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Breaking Free
"Breaking Free" is a song from the Disney Channel Original Movie ''High School Musical''. It also appears on the soundtrack of the same name. It is sung by Zac Efron, Drew Seeley and Vanessa Hudgens. It was also released as a single on June 8, 2006. On June 21, 2006, it was certified as a Gold single by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000. Context While Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez face prejudice from the basketball and scholastic teams, respectively, they both decide that they can pursue their secret dream of performing in a high school musical. The song is sung during the film's climax when Troy and Gabriella participate in the callbacks in front of the entire student body. In-universe, the duet is written and composed by Kelsi Nielsen for the second act of the ''Twinkle Towne'' school musical. Composition The song, performed at the film's climax, is a "chirpy slow-jam". It's in the key of C minor in the beginning and in D minor at the end of the song. Commercial perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film ''Hairspray'' (2007) and the comedy film '' 17 Again'' (2009). Efron subsequently rose to mainstream prominence with starring roles in the films ''New Year's Eve'' (2011), '' The Lucky One'' (2012), '' The Paperboy'' (2012), '' Neighbors'' (2014), ''Dirty Grandpa'' (2016), ''Baywatch'' (2017), and ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017). He played Ted Bundy in ''Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'' (2019). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the Netflix web documentary series ''Down to Earth with Zac Efron'' (2020–present). Early life Efron grew up in Arroyo Grande, California. His father, David Efron, is an electrical engineer at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Wire
Business Wire is an American company that disseminates full-text press releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases, bloggers, social networks and other audiences. It is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. History Business Wire was founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey. It started by sending releases to 16 media outlets in California. Business Wire launched its website in May 1995. In 2000, ahead of its main competitor PR Newswire, Business Wire ended the practice of distributing news to financial outlets 15 minutes before anyone else, to provide immediate, equal access to company information as noted by the SEC's fair disclosure regulation (Reg FD). Business Wire's first wholly owned European operation launched in 2001, with the opening of an office in London. On June 1, 2005, Business Wire entered the German Ad-Hoc market with a disclosure network for companies with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs ''Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. After signing with Geffen and Interscope Records in 2020, Rodrigo released her debut single "Drivers License", which broke various records and became one of the best-selling songs of 2021, propelling her to mainstream fame. She followed it up with singles "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 U", and released her debut solo studio album, ''Sour'' (2021), which was met with critical and commercial success, winning various accolades including three Grammy Awards. A Disney+ documentary, '' Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U'', chronicling her creative process with ''Sour'', followed in 2022. Rodrigo has achieved two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles, one ''Billboard'' 200 number-one album, and five multi-Platinum certifications by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Bassett (actor)
Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Early life Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California, to parents Taylor and Laura. He has five sisters, and was home-schooled. His first introduction to musical theater was at age eight, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,'' when he was in a community theater production of ''High School Musical on Stage!''. Since then, Bassett has starred in over 30 musical productions. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 years old to start acting, living in his car for some time to get by. Career From 2017 to 2018, Bassett appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: ''Lethal Weapon'', ''Game Shakers'', and ''Dirty John''. His first substantial role was in early 2018 when he starred as Aidan Peters in the third and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyla
Skyla (born Lucy Batty, 5 March 1991) is an English dance singer from Altrincham. Career Skyla was signed by 3 Beat/ AATW in 2008. She was working alongside producers Scott Rosser (from Cahill), Mike Di Scala (Ultrabeat) and Nemesis. Her appearance on the music scene was a song by the Beatplayers on a titled track "Summer Love" and she featured on the track as well as in the music video. The song peaked at 31 on the UK Dance Chart. On 9 June 2009, she released her debut single, "Breaking Free" (a cover of the ''High School Musical'' song). On 14 October 2009, she released her second single, a cover of 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology". It received heavy airplay on many channels such as Clubland TV, MTV Dance and Chart Show TV, and was very popular in clubs and bars all across Europe; it peaked at 34 on the UK Dance Chart The UK Dance Singles Chart and the UK Dance Albums Chart are music charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company from sales of songs in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilt By Association Vol
Guilt may refer to: *Guilt (emotion), an emotion that occurs when a person feels that they have violated a moral standard *Culpability, a legal term *Guilt (law), a legal term Music * ''Guilt'' (album), a 2009 album by Mims * "Guilt" (The Long Blondes song), 2008 * "Guilt" (Nero song), 2011 Film, television and games * ''Guilt'' (1931 film), a 1931 film featuring James Carew * ''Guilt'' (2005 film), a 2005 film featuring Margaret Travolta * ''Guilt'' (American TV series), a 2016 American television series * ''Guilt'' (British TV series), a 2019 British television series * Guilt (''Revenge''), an episode of the TV series ''Revenge'' * GUILT, or Gangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin, antagonistic parasites in the ''Trauma Center'' series See also * Guilty (other) *Gilt (other) Gilt may refer to: *Gilt, a young female domestic pig *Gilding, the application of a thin layer of precious metal * Gilt-edged securities, government bonds * ''Gilt'' (album), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter Block
Porter Block is an American, New York-based power pop band, formed by Peter Block and Caleb Sherman. Since 2006, the band has released five albums and one EP, including several collaborations with Mike Viola. History Porter Block formed in the early 2000s. Peter Block met Caleb Sherman in 2003 while playing in the band Tripasaurus vs. Blockhead. During recording sessions at the Engine Room Audio in New York City, Block and Sherman formed Porter Block. The group’s influences drew from 1960s British Invasion bands to ‘70s acts such as Neil Young and The Eagles. Porter Block’s debut album, ''Suburban Sprawl'', was released in 2006 by Engine Room Recordings, a label founded by Block and Engine Room Audio owner Mark Christensen. All Music Guide wrote, "Buoyant pop tunes filled with harmonies and hooks … a promising start." In 2007, the band released the ''Solitary Hotel'' EP and contributed two songs to the first volume of the ''Guilt By Association'' covers compilation seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop (Same Difference Album)
''Pop'' is the debut studio album from British pop duo and 2007 ''The X Factor'' finalists Same Difference. The album was released on December 1, 2008 by Syco Records. The album debuted at number 22 on the UK Album Chart, on first week sales of 31,064. Background The album was recorded following on from their appearance in ''The X Factor'', and contains both original tracks and cover versions of songs they performed during the show. The cover versions include "Breaking Free" (from the Disney film ''High School Musical''), "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (originally by Starship), " I Need A House" (originally by Marie Serneholt), "Turn It into Love" (originally by Kylie Minogue), "Let Me Be The One" (originally by Six) and "Still Amazed", a retitled version of "The Way it Used to Be", also by Six. The release of the album is preceded by Same Difference's debut single " We R One", which was released on 24 November 2008 and reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. "Turn It into Love" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn It Into Love
"Turn It into Love" is a single released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was taken from her debut studio album '' Kylie'' (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The B-side was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both " Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and " It's No Secret" in other international territories. The song, written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), was also released by British singer Hazell Dean the same year, sparking years of speculation about which performer recorded it first. But the track's writer and producer Matt Aitken insists it was written for Minogue, and later given to Dean when it became apparent the Australian singer didn't need another UK single from her debut album. Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her On a Night Like This Tour and Showgirl Homecoming shows in the 2000s, as well the Mushroom Records 25th birthday concert in Melbourne, Australia in 1998. Also a favouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinventing herself in music and fashion, for which she is referred to by the European press as the " Princess of Pop" and a style icon. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, three Brit Awards and 17 ARIA Music Awards. Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', playing tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. She gained prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. By the early 1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia, including "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion", "Hand on Your Heart", and "Better the Devil You Know". Taking more cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considered one of the most successful songwriting and producing partnerships of all time, scoring more than 100 UK top 40 hits, selling 40 million records and earning an estimated £60 million (about $104 million). SAW started producing underground club hits, but earned worldwide success with a mix of hi-NRG-influenced sound, romantic Motown lyrics and Italo disco melodies. During 1984–1989, their musical style was labelled Eurobeat. They also put swing shuffle elements into their songs. History The team In January 1984, Mike Stock and Matt Aitken called Pete Waterman asking for a meeting. Mike and Matt turned up with a song they had written and produced called "The Upstroke", a hi-NRG female version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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