Events

380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II, declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to trinitarian Christianity.

1560 – The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland.

1594 – Henry IV is crowned King of France.

1617 – Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.

1626 – Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.

1700 – The island of New Britain is discovered.

1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

1812 – Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.

1812 – Poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire.

1844 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.

1860 – Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.

1861 – Russian troops fire on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters.

1864 – American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.

1870 – The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.

1900 – Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg.

1900 – The British Labour Party is founded.

1902 – Second Boer War: Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant is executed in Pretoria.

1921 – The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.

1922 – A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in ''Leser v. Garnett''.

1933 – Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire.

1939 – United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal.

1940 – Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14

1942 – World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies

1943 – The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.

1943 – The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin

1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.

1955 – Soviet Union regional elections, 1955.

1961 – The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.

1963 – The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.

1964 – The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.

1971 – Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform ''aborti provocati''.

1973 – The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

1976 – The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

1986 – The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.

1989 – Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo riots.

1991 – Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".

2002 – Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.

2002 – Godhra train burning: a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya;

2004 – A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116.

2004 – The initial version of the John Jay Report, with details about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States, is released.

2007 – The Chinese Correction: the Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in 10 years.

2010 – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.

Births

272 – Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (d. 337)

1691 – Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)

1711 – Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)

1779 – Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)

1789 – Manuel Rodríguez, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader, considered one of the founders of independent Chile (d. 1818)

1807 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882)

1831 – Hiram Bond Everest, American co-founder of The Vacuum Oil Company (d. 1913)

1847 – Ellen Terry, English actress (d.1928)

1848 – Hubert Parry, English composer (d. 1918)

1867 – Irving Fisher, American economist (d. 1947)

1862 – Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (d. 1937)

1875 – George Rodocanachi, Greek-British physician (d. 1944)

1877 – Walter Briggs, Sr., American entrepreneur and sports team owner (d. 1952)

1877 – Adela Verne, English pianist (d. 1952)

1878 – Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)

1879 – René Lefebvre, martyr of the French Resistance (d. 1944)

1886 – Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971)

1888 – Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (d. 1974)

1888 – Earl Caddock, American professional wrestler (d. 1950)

1888 – Lotte Lehmann, German singer (d. 1976)

1890 – Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933)

1891 – David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcast pioneer (d. 1971)

1891 – Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (d. 2004)

1892 – William Demarest, American actor (d. 1983)

1895 – Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 29th Yokozuna (d. 1943)

1897 – Marian Anderson, American contralto (d. 1993)

1899 – Charles Best, Canadian medical scientist (d. 1978)

1902 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer (d. 1999)

1902 – John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1968)

1903 – Grethe Weiser, German actress (d. 1970)

1904 – James T. Farrell, American writer (d. 1979)

1904 – Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (d. 1996)

1904 – André Leducq, French cyclist (d. 1980)

1904 – Chick Fullis, American baseball player (d. 1946)

1905 – Franchot Tone, American actor (d. 1968)

1907 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951)

1907 – Walter Wolf, German politician (d. 1977)

1910 – Joan Bennett, American actress (d. 1990)

1910 – Peter De Vries, American writer (d. 1993)

1910 – Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. 1948)

1910 – Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works) (d. 1990)

1910 – Genrikh Gasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (d. 1995)

1911 – Oscar Heidenstam, British bodybuilding champion (d. 1991)

1912 – Lawrence Durrell, British writer (d. 1990)

1912 – Kusumagraj, Indian writer (d. 1999)

1913 – Irwin Shaw, American writer (d. 1984)

1913 – Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (d. 1989)

1917 – John Connally, American politician, 55th United States Secretary of the Navy, 39th Governor of Texas, and 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)

1921 – Theodore Van Kirk, American navigator of the Enola Gay

1922 – Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch professor and art historian (d. 1977)

1923 – Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1990)

1925 – Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (d. 2004)

1926 – David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate

1927 – Lynn Cartwright, American actress (d. 2004)

1927 – Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)

1929 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer

1929 – Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)

1930 – Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist

1930 – Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2003)

1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress

1932 – Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress (d.2011)

1933 – Raymond Berry, American football player

1934 – Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. 1992)

1934 – N. Scott Momaday, American writer

1934 – Ralph Nader, American author, activist and political figure

1934 – Van Williams, American actor

1935 – Mirella Freni, Italian soprano

1954 – Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator

1936 – Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer

1936 – Roger Mahony, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles

1937 – David Ackles, American singer songwriter (d. 1999)

1937 – Barbara Babcock, American actress

1938 – Jake Thackray, Engish singer-songwriter (d. 2002)

1939 – Peter Revson, American racecar driver (d. 1974)

1940 – Howard Hesseman, American actor

1940 – Bill Hunter, Australian actor

1941 – Paddy Ashdown, British politician

1942 – Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1942 – Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist

1942 – Michel Forget, Canadian actor

1943 – Mary Frann, American actress (d. 1998)

1943 – Morten Lauridsen, American composer

1944 – Ken Grimwood, American writer (d. 2003)

1944 – Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer

1944 – Roger Scruton, British philosopher

1945 – Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (d. 2004)

1947 – Alan Guth, American theoretical physicist and cosmologist

1947 – Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist

1949 – Rosalinda Galli, Italian voice actress

1950 – Julia Neuberger, British rabbi and politician

1951 – Lee Atwater, American political figure (d. 1991)

1951 – Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)

1952 – Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor

1953 – Gabriela Svobodová, Czech cross country skier

1954 – Neal Schon, American musician (Journey)

1955 – Peter Christopherson, English musician and video director

1957 – Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator

1957 – Viktor Markin, Russian athlete

1957 – Timothy Spall, English actor

1957 – Adrian Smith, English musician (Iron Maiden)

1958 – Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer

1958 – Nancy Spungen, American murder victim (d. 1978)

1959 – Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

1960 – Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

1961 – James Worthy, American basketball player

1962 – Adam Baldwin, American actor

1962 – Grant Show, American actor

1963 – Pär Nuder, Swedish politician

1964 – Todd Bodine, American race car driver

1965 – Noah Emmerich, American actor

1965 – Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor and sound designer

1965 – Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist

1966 – Donal Logue, Canadian actor

1968 – Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player

1969 – Brad Vander Ark, American musician

1970 – Michael A. Burstein, American writer

1970 – Kent Desormeaux, American jockey

1970 – Matthias Lechner, German art director

1970 – Patricia Petibon, French opera singer

1971 – Derren Brown, British psychological illusionist

1971 – Paul Hudson, BBC Look North Weatherman.

1971 – "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC)

1972 – Jennifer Lyon, American reality television personality (Survivor: Palau) (d. 2010)

1973 – Peter André, Australian singer

1973 – Ali Tabatabaee, American Iranian rapper (Zebrahead)

1973 – Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union footballer

1974 – Colin Edwards, American motorcycle racer

1974 – Carte Goodwin, American politician, junior senator of West Virginia

1975 – Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete

1975 – Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist (d. 2006)

1976 – Tony Gonzalez, American football player

1977 – Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler

1977 – Ji Sung, South Korean actor

1977 – James Wan, Australian film director

1978 – James Beattie, English footballer

1980 – Bobby V, American singer

1980 – Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton

1980 – Scott Prince, Australian Rugby League Player

1981 – Josh Groban, American singer

1981 – Cameron Ling, Australian Rules footballer

1981 – Élodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete

1983 – Duje Draganja, Croatian swimmer

1983 – Devin Harris, American basketball player

1983 – Kate Mara, American actress

1983 – Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress

1984 – David Noel, American basketball player

1984 – Lotta Schelin, Swedish female footballer

1984 – Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer

1985 – Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer

1985 – Braydon Coburn, Canadian hockey player

1986 – Yovani Gallardo, American baseball player

1988 – Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player

1989 – Shota Shimizu, Japanese musician

1989 – Stefano Langone, American Idol season 10 contestant

1991 – Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer

1992 – Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer

1994 – Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player

Deaths

956 – Theophylact, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 917)

1659 – Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)

1699 – Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c.1625)

1706 – John Evelyn, English diarist (b. 1620)

1720 – Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)

1735 – John Arbuthnot, English physician and writer (b. 1667)

1795 – Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Jamapese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (b. 1750)

1844 – Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (b. 1786)

1887 – Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)

1892 – Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821)

1902 – Peter Handcock, Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1869)

1902 – Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Anglo-Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1864)

1921 – Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (b. 1871)

1932 – William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843)

1936 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1849)

1936 – Joshua W. Alexander, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Woodrow Wilson (b. 1852)

1941 – William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895)

1943 – Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859)

1964 – Orry-Kelly, Australian costume designer (b. 1897)

1968 – Frankie Lymon, American singer (b. 1942)

1969 – Marius Barbeau, Canadian folklorist (b. 1883)

1970 – Marie Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)

1972 – Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)

1973 – Bill Everett, American comic book artist, co-created Daredevil and Namor the Sub-Mariner for Marvel Comics (b. 1917)

1977 – John Dickson Carr, American author (b. 1905)

1978 – Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (b. 1912)

1980 – George Tobias, American actor (b. 1901)

1981 – Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (b. 1920)

1985 – Henry Cabot Lodge, American politician (b. 1902)

1986 – Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (b. 1929)

1987 – Bill Holman, American cartoonist (Smokey Stover) (b. 1903)

1987 – Joan Greenwood, English actress and director (b. 1921)

1987 – Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (b. 1921)

1989 – Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (b. 1897)

1989 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1903)

1990 – Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (b. 1903)

1992 – S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American linguist and politician (b. 1906)

1993 – Lillian Gish, American actress (b. 1893)

1998 – George H. Hitchings, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1905)

1998 – J. T. Walsh, American actor (b. 1943)

2002 – Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. 1918)

2003 – John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)

2003 – Fred Rogers, American children's television actor (b. 1928)

2004 – Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historians (b. 1928)

2004 – Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (b. 1910)

2005 – Jessica Lunsford, murder victim (b. 1995)

2006 – Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (b. 1927)

2006 – Robert Lee Scott, Jr., U.S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (b. 1908)

2006 – Linda Smith, British comedian (b. 1958)

2007 – Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven, German soldier (b. 1914)

2007 – Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)

2008 – William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator (b. 1925)

2008 – Boyd Coddington, American automobile designer (b. 1944)

2008 – Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. 1929)

2011 – Frank Buckles, last surviving American World War I veteran (b. 1901)

2011 – Duke Snider, American professional baseball player (b. 1926)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

*Honorine

*Leander

*Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

*February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

National Day, celebrates the first independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti in 1844.

The second day of Ayyám-i-Há (Bahá'í Faith)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
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birth place	Singapore
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birth date	May 15, 1963
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Joseph Prince (born May 15, 1963 in Singapore) is the senior pastor of New Creation Church in Singapore, one of Asia's biggest churches.

Background

Pastor Prince is one of the founding members of New Creation Church. He was born to an Indian father who was a Sikh priest and a Chinese mother. He spent his primary school years in Perak, Malaysia.

Before he became a full-time pastor in the New Creation Church, he was working as an IT consultant when he changed his name to the current one, Joseph Prince.

Being a highly sought-after international conference speaker, he has been invited to preach at churches in several countries such as Australia, London, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, South Africa and Indonesia. Notably, he was invited to preach at the Grace & Favour Seminar at Hillsong Church Sydney and Hillsong London in 2006. Following this, he was also invited to speak at the Hillsong Conference in both Sydney and London held in 2007 and 2008. He was also invited to speak, alongside Joel Osteen, at the 2 Days of Hope Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2009.

Pastor Prince's TV program "''Destined to Reign''" is broadcast in more than 150 countries on various cable television and satellite networks.

Pastor Prince releases books, CDs and DVDs. His book ''Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living'', which contains teachings from his ten years of preaching from 1997 to 2007, was released in Singapore on 15 July 2007. The same book was released in the US in October 2007 by Christian publisher, Harrison House. Six months after its distribution in the US, it was listed on Christian Retailing Top 100 Books. On 2 February 2010, his latest book "Unmerited Favor" was released worldwide by Charisma House.

Prince was featured on the cover of the June 2010 edition of the Charisma (magazine) which contained a special report on his preaching and teaching ministry.

Questions about his church salary

In 2004, Joseph Prince made a request to New Creation Church to stop paying him a salary. However, his council members did not accept his request.

On 5 October 2008, in an interview with The Sunday Times, Joseph Prince, the executive chairman of the church council, acknowledged that he was "well-paid" but also added that "money doesn't have a hold on me". He dismissed allegations that his salary was $50,000 a month, saying "It could have been $50,000 if I had not voluntarily taken all the pay cuts through the years. There was a system of payment that would actually enrich me greatly but as the church grew, I refuse to accept that system of payment."

On 30 March 2009, The Straits Times reported that a check revealed that New Creation Church paid one employee between $500,001 and $550,000 in its last financial year of 2008. Due to the recommendations of the Code of Governance for charities then, all charities and non-profit organizations in Singapore are encouraged to disclose the salary bands of their top executives to the Commissioner of Charities. The church did not confirm if the amount in question was paid to Joseph Prince, but it told The Straits Times that its policy is to "recognise and reward key contributors to the church and Senior Pastor Prince is the main pillar of our church's growth and revenue."The New Creation Church's income was reported to be $55.4 million for the financial year ended March 2008.

On 15 April 2009, Matthew Kang, the Honorary Secretary of the New Creation Church, posted a reply to The Straits Times on the church's website stating that the New Creation Church was not a public charity and did not solicit public donations. Kang asserted that "there is absolutely no compulsion to give whether in tithes or offerings, and any giving is done out of a willing heart", and that "every giver is appreciated and it is taken in good faith that he believes in the elected leadership and will trust them to make good decisions for the particular church he has chosen to attend, whether as a member or a visitor."

On 7 June 2010, The Straits Times and Channel News Asia reported that Joseph Prince has not been on the church payroll since 2009.

Personal life

Joseph Prince is married to Wendy Prince. They have a daughter, Jessica Shayna Prince.

References

External links

New Creation Church

Joseph Prince Ministries

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birth name	Paula Julie Abdul
birth date	June 19, 1962
origin	San Fernando, California, United States
occupation	Singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, television personality, actress
years active	1978–present
genre	Pop, R&B;
label	Virgin (1987–1996) Mercury (1997) Concord (2008) Filament (2009–present)
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Paula Julie Abdul (; born June 19, 1962) is an American recording artist, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.

In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B; hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography".

After her initial period of success, she suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life, until she found renewed fame and success in the 2000s as a judge on the television series, ''American Idol'', for eight years, before departing from the show. Abdul had moved on to another television series, CBS's ''Live to Dance'', which debuted in January 2011. The series has since been canceled. Following her judging role in ''Live to Dance'', Abdul moved to the American version of ''The X Factor'' with her former ''American Idol'' co-judge Simon Cowell which will premiere in September 2011.

Early life

Abdul's father, Harry Abdul, a Syrian Jew, was born in Aleppo, Syria, raised in Brazil, and subsequently emigrated to the United States; Abdul's mother, Lorraine M. (née Rykiss), a Canadian Jew, is originally from Minnedosa, Manitoba with ancestors from Russia and Ukraine, and Abdul derives Canadian citizenship through her. She has a sister named Wendy, who is 7 years her senior. In 1980, she graduated from Van Nuys High School and was voted girl with the funniest laugh.

An avid dancer, Abdul was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film ''Singin' in the Rain'' as well as Debbie Allen, Fred Astaire, and Bob Fosse.

Abdul began taking dance lessons at an early age in ballet, Jazz, and Tap. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student. At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, ''Junior High School.''

Abdul studied broadcasting at the California State University at Northridge. During her freshman year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team—the famed Laker Girls. Within three months, she became head choreographer. Six months later, she left the university to focus on her choreography and dancing career.

Career

1982-1986: Dance and choreography era

Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons, after a few of the band members had watched her while attending a Los Angeles Lakers game. She was signed to do the choreography for the video to their single "Torture". "My only problem was how to tell the Jacksons how to dance," Abdul later recalled. "Imagine me telling them what routines to do. I was young, I was scared. I'm not quite sure how I got through that." The success of the choreography in the video led to Abdul's career of choreographer in music videos. It was also due to the success of the video that Abdul was chosen to be the choreographer for the Jacksons' ''Victory'' tour.

Abdul choreographed videos for several singers throughout the 1980s, including many videos for Janet Jackson during her ''Control'' era. In 1995, Abdul released a dance workout video entitled ''Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance!'' (re-released on DVD in 2003), a fast-paced, hip-hop style workout. In 1998, she released a second video called ''Cardio Dance'' (re-released on DVD in 2000). In December 2005, Abdul launched a cheerleading/fitness/dance DVD series called ''Cardio Cheer,'' which is marketed to children and teenage girls involved with cheerleading and dance.

In film, Abdul choreographed sequences for the giant keyboard scene involving Tom Hanks’s character in ''Big.'' Further credits include ''Coming to America'', ''Action Jackson'', ''Jerry Maguire'', ''The Running Man'', ''American Beauty'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'', and Oliver Stone's ''The Doors''. Television credits include ''The Tracey Ullman Show,'' American Music Awards, the Academy Awards, and several commercials, such as The King's touchdown celebration, as seen in a string of popular Burger King television commercials that aired during the 2005–2006 NFL season.

1987-1994: ''Forever Your Girl'' and ''Spellbound''

In 1987, Abdul used her savings to make a singing demo. Although her voice was relatively untrained, her exceptional dancing proved marketable to the visually oriented, MTV-driven, pop music industry. She was a tireless worker, and relied on input from her vocal coach and producers to improve her sound.

In 1988, Abdul released her pop debut album, ''Forever Your Girl''. The album took 62 weeks to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart—the longest an album has been on the market before hitting #1—and spent 10 weeks there. The album eventually became multi-platinum in the spring and summer of 1989, and it spawned five American Top Three singles, four of them #1s (three in 1989 and one in 1990): "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". A remix album, ''Shut Up and Dance'', was also released and reached #7 on Billboard's album chart, becoming one of the most successful remix albums to date. The Grammy award-winning video for "Opposites Attract" featured an animated cat named MC Skat Kat.

At the 33rd Grammy Awards, Abdul won her first Grammy for Best Music Video for "Opposites Attract", She was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her song "Straight Up" but it lost to Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time".

In the early 1990s, Yvette Marine, backing vocalist on ''Forever Your Girl'', claimed that she sang "co-lead vocals" on the album and sued Paula and Virgin Records for compensation. After one month of court proceedings, Abdul and Virgin won the case.

Abdul's follow-up album, 1991's ''Spellbound,'' contained another string of hits, and sold 7 million copies worldwide. The first single from ''Spellbound'' was the ballad, "Rush, Rush," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, and was noted for its music video and ''Rebel Without a Cause'' motif featuring Keanu Reeves in the James Dean role. "Promise of a New Day", the second release from the album, also hit No. 1, and was followed by the Top 10 hit "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" and two Top 20 hits: "Vibeology" and "Will You Marry Me?". The album, ''Spellbound'', retained much of the dance-oriented formula heard on her debut album. The track "U" was written for Paula by Prince.

Abdul promoted the album through the "Under My Spell Tour", which was named by an MTV contest for fans. This tour was nearly cancelled due to an accident during rehearsals. The tour began on schedule and ran from October 1991 to the summer of 1992. In 1991, Abdul embraced advertising and starred in a popular Diet Coke commercial in which she danced with a digital image of her idol, a young Gene Kelly.

Abdul was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December of 1991.

1995-2001: ''Head over Heels'' and a music hiatus

By 1995, Paula Abdul had recovered from her battle with the eating disorder bulimia nervosa and prepared to return to the spotlight with her new album ''Head over Heels''. The first single off the album, "My Love Is for Real" featured a fusion of R&B; and traditional Middle Eastern instruments, and was performed with Yemeni-Israeli singer Ofra Haza. Its accompanying ''Lawrence of Arabia''-inspired music video was played in theaters across the world as a preface to the film ''Clueless''. The single was a hit in the clubs (peaking at #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart), and made it to #28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

The second single, "Crazy Cool", peaked at #13 on the dance charts. "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" was the album's third and final single. To date, ''Head over Heels'' has sold 3 million copies worldwide.

In January 1997, Abdul starred in the ABC television movie ''Touched by Evil,'' playing a businesswoman who discovers that her boyfriend is a serial rapist. Also that year, Abdul co-wrote the song "Spinning Around" with songwriter and producer Kara DioGuardi, who became a fellow judge on ''American Idol'' in 2009. "Spinning Around" was a dance-pop track intended to be the lead single on Abdul's follow-up album to ''Head over Heels''. But the album never materialized, and "Spinning Around" was instead given to Kylie Minogue. The song was highly successful, reaching #1 in numerous countries.

While Abdul took a break from the music industry, she remained busy behind the scenes. Abdul served as the choreographer for several film and theater productions, including the 1998 musical ''Reefer Madness'' and the cheerleading scenes in the 1999 film ''American Beauty'' (she had previously also choreographed the 1991 film ''The Doors''). Abdul also co-produced a 2001 pilot episode of ''Skirts'', a dramatic series that would have aired on MTV about a high-school cheerleading squad; Abdul was also set to appear as the head coach. The pilot never aired.

In 2000, Abdul’s ''Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits'' CD was released by Virgin Records (with whom Abdul was already no longer affiliated). It included all her hit singles and other noteworthy tracks. The song "Bend Time Back 'Round" had previously been heard only on the 1992 soundtrack for the hit television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210''.

2002-2009: ''American Idol''

thumb|right|upright|Paula Abdul at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards In 2002, Abdul appeared as one of three judges for the reality television music competition show ''American Idol''. Abdul, along with fellow judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson (joined by Kara DioGuardi in 2009) were to evaluate the talent of a large group of young amateur singers, eliminate most of them in various audition rounds, and then judge the finalists as American television viewers voted on which finalists would continue to each successive round, until all but the winner were eliminated. Abdul won praise as a sympathetic and compassionate judge. She seemed especially kind compared to fellow judge Simon Cowell, who was often blunt in his appraisals of the contestants' performances. When she realized that Cowell's over-the-top judging style was heartbreaking for many young contestants, Abdul was so horrified that she considered leaving the show. Although their differences often resulted in extremely heated on-air exchanges and confrontations, Cowell says he played a major role in convincing Abdul not to leave the show.

While serving as a judge on "American Idol," Abdul accepted a second assignment as reporter for ''Entertainment Tonight''.

In March 2006, Fox announced that Abdul had signed to stay on ''American Idol'' as a judge for at least three more years. Later that year, fellow ''American Idol'' judge Simon Cowell invited her to be a guest judge at some of the early auditions for the third series of his similar UK talent show ''The X Factor''. Abdul was present at the initial audition of the eventual winner, Leona Lewis.

The week of May 14 to May 18, 2007 (the week before the season 6 finale), Abdul broke her nose when she tried to "avoid tripping over her pet chihuahua." She was present at the May 22 performance and the May 23 finale.

In 2008, it was reported she was to be working on a new album.

Abdul's ''American Idol'' wardrobe often includes a number of necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings that she designs, and she often gives show contestants custom-designed jewelry. In 2007, Paula Abdul Jewelry launched its nationwide consumer debut on QVC, with the tagline "fashion jewelry designed with heart and soul." Paula's first QVC appearance resulted in 15 sellouts of her first jewelry collection involving more than 34,000 pieces. In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'' on July 18, 2009, Paula's manager David Sonenberg told the newspaper that, "Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol’." This came about as a result of stalled negotiations between Paula and the show. On August 4, 2009, after numerous contract negotiations, Abdul confirmed that she would not be returning to ''Idol'' for its ninth season. ''The Times'' cited reports Abdul had been earning as much as $5 million per season and that she was reportedly seeking as much as $20 million to return.

On August 18, 2009, it was reported that Abdul was negotiating to return to ''Idol'' after not taking part in season nine of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Two days later, Abdul's manager said that there were not any talks with Fox, but they were not ruling anything out.

Abdul claimed her departure from ''Idol'' was not about money, but that she had to stand on principle.

On September 9, 2009 Ellen DeGeneres was confirmed as Abdul's successor for ''Idol''.

2007-2011: Post-''Idol'' projects

Paula Abdul's second greatest-hits CD, ''Greatest Hits: Straight Up!'', was released by Virgin Records on May 8, 2007. Virgin Records also released the music videos to all six of Abdul's #1 singles to iTunes. Meanwhile, Bravo began airing the reality television series ''Hey Paula,'' which followed Abdul through her day-to-day life. The series was produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and debuted on June 28, 2007. Abdul's behavior as depicted on the show was described as 'erratic' by comedian Rosie O'Donnell and decried by numerous fans and critics. The show aired for only one season.

In January 2008, Abdul returned to the music charts for the first time in nearly 13 years with the single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," the first track on the album ''Randy Jackson's Music Club Vol 1''. The song debuted on ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest''., and Abdul performed it during the pre-game show for Super Bowl XLII. "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" was a modest comeback hit for Abdul, peaking at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100, #11 on iTunes and #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. She also made a brief guest appearance in season 3 episode 1 of the British television Comedy-Drama ''Hotel Babylon'', which aired in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2008.

In January 2009, Abdul hosted "RAH!," a 90-minute cheerleading competition on MTV. "RAH!" featured five collegiate squads competing in a series of challenges with Abdul crowning one the winner. In May 2009, Abdul debuted her latest song "I'm Just Here for the Music" (originally an unreleased song from Kylie Minogue's ninth album Body Language) on the Ryan Seacrest Radio KIIS-FM show and performed the single on the ''American Idol'' results show. "I'm Just Here for the Music" reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Abdul's 15th song to appear on the chart.

Paula Abdul has remained busy since leaving ''American Idol''. She hosted "VH1 Divas Live" in September 2009, and opened the show by performing a medley of #1 hits, including "Straight Up", "Cold Hearted", "Opposites Attract", and "Forever Your Girl." Also on the program, Paula poked fun at her ''American Idol'' replacement Ellen DeGeneres.

In 2009 and 2010, Abdul appeared in several episodes of Lifetime Television's hit series ''Drop Dead Diva,'' a comedy about a shallow model whose soul resurfaces in the body of a brilliant, plus-size and recently deceased attorney, Jane. On the show, Abdul played herself as "Judge Paula," a figment of Jane’s subconscious.

In November 2010, Abdul launched and co-founded AuditionBooth.com, a website that allows aspiring talents to connect with casting directors, producers, and managers.

Abdul kicked off 2011 by serving as lead judge, executive producer, creative partner, mentor and coach on CBS' new dancing competition, ''Live to Dance'' (formerly ''Got to Dance'') Abdul said that unlike ''American Idol'', her new show is less about "competition" and more about "celebration." After its first season of seven weekly shows, it was cancelled by CBS.

2011-present: ''The X Factor''

On May 7, 2011, it was announced that Abdul would join Simon Cowell on the first season of the American version of ''The X Factor''. The judging panel will consist of Abdul, Cowell, music executive L.A. Reid and former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The series will premiere on 21 September 2011.

Personal life

Marriages and relationships

Abdul was married to Emilio Estevez from 1992-1994. Another short lived marriage for Paula Abdul was to clothing designer Brad Beckerman in 1996. They divorced in 1998 citing irreconcilable differences.

On Valentine's Day 2006, Abdul appeared on ''Dr. Phil'' as part of a prime time special on love and relationships. She was set up on two dates and Phil McGraw gave her advice.

In mid July 2007, Abdul announced that she had begun dating J.T. Torregiani, a restaurant owner 12 years her junior. She told Access Hollywood: "''He is a good guy. Things are looking upwards. It's looking good right now. I wasn't even looking for someone and that's what usually happens.''" Paula and JT broke up in June 2008, citing their hectic work schedules.

Religion

Paula practices Judaism and is proud of her heritage. She once stated, "My father is a Syrian Jew whose family immigrated to Brazil. My mother is Canadian with Jewish roots. My dream is to come to Israel for a real holiday." In November 2006, Israeli Tourist Minister Isaac Herzog invited her to Israel, Abdul responding with a hug, adding, "I will come; you have helped me make a dream come true."

Legal issues

On December 20, 2004, Abdul was driving her Mercedes on an L.A.-area freeway when she changed lanes and hit another vehicle. The driver and passenger snapped a photograph with a cell phone camera and wrote down the license plate number of the car, which was traced to Abdul. On March 24, 2005, Abdul was fined $900 and given 24 months of informal probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run driving in Los Angeles. In addition to the fines, she was ordered to pay $775 for damage to the other car.

On April 4, 2006, Abdul filed a report at a Hollywood police station claiming she had been a victim of battery at a private party at about 1 a.m. April 2, according to L.A.P.D. spokesman police Lt. Paul Vernon. "According to Abdul, the man at the party argued with her, grabbed her by the arm and threw her against a wall," Vernon said. "She said she had sustained a concussion and spinal injuries."

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

In April 2005, Abdul revealed that she suffers from a rare neurological disorder called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (CRPS) that causes chronic pain.

Activism

Paula is also a dog lover who raised awareness about National Guide Dog Month in May 2009 and she is teaming up with Dick Van Patten to help people with blindness to have more independence through the help of guide dogs. She does not wear real fur.

Controversies

Corey Clark

In May 2005, ABC's news magazine ''Primetime Live'' reported claims by Season 2 ''American Idol'' contestant Corey Clark that he and Abdul had an affair during that season, and that she had coached him on how to succeed in the competition. The fact that Clark came forward at a time when he was marketing a CD and trying to get a book deal was seen as suspicious by some, but Clark maintains that his career was being prejudiced because of his relationship with Abdul and that is why he came forward with the information to clear his name. For the most part, Abdul refused to comment on Clark's allegations. Simon Cowell came to Abdul's defense, calling Corey Clark a creep and stating “It was just somebody using her to get a lot of publicity for an appalling record, full stop. At the height of the debacle, Abdul appeared in a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit, making light of the situation. While Fox launched an investigation, Abdul received numerous calls of support from celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Kelly Ripa; Barbara Walters even addressed the camera during an episode of ABC's ''The View'' to say she was sad to be part of an operation that would report Clark's flimsy tabloid claims under the guise of a news story. In August 2005, the Fox network confirmed that she would be returning to the show, as the investigation had found "insufficient evidence that the communications between Mr. Clark and Ms. Abdul in any way aided his performance."

Substance abuse allegations

Substance abuse allegations arose as the result of what some described as "erratic behavior" by Abdul during episodes of ''American Idol.'' After reading these allegations on message boards, Abdul told ''People'' magazine in April 2005 that she suffered from chronic pain for years following a "cheerleading accident" at age 17 and was diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) in November 2004. Abdul says she is now pain-free following treatment, including the anti-inflammatory medication Enbrel.

Allegations arose again in January 2007 when videos circulated on the Internet of Abdul appearing to sway in her chair and slur her speech during a set of interviews. Abdul's publicist attributed this to fatigue and technical difficulties during the recording of the interviews. It was revealed on the Bravo show ''Hey Paula'', which had followed Abdul with a video camera prior to the interviews, that Abdul had not been sleeping, perhaps suffering from some mild form of insomnia.

In February 2007, Abdul told ''Us Weekly'' that she had never been drunk or used illegal drugs and called the allegations "lies."

In a March 2007 appearance on the ''Late Show with David Letterman,'' Abdul joked that her scrutinized behavior was caused by her being "abducted by aliens."

In several interviews given in the late 2000s, Paula claimed to have been left in debilitating pain after a 1992 car accident and a 1993 plane crash that required 15 spinal surgeries and which left her dependent on pain medication for years.

In May 2009, ''Ladies' Home Journal'' posted an article on its Web site that said Abdul told them she attended the La Costa Resort and Spa the previous year to recover from physical dependence on prescription pain medications. The medications, prescribed due to injuries and her RSD diagnosis, included a pain patch, nerve medication, and a muscle relaxant. According to the article, Abdul said the medications made her "get weird" at times and that she suffered from physical withdrawal symptoms during her recovery.

Later that same week, though, in an interview with Detroit radio station WKQI, Abdul rejected the article's accuracy. She told the radio station she never checked into a rehab clinic and never had a drug abuse problem.

Tours

The Club MTV Tour

The Under My Spell Tour

Discography

;Studio Albums

1988: ''Forever Your Girl''

1991: ''Spellbound''

1995: ''Head over Heels''

Filmography

Film and television ''Can't Buy Me Love (film) ''Touched By Evil'' ''The Waiting Game'' ''The Wayans Bros.'' ''American Idol'' ''That's So Raven'' ''Romy and Michele: In the Beginning'' ''The X Factor (UK)'' ''Hey Paula (TV series) ''RAH ''Hotel Babylon'' ''Drop Dead Diva'' ''Live to Dance'' ''The X Factor (U.S.)''

Year	!! Role !! Notes
1978	''Junior High School''	Sherry
1987	Can't Buy Me Love'' ||	Dancer	Uncredited
rowspan="2">1997	|	Elle Collier	TV Movie
''Muppets Tonight''	Herself
rowspan="2"	1998	|	Amy Fuentes	TV Movie
''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''	Herself
rowspan="3"	1999	|	Sasha	1 Episode
''Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story''	Denise Walton
''Family Guy''	Herself
2002–2009	|	Judge	Guest Appearance Finale 2010	2003 Zoe's Dance Moves Herself
2004	|	Undercover Judge	1 Episode
rowspan="3"	2005	|	Herself	TV Movie
''Less Than Perfect''	Kathleen
''Robots (film)	Robots''	Watch
2006	|	Guest Judge	3 Episodes
2007	Hey Paula'' ||	Herself	7 Episodes, also Executive Producer
rowspan="2"	2009	Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl	Herself
''Brüno (film)	Brüno''	Herself
2008	|	Herself	Guest star
2009– present	|	Herself	4 episodes
2011	|	Judge
2011-present	|	Judge

As choreographer

Year !! Film !! Notes
1983	Private School (film)>Private School''
1986	''A Smoky Mountain Christmas''
rowspan="3"	1987	The Tracey Ullman Show'' >
''Can't Buy Me Love (film)	Can't Buy Me Love''
''The Running Man (film)	The Running Man''
	''Action Jackson''
''Big''
''Coming To America''
	''She's Out of Control''
''Dance To Win''
''The Karate Kid, Part III''
1990	17th American Music Awards'' >
1991	The Doors (film)>The Doors''
1996	''Jerry Maguire''
1999	American Beauty (film)>American Beauty''
2001	Black Knight (film)>Black Knight''
2002	''The Master of Disguise''

Awards and honours

1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for ''The Tracey Ullman Show''

1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for ''The 17th Annual American Music Awards''

1991 Grammy Award for Best Music Video

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

See also

List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)

List of number-one hits (United States)

References

External links

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Name	Neale Donald Walsch
Birth date	September 10, 1943
Birth place	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Nationality	American
Known for	Conversations with God
Occupation	Author
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Neale Donald Walsch (b. September 10, 1943), is an American author of the series ''Conversations with God''. The books so far in the series are ''Conversations With God'' (books 1-3), ''Friendship with God'', ''Communion with God'', ''The New Revelations'', ''Tomorrow's God'', ''What God Wants'', ''Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends'', ''Happier than God'', and his newest book ''When Everything Changes, Change Everything''.

Biography

Walsch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 10, 1943, and brought up as a Roman Catholic by a family who encouraged his quest for spiritual truth. He informally studied comparative theology for many years. He says his books are not channelled, but rather that they are inspired by God and that they can help a person relate to Him from a modern perspective. The God in his books, for example, says that "there is nothing you have to do." Walsch believes in a panentheistic God, who tries to communicate Himself as being ''unselfish''. Walsch's vision is an expansion and unification of all present theologies to render them more relevant to our present day and time. He created Humanity's Team as a spiritual movement whose purpose is to communicate and implement his New Spirituality beliefs, particularly that we are all one with God and one with life, in a shared global state of being. This state can be achieved, Walsch argues, by the act of helping other people: "The fastest way to apply anything in your life is to help others to apply it... The fastest way to use any wisdom that resides in your soul is to help someone else... Because we are all one."

Career

Before writing the ''Conversations With God'' series Walsch worked variously as a radio station program director, newspaper managing editor, and in marketing and public relations. In the early 1990s he suffered a series of crushing blows — a fire that destroyed all of his belongings, the break-up of his marriage, a car accident that left him with a broken neck. Once recovered but alone and unemployed, Walsch was forced to live in a tent in Jackson Hot Springs, just outside Ashland, Oregon, collecting and recycling aluminium cans in order to eat. At the time, Walsch thought his life had come to an end. Despondent, Walsch began his writings after working his way out of homelessness and following a stint as a radio talk show host.

In 2003, the film ''Indigo'', written by Neale Donald Walsch and James Twyman and directed by Stephen Simon was released. It chronicled the fictional story of the redemption of a grandfather, played by Walsch, through his granddaughter, who is an indigo child.

''Conversations With God: The Movie'' opened in U.S. theaters Friday, October 27, 2006 and in Canada, November 10. The film was released on DVD February 27, 2007.

Criticism

Walsch was accused of plagiarism for a six-paragraph entry in one of the daily postings on his blog during 2008, this one during the Christmas season, when he published an item titled "Upside down, or right side up?" on Beliefnet.com. Walsch's entry purported to tell the tale of a miraculous appearance of the words "Christ Was Love" during the rehearsal of his son's school Christmas pageant; but his article was almost identical to an article published 10 years previously by Candy Chand in a spiritual magazine Clarity and spread over the internet in places like the Heartwarmers website, down to the name of the son mentioned in both articles, Nicholas - as both authors have a son named Nicholas. Walsch publicly apologized, saying that he must have erroneously internalized the story as his own over the years, a claim the original author said she doesn't believe. The article was subsequently pulled from Beliefnet.com, and Walsch voluntarily withdrew from the roster of authors because of his error. Walsch explained that he found the anecdote in old computer files from years earlier, saw his son's name in the copy and was fully convinced that the history had really happened to him and that he had just forgotten it, but "remembered" when he saw the anecdote in his file. He cited it as a classic case of false memory, and said he had been repeating the anecdote as his own in many speeches over the years, adding that he was "chagrined and astonished that my mind could play such a trick on me".

Bibliography

Neale Donald Walsch - Entity: God

''Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)'' (October 1, 1996) ISBN 978-0399142789

''Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 2)'' (May 1, 1997) ISBN 978-1571740564

''Meditations from Conversations With God, Book 2: A Personal Journal'' (December 1, 1997) ISBN 978-1571740724

''The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children's Parable Adapted from Conversations With God'' (April 1, 1998) ISBN 978-1571740878

''Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 3)'' (October 1, 1998) ISBN 978-1571741035

''Neale Donald Walsch on Relationships'' (September 29, 1999) ISBN 978-1571741639

''Neale Donald Walsch on Holistic Living'' (September 30, 1999) ISBN 978-1571741653

''Neale Donald Walsch on Abundance and Right Livelihood'' (October 1, 1999) ISBN 978-1571741646

''Friendship with God: An Uncommon Dialogue'' (October 1, 1999) ISBN 978-0399145414

''Meditations from Conversations With God: Book 1'' (September 2, 1999) ISBN 978-0340765951

''Questions and Answers on Conversations With God'' (October 1, 1999) ISBN 978-1571741400

''The Wedding Vows from Conversations With God'' (April 1, 2000) ISBN 978-1571741615

''Bringers of the Light'' (May 31, 2000) ISBN 978-0967875507

''Recreating Your Self'' (June 1, 2000) ISBN 978-0967875514

''Communion With God: An Uncommon Dialog'' (October, 2000) ISBN 978-0399146701

''Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life'' (April 9, 2001) (by Joel Rothschild, foreword by Neale Donald Walsh)

''Moments of Grace'' (July 2001) ISBN 978-1571743039

''Conversations With God for Teens'' (September 30, 2001) ISBN 978-1571742636

''The New Revelations: A Conversation with God'' (September 29, 2002) ISBN 978-0743463034

''Tomorrow's God: Our Greatest Spiritual Challenge'' (March 2, 2004) ISBN 978-0743463041

''What God Wants: A Compelling Answer to Humanity's Biggest Question'' (March 21, 2005) ISBN 978-0743267144

''The Little Soul And The Earth: A Children's Parable Adapted From Conversations With God'' (August 1, 2005) (with Frank Riccio) ISBN 978-1571744517

''The Complete Conversations with God'' (October 20, 2005) ISBN 978-0399153297

''Meditations from Conversations With God'' (December 31, 2005) ISBN 978-1571745132

''Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends'' (March 29, 2006) ISBN 978-0743267168

''Happier Than God: Turn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary Experience'' (February 28, 2008) ISBN 978-1571745767

''When Everything Changes, Change Everything: In a Time of Turmoil, a Pathway to Peace'' (May 7, 2009) ISBN 978-1571746061

''The Conversations with God Companion: The Essential Tool for Individual and Group Study'' (May 21, 2009) ISBN 978-1571746047

See also

Mediumship

New Age

Spirituality

References

External links

Nealedonaldwalsch.com

Interviews

Neale Donald Walsch Interview with Arielle Ford

'Being at One': Neale Donald Walsch Interview with Gil Dekel

The Ed Bernstein Show-Interview Neale Donald Walsch

Neale Donald Walsch on Synchronicity

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Napalm Death
landscape	Yes
background	group_or_band
origin	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
genre	Grindcore, death metal, deathgrind
years active	1981–present
label	Century Media, Spitfire, Earache
associated acts	Benediction, Blood from the Soul, Brujeria, Carcass, Cathedral, Defecation, Doom, Meathook Seed, Extreme Noise Terror, Godflesh, Lock Up, Scorn, Terrorizer, Unseen Terror, Venomous Concept
website	www.napalmdeath.org
current members	Mark "Barney" GreenwayShane EmburyMitch HarrisDanny Herrera
past members	(see below) }}

Napalm Death are a grindcore band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's career.

Napalm Death are credited with defining the grindcore genre by incorporating elements of hardcore punk and death metal, short songs, fast tempos, deep guttural vocals and sociopolitical lyrics. The band's debut album ''Scum'', released in 1987 by Earache Records, proved substantially influential throughout the global metal community.

Napalm Death released fourteen studio albums and are listed by Nielsen SoundScan as the seventh best-selling death metal band in the United States.

Biography

Early history 1981–1986

Napalm Death were formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, in May 1981 by Nic Bullen and Miles Ratledge while the duo were still in their early teenage years. The duo had been playing in amateur bands since 1980 as an extension of their fanzine writing, and went through a number of names (including "Civil Defence", "The Mess", "Evasion" and "Undead Hatred") before choosing Napalm Death in mid 1981.

The band were initially inspired by the early wave of punk bands, particularly the anarcho-punk movement (a sub-genre of punk music focused on anarchist politics), and associated groups such as Crass.

The first stable line-up of the group consisted of Nicholas Bullen on vocals and bass, Simon Oppenheimer on guitar, and Miles Ratledge on drums, and lasted from December 1981 to January 1982. Graham Robertson joined on bass in January 1982. Simon Oppenheimer left the group in August 1982 and was replaced by Darryl Fedeski who left the group in October 1982: at this point, Graham Robertson began to play guitar and Finbarr Quinn (ex-Curfew) joined on bass and backing vocals.

The group played concerts throughout 1982 (playing their first concert on July 25, 1982 at Atherstone Miners Club) and 1983 (sharing billing with anarcho-punk groups such as Amebix, The Apostles and Antisect), and made 4 demo recordings in 1982 and 1983, one of which contributed their first released recording to the ''Bullshit Detector Volume 3'' compilation released by Crass Records in 1984.

The band entered a period of hiatus from the end of 1983 onwards, playing only one concert in 1984 (a benefit for striking mine workers) with additional vocalist Marian Williams (ex-Relevant POS, and sister of the drummer of the group Human Cabbages from Coventry, UK). During this period, Nic Bullen met Justin Broadrick, a guitarist from Birmingham with whom he shared an interest in the music of bands such as Killing Joke, Throbbing Gristle, Crass, Amebix, Swans, and the developing power electronics scene. Bullen joined Broadrick's Final project for a period in 1983.

In July 1985, Napalm Death briefly reformed in order to appear at a concert at the Mermaid in Birmingham which was also notable as the last concert by Final. The group consisted of a 4-piece line-up of Miles Ratledge - drums, Bullen - vocals, bass and guitar, Graham Robertson - guitar and bass, and Damien Errington - guitar.

After this concert, Miles Ratledge and Bullen asked Broadrick to join Napalm Death as guitarist, with Bullen as vocalist and bass player. The band began to develop a musical style which blended elements of post-punk (particularly Killing Joke and Amebix), heavy punk in the vein of Discharge, and thrash metal (with particular reference to Possessed and Celtic Frost).

The group played their first concert as a trio on 31 August 1985 (playing 2 concerts on the same day: Telford with Chumbawamba and Blyth Power, and Birmingham with We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It), and began to play regularly in the Birmingham area (particularly at The Mermaid public house in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham) with a wide range of musicians including Icons of Filth, Concrete Sox, The Varukers, Decadence Within, and The Groundhogs.

In September 1985, Peter Shaw (ex-Autism) joined on bass. The 4-piece line-up recorded ''Hatred Surge'' (the band's 5th demo recording) on 23 October 1985 which the band made available at their concerts and by mail.

Following the recording of the demo, Bullen and Broadrick wished to extend their exploration of a more extreme musical style which created a split in the group with Ratledge: as a result, the group splintered and Mick Harris (a local fan) was asked to join as drummer in December 1985.

The trio - Bullen on vocals and bass, Broadrick on guitar and Harris on drums - made their first performance on 15 December 1985 and went on to play many concerts in 1986, predominantly in the Birmingham area, with musicians such as Amebix, Antisect, Chaos UK, Varukers, Disorder and Dirge.

The group recorded a 6th demo, ''From Enslavement to Obliteration'', on 15 March 1986, which the group made available at their concerts and through mail, before making a 7th recording later that year, ''Scum'', which was provisionally intended to form part of a split LP with the English hardcore band Atavistic on Manic Ears records. This recording later became the first side of the band's debut album ''Scum'' in 1987.

The band then faced a number of line-up changes. Nic Bullen was becoming frustrated with the musical direction of the group, and began to lose interest as a whole: as a result, Jim Whiteley was asked to join as bass player. The band played a number of concerts as a four-piece before Justin Broadrick left the group to play the drums for local band Head of David. The group attempted to find a new guitarist by asking Shane Embury (ex-Unseen Terror and a fan of the group) to join and giving a trial period to Frank Healy (ex-Annihilator, later of Cerebral Fix and Sacrilege). After Broadrick's departure, Nic Bullen's dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the group led him to leave the group in December 1986 (in order to focus on his studies in English Literature and Philosophy at university).

1987–1989

With the departure of Broadrick and Bullen, the band had to look for new members. Guitarist Bill Steer played in a band based in Liverpool, called Carcass and given the affinity between the bands, he joined Napalm Death while still playing an active role in Carcass. The band asked a friend (Lee Dorrian) to join as vocalist due to his good relationship with the band (he had organised a number of concerts for the band), even though he had never been in a band before. This line-up recorded the B side of the ''Scum'' LP at Rich Bitch studios in May 1987, and the album was released through Earache Records.

The band promptly lost another member just before they undertook a short tour after the release of ''Scum''. Jim Whiteley left the group (to join Ripcord) and Shane Embury (former drummer of Unseen Terror) moved to bass. The band then appeared on two compilation records ('North Atlantic Noise Attack' and the 'Pathological Compilation'), recorded two Peel sessions and a split 7" with Japanese band S.O.B. They also returned to Rich Bitch studio once more and recorded their second album: ''From Enslavement to Obliteration''.

A follow-up release to "Enslavement.." came in the form of the six song 12" EP "Mentally Murdered", which was to be the last recording with the Harris/Steer/Dorian/Embury line-up. This EP was recorded at the Slaughterhouse Studios and took on a slightly different sound, blending grindcore with death metal. Following the release, Napalm Death were featured on national television in the United Kingdom in a heavy metal special by Arena (BBC 2).

The band continued to tour, but as soon as they came back home from Japan, in July 1989, Steer and Dorrian left the band: Steer decided to dedicate himself full-time to Carcass, while Dorrian formed the doom metal group Cathedral. The group recruited Jesse Pintado (ex-Terrorizer) on guitar and Mark "Barney" Greenway (ex-Benediction) as vocalist. This line-up took part in the Grindcrusher tour organised by Earache Records and featuring fellow label-mates Carcass, Bolt Thrower and Morbid Angel. The group recruited Mitch Harris (ex-Righteous Pigs) as second guitarist after the tour.

1990–1994

In Florida, they started working on their next album, ''Harmony Corruption''. While writing ''Harmony Corruption'' they changed their style a little, from grindcore, to a mix of blast beats and some slower, more rhythmic parts. In addition, death metal was a major influence on ''Harmony Corruption'', more so than their previous records. After releasing the new record, they went on touring around the world and from the material filmed at those concerts they released a home-video, ''Live Corruption''. Directed by noted metal director Steve Payne.

The band caught considerable flack from longtime fans in respect to the "death metal" sound and production of ''Harmony Corruption''. Smarting from the accusations of selling-out by the British underground "elites", Napalm entered Eddie Van Dale's Violent Noise Experience Club in March of '91 to record six new tracks. These new songs, the "Mass Appeal Madness" 12" LP, had a much more raw grind quality to them, finding instant favour with fans. This recording, along with the "Mentally Murdered" 12", the spit 7" with S.O.B. and live tracks from ''Live Corruption'', found a home on the ''Death by Manipulation'' CD.

Drummer Mick Harris - the only remaining member of the line-up that had played on the band's first album, ''Scum'' - eventually left Napalm Death because of conflicts regarding their musical style. Danny Herrera, a close friend to Jesse Pintado, was brought in to replace Mick. The addition of Herrera would be the last major line-up change of the band, save for Jesse Pintado's future absence, which has yet to be filled (and vocalist Phil Vane never recorded with the band). Napalm Death released a new record, ''Utopia Banished''. Now working with producer Colin Richardson. This release was a kind of "return to the roots" - grindcore. After recording ''The World Keeps Turning'' EP, the band toured Europe with Dismember and Obituary on the "Campaign for Musical Destruction" tour. They then toured the US with Sepultura, Sacred Reich and Sick Of It All. The proceeds of Napalm Death's 1993 EP ''Nazi Punks Fuck Off'' were donated to anti-fascist organisations.

The band remixed the track "Mind Of A Razor" by London based hip hop crew Gunshot. The remixed version of the track appeared on the EP of the same name in 1992. Thereafter, they went to the studio and recorded ''Fear, Emptiness, Despair''. Although it was still as heavy and aggressive as previous releases, the new record took a different direction and sounded more experimental; they added more rhythmic riffs, an industrial-like structure, and then added grindcore blast beats. Live concerts with Entombed, Obituary and Machine Head showed the audience how violent and aggressive the new Napalm Death sound was. They continued with the experimentation through the rest of the 1990s.

1995–2004

The ''Greed Killing'' EP was the next release from the band, through Earache. After the preview with the EP, ''Diatribes'', a full-length album was released. Although things seemed to be going smoothly from outside, they were going through problems. Misunderstanding rose between the members and singer Greenway was expelled from the band in late/mid 1996. Greenway went to record with Extreme Noise Terror (the ENT release ''Damage 381'' features Barney on lead vocals) and ENT's main singer Phil Vane went to fill vocals slot in Napalm Death. Things did not go as well as they were supposed to, and Vane was kicked out of the band just before they got into the studio to record the new album. And so Greenway returned to Napalm Death.

The next albums ''Inside the Torn Apart'' and ''Words from the Exit Wound'' continued with the experimentation but displayed more signs of grindcore, notably faster tempos than the last two albums. This return was completed with the release of ''Enemy of the Music Business''. It shows their anger with the music industry and especially with Earache. ''Order of the Leech'' continued where their previous album ended and can be seen as even more faster and aggressive.

In 2004, they recorded a covers album called ''Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'', the sequel to their earlier covers EP. It contains covers of old hardcore punk and heavy metal bands, including Cryptic Slaughter, Massacre, Kreator, Sepultura, Siege and Discharge. Due to personal problems, Jesse Pintado did not play on either ''Order of the Leech'' or ''Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'', and left the band in early 2004. Nevertheless Pintado stated that he left because he grew tired of Napalm Death and wanted to start something new. The two guitars that you hear is Mitch over-dubbing.

2005 onwards

In April 2005, their next album ''The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code'' was released. It features guest appearances from Jeffrey Walker (formerly of Carcass), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed vocalist) and Jello Biafra (formerly of Dead Kennedys, and Lard among many other bands). The album continued the band's progressive approach to their brutal brand of extreme metal, with their trademark grindcore sound retained.

Napalm Death finished recording their follow-up album titled ''Smear Campaign'' in June 2006; released on September 15, 2006 to very strong reviews from fans and critics alike. The main lyrical focus is criticism of the United States Government and other governments who are strongly religious. The album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, vocalist for the Dutch rock band The Gathering. There is a limited edition digipak version of ''Smear Campaign'', which has two new songs, "Call That an Option?" and "Atheist Runt".

In early 2006 Napalm Death headlined a tour with Kreator, A Perfect Murder, and Undying. On August 27, 2006, Jesse Pintado died in a hospital in the Netherlands due to liver failure, prompting Mitch Harris to express his sadness at the loss of someone he thought of as "a brother" on the band's official website. After the Smear Campaign tour, the band did a 2007 "World Domination Tour". Bassist Shane Embury is currently working on a project with Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh, their work together will be released on FETO Records at the end of 2007.

In November 2008, Napalm Death's fourteenth studio album, entitled ''Time Waits For No Slave'', leaked onto the internet; it was officially released on January 23, 2009. Similar to ''Smear Campaign'', ''Time Waits For No Slave'' also had a digipak version containing two extra songs ("Suppressed Hunger" and "Omnipresent Knife In Your Back").

In February 2011, Napalm Death appeared in an episode of Channel 4's "Skins". Napalm Death entered Parlour Studio in Kettering, U.K with producer Russ Russell to begin working on a new album. Also in 2011, they recorded the single "Legacy Was Yesterday". Napalm Death recently finished recording a new album, but according to Shane Embury, it will not be released until February 2012.

Discography

''Scum'' (1987)

''From Enslavement to Obliteration'' (1988)

''Harmony Corruption'' (1990)

''Utopia Banished'' (1992)

''Fear, Emptiness, Despair'' (1994)

''Diatribes'' (1996)

''Inside the Torn Apart'' (1997)

''Words from the Exit Wound'' (1998)

''Enemy of the Music Business'' (2000)

''Order of the Leech'' (2002)

''Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'' (2004)

''The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code'' (2005)

''Smear Campaign'' (2006)

''Time Waits for No Slave'' (2009)

Members

Current lineup

Mark Greenway – vocals (1989–1996, 1997–present)

Shane Embury – bass guitar (1987–present)

Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals (1990–present)

Danny Herrera – drums (1991–present)

Past members

;Vocals

Nik Napalm (Nicholas Bullen) (1981–1986)

Marian Williams (1984)

Lee Dorrian (1987–1989)

Phil Vane (1996–1997) (deceased)

;Bass guitar

Nik Napalm (Nicholas Bullen) (1981, 1985–1986)

Grayhard (Graham "Robbo" Robertson) (1982)

Fin (Finbar Quinn) (1983–1984)

P-Nut (Peter Shaw) (1985)

James (Jim) Whiteley (1986–1987)

;Guitar

Si O (Simon Oppenheimer) (1981–1982)

Daz F (Daryl "Sid" Fedeski) (1982)

Grayhard (Graham "Robbo" Robertson) (1983–1985)

Damien Errington (1985)

Justin Broadrick (1985–1986)

Frank Healy (1987)

Bill Steer (1987–1989)

Jesse Pintado (1989–2004) (deceased)

;Drums

Rat (Miles Ratledge) (1981–1985)

Mick Harris (1985–1991)

Associated acts

Members of Napalm Death have moved on to form bands such as Carcass, Godflesh, Cathedral, Scorn, Jesu, and Black Galaxy. Additionally, band members have formed numerous side projects, including Lull, Painkiller, Brujeria, Lock Up, Meathook Seed, Defecation, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, and Venomous Concept.

Notes

References

Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). ''Sepultura: Toda a História.'' São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0

Mudrian, Albert (2004). ''Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore''. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House.

External links

Official MySpace

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