. She is Jewish. Her godfather is the actor Toby Jones. She attended Loreto College, Manchester, Loreto Sixth Form College in Hulme, Manchester, and then the University of Birmingham where she studied a degree in History and was especially interested in sexual history. Witton's video ''History of Homosexuality'' was a 2013 finalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyar
Elyar Afshari ( az, Elyar Əfşari; born 15 July 1995), better known by his stage name Elyar (previously Elyar Fox) is an English pop singer, musician and songwriter. His debut single "Do It All Over Again" was released in January 2014, peaking at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Early life Elyar Afshari was born in Ealing, London, to an English mother and an Azerbaijani father. He was brought up in Greenford, London, and was educated at Costons Primary School and Queensmead School. He has one older brother named Iden. Career 2005–2011: Early beginnings "In 2005 I got a guitar and I started to just play, and then I started to write songs," Afshari stated in an interview regarding the beginning of his career. Whilst still at school he fronted the band 'Just Me Again', and performed for the first time at The Garage in Islington in 2009. After completing his GCSEs, Afshari and his bandmates took a year off studies to focus on music. They supported You Me at Six on their Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyar Fox
Elyar Afshari ( az, Elyar Əfşari; born 15 July 1995), better known by his stage name Elyar (previously Elyar Fox) is an English pop singer, musician and songwriter. His debut single "Do It All Over Again" was released in January 2014, peaking at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Early life Elyar Afshari was born in Ealing, London, to an English mother and an Azerbaijani father. He was brought up in Greenford, London, and was educated at Costons Primary School and Queensmead School. He has one older brother named Iden. Career 2005–2011: Early beginnings "In 2005 I got a guitar and I started to just play, and then I started to write songs," Afshari stated in an interview regarding the beginning of his career. Whilst still at school he fronted the band 'Just Me Again', and performed for the first time at The Garage in Islington in 2009. After completing his GCSEs, Afshari and his bandmates took a year off studies to focus on music. They supported You Me at Six on their Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orla Gartland
Orla Joan Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist from Dublin who gained popularity from posting cover songs on her YouTube account. As of December 2021, her YouTube channel has received over 271k subscribers, and 24.3 million total views. Gartland describes her music as folk pop, most heavily influenced by Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, and Imogen Heap. She frequently refers to herself as a "music makin' ginger nutcase". In August 2011 Gartland released her first EP ''Laughing at My Own Jokes''. The album artwork was done by a fan who won a contest. In 2012, she released her debut single, "Devil on My Shoulder", which entered the singer-songwriter iTunes charts in Ireland. On 11 November 2013, Gartland released her second EP, ''Roots''. On 24 November, the ''Irish Mirror'' featured Gartland in a full-page article and stated that on iTunes, the EP had topped the main Irish albums chart while hitting number 15 on the main UK albums chart and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer In The City Awards
Social in the City (often styled as SitC), formerly Summer in the City, is an annual three-day multi-genre online video event held in London, dedicated to content creators and community from a range of social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Instagram. The first ''Summer in the City'' in 2009 was a gathering of YouTubers in the parks of London. In 2016, SitC was acquired by MCM Expo Group as part of their "MCM Central" brand. After SitC 2019 the event was rebranded as ''Social in the City'', the first ''Winter Edition'' in December took place at the National Exhibition Centre. History 2009 - 2011 (London Parks) The first Summer in the City was held in London, as a traditional YouTube gathering. It was organised by vlogger Tom Burns and YouTube musician Dave Bullas, with the support of Liam Dryden and Jazza John. The three-day event was held in the last weekend of August and took place across several of London's Royal Parks. The largest attendance at any poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAB Records
LAB Records (pronounced lab) is an independent record label operating from Manchester, England, and founded by Mark Orr and Nathen McVittie in 2007. The company also has a creative and distribution division, LAB Exposure, as well as a New York-based management company, LAB Partners. It releases music in the pop and rock genres, with bands primarily from the United States and UK. History 2005–08: Founding Mark Orr originally conceptualized the label in 2005, and began working in the music industry as a music promoter under the title 'Life’s A Beach' in his hometown of Blackpool. LAB Promotions put on a number of shows in the Blackpool area during 2006–08 – featuring the likes of Kill The Arcade, Out of Sight, Tellison, Encyclopedia, My First Tooth – and many bands who later became the first artists on the LAB Records roster: MiMi Soya, The Honeymoon Suite and Lost on Campus. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth College
Portsmouth College is a sixth form college on Tangier Road, Baffins, in the city of Portsmouth, England. Admissions The principal at Portsmouth College is Simon Barrable. The college ilocatedjust off the ''Eastern Road'' which provides an easy way to get to the college from inside and outside the city. This inearthe A2030 east of Baffins, south of Great Salterns lake and golf course. It is one of two post-16 colleges in Portsmouth, the other being Highbury College. Comprehensive schools in Portsmouth do not have sixth forms. History The site of what is now Portsmouth College started out as marsh land on the edge of Portsmouth and was reclaimed in 1705. One name for the area, Salterns, reflects its past use for salt pans, evaporating sea water to make salt. In November 1888 Portsmouth Higher Grade School was formed. It was later to become a boys' grammar school before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college. Grammar school It became the Southern Grammar School fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woking High School
Woking High School (formerly named Horsell High School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Horsell area of Woking, Surrey, England. The school has held specialist technology status since 2004, and converted to become an academy in 2013. It has around 1200 pupils on roll. Notable alumni * Max Bowden, English actor * Robert Green, English footballer * Leadley, English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and presenter * Matt Willis Mathew James Willis (born 8 May 1983), also previously known as Mattie Jay, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and the co-vocalist of the pop rock band, Busted. Will ..., English musician, singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor References External linksWoking High School official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Woking High School Secondary schools in Surrey Academies in Surrey Specialist technology colleges in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time (concert)
British Summer Time Hyde Park (BST Hyde Park) is a series of concerts held over two or three weekends once a year in London's Hyde Park. Since 2013, BST Hyde Park has seen headliners such as Celine Dion, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Blur, The Strokes, Taylor Swift and Adele. In 2022 the capacity was 65,000. 2023 2022 2020 *Note: Below is the scheduled line-up for the 2020 series; on 8 April 2020, the entire series was cancelled due to public assembly concerns in regards to the coronavirus pandemic. 2019 2018 As well as the music artists shown above, the FIFA World Cup semi-final match between England and Croatia was screened. This was the largest London screening of a football match since 1996. 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Blackery
Emma Louise Blackery (born 11 November 1991) is an English musician, singer, YouTube vlogger, record producer, and author. Active since 2012, Blackery has released EPs, singles, and Vevo music videos. She has toured with Busted, and headlined tours for her debut studio album ''Villains'', released on her RWG Records label in 2018. In 2015, Blackery's main YouTube channel had over one million subscribers.. She performed and was a panelist at YouTube events (including Summer in the City and VidCon), and has contributed twice to the YouTube Rewind video series. Blackery's book, ''Feel Good 101: The Outsiders' Guide to a Happier Life'', is based on her 2013 ''Feel Good 101'' video series. Music career Debut and early success (2012–2018) Blackery released her debut EP, ''Human Behaviour'', in early 2012 followed by her second EP, ''Distance'', in July 2013. A music video for the lead track, "Go the Distance," was produced by Arthur Walwin. Her third EP, ''Perfect'', was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save The Children
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic equal opportunity, opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019, it is now a global movement made up of 30 national member organizations that work in 120 countries. Headquartered in London, the organisation promotes policy changes to gain more rights for young people especially by enforcing the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Saving the Children through co-ordinate emergency-relief efforts, helping to protect children from the post effects of war and violence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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