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Anya is a feminine given name. It is also found as a surname.

Origins and variant forms[link]

• Anya (Аня) is a Russian diminutive of Anna, derived from Hannah which means "gracious" or "bringing goodness" in the original Hebrew language.
• The spelling Anja is common in Norwegian, Danish, German, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Slovenian, Macedonian and Serbian.
• Ania is the spelling in Polish.
• Áine is the Irish spelling of the name, pronounced Awn-iya.
• Anya in Sanskrit is either a word meaning "inexhaustibleness" or a pronoun meaning "other" or "another person" (it also has this meaning in Hindi).
• Aanya is a common spelling of this name in India.
• Anya in Hungarian means mother (other forms: édesanya, anyu, anyuka, anyuci)^{[not relevant]}.
• Inya along with 'mama' means mother in some sub-ethnic languages of the Luhya ethnic group of Kenya.
• Anya means "eye" in the Igbo language of Nigeria.

People with the given name Anya[link]

• Anya Ayoung-Chee, former Miss Trinidad and Tobago and winner of season 9 of Project Runway
• Anya Corke, Woman Grandmaster and the top female chess player in Hong Kong
• Anya Gallaccio, British artist
• Anya Hindmarch, a British fashion designer
• Anya Kamenetz, a freelance writer
• Anya Rozova, a fashion model, runner-up in America's Next Top Model under the name Anya Kop
• Anya Lahiri, a British singer
• Anya Major, an athlete, actress and model
• Anya Marina, a singer-songwriter
• Anya Monzikova, a Russian-American model on the Deal or No Deal game show
• Anya Schiffrin, an international business professor at Columbia University
• Anya Seton, author of historical romances
• Anya Taranda, an American model
• Anya Teixeira, a street photographer

People with the given name Anja[link]

• Anja Andersen, Danish Handball player
• Anja Garbarek, Norwegian musician
• Anja Plaschg, alias Soap&Skin, Austrian musician
• Anja Pärson, Swedish alpine skier
• Anja Rubik, Polish fashion model
• Anja Steinlechner, Austrian-American musician

People with the given name Ania[link]

• Ania (singer) (born 1981), Polish singer and composer
• Ania Said Chaurembo (21st century), Tanzanian politician
• Ania Walwicz (born 1951), Australian poet and prose writer
• Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish singer

Fictional characters[link]

• Anya Alstreim, a supporting character in Code Geass
• Anya Amasova, a Soviet spy played by Barbara Bach in the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me
• Anya Claus, wife of Dudley Moore's Santa in Santa Claus: The Movie
• Anya Jenkins, a thousand-year-old vengeance demon played by Emma Caulfield in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Anya MacPherson in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Anya Stroud, the dispatch girl from the science fiction video game Gears of War
• Ania Williams in the soap opera Family Affairs
• Anya, an alchemist in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
• Anya, Princess Ann played by Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday
• Anya, daughter of the Marvel Comics character Magneto
• Anya (Star Trek), a guardian in the Star Trek episode "The Dauphin"
• Anya, Princess Anastasia's alias as an orphan in the 1997 animated film Anastasia
• Anya in Negima!
• Ania, Iolaus's wife-to-be, played by Jill Sayre in Hercules and the Amazon Women
• Anya, a mission director in the game Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In and its sequel

People with the surname Anya[link]

• Ikechi Anya, a professional footballer

See also[link]

• Áine (given name), an Irish given name with the same pronunciation
• Anya (disambiguation), other meanings
• Ania (disambiguation)

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Luis Aguilar

Personal information
Full name	Luis Aguilar
Date of birth	(1984-01-29) January 29, 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth	Long Beach, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	none
Number	2
Youth career
	Rio Hondo College
–	University of San Francisco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	San Francisco Seals
	Ajax Orlando Prospects
2007	California Victory	19	(0)
2007-2008	Montreal Impact	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Luis Aguilar (born January 29, 1984 in Long Beach, California) is an American soccer player who until recently played defense for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division.

Career[link]

After attending Rio Hondo College for two years, Aguilar transferred to the University of San Francisco. He completed his collegiate career in 2005 after winning back-to-back WCC Division I titles with Second and First Team All-WCC awards. He was drafted by the California Cougars of Major Indoor Soccer League in March 2006.^[1] Aguilar played with the San Francisco Seals. He later played for the Ajax Orlando Prospects. In 2007, he signed with the USL First Division expansion team California Victory. He played nineteen games with the Victory before being traded to the Montreal Impact on July 30, 2007. He then played seven games with the Impact through the end of the 2007 season that includes making the starting squad for the playoffs. He was signed to a 3 year contract extension with the Impact and played through the first half of the 2008 season until an injury caused him to retire early. He currently resides in San Francisco.

External links[link]

• Player Profile at the Montreal Impact website
• Article involving his move to the Montreal Impact

References[link]

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José Tomás Pérez Selles (26 August 1934 – 7 August 2001), was a Spanish classical guitarist and teacher. Considered a major influence on the evolution of classical guitar technique in the second half of the 20th century, he trained many guitarists from all over the world.^[1]

Biography[link]

José Tomás was born in Alicante and began his musical studies with Oscar Esplá. He would later transcribe Esplá's piano suite, Levante, for the guitar as well as re-discover and transcribe Esplá's previously unknown work, Tempo di Sonata. The sonata, originally composed for the harp, was given its first performance in 1978 by Tomás himself.^[2] Tomás was initially a self-taught guitarist, but then continued his studies with Regino Sainz de la Maza, Emilio Pujol,^[1] and Alirio Diaz. On Diaz's recommendation, he went to study with Andrés Segovia in Siena.^[3] After Siena he continued his training with Segovia in 1958 and 1959 at Música en Compostela, and served as Segovia's assistant there.^[1]

In 1961 he won first prize at the Concurso Internacional de Guitarra in Orense founded by Segovia,^[4] after which he primarily dedicated himself to teaching in his native city, where he was Professor of Guitar at the Conservatorio Superior de Música "Óscar Esplá", a post which he held for two decades. From 1964 until the mid-1970s, he also took over from Segovia as director of Música en Compostela.

As a concert performer, Tomás was known for his enviable sound and interpretative skill. He was also known for his transcriptions, especially those of scores from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.^[5] This in turn led him to adopt an eight string guitar, developed for him by José Ramírez III. The two extra strings allowed him to play music originally composed for the vihuela and lute on a modern guitar without sacrificing any notes.^[6] However, his primary contribution was to guitar pedagogy. "Pragmatic and erudite, but at the same time humble", he received a constant stream of guitarists who visited his home in Alicante seeking his advice.^[5] Amongst the classical guitarists who studied with Tomás are Thomas Müller-Pering, Ahmet Kanneci, Edson Lopes, Ignacio Rodes, Carles Trepat and Edoardo Catemario.

The Conservatorio Profesional de Música "Guitarrista José Tomás" in Alicante is named in his honour,^[5] as is an international classical guitar competition, the Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica "José Tomás - Villa de Petrer".^[7]

References[link]

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Lykke Li
A studio portrait of Lykke Li
Background information
Birth name	Li Lykke Timotej Svensson Zachrisson
Born	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 26) Ystad, Skåne, Sweden
Genres	Indie pop, indie rock, dream pop, electronic, folk pop, indie folk, folktronica, indietronica, wonky pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	LL, Atlantic
Website	www.lykkeli.com

Lykke Li (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlʏˌkɛ ˈliː]; born Li Lykke Timotej Svensson Zachrisson; 18 March 1986 in Ystad), is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos.^[1] Her debut album, Youth Novels, was released in 2008.

Early life[link]

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson was born in Ystad, Skåne; her mother is a photographer and her father, a musician, is a member of Dag Vag.^[2] The family moved to Stockholm when Zachrisson was a toddler and when she was six moved to a mountaintop in Portugal where they lived for five years. The family also spent time in Lisbon and Morocco, and winters in Nepal and India.^[2][3] She moved to the neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn in New York for three months when she was 19.^[4][5][6] She returned when she was 21 to record her album.^[7]

Career[link]

Music career[link]

Performing at Paradiso, 2011

Lykke Li, modelling Levi's Curve ID Collection

Lykke had some success with the EP "Little Bit" in 2007. Stereogum named her an artist to watch in October 2007 and described her music as a mix of soul, electro and "powdered-sugar pop".^[8]

Lykke's debut album, Youth Novels, was released on LL Recordings in the Nordic region on 30 January 2008 and received a wider European release in June 2008. The album was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John and Lasse Mårtén and was reportedly inspired by a previous relationship of three years.^{[citation needed]} It was released in the United States on 19 August 2008. The album was released in the UK and Ireland in June 2008, promoted by a performances of "Little Bit" on Later... with Jools Holland on 25 May 2008.

She appeared on Swedish musician Kleerup's self titled album, contributing vocals to the track "Until We Bleed". She also worked with Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp on their 2009 album Junior, contributing vocals to "Miss It So Much" and "Were You Ever Wanted".

Lykke appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly on 18 February 2009. She covered "Knocked Up", originally recorded by Kings of Leon who had approached Lykke to cover a song of her choice, and "Gifted" in which she performs with Kanye West. Lykke performed at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 19 April, as well as the 2009 Lollapalooza festival on 8 August as part of the promotional tour for Youth Novels.

A remixed version of her song "I'm Good, I'm Gone" was featured in the 2009 horror film Sorority Row.

The song "Possibility" was written for the 2009 film The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Lykke had been asked to write a song to the film soundtrack but she was reluctant to commit to the project. It was after she had seen an early screening of the film that she decided she wanted to contribute to the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released on 16 October 2009.

The song "Get Some" was featured in the fifteenth episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-0 titled "Kai e'e" which aired January 23,2011. The song was also used in ABC Family's drama Pretty Little Liars in the eighteenth episode of the second season which was titled "A Kiss Before Lying" which aired January 30, 2012. It was also featured in The Vampire Diaries.

Lykke's song "Melodies and Desires" was featured in the 2010 Australian film Griff the Invisible and an edited version of "Get Some" was featured in the Catwoman trailer for the video game, Batman: Arkham City.

She collaborated with singer Kleerup on the song "Until We Bleed", which was featured on an episode of UK TV series Misfits.

Her second album Wounded Rhymes was released in 2011. The album was featured on several lists of 2011's best albums, including Q, Mojo, The Observer, The New York Times, The Huffington Post and Rolling Stone.^[9]

On 30 April 2011, she performed on Later... with Jools Holland in the UK, playing "Get Some", "Sadness Is a Blessing" and "I Follow Rivers". Lykke played at the 2011 Latitude Festival, held between 14 and 18 July 2011 at Henham Park in Suffolk, England. She appeared with her band on US late night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in August 2011 and on The Late Show with David Letterman in November 2011.

The Magician remix version of "I Follow Rivers" is featured in Jacques Audiard's 2012 film De rouille et d'os in competition at the Cannes festival.

Model career[link]

In September 2010, she was announced as the official face of the Levi's Curve ID Collection, alongside Pixie Geldof and Miss Nine.^[10] In January 2012, she signed up to the books of the Viva Model Management agency.^[11]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

B-sides

• "I Don't Mind (Jump on It)" included on the Swedish and UK two-track single of "I'm Good, I'm Gone"
• "After Laughter" split single with El Perro del Mar for Record Store Day 18 April 2009
• "Until We Bleed" – Kleerup featuring Lykke Li included on the Swedish two-track single of "Tonight"
• "Paris Blue" included on the "Get Some" single

Guest appearances

• 2008: "Until We Bleed" – Kleerup featuring Lykke Li (Kleerup)
• 2009: "Gifted" – N.A.S.A. featuring Kanye West, Santogold and Lykke Li (The Spirit of Apollo)
• 2009: "Little Bit" – Drake and Lykke Li (So Far Gone)
• 2009: "Miss It So Much" – Röyksopp featuring Lykke Li (Junior)
• 2008: "Knocked Up" (Lykke Li vs. Rodeo Remix) – Kings of Leon ("Use Somebody")
• 2008: "Starchasers" (as a sample of "Little Bit") – Charles Hamilton (It's Charles Hamilton)
• 2009: "Were You Ever Wanted" – Röyksopp featuring Lykke Li (Junior) [Japanese bonus track]
• 2009: "Leaving You Behind" – Amanda Blank featuring Lykke Li (I Love You)
• 2011: "Let Me Go" - Logic featuring Lykke Li (Young Sinatra)
• 2011: "A New Name To Go By" - Deportees (Island & Shores)
• 2012: "Black Tin Box" - Miike Snow (Downtown Records)

Covers

• "After Laughter Comes Tears" – originally recorded by Wendy Rene
• "Can I Kick It?" – originally recorded by A Tribe Called Quest (regular live cover/performed with Q-Tip at MTVu Awards)
• "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" – originally recorded by Vampire Weekend (regular live cover)
• "Hustlin'" – originally recorded by Rick Ross
• "Knocked Up" – originally recorded by and featuring Kings of Leon
• "A Milli" – originally recorded by Lil Wayne
• "Velvet" – originally recorded by The Big Pink
• "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" – originally recorded by The Shirelles

Music videos

Awards and nominations[link]

Remixes[link]

Her song "I'm Good, I'm Gone" was remixed by Fred Falke and featured in Hed Kandi's Lounge 2009^[15] "I'm Good, I'm Gone" was also covered by British group Friendly Fires in 2009.^[16] Her song "Little Bit" was remixed by Drake, as well as a bootleg remix by AutoErotique. Her song "Little Bit" was sampled and remixed by Charles Hamilton. Her song "Love until We Bleed" was remixed by QuESt. Her song "Dance, Dance, Dance" was remixed by Buraka Som Sistema and Dada life.^[17] Her song "I'm Good, I'm Gone" was also remixed by 3OH!3 as a collaboration.^[18][19] Most recently however her song "I Follow Rivers" was remixed by rapper Tyler, The Creator. A remix of her track "I Follow Rivers" by The Magician has been a huge club success in Europe, taking the track to number 1 in Romania and number 7 in Greece.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Lykke Li at Allmusic
• Lykke Li at the Internet Movie Database
• Lykke Li on RCRD LBL
• Lykke Li at Lollapalooza 2011

DJ Smash aka Smash Hunter (born Wayne Allen Hunter, in Manhattan, New York) is a DJ, music producer, remixer and project consultant.

Background[link]

His first records were released in 1989 as Transphonic by defunct indie dance label Nu Groove Records founded by Karen and Frank Mendez along with R&B/Dance producers Burrell.

He co-founded New York indie dance label Eightball Records (1990) producing 4 releases (Jazzy Grooves Vol. 1&2, Jazz Not Jazz and Transphonix) for the imprint.

In 1992 he co-founded New Breed Records with Asia Love.

As A&R and creative director of the imprint, he signed artists, compiled singles, EPs and full length releases.

As as a producer/artist released over 30 of his own titles under various production aliases such as Jazz Not Jazz Massive, Yardboy, 2Much, JB, Cubian and Transphonix.

In 1994, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, remixing a track featuring Groove Collective and Bernie Worrell. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine.

He's compiled and remixed internationally released projects for labels such as Blue Note Records and Instinct/Acid Jazz Records.

Remix credits include works by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bobby McFerrin, Medeski Martin & Wood, Roy Ayers, Herbie Hancock, rapper Guru's Jazzmatazz, Donald Byrd, Bob Belden Project feat. Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves, Groove Collective and many others.

External links[link]

• DJ Smash at Allmusic

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