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Episode 1: Az új tulaj
Hungary:30 October 2002...
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Episode 2: A hirdetés
Hungary:6 November 2002...
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Episode 3: Védelem
Hungary:13 November 2002...
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Episode 4: Zártkörû rendezvény
Hungary:23 November 2002...
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Episode 9: Szilveszter
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Hungary:11 January 2003...
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- Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
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On the following friday as I turned out
the light
Grandma' came and knocked at My
door
"Wake up King, wake up My dear
I am gonna show You about the house
of Amon"
It is time for tea, it is time again
"Even Your mother is present
We made her sleep in My rocking
chair"
At first I felt really scared but there
was no reason to
As I saw the knife sneaking out from
Grandmother's dress
Then it cut a tiny wound in My
mother's little hand
It is time for tea, it is time again
Blood was running into the tea pot,
then I heard "THEM" laugh
"A bit of this in a cup of tea, is what it
takes to set "THEM" free
You will hear "THEM" telling stories
from far beyond this earth"
What I saw and what I heard made me
want to stay and learn
I really hope this dream will never
end, it's hard to describe the kind of
feeling that went on in My mind
A paradise
Hearing "THEIR" stories and feeling
"THEIR" warmth
We laughed with tears in our eyes
From the first cup of tea, to the last
drop of blood
Nothing seemed to matter at all
anymore
My Mother? She didn't exist to me,
Oh I felt so heavenly
Oh how I love my tea
tea in the afternoon
I can't do without it
and I think I'll have
I'm drinking tea, if it's good enough for me
Then it's good enough for you
We can have tea for two
How do you do?
But if you have to leave
Then please leave, don't let me keep you
We can have tea another day
Please come back and see me sometime
But if you can't sleep
And you have bad dreams
And if your bored and not feeling quite right
Head is kind of heavy
Tummy's kind of funny
ALBUMS
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Tytöt tykkää
- Piposta kii
- Maailman mammonaa
- Paula
- Anna mulle aikaa
- Puhu mun kädelle
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- Hiro
- Kesäretki
RELEASE
ALBUMS
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Obsessives - Tea
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- Duration: 9:33
- Updated: 06 Aug 2008
Tea: It's so much more than a small afternoon pleasure. Connoisseur James Norwood Pratt puts tea in context, as not only "one of the world's greatest handmade works of art," but an antiwar palliative. Along the way, he weighs in on Starbucks, tea bags, and water quality.
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Tea: It's so much more than a small afternoon pleasure. Connoisseur James Norwood Pratt puts tea in context, as not only "one of the world's greatest handmade works of art," but an antiwar palliative. Along the way, he weighs in on Starbucks, tea bags, and water quality.
======================CHOW.com=========================
Didn't think food could draw such enthusiasm? Well, we've got plenty more passionate people on the Obsessives show page: http://www.youtube.com/show/obsessives
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Tea Making Tips (1941)
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- Duration: 10:02
- Updated: 30 Apr 2013
Welcome to the world of a national obsession and a place where people say 'orf' instead of 'off'. Tea connoisseurs will benefit from the six golden tips for ...
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Welcome to the world of a national obsession and a place where people say 'orf' instead of 'off'. Tea connoisseurs will benefit from the six golden tips for ...
- published: 15 Sep 2008
- views: 161267
- author: BFIfilms
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Tea At Koken WITH SOUND
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- Duration: 9:17
- Updated: 29 Apr 2013
Tea At Koken: A Japanese Tea Ceremony By Joy Mari Sato in the Wet Mountains of Colorado • Produced by Smokemuse • Cameras by Don Goede & Justin Kovach • A be...
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Tea At Koken: A Japanese Tea Ceremony By Joy Mari Sato in the Wet Mountains of Colorado • Produced by Smokemuse • Cameras by Don Goede & Justin Kovach • A be...
- published: 19 Dec 2008
- views: 296598
- author: Don Goede
Lucy Spraggan's Bootcamp performance - Tea And Toast - The X Factor UK 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:57
- Updated: 03 May 2013
See more at itv.com/xfactor Download Lucy's live performances on iTunes: http://bit.ly/S0y8WT Visit the official site: http://itv.com/xfactor Watch Lucy Spra...
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- published: 23 Sep 2012
- views: 4095368
- author: TheXFactorUK
Tea Chemistry - Periodic Table of Videos
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- Duration: 8:44
- Updated: 25 Apr 2013
The Professor discusses all sorts of stuff about tea to mark the Chinese New Year. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at ...
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The Professor discusses all sorts of stuff about tea to mark the Chinese New Year. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at ...
- published: 24 Jan 2009
- views: 252561
- author: periodicvideos
Pantsuit - Fuckin' Tea
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- Duration: 1:24
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Are you man enough for this tea? For more funny comedy videos go to http://ucbcomedy.com.
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Are you man enough for this tea? For more funny comedy videos go to http://ucbcomedy.com.
- published: 10 Mar 2011
- views: 908279
- author: UCBComedy
Drink Green Tea Every Day
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- Duration: 9:11
- Updated: 01 May 2013
Mike extols the amazing health benefits of drinking green teas, rooibos teas, and yerba matte. Drink green tea everyday to live longer, fight cancer, lower c...
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Mike extols the amazing health benefits of drinking green teas, rooibos teas, and yerba matte. Drink green tea everyday to live longer, fight cancer, lower c...
- published: 21 Mar 2008
- views: 368958
- author: livelife365
Lucy Spraggan - Tea and Toast (Original) - Ont' Sofa Sessions
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- Duration: 4:39
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Lucy Spraggan sits Ont' Sofa and performs her beautiful song Tea and Toast. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ontsofa Follow us on Twitter: https:...
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Lucy Spraggan sits Ont' Sofa and performs her beautiful song Tea and Toast. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ontsofa Follow us on Twitter: https:...
- published: 22 Feb 2012
- views: 2645805
- author: ontsofa
Sophia Grace & Rosie Do Tea with Taylor Swift!
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- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 03 May 2013
The British dynamos had a sit-down for tea with superstar Taylor Swift! They talked about boys, red carpets, and of course, cookies.
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The British dynamos had a sit-down for tea with superstar Taylor Swift! They talked about boys, red carpets, and of course, cookies.
- published: 29 Feb 2012
- views: 7772255
- author: TheEllenShow
ALL THE TEA
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- Duration: 6:25
- Updated: 03 May 2013
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- published: 30 Jan 2011
- views: 1275883
- author: DelanoTV
Cat Stevens-Tea for the Tillerman [Full Album] 1970
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- Duration: 36:46
- Updated: 02 May 2013
1970.
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Ed Sheeran - The A Team Lyrics (On Screen)
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- Duration: 4:22
- Updated: 03 May 2013
On screen lyrics to the amazing song 'The A Team' by Ed Sheeran Please note I do not own any copyrights to this song. I've only really just discovered his mu...
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On screen lyrics to the amazing song 'The A Team' by Ed Sheeran Please note I do not own any copyrights to this song. I've only really just discovered his mu...
- published: 09 Mar 2011
- views: 33370075
- author: kitesurferwill
The Chinese tea ceremony in full.
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- Duration: 8:00
- Updated: 25 Apr 2013
The young lady performs the full Chinese tea ceremony for us.
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The young lady performs the full Chinese tea ceremony for us.
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 138614
- author: Robert Bonati
Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman (Official HD Version)
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- Duration: 7:08
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Scored by: Music from Inception - Mind Heist Created by: David Michalek Description: The film of Alan Rickman is from the project, Portraits in Dramatic Time...
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Scored by: Music from Inception - Mind Heist Created by: David Michalek Description: The film of Alan Rickman is from the project, Portraits in Dramatic Time...
- published: 20 May 2012
- views: 840132
- author: Vertigocole67
Cup Of Brown Joy - Elemental
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- Duration: 2:37
- Updated: 02 May 2013
you can now follow us on twitter moog_peculiana prof_elemental www.professorelemental.com Hello...Hello? Are you there? Good good. Here's hot news - because ...
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- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1546745
- author: iammoog
Sophia Grace & Rosie Do Tea with Justin Bieber!
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 03 May 2013
It's every girl's dream... Justin Bieber comes to your tea party! See what these precocious girls had to say to the biggest pop star on the planet, right here.
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It's every girl's dream... Justin Bieber comes to your tea party! See what these precocious girls had to say to the biggest pop star on the planet, right here.
- published: 14 Sep 2012
- views: 4540828
- author: TheEllenShow
Lucy Spraggan's Bootcamp performance in full - Tea and Toast - The X Factor UK 2012
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 02 May 2013
Visit the official site: http://itv.com/xfactor Does your insatiable appetite for lovely Lucy know no bounds? If so, you've come to the right place. As a spe...
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Visit the official site: http://itv.com/xfactor Does your insatiable appetite for lovely Lucy know no bounds? If so, you've come to the right place. As a spe...
- published: 30 Sep 2012
- views: 1099633
- author: TheXFactorUK
How To Correctly Add Milk to Your Tea
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- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 26 Apr 2013
Today I show you how to correctly add milk to your tea. Once again watch the video carefully, and do everything I do. Please Rate, Comment, Subscribe & Share...
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Today I show you how to correctly add milk to your tea. Once again watch the video carefully, and do everything I do. Please Rate, Comment, Subscribe & Share...
- published: 02 May 2012
- views: 1481402
- author: HowToBasic
Epic Tea House Server
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- Duration: 1:24
- Updated: 30 Apr 2013
Tea house in Iran.
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Ed Sheeran - The A Team (Official Music Video)
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- Duration: 4:50
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Official video for Ed Sheeran's "The A Team" Get Ed's debut #1 album '+' on iTunes: http://www.smarturl.it/edsheeran.plus Amazon: http://atlr.ec/L39g1r Sign ...
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Official video for Ed Sheeran's "The A Team" Get Ed's debut #1 album '+' on iTunes: http://www.smarturl.it/edsheeran.plus Amazon: http://atlr.ec/L39g1r Sign ...
- published: 22 Apr 2010
- views: 59119382
- author: EdSheeran
E-Z Compost Tea (Simplest method on earth)
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 02 May 2013
The original compost tea recipe. This is one heck of a cool alternative to buying all that stuff for brewed compost tea. Use this and you'll be amazed at the...
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The original compost tea recipe. This is one heck of a cool alternative to buying all that stuff for brewed compost tea. Use this and you'll be amazed at the...
- published: 24 May 2009
- views: 205894
- author: Praxxus55712
"Not even a cup of tea was offered to me" - Subrata Roy
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 10 Apr 2013
Sahara Chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday (April 10) rued that the he was not even offered a cup of tea during his hour-long appearance before market regulator S...
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Sahara Chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday (April 10) rued that the he was not even offered a cup of tea during his hour-long appearance before market regulator S...
- published: 10 Apr 2013
- views: 524
- author: timesnowonline
Tea Party Response to 2013 State of the Union Address: Rand Paul Argues for Less Government
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:25
- Updated: 30 Apr 2013
Congressman speaks on behalf of conservative values, responds to President Obama's address.
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Congressman speaks on behalf of conservative values, responds to President Obama's address.
- published: 13 Feb 2013
- views: 45553
- author: ABCNews
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P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 03 May 2013
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
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From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 89745369
- author: PinkVEVO
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
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Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 279825209
- author: Ryan Lewis
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 03 May 2013
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
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As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
- published: 20 Feb 2013
- views: 90144245
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
Beyoncé - Love On Top
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:17
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
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Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 88213909
- author: beyonceVEVO
Rihanna - Unfaithful
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Rihanna performing Unfaithful. (C) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group #VEVOCertified on Feb. 15, 2012. http://vevo.com/certified http://youtu...
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Music video by Rihanna performing Unfaithful. (C) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group #VEVOCertified on Feb. 15, 2012. http://vevo.com/certified http://youtu...
- published: 23 Nov 2009
- views: 147866353
- author: RihannaVEVO
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 4186404
- author: PinkVEVO
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:08
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
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Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
- published: 12 Feb 2013
- views: 115770042
- author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Diamonds
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:43
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
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Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 269971153
- author: RihannaVEVO
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Tweet this Vid-ee-oh! http://clicktotweet.com/bbcf0 Download this Song - http://bit.ly/T7gB3V Tshirts for this battle: http://bit.ly/TkqQC1 http://Instagram....
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- published: 15 Oct 2012
- views: 64964038
- author: ERB
Most Annoying People On The Internet
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:50
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Don't be these people. Mapoti See Bloopers and Behind-The-Scenes Here!: http://youtu.be/dfpo7uXwJnM Huge thank you and shout out to Dtrix: http://www.youtube...
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Don't be these people. Mapoti See Bloopers and Behind-The-Scenes Here!: http://youtu.be/dfpo7uXwJnM Huge thank you and shout out to Dtrix: http://www.youtube...
- published: 28 Feb 2013
- views: 5964697
- author: nigahiga
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:29
- Updated: 03 May 2013
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
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This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
- published: 28 Mar 2013
- views: 5464612
- author: JennaMarbles
Rihanna - California King Bed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Rihanna performing California King Bed. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group.
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Music video by Rihanna performing California King Bed. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group.
- published: 07 May 2011
- views: 146866468
- author: RihannaVEVO
Ryan Gosling's Big Gift
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- Duration: 6:02
- Updated: 03 May 2013
The sexy Ryan Gosling stopped by with a gift for Ellen and the audience -- footie pajamas! While the entire audience put them on, Ellen grilled Ryan to find ...
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The sexy Ryan Gosling stopped by with a gift for Ellen and the audience -- footie pajamas! While the entire audience put them on, Ellen grilled Ryan to find ...
- published: 07 Jan 2011
- views: 1991605
- author: TheEllenShow
Coldplay - Paradise
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Click here to buy Mylo Xyloto http://links.emi.com/coldplayMX This video was directed by Mat Whitecross in 2011 and was filmed in South Africa and London Mus...
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Click here to buy Mylo Xyloto http://links.emi.com/coldplayMX This video was directed by Mat Whitecross in 2011 and was filmed in South Africa and London Mus...
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 204200147
- author: ColdplayVEVO
Ellen Announces 'Finding Dory'
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 03 May 2013
They're finally making a sequel to "Finding Nemo"! Ellen revealed the big news on her show.
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They're finally making a sequel to "Finding Nemo"! Ellen revealed the big news on her show.
- published: 02 Apr 2013
- views: 8951743
- author: TheEllenShow
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:25
- Updated: 02 May 2013
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=637055958&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic h...
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- published: 12 Mar 2013
- views: 12969447
- author: lindseystomp
One Direction - Kiss You (Official)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by One Direction performing Kiss You. (C) 2013 Simco Limited under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited #VEVOCertified on Mar...
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Music video by One Direction performing Kiss You. (C) 2013 Simco Limited under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited #VEVOCertified on Mar...
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 122573050
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
How Girls Fall Asleep
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:11
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Woaaaah angel faced internet friends let me just tell you something, I got new internet the other day and my video uploaded faster than fucking butt lightnin...
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Woaaaah angel faced internet friends let me just tell you something, I got new internet the other day and my video uploaded faster than fucking butt lightnin...
- published: 22 Nov 2012
- views: 11815555
- author: JennaMarbles
Perfect Two - Now Available on ITunes!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Rotem New Perfect Two Lyric Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv...
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Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Rotem New Perfect Two Lyric Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv...
- published: 26 Dec 2009
- views: 62262965
- author: MixedLyricsPrincesax
Mario Bros vs Wright Bros. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:46
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Download this song: http://bit.ly/MarioRap Click to tweet this vid-ee-oh! http://clicktotweet.com/c534e This. Is. Merchandise: http://bit.ly/ERBMerch Hi. My ...
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- published: 17 Feb 2012
- views: 47964696
- author: ERB
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From...
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:40
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enterta...
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Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enterta...
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 1624487
- author: PinkVEVO
The Next Viral Youtube Trend!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:09
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Its a simple math equation really... Click to see Bloopers and The making of this video here!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccOGxj27J8 Follow me on TWITTE...
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Its a simple math equation really... Click to see Bloopers and The making of this video here!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccOGxj27J8 Follow me on TWITTE...
- published: 02 Apr 2013
- views: 6353240
- author: nigahiga
Eminem - Not Afraid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Eminem performing Not Afraid. (C) 2010 Aftermath Records #VEVOCertified on September 11, 2010.http://www.vevo.com/certified http://www.youtube...
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Music video by Eminem performing Not Afraid. (C) 2010 Aftermath Records #VEVOCertified on September 11, 2010.http://www.vevo.com/certified http://www.youtube...
- published: 05 Jun 2010
- views: 405765895
- author: EminemVEVO
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P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 03 May 2013
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
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From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 89745369
- author: PinkVEVO
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
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Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 279825209
- author: Ryan Lewis
Beyoncé - Love On Top
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:17
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
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Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 88213909
- author: beyonceVEVO
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 4186404
- author: PinkVEVO
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:08
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
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Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
- published: 12 Feb 2013
- views: 115770042
- author: RihannaVEVO
This is the End -- Red Band Trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 03 May 2013
The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unrav...
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The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unrav...
- published: 02 Apr 2013
- views: 3373133
- author: machinima
Rihanna - Diamonds
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:43
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
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Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 269971153
- author: RihannaVEVO
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B.o.B - Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Watch the best B.o.B music videos on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakoz4isJL_kSGOMG8FONyR1QBak_27RP http://www.bobatl.com/ http://www....
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- published: 17 Jun 2010
- views: 189995197
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Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:21
- Updated: 03 May 2013
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE OUT NOW iTunes: http://smarturl.it/JT2020i?IQid=mirrorsyt Target: http://smarturl.it/JT2020t?IQid=mirrorsyt Amazon: http://smarturl.it/JT2020a?IQid=mirrorsyt JustinTimberlake...
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- published: 20 Mar 2013
- views: 35304078
- author: justintimberlakeVEVO
What A Girl's Hair Means
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Hey friendship you know what I was thinking about? What if there were no such thing as "taco night" what if there was just taco forever? Like all we ever ate...
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Hey friendship you know what I was thinking about? What if there were no such thing as "taco night" what if there was just taco forever? Like all we ever ate...
- published: 24 Jan 2013
- views: 7401875
- author: JennaMarbles
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:29
- Updated: 03 May 2013
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
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This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
- published: 28 Mar 2013
- views: 5464612
- author: JennaMarbles
Where the Hell is Matt? 2008
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 03 May 2013
14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.
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14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.
- published: 20 Jun 2008
- views: 45674558
- author: mattharding2718
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:25
- Updated: 02 May 2013
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=637055958&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic h...
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- published: 12 Mar 2013
- views: 12969447
- author: lindseystomp
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (Audio)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:06
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Justin Timberlake performing Mirrors. (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Justin Timberlake performing Mirrors. (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 11 Feb 2013
- views: 14304536
- author: justintimberlakeVEVO
My Boyfriend Does My Makeup Tag
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:27
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Please subscribe to my channel and my vlog channel! I make new videos here every Wednesday and make vlogs during my majestical daily life. JennaMarbles Jenna...
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Please subscribe to my channel and my vlog channel! I make new videos here every Wednesday and make vlogs during my majestical daily life. JennaMarbles Jenna...
- published: 02 Aug 2012
- views: 12712927
- author: JennaMarbles
Perfect Two - Now Available on ITunes!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Rotem New Perfect Two Lyric Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv...
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Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Rotem New Perfect Two Lyric Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv...
- published: 26 Dec 2009
- views: 62262965
- author: MixedLyricsPrincesax
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 03 May 2013
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
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As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
- published: 20 Feb 2013
- views: 90144245
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From...
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:40
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enterta...
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Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enterta...
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 1624487
- author: PinkVEVO
Eminem - Not Afraid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Eminem performing Not Afraid. (C) 2010 Aftermath Records #VEVOCertified on September 11, 2010.http://www.vevo.com/certified http://www.youtube...
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Music video by Eminem performing Not Afraid. (C) 2010 Aftermath Records #VEVOCertified on September 11, 2010.http://www.vevo.com/certified http://www.youtube...
- published: 05 Jun 2010
- views: 405765895
- author: EminemVEVO
Jizz In My Pants
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 03 May 2013
http://Itunes.com/thelonelyisland The first single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD". In stores 02/10/2009. Video features guest appearances ...
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http://Itunes.com/thelonelyisland The first single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD". In stores 02/10/2009. Video features guest appearances ...
- published: 07 Dec 2008
- views: 125600165
- author: thelonelyisland
Adele - Someone Like You
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:45
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Adele performing Someone Like You. (C) 2011 XL Recordings Ltd.
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Music video by Adele performing Someone Like You. (C) 2011 XL Recordings Ltd.
- published: 29 Sep 2011
- views: 268213980
- author: AdeleVEVO
Axel - Te Voy A Amar
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 03 May 2013
Music video by Axel performing Te Voy A Amar. (C) 2011 Universal Music Argentina S.A..
http://wn.com/Axel_Te_Voy_A_Amar
Music video by Axel performing Te Voy A Amar. (C) 2011 Universal Music Argentina S.A..
- published: 20 Jun 2011
- views: 38685581
- author: AxelVEVO
David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 03 May 2013
From the album Nothing But The Beat Ultimate - Download on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/NBTBiTunes?IQid=vevo Featuring Sia, Ne-Yo, Akon, Nicki Minaj, Flo ...
http://wn.com/David_Guetta_Titanium_ft_Sia
From the album Nothing But The Beat Ultimate - Download on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/NBTBiTunes?IQid=vevo Featuring Sia, Ne-Yo, Akon, Nicki Minaj, Flo ...
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 180495147
- author: davidguettavevo
4:03
P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/ta...
published: 05 Feb 2013
author: PinkVEVO
P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 89745369
- author: PinkVEVO
3:53
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id55...
published: 29 Aug 2012
author: Ryan Lewis
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 279825209
- author: Ryan Lewis
3:23
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing somet...
published: 20 Feb 2013
author: OneDirectionVEVO
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
- published: 20 Feb 2013
- views: 90144245
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
3:17
Beyoncé - Love On Top
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment....
published: 16 Oct 2011
author: beyonceVEVO
Beyoncé - Love On Top
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 88213909
- author: beyonceVEVO
4:56
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Music video by Rihanna performing Unfaithful. (C) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group #VEV...
published: 23 Nov 2009
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Music video by Rihanna performing Unfaithful. (C) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group #VEVOCertified on Feb. 15, 2012. http://vevo.com/certified http://youtu...
- published: 23 Nov 2009
- views: 147866353
- author: RihannaVEVO
4:31
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 201...
published: 18 Sep 2012
author: PinkVEVO
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 4186404
- author: PinkVEVO
4:08
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by R...
published: 12 Feb 2013
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
- published: 12 Feb 2013
- views: 115770042
- author: RihannaVEVO
4:43
Rihanna - Diamonds
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/Un...
published: 09 Nov 2012
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Diamonds
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 269971153
- author: RihannaVEVO
3:30
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2.
Tweet this Vid-ee-oh! http://clicktotweet.com/bbcf0 Download this Song - http://bit.ly/T7g...
published: 15 Oct 2012
author: ERB
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2.
Tweet this Vid-ee-oh! http://clicktotweet.com/bbcf0 Download this Song - http://bit.ly/T7gB3V Tshirts for this battle: http://bit.ly/TkqQC1 http://Instagram....
- published: 15 Oct 2012
- views: 64964038
- author: ERB
4:50
Most Annoying People On The Internet
Don't be these people. Mapoti See Bloopers and Behind-The-Scenes Here!: http://youtu.be/df...
published: 28 Feb 2013
author: nigahiga
Most Annoying People On The Internet
Don't be these people. Mapoti See Bloopers and Behind-The-Scenes Here!: http://youtu.be/dfpo7uXwJnM Huge thank you and shout out to Dtrix: http://www.youtube...
- published: 28 Feb 2013
- views: 5964697
- author: nigahiga
8:29
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WAN...
published: 28 Mar 2013
author: JennaMarbles
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
- published: 28 Mar 2013
- views: 5464612
- author: JennaMarbles
4:44
Rihanna - California King Bed
Music video by Rihanna performing California King Bed. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music G...
published: 07 May 2011
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - California King Bed
Music video by Rihanna performing California King Bed. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group.
- published: 07 May 2011
- views: 146866468
- author: RihannaVEVO
6:02
Ryan Gosling's Big Gift
The sexy Ryan Gosling stopped by with a gift for Ellen and the audience -- footie pajamas!...
published: 07 Jan 2011
author: TheEllenShow
Ryan Gosling's Big Gift
The sexy Ryan Gosling stopped by with a gift for Ellen and the audience -- footie pajamas! While the entire audience put them on, Ellen grilled Ryan to find ...
- published: 07 Jan 2011
- views: 1991605
- author: TheEllenShow
4:21
Coldplay - Paradise
Click here to buy Mylo Xyloto http://links.emi.com/coldplayMX This video was directed by M...
published: 19 Oct 2011
author: ColdplayVEVO
Coldplay - Paradise
Click here to buy Mylo Xyloto http://links.emi.com/coldplayMX This video was directed by Mat Whitecross in 2011 and was filmed in South Africa and London Mus...
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 204200147
- author: ColdplayVEVO
Vimeo results:
1:46
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and...
published: 06 Jan 2010
author: Keiichi Matsuda
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it.
A film produced for my final year Masters in Architecture, part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality.
2:45
30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney
Music: “To Build a Home” by Cinematic Orchestra
Hello! My name is Lucas and I'm Brazilia...
published: 11 Sep 2011
author: Lucas Jatoba
30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney
Music: “To Build a Home” by Cinematic Orchestra
Hello! My name is Lucas and I'm Brazilian. Since I arrived in Australia a lot of beautiful things happened in my life, so on the day I turned 30 I decided to celebrate in a special way, being grateful to the people of Sydney. :)
Thank you so much to all my friends who helped make this happen, without you it would not have been possible. And thank you to everyone who lives in Australia, making this country such a wonderful place.
A big hug, Lucas.
Website: http://www.lucasjatoba.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/iamlucasjatoba
If you liked the video, watch the making of!
http://vimeo.com/28850787
On the making of you will see funny things that happened while I was giving away the presents: a woman that gave me some bread, a little kid stealing one of the presents from a woman and escaping, a group of friends giving me something, people playing with their gifts, an Aussie girl learning Brazilian Portuguese and more.
And here you’ll find some pictures we took on the day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasjatoba/sets/72157627636169590/
The gifts: a Wallabies rugby ball, 30 minute massage voucher, a painting, a skateboard, a scarf, “the doggy bank”, chocolates, bottle of champagne, a teddy bear, a mini tree to hang pictures, a Japanese porcelain tea jar, mini garden tools for kids, scented oil infuser for the home, iTunes music voucher, mini boxer shorts for a new born baby, origami book, “happyland village vet” (toy for a kid), scented soaps and candles, illustrated photo album, a big soft penguin, aromatic moisturizers and shampoos, books, dvds, other toys for kids and more!
Idea, direction and editing: Lucas Jatoba
Cameras: Melanie Hogan, Marcelo Maluf and Lucas Jatoba.
0:55
LIPTON - Green Tea & White Tea
Directed by Yoann Lemoine
Produced by Jérome Denis / Wanda
Line Producer : Carla Georges
1...
published: 25 Oct 2010
author: Yoann Lemoine
LIPTON - Green Tea & White Tea
Directed by Yoann Lemoine
Produced by Jérome Denis / Wanda
Line Producer : Carla Georges
1st assistant : Amine Mestari
Director of Photography : Mathieu Plainfossé
Set Design : Guillaume Amossé
Stylisme : Anne Laure Nicolas
Post Production : OneMoreProd
Executive Production : Filmmaker
Agency : DDB Paris
Sound : THE
Creative directors : Pierrette Diaz & Matthieu Elkaim
Creatives : Laurent Toth & Marc Badinand
TV Prod : Julie Mathiot
6:03
MECHANIC POEMS
switch of HD if it is bufferling to slowly, or take a tea :)
A mixed media piece I star...
published: 23 Jan 2013
author: Ronny Traufeller
MECHANIC POEMS
switch of HD if it is bufferling to slowly, or take a tea :)
A mixed media piece I started at the beginning of my master studies.
It illustrates a world of mechanical creatures that start to explore a real world space.
The idea behind the piece was to create a realistic mechanical world that sometimes ignores the rules
of physics...
Credits:
CHARACTER DESIGN - CGI - CINEMATOGRAPHY - POST-PRODUCTION
Ronny Traufeller
MUSIC
Alexander Ameskamp
Directed by Ronny Traufeller
Produced with Cinema 4d, Vray, Pf Track, AfterEffects and Premiere.
Filmed with a Canon 7d
Youtube results:
4:58
Ellen Announces 'Finding Dory'
They're finally making a sequel to "Finding Nemo"! Ellen revealed the big news on her show...
published: 02 Apr 2013
author: TheEllenShow
Ellen Announces 'Finding Dory'
They're finally making a sequel to "Finding Nemo"! Ellen revealed the big news on her show.
- published: 02 Apr 2013
- views: 8951743
- author: TheEllenShow
4:25
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=63705...
published: 12 Mar 2013
author: lindseystomp
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=637055958&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic h...
- published: 12 Mar 2013
- views: 12969447
- author: lindseystomp
3:11
One Direction - Kiss You (Official)
Music video by One Direction performing Kiss You. (C) 2013 Simco Limited under exclusive l...
published: 07 Jan 2013
author: OneDirectionVEVO
One Direction - Kiss You (Official)
Music video by One Direction performing Kiss You. (C) 2013 Simco Limited under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited #VEVOCertified on Mar...
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 122573050
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
2:11
How Girls Fall Asleep
Woaaaah angel faced internet friends let me just tell you something, I got new internet th...
published: 22 Nov 2012
author: JennaMarbles
How Girls Fall Asleep
Woaaaah angel faced internet friends let me just tell you something, I got new internet the other day and my video uploaded faster than fucking butt lightnin...
- published: 22 Nov 2012
- views: 11815555
- author: JennaMarbles
4:03
P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/ta...
published: 05 Feb 2013
author: PinkVEVO
P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess
From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 89745369
- author: PinkVEVO
3:53
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id55...
published: 29 Aug 2012
author: Ryan Lewis
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Thrift Shop on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thrift-shop-feat.-wanz-single/id556955707 The Heist physical deluxe edition: http://www.macklemoremer...
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 279825209
- author: Ryan Lewis
3:17
Beyoncé - Love On Top
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment....
published: 16 Oct 2011
author: beyonceVEVO
Beyoncé - Love On Top
Music video by Beyoncé performing Love On Top. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 88213909
- author: beyonceVEVO
4:31
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 201...
published: 18 Sep 2012
author: PinkVEVO
P!nk - Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles)
Music video by P!nk performing Try (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 4186404
- author: PinkVEVO
4:08
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by R...
published: 12 Feb 2013
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko
Download "Stay" from Unapologetic now: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Stay ft. Mikky Ekko. © 2013 The Island Def Jam Mu...
- published: 12 Feb 2013
- views: 115770042
- author: RihannaVEVO
2:53
This is the End -- Red Band Trailer
The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strang...
published: 02 Apr 2013
author: machinima
This is the End -- Red Band Trailer
The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unrav...
- published: 02 Apr 2013
- views: 3373133
- author: machinima
4:43
Rihanna - Diamonds
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/Un...
published: 09 Nov 2012
author: RihannaVEVO
Rihanna - Diamonds
Pre-order new album Unapologetic, out worldwide Monday, November 19: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx Music video by Rihanna performing Diamonds. ©: The Is...
- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 269971153
- author: RihannaVEVO
3:12
B.o.B - Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Watch the best B.o.B music videos on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...
published: 17 Jun 2010
author: AtlanticVideos
B.o.B - Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Watch the best B.o.B music videos on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakoz4isJL_kSGOMG8FONyR1QBak_27RP http://www.bobatl.com/ http://www....
- published: 17 Jun 2010
- views: 189995197
- author: AtlanticVideos
8:21
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE OUT NOW iTunes: http://smarturl.it/JT2020i?IQid=mirrorsyt Target: htt...
published: 20 Mar 2013
author: justintimberlakeVEVO
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE OUT NOW iTunes: http://smarturl.it/JT2020i?IQid=mirrorsyt Target: http://smarturl.it/JT2020t?IQid=mirrorsyt Amazon: http://smarturl.it/JT2020a?IQid=mirrorsyt JustinTimberlake...
- published: 20 Mar 2013
- views: 35304078
- author: justintimberlakeVEVO
3:12
What A Girl's Hair Means
Hey friendship you know what I was thinking about? What if there were no such thing as "ta...
published: 24 Jan 2013
author: JennaMarbles
What A Girl's Hair Means
Hey friendship you know what I was thinking about? What if there were no such thing as "taco night" what if there was just taco forever? Like all we ever ate...
- published: 24 Jan 2013
- views: 7401875
- author: JennaMarbles
8:29
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WAN...
published: 28 Mar 2013
author: JennaMarbles
Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles
This video accidentally turned out kind of sad, ME SO SOWWY IT NOT POSED TO BE SAD WHO WANTS HUGS AND COOKIES? Also, FYI for anyone attempting this, it takes...
- published: 28 Mar 2013
- views: 5464612
- author: JennaMarbles
4:29
Where the Hell is Matt? 2008
14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who dan...
published: 20 Jun 2008
author: mattharding2718
Where the Hell is Matt? 2008
14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.
- published: 20 Jun 2008
- views: 45674558
- author: mattharding2718
4:25
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=63705...
published: 12 Mar 2013
author: lindseystomp
Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
Buy this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id637055735?i=637055958&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic h...
- published: 12 Mar 2013
- views: 12969447
- author: lindseystomp
8:06
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (Audio)
Justin Timberlake performing Mirrors. (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enter...
published: 11 Feb 2013
author: justintimberlakeVEVO
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (Audio)
Justin Timberlake performing Mirrors. (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- published: 11 Feb 2013
- views: 14304536
- author: justintimberlakeVEVO
Vimeo results:
1:46
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and...
published: 06 Jan 2010
author: Keiichi Matsuda
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it.
A film produced for my final year Masters in Architecture, part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality.
2:45
30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney
Music: “To Build a Home” by Cinematic Orchestra
Hello! My name is Lucas and I'm Brazilia...
published: 11 Sep 2011
author: Lucas Jatoba
30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney
Music: “To Build a Home” by Cinematic Orchestra
Hello! My name is Lucas and I'm Brazilian. Since I arrived in Australia a lot of beautiful things happened in my life, so on the day I turned 30 I decided to celebrate in a special way, being grateful to the people of Sydney. :)
Thank you so much to all my friends who helped make this happen, without you it would not have been possible. And thank you to everyone who lives in Australia, making this country such a wonderful place.
A big hug, Lucas.
Website: http://www.lucasjatoba.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/iamlucasjatoba
If you liked the video, watch the making of!
http://vimeo.com/28850787
On the making of you will see funny things that happened while I was giving away the presents: a woman that gave me some bread, a little kid stealing one of the presents from a woman and escaping, a group of friends giving me something, people playing with their gifts, an Aussie girl learning Brazilian Portuguese and more.
And here you’ll find some pictures we took on the day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasjatoba/sets/72157627636169590/
The gifts: a Wallabies rugby ball, 30 minute massage voucher, a painting, a skateboard, a scarf, “the doggy bank”, chocolates, bottle of champagne, a teddy bear, a mini tree to hang pictures, a Japanese porcelain tea jar, mini garden tools for kids, scented oil infuser for the home, iTunes music voucher, mini boxer shorts for a new born baby, origami book, “happyland village vet” (toy for a kid), scented soaps and candles, illustrated photo album, a big soft penguin, aromatic moisturizers and shampoos, books, dvds, other toys for kids and more!
Idea, direction and editing: Lucas Jatoba
Cameras: Melanie Hogan, Marcelo Maluf and Lucas Jatoba.
0:55
LIPTON - Green Tea & White Tea
Directed by Yoann Lemoine
Produced by Jérome Denis / Wanda
Line Producer : Carla Georges
1...
published: 25 Oct 2010
author: Yoann Lemoine
LIPTON - Green Tea & White Tea
Directed by Yoann Lemoine
Produced by Jérome Denis / Wanda
Line Producer : Carla Georges
1st assistant : Amine Mestari
Director of Photography : Mathieu Plainfossé
Set Design : Guillaume Amossé
Stylisme : Anne Laure Nicolas
Post Production : OneMoreProd
Executive Production : Filmmaker
Agency : DDB Paris
Sound : THE
Creative directors : Pierrette Diaz & Matthieu Elkaim
Creatives : Laurent Toth & Marc Badinand
TV Prod : Julie Mathiot
6:03
MECHANIC POEMS
switch of HD if it is bufferling to slowly, or take a tea :)
A mixed media piece I star...
published: 23 Jan 2013
author: Ronny Traufeller
MECHANIC POEMS
switch of HD if it is bufferling to slowly, or take a tea :)
A mixed media piece I started at the beginning of my master studies.
It illustrates a world of mechanical creatures that start to explore a real world space.
The idea behind the piece was to create a realistic mechanical world that sometimes ignores the rules
of physics...
Credits:
CHARACTER DESIGN - CGI - CINEMATOGRAPHY - POST-PRODUCTION
Ronny Traufeller
MUSIC
Alexander Ameskamp
Directed by Ronny Traufeller
Produced with Cinema 4d, Vray, Pf Track, AfterEffects and Premiere.
Filmed with a Canon 7d
Youtube results:
9:27
My Boyfriend Does My Makeup Tag
Please subscribe to my channel and my vlog channel! I make new videos here every Wednesday...
published: 02 Aug 2012
author: JennaMarbles
My Boyfriend Does My Makeup Tag
Please subscribe to my channel and my vlog channel! I make new videos here every Wednesday and make vlogs during my majestical daily life. JennaMarbles Jenna...
- published: 02 Aug 2012
- views: 12712927
- author: JennaMarbles
3:55
Perfect Two - Now Available on ITunes!
Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Ro...
published: 26 Dec 2009
author: MixedLyricsPrincesax
Perfect Two - Now Available on ITunes!
Written by Auburn, Jonathan Keyes, J.R Rotem. Guitars by Jonathan Keyes Produced by J.R Rotem New Perfect Two Lyric Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv...
- published: 26 Dec 2009
- views: 62262965
- author: MixedLyricsPrincesax
3:23
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing somet...
published: 20 Feb 2013
author: OneDirectionVEVO
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
As well as releasing the Red Nose Day single, One Direction are fundraising by doing something funny for money...and they want you to join them! Get involved...
- published: 20 Feb 2013
- views: 90144245
- author: OneDirectionVEVO
4:40
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From...
Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From L...
published: 18 Sep 2012
author: PinkVEVO
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From...
Music video by P!nk performing Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (The Truth About Love - Live From Los Angeles). (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Enterta...
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 1624487
- author: PinkVEVO
photo: AP / Igor Kovalenko
03 May 2013
. Share. 0. A U.S. military plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan today, shortly after taking off from the Manas Transit Center. The aircraft was believed to be a KC-135, a refueling tanker based on the Boeing 707. It is not immediately clear how many passengers were on board, but such tankers usually carry only a handful of crew members. Col ... Blind Veteran Uses Military Training to Subdue Attacker Watch Video ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
photo: AP / Charles Krupa
03 May 2013
The two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the Boston Marathon had originally planned to set off their bombs on 4 July, a law enforcement official said. The official said the suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, advanced the date of their attack because they completed building bombs more quickly then they originally anticipated. The official declined to be identified and did not offer more details ... Reuters ....(size: 4.6Kb)
photo: AP
02 May 2013
SEOUL, South Korea - An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North's state media said Thursday, a development that further complicates already strained ties between Pyongyang and Washington ... North Korea had been warning of nuclear war and missile strikes, an angry response to U.N ... In Washington, the U.S. State Department had no immediate comment....(size: 5.4Kb)
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01 May 2013
By Mike Corderand Toby Sterling Associated Press Comments. King Willem-Alexander, 46, arrives with his wife, Queen Maxima, for his inauguration in Amsterdam. He is the youngest monarch in Europe. (Frank Van Beek / Getty Images). Amsterdam — Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau ... 24....(size: 7.1Kb)
The Examiner
03 May 2013
Choice Organic Teas has teamed with Bastyr University to develop and produce a new line they have named Wellness Teas. Each of these certified organic herbal teas is designed not only to care for your body and promote wellness, but to be exceptionally good tasting as well. Choice Organic was the first tea crafter in the U.S to offer exclusively organic teas as well as the first to sell Fair Trade Certified teas ... These teas include....(size: 6.5Kb)
The Inquisitr
03 May 2013
Rapper Christopher “Xstrav” Beatty was arrested for drinking Arizona Iced Tea in public ... To kill the time, the rapper was listening to music, talking to one of his friends, and, gasp, drinking an Arizona Iced Tea ... arizona iced tea, arizona iced tea arrest, arizona iced tea arrest video, Arizona Iced Tea rapper arrest, arrested for arizona iced tea, rapper arrested....(size: 1.8Kb)
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03 May 2013
Headlines India
03 May 2013
Tea production in Barak Valley starts in the middle of March and the tea is processed in April. Tea production during the month of April is critical....(size: 0.7Kb)
The Washington Times
03 May 2013
Prominent tea party members are preparing for big wins in 2014 due to negative fallout from President Obama’s signature health care reform. Now that Democratic Party leaders, along with White House officials, are predicting some glitches in Obamacare implementation, 2014 elections are shaping in conservatives’ favor — and tea partiers are hoping to capitalize, United Press International reported....(size: 1.9Kb)
BBC News
03 May 2013
Llandudno has been celebrating its links with Alice in Wonderland with a Mad Hatter's tea party on the town's promenade Mo Hughes dressed up as the Queen of Hearts for the event, which celebrates the anniversary of Alice ......(size: 1.2Kb)
The Examiner
03 May 2013
While speaking with conservative talk show host Rusty Humphries, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the Tea Party the "modern-day anarchists" who want to shut down government, which he describes as "inherently good," The Hill reported Thursday. “I believe that, my experience with the Tea Party, is that they are against government in any form ... Tea Party members are the real anarchists Harry Reid....(size: 7.5Kb)
The Jazz Mann
03 May 2013
Hot UK retro roots combo Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra, announce an extensive run of UK and Irish dates through June, July and beyond, in support of their widely praised debut Money Isnt Everything - see current itinerary & album details below. Out of the growing UK scene of bands with early American music influences, I’d say Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra are most likely to be the gem. Pokey LaFarge....(size: 9.9Kb)
The Telegraph India
03 May 2013
Bimal Gurung has demanded that the Darjeeling tea ......(size: 0.3Kb)
noodls
03 May 2013
(Source. District Council of Grant). The District Council of Grant invites Volunteers. from all organisations, clubs, schools and groups in the district to a Celebration of Volunteerism Morning Tea....(size: 0.9Kb)
The Salt Lake Tribune
03 May 2013
The Australian
03 May 2013
THERE is a prevailing sense of fantasy about the national political debate. It is as though the political class has chased itself down a rabbit burrow and stumbled into Julia's Adventures in Wonderland. As politicians, stakeholders and journalists grapple daily with the intricate details of the budget, parliamentary numbers and the national disability insurance scheme, from the outside it looks more like the Mad Hatter's Tea Party ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
OK! magazine
03 May 2013
The Band Perry, consisting of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry, have joined forces with General Mills' Outnumber Hunger campaign for a second year to help provide nutritious meals for those in need ... Watch ... We have been photo bombed by them and Kimberly does say that they get the blue ribbon for sweet tea out on the road ... What else would we judge a tour by? And they have the best sweet tea of any tour we’ve been on yet! ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)
For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation).
 Green tea being infused in a gaiwan |
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| Type | Hot or cold beverage |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | China |
| Introduced | Approx. 10th century BC[1] |
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring boiling hot water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world.[2] It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy.[3]
Consumption of tea (especially green) is beneficial to health and longevity given its significant antioxidant, flavanols, flavonoids, and polyphenols content.[4][5]
Consumption of green tea is associated with a lower risk of diseases that cause functional disability, such as “stroke, cognitive impairment, and osteoporosis” in the elderly.[6][7]
Tea contains L-theanine, and its consumption is strongly associated with a calm but alert and focused, relatively productive (alpha wave dominant), mental state in humans. This mental state is also common to meditative practice.[8]
The phrase herbal tea usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs made without the tea plant, such as rosehip tea or chamomile tea. Alternative phrases for this are tisane or herbal infusion, both bearing an implied contrast with "tea" as it is construed here.
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Cultivation and harvesting[link]
Camellia sinensis is an evergreen plant that grows mainly in tropical and sub-tropical climates.[9] Some varieties can also tolerate marine climates and are cultivated as far north as Pembrokeshire in the British mainland[10] and Washington in the United States.[11]
Tea plants are propagated from seed or by cutting; it takes approximately 4 to 12 years for a tea plant to bear seed, and about 3 years before a new plant is ready for harvesting.[9] In addition to a zone 8 climate or warmer, tea plants require at least 127 cm. (50 inches) of rainfall a year and prefer acidic soils.[12] Traditional Chinese Tea Cultivation and Studies believes that high-quality tea plants are cultivated at elevations of up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft): at these heights, the plants grow more slowly and acquire a better flavour.[13]
Only the top 1-2 inches of the mature plant are picked. These buds and leaves are called flushes.[14] A plant will grow a new flush every seven to fifteen days during the growing season, and leaves that are slow in development always produce better flavored teas.[9]
A tea plant will grow into a tree of up to 16 metres (52 ft) if left undisturbed,[9] but cultivated plants are pruned to waist height for ease of plucking.[15]
Two principal varieties are used: the China plant (C. sinensis sinensis), used for most Chinese, Formosan and Japanese teas (but not Pu-erh); and the clonal Assam tea plant (C. sinensis assamica), used in most Indian and other teas (but not Darjeeling). Within these botanical varieties, there are many strains and modern Indian clonal varieties. Leaf size is the chief criterion for the classification of tea plants,[16] with three primary classifications being: Assam type, characterized by the largest leaves; China type, characterized by the smallest leaves; and Cambod, characterized by leaves of intermediate size.[16][17]
Processing and classification[link]
Main article: Tea processing
Teas can generally be divided into categories based on how they are processed. There are at least six different types of tea: white, yellow, green, oolong, black, and post-fermented teas[18] of which the most commonly found on the market are white, green, oolong, and black. Some varieties, such as traditional oolong tea[19] and Pu-erh tea, a post-fermented tea, can be used medicinally.[20]
After picking, the leaves of Camellia sinensis soon begin to wilt and oxidize, unless they are immediately dried. The leaves turn progressively darker as their chlorophyll breaks down and tannins are released. This enzymatic oxidation process, known as fermentation in the tea industry, is caused by the plant's intracellular enzymes and causes the tea to darken. In tea processing, the darkening is stopped at a predetermined stage by heating, which deactivates the enzymes responsible. In the production of black teas, the halting of oxidization by heating is carried out simultaneously with drying.
Without careful moisture and temperature control during manufacture and packaging, the tea may become unfit for consumption, due to the growth of undesired molds and bacteria. At minimum it may alter the taste and make it undesirable.
Tea is traditionally classified based on the techniques with which it is produced and processed.[21]
- White tea: Wilted and unoxidized
- Yellow tea: Unwilted and unoxidized, but allowed to yellow
- Green tea: Unwilted and unoxidized
- Oolong: Wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized
- Black tea: Wilted, sometimes crushed, and fully oxidized
- Post-fermented tea: Green tea that has been allowed to ferment/compost
Blending and additives[link]
Main article: Tea blending and additives
Although single estate teas are available, almost all teas in bags and most other teas sold in the West are blends. Blending may occur in the tea-planting area (as in the case of Assam), or teas from many areas may be blended. The aim of blending is to obtain better taste, higher price, or both, as a more expensive, better-tasting tea may cover the inferior taste of cheaper varieties.
Some teas are not pure varieties, but have been enhanced through additives or special processing. Tea is highly receptive to inclusion of various aromas; this may cause problems in processing, transportation, and storage, but also allows for the design of an almost endless range of scented and flavored variants, such as bergamot (Earl Grey), vanilla, caramel, and many others.
Content[link]
Tea contains catechins, a type of antioxidant. In a freshly picked tea leaf, catechins can compose up to 30% of the dry weight. Catechins are highest in concentration in white and green teas, while black tea has substantially fewer due to its oxidative preparation.[22][23] Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suggested that levels of antioxidants in green and black tea do not differ greatly, as green tea has an oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of 1253 and black tea an ORAC of 1128 (measured in μmolTE/100g).[24] Antioxidant content, measured by the lag time for oxidation of cholesterol, is improved by the cold water steeping of varieties of tea.[25]
Tea also contains L-theanine, and the stimulant caffeine at about 3% of its dry weight, translating to between 30 mg and 90 mg per 8 oz (250 ml) cup depending on type, brand[26] and brewing method.[27]
Tea also contains small amounts of theobromine and theophylline.[28] Due to modern day environmental pollution fluoride and aluminium have also been found to occur in tea, with certain types of brick tea made from old leaves and stems having the highest levels. This occurs due to the tea plant's high sensitivity to and absorption of environmental pollutants.[29][30]
Although tea contains various types of polyphenols and tannin, tea does not contain tannic acid.[31] Tannic acid is not an appropriate standard for any type of tannin analysis because of its poorly defined composition.[32]
Origin and history[link]
Main article: History of tea
Tea plants are native to East and South Asia and probably originated around the point of confluence of the lands of northeast India, north Burma and southwest China.
Although there are tales of tea's first use as a beverage, no one is sure of its exact origins. The first recorded drinking of tea is in China, with the earliest records of tea consumption dating back to the 10th century BC.[1][33] It was already a common drink during the Qin Dynasty (3rd century BC) and became widely popular during the Tang Dynasty, when it was spread to Korea and Japan. Trade of tea by the Chinese to Western nations in the 19th century spread tea and the tea plant to numerous locations around the world.
Tea was imported to Europe during the Portuguese expansion of the 16th century, at which time it was termed chá. In 1750, tea experts traveled from China to the Azores Islands, and planted tea, along with jasmines and mallows, to give the tea aroma and distinction. Both green tea and black tea continue to grow in the islands, which are the main suppliers to continental Portugal. Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, took the tea habit to Great Britain around 1660, but it was not until the 19th century Britain that tea became as widely consumed as it is today. In Ireland, tea had become an everyday beverage for all levels of society by the late 19th century, but it was first consumed as a luxury item on special occasion such as religious festivals, wakes, and domestic work gatherings such as quiltings.[34]
Health effects[link]
Main article: Health effects of tea
Several of the potential health benefits proposed for tea are outlined in this excerpt from Mondal (2007, pp. 519–520) as following:
Tea leaves contain more than 700 chemicals, among which the compounds closely related to human health are flavanoids, amino acids, vitamins (C, E and K), caffeine and polysaccharides. Moreover, tea drinking has recently proven to be associated with cell-mediated immune function of the human body. Tea plays an important role in improving beneficial intestinal microflora, as well as providing immunity against intestinal disorders and in protecting cell membranes from oxidative damage. Tea also prevents dental caries due to the presence of fluorine. The role of tea is well established in normalizing blood pressure, lipid depressing activity, prevention of coronary heart diseases and diabetes by reducing the blood-glucose activity. Tea also possesses germicidal and germistatic activities against various gram-positive and gram negative human pathogenic bacteria. Both green and black tea infusions contain a number of antioxidants, mainly catechins that have anti-carcinogenic, anti-mutagenic and anti-tumoric properties.
Catechins in green tea possess anticancer properties against "cancer in various organs, including the colorectum and liver, and are known to exert anti-obesity, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory effects." "Branched-chain amino acids in green tea may prevent progressive hepatic failure in patients with chronic liver diseases, and might be effective for the suppression of obesity-related liver carcinogenesis."[5]
Anticarcinogenic effects of tea polyphonols has been provided by numerous in vitro and experimental studies, which describe their action to “bind directly to carcinogens, induce Phase II enzymes such as UDP-glucuronosyl transferase and inhibit heterocyclic amine formation.” “Molecular mechanisms, including catechin-mediated induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, inhibition of transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1 and reduction of protein tyrosine kinase activity and c-jun mRNA expression have also been suggested as relevant chemopreventive pathways for tea.” Protective effects from tea consumption are observed less frequently in populations where intake of black tea predominates.[35]
Numerous recent epidemiological studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of green tea consumption on the incidence of human cancers. These studies suggest significant protective effects of green tea against oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, prostate, digestive, urinary tract, pancreatic, bladder, skin, lung, colon, breast, and liver cancers, and lower risk for cancer metastasis and recurrence.[35]
Possibly most noteworthy are human intervention studies that find consumption of green tea cuts the risk of getting ovarian and endometrial cancers, and advanced prostate cancer by 50%.[36][37][38]
Cholesterol and blood sugar levels are lowered significantly by drinking green tea.[39] Drinking green tea is negatively associated with diabetes, possibly due to moderated oxidative stress on fats, which may reduce insulin resistance[40]
Consumption of green tea is associated with a lower risk of diseases that cause functional disability, such as “stroke, cognitive impairment, and osteoporosis” in the elderly.[6] Specific to mental function, researchers in 2010 found that people who consumed tea had significantly less cognitive decline than non-tea drinkers. The study used data on more than 4,800 men and women aged 65 and older to examine change in cognitive function over time. Study participants were followed for up to 14 years for naturally-occurring cognitive decline. (AAICAD 2010; Lenore Arab, PhD; UCLA[7]
L-theanine in tea may reduce stress by inducing a calm but alert, focused, and relatively productive (alpha wave dominant) mental state in humans. This mental state is also common to meditative practice.[8]
[edit] The word tea
The Chinese character for tea is 茶. It is pronounced differently in the various Chinese languages. Most pronounce it along the lines of cha (Mandarin has chá), but the Min varieties along the central coast of China and in Southeast Asia pronounce it like te. These two pronunciations of the Chinese word for tea have made their separate ways into other languages around the world:[41]
- Te: From tê in Amoy dialect, spoken in Fujian Province and Taiwan. It reached the West from the port of Xiamen (Amoy), once a major point of contact with Western European traders such as the Dutch, who spread it to Western Europe.
- Cha: From the Cantonese chàh, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton) and the ports of Hong Kong and Macau, also major points of contact, especially with the Portuguese, who spread it to India in the 16th century. The Korean and Japanese words cha come from the Mandarin chá.
The widespread form chai comes from Persian چای chay. This derives from Mandarin chá,[42] which passed overland to Central Asia and Persia, where it picked up the Persian grammatical suffix -yi before passing on to Russian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, etc.[43]
English has all three forms: cha or char (both pronounced /ˈtʃɑː/), attested from the 16th century; tea, from the 17th; and chai, from the 20th.
Languages in more intense contact with Chinese, Sinospheric languages like Vietnamese, Zhuang, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese, may have borrowed their words for tea at an earlier time and from a different variety of Chinese, so-called Sino-Xenic pronunciations. Korean and Japanese, for example, retain early pronunciations of ta and da. Ta comes from the Tang Dynasty court at Chang'an: that is, from Middle Chinese. Japanese da comes from the earlier Southern Dynasties court at Nanjing, a place where the consonant was still voiced, as it is today in neighboring Shanghainese zo. Vietnamese and Zhuang have southern cha-type pronunciations.
[edit] Derivatives of te
| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tee | Armenian (Western Dialect) | թեյ tey | Euskara | tea | Catalan | te | Czech | té or thé (1) |
| Danish | te | Dutch | thee | English | tea | Esperanto | teo | Estonian | tee |
| Faroese | te | Finnish | tee | French | thé | West Frisian | tee | Galician | té |
| German | Tee | Greek | τέϊον téïon | Hebrew | תה, te | Hungarian | tea | Icelandic | te |
| Indonesian | teh | Irish | tae | Italian | tè or the | Javanese | tèh | Khmer | តែ tae |
| scientific Latin | thea | Latvian | tēja | Leonese | té | Limburgish | tiè | Low Saxon | Tee [tʰɛˑɪ] or Tei [tʰaˑɪ] |
| Malay | teh | Malayalam | തേയില theyila | Mongolian | цай tsai | Norwegian | te | Occitan | tè |
| Polish | herbata(2) | Scots Gaelic | tì, teatha | Sinhalese | té තේ | Spanish | té | Scots | tea [tiː] ~ [teː] |
| Sundanese | entèh | Swedish | te | Tamil | தேநீர் theneer (3) | Telugu | తేనీరు theneeru | Welsh | te |
Notes:
- (1) té or thé, but this term is considered archaic and is a literary expression; since roughly the beginning of the 20th century, čaj is used for "tea" in Czech language, see the following table
- (2) from Latin herba thea
- (3) neer means water; theyilai means "tea leaf" (ilai = leaf)
[edit] Derivatives of ta
| Language | Name | Language | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | だ da, た ta (1) | Korean | 다 da [ta] (1) |
- (1) cha is an alternative pronunciation of "tea" in Japanese and Korean; see below
[edit] Derivatives of cha
| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese | চাহ sah | Bangla | চা cha | kapampangan | cha | Cebuano | tsa | English | cha or char |
| Gujarati | ચા chā | Japanese | チャ cha, さ sa (1) | Kannada | ಚಹಾ chahā | Khasi | sha | Konkani | चा chā |
| Korean | 차 cha (1) | Kurdish | ça | Lao | ຊາ saa | Malayalam | chāyā | Marathi | चहा chahā |
| Oriya | ଚା cha | Persian | چا chā | Punjabi | چا ਚਾਹ chāh | Portuguese | chá | Sindhi | chahen چانهه |
| Somali | shaah | Sylheti | sa | Tagalog | tsaa | Thai | ชา cha | Tibetan | ཇ་ ja |
| Vietnamese | trà and chè (2) |
Notes:
- (1) The main pronunciations of 茶 in Korea and Japan are 차 cha and ちゃ cha, respectively. (Japanese ocha (おちゃ) is honorific.) These are connected with the pronunciations at the capitals of the Song and Ming dynasties.
- (2) Trà and chè are variant pronunciations of 茶; the latter is used mainly in northern Vietnam and describes a tea made with freshly picked leaves.
[edit] Derivatives of chay
| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | çaj | Amharic | ሻይ shai | Arabic | شاي shāy | Armenian (Eastern Dialect) | չայ chāi | Aramaic | ܟ݈ܐܝ chai |
| Azerbaijani | çay | Bosnian | čaj | Bulgarian | чай chai | Croatian | čaj | Czech | čaj (2) |
| English | chai | Finnish dialectal | tsai, tsaiju, saiju or saikka | Georgian | ჩაი chai | Greek | τσάι tsái | Hindi | चाय chāy |
| Kazakh | шай shai | Kyrgyz | чай chai | Kinyarwanda | icyayi | Macedonian | чај | Malayalam | ചായ chaaya |
| Mongolian | цай tsai | Nepali | chiyā चिया | Pashto | چای chai | Persian | چای chāī (1) | Romanian | ceai |
| Russian | чай chai | Serbian | чај čaj | Slovak | čaj | Slovene | čaj | Swahili | chai |
| Tajik | чой choy | Tlingit | cháayu | Telugu | Tenneru | Turkish | çay | Turkmen | çay |
| Ukrainian | чай chai | Urdu | چائے chai | Uzbek | choy |
Notes:
- (1) Derived from the earlier pronunciation چا cha.
Etymological observations[link]
The different words for tea fall into two main groups: "te-derived" (Hokkien) and "cha-derived" (Cantonese and Mandarin)[43] reveal where nations acquired their tea and tea culture.
- The Portuguese, the first Europeans to import the herb in large amounts, took the Cantonese form cha ca. the year 1550 from their trading posts in the south of China, especially Macau.
- In Central Asia, Mandarin cha developed into Persian chay, and this form spread with Persian trade and cultural influence.
- Russia encountered tea in Central Asia.
- Europeans such as the Dutch who took the Min form teh may have acquired it through trade directly from Hokkien (Fujian), or from Hokkienese or Malay traders in Java.
There are counter-examples: the first tea to reach Britain was traded by the Dutch from Hokkien, which uses te, and although later most British trade went through Canton, which uses cha, the Hokkien pronunciation continued to be the more popular.
At times, a te form will follow a cha form, or vice versa, giving rise to both in one language, at times one an imported variant of the other.
- In North America, the word chai is used to refer almost exclusively to the Indian masala chai (spiced tea) beverage, in contrast to tea itself.
- The inverse pattern is seen in Moroccan colloquial Arabic (Darija), "ash-shay" means "generic, or black Middle Eastern tea" whereas "at-tay" refers particularly to Zhejiang or Fujian green tea with fresh mint leaves. The Moroccans are said to have acquired this taste for green tea— unique in the Arab world— for East Chinese green tea after the ruler Mulay Hassan exchanged some European hostages captured by the Barbary Pirates for a whole ship of Chinese tea. See Moroccan tea culture.
- The colloquial Greek word for tea is tsáï, from Slavic chai. Its formal equivalent, used in earlier centuries, is téïon, from tê.
- The Polish word for a tea-kettle is czajnik, which could be derived directly from chai or from the cognate Russian word. However, tea in Polish is herbata, which, as well as Lithuanian arbata, was derived from the Latin herba thea, meaning "tea herb."
- The normal word for tea in Finnish is tee, which is a Swedish loan. However, it is often colloquially referred, especially in Eastern Finland and in Helsinki, as tsai, tsaiju, saiju or saikka, which is cognate to Russian word chai. The latter word refers always to black tea, while green tea is always tee.
- In Ireland, or at least in Dublin, the term cha is sometimes used for "tea," as is pre-vowel-shift pronunciation "tay" (from which the Irish Gaelic word "tae" is derived[citation needed]). Char was a common slang term for tea throughout British Empire and Commonwealth military forces in the 19th and 20th centuries, crossing over into civilian usage.
- The British English slang word "char" for "tea" arose from its Cantonese Chinese pronunciation "cha" with its spelling affected by the fact that ar is a more common way of representing the phoneme /ɑː/ in British English.`
Tea culture[link]
Main article: Tea culture
Tea may be consumed early in the day to heighten alertness; it contains theophylline and bound caffeine[3] (sometimes called theine). Decaffeinated brands are also sold.
While tea is the second most consumed beverage on Earth after water, in many cultures it is also consumed at elevated social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. Tea ceremonies have arisen in different cultures, such as the Chinese and Japanese tea ceremonies, each of which employs traditional techniques and ritualized protocol of brewing and serving tea for enjoyment in a refined setting. One form of Chinese tea ceremony is the Gongfu tea ceremony, which typically uses small Yixing clay teapots and oolong tea.
Tea is prevalent in most cultures in the Middle East. In Arab culture, tea is a focal point for social gatherings. In Iranian (Persian) and Pakistani cultures, tea is so widely consumed that it is generally the first thing offered to a household guest.[44]
In Pakistan, both black and green teas are popular and are known locally as sabz chai and kahwah, respectively. The popular green tea called kahwah is often served after every meal in in the Pashtun belt of Balochistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is where the Khyber Pass of the Silk Road is found. In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, Kashmiri chai or noon chai, a pink, milky tea with pistachios and cardamom, is consumed primarily at special occasions, weddings, and during the winter months when it is sold in many kiosks. In the northern Pakistan regions of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, a salty, buttered Tibetan-style tea is consumed.
In the United States and Canada, 80% of tea is consumed cold, as iced tea.[45] Sweet tea is a cultural symbol of the southern US, and is common in that portion of the country.
The Swiss prefer Iced tea. Switzerland has its own unique blend of iced tea. It is made with the basic ingredients like black tea, sugar, lemon juice and mint, but a variety of Alp herbs are also added to the concoction. Apart from classic flavors like lemon and peach, exotic flavors like jasmine and lemongrass are also very popular.
In India, tea is one of the most popular hot beverages. It is consumed daily in almost all homes, offered to guests, consumed in high amounts in domestic and official surroundings and is made with the addition of a lot of milk with or without spices. It is also served with biscuits which are dipped in the tea and eaten before consuming the tea. More often than not, it is drunk in "doses" of small cups rather than one large cup. On April 21, 2012 the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission (India), Montek Singh Ahluwalia, said that tea would be declared as national drink by April 2013.[46][47] The move is expected to boost the tea industry in the country. Speaking on the occasion, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said a special package for the tea industry would be announced in the future to ensure its development.[48]
In the United Kingdom, especially England, it is consumed daily and often by a majority of people across the country, and indeed is perceived as one of Britain's cultural beverages. In British homes, it is customary good manners for a host to offer tea to guests soon after their arrival. The British prefer black tea, served in mugs with milk and perhaps sugar. Tea bags are almost always used; PG Tips is the most popular brand.[citation needed] Tea is generally consumed at home; outside the home in cafés, coffee is the drink of choice for many people. Afternoon tea with cakes on fine porcelain is a cultural stereotype, sometimes available in quaint tea-houses. In the north of England, and Scotland, 'tea' also refers to the evening meal.
In Burma aka Myanmar, tea is consumed not only as hot drinks, but also as sweet tea and green tea known locally as laphet-yay and laphet-yay-gyan respectively. Pickled tea leaves, known locally as laphet, are also a national delicacy. Pickled tea is usually eaten with roasted sesame seeds, crispy fried beans, roasted peanuts and fried garlic chips.
Preparation[link]
The traditional method of making a cup of tea is to place loose tea leaves, either directly or in a tea infuser, into a tea pot or teacup and pour freshly boiled water over the leaves. After a few minutes the leaves are usually removed again, either by removing the infuser, or by straining the tea while serving.
Most green teas should be allowed to steep for about two or three minutes, although some types of tea require as much as ten minutes, and others as little as thirty seconds. The strength of the tea should be varied by changing the amount of tea leaves used, not by changing the steeping time. The amount of tea to be used per amount of water differs from tea to tea but one basic recipe may be one slightly heaped teaspoon of tea (about 5 ml) for each teacup of water (200–240 ml) (7–8 oz) prepared as above. Stronger teas, such as Assam, to be drunk with milk are often prepared with more leaves, and more delicate high grown teas such as a Darjeeling are prepared with somewhat fewer (as the stronger mid-flavors can overwhelm the champagne notes).
The best temperature for brewing tea depends on its type. Teas that have little or no oxidation period, such as a green or white tea, are best brewed at lower temperatures, between 65 and 85 °C (149 and 185 °F), while teas with longer oxidation periods should be brewed at higher temperatures around 100 °C (212 °F). The higher temperatures are required to extract the large, complex, flavorful phenolic molecules found in fermented tea. In addition, boiling reduces the dissolved oxygen content of water. Dissolved oxygen would otherwise react with phenolic molecules (anti-oxidants) to turn them brown and reduce their potency as anti-oxidants. To preserve the anti-oxidant potency, especially for green and white teas brewed at a lower temperature, water should be boiled vigorously to boil off any dissolved oxygen and then allowed to cool to the appropriate temperature before adding to the tea. An additional health benefit of boiling water before brewing tea is the sterilization of the water and reduction of any dissolved Volatile Organic Compounds (VoC's), chemicals which are often harmful.[49][50]
| Type | Water Temp. | Steep Time | Infusions |
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| White Tea | 65 to 70 °C (149 to 158 °F) | 1–2 minutes | 3 |
| Yellow Tea | 70 to 75 °C (158 to 167 °F) | 1–2 minutes | 3 |
| Green Tea | 75 to 80 °C (167 to 176 °F) | 1–2 minutes | 4-6 |
| Oolong Tea | 80 to 85 °C (176 to 185 °F) | 2–3 minutes | 4-6 |
| Black Tea | 99 °C (210 °F) | 2–3 minutes | 2-3 |
| Pu'er Tea | 95 to 100 °C (203 to 212 °F) | Limitless | Several |
| Herbal Tea | 99 °C (210 °F) | 3–6 minutes | Varied |
Some tea sorts are often brewed several times using the same tea leaves. Historically, in China, tea is divided into a number of infusions. The first infusion is immediately poured out to wash the tea, and then the second and further infusions are drunk. The third through fifth are nearly always considered the best infusions of tea, although different teas open up differently and may require more infusions of hot water to produce the best flavor.[51]
One way to taste a tea, throughout its entire process, is to add hot water to a cup containing the leaves and after about 30 seconds to taste the tea. As the tea leaves unfold (known as "The Agony of the Leaves") they give up various parts of themselves to the water and thus the taste evolves. Continuing this from the very first flavours to the time beyond which the tea is quite stewed will allow an appreciation of the tea throughout its entire length.[52]
Antioxidant content, measured by the lag time for oxidation of cholesterol, is improved by the cold water steeping of varieties of tea.[25]
Black tea[link]
In the West, water for black tea is usually added near the boiling point of water, at around 99 °C (210 °F). Many of the active substances in black tea do not develop at temperatures lower than 90 °C (194 °F).[citation needed] Lower temperatures are used for some more delicate teas. The temperature will have as large an effect on the final flavor as the type of tea used. The most common fault when making black tea is to use water at too low a temperature. Since boiling point drops with increasing altitude, it is difficult to brew black tea properly in mountainous areas. It is also recommended that the teapot be warmed before preparing tea, easily done by adding a small amount of boiling water to the pot, swirling briefly, before discarding. In the West, black teas are usually brewed for about 4 minutes and are usually not allowed to steep for less than 30 seconds or more than about five minutes (a process known as brewing or mashing in Britain). In many regions of the world, however, boiling water is used and the tea is often stewed. For example, in India black tea is often boiled for fifteen minutes or longer as a strong brew is preferred for making Masala chai. When the tea has brewed long enough to suit the tastes of the drinker, it should be strained while serving. The popular varieties of black (red) tea include Assam tea, Nepal tea, Darjeeling tea, Nilgiri tea, Turkish tea and Ceylon tea.
Green tea[link]
Water for green tea, according to regions of the world that prefer mild tea, should be around 80 to 85 °C (176 to 185 °F); the higher the quality of the leaves, the lower the temperature. Hotter water will produce a bitter taste. However, this is the method used in many regions of the world, such as North Africa or Central Asia where bitter tea is appreciated. For example, in Morocco green tea is steeped in boiling water for fifteen minutes. In the West and Far East a milder tea is appreciated. The container in which the tea is steeped, the mug, or teapot is often warmed beforehand so that the tea does not immediately cool down. High-quality green and white teas can have new water added as many as five or more times, depending on variety, at increasingly high temperatures.
Oolong tea[link]
Oolong teas should be brewed around 90 to 100 °C (194 to 212 °F), and again the brewing vessel should be warmed before pouring in the water. Yixing purple clay teapots are the traditional brewing-vessel for oolong tea. For best results use spring water, as the minerals in spring water tend to bring out more flavor in the tea. High quality oolong can be brewed multiple times from the same leaves, and unlike green tea it improves with reuse. It is common to brew the same leaves three to five times, the third steeping usually being the best.
Premium or delicate tea[link]
Some teas, especially green teas and delicate oolong teas, are steeped for shorter periods, sometimes less than 30 seconds. Using a tea strainer separates the leaves from the water at the end of the brewing time if a tea bag is not being used. However, the black Darjeeling tea, a premium Indian tea, needs a longer than average steeping time. Elevation and time of harvest offer varying taste profiles; proper storage and water quality also have a large impact on taste.
Pu-erh tea[link]
Pu-erh teas require boiling water for infusion. Some prefer to quickly rinse pu-erh for several seconds with boiling water to remove tea dust which accumulates from the aging process, then infuse it at the boiling point (100°C or 212°F), and allow it to steep from 30 seconds to five minutes.
Serving[link]
In order to preserve the pre-tannin tea without requiring it all to be poured into cups, a second teapot may be used. The steeping pot is best unglazed earthenware; Yixing pots are the best known of these, famed for the high quality clay from which they are made. The serving pot is generally porcelain, which retains the heat better. Larger teapots are a post-19th century invention, as tea before this time was very rare and very expensive. Experienced tea-drinkers often insist that the tea should not be stirred around while it is steeping (sometimes called winding or mashing in the UK). This, they say, will do little to strengthen the tea, but is likely to bring the tannins out in the same way that brewing too long will do. For the same reason one should not squeeze the last drops out of a teabag; if stronger tea is desired, more tea leaves should be used.
Additives[link]
Further information: Tea blending and additives
The addition of milk to tea in Europe was first mentioned in 1680 by the epistolist Madame de Sévigné.[53] Many teas are traditionally drunk with milk in cultures where dairy products are consumed. These include Indian masala chai, and British tea blends. These teas tend to be very hearty varieties of black tea which can be tasted through the milk, such as Assams, or the East Friesian blend. Milk is thought to neutralize remaining tannins and reduce acidity.[54][55] The Han Chinese do not usually drink milk with tea (or indeed use milk at all) but the Manchus do, and the elite of the Qing Dynasty of the Chinese Empire continued to do so. Hong Kong-style milk tea is based on British colonial habits. Tibetans and other Himalayan peoples traditionally drink tea with milk or yak butter and salt. In Eastern European countries (Russia, Poland and Hungary) and Italians commonly have their tea with lemon juice. In Poland, tea with milk is called a bawarka ("Bavarian style"), and is often drunk by pregnant and nursing women.
The order of steps in preparing a cup of tea is a much-debated topic, and can vary widely between cultures or even individuals. Some say that it is preferable to add the milk before the tea, as the high temperature of freshly brewed tea can denature the proteins found in fresh milk, similar to the change in taste of UHT milk, resulting in an inferior tasting beverage.[56] Others insist that it is better to add the milk after brewing the tea, as most teas need to be brewed as close to boiling as possible. The addition of milk chills the beverage during the crucial brewing phase, if brewing in a cup rather than using a pot, meaning that the delicate flavor of a good tea cannot be fully appreciated. By adding the milk afterwards, it is easier to dissolve sugar in the tea and also to ensure that the desired amount of milk is added, as the color of the tea can be observed.[citation needed] It is thought that historically, the order of steps was taken as an indication of class: only those wealthy enough to afford good quality porcelain would be confident of its being able to cope with being exposed to boiling water unadulterated with milk.[57]
A 2007 study published in the European Heart Journal found that certain beneficial effects of tea may be lost through the addition of milk.[58]
Many flavourings are added to varieties of tea during processing. Among the best known are Chinese Jasmine tea, with jasmine oil or flowers, the spices in Indian Masala chai, and Earl Grey tea, which contains oil of bergamot. A great range of modern flavours have been added to these traditional ones. In eastern India people also drink lemon tea or lemon masala tea. Lemon tea simply contains hot tea with lemon juice and sugar. Masala lemon tea contains hot tea with roasted cumin seed powder, lemon juice, black salt and sugar which gives it a tangy, spicy taste.
Other popular additives to tea by the tea-brewer or drinker include sugar, liquid honey or a solid Honey Drop, agave nectar, fruit jams, and mint. In China sweetening tea was traditionally regarded as a feminine practice. In colder regions such as Mongolia, Tibet and Nepal, butter is added to provide necessary calories. Tibetan butter tea contains rock salt and dre (yak) butter, which is then churned vigorously in a cylindrical vessel closely resembling a butter churn. The same may be said for salt tea, which is consumed in some cultures in the Hindu Kush region of northern Pakistan.
Alcohol, such as whisky or brandy, may also be added to tea.
The flavor of the tea can also be altered by pouring it from different heights, resulting in varying degrees of oxidization. The art of high-altitude pouring is used principally by people in Northern Africa (e.g. Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Libya), but also in West Africa (e.g. Guinea, Mali, Senegal) and can positively alter the flavor of the tea, but it is more likely a technique to cool the beverage destined to be consumed immediately. In certain cultures the tea is given different names depending on the height it is poured from. In Mali, gunpowder tea is served in series of three, starting with the highest oxidization or strongest, unsweetened tea (cooked from fresh leaves), locally referred to as "bitter as death," followed by a second serving, where the same tea leaves are boiled again with some sugar added ("pleasant as life"), and a third one, where the same tea leaves are boiled for the third time with yet more sugar added ("sweet as love"). Green tea is the central ingredient of a distinctly Malian custom, the "Grin," an informal social gathering that cuts across social and economic lines, starting in front of family compound gates in the afternoons and extending late into the night, and is widely popular in Bamako and other large urban areas.
In Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, the practice of pouring tea from a height has been refined further using black tea to which condensed milk is added, poured from a height from one cup to another several times in alternating fashion and in quick succession, to create a tea with entrapped air bubbles creating a frothy "head" in the cup. This beverage, teh tarik, literally, "pulled tea," has a creamier taste than flat milk tea and is extremely popular in the region. Tea pouring in Malaysia has been further developed into an art form in which a dance is done by people pouring tea from one container to another, which in any case takes skill and precision. The participants, each holding two containers, one full of tea, pour it from one to another. They stand in lines and squares and pour the tea into each others' pots. The dance must be choreographed to allow anyone who has both pots full to empty them and refill those of whoever has no tea at any one point.
Economics[link]
Tea is the most popular manufactured drink in the world in terms of consumption. Its consumption equals all other manufactured drinks in the world – including coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, and alcohol – put together.[2] Most tea consumed outside East Asia is produced on large plantations in the hilly regions of India and Sri Lanka, and is destined to be sold to large businesses. Opposite this large-scale industrial production there are many small "gardens," sometimes minuscule plantations, that produce highly sought-after teas prized by gourmets. These teas are both rare and expensive, and can be compared to some of the most expensive wines in this respect.
India is the world's largest tea-drinking nation[59] although the per capita consumption of tea remains a modest 750 grams per person every year. Turkey, with 2.5 kg of tea consumed per person per year, is the world's greatest per capita consumer.[60]
Production[link]
In 2003, world tea production was 3.21 million tonnes annually.[61] In 2010, world tea production reached over 4.52 million tonnes.[61] The largest producers of tea are the People's Republic of China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
Less than 0.5% or non-significant quantities
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The following table shows the amount of tea production (in tonnes) by leading countries in recent years. Data is generated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as of February 2012.[61]
| Country | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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 China |
1,274,984 | 1,375,780 | 1,467,467 |
 India |
987,000 | 972,700 | 991,180 |
 Kenya |
345,800 | 314,100 | 399,000 |
 Sri Lanka |
318,700 | 290,000 | 282,300 |
 Turkey |
198,046 | 198,601 | 235,000 |
 Vietnam |
173,500 | 185,700 | 198,466 |
 Iran |
165,717 | 165,717 | 165,717 |
 Indonesia |
150,851 | 146,440 | 150,000 |
 Argentina |
80,142 | 71,715 | 88,574 |
 Japan |
96,500 | 86,000 | 85,000 |
| Total | 4,211,397 | 4,242,280 | 4,518,060 |
Certification[link]
Workers who pick and pack tea on plantations in developing countries can face harsh working conditions and can earn below the living wage.[62]
There are a number of bodies that independently certify the production of tea. Tea from certified estates can be sold with a certification label on the pack. The most important certification schemes are Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, UTZ Certified, and Organic. All these schemes certify other crops (like coffee, cocoa and fruit) as well. Rainforest Alliance certified tea is sold by Unilever brands Lipton and PG Tips in Western Europe, Australia and the US. Fairtrade certified tea is sold by a large number of suppliers around the world. UTZ Certified announce a partnership in 2008 with Sara Lee brand Pickwick tea.
Production of organic tea is rising; 3,500 tonnes of organic tea were grown in 2003. The majority of this tea (about 75%) is sold in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Trade[link]
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According to the FAO, in 2007 the largest importer of tea, by weight, was the Russian Federation, followed by the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and the United States.[63] Kenya, China, India and Sri Lanka were the largest exporters of tea in 2007 (with exports of: 374229, 292199, 193459 and 190203 tonnes respectively).[63][64] The largest exporter of black tea in the world is Kenya, while the largest producer (and consumer) of black tea in the world is India.[64][65]
Packaging[link]
Tea bags[link]
Main article: Tea bag
In 1907, American tea merchant Thomas Sullivan began distributing samples of his tea in small bags of Chinese silk with a drawstring. Consumers noticed that they could simply leave the tea in the bag and re-use it with fresh tea. However, the potential of this distribution/packaging method would not be fully realized until later on. During World War II, tea was rationed in the United Kingdom. In 1953 (after rationing in the UK ended), Tetley launched the tea bag to the UK and it was an immediate success.
Tea leaves are packed into a small envelope (usually composed of paper) known as a tea bag. The use of tea bags is easy and convenient, making tea bags popular for many people today. However, the use of tea bags has negative aspects as well. The tea used in tea bags is commonly fannings or "dust", the waste product produced from the sorting of higher quality loose leaf tea. However, this is not true for all brands of tea; many high quality specialty teas are available in bag form.[citation needed] It is commonly held among tea aficionados that this method provides an inferior taste and experience. The paper used for the bag can also be tasted by many, which can detract from the tea's flavor. Because fannings and dust are a lower quality of the tea to begin with, the tea found in tea bags is less finicky when it comes to brewing time and temperature.
Additional reasons why bag tea is considered less well-flavored include:
- Dried tea loses its flavor quickly on exposure to air. Most bag teas (although not all) contain leaves broken into small pieces; the great surface area to volume ratio of the leaves in tea bags exposes them to more air, and therefore causes them to go stale faster. Loose tea leaves are likely to be in larger pieces, or to be entirely intact.[citation needed]
- Breaking up the leaves for bags extracts flavored oils.[citation needed]
- The small size of the bag does not allow leaves to diffuse and steep properly.[citation needed]
- Some tea bags are made using a wet paper strength-reinforcing coating using epichlorohydrin, a known carcinogen.[66][67]
The "pyramid tea bag" (or sachet) introduced by Lipton[68] and PG Tips/Scottish Blend in 1996,[69] attempts to address one of the connoisseurs' arguments against paper tea bags by way of its three-dimensional tetrahedron shape, which allows more room for tea leaves to expand while steeping[citation needed]. However, some types of pyramid tea bags have been criticized as being environmentally unfriendly, since their synthetic material is not as biodegradable as loose tea leaves and paper tea bags.[70]
Loose tea[link]
The tea leaves are packaged loosely in a canister or other container. Rolled gunpowder tea leaves, which resist crumbling, are commonly vacuum packed for freshness in aluminized packaging for storage and retail. The portions must be individually measured by the consumer for use in a cup, mug, or teapot. This allows greater flexibility, letting the consumer brew weaker or stronger tea as desired, but convenience is sacrificed. Strainers, "tea presses," filtered teapots, and infusion bags are available commercially to avoid having to drink the floating loose leaves and to prevent over-brewing. A more traditional, yet perhaps more efficient way around this problem is to use a three-piece lidded teacup, called a gaiwan. The lid of the gaiwan can be tilted to decant the leaves while pouring the tea into a different cup for consumption.
Compressed tea[link]
Some teas (particularly Pu-erh tea) are still compressed for transport, storage, and aging convenience. The tea brick remains in use in the Himalayan countries or Mongolian steppes. The tea is prepared and steeped by first loosening leaves off the compressed cake using a small knife. Compressed teas can usually be stored for longer periods of time without spoilage when compared with loose leaf tea.
Instant tea[link]
In recent times, "instant teas" are becoming popular, similar to freeze dried instant coffee. Similar products also exist for instant iced tea, due to the convenience of not requiring boiling water. Instant tea was developed in the 1930s, but not commercialized until later. Nestea introduced the first instant tea in 1946, while Redi-Tea introduced the first instant iced tea in 1953.
These products often come with added flavors, such as Chai, vanilla, honey or fruit, and may also contain powdered milk. Tea connoisseurs tend to criticize these products for sacrificing the delicacies of tea flavour in exchange for convenience.
Bottled and canned tea[link]
Main article: Canned tea
Switzerland is considered as the motherland of bottled iced tea. Maks Sprengler, a Swiss businessman, tried the famous American iced tea and was the first to suggest a produce ready-made iced tea in bottles. In 1983, Bischofszell Food Ltd. became the first producer in the world of bottled ice tea on an industrial scale.[71]
Canned tea is a form of tea that has already been prepared, and is sold ready to drink. Canned tea was first launched in 1981 in Japan. As such, it is a fairly recent innovation.
Storage[link]
Tea has a shelf life that varies with storage conditions and type of tea. Black tea has a longer shelf life than green tea. An exception, Pu-erh tea improves with age. Tea stays freshest when stored in a dry, cool, dark place in an air-tight container. Black tea stored in a bag inside a sealed opaque canister may keep for two years. Green tea loses its freshness more quickly, usually in less than a year. Gunpowder tea, its leaves being tightly rolled, keeps longer than the more open-leafed Chun Mee tea. Storage life for all teas can be extended by using desiccant packets or oxygen absorbing packets, and by vacuum sealing.
When storing green tea, discreet use of refrigeration or freezing is recommended. In particular, drinkers need to take precautions against temperature variation.[72]
Improperly stored tea may lose flavor, acquire disagreeable flavors or odors from other foods, or become moldy.
Gallery[link]
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Da Hong Pao tea an Oolong tea
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Fuding Bai Hao Yinzhen tea, a white tea
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Loose dried tea leaves
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Taiwanese High Mountain Oolong
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See also[link]
- Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford
- Chifir', extra-strong tea drunk in the Gulag
- Flowering tea
- Frederick John Horniman
- ISO 3103, a method of brewing tea according to the ISO.
- Kaempferol a flavanoid found in tea and associated with reduced risk of heart disease
- Kombucha, drink produced from bacteria and yeast grown on tea
- Mushroom tea
- List of tea companies
- Peppermint tea
- Tasseography, a method of divination by reading tea leaves.
- Tea classics, influential historical monographs of East Asian tea
- Phenolic content in tea
- Health effects of caffeine
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| Taylor Swift | |
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 Swift performing during the Australian leg of her Speak Now Tour in 2012 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Alison Swift |
| Born | (1989-12-13) December 13, 1989 (age 22) Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Country-pop, pop, country, alternative rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Big Machine |
| Website | TaylorSwift.com |
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
Swift's work has earned her numerous accolades, including six Grammy Awards, ten AMAs, seven CMAs, six ACMs and 13 BMI Awards. She has sold over 22 million albums and 50 million song downloads worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Swift has endorsement deals with Target, CoverGirl, Sony, Elizabeth Arden, Walmart and American Greetings. As a philanthropist, Swift has placed particular emphasis on arts education, children's literacy and natural disaster relief funds. In addition to her music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009), the romantic comedy Valentine's Day (2010) and the animated film The Lorax (2012).
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Early life[link]
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1] She is the daughter of Scott Swift, a Merrill Lynch financial adviser,[2][3] and Andrea (née Gardner), a homemaker who previously worked as a mutual fund marketing executive.[1][4] Swift was named after singer James Taylor; her mother believed a gender-neutral name would help her forge a successful business career.[5][6] She has a younger brother, Austin, who attends Vanderbilt University.[7] She spent the early years of her life on an eleven-acre Christmas tree farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was educated at the fee-paying Wyndcroft School.[8] When Swift was nine years old, the family moved to Wyomissing, Pennsylvania,[9][10] where she attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.[11] Swift spent her summers at her parent's vacation home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey[12] and has described it as the place "where most of my childhood memories were formed".[10]
Swift's first hobby was English horse riding. Her mother Andrea put her in a saddle when Swift was nine months old and she later competed in horse shows.[13][14] Her family owned several Quarter horses and a Shetland pony.[14] At the age of nine, Swift turned her attention to musical theatre and performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions of Grease, Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and The Sound of Music.[15][8] She travelled regularly to Broadway, New York for vocal and acting lessons. However, "after a few years of auditioning in New York and not getting anything”, Swift became interested in country music.[16] She was inspired by LeAnn Rimes's Blue[17] and her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, an opera singer.[8] When she was in fourth grade, Swift won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem, "Monster in My Closet".[18] At the age of eleven, after many attempts,[19] Swift won a local talent competition by singing a rendition of LeAnn Rimes’s “Big Deal”, and was given the opportunity to appear as the opening act for Charlie Daniels at a Strausstown amphitheater.[15] She spent her weekends performing at local festivals, fairs, coffeehouses, karaoke contests, garden clubs and Boy Scout meetings.[20][4] This interest in country music isolated Swift from her middle school peers.[21][22]
After watching a Behind the Music episode about Faith Hill,[23] Swift recorded a demo of karaoke covers, and travelled with her mother to Nashville, Tennessee for spring break to leave a copy of the demo with record labels along Music Row. She received label rejections and realized that "everyone in that town wanted to do what I wanted to do. So, I kept thinking to myself, I need to figure out a way to be different".[23] Swift began performing the "The Star Spangled Banner" at many sporting events, hoping she would be offered a recording contract. On one occasion, an eleven-year-old Swift high-fived Jay-Z after singing the national anthem at a 76ers game in Philadelphia.[24] At the age of twelve, Swift was shown by a computer repairman how to play three chords on a guitar, inspiring her to write her first song, "Lucky You".[25][26] She then recorded a second demo of original songs.[15] In 2003, Swift and her parents began working with music manager Dan Dymtrow, after he spotted her singing at the US Open.[27] Swift's second demo then caught the attention of RCA Records, who offered the eight-grader an artist development deal. In 2004, Swift modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch as part of their "Rising Stars" campaign and had an original song included in a Maybelline Cosmetics compilation CD.[28]
When Swift was fourteen, her father transferred to the Nashville office of Merrill Lynch and the family relocated to a lake-shore house in Hendersonville, Tennessee.[1] Swift has said her parents "presented it as a move to a nice community" rather than as her chance to become a star.[29] Her mother has said, "We've always told her that this is not about putting food on our table or making our dreams come true."[30] In Tennessee, Swift attended Hendersonville High School for her freshman and sophomore years.[31] Later, to accommodate her touring schedule, Swift transferred to the Aaron Academy, a private Christian school which offered homeschooling services, and earned her high school diploma in 2008.[32]
Music career[link]
[edit] 2004–08: Nashville songwriting sessions and Taylor Swift release
Swift moved to Nashville at the age of fourteen, having secured an artist development deal with RCA Records. Her musical influences included the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill,[29] Tom Petty,[33] Sheryl Crow,[34] Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar,[35] Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks,[36] Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.[37] Swift had writing sessions with experienced songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally and the Warren Brothers,[38][39] but eventually formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose.[40] Swift saw Rose performing at an RCA songwriter event and suggested that they write together.[41] They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school.[42] Rose has said that the sessions were "some of the easiest I've ever done. Basically, I was just her editor. She'd write about what happened in school that day. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. And she'd come in with the most incredible hooks".[43][42] Swift also began recording demos with producer Nathan Chapman.[41] After performing at a BMI Songwriter's Circle showcase at The Bitter End, New York,[39] Swift became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house.[44]
Swift left RCA Records when she was fifteeen; the company wanted her to record the work of other songwriters and wait until she was eighteen to release an album, but she felt ready to launch her career with her own material.[45][19] She also parted ways with manager Dan Dymtrow, who later took legal action against Swift and her parents.[28] At an industry showcase at Nashville's The Bluebird Café in 2005, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a Dreamworks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.[40] Swift was one of the new label's first signings.[40] As an introduction to the country music business, Borchetta arranged for Swift to intern at the CMA Music Festival; she acted as the artist escort for Darryl Worley.[46][47]
Swift began working on her self-titled debut album shortly after signing her record deal. After experimenting with veteran Nashville producers, Swift persuaded Big Machine to hire her demo producer Nathan Chapman.[19] It was his first time to record a studio album but Swift felt they had the right "chemistry".[19] In the end, Chapman produced all but one of the tracks on Taylor Swift.[19] She has described the album as the "diary" of her early teens[48] and most songs were written during her freshman year of high school.[19] As a result, the songs describe coming of age experiences such as insecurity, young love, and teenage angst.[19] She has said that, although "it sounds like I've had 500 boyfriends", a lot of the songs are observational.[19] Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, including two singles, and co-wrote the remaining eight with writers such as Liz Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall and Angelo Petraglia.[49] Musically, the album has been described as "a mix of trad-country instruments and spry rock guitars".[50]
Taylor Swift was released in October 2006 and received generally positive reviews from music critics.[51] PopMatters hoped Swift would be "able to find an accomodation between the country tradition and her very obvious pop sensibilities, because Taylor Swift suggests she has much to offer".[52] The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones described Swift as a "prodigy". She noted that "Our Song" "stop[ed] me in my tracks" and praised the lyrics: “He’s got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel, the other on my heart".[53] Country Weekly felt Swift demonstrated "an honesty, intelligence and idealism with which listeners of any age will be able to connect" and noted that "the more thoughtful material suggests a talent poised to last well past high school".[54] AllMusic stated that, while listening to the album, it was "never in doubt" that "Swift is a talent to be reckoned with".[55] Rolling Stone described Swift as "bright-eyed but remarkably seasoned", and admired "Our Song"'s "insanely hooky sing-song melody that's as Britney as it is Patsy".[50]
Big Machine Records was still in its infancy upon the release of the lead single "Tim McGraw" in June 2006, and Swift and her mother helped "stuff the CD singles into envelopes to send to radio".[30] She spent much of 2006 promoting Taylor Swift in a radio tour and later commented, "Radio tours for most artists last six weeks. Mine lasted six months."[19] Swift painted canvases (inspired by Jackson Pollock) to gift to radio station managers who played her music.[56] She took part in "GAC Short Cuts", a part-documentary, part-music-video series designed to introduce her to country music fans.[57][58] She also made television appearances on Good Morning America,[59] The Megan Mullally Show,[59] America's Got Talent,[60] and TRL.[61] Swift, a self-described "kid of the internet",[62] used MySpace to build a fanbase. She wrote her own blog posts, left comments on her fans' accounts and personally respond to the messages that were sent to her.[63] This was, at the time, "revolutionary in country music".[64][57] Borchetta has said that his decision to sign a sixteen year old singer-songwriter initially raised eyebrows among his record industry peers[57] but Swift tapped into a previously unknown market: teenage girls who listen to country music.[1][57]
Following "Tim McGraw", four further singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No". All were highly successful on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" both reaching number one. "Our Song" made Swift the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one country song.[65] "Teardrops on My Guitar" became a minor pop hit; it reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[66][67] The album sold 39,000 copies during its first week[68] and, as of March 2011, has sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.[69] Swift also released a holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, in October 2007 and an EP, Beautiful Eyes, in July 2008.[70][71]
Swift toured extensively in support of Taylor Swift. In addition to festival and theater dates, Swift performed as an opening act for several country artists' concert tours. She opened for Rascal Flatts on several dates in late 2006.[59][72] In 2007, she served as the opening act on twenty dates for George Strait's 2007 United States tour,[73] several dates on Kenny Chesney's tour[74] and selected dates on Brad Paisley's Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour.[75][76] Also in 2007, Swift appeared as the opening act on several dates for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's joint Soul2Soul II Tour.[77] Swift again opened for Flatts for their Still Feels Good Tour in 2008.[78] In addition to performing her own material, Swift played covers of songs by Beyoncé and Rihanna.[79] She conducted meet-and-greet sessions with fans before and after her concerts; these lasted for up to four hours.[80][81]
In 2007, Swift and Alan Jackson were jointly named the Nashville Songwriters Association's "Songwriter/Artists of the Year". Swift was the youngest person ever to be honored with the title.[82] She also won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award for Best New Artist.[83] In 2008, she won Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards[84] and Favorite Country Female Artist at the American Music Awards.[85] She won seven BMI Awards for songs featured on Taylor Swift.[86] Swift was also nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist, but lost to Amy Winehouse.[87]
[edit] 2008–10: Fearless release, MTV VMA incident and media backlash
Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released in November 2008.[88] She wrote seven of the album's songs alone, including two singles, and co-wrote the remaining six with songwriters Liz Rose, John Rich, Colbie Caillat and Hillary Lindsey.[49] While Swift wrote many of the songs on tour, she made a conscious effort not to include "road songs": "As a 16-year-old girl, I could never relate to those songs about playing a different city every night. I want to write about feelings and love and the lack of love".[89] She has said that the album title "means you’re afraid of a lot of things, but you jump anyway".[90] She co-produced the album with Nathan Chapman.[49] Musically, the record is characterized by "loud, lean guitars and rousing choruses", with the occasional "bit of fiddle and banjo tucked into the mix".[91]
Fearless received generally positive reviews from music critics.[92] The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".[93] The Village Voice felt she displayed "preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness", "masterfully avoiding the typical diarist's pitfalls of trite banality and pseudo-profound bullshit".[94] Rolling Stone described her as "a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture" whose "squirmingly intimate and true" songs seemed to be "literally ripped from a suburban girl's diary".[95] USA Today found it "a pleasure to hear a gifted teenager who sounds like a gifted teenager, rather than a mouthpiece for a bunch of older pros' collective notion of adolescent yearning."[96] The New Yorker described it as an album "without a bad track", adding that "the album’s finest effort, "Fifteen", will feature in yearbook quotes for years".[97] Entertainment Weekly noted that the album would appeal mainly to young girls – "she sounds like a real teen, not some manufactured vixen-Lolita" – but predicted it would be "exciting to watch her precocious talent grow".[98] Music critic Robert Christgau described Swift as "an uncommonly-to-impossibly strong and gifted teenage girl".[99]
Swift promoted Fearless heavily upon its release. An episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was dedicated to the album launch[57] and Swift appeared on many other chat shows.[100] She communicated with fans using social media platforms such as twitter and personal video blogs.[57] In October 2008, she appeared at the CMT Giants: Alan Jackson event, performing a cover of Jackson's "Drive (For Daddy Gene)".[101] In November 2008, Swift took part in a joint, televised concert with rock band Def Leppard in Nashville.[102][103] She performed her song "Fifteen" with Miley Cyrus at the 51st Grammy Awards in February 2009.[104] In April 2009, she performed a cover of George Strait's "Run" at a televised ACM event honoring Strait as Artist of the Decade.[105] Swift hosted and appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in November 2009.[106] The lead single from the album, "Love Story", was released in September 2008 and became the second best-selling country single of all time, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[67][107] Four more singles were released throughout 2008 and 2009: "White Horse", "You Belong with Me", "Fifteen" and "Fearless". "You Belong with Me" was the album's highest-charting single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[108] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with sales of 592,304 and has since sold over 8.6 million copies worldwide.[109][110] It was the top-selling album of 2009 and brought Swift much crossover success.[111]
Swift carried out her first headlining tour from April 2009 to June 2010. As part of the 105-date Fearless Tour, Swift played 90 dates in North America, six dates in Europe, eight dates in Australia and one date in Asia.[112] The stage show included multiple costume changes, dancers and a fairy-tale castle set.[113] She sang a cover of Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around... Comes Around" nightly, intertwined with her own "You're Not Sorry".[114] Swift invited John Mayer, Faith Hill and Katy Perry to perform one-off duets with her at various dates during the North American tour.[115][116][117] Justin Bieber, Kelly Pickler and Gloriana were the support acts.[118] The tour was attended by more than 1.1 million fans and has grossed over $63 million.[119] Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless, a concert film, was aired on television and later released on DVD and Blu-ray.[120] Also in 2009, Swift performed as a supporting act for Keith Urban.[121]
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Kanye West taking the microphone from Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009
In September 2009, Swift became the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award when "You Belong with Me" was named Best Female Video.[122] Her acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who had been involved in a number of other award show incidents.[123] West declared Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated in the same category, to be "one of the best videos of all time." Many audience members booed West,[124][125] prompting him to flip off the crowd.[126][124] He then handed the microphone back to a speechless Swift.[124][127] Backstage, Swift was seen "hysterically crying".[124] According to Rolling Stone, when Swift's mother confronted West, he gave "a half-hearted apology in which he added he still thought Beyoncé's video was superior".[128] West was removed from the event.[124][126][129] When Beyoncé later won the award for Video of the Year, she invited Swift onstage to finish her speech.[124][130] In the event's press room, Swift, who in 2008 had expressed a desire to sing a hook on a Kanye West rap song,[131] was asked if she had "any hard feelings" towards West: "I don’t know him, and I’ve never met him, so... I don’t want to start anything because I had a great night tonight."[128][132]
The incident received much media attention and inspired many Internet memes.[133] President Barack Obama, in an "off the record" comment, called West a "jackass".[134] Former US President Jimmy Carter said West's interruption was "completely uncalled for".[135] West's behavior was criticized by celebrities, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Lady Gaga.[126][136][137][128] The following day, West apologized for his verbal outburst both in a blog entry and during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show.[124][125] He maintained that, while Swift was "very talented", "Beyoncé's video was the best of this decade!!!! ... I gave my awards to Outkast when they deserved it over me ... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real."[138] Two days after the VMAs, Swift told an interviewer that West had not spoken to her since the ceremony.[139] West then contacted her to offer a personal apology, which Swift accepted: "Kanye did call me, and he was very sincere in his apology."[122][139] It has been said that the incident and subsequent media attention turned Swift into "a bona-fide mainstream celebrity".[140]
Swift released a cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl", exclusively through Rhapsody in June 2009[141] and continues to make her stage entrance to Petty's recording of the song.[142] Swift contributed backing vocals to John Mayer's "Half of My Heart", featured on his fourth album, in November 2009.[143] Mayer wrote the song as a tribute to Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac: "I thought, 'Well, if this is going to be my love letter to that style of music, who's going to be the Stevie Nicks in this equation?' And I thought, 'This Taylor Swift girl is going to be around for a long time."[144] The song received positive reviews from music critics.[145][146][147] Swift and Mayer performed the song live at Madison Square Garden, New York in December 2009.[148] It was released as the album's third single in June 2010 and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[149] Swift collaborated with a number of other artists in 2008 and 2009. She co-wrote and recorded "Best Days of Your Life" with Kelly Pickler.[150] She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack – "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier" – with Martin Johnson and Robert Ellis Orrall, respectively.[151] Swift also provided vocals for Boys Like Girls's "Two Is Better Than One", written by Martin Johnson.[152][153][154][155] In January 2010, Swift contributed two songs – including "Today Was a Fairytale" – to the Valentine's Day soundtrack[156] and recorded a cover of Better Than Ezra's "Breathless" for the Hope for Haiti Now album.[157]
In November 2009, Swift became the youngest ever artist, and one of only six women, to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association.[158] Fearless also won the Association's Album of the Year award.[158] The album won many other accolades and has become the most awarded album in country music history.[159] Swift was the youngest ever artist to win the Academy of Country Music's Album of the Year honor.[160] The American Music Awards honored Swift with Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album plaudits.[161] She was awarded the Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame[162] and was named Songwriter/Artists of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association.[163] She won four BMI Awards.[164] Billboard named her 2009's Artist of the Year.[165] Swift was included in Time's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2010.[166]
In January 2010, Swift won four Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Country Album, Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song, from a total of eight nominations.[167][168] She was the youngest ever artist to win Album of the Year.[169] During the ceremony, Swift sang "Rhiannon" and "You Belong with Me" with Stevie Nicks. Her vocal performance received negative reviews and sparked a widespread media backlash.[140][170] Her vocals were described variously as "badly off-key", "strikingly bad" and "incredibly wretched".[171][172] While The New York Times found it "refreshing to see someone so gifted make the occasional flub" and described Swift as "the most important new pop star of the past few years",[169] music critic Bob Lefsetz predicted that her career would end "overnight".[173][174] In April 2010, Stevie Nicks, writing in Time, defended the singer: "Taylor reminds me of myself in her determination and her childlike nature. It's an innocence that's so special and so rare. This girl writes the songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John ... The female rock-'n'-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it's women like her who are going to save the music business."[166]
[edit] 2010–12: Speak Now release, 13-month world tour and collaborations
Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now, in October 2010.[175] She wrote all twelve songs alone: "I'd get my best ideas at 3 a.m. in Arkansas and I didn't have a co-writer around."[176] Album recording sessions took place in California, Tennessee and Kentucky over a two year period.[177][178] Swift, who co-produced the record with longtime collaborator Nathan Chapman,[179] has described it as "a collection of confessions—things I wish I had said when I was in the moment".[180] She originally intended to call the album Enchanted but Scott Borchetta, her record label's CEO, felt the title did not reflect the album's more adult themes: "She had played me a bunch of the new songs. I looked at her and I'm like, 'Taylor, this record isn't about fairy tales and high school anymore. That's not where you're at'".[181] Musically, it has been said that the album "expands beyond country-pop to border both alternative rock and dirty bubblegum pop".[182]
Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics.[183] USA Today felt that Swift's songwriting skills would remind listeners "what all the fuss was about in the first place", with the album capturing "the sweet ache of becoming an adult".[184] The Los Angeles Times praised her ability as a songwriter to "hit on common experiences that feel unique".[182] The New York Times described the album as savage, musically diverse and "excellent too, possibly her best".[179] The Village Voice found that the album demanded "a true appreciation of Swift's talent, which is not confessional, but dramatic: Like a procession of country songwriters before her, she creates characters and situations—some from life—and finds potent ways to describe them."[185] Entertainment Weekly noted that while love may confound her, "the art of expert songcraft clearly doesn't".[186] Music critic John Christgau found the album's songs "overlong and overworked" but remarked that "they evince an effort that bears a remarkable resemblance to care—that is, to caring in the best, broadest, and most emotional sense".[99] Rolling Stone described Swift as one of the best songwriters in "pop, rock or country": "Swift might be a clever Nashville pro who knows all the hitmaking tricks, but she's also a high-strung, hyper-romantic gal with a melodramatic streak the size of the Atchafalaya Swamp".[187]
Swift carried out an extensive promotional campaign prior to Speak Now's release.[188] She appeared on various talk shows and morning shows, and gave free mini-concerts in unusual locations, including an open-decker bus on Hollywood Boulevard and a departure lounge at JFK airport.[189][190] She took part in a "guitar pull" alongside Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and Lionel Ritchie at LA's Club Nokia; the musicians shared the stage and took turns introducing and playing acoutic versions of their songs to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.[191][192] The album's lead single, "Mine", was released in August 2010 and five further singles were released throughout 2010 and 2011: "Back to December", "Mean", "The Story of Us", "Sparks Fly" and "Ours".[193] Speak Now was a major commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Its sales of 1,047,000 copies made it the sixteenth album in United States history to sell one million copies in a single week.[194] As of February 2012, Speak Now has sold over four million copies in the US[195] and over 5.7 million copies worldwide.[196][197] In her career, as of May 2012, Swift has sold over 22 million albums[198] and 50 million digital tracks worldwide.[199]
In September 2010, Kanye West's 2009 VMA interruption once again became newsworthy when West used his twitter account to apologize to Swift, referring to her as "just a lil girl with dreams like the rest of us": ""I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her." Later that month, both artists performed at the 2010 VMAs. Swift sang "Innocent", a song widely believed to be about West, which The Washington Post has described as "a small masterpiece of passive aggressiveness, a vivisection dressed up as a peace offering".[200] Music critics found Swift's performance overly serious and "petty".[201][202] Speaking in November 2010, West said he failed to see what was "so arrogant about that moment" and described his actions as "selfless". He added that "if it was the other way around" and Swift were an established artist who had "made the video of her career, do you think she would have lost to a brand new artist? Hell no!"[203][204] Also that month, he claimed that, "If I wasn't drunk, I would have been on stage longer ... Taylor never came to my defense at any interview. And rode the waves and rode it and rode it".[205][206] At the Costume Institute Gala in May 2011, Swift and West came face-to-face on the red carpet. West was observed to hold "a hand out, and the two exchanged a studiedly casual, “down low” high five".[1]
Swift toured throughout 2011 and early 2012 in support of Speak Now. As part of the thirteen-month, 111-date world tour, Swift played seven shows in Asia, twelve shows in Europe, 80 shows in North America and twelve shows in Australasia.[207] Three dates on the US tour were rescheduled after Swift fell ill with bronchitis.[208] The stage show was inspired by Broadway musical theatre, with choreographed routines, elaborate set-pieces, pyrotechnics and numerous costume changes.[209][210] Swift invited many musicians to join her for one-off duets during the North American tour. Appearances were made by James Taylor, Jason Mraz, Shawn Colvin, Johnny Rzeznik, Andy Grammer, Tal Bachman, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj, Nelly, B.o.B., Usher, Flo Rida, T.I., Jon Foreman, Jim Adkins, Hayley Williams, Hot Chelle Rae, Ronnie Dunn, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney.[211][212] The tour was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has grossed over $123 million, becoming one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.[207] Swift's first live album, Speak Now World Tour: Live, featuring all seventeen performances from the North American leg of the tour, was released in November 2011.[213]
During the North American and Australasian tour legs, Swift wrote different song lyrics on her left arm for each performance. She has said that the lyrics should be viewed as a nightly "mood ring"[214] and The New Yorker has cited the practice as an example of Swift's "keen understanding of what fuels fan obsession in the first place: a desire for intimacy between singer and listener".[1] Artists quoted include Tom Petty, Carole King, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin, Band of Horses, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab For Cutie, Alanis Morrissette, Rachael Yamagata, Erin McCarley, Mindy Smith and Martina McBride.[215][216] Swift also performed many acoustic cover versions during her North American tour. In each city, she paid tribute to a homegrown artist.[217] She has said the cover versions allowed her to be "spontaneous" in an otherwise well-rehearsed show: "You'll have a lot of people who will come to more than one show, and I want them to get a different experience every time."[218] Artists covered include Justin Timberlake, Tori Amos, TLC, Pink, Fall Out Boy, Dave Matthews Band, Michelle Branch, Jordin Sparks, Maroon 5, Train, John Mellencamp, Kim Carnes, Avril Lavigne, The Jackson 5, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Gwen Stefani, All American Rejects, Britney Spears and Eminem.[219]
At the 54th Grammy Awards in February 2012, Swift's song "Mean" won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.[220] She also performed "Mean" during the ceremony. The song is believed to be a rebuttal to Bob Lefsetz, one of the most vocal critics of her 2010 Grammy performance.[174] Lefsetz had previously been a supporter of the singer's career,[221] and Swift and Lefsetz had corresponded occasionally by email and telephone.[174] Time felt she "delivered her comeback on-key and with a vengeance"[222] while USA Today remarked that the criticism in 2010 seemed to have "made her a better songwriter and live performer".[223]
Swift was named Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association in both 2010 and 2011. During the 2011 ceremony, she played an acoustic version of "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" in honor of Alan Jackson, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee,[224] who later thanked Swift in his speech for "the prettiest version I've ever heard".[225] Swift won various other awards for Speak Now. She was named Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in both 2011 and 2012[226] and was named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2011.[227] Swift was the American Music Awards's Artist of the Year in 2011, and Speak Now was named Favorite Country Album.[228] She was also the recipient of two BMI Awards.[229] Billboard named Swift 2011's Woman of the Year.[230] Also that year, Billboard ranked her at number 15 in a list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters 2000–2011; she was the second highest ranking woman.[231] Swift was ranked second on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 16 "Queen Of Pops" of the decade.[232]
Swift contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album in March 2012. "Safe & Sound" was co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett.[233] John Paul White has said working with Swift was "a revelation. She had some great ideas. We had complete freedom. It truly was a collaboration. We brought the melancholy and the darker angle. Taylor was bringing the melody and the chords."[234] Rolling Stone described the song as "Swift's prettiest ballad" and wondered whether the alt-country folk song was "a one-off novelty, a trial balloon cred-move, or the stirrings of a "grown-up" style".[235] Swift and The Civil Wars debuted a live version of the song at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville in January 2012.[236] It was released as the album's lead single and, as of April 2012, has sold 970,000 copies in the United States.[237] Swift's second contribution to the album, "Eyes Open", was written solely by the singer and produced by Nathan Chapman.[238] In May 2012, Swift contributed vocals to "Both of Us", a Dr. Luke-produced song on B.o.B's second album Strange Clouds.[239][240][241][242]
2012–present: Untitled fourth studio album[link]
Swift is currently working on her fourth album with producer Nathan Chapman.[243][244] It is scheduled for release in the fall of 2012.[245] Swift intends to keep writing and recording throughout 2012 "because I'm having so much fun".[246] After writing her third album alone, Swift is now collaborating with people "from all different places in music",[246] including songwriters Lori McKenna,[247][248] Butch Walker,[249][250] Ed Sheeran,[251] and Dan Wilson.[252] The album will detail "the rise and fall of a relationship",[253] as well as the resulting "absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak".[254] She has described the album's mood as "sad, if I'm being honest."[255]
Artistry[link]
Songwriting style[link]
Swift has said she writes songs as an "open letter".[256] She has said songwriting is "is a way of verbalizing those things that I feel that I can’t say".[47] Swift has said she is "very interested in any writing from a child's perspective" and has cited To Kill a Mockingbird as one of her favorite books.[257] Neil Young has described Swift as "a great writer" and follows her career.[258][259] Kris Kristofferson has said that "she blows me away. It's amazing to me that someone so young is writing such great songs. She's got a great career ahead of her".[260][261] Dolly Parton has said her songs are "great" and that she has "the qualities that could last a long time".[262] Stevie Nicks has said Swift writes "songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John".[166]
Vocal abilities[link]
In studio recordings, the Los Angeles Times identifies Swift's "defining" vocal gesture as "the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow, giving her beloved girl-time hits their air of easy intimacy".[182] In a review of Speak Now, The Village Voice noted that her phrasing was previously "bland and muddled, but that's changed. She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean".[185] Slate, reviewing Speak Now, described Swift as "a technically poor singer": "Though she does vary her phrasing in ways that attempt to mask her limited voice (the way she sneers, "She looks at me like I'm a trend/And she's so over it," on "Better Than Revenge" is especially effective), Swift is still noticeably off-pitch at least once on every song on the album".[263]
In an interview with The New Yorker, Swift characterized herself primarily as a songwriter: “I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across”.[1] "I'm not trying to go out there and do vocal acrobatics. I'm just trying to write good songs".[264] However, her vocal presence is something that concerns her and she has "put a lot of work" into improving it.[265] She has said that she only feels nervous performing "if I'm not sure what the audience thinks of me, like at award shows".[266]
Public image[link]
Swift has been described as "America's sweetheart" and "a role model".[267][268] The singer considers it her "responsibility" to be conscious of her influence on young fans.[269] However, she insists that "I don't live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel like, and that makes me feel very free".[270] Swift does not drink alcohol because she worries that "I might come off in a way that I can't control. Maybe I should just lighten up!" "It's not like I judge people who [drink] or that I don't hang out with people who drink".[270] She refuses to take part in overly sexualised photo-shoots.[9] The lyrical content of her songs is regarded as appropriate for young audiences. A New Yorker journalist who attended a Swift concert recounted watching "sixteen-year-old girls holding hands and swaying, and a girl in a hijab sobbing as she sang the words. It was hard not to be a little moved, and not to feel relieved that the words being sung were, more or less, safe ... One can attend a concert by Katy Perry and listen to a stadium full of thirteen-year-olds chant along with the song “Peacock” which goes, “I want to see your peacock-cock-cock! Your peacock-cock!"[1]
A Rolling Stone journalist who profiled Swift in 2009 remarked upon her polite manners: "If this is Swift's game face, it must be tattooed on because it never drops".[271] A 2012 Vogue cover story described Swift as "clever and funny and occasionally downright bawdy" in person, but noted that she "asks if her cursing can be off the record".[272] Grantland.com describes Swift as "talkative and openly neurotic in a way you'd never see from a blonde country princess like Faith Hill or Carrie Underwood. She is more like Diane Keaton in Annie Hall: overly gracious and eager to please but full of a nonstop, nervous, fluttering energy".[273]
There has been much media commentary about Swift's reactions when she is recognized at award ceremonies.[274] In 2011, The Hollywood Reporter remarked that she "seems to be consistently shocked and wonderstruck by each awards win, despite racking up an ever-growing collection of Grammys, CMAs, MTV Moonmen and AMAs".[275] Kristen Wiig parodied Swift's surprised facial expressions during a Saturday Night Live sketch in February 2012.[276] Swift later said she had seen the sketch: “I was laughing the entire time and then I realized that, as I was watching it, I was making the face she was making”.[277] At the Academy of Country Music Awards in April 2012, the ceremony's host Blake Shelton joked in his opening monologue that Swift should release a perfume called "I can't believe I smell this good". When Swift later presented Shelton with the Academy's Best Male Vocalist award, "the two faced off, showing each other their ultra-surprised looks".[278][279]
Feminist discussion[link]
The merits of Swift as a feminist have been widely discussed.[280] She has been described by Jezebel as "a feminist's nightmare": "Her image of being good and pure plays right into how much the patriarchy fetishizes virginity, loves purity, and celebrates women who know their place as delicate flowers".[281] However, a Village Voice music critic dismissed this criticism as "shallow and gross, in that special way that things get gross when you cram shaded and living work through an ideological sieve like you're mechanically separating chicken".[282] He continued: "Criticisms include: She's a conformist stooge of the patriarchy (she's now had two hits about defying fathers); she idolizes chastity (she's coy about sex, but only the willful could miss the fucking in the new "Sparks Fly," which includes the line "Gimme something that'll haunt me when you're not around"); and she sells girls corrupt and shallow fairy-tale notions of romance (one of the two fairy-tale songs on Fearless mocked a guy for trying to white-knight her, and the only mention of such things on Speak Now is "I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you"—note the tense)."[282]
The song Fifteen has been the subject of particular scrutiny. It has been said that the song contains a "feminist message" in the lyrics "Back then I swore I was gonna marry him some day, but I realized some bigger dreams of mine” and "In your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team".[283] Feminist critics claim the use of the word "everything" in the lyric "Abigail gave everything she had to a boy, who changed his mind, and we both cried" is a reference to virginity: "Songs like "Fifteen" dig up the ancient Puritan ideal that girls can only access power by confidently and heterosexually denying access to their pants."[284] However, others interpret "everything" as trust: "Abigail trusted and opened up to a boy for the first time, only to be let down. Maybe that includes sex, maybe it doesn’t."[283]
When asked by The New York Times in 2010 whether she considered herself a feminist, Swift replied, "I have never really thought about that".[285] In December 2011, Billboard's Tom Roland asked Swift whether the marginalization of women in country music, prevalent in the 1950s, was still an issue: "I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them. I was always playing just as many shows as they were and playing on the same shows as they were. I was willing to pay my dues as an opening act, playing in clubs and bars and playing in tiny venues. The new male artists were doing the same thing, so I never saw an issue there."[286]
Philanthropy[link]
Arts education[link]
In September 2010, Swift donated $75,000 to Nashville's Hendersonville High School to help refurbish the school auditorium's sound and lighting systems.[287] In May 2012, she pledged $4 million to fund a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The two-storey, 7,500-square foot space will have its own exterior entrance and museum officials have decided to name it The Taylor Swift Education Center.[288] It will feature three classrooms and a children's exhibit gallery, and will house interactive activities such as a musical petting zoo and a “wet” classroom space to make concert posters and other art projects. New programs and workshops for teenagers and senior citizens will also be accommodated within the space. The Center is scheduled to open in early 2014 and Swift will be involved in an advisory capacity.[289]
Children's literacy[link]
In December 2009, Swift donated $250,000 to various schools around the country that she had either attended or had other associations with. The money was used to buy books, fund educational programs and pay teachers' salaries.[290] In October 2010, she took part in a live webcast, Read Now! with Taylor Swift, broadcast exclusively in US schools to celebrate Scholastic's Read Every Day campaign.[291][292] In October 2011, Swift donated 6,000 Scholastic books to Reading Public Library, Pennsylvania[293] and, in February 2012, she donated 14,000 books to Nashville Public Library, Tennessee.[294] Most of the books were placed in circulation; the rest were gifted to children from low-income families, preschools and daycare centers.[294] In March 2012, she co-chaired the National Education Association's Read Across America campaign and recorded a PSA encouraging children to read.[295][296]
Natural disaster funds[link]
In June 2008, Swift donated all the proceeds from her merchandise sales at the 2008 Country Music Festival to the Red Cross's disaster relief fund.[297] Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008.[298] Swift lent her support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal by joining the lineup at Sydney's Sound Relief concert,[299] reportedly making the biggest contribution of any artist playing at Sound Relief to the Australian Red Cross.[300]
In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, Swift donated $500,000 during a flood relief telethon hosted by WSMV, a Nashville television station.[301] In August 2010, she donated $100,000 to help rebuild a playground in Hendersonville, Tennessee, which was damaged by floodwater.[302] In May 2011, Swift transformed what was to have been the final dress rehearsal for the North American leg of her Speak Now tour into a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the United States southeast region, raising more than $750,000 from proceeds from ticket sales, merchandise and other facets of the show.[303] The benefit concert for tornado relief was subsequently honored at the 2011 Do Something Awards.[304] In July 2011, Swift further aided the cause by donating $250,000 to Alabama football coach Nick Saban's charity Nick's Kids to aid in the tornado relief efforts of West Alabama.[305] In April 2012, Swift donated $1,500 to a fund to help a man left permanently paralyzed by the tornado to make his house wheelchair-accessible.[306]
Other charitable endeavors[link]
In September 2007, Swift helped launch a campaign to protect children from online predators, in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.[307] In January 2008, Swift donated a pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to the Victory Junction Gang Camp.[308] Swift has teamed up with Sound Matters to make listeners aware of listening "responsibly".[309] Swift supports @15, a teen-led social change platform underwritten by Best Buy to give teens opportunities to direct the company's philanthropy through the newly-created @15 Fund.[310] She appeared in a Got Milk campaign in July 2010.[311]
Swift donated her prom dress, which raised $1,200 for charity, to DonateMyDress.org.[312] In November 2009, after a live performance on BBC's Children in Need night, she donated $20,000 to the cause.[313] Swift donated a pair of her shoes to the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation's Hero in Heels fundraiser for auction to raise money to benefit women with cancer. In June 2011, as the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year, Swift donated $25,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee. This figure was matched by the Academy.[314]
Other work[link]
Acting[link]
Swift made her acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.[315] The New York Times noted that the character allowed Swift to be "a little bit naughty, and credibly so".[316] Rolling Stone felt she "held her own" and "does a good job with the script"[317] while the Chicago Tribune said she "acquits herself well".[318] Later that year, Swift both hosted and performed as the musical guest for an episode of Saturday Night Live.[319] Entertainment Weekly described her as "this season’s best Saturday Night Live host so far", noting that she "was always up for the challenge, seemed to be having fun, and helped the rest of the cast nail the punchlines". Proving "admirably resilient in a wide variety of sketch roles", "Swift inspired more of a female, girly-in-the-best-sense sensibility in SNL than it’s shown since the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler days".[320]
In 2010, Swift made her feature film acting debut in the romantic comedy Valentine's Day and won the Teen Choice Award for Movie Female Breakout.[321] In 2012, she voiced the character of Audrey in the animated film The Lorax.[322] Swift is in talks to star as Joni Mitchell in the film adaptation of Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us, which follows the careers of Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King.[323]
Product endorsements[link]
Jakks Pacific released a celebrity doll of Swift in late 2008.[324] Swift was the face of L.E.I. jeans in 2008.[325] In 2007, Swift launched a line of sundresses at Wal-Mart.[326][327] In 2009, Swift became the National Hockey League's newest celebrity spokesperson and appears in commercials for the Nashville Predators.[328] In 2011, Swift partnered with Elizabeth Arden to launch a fragrance, "Wonderstruck".[329] Swift works with American Greetings, Inc.[330] She also has endorsement deals with companies including Target, CoverGirl and Sony.[331]
In May 2009, Swift filed a lawsuit (kept sealed until August 2010) against numerous sellers of unauthorized counterfeit merchandise bearing her name, likeness, and trademarks, where she demanded a trial by jury, sought a judgement for compensatory damages, punitive damages, three times the actual damages sustained, and statutory damages, and sought for recovery of her attorney's fees and prejudgement interest.[332] Nashville's U.S. District Court granted an injunction and judgment against the sellers, who had been identified at Swift's concerts in several states. The court ordered merchandise seized from the defendants to be destroyed.[333][334][335]
Personal life[link]
Swift's main residence is a duplex penthouse in Midtown Nashville, Tennessee.[336][1] She also owns a house in Beverly Hills, California.[337][338] According to Forbes, Swift earned $18 million in 2009,[339] $45 million in 2010,[340] $45 million in 2011[341] and $57 million so far in 2012.[342]
Relationships[link]
Swift writes autobiographical songs and has said that, "I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record".[343] Listening to music as a child, Swift felt confused "when I knew something was going on in someone’s personal life and they didn’t address it in their music".[344]
Swift dated singer Joe Jonas from July to October 2008.[345][346] She dated actor Taylor Lautner from October to December 2009.[347][348] She was romantically linked to musician John Mayer from late 2009 until June 2010.[349][350] They first met in 2008 and recorded a duet, "Half of My Heart", in late 2009.[351][352] Swift dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal from October 2010 to December 2010.[353][354][355][356][357] On December 9, 2011, Gyllenhaal called the LAPD for assistance, after a large number of photographers followed the couple's car in Los Angeles.[358] Following their break-up, they were seen together in January and February 2011.[359][360]
Politics[link]
On her eighteenth birthday, "the first thing" Swift did was register to vote.[361][362] After casting her vote in the 2008 US presidential election, Swift declined to inform journalists which candidate she had supported.[363] However, following Barack Obama's inauguration, she told Rolling Stone: "I've never seen this country so happy about a political decision in my entire time of being alive. I'm so glad this was my first election."[364] In 2009, after Swift's MTV VMA acceptance speech was interrupted by Kanye West, President Obama described West's behaviour as "really inappropriate. The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What is he doing up there? He’s a jackass."[365] Former US President Jimmy Carter said West's interruption was "completely uncalled for".[366]
In 2010, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush attended the taping of a Swift television special in Kennebunkport, Maine,[367] and later described Swift as "unspoiled" and "very nice".[368] In 2012, Swift was presented with a Kids' Choice Award in recognition of her charitable work by Michelle Obama, who praised her as someone who "has rocketed to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered every expectation of what a 22-year old can accomplish".[369] Swift later described the First Lady as "a role model".[370]
Swift is an admirer of the Kennedy family and has spent time with Rory, Caroline and, particularly, Ethel Kennedy.[371] When asked about her friendship with Swift, Ethel replied, "Oh, she is amazing! Such good company."[372] Rory has said, "There is a mutual admiration society between my mother and Taylor Swift and I just love it! I think it says so much about Taylor – she has that ability to connect and cross generations ... She's terrific and such a great role model for young girls, as well as for all women, really. ... She's just so curious and interested".[372] In January 2012, Swift travelled to Utah to attend the Sundance premiere of the HBO documentary Ethel.[373]
In a 2012 interview, Swift remarked that she was "very cautious" about using her public profile to address political issues, adding that she hoped to "gradually" become more outspoken: "I don't feel that I am in a place to sing about politics or anything like that. I don't know enough at this point".[374]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | Herself | Cameo |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Haley Jones | Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Herself | Cameo |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Also appeared as the Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Felicia | Movie acting debut |
| 2012 | Lorax, TheThe Lorax | Audrey | Voice only |
Discography[link]
Main article: Taylor Swift discography
- Taylor Swift (2006)
- Fearless (2008)
- Speak Now (2010)
- Untitled Fourth Studio Album (Fall 2012)
Tours[link]
- Fearless Tour (2009–10)
- Speak Now World Tour (2011–12)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift
Swift has won 109 awards from a total of 162 nominations. She has been the recipient of ten American Music Awards, six Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 BMI Awards.
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| Name | Swift, Taylor |
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| Short description | Singer and songwriter |
| Date of birth | December 13, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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 Ed Sheeran |
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| 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]
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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.
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]
Main article: Ed Sheeran discography
Album[link]
- + (2011)
Tour[link]
Opening act
- Fallen Empires Tour (North American select dates) (2012)
Filmography[link]
Television[link]
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Later... with Jools Holland | Musical guest | Series 39, episode 9 |
Awards and nominations[link]
[edit] BRIT Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | British Breakthrough Act | Himself | Won |
| British Solo Male Artist | Won | ||
| Best British Single | "The A Team" | Nominated | |
| MasterCard British Album of the year | "+" | Nominated |
[edit] BT Digital Music Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Breakthrough Artist of the year | Himself | Won |
[edit] Ivor Novello Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Song Musically and Lyrically | "The A Team" | Won |
[edit] MOBO Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Best Newcomer | Himself | Nominated |
[edit] Q Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Breakthrough Artist | Himself | Won |
| Best Single | "You Need Me,I don't need You" | Won |
[edit] UK Music Video Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Urban Video-UK | "You Need Me, I don't need you" | Nominated |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated |
See also[link]
References[link]
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- Interview
- Official website
- Ed Sheeran on Myspace
- Ed Sheeran on Facebook
- Ed Sheeran on Twitter
- Ed Sheeran's channel on YouTube
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| Name | Sheeran, Ed |
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| Short description | English singer/songwriter |
| Date of birth | 17 February 1991 |
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| Alan Rickman | |
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 Alan Rickman at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in July 2011 |
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| Born | Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (1946-02-21) 21 February 1946 (age 66) Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor (stage, screen) |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Partner | Rima Horton (1965–present) |
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. He is a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His breakout performance was as the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman is known for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, Éamon de Valera in Michael Collins, and Metatron in Dogma.
Rickman has also had a number of other notable film roles such as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply, P.L. O'Hara in An Awfully Big Adventure and Colonel Brandon in Ang Lee's 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. More recently, he played Judge Turpin in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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Early life[link]
Rickman was born in South Hammersmith, London, to a working class family, the son of Margaret Doreen Rose (née Bartlett), a housewife, and Bernard Rickman, a factory worker.[1] Rickman's mother was from Wales and a Methodist, and his father was of Irish Catholic background.[2] He has one elder brother, David (b. 1944), a graphic designer, a younger brother, Michael (b. 1947), a tennis coach, and a younger sister, Sheila (b. 1949).[2][3] Rickman attended Derwentwater Primary School, in Acton, a school that followed the Montessori method of education.[4]
When he was eight, his father died, leaving his mother to bring up four children mostly alone. She married again, but divorced his stepfather after three years. "There was one love in her life," Rickman later said.[2] Rickman excelled at calligraphy and watercolour painting, and from Derwentwater Junior School he won a scholarship to Latymer Upper School in London, where he started getting involved in drama. After leaving Latymer, Rickman attended Chelsea College of Art and Design and then the Royal College of Art. This education allowed him to work as a graphic designer for the radical newspaper the Notting Hill Herald,[5] which he considered a more stable occupation than acting. "Drama school wasn't considered the sensible thing to do at 18," he said.
After graduation, Rickman and several friends opened a graphic design studio called Graphiti, but after three years of successful business, he decided that if he were to ever explore acting professionally, it was now or never. This led him to write a letter to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) requesting an audition[6] and was awarded a place in RADA which he attended from 1972–74. While there, he studied Shakespeare's works and supported himself by working as a dresser for Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Sir Ralph Richardson,[7] and left after winning several prizes, including the Emile Littler Prize, the Forbes Robertson Prize, and the Bancroft Gold Medal.
Career[link]
After graduating from RADA, Rickman worked extensively with various British repertory and experimental theatre groups on productions including The Seagull and Snoo Wilson's The Grass Widow at the Royal Court Theatre, and has appeared three times at the Edinburgh International Festival. In 1978, he played with the Court Drama Group, performing in several plays, most notably Romeo And Juliet and A View from the Bridge. While working with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) he starred in, among other things, As You Like It.
In 1982, British television audiences came to know Alan Rickman as the Reverend Obadiah Slope in the BBC's adaptation of Barchester Towers known as The Barchester Chronicles. In 1985, Rickman was given the male lead, the Vicomte de Valmont, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Howard Davies.[8] When the show went to Broadway in 1987, Rickman earned both a Tony Award nomination[9] and a Drama Desk Award nomination for his performance.[10] In 1992, he was the "master of ceremonies" on Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells II where he read off a list of instruments on the album.
Rickman's career has been filled with a wide variety of roles. He has played romantic leads like Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, and Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply, as well as numerous villains in Hollywood big budget films: German terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988), the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and most recently Severus Snape, the potions master in the Harry Potter series (2001–2011). In 1995, Rickman turned down the role of Alec Trevelyan in the James Bond film GoldenEye.
His role in Die Hard earned him a spot on the AFI's 100 years...100 Heroes & Villains as the 46th best villain in film history. His performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves also made him known as one of the best actors to portray a villain in films.[11][12] He has taken issue with being typecast as a "villain actor", citing the fact that he has not portrayed a stock villain character since the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991.
During his long career Rickman has also played a number of comedic roles, sending up classically trained British actors who take on "lesser roles" as the character Sir Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus in the science fiction spoof Galaxy Quest, portraying the angel Metatron, the voice of God, in Dogma, appearing as Emma Thompson's foolish husband Harry in Love Actually, providing the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in Nobel Son.
Rickman has also received acclaim for two biographical pieces he did for HBO. He won a Golden Globe and an Emmy[13] for his performance as Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny in 1996, and was also nominated for an Emmy for his work as Dr. Alfred Blalock in 2004's Something the Lord Made. He also starred in the independent film Snow Cake (with Sigourney Weaver and Carrie-Anne Moss) which had its debut at the Berlinale, and also Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (with Dustin Hoffman), directed by Tom Tykwer.
In 2007, Rickman appeared in the critically acclaimed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street directed by Tim Burton, alongside Harry Potter co-stars Helena Bonham Carter and Timothy Spall; he played antagonist Judge Turpin. Rickman also appeared as Absolem the Caterpillar in Burton's 2010 film Alice in Wonderland.
Rickman has performed on stage in Noël Coward's romantic comedy Private Lives, which transferred to Broadway after its successful run in London at the Albery Theatre and ended in September 2002. Rickman had reunited with his Les Liaisons Dangereuses co-star Lindsay Duncan and director Howard Davies for this Tony Award-winning production.
His previous stage performance was as Mark Antony, opposite Helen Mirren as Cleopatra, in the Royal National Theatre's production of Antony and Cleopatra at the Olivier Theatre in London, which ran from 20 October to 3 December 1998. Before that, he performed in Yukio Ninagawa's Tango at the End of Winter in London's West End and the Riverside Studio production of Hamlet in 1991, directed by Robert Sturua.
Rickman had also directed The Winter Guest at London's Almeida Theatre in 1995 and the film version of the same play in 1996 starring Emma Thompson and her real life mother Phyllida Law. He also compiled (with Katharine Viner) and directed the play My Name Is Rachel Corrie in April 2005 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, and won the Theatre Goers' Choice Awards for Best Director. In May 2010, he finished directing Strindberg's play Creditors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Harvey Theatre after its previous run at London's Donmar Warehouse in 2008.
In 2009 Rickman was given the James Joyce Award by University College Dublin’s Literary and Historical Society.[14]
In October and November 2010, Rickman starred in the eponymous role in Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin alongside Lindsay Duncan and Fiona Shaw.[15] The Irish Independent called Rickman's performance breathtaking.[16] This production subsequently travelled to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for performances in January and February 2011.[17]
In 2011, Rickman again appeared as Severus Snape in the final instalment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression,"[18] while Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that [...] Snape masks with a sneer."[19] Media coverage characterized Rickman's performance as worthy of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.[20][21][22][23][24][25] He earned his first award nominations for his role as Snape at the 2011 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards, 2011 Saturn Awards, 2011 Scream Awards and 2011 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards in the Best Supporting Actor category.[26][27][28][29]
On 21 November 2011, Rickman opened in Seminar, a new play by Theresa Rebeck, at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway.[30] Rickman, who left the production on April 1, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play[31] and was nominated for a Drama League Award.[32]
Rickman is to star with Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz in a remake of 1966's Gambit by the Coen brothers.[33]
In the media[link]
Rickman was chosen by Empire as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (No 34) in 1995 and ranked No 59 in Empire's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in October 1997. In 2009 and 2010 Rickman ranked once again as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars by Empire, both times Rickman was placed 8th out of the 50 actors chosen. Rickman became Vice-Chairman of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2003. He was voted No 19 in Empire magazine's Greatest Living Movie Stars over the age of 50 and was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Play): in 1987 for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and in 2002 for a revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives. The Guardian named Rickman as an "honourable mention" in a list of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.[34]
Two researchers, a linguist and a sound engineer, found "the perfect [male] voice" to be a combination of Rickman's and Jeremy Irons's voices based on a sample of 50 voices.[35] Coincidentally, the two actors played brothers in the Die Hard series of films.
Rickman has also been featured in several musical works – most notably in a song composed by the English songwriter Adam Leonard entitled "Not Alan Rickman".[36] Moreover, the actor played a "Master of Ceremonies" part in announcing the various instruments in Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells II on the track The Bell.[37] Rickman was one of the many artists who recited Shakespearian sonnets on the 2002 album When Love Speaks,[38] and is also featured prominently in a music video by the band Texas entitled "In Demand",[39] which premiered on Europe MTV in August 2000. In the video, lead singer Sharleen Spiteri danced the tango with Rickman: the clip was nominated for Best British Video at the Brit Awards.
Personal life[link]
In 1965, at the age of 19, Rickman met his partner Rima Horton, a Labour party councillor on Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council 1986-2006.[40][41][42][43] They began living together in 1977.[41]
Filmography[link]
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| Name | Rickman, Alan |
| Alternative names | Rickman, Alan Sidney Patrick |
| Short description | English film, television and stage actor |
| Date of birth | 21 February 1946 |
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Justin Bieber | |
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 Justin Bieber at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France in 2012 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin Drew Bieber[1] |
| Born | (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 18)[2] London, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, teen pop[3][4][5] |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion,[6] trumpet[7] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Island, RBMG |
| Associated acts | Usher, Ludacris |
| Website | justinbiebermusic.com |
Justin Drew Bieber (
/ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994)[2] is a Canadian Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor.[3][5] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun,[8] who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher,[9] and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.[6][10] Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top twenty in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP My World, followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]
Bieber's first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video.[12] Bieber followed up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend gross for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards, and has been nominated for such awards as Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. In 2012, Bieber was named Forbes 3rd most powerful celebrity in the world, earning $55 million. As of May 2012, Bieber has sold 15 million albums.[13]
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Early life[link]
Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario in St Joseph's Hospital,[14][15] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.[16] Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant. Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane.[17] Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children.[18][19][20] Bieber's great-grandfather was from Germany.[21] Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian.[22] Bieber attended a French immersion elementary school in Stratford called Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.[17]
During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself.[18] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[16][23] In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[6][23] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.[10] Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:
"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."[24]
Career[link]
[edit] 2008–09: Discovery and My World
While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident.[18] Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label! ... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?"[18] However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13,[10] to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes.[18] A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B singer/songwriter Usher.[25] Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.[9] Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher.[9][26] Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group.[24] Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label.[6][9][10][24] At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun.[9] Braun became Bieber's manager.[10]
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.[27] The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009,[10] and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets.[28] The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand.[29][30][31] Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.[28] "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter.[28] My World was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK.[31][32][33] To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show,[34][35] The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.[36]
Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT.[37] Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009.[38] Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.[39] On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.
[edit] 2010–11: My World 2.0 and Never Say Never film
"Baby", the lead single from his debut album, My World 2.0, which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010 and became his biggest hit thus far, charting at number five in the U.S. and reaching the top ten in seven other countries.[28] Two promo singles "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.[28] According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews".[40] It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963.[41] My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart[28] and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries.[42][43] To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, Nightline, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 and Park.[44] Bieber collaborated with Sean Kingston on his single "Eenie Meenie" which also appeared on Bieber's debut album. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top-twenty of most other markets.
On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.[45] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.[46] The second single from My World 2.0, "Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. The single reached number ten in Canada, number fifteen in the United States, and the top twenty in multiple international countries.
On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote My World and My World 2.0.[47] In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet.[48] That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever.[49] In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.[50]
Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City.[51] At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live."[52]
Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed.[53] Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[54] Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic.[55] It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".[56]
A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released on February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D director Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters.[57] It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go With It, which grossed $31 million.[58] Never Say Never is said to have exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary.[59][60] Never Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide.[61] The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never – The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.[62]
[edit] 2011–present: Under The Mistletoe and Believe
On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez,[63] confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair.[64][65][66][67][68][69]
In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period.[70] On November 1, 2011, Bieber released Under the Mistletoe, his second studio album.[71] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release.[72]
In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.[73] On February 22, 2012, Bieber announced via Twitter that the first single off Believe will be released in March 2012.[74] The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single will be called "Boyfriend" and was released on March 26, 2012.[75] The song was co-written by Mike Posner.[76] The second single, Die In Your Arms, was released on May 29th, 2012. [77]
Image[link]
Justin Bieber has a higher score on the Klout online "influence" scale than Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama.[78] According to Jan Hoffman of The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before he released his EP, My World, in mid-November, the YouTube videos attracted millions of views.[18] Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun.[18] Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly;[10] his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers.[79] Since then he has been consistently gaining followers at an average of 24,000 per day.[80] The accounts also serve marketing purposes; for example, Bieber's music video for "One Time" only began selling quickly after it was uploaded to YouTube.[81]
Usher comments that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly." As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard Kenny, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image.[18] After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers."[82]
Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as Tiger Beat,[18] and has been labeled as a "teen heartthrob".[83] Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity.[84] Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London.[85] His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time;[86] one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.[87]
Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention.[88] He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube.[89] Nick Collins of The Daily Telegraph speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".[90]
Personal views and life[link]
Bieber is a Christian,[91] and said he has a relationship with Jesus, talks to him and that "he's the reason I'm here".[92]
Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in Rolling Stone sparked controversy.[93] Asked about abstinence, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." He said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby".[94] He described sexual orientation as "everyone's own decision."[95] Bieber has contributed to the It Gets Better Project,[96] which aims to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.[97]
Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship and has criticized America's health care system. Praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", he cited its health care system as a model example.[94]
In May 2012, Bieber purchased a 10,000 square-foot mansion on 1.3 acres of land, located in the community of Calabasas, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.[98]
Twitter[link]
Main article: Justin Bieber on Twitter
As of April 2012[update], Bieber's Twitter account (@justinbieber) is the second most popular celebrity account behind that of Lady Gaga.[99] By mid-April 2012, he had over 20 million followers.[100][101] His follower acquisition is one new follower every other second.[102][103] His popularity on Twitter at one point accounted for three percent of all Twitter related traffic, with a Twitter employee commenting that "racks of servers are dedicated" to Bieber.[103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112] This resulted in over 180 million page views for the service each month.[105] Bieber was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched[105] because his fans frequently discussed him on the network. [113] and was named the top trending star on Twitter in 2010;[114] Klout gave his account a score of 100.[115][116]
The size of Bieber's and Gaga's follower bases are cited as a reason why marketers should pay attention to Twitter:[117] with an ability to reach millions of people with a single tweet.[117] 8.3% of tweets mentioning "bieber" were semi-automated and probably Twitter related spam.[118] Research done about Twitter and the 2011 Egyptian revolution includes Bieber as he made tweets about the topic at a time when he had roughly 8 million followers. His multiple tweets resulted in 32,000 responses each, which made Bieber's Twitter account one of the single largest nodes for discussion about the uprising one of the largest on Twitter.[119][120]
In March 2012, Bieber fans launched an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Lady Gaga as the most popular celebrity on Twitter. Neither Bieber nor Lady Gaga discussed their mutual fanbase's campaigns on Twitter.[121]
Discography[link]
Main article: Justin Bieber discography
- My World 2.0 (2010)
- Under the Mistletoe (2011)
- Believe (2012)
Tours[link]
- 2009: Urban Behavior Tour
- 2010–2011: My World Tour
- 2012-2013: Believe Tour
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | True Jackson, VP | Himself | Guest star |
| My Date With... | |||
| 2010 | Silent Library | ||
| School Gyrls | Cameo | ||
| Saturday Night Live | Guest star/performer | Ep 35.18 | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason McCann | Shock Waves (Season 11, Episode 1) | |
| Hubworld | Guest star | Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| The X Factor (UK) | Performer | Series 7, Week 8 | |
| 2011 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Guest star[122] | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason McCann | Targets of Obsession (Season 11, Episode 15). | |
| Khloé & Lamar | Himself | Episode:The Father In Law (uncredited) Himself playing the NBA Celebrity All Star Game | |
| Saturday Night Live | Guest star | Ep. 36.14 | |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never[123] | Himself | Film produced by MTV Films and distributed by Paramount Pictures released February 2011 in United States; and March to April worldwide[124] The official movie trailer was released on October 26[125] | |
| Dancing With The Stars | Guest star | Week 7 Result Show | |
| So Random! | Himself | He performed in December 2011. | |
| Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Guest star | Performed at Walt Disney World Resort | |
| The X Factor (UK) | Performer | Series 8, Week 9 | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Baby Alien |
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Justin Bieber
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Further reading[link]
- Justin Bieber (October 12, 2010). Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-203974-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=a2iAh-KFdIgC&pg=PP1.
- Ronny Bloom (April 15, 2010). Justin Bieber. Penguin Group USA. ISBN 978-0-8431-9903-1.
- Chas Newkey-Burden (September 1, 2010). Justin Bieber: The Unauthorized Biography. Michael O'Mara. ISBN 978-1-84317-523-0.
- Sarah Oliver (October 1, 2011). Justin Bieber A-Z. John Blake. ISBN 978-1-84358-379-0.
- Sarah Parvis; Gail Herman (February 8, 2011). Superstars! Justin Bieber: In the Spotlight and Behind the Scenes. Time Home Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-60320-902-1.
- Marc Shapiro (August 17, 2010). Justin Bieber: The Fever!. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-67878-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=LyrqE1c66mwC&pg=PP1.
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