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Zizi Rascas
Zizi is a personal name or nickname which may refer to: * Zizi Jeanmaire (1924–2020), French ballet dancer *Zizi Lambrino (1898–1953), the first wife of King Carol II of Romania *Zizi Possi, Brazilian singer *Zizi Roberts (born 1979), Liberian football player *Zinedine Zidane, French footballer * Zheng Zhi, Chinese footballer * Zizi Adel, Egyptian singer * Farid Zizi, French Civil Servant See also *Zamioculcas zamiifolia *Zizzi Zizzi is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In February 2015, Bridgepoint Capital completed a £250 million acquisition of ''ASK Italian'' and ''Zizzi'', and subsequently bought by TowerBrook Capital Partne ... {{given name hu:Zizi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizi Jeanmaire
Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire (29 April 192417 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet ''Carmen'', produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her. Career Jeanmaire was born in Paris to Olga Renée (''née'' Brunus) and Marcel Jeanmaire. She later wrote in her autobiography: "When I was little my mother called me 'mon Jésus' which transformed into 'mon Zizi'." She met her future husband and long-time collaborator Roland Petit at the Paris Opera Ballet when they were both aged nine. She danced in 1944 in the ''Soirées de la danse'' at the Theater Sarah Bernhardt. She became a ballerina of the Nouveau Ballet de Monte Carlo in 1946, and danced during the last season of Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo in London in 1947. From 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizi Lambrino
Joanna Marie Valentina "Zizi" Lambrino (3 October 1898 – 11 March 1953) was the first wife of the later King Carol II of Romania. They had one son, Carol, born in 1920, in Bucharest. Life Born in the former Byzantine, Phanariot Rangabe-Lambrino family, the daughter of Romanian Colonel, later General, Constantin Lambrino and Euphrosine Alcaz, Joanna Lambrino met the Hohenzollern Prince Carol, son of King Ferdinand of Romania and Queen Marie of Romania, in Iaşi, Romania, in 1918, during the First World War. The Romanian royal court had adjourned from Bucharest to Iaşi, to keep its distance from a German invasion. Journalist A.L. Easterman would later write that "Carol fell violently in love and was at no pains to dissemble it", despite the obvious disapproval of the royal court for his bestowing his affections on a commoner. Even so, there are several photographs of Zizi Lambrino and Prince Carol at the Royal family residences and together with other members of the Romanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizi Possi
Maria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi (, born March 28, 1956) is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian languages. In 2007, he sang at the opening of the Military World Games, alongside Toquinho, Jorge Aragão, Alcione and the Paralamas do Sucesso band. Possi is openly bisexual. She is the mother of another famous Brazilian singer, Luiza Possi. Discography All albums are in Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ... unless noted otherwise. *1978 – ''Flor do Mal'' *1979 – ''Pedaço de Mim'' *1980 – ''Zizi Possi'' *1981 – ''Um Minuto Além'' *1982 – ''Asa Morena'' - Gold (100,000) *1983 – ''Pra Sempre e Mais um Dia'' *1984 – ''Dê um Rolê'' *1986 – ''Zizi'' - Gold (100,000) *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizi Roberts
Kolubah "Zizi" Roberts (born 19 July 1979) is a Liberian former professional footballer. He began his professional career in 1996 at the age of 17 and played for teams in Liberia, the United States, Switzerland, Greece, and Italy. Club career In 1997, Roberts signed for A.C. Milan but never played an official match for them, appearing in friendly competitions and being loaned out to Monza in 1997, Ravenna in 1998, and AC Bellinzona for the first half of the 1999–2000 season. In January 2000, he signed for Greek side Ionikos FC, finishing out the season before moving to Panionios FC at the start of the following season. In August 2001, he signed with Olympiakos FC, where he found relative success, scoring five times in just eight appearances. Roberts left for the United States in 2003, signing with Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in August. In two years with the Rapids, he appeared in 17 games, scoring six goals. International career Roberts was a regular for the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Zidane started his career at Cannes before establishing himself as one of the best players in the French Ligue 1 at Bordeaux. In 1996, he moved to Italian team Juventus, where he won several trophies including two Serie A titles. He moved to Real Madrid for a world record fee at the time of €77.5 million in 2001, which remained unmatched for the next eight years. In Spain, Zidane won se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi (; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese professional footballer and manager who played most of his career for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C., becoming their captain and serving also as their caretaker manager in two stints. After starting his career as a defender, Zheng was later moved into a central midfield role by then head coach Zhu Guanghu at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 league title with the club. A move to Shandong Luneng Taishan saw a prolific goal scoring period in his career and he soon became the captain of the Chinese national team, which then led to moves to Charlton Athletic and Celtic. He moved back to China in 2010 and joined Guangzhou Evergrande, making over 300 appearances so far as captain while helping the club win all major trophies a Chinese club could compete for, including Chinese Super League for a record 8 times and AFC Champions League twice. Club career Early career Zheng Zhi start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizi Adel
ZeeZee Adel (also transliterated as Zizi and Zeze, ar, زيزى عادل ; born 26 October 1987, Kuwait) is an Egyptian singer. Zizi first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy in 2005, coming third to Hisham Abdulrahman and Amani Swissi after reaching the semi-final. After Star Academy After ''Star Academy'', Zizi Adel signed a contract with Rotana in 2007. Her debut album, ''Wahad Tayib Kbeeeeeer Awi'' (''One Good Package''), released in 2007, was composed of eight songs including ''Hobbo Eja Alayah'' (''Unaccounted Premature Fire'') and ''Wahad Tani'' (''One more time wink wink''). Zizi Adel won ART's Best New Artist and Zahrat Al Kaleej's Best Album of 2007. She studied at the Institute of Arabic Music An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Zizi
Farid Zizi is a French public servant. On 1 August 2018, he was nominated CEO of France Aviation Civile Services (formerly DSNA Services). Biography A graduate from the École Polytechnique and the ENAC, he starts his career as responsible of operational and technical requirements and maintenance operations of ATM systems for French Airports and ACCs at the Operational Direction of DSNA. Then, at ENAC, he became head of the ATM department, and then head of Education and Research. During seven years, he was President of the Air Navigation Commission at ICAO. On 1 August 2018, he was nominated CEO of DSNA Services, which became France Aviation Civile Services France Aviation Civile Services, formerly DSNA Services, is a '' Groupement d'intérêt économique'', created by the DGAC and the ENAC in 2013. It offers to international clients the expertise of French civil aviation in areas related to regul ... in 2019. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zizi, Farid Living people Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamioculcas
''Zamioculcas'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species ''Zamioculcas zamiifolia''. It is a tropical perennial plant, native to eastern Africa, from southern Kenya to northeastern South Africa. Common names include Zanzibar gem, ZZ plant, Zuzu plant, aroid palm, eternity plant and emerald palm. It is grown as an ornamental plant, mainly for its attractive glossy foliage and easy care. Dutch nurseries started wide-scale, commercial propagation of the plant around 1996. It was first described as ''Caladium zamiifolium'' by Loddiges in 1829, but moved to his new genus ''Zamioculcas'' by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott and given its established name, ''Zamioculcas zamiifolia'', by Adolf Engler. The roots of the plants are rhizomatous and have the ability to store moisture, thus aiding the plants in their drought resistance. For this reason, the plant should be watered only when it is dry, to avoid overwatering. A commonly-held notion among gardene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizzi
Zizzi is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In February 2015, Bridgepoint Capital completed a £250 million acquisition of ''ASK Italian'' and ''Zizzi'', and subsequently bought by TowerBrook Capital Partners in 2020. Locations ''Zizzi'' opened their first restaurant in Chiswick in 1999. As of March 2022, the ''Zizzi'' portfolio includes about twenty five London restaurants. Other footprints in major cities, include: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and Sheffield. Their restaurant estate also includes: Aberdeen, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. On 17 July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Azzurri Group, owner of the ''Zizzi'' and ''ASK Italian'' chains, announced the closure of 75 restaurants with the loss of up to 1,200 jobs. Notable incidents Strand self-harm incident On 22 April 2007, a 35-year-old Polish man entered the ''Zizzi'' restaurant on The Strand and made his way into the kitchen, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
