"Someone" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album If There's Any Justice. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart^[1].

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San Elizario, Texas
—  CDP  —
Location of San Elizario, Texas
Coordinates: 31°34′58″N 106°15′57″W / 31.58278°N 106.26583°W / 31.58278; -106.26583Coordinates: 31°34′58″N 106°15′57″W / 31.58278°N 106.26583°W / 31.58278; -106.26583
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	El Paso
Area
• Total	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km2)
• Land	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	3,642 ft (1,110 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	13,524
• Density	1,366.1/sq mi (526.2/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	79849
Area code(s)	915
FIPS code	48-65360[1]
GNIS feature ID	1367493[2]

San Elizario is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,046 at the 2000 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[link]

San Elizario is located at 31°34′58″N 106°15′57″W / 31.58278°N 106.26583°W / 31.58278; -106.26583 (31.582873, -106.265703)right next to the river^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.9 square miles (26 km²), all of it land.

Demographics[link]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 11,046 people, 2,624 households, and 2,440 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,112.8 people per square mile (429.5/km²). There were 2,809 housing units at an average density of 283.0/sq mi (109.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.33% White, 0.15% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.01% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.18% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.88% of the population. Of those 97.88% who identify themselves as Hispanic, 95.02% identify themselves as Mexican, making San Elizario the most Mexican (though not Hispanic, see Mila Doce, Texas) town in the United States.

There were 2,624 households out of which 67.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.21 and the average family size was 4.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.3% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,145, and the median income for a family was $20,772. Males had a median income of $16,689 versus $12,648 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,915. About 40.2% of families and 44.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.8% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education[link]

San Elizaro is served by the San Elizario Independent School District.

The First Thanksgiving[link]

In 1598, Don Juan de Oñate, a Spanish nobleman and conquistador born in Zacatecas, Mexico, led a group of 500 colonists and 7,000 head of livestock (including horses, oxen and cattle) from southern Chihuahua to settle the province of New Mexico. The caravan traveled a northeasterly route for weeks across the desert until it reached the banks of the Río Grande in the San Elizario area. The thirsty travelers drank the cool water and then celebrated with a Thanksgiving Mass and enjoyed a feast of fish, fowl and deer on April 30, 1598. This is considered to be the "First Thanksgiving" celebrated in the present-day United States. Oñate performed the ceremony of La Toma (Taking Possession) in which he claimed the new province for King Philip II of Spain or Rey Felipe II de España.

San Elizario Chapel[link]

San Elizario Chapel, as known as La Capilla de San Elcear, was never a mission, but it functioned as a presidio chapel. It provided the religious needs of a presidio or an outpost of military personnel. The presidio was moved to the present site in 1789, to protect travelers and settlers along the Camino Real (Royal Highway) which ran from Mexico City through Juarez City, Mexico then called Paso del Norte to Santa Fe, NM. Its close proximity to the Ysleta and Socorro missions also provided protection for them.

When Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821, the military presence at the presidio decreased. By 1848, the presidio had fallen into ruins. Rebuilding efforts began in 1853, with a small church. This proved inadequate and the present structure was completed in 1882. The exterior appearance has changed very little since then.

The wedding scene for the movie Fandango (1985) was filmed in the plaza of the San Elizario church.

Salt War[link]

In 1877 a conflict, the Salt War, broke out between the town and a troop of Texas Rangers. The Rangers surrendered, but the state removed the county seat to El Paso and the railroad was not built through the town. Historians believe the gun fight was racial in nature between the local Hispanic majority and African American mine workers versus the European American county officials.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• El Paso County History of San Elizario
• Fandango IMDB
• San Elizario Historic District
• El Paso Mission Trail Association

v t e Municipalities and communities of El Paso County, Texas, United States County seat: El Paso Cities El Paso Horizon City Socorro Towns Anthony Clint Village Vinton CDPs Agua Dulce Butterfield Canutillo Fabens Fort Bliss Homestead Meadows North Homestead Meadows South Morning Glory Prado Verde San Elizario Sparks Tornillo Westway Unincorporated communities Montana Vista Newman

Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog at a concert in Oslo in 1977.
Background information
Birth name	Agneta Åse Fältskog
Born	(1950-04-05) 5 April 1950 (age 62) Jönköping, Sweden
Genres	Pop, schlager, disco, folk, easy listening, rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, organ
Years active	1967–1988, 2004-present
Labels	Cupol CBS Records Polar Music Warner Music Group
Associated acts	ABBA
Website	http://www.agnetha.net/

Agnetha Åse Fältskog (Swedish pronunciation: [aŋˈneː.ˈta ˈfɛlt.ˈskuːɡ]) (born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish recording artist.^[1] She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 375 million records worldwide,^[2][3] making it the fourth best–selling music artist in history and the second best–selling band in history.^[4]

Life and career[link]

Early life (1950–1966)[link]

Agnetha (known as Anna in some countries^[5]) Fältskog was born on 5 April 1950 in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.^[6][7] She was the first of two daughters of department store manager Knut Ingvar Fältskog (1922—1995) and his wife Birgit Margareta Johansson (1923—1994).^[6] Ingvar Fältskog showed much interest in music and showbusiness,^[8] whereas Birgit Fältskog was a very calm and careful woman who devoted herself to her children and household.^[9] Fältskog cites Connie Francis, Marianne Faithfull, Aretha Franklin and Lesley Gore as her strongest musical influences.^[6]

Fältskog wrote her first song at the age of six, entitled "Två små troll" ("Two Little Trolls").^[10] In 1958, she began taking piano lessons, and also sang in a local church choir.^[6] In early 1960, Fältskog formed a musical trio, The Cambers, with her friends Lena Johansson and Elisabeth Strub. They performed locally in minor venues and soon dissolved due to a lack of engagements.^[6] At age 15, Fältskog decided to leave school and pursue a career.^[6]

Career development in Sweden (1966–1971)[link]

Fältskog worked as a telephonist for a car firm while performing with a local dance band, headed by Bernt Enghardt.^[6] The band soon became so popular that she had to make a choice between her job and her musical career. She continued singing with the Bernt Enghardt band for two years.^[6] During that time, Fältskog broke up with her boyfriend Björn Lilja; this event inspired her to write a song that would soon raise her to media prominence, "Jag var så kär".^[6][9] At that time, Karl Gerhard Lundkvist, a relative of one of the band's members, retired from his successful rock and roll career and began working as a record producer at Cupol Records. Enghardt sent him a demo recording of the band, but Lundkvist showed interest in Fältskog and her song only.^[9] She was worried because he was not interested in the band and they were not to be included on the record. However, she decided to accept the offer, and signed a recording contract with CBS Records.^[6]

Her début single "Jag var så kär", written by herself, was released through Cupol Records in 1967, and topped the Swedish Chart on 28 January 1968 and sold more than 80.000 copies.^[6] She also submitted the song "Försonade" to Melodifestivalen, the Swedish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, but it was not selected for the final.^[9] Fältskog developed a career as one of Sweden's most popular pop music artists, participating in a television special about pilots in 1968.^[11] The same year, she released the single "Zigenarvän" about a young girl attending a Gypsy wedding and falling in love with the bride's brother. Its release coincided with a heated debate about Gypsies in the Swedish media, and Fältskog was accused of deliberately trying to make money out of the situation by writing the song.^[10]

Her success continued throughout the late 1960s. She then met German songwriter/producer Dieter Zimmerman, to whom she became engaged.^[6] Thus Fältskog's albums were reaching German charts, and Zimmerman promised Fältskog she would achieve great success in Germany.^[6] When she went there and met with record producers, she refused to meet their demands, describing their chosen material as "horrible".^[6] Fältskog soon ended her engagement to Zimmerman and returned to Sweden.^[6]

In 1970, she released "Om tårar vore guld", which was perhaps her most successful song in Sweden before ABBA.^{[citation needed]} This was in spite of a claim from a Danish composer that she had used 22 bars from his composition "Tema", even though it had been written in the 1950s and had never been recorded. The case dragged on until 1977, when a settlement was reached and Fältskog paid the Dane SEK5,000.^{[citation needed]} In 1972, Fältskog portrayed Mary Magdalene in the Swedish production of the international musical hit Jesus Christ Superstar.^[9]

Marriage to Björn Ulvaeus and years with ABBA (1971–1982)[link]

Fältskog met Björn Ulvaeus, a member of the Hootenanny Singers, in 1969.^[7][9] Her relationship with Ulvaeus, as well as her friendship with Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, with whom Ulvaeus had already written songs, eventually led to the formation of ABBA. Fältskog and Ulvaeus married on 6 July 1971 in the village Verum, with Andersson playing the organ at their wedding.^[6] Their first child, Linda Elin Ulvaeus, was born on 23 February 1973, and their son Peter Christian Ulvaeus on 4 December 1977.^[7] The couple decided to separate in late 1978, and Fältskog moved out of their home on Christmas night, 25 December 1978.^{[citation needed]} In January 1979, the couple filed for divorce, which was finalised in June 1980. Both Fältskog and Ulvaeus agreed not to let their failed marriage interfere with their responsibilities with ABBA.^[6][7][9] The failure of their marriage inspired Ulvaeus to write "The Winner Takes It All", one of ABBA's greatest hits.^[6][7][9]

In 1975, during the same period as her bandmate Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded her Swedish number one album Frida ensam, Fältskog recorded and produced her solo album Elva kvinnor i ett hus. These albums were both recorded between sessions and promotion for the ABBA albums Waterloo and ABBA.^{[citation needed]} Even though ABBA was already a number one act in Sweden by 1975, Fältskog's album failed to reach the Top 10 on the Swedish album charts, peaking at number 11.^{[citation needed]} However, Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus did spend 53 weeks on the chart, even longer than any of ABBA's albums, and it also contained three further Svensktoppen entries for Fältskog: her Swedish language version of ABBA's "SOS" (also number 4 on the single sales chart); "Tack För En Underbar Vanlig Dag"; and "Doktorn!". Except for the version of "SOS", all the songs had lyrics by Bosse Carlgren and music by Fältskog herself. The album had been underway since 1972, when Agnetha started writing the songs, but it was delayed because of the work with ABBA and her pregnancy.^{[citation needed]} In 1974, she and Carlgren agreed on a concept for the album; it should consist of 12 songs, sung by 12 different women living in the same apartment building, each having a distinct name, identity, etc. In the end, only 11 songs were put onto the album, and the concept was never fully developed.

Between the years 1968 and 1980, Fältskog had a total of 18 entries on the Svensktoppen radio chart, starting with debut single "Jag Var Så Kär" in January 1968 (peak position number 1) and ending with "När Du Tar Mig I Din Famn" from the compilation Tio år med Agnetha twelve years later, in January 1980 (peak position number 1). The 18 entries, most of which were composed or co-written by Fältskog herself, spent a total of 139 weeks on the chart during this time, with the biggest hit being 1970's "Om Tårar Vore Guld" (number 1, 15 weeks).^{[citation needed]} Fältskog also recorded the Swedish Christmas album Nu tändas tusen juleljus with daughter Linda Ulvaeus which peaked at number 6 on the Swedish album sales chart in December 1981. Chartwise Fältskog was, therefore, by far the most successful solo artist of the four ABBA members, both before and during the band's international career.^[12][13]

Fältskog is also the only member of ABBA to have participated in Melodifestivalen again after having won Eurovision with "Waterloo" in 1974, albeit only as a composer.^{[citation needed]} In 1981, she wrote the ballad "Men Natten Är Vår" ("But the Night Is Ours") with lyrics by Ingela Forsman, but instead of performing the song in the contest herself, she chose new talent Kicki Moberg. The single, which Fältskog produced in the Polar Studios with the same musicians as on contemporary ABBA recordings, was backed with the Swedish version of "I'm Still Alive", entitled "Här Är Mitt Liv" ("Here Is My Life"), a song which she herself had sung on ABBA's 1979 world tour.^{[citation needed]} Moberg's recording of the song remains the only version to have been officially released to date.^[14]

International solo career development (1982–1990)[link]

In the 1980s, Fältskog released three English-language solo albums.^{[citation needed]} The records did well in Europe and Scandinavia.^{[citation needed]}

At the end of 1982, she duetted with Swedish singer (and former ABBA backing vocalist) Tomas Ledin on a song called "Never Again", which became a Top Five hit in Sweden, Norway, Belgium, and South America.^{[citation needed]} The song was also released in a Spanish language version, entitled "Ya Nunca Más". In the summer of the same year, Fältskog starred in the hit Swedish movie Raskenstam,^{[citation needed]} and received positive reviews for her film début. The film was also a blockbuster hit in Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

In May 1983, Fältskog released her first post-ABBA solo album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me. The album became a moderate hit in North America and Australia, and reached the higher regions of the charts across Europe, including number 1 in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Belgium and Denmark (where it became the biggest-selling album of the year), and number 18 in the UK.^{[citation needed]} Agnetha sold 1.2 million records of her first solo album after ABBA.^{[citation needed]} Two singles from the album became hits in continental Europe. "The Heat Is On" became a number 1 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the Netherlands, but only just scraped into the UK Top 40.^{[citation needed]} The title track also peaked at number 1 in Belgium as well as the Top Five in the Netherlands, Germany and South Africa.^{[citation needed]} In North America, the album track "Can't Shake Loose" was released as the lead-off single, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 23 on the RPM Top 50 singles chart in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

The same year, Fältskog was voted by the readers of Aftonbladet as Best Female Artist of the Year, and received the Music Award Price Rockbjörnen.^{[citation needed]}

Her next studio album, Eyes of a Woman, produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc, was released in March 1985. "She is quite content to grace the works of various other lesser mortals with her immaculate, sugar-sweet voice," wrote Barry McIlheney in Melody Maker. The album sold well in parts of Europe, peaking at number 2 in Sweden and the Top 20 in Norway and Belgium, but failed to match the success of Wrap Your Arms Around Me.^{[citation needed]} Lead single "I Won't Let You Go", composed by Fältskog herself, however, enjoyed considerable chart success in both Continental Europe and Scandinavia.^{[citation needed]}

In 1986, Fältskog recorded another duet, "The Way You Are", with Swedish singer Ola Håkansson, which became another number 1 hit in Sweden.^{[citation needed]} In mid-1987, Fältskog travelled to Malibu, California to record the album I Stand Alone, produced by Peter Cetera and Bruce Gaitsch (fresh off Madonna's La Isla Bonita collaboration).^{[citation needed]} Released in November of that year, it was a minor hit in Europe, except for Sweden where it spent eight weeks at number 1 and became the best-selling album of 1988 and entering the Top 15 in Norway.^{[citation needed]} The single from the album, "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)", on which Fältskog duetted with Peter Cetera, was released primarily in North America, and became her second solo single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93.^{[citation needed]} It was also a Top 20 Billboard Adult Contemporary hit. Two tracks were also recorded in Spanish for the Latin American market; "La Ultima Véz" ("The Last Time") and "Yo No Fui Quién Dijo Adiós" ("I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)").^{[citation needed]}

After the release of I Stand Alone in mid-1988, Fältskog went on hiatus from her musical career and completely withdrew from public life.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 1990-2004: Second marriage, a Dutch stalker and As I Am biography

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In 1990, Fältskog married Swedish surgeon Tomas Sonnenfeld. They divorced in 1993.^[15] She also had a two year relationship with Dutchman Gert van der Graaf at the end of the 1990s during which time she invited him to live with her.^{[citation needed]} After Fältskog had decided to finish the relationship, he stalked her at her mansion, resulting in a court issuing Van der Graaf with a restraining order. He was arrested in 2003 and banned from entry into Sweden. In 2005, the deportation order from Sweden ran out, and within months Van der Graaf was again sighted near Fältskog's estate in Ekerö.^[16]

In 1996, her autobiography Som jag är was published in Swedish (in English the following year as As I Am), followed by several compilation CDs of her Swedish and English recordings, including one called My Love, My Life for which Agnetha picked out the music herself. Hardcore fans welcomed the autobiography, but critics panned it.^{[citation needed]}

2004–present: Return to music: 'My Colouring Book', uniting with B+B+A to promote 'Mamma Mia!'[link]

In April 2004, Fältskog released a new single, "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (a cover of the song originally recorded by Cilla Black). It peaked at number 2 in Sweden, number 11 in the UK, and became a sizable hit throughout Europe.^{[citation needed]} "It is exciting to hear her voice, utterly undimmed, delivering a tellingly-titled song," commented London's Music Week.^{[citation needed]} A few weeks later, the album My Colouring Book, a collection of Fältskog's covers of 1960s classic oldies, was released, topping the charts in Sweden, hitting the Top Five in Finland and Denmark, number 6 in Germany and peaking at number 12 in the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]} The title song "My Colouring Book" is a cover of the song originally recorded by Dusty Springfield. "I love this record," enthused Pete Clark in London's Evening Standard, while Daily Mail pointed out that "it reveals a genuine affection for the era's forgotten pop tunes."^{[citation needed]} The Times reviewer noted that "her voice is still an impressive pop instrument,"^{[citation needed]} and The Observer shared the same sentiment suggesting that "time hasn't diminished her perfect voice."^{[citation needed]} Reviewing the release in The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan wrote: "Agnetha Fältskog has a vulnerability that gets under the skin of a song. She may be cheating a trifle by including no original material on this collection of 1960s covers, but if anyone can do justice to the likes of "Sealed with a Kiss", it's her. The soaring sentimentality evokes Cilla Black and Sandie Shaw in their mini-skirted pomp, and I don't say that lightly."^{[citation needed]} The release attracted media attention across Europe, but Fältskog staunchly refused to be involved in any extensive promotion of the album (including personal appearances), and thus limited her public exposure to several short newspaper interviews, a few videos and a Swedish-language low-key TV special.^{[citation needed]} Yet, the album managed to sell more than 500,000 copies worldwide, 50,000 of those in the United Kingdom alone. A second single release from the album, "When You Walk in the Room", peaked at number 11 in Sweden and also entered the UK Top 40.^{[citation needed]} "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming", originally recorded by Art Garfunkel, failed to be released as the third single from the album.

Shortly after this release, for the 2004 semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, staged in Istanbul 30 years after ABBA had won the contest in Brighton, Fältskog appeared briefly in a special comedy video made for the interval act, entitled "Our Last Video."^{[citation needed]} Each of the four members of the group appeared briefly in cameo roles, as did others such as Cher and Rik Mayall. It was billed as the first time the four had worked together since the group split. In fact, while Bjorn and Benny filmed their more extensive parts together, Frida and Agnetha were filmed for a very short appearance separately and edited to appear together.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, Fältskog was nominated for Best Nordic Artist at the Nordic Music Awards, and at Christmas of that year (for the first time in almost 20 years), she gave an extensive interview which was filmed by Swedish TV.^{[citation needed]} Around the same time, Sony Music released a lavishly produced 6 CD boxed set comprising Fältskog's Swedish solo career before ABBA (five original solo albums - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975 - and an additional compilation disc with bonus tracks).^{[citation needed]}

In January 2007, Fältskog appeared at the final performance of Mamma Mia! in Stockholm (as she had at its opening in 2005). Together with ex-husband and former colleague Björn Ulvaeus, she appeared on stage at the after show party held at Stockholm's Grand Hotel.^{[citation needed]} She also sang a duet, "True Love", with Tommy Körberg of Chess.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2008, a new compilation album, My Very Best, was released in Sweden. The double CD contains both Swedish (CD 1) and English-language hits (CD 2) from her whole solo career, from 1967 to 2004. It successfully entered as number 4 on the Swedish albums chart and was certified gold within the first week of its release.^[17]

ABBA appeared together in 2008 (1st, 5th, and 6th from left and 2nd from right)

On 4 July 2008, Fältskog joined former colleagues Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson at the Swedish premiere of the film version of Mamma Mia!, held at the Rival Theatre (owned by Andersson) in Mariatorget, Stockholm. Fältskog arrived with Lyngstad and movie star Meryl Streep, the three dancing in front of thousands of fans before joining the film's other stars and Andersson and Ulvaeus on the hotel balcony for the first photograph of all four ABBA members together in 22 years.^[18]

In January 2010, Fältskog appeared onstage together with Lyngstad at Swedish Rockbjörnen Awards to receive a lifetime honorary award for ABBA, and even giving a short, lightweight interview.

In February 2010, ABBA World, an extensive multi-million pound exhibition, debuted at London's Earls Court and included an extensive interview with Agnetha filmed in Sweden the previous summer.^{[citation needed]} For the exhibition's Melbourne launch, she recorded a light-hearted opening film together with former ABBA colleague Benny Andersson, shot in Stockholm in June 2010.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2010, Fältskog was at the opening of Mamma Mia! the musical in Denmark with former husband Ulvaeus.^[19]

Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

Bibliography[link]

• 1997 — As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond (ISBN 1-85227-654-1)

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Wille Wendt: Topplistan - The Official Swedish Single & Album Charts, Premium Förlag, ISBN 91-971894-2-1
• 1998 — Guinness Book of British Hit Singles 7th Edition

External links[link]

• Official website
• Official Website of ABBA
• Agnetha Fältskog at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anne-Marie David with "Tu te reconnaîtras"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 (as part of ABBA)	Succeeded by Teach-In with "Ding-A-Dong"
Preceded by Nova with "You're Summer"	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 (as part of ABBA)	Succeeded by Lars Berghagen with "Jennie, Jennie"

v t e ABBA Agnetha Fältskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Frid Lyngstad Studio albums Ring Ring Waterloo ABBA Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Super Trouper The Visitors Compilations Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Gracias Por La Música The Singles: The First Ten Years Thank You for the Music Gold: Greatest Hits More Gold: More Hits Oro: Grandes Éxitos Thank You for the Music The Definitive Collection 18 Hits The Complete Studio Recordings Number Ones The Albums Live albums ABBA Live Singles "People Need Love" "He Is Your Brother" "Ring Ring" "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" "Waterloo" "Honey, Honey" "Hasta Mañana" "So Long" "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" "SOS" "Mamma Mia" "Fernando" "Dancing Queen" "Money, Money, Money" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "The Name of the Game" "Take a Chance on Me" "Eagle" "Summer Night City" "Chiquitita" "Does Your Mother Know" "Voulez-Vous" "Angeleyes" "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "I Have a Dream" "The Winner Takes It All" "On and On and On" "Super Trouper" "Lay All Your Love on Me" "One of Us" "When All Is Said and Done" "Head Over Heels" "The Visitors" "The Day Before You Came" "Under Attack" "Thank You for the Music" Other songs "She's My Kind of Girl" "En Karusell" "Another Town, Another Train" "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" "Rock'n Roll Band" "King Kong Song" "Bang-A-Boomerang" "Rock Me" "I've Been Waiting for You" "My Love, My Life" "That's Me" "Arrival" "As Good as New" "Happy New Year" "Our Last Summer" "Slipping Through My Fingers" "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" "Put On Your White Sombrero" Video games SingStar ABBA ABBA: You Can Dance Related articles Discography Songs Unreleased songs Dick Cavett Meets ABBA Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (film) (soundtrack) ABBA: The Movie Congratulations Music of Sweden Stig Anderson "Thank ABBA for the Music" A-Teens ABBA: The Tour Book:ABBA

Christophe Willem
Willem in March 2012
Background information
Birth name	Christophe Durier
Born	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 28)
Origin	Enghien-les-Bains, France
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Columbia Sony Music
Associated acts	Zazie Jenifer Kylie Minogue Jennifer Ayache

Christophe Durier better known as Christophe Willem (born on 3 August 1983 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise), is a French singer and the winner of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star (French version of Pop Idol) in 2006.

Early life[link]

Christophe spent most of his life in Deuil-la-Barre (Val-d'Oise), where his parents run a driving school. As a child, he learned figure skating and to play the piano. Later he learned to sing as part of a gospel choir "Young Voices". He also was composing songs at the age of fourteen.

Before deciding to study to become a lawyer and calculus professor, he continued to practice music and in 2004 he appeared in a Richard Anconina film, Alive, where he played the role of Henri, a young man with a golden voice who is, nevertheless, not considered suitable for the lead role in a musical. Since his film career continued after this, he returned home, where he studied communication while working a number of part-time jobs, such as babysitting and helping in a theatre.

[edit] Nouvelle Star

Pushed by his family and friends, he decided to try out for the 2006 edition of Nouvelle Star. With an initial audition performance of Strong Enough by Des'ree, he surprised the judges, who did not expect such a quality voice from an admittedly ungainly-looking man. Nicknamed "La Tortue" (The Turtle) by Nouvelle Star judge Marianne James, he proved to be a popular contestant, and on 8 June, was crowned the fourth Nouvelle Star.^{[citation needed]}

Performances[link]

• Initial audition : "Strong enough" (Des'ree)
• Further audition : "Être à la hauteur" (Le Roi Soleil/Emmanuel Moire)
• Top 14 : "Sunny" (Boney M)
• Top 14 redux : "Où sont les femmes" (Patrick Juvet)
• Top 10 : "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper)
• Top 9 : "Ça plane pour moi" (Plastic Bertrand)
• Top 8 : "I Am What I Am" (Gloria Gaynor)
• Top 7 : "New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)
• Top 6 : "Goodbye Marilou" (Michel Polnareff), "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)
• Top 5 : "My Heart Will Go On" (Céline Dion), "Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees)
• Top 4 : "Memory" – (Barbra Streisand), "I Want You Back" (The Jackson Five)
• Top 3 : "I'm Still Standing" (Elton John), "Pour ne pas vivre seul" (Dalida)
• Top 2 : "Born to Be Alive" (Patrick Hernandez), "La chanson des vieux amants" (Jacques Brel), "Last Dance" (Donna Summer)
• Top 1 : "Someone New" (Eskobar)

Career[link]

His debut album Inventaire was released on 16 April 2007, while the first single, Élu produit de l'année premiered in March.

In May 2007 he released the second single Double Je, which went directly on the #1 in France and Belgium.^[1][2] The third single, Jacques A Dit came out in autumn 2007. The album was well received and sold double platinum in France^[3] and gold in Belgium and Switzerland. So far, the album has sold over 1 million copies.^[4][5] Willem started his first tour on 15 November 2007 and it ended on 20 July 2008. He toured France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Overseas departments and territories of France, such as Réunion, Mauritius and even New Caledonia. He also sang several times in Paris at L'Olympia and Zenith, which are the most prestigious concert halls in Paris.

In 2007 Christophe Willem appeared on the list of the 10 musicians who earn the most in France (including income, record sales, concerts and contract). Christophe Willem was in 6th place and earned a total of 1.22 million euros in 2007.^[6]

He joined artists such as Tears for Fears, Lara Fabian, and Murray Head on the Night of the Proms tour 2007.

In 2008, he joined the Les Enfoires charity ensemble

His second album, Caféine, was published in 25 May 2009 and the album's first single was Berlin. The second single was Plus Que Tout and the third Heartbox.

Caféine went immediately to #1 in France.

In 2010, he joined the jury of French version of X Factor.

His third album, entitled Prismophonic was released a month and a day (21st November 2011) after the first single Cool (20th September 2011). The second single from the album is called Si Mes Larmes Tombent (January 2012)

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

DVD[link]

• 2008 : Fermeture pour rénovation (#1 in France and #1 in Belgium)

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Christophe Willem at the Internet Movie Database
• christophe-willem.com
• Review of Cafeine(in English)

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Ben Bruce Blakeney (1908 – March 4, 1963) was an American lawyer.

Served during the Second World War in the Pacific theatre. In 1946–1948 served as a defence councel at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, and defended Shigenori Tōgō, General Yoshijirō Umezu and Admiral Soemu Toyoda, who was found not guilty. Among his arguments were that aggressive war could not be defined as a crime under international law.^[1] In 1949, he began work as a lecturer of law at Tokyo University. He was killed in a plane crash in 1963.

Works[link]

• "The Japanese High Command", Military Affairs, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer, 1945), pp. 95–113 and No. 3 (Autumn, 1945), pp. 208–218

References[link]