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Lena Philipsson
Background information
Birth name	Maria Magdalena Filipsson
Born	(1966-01-19) 19 January 1966 (age 46)
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, Schlager
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Website	Lena Philipsson.se

Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson (also known as Lena Ph; born January 19, 1966 in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and media personality.

Career[link]

Philipsson participated in the Swedish New Faces in 1982. Her career started with the single Boy/You Open My Eyes in 1984 and with her entries at Melodifestivalen in 1986, 1987 and 1988. In 1987 she released the song "Aquarius 99" by duet with the Russian composer Igor Nikolaev. In 1989 she had great success with the album My Name that included top hits "Standing In My Rain", "Why" and "Leave A Light". In 1991 she recorded a concept album and show about a female secret agent, 'Agent 006'. In the early 1990s her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums until 1997. In 2001 she had a stage comeback, the Lena Philipsson Show was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden. In 2004, she returned after a seven year hiatus from the album charts.^[1]

In 2004, she entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a solo artist, with "Det gör ont". She made it through the semifinal process and emerged as the winner on 20 March 2004, going on to representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the translated English language version "It Hurts". The song composed by Thomas Eriksson and combined up-tempo and disco themes. Philipsson's stage appearance caused much controversy in Swedish press and media because her performance, in a short fuchsia pink dress and high heels, consisted of dancing with the microphone stand in a fashion similar to Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.

Despite being the third favourite to win the competition, she finished in joint 5th place. The album, Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan, sold gold in nine days, with "Det gör ont" as its lead single. It also spawned the singles "Delirium", "Lena Anthem" and "På gatan där jag bor".

The Swedish radio show Tracks voted her best female artist, best Swedish artist, and artist of the year for 2004, and "Det gör ont" was voted best song.

She released her new album Jag ångrar ingenting in 2005. After one day in Swedish shops it had sold over 30,000 copies. A one-hour TV special featuring new songs as well as old hits and some interviews aired in November the same year.^{[citation needed]} In January 2006, Philipsson announced she was to host the 2006 Melodifestivalen. Because Melodifestivalen is a family show, her appearance as host was met with some controversy due to numerous jokes considered inappropriate to the audience.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2007, she released her new version of her greatest hits, "Lena 20 år". The album included hits from all albums except "Fantasy" album. Also included new song "Jag måste skynda mig på". Lena and Orup set up their own show on China Teatern in Stockholm at the same time as the album release. The show was a critical and public success.^{[citation needed]} Over 113,000 saw it 2007 and a new premiere of the show is in Gothenburg in early 2008. After the success in Stockholm and Goteborg, the show Lena+Orup go on tour across Sweden late 2008. At the same time, Lena and Orup will release a duet album called "Dubbel", released in November.

She sewed her own stage clothes during her early career. She has said that she no longer has the time. In the early 1990s she was one of three pop stars who were portrayed on stamps in Sweden; the others were Roxette and Jerry Williams. In the 1980s she did a TV duet with American singer Michael Bolton.

Melodifestivalen[link]

Philipsson has participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest six times: four times as a performer and twice as a songwriter.

• As a performer
  • 1986, Kärleken är evig (2nd) (Love is eternal)
  • 1987, Dansa i neon (5th) (Dancing in neon)
  • 1988, Om igen (2nd) (Yet again)
  • 2004, Det gör ont (Winner) (It hurts)

• As a songwriter
  • 1991, Tvillingsjäl (performed by Pernilla Wahlgren) (Soulmate)
  • 1999, Det svär jag på (performed by Arvingarna) (I swear)

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Other albums[link]

• Boy (1987)
• Hitlåtar med Lena Philipsson 1985-1987 (1988)
• Lena Philipsson (1994)
• Hennes bästa (1998)
• Lena Philipsson Collection 1984-2001 (2001)
• 100% Lena/20 hits (2002)
• Lady Star (2006)
• Lena 20 år (2007)

Singles[link]

Other appearances[link]

• Schlagertimmen (1986)
• Jacobs stege (1988) performing "Aquarius" with Igor Nikolayev
• Melodifestival special (1999)
• Barn 2000 (2000)
• Schooldays (2000)
• Livet är en schlager soundtrack (2000)
• Kopparbärs-Rock Vol.5 (2001)
• Melodifestivalen 2003 (as co-host) (2003) performing "Flickorna i Småland" with Charlotte Perrelli.
• Melodifestivalen 2006 (as host) (2006)

Svensktoppen songs[link]

Failing to enter the list[link]

• Bästa vänner - 1997
• Det ringer på min dörr - 2006
• Jag måste skynda mig på - 2007 (with Orup)

Songs on Radio P3 Tracks Top 20 Chart[link]

Just outside the list[link]

• Blue Jeans, 1989
• Give Me Your Love, 1993
• Spell of Love, 2001

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Swedish) Official website

Preceded by Fame	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004	Succeeded by Martin Stenmarck
Preceded by Arja Saijonmaa	OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 1988	Succeeded by Lecia Jønsson

M. A. Numminen
M. A. Numminen in 1987
Background information
Birth name	Mauri Antero Numminen
Also known as	M.A. Numminen, La Kamarado, Ruotsin Kuningas, Viljo Kyttälä, Oriveden Kenkätehdas, Usko Suomalainen, E. Väline, Gommi
Born	(1940-03-12) March 12, 1940 (age 72)
Origin	Somero, Finland
Genres	Jazz, tango, rock, schlager, children's songs, avantgarde, psychedelic rock, blues, progressive rock, techno, electronic music, hip hop
Occupations	singer, musician, composer, author, producer etc.
Years active	1963 –present
Associated acts	The Orgiastic Nalle Puh Big Band, Viisi vierasta miestä, Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940, Sähkökvartetti, Gommi ja Pommi, Gommi ja Pommi, Underground Rock Orchestra, Riemu-Trio

Mauri Antero Numminen (born 12 March 1940 in Somero, Finland Proper) is a Finnish artist, who has worked in several different fields of music and culture.

In the 1960s M.A. Numminen was known particularly as an avantgarde, underground artist, stirring controversy with such songs as Nuoren aviomiehen on syytä muistaa ("What a young husband should remember"; the lyrics of the song were taken directly from a guide to newly married couples, and included advice on foreplay) and Naiseni kanssa eduskuntatalon puistossa ("With my woman at the parliament house's park"). He was also a member of the band Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940. In his early days Numminen often tried to provoke people. Here he succeeded well, for example by his interpretations of Franz Schubert's lieds, sung with his own idiosyncratically creaking voice, or managing to create a scandal at the Jyväskylän kesä festival of Jyväskylä in 1966 with his song lyrics taken from the sex guide. Numminen also composed music to the writings of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. M.A. Numminen founded in 1966 with Pekka Gronow the record label Eteenpäin! ("Forward!"), which released Numminen's own music. Later on Numminen's records were published under the umbrella of the legendary Finnish label Love Records.

Additionally, M.A. Numminen has been one of the unsung pioneers of Finnish electronic music, known for his collaborations with the composer and inventor Erkki Kurenniemi who built for Numminen a "singing machine" with which Numminen participated in a singing contest in 1964, and in the late 1960s the electronic instrument Sähkökvartetti ("Electric Quartet"), the performance of which wreaked havoc in a youth festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. Sähkökvartetti can be heard on Numminen's track 'Kaukana väijyy ystäviä' (1968).

In 1970 M.A. Numminen founded with the pianist Jani Uhlenius a jazz band called Uusrahvaanomainen Jatsiorkesteri ("Neo-Vulgar Jazz Orchestra"), which is still in existence; taking its cues from the 1920s-1940s jazz, swing, foxtrot, etc. Now retired from the band are the members Aaro Kurkela and Kalevi Viitamäki. The current line-up consists alongside Numminen and Uhlenius also of the accordion player Pedro Hietanen, the fiddler Jari Lappalainen and the bassist Heikki "Häkä" Virtanen.

In 1970s M.A. Numminen became a popular favourite with his children's songs in the 1973 film Herra Huu - Jestapa Jepulis, Penikat Sipuliks, where he also played the main role, and in the 1977 TV series Jänikset maailmankartalle, where he played a hare. At the same time Numminen also gained success in Sweden with his song 'Gummiboll' (Numminen's Finnish version of this was called 'Kumipallona luokses pompin ain'): Numminen has recorded Swedish versions of many of his songs. He has also made several songs in English, German and Esperanto.

Lately M.A. Numminen has made a return to electronic music and modern club sound. In 2003 Numminen started M.A.N. Scratch Band featuring his long-time collaborator Pedro Hietanen with young jazz musicians Olavi Uusivirta, Lasse Lindgren and DJ Santeri Vuosara (also known as DJ Sane). The duo M.A. Numminen & DJ Sane was started in 2004.

M.A. Numminen has appeared on Radio Suomi since 1984 together with playwright Juha Siltanen on their night show Yömyöhä. In 1986 he published a book called Baarien mies ("The Man of the Bars") on Finnish keskiolut lager culture, for which he visited 350 bars around Finland. The book had a considerable role in the birth of 1980s keskiolut beer culture in Finland.

M.A. Numminen in 2008

M.A. Numminen has taken part in over 30 films, either as an actor, scriptwriter, composer or cinematographer.

Compilations discography[link]

• Uudet lastenlaulut 1 (1974)
• M.A. Nummisen suosituimmat (1974)
• M.A. Nummisen 60-luku (1985)
• Den flygande mannen (EMI 1985)
• Klassikot - Ne Parhaat (Castle Finland 1990)
• Den eviga årgången - M.A. Numminens bästa (Amigo 1990)
• Suosituimmat lastenlaulut (EMI 1998)
• Kiusankappaleita 1: 1966-70 (Siboney Records 2000)
• Kiusankappaleita 2: 1973-88 (Siboney 2001)
• Kiusankappaleita 3: 1989-2001 (Siboney 2001)
• Dägä Dägä Finnwelten (Trikont 2001)
• Valtava Jänis – Gommin ja Pommin kaikki seikkailut (EMI 2002)
• Suomihuiput – lastenlaulut (EMI 2005)
• M.A. Numminen sings Wittgenstein (Zweitausendeins EFA SP 142 2003)

Bibliography[link]

• Kauneimmat runot 1970
• Lastuja 1971
• Satuja 1975
• Jänikset maailmankartalle! 1977
• Terässinfonia (together with Esa Saarinen) 1981
• Passio Libertatis 1983
• Baarien mies 1986
• Kirjeitä virolaiselle runoilijalle 1987
• Etsivätoimisto Andrejev & Milton (together with Markku Into) 1991
• Tango on intohimoni 1998
• Helsinkiin 1999
• Der Weihnachtsmann schlägt zurück 2001
• Naapuri (together with Markku Into and Jarkko Laine) 2002
• Rehtorin päiväkirja – Interaktiivinen kalenteri vuodelle 2004 2003

External links[link]

• The official M.A. Numminen site
• Unofficial discography
• M.A. Numminen @ pHinnWeb

Keny Arkana performing in 2007 in Rennes

Keny Arkana (born 1982 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French rap artist. She is active in the alter-globalization movement with "La Rage Du Peuple", a music collective created in 2004 in the neighborhood of Noailles in Marseilles.

Biography[link]

Raised in Marseilles of Argentine heritage, Arkana began rapping in 1996, with her first texts at the age of 12. She formed the collectives Mars Patrie and later Etat-Major, gaining performance experience in the Marseilles underground scene, culminating in the 2003 release of Etat Major's first mixtape.

After several solo appearances on various projects, Arkana released her first EP Le missile est lancé (The rocket is launched) in 2004. Her first album Entre ciment et belle étoile (Between concrete and stars)^[1] was released in October 2006. Her first single, La rage, released in 2006, pointedly references the 2005 civil unrest in France.

Keny Arkana also launched a series of local social fora through the association Appel aux sans voix (Call to the voiceless).^[2]

"L'Esquisse 2" is her latest album, released in May 2011.

Etat-Major Discography[link]

• 2003 : Volume 1 (EP)

Solo discography[link]

• 2004 : Le missile est lancé (EP)
• 2005 : L'Esquisse
• 2006 : La rage (EP)
• 2006 : Entre ciment et belle étoile (October 16)
• 2008 : Désobéissance (EP) (April 7)
• 2011 : L'Esquisse 2 (May 23)
• 2012 : Tout Tourne Autour Du Soleil (2012)

Notes[link]

Links[link]

• Official site of Keny Arkana
• La Rage du Peuple
• La Rage (sound file)

This article is about a Canadian chief constable. For the current Minister for Health of Papua New Guinea, see: Jamie Graham (politician).

Jamie Graham, O.O.M. is currently the Chief for the Victoria Police Department,^[2] since January 1, 2009. He previously served as the Chief Constable of Vancouver, British Columbia from August 22, 2002 to August 13, 2007. A former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Graham was popular with his officers, but was occasionally criticised by community groups and media outlets. Graham chose not to renew his five year contract with the Vancouver Police Department, ending his time as chief on August 22, 2007.

He is a supporter of numerous charities including the Law Enforcement Torch Run, Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Foundation, Cops for Cancer, Canadian Blood Services, Owl Society, Covenant House, Salvation Army to name a few. He is also a member of the British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association’s Lay Inquiry Pool and writes a column for Blue Line Magazine.

Personal life[link]

Graham was born in Belleville, Ontario. The son of a Canadian Army Colonel, he lived in Halifax, New Delhi, and Quantico, Virginia. He attended King’s College, a boarding school in Nova Scotia.^[3]

He and his wife, lawyer Gail Graham, have been married 27 years and have no children. Jamie Graham, O.O.M. is currently the Chief for the Victoria Police Department,[2] since January 1, 2009. He previously served as the Chief Constable of Vancouver, British Columbia from August 22, 2002 to August 13, 2007. A former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Graham was popular with his officers, but was occasionally criticised by community groups and media outlets. Graham chose not to renew his five year contract with the Vancouver Police Department, ending his time as chief on August 22, 2007. He did not chose to renew his cotract, he was not offered a contract!

Policing career[link]

Graham was a 34-year veteran of the RCMP when he was hired as Vancouver’s chief constable. He was chosen for the job over a field of competitors for that included Larry Campbell, who went on to become Graham’s boss as Vancouver’s mayor. Graham was Chief Superintendent of the Surrey RCMP detachment from 2000 to 2002, and before that commanded the North Vancouver detachment from 1992 to 2000.^[4]

Graham was popular with his officers, and improved morale during his tenure. Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen noted "He's a cop throughout, and that's what the members of the department like. They like a strong leader."^[3] Many officers describe him as the best chief in the history of the department.^[4]

In his role as chief constable, Graham was an active member of a number of policing and community organizations. He was a member of the by-law committee of the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), and sat on the executive committee of the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada and the board of governance of the Combined Forces Special Investigation Unit. He took on a leadership role in the “Tier 1 Strategy” against outlaw motorcycle gangs. A former president of the British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP), Graham chaired its Gaming and Mental Heath committees, and represented the BCACP on the board of the Integrated Illegal Gambling Enforcement Team. He was also a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Other organizations he has worked with include the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the North Vancouver Restorative Justice Society, the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation.^[5]

Graham established a Public Affairs and Marketing section in the department, the public relations branch for the police force.

Awards[link]

The Governor General, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, appointed Jamie Graham a member of the Order of St. John on December 15, 2006.^[6] On January 6, 2010, Chief Constable Jamie Graham was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (O.O.M.). A ceremony in Ottawa followed on May 26, 2010.

Controversy and criticism[link]

Graham and his department have been the subject of controversy during his term. The Georgia Straight newspaper has criticized Graham for being too entrenched in traditional police culture to effectively respond to problems of misconduct.^[4]

In January 2003, three men were beaten by police officers in Stanley Park. Graham recommended that six officers be charged in connection with the assault. He later fired two of them and imposed the maximum suspensions under the Police Act to the other four after they plead guilty to the charges.^[3]

Pivot Legal Society published To Serve and Protect: A Report on Policing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in 2002, which documented approximately 60 affidavits from people regarding police misconduct. Pivot also filed a number of complaints against the VPD with the Police Complaint Commissioner (PCC), Dirk Ryneveld. After an internal investigation by the Vancouver Police and the RCMP, no criminal allegations were found or substantiated. Two officers received minimal discipline for what was determined to be minor policy violations. In 2005, Ryneveld issued a report stating, "What we do know is that RCMP ultimately reported the very regrettable circumstance of a lack of cooperation on the part of 'certain VPD members,' also incidents of non-responsiveness by the police chief himself."^[7] Mayor Sam Sullivan dismissed the non-cooperation complaint in May 2007, stating partly that there was no practical way to discipline a retiring police chief. Ryneveld overruled him, demanding that a further investigation take place.^[7] Graham strongly denied obstructing the RCMP in any way, referring people to his published report on the matter. The new investigation was conducted by Jim Cessford of the Delta Police Department.^[8] In his report, Cessford wrote that "Chief Graham did not fully exercise his authority in ensuring that his members cooperated [with the RCMP] as required." Although Graham did not actively obstruct the RCMP investigation, Cessford concluded that he did commit, "through his inaction, the Code of Conduct offence of Discreditable Conduct."^[9] The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner reviewed and accepted the report's finding of discreditable conduct,^[10] but did not see anything to warrant a public inquiry into the matter.^[11]

During the 2005 municipal elections, Graham had Sam Sullivan, then a candidate for mayor, investigated for his admission that he had given money to addicts to buy drugs and allowed one to smoke crack in his van. An editorial in the Georgia Straight attacked the investigation as a political move.^[12]

Graham and the Vancouver Police Department have expressed support for the principles behind Insite, Vancouver's controversial safe injection site, which has drawn criticism from conservative groups and the RCMP. Noting that "our organization's [the VPD] primary responsibilities are safety and public order," Graham has supported any project that falls within the laws of Canada.^[13]

In April 2006, RCMP investigators exonerated Graham from allegations of misappropriating funds related to a 2004 police conference.^[3] A employee had alleged that Graham and other police executives used complimentary hotels rooms during the convention.

In July 2006, Graham left a bullet-riddled shooting range target on the desk of city manager Judy Rogers.^[14] On the target, Graham wrote: “A bad day at the range is better than the best day at work.”^[14] He later apologized to her for the incident.^[3]

References[link]

1. ^ New Victoria Police Chief facing controversy
2. ^ Jamie Graham Named New Chief of Victoria Police Department
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Larry Pynn, “Archives: Jamie Graham’s time as chief of police” in Vancouver Sun, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on June 23, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Shannon Rupp, Urban General in the Georgia Straight, December 1, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
5. ^ Office of the Chief Constable
6. ^ Canada Gazette, Vol. 141, No. 17 — April 28, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
7. ^ ^{a b} Jonathan Fowlie, with a file from Frances Bula "Watchdog orders probe of police chief," June 15, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
8. ^ Carlito Pablo, "Mayor has "open mind" in police re-review,", Georgia Straight, August 30, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
9. ^ CBC News, "Former Vancouver police chief faulted for discreditable conduct", 23 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
10. ^ Carlito Pablo, "Ex-police chief Jamie Graham guilty of misconduct", Georgia Straight, 23 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
11. ^ Carlito Pablo, "Ex-top cop Jamie Graham cleared by commissioner", Georgia Straight 16 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
12. ^ Chief sends a warning to Sam Sullivan Georgia Straight, December 1, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
13. ^ Mike Howell, "Keep safe injection site open-chief," Vancouver Courier, May 26, 2006. Rretrieved June 23, 2007.
14. ^ ^{a b} Canadian Press July 26, 2006. Vancouver's police chief investigated for leaving bullet target on desk.

External links[link]

• Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham rejects idea for Project Civil City commissioner
• Top Cop Profiles Homeless