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Sylkie Monoff
Sylkie Monoff is a German born Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer and has appeared in films. Life Born in Wuppertal, she studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory. Her debut album '' Harbor in the Night'' BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "Don't!". The English group BND recorded her song " All the Places", which landed in the top 50 sales charts in Germany and was also awarded Gold (50,000 sold) status in Poland. Her single "The Puzzle" was produced by Mark Schulman (drummer for Pink, Cher, Foreigner). Monoff's 2010 album '' Genuine'', which reached #1, features Nashville’s top studio musicians including, Eddie Bayers and Brent Mason. She has shared the stage with Albert Lee, Julian Dawson, Iain Matthews, Spencer Davis, Howard Carpendale and Melissa Etheridge. She has also appeared in the films Manta, Manta (by Oscar-winning producer Bernd Eichinger) and King Ping. Monoff has won "Best International Country Artist" by the Independent Music Network. In 2020, the digita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuppertal
Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and towns of Elberfeld, Barmen, Ronsdorf, Cronenberg and Vohwinkel, and was initially "Barmen-Elberfeld" before adopting its present name in 1930. It is regarded as the capital and largest city of the Bergisches Land (historically this was Düsseldorf). The city straddles the densely populated banks of the River Wupper, a tributary of the Rhine called ''Wipper'' in its upper course. Wuppertal is located between the Ruhr (Essen) to the north, Düsseldorf to the west, and Cologne to the southwest, and over time has grown together with Solingen, Remscheid and Hagen. The stretching of the city in a long band along the narrow Wupper Valley leads to a spatial impression of Wuppertal being larger than it actually is. The city is known for its steep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Mason
Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". Discovered and mentored by Chet Atkins, Mason has been named "Guitarist of the Year" 12 times by the Academy of Country Music and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter.> He is a Grammy Award winner (2008) and a two-time winner of the CMA Award Musician of the Year. A line of "Brent Mason" guitar models has been marketed by two different guitar manufacturers. The "Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster" was launched August 11, 2020. Biography Brent Mason was born on July 13, 1959, in Van Wert, Ohio. At the age of five years, he taught himself to play guitar by ear. After graduating from high school, he moved to N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Rain (song)
In English, the word ''like'' has a very flexible range of uses, ranging from conventional to non-standard. It can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, filler, and quotative. Uses Comparisons ''Like'' is one of the words in the English language that can introduce a simile (a stylistic device comparing two dissimilar ideas). It can be used as a preposition, as in "He runs ''like'' a cheetah"; it can also be used as a suffix, as in "She acts very child-''like''. It can also be used in non-simile comparisons such as, "She has a dog ''like'' ours". As a conjunction ''Like'' is often used in place of the subordinating conjunction ''as'', or ''as if''. Examples: * They look ''like'' they have been having fun. * They look ''as if'' they have been having fun. Many people became aware of the two options in 1954, when a famous ad campaign for Winston cigarettes introduced the slogan " Winston tastes good—like a cigarette should." Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here You Come Again (song)
"Here You Come Again" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released as a single in September 1977 as the title track from Parton's album of the same name, topped the U.S. country singles chart for five weeks, and won the 1978 Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance; it also reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, representing Parton's first significant pop crossover hit. Composition and recording The song was composed by Mann and Weil, and it was a rare example of a Parton hit that she did not write herself. The songwriting duo originally composed "Here You Come Again" in 1975 as a potential comeback hit for Brenda Lee, but when Lee decided not to record it, the song made its way to Parton, who was looking for something to broaden her appeal. Her producer, Gary Klein, who had heard the song on B.J. Thomas's recently released self-titled album, reported that Parton had begged h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Eyes (Sylkie Monoff Song)
Your Eyes may refer to: Albums * ''Your Eyes'' (album), by Kult, 1991 Songs * "Your Eyes" (Arashi song), 2012 * "Your Eyes" (Jai Waetford song), 2013 * "Your Eyes" (Kate Ryan song), 2008 * "Your Eyes" (Stray Kids song), 2022 *"Your Eyes", by Cook da Books from the ''La Boum 2'' soundtrack, 1982 *"Your Eyes", by the Damned from '' Music for Pleasure'', 1977 *"Your Eyes", by Diplo from ''Diplo'', 2022 *"Your Eyes", by Hardline from '' II'', 2002 *"Your Eyes", by Simply Red from '' Love and the Russian Winter'', 1999 *"Your Eyes", by the Sundays from '' Static & Silence'', 1997 *"Your Eyes", by Underground Lovers from ''Leaves Me Blind'', 1992 *"Your Eyes", from the musical ''Rent'', 1996 *"Your Eyes", written by Edwin Schneider Edwin Schneider (May 20, 1874 - April 12, 1958) was an American pianist, teacher, and music editor. He is best known as the partner and accompanist of Irish tenor John McCormack. Before meeting McCormack, he was an editor and translator for the J ... S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Music Network
Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independents (Oporto artist group), a Portuguese artist group historically linked to abstract art and to Fernando Lanhas, the central figure of Portuguese abstractionism Music Groups, labels, and genres * Independent music, a number of genres associated with independent labels * Independent record label, a record label not associated with a major label * Independent Albums, American albums chart Albums * ''Independent'' (Ai album), 2012 * ''Independent'' (Faze album), 2006 * ''Independent'' (Sacred Reich album), 1993 Songs * "Independent" (song), a 2007 song by Webbie * "Independent", a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki from '' H'' News and media organizations * ''The Independent'', a British online newspaper. * ''The Malta Independent'', a Maltese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Ping (film)
King Ping may refer to: *King Ping of Zhou (reigned 771–720 BC), king of the Zhou dynasty *King Ping of Chu King PÃng of Chu (, died 516 BC). During the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, he was king of the State of Chu from 528 BC to 516 BC. He was a son of King Gong of Chu and his consort (a sibling of King Zi'ao). Born Xiong Qiji (), PÃ ... (r. 528–516 BC), king of the State of Chu * Prince Ping of Liang (r. 137–97 BC), prince of Liang under the Han dynasty * A type of school handball {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger (; 11 April 194924 January 2011) was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter. Life and career Eichinger was born in Neuburg an der Donau. He attended the University of Television and Film Munich in the 1970s and bought a stake in the fledgling studio company ''Neue Constantin Film'' in 1979, becoming its executive director. Under his leadership, Constantin Film evolved into one of the most successful German film businesses. As of 2005, he was chairman of the supervisory board and still owned a substantial stake in the company. Eichinger also produced some movies independently (for example, '' Downfall''). One of Eichinger's last films was about the left-wing terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF) and based on the book ''Der Baader Meinhof Komplex'' ("''The Baader-Meinhof Complex''") by Stefan Aust. The range of genres of films, for television and the big screen, was unusually varied. He produced a 3D zombie movie, '' Resident Evil: Afterlife''; to ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manta, Manta
''Manta, Manta'' is a 1991 German language action comedy film directed by Wolfgang Büld. The film features Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff, Lena Sabine Berg and Michael Kessler in the lead roles. Singer/songwriter Sylkie Monoff makes a small appearance. It was released in Germany on October 3, 1991 and in Hungary on April 17, 1992. The English title of the film was ''Racin' in the Street''. Four weeks before the film was released '' Manta – Der Film'' was shown in theaters, which also focused on Opel Manta in a comedic way, see "Manta jokes". Actors Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland and Michael Kessler started their film acting career with ''Manta, Manta''. Plot In the Ruhr area: Bertie (Til Schweiger) is the proud owner of a well-tuned Manta. Together with his friends Gerd (Stefan Gebelhoff), Klausi (Michael Kessler) and Hakan (Ömer Simsek) he enjoys driving in his Opel Manta as a hobby. One day, while Bertie was driving his car in a peace race against a VW Golf GTI, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead single, " Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, ''Brave and Crazy'', appeared that same year and earned Etheridge two more Grammy nominations. In 1992, Etheridge released her third album, '' Never Enough'', and its lead single, "Ain't It Heavy", won Etheridge her first Grammy Award. In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album: '' Yes I Am''. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. ''Yes I Am'' spent 138 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at No. 15, and earned a RIAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Carpendale
Howard Victor Carpendale (born 14 January 1946) is a South African-German singer living and working in Germany. Biography Carpendale is a pop singer who sings most of his songs in German. His 1979 song ''Nachts, wenn alles schläft'' had been among the 50 biggest-selling singles in Germany for one year. He has released 37 regular albums (live albums and compilations not included), most of which charted in the German Album Top 10. Carpendale has two sons, Wayne Carpendale and Cass Carpendale. Filmography * 1970: ''Musik, Musik – da wackelt die Penne'' * 1984: ' * 1992: ''Wiedersehen in Kanada'' (TV-film) * 1994: ''Matchball'' (TV-series) * 2012: ''Leb' dein Leben'' Awards * 1981: ''Goldene Stimmgabel'' * 1984: ''Goldene Stimmgabel'' * 1986: ''Goldene Stimmgabel'' * 1987: ''Goldene Stimmgabel'' * 1993: ''Echo'' award in the category "Schlager/Volksmusik artist" * 1996: ''Echo'' award in the category "Schlager/Volksmusik artist" * 2004: ''Echo'' award for lifetime achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Davis
Spencer Davis (born Spencer David Nelson Davies; 17 July 193919 October 2020) was a Welsh singer and musician. He founded The Spencer Davis Group, a band that had several hits in the 1960s including "Keep On Running", "Gimme Some Lovin'", and " I'm a Man", all sung by Steve Winwood. Davis subsequently enjoyed success as an A&R executive with Island Records. Early life Davis was born in Swansea, South-West Wales, on 17 July 1939. His father was a paratrooper during World War II. While his father was away, his uncle Herman was a musical influence on Davis, teaching him how to play the harmonica at age six. While growing up in Swansea, Davis lived through The Blitz: "The bombed city centre was my playground. I watched the town being absolutely destroyed." Davis's mother continued to live in the West Cross area of Swansea until her death. He began learning to play harmonica and accordion at the age of six. He attended Dynevor School and became proficient in languages. He move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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