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Live 8 Concert, Paris
On 2 July 2005 a Live 8 concert was held at the Palais de Versailles, Paris, France. The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Paris" or "Live 8 France". Lineup * Laurent Boyer - (presenter) (V 17:35) * Passi - "Reviens dans me vie" (V 17:39) * Faudel - "Je Veux Vivre" (V 17:46) * Magic System - "Bouger Bouger" (V 17:53) * Alpha Blondy - "Cocody Rock", "Sweet Fanta Diallo", "Brigadier Sabari" (V 18:01) * Tina Arena & Craig David - "Come Together" (V 18:18) * Muse - "Hysteria", "Bliss", " Time Is Running Out", "Plug In Baby" (V 18:26) * Will Smith (presenter) (V 18:47) * Kyo - "Contact", "Qui Je Suis" (V 18:57) * M Pokora - "Elle Me Contrôle" V 19:09) * Andrea Bocelli with the Philarmonie der Nationen - "O Surdato 'nnammurato", " The Prayer" (V 19:16) * Diam's & Amel Bent - "Marine" (V 19:28) * Raphael - "Caravane" (V 19:36) * Shakira - " Whenever, Wherever", "La Tortura" (V 19:43) * Yannick Noah - "Metisse" (with Disiz La Peste), "Saga Africa", "La Voix Des Sages" (V 19:54) * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, from 6–8 July 2005. Both events also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. Run in support of the aims of the UK's Make Poverty History campaign and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, ten simultaneous concerts were held on 2 July and one on 6 July. On 7 July, the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to poor nations from US$25 billion to US$50 billion by 2010. Half of the money was to go to Africa. More than 1,000 musicians performed at the concerts, which were broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. Live 8 was seen by 3 million viewers in the United States according to Nielsen, with an estimated 30 million viewers worldwide. Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof announced the event on 31 May. Many former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing " Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts. His album '' Romanza'' is one of the best-selling albums of all time, while '' Sacred Arias'' is the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history. '' My Christmas'' was the best-selling holiday album of 2009 and one of the best-selling holiday albums in the United States. The 2019 album '' Sì'' debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Bocelli's first number-one album in both countries. His song " Con te partirò", a duet with S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerrone
Marc CerroneDaryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", ''Record Collector'', #502, February 2020, pp.60-63 (; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concerts. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980s disco songs. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including over four million copies in France, and eight million copies of ''Supernature (Cerrone III), Supernature''. The single "Love in C Minor" (1976) reached No. 3 and was in the charts for two months, selling three million copies. With "Supernature (song), Supernature" (1977), Cerrone merged symphonic orchestration with synthesizers. At the 1978 Billboard Music Award, Billboard Disco Forum, Cerrone received six awards including Disco Artist of the Year. In addition to ''Love in C Minor'', ''Cerrone's Paradise'' and ''Supernature'', Marc Cerrone enjoyed success in Europe with albums such as ''Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch'' (1978), ''Where Are You Now'' (1983), ''The Collector'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bertignac
Louis Laurent Bertignac (; born 23 February 1954) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986. Tony Visconti produced his first solo album, ''Elle et Louis'' (1993) and Chris Kimsey the second, '' '96''. In 2004, he produced, arranged and played guitar on the debut album by Carla Bruni, '' Quelqu'un m'a dit''. Bruni in turn contributed lyrics to 10 of the 12 songs on Bertignac's 2005 album ''Longtemps.'' He performed at Live 8 at the Palace of Versailles on 2 July 2005. He appears as an actor in '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' in 1994. Discography With Téléphone * Téléphone (1977) * Crache Ton Venin (1979) * Téléphone public (1980) * Au Cœur de la Nuit (1980) * Dure Limite ''Dure Limite'' () is the fourth studio album by France, French rock band Téléphone, released in 1982 on Virgin Records. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sharona
"My Sharona" () is the debut single by American power pop band the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, '' Get the Knack''. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on ''Billboard''s 1979 Top Pop Singles year-end chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing 1,000,000 copies sold, and was Capitol Records' fastest gold status debut single since the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964. It has since gone on to sell more than 10 million copies as of 2010. Inspiration When Doug Fieger was 25 years old, he met 17-year-old Sharona Alperin, who inspired a two-month-long run of songwriting, as well as eventually becoming his girlfriend for the next four years. Fieger recounted that "It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat; I fell in love with her instantly. And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hallyday
David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, actor and amateur sports car racing, sports car racer. Early life Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan. David Hallyday is a first cousin of actor Michael Vartan. He is the older half-brother of actress Laura Smet. Career Hallyday is most known for writing music for others, including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album ''Sang pour sang''. He appeared in the teenage comedy ''He's My Girl'' (1987), also performing its title theme song. "He's My Girl" reached #79 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #72 on ''Cash Box.'' His 1991 album Rock 'n' Heart spawned a bigger hit, "Ooh La La", which reached #51 on the Hot 100. Personal life Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fill Me In
"Fill Me In" is the debut solo single of British singer Craig David. It was released on 3 April 2000 as the lead single from his debut studio album, '' Born to Do It'' (2000). The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 9 April 2000. "Fill Me In" was then released in the United States on 22 May 2001 and peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. According to the Official Charts Company, it was the 10th-best-selling single of 2000 in the UK, having sold 573,000 copies. The track contains a sample from an Artful Dodger bootleg remix of BBMak's " Still on Your Side". A second part of "Fill Me In" is featured on the US edition of ''Born to Do It''. Content The narrator tells a story of trying to spend time with the girl next door, but her parents remain suspicious about what she is doing. The song is a commentary on the "helicopter parenting" that was becoming more prominent in the early 2000s. In the hook, the parents ask if their daughter can fill them in on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calogero (singer)
Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici (born 30 July 1971), better known as Calogero (; ), is a Music of France, French singer. Early life Calogero was born in Échirolles, Isère, to Sicilian-born Italian parents from Sommatino, Caltanissetta (province), Caltanissetta, Sicily. Early years By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano, and bass As part of Les Charts In 1986 he became the lead singer and songwriter for a band called Les Charts he started with his brother, Gioacchino Maurici, and a childhood friend, Francis Maggiulli. Between 1989 and 1997, Les Charts released five albums, ''L'Océan sans fond'' (1989), ''Notre monde à nous'' (1991), ''Hannibal'' (1994), ''Acte 1'' (1995), their most successful charting album, and ''Changer'' (1997). Solo career As the band began to lose its momentum, Calogero decided to launch himself as a solo artist and gathered important connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. Noah won the French Open in 1983 French Open – Men's singles, 1983, and is a former captain of both France's France Davis Cup team, Davis Cup and France Billie Jean King Cup team, Billie Jean King Cup teams. During his nearly two-decade career, Noah captured 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in July 1986 and attaining the List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles players, world No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of former NBA player Joakim Noah. Early life Born in Sedan, Ardennes, Sedan, in the north of France in 1960, Yannick Noah is birac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tortura
"" (English language, English: "The Torture") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, from Shakira's sixth studio album, ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (2005). The song was produced by Shakira and co-written by the singer with Luis Fernando Ochoa. Lester Mendez served as an assistant producer. It was released on 11 April 2005, by Epic Records, as the lead single from the album. "La Tortura" is a Pop music, pop, reggaeton, and dancehall track, which lyrically tells the story of a woman who has been emotionally "tortured" because her boyfriend cheated and eventually left her for another, and has now returned begging forgiveness. Upon its release, "La Tortura" received generally positive reviews by Music journalism, music critics, who agreed that the song was a highlight from ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1''; they were also ambivalent towards its "Shaketon Mix". It was well received commercially, reaching number one in several countries worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whenever, Wherever
"Whenever, Wherever" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 30 August 2001 by Epic Records as the lead single from her debut English-language studio album, ''Laundry Service (album), Laundry Service'' (2001), her fifth overall. Shakira produced the track and wrote the lyrics to the original Spanish version, titled "Suerte" (English: "Luck"), which Gloria Estefan adapted to English. The music was co-written by the singer and Tim Mitchell, with additional production also handled by the latter. The song's lyrics are about how "lucky" the singer is to have found her romantic partner and the distance between the two she is willing to overcome, making multiple references to her native Colombia, the Andes and Argentina, her Antonio de la Rúa, then partner's homeland. The song is a mix of Latin music (genre), Latin music and worldbeat that is heavily influenced by Andean music. Upon its release, "Whenever, Wherever" received generally favorable reviews from Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music on a global level. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Shakira, various accolades, she has won four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards, including three Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year wins. Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music, Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, ''Magia (Shakira album), Magia'' (1991) and ''Peligro (Shakira album), Peligro'' (1993), she rose to prominence with the next two, ''Pies Descalzos'' (1995) and ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
