Ashley is a place name, a surname as well as both a male and female given name. A place name and surname, it is derived from the Old English words 'æsc' (ash) and 'lēah' (meadow).

Ashley can also be spelled ''Ashlie'', ''Ashlee'', ''Ashleigh'', ''Ashliegh'' and ''Ashlaie''.

Places[link]

Australia[link]

Ashley, New South Wales

New Zealand[link]

Ashley, Canterbury

United Kingdom[link]

Ashley, Cambridgeshire

Ashley, Gloucestershire

Ashley, East Hampshire

Ashley, Test Valley, Hampshire

Ashley, West Hampshire

Ashley, Kent

Ashley, Northamptonshire

Ashley, Staffordshire

Ashley, Cheshire

United States[link]

Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley, Illinois

Ashley, Indiana

Ashley, Michigan

Ashley, North Dakota

Ashley, Ohio

Ashley, Pennsylvania

Ashley, West Virginia

Ashley, Wisconsin

People[link]

Given name[link]

Ashley (name), a male or female given name

Other uses[link]

Ashley (automobile), a kit car manufactured in England from 1954 to 1962

Ashley Furniture, an American furniture company

Ashley Script, a typeface created by Ashley Havinden

Ashley Treatment, a controversial treatment for static encephalopathy

The Ashley Book of Knots, a reference manual on the use, history, appearance, and tying of knots by Clifford Ashley

"Ashley", a 2008 song by Escape the Fate

"Ashley", a 2008 song by The Dodos

See also[link]

Aisling (given name), from Irish (Gaelic)

Ashli, a medieval Volga Bulgarian town

Leigh (disambiguation), Old English for "a woodland clearing"

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birth date	July 02, 1985
birth place	Deal, New Jersey, U.S.
instrument	Vocals
genre	Pop, dance pop, teen pop, pop rock
occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter, spokesperson, voice actress, executive producer
years active	1997–present
label	Warner Bros.
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Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the ''High School Musical'' film series. The ''High School Musical'' series became a successful franchise which included two television films, a feature movie, a spin-off and numerous soundtrack albums. The popularity earned by Tisdale in ''High School Musical'' led her to sign a solo record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2006. Her debut album ''Headstrong'', was released in February 2007, and debuted at number five in the U.S. chart and sold 64,000 copies in the first week. It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A second studio album, ''Guilty Pleasure'', was released in 2009.

Tisdale owns a production company and has worked as an executive producer in movies which included the ABC Family television film ''Picture This''. Tisdale has a prominent voice role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's ''Phineas & Ferb'', a cartoon which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had been met with acclaim by critics. In 2009, she was cast in her first major broadcast role in The CW's television series ''Hellcats'' as Savannah Monroe, an intense and very religious cheerleader.

Early life[link]

Tisdale was born in West Deal, New Jersey on July 2, 1985, to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, the manager of a construction company. Her elder sister, Jennifer Tisdale, is an actress. Through her grandfather, Tisdale is related to businessman Ron Popeil. She grew up in Ocean Township. She is Jewish on her mother's side and was raised with "a little bit of both" of her parents' religions.

At the age of three, Tisdale met her current manager, Bill Perlman, at a New Jersey mall. He sent her to numerous auditions for commercials, resulting in her placement in more than 100 national network TV ads as a kid. She began her theatrical career by appearing in ''Gypsy: A Musical Fable'' and ''The Sound of Music'' at Monmouth County's Jewish Community Center.

At the age of eight, she was cast to play the part of Cosette in a national touring production of the musical ''Les Misérables''. "When I was little, I saw the play Les Misérables on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen so I went to my manager and told him I wanted to be in it", said Tisdale in an interview to ''Newsday'' in 2007. She also claims to have had only a single singing lesson before landing the role. Tisdale toured for two years on ''Les Misérables'' before landing a role in an international touring production of ''Annie'' in Korea. At the age of twelve, Tisdale sang at the White House for President Bill Clinton.

Career[link]

1997–2006[link]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tisdale had minor roles in several television shows such as ''The Hughleys'', ''Smart Guy'', ''7th Heaven'', ''Boston Public'' and ''Bette'' and in the feature films ''A Bug's Life'' and ''Donnie Darko''. During this time, she simultaneously worked as a Ford Model. For her role in ''Boston Public'', she received a 2000 Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Guest Performance In a TV drama".

In 2004, she was cast as the teenage candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', which premiered in March 2005 and ended in 2008. She later won her first award at the UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Best TV Actress", due to her performance as Fitzpatrick.

Although the producers of the Disney Channel Original Movie ''High School Musical'' did not initially consider her because of her "good-girl image" on ''The Suite Life'', Tisdale was eventually cast as the popular, narcissistic high school student Sharpay Evans in the 2006 film. ''High School Musical'' became Disney Channel's most watched movie that year, with 7.7 million viewers in its US premiere broadcast. The soundtrack, in which Tisdale lent her vocals for several songs, became the top-selling album in the United States that year. Tisdale became the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top", both tracks from the film's soundtrack. Due to the popularity earned by Tisdale through her performance in ''High School Musical'', Warner Bros. Records signed her for a recording contract in July 2006 and she started working on her debut album.

2007–09[link]

''Headstrong'' is Tisdale's US Gold-certified debut album, released in February 2007 via Warner Bros, which debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, with 64,000 copies sold in that week. "Be Good to Me" was released as the album's first single in the December, 2006 and "He Said She Said" was released as the second, in September, 2007. In 2008, "Not Like That" and "Suddenly" were released as singles in a selective number of countries that did not include North America. A music DVD entitled ''There's Something About Ashley'' followed the release of her debut album, with a three-song trilogy comprising music videos and a documentary about the creation of ''Headstrong''. The success of the first ''High School Musical'' film led Tisdale to reprise the role in the 2007 sequel ''High School Musical 2''. She lent vocals for several tracks in the film's soundtrack and her performance in ''High School Musical 2'' was critically acclaimed by many media outlets such as ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Even more successful than the first film, ''High School Musical 2'' became the most-watched cable-television movie, receiving 17 million viewers on its premiere night. Also in 2007, Tisdale was given the voice role of Candace Flynn, the series' secondary antagonist, in ''Phineas and Ferb'', which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had very positive reviews.

As a producer, Tisdale formed her own production company in 2008 and named it ''Blondie Girl Productions''. The 2008 ABC Family Original Movie ''Picture This'' marked Tisdale's debut as an executive producer and also in a leading role, in which she played Mandy Gilbert, an unpopular and bullied teenager. The film captured 4.3 million total viewers in its debut night.

Tisdale reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures feature film ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year''. Her performance in the film earned her an MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Performance Female" in 2009. and acclaim by critics including Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'', who labeled her one of film's breakout stars and said her portrayal of Evans makes "narcissism a goofy, bedazzled pleasure", and Mark Kermode, who said Tisdale is 2008's "best supporting actress". ''High School Musical 3'' earned $42 million in its domestic opening weekend, which became the biggest opening for a musical film.

Her second studio album, ''Guilty Pleasure'', was released in 2009. Described by Tisdale as a "rocker and edgier" album, it generated mixed reviews, with a 54% rating on Metacritic, and ''Billboard'' claimed the album "doesn't give the singer room to comfortably let loose". ''Guilty Pleasure'' debuted at number twelve on the ''Billboard 200'', selling 25,000 copies in its first week, archiving a low commercial performance in comparison with her debut album. The song "It's Alright, It's OK" was released as the album's lead single in April in airplay and digital formats and a second single, "Crank It Up", was later released in October.

Tisdale starred in the 2009 20th Century Fox family feature film ''Aliens in the Attic'' as Bethany Pearson, the elder sister of the family and although she is credited as one of the main characters, ''The New York Times'' said Tisdale "spends much of the film off screen". The film was a minor success in box office, grossing $60 million worldwide.

2010–present[link]

Tisdale's return into broadcast television occurred in 2010 when her involvement in The CW Television Network drama series ''Hellcats'' was announced in March by ''The Hollywood Reporter'', that reported Tisdale had signed on to co-star on her first major broadcast series role as Savannah Monroe, the peppy and fiercely intense captain of the Hellcats. The series had its script based on the book ''Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders'' by journalist Kate Torgovnick and was described as "''Election'' meets ''Bring It On''" by critics. ''Hellcats'', however, had only one full season as it was cancelled by The CW in 2011. She had vocal roles in several TV cartoons, during 2010, including ''The Cleveland Show'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Glenn Martin, DDS''. and a guest appearance in 2012 Valentine's Day episode of ''Raising Hope''.

A ''High School Musical'' spin-off entitled ''Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'', released directly in DVD, featured Tisdale reprising her role as Sharpay Evans and also serving as the executive producer. The Disney Channel Original Movie captured 5 million viewers on its premiere night on Disney Channel. Tisdale voiced Candance Flynn in the 2011's ''Phineas and Ferb'' movie that premiered on Disney Channel with 7.6 million viewers on its debut night.

During 2011, Tisdale started focusing on her career as a television and film producer. Her production company ''Blondie Girl Productions'' signed a multiyear production deal with Relativity Media in 2010, to create, develop and executive produce a series. Tisdale has been working in a film for Disney Channel titled ''Adventure Quest'', a project for Nickelodeon, a Bravo TV reality show titled ''Miss Advised'' and an upcoming television series based on Laurie Faria Stolarz's book ''Blue Is for Nightmares'',

In 2012, Tisdale has been confirmed in the upcoming movie ''Jonah & the Whale'' and has also been cast in an upcoming CBS comedy pilot as Anna, a beautiful and sarcastic assistant to a vintage clothing designer.

Musical style[link]

Her music is predominantly pop and has included ballads and pop rock. Love and heartbreak are major themes in Tisdale's songs and her output makes use of electronic instruments such as drum machines and electric guitars. She co-wrote several songs on her studio albums. Her musical influences include Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, The Used, Boys Like Girls, Michael Jackson, My Chemical Romance, Lady Gaga, and Fergie and in an AOL interview, Tisdale said, "I’ve been a big fan of Pink ever since she started. I love Katy Perry’s sense of humor and her pop/rock feel. I love Pat Benatar's music. I’m inspired by all these women when I’m going into the studio, but almost anything inspires me."

Public image and personal life[link]

Tisdale is represented by Creative Artists Agency. In 2007, Tisdale appeared in a promotional campaign for Staples Inc.'s "Geared 4 School" sweepstakes and appeared in promotional campaigns for Eckō Red clothing brand, that included a mall tour in the US which performances in fashion shows hosted at each. She appeared in commercials for T-Mobile and Toys "R" Us. She was ranked #10 in ''Maxim'''s 2008 Hot 100 list and was ranked #94 on ''Forbes''' 2008 Celebrity 100 list. In 2008, Tisdale was ranked #17 in "Forbes' High Earners Under 30" list and earned $2.8 million from ''High School Musical 3''. She also teamed up with Huckleberry Toys to produce a limited quantity of dolls modeled after her. She was the face of ''Degree Girl'' in the U.S. and recorded several commercials and songs to promote the product. In 2009, Tisdale signed a five-year endorsement contract with Italian clothes line, ''Puerco Espin'' and became a volunteer for the 2009 "Get on the Bus" charity campaign. In 2011, she joined Got Milk? campaign.

Tisdale was romantically involved with Jared Murillo and ended their relationship in March 2009. In March 2007, Tisdale told ''Blender'' she was drug and alcohol-free, and does not smoke and went on to add, "my mom really instilled confidence in me, so I'm not somebody who'd be under peer pressure".

Tisdale underwent a septoplasty procedure in November 2007 to correct her partially deviated septum. According to Tisdale, this was done for "health-related reasons and not out of a belief in plastic surgery". The procedure corrected two small fractures in her nose which were interfering with her breathing. She spoke to ''People'' magazine about the surgery, saying that it was important to her to be honest with her fans.

From 2009 to 2011, Tisdale was in a relationship with the music video director Scott Speer. Tisdale posed nude for the May 2011 issue of ''Allure'' magazine. She was quoted as saying that "being in this shoot was me saying, ‘I’m not just the young girl everybody thinks I am. I’m actually a woman.’”

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

Billboard Music Awards

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1998	''''	(voice)	Direct-to-video film
1998	''''	Blueberry Scout (voice)
2001	''Donnie Darko''	Kim
2002	'' Nathan's Choice ''	Stephanie
2002	''''	Jennifer	Television movie
2006	''High School Musical''	Sharpay Evans	Disney Channel Original Movie	Billboard Music Award for Soundtrack Album of the Year (shared with ''High School Musical'' cast)Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (shared with ''High School Musical'' cast) Nominated—American Music Award for Best Pop Album (shared with ''High School Musical'' cast) Nominated—Billboard Music Award for Album of the Year (shared with ''High School Musical'' cast)
2006		Yuko Harada (voice)
2007	''High School Musical 2''	Sharpay Evans
2007	''Bring It On: In It to Win It''	Herself	Direct-to-DVD film
2008		Mandy Gilbert	ABC Family Original Movie Also executive producer
2008	''High School Musical 3: Senior Year''	Sharpay Evans	MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
2009	''[[Aliens in the Attic''	Bethany Pearson
2011		Sharpay Evans	Disney Channel Original Movie Also executive producer
2011	''Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension''	Candace Flynn (voice)	Disney Channel Original Movie, TV Movie
2012	''Jonah & the Whale''	Mason

Television[link]

! Year	! Title	! Role	Episodes and notes
1997	''Smart Guy''	Amy	"A Little Knowledge" (Season 1, episode 6)
1997	''7th Heaven''	Janice	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Season 2, episode 6)
2000	''Beverly Hills, 90210''	Nicole Loomis	"Fertile Ground" (Season 10, episode 15)
2000		Female student	"Stand By Me" (Season 2, episode 10)
2000	''''	Audience memberAmanda fanCold-Curer	"Episode #2.16" (Season 2, episode 16) "Episode #2.17" (Season 2, episode 17) "Vitamin C" (Season 4, episode 1)
2000	''''	Tracy	"Motherly Advice" (Season 1, episode 5)
2000	''Boston Public''	Carol Prader	"Chapter Five" (Season 1, episode 5)
2001		Jessica	"The Invisible Mom" (Season 1, episode 14)
2001	''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd''	Wendy	"Matchmaking Mutt" (Season 2, episode 6)
2001	''Once and Again''	Marni	"Best of Enemies" (Season 2, episode 18)
2001	''Kate Brasher''	Winona	"Georgia" (Season 1, episode 6)
2001	''Charmed''	Runaway Teen	"Look Who's Barking" (Season 3, episode 21)
2002	''''	Stephanie	"I Have a Scheme" (Season 4, episode 13)"Bored of the Rings" (Season 4, episode 16)"You've Got Male" (Season 4, episode 18)
2002	''Malcolm in the Middle''	Girl	"Jury Duty" (Season 3, episode 20)
2003	''Strong Medicine''	Sherry Lowenstein	"Addicted to Love" (Season 3, episode 20)
2003	''Grounded for Life''	Leah	"Just Like a Woman" (Season 3, episode5)
2003		Olivia	"I Only Have Eyes for You" (Season 2, episode 21)
2003		Bonnie	"Still Romancing" (Season 1, episode 15)"Still Hairdressing" (Season 1, episode 16)"Still the Bad Parents" (Season 2, episode 3)"Still Interfering" (Season 2, episode 8)
2005–2008	''''	Maddie Fitzpatrick	Series regular (Seasons 1—3)
2006	''Hannah Montana''	Maddie Fitzpatrick
2007	''Punk'd''	Herself	"Hilary Swank/Ashley Tisdale/Chamillionaire" (Season 8, episode 2)"Evangeline Lilly/Chuck Liddell/Zac Efron" (Season 8, episode 3)
2007	''Kim Possible''	Camille LeonAdditional voices(voice)	"Trading Faces" (Season 4, episode 3)"Fashion Victim" (Season 4, episode 10)"Chasing Rufus" (Season 4, episode 19a)
2007–present	''Phineas and Ferb''	Candace Flynn (voice) / Constance (voice)	Main role (all episodes to date)
2009	''''	Maddie Fitzpatrick	"Maddie on Deck" (Season 1, episode 13)
2010	''''	Lacey Stapleton (voice)	"The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" (Season 1, episode 14)
2010	''Family Guy''	Priscilla / Kelly (voice)	"And Then There Were Fewer" (Season 9, episode 1) "Brian Writes a Bestseller" (Season 9, episode 6)
2010	''Glenn Martin, DDS''	Katie (voice)	"Dad News Bears" (Season 2, episode 11)
2010	''Fish Hooks''	Clamantha (voice)	"Bea Stays in the Picture" (Season 1, episode 1)
2010–2011	''Hellcats''	Savannah Monroe	Main role (22 episodes)
2010–2011	''Take Two with Phineas and Ferb''	Candace	Main role (20 episodes)
2012	''Raising Hope''	Mary Louise	"Jimmy’s Fake Girlfriend" (Season 2, episode 14)
2012	''Punk'd''	Herself	"Nick Cannon/New Boyz/Ashley Tisdale/Demi Lovato" (Season 9, episode 6)

Discography[link]

''Headstrong'' (2007)

''Guilty Pleasure'' (2009)

Awards and nominations[link]

Young Artist AwardPremios Oye!Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2008#Fave International TV Stars UK Kermode Awards rowspan=2 Best New International Artist

style="background:#bcbcbc;"	Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Link
2000		|	Best Performance in a Television Drama Series	''Boston Public''
rowspan=2	2007	|	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Best TV Actress	''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
rowspan=2	|	International Breakthrough Artist	Headstrong (Ashley Tisdale album)>Headstrong''
	2008	Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards ||	Fave International TV Star	''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
rowspan=6	2009	|	2009 MTV Movie Awards>MTV Movie Awards	Breakthrough Performance Female	''High School Musical 3: Senior Year''
	|	Best Supporting Actress
rowspan=4	Teen Choice Awards||	Choice Best Actress: Music/Dance
Summer: Movie Star-Female	''Aliens in the Attic''
rowspan=2	Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica	|	Guilty Pleasure (Ashley Tisdale album)>Guilty Pleasure''
Best Live Performance	"It's Alright, It's OK"

References[link]

External links[link]

Official website

Ashley Tisdale at TV.com

Ashley Tisdale at YouTube

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Name	He Said
Background	solo_singer
Years active	–
Associated acts	WireDuet EmmoDome
Label	Mute Records }}

He Said was the name used by Wire member Graham Lewis for his solo record releases in the 1980s.

Background[link]

The first He Said album titled ''Hail'' was released by Mute Records in October 1986. It was produced by Graham Lewis and John Fyer and recorded at Blackwing Studios in London. Collaborators on the album included fellow Wire member Bruce Gilbert and musician Brian Eno, who played a Yamaha DX7 synthesiser on the track ''I Fall into Your Arms''. Two singles were released from the initial album, including ''Pump'' and ''Only One I''. The CD release included the September single release, ''Pulling 3g's / Pale Feet''.

In July 1988 Mute released the single ''Could You'', again produced by Lewis and Fryer. This single was included on the last He Said album titled ''Take Care'' which was released by Mute the following year.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

''Hail'' (Mute Records 1986)

''Take Care'' (Mute Records 1989)

Singles[link]

''Only One I'' (1985)

''Pump'' (1986)

''Pulling 3g's / Pale Feet'' (1986)

''Could you?'' (1988)

References[link]

Category:Mute Records artists Category:Living people

name	Ashley MacIsaac
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background	solo_singer
birth name	Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac
birth date	February 24, 1975
birth place	Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada
death date
genre	Celtic fusion, folk, rock
occupation	Musician, singer-songwriter
instrument	Fiddle, vocals
years active	1992present
label	A&M;, RCA, Decca, Linus, Loggerhead
website
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Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975 Creignish, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island. He has received three Juno Awards. One for Best New Solo Artist, the second for Best Instrumental Artist, and the third in 1996 for Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo. His 1995 album ''Hi™ How Are You Today?'' was a double-Platinum selling Canadian record. MacIsaac published an autobiography, ''Fiddling with Disaster'' in 2003.

Family[link]

MacIsaac's sister Lisa is also a fiddler, who has her own alternative country band, Madison Violet. She also appears on his album ''Helter's Celtic''.

His cousins Alexis MacIsaac, Wendy MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster are also touring fiddlers. Ashley MacIsaac is a distant cousin of The White Stripes guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White. The two met and MacIsaac opened for The White Stripes concert in Glace Bay.

Career[link]

MacIsaac's album ''Hi™ How Are You Today?'', featuring the hit single "Sleepy Maggie", with vocals in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond was released in 1995. The album was a double-Platinum selling Canadian record. It earned MacIsaac a 1996 Juno in the category Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo.

On a 1997 ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' appearance his leg kick lifted his kilt high enough that his genitals were visible to the studio and television audience. MacIsaac stated it was unintentional. Also in 1997, MacIsaac toured the United States as an opening act for The Chieftains. It was widely reported in the media that another opener, folk singer Nanci Griffith, dropped out of the tour because she objected to MacIsaac's musical style, but Griffith confirmed in ''Rolling Stone'' that her primary conflict was with tour organizers over how much time was available for her after the addition of MacIsaac to the bill.

In 1998 MacIsaac fought successfully to be independent of his record label. He subsequently signed with the independent label Loggerhead Records for his 1999 album ''Helter's Celtic''. During the promotional tour for that album, he indicated to the press that he had battled an addiction to crack cocaine from 1997 to 1999.

In 1999, a journalist for ''The New Yorker'' noted MacIsaac's rock-star bravado and eccentricities. In 1996, in a ''Maclean's'' interview, he claimed that he had discussed his sexual life, including his underaged boyfriend in an interview with the LGBT newsmagazine ''The Advocate''. ''The Advocate'' did not print any of the material, but ''Maclean's'' dropped him from its year-end honours list.

In December 1999, MacIsaac screamed obscenities at a New Year's Eve rave in Halifax; the performance led to cancellations of his concerts across Canada and a "media frenzy over his perceived downward spiral". MacIsaac got into a media spat with his label Loggerhead after the label sent out a press release distancing itself from his actions. Also the same year, MacIsaac told the ''Halifax Chronicle-Herald'' that he was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, retracted the statement within a few days, and then actually filed for bankruptcy several months later.

In 2003, MacIsaac was alleged to have made a racist statement on stage, at a show where he reportedly accused an Asian woman in the audience of spreading SARS. He subsequently stated that the comment was intended as an ironic parody of racism, and sued the ''Ottawa Citizen'' for misrepresenting the statement as racist when in fact he was speaking out against racial profiling happening in Canada at the time.

In 2005, MacIsaac signed on with Linus Entertainment, forming a rock band with himself on lead vocals and guitar.

In 2010, MacIsaac wrote a charity single, "Dreams", to benefit Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, a skier from Ghana who was the first Ghanaian athlete ever to compete in the Winter Olympics. In addition to Matthew Harder of the band House of Doc and Geoffrey Kelly, Vince Ditrich and Tobin Frank of the band Spirit of the West, Nkrumah-Acheampong himself participated in the recording, playing traditional Ghanaian percussion. The single, credited to The Parallel Band, was released to iTunes on February 19, 2010. MacIsaac also performed in the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Political involvement[link]

MacIsaac has declared an interest in politics and has stated, in a letter to the ''National Post'', that he is studying constitutional law so as to pursue an entry into Canadian federal politics.

In the March 20, 2006, edition of the ''Halifax Daily News'', MacIsaac declared himself a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. MacIsaac denied that his campaign was a publicity stunt, telling the Canadian Press that he fully intended to mount a serious campaign, but on June 21, 2006, he decided to no longer take part in the leadership race.

eBay[link]

In 2008, MacIsaac auctioned off 50% of all his future earnings on eBay; as of July 1, 2008, the highest bid was $1.5 million.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Year	Album	Chart Positions			CRIA
		CAN	CAN Country	! style="width:50px;"
1992	''Close to the Floor''
1993	''A Cape Breton Christmas'' (Ashley MacIsaac and Friends)
1995	''Hi™ How Are You Today?''
1996	''Fine®, Thank You Very Much''
1999	''Helter's Celtic''
2001	''capebretonfiddlemusicNOTCALM'' (with Howie MacDonald)
2003	''Ashley MacIsaac''
2004	''Live at the Savoy''
2005	''Fiddle Music 101'' (with Dave MacIsaac)
2006	''Pride''
2008	''The Best of Ashley MacIsaac''
2011	''Crossover''

Singles[link]

Year	Single	Chart Positions						Album
		CAN AC	CAN Dance	CAN	! style="width:45px;"	! style="width:45px;"	! style="width:45px;"
	"The Square Dance Song" (with BKS)							''Astroplane'' (BKS album)
"Sleepy Maggie"
1996	"Devil in the Kitchen"
1997	"Brenda Stubbert"
1998	"Great Divide" (with Bruce Hornsby)							''Spirit Trail'' (Bruce Hornsby album)

Filmography[link]

''The Hanging Garden'' - Basil, wedding musician (1997)

''Power Play'' - himself (one episode, 1999)

''New Waterford Girl - town fiddler (1999)

''Nabbie no koi'' - Ashley O'Connor (1999)

''Marion Bridge'' - Mickey (2002)

''Life and Times'' - himself (one episode, 2005)

''Through the Times'' -himself at the Doryman Tavern(Cheticamp,NS)

See also[link]

Music of Canada

Canadian rock

List of Canadian musicians

References[link]

External links[link]

Ashley MacIsaac official website

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Name	Ashley Fiolek
Nationality	American
Name	Ashley Fiolek
Date of birth	October 22, 1990
Place of birth	Dearborn, Michigan
Years	2008-
Teams	Red Bull/Honda factory team
Championships	2008 WMA Pro National Champion
Races	}}

Ashley Fiolek (born October 22, 1990) is a deaf motocross racer in the Women's Motocross Association. Racing with numberplate 67, she was the 2008 WMA Pro National champion after her first professional win at the WMA Pro National Hangtown. She also won many races in the 2009 season, including Moto 1 at Hangtown and both motos at Glen Helen. She repeated as 2009 WMA Pro National Champion by finishing 7th at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pennsylvania on September 5, 2009. She finished this race in pain with a collarbone fracture due to a spill during the race.

Early life[link]

Fiolek was born on October 22, 1990 in Dearborn, Michigan and has been deaf since birth. Fiolek's family moved to St. Augustine, Florida so she could attend the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, the largest school of this type in the United States. At the school, she studied ballet, ran track, and played basketball. When Fiolek finished eighth grade, her parents decided to begin homeschooling her.

As a child, she used to ride on the front of her mother's 4-wheeler or her father's bike. Her family often went to her Grandfather's house in Northern Michigan and rode through the woods for hours. Around the age of three, Fiolek's parents gave her a Yamaha PW50, a bike suitable for very young riders. She did not use the bike very often; she had trouble with the training wheels and preferred to ride with her parents.

Career[link]

Fiolek began racing at age seven. In April 2010 Fiolek published her first book, ''Kicking Up Dirt'', with It Books, co-written with journalist Caroline Ryder (HarperCollins Publishers). In May 2011, Fiolek and her motocross riding were featured in a commercial for Red Bull. She is the sixth athlete sponsored by Red Bull to appear in a commercial for the energy drink.

X Games[link]

In 2009, Fiolek won her first X-Games gold medal in Women's Moto X Super X at X-Games 15. Fiolek won her second consecutive X-Games Gold Medal in Super X Women's on July 31, 2010 at X-Games 16.

In 2011, at X-Games 17, Fiolek crashed during practice and was knocked unconscious. Doctors determined she would be unable to compete.

References[link]

Category:People from Dearborn, Michigan Category:American motorcycle racers Category:AMA National Motocross Champions Category:Motocross riders Category:Deaf sportspeople Category:1990 births Category:Living people

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