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A rival is a person, team, company, or other organization competing against another person or team, etc.

Rival or rivals may also refer to:

Literature, music, and media[link]

• "Rival" (Pearl Jam song), a song on Pearl Jam's 2000's album Binaural
• "Rival" (song), the second opening theme song of the Pocket Monsters series
• The Rivals, a one-off group formed by Benny Andersson for the song "2nd Best to None"
• "Rivals" (DS9 episode), the eleventh episode of the second season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "The Rivals" (The O.C. episode), the 17th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.
• Comic book villain The Rival, enemy of The Flash
• The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
• "Rivals" (Frasier), an episode of the TV show Frasier
• Rivals (film), a 1925 film starring Oliver Hardy
• The Challenge: Rivals, season 21 of the MTV reality game show
• The Rivals (band), an English punk band

Other uses[link]

• Aeros Rival, a Ukrainian competition paraglider
• Rivals in sports (see List of sports rivalries)
• Rivals.com, a network of United States-based sports Web sites with a particular emphasis on college sports and a subordinate emphasis on recruiting
• College rivalry
• Rivalry (economics)
• Monocular rivalry and Binocular rivalry in visual perception
• Sibling rivalry
• The Rival Company, an American appliance maker
• The Rivals (mountain), a mountain on the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd
• Rivals, Kentucky

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Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song "Obsesión" was number one in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks.^[1]

Santos was born in The Bronx, New York, United States to a Argentinian father and a Puerto-Rican mother. At twelve years of age, he became a member of the church choir. While the group performs in both English and Spanish, their work was widely ignored by the English-language media during the early part of their career.^[1] On May 9, 2011, Santos released his first single, "You", from his upcoming solo debut album, Formula.^[2] The song became a number-one debut on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs chart.^[3] The second single revealed from his album was "Promise" which features a duet with Usher.^[4] The single has peaked at number #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs chart.^[5]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2011: Formula, Vol. 1

Singles[link]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} Rosen 2009
2. ^ "Billboard Bits: Charlie Sheen Releases 'Winning' Single, Bruno Mars Responds to Tyler Dis". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011-05-10. http://www.billboard.com/news/billboard-bits-charlie-sheen-releases-winning-1005178372.story#/news/billboard-bits-charlie-sheen-releases-winning-1005178372.story. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
3. ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Dance/Club Play Songs & More". 2011-05-16. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-dance-club-play-songs-1005185612.story. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
4. ^ "Romeo Santos junto a Usher en "Promise"" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 2011-08-30. http://musica.terra.com/generos/urbano/romeo-santos-junto-a-usher-en-promise,2f9cc31c80c12310VgnVCM20000099f154d0RCRD.html. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
5. ^ "Chart Highlights: Rodney Atkins Takes 'Back Road' To No. 1 On Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011-09-12. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-rodney-atkins-takes-back-1005359862.story. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
6. ^ "Romeo Santos Billboard singles chart history". Allmusic. Prometheus Global Media. http://allmusic.com/artist/romeo-santos-p2071490/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
7. ^ "Latin Songs – Week of May 28, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 28, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=2011-05-28. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 
8. ^ "Latin Songs – Week of October 29, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 29, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=2011-10-29. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 

Further reading[link]

• Rosen, Jody. "Crossover Dreams of a Bronx Bachatero". New York Times. Arts:Music. June 3, 2009
• Symkus, Ed. "Listen to the Tale of Aventura". The Edge. The Boston Herald.com December 1, 2009

Mario Domm
Mario Domm performing
Background information
Birth name	Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar
Born	(1977-01-22) January 22, 1977 (age 35)
Origin	Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Genres	Latin music, soul, pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Sony Music
Associated acts	Camila, Kalimba, Thalía, Paulina Rubio
Website	www.camila.tv

Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar (born January 22, 1977), known professionally as Mario Domm, is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Torreón, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, he enrolled in various performing arts schools, where he studied singing on stage.^[1] Domm rose to fame in the late 2000s as the lead singer of the band Camila.

Domm's début solo album Mexi-Funk-Music (2002), from which came the singles "Disco Amor", "Quiero" and "Si Te Vas", was not successful. After this debut, Domm devoted himself to writing and producing songs for other artists such as Kalimba, OV7, Alejandra Guzmán, Magneto and Reyli Barba. In 2006, Domm formed the band Camila with Samuel "Samo" Parra and Pablo Hurtado, releasing the album Todo Cambió, which became a number-one album in Mexico and the United States. Camila presented another number-one album in 2010, entitled Dejarte de Amar, which earned them three Latin Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Domm had a number-one hit in the United States with the single "Causa y Efecto", performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, and four top-ten hits with Camila ("Todo Cambió", "Mientes", "Aléjate de Mi" and "Bésame").^[2][3] Billboard listed Domm as the fourth most successful Latin songwriter of 2000.^[4]

Early life and career beginnings[link]

In 1993, Domm joined Mexican rock band Dulce Ana, getting radio airplay with a song called "Arboles Gigantes", which gave them the opportunity to play along with Café Tacuba and Santa Sabina.^[5] Domm also worked as a keyboardist for the Mexican group OV7.^[6]

The album Aerosoul by Kalimba was produced by Domm, Áureo Baqueiro, Edgar Oceransky and Sebastián Arocha. The first single, "No Me Quiero Enamorar", written by Kalimba, Domm and Oceransky, became a top-ten hit in the United States.^[7] The following single "Tocando Fondo", also written by Domm with Erik Guecha, spent 18 weeks in the Billboard charts.^[8][9] Later there was another successful album, En la Luna, produced by Domm for fellow Mexican singer-songwriter Reyli. Samuel Parra "Samo" performed the backing vocals for the album.^[10] En la Luna peaked at number 16 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums and sold a half-million units worldwide.^[11][12] Domm also produced "Desde Que Llegaste" for Barba. The song was included on the soundtrack for the Mexican film Ladies' Night, which sold 120,000 units in Mexico helped by the success of the song.^[1][11][13] The album also included "Si Te Vas" performed by Domm.^[13]

Domm co-wrote three songs for Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán for her album Indeleble (2006).^[14] The first single, "Volverte a Amar", written by Domm and Guzmán, became the first number-one single for the singer in over 15 years in Mexico and also her highest peak in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, reaching number six and number-one in the Latin Pop Airplay chart.^[14][15] The song received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song.^[16] "Necesito Amarme", another song written by Domm for Guzmán, was included on the soundtrack for the Mexican film Asi del Precipicio.^[17] Also in 2006, Domm produced two songs for Mexican band Sin Bandera, "Será" and "Si Tu No Estás Aquí".^[1]

Forming Camila[link]

During the recording of En la Luna by Reyli Barba, Domm met Samuel "Samo" Parra. Impressed by Parra's vocals, Domm invited him to join forces to create a new project.^[10] They began rehearsing with a piano and decide to add a guitarist to the newly created band. Pablo Hurtado, the first one to audition, was selected.^[10] The band was named Camila, meaning "close to god", as the "appropriate thanks to the granting of the group's collective dream."^[18] The band released in 2006 their début album entitled Todo Cambió, which sold one million copies worldwide and reached number-one in Mexico and the United States.^[10][19][20] The album yielded six singles, "Abrázame", "Coleccionista de Canciones", "Todo Cambió", "Sólo Para Ti", "Me Da Igual" and "Yo Quiero".^[3] Domm received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year in 2008 for the single "Todo Cambió".^[21] In 2010, Camila released their second album Dejarte de Amar.^[10] Dejarte de Amar debuted at the top of the charts in Mexico and the United States.^[20][22] In Mexico the album has spent eight weeks at number-one and 70 non-consecutive weeks within the top ten.^[22] At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010, the band earned three awards, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for the song "Mientes" and Best Pop Vocal Album by a Group.^[23]

Collaborations[link]

In 2007, Domm worked on the album Entre Mariposas for Mexican singer Yuridia. Domm co-wrote "Ahora Entendí" and "Más de lo que Pido".^[24] "Ahora Entendí" reached the top 20 in the Billboard Latin charts and the album peaked at number-one in Mexico, spending 83 weeks in the Top 100.^[25][26] Domm wrote "Causa y Efecto" for Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, who released it as the first single from her album Gran City Pop in 2009.^[27] The track became a number-one hit in the Billboard Top Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts.^[2] As a part of a concert series by the record label Sony Music Latin entitled Primera Fila, Mexican singer Thalía recorded her first live album at the BankUnited Center of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.^[28] The first single, "Equivocada", was written by Domm and Maria Bernal, and peaked at number eight in the Latin charts in the United States.^[29] Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández recorded "Cielo de Acuarela", written by Domm, and included it on his album Dos Mundos: Evolución (2009).^[30]

Featured in Bachata artist's Romeo Santos' debut solo album Formula (Vol. 1) (2011) on the track Rival.

Personal life[link]

Domm has been linked romantically with Mexican TV presenter Mónica Noguera, singers Yuridia, Irán Castillo and Belinda.^{[31][32][33][34]} Allegedly, Domm wrote "Mientes" and "Bésame" (recorded by Camila) for Yuridia.^[35] In February 2010, Domm criticised the participation of Enrique Iglesias in the remake of the single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" saying on his Twitter account that "he ruins the whole thing". Domm later apologized to Iglesias and his fans.^[36]

Discography[link]

As a solo artist[link]

• Mexi-Funky-Music (2002)

With Camila[link]

• Todo Cambió (2006)
• Dejarte de Amar (2010)

References[link]

Guy Martin
Martin at the 2010 Isle of Man TT.
Nationality	English
Born	(1981-11-04) 4 November 1981 (age 30) Kirmington, North Lincolnshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 8 (2004–present) TT wins 0 Podiums 13

Guy Martin (born 4 November 1981 in Kirmington, North Lincolnshire, England) is a British motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic. He has primarily competed in road racing events.

Early career[link]

Martin decided to follow his father Ian's footsteps by racing motorcycles and moved to Ireland to join Team Racing.

After a highly successful debut year on the roads, that saw him win the Cock o' the North and International Gold Cup races at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough as well as the Irish 750cc Support Championship, he moved to the Uel Duncan Racing team for 2004. It was another successful year as he retained the Gold Cup whilst he also made his debut at the International road races with the highlight being 7th in the Senior TT. His best lap was 122.10 mph which, at the time, was the fastest ever lap set by a newcomer and almost 6 mph quicker than the previous best.

Staying with the team for 2005, Martin made further strides forward and at the TT he was the only rider to finish all five of his races inside the top six. A debut podium in the Senior was backed up with a fourth, two fifths and a sixth whilst he improved his lap speeds to in excess of 126 mph. He also took the Scarborough Gold Cup for the third successive year.

AIM Yamaha[link]

In 2006 Martin raced for Alistair Flanagan's AIM Yamaha race team. His first race for the team was the 2005 Macau GP. During the 2006 season Martin was allowed to race on the English circuits again, taking part in some British Supersport championship races. He also participated in the 3 Scarborough racing events at Oliver's Mount – the Ian Watson Spring National, the Cock o' the North and the Gold Cup meeting in which he won the prestigious Gold Cup equaling Geoff Dukes record of 4 in a row.^{[citation needed]} The International road race meetings had mixed results the North West 200 never went particularly well, The Isle of Man TT looked promising but problems soon led to it being another disappointment though at the final international of the year, the Ulster Grand Prix, Martin took 4 race wins and a 2nd making him the man of the meeting.

Hydrex Honda[link]

Hydrex Honda were the team that secured Martin's signature for the 2007 season. Shaun Muir team owner said he was "Delighted to have such a great prospect and a true character on board." and had "High hopes for the coming season". In the early season he took part in British Superbike and Supersport rounds to prepare for the road racing season. The first major international of the year was the North West 200 in which Martin finished with an 8th, a 4th, two 3rds and a 2nd. In the CP Hire Superstock race after a bad start Martin finished 3rd. The Isle of Man TT was the next major race on the calendar and Martin got a 3rd, two 2nds and a DNF after running out of fuel with less than 3 miles to go until his first pit stop. In the Senior race he just missed out on becoming only the second rider, at the time, to have lapped at more than 130 mph, his best lap falling short at 129.816 mph. Later video footage showed him run wide on the entry to Windy Corner and it was this mistake that led him to miss out on the magical 130 mph lap.

Martin continued to race on the English scene and then he regained his Cock o' the North title at the Scarborough circuit before going to Ireland for the Kells Road Races in which he took one race win. This was preparation for the Ulster Grand Prix which was delayed for two hours due to bad weather and in the first race Martin brought home a 5th position, in race 2 a win, and in the superbike race, which was shortened due to weather, a 2nd. After this red flag the days racing was cancelled due to bad weather and that meant for the 2nd year in a row Martin was the man of the meeting. The Scarborough Gold Cup meeting ended with him winning all the races on the final day including the Gold Cup.

2008[link]

On Tuesday 4 December Martin announced that he would be continuing with Hydrex Honda for the 2008 season. The team introduced a new sponsor, Bike Animal, a motorcycle news website. As well as contesting a full season in the British Superbike Championship, Guy again competed in the three International road races but he was denied his first TT win when he broke down whilst comfortably leading the opening Superbike race. He was eleven seconds in the lead when an electrical problem forced him out on the fourth lap. He did claim a podium, third, in the Superstock race but suffered further retirements in the Senior and second Supersport races. In September 2008 it was back to Olivers Mount for the International Gold Cup. Guy won the feature event and now has won 6 Gold Cups in a row, a new record, and he also has the lap record for the 1000cc bikes at Scarborough with a time of 1:45.3.

2009[link]

For 2009 Guy continued with the Hydrex Honda team for a third successive year contesting all three Internationals as well as contesting selected British Championship and Irish National races. In a move from previous seasons, Guy moved away from the main Hydrex team, preferring instead to run a smaller, close knit team and after a steady North West 200 meeting, confidence was high going into the TT, his number one event of the year, as he sought to win a race at the 37.73 mile circuit on the Isle of Man.

2009 was expected to be the year he broke the seal, but after claiming two 2nds and a 3rd on the Superstock, Superbike and Supersport bikes early in the week Martin's engine gave up after coming onto the pit lane in the 2nd 600 race leaving him with his first DNF of the week and after a radio TT commentator approached he was left with an apology to make to TT fans for saying "If I get my hands on the fucker who built that engine he will feel the back of my hand!" More grief was still to come when putting the bike into gear at the end of his 2nd pit stop during the Senior race his chain snapped, meaning he ended up with another DNF.

He regrouped to claim the Southern 100 Championship on the Billown road course in July, after finishing second on no less than three occasions – 2005, 2006 and 2007 – before heading to the third International race of the season, the Ulster Grand Prix.

After taking third in Thursday's Dundrod 150 Superbike race, Guy repeated the result in the feature UGP Superbike race, held over 8 laps, but he ensured he would not be without an International win in 2009 when he won a thrilling second Superbike race, just over a tenth of a second in front of fellow Lincolnshire rider Gary Johnson. He also placed 4th and 5th in the equally close Superstock and Supersport races.

At the 2009 Gold Cup at Oliver's Mount, Guy won the prestigious Steve Henshaw Gold Cup feature race, becoming the first rider to win 7 consecutive meetings.

2009 TT Results[link]

2010 Wilson Craig Honda[link]

The end of 2009 saw Martin leave Hydrex for Wilson Craig Honda a team which hailed from Northern Ireland. Martin failed to take a podium at the North West 200, with his best result being fourth in the second Superbike race. He went to the Isle of Man TT, looking to achieve his first TT victory. However, the meeting was dominated by Ian Hutchinson, who took a record-breaking five victories in all the solo races.^[2] In the final race, the Senior TT, Martin was a challenger to stop Hutchinson achieving the clean sweep, but was involved in an incident on the third lap of the race at Ballagarey, having led the race just before the first pit stop.^[3] Martin was airlifted to Noble's Hospital in Douglas with chest injuries. He was later diagnosed as suffering bruising to both lungs and minor fractures to his upper spine.^[3] His performance at the meeting was criticised by Simon Buckmaster, whose Performance Technical Racing company built the bikes that Martin was running.^[4] Martin received considerable public support over Buckmaster's comments, leading Buckmaster to reiterate them later.^[5]

2010 TT Results[link]

Relentless by TAS Suzuki[link]

November 2010 brought news Guy Martin had been signed by Relentless Suzuki the team run by the Neill family based in Northern Ireland. Previously the team has had over 18 TT wins with riders including Cameron Donald, David Jefferies, Bruce Anstey, Adrian Archibald and Jim Moodie.

Philip Neill had this to say about his new signing “It’s been a difficult decision changing our line-up as we pride ourselves on loyalty. In saying that, Guy is a rider I’ve wanted to work with for a couple of seasons now, and my loyalty to other riders probably held that decision back a little. He came to us full of enthusiasm and wants to do things our way, which was a good starting point. And on top of that, I'm a sucker for a challenge and I like Guy's free spirit attitude. He's created a Guy Martin brand without even trying and that’s also pretty special.

"Obviously we know he’s a very talented rider and has been extremely unlucky not to have won races at both the North West 200 and the TT. So our motivation is to complete that task, while making sure Guy also fulfils his commercial responsibility representing a manufacturer backed team. Having spoken to him at length before we agreed a deal, I know he won't let Suzuki or our sponsors down."

Guy is said to have found a good direction after joining his team-mates during testing at Cartagena.^{[citation needed]}

The popular road racer will pilot the team's Suzuki GSX-R1000 in selected events this season, most notably the Isle of Man TT where he will be striving for a first win.

Travelling to Spain with Josh Brookes and Alastair Seeley – who will compete in the British Superbike and British Supersport Championships respectively – Martin focused on sorting a good set up on the Superstock and Superbike machines.

"It's been steady away boy ... steady away,” he said. “We are making good headway and are not bothered with the stopwatch. We've had three days working very hard on the Superbike and we gave the 'stock bike a run out. I've found some good direction. It's all looking grand."

Guy had a relatively successful TT but still the all important top step was out of reach again. The closest he got was on Fridays senior race where he battled with John McGuinness until the bitter end for the lead. Eventually taking second place, Guy commented he did all he could and he was beaten by the better man.

2011 Ulster Gp[link]

Superbike Race 2 Win

2011 TT Results[link]

[edit] The Boat that Guy Built (BBC TV)

In March 2011 BBC One broadcast the educational documentary series "The Boat that Guy Built." In the show Martin along with his childhood pal "Mavis" (Mark Davis) renovate a narrow boat, Reckless, travelling on the canal network using the inventions of the Industrial Revolution. The programme involves reconstructions of early industrial processes such as smelting iron. The programme is narrated by Liza Tarbuck.^[8]

[edit] TT3D Closer to the Edge

TT3D: Closer to the Edge is a documentary film about the Isle of Man TT races. The film examines what motivates the riders who race the TT and risk everything to become "King of the Mountain". Filmed in 3D, the film is a story about freedom of choice and the strength of human spirit. The film follows the leading riders in the 2010 race meeting, in particular Guy Martin and Ian Hutchinson.

References[link]

External links[link]

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