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Marlon (other)
Marlon is a masculine given name. According to the '' Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name (his father was also named Marlon), though the origin of the name is not known. Speculation places the name's origin in France as a derivative of Marc. The name may refer to: Given name or nickname Arts and entertainment *Marlon Brando (1924–2004), American actor * Marlon Jackson (born 1957), American singer, a member of '' The Jackson 5'' * Marlon Klein (born 1957), German music producer * Marlon Riggs (1957–1994), American filmmaker, educator, poet and gay rights activist * Marley Marl (born 1962), American rapper *Marlon Mullen (born 1964), American painter * Marlon James (novelist) (born 1970), Jamaican writer, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize *Marlon Jordan (born 1970), American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader * Marlon Fletcher (1971–2003), American rapper and hip hopper known by his stage name Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Dictionary Of First Names
''A Dictionary of First Names'' is an onomastic work of reference on given names, published by Oxford University Press, edited by Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. He has edited dictionaries of general language, as well as dictionaries of personal names. Background Hanks was educated at Ardingly College, ..., Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges in 1990 and 2006. The second edition of 2006 (as paperback 2007) discusses a total of "over 6,000 names". An abbreviated version, ''A Concise Dictionary of First Names'' was published by Oxford Paperback Reference in 1992, and an even more concise "Oxford minireference" version entitled ''Babies' Names'' in 1995. An online version is available to paying subscribers aoxfordreference.com The same editors also published ''A Dictionary of Surnames '' with OUP in 1988. References *Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges, ''A Dictionary of First Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Objetivo Fama (season 3)
The third season of ''Objetivo Fama'', the Puerto Rican singing talent contest, began on February 11, 2006. This season the judges are Roberto Sueiro, Hilda Ramos, and Fernando Allende. The show was hosted by Mexican singer Yuri. Final Cutdown Out of each audition, a group of semi-finalists were selected. Producers and judges then evaluated each and ended up selecting 20 contestants. The 20 selected contestants were: * Age was taken at the beginning of the contest (2006) Weekly Shows Quarter-Finals First Show: February 11 The songs performed during the first show were: The two threatened competitors of the night were: Guadalupe Castro and Sunel Molina. Second Show: February 18 The songs performed during the second show were: Guadalupe Castro was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Sunel Molina got another chance to stay in the show. The judges harshly criticized Guadalupe and Gustavo's performance of "La Tortura". Hence, Gustavo was threatened to le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Ramos
Marlon Sandino de Ramos Rodrigues, known professionally as Marlon Ramos is a Brazilian internet personality, music video producer and record producer. Biography Marlon Ramos was born in Apiai and raised in Guapiara. Later moved to Curitiba, where he studied cinematography, post-production and photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed .... Career He is best known for directing music videos, short films, music records, YouTube series and is currently associated with ''Marlon Ramos Film''. See also * Lists of people from Brazil References Marlon Ramos Film Lyrics, Songs, and Albums , Genius Retrieved October 2, 2017 Bem Paraná Retrieved June 2, 2017 Marlon Ramos on Spotify Conheça quatro lanches tamanho família para pedir durante a quarentena em Curi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Saunders
Marlon Derrick Saunders is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. A "Professor of Voice" at Berklee College of Music, he is perhaps best known for his work on the video games ''Sonic Adventure'' (1998) and ''Sonic Adventure 2'' (2001). Career A professor of voice at Berklee College of Music, Saunders has two solo recordings on his independent label, ''Black Honey Records'': the improvisational ''A Groove So Deep: The Live Sessions'' and 2003's ''Enter My Mind''. Marlon continues to write, sing and produce with acid-jazz band, Jazzhole. He co-produced and co-wrote ''Love 360'', the debut jazzy soul project from April Hill released in fall of 2007. His own new soul recording, ''Birth of Revelation'', was released later that year. He is part of the Afrobeat-Soul band, Iqram & The Immigrant Groove. From 2015-2017, Marlon toured with Stevie Wonder on The Songs In The Key of Life Tour as choir director. He has served as vocal contractor for Sam Smith, Bastille, Logic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Asher
Marlon Asher is a Trinidadian reggae singer from Enterprise, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. His first hit was "Ganja Farmer." He later went on to release more reggae songs, one being "Fit and Strong." Marlon Asher grew up in Enterprise Street, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. He was a member of the Mount Ararat Spiritual Baptist Church Choir and later converted to Rastafari. Asher was a pioneer of the Trinidadian reggae movement and his first song "Ganja Farmer" sparked controversy in his country despite being a runaway hit. In an exclusive interview with the ''Trinidad and Tobago Express'', he answered his critics by explaining what the song meant to him: "I was never a farmer, but I have friends who are, and seeing what they have to go through when police burn their fields inspired me to create the song. People must understand that planters have mouths to feed and this is how they earn a living to do so. Putting aside the fact that herb is life and everything else about that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Craft
Marlon Craft is an American rapper and songwriter from Manhattan, New York. He released his debut studio album, ''Funhouse Mirror'', in June 2019. He had also previously released numerous EPs and mixtapes. Early life and education Marlon Craft was born in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan. His father is a jazz drummer and his mother is a producer for an Off-Broadway theater company. He grew up in Manhattan Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama residential complex in Hell's Kitchen. He attended The Beacon School, a selective college-preparatory high school also in Hell's Kitchen. He also played AAU basketball in the South Bronx. After high school, Craft attended American University in Washington, D.C. where he designed his own major, Urban Education and Social Justice. Career After college, Craft moved back to Manhattan Plaza and began making freestyle videos and posting them to YouTube. His first collection of songs came in the form of the March 2015 mixtape, ''Pieces''. That project featured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Teixeira
Marlon Luiz Teixeira (born September 16, 1991) is a Brazilian fashion model. Career He started his career when his grandmother introduced him to Anderson Baumgartner, owner of Way Model Management and friend of the family. He has walked for numerous shows including Chanel, Balmain, Emporio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, DSquared², Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier and many more and opened for shows such as Emporio Armani and Dior Homme. Marlon has also appeared on several magazine covers ''L'Officiel Hommes'', ''Essential Homme'', ''Fiasco'', ''Made in Brazil'', ''Client'', and ''Hercules''. Alongside this he has appeared in high fashion editorials for '' GQ'', ''Vogue Espana'', '' V'', ''Elle'', ''W magazine'' with Ginnifer Goodwin and '' Vanity Fair'' with Shakira. In 2011, Teixeira the became face of new Diesel fragrance "Diesel Fuel for Life Denim Collection" together with Dutch model Marloes Horst. The ad campaign was shot by Terry Richardson and video campaign is directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Williams (musician)
Marlon Williams (born 31 December 1990) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor based in Melbourne, Australia. Primarily known as a solo artist, he works and tours with his backing band The Yarra Benders and first came to attention as front-man of The Unfaithful Ways and for his collaborative work with musician Delaney Davidson. Early life and family Williams was born in Christchurch to David Williams, a librarian and musician, and Jenny Rendall, a visual artist, and raised in the nearby port town of Lyttelton. He is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Tai descent. Williams had a musical upbringing and was a member of the choir of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, which toured Europe in 2009–10. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and learned to play guitar during his final year there. Career 2007–2013: Early career with The Unfaithful Ways and Delaney Davidson Williams founded The Unfaithful Ways at 17 with his high school friends Sebastian War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Motlop
Marlon Motlop is an Indigenous Australian former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. His final season was with Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2021. He has been developing a career as a musician since 2020, with the alias MARLON, and performing at WOMADelaide as half of a musical duo known as MRLN x RKM. He is also involved with his cousin Daniel Motlop's native food business. Early life and family Marlon has Aboriginal Australian, with his father a Larrakia man and his mother Kungarakany, as well as Torres Strait Islander (Thursday Island) heritage. His father insisted that he learn to play the guitar around the same time as developing his footballing career as a junior, and he would write songs with his cousins Daniel, Shannon and Steven, who would also go on to be AFL footballers. Football career Originally from Wanderers Football Club in the (Northern Territory Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Chaplin
Marlon Chaplin is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is known for playing with ''Broken Bricks'', '' Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party'', '' Suitcase Sam'' and ''Ada Dahli''. He currently records and performs as his own self-titled project. Early life Marlon was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts where he formed his band, Broken Bricks with collaborator Luka Kuplowski who now has his own solo project. Broken Bricks Broken Bricks released two albums ''Pasquale'' and ''Little Fugitives'' as well as a number of singles between 2009 and 2012. This culminated in a sold-out show at Lee's Palace at the release of ''Little Fugitives''. The group disbanded in 2014. Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party Chaplin was a regular member of Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party for many years. He played guitar, piano, bass and drums in the band throughout the band's years and performed on all of their subsequent records. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Blue
Marlon Blue Babic (born 19 May 1988) is an Austrian-English raised actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''Lion'', '' The Royals'', ''Episodes'', '' Fury'' and '' Goitaca''. Early life Marlon Blue was born in Vienna, Austria. Career Blue worked part-time as a craftsman in London when discovered by Ford Models and AD Model Management in Perth, Australia. He has modelled for brands such as Gareth Pugh, Chanel, Max Mara, GANT, Armani, Gucci, Marc Stone and Diesel. After several years on the runway he began studying at BAW's Studio in Paris and at Stella Adler`s Studio in New York City. He participated in a poetic short film, created by Joseph Bleu and Fabien Montique, in memory of Marguerite Duras, released through the site frillr.com and later released a series of drawings through the book ''Lucielos''. 2014, he received his first role in David Ayer`s '' Fury'' followed by appearances in TV series '' The Royals'', ''Episodes'' and TV commercial Coco Mademoiselle dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Knauer
Marlon Knauer (born August 19, 1987 in East Berlin) is a German singer, identified on album covers, concert advertisements, and other media only by his first name. At the age of 14, he was "discovered" by Rolf Brendel, formerly the drummer for Nena. In 2002, his second single, "Lieber Gott", made in collaboration with Peter Maffay, Nena, Udo Lindenberg, Herbert Dreilich, Joachim Witt and Rolf Stahlhofen, was a breakthrough, reaching No.6 on the German charts. Revenue from the song was used to help victims of the 2002 European floods. In the same year his first album, ''Hallo Liebes Leben'', was released. In January 2006, his single, "Was immer du willst", appeared, and on February 9, 2006 it came in sixth in the Bundesvision Song Contest The Bundesvision Song Contest (often shortened BSC or BuViSoCo) was a song competition held annually between the sixteen states of Germany. Created by German entertainer Stefan Raab and aired live on ProSieben, the show was loosely based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
