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Frankie Rodríguez
Frankie is a diminutive of Frank, Francis, Francisco, Francine, and Francesca. People *Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California *Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American MTV Real World cast member *Frankie Adams (born 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress *Frankie Avalon (born 1940), American actor, singer and teen idol *Frankie Ballard (born 1982), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist *Frankie Barnet, Canadian author *Frankie Boyle (born 1972), Scottish comedian *Frankie Bridge (born 1989), English singer-songwriter *Frankie Carle (1903–2001), American pianist and bandleader *Frankie Corio (born 2010), Scottish actress *Frankie Cosmos, American musician and singer-songwriter * Frankie Crosetti (1910–2002), American baseball player *Frankie Cutlass (born 1971), American hip-hop producer, DJ, and rapper *Frankie Darro (1917–1976), American actor and stuntman * Frankie Doom, drag performer and contestant on ''The Boulet Brothers' Dragula'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie (musician)
Francesca Rose "Frankie" Miller, known professionally as Frankie Bird (formerly FRANKIE), is an American indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California. Career Bird released her debut EP in 2015 titled ''Dreamstate'' via RCA Records. On October 6, 2015, Taylor Swift tweeted an image of a list titled "New Songs That Will Make Your Life More Awesome", with Bird's "New Obsession" one of the eleven featured on the list. Bird is currently working on her debut studio album, which was predicted to be released via RCA in September 2018, but has not been released yet. In early 2017 she joined Daya as support on a United States tour. In May 2023, Bird announced that she would no longer be releasing music as Frankie. She stated that this change was due to fans's inability to locate her social media as well as a change in musical style. Bird released her debut album ''Twenty Something'' on June 6, 2024, which includes the singles "Twenty Nothing", "When We Where Young", "Float", "If I'm B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Fredericks
Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's only Olympic medalist until Christine Mboma's silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He also won gold medals at the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games. He is the world indoor record-holder for 200 metres, with a time of 19.92 seconds set in 1996. Fredericks has broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres 24 times. He also holds the joint-third-fastest non-winning time for the 200 metres. In August 1996, Fredericks ran 19.68 seconds in the Olympic final in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also the oldest man to have broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres. On 12 July 2002 in Rome, Fredericks won the 200 metres in a time of 19.99 seconds at the age of 34 years 283 days. He is currently serving as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Lor
Frankie Lor Fu-chuen () is a Hong Kong horse racing trainer and former jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used .... Career As jockey Lor began his racing career as a jockey. He won 27 races between 1981 and 1995. He became work rider and later assistant to various trainers, among them John Moore and John Size. As Trainer Frankie Lor got his licence as a trainer in 2017. The end of his first training season (2017–2018) saw him in second place in the trainer's championship. At 17 March 2019, Lor won the Hong Kong Derby with Furore and so became the first Chinese trainer to win the Derby since 2001. References 1966 births Living people Hong Kong jockeys Hong Kong horse trainers {{Horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Lam
Francis Lam Man-lung (born 19 December 1967) is a Hong Kong actor. He entered a singing contest and subsequently, signed a contract with TVB. He left TVB in 2011 to join HKTV. Lam married Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok on 10 March 2004. Their first child, daughter Tania Lam Tin-yeuk, was born on 14 January 2010. On May 18, 2015, Lam announced he will join and invest in Global Saga, a film company established by Tony Wong and Rachel Lam. The first film from the company, ''The Merger'' was released in 2015. On 23 December 2019, Lam was appointed to be Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ... of Asia Television Limited. Filmography Television series Film *'' Tour of Revenge'' (1989) *'' Running on Empty'' (1991) *''Behind the Mask'' (1993) *'' Tears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of " That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", his other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", " That Lucky Old Sun", " Mule Train", " Jezebel", " High Noon", " I Believe", " Hey Joe!", " The Kid's Last Fight", " Cool Water", " Rawhide", and " You Gave Me a Mountain". He sang well known theme songs for many Western film soundtracks, including '' 3:10 To Yuma'', '' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', and '' Blazing Saddles'', although his recordings were not charted as country and western. Laine sang an eclectic variety of song styles and genres, stretching from big band crooning to pop, western-themed songs, gospel, rock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Knuckles
Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, a genre of music that began in Chicago during the early 1980s and subsequently spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often called "The Godfather of House Music". Musical career 1970s–1980s Born in New York City, in the Bronx, Knuckles and his friend Larry Levan began frequenting discos as teenagers. While studying textile design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT, Knuckles and Levan began working as DJs, playing soul music, soul, disco, and Rhythm and blues, R&B at two of the most important early discos, The Continental Baths and The Gallery. Their DJing led them to the The Loft (New York City), Loft and the Gallery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Kennedy
Frankie Kennedy (30 September 1955 – 19 September 1994) was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The popular '' Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School'' was founded in 1994 in his honour. Biography Early life He had three sisters and one brother. Kennedy's uncle was married to the daughter of Robert Cinnamond, a singer from Glenavy, County Antrim, who was a frequent visitor in his family home. Kennedy became interested in Irish traditional music when he was 18 years old, through the music of Horslips, Planxty, The Chieftains, and The Boys of the Lough. He learned his Irish as a young man in Belfast's Cumann Chluain Árd and travelled frequently to Donegal to perform at local sessions in Gweedore with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Marriage When Kennedy was eighteen he took a sixth form summer trip to the Gaeltacht of Gweedore in County Donegal. He went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Jonas
Franklin Nathaniel Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American singer and actor. Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the English dub of the 2008 film ''Ponyo'' and was a recurring character in the Disney Channel series Jonas (TV series), ''Jonas''. He also appeared in a minor role in the Disney Channel original film ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''. He has also made appearances on ''Married to Jonas'' on E! which follows the life of his brother Kevin Jonas. In 2009, Jonas won "Choice Breakout TV Star – Male" at the Teen Choice Awards. In 2023, he launched a music career as a singer and songwriter. He has released two singles and one extended play, ''Sewer Rat''. Early life Franklin Nathaniel Jonas was born on September 28, 2000, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, the youngest son of Denise (née Miller) and Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. He has three older brothers who make up the pop trio Jonas Brothers, Kevin Jonas, Kevin (b. 1987), Joe Jonas, Joe (b. 1989), and Nick Jonas, Nick (b. 1992) He spent mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie J
Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. (born December 7, 1975) better known by his stage name Frankie J, is a Mexican-American singer and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings. Born in Mexico, he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle artist under the stage name Frankie Boy in the late 1990s. He then joined Kumbia Kings before re-embarking on a solo career. Frankie J's solo debut album, ''What's a Man to Do'', was released in 2003, followed by more English and Spanish language albums. He received a Grammy Award nomination for his album ''Faith, Hope y Amor'' in 2013 for Best Latin Pop Album. Early life Bautista was born in Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and raised in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, from the age of two, after his uncle brought him and his siblings to the United States. He grew up listening to both traditional Latin music as well as American urban music. He attended Southwest Senior High School in San Diego. He later began to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Howerd
Francis Alick Howard (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992), better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd, was an English actor and comedian. Early life Howerd was born the son of a soldier Francis Alfred William (1887–1934)England & Wales, Death Index: 1916–2005 and Edith Florence Howard (née Morrison, 1888–1962), at the City Hospital in York, England, in 1917 (not 1922 as he later claimed). His mother worked at the Rowntree's factory. The family lived in Hartoft Street, which he later described as ''"a poorish area of the city near the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse"''. He retained an affection for his home city, to which he often returned. When his father was posted to Woolwich Garrison, Woolwich, the family moved to Eltham, London while he was a young child, and he was educated at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Shooter's Hill Grammar School in Shooter's Hill.Howerd, Frankie (1976) ''On the Way I Lost It'', W.H. Allen, Career His first stage appearance was at ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Hi-NRG MC
Francesco Di Gesù (; born 18 July 1969), better known by his stage name Frankie Hi-NRG MC, is an Italian rap and hip hop artist of Sicilian descent, born in Turin and raised between Caserta and Città di Castello. He has been active since the early stages of the Italian hip hop movement in the early 1990s and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre. He predominantly discusses politics and societal issues in his music, his debut single "Fight da faida" (Irma Records, 1992) complains about various issues, including the Mafia and its ties with Italian politicians, the Ustica massacre, the Bologna massacre and the Operation Gladio. He has also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2008 with his song "Rivoluzione" and again in 2014 with "Pedala" and "Un uomo è vivo". He has released six albums, 5 of those albums with RCA and the single " Quelli che benpensano" from his second album ''La morte dei miracoli'' was awarded Italian Song Of The Year 1998. In addition he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Hargis
Frankie Darlene Hargis (July 19, 1965 – August 15, 2021) was a Cherokee politician who served as the registrar of the Cherokee Nation from 2018 to 2021. She was previously a member of the tribal council representing District 7 from 2011 to 2018. Life Hargis was born July 19, 1965, in Claremore, Oklahoma and raised in Stilwell. She graduated from Stilwell High School and later earned a B.A. in education from Northeastern State University. Hargis worked for the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Enterprises in various capacities. In 2006, Hargas supported limiting Cherokee citizenship to those with Cherokee blood, arguing that Freedmen, descendants of former slaves, should also be excluded. She backed the Cherokee Nation tribal council's amendment requiring Indian blood for citizenship. Her political career began in 2011 when she was elected to the tribal council in a special election, representing District 7 (western Adair County). She succeeded Joe Crittenden. Hargis w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
