Look up list in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

List or lists may refer to:

Enumerations[link]

• Any enumeration of a set of items
• A list of comma separated values, a common way of listing in everyday life and computing. (British usage: Comma-separated values)
• A mailing list
• An electronic mailing list
• An electoral list
• List (computing)
• Task lists, a list of tasks to be completed
• Listicle, an article in list format
• Watchlist
• Ranker

Other meanings[link]

• List (watercraft), the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship
• List, an alternative term for roll in flight dynamics
• Lists (jousting), a roped-off enclosure where medieval knights jousted
• SC Germania List, German rugby union club
• List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

People[link]

• Friedrich List, German economist
• Guido von List, Austrian Armanist
• John List, murderer
• Liesbeth List, Dutch singer
• Maximilian List, SS officer and Commandant of Lager Sylt, a labour camp on Alderney
• Paul List, chess player
• Peyton List, the name of two American actresses:
  • Peyton List (actress born 1986), American actress in the TV series Mad Men
  • Peyton List (actress born 1998), American actress in the Disney Channel TV series Jessie
• Siegmund Wilhelm List, WWII German field marshal

Places[link]

• List, Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island Sylt

Work titles[link]

The List may refer to:

• The List (magazine), a Scottish magazine
• The List (South Park), an episode of the television show South Park
• The List (The X-Files), an episode of the television show The X-Files
• The List (2007 film), a film based on the novel by Robert Whitlow
• The List (album), an album by Rosanne Cash

See also[link]

• Liszt (surname)
• Listing (disambiguation)

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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Background information
Birth name	Edward Christopher Sheeran
Born	(1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 21)
Origin	Halifax, England
Genres	Folk, acoustic, hip hop, grime
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, beatboxer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, BOSS Loop Pedal RC-30
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Asylum, Atlantic Records
Associated acts	Yelawolf, Devlin, Wiley, Ghetts, P Money, Wretch 32, Sway DaSafo, Jamie Woon, Yasmin, Amy Wadge[1]
Website	edsheeran.com

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.^[2] Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.^[3]

Life and career[link]

1991–2011: Early life and career beginnings[link]

Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to Irish^[4] and English^[5] parents, before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk; he is a cousin of TV journalist and presenter Gordon Burns.^[6] He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.^[7] His early childhood memories, referred to in a interview on the Zane Lowe show, included listening to Van Morrison on his countless trips to London with his parents and going to an intimate gig with Damien Rice in Ireland when he was 11.^[8] He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008 after being one of their guitar technicians.^[7] Sheeran began recording in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, The Orange Room EP. Sheeran also released 2 albums, a self-titled one in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to play gigs, starting off in very small venues, playing every day, to as little as five people. In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series Britannia High.^[9]

In 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs. He said that he read an interview with James Morrison that said that Morrison had done 200 gigs in a year, and Sheeran wanted to beat him on this number.^[10] Also in 2009, he released another EP, You Need Me, just before going on tour with Just Jack. He also did a few collaborations with Leddra Chapman, including Cee Lo Green's Fuck You. In February 2010 Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, which led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Also in February 2010 he released his critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his later debut single "The A Team".

In April 2010, after leaving his old management company, Sheeran bought a ticket to Los Angeles, with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city, before his talent was spotted at The Foxxhole by Jamie Foxx, who was so impressed that he offered Sheeran the use of his recording studio and the run of his Hollywood home for the rest of his stay. Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan-base grew, with him also getting credit from The Independent newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and Elton John.^[11] Sheeran also self-released two other EPs in 2010; Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I Wrote With Amy, which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with fellow singer songwriter Amy Wadge.

Sheeran at Academy 1, Manchester Dot to Dot Festival on Monday 30 May 2011

On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.^[2] With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its first week.^[12] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.

[edit] 2011–present: + and commercial success

On 26 April, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show Later... with Jools Holland – where he performed his debut single "The A Team". Six weeks later, "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the UK. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's debut studio album, entitled +. "The A Team" entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was congratulated on being the best selling debut single and the overall eight best selling single of 2011, shifting 801,000 copies.^[13] The lead single also became a top ten hit in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands. During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be released on 28 August as the second single from the album. The second single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.^[14]

Sheeran's debut album + was released on 12 September 2011. + received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[15] + debuted number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 102,000 copies in its first week.^[16] It became the second best selling debut album and the ninth biggest-selling album of 2011 in the UK, shifting 791,000 copies.^[17] The album climbed back up to number one on the UK Albums Chart on 1 January 2012, fifteen weeks after it last peaked at the top. The album has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 900,000 units.^[18] As of March 2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK.^[19] The album also reached the top ten on the Australian Albums Chart, Flanders Belgian Albums Chart,^[20] Dutch Albums Chart,^[21] Irish Albums Chart,^[22] New Zealand Albums Chart^[23] and the Swiss Albums Chart.^[24]

On 11 November 2011, soul ballad "Lego House" was released as the third single lifted from the debut studio album +.^[25] It received its first radio play on BBC Radio 1 on 8 September 2011.^[26][27] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number five, on 17 November. "Lego House" also reached the top ten on Australian, Irish, Scottish, New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50 and the Wallonian Ultratip. "Drunk" was released on 19 February 2012 as the fourth single lifted from +.^[28] "Drunk" became the Sheeran's fourth consecutive top ten single in the UK, when it peaked at number nine.^[29] "Small Bump" is scheduled for a release in late May 2012 as the fifth single.^[30]

The song "Moments" on the debut album by boy band One Direction was co-written by Sheeran.^[31] On 21 February 2012, Sheeran attended the 2012 Brit Awards, he received the Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breaktrough of the Year.^[32][33]

On 10 January 2012, it was announced Sheeran would support Snow Patrol on their United States tour from late March until May. On the band's Fallen Empires Tour.^[34]

His song "Give Me Love" was featured in the episode "Dangerous Liaisons" of The Vampire Diaries.^[35][36] At the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards in May 2012, Sheeran's "The A Team" beat Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out", winning the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.^[37]

Philanthropy[link]

Sheeran will perform a gig in Bristol, which has raised £40,000 for a charity that reaches out to street sex workers. Sheeran agreed to the event after one of the women One25 helps contacted him. "It's good to show insight that these people are real people with real emotions and they deserve the same charity work as anyone else," Sheeran said. "There's a lot more popular charities that get a lot of attention. And with certain subjects like this they're often washed over and people don't necessarily give them the attention they deserve." Tickets were available to those taking part in the charity's Give it up for One25 campaign by giving something up for 125 hours and hitting the £125 fundraising mark. Louise Willott, who organised the event at The Fleece, said of Sheeran: "He had volunteered in Crisis in London. which is a homeless shelter, and he had met a woman who told him her story. Her name was Angel. "He then went and did some more research about the issues and obviously he must have been moved and inspired to have written The A Team." Willott added: "The Fleece is quite a small venue - it only holds about 400, which makes it extra exciting as it's really intimate and Ed's not playing those size venues anymore. In total this has raised about £40,000 for the project. Its just going to give us such a boost. This is a difficult time for any charity. There's less money available and there's more competition for it, so to have one event raise £40,000 is just incredible."^[38]

Discography[link]

Album[link]

• + (2011)

Tour[link]

Opening act

• Fallen Empires Tour (North American select dates) (2012)

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

[edit] BRIT Awards

[edit] BT Digital Music Awards

[edit] Ivor Novello Awards

[edit] MOBO Awards

[edit] Q Awards

[edit] UK Music Video Awards

See also[link]

• List of Official Subscription Plays Chart number-one songs from the 2010s

References[link]

External links[link]

• Interview
• Official website
• Ed Sheeran on Myspace
• Ed Sheeran on Facebook
• Ed Sheeran on Twitter
• Ed Sheeran's channel on YouTube

Edyta Górniak
Edyta Górniak, 2010
Background information
Born	(1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 39) Ziębice, Poland
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	EMI, Virgin Records, Sony Music
Website	www.edytagorniak.com

Edyta Górniak (born 14 November 1972 in Ziębice, Poland) is one of the most popular female singers from Poland.

Biography[link]

Beginnings[link]

At the age of 14 Górniak formed a band and was playing at private parties and evening dances.^{[citation needed]} After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show where she won with Sam Brown's hit song "Stop!". In 1990 she performed on the Opole Polish Song Festival with an honourable mention. During the next three years she was the star of the musical Metro ("Subway") - the most popular and longest running homegrown musical in Polish history and in two music performances Do grającej szafy grosik wrzuć ("Put a Dime in the Jukebox") -- with classic Polish pop songs from the pre-rock'n'roll era and Brel -Polish versions of songs by the Belgian French-speaking singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. In 1993 Górniak took part in the Baltic Song Contest and finished in third place.

Eurovision breakthrough[link]

In 1994 Górniak was the first Polish artist to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, in which she claimed a highly creditable second place, which still stands as Poland's best showing in the contest. Her song was "To nie ja" ("That's Not Me"), which was also released on a single in English as "Once in a Lifetime".

"To nie ja" proved to be her breakthrough in Poland, becoming there the biggest hit of 1994. Górniak was signed to Pomaton-EMI. Her first studio album Dotyk ("The Touch") released a year later, sold half-million copies in Poland, bringing new hits "Jestem kobietą" ("I'm a Woman") and the eponymous "Dotyk", which was the biggest Polish hit of 1995. In 1996 she signed a contract in London with EMI International for five albums. However, she continued recording also for the Polish market, and had three more hits in Poland: Kolorowy wiatr ("Colourful Wind") - Polish version of "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney movie Pocahontas), a club hit Love Is on the Line (which was written by Kylie Minogue) and "To Atlanta!" ("It's Atlanta") - Polish hymn of the 1996 Olympic Games).

Edyta released her first English-language album Edyta Górniak a year later. It was produced by Christopher Neil, who was responsible for the international success of Celine Dion. However, the mediocre success of the singles When You Come Back to Me (especially in Scandinavia and Portugal) and One & One (especially in France and Germany) limited the album's global impact, with sales of 350,000 copies internationally, including 150,000 copies sold in Poland. Two songs from that album were successfully covered by other artists: One & One by Robert Miles in 1996 (before Edyta's original version was released as a single) - it went to #1 in Europe and Perfect Moment by Martine McCutcheon in 1999 - it went to #1 in the U.K. During the promotion of that album, Górniak had another two hits recorded for her Polish audience: Lustro ("Mirror") - Polish version of Reflection from the Disney movie Mulan and Dumka na dwa serca ("Dumy On Two Hearts") - theme from the Polish film With Fire and Sword, which became the biggest Polish hit of 1999.

Falling sales[link]

In 1999 Górniak began a tour through Poland and released the concert album Live ´99. In 2002 she was dropped from EMI International and signed to Virgin Germany. Then her next international album Perła ("Pearl") was released in Poland, a year before its international premiere. It was produced by the team Absolute, which was responsible for the success of The Spice Girls. The Polish edition was a double album, which contained seven songs in Polish, and included such hits as Jak najdalej ("As Far As Possible") and Nie proszę o więcej ("I'm Not Asking for More").

Górniak was also asked to sing the Polish National Anthem at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but her performance had a decidedly mixed reception. In 2003 an English-language version of Perła was released internationally under the title Invisible, with the club tune Impossible, which was the first international single from the album. Its mediocre success only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland made Invisible a commercial flop with over ten times worse international sales than her previous studio album. Anyway, the Polish version called Perła had quite good results in her native country in a time of phonographic crisis, selling 40,000 units. A year later she was dropped from Virgin and after ten years of cooperation she also left her Polish label. In that time she had another hit in Poland, Nie było ("Wasn't"), recorded with Polish metal band Sweet Noise.

Independent music[link]

That same year she gave birth to her son, Allan. The father of her child was Dariusz Krupa, who worked with her as a guitarist. Together with Krupa she founded their own independent label, EG.Production and Krupa became Górniak's manager. First she started a collaboration with the Polish production team Mathplanete to record her new Polish album in a brand new style, with chill-out club music. In May 2005, she released the single Lunatique, which was performed in French. In November, Edyta married Dariusz Krupa.

In February 2006 she appeared on the cover of Polish edition of Playboy magazine for the third time and released another club single Sexuality. Both singles recorded with Mathplanete flopped on charts, so Górniak dumped the idea of recording club music. She began working on her new international pop album, seeking a new major record label. She chose Sony BMG and the first result of this new direction was the song Cygańskie serce ("Gypsy Heart") in June. In December she released her English-language single Loving You. In January 2007 Górniak sang another movie theme, this time for the Polish-language version of the animated Spanish movie Dragon Hill. Without any promotion all these songs also flopped on charts.

From March 2007 to November 2009 Górniak appeared as the juror in six seasons of TV show "Jak oni śpiewają" ("Soapstar Superstar"), in which stars from popular Polish soap operas competed for a record deal.

Her first studio album in five years, E.K.G., finally was recorded for independent label Agora. It was released in October 2007 and promoted by the single and her first video in almost five years, List ("Letter"). It was a Polish version of Celine Dion's I Surrender, which originally was written for Górniak. E.K.G. has moved 40,000 copies in Poland, just like her previous album, and all without promotion.

Return on top[link]

In November 2008 Górniak released a single To nie tak jak myślisz ("It's Not How You Think"), which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy To nie tak jak myślisz, kotku. This song became another breakthrough in her career - her first after six years of absence in Polish radio and music television. In 2009 Górniak's marriage was over and she left their own independent label. Initially, Edyta announced that she will release her fifth studio album in Summer 2010 in her new own label. Later, however, it was postponed several times until 2012. The first single rom this album was Teraz - tu ("Now - Here"), released in January 2011. Górniak directed video for this single, which was premiered in June. On the same month another single, On The Run, was sent to radio stations. Its video, co-directed by Górniak, was premiered in August. In October her new single Oj... kotku was premiered, which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku. Its video was released in November and the song was sent to radio stations in December. Full album will be released in February 2012.

Discography[link]

Main article: Edyta Górniak discography

Albums (Polish and international releases)[link]

• Dotyk (released in Poland, 8 May 1995)
• Edyta Górniak (first released in 1997 in Japan under the title "Kiss Me, Feel Me" and containing 3 bonus tracks; in 1997 in Poland and in 1998 in the rest of Europe without bonus tracks; in 1999 re-released in Poland as Special Edition with 3 bonus tracks, 2 of them being previously released as bonus tracks on Japanese edition)
• Live '99 (released in Europe, 1999)
• Invisible (released in Europe, 2003) (first released in 2002 in Poland as "Perła", with bonus disc containing 7 tracks in Polish; in 2003 re-released there as Special Edition with several new tracks and remixes)
• Złota Kolekcja: Dotyk (greatest hits compilation released in Poland, 22 March 2004 and re-released with new hits on 16 November 2010)
• Dyskografia (released in Poland, 2006 - box set with complete discography on 5 CDs & DVD with almost all videos)
• E·K·G - (released in Poland, 12 October 2007)
• Zakochaj się na Święta w kolędach - (released in Poland, 22 December 2008)
• My - (released in Poland, 14 February 2012)

Singles (Polish and international releases)[link]

• To nie ja (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1994, promotional radio single)
• Once in a Lifetime (EDEL, 1994)
• Jestem kobietą (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1994, promotional radio single)
• Dotyk (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1995, promotional radio single)
• Kolorowy wiatr (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1995, promotional radio single; Polish version of Vanessa L. Williams's Colors of the Wind from Disney's movie Pocahontas)
• Love Is on the Line (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1996; club hit written for her by Kylie Minogue)
• To Atlanta (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1996; Polish hymn of the 1996 Olympic Games)
• When You Come Back to Me (EMI, 1997)
• Hope for Us (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1997, promotional radio single; duet with José Carreras)
• Anything (EMI, 1998)
• Lustro (released in Poland, PolyGram Polska, 1998, promotional radio single, Polish version of Christina Aguilera's Reflection from Disney's movie Mulan)
• Dumka na dwa serca (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1998, promotional radio single; duet with Polish soul singer Mietek Szczesniak from the most expensive Polish movie of the 20th century, Oscar-nominated With Fire And Sword)
• One & One (Toshiba- EMI Japan, 1997; EMI, 1999)
• Linger (EMI, 1999, promotional radio single)
• Stop! (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1999, promotional radio single; live version of Sam Brown's hit)
• Hunting High & Low (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2000, promotional radio single; live version of A-ha's hit)
• Jak najdalej (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single)
• Nie proszę o więcej (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single)
• Słowa jak motyle (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single; The Day Before The Rain in Polish)
• Perła (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single; The Story So Far in Polish)
• Impossible (Virgin, 2003)
• Nieśmiertelni (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2003, promotional radio single; Polish version of Queen's Who Wants To Live Forever)
• The Story So Far (Virgin, 2003, promotional radio single)
• Whatever It Takes (Virgin, 2003, promotional radio single)
• Nie było (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2004, promotional radio single; collaboration with Polish metal group Sweet Noise)
• To nie ja (remix) (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2004, promotional radio single; club version of Górniak's breakthrough hit with new vocal)
• Krople chwil... (released in Poland, ZPAV-ZAIKS, 2004, promotional radio single; from TV commercial of mineral water Cisowianka)
• Lunatique (released in Poland, EG.Production, 2005)
• Sexuality (released in Poland, EG.Production, 2006)
• Cygańskie serce (released in Poland, Sony BMG Poland, 2006, promotional radio single)
• Loving You (released in Poland, Sony BMG Poland, 2006, promotional radio single)
• List (released in Poland, Agora, 2007, promotional radio single; Polish version of Celine Dion's I Surrender)
• Dziękuję Ci (released in Poland, Agora, 2008, promotional radio single)
• To nie tak jak myślisz (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2008; from the soundtrack "To nie tak jak myślisz, kotku")
• Teraz - tu (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2011)
• On the Run (digitally released in Poland, 2011)
• Oj... kotku (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2011; from the soundtrack "Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku")
• Nie zapomnij - (released in Poland, Anaconda, 2012)

Videography[link]

• Litania
• To nie ja
• Once in a Lifetime
• Get Here
• Jestem kobietą
• Dotyk
• Dotyk (alternate edit video)
• Kolorowy wiatr
• To Atlanta
• When You Come Back to Me
• When You Come Back to Me (alternate edit video)
• Hope for Us (with José Carreras)
• Anything
• Anything (concert tour video)
• Lustro
• Lustro (alternate edit video)
• One & One
• Dumka na dwa serca (with Mietek Szcześniak)
• Jak najdalej
• Nie proszę o więcej
• Impossible
• Nie było (with Sweet Noise)
• Sexuality
• List
• To nie tak jak myślisz
• Mizerna cicha
• Teraz - tu
• On the Run
• Oj... kotku

International charts[link]

Singles[link]

Albums[link]

Covers of Edyta Górniak's songs[link]

• One & One Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler (Dreamland, 1996)
• When You Come Back to Me (as Böyle Sevdim Seni) Ayşen (Bir Günah Daha, 1999)
• Perfect Moment Martine McCutcheon (You, Me & Us, 1999)
• Perfect Moment Rochelle (single, 1999; Higher, 2004)
• Coming Back to Love (as Back To Love) Suzy K. & Donny Osmond (As I Am, 2000)
• Perfect Moment Mary Griffin (single, 2000; Purified, 2002)
• Sleep With Me (as Sleep) Conjure One (Conjure One, 2002)
• Soul Boy Melanie C. (Reason, 2003)
• When You Come Back to Me Robin Beck (Wonderland, 2003)
• If I Give Myself (Up) to You (as Miracolo) Lisa (Oceano, 2003)
• Sleep With Me (as Sleep) Lola Ponce (Fearless, 2004)
• Whatever It Takes Anthony Callea (A New Chapter, 2006)
• Sleep With Me (as Casino Royale) Sandra (The Art Of Love, 2007)
• Love Is a Lonely Game Jenniffer Kae (Faithfully, 2008)
• Miles & Miles Away Monika Evans (2010)

"Dancing with the Stars"[link]

Edyta Górniak participated in the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars - Taniec z Gwiazdami. She was eliminated after the semifinal round.

External links[link]

• Edyta Górniak - Official Site
• Message board
• VH1 profile
• Edyta Górniak on Yahoo!Music
• Edyta Góniak at hi5.com
• Edyta.info.ms - Fansite
• Full Artist Discography

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Sandip Ray
Born	(1954-09-08) September 8, 1954 (age 57) Kolkata
Occupation	Film Director
Years active	1976–present

Sandip Ray (Bengali: সন্দীপ রায় Shôndip Rae) (born 8 September 1954) is a film director living in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the only son of the noted Bengali director Satyajit Ray, and Bijoya Ray.

Career[link]

He started his professional career in film at the age of 22 as assistant director on his father's film Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players, 1977). Prior to this he had aided his father's work in various capacities including still photographer on set. His own directorial debut was Phatik Chand (1983) -- the film received an award in the International Children's Film Festival in Vancouver.

Sandip Ray is also a noted photographer. He was the director of photography on Satyajit Ray's last three films, Ganashatru (An Enemy of the People, 1989), Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree, 1990) and Agantuk (The Stranger, 1991).

Sandip Ray also guided the children's magazine Sandesh, which was founded by his great-grandfather Upendrakishore Ray, and continued by his grandfather Sukumar Ray and his father Satyajit Ray. From 1992, after the death of Satyajit, Sandip was the Joint Editor of the Sandesh (magazine). From 2003 till date he has been the editor of the magazine.

Sandip Ray has recently come up with his account of the time he has had with Feluda, The famous Bengali detective created by his father, in a book named "Aami aar Feluda", published by Deep Prakashan. Aami aar Feluda was one of the best sellers in the last Kolkata Book Fair. First published in the magazine "Sukhi Grihokon" as a short series, "Aami aar Feluda" retains the flavour of "Ekei Bole Shooting", written by Satyajit Ray. Sandip's book deals with the background stories of all Feluda Movies and Telefilms. "Aami aar Feluda" is ghost-written by author Sebabrata Banerjee. Sebabrata has tried to follow the smart and fluent style of writing introduced by Satyajit Ray which has made the new Feluda number a good reading experience. He has made a video-documentary film on Late Kishore Kumar in the year 1989. In 2003, Sandip Ray began working on adapting his father Satyajit Ray's original 1962 story Bankhubabur Bandhu into a Bengali television film of the same name.^[1] The film, directed by Koushik Sen, was eventually shown on Indian television in 2006.^[2]. He started to score background music for Feluda from the film 'Bombaiyer Bombete',2003. Sandip Ray used his first written thriller story for his own directed film 'Hitlist',2009.

Filmography[link]

Sandip Ray has directed the following films.

1. Royal Bengal Rohosso (2011)
2. Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)
3. Hitlist (2009)
4. Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
5. Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
6. Nishijapon (2005)
7. Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
8. Baksho Rahashya (1996)
9. Feluda 30 TV Serial (1996) for Tara Bangla

1. Target (1995) ^[3]
2. Uttoran (1994)'
3. Gupi Bagha Phire Elo (1993)'
4. Kishore Kumar (1988) (documentary)
5. Satyajit Ray Presents (1986)
6. Satyajiter Priyo Galpo tv serial
7. Eker Pithe Dui tv serial
8. Satyajiter Goppo tv serial
9. Bonkubabur Bondhu telefilm

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1. Phatik Chand (1983)

Himghar is made by a different person with the same name.

Books[link]

• Aami Aar Feluda (2006, ghost written by Sebabrata Banerjee)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sandip Ray at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile at calcuttaweb.com
• Biography of Sandip Ray at Gomolo.in

Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota at Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Background information
Born	(1953-07-29) 29 July 1953 (age 58)
Origin	Nainital, India
Genres	Bhajan, Ghazal
Occupations	Vocalist
Instruments	Harmonium
Years active	1985–present

Anup Ji with his Fan, Orissa

Anup Jalota (Hindi: अनुप जलोटा}{Urdu: انوپ جلوٹا) (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer/musician, best known for his performances in the Indian musical form, the bhajan and the Urdu form of poetry: ghazal.

He is popularly known as the Bhajan Samraat (Emperor of Bhajans).^[1] Padmashree for 2012 has been conferred upon him in the field of Art-Indian Classical Music- Vocal

Early life[link]

Anup Jalota was born in Nainital, Uttarakhand to Purushottam Das Jalota, a renowned exponent of bhajan and hails from the Sham Chowrasi Gharana of Punjab. He was educated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Anup's brother, Ajay Jalota, currently lives in California. He has one older brother Anil Jalota and two sisters Anjali Dhir and Anita Mehra.

Career[link]

Jalota started his musical career as a chorus singer in All India Radio. He is usually backed by a santoor player, a dholak player, a sarod player, a sarangi player, a violinist, a sitar player, a tabla player and a guitarist. Some of his popular bhajans include: Aisi Lagi Lagan, Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Me Sundar Hai Do Naam, and Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini.

He met Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj in Mumbai and agreed to release several CDs of his compositions.^[2]

Personal life[link]

For Anup the first two marriages ended in divorce. Currently, Anup Jalota is married to Medha, niece of former Indian Prime Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral.^{[citation needed]} They have a 14 year old son, Aryaman, studying in Mumbai, India.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition[link]

Anup Jalota earned a record number of 100 certified gold, platinum and muti-platinum discs.

Discography[link]

The popular Bhajans and ghazals for which he is credited the most are given below

• Aisi Lagi Lagan
• Chaand Angdaiyaan Le Raha Hai
• Tumhare Shahar Ka Mausam
• Main Nazar Se Pee Raha Hoon
• Hum Se Achi to Kahin Aaine ki Khismat Hogi
• Rukh Se Parda Hata De
• La Pila De Saqiya
• Shree Hanuman Chalisa
• Mere Kabr Par Pate Huye
• Tum Kya Samjho Tum Kya Jano
• Kategi Ye Zindagi Ab Rote Rote
• Laga Chunari Mein Daag^[1]
• Rang De Chunariya
• Prabhuji Tum Chandan Hum Pani

References[link]

External links[link]

• Virtual Fan Club of Anupji… Devotional Harmony
• Anup Jalota Bay Area USA Live Concert 28th Aug 2009
• Listen Anup Jalota Online
• Anup Jalota - Official website
• Anup Jalota @ Last.fm (Listening examples)
• http://mysticamusic.com/anup-jalota.php

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