Brazil
Brazil (; , ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (, ), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
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British Columbia
British Columbia (B.C.) (, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment"). Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Caribbean
The CaribbeanPronounced or . Both pronunciations are equally valid; indeed, they see equal use even within areas of the Caribbean itself. Cf. Royal Caribbean, which stresses the second syllable. In this case, as a proper noun, those who would normally pronounce it a different way may use the pronunciation associated with the noun when referring to it. More generic nouns such as the Caribbean Community are generally referred to using the speaker's preferred pronunciation.; Dutch ; or more commonly Antilles is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and North America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America.
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Estadio Centenario
Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums, along with the likes of Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, Estadio Azteca, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
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Greece
Greece (; , Elláda, ; , Hellás, ), also known as Hellas and officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía, ), is a country in southeastern Europe. Situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the tenth longest coastline in the world at in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest at .
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Haiti
Haiti (; French , ; Haitian Creole: Ayiti, ), officially the Republic of Haiti ( ;
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Hungary
Hungary ( ), officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság ), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe, being part of the Finno-Ugric family.
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India
India (), officially the Republic of India ( ; see also official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east; and it is bordered by Pakistan to the west; Bhutan, the People's Republic of China and Nepal to the north; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, mainland India and the Lakshadweep Islands are in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share maritime border with Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. India has a coastline of .
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Indonesia
Indonesia ( or ), officially the Republic of Indonesia (), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With a population of around 238 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the world's largest population of Muslims. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies.
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Italy
Italy (; ), officially the Italian Republic (), is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia — the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.4 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Mongolia
Mongolia (; ) is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 38% of the population. Mongolia's political system is a parliamentary republic.
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MuchMusic
MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia. MuchMusic is dedicated to music, music-related programs, pop and youth culture.
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Nigeria
Nigeria (), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion.
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Russia
Russia (; ), also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the United States by the Bering Strait. At , Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Somalia
Somalia ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Somalia (, ) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under communist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west. With the longest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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Spain
Spain ( ; , ), officially the Kingdom of Spain (), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
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Sri Lanka
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (commonly known as Sri Lanka (, , or ); ; , ) is a country and a sovereign state off souther coast of the Indian subcontinent. A island nation in South Asia, it was till 1972 known as Ceylon (, , or ). Sri Lanka is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
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Thailand
Thailand ( or ; Ratcha Anachak Thai, ), formerly Siam (, ), is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
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Vancouver
Vancouver () is a coastal city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is named for British Captain George Vancouver, who explored the area in the 1790s. The name Vancouver itself originates from the Dutch "van Coevorden", denoting somebody from Coevorden, a city in the Netherlands.
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Vietnam
Vietnam ( ; , ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (, ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China (PRC) to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea, referred to as East Sea (), to the east. With a population of over 86 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.
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Ai (singer)
Ai (born November 2, 1981, real name ) is a Japanese singer. She was born in the U.S. city of Los Angeles to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. Because of her father's work, Ai traveled between Los Angeles and Japan. She appeared as a dancer in Janet Jackson's music video "Go Deep", and debuted with label BMG releasing three singles and one album. In 2003, Ai signed with hip hop label Def Jam Japan, their first female artist. On 7 July 2007, Ai performed at the Japanese leg of the Live Earth tour in Tokyo.
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Banky W.
Olubankole Wellington (born 1981), known under the stage name Banky W, is a Nigerian R&B; artist. Wellington was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, but the family moved back to Nigeria when he was five years old. At seventeen he moved back to America on a scholarship, were he earned a degree in engineering. Under the name Banky he released the EP Undeniable in 2003. The EP was released on his own label, and was sold on the internet and out of the trunks of cars. His career was for a while threatened by cancer in the shoulder, but he managed to make a recovery from the illness. In 2005 he released his first album, titled Back in the Building, containing the award-winning song "My Regret". After moving back to Nigeria, he released the follow-up album Mr. Capable in 2008, under the name Banky W. This was followed by The W Experience in 2009.
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Bob Ezrin
Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian-born music producer, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. He is known for lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, as well as his own international number-one single "Just the Way You Are". He also co-wrote the international hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Kesha, "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You!" by Cee Lo Green. On October 4, 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
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Chris Willis
Christopher "Chris" Willis is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Although initially a gospel singer, he later received international attention for his collaborations with house music artist David Guetta, including on the songs "Love Don't Let Me Go", "Love Is Gone", "Gettin' Over You", "Tomorrow Can Wait", and "Everytime We Touch" (with Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso).
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Colin James
Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964, Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres.
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David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferré (born in Almería, Spain on June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall.
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David Guetta
David Pierre Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French house producer, and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2001. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). His 2009 album One Love included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the latter becoming a top five hit in the US and all three reached #1 in the UK. Guetta is currently one of the most sought-after music producers, having worked with a variety of pop and hip-hop artists including Rihanna, Akon, Chris Willis, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Wayne,Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Madonna, Kid Cudi, Estelle, Fergie, Amy Palmer, K'naan, will.i.am, LMFAO, Soraya Arnelas, Dane Bowers, Martha Mancera, Flo Rida, Julie Mcknight and apl.de.ap.
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Deryck Whibley
Deryck Jason Whibley (born March 21, 1980) is a Canadian musician and producer, best known for his work as the guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the Juno Award-winning rock band Sum 41.
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Elisapie Isaac
Elisapie Isaac is a Canadian pop singer. Born in Salluit, Quebec to an Inuk mother and a father from Newfoundland, she collaborated with instrumentalist Alain Auger in the musical project Taima (Inuktitut for "that's all" or "it is done") in the early 2000s. The band's sole album, Taima, won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Recording of the Year in 2005.
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Fergie (singer)
Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, fashion designer and actress. She was a member of the children's television series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop group the The Black Eyed Peas with whom she has attained much charting success worldwide. Her own debut album spawned four Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, three of which went to number one.
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Féfé
Féfé (also known as Fe2 or Feniski, born Samuël Adebiyi) is a French rapper and singer of Nigerian origins born in 1976 at Noisy-le-Sec in France.
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Hawksley Workman
Ryan Corrigan (born March 4, 1975), better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full length albums throughout his career. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and singing on his records and often switching between those instruments when playing live.
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Hayley Sales
Julia Hayley Sales was born on August 31, 1986 in Washington D.C. She is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame after the release of her album Sunseed. She is best known for her two songs What You Want and Keep Driving. She won Female Vocalist Of The Year at the Vancouver Island music awards. She also performed at Seattle's Northwest Folk Life festival. Before becoming a singer she lived a very busy and interesting life including; interviewing the Dalai Lama, traveling the world, accompanying former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic to the Seattle WTO protests, and self-penning and producing her major label debut album Sunseed.
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Jacob Hoggard
Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian singer. He finished in third place on the second season of Canadian Idol. He is currently the lead singer of Hedley.
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Jane Zhang
Jane Zhang also known as Zhang Liangying (; born October 11, 1984 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese pop singer. She rose to prominence after her third-place performance in the 2005 season of the Super Girl contest, a national all-female singing competition in the People's Republic of China. Throughout the competition, she sang in English, Spanish and Cantonese in addition to Mandarin Chinese. She is particularly known for her signature whistle register.
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Jay Malinowski
Jay Malinowski is the vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian reggae group Bedouin Soundclash. He met the group's future bassist Eon Sinclair while attending Queen's University, and they decided to form their own band which reflected the music they both grew up on.
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Jessie Farrell
Jessie Farrell is a Canadian country music singer. At the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards, Farrell was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and the Chevy Rising Star Award. Farrell's first country album, Nothing Fancy, was released on October 9, 2007. The first single, "Let's Talk About Love," peaked in the top 10 on the Canadian Country Singles chart. In 2008, Jessie Farrell won Female Artist of the Year and the Top New Female Talent Award at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
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Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy (born December 2, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. He has also produced two solo albums with the Jim Cuddy Band, which features musicians Bazil Donovan, Colin Cripps, Joel Anderson, Anne Lindsay and Gavin Brown. Guest performers include Cripps' wife Kathleen Edwards, former Weeping Tile member Sarah Harmer, and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
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Jude Abaga
Jude Abaga, better known by stage name M.I, full meaning Mr Incredible is a Nigerian Hip hop Artist. He is signed to Chocolate City music label. On the 11th of December 2008, M.I released his critically acclaimed debut album, Talk About It.
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Jully Black
Jully Black (; "Julie"; born Jully Ann Inderia Gordon; November 8, 1977) is a Canadian R&B; singer. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child, and Sean Paul.
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Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber (, ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop-R&B; singer. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who happened across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.
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Justin Nozuka
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka (born September 29, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His debut album Holly has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. He has licensed the album to indie label Coalition Entertainment Records, distributed by Warner Music in Canada, Outcaste Records in the UK/EU distributed by EMI and Glassnote Records in the US distributed by RED.
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K'naan
'''K'naan (), born Keinan Abdi Warsame' (, Kin‘ān ‘Abdī Warsamah'') in 1978, is a Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist.
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Kardinal Offishall
Jason D. Harrow (born May 12, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall (), is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.
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Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents; she grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in church as a child. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to pursue a music career. She released a self-titled gospel album in 2001 as Katy Hudson which failed with the closing of its record label that year. She recorded an album with production team The Matrix and completed most of a solo album from 2004–2005, neither of which was released.
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Kerry Brothers, Jr.
Kerry Brothers, Jr. (born October 1, 1970) better known as "Krucial" or, as Alicia Keys often referred to him, "K" is Multi-Grammy Award winning producer who is an American songwriter and record producer, who was once rumored to be the boyfriend of multiple Grammy Award-winning R&B; and soul singer Alicia Keys, with whom he has worked on her four studio albums Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), As I Am (2007) and The Element of Freedom (2009). Brothers and Keys are the co-founders of KrucialKeys Enterprises, an independent music production company, and they also co-own a Long Island-based recording studio named The Oven Studios. In addition to Keys, he has worked with R&B; and hip hop artists like Mario, Rakim, Angie Stone, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Toni Braxton and rising stars Drake and K'naan. In a prolific musical partnership with Keys that first developed in the early 1990s, Brothers helped write and produce a number of tracks for her debut and second albums, Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys, respectively, which have both sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Brothers has produced, written, arranged, and composed songs that have appeared on motion picture soundtracks such as Dr. Dolittle, Drumline, Shaft, and Ali.
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Kevin Parent
Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972 in Greenfield Park, Quebec (now Longueuil) is a bilingual Québécois singer-songwriter. Although his mother language is English, he was raised and educated in the French speaking area of Bay of Chaleur (Gaspé Peninsula) in the municipality of Nouvelle during his childhood and attended high school at the [http://www.csrl.qc.ca/antoine-bernard/index.html École Antoine-Bernard] in Carleton-sur-Mer and now lives in the nearby town of Miguasha.
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Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 23 May 1991), also known by her stage name Lena, is a German singer and songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite". With her three entries from the German national final Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), Meyer-Landrut set an all-time chart record in her home country by debuting with three songs in the top five of the German singles chart. Both "Satellite" and her first album My Cassette Player debuted at number one in Germany, and have been certified double Platinum since. It has been confirmed that Meyer-Landrut will once more represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011.
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Lights (musician)
Lights Valerie Poxleitner (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; 11 April 1987), known professionally as Lights (stylized LIGHTS) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. She is known for composing and performing synthpop music such as the songs "Drive My Soul", "Ice", "Saviour", "Second Go" and "February Air" and has performed internationally.
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Machel Montano
Machel Montano (born 24 November 1974, Trinidad and Tobago) is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Caribbean.
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Matt Mays
Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries. Mays was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in Nova Scotia.
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Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi; (born 20 September 1980 in Iran) is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.
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Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani. Recently he has worked with Kelly Rowland, Elvis Costello, Jackie Greene, Sam Roberts and Franz Ferdinand.
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Nancy Ajram
Nancy Nabil Ajram () (''Nancy 'Ajram '') (born May 16, 1983) is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF . By 2007, Ajram had sold over 30 million records ranking 3rd best selling female artist in Lebanese history followed by Nawal Al Zoghbi who is ranked the #1 Female Artist in the Arab world.. She has released seven studio albums to date and appeared in a number of music videos and commercials. She participated in the most significant Arabic festivals and won multiple awards, most importantly the 2008 World Music Award as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. Nancy Ajram is the first and only female sponsor and spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and Arab world. Considered by many as an Arabic music icon of the decade, Nancy was described on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the most influential personalities of the Middle East.
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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nikki Yanofsky
Nicole "Nikki" Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Hampstead, Quebec. She looks up to Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, etc. She loves the era of the 60's and 70's. She has performed internationally at jazz festivals and major concert venues both solo and alongside such artists as Wyclef Jean, Celine Dion, Marvin Hamlisch and The Count Basie Orchestra. She is involved in charitable causes and has released her first studio album on her own label, A440 Entertainment, and on Decca Records outside of Canada. Yanofsky sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She also performed during the closing ceremonies and the Paralympic opening ceremony.
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Phương Vy
Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy (born August 27, 1987) is a Vietnamese singer who won the first season of Vietnam Idol, in 2007.
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Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier (born 9 May 1979) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.
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Pierre Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe (born May 23, 1981 in Alma, Quebec) is a Canadian singer. He has won many prizes since his debut, including six Félix in 2005 and at least one in 2006. He is well known for his voice and his obscure, esoteric lyrics, which tend to be melancholic. Another distinctive characteristic of his lyrics is their literary style. Lapointe has created the persona of an egotistical dandy on stage, but he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself.
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Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder (born December 8, 1983) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist who grew up in Millbrook, Ontario.
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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known professionally as Shakira (, or ), is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese and is proficient in Italian.
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Shiloh (singer)
Shiloh (born April 25, 1993) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. As a songwriter, Shiloh signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with Ole/Tanjola.
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Skank (band)
Skank is a Brazilian rock/reggae band, begun in 1991, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. , they had sold approximately 5,200,000 copies of their albums. Initially intending to mix dancehall with traditional Brazilian styles, later the band changed its sonority to music closer to Britpop and local movement Clube da Esquina.
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Snoop Dogg
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Tom Cochrane
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ATTENTION: This is NOT the official video or song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup! Music video by K'naan performing Wavin' Flag. (C) 2010 OctoScope Music, LLC
Win world cup tickets, FREE entry. Good luck! Enter by clicking on the links below... Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (US residents) tinyurl.com Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (NZ residents) tinyurl.com Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (AU residents) tinyurl.com Watch all of the Cup games live online in HDTV quality, this is awesome....click the link below! tinyurl.com The official video of the " FIFA World Cup 2010" Anthem...... In South Africa .... By somalian artist K'naan... Big Up ..... Video by "Coca Cola" somalia somaliland KNAAN K'NAAN official world cup anthem song south africa TIA high quality johannesburg FIFA waving flag new version mogadishu canada
Download: www.mediafire.com Official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Lyrics (lyricsty.com) Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh X2 Give me freedom, give me fire Give me reason, take me higher See the champions take the field now Unify us, make us feel proud In the streets our heads are liftin' As we lose our inhibition Celebration, it surrounds us Every nation, all around us [Bridge] Singing' forever young, singin' songs underneath the sun Let's rejoice in the beautiful game, and together at the end of the day [Chorus] We all say, When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag Andthen it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes back And then it goes When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag And then it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes back And then it goes Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh X2 Give you freedom, give you fire Give you reason, take you higher See the champions take the field now Unify us, make us feel proud In the streets our heads are liftin' As we lose our inhibition Celebration, it surrounds us Every nation, all around us [Bridge] Singing' forever young, singin' songs underneath the sun Let's rejoice in the beautiful game, and together at the end of the day [Corus] We all say, When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag And then it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes <b>...</b>
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a wavin flag when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) ahhho ahhho ahhho born to a throne stronger than rome but violent prone poor people zone but its my home all i have known where i got grown streets we would roam out of the darkness i came the farthest among the hardest survive learn form these streets it can be bleak accept no defeet surrender retreat (so we struggling) fighting to eat (and we wondering) when we will be free so we patiently wait for that faithful day its not far away but for now we say when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) ahhho ahhho ahhho so many wars settling scores bring us promises leaving us poor i heard them say love is the way love is the answer thats what they say but look how they treat us make us believers we fight there battes then they deceive us try to control us they couldn't hold us cause we just move forward like buffalo soldiers (but we strugglin) fighting to eat (and we wonderingg) when we will be free so we patiently wait for that faithfully day its not far away but for now we say when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) and then it goes when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a wavin flag <b>...</b>
English If you agree that FIFA's world cup ANTHEM South Africa MUST BE Waving Flag by K'NAAN, then please join us and invite ALL football(soccer) Fans Around the World. WE HAVE TO STAND FOR THIS AMEZING SONG. This song is the anthem of every body. www.facebook.com Please send me this in other languages so every body who watch this song understand the decription. Thanks SPANISH Si estás de acuerdo en que el himno de la copa mundial de Sudafrica deba ser Wavin flag de Knaan, entonces por favor únetenos e invita a todos los fans del fútbol soccer alrededor del mundo. Debemos mantenernos firmes por esta increíble canción. Esta canción es el himno de todos. www.facebook.com Por favor mándenme esto en otros idiomas para que todos los que vean este video entiendan la descripción. Gracias. if you want your message on ''FIFA world cup ANTHEM South Africa by K'naan(ORIGINAL) '' in french this is it FRENCH Si vous etes daccord que le theme de FIFA en afrique du sud DOIT ETRE cette chanson alors s'il vous plait joigner vous au groupe de FAN www.facebook.com cette chanson est un Hommage a tous les humain ! Hi :D Im from Denmark and i spotted some errors in the danish translation. I re-translated it.. DANISH Hvis du er enig i at, at FIFA's World Cups hymne skal være Waving Flags af K'NAAN, så kan du slutte dig til os og invitere ALLE fodbold fans over hele verden. Vi er nødt til at stå frem for DENNE fantastiske sang. Denne sang er hymnen for alle! Vær venlig at sende mig dette på <b>...</b>
This video was created by the Underground for the Underground. The exact creator is not known but this video is AMAZING! It's a good representation of how the world cup really unites the world for a change. Posting this on my channel to help get this out there :) Become a fan on facebook: www.facebook.com Follow me on twitter: twitter.com
K'naan - Wavin' Flag (ALBUM VERSION) *(This is not the official video). Credits to : BBC's Child Slavery (Part 1-4 ) World Uncovered www.youtube.com Haiti Singing Orphans www.youtube.com The Smiling Children of Orphanage www.youtube.com Children for Sale (Aljazeera Part 2) www.youtube.com Children of Haiti www.youtube.com UNICEF stats: www.unicef.org Video edited by me. All Rights Reserved to Universal & respectful owners. No copyright infringement intended.
**NEW Updated Higher Quality Version** www.vimeo.com A highlight culminating what was a month long celebration, the FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. The song is "Wavin' Flag" by K'Naan. All of the video clips are property of BBC and ITV. This video is for entertainment purposes only. I hope you enjoy it!
This is the official theme song of the Fifa 2010 World Cup '' Wavin Flag'' by K'naan. The video editing was made by me ( Joaquim Coelho de Souza). If you want to see more videos like this please subscribe to my channel! Thanks! **** THANKS TO MICHAEL CIRIGLIANO FOR SOME OF THE CLIPS THAT I USED, SUBSCRIBE TO HIM , HIS VIDEOS ARE GREAT!***** Qualified Teams: Europe: - Greece - Serbia - Germany - Italy -Spain - Slovakia -Slovenia - Denmark - England - Portugal - France - Switzerland - Netherlands North America: - United States - Mexico - Honduras South America: - Brazil - Paraguay - Chile - Argentina - Uruguay Africa: - South Africa - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Nigeria - Algeria - Cameroon Oceania: - New Zealand Asia: - Australia - Japan - South Korea - North Korea The official theme song for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, by the somalian artist K'naan www.youtube.com More Tags: . Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009 This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot? Here are the players that I chose from: Sergio Kun Agüero (Atlético Madrid)Samir Nasri (Arsenal)Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Inter Milan)Kaká (Real Madrid)Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)Ronaldinho(AC Milan)Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Lionel Messi(Barcelona <b>...</b>
www.cbc.ca K'naan was Q's special 'Wednesday Live' guest recently. He was promoting his new LP 'Troubadour'. He sat down for an interview and performed three songs, this is 'Waving Flag' from the album. Awesome.
This is the song of World Cup 2010 in South-Africa Knaan (Keinaan, meaning traveller in Somali, born 1978) is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. Born in Mogadishu, at age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto. In 2001 Knaan performed in Geneva at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 2005, he performed with DobaCaracol during the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario. His full-length debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was released in 2005. His song Soobax (pronounced So-Bah) is now featured in the best selling video game FIFA Football 2006, made by Electronic Arts. Knaan participated in the Breedlove Odyssey Tour with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae. He also participated in the Welcome To Jamrock tour along with Damian Marley. The Dusty Foot Philosopher received a 2006 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. He also featured in a song by M1, titled Till We Get There. The song In the Beginning from the album The Dusty Foot Philosopher was featured in the 2008 Comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay He also toured with Stephen Marley on Stephens Mind Control tour. I do not own this video and music - no copyright infrigement intended
Twitter: @mariiiaofficial Official website: mariaofficial.com ***VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!*** Maria has been nominated for an MTV O Award under the category of "Best Fan Cover" for my cover of Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" video. Here's the link to vote: omusicawards.com A message directly from her will be posted on here soon. We just posted it after she fell asleep. For now, on behalf of our entire family, most especially from Maria: thank you all for your continued support! Love, Rojuane and Linger Ann
⇉03/04/2012;; ...150000+ views... I'm just gonna sit here amazed at the fact that so many of you watch this video. I love you guys and all of your comments! I see eveeeery single one and I appreciate them and I'm glad that so many are pleased/touched by this video. :3 ⇉12/06/2010;; 12000+ views?! I hadn't even noticed the number until today! Thanks so much everyone~! ・ Warning: This video contains personified countries ・ Images: All images were found on Pixiv with the tag "ヘタリア杯". I looked through all 123 pages, so if there's a specific image you want, just ask because I have all the ones I used saved on my computer. Much quicker than searching! ・Song: K'Naan ft David Bisbal - Waving Flag o no Spent hours on this today just so I could finish it. I love this version of the song(and with Nancy Ajram), and after hearing Spain won I wanted to make this video even more. If I ever manage to get a video-making program, I am so remaking this. Congrats, Antonio~! ・ There are three HetaliaOCs in the video at 1:40(Argentina) 3:18(Chile) and 3:26(Honduras)
World Cup 2010 - Wavin Flag (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
World Cup 2010 - Wavin Flag (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
World Cup 2010 South Africa - Viva Africa song by: Knaan - Wavin Flag Waving Flag
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Young Artists For Haiti - Wavin' Flag
Young Artists For Haiti - Wavin' Flag
Music video by Young Artists For Haiti performing Wavin' Flag. (C) 2010 Universal Music Canada Inc.
3:45
K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)
K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)
ATTENTION: This is NOT the official video or song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup! Music video by K'naan performing Wavin' Flag. (C) 2010 OctoScope Music, LLC
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K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag ft. will.i.am, David Guetta
K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag ft. will.i.am, David Guetta
Music video by K'NAAN performing Wavin' Flag. (C) 2010 OctoScope Music, LLC
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Wavin' Flag with lyrics
Wavin' Flag with lyrics
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DAVID BISBAL & KNAAN - WAVING FLAG [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
DAVID BISBAL & KNAAN - WAVING FLAG [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
Fifa 2010. WAVING FLAG
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K'NAAN-OFFICIAL FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP ANTHEM (waving flag)
K'NAAN-OFFICIAL FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP ANTHEM (waving flag)
Win world cup tickets, FREE entry. Good luck! Enter by clicking on the links below... Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (US residents) tinyurl.com Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (NZ residents) tinyurl.com Win World Cup Tickets - Click here (AU residents) tinyurl.com Watch all of the Cup games live online in HDTV quality, this is awesome....click the link below! tinyurl.com The official video of the " FIFA World Cup 2010" Anthem...... In South Africa .... By somalian artist K'naan... Big Up ..... Video by "Coca Cola" somalia somaliland KNAAN K'NAAN official world cup anthem song south africa TIA high quality johannesburg FIFA waving flag new version mogadishu canada
3:41
K'Naan - Wavin' Flag (The Celebration Mix) [lyrics] [download]
K'Naan - Wavin' Flag (The Celebration Mix) [lyrics] [download]
Download: www.mediafire.com Official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Lyrics (lyricsty.com) Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh X2 Give me freedom, give me fire Give me reason, take me higher See the champions take the field now Unify us, make us feel proud In the streets our heads are liftin' As we lose our inhibition Celebration, it surrounds us Every nation, all around us [Bridge] Singing' forever young, singin' songs underneath the sun Let's rejoice in the beautiful game, and together at the end of the day [Chorus] We all say, When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag Andthen it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes back And then it goes When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag And then it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes back And then it goes Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh X2 Give you freedom, give you fire Give you reason, take you higher See the champions take the field now Unify us, make us feel proud In the streets our heads are liftin' As we lose our inhibition Celebration, it surrounds us Every nation, all around us [Bridge] Singing' forever young, singin' songs underneath the sun Let's rejoice in the beautiful game, and together at the end of the day [Corus] We all say, When I get older, I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag And then it goes back, and then it goes back, and then it goes <b>...</b>
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K'Naan ft. Nancy Ajram - Waving Flag [FIFA World CUP 2010] (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
K'Naan ft. Nancy Ajram - Waving Flag [FIFA World CUP 2010] (Watch More on www.TruAfrica.com)
FIFA World CUP 2010 K'Naan ft. Nancy Ajram - Waving Flag
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Wavin' Flag - K'naan With Lyrics (HD)
Wavin' Flag - K'naan With Lyrics (HD)
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a wavin flag when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) ahhho ahhho ahhho born to a throne stronger than rome but violent prone poor people zone but its my home all i have known where i got grown streets we would roam out of the darkness i came the farthest among the hardest survive learn form these streets it can be bleak accept no defeet surrender retreat (so we struggling) fighting to eat (and we wondering) when we will be free so we patiently wait for that faithful day its not far away but for now we say when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) ahhho ahhho ahhho so many wars settling scores bring us promises leaving us poor i heard them say love is the way love is the answer thats what they say but look how they treat us make us believers we fight there battes then they deceive us try to control us they couldn't hold us cause we just move forward like buffalo soldiers (but we strugglin) fighting to eat (and we wonderingg) when we will be free so we patiently wait for that faithfully day its not far away but for now we say when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a waving flag and then it goes back (3x) and then it goes when i get older i will be stronger they'll call me freedom just like a wavin flag <b>...</b>
3:42
FIFA world cup ANTHEM South Africa by K'naan(ORIGINAL)
FIFA world cup ANTHEM South Africa by K'naan(ORIGINAL)
English If you agree that FIFA's world cup ANTHEM South Africa MUST BE Waving Flag by K'NAAN, then please join us and invite ALL football(soccer) Fans Around the World. WE HAVE TO STAND FOR THIS AMEZING SONG. This song is the anthem of every body. www.facebook.com Please send me this in other languages so every body who watch this song understand the decription. Thanks SPANISH Si estás de acuerdo en que el himno de la copa mundial de Sudafrica deba ser Wavin flag de Knaan, entonces por favor únetenos e invita a todos los fans del fútbol soccer alrededor del mundo. Debemos mantenernos firmes por esta increíble canción. Esta canción es el himno de todos. www.facebook.com Por favor mándenme esto en otros idiomas para que todos los que vean este video entiendan la descripción. Gracias. if you want your message on ''FIFA world cup ANTHEM South Africa by K'naan(ORIGINAL) '' in french this is it FRENCH Si vous etes daccord que le theme de FIFA en afrique du sud DOIT ETRE cette chanson alors s'il vous plait joigner vous au groupe de FAN www.facebook.com cette chanson est un Hommage a tous les humain ! Hi :D Im from Denmark and i spotted some errors in the danish translation. I re-translated it.. DANISH Hvis du er enig i at, at FIFA's World Cups hymne skal være Waving Flags af K'NAAN, så kan du slutte dig til os og invitere ALLE fodbold fans over hele verden. Vi er nødt til at stå frem for DENNE fantastiske sang. Denne sang er hymnen for alle! Vær venlig at sende mig dette på <b>...</b>
3:55
K'naan feat. David Bisbal - Wavin' Flag (Official FIFA World Cup 2010 Song)
K'naan feat. David Bisbal - Wavin' Flag (Official FIFA World Cup 2010 Song)
Official Music Video Of FIFA World Cup 2010. David Bisbal and K'naan singing wavin' flag
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Fifa World Cup 2010 (Wavin' Flag by K'naan)
Fifa World Cup 2010 (Wavin' Flag by K'naan)
This video was created by the Underground for the Underground. The exact creator is not known but this video is AMAZING! It's a good representation of how the world cup really unites the world for a change. Posting this on my channel to help get this out there :) Become a fan on facebook: www.facebook.com Follow me on twitter: twitter.com
3:56
Wavin' Flag - K'naan (Music Video) Featuring Akon / A Tribute to 3rd World Children
Wavin' Flag - K'naan (Music Video) Featuring Akon / A Tribute to 3rd World Children
K'naan - Wavin' Flag (ALBUM VERSION) *(This is not the official video). Credits to : BBC's Child Slavery (Part 1-4 ) World Uncovered www.youtube.com Haiti Singing Orphans www.youtube.com The Smiling Children of Orphanage www.youtube.com Children for Sale (Aljazeera Part 2) www.youtube.com Children of Haiti www.youtube.com UNICEF stats: www.unicef.org Video edited by me. All Rights Reserved to Universal & respectful owners. No copyright infringement intended.
3:40
World Cup 2010 Highlight - Wavin' Flag
World Cup 2010 Highlight - Wavin' Flag
**NEW Updated Higher Quality Version** www.vimeo.com A highlight culminating what was a month long celebration, the FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. The song is "Wavin' Flag" by K'Naan. All of the video clips are property of BBC and ITV. This video is for entertainment purposes only. I hope you enjoy it!
3:46
K'naan - Wavin' Flag - South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song
K'naan - Wavin' Flag - South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song
This is the official theme song of the Fifa 2010 World Cup '' Wavin Flag'' by K'naan. The video editing was made by me ( Joaquim Coelho de Souza). If you want to see more videos like this please subscribe to my channel! Thanks! **** THANKS TO MICHAEL CIRIGLIANO FOR SOME OF THE CLIPS THAT I USED, SUBSCRIBE TO HIM , HIS VIDEOS ARE GREAT!***** Qualified Teams: Europe: - Greece - Serbia - Germany - Italy -Spain - Slovakia -Slovenia - Denmark - England - Portugal - France - Switzerland - Netherlands North America: - United States - Mexico - Honduras South America: - Brazil - Paraguay - Chile - Argentina - Uruguay Africa: - South Africa - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Nigeria - Algeria - Cameroon Oceania: - New Zealand Asia: - Australia - Japan - South Korea - North Korea The official theme song for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, by the somalian artist K'naan www.youtube.com More Tags: . Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009 This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot? Here are the players that I chose from: Sergio Kun Agüero (Atlético Madrid)Samir Nasri (Arsenal)Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Inter Milan)Kaká (Real Madrid)Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)Ronaldinho(AC Milan)Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Lionel Messi(Barcelona <b>...</b>
5:06
'Wavin' Flag' by K'naan (Official World Cup Theme Song) on QTV
'Wavin' Flag' by K'naan (Official World Cup Theme Song) on QTV
www.cbc.ca K'naan was Q's special 'Wednesday Live' guest recently. He was promoting his new LP 'Troubadour'. He sat down for an interview and performed three songs, this is 'Waving Flag' from the album. Awesome.
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British Sea Power - Waving Flags
British Sea Power - Waving Flags
British Sea Power - Waving Flags
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K'naan & David Bisbal - Waving Flag
K'naan & David Bisbal - Waving Flag
This is the song of World Cup 2010 in South-Africa Knaan (Keinaan, meaning traveller in Somali, born 1978) is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. Born in Mogadishu, at age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto. In 2001 Knaan performed in Geneva at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 2005, he performed with DobaCaracol during the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario. His full-length debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was released in 2005. His song Soobax (pronounced So-Bah) is now featured in the best selling video game FIFA Football 2006, made by Electronic Arts. Knaan participated in the Breedlove Odyssey Tour with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae. He also participated in the Welcome To Jamrock tour along with Damian Marley. The Dusty Foot Philosopher received a 2006 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. He also featured in a song by M1, titled Till We Get There. The song In the Beginning from the album The Dusty Foot Philosopher was featured in the 2008 Comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay He also toured with Stephen Marley on Stephens Mind Control tour. I do not own this video and music - no copyright infrigement intended
5:53
K'NAAN - Waving Flag (Cover)
K'NAAN - Waving Flag (Cover)
Twitter: @mariiiaofficial Official website: mariaofficial.com ***VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!*** Maria has been nominated for an MTV O Award under the category of "Best Fan Cover" for my cover of Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" video. Here's the link to vote: omusicawards.com A message directly from her will be posted on here soon. We just posted it after she fell asleep. For now, on behalf of our entire family, most especially from Maria: thank you all for your continued support! Love, Rojuane and Linger Ann
3:39
K'naan - Waving Flag Celebration Remix [FIFA World Cup 2010]
K'naan - Waving Flag Celebration Remix [FIFA World Cup 2010]
This remixed version is the offical song of FIFA World Cup 2010. Listen and like it!
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"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album ''Troubadour''. The song was a global hit, reaching the top ten in 19 charts around the world and was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. The English version was released as "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'naan. A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for international release. Many other bilingual and country-specific versions were released. A remake of the song by an ''ad hoc'' supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada.
Original single
The original single of "Wavin' Flag" appeared originally on his album ''Troubadour''. The single reached #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 as the third official single from the album, which was produced by Kerry Brothers, Jr. and Bruno Mars. K'naan first performed the song acoustically live on ''Q TV'', where he gave viewers a preview of ''Troubadour'' prior to its release.
Chart performance
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Coca-Cola described the remix as "inspired by the joyous dance celebrations familiar to Africa." Coca-Cola integrated its jingle, well known from previous Coca-Cola commercials, into the mix, generating a direct association between the remixed song and the brand. The song was used throughout the entire tournament, and was featured on all worldwide versions of the Coca-Cola campaign. The song was also played at events for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, where K'naan performed this version live for the first time, and featured on the online digital platform for the World Cup. The music video for the remix includes a guest appearance by Malhar Chitnis. The remix video was recorded in Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, the site of the first 1930 FIFA World Cup Final. The remix version appears on the Champion Edition of ''Troubadour''.
Although the remix features many elements of the original song, it includes most notably a new pre-chorus that sets the uplifting, unified tone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, turning the song into one that is more open, more inviting and more celebratory. "I'm so proud of this [new] version," K'naan told ''Billboard.Biz''. The new version also removes many of the darker lyrics of the original song. According to ''Billboard'', Coca Cola "loved the song but noted that lyrical references to 'a violent prone, poor people zone' and people 'struggling, fighting to eat' didn't fit the campaign's themes".
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A remix of "Wavin' Flag", which features French music producer David Guetta and American rapper, producer and The Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, was made for international release outside of Canada. Will.i.am's solo parts were exclusively written for the international version, and for the K'naan part, some of the lyrics were amended. his version of the song was mixed by hit engineer Dylan "3-D" Dresdow. This version was later released as the B-side to the Celebration Mix. The maxi-single CD also included the Spanish adaptation with the Spanish language verses written by Rafael Vergara and interpreted by David Bisbal.
The maxisingle release tracklist:
#Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) (3:33) - Mixed by Phil Tan, Producer The Smeezingtons, Mastered by Dave McNair
#Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) - feat. will.i.am & David Guetta (3:30) - Mixed by Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Mixed by Jaime Martinez (assistant mixer), Producer Afrojack, David Guetta, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, The Smeezingtons, Will.I.Am, Written by D. Guetta, N. Van De Wall, W. Adams
#Wavin' Flag (Spanish Celebration Mix) feat. David Bisbal (3:52) - Mixed by and vocals, arranged by Voice, Lyrics by Rafael Vergara (Spanish adaptation), Producer The Smeezingtons
#Wavin' Flag (Album version) (3:41) - Mastered by Dave McNair, Mixed by Manny Marroquin, Producers Bruno Mars, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Engineer Ari Levine, Christian Plata, Erik Madrid, Miki Tsutsumi, Stuart White
The version featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was released as the single B-side to "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" single release in Europe.
A separate music video was made for this version, with the artists performing in front of a large black flag. However some scenes were used from the original Canadian music video and from K'naan's "Wavin' Flag (The Celebration Mix)" music video intertwined with visuals of the new video.
Bilingual versions
Many bilingual versions of the Celebration Mix have been made, for use in each of their respective countries. The initial bilingual version was recorded by K'naan and Spanish singer David Bisbal, sung in both English and Spanish, and targeting all Spanish-speaking markets, including Spain, Mexico, Central and South America. This version was entitled the "Spanish Celebration Mix", and was officially made available for digital download in February 2010. As a part of the promotion, a music video of the Spanish Celebration Mix was filmed and released for the song. Another version sung in both English and Arabic, featuring Nancy Ajram, a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and spokesperson for Coca-Cola Middle East, was released in all Middle Eastern Countries. This version, entitled the "Arabic Celebration Mix", also had a music video recorded for it. Scenes were filmed in Denmark, Portugal, Brazil, Lebanon and South Africa. A Chinese version, featuring Jacky Cheung and Jane Zhang, reached #1 on China Music Chart., and a Thai version, featuring Tattoo Colour, charted at #3 there.
In 2010, the song was remade by a supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, as a charity single to benefit relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The charity single was spearheaded by producer Bob Ezrin, engineered by Mike Fraser and was reworked to include specific lyrics for Haiti, including a rap solo by Drake. It was released on March 12, 2010 with proceeds going to Free the Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada. This new version went straight to #1 on the Canadian charts.
"Wavin' Flag" sung by K'naan was performed collectively at the finale of the 2010 Juno Awards live, featuring Drake with additional rap lyrics, Justin Bieber and Nikki Yanofsky and others.
This song has been used by Mitt Romney at campaign rallies during his 2012 United States Presidential Campaign. On 1 February 2012, K'Naan formally requested that the Romney campaign discontinue its use of the song.
Pierre David Guetta (7 November 1967), known professionally as David Guetta (), is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, ''Just a Little More Love'', in 2002. Later, he released ''Guetta Blaster'' (2004) and ''Pop Life'' (2007). His 2009 album ''One Love'' included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the last becoming a top five hit in the United States and all three reaching #1 in the United Kingdom, as well as another internationally known single called "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi which became a top five hit in many countries. Guetta has sold over three million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. He is currently one of the most sought-after music producers. As of 2012, David Guetta is the world's most popular DJ, claiming the #1 poll position of the DJ Mag 100 popularity poll.
Biography
1984–2000: Early life and career
At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris. He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard a Farley master Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights. In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.
In the mid 1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle. Released in 1994 Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit. In 1994, David Guetta became the manager of ''Le Palace'' nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in ''Les Bains Douches''.
2001–2006: ''Just a Little More Love'' and ''Guetta Blaster''
Guetta's second album, ''Guetta Blaster'', was released in 2004. It released four singles: "Money" and "Stay" featuring Chris Willis and "The World Is Mine" and "In Love With Myself" featuring JD Davis. In 2006 the ''Just a Little More Love'' single "Love Don't Let Me Go" was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was charted higher than the original release of the song.
2007–2008: ''Pop Life''
In 2007, Guetta's third album ''Pop Life'' was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010, the album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single "Love Is Gone" reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
He played in many countries around the world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr. In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto, Carl Cox, Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a crowd of 40,000.
In 2009, he was placed third in the "Top 100 DJs" poll by ''DJ Magazine'', and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008. Since April 2009, Guetta had his own radio show on the internet radio station RauteMusik on Saturday evening. The show was afterwards moved into Radio 538, being aired every Friday evening after ''Tiësto's Club Life''. Its name is ''DJ Mix''. Guetta performs a one-hour set of house music, presenting mainly new talents inside.
2009–2010: ''One Love'' and international breakthrough
David Guetta's fourth studio album, ''One Love'', was released in August 2009. Its first single "When Love Takes Over", which featured Kelly Rowland, peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and topped many other countries worldwide. His second single from the album, "Sexy Bitch" featuring Akon, became his second #1 in the UK. "One Love" featuring Estelle, "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi and "Gettin' Over You" featuring Chris Willis, Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011 the album had sold three million copies worldwide. Guetta's fourth studio album ''One Love'' was nominated as "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. His song "When Love Takes Over" featuring American R&B; singer Kelly Rowland received two nominations; Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, and won the latter. After conflicts over whether or not an album re-issue should go ahead, ''One More Love'' was released on 29 November 2010. First single, titled "Who's That Chick?" featuring Rihanna was released a few weeks prior.
On 16 June 2009, The Black Eyed Peas released the David Guetta-produced "I Gotta Feeling" as their second single from their fifth studio album, ''The E.N.D.''. It became a worldwide hit topping the charts in seventeen countries. It became the most downloaded song of all-time in the United States with almost 7.5 million downloads and in the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million copies. He was nominated twice for his work with The Black Eyed Peas at the 52nd Grammy Awards; in the category Record of the Year for "I Gotta Feeling" and Album of the Year for their album ''The E.N.D.''. In 2010, David Guetta co-wrote and produced Kelly Rowland's "Commander" from her third album ''Here I Am''. It peaked at number one on ''Billboard'''s Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, and reached top ten positions in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Guetta has also co-produced "Forever and a Day", which was Kelly's next UK single from that album. Guetta also produced the singles "Acapella" and "Scream" for American singer-songwriter Kelis's fifth studio album, ''Flesh Tone'', released on 14 May 2010. "Acapella" was released as the lead single on 23 February 2010 and topped the dance charts in the United Kingdom and United States. On 28 June 2010 American rapper Flo Rida released the single "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta. The song is included on the soundtrack album to the American 3D dance film ''Step Up 3D''.
2011–present: ''Nothing But the Beat''
Guetta's fifth studio album, ''Nothing But the Beat'' was released on August 30, 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic. The French DJ was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions. "Where Them Girls At" featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, the first single off the album, was released worldwide on May 2, 2011. "Little Bad Girl" featuring Ludacris and Taio Cruz, was released as the second single on June 28, 2011. The third single "Without You" featuring Usher was released on September 27, 2011. Guetta also released three promotional singles for ''Nothing But the Beat'', "Titanium" featuring Sia, "Lunar" with Afrojack and "Night of Your Life" featuring Jennifer Hudson. The album also features the hit single "Sweat" with Snoop Dogg.
His father was a restaurateur of Moroccan Jewish descent, and his mother is of Belgian descent. He is married to socialite and night club manager Cathy Guetta; they have two children, Tim Elvis Eric (born 2004) and Angie (born 2007).
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He has since released four studio albums, all of which topped the Spanish Albums Chart, in addition to recording a number of live albums. He's toured throughout Europe and Latin America and is now considered to be a crossover international artist.
Until 2012, David Bisbal has sold more than 5 million records in Spain and America, getting 35 Platinum albums, 17 gold and 2 diamond. 'Corazón Latino' and 'Bulería' treasure each one IFPI Platinum Award, official certification for selling over 1 million copies across Europe.
Beginnings: ''Operación Triunfo''
David Bisbal left school early and worked in a platinum and flower nursery. He was encouraged by his colleagues to audition for a music contest and he initially became part of Orquesta Expresiones where he continued singing and dancing.
In October 2001 he auditioned for the first ever edition of Operación Triunfo (Spanish equivalent of Star Academy) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 finalists. The grand prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. He came second in the final losing to Rosa López. She went on to sing Europe's Living a Celebration for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 (ESC) competition.
Career
Bisbal signed a contract with Vale Music Record label and released his first album recorded in Miami under the title ''"Corazón Latino"'' with Kike Santander. The album became 7 times platinum by summer 2002 after having topped the Spanish charts. The first single from the album, called ''Ave Maria'', had a phenomenal success. After winning the Latin Grammys, the album went platinum (over 1 million sales).
In February 2004, he released his second album entitled ''"Bulería"'' again produced by his friend Kike Santander. It found similar success in Spain and throughout Latin America turning diamond with more than 1 million albums sold in Spain alone, becoming the best Spanish seller of 2004.
In March 2005, he also released a DVD ''"Todo Por Ustedes"'' that contained live registrations of some of his concerts in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
''"Premonición"'' became the third studio album by David Bisbal released on 3 October 2006. By the end of its first week of release, it had achieved enough sales to be certified as 5 times platinum with sales over 400,000 copies in Spain alone.
On October 20, 2009, Bisbal released ''Sin Mirar Atrás'', receiving positive reviews On the track "Aqui Ahora", which is features on the album ''Premonicion'', David worked with writer/producer DJ Sammy.
Youth and early
David Bisbal was born on June 5, 1979 in Almería ( Spain ), son of José Bisbal, a professional boxer and part of a trio of flamenco music, and Maria Ferre. He is the youngest of three siblings, a brother named José María and a sister named María del Mar. He loved to perform in public. During his childhood as a child showed a talent for performing, but was always very shy about doing so.
He dropped out of school in third year of school(ninth year), and his father took him to work for Ranger (Gardener) at the municipal nursery in Almeria, which was his first job. Years later he met the producer of the Orchestra Expressions, who discovered David singing, and after listening to and discovering his vocal quality, offered him employment as the main voice of the orchestra.
David began working there in the Orchestra Expressions, a band very popular Almeria. He gradually began to develop as a singer, and to discover his passion for music. Having been in the orchestra, David went to the auditions for Pop Idol, in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, he was one of 16 contestants from the first Spanish edition of ' Idol 'contest designed to choose the representative for the festival' Eurovision 'of that year. Finally he came in second place to Rosa Lopez . Bisbal also performed at Eurovision with Rosa Lopez, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela and Geno, in the chorus.
2002-2003: international launch debut album
Once completed Idol, signed a contract with Vale Music company that offered the opportunity to record his first solo debut album. This one, entitled 'Corazón Latino', was released in summer 2002, recorded in Miami with production Kike Santander . The album reached number one in its first week to debut sold over 600,000 copies, breaking sales records, disk was maintained for seven consecutive weeks at number one on the charts in Spain .
With more than 900,000 copies sold in Spain, Bisbal was released to the Spanish-speaking countries, to promote his debut album, the disc would be released on October 15 . In 2003, in January Bisbal friend picked up the award in January in Madrid's Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela.
On October 31 he began his first tour in America, in Argentina, where he visited 12 countries and 17 live concerts. In November it went on sale in Mexico a special edition of "Corazón Latino".
2004-2005: Bulería, the second million
On 7 January premiered the first single from their second album "Bulería" which reached number 656 in the charts and radio stations of Spain and America . On February 11 was released Bulería the same name as the first single. The album debuted at number on the charts in Spain where he sold over 300,000 copies in a week, also reached in two weeks to get disc gold in Colombia and Venezuela .
In November he set foot on Germany to promote the duo with singer Joana Zimmer, a duet with the song 'Let's make history', days after submitting the video to Joana Zimmer, David also appeared at the gala 'tribute to Rocío Jurado', singing with the singer.
2006-2008: The Gift and his time in Europe and Japan
His first single was made in August entitled 'Who was going to say', got to be number one in the charts and radio stations of Spain and America . On October 3 he released his third album called "Premonition", "reached number one on his debut, where he achieved five platinum albums, more than 900,000 copies distributed. On October 24 he performed in Strasbourg , the seat of European Parliament in Strasbourg where he gave an exclusive concert, in which he played the songs from his album, to representatives of 25 member countries. The album was kept for 1 month at number one on the Spanish list. The singer won the Ondas Awards held at the Musical Theatre of Barcelona , at the 53 th Gala Awards and the Golden Microphone in the music category.
In 2007 , in January , his second single 'silenced' comnsecutivas stayed for eight weeks at number one in the top 40,
In 2008 , Bisbal sang a duet with Rihanna in the song 'Hate That I Love You' which includes the reissue of the album 'Good girl, gone bad'.
Whith G-unit
2009-present: No looking back
In summer, the singer gave several concerts by some countries in Europe. Bisbal while he was putting the finishing touches on this new album called Do not look back . The first single from the album, entitled "Slave kisses" under the production of Mexican Armando Avila. Its world premiere was on August 24 and the video came out on 7 September . Has been one of the most successful singles David throughout his career, reaching number 1 in sales and radio in Spain, USA and Latin America. On January 9, 2010 Promusicae announced that the single slave to his kisses and was double platinum by its more than 80,000 copies sold in Spain and platinum in Argentina for more than 20,000 copies sold. Their second single was "My Princess." The song "24 Hours" made by Espinoza Paz Mexico, the third single in the U.S. and Latin America, was presented at the Billboard Awards Gala 2010, while in Spain the single was "Do not look back", a song that gives title track. now makes a guest appearance on the soap opera that money to us part . On November 14, 2010 he was presented in the United States Gold Disc for sales of his album Do not look back in USA and Puerto Rico.
2010-present: Heirs
Well as Ricardo Montaner musicalized the phenomenon Valiant (The Thirteen) last year, and as bastard also opted for a foreigner (Carlos Matari) for curtain, soap opera will come to another international star as the voice of openness. The Spanish David Bisbal sing especially for Heirs of revenge. "Kabbalah?
The recorded history that began last week and will star Luciano Castro Romina Gaetani and have as a backdrop to the track named heirs. The authors are the very Bisbal, more Sebastian Bazan and Karen Oliver. The footage was filmed in Puerto Madero. It was in October, during the tour de Almería man held by Argentina. Famous after participating in the reality Operación triunfo (Spanish version) and its hit Bulería, drew up now as a ballad Bisbal true to form. The musical direction was by Nicolas Repetto-care, Nico is not the driver, and the production is Metronome Music.
The love story will pass in Vidisterra, people (fictional) famous for its vineyards, which Mercedes (Gaetani) and Antonio (Castro) will burn with passion, promise, devastating.
International Appeal
Internationally David Bisbal enjoys popularity in a great number of countries.
In 2009, he recorded "Sufriras" a Spanglish duet with singer Pixie Lott, eventually released as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of his fourth studio album, Sin Mirar Atrás.
In 2010 David was featured in the Spanish version of the FIFA 2010 Official World Cup song Waving Flag with Somali-Canadian Musician K'naan who is the original artist of the song.
In 2011 David recorded a song for the TV series "Herederos" in Argentina. The song is called "Herederos" and David has sold over 300,000 copies of the cd "Sin Mirar Atrás Tour" in Argentina.
Nancy Nabil Ajram (), (born May 16, 1983) is a multi-platinum recording artist and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15. Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her smash-hit "Akhasmak Ah" and 3rd studio album, Ya Salam. In 2004, she released her second international best-seller "Ah w Noss", which spawned several smash-hits, "Ah w Noss", "Lawn Ouyounak", and "Inta Eih" at which point Nancy had established pop icon status in the Middle East.
Her 2008 album "Bitfakkar Fi Eih" spawned seven singles and won Nancy's first World Music Award
as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. She has released seven studio albums to date and numerous other chart-topping singles such as "Sehr Ouyouno", "Atabtab", "Moegaba", "Ehsas Jdeed", "El Donya Helwa", "Mashi Haddi", and "Fi Hagat".
Nancy Ajram is the first and only female sponsor and spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and Arab world. Considered by many as an Arabic music icon of the decade, Nancy was described on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the most influential personalities of the Middle East. Nancy has made the list of Most Powerful Arabs on Arabian Business several times, and was similarly listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arabs. Nancy's official Facebook page is the most subscribed Arabic artist page on the social-networking site and the first to reach 3 million subscribers, and her music video for "Fi Hagat" was an Internet phenomenon and is currently the most viewed Arabic music video on the Internet,
on Youtube with over 25 million views to date.
In 1995, at the age of twelve, Nancy Ajram took part in a variety show, ''Noujoum Al-Moustakbal'', ("Stars of the Future"), a Lebanese reality television competition, which finds new solo musical talent. Ajram won a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.
Ajram studied music with renowned Lebanese musicians and despite being less than 18 years old at the time, the syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon accepted her as a member. Her first singles were titled "Hobbak Allam Albi elGheere" by Abdo Mounzer, and "Oulha Kelma Ala Shani". At the age of 15, she released her first album, ''Mihtagalak'' ("I Need You') in 1998. It was followed by ''Sheel Oyoonak Anni'' ("Stop Staring") in 2000, which achieved more success.
Music career
2002-2004: ''Akhasmak Ah''
Ajram's breakthrough was when she began working with Jiji Lamara, an experienced producer and manager. In early 2003, Ajram rose to instant fame with the success of the lead single "Akhasmak Ah" and the release of her third studio album, ''Ya Salam'' ("Oh Wow") which was a best-seller. The music video of "Akhasmak Ah" caused a controversy; reminiscent of older Arabic films, Nancy appeared as a cafe manager who dances and flirts with its customers. The release of the next music videos, "Ya Salam" and "Sehr Ouyouno" quietened down criticism as they better introduced Nancy's vocal abilities and style to the public.
2004-2006:''Ah w Noss'', Coca-Cola
Her fourth album, ''Ah w Noss'' ("Yes, and a half"), was released on April 12, 2004, and it was also an important marking point in Nancy's career. The tremendous success that "Ah w Noss" achieved, stabilized Nancy's position as an A-List star in the Arab music industry. Nancy then filmed "Lawn Ouyounak" (Color of Your Eyes), which portrayed Nancy as a bride in a traditional Lebanese wedding. After the release of the album, Nancy Ajram signed-up with Coca-Cola to be their official celebrity spokesperson for the Levant, Arabia and North Africa regions. Her first Coke commercial featured her hit, "Oul Tany Kida?" (Say That Again?), which was filmed with the international Italian director Luca Tomassini. The commercial's success lead to it being filmed as a music video behind the scenes of the commercial. The 4th hit single from the album, "Inta Eih?" (What Are You?), was a slow directed by Samir Sfeir. Nadine Labaki directed another clip that featured Nancy as a wife who sees her husband cheating on her yet she hides it in torment to save their relationship. The music video received tremendous positive reviews and Nancy was greatly praised. Leading Egyptian actors and directors, like Faten Hamama praised Nancy's acting abilities and movie offers doubled for Nancy. Nancy also opened for Enrique Iglesias's first concert in Egypt in 2004.
2006-2008:''Ya Tabtab Wa Dalla'', ''Shakhbat'', ''El Donya Helwa''
Her fifth album, ''Ya Tabtab Wa Dallaa'' was released on February 15, 2006. ''Atabtab'' was considered Nancy's best album to date, with six music videos released, eight radio hits, and five songs used for commercials.
The title song's video was Nancy's last video directed by Nadine Labaki, as she then started working on her movie Caramel. Nancy then released the video of her Coca-Cola hit "Moegaba" (Admirer), as well as a video and commercial for her newly signed ''Damas Jewelry'' contract advertising their "Farfasha" set. The song used was ''Ana Yalli'' which was promoted before the album's release. Nancy then cooperated for the first time with prominent Lebanese director Said el Marouk, filming ''"Ehsas Jdeed"'' (A New Feeling) which is widely considered to be the most successful song of the album. The video, which was a salute from Said to his deaf and mute parents, depicted the story of a rich woman who falls in love with a deaf and mute man. Later in 2007, Nancy released all together the video of "Elli Kan" (All That Was) for Damas's second campaign, her Coca-Cola Side of Life commercial featuring a new single "''El Donya Helwa''" (Life is Beautiful), and a video and album directed towards children, titled ''Shakhbat Shakhabit'' (Scribbled Scribbles). "El Donya Helwa", Nancy's 7th commercial, is considered one of her most successful commercials representing her style and Coca-Cola's with colors, happiness, and music, and it led her to release a Live album featuring the single.
Ajram's sixth album was fully dedicated to children with a variety of songs aimed towards teaching children good values and morals, something she has wanted to do for a long time. The music video was her second cooperation with Said El Marouk and featured four songs from her album, the most successful of which were "Shakhbat Shakhabit" & "Shater Shater". Nancy performed these songs at several fund-raising events for children and other children's events, such as the children's TV channel MBC3, and the children's entertainment TV Show "Star Zghar". She then filmed with Fadi Haddad, the director of photography of her previous works with ElMarouk, a video for the song "''Resala Ilal Aalam''" (A Message to the World) which talks about world peace. The video was released on May 25, 2008, the day the Lebanese president General Michel Suleiman was elected ending a deadlock that lasted since November. It was the first video for Nancy that had an entirely graphical world that implied the suffering of children worldwide and the need to bring out a more colorful and happy world for them. Old rumors claimed that the video was presented to the UNICEF. In 2007, Nancy performed alongside Lionel Richie in Egypt at a launching event.
2008–2010: ''Betfakkar Fi Eih'', WMA, Oprah, UNICEF & motherhood
In February and March 2008, Nancy released three Coca-Cola commercials that featured a brand new hit from her long awaited album. The song, "''Meen Gheyri Ana'' (Noss elKawn)" (Who Else?) was made by the successful ''Yey'' and ''Ana Yalli'' trio (Nizar Francis, Samir Sfeir, and Tarek Madkour). The single was an instant hit and served as a highly successful promotion 5 months before the release of the album.
Nancy released her seventh studio album after several delays on July 30, 2008, which has been highly anticipated by fans for almost three years. This long awaited comeback album held lots of surprises for her fans with a huge change in her style that presented her matured vocal abilities like never before. Nancy's 7th album, Betfakkar Fi Eih?!, is considered to be one of her most successful albums so far as it won her first World Music Award in her career.
The album included her first "Tarab" song called "Biteegy Sirtak" since 1998's Mihtagalak album, and in general had a wide mix of several different styles ranging from dance, beat, pop, to drama, romance, Tarab and oldies.
Even though the hit video had mixed opinions, the second video of "Min Dally Nseek" was much more accepted, peaking at #1 for seven consecutive weeks in Melody Hits. The same musical trio who created "Ehsas Jdeed" did one of the instant radio-hits of the album, "''Lamset Eed''" (Touch of a Hand), which was filmed with Leila Kenaan with a high budget, and the song and music video peaked charts for months. With this album Nancy signed a celebrity endorsement deal with Sony Ericsson, as a special w595 phone was released holding Nancy's signature, and ''Wana Ben Idek'' was chosen as the commercial song.
On November 9, 2008, about a month after her marriage, Nancy Ajram won her first World Music Award for her best-selling album Betfakkar Fi Eih. In her short speech, Nancy thanked her parents, Jiji Lamara, her fans and album makers, and husband, saying "2008 has been a fantastic year - a successful album, my wedding, and now a World Music Award, what can I ask for more?"
On September 28, 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Show aired an episode titled "Fame Around the World" that talked about the most famous celebrities around the globe in brief reports. Representing the Middle East region and Arab world, Nancy Ajram appeared in a report featured on the show and was described by Oprah as "the Britney Spears of the Middle East". Nancy Ajram is the first and only Middle-Eastern artist ever mentioned on the show.
2010–2011: World Cup, ''N°7''
In the summer of 2010, Nancy was nominated by Coca-Cola Middle East to sing, along with K'naan, his international hit and song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Wavin' Flag". The Arabic version, titled "Shaggaa Be Alamak" and directed to the Middle East region, had its Arabic parts written by Ayman Bahgat Amar (who previously wrote Ah w Noss, Atabtab, Eftah Albak for Nancy) and the music remastered by Tarek Madkour. The original music video was used for K'naan's parts while Nancy's parts were filmed separately in Lebanon on the same protocol under Leila Kenaan's co-direction. Both the video and song were aired heavily during the FIFA season and part of the song was particularly played during commercial breaks on Al-Jazeera channel, which exclusively aired the games to the Arab world.
On August 30, 2010, Nancy's official Facebook page posted a 16-second preview of the music video for Nancy's next single, "Fi Hagat". The preview shows Nancy wearing her makeup and getting in the car on a rainy day. Later, it was announced that Nadine Labaki directed the video, thus making her comeback to music video direction after her 4-year break. The video is also the first collaboration between Ajram and Labaki since 2006's "Atabtab." The full music video premiered on September 6, 2010 at 8:00PM on Arabica TV and MTV Lebanon. As of January 2011, Nancy became the first and most viewed Arabic music video on the Internet.
In November, 2010, Nancy's Facebook page hit one million fans, becoming the most subscribed Arabic Facebook page on the site. Nancy expressed how thankful she was and promised her followers to add news and updates to the page. Later, the page announced "Sheikh El Shabab" and "Ya Kether" as the second and third singles from ''7'', respectively. The video for the second single premiered on December 23, and received favorable reviews from Arabic media, however, it did not achieve the same explosive rate of Internet views as did the first single "Fi Hagat", with only 750,000 views in a month. The album marks a shift in Ajram's career and launches her to a more international image, and is, to date, her second fastest selling album. It earned Nancy her second World Music Award as the middle east's best selling album.
2010–2012: Second kids' album
In 2012, Ajram joined social networking website Twitter, and received ten thousand followers in two days. She immediately followed fellow singer Elissa and was followed back by her. The singer took her personal account to announce the video shoot of a fourth video from her seventh album, titled "Min Ma Ando." She also announced in late February that was nearly done working on a second album dedicated for kids. Ajram is set to embark a US tour in the summer of 2012.
Personal life
In September 2008, Nancy wed Dr. Fadi El Hachem in Cyprus after a three-year relationship; the wedding ceremony, in Lebanon, was attended mainly by close friends and family and was only made based on their request. Nancy continued her work during pregnancy, during which she filmed "Min Dally Nseek", "Lamset Eed" and her first Sony Ericsson commercial. She also participated in several concerts, such as Layali Febrayer and received her World Music Award.
On May 16, 2009, Nancy gave birth to her first child, a daughter she named "Mila." Short for ''Milagrosa'' (''miraculous'' in Spanish), Mila is also a traditional, Levantine name popular in rural Lebanon and meaning a "blooming tree". However, Nancy revealed that the name was Fadi's choice inspired by the Ukraine-born US actress, Milla Jovovich. Nancy released a song for her daughter, "Ya Rab Tekbar Mila" (I Pray that Mila Grows Up) on the same day. In a survey done by ''Rotana Magazine'', Nancy was voted as the "Most Beautiful Mom" of 2009. Nancy chose not to reveal photos of her daughter Mila until they both appeared on the cover of "Prestige" magazine in an exclusive photoshoot. Mila later appeared in the set of Nancy's music video "Ya Kether" in the presence of the media who publicized her pictures.
In October 2010, a month after the release of her seventh studio album, Nancy announced that she was four months pregnant with her second child, a girl. During that period she had filmed "Sheikh El Shabab" and "Ya Kether" consecutively to be released during her pregnancy period. Nancy Ajram revealed on Mothers day special on MTV that she decided to name her daughter Ella. Ella was born on 23 April 2011.
2007 Middle East Music Awards (''Mobinil'') - Best Female Arab Singer of the year, Cairo
2007, 2009 Arabian Business - World's Most Influential Arabs, Most Influential Contemporary Female Singer in 2007, Most Powerful Arab Singers
2007 Kol elArab Survey - Best Arabic Star of the year 2007
2008 9th Annual Doha Festival - Honor Award, Doha
2008 World Music Award - World's Best-Selling Middle-Eastern Artist, 20th Annual WMA, Monaco
2008 Student Choice Award - [College Student Survey]: Best Album of the Year 2008, Beirut
2008 ''AlJumhuriya'' newspaper, ''Freedom Magazine'' - Best Female Arab Star of 2008, Egypt.. only?
2009 Regional Ambassador for the UNICEF in the Middle East & North Africa
2009 Al-Jazirah Newspaper survey : Best Female Arab singer of the Year. ''Saudi Arabia''
2010 Stars Cafe Magazine - Best selling female artist of the decade.
2010 World Travel Award - Best Female world singer of the Year .
2010 Sama Al Noujoum-Best Female Singer 2010/Fi hagat Best Music Video
2010 Panet Survey-Best Female singer
2010 Arab Sound Awards -Best Arabic Female Singer
2010 Music My Life- Fi Hagat Best Song Of 2010
2010 Best Of Lbc 2010- N 7 Best Album/Fi Hagat- Best Music Video
2010 Panorama Fm (MBC)-N 7 Best Arabic Album.
2010-2011 Jaras Scoop Awards-Best Female Singer
2010-2011 Melody Fm Awards-Best Female Singer
Stars Cafe Awards 2010:
* Best Female Artist
* Best Album : 7
* Best Song: Fi Hagat
* Best Lyrics: Fi Hagat
* Best Arrangement: Fi Hagat
* Best Music Video: Sheikh El Shabab
2011 Won two awards from "Murex D'or 2010" ceremony in Lebanon. First award as the Star of Lebanese song, and the second award for the category of best music video for the song "Sheikh El Shabab."
2011 Best Female Singer- "Woujouh Men Lebnan" awards.
2011 Arabian Business- Most Famous Celebrity in the Middle East
2011 World Music Awards World's Best-Selling Middle-Eastern Artist (Nancy 7)
Philanthropy and humanitarian work
Ajram has participated in numerous charity events and concerts that she considers a priority in her music career. In the year 2006, Ajram opened an organization under the name "Jam'iyet Nancy Ajram Al-Khayria" (Nancy Ajram's Charity Organization) in Beirut, Lebanon, that works on collecting and distributing money for the poor.
Nancy also released a song about peace, "Resala Ilal Aalam" (A Message to the World), in her children's album as a music video, which was rumored to be presented to the Unicef. Ajram also participated amongst over 100 other prominent Arab artists in a huge production called "ElDhameer elArabi", a 10-year sequel to "AlHelm Al Arabi" that outlines the major political events in the Arab world in the past ten years.
In June 2008, Nancy participated in The Big Ball, a charity event in Dubai which raised over Dhs 940,000 for helping underprivileged children by auctioning one of her favourite dresses and encouraging children's fund-raising events; she announced, "The Big Ball is doing a wonderful thing and I'm happy to support it. I'm coming for my love of children and because I want to help underprivileged children find a happy place in this world. Children inspired my latest album ''Shakhbat Shakhabit'' and especially the song "Resala lel3alam" (A Message to the World)."
Ajram, however, continues to refuse announcing her other charitable projects to the public.
On October 22, 2009, the UNICEF chose Ajram to be the first female regional ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa, as was announced in a press conference held in Beirut. Nancy announced that she will be starting her charity projects in 2010. In late 2009 she appeared in the UNICEF's commercial marking the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, joining other influential Middle Eastern celebrities such as Kazem el-Saher, Saber el-Rebai and Karess Bashar.
Criticism and controversy
Many rumors of boycotts against Ajram's concerts filled the internet, although none appeared to be true.
In October 2003, a riot broke out outside a concert by Ajram in Bahrain. Islamists from the country's main opposition parties, including Al Wefaq, attacked concert goers. Al Wefaq's leaders defended the action, as it was the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In May 2006, Ajram returned to perform in Bahrain without any incidents.
On her official website, Nancy Ajram has apologized for anti-Iranian remarks falsely attributed to her on a website posing as her homepage.
Nancy Ajram has expressed extreme anger towards recent circulating rumors in Egypt regarding the spread of nude photos of her on mobile phones. A large number of youths around Egypt and around the Arab world have been spreading nude photos of the singer supposedly taken at a women's spa for a full body wax. Nancy, however, denies the spa visit and claims such photos are fake.
2004: ''Live at the Jarash Festival'' [DVD] - MegaStar
2005: ''Ma La Ta'arifunahu 3an Nancy Ajram'' [DVD] - MBC
2006: ''Ah w Noss: Collector's Edition'' [CD and DVD] - MegaStar
2006: ''Ya Salam: Collector's Edition'' [CD and DVD] - MegaStar
2007: ''Shakhbat Shakhabit'' [DVD]
2007: ''ElDonya Helwa - Live'' [Live CD]
2008: ''The Best of Nancy Clips'' [DVD]
2008: ''Greatest Hits'' [Compilation CD] - EMI
2009: ''Awwel Marra'' [Old Live Songs CD] - Artline Music
Non-album singles
Nancy released several songs dedicated to special countries in the Arab world, starting with "Kuwait alShahama" in 2005. In early 2006, she released a single, "Ana Masry" ("I am Egyptian"), timed to coincide with Egypt's hosting and winning of the African Cup of Nations football tournament, taking it by storm. Its video showed Egyptians representing the diversity of the country lip-sync the patriotic lyrics of the song. Nancy also released a song for the rival Egyptian soccer teams "Ahly and Zamalek", being the first to do so after Sabah. Nancy released a sensual song for Lebanon called "Habib elOmr" composed by Ziad Boutrous, which preceded the 2006 Lebanese war. After the 2007 "Nahr el Bared" war, Nancy dedicated a song composed by Samir Sfeir to the Lebanese Army, called "Khalleek Bwejj elGhadab".
2005 "Kuwait Al Shahama"
2005 "Ana Masry"
2005 "Agbal" - (released in "Afdal Ma Endana" UAE compilation album)
2006 "Ahli w Zamalek"
2006 "Habib el Omr"
2007 "Bwejj el Ghadab"
2007 "El Dunya Helwa" [Coke Single] - (featured in Live performances album)
2009 "Ya Rab Tikbar Mila"
2009 "Efta7 Albak Tefra7" [Coke Single] - (released on Coke official website)
2010 "Masr el Ma7rousa"
2010 "Salemoli 3alaih"
2011 "Wahshani Ya Masr Moot"
2011 "7adri La3bek"
2011 "papa Porto"
Group works
2003 ''Il7a2ni'' (Follow Me) for the Lebanese Marathon, featuring Haifa Wehbe, Dina Hayek, Joe Ashkar, and Yuri Mrakadi.
2005 ''La Ma Khelset El Hekaya'' (It's Not Over) after the assassination of late president Rafiq elHariri, featuring Nawal elZoghbi, Haifa Wehbe, Wael Kfoury, Sabah, Maya Nasri, and many others.
2008 ''ElDhameer el 3arabi'' (The Arab Conscience) the sequel to the well-known "elHelm al3arabi" along with more than 100 artists including Wadih elSafi, Assala, Latifa, and Cheb Khaled.
Soundtracks
Ramadan 2009: ''Ibn elArandaly''
''Intro:'' "Ya Ibn el Arandaly"
''Outro:'' "Kol elHekaya"
Ramadan 2011: "Samara"
intro: "Samara"
outro: "Samara"
Global Coke slogans
Coca-Cola Middle East have always incorporated International Coke slogans into pan-Arab campaigns with Nancy. In 2007, Coca-Cola released their international trademark campaign of their popular slogan "The Coke Side of Life", which focused on themes such as fun, happiness, colors, and life. A collaboration with Nancy Ajram lead to the making of the song "El Donya Helwa" (The World is Beautiful) for which a commercial was filmed with an American director on international standards and hi-tech effects. Nancy insisted on filming in Lebanon which had been hit by war a while back. "El Donya Helwa" is considered Coca-Cola Middle East's and Nancy Ajram's most successful commercial to date; the single became one of Ajram's most successful songs, leading to its release as a single track in a "Live" album with live performances from her last studio album Atabtab.
In 2009, as the campaign was sequeled internationally with "Open Happiness", Coke Middle East and Nancy released "Eftah Albak Tefrah". However, due to Nancy's pregnancy and giving birth, she was unable to participate in the print or TV campaigns that year and the song was used on the International commercial instead. A website was launched for that campaign entitled "Eftah Tefrah".
In 2010, Coca Cola released an Arabic version of Wavin' Flag originally by K'naan. The Arabic version "Wavin' Flag / Shagga' Bi Alamak Da" (In Arabic شجّع بعلمك ده) has Nancy Ajram featuring K'naan and meant for pan-Arab promotion of 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa.
Coca-Cola and Sony Ericsson and Damas Jewelry. Nancy remained the only Arab star promoting Coke until late 2007 when Egyptian sensations Mohammed Hamaki and Tamer Hosni joined in as well, as she still remains the only female. Coca-Cola and Nancy formed a great team since five years making commercials and music videos that stood out in the Arab world, synchronising local campaigns with Nancy Ajram#Global Coke slogans>worldwide slogans.
DAMAS's youth-inspired set called "Farfasha", which are gold collections from the World Gold Council said to be chosen by Nancy herself, was promoted by her in three different campaigns. Each campaign had a new collection for the set and a song, commercial, and music video, starting with "Ana Yalli", then "Elli Kan" from Atabtab, and last with "Ibn elGiran" from Betfakkar fi eih?!.
A survey by Sony Ericsson where Nancy was named the most popular Arab star led them into signing a deal with her as their celebrity spokesperson. The company co-sponsored the release of her best-selling album Bitfakkar Fi Eih. In Febrauary 2009 the W595i phone was officially released with a Nancy special edition kit that held her signature on the back of the phone, a free copy of her album and ringtones of her songs. This was accompanied by print advertising, a press conference in Dubai, as well as a commercial set in March 2009 that featured Nancy and the song "Wana Ben Idek" from her best-selling album Bitfakkar Fi Eih.
British Sea Power are an indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band members originally come from Kendal in Cumbria. The wide-ranging nature of their material has led critics to liken their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure and Joy Division to the Pixies and Arcade Fire. The band are famed for their live performances, the unusual lyrical content of their songs and the adventurous choice of locations for some of their shows. British Sea Power's members are Yan (Scott Wilkinson; vocals, guitar), Noble (Martin Noble; guitar), Hamilton (Neil Hamilton Wilkinson; bass guitar, vocals, guitar), Wood (Matthew Wood; drums), Phil Sumner (cornet, keyboards) and Abi Fry (viola).
History
Early years and ''The Decline of British Sea Power''
British Sea Power's Yan and Hamilton are brothers and were school friends with Wood in Kendal. They were in a number of bands together while at school, but after finishing his exams Yan moved to study at the University of Reading, where he met guitarist Noble, who was originally from Bury, Greater Manchester. A few years later, Hamilton and Wood joined them and formed a band.
They played some gigs and produced a 4 track demo in Reading as British Air Powers, before relocating to Brighton in search of a more active music scene. "British Sea Power" was actually the name of one of these demo tracks, and was eventually reworked into "Carrion". In Brighton, BSP amassed a strong local following, due mainly to their own club night called "Club Sea Power". The club nights featured many different support acts, including the Copper Family, a 200-year-old Sussex folk troupe, and other forms of entertainment such as a 1940s fashion show, and were most frequently hosted at the Freebutt and the Lift clubs.
Their first single, "Fear of Drowning", was issued in limited numbers on their own Golden Chariot label. The artwork for the B side, "A Wooden Horse", borrows heavily from the dust cover of the 1950 book ''The Wooden Horse'' that details the escape of Allied POWs during World War II. Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records, impressed by seeing the band live, signed them to his label in September 2001. Originally a four-piece, Eamon Hamilton was recruited to play keyboards and bass drum in autumn 2002.
''The Decline of British Sea Power'', the band's first album, was released in June 2003 to critical acclaim. A single from the album, "Carrion", became the band's first Top 40 single. The album only charted in the lower reaches of the UK Album Chart but turned out to be a word-of-mouth success, selling well over 60,000 copies in the following two years and allowing them to play sell-out UK tours to audiences of over 1,000 people.
British Sea Power had won the 2004 ''Time Out'' Live Band of the Year award and by this time had built a reputation for elaborate and well-thought out live shows. Stages were often decorated with foliage and plastic birds and shows would generally finish with a semi-improvised song called "Rock in A", which sometimes lasted for over 20 minutes. Various members would climb riggings and tear down the foliage, while Eamon would walk around the audience beating his marching drum. The encore would sometimes see an eight-foot bear, Ursine Ultra, join in the performance.
The stage antics have become one of the signatures of the band. Another is their choice of venues. Their tours have often included unusual locations such as the Scillonian Club on the Isles of Scilly, Grasmere Village Hall, the Czech Embassy in London and Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall. They have also played in museums, libraries and sea forts.
The band has built up an eccentric image in interviews and press releases. This has included giving journalists grid references at which to meet them, and expressing obsessions with Field Marshal Montgomery and bird watching. Similarly, they appeared on the TV show ''Countryfile'' in which they discussed their love of the countryside and played an outdoor performance of the track "Canvey Island".
At the beginning of 2006, it was announced that Eamon had left British Sea Power to concentrate on his own band Brakes .
Their ''Krankenhaus?'' EP was released digitally in October 2007 and on CD and vinyl on 20 November. Their third album, ''Do You Like Rock Music?'' was released on 14 January 2008 in the U.K. and 12 February 2008 in the U.S. Prior to their tour in support of ''Do You Like Rock Music?'' (visiting Ireland, UK, Belgium, Holland, Germany and US), Wood injured his back and had to be temporarily replaced by Tom White of Electric Soft Parade and Brakes.
In January 2008, keyboard and cornet player Phil Sumner was admitted to hospital in Leeds after being knocked unconscious when he attempted a stage dive from a 12-foot PA system . In spite of this, he returned to the stage with the rest of the band a day later.
The band also played an intimate concert at The Monaco Hotel in Canvey Island as a nod to the 5th track on their new album. Prior to the gig, the band took part in a training session at Canvey Island Football Club. They were joined on stage for their encore by Wilko Johnson of Canvey pub rock icons Dr. Feelgood. The performance was featured on BBC2'sThe Culture Show.
Violist Abi Fry toured with the band in 2008 and has since become a permanent member of the band.
On 22 July 2008, Do You Like Rock Music? was announced as one of the nominees for the 2008 Mercury Prize. To coincide with the nomination British Sea Power re-released their song Waving Flags on 8 September 2008, which they also performed at the award ceremony the following day.
In August 2008, the band hosted their own music festival, Sing Ye From The Hillsides!, at the Tan Hill Inn, the UK's highest pub. A second festival was held at the same location in May 2010.
On 23 January 2009, the band announced that they were recording a soundtrack to the documentary ''Man of Aran''. They performed it in concert at the British Film Institute in April, and a CD/DVD was released in May. On 7 February 2009, they released a new 10-minute track, "The possibility of an island", on myspace.
Their live performances in the summer of 2009 included a show at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.
''Valhalla Dancehall''
The band headlined the Festival Republic Stage at the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals, on 29 and 28 August respectively. They supported the Manic Street Preachers on their autumn 2010 tour of Britain.
The band released a 'Maxi EP' ''Zeus'', in October 2010, featuring songs recorded during the sessions for the forthcoming album.
The album ''Valhalla Dancehall'', recorded on the isle of Skye in Scotland and at a farmhouse in East Sussex, was released in January 2011. Initial copies of the album sold by some independent music stores in the UK were accompanied with a bonus EP, ''Valhalla V.I.P.''. The band toured the UK in the first three months of 2011, and a tour of the United States was planned for March, including an appearance on ''Late Show with David Letterman'' on March 21.
To mark the ten-year anniversary of their first single, "Fear of Drowning", the band played three intimate shows at Berwick Village Hall in East Sussex in May 2011.
September 2011 saw the publication on Rough Trade Books of ''Do It For Your Mum'' by Roy Wilkinson (brother of Yan and Hamilton), an account of the author's experiences of managing the band and of how the family's octogenarian father became the group's most ardent fan.
In 2012 they announced that they would not be extensively touring, but would be playing at their own monthly club night, "Krankenhaus", in Brighton. . The band were also commissioned to make a soundtrack for the 1999 documentary ''Out of the Present'', which follows Sergei Krikalev's time on the space station Mir. It was screened at CERN in March 2012 as part of the Cineglobe International Film Festival.
**NEW Updated Higher Quality Version** www.vimeo.com A highlight culminating what was a month long celebration, the FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. The song is "Wavin' Flag" by K'Naan. All of the video clips are property of BBC and ITV. This video is for entertainment purposes only. I hope you enjoy it!
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K'naan - Wavin' Flag - South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song
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K'naan - Wavin' Flag - South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song
This is the official theme song of the Fifa 2010 World Cup '' Wavin Flag'' by K'naan. The video editing was made by me ( Joaquim Coelho de Souza). If you want to see more videos like this please subscribe to my channel! Thanks! **** THANKS TO MICHAEL CIRIGLIANO FOR SOME OF THE CLIPS THAT I USED, SUBSCRIBE TO HIM , HIS VIDEOS ARE GREAT!***** Qualified Teams: Europe: - Greece - Serbia - Germany - Italy -Spain - Slovakia -Slovenia - Denmark - England - Portugal - France - Switzerland - Netherlands North America: - United States - Mexico - Honduras South America: - Brazil - Paraguay - Chile - Argentina - Uruguay Africa: - South Africa - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Nigeria - Algeria - Cameroon Oceania: - New Zealand Asia: - Australia - Japan - South Korea - North Korea The official theme song for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, by the somalian artist K'naan www.youtube.com More Tags: . Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009 This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot? Here are the players that I chose from: Sergio Kun Agüero (Atlético Madrid)Samir Nasri (Arsenal)Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Inter Milan)Kaká (Real Madrid)Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)Ronaldinho(AC Milan)Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Lionel Messi(Barcelona <b>...</b>
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'Wavin' Flag' by K'naan (Official World Cup Theme Song) on QTV
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'Wavin' Flag' by K'naan (Official World Cup Theme Song) on QTV
www.cbc.ca K'naan was Q's special 'Wednesday Live' guest recently. He was promoting his new LP 'Troubadour'. He sat down for an interview and performed three songs, this is 'Waving Flag' from the album. Awesome.
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K'naan & David Bisbal - Waving Flag
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K'naan & David Bisbal - Waving Flag
This is the song of World Cup 2010 in South-Africa Knaan (Keinaan, meaning traveller in Somali, born 1978) is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. Born in Mogadishu, at age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto. In 2001 Knaan performed in Geneva at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 2005, he performed with DobaCaracol during the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario. His full-length debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was released in 2005. His song Soobax (pronounced So-Bah) is now featured in the best selling video game FIFA Football 2006, made by Electronic Arts. Knaan participated in the Breedlove Odyssey Tour with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae. He also participated in the Welcome To Jamrock tour along with Damian Marley. The Dusty Foot Philosopher received a 2006 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. He also featured in a song by M1, titled Till We Get There. The song In the Beginning from the album The Dusty Foot Philosopher was featured in the 2008 Comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay He also toured with Stephen Marley on Stephens Mind Control tour. I do not own this video and music - no copyright infrigement intended
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K'NAAN - Waving Flag (Cover)
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