Sidney may refer to:

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Sydney, Australia is often misspelt as Sidney.

Canada[link]

• Sidney, British Columbia

United Kingdom[link]

• Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

United States[link]

• Sidney, Arkansas
• Sidney, Illinois
• Sidney, Indiana
• Sidney, Iowa
• Sidney, Kentucky
• Sidney, Maine
• Sidney, Montana
• Sidney, Nebraska
• Sidney (town), New York
  • Sidney (village), New York
• Sidney, Ohio
• Sidney, Texas
• Sidney, Washington
• Sidney, Wisconsin

People[link]

Surname: See Sidney (surname)

First name: See Sidney (given name)

• Sir Sidney Abrahams, British Olympic long jumper
• Sidney Bechet, Jazz saxophonist
• Sidney Crosby, ice hockey player
• Sidney Duteil, French musician and television and radio host
• Sid Eudy, actor and professional wrestler known as Sid Vicious, Psycho Sid and Sid Justice
• Sid Gillman, American football player & coach
• Sidney Leslie Goodwin, child who perished in the Titanic disaster, buried in tomb of 'unknown child', remains later identified
• Sid Gordon, American major league baseball All Star player
• Sidney Govou, French football player
• Sid Hadden, English cricketer
• Sidney Homer, American composer of "A Plantation Ditty" (lyrics by Frank Lebby Stanton)
• Sidney William Jackson (1873–1946), Australian ornithologist
• Sid James English-based South African actor and comedian
• Sid Jenkins, a fictional character in British teenage drama Skins
• Sidney Lanier, poet, musician, scholar
• Sid Luckman, American 8x All-Pro, MVP, Hall of Fame quarterback
• Sidney Lumet (1924-2011), American film director
• John Sidney McCain, III, United States Senator and presidential candidate
• Sidney McKnight, Canadian boxer
• Sid Melton, American actor
• Sidney Meyer
• Sidney Moncrief, basketball player
• Sidney Moraes da Almeida Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• Sidney Nolan, artist
• Sidney Phillips, World War II veteran
• Sidney Poitier (born 1927), American actor
• Sidney Ponson, Aruba-born Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sidney Prescott, main fictional character from the Scream horror trilogy
• Sidney Pullen, English football (soccer) player
• Sidney Sheldon, novelist
• Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer
• Sidney Tannenbaum, American basketball player
• Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto"), American lightweight boxer
• Sid Vicious (1957-1979), British musician, member of the Sex Pistols
• Sid Wilson, DJ for Slipknot
• Sid, a fictional toy torturer from Toy Story
• Sidney, a character of the Pokémon universe
• Sidney, One of the Bash Street Kids

References[link]

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Tara Jane McDonald
Publicity shot
Background information
Also known as	Tara McDonald
Origin	Dartford, Kent (United Kingdom)
Genres	Singer/songwriter, House
Labels	ULM, Mercury Group, Universal Music France
Website	taramcdonald.tv

Tara McDonald is an English songwriter and vocalist widely recognised for a string of crossover hits both internationally and in the UK. Tara achieved success working with Armand Van Helden and co-writing with Axwell on the chart hits ‘My My My’ and ‘Feel The Vibe’. Both these projects debuted at #1 in the club charts, before peaking in the UK sales charts at #12 and #16 respectively. She has also collaborated with Todd Terry co writing ‘Get Down’ and with David Guetta co writing ‘Delirious’ and ‘You Are Not Alone’. ‘Delirious’ – which featured on the ‘Pop Life’ LP’ – was one the most heavily played records on European radio throughout 2008.

Tara regularly tours the international club circuit with her schedule taking her throughout Europe and on to Australia, Russia, Dubai, U.S.A, China, Egypt and Jordan. Her summer 2009 performance at Space in Ibiza, Spain within a weekly residency with Hed Kandi and 2010 at Es Paradise, Ibiza Rocks bar and her legendary "Sunset Sessions" at Savannah beach bar, seeing Tara perform acoustic versions of her best known songs.

Recently,^[1] Tara signed a recording deal with Hed Kandi Records and is currently writing with David Guetta, Todd Terry, Joey Negro, Nervo, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, Mowgli, TV Rock, Sidney Samson, Funkerman and David Vendetta.

Biography[link]

At the age of 9, Tara performed in Les Miserables as Eponine at The Palace Theatre in the West End of London. At 12, she won an international singing competition "The Danny Kaye Award" presented by Audrey Hepburn representing Great Britain and won. Her prize was to be a child ambassador for UNICEF for a year promoting & campaigning for the "rights of the child" throughout Europe and also Africa. Then at 13 Tara performed in the NTMT production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" with Jude Law for the Edinburgh festival in Scotland. At 14, Tara won the juvenile lead part in a new musical called St. Bernadette at the Dominion Theatre in London, this part was also played by Martine McCutcheon. Unfortunately the musical only ran for a couple of months after bad reviews. Tara was schooled at the Italia Conti stage school then later moved to the BRIT School in Croydon other musical artists that went to this school are Jessie J, Adele, Kate Nash, Imogen Heap & Amy Winehouse.

Tara also worked as a backing dancer for Karen Ramirez for promotion of her single "Looking for Love" and also appeared as a backing dancer for the Jungle Bros. single "I'll House You' 98".

Tara worked for the charity CSE (combined service entertainment) as a "forces sweetheart" providing entertainment for the UK armed forces around the world. Performing in far flung destinations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leona, Sarajevo/Bosnia, Guam and the Falkland Islands to name a few. The aim of these performances was to act as a link back home and escapism for the men and woman stationed overseas.

In 2000 Planet Funk asked Tara to perform with them their big dance anthem "Chase the Sun" at the MTV Ibiza dance festival alongside Basement Jaxx and Faithless, which proved to be a big success. Tara continued to write songs for other artists and pay the rent by working as a session singer for a range of different artists/tours and TV shows. She sang lead and backing vocals on BBC1's hit programme, Strictly Come Dancing from 2004-2007. In 2005 Tara co wrote and sang "feel the Vibe til the morning comes" with Axwell which was a top 20 hit in the UK and one of the biggest dance tracks of the year, followed by "My My My" with Armand Van Helden in 2006 which entered the UK commercial charts at number 11 and is still frequently played on radio now. Both tracks became big dance anthems and saw Tara perform these live on Pete Tongs BBC1 dance show in Ibiza.

In 2007 Tara co wrote two tracks on the "Pop Life" album by David Guetta released in 2008, this resulted in the hit single "Delirious" which was one of the most played records on European radio in 2008 and an album track entitled "Your not alone". Tara also featured in the music video for this single.

2007 Tara worked with Bryan Ferry on his Dylanesque album backing singing and arranging some of the vocal harmonies. They met previously when Tara was backing singing for the Band Du lac on a special charity concert where Tara was backing singing for Gary Brooker, Eric Clapton, Roger Walters. Tara backing sang on Bryan's next studio album a work of Dylan covers and toured with him for a year.

Tara also worked with the legendary "Leo Green experience" (a collection of some of finest UK musicians) as a guest vocalist at some of the most prestigious jazz venues in the UK like Ronnie Scott's and supported the Roy Ayers.

2008 Tara supported the charity Childline Rocks performing alongside Roger Daltrey (The Who), Thunder, Lulu & Russ Ballard at O2 Indigo, London.

In 2010 Tara was asked to be the cover model for French Playboy's "Music is Fashion Sexy" edition. A special music edition of the magazine which was the biggest selling issue of French Playboy in 2010. Seven pictures of Tara were used in the edition dressing her as a modern day pin up with an Andy Warhol influence. Bryan Ferry, David Vendetta and David Guetta all wrote supporting articles about their experiences working with Tara McDonald.

2010 Tara collaborated on many new records "I'm Your Goddess" with David Vendetta, a dance track with a middle Eastern feel featuring Alim Gasinov from Azerbaijan on DJ Centre Records. "Elevated" with the Australian dance duo TV Rock, "Everything" Funkerman, Beats for You" with Mischa Daniels on Amarda Music, "Set me on Fire" with Sidney Samson on Spinnin Records and the big smash "Give Into The Night/Tomorrow" with Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike Dada Life which was the anthem for the dance music festival Tomorrowland in Belgium and went to the top of the club charts and peaked as a top 20 track commercially. Tara wrote the vocal melody and lyric and also recorded & produced the vocals for the track.

2011 Tara released "Dynamite" with Sidney Samson on Spinnin Records and the remix by Nicky Romero became of the most successful club tracks of that year with over 2 million views on youtube. In this year Tara worked again with David Guetta on a new track called "Pandemonium" with Afrojack which was released on FMIF Ibiza mix compilation on EMI Records. Tara's next record "Generation 24/7" was released though Hed Kandi records on 26/12/11.

Tara performed at the "Girls First" concert by children's charity Plan in Amsterdam with the biggest pop stars from The Netherlands and she was the only non Dutch artist to perform on the night. The concert was to raise awareness for equal rights for girls in developing countries and was televised through Avro. The programme was a success as the United Nations declared the 11th October to be an international day to put "Girls First".

2012 Tara starts her own weekly radio show every Monday 1am - 2am called "Shut Up & Dance" on FG Radio (France & Belgium). She is the only non DJ to have her radio show on France's coolest dance music station alongside, David Guetta, Armin van Buurin & Laidback Luke. 2012 Tara is the assistant vocal coach on "The Voice" in Belgium working alongside the French pop star Quentin Mosimann.

Tara won the prestigious "Best Female Voice of 2010" in electronic music with OnlyForDj's magazine which launched a worldwide competition and it was voted by the public.^[2][3][4]

In 2011 Tara did well her part in a festival called 24hrs of Burning House (held in Smederevo Fortress, Serbia), alongside Junior Jack, Sandy Rivera, Chocolate Puma, Steve Edwards and many other great artists. It was her second time visiting Serbia.

She is recognized by the sign she always wears - star within heart (she has a tattoo, either). ♥^[5]

Tara is currently working on her new solo record "Give Me More" to be released in Feb 2012 and has signed her album to Mercury records part of the Universal music group.

McDonald has been described as a "tigress on stage"^[6] and "the chic sexbomb of electro music."^[7]

In 2012 Tara signed a 2 album deal with Mercury/Universal and the first single "Give Me More" is all ready on radio. The first album will be released in September 2012.

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

• Give Me More - Tara McDonald - Universal Music France - 2012
• Pandemonium - David Guetta & Afrojack featuring Tara McDonald - EMI Records - 2011
• Generation 24/7 - Tara McDonald - [Hed Kandi] Records - 2011
• All Alone - Quentin Mosimann & Tara McDonald - Universal Records - 2011
• Dynamite - Sidney Samson vs Tara McDonald - Spinnin Records - 2011 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Set Me On Fire - Sidney Samson vs Tara McDonald - Spinnin Records - 2011 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Tomorrow (Give Into The Night) - Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Dada Life & Tara McDonald - Smash The House - 2010
• Can't Stop Singing - Mowgli & Tara McDonald - Data Records - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Beats For You - Mischa Daniels & Tara McDonald - Armada Music - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Everything - Funkerman & Tara McDonald - Flamingo Records - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• I'm Your Goddess - David Vendetta vs Tara McDonald featuring Alim Gasimov - Dj Centre - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Elevated - TV Rock & Tara McDonald - Neon Records - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• La La Land - Joey Negro & Tara McDonald - Blanco Negro Records - 2010 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Shake It - Lee Cabrera vs Thomas Gold & Tara McDonald - CR2 Records - 2009
• Revolution - The Vibers & Tara McDonald - Roton - 2009 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Love Crazy - Warren Clarke & Tara McDonald - Hed Kandi - 2008 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Delirious (from the album Pop Life)- David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald - EMI - 2008 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• You're Not Alone (from the album Pop Life)- David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald - EMI - 2008 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Play On - Todd Terry Allstars feat. Tara McDonald - Strictly Rhythm Records - 2007 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Get Down - Todd Terry Allstars feat. Tara McDonald - Strictly Rhythm Records - 2007 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• Take Me I'm Yours & Let Me In (From the album Music Takes Me) - Stonebridge - Stoneboy Records - 2007 (Co written by Tara McDonald)
• My My My (Funktuary) - Armand Van Helden feat. Tara McDonald - Southern Fried Records - 2006
• Feel The Vibe (Till The Morning Comes)' Axwell feat. Tara McDonald - Data Records/Ministry Of Sound - 2005 (Co written by Tara McDonald)

Charts[link]

My My My - Armand Van Helden Feat. Tara McDonald:

• top 12 UK Single Charts (2004)
• top 4 Australian Single Charts (2004)
• top 5 Dutch Single Charts (2004)
• top 5 Belgium Single Charts (2004)
• top 7 Norweigen Single Charts (2004)
• top 5 Danish Single Charts (2004)
• top 2 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart

Delirious - David Guetta and Tara McDonald (from David Guetta's third album, Pop Life, 2007):

• top 2 Belgium Single Charts (2008)
• top 4 Romanian Singles Charts (2008)
• top 9 French Sincle Charts (2008)

Feel the vibe - Axwell Feat. Tara McDonald

• top 16 UK Single Charts (2006)

Give Me More

• top 107 French Singles Charts (2012) ^[8]

External links[link]

• Official Website

References[link]

1. ^ "Tara McDonald signing her record deal with Hed Kandi webisode". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpUHKO18wEU. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
2. ^ "Only For DJ's - Meilleure voix féminine, Tara McDonald". http://www.onlyfordj.fr/magazine/news/2616-votre-palmares-dancefloor-2010-les-resultats. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
3. ^ "Tara McDonald wins ‘Only For DJs’ ‘Best Voice Award’". http://chatter-fest.com/tara-mcdonald-wins-only-for-djs-best-voice-award/. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
4. ^ "Tara McDonald wins 'Only For DJs' 'Best Voice Award' | Chatter-festChatter-fest". http://digg.com/news/entertainment/tara_mcdonald_wins_only_for_djs_best_voice_award_chatter_festchatter_fest. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
5. ^ "Tara gets a tattoo". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grQ8ZNLftto. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
6. ^ "Tara McDonald: The voice of an angel behind countless clubland hits steps up to the DMC plate...". http://www.dmcworld.net/charts/entry/news/tara-mcdonald.html#. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
7. ^ "Tara McDonald is cover model for French Playboy March 2010 issue". http://www.houseplanet.dj/index.php/March-2010/Tara-McDonald-is-cover-model-for-French-Playboy-March-2010-issue.html. Retrieved 03-12-2011. 
8. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Tara-McDonald/Give-Me-More-s23590.html

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• http://www.webworks.ro/monden/interviu-tara-mcdonald/

Sidney Samson (born 2 October 1981) is a Dutch DJ and dance musician. Samson started DJing at the age of 13, focusing on hip hop music before working seriously on house music from 1999.^[1][2] He is a resident DJ at The Matrixx, a major Dutch nightclub and released "Bring That Beat Back" and "It’s all funked up" on the digidance and Spinnin' Records labels respectively.^[2][3] After collaborating with Gregor Salto, he formed his own record label, Samsobeats, in 2007.

Samson managed to get his debut single "Riverside" to #1 on the Dutch Top 40,^[4] #9 on the Australian ARIA Charts,^[5] #1 on the Irish Singles Chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart.^[6]

He released his second single "Shut Up and Let It Go" (featuring Lady Bee) in February 2010.^[2]

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

Remixes[link]

1. Laidback Luke & Steve Aoki feat. Lil Jon - "Turbulence"
2. Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
3. Rihanna - "S&M"
4. David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO - "Gettin' Over You"
5. 3OH!3 - "Double Vision"
6. Kylie Minogue - "Get Outta My Way"
7. Silvio Ecomo & DJ Chuckie - "Moombah"
8. Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta - "Commander"
9. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta - "Club Can't Handle Me"
10. Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette - "Hello"
11. Ian Carey - "Let Loose"
12. Roger Sanchez & Far East Movement - "2gether"
13. Tony Cha Cha - "Solar"
14. Ellie - "Superstar"
15. Lil Jon feat. LMFAO - "Outta Your Mind"
16. Pitbull feat. T-Pain - "Hey Baby"
17. Her Majesty & The Wolves - "Stars in Your Eyes"
18. David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj - "Where Them Girls At"
19. Innerpartysystem - "Not Getting Any Better"
20. Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - "Telephone"
21. Kizzo feat. BloodLine - "This Time"
22. Chrizzo & Maxim feat. Amanda Wilson - "Runaway"
23. David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On"
24. Lady Gaga - "Marry the Night"
25. Lil Jon & LMFAO - "Drink"
26. Far East Movement feat. Rye Rye - "Jello"
27. Benny Benassi feat. Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean-Baptiste - "Spaceship"
28. Jennifer Lopez - "Papi"
29. DJ Die & Interface feat. William Cartwright - "Bright Lights"
30. will.i.am feat. Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger - "T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)"
31. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull & The WAV.s - "I Like How It Feels"

References[link]

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Sidney Rice

Sidney Rice at the Vikings 2009 Training Camp.
No. 18     Seattle Seahawks
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-09-01) September 1, 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth: Gaffney, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44
Debuted in 2007 for the Minnesota Vikings
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2007–2010) Seattle Seahawks (2011–present)
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
1× NFC Offensive Player of the Week Pro Bowl selection (2009) NFL record for most touchdown receptions in a playoff game (3)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Receptions 178 Receiving Yards 2,613 Receiving TDs 20 Stats at NFL.com

Sidney R. Rice (born September 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately for the University of South Carolina.

Personal life[link]

Rice was born to Ida Coleman in Gaffney, South Carolina. Rice has two older brothers, Jarvis Rice and Tremell Austin. Rice grew up in Gaffney, where he played both football and basketball for the Gaffney Indians. Rice, who graduated from Gaffney High School in 2004 was named All-State in both sports, leading the hoops team to consecutive state titles and the football team to a state championship as well. He had 38 catches for 735 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior campaign. Rice was regarded as the best receiver in the state of South Carolina during his senior year.^{[citation needed]} He was named to the High School Sports Report Statewide All-State team and selected Offensive Player of the Year. In 2003, Rice caught 77 passes for 1,414 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. Rice ended his high school career with 167 receptions for 3,044 yards and 31 touchdowns. Rice also excelled in basketball, earning 2002 - 2003 Class 4A Basketball Player of the Year after helping Gaffney to the state championship. That season, he averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game, as the Indians finished the basketball season 28-0

College career[link]

Rice was heavily recruited by many schools but signed with in-state school University of South Carolina.

Rice was redshirted his freshman year in 2004.

In his redshirt freshman year in 2005, he had 70 catches for 1,143 yards (14th all time in SEC history) and 13 touchdowns, a single season receiving record at University of South Carolina (eighth all time in SEC history). He also began his career with eight consecutive games with a touchdown. This streak ended with the 30-22 upset of nationally ranked Florida at Williams-Brice Stadium.^[1]

In 2006, Rice caught 72 passes for 1,090 yards and 10 touchdowns. He had five touchdowns against Florida Atlantic which broke a USC record and tied an SEC record for most receiving touchdowns in a game. For his short career, he broke Sterling Sharpe's school career touchdown record in just two years, finishing his career with 23 touchdowns.^[2]

Professional career[link]

Pre-draft[link]

Minnesota Vikings (2007–2010)[link]

Rice was drafted in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed a four year contract with the Vikings in 2007.

Rice caught his first touchdown pass on September 30, 2007 playing against the Green Bay Packers. In week 15, against the Bears, Rice injured his knee, causing him to miss the final two games.

Rice finished his rookie season with 31 receptions for 396 yards and four touchdowns (second most receiving touchdowns by a 2007 rookie). He also completed two passes including a 79 yard pass, the longest for a non-quarterback in Vikings history.

The next season, Rice was named a starter with the Vikings new acquisition Bernard Berrian. He got off to a pretty good start scoring a 23 yard touchdown in week one against the Packers. However, Rice suffered a knee injury that kept him out until week 9. When he returned, most of his playing time was when the Vikings were in the red zone as he would lose his starting job to Bobby Wade. Rice finished the 2008 season with 15 catches for 141 yards and 4 touchdowns (third most receiving touchdowns by a 2008 second year player).

2009 Pro Bowl season[link]

In 2009, Rice had the most successful and stellar season of his career. Rice won his starting job back, and showed chemistry with new quarterback Brett Favre, who also had the best season of his career. He had a 176 yard game against the Baltimore Ravens, and finished the game with 6 catches for 176 yards. The next week in Pittsburgh, Rice had a career-high 10 catches for 136 yards. In Week 10 against the Detroit Lions, Rice broke his 176 yard mark, with a 7 catch, 201 yard performance against the Lions. On November 18, 2009 Rice was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, the first time he has received that award. Also, during the same year, he was selected to his first Pro Bowl. ^[4] In Week 17 of the 2009 NFL season, Rice caught 6 receptions for 112 yards, along with 2 touchdowns. This helped to complete a 44-7 rout of the New York Giants and help the Vikings to a 12-4 regular season record. This was enough for them to secure the 2nd seed in the NFC Playoffs.^[5]

Coming off a bye-week in the first round of the playoffs, Rice and the Vikings played host to the NFC East champions Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at the Metrodome. Rice played exceptionally well against the Cowboys, catching 6 throws from Brett Favre for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns, with a long of 47 yards. The next week in the NFC Championship Game, The Saints defense held Rice down to where he wasn't a big threat and they would later lose in overtime 28-31.^[6][7]

Hip surgery and 2010 season[link]

Rice suffered a hip injury in the 2009-10 season's NFC championship game against the Saints. He was supposed have surgery in the off-season during the spring to repair it. He did not go through with it during the off-season fearing its effect on his performance. On Monday August 23, 2010, three weeks into the next season's training camp, he decided to go through with the surgery and was unable to play with the Vikings until November. Rice underwent a "pick" procedure similar to microfracture knee surgery to repair joint cartilage damage. Doctors poked holes in the hip bone, making it bleed to generate cells that would reconstitute themselves as replacement fibrocartilage to fill the damaged gap. To compensate the Vikings signed free agent wide receiver Javon Walker, whom Brett Favre played with in Green Bay, as well as trade for Greg Camarillo, formerly of the Miami Dolphins. The Vikings also traded for Randy Moss from New England, whom they released after four games. Sidney Rice was activated from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and made his 2010 season debut on November 21 against the Green Bay Packers in the Metrodome with 3 catches for 56 yards. Rice went on to have a major role in the Vikings' late-season victories over the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles before sustaining a concussion during the Eagles game. This left him unable to play in the season finale, a loss against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings did not re-sign Rice for the 2011 season, having used their franchise tag on linebacker Chad Greenway.

Seattle Seahawks (2011–present)[link]

After the lifting of the NFL lockout, Rice agreed to terms on a five-year, $41 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. This contract guarantees Rice $18 million over its duration. He was reunited in Seattle with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson both members of the Vikings during Rice's tenure there.

Rice was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2011.^[8]

Career receiving statistics[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Sidney Rice on Twitter
• South Carolina Gamecocks bio
• Vikings.com Minnesota Vikings bio

Flo Rida
Flo Rida on the set of "Sugar" in 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Tramar Dillard
Born	(1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 32) Carol City, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, songwriter, actor
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Atlantic, Poe Boy, International Music Group, Strong Arm
Associated acts	Akon, Brisco, Lady Gaga, Timbaland, David Guetta, Kesha, T-Pain, Nicki Minaj , Taio Cruz, Sia Furler, Ne-Yo, Avicii
Website	officialflo.com

Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced  /floʊ ˈraɪdə/), is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a No. 1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday: "Elevator" and "In the Ayer". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single "Right Round" was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks. Since then, he has released his third studio album titled Only One Flo (Part 1), which will see a sequel titled Wild Ones.

Biography[link]

Early life and career beginnings[link]

Tramar Dillard was born in the 187th Street projects of Carol City, Florida.^[1] His mother raised him and his seven sisters, some of whom sang in a local gospel group.^[2] Dillard's brother-in-law was a hypeman for local rap group 2 Live Crew, and while in ninth grade, Dillard formed his own amateur group with some friends called the GroundHoggz.^[3] Born and raised in Miami, the GroundHoggz formed in the 187 apartments in Carol City. Similar to Goodie Mob, they were making music for the love of the art and to feed their souls. With only three members, 1Bred, Key Lime, and Fist, they found their missing link when Flo Rida, who lived in the same apartments, spit a verse for them. They were instantly impressed. Together for eight years, they started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches.^[4] His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted the attention of DeVante Swing, a member of the band Jodeci. However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought many other jobs outside of music.^[5] After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two years and attended Barry University for two months.^[5][6] He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment.^[5] Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2006, and as Flo Rida he began affiliating with other artists, such as Rick Ross, Trina, T-Pain, and Trick Daddy. A promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best, which featured Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.^[7]

[edit] 2007–08: Mail on Sunday

Rehearsing for the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.

Flo Rida's first single was "Low", featuring T-Pain. It was his first official single from his debut album Mail On Sunday and the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets. "Low" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[7] "Elevator", featuring Timbaland, "In the Ayer" featuring will.i.am, and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed and all charted on the Hot 100 and other charts.^[8]

T-Pain, who laced the first single, is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album. Timbaland, who produced the second single "Elevator", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross, and Trey Songz made appearances as well.^[9] Lil Wayne has also been added to the list^[9] with assistance on the "American Superstar" track while Sean Kingston appears on the J. R. Rotem-produced "Roll" the concept was created, and co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya, from The Bullets Production Team, Various other guests include Birdman, Brisco, and Yung Joc. The third single is "In the Ayer" featuring Will.i.am. The fourth single was scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco, and Rick Ross, but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain, "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina, named "Bout It", both didn't make the final tracklist, but were recorded. As for production, J. R. Rotem, DJ Montay, and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday, among others.

After the success of Mail on Sunday, Flo Rida made guest performances on other R&B, rap, and pop singles, including "Move Shake Drop" by DJ Laz, "We Break the Dawn" by Michelle Williams, the remix of "4 Minutes" by Madonna, "Running Back" by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy, "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel, and the remix of "Speedin'" by Rick Ross. During the summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance in the US^[10] and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada.^[11] He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled, Gutta by Ace Hood, and The Fame by Lady Gaga, among others.

[edit] 2009–10: R.O.O.T.S.

Flo Rida performing "Right Round" at the Circus Club in Finland on July 9, 2009.

According to Billboard magazine, Flo Rida began recording his sophomore nine months after Mail On Sunday. The album is titled R.O.O.T.S. and was released on March 31, 2009.^[12] The first single "Right Round" featured Ke$ha and was released for airplay in January 2009. "Right Round" jumped from number 58 to the top spot in one week in late February. The song broke a record for the most digital one week sales in the U.S., with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with "Low".^[13] "Right Round" sampled "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", a 1985 hit by Dead or Alive.^[14] The second official single was "Sugar", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jump" is the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009 in the UK, and July 28, 2009 worldwide.^[15] The song features Canadian singer Nelly Furtado. As of August 13, 2009 it has peaked at number fifty-four in the US, number twenty-seven in Canada, number twenty-one in the UK, and number eighteen in Australia. "Be on You" has been confirmed as the album's fourth official single for a release on October 6, 2009. The song features American singer Ne-Yo. When the album was released the single debuted at number ninety in the US. The song has received airplay since the albums release, and has since peaked at number nineteen in the US, and number fifty-one in the UK. "Available" was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. It charted at number 120 in Ireland. The song features Akon. A music video was also shot in mid-2009.^[16] R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.^[17] As of August, 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States, and 536,000 worldwide. By the end of 2009, the album sold 247,000 copies becoming the eighth best selling rap album of 2009.^[18]

Flo Rida made guest performances on "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel, "Starstruck" by Lady Gaga, and "Feel It" by Three 6 Mafia. "Bad Boys", the first single by winner of British reality show The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in October.^[19]

[edit] 2010–11: Only One Flo (Part 1)

Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1) was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One.^[20] Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album.^[21] A promo single, titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain, was released on the internet, though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta, which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D soundtrack.^[22] On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced, and featuring by Electrixx, which isn't featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store.^[23] It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010.^[24] After the release of the album in the UK, "Who Dat Girl" started to receive a strong amount of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136^[25] on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on the UK R&B Chart.^[26] "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single, and third promo single, on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris, Gucci Mane, and Git Fresh.

Flo Rida also made guest appearances on "iYiYi", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson, and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana. Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays, recording a new version of the girl's single, "Higher".^[27] In December 2010, the Associated Press reported that Flo Rida had created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj's signing with Lil Wayne's. He has signed an 18 year-old rapper, Brianna^[28] and Git Fresh^[29] to International. Lately, Flo Rida has teamed up with the Malaysian singer, Mizz Nina, on a song called Take Over.

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