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Tina Cross
Tina Marie Cross (born 27 January 1959) is a New Zealand singer. She sang the winning entry in the 1979 Pacific Song Contest, and was the lead vocalist of synthpop band, Koo De Tah, whose single " Too Young for Promises" was a top ten hit in Australia in 1985. Biography 1959–1974: Early days and TV Cross is one of six siblings and grew up in Ōtara from the age of four, except for a three-year stint in Kaitaia. Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Porou. Cross' mother is of Maori-Croatian descent. While the family were in Northland, Tina and one of her siblings won a talent quest. In 1974, her friend, Kim Hart, encouraged Cross to audition for the school's musical productions with their band, Chalkdust, and the pair sharing singing duties. In 1975, the group auditioned for television talent show ''Opportunity Knocks'' and while the band missed out, the producers saw enough in 16-year-old Cross to offer her a one-year contract where she learned her craft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rocky Horror Show
''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank-N-Furter, unveiling his new creation, Rocky, a sort of Frankenstein-style monster in the form of an artificially made, fully grown, physically perfect muscle man complete "with blond hair and a tan". The show was produced and directed by Jim Sharman. The original London production of the musical was premièred at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on 19 June 1973 (after two previews on 16 and 18 June 1973). It later moved to several other locations in London and closed on 13 September 1980. The show ran for a total of 2,960 performances and won the 1973 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical. Songs in the musical include "Time Warp" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (New Zealand TV Series)
''Dancing with the Stars'' is a New Zealand television dance contest based on the British series '' Strictly Come Dancing''. The show introduces New Zealand celebrities paired with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote for those couples who should stay. The public vote and the average score given by the panel of judges equally go towards deciding who should leave. Proceeds from the voting go to the celebrity contestant's charity of choice. History ''Dancing with the Stars'' has been popular with the New Zealand public. The first series, which aired in 2005, was the highest rated timeslot programme, averaged 730,000 people per episode, while the second series had an average of 804,000. Up to a million people tuned into each of the series finales. The third series premiered in 2007 with 735,000 vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (New Zealand Series 4)
The fourth series of ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on 26 February 2008. The contestants were announced in two groups of four in December 2007 and January 2008. Couples Netball star Temepara George and her professional Stefano beat boxing champion Monty Betham and his pro Nerida. Scorecard : indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. : indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the couples eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. Dance Chart : Highest Scoring Dance : Lowest Scoring Dance Average chart Week 1 ''Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan, Alison, Craig, Paul.'' ;Running order Week 2 *Musical guests: ;Running order Week 3 *Musical guests: Delta Goodrem ;Running order Week 4 *Musical guests: Will Martin ;Runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, represent and supply music creators. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are: the songwriters and composers who write songs and musical compositions; the singers, musicians, conductors, and bandleaders who perform the music; the record labels, music publishers, recording studios, music producers, audio engineers, retail and digital music stores, and performance rights organizations who create and sell recorded music and sheet music; and the booking agents, promoters, music venues, road crew, and audio engineers who help organize and sell concerts. The industry also includes a range of professionals who assist singers and musicians with their music careers. These include talent managers, artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 4 June 2007. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of New Zealand (ONZ) ;Ordinary member * The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth James Keith – of The Hague, Netherlands. File:Kenneth Keith ONZ (cropped).jpg, Sir Kenneth Keith New Zealand Order of Merit Distinguished Companion (DCNZM) * Dr Patricia Frances Grace – of Porirua. For services to literature. * Alison Burns Quentin-Baxter – of Wellington. For services to the law. * Stephen Robert Tindall – of North Shore. For services to business and the community. * Henry William van der Heyden – of Hamilton. For services to agricul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Order Of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits", to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity. In the order of precedence, the New Zealand Order of Merit ranks immediately after the Order of New Zealand. Creation Prior to 1996, New Zealanders received appointments to various British orders, such as the Order of the Bath, the Order of St Michael and St George, the Order of the British Empire, and the Order of the Companions of Honour, as well as the distinction of Knight Bachelor. The change came about after the Prime Minister's Honours Advis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Clarke
Jacqueline Emma Clarke (born 1966) is a New Zealand entertainer, singer and comedian. She was a judge on ''New Zealand Idol'' in 2005. In 2016, she was named Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. In the 2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Clarke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the entertainment industry. Credits (incomplete) Television * Judge for the second season of ''New Zealand Idol'' (2005) * Judge for the second and third seasons of ''Showcase'' (1997–98) * ''Saturday Live'' (TV2) co-host * ''Skitz'' (TV3) (1993) * ''The Dreamstone'' as Wildit, Zarag * ''Molly's Gang'' (1995) * ''The Semisis'' (TV3) (1998) * ''The Jaquie Brown Diaries'' (2008) * ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' (2015) (voice) * ''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'' (2016) (voice) * Power Rangers Ninja Steel, ''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel'' (2018) (voice) * ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' (2020) (voice) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Lynch
Suzanne Joy Lynch (née Donaldson, born 20 March 1951) is a New Zealand singer who has worked professionally under the names Suzanne Donaldson, Suzanne Lynch and Suzanne. Career Lynch first came to wide public knowledge in the 1960s as half of the duo The Chicks with her sister, Judy Hindman, on the NZBC television series ''C'MON''. In 1969, she became a solo performer and was a resident performer on the follow-up show ''Happen Inn''. In 1970 she was voted ''NZ Entertainer of the Year'' and won a Loxene Golden Disc in 1972. After marrying fellow entertainer Bruce Lynch she moved to London, England, where she worked as a session musician until she became a regular part of Cat Stevens' vocal group and appeared on several of his albums until he gave up recording after a religious conversion. The first song Lynch did for Stevens was "Oh Very Young" in which she sang the solo and background vocals. Lynch appeared on the 2008 and 2009 series of ''Stars in Their Eyes'' as vocal coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Saigon
''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The setting of the plot is relocated to 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam War, and ''Madame Butterfly''s story of marriage between an American lieutenant and a geisha is replaced by a romance between a United States Marine and a seventeen-year-old South Vietnamese bargirl. The musical premièred at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 20 September 1989, closing after 4,092 performances on 30 October 1999. It opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on April 11, 1991 with a record advance of over $39 million, and was later staged in many other cities and embarked on tours. Prior to the opening of the 2014 London revival, it was said that ''Miss Saigon'' had set a world rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie Nights (musical)
''Boogie Nights'' is a British musical play, based upon the pop music of the 1970s, written by Jon Conway with Shane Richie and Terry Morrison. Its 2013 production starred Jimmy Osmond, Jay Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Gareth Gates.Lady_Marmalade.html" ;"title="ecorded Track * "Lady Marmalade">ecorded Track * "Lady Marmalade" - Lorraine, Girls * "You Sexy Thing" - Spencer * "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Debs, Roddy, Trish, Terry * "Always On My Mind" - Recorded Track * "All Shook Up" - Eamon, Roddy, Dean, Terry - Band Tacet * Scene Change - Instrumental * Yesterday Once More - Debs, Ensemble * Bye Bye Baby - Terry, Roddy * Medley - Shaft/ Kung Fu Fighting / Happy Days - Company * Medley Playout - Instrumental * Pearl and Dean Theme - Recorded Track * " ''Jaws'' Theme" - Recorded Track * Sugar Baby Love - Terry, Boys * Sugar Baby Love Playoff - Instrumental * " Just The Way You Are" - Spencer - Band Tacet * "Jammin'" - Spencer - Band Tacet * " Y.M.C.A." - Spencer, Roddy, Terry, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago (musical)
''Chicago'' is a 1975 American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals and the crimes on which she reported. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal". The original Broadway production opened in 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 936 performances, until 1977. Bob Fosse directed and choreographed the original production, and his style is strongly identified with the show. It debuted in the West End in 1979, where it ran for 600 performances. ''Chicago'' was revived on Broadway in 1996, and a year later in the West End. The 1996 Broadway production holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the second longest-running show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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