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Siva Kaneswaran
Siva Michael Kaneswaran (born 16 November 1988) is an Irish singer best known for being a member of the boy band The Wanted. Early life Kaneswaran grew up in Corduff Blanchardstown, Dublin with a Singaporean father of Sri Lankan Tamils, Eela Tamil descent and an Irish people, Irish mother. He has a twin brother, Kumar, and six other siblings. Kaneswaran started modelling at 16 and appeared in various ads and landed a contract with Storm Model Management. Kaneswaran took part in ''Rock Rivals'', televised in eight episodes between 17 March and 23 April 2008. Kaneswaran and his twin brother starred in the roles of Carson Coombs and Caleb Coombs, respectively. The brothers also appeared briefly in one episode of ''Uncle Max''. The episode "Uncle Max Plays Tennis" aired on 11 July 2008. Kaneswaran was spotted through his modelling campaigns and subsequently recruited for the band. He is the younger brother of former Dove member and former ''Popstars: The Rivals'' contestant Hazel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corduff
Corduff (Irish language, Irish: ''An Chorr Dhubh'') is a northwestern suburb of Dublin, in Fingal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, 10 km from Dublin city centre. It is a part of the wider Blanchardstown area and is in the Dublin 15 postal district. As of 2016, the electoral division (Ireland), electoral division of Blanchardstown–Corduff had a population of 3,871. Corduff is also a townland in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Castleknock, in the traditional County Dublin. History One of the earliest references to Corduff is in a document from the reign of Edward VI, dated 2 August 1547, which records a "lease to James Walshe of London, gent., of the rectory of Malahydert, County Dublin, and the tithes &c. in Malahydert, ''Culduff'', Bossardston, Pasloweston...Tyrrolstown, Abbatiston..." Evolution of name The name for Corduff and the area has varied over time. The form ''Culduff'' and significantly, ''Cooleduff'' (this last in the census of 1659) is the predom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vivendi, the Bolloré family's investment company). The company went public on 21 September 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. As of April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Not Alone (Joe And Jake Song)
"You're Not Alone" is a song by British duo Joe and Jake. It represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm after being voted first out of six at '' Eurovision: You Decide'' on 26 February. This was the first time the public had decided the entrant since 2010. The song was released on 11 March 2016 as a digital download. It reached number 81 in the UK Charts on Friday 20 May, following the Eurovision Final. The song was the bookmakers' 10th favourite after it was placed in the running order as next to last, straight after Austria's entry " Loin d'ici" (English: Far from here) by 19-year-old Zoë. The staging of the UK song featured selfies from fans. The song picked up 12 points from Malta and 7 from Ireland finishing 17th after the jury vote. But it gained only 8 additional points in the public televote and finished in 24th place with 62 points. Reception The song received generally positive reviews for its catchy modern pop style. Follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dash Mihok
Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director known as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in Showtime's ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent. Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School. He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, '' CityKids,'' which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok also attended the Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Of Mouth (The Wanted Album)
''Word of Mouth'' is the third and final studio album by English-Irish boy band the Wanted. The album was released worldwide via Island Records on 4 November 2013. The album was preceded by the release of six singles: " Chasing the Sun", " I Found You", " Walks Like Rihanna", " We Own the Night", " Show Me Love (America)" and " Glow in the Dark", the latter of which was released two weeks prior to the album. It was the last studio album to feature singer Tom Parker before his death in March 2022. The album features production from a wide range of producers and was recorded over the course of two years, from 2011 to 2013. The Wanted toured the album with their first ever world tour, the Word of Mouth Tour, starting in February 2014. Background and development The Wanted began working on recording new material in November 2011, shortly after the release of their second studio album, '' Battleground''. The band confirmed that they had worked with a number of different producers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battleground (The Wanted Album)
''Battleground'' is the second studio album by British-Irish boy band the Wanted. It was released on 4 November 2011 through Island Records. Background In January 2011, the group began work on their second studio album with previous songwriter and producer Steve Mac. In February 2011, it was revealed the group would be releasing the official ''Comic Relief'' single for 2011. In April 2011, the group embarked on their first headline tour, playing 16 dates in 13 different UK cities. The tour was in support of their debut album '' The Wanted'' but whilst on tour, the group previewed the song, "Lightning" from their new album. The track was co-written by the band and Ed Drewett. Max George confirmed on 28 September that the album was complete and the following day, Nathan Sykes confirmed the album would be released with the title ''Battleground''. In March 2012, ''Billboard'' reported that ''Battleground'' was "slated to arrive stateside this fall" as the band's second US relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Club Songs
The Dance Club Songs (also known as National Disco Action, Hot Dance/Disco Club Play, and Hot Dance Club Play) was a chart published weekly between 1976 and 2020 by ''Billboard'' magazine. It used club disc jockeys set lists to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the United States. History The Dance Club Songs chart underwent several incarnations since its inception in 1974. Originally a top-10 list of tracks that garnered the largest audience response in New York City discothèques, the chart began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action''. The chart went on to feature playlists from various cities around the country from week to week. ''Billboard'' continued to run regional and city-specific charts throughout 1975 and 1976 until the issue dated August 28, 1976, when a 30-position ''National Disco Action Top 30'' premiered. The first number-one song on the chart for the issue dated August 28, 1976, was " You Should Be Dancing" by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Found You (The Wanted Song)
"I Found You" is a song by British-Irish boy band The Wanted. The single was released on 6 November 2012 as the second single from their third studio album, ''Word of Mouth'' (2013). The track received its first radio play on 7 September 2012, but was previewed on the band's official website the day before. Background Nathan Sykes told Digital Spy about the song: "We're doing a video for it in a couple of weeks as well in LA, which is really exciting. We are just trying to lock down all the ideas for it now." Max George added: "We've been working on our next album for, like, the last six months, but it's still not ready yet. We're still working away on that and we've got plenty more travelling to do yet, so I'm not actually sure when the album is going to be ready." The music video for the track was filmed on the week beginning 27 August in Los Angeles. In a preview shot from the video, Nathan is chased by a group of mental fans. Later, a new video was filmed due to undisclose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasing The Sun (The Wanted Song)
"Chasing the Sun" is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted. It was released as their third single in the United States on 17 April 2012 by Island Records, from their eponymous debut EP (2012). It is also the lead single from their third studio album, ''Word of Mouth'' (2013). The song was written by Example alongside producer Alex Smith, and is one of the two theme songs for the 2012 animated film '' Ice Age: Continental Drift''. "Chasing the Sun" was released on 20 May 2012 and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart; it also reached number 18 on the Canadian Hot 100 as well as number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 whilst also reaching the top 20 in several other countries. It peaked at number 1 on both on the Scottish Singles Chart and the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart. Background In a December 2011 interview with Digital Spy, band member Jay McGuiness was asked about a track written for the group by singer and rapper Example. "Yeah, we've been talking wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. It was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007 as the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays, but post-dated to the following Saturday. The chart is similar to ''Billboard''s US-based Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in that it combines CD single, physical and Music download, digital sales, Airplay, radio airplay, and Music streaming service, streaming activity from digital music sources in Canada, all tracked and compiled by Luminate (company), Luminate. Canada's radio airplay is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing Rock music, rock, Country music, country, Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and Contemporary hit radio, Top 40 genres. The first number-one song of the Canadian Hot 100 was "Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song), Girlfriend" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glad You Came
"Glad You Came", also known as "I'm Glad You Came", is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted, released on 24 May 2011 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Battleground''. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, and was produced by Steve Mac. "Glad You Came" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and also topped the charts of Ireland, Japan, and Venezuela. In North America, the song reached number two in Canada and number three in the United States, becoming their only top ten hit in the US. Background The song was written and produced by Steve Mac. It serves as the second single from The Wanted's second album, '' Battleground'', which was released on 7 November 2011. Band member Tom Parker said of the song, "We all felt it was a new, refreshing sound and a perfect song for the summer which really gets you in the mood for a party." The song premiered on the radio on 24 May 2011. The song was also remixed by Alex Gaudino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
