Mansur
Mansur (Arabic: منصور, Manṣūr; also spelled Munsor, Mansoor, Mansour, Monsour, Mansyur or Mensur) is a male Arabic name that means "the one who is victorious", from the Arabic root naṣr (نصر), meaning "victory."
The first known bearer of the name was Al-Mansur, second Abbasid caliph and the founder of Baghdad.
Other people called Mansur during the golden Age of Islam include:
Imams of Yemen
Mansour (singer)
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Mansour (Persian: منصور , born 28 July 1971), also called Mansour Jafari Mamaghani, is an Iranian artist of Iranian Azerbaijani origin born in Tehran, Iran renowned as a Persian musical artist based in Southern California.
Background
Early years 1971
Mansour was born in Tehran, Iran and emigrated with his family to the U.S. during the Iran-Iraq war.
Initiation 1991
In 1991, Mansour embarked on recording his first album. A project that would eventually take three years to complete, the debutante is said to spend much time in preparation to refine his voice and vocal techniques under rigorous training lessons. He also insisted on hand-picking the producers, lyricists and arrangers for this album, all of which he financed from the revenues of a pager and cell phone store that he owned. He was later married to Maryam Gordpour, in 2009. They now have two kids living in the hills.
First album 1994
In August 1994, Mansour’s debut album Ferferehayeh Bi Baad (started in 1991) was released through Caltex Records. Labeled as fresh and different for its upbeat and electronic pop textures, it garnered the attention of the new generation of Persian speaking youths of exiled Iranians who had become accustomed to Western music of similar type and thus easily accepted this mode of style into the Iranian music. In this album , Mansour works with some of the greatest Persian musicians such as: Siavash Ghomayshi, Abdi Yamini, Hassan Shamaeizadeh and Manouchehr Cheshmazar. And also famous lyricists like : Shahyar Ghanbari, Homayoun Hooshyarnejad and Masoud Fardmanesh .
Myriam Montemayor Cruz
Myriam Montemayor Cruz (born February 8, 1981, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico), better known as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist, known for winning the first season of Mexican talent show La Academia.
Biography
Myriam grew up in a home with many brothers and sisters. Since she was a child, she dreamed of becoming a singer. Her musical career began in Monterrey with musical groups such as Obsesión, Conspiración, Ébano, Liberación and Compass.
In 2002, she was selected for the Mexican musical reality TV show La Academia. During this show she sang "Como la Flor", "Mudanzas", "De mi enamorate", "Él me mintió" and other songs. Her charm and personality, as well as her great interpretative talent, propelled her to become one of the most popular persons in the reality show. After 5 months on the show, she was announced the winner at the Season Finale in the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City.
Myriam signed to EMI Music for 5 years or 5 albums. A week after winning La Academia, EMI released her first album, a compilation of the themes that Myriam sang in the show. It sold 300,000 copies within two months, topping the Mexican charts and being the first ex-student from La Academia to go double Platinum; at this time the album had sold more than half a million copies.
Miriam (disambiguation)
Miriam was the sister of Moses in the Bible.
Miriam or Myriam may also refer to:
People
- Mirriam, the English vocaloid from Zero-G, voiced by Miriam Stockley
In music
In science
Other uses
Myriam (Myriam album)
Myriam is the second studio album by Myriam. On her website it is also called "Myriam: Lo que Soy, lo que Pretendo y lo que Fui" (Myriam: What I Am, What I Pretend and What I Was) making reference to the lyrics of the album's first single "Hasta El Limite". It includes eleven songs with the collaboration of Tiziano Ferro, Leonel (ex Sin Bandera). Again Myriam co-wrote a theme along with Estrella. In this album Myriam brought a more fresh concept, almost 100% pop genre with a little touches of flamenco. It was released in July, 2004.
Album information
It was recorded in Argentina and the producer was Cachorro Lopez who had also worked with Julieta Venegas. Myriam's career was at a low point, as she was being criticized for her third place in Desafio de Estrellas, but all that was eclipsed by the success of this album. "Hasta el Limite" was the first single from the album; it was Myriam's first song with a promotional video, and stayed in the charts for more than 6 months. The second single was "Porque Soy Mujer" which was written by Myriam and her ex-classmate Estrella.
