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Monaco In The Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Monaco was represented by Lise Darly with the song "Tout de moi" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The song was written and composed by Philippe Bosco. Before Eurovision Internal selection TMC announced in December 2004 that the Monégasque entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally after the broadcaster received proposals from record companies. Twelve female performers were considered by TMC: Anne Varin, Céréna, Cindie, Elise Granier, Élodie Frégé, Ève Angeli, Jessica Marquez, Melissa Mars, Nathalie Fauran, Nolwenn Leroy, Séverine Ferrer and Tigra, before finalising their decision in January 2005. Prince Albert II and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco were also involved in the selection process. On 12 January 2005, TMC announced that Lise Darly (Elise Granier) was selected as the Monégasque entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Tout de moi". The song was released on 18 March 2005 and formally presented to the public o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Darly
Lise Darly (born 27 December 1981) is a French singer and was selected to represent Monaco in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Lise was born in Nice. She made her mark by beating over a hundred rivals to win the ''Graine de Star Tour'' in 1999. She subsequently became a professional singer in 2001, and in 2003 entered a casting process designed to find a suitable singer to represent Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Lise Darly came second in the process. She was later selected to represent Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. In Kyiv, Lise sang a love song entitled ''Tout de moi (All of me)'', written by Philippe Bosco, who also wrote the 2004 Monegasque Eurovision entry, ''Notre planète (Our planet)'', then performed by Maryon Monaco's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul was the first after a twenty-five-year break. They were represented by Maryon with the song "Notre planète". Before Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), the contest was held at the Palace of Sports, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May, and a final on 21 May 2005. The two live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, three more than the previous record of thirty-six, that took part the year before. Bulgaria and Moldova made their first participation this year, while Hungary returned to the contest after a six-year absence, having last taken part in . The winner was with the song "My Number One", performed by Helena Paparizou and written by Manos Psaltakis, Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou. This was Greece's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élodie Frégé
Élodie Frégé is a French singer and actress. She was the winner of the third season of ''Star Academy France''. She released her self-titled début album after winning the show. Career Frégé auditioned for ''Star Academy'' Season 3 and won the title in 2004. From 2014 to 2015, she was a judge on the 11th season of the reality singing competition show ''Nouvelle Star ''Nouvelle Star'' (; also known as ''À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star'' for the first season) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia. It was broadcast by M6 in seasons 1–8 before ...''. Discography Albums Singles Filmography References External links * Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Frege, Elodie 1982 births Living people People from Nièvre French people of Italian descent Star Academy winners Star Academy (France) participants French film actresses 21st-century French actresses 21st-century French singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ève Angeli
Vanessa Annelyse Ève Garcin (born 25 August 1980 in Sète, Hérault, France), better known by her stage name Ève Angeli is a French pop singer, who won an NRJ Music Award for Best New French Artist in 2000–2002. Biography She began her rise to fame on the television show Graines de star in 2010. Her star-making performance on the show led to a major-label recording contract with Sony Music and the eventual release of her debut single, " Avant de venir" in 2000. The lead single from her forthcoming full-length album debut, "Aime-Moi" (2002), "Avant de Partir" was a Top Five hit on the French singles chart. The follow-up single "Elle" was a major hit also, breaking into the Top Ten, and though successive singles "Je Sais" and "C'est Pour Ça" were less popular, the run of hit singles helped carry Aime-Moi to number 11 on the French albums chart. In 2002 Angeli won the NRJ Music Award for Best New French Artist and released her second album, " Nos Différences", which spawned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Mars
Melissa Mars is a French actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared alongside John Travolta in ''From Paris With Love'' produced by Luc Besson (''Nikita, Lucy''). She won a best supporting actress award for her performance in ''The Cabining'', and had her song "Beautiful" included in Coca-Cola's "52 Songs of Happiness" worldwide music compilation. She released three solo albums with Universal Music Group, Universal Music, and featured on duets, including "1980" which reached number 5 in the charts. She was in ''Mozart, l'opéra rock, Mozart the Rock Opera'', which sold more than 1,500,000 tickets. Biography Mars started acting at the age of 13 in her hometown of Marseilles. At 16 she moved to Paris with her single mother and continued acting while pursuing a curriculum of math and science at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Louis-Le-Grand. She made her film debut in the Laurent Heynemann feature, ''One Way Ticket.'' She became a singer-songwriter, partnering with Lilas Kli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolwenn Leroy
Nolwenn Le Magueresse (; born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy (), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition ''Star Academy'' in 2002. She has since recorded eight studio albums and scored two number one singles, "Cassé" and " Nolwenn Ohwo!", on the French charts. In 2012, her album '' Bretonne'' was certified two times diamond for sales exceeding one million copies. Leroy is fluent in English, having spent a year in the US as an exchange student. She sings in many languages, including French, Breton, English and Irish. Leroy has received numerous awards and nominations. In January 2015, she was ranked 17th on ''Le Journal du Dimanches 50 Most Loved Celebrities in France, making her the top female singer on the list since December 2012. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Arts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séverine Ferrer
Séverine Ferrer (born 31 October 1977) is a French singer. Biography Ferrer was born in Montpellier and grew up on the island of Réunion. In 1991, Ferrer and her family moved to Paris. She began her career by appearing in television series. In 2004, Ferrer released a new album and a clothing line for pregnant women. Ferrer represented the principality of Monaco with the song ''"La coco-dance"'', at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 but failed to pass through the semi-finals. See also * Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Monaco chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in an internal selection by national broadcaster, Télé Monte Carlo. Séverine Ferrer was chosen to represent the principality with the song "La Coco-Dance", written and composed by J. ... External links Eurovision Website – Monegasque Page 1977 births Living people Musicians from Montpellier Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Monaco Eurovision Song Contest entrants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert II, Prince Of Monaco
Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly. He attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College. In his youth, he competed in bobsleigh during Winter Olympic finals before retiring in 2002. Albert was appointed regent in March 2005 after his father fell ill, and became sovereign prince upon his death a week later. Since his ascension, he has been outspoken in the field of environmentalism and an advocate of ocean conservation, and adoption of renewable energy sources to tackle global climate change, and founded The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in 2006, to directly raise funds and initiate action for such causes and greater ecological preservation. With assets valued at more than $1 billion, Albert owns share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Stéphanie Of Monaco
Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco (born 1 February 1965) is the youngest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. She is the younger sister of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Caroline, Princess of Hanover. Currently 14th in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, she has been a singer, swimwear designer and fashion model. Early life and education Stephanie was born to Rainier III and Grace Kelly on 1 February 1965 at Prince's Palace in Monaco. She is the youngest of their three children, after Caroline and Albert II. Her godparents are her maternal uncle John B. Kelly Jr. and paternal first cousin Elisabeth-Anne de Massy. Her mother, who described Stephanie as a "warm, bright, amusing, intelligent and capable girl" and a "good athlete", lovingly called her "wild child" ( French: ''enfant terrible''). On 13 September 1982, while returning home from their farm in Rocagel, France, Stéphanie and her mother had a car accid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB (, "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation. No advertising is permitted. Its legal status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. History The company – which was founded as AB Radiotjänst ("Radio Service Ltd") by a consortium of newspaper companies, the TT news agency, and radio manufacturing interests on 21 March 1924 – made its first broadcast on 1 January 1925: a relay of High Mass from St James's Church in Stockholm. It was officially renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957. Sveriges Radio was originally responsible for all broadcasting in Sweden, both radio and television, and hosted the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest. A reorganization in 1979 saw i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryon
Monaco's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul was the first after a twenty-five-year break. They were represented by Maryon with the song "Notre planète". Before Eurovision Internal selection TMC announced in October 2003 that the Monégasque entry for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally. Female performers residing in Monaco, Southern France or Corsica were able to submit an application between 24 January 2004 and 14 February 2004. The broadcaster received 500 applications at the closing of the deadline and 21 performers were selected by TMC for performer auditions which took place on 21 February 2004. On 22 February 2004, TMC announced that Maryon was selected as the Monégasque entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Notre planète". Her song was "Notre Planete", a disco-themed song about the Mediterranean Sea and its need for protection. Monaco's Prince Albert congratulated Maryon publicly upon her selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "The War Is Not Over" written by Mārtiņš Freimanis. The song was performed by Walters and Kazha. Songwriter Mārtiņš Freimanis represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 as part of the group F.L.Y. with the song "Hello from Mars" where they placed twenty-fourth in the competition. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final ''Eirodziesma 2005'' in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Twenty songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals on 29 January and 5 February 2005, five entries were selected to advance from each show: three entries selected based on a public televote and two entries selected by a jury panel. Ten songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 26 February 2005 where two rounds of public voting selected "The War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
