Blu or BLU may refer to:
Businesses and brands
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Blu (Italian company)
Blu S.p.A. was an Italian telecommunications company operating in the mobile telephony sector. It was active between 1999 and 2002.
History
The company was founded in 1999 through a partnership between Società Autostrade (through Sitec, 32%), ...
, a telecommunications company
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Blu Manga
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
, an imprint of Tokyopop
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blu eCigs
blu is an electronic cigarette brand, produced by Fontem Ventures and owned by Imperial Brands. The brand blu sells various types of rechargeable and disposable e-cigarettes with a wide selection of flavored and unflavored liquids. Its products a ...
, a brand of electronic cigarette owned by Imperial Tobacco
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BLU Products
BLU Products (stylized as BLÜ) is an American company, headquartered in Miami. BLU rebrands low-cost mobile phones manufactured by ODMs such as Koobee (China), QiKU (China), Gionee (China), Doogee (China) and Tinno Mobile (China).
The name B ...
, an American mobile phone manufacturer
Fictional entities
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Blu (''Monica's Gang''), from the Brazilian comic strip
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Quadra Blu
''Max Rep: Mr. Astrotitan 2206'' and ''Max Rep in the Age of Astrotitans'' were comic strips appearing originally in ''FLEX'' in the late 1980s, and then in ''Muscular Development'' magazine throughout the 90's, and a Comic Book published by Dumb ...
, from ''Max Rep'' comics
*Blu, from the ''
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
'' franchise
*BLU, a playable faction in ''
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and ...
'' video game
People
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Blu (artist)
Blu is the pseudonym of an Italian artist who conceals his real identity. He was born in Senigallia. He lives in Bologna and has been active in street art since 1999.
Places
Central and South America
His nomadic spirit reached its peak in 20 ...
, Italian artist
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Blu (rapper)
Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his group Blu & Exile and their debut album ''Below the Heavens'' (2007). H ...
(Johnson Barnes III, born 1983), American rapper
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David Blu
David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; July 18, 1980) is an American–Israeli former professional basketball player, who spent 10 seasons playing in the EuroLeague. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He is co ...
(David Bluthenthal, born 1980), American–Israeli basketball player
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Françoise Ballet-Blu
Françoise Ballet-Blu (born 9 May 1964) is a French politician who has been Member of Parliament for Vienne's 1st constituency from 2020 to 2022. She ran for reelection in 2022 but lost her seat to Lisa Belluco, the NUPES
The New Ecological ...
(born 1964), French politician
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Susan Blu
Susan Maria Blue, better known as Sue Blu, is an American voice-actress, voice-director, and casting-director in American and Canadian cinema and television. She most notably voiced Arcee in '' The Transformers: The Movie'' and Seasons 3 and 4 of ...
(Susan Maria Blue, born 1948), American voice actress and casting director
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Blu Cantrell
Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb; March 16, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.
Cantrell rose to fame in 2001, with the release of her debut single, " Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two on the US ''Billboa ...
(born 1976), American singer
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Blu del Barrio
Blu del Barrio (born September 15, 1997) is an American actor, best known for playing Adira Tal in '' Star Trek: Discovery''. They are the first openly non-binary actor, playing the first non-binary role in ''Star Trek''. Del Barrio has studied ...
(born 1997), American actor
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Blu Greenberg Blu Greenberg (born January 21, 1936, in Seattle, with the name Bluma Genauer, later legally changing her first name to Blu) is an American writer specializing in modern Judaism and women's issues. Her most noted books are ''On Women and Judaism: A ...
(Bluma Genauer, born 1936), American writer
Other uses
*Bomb Live Unit, a munition, see:
See also
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Blue (disambiguation)
Blue is a color.
Blue may also refer to:
Places
* Blue, Arizona, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Blue, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Blue, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community in the United St ...
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Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released on June 20, 2006 worldwide. It is designed to supersede the DVD format, and capable of sto ...
, a digital optical disc data storage format
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Blu Tack
Blu Tack is a reusable putty-like pressure-sensitive adhesive produced by Bostik, commonly used to attach lightweight objects (such as posters or sheets of paper) to walls, doors or other dry surfaces. Traditionally blue, it is also ava ...
, a reusable putty-like pressure-sensitive adhesive
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TheBlu
''TheBlu'' is a digital media franchise that utilizes virtual reality technology to create 3D-rendered, interactive simulations of underwater environments in the world's oceans. Iterations of ''TheBlu'' have appeared as applications for the Sams ...
, digital media franchise founded in 2011
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Radisson Blu
Radisson Blu is an international chain of hotels operated by Radisson Hotels. With roots dating back to the 1960s, the Radisson Blu brand name came into existence in 2009 with a rebranding from Radisson SAS. Its hotels are found in major cities, ...
, a hotel brand
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