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The Playlist (TV Series)
''The Playlist'' is a docu-drama miniseries created for Netflix. It was inspired by the book ''Spotify Untold'' written by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud. Directed by Per-Olav Sørensen, the series tells a "fictionalized" story of the birth of the Swedish music streaming company Spotify, along with its early challenges. ''The Playlist'' premiered on Netflix on 13 October 2022. Premise An aspiring entrepreneur, Daniel Ek, finds an opportunity among the battle between music industries' heavy-hitters and music piracy. Ek sees a solution, never seen before in a turbulent music industry. He then decides to build a free and legalized music streaming service along with his business partner, Martin Lorentzon. Little did he know, that service would "revolutionize" global music industry and face unforeseen challenges along with its foundations. Cast and characters Starring * Edvin Endre as Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify who previously worked as a software engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Ehn
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on '' Andrew'' for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century. The name Andrea may be used as a feminine form, but is instead the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Given name Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead . Surname * Alfred T. Andreas, American publisher and historian * Casper Andreas (born 1972), American actor and film director * Dwayne Andreas, a businessman * Harry Andreas * Lisa Andreas Places *Andreas, Isle of Man, a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Rappich
Ella Maria Eia Rappich (born 23 May 2000, in South Africa), is a Swedish actress. Rappich grew up in Sigtuna, a suburb to Stockholm in Sweden, and got her first role by chance when the production company FLX visited her school. She made her debut by playing a close friend to the main character in Netflix's first Swedish-produced drama series Quicksand, which premiered on 5 April 2019. Alongside acting, Rappich attends Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket in social science education. Filmography * 2019 – ''Quicksand'' (TV series) as ''Amanda Steen'' * 2020–2021 – '' Lyckoviken'' (TV series) as ''Vanessa'' * 2022 - '' The Playlist ''The Playlist'' is a British children's entertainment and music series presented by guest presenters, produced by Strawberry Blond TV for CBBC and first aired on 22 April 2017 and ended on 12 March 2022. The first series was narrated by Sco ... '' (TV Series) as ''Sophia Bendz'' External links * McLean-Williams Limited - Ella Rappich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hazeldine
Samuel Hazeldine (born 29 March 1972) is an English actor working in film, television and theatre. He is the son of actors James Hazeldine. and Rebecca Moore. Early life Sam Hazeldine was born in Hammersmith, London. He is the son of actors James Hazeldine. and Rebecca Moore. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Hazeldine left R.A.D.A. in 1993 to pursue a career in music, only returning to acting ten years later in 2003 when he made his professional debut as D.C. David Butcher in '' Prime Suspect 6''. In 2019, he was cast in ''The War Below'', which released in 2021. That same year he appeared in Ridley Scott's '' The Last Duel''. Hazeldine will replace Joseph Mawle Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in ''Game of Thrones'', Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in ''Ripper Street'', Firebrace in ''Birdsong'', Jesus Christ in '' ... in the role of Adar for season two of '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severija Janušauskaitė
Severija Janušauskaitė (born 22 October 1981) is a Lithuanian stage and film actress, occasionally performing as a singer, composer, costume designer and fashion model. She is well known for her role in the drama film ''Star'' (2014), for which she received an Award for Best Actress at the Kinotavr Film Festival, a Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as Nika Award and White Elephant Award nominations in several categories. Other popular works include the comedy film ''The Norseman'' (2015) as well as the TV series '' The Optimists'' and ''Babylon Berlin'' (both 2017). Early life Severija Janušauskaitė was born on 22 October 1981 in Šiauliai. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a power engineer. She has a sister working as an intellectual property lawyer, currently at the trade association representing the recording industry. Janušauskaitė showed interest in arts already as a child, taking example from her grandfather, a multi-instrumentalist. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Karemyr
Emmy Sofia Oline Karemyr (born 1 February 1994) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Call Girl'' and ''Becoming Astrid'', and the Viaplay series '' Älska mig'' and ''Partisan''. Early and personal life Karemyr is from Stockholm. She attended Östra Real in Östermalm for high school and took acting classes at Calle Flygare Teaterskola in Norrmalm. As of 2020, Karemyr is based in Södermalm with her boyfriend Martin Rehnström. Filmography Film }) , Madicken , , - , 2020 , ''Desire'' , Sloan , Short film , - Television }) , Julia Karlström , 1 episode , - , 2019–2020 , '' Love Me'' ( sv, Älska mig) , Jenny , Main role , - , 2020-2022 , ''Partisan Partisan may refer to: Military * Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon * Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line Films * ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film * ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...'' , Nicole , 5 episodes , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sunde
Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (born 13 September 1978), alias brokep, is a Swedish entrepreneur and politician. Sunde is of Norwegian and Finnish ancestry. He is best known for being a co-founder and ex-spokesperson of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent search engine. He is an equality advocate and has expressed concerns over issues of centralization of power to the European Union in his blog. Sunde also participates in the Pirate Party of Finland and describes himself as a socialist. As of April 2017, Sunde has been working on a new venture called Njalla, a privacy oriented domain name registrar. Personal life Before the founding of the Pirate Bay, Sunde worked for Siemens. In 2003 he became a member of Sweden's Piratbyrån (The Pirate Bureau) and a few months later Sunde, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm started The Pirate Bay with Sunde as the spokesperson. He remained The Pirate Bay's spokesperson until late 2009 (three years after the ownership of the site transferred to Reservella) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Skarsgård
Valter Skarsgård (; born 25 October 1995) is a Swedish actor. Personal life Skarsgård is the youngest son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård, a physician. He has seven siblings, five of whom are from his father's first marriage: Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Bill, and Eija. He has two half-brothers, Ossian and Kolbjörn, from his father's second marriage. Valter Skarsgård studied at S:t Eriks gymnasium. svt.se Retrieved 28 October 2017 Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1995 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Kavander
Janice Deborah Kavander Kamya (born 29 September 1994) mostly known as Janice, is a Swedish singer. Music career Born to a Ugandan father and a Finnish mother (born in Helsinki, to a half-Finnish and half-Dutch family), Janice started studying at at the age of eleven and then went to high school at Södra Latin, where she specialized in dancing. She has been a member of the Tensta Gospel Choir since 2009. She got her breakthrough in music in 2016, when she released the single "Don't Need To", which she also co-wrote. The song was aired a lot on Sveriges Radio, and in 2017 she was named Breakthrough Artist of the Year by ''Dagens Nyheter'' culture section. She next released the songs "Answer" and "Love You Like I Should", and in the summer of 2017 she participated in the SVT show ''Allsång på Skansen'' and the TV4 show ''Lotta på Liseberg''. Later in 2017, she released the singles ''I Got You'', ''Black Lies'', and ''Queen''. Janice performed the United States national an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay (sometimes abbreviated as TPB) is an online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. Founded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate Bay allows visitors to search, download, and contribute magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer, file sharing among users of the BitTorrent protocol. The Pirate Bay has sparked controversies and discussion about legal aspects of file sharing, copyright, and civil liberties and has become a platform for political initiatives against established intellectual property laws as well as a central figure in an anti-copyright movement. The website has faced several shutdowns and domain seizures, switching to a series of new web addresses to continue operating. In April 2009, the website's founders (Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, and Gottfrid Svartholm) were found guilty in the Pirate Bay trial in Sweden for assisting in copyright infringement and were sentenced to serve one year in pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Sundin
Per Urban Sundin (born 1963) is a Swedish music executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Pophouse Entertainment since 2019. Previously, he served as the managing director of Universal Music Sweden and president of Universal Music Nordics from 2008 to 2019. Sundin is known for his work with musicians such as Avicii, Tove Lo, Swedish House Mafia, and ABBA. He is also the co-founder of Avicii Experience, a museum dedicated to Avicii with whom he worked closely after signing him in 2010. He has been credited for his role in the rise of Spotify and music streaming, which is depicted in the Netflix TV series '' The Playlist''. Early life and education Sundin was born in 1963 in Sweden. He attended Mid Sweden University, where he graduated with a degree in systems science. Career Sundin started his career as a marketing manager at CBS Associated Records, now part of Sony Music, in 1989. He was promoted to the marketing director position in 1991. Soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
