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Kiki
Kiki or Ki Ki may refer to: Places * Ki Ki, South Australia, Australia, a village * Ki Ki, Iran, a village * Kiai, Iran, a village also known as Kiki * Kiki, Łask County, Poland, a village * Kiki, Poddębice County, Poland, a village * Kiki Station, a train station in Minami, Japan People * Kiki (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname * Kiki Dee, stage name of British singer Pauline Matthews (born 1947) * Xu Jiaqi (born 1995), Chinese singer and actress known as "Kiki" * Alice Prin (1901–1953), French artist, writer and model known as "Kiki de Montparnasse" or "Kiki" * Kiki of Paris, pseudonym of a Parisian photographer (born 1945) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Kiki Strike, one of the main characters in the Kiki Strike book series by Kirsten Miller * Kiki, the protagonist of the Japanese animated film ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' * Kiki, a minor character in ''Saint Seiya'', a Japanese manga series * Kiki, a character created b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki's Delivery Service
is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark for the film) and the Nippon Television Network. It stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi. The story follows Kiki (Takayama), a young Witchcraft, witch who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance in teenage Japanese girls.Nausicaa.net The Hayao MIYAZAKI Web. The Hopes and Spirit of Contemporary Japanese Girls By Hayao Miyazaki 1989. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sanrio Characters
This is a list of characters from Sanrio, a Japanese company specialized in creating kawaii (cute) characters. Sanrio sells and licenses products branded with these characters and has created over 450 characters. Their most successful and best known character, Hello Kitty, was created in 1974. Most Sanrio characters are anthropomorphized animals, a few are humans or anthropomorphized objects. Sanrio began creating characters to increase sales of its merchandise. The characters subsequently appeared in media such as books, animation and video games. Beginning with '' Jewelpet'' in 2008, Sanrio started collaborating with Sega Toys in creating characters intended to become media franchises. Notable designers of Sanrio characters include Yuko Shimizu, original designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi, lead designer for most of Hello Kitty's history and Miyuki Okumura, original designer of Cinnamoroll. Sanrio hosts two theme parks in Japan featuring their characters, Sanrio Purolan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Dee
Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records. Dee is best known for her 1973 hit "Amoureuse", her 1974 hit "I've Got the Music in Me" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her 1976 duet with Elton John, which went to number 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show '' Opportunity Knocks'' when it was revived by the BBC in 1987. In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his ''Duets'' album, a cover version of Cole Porter's " True Love", which reached number 2 in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums. Early life Dee was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the age of 10 she won a local talent contest, and at 16 she had her first paid job in show busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki (2016 Film)
''Kiki'' is an American-Swedish co-produced documentary film, released in 2016."'Kiki': Sundance Review" '''', January 26, 2016. It takes place in , and focuses on the "drag and scene ndsurveys the lives of |
Kiki (magazine)
''Kiki'' was an interactive youth magazine published bi-monthly for girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The magazine had its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. History and profile ''Kiki'' was launched as a quarterly magazine in September 2007 by B-books, Ltd. Unlike typical fashion magazines oriented toward teenage readers, it emphasizes creative self-expression over glamour and beauty. It makes a point of avoiding common topics of celebrity gossip, romance, and trends; instead, it contains features such as interviews with students and professional designers, tips on managing money, and articles on fashion in world cultures. It also contained space for girls to write and draw directly on the magazine's pages, encouraging reader interaction. The magazine's tagline, “For girls with style and substance,” underscored its approach to fashion as a reflection of personal identity. ''Kiki'''s staff had been a long time friend of Nancy Gruver, an entrepreneur who founded a feminist y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki And Herb
Kiki and Herb (Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman) are an American drag cabaret duo. Bond portrays Kiki DuRane, an aging, alcoholic, female lounge singer. Mellman portrays her gay, male piano accompanist, known only as "Herb." Despite Bond and Mellman being middle aged, their Kiki and Herb characters are, according to their elaborate fictional biographies, more than eighty years old. Both performers live in New York City, but the pair have performed from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., as well as Europe. The act alternates between musical numbers and long, seemingly inebriated monologues by Kiki. The musical numbers, often medleys, draw on an enormous range of popular music, from Broadway musicals to Nirvana and from Britney Spears to REO Speedwagon. Kiki and Herb have also covered songs by Suicidal Tendencies, The Mountain Goats, and Butt Trumpet. First wave: 1990–2004 Bond and Mellman began performing together in 1989, and created the characters of Kiki and Herb in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Prin
Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953), nicknamed the ''Queen of Montparnasse'' and often known as ''Kiki de Montparnasse'', was a French model, chanteuse, actress, memoirist and painter during the Jazz Age. She flourished in, and helped define, the liberated culture of Paris in the so-called Années folles ("crazy years" in French). She became one of the most famous models of the 20th-century and in the history of avant-garde art. Early life Born as an illegitimate child in Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte d'Or, Alice Prin had "a wretched childhood that could only lead to laughter or despair". She was raised in abject poverty by her grandmother. At age twelve, she was sent by train to live with her mother, a linotypist, in Paris in order to help earn an income for her family. Harsh, degrading jobs followed, and she worked in printing shops, shoe factories, and bakeries. During this time, she began her lifelong joy of decorating herself. She "would crumble a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Of Paris
Kiki of Paris is the pseudonym of a French plastician photographer, born in 1945 in Paris. Biography Born in Paris after World War II, he first studies human and social sciences before turning to drawing and painting. In Montparnasse, the actor Michel Simon introduces him to the writer Henry Miller, who advises him to focus on photography. This meeting is a turning point in his career. His first shots are ethnographic documents; at that time he works with the ethnologist Robert Jaulin. Kiki of Paris travels to Asia, Central Europe, Cuba, Jamaica and, above all, to the United States, where he lives for some time in California and Nevada. At the beginning of the 1990's he orients his work towards humanist photography ( Doisneau, Brassaï and especially Willy Ronis whom he often meets). Then he defines his new framework by choosing strong themes such as daily life, the Italian summer, party... In 1996, on the advice of a Swiss collector, American investors buy his large format photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Strike
The Kiki Strike series, by Kirsten Miller, is a series of three novels revolving around the adventures of six girls in Manhattan, and currently consists of three books ('' Inside the Shadow City'', '' The Empress's Tomb'' and '' The Darkness Dwellers''). ''Five delinquent Girl Scouts, ''a million hungry rats,'' ''one secret city beneath Manhattan,'' ''and a butt-kicking girl superspy''- ''Welcome to the world of Kiki Strike' Told from Ananka Fishbein's point of view, these books describe the adventures of the Irregulars, a group of girls who join together to explore an underground world beneath Manhattan called "The Shadow City." During this, they must fight against various villains and help save the city of New York numerous times. Series titles * '' Inside the Shadow City'' (2006) * '' The Empress's Tomb'' (2007) * " The Darkness Dwellers" (2013) Main characters Ananka Fishbein (pronounced un-AH-nka Fish-Bean) Ananka attends a private school called Atalanta, and lives i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ..., Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M19". Lines Kiki Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 47.2 km from the beginning of the line at . Only local trains stop at the station. Layout The station consists of one side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A ramp and a flight of steps lead up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp is a disused shelter that once housed a ticket window. file:JRShikoku-Mugi-line-M19-Kiki-station-entrance-20100803.jpg, The disused ticket windo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Jiaqi
Xu Jiaqi (; ; born August 27, 1995) is a Chinese singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of Team SII of the female idol group SNH48 as well as its sub-units Style-7 and 7Senses, and she was also a member of the temporary girl group, THE9. In 2020, she participated in '' Youth with You 2'' and got 3rd place, securing her place in THE9. She is also known for her role in the television series ''Legend of Yunxi'' (2018) as well as her leading role in '' The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion'' (2020) as Fu Xuan. Early life Xu was born on August 27, 1995 in Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. She graduated from Shanghai Film Art Academy and Shanghai Normal University. Career 2012–2020: SNH48 and acting debut On 14 October 2012, during an SNH48 press conference, Xu was announced as one of the first-generation members of SNH48. On 25 May 2013, Xu performed at the "Blooming For You" Concert. On 11 November, she was promoted to SNH48 Team SII, and on 12 December, she sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki (1931 Film)
''Kiki'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy, starring Mary Pickford and Reginald Denny, which was directed by Sam Taylor. It was based upon the David Belasco play of the same name. The film is a remake of the 1926 version starring Norma Talmadge. Plot Kiki (Mary Pickford) is a hapless French chorus girl who has just been fired from her job. She doesn't accept it and goes to see producer Victor Randall ( Reginald Denny). He, however, is really busy and is annoyed by her presence. To get her out of his office, he promises her job back. Before she leaves, she drops her purse and clippings of Victor shaped in hearts fall out. It becomes clear Kiki is secretly in love with him. When the next show becomes a disaster because of Kiki, she is again fired. She goes complaining at Victor Randall's office for the second time. He is now charmed by her and invites Kiki to his apartment. There, she notices a photo of his ex-wife Paulette Vaile (Margaret Livingston). He kisses her, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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