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Ayo (born as Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin on 14 September 1980 in Frechen near Cologne, Germany) is a Nigerian-German singer-songwriter. She uses the Yoruba translation Ayọ or Ayo. of her first name Joy.
Her debut album Joyful, which was first released in 2006, reached Double-Platinum status in France, Platinum in Germany and Poland, Gold status in Switzerland and Italy and Greece. The album was released in the United States on 20 November 2007 by Interscope Records.
She has a son, Nile, who was born in late 2005 and a daughter, Billie-Eve, born July 2010, with her partner, the Afro-German reggae singer Patrice. At the end of 2007, she moved with her family to the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan in New York City.
The president of UNICEF France, Jacques Hintzy, announced on 4 February 2009 that the singer was named patron of UNICEF to promote the right to education for all children in the world.
The French production company MK2 produced 2009 the film Ayo Joy a 90 minute documentary about the singer and her life. The film was directed by Raphaël Duroy and is due in cinemas in early 2010.
Actors: Lon Haber (producer), Lon Haber (miscellaneous crew), Lon Haber (actor), Christy Lee Hughes (actress), Meagan Prahl (actress), John O'Driscoll (actor), Jennifer Mims (actress), Sara Kitnick (miscellaneous crew), Ayodeji Aloba (actor), Rafael Kalichstein (actor), Martin Narr (editor), Ron Schneider (actor), Samuel Hardie (actor), Dilek Sengul (actor), Bryan Griswold (actor),
Plot: A mini-docu-dramedy in the style of a public service announcement, that asks what humanity can do to beneficially serve each other, our environment, and the world around us. Told from the point of view of men and women of all ages, races, walks of life, from all corners of the globe. The perfect message for any charitable cause.
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Mystery,Actors: Shirley Bruno (editor), Shirley Bruno (producer), Shirley Bruno (writer), Shirley Bruno (director), Bianca Sowerby (actress), Tracey King (actor), Tracey King (actor), Marjory Bruno (composer), Renee Chinakew-Venn (actor), Karene Peters (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Christoph Grissemann (actor), Alexander E. Fennon (actor), Rainer Spechtl (actor), Benjamin Cabuk (actor), Stefan Rager (actor), Michael Sokolar (writer), Michael Sokolar (producer), Michael Sokolar (director), Joana Adesuwa Reiterer (writer), Joana Adesuwa Reiterer (producer), Joana Adesuwa Reiterer (producer), Clarissa Brown (actor), Martin Schöggl (actor), Thomas Waldek (actor), Andreas Grass (composer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Carlo Verdone (actor), Giovanni Stabilini (producer), Patrizio Marone (editor), Riccardo Tozzi (producer), Stefania Sandrelli (actress), Kim Rossi Stuart (actor), Marco Chimenz (producer), Paolo Virzì (actor), Paolo Villaggio (actor), Raffaele Vannoli (actor), Paolo Sorrentino (actor), Joshua Berman (miscellaneous crew), Francesca Archibugi (writer), Francesca Archibugi (writer), Francesca Archibugi (director),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Chipmunk (actor), Judd Batchelor (actor), Momodou Musa Touray (director), Natalie Moggridge (costume designer), Ewan Alman (actor), Ofuma Bosah (producer), Duane F.L. Wharton (writer), Bashir Bazanye (actor), Jez Anderson (composer),
Plot: Sweet Mother tells the story of Shola, an African Mother returning to England to reunite with her feral 16-year-old son, JJ. The problems she encounters on this emotional journey highlight every mother's nightmare. Shola finds it challenging to emotionally connect with JJ until a critical incident brings the two together.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Bill Jones (editor), Margarita Doyle (producer), Ben Timlett (producer), Sophie Trott (actress), Deola Folarin (director), Emmanuel Briely (actor), Dai Fujikura (composer), Ayodele Ajana (actress),
Plot: SALT SCRUBBERS is a harrowing narrative about three prostitutes on a visit to 'Eden's spring' a luxurious Fulham heath suite far from the sordid East End brothel where they work. Ayo, a hardened Nigerian sex slave and Jason, a rent boy, have become habitual visitors to 'Eden'. They feel its precincts and facilities allow them a safe haven and cleansing rituals that enable them to survive the ordeals of their profession. They want Galya, Ayo's co-enslaved prostitute, to share its blessing. On Galya's first visit to Eden, the safe haven is profaned when one of the three is propositioned by a john.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Jose Javier Reyes (director), Uriah Dypuekeng (miscellaneous crew), Lorna Tolentino (actress), Nida Blanca (actress), Jesse Lucas (composer), Frank Chico (miscellaneous crew), Lily Y. Monteverde (producer), Gina Alajar (actress), Christopher De Leon (actor), Mon Confiado (actor), Noni Buencamino (actor), Jose Javier Reyes (writer), Richard Quan (actor), Daye Moralita (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Marcelo (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kenneth Cope (actor), Keith Richardson (producer), Mark Addy (actor), Nicholas Ball (actor), Terry Marcel (director), Jayne Ashbourne (actress), Nick Berry (actor), Lee Macdonald (actor), Glynis Brooks (actress), Paul Kember (actor), Nicholas Beveney (actor), Brian Miller (actor), Carol Harrison (actress), Terry Warwick (editor), Dean Williamson (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Lere Paimo (actor), Kareem Adepoju (actor), Tunde Kelani (director), Yomi Ogunmola (actor), Bola Obot (actress), Yinka Oyedepo (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Lere Paimo (actor), Kareem Adepoju (actor), Tunde Kelani (director), Yomi Ogunmola (actor), Bola Obot (actress), Yinka Oyedepo (actress),
Genres: Drama,