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Zola may refer to: * Zola (name), a list of people with either the surname, given name, stagename or nickname; and fictional characters ** Émile Zola, a major 19th-century French writer Places * Zola (crater) on Mercury * Zola, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province * Zola, Soweto, a township in South Africa * Zola, a village on the Greek island of Kefalonia Fictional locations * Zola, a planet in the animated video series ''Macross Dynamite 7'' Music * The Zolas, a Canadian rock band * Zola 7 (born 1977), born Bonginkosi Dlamini, a South African kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter, and poet. * Zola (rapper) (born 1999), or Aurélien N'Zuzi Zola, a French rapper Other uses * Zola (company), an online wedding registry, wedding planner, and retailer * ''Zola'' (film), an American drama film * ''Zola'' (moth), a genus of moth * Typhoon Zola, two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific See also * * Zolaism * Zolo (other) The term Zolo can mean ...
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Émile Zola
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, ; ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of Naturalism (literature), naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of Naturalism (theatre), theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined ''J'Accuse...!'' Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902. Early life Zola was born in Paris in 1840 to François Zola (originally Francesco Zolla) and Émilie Aubert. His father was an Italian engineer with some Greeks, Greek ancestry, who was born in Venice in 1795, and engineered the Zola Dam in Aix-en-Provence; his mother was French. The family moved to Aix-en-Provence in the Provence, ...
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Zola (name)
Zola (, ) is both a surname and a given name. In Italy, Zola is a common last name. In South Africa, Zola is a Xhosa language name and means "be calm" or "be quiet." A common feminine variation for the name is Nokuzola. The name enjoys widespread popularity in South Africa and is also used in other African nations. Furthermore, Zola is a commonly used name in numerous countries across the globe, including the United States.This name was ranked #990 on the US Popular Names in 2021. People Notable people with the name include: Surname * Arlette Zola, Swiss singer * Aurélien N'Zuzi Zola (born 1999), French rapper known as Zola (rapper) * Calvin Zola (born 1984), Congo DR footballer * Émile Zola (1840–1902), French novelist * Gianfranco Zola (born 1966), Italian football player and manager * Giuseppe Zola (1672 – 1743) Italian painter * Irving Zola (1935–1994), American activist and writer Given name * Zola Budd (born 1966), South African athlete * Zola Cooper (1904–1954), ...
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Zola (crater)
Zola is a crater on Mercury. The crater was named after the French novelist and playwright Émile Zola by the IAU in 1979.Zola
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Bright areas on the central peak complex of Zola may be hollows. Zola is located to the northeast of the . The crater Nervo is to the south,

Zola, Iran
Zula (, also Romanized as Zūlā; also known as Zolā) is a village in Chahriq Rural District, Kuhsar District, Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 225, in 42 families. References Populated places in Salmas County {{Salmas-geo-stub ...
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Zola, Soweto
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is in the west of Soweto and is also known as Mzambiya (Zambia) or Mashona (west side). It is surrounded by the townships of Tladi, Naledi, Dobsonville, Emndeni, Jabulani and Moletsane. The musicians Mongezi and his wife, the late Margaret Singana, stayed in Zola before they got a house in Jabulani location which is also near Zola. Kwaito music Legends Mdu Masilela, Mandoza, Mshoza, Mzambiya, Brown Dash, Brickz, Kwaito group Chiskop, Mapaputsi, and Zola were all born in Zola. Soccer legends like Shoes of Orlando Pirates, Ace Mnini of Moroka Swallows, and Ree Skhosana of Moroka Swallows were all from Zola. Brenda Fassie Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her ...
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Kefalonia
Kefalonia or Cephalonia (), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallonia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regional units of Greece, regional unit of the Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands region. It was a former Latin Catholic diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Kefalonia–Zakynthos (Cefalonia–Zante) and short-lived titular see as just Kefalonia. The capital city of Cephalonia is Argostoli. History Antiquity Legend An ''Aitiology, aition'' explaining the name of Cephallenia and reinforcing its cultural connections with Athens associates the island with the mythological figure of Cephalus, who helped Amphitryon of Mycenae in a war against the Taphians and Teleboans. He was rewarded with the island of Same (ancient Greece), Same, which thereafter came to be known as Cephallenia. Kefalonia has also been suggested a ...
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Macross Dynamite 7
is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994, to September 24, 1995, at 11:00 a.m., and 49 episodes were aired. Although it has been distributed in the other parts of the world, for the longest amount of time it remained unlicensed in North America until July 2022 when Right Stuf along with Nozomi Entertainment announced that they would be releasing the series on home video. ''Macross 7'' is best known for its music, and since the show began airing over a dozen albums have been released by the fictional band Fire Bomber that stars in the show. ''Macross 7'' exists in the official Studio Nue chronology and canon, with story concept by Shoji Kawamori, who also handled mechanical designs along with Kazutaka Miyatake. A theatrical episode, ''Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling ...
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The Zolas
The Zolas are a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, signed to Light Organ Records. The band was formed by duo Zachary Gray (vocals/guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski (piano/keyboards/backing vocals), with various session musicians supporting them live and on record. The group has since expanded, adding Dwight Abell (bass/backing vocals) and Cody Hiles (drums/backing vocals) permanently to their lineup in 2015. In 2017, The Zolas received a Juno Award nomination for Group of the Year. Later that year, founding member Tom Dobrzanski left the band to spend time with his newborn child but is still occasionally involved with production. The trio were later joined by touring members Bronson Izzard (guitar) in 2019 and Elisa Kady Pangsaeng (samples, programming) in 2021. History 2009–2011: Formation and ''Tic Toc Tic'' Zachary Gray and Tom Dobrzanski were previously part of the band Lotus Child, from 2003 to 2008. Gray is the son of writer and composer John MacLachlan Gray. The ...
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Zola 7
Bonginkosi Dlamini (born 24 April 1977), known professionally as Zola 7, is a South African kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter, and poet. Dlamini began his career as an actor for Yizo Yizo, achieving national recognition and began releasing best selling music albums on township lives. He also starred in the Academy Award winning film Tsotsi in 2005, for which he also wrote the musical score. Zola is a respected philanthropist. Through his show "Zola 7", which aired on SABC 1, he assisted numerous individuals in achieving their personal and social development goals. Notable among his initiatives is the establishment of libraries and motivations Biography and early life Bonginkosi Dlamini was born on 24 April 1977 and grew up in Zola, a township of Soweto. His artist name is based on his hometown. Dlamini's father, believed to be part of the Mchunu clan, abandoned the family, leaving his mother to care for him and his older brother and sister when they were young ...
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Zola (rapper)
Aurélien N'Zuzi Zola (born November 16, 1999, in Évry, Essonne Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.Congolese descent. ''Cicatrices'', his debut album was released in 2019. His song "California Girls" was featured in the soundtrack of the film '' Taxi 5''.Wave.fr: Zola drops a new freestyle named “Manger”
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Zola (company)
Zola is an online wedding registry, wedding planner, and retailer. It is a female-led e-commerce company that allows couples to register for gifts, experiences, and cash funds as well as add gifts from other stores. Zola has also expanded into wedding planning with free wedding websites, invitations, and items for the wedding day. There is no cost or fee to register with Zola, with the company generating revenue by selling wedding gifts and wedding-related items. History Zola was founded in New York City in 2013 by Shan-Lyn Ma and Nobu Nakaguchi. It was launched as an online wedding registry which for the first time allowed couples to register for gifts, experiences, and cash funds as well as add gifts from other stores, all in one place. The registry allows couples to choose when their gifts ship and exchange gifts digitally before they ship. The company has received $140 million in funding, the most recent being $100 million in 2018. In 2017, Zola expanded from being a wedding ...
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Zola (film)
''Zola'' (stylized as ''@zola'') is a 2020 American black comedy crime film directed by Janicza Bravo and co-written by Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris. It is based on a viral Twitter thread from 2015 by A'Ziah "Zola" King and the resulting ''Rolling Stone'' article "Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted" by David Kushner. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, and Colman Domingo, the film follows a part-time stripper who is convinced by her new friend to go on a road trip to Tampa, Florida to earn money dancing, only to get in over her head. ''Zola'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 30, 2021, following a year's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the screenplay, performances (particularly those of Paige, Keough, and D ...
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