Allein
—  Comune  —
Comune di Allein Commune d'Allein
Saint Stephen Church
Coat of arms
Allein Location of Allein in Italy
Coordinates: 45°48′30″N 7°16′21″E / 45.80833°N 7.2725°E / 45.80833; 7.2725Coordinates: 45°48′30″N 7°16′21″E / 45.80833°N 7.2725°E / 45.80833; 7.2725
Country	Italy
Region	Valle d'Aosta
Province	none
Frazioni	Ayez, Allamanaz, Allérod, Bruson, Chanté, Chaveroulaz, Chez-Norat, Clavel, Condemine, Dayllon, Frein, Godioz, Martinet, Plan-de-Clavel (chef-lieu), Vallettaz, Ville
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)
• Total	249
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Demonym	Allençois
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11010
Dialing code	0165
Patron saint	Saint Stephen
Saint day	26 December

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Allein is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.

Geography[link]

Position of the comune of Allein in the Aosta Valley.

Notes and references[link]

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Eric Prydz
Background information
Also known as	Pryda, Cirez D, Sheridan, Moo, AxEr, A&P Project, Hardform, Dukes of Sluca, Groove System
Born	(1976-07-19) July 19, 1976 (age 35)
Origin	Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	House, electro house, progressive house, tech house, techno
Occupations	Musician, Producer, Disc Jockey
Instruments	Turntables Keyboard Guitar
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Pryda, Mouseville, Pryda Friends, Virgin/EMI, Astralwerks
Website	ericprydz.tv

Eric Sheridan Prydz (born July 19, 1976) is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah".^[1] In October 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, where Prydz placed at #46.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Until recently, Prydz had only played shows in and around Europe as he has a fear of flying. In December 2008, Prydz was forced to cancel several dates in Australia, New Zealand and Malta after panic attacks prevented him from boarding the outbound flight.^[3][4]

On Armin van Buuren's radio show "A State of Trance" in February 2011, it was announced that Prydz recently became a father.

"E.P.I.C." Event[link]

His debut live show called "EPIC" (Eric Prydz in Concert) was held on April 2nd, 2011 at the O2 Brixton Academy Arena in London where he played most of his own production, as well as unfinished and upcoming tracks. The second show was at Global Gathering on July 29th and the third instalment at the Alexandra Palace on November 26th.

A monthly radio show, 'Eric Prydz Presents EPIC Radio' started on Friday, May 18 as a free download on iTunes.^[5]

Discography[link]

Since 2005, Prydz has been working on an artist album.^[6] The first version of the album was originally planned for release in 2007, but after complications with the record label, Ministry of Sound, he decided to cancel the release. In late 2009, Prydz told followers on his Facebook and Twitter accounts that his album had been completed and was going to be a Pryda album.

Finally, in early 2012, was revealed that it will be released as a 3 x disc album on May 21st through Virgin Records. Disc 1 will be made up of new unreleased Pryda productions which some fans may have heard as works in progress (including Shadows, Agag, Mighty Love, Allein and the intro edit of Pjanoo). Discs 2 and 3 bring together many of the classic tracks from the Pryda catalogue, sequenced and mixed by the man himself, including some of his special re-edits.^[7]

The Ministry of Sound club in London hosted the launch of the 'Eric Prydz Presents Pryda' album on April 14th, where Eric played some of the tracks from the album.

The bonus, for those who purchased the album legally, is free download of 'Tijuana', a track previously known as 'Space Miami ID', in WAV format.^[8]

Pryda label's boss is currently working on his official debut artist album, which is due to hit the stores in late 2012.

Pryda has become a genre-defining stable and is one of the most successful and influential dance labels in the world. This compilation album rounds up an incredible chapter in Eric's career so far, laying the foundations for the next exciting phase.

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Pryda[link]

2004

• Human Behaviour / Lesson One
• Spooks / Do It

2005

• Nile / Sucker DJs
• Aftermath / The Gift

2006

• Remember / Frankfurt

2007

• Genesis
• RYMD / Armed
• Ironman / Madderferrys
• Muranyi / Balaton
• Europa / Odyssey

2008

• Pjanoo / F12
• Evouh / Wakanapi / Rakfunk

2009

• Animal / Miami To Atlanta / Loaded
• Melo / Lift / Reeperbahn
• Waves / Alfon

2010

• Inspiration / RYMD 2010
• Viro / EMOS
• M.S.B.O.Y. / The End
• Niton / Vega
• Illusions / Glimma

2011

• Mirage / Juletider / With Me
• 2Night

2012

• SW4 (Club Mix)
• Allein

Cirez D[link]

2003

• Diamond Girl / It's Over / W-Dizco

2004

• Control Freak / Hoodpecker
• Deep Inside

2005

• Knockout / Lost Love
• Re-Match / B-Boy
• Teaser / Lollipop

2006

• Punch Drunk / Copyrat
• Mouseville Theme

2007

• Horizons / Tigerstyle

2008

• Läget?
• Stockholm Marathon / The Journey

2009

• The Tunnel / Raptor
• On Off / Fast Forward

2010

• Glow
• Bauerpost / Glow (In The Dark Dub)
• The Tumble / EXIT

2011

• Full Stop
• Tomorrow / Sirtos Madness (with Acki Kokotos)
• Mokba

2012

• Tear Shit Up (forthcoming, late 2012)

Sheridan[link]

2002

• Sunlight Dancing
• Wants vs. Needs

2004

• High on You

2006

• Fatz Theme / Flycker

Moo[link]

2002

• Seashells

2003

• Jonico (Mediterranien Mix) (with Luciano Ingrosso)
• Sunset at Keywest

AxEr[link]

2006

• 123 / 321

A&P Project[link]

2003

• Sunrize (feat. Zemya Hamilton)

The Dukes of Sluca[link]

2002

• Don't Stop / Steam Machine / Always Searching

2003

• Mighty Love (vs. Apollo)

Groove System[link]

2001

• Vacuum Cleaner / Chord Funk

Hardform[link]

2003

• Dirty Souls / Fear Tha Pimps / Back to the Groove

Remixes:[link]

As Eric Prydz[link]

2002

• Outfunk – Echo Vibes (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Star Alliance – PVC (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Par-T-One vs. INXS – I'm So Crazy (Eric Prydz Remix)

2003

• Harry's Afro Hut – C'mon Lady (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Outfunk – Lost in Music (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Steve Angello – Voices (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Snap! vs. Motivo – The Power (Of Bhangra) (Eric Prydz Remix)
• M Factor – Come Together (Eric Prydz Remix)
• The Attic – Destiny (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Futureshock – Pride's Paranoia (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Oliver Lieb & Shakeman Pres. Smoked – Metropolis (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Pet Shop Boys – Miracles (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Aloud – Sex & Sun (Eric Prydz Remix)

2004

• Duran Duran – (Reach Up For The) Sunrise (Eric Prydz Remix)
• The Shapeshifters – Lola's Theme (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Mutiny & Lorraine Cato – Holding On (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Alter Ego – Rocker (Eric Prydz Remix)

2005

• Axwell - Feel The Vibe (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Howard Jones – And Do You Feel Scared? (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Eric Prydz & Adeva – In & Out (Eric Prydz Remix)

2006

• Switch – A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Paolo Mojo – 1983 (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Thriller (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Duran Duran – Nice (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Inner City – Good Life (Eric Prydz Edit)

2007

• Sven Väth – The Beauty & The Beast (Eric Prydz Re-edit)

2008

• Paolo Mojo & Jim Rivers – Ron Hardy Said (Eric Prydz Remix)

2009

• Sébastien Léger – The People (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Calvin Harris – Flashback (Eric Prydz Remix)

2010

• Faithless - Not Going Home (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Felix Da Housecat - Thee Anthem (Eric Prydz Remix)

2011

• Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Eric Prydz Remix)
• Digitalism - Circles (Eric Prydz Remix)

2012

• M83 - Midnight City (Eric Prydz Private Remix)

As Cirez D[link]

2006

• Double 99 - R.I.P. Groove (Cirez D Remix)

2008

• Christian Smith & John Selway - Total Departure (Cirez D Remix)

As Pryda[link]

2011

• Eric Prydz feat. Jan Burton - Niton (The Reason) (Pryda 82 Mix)
• Henry Saiz & Guy J - Meridian (Pryda Remix)

References[link]

Eric Prydz Live

External links[link]

• Official website
• Eric Prydz on Myspace
• Eric Prydz on Twitter

Xavier Kurt Naidoo (born October 2, 1971) is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English language-album Seeing Is Believing under his stage name Kobra in 1994. He currently resides in his native Germany.

After working as a backing vocalist for the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt and 3P label mates Sabrina Setlur and Illmat!c, Naidoo released his first German language album Nicht von dieser Welt in 1998, for which he won an ECHO Award and an MTV Europe Music Award. Selling more than one million copies in total, it produced six singles, including "Seine Straßen." and "Sie sieht mich nicht," the latter of which served as the theme song for Astérix & Obélix Take on Caesar (1999). After his highly publicized departure from 3P, his third studio album Zwischenspiel – Alles für den Herrn was released in 2002. It spawned the top five hit singles "Wo willst du hin?" and "Abschied nehmen" and led to a collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan member and producer RZA, with whom he released his first number-one single "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" in 2003.

Known for his soulful voice and his Christian lyrics, he has collaborated with several famous artists such as Deborah Cox and Swiss artist Stress. Naidoo was with the Söhne Mannheims (Sons of Mannheim) earlier before he became famous, after his popularity increased he went back to the band and wanted to help them to become famous too, which worked. Nowadays he switches back and forth with doing some Solo music or recording an Album and going on tour with the Söhne Mannheims. He joined groups like Brothers Keepers and the charity project Zeichen der Zeit (Signs of the Times) in the early 2000s.

Personal life[link]

Naidoo is the child of a South African mother and South African father. His mother is from South Africa but is of Tamil heritage

Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

• Tatort - Die kleine Zeugin (TV, 2000)
• Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)

Musical[link]

• Human Pacific (1995)
• People (1998)

Awards[link]

• 1999: MTV Europe Music Award - "Best German Act"
• 2000: ECHO - "Best National Male Artist - Rock/Pop"
• 2002: Goldene Stimmgabel
• 2002: Comet - "Best Act National"
• 2002: MTV Europe Music Award - "Best German Act"
• 2004: Amadeus Award - "Record of The Year" for "Ich kenne nichts (Das so schön ist wie Du)"
• 2006: Goldene Kamera - "Pop National"
• 2006: ECHO - "Best National Male Artist - Rock/Pop"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Xavier Naidoo @ MusikNews

Gisbert zu Knyphausen (April 23, 1979 in Wiesbaden. His full name is Gisbert Wilhelm Enno Freiherr zu Innhausen und Knyphausen^[1]) is a German singer-songwriter from the Rheingau in Hesse.

Development[link]

After a stay in Berlin, zu Knyphausen studied Music Therapy in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. In August 2005 he founded the Indie–Label Omaha Records together with Philipp Heintze. In the following autumn he played his first solo gig under his own name. He has since switched to using a whole band in his performances. His debut album, Gisbert zu Knyphausen was launched on April 25, 2008 by PIAS Germany. It contains solistic? songs accompanied by a band. Gisbert zu Knyphausen's lyrics are often melancholic but also have a hopeful character. He mentions ClickClickDecker,^[2] Ton Steine Scherben and Element of Crime^[3] as his musical and lyrical influences. Zu Knyphausen lived in Hamburg from October 2006 to April 2010, before he moved to Berlin. On 23 April 2010 his new album Hurra! Hurra! So nicht was released.

Review[link]

Zu Knyphausens debut received generally positive reviews and was called an "outstanding release" of early summer 2008.^[4] He was said that he would tell laconically texted stories^[5] with crisp humour,^[6] with economical instrumental backing and he would speak the diction of the former century but would attract a very young clientele.^[7] An inherent Weltschmerz in the songs that nevertheless lets us believe in a new morning was emphasised.^[8]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Gisbert zu Knyphausen (2008)
• Hurra! Hurra! So nicht (2010)

Singles[link]

• Spieglein, Spieglein (2006/Sommertag EP)
• Sommertag (2008/Gisbert zu Knyphausen)
• Melancholie (2010/Hurra! Hurra! So nicht)

External links[link]

• Gisbert zu Knyphausen on MySpace
• Interview with Gisbert zu Knyphausen on German Radio Station 1Live
• Review of the second album
• Omaha-records
• Portrait of Gisbert zu Knyphausen

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.br-online.de/bayern3/newcomershow/gisbert-zu-knyphausen-ID1277125283361.xml
2. ^ http://deutschpop.suite101.de/article.cfm/der-musiker-gisbert-zu-knyphausen
3. ^ http://www.neuehelden.tv/popups/galerie/index.php?id=172&type=1&time=0
4. ^ http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/432570
5. ^ http://www.intro.de/news/newsticker/23047084
6. ^ http://www.wom.de/index.php?node=5808
7. ^ http://www.welt.de/welt_print/article1957520/Mit_Gisbert_zu_Knyphausen_darf_deutscher_Pop_wieder_lyrisch_sein.html
8. ^ http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,460685,00.html

Joe Jonas
Joe Jonas in March 2012.
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Adam Jonas
Born	(1989-08-15) August 15, 1989 (age 22) Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S.
Origin	Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Teen pop, pop rock, Christian rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, actor, dancer
Instruments	Vocals, percussion, keyboards, guitars
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Columbia (2005 -2007) Hollywood (2007 - 2012) [1] Jonas (2009 - present)
Associated acts	Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift
Website	joejonasmusic.com

Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American pop singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin. He starred as Joseph Lucas on the Disney Channel original series Jonas, and released his debut solo studio album, Fastlife in October 2011.

Early life[link]

Joseph Adam Jonas was born in Casa Grande, Arizona.^[2] His mother, Denise (née Miller), is a former sign language teacher and singer, and his father, Paul Kevin Jonas, Sr., is a songwriter, musician and former ordained minister at an Assemblies of God church.^[3][4][5][6] Joe is of Italian (from a great-grandfather), German, Irish, English, Cherokee, and French-Canadian descent.^[7][8]

Acting career[link]

[edit] 2007-08: Hannah Montana and Camp Rock

On August 17, 2007, Jonas, along with his brothers, guest starred in an episode of Hannah Montana. The episode debuted alongside the television film High School Musical 2 and a sneak peek of the new Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb.^[9] The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers, and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.^[10]

Jonas and his brothers filmed a Disney Channel Original Movie called Camp Rock, where they play a band called "Connect Three." Joe plays the lead male role and lead singer "Shane Gray"; Nick plays the role of "Nate", a guitarist and drummer; and Kevin plays the role of "Jason," also a guitarist. The film's soundtrack was released on June 17, 2008. The movie premiered on June 20, 2008 in the USA on Disney Channel, and in Canada on Family. Jonas reprised his role of Shane in the sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. The film premiered on September 3, 2010 and the soundtrack was released on August 10, 2010.

The reality short series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel on May 16, 2008. The first season, which ran until September 5, 2008, documented the brothers' lives on the Look Me In The Eyes Tour. The name was inspired by the band's hit song "When You Look Me in the Eyes". The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 21, 2010.^[11] The second season followed the band on the European leg of their World Tour 2009.

[edit] 2009-present: JONAS

Jonas, along with his three brothers Kevin, Nick and Frankie, also starred in their own Disney Channel Original Series, called JONAS. In the series, the Jonas Brothers portray a pop band attempting to live a normal life. The first season premiered on May 2, 2009. Filming for the second season began in February 2010.

Jonas guest judged on an episode of American Idol during the auditions in Dallas.^[12] In February 2010, Jonas made a cameo appearance in Vampire Weekend's music video for "Giving Up the Gun" along with Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil Jon, and RZA.^[13]

Jonas guest starred in 2010 on TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland series, which co-stars Betty White.^[14] Jonas appeared in an August episode as 'Will', Valerie Bertinelli's character's son, in an episode. In the episode, Will Moretti comes to Cleveland to visit his mother Melanie. The episode aired August 11 and was taped in front of a live studio audience July 17.^[15] He reprised his role on the show on January 25, 2012.^[16]

Starting on August 19, 2012, the eldest Jonas brother will appear in an E! reality series^[17] alongside his wife Danielle and brothers Nick and Joe. Produced by Ryan Seacrest, "Married to Jonas" will document the young couple's domestic life as well as the brothers' recording efforts as they prepare to release their newest group album.^[18][19][20]

Music career[link]

Jonas Brothers[link]

In early 2005, Columbia Records' new president, Steve Greenberg, listened to Nick's record. While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick's voice.^[21] After hearing the song, "Please Be Mine", written and performed by all the brothers, Daylight/Columbia Records decided to sign the three as a group act.^[22] After being signed to Columbia, the brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name "Jonas Brothers".^[23]

It's About Time, the brothers' first album, was released on August 8, 2006.^[24] According to the band's manager, it was only a "limited release" of a little over 50,000 copies. Because Sony was not interested in further promoting the band, the Jonas Brothers then considered switching labels. The band was ultimately dropped by Columbia Records in early 2007.

After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with Hollywood Records in February 2007.^[25][26] Around the same time, the brothers began appearing in GAP commercials for Baby Bottle Pops, singing the jingle.^[26] Their self-titled second album, Jonas Brothers, was released on August 7, 2007.^[27] It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in its first week.

The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, was released in the United States on August 12, 2008 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200.^[28]

On June 16, 2009, The Jonas Brothers' fourth studio album, and third release under Hollywood Records entitled Lines, Vines, and Trying Times was released. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 247,000 copies sold.

It was announced on May 2, 2012, that the Jonas Brothers part ways with their record label Hollywood Records; they bought the rights of their music.^[1][29]

Solo artist[link]

It was announced on May 19, 2010, that Jonas was planning on releasing a solo album.^[30] On May 16, 2011, Jonas announced the first single will be called "See No More" and will be released on June 3.^[31] On August 4, 2011, Jonas announced via Twitter that he will join Britney Spears on her European tour starting October 16, 2011.^[32][33] On September 9, 2011, his second single "Just in Love" premiered on RyanSeacrest.com.^[34] The music video for the song that was shot in Paris, premiered on E! Online on September 12, 2011.^[35] In support of the album, Joe co-headlined with Jay Sean in the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour with JoJo as the opening act.^[36] The tour kicked off on September 9, 2011 and goes on until October 6, 2011.^[37]

Fastlife released on October 11, 2011 and debuted on Billboard 200 charts at No. 15 off 18,000 sales start.^[38] As of December 29, 2011, the album has shifted 25,000 copies.^[39]

It was announced on May 2, 2012, that Joe Jonas had parted ways with Hollywood Records; he bought the rights of his music.^[1][40]

Personal life[link]

Jonas dated singer Taylor Swift from July to October 2008.^[41][42] Jonas ended the relationship by phone after meeting actress Camilla Belle.^[43][44] Swift's songs Forever and Always, Last Kiss and Better than Revenge are believed to have been inspired by her relationship with Jonas.^[45] Jonas dated actress Camilla Belle, who starred in the band's music video for the song "Lovebug", from October 2008 to July 2009.^[46][47] Jonas was in a relationship with actress Ashley Greene until March 2011.^[48]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other charted songs[link]

As featured artist[link]

Notes

1.^ "Wouldn't Change a Thing" didn't enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number ten.

Other appearances[link]

Music videos[link]

Filmography[link]