Arienne

"Arienne" is the fourth single to be released by the British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer. Released in August 1993, it became Archer's fourth UK Top 30 hit in a year (peaking at no.30).

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Tasmin Archer

Tasmin Archer (born 3 August 1963) is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite", which reached #1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She won a BRIT Award in 1993 and went on to release other albums.

Early life

Archer was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. She attended Grange Upper School and after graduating, first worked as a sewing machine operator. She attended Bradford College in 1980 to study typing, and then became a clerk at Leeds Magistrates' Court.

Archer joined a group called Dignity as a backing vocalist, and played with different bands around the Bradford area. She helped out at a recording studio in Bradford called Flexible Response, and subsequently began working with musicians John Hughes and John Beck as The Archers. During this time, Tasmin Archer developed skills in the music business.

Musical career

Great Expectations

Archer signed to EMI in 1990, and released her first single, "Sleeping Satellite" in August 1992, which went to #1 in the UK Singles Chart. The single also enjoyed minor success in the U.S. where it peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album Great Expectations followed in October 1992. It reached #8 in the UK Albums Chart, and achieved gold disc status by December for sales of more than 100,000 copies. Further singles from the album followed, and although they were Top 40 hits in the UK, they did not achieve the same level of success as her début.

Binibining Pilipinas

Binibining Pilipinas (literally Miss Philippines), is a national beauty pageant of the Philippines that has been responsible for selecting the representatives of the Philippines for two of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss Universe and Miss International, and other international pageants such as Miss Intercontinental, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Globe.

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History

Stella Márquez-Araneta, a former Miss Colombia, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI) which has been the official national franchise holder of the Miss Universe Organization since 1964.