susana grillo demonio y carne
Directed by	Luis Buñuel
Produced by	Sergio Kogan Manuel Reachi
Written by	Luis Buñuel Jaime Salvador Rodolfo Usigli based on the novel by Manuel Reachi
Starring	Rosita Quintana Fernando Soler
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Cinematography	José Ortiz Ramos
Editing by	Jorge Bustos
Release date(s)	1951
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Susana (Susana, demonio y carne or The Devil and the Flesh) is a 1951 film directed by Luis Buñuel. It is the story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.

Plot[link]

Susana grollo fernandez is full of the unique touches of Buñuel's surrealism. The heroine, Susana (Rosita Quintana), is a beautiful inmate at a women's reformatory who escapes in the middle of a rainy night. When first seen, Susana's being thrown into a solitary cell for misbehaving and the correction officer says Imagine, she's been here two years and is worse than ever!.

In her cell she asks God's help, facing a shadow of the cross formed by the window bars from where a spider crawls away. The window breaks open and she escapes. She ends up at a ranch. Soon the whole household is involved in possessing her and fighting over her. Jesus, the young ranch helper; Alberto, the family's son and heir; and Guadalupe, Alberto's father, 'a God-fearing man and the faithful husband of the beautiful, patient Dona Carmen'.

Analysis[link]

Though the movie means to be steamy, Buñuel is apparently more amused than shocked by Susana's brazen ambition and the no-nonsense way she goes about her conquests. Toward the end, when the traffic in and out of Susana's bedroom is fairly heavy, the movie has the manner of a grandly operatic farce. Miss Quintana is suitably outrageous as Susana, a kind of rough sketch of the character who would later appear in the person of Catherine Deneuve in Buñuel's 1970 classic, Tristana. That film is also recalled because of the appearance of Fernando Soler, who plays the susceptible Don Guadalupe and who looks remarkably like Fernando Rey, the star of Buñuel's last, great films.^[1]

Gilles Deleuze in his work Cinema 1: The Movement Image talks about the impulse-image in Susana "that achieves the complete exhaustion of a milieu: mother, servant, son and father. The impulse must be exhaustive. It is not even sufficient to say that the impulse contents itself with what a milieu gives it or leaves to it. This contentment is not resignation, but a great joy in which the impulse rediscovers its power of choice, since it is, at the deepest level, the desire to change milieu, to seek a new milieu to explore, to dislocate, enjoying all the more what this milieu offers, however low, repulsive or disgusting it may be. The joys of the impulse cannot be measured against the affect, that is, against the intrinsic qualities of the possible object."

References[link]

1. ^ VINCENT CANBY, "FILM: BUNUEL'S 'SUSANA,' MADE IN '51", "New York Times", November 8, 1983 [1]

External links[link]

• Susana at the Internet Movie Database

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Adriano Celentano
Background information
Born	(1938-01-06) 6 January 1938 (age 74)
Origin	Milan, Italy
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, actor, director, television presenter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1957–present
Labels	Jolly, Clan Celentano
Associated acts	I Ribelli, Mina
Website	www.clancelentano.it

Adriano Celentano (Italian pronunciation: [adriˈano tʃelenˈtano]; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.

Celentano is the best-selling artist in Italy with Mina, and the best-selling male italian singer with more than 150 million records to date.^[1][2]

Biography[link]

Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("The boy from Gluck Street"). His parents were from Foggia, in Apulia, and had moved north for work.^[3]

According to urban legend, before beginning his singing career, Celentano was a student of Ghigo Agosti during Agosti's 1955-1956 Northern Italian tour, which was also guitarist Giorgio Gaber's debut.

Heavily influenced by his idol Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution and by the American actor Jerry Lewis,^[4] he has retained his popularity in Italy for the last 40 years, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies. In the latter respect, he has also been a creator of a comic genre, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful; indeed in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best performance.

As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Claudia have three children; Rosita, Giacomo and Rosalinda Celentano, most notable to worldwide audiences for playing Satan in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. He also often works as a host on several Italian television shows.

He has released forty albums, comprising twenty nine studio albums, three live albums, and eight compilations. His most famous songs are "La coppia piu' bella del mondo", which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc;^[5] "Azzurro" (1968), written by Paolo Conte; and "Prisencolinensinainciusol" (1972).

Celentano was referenced in the 1979 Ian Dury and the Blockheads song and single, "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3", as one of the aforementioned "reasons to be cheerful," and in Fellini's 1986 film Ginger and Fred.

Adriano Celentano has been a vegetarian since 2005 and defends animal rights.^[6]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Studio albums

• 1960: Adriano Celentano with Giulio Libano and his Orchestra - Jolly LPJ 5008
• 1960: Furore - Jolly LPJ 5017
• 1962: Peppermint Twist - Jolly LPJ 5021
• 1963: A New Orleans - Jolly LPJ 5025
• 1965: Non mi dir - Clan, ACC 40002
• 1966: La festa - Clan, ACC 40006
• 1966: Il ragazzo della via Gluck - Clan, ACC 40007
• 1968: Azzurro/Una carezza in un pugno - Clan, ACC 40011
• 1968: Adriano rock - Clan, BF 501
• 1969: Le robe che ha detto Adriano - Clan, BF 502
• 1969: Pioggia di successi
• 1970: Il forestiero - Clan, BFM 700
• 1971: Er più - Storia d'amore e di coltello - Clan, BFM 602
• 1972: I mali del secolo - Clan, BFM 701
• 1973: La storia di uno... Adriano Celentano
• 1973: Nostalrock - Clan, CLN 65764
• 1975: Yuppi du - Clan, CLN 69120
• 1976: Svalutation - Clan, CLN 86013
• 1977: Disco dance - Clan, CLN 86026
• 1977: Tecadisk - Clan, CLN 86033
• 1978: Ti avrò - Clan, CLN 20053
• 1978: Geppo il folle - Clan, CLN 20099
• 1979: Il concerto di Adriano - Clan, CLN 22203
• 1979: Soli - Clan, CLN 20150
• 1980: Un po' artista un po' no - Clan, CLN 20201
• 1980: Tu non mi lascerai
• 1981: Deus - Clan, CLN 20257
• 1982: Uh... uh... - Clan, CLN 20324
• 1982: Storia d'amore
• 1983: Atmosfera - Clan, CLN 20380
• 1984: I miei americani - Clan, CLN 20445
• 1985: Joan Lui - Clan, CLN 20485
• 1986: I miei americani 2 - Clan, CLN 20545
• 1987: La pubblica ottusità - Clan, CLN 20699
• 1991: Il re degli ignoranti - Clan, 9031 74439-1
• 1994: Quel punto - Clan, 4509 97319-1
• 1996: Arrivano gli uomini - Clan, CLCD 74321 381192
• 1998: Mina Celentano - Clan/PDU, 90011 (by Mina and Adriano Celentano)
• 1999: Io non so parlar d'amore - Clan, CLN 13641
• 2000: Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno - Clan, CLN 20482
• 2002: Per sempre - Clan, CLN 20511
• 2004: C'è sempre un motivo - Clan, CLN 20551
• 2005: C'è sempre un motivo + L'Indiano - Clan, CLN 20551
• 2007: Dormi amore, la situazione non è buona - Clan, CLN 2058
• 2011: Facciamo finta che sia vero - Clan, CLN 2098

Collection albums

• 1969: Pioggia di successi - Clan, BF LP 506
• 1970: Adriano hits - Clan, BF LP 600 nostal rock
• 1973: La storia di uno...Adriano Celentano - Clan, CLN 68215
• 1975: Il meglio di Adriano Celentano - Clan, CLN 69133
• 1978: Celentanando - Clan, 1978 CGD / CLAN
• 1979: Antologia ('57-'80) - Clan, CLN 22504
• 1980: Il tempo se ne va compilation musica
• 1982: Il cinema di Adriano - Clan, CLN 25037
• 1983: Le volte che Adriano è stato primo - CLN 20391
• 1988: Antologia '57-'87 (6 discs) - Clan, CLN 77002
• 1992: Superbest - Clan, 4509 91216-1
• 1995: Alla corte del ReMix - Clan, CLCD 74321 331042
• 1997: Le origini di Adriano Celentano vol.1 - RTI Music, 11611
• 1997: Und immer Azzurro - Seine 20 größten Erfolge 1962-1997 - Clan, CD 74314905623
• 1999: Le origini di Adriano Celentano vol.2 - Clan, 496155
• 2000: Questa è la storia di uno di noi (cofanetto)
• 2001: Il cuore, la voce - Clan, CLN 20501
• 2003: Le volte che Celentano è stato 1 - Clan, CLN 20521
• 2003: TRE
• 2005: Una stella in mezzo al ciel
• 2006: Le più belle canzoni di Adriano Celentano
• 2006: Unicamente Celentano - Clan, CLN 20571
• 2008: L'animale - Clan
• 2010: Il ribelle rock! - Sony Music
• 2010: Il meglio di Adriano Celentano - NAR International
• 2010: Antologia Italian Style - Venus Distribuzione

Singles[link]

45 rpms

• 1958: "Rip It Up/Jailhouse Rock" - Music 2223
• 1958: "Blueberry Hill/Tutti frutti" - Music 2224
• 1958: "Man Smart/I Love You Baby" - Music 2232
• 1958: "Tell Me That You Love Me/The Stroll" - Music 2233
• 1958: "Happy Days Are Here Again/Buona sera signorina" - Jolly J 20032
• 1958: "Hoola Hop Rock/La febbre dell'hoola hop" - Jolly J 20045
• 1959: "Ciao ti dirò/Un'ora con te" - Jolly J 20057
• 1959: "Il ribelle/Nessuno crederà" - Jolly J 20063
• 1959: "Il tuo bacio è come un rock/I ragazzi del juke-box" - Jolly J 20064
• 1959: "Teddy Girl/Desidero te" - Jolly J 20068
• 1959: "Pronto pronto/Idaho" - Jolly J 20069
• 1960: "Nikita Rock/Blue Jeans Rock" - Jolly J 20079
• 1960: "Rock matto/Impazzivo per te" - Jolly J 20080
• 1960: "Impazzivo per te/Crazy Rock" - Jolly J 20080
• 1960: "Personality/Il mondo gira" - Jolly J 20089
• 1960: "Così no/La gatta che scotta" - Jolly J 20090
• 1960: "Piccola/Ritorna lo shimmy" - Jolly J 20092
• 1960: "Pitagora/A cosa serve soffrire" - Jolly J 20106
• 1960: "Giarrettiera rossa/Che dritta!" - Jolly J 20107
• 1960: "Furore/Movimento di rock" - Jolly J 20124
• 1961: "24 mila baci/Aulì-ulè" - Jolly J 20127
• 1961: "Non esiste l'amor/Basta" - Jolly J 20137
• 1961: "Gilly/Coccolona" - Jolly J 20144
• 1961: "Nata per me/Non essere timida" - Jolly J 20150
• 1962: "Forse forse/Peppermint Twist" - Jolly J 20153
• 1962: "Ciao amore/Veleno" - Caramba Jolly C 11000
• 1962: "Si è spento il sole/La mezza luna" - Jolly J 20178
• 1962: "Stai lontana da me/Sei rimasta sola/Amami e baciami" - Clan, ACC 24001
• 1962: "24 mila baci/Il tuo bacio è come un rock" - Jolly J 20185
• 1962: "Pregherò (prima parte)/Pasticcio in Paradiso" - Clan, ACC 24005
• 1963: "A New Orleans/Un sole caldo caldo caldo" - Jolly J 20197
• 1963: "Il tangaccio/Grazie, prego, scusi" - Clan, ACC 24009
• 1963: "Serafino campanaro/Ehi stella" - Jolly J 20220
• 1963: "Sabato triste/Le notti lunghe" - Clan, ACC 24012
• 1964: "Una notte vicino al mare/Hello Mary Lou" - Jolly J 20228
• 1964: "Non mi dir/Non piangerò" - Clan, ACC 24015
• 1964: "Il problema più importante/È inutile davvero" - Clan, ACC 24016
• 1964: "L'angelo custode/Bambini miei" - Clan, ACC 24019
• 1965: "Ciao ragazzi/Chi ce l'ha con me" - Clan, ACC 24022
• 1965: "Sono un simpatico/E voi ballate/Due tipi come noi" - Clan, ACC 24024
• 1965: "La festa/Ringo" - Clan, ACC 24027
• 1966: "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"/"Chi era lui" - Clan, ACC 24032
• 1966: "Mondo in mi 7°/Una festa sui prati" - Clan, ACC 24040
• 1967: "La coppia più bella del mondo/Torno sui miei passi" - Clan, ACC 24051
• 1967: "Tre passi avanti/Eravamo in 100.000" - Clan, ACC 24058
• 1967: "30 donne nel west/Più forte che puoi" - Clan, ACC 24063
• 1968: "Canzone/Un bimbo sul leone" - Clan, ACC 24073
• 1968: "Azzurro/Una carezza in un pugno" - Clan, ACC 24080
• 1968: "L'attore/La tana del re" - Clan, BF 69001
• 1969: "La storia di Serafino/La pelle" - Clan, BF 69013
• 1969: "Storia d'amore/Straordinariamente" - Clan, BF 69014
• 1969: "Lirica d'inverno/L'uomo nasce nudo" - Clan, BF 69030
• 1970: "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore/Due nemici innamorati" - Clan, BF 69040
• 1970: "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore /EA" - Clan, BF 69041
• 1970: "Viola/Se sapevo non crescevo" - Clan, BF 69051
• 1971: "Sotto le lenzuola/Il forestiero" - Clan, BF 70000
• 1971: "Una storia come questa/Brutta" - Clan, BF 70010
• 1971: "Er più/Una storia d'amore e di coltello" - Clan, BF 70015
• 1972: "Un albero di trenta piani/Forse eri meglio di lei" - Clan, BF 70018
• 1972: "La ballata di Pinocchio/I Will Drink the Wine" - Clan, BF 70022
• 1972: "Prisencolinensinainciusol"/"Disc Jockey" - Clan, BF 70026
• 1973: "L'unica chance/Quel signore del piano di sopra" - Clan, CLN 1319
• 1973: "Only You/We're Gonna Move" - Clan, CLN 1887
• 1974: "Bellissima/Stringimi a te" - Clan, CLN 2443
• 1975: "Yuppi du/La ballata" - Clan, CLN 3208
• 1975: "Un'altra volta chiudi la porta/Do dap" - Clan, CLN 3633
• 1976: "Svalutation/La barca" - Clan, CLN 4375
• 1977: "A Woman in Love/Rock Around the Clock/Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" - Clan, CLN 5048
• 1977: "When Love/Somebody Save Me" - Clan, CLN 5403
• 1978: "Ti avrò/La moglie, l'amante, l'amica" - Clan, CLN 10089
• 1979: "Che cosa ti farei/Geppo" - Clan, CLN 10120
• 1979: "Soli/Io e te" - Clan, CLN 10174
• 1980: "Qua la mano/Gocce d'acqua" - Clan, CLN 10251
• 1980: "Il tempo se ne va/Non se ne parla nemmeno" - Clan, CLN 10252
• 1980: "Innamorata, incavolata a vita/Se non è amore" - Clan, CLN 10305
• 1981: "L'artigiano (1ª parte)/L'artigiano (2ª parte)" - Clan, CLN 10326
• 1982: "Crazy Movie/Roma che fa...te innamora" - Clan, CLN 10371
• 1982: "Uel mae sae/We're Gonna Move" - Clan, CLN 10393
• 1982: "Uh...uh.../Jungla di città" - Clan, CLN 10442
• 1984: "Susanna/Il cantante folle" - Clan, CLN 23001
• 1987: "Mi attrai/La luce del sole" - Clan, CLN 10786

More singles

• 1995: "Voglio prendere il sole"
• 1995: "Prisencolinensinainciusol (Remixes - maxi single)
• 1996: "Cosi come sei"
• 1996: "Arrivano gli uomini"
• 1996: "Solo da un quarto d'ora"
• 1998: "Acqua e sale"
• 1998: "Brivido felino"
• 1998: "Che taggia dì"
• 1999: "Gelosia"
• 1999: "L'emozione non ha voce"
• 1999: "L'uomo di cartone"
• 1999: "Una rosa pericolosa"
• 1999: "Qual è la direzione"
• 1999: "Mi domando"
• 1999: "L'arcobaleno"
• 2000: "Senz'amore"
• 2000: "Le pesche d'inverno"
• 2000: "Per averti"
• 2001: "Apri il cuore"
• 2001: "Ti prenderò"
• 2001: "Quello che non ti ho detto mai"
• 2001: "Tir"
• 2001: "Le stesse cose"
• 2002: "Confessa"
• 2003: "Per sempre"
• 2003: "Più di un sogno"
• 2003: "Mi fa male"
• 2004: "C'è sempre un motivo"
• 2004: "Marì Marì"
• 2005: "Ancora vivo"
• 2005: "Valeva la pena"
• 2005: "L'indiano"
• 2006: "Oh Diana"
• 2007: "Hai bucato la mia vita"
• 2007: "La situazione non è buona"
• 2008: "Dormi amore"
• 2008: "Fiori"
• 2008: "Aria...non sei più tu"
• 2008: "Sognando Chernobyl"
• 2008: "La cura"
• 2011: "Non ti accorgevi di me"

Films[link]

• La Dolce Vita (1960)
• Il monaco di Monza (1963)
• Super rapina a Milano (1965)
• Serafino (1968)
• Er Più - storia d'amore e di coltello (1971)
• Bianco rosso e... (1972)
• L'emigrante (1973)
• Rugantino (1973)
• The Five Days aka Le Cinque Giornate (1973)
• Yuppi du (1974)
• Di che segno sei? (1975)
• Culastrisce nobile veneziano (1976)
• Bluff - storia di truffe e di imbroglioni (1976)
• Ecco noi per esempio (1977)
• L'altra metà del cielo (1977)
• Geppo il folle (1978)
• Zio Adolfo in arte Führer (1978)
• Mani di velluto (1979)
• La locandiera (1980)
• Qua la mano (1980)
• Sabato, domenica e venerdì (1980)
• Il bisbetico domato (1980)
• Innamorato pazzo (1981)
• Asso (1981)
• Bingo Bongo (1982)
• Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
• The Mystery of the Third Planet (1982) (Mediaset version) (Gromozeka) (voice)
• Segni particolari: bellissimo (1983)
• Sing Sing (1983)
• Lui è peggio di me (1984)
• Joan Lui (1985)
• Il burbero (1986)
• Jackpot (1991)

See also[link]

Biography portal

• List of best-selling music artists

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Adriano Celentano at the Internet Movie Database
• Adriano Celentano discography at iMusic.am
• The complete Adriano Celentano discography (from Music City)
• (Italian) (English) (Russian) Adriano Celentano - Russian Pages
• (Italian) (English) (Dutch) Adriano Celentano - International
• (Italian) Unofficial fanclub
• Youtube movie video
• Adriano Celentano Filmography

Chris de Burgh
Background information
Birth name	Christopher John Davison
Born	(1948-10-15) 15 October 1948 (age 63) Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Origin	County Wexford, Ireland
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1974–present
Labels	A&M Records, Ferryman Productions, Edel Records
Website	cdeb.com

Chris de Burgh (born Christopher John Davison, 15 October 1948) is an Argentinian born British-Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red", which reached number-one in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Early life[link]

De Burgh was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, to Colonel Charles Davison, a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily de Burgh, an Irish secretary.^[1] His father had substantial farming interests, and he spent much of his early years in Malta, Nigeria and Zaire, as he, his mother and brother accompanied Colonel Davison on his diplomatic and engineering work.

The Davisons finally settled in Bargy Castle, County Wexford, a twelfth-century castle in Ireland bought by his maternal grandfather, General Sir Eric de Burgh, a former Chief of the General Staff in India and from a distinguished Hiberno-Norman family. The castle was converted into a hotel where Chris gained much early experience performing to the guests and he later assumed de Burgh as his stage name.^[1]

After attending Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, de Burgh went on to graduate from Trinity College, Dublin with a Master of Arts degree in French, English and History.

Musical career[link]

Chris de Burgh signed his first contract with A&M Records in 1974, and supported Supertramp on their Crime of the Century tour, building himself a small fan base. His début album, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, was a folk-tinged stab at fantasy in the tradition of the Moody Blues that failed to chart upon its release in February 1975. Five months later, he released a single called "Turning Round" from the album, released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying". It failed to make an impression in the UK, but it stayed on top of the Brazilian charts for 17 weeks. This became a familiar pattern for the singer/songwriter, as every one of his '70s albums failed to chart in the UK or US while they racked up big sales in European and South American countries. In 1981, he had his first UK chart entry with Best Moves, a collection culled from his early albums. It set the stage for 1982's Rupert Hine produced The Getaway, which reached number 30 in the UK charts and number 43 in the US, thanks to the eerie single "Don't Pay the Ferryman". Chris de Burgh's follow-up album, Man on the Line, also performed well, charting at 69 in the US and 11 in the UK.

Chris de Burgh had an across-the-board success with the ballad "The Lady in Red" in late 1986; the single became a number one hit in the UK (number three in America) and its accompanying album, Into the Light, reached number two in the UK. (number 25 in the U.S.). That Christmas season, a re-release of de Burgh's 1976 Christmas song "A Spaceman Came Travelling" became a Top 40 hit in the UK. Flying Colours, his follow-up to Into the Light, entered the British charts at number one upon its 1988 release, yet it failed to make the American charts. De Burgh never hit the US charts again and his commercial fortunes began to slide slightly in Britain in the early 1990s, yet he retained a following around the world. This is mainly due to inactivity of his previous recording label A&M Records UK division in U.S.^[2]

In 2007, a concert in Tehran was planned for mid-2008, together with local band Arian, which would have made Chris de Burgh the first western pop singer to perform in Iran since the 1979 revolution. However the concert never went ahead because he had not been given permission by the Iranian authorities to perform in the country.^[3]

Band line-up[link]

• 1977–1978 – Jeff Philips, Glenn Morrow, Ken Allardyce, Colin Vallance (joined in 1978)
• 1979–1982 – Tim Wynveen, Jeff Philips, Glenn Morrow, Al Marnie, Ian Kojima
• 1983–1994 – Danny McBride (not to be confused with Daniel "Dirty Dan" Hatton McBride), Jeff Philips, Glenn Morrow, Al Marnie, Ian Kojima
• 1997–2001 ("Love Songs" and "Quiet Revolution" Tour) – Neil Taylor, Peter Oxendale, Tony Kiley, Dave Levy, Al Vosper
• 2002–2004 ("Timing Is Everything" Tour) – Gary Sanctuary, Tim Cansfield, Dave Levy, Tony Kiley, Al Vosper
• 2006–present ("The Storyman" Tour) – Ebbe Ravn, Al Vosper, Dave Levy, Tony Kiley, Nigel Hopkins

Personal life[link]

Chris de Burgh has been married to his wife Diane since 1977 and lives in Enniskerry, County Wicklow in Ireland.^[1] They have two sons, Hubie and Michael, and a daughter, Rosanna, who won the Miss World competition in 2003 for Ireland.^[1] He is a distant relative of the 13th-century English nobleman Hubert de Burgh, who features prominently in William Shakespeare's play The Life and Death of King John.^[4] He is an avid Liverpool F.C. supporter as is Rosanna, and they often attend matches at Anfield.

In 1994, he was found to have had an affair with his children's 19-year-old Irish nanny, Maresa Morgan, who was assisting the family while de Burgh's wife Diane was recuperating in the hospital from a broken neck during a horse-riding accident. His daughter Rosanna, a model, indicated during an interview with The Irish Independent that she held little sympathy for Morgan, regarding the latter's portrayal of herself as a victim as "pathetic" and hoped "she pays for her mistake". She forgave her father for his affair.^[5]

De Burgh has pursued and won 16 defamation actions.^[6] The Irish Independent said he has always been a bit prickly about criticism. Peter Crawley, a theatre reviewer at The Irish Times, found this out the hard way when he wrote a less than sympathetic review of de Burgh's show in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre in September 2009. Crawley noted: "He departs the stage for 'Lady in Red', invading boxes and draping himself over audience members ... Certain toes will never uncurl after this experience, but it is almost admirable how unaltered de Burgh has remained by the flow of time." In a lengthy, much-publicised reply to the critic, de Burgh made his feelings known, particularly in the postscript:-

"We were wondering by way of explanation and, as you seem to portray yourself as a bitter and unfulfilled man, were you much teased by your school chums in the schoolyard and called 'Creepy Crawley'?" De Burgh wrote.^[7]

Discography[link]

Albums and compilations[link]

Chris de Burgh was signed to A&M Records for many years (1974–2004), but he now has his own label, Ferryman Productions. His recent albums are released by German label, Edel Records.

Filmography[link]

• How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate (Petrol Pumper)

References[link]

External links[link]

• CdeB.com, official Web site
• CdeB.net, official record store and merchandise site
• Chrisdeburgh.net, Multi-Language Chris de Burgh Website
• Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire
• Chris de Burgh on Facebook
• Interview with Akira The Don

Armin van Buuren
Van Buuren performing on Queensday in Amsterdam, 2011
Background information
Birth name	Armin van Buuren
Also known as	Gaia, AVB
Born	(1976-12-25) 25 December 1976 (age 35) Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands[1]
Origin	Koudekerk aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
Genres	Trance Progressive Trance Uplifting Trance Neo-trance
Occupations	Remixer, Producer, DJ, Composer, Musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Instruments	Synthesizer, drum machine, equalizer, personal computer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Armada Music (2003–present), Vandit (Co-Joined), Ministry of Sound Australia
Associated acts	Alibi, Dark Matter, Electrix, Lilmotion, Major League, Monsieur Basculant, Red & White, Technology, Triple A, Wodka Wasters, Nadia Ali,[2] Christian Burns,[2] Ferry Corsten,[2] Adam Young,[2] BT,[2] Sophie Ellis-Bextor,[2] Guy Chambers[2]
Website	arminvanbuuren.com

Armin van Buuren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑr.mɪn vɑn ˈby.rə(n)]), OON (born 25 December 1976 in Leiden, Netherlands)^[1] is a Dutch trance producer and DJ. Between 2007 and 2010, he was voted number one in DJ Magazine's annual top 100 list of the most popular DJs.^[1] In the 2011 list, he ranked in second place. Since 2001, Van Buuren has hosted a weekly radio show called A State of Trance, which claims to have around 15 million weekly listeners in 26 countries,^[3] which would make it one of the most listened-to radio shows in the world. His 2008 studio album, Imagine, entered the Dutch album chart at #1, a first for a dance music artist in Dutch music history.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, Netherlands on 25 December 1976,^[1] but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Van Buuren started making music when he was 14.^{[citation needed]} He was inspired by French electronic music composer, Jean Michel Jarre, and wished to become a great electronic music composer like Jarre.^{[citation needed]}

He finished high school at the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden in 1995, and left for college to study law at Leiden University. While studying law, Van Buuren's interest for making music blossomed, and he began working as a DJ in a local club called Nexus. As his musical career began to take off, he put his law degree on hold, although he did return to finish law school in 2003.

On 18 September 2009, Van Buuren married Erika van Thiel in Wassenaar, Netherlands. They met during a vacation on Crete, and had been together for nine years prior to the marriage.^[5][6]

On 12 January 2011, Van Buuren announced the pregnancy of his wife Erika on Twitter.^[7] He hoped the baby, due that summer, would be his "best production ever."^[7] Their daughter, Fenna, was born on 24 July 2011.^[8]

Career[link]

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1995–1999: Early career and success[link]

In 1995, Van Buuren had his first major success with a track called "Blue Fear", which was released under the Cyber Records label; he was 19 years old at the time. This track, which was produced in the "Euro Trance" mold, made it onto the UK Chart. Another successful track, "Communication" was released under the same label, and became popular in Ibiza, Spain in the summer of 1999. After being signed to AM PM Records, this track entered the UK Chart at No. 18 in 2000.

Armin van Buuren at Lizard Lounge, Dallas, Texas, 9 August 2008

Van Buuren began his DJ career at club Nexus in Leiden, where he learned to play long DJ sets, which were regularly six to seven hours per set.^[9] During school holidays he played more than four times a week. In 1999, he met Dave Lewis who introduced him as a DJ in England and the United States.^[9] His career accelerated, entering the DJ magazine Top-100 in November 2001 at Number 27.^[9] He has played in more than 25 different countries and can often be found on the main stage at big summer festivals. Van Buuren played a record-breaking twelve and a half hour set for Dancetheater in The Hague (the Netherlands).^[10][11] In the United Kingdom he performs regularly at Passion (resident 2002), Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Slinky, Ministry of Sound, Peach and Golden.

In the beginning of 1999, Van Buuren started his label Armind together with United Recordings. The first release, Gig – "One," was well received. The second release "Touch Me," under the name Rising Star was signed to Ministry of Sound in the UK, before the record was released.

By the time of his third release, Gimmick – "Free" was signed to R&S Records, Van Buuren had managed to make his label popular very quickly. Under the surname Gaia he released "4 Elements" on Captivating Sounds, a sub-label of Warner Brothers. Teaming up with Tiësto, two new projects were born: Major League – "Wonder Where You Are?" was released on Black Hole Recordings and Alibi – "Eternity" was released on Armind. "Eternity" received club and chart success and was signed to Paul van Dyk's imprint Vandit Records. Another major collaboration followed this. Together with Ferry Corsten, Van Buuren recorded a riff-classic titled "Exhale" for the System F. album. Released as a single, this track reached gold status in less than a month.

[edit] 2000–2004: A State of Trance and 76

In 2000, Van Buuren started his own Armin van Buuren compilation series. He managed to find a balance between progressive house,and vocal trance music styles. His first compilation album, A State of Trance (not to be confused with his weekly A State of Trance radio shows), sold more than 10,000 copies and contains Van Buuren's well known remix of Moogwai, "Viola." His second album, Basic Instinct featured a new track: "Perpetuous Dreamer" – "The Sound of Goodbye." This track entered the Dutch charts in June 2001 at number 26. Later in the year, the track hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The third album, In Motion was released 6 August 2001. This album contained the real trance sound and was very popular in the United States. A fourth album, Transparence, followed in 2002. In 2003, he worked with such artists such as DJ Seth Alan Fannin throughout a global tour on Dance Revolution in Europe, selling out to crowds of 20,000 people in Armin's home country of the Netherlands.

In March 2001, Van Buuren started his own radio show on ID&T Radio (traditionally broadcast in Dutch and later English since ASOT 183). In this weekly two-hour show, entitled A State of Trance, he plays the latest popular trance music tracks. His show and the artists he features are popularized by publishing the artists and track titles on his website. This radio-show/website combination has proven popular internationally. When ID&T Radio changed genres in 2004, Van Buuren left and took A State of Trance with him. The show then moved to Fresh FM, a Dutch radio station. It is now a weekly feature on SLAM!FM, another Dutch radio station, DI.FM, an online radio station, and on XM Satellite Radio, channel 80 in the United States and Canada. A complete list of stations that broadcast A State of Trance can be found at the ASOT section of Armin's website. Also in 2004, Van Buuren remixed the 24 theme song into a trance hit. In June 2005, the 200th episode was celebrated in Amsterdam and subsequently aired on radio. The 250th (eight hour) anniversary episode was celebrated in Club Asta in The Hague, Netherlands, featuring Van Buuren, Jonas Steur, M.I.K.E., John Askew, Rank 1 and Menno de Jong.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, he had a residency at Glow in Washington D.C.,^[9] and he has played all across North America in San Francisco, Vancouver, Houston, Toronto, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Montreal, Detroit, Edmonton, Atlanta, Austin, Denver, New York City, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Seattle and at The Necto (nightclub). He has also regularly appeared at Amnesia on the island of Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. In October that year, Van Buuren was voted Number 5 in the DJ Magazine 100 top DJ's. The following year, he jumped up to the No. 3 spot, and held 3rd place for the next three years. His work left him at the No. 2 spot, just below Paul van Dyk in the 2006 polls, and, in 2007, Armin reached #1, heading the 2007 DJ Mag Top 100. He was voted No. 1 again in 2008, 2009 and again in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2003, Van Buuren released his debut studio album, 76, a 76-minute album divided into 13 tracks.^[12]

Armin Van Buuren performing at Avalon, Boston, Massachusetts 2007

[edit] 2005–present: Shivers, Imagine and Mirage

On 8 August 2005, Van Buuren released his second studio album, Shivers. On the album Van Buuren worked with artists such as Pakistani-American singer Nadia Ali, English singer Justine Suissa and American trance duo Gabriel & Dresden.

On 11 November 2006, he had a live performance called Armin Only in Ahoy Rotterdam for the second time (after 12 November 2005) with a nine hour solo set, where he performed to over 11,000 fans.

In the summer of 2007, Van Buuren recorded and released a live set at Amnesia, Ibiza. Universal Religion Chapter 3, Live from Amnesia at Ibiza was released on 28 September 2007 as a mix compilation on Armada Records and in the US as "Universal Religion 2008" on Ultra Records on 4 December 2007.

On 17 April 2008, Van Buuren released his third studio album, Imagine. It features collaboration with singers such as Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation and Jacqueline Govaert of Krezip. The album debuted at number one on the Dutch Albums Chart. Since the release of Imagine, Van Buuren has been working with Benno de Goeij and DJ-RA of Rank 1 on solo productions and remixes.^{[citation needed]}

19 April 2008 saw the 3rd edition of Armin Only, this time in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, Netherlands. The event was attended by 16,000 fans and (partly) broadcast live on Dutch National TV. During the second half of 2008, Van Buuren took this show abroad, with visits to Australia, Romania, Poland, Belgium, and a special New Years Eve 2008 show at Together As One in Los Angeles, U.S.

On 29 September 2008, Armin won the DJ Award for "Best Trance DJ" at Ibiza along with other nominees, that of Tiësto, Ferry Corsten and Paul van Dyk.

On 12 January 2008, Van Buuren was given the "Buma Cultuur Pop Award," the most prestigious Dutch music award.

In 2009, Foreign Media Games announced the production of In The Mix: Featuring Armin van Buuren, a music game being produced in collaboration with Cloud 9 Music and Van Buuren's Armada Music label. The title is scheduled to be released sometime in 2010 exclusively for the Wii console.^[13]

He has collaborated with his brother, guitarist Eller van Buuren, in such venues as Together As One in Los Angeles, U.S., on New Year's Eve 2009, as well as on Armin's 2008 album Imagine.

On 3 March 2010, Van Buuren was awarded with the prestigious Golden Harp, for his musical work and contribution to Dutch music, by the music collecting society BUMA/STEMRA at the 2010 Buma Harpen Gala in Hilversum, the Netherlands.^[14][15]

On 23 June 2010, it was announced that Van Buuren's fourth studio album, Mirage was due to be released on 10 September.^[16] The first single "Full Focus", was released through iTunes Store on 24 June at midnight.^[17] The song peaked at number sixty in the Netherlands. One of the confirmed tracks from the album is a collaboration with English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor called Not Giving Up On Love, which was released as a single from Bextor's fourth studio album, Make a Scene.^[18][19] Armin also wrote a song for English singer Seal, but due to the release of his greatest hits album, Hits, the collaboration never came together.^[20]

On 12 September 2010, Van Buuren launched "A State of Sundays", a new weekly 24-hour radio show aired on Sirius XM Radio ^[21]

On 20 October 2010, Van Buuren won the award for Most Popular International DJ presented by The Golden Gnomes.^[22]

On 27 October 2010, Van Buuren was announced, for the 4th year running, as the number 1 DJ, and thus prolonging his title as 'Most Popular DJ in the World'.^[23]

The 2010 edition of Armin Only: Mirage kicked off on 13 November 2010, in Utrecht, Netherlands, with more shows coming in Saint-Petersburg, Kiev, Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Beirut, Poznań, Moscow and Bratislava .^[24]

On 27 November 2010, Van Buuren made his third appearance in Shanghai, China.

On 2 February 2012, Van Buuren mentioned a new studio album in the works on episode #546 of his radio show, "A State Of Trance".

A State of Trance 500 (ASOT 500)[link]

To mark the 10 year anniversary and 500th episode of his weekly radio show A State of Trance, Van Buuren performed at five shows across five continents over five consecutive weeks along with various artists.

The first show was held on 19 March 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa at the MTN Expo Center. In addition to Armin, Blake Jarrell, Protoculture, Lange, Leon Bolier, and Jorn van Deynhoven were performers. Super8 & Tab were to be part of the South African show, however a flight cancellation caused them to be absent for the event. The event was attended by over 20,000 people.

Miami's show was performed at the Ultra Music Festival on 27 March, and part of the show were Marcus Schossow, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Cosmic Gate, Gareth Emery, Ferry Corsten, ATB, and Sander van Doorn.

Argentina held the third celebration of ASOT 500 in club G.E.B.A Buenos Aires, with Heatbeat, Jochen Miller, Dash Berlin, Markus Schulz, John O'Callaghan and W & W. It was the only of the five ASOT 500 celebrations that was held outdoors. Van Buuren recorded a live video with his cell phone and uploaded it to Twitter while playing his live set.

ASOT 500 was celebrated in the Netherlands in Den Bosch. Accompanied by more than 30 DJs from countries all over the world, the event was attended by over 30,000 people. DJs present included Markus Schulz, Gareth Emery, Above & Beyond, Paul Oakenfold and Sean Tyas. The event was radio broadcast live to over 30 countries.^{[25][dated info]}

The final show was held in Sydney, Australia on 16 April at Acer Arena in Olympic Park. It was a sold out event weeks before the night. Artists present included Shogun, tyDi, Menno de Jong, Aly & Fila, and Alex M.O.R.P.H. Van Buuren played for three hours.

A State of Trance 550 (ASOT 550)[link]

In March 2012, Van Buuren performed in six shows across three continents as part of ASOT 550. He began his tour on March 1 in London, continued on to Moscow on March 7, and to Kiev, Ukraine on March 10. Then, he traveled to the United States to host his show at the Beyond Wonderland festival in Southern California. A week later on March 25, he closed out Ultra Music Festival 2012 for the 5th edition. This was followed by the final show in the Brabanthallen of Den Bosch, the Netherlands.

A State of Trance sponsored a tent at the Electric Daisy Carnival at Met Life stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 19, 2012, which by all accounts could be considered an unofficial extension of ASOT 550. ^[26]

Discography[link]

• 76 (2003)
• Shivers (2005)
• Imagine (2008)
• Mirage (2010)

Year Mixes[link]

Van Buuren is well known for his annual "Year Mix" which incorporates clips and custom mashups from the year's most popular trance tracks. Each year-mix consists of about 85 individual releases, edited into a two hour mix which is released on double CD as well as aired on his weekly radio show at the end of each year. According to Van Buuren, each year-mix takes several months to make, including thousands of digital audio edits and hundreds of audio plugins.

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Armin van Buuren at the Internet Movie Database
• Armin van Buuren's profile on Trancepedia
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Susana Baca
Susan Baca in Santa Cruz, 17 April 2010
Culture Minister of Peru
President	Ollanta Humala
Preceded by	Juan Ossio Acuña
Succeeded by	Luis Peirano
Personal details
Born	1944 Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru

Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru, 1944) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter; two-times Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music.

In July 2011, she was named Peru's Minister of Culture in the Ollanta Humala government.^[1] becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru.^[2]

In November 2011 she was elected for the OAS (Organization of American States) to be the President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011 - 2013.

Career[link]

Baca grew up in a coastal fishing village Chorrillos, a district of the Lima Province of Peru, and part of greater Lima. Her music is a mixture of traditional and contemporary. Her backing band features indigenous Peruvian instruments such as the cajón ("wooden box", whose origins lie in an upturned fruit crate), udu (clay pot), and quijada (jawbone of a burro) "cheko" a dried gourd, as well as acoustic guitar and electric upright baby bass. Although many of her songs are based on traditional forms such as the landó or vals, she also incorporates elements of Cuban and Brazilian music. Her debut CD for Luaka Bop, produced by Greg Landau, brought her to the attention of World Music audiences worldwide.

Her songs are poetic (with lyrics composed by some of Latin America's premier poets, with whom she collaborates), rich with evocative imagery, and her voice is delicate yet soulful. She has an elegant and engaging stage presence, gliding gracefully about the stage while singing. Her delivery is so deeply felt and emotion-filled as to project a spiritual character, even in songs that are not expressly religious in subject matter.

Baca is an important figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music within Peru (see, for example, dancers from the Perú Negro troupe, as well as "Festejo" music), which, like the culture that produced it, had previously been little recognized, but which is now regarded as an important part of Peruvian culture. Baca has contributed much to its international popularity, which began in 1995 with the release of the compilation CD The Soul of Black Peru. The album, which features the Baca song "Maria Lando", was released by the Luaka Bop record label, which belongs to ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.

Reviews[link]

According to several important critics Baca is more than just an Afro-Peruvian diva. Michael Heumann from Stylus Magazine"says: "Maria Lando put Susana Baca on the world music map. Since then, she has released a number of very popular albums, most on Luaka Bop, and all of incredibly high quality."

Timothy G. Merello from "PopMatters" says - about her performance in Old Town School of Folk Music — Chicago: "Susana Baca, more than just a singer, is a poet, a historian, a spelunker and explorer of Afro-Peruvian folklore and music [...] she and her band entertain, educate and entrance a sold out crowd with a musical melange of rhythms, melodies, beats, and dance."

While Deanne Sole, also from "PopMatters", says - about Baca's 2009 album Seis Poemas (Six Poems): "After watching Peruvian singer Susana Baca perform on an open stage in burning heat with malfunctioning equipment, one can’t help but respect Baca not only as a voice but as a performer, as a person [...] Seis Poemas, a small album but a charming one."

With her husband, Bolivian Ricardo Pereyra, Baca founded the Instituto Negrocontinuo (Black Continuum Institute) in her seafront home in Chorrillos. It fosters the collection, preservation, and creation of Afro-Peruvian culture, music, and dance.

Awards[link]

In 2002, Susana Baca won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, for her Lamento Negro CD^[2] besides a nomination for the Grammy as "Best World Music Album".

In November 2011 she won the second Latin Grammy of her career for the collaboration she made with the Urban Group "Calle 13" in the song "Latinoamerica" (Latin America) that was recording in Peru also with the vocal collaborations of Brazilian singer-songwriter "Maria Rita" and Colombian recording artist "Toto" La Momposina.

Political career[link]

In July 2011 the elected new Presidente of Peru, Ollanta Humala, announced that Baca would become his Minister of Culture. On 28 July she was sworn in, becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru. She resigned due to a cabinet reshuffle on 11 December 2011.

In November 2011 she was elected for the OAS (Organization of American States) as President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011-2013.

Discography[link]

• 1987 - Poesía y Canto Negro
• 1991 - Vestida de Vida, Canto Negro de las Américas!
• 1992 - Fuego y Agua
• 1997 - Susana Baca
• 2000 - Eco De Sombras
• 2001 - Lamento Negro
• 2002 - Espiritu Vivo
• 2004 - The Best Of Susana Baca
• 2006 - Travesias
• 2009 - Seis Poemas
• 2010 - Mama
• 2010 - Cantos de Adoración
• 2011 - Afrodiaspora

Films[link]

• 2003 - Susana Baca: Memoria Viva. Directed by Marc Dixon.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Susana Baca page from Luaka Bop site
• An Interview with Susana Baca