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In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were dangerous creatures, portrayed as femmes fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli. In some later, rationalized traditions, the literal geography of the "flowery" island of Anthemoessa, or Anthemusa, is fixed: sometimes on Cape Pelorum and at others in the islands known as the Sirenuse, near Paestum, or in Capreae. All such locations were surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
When the Sirens were given a name of their own they were considered the daughters of the river god Achelous, fathered upon Terpsichore, Melpomene, Sterope, or Chthon (the Earth; in Euripides' Helen 167, Helen in her anguish calls upon "Winged maidens, daughters of the Earth"). Although they lured mariners, for the Greeks the Sirens in their "meadow starred with flowers" were not sea deities. Roman writers linked the Sirens more closely to the sea, as daughters of Phorcys. Sirens are found in many Greek stories, particularly in Homer's The Iliad.
Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English recording artist. Lloyd rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh series of The X Factor. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed by Simon Cowell to Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music.
Cher Lloyd's debut single "Swagger Jagger" was released in June 2011. Despite receiving negative reviews, the single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart. Her second single "With Ur Love" was released on 31 October, featuring Mike Posner, and peaked at number four in the UK, and number five in Ireland, preceding her debut album Sticks + Stones, which peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart.
Cher Lloyd used to live in Malvern with her parents Darren and Dina, and three younger siblings brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie. Lloyd attended Dyson Perrins CE Sports College, where she studied performing arts. She also attended theatre arts school Stagecoach.
Lloyd had previously auditioned for The X Factor twice before (when the minimum age was lower) singing ballads, but did not make it through. Lloyd has previously performed at holiday camps and said she gets a mixed reaction to her music, but was a big hit with x-factor judge at the time Cheryl Cole. She remarked on their similarity and Cheryl went on to support her throughout the show. She auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of "Turn My Swag On". At bootcamp she sang a rap version of "Viva La Vida" adding lyrics she claimed to have written herself, but this was disputed and reports claimed she took them from a song by rapper Swizz Beatz. At the judges' houses she performed "Cooler Than Me" but suffered from tonsillitis and was unable to complete her song. She was given a second chance, but broke down sobbing and could not complete the song. Despite this, she was still picked as one of the final three girls by mentor Cheryl Cole.
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. Amos originally served as the lead singer of 1980s synthpop group Y Kant Tori Read, and as a solo artist was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s. She was also noteworthy early in her solo career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. Some of her charting singles include "Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "God", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", "1000 Oceans", and "A Sorta Fairytale", her most commercially successful single in the U.S. to date.
As of 2005, Amos had sold 12 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards. Amos was also named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1996.
Amos was born in Newton, North Carolina. When she was two, her family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she began to play the piano. By age five, she had begun composing instrumental pieces on piano and, while living in Rockville, Maryland, she won a full scholarship to the Preparatory Division of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Her scholarship was discontinued at age 11 and she was asked to leave. Amos has asserted that she lost the scholarship because of her interest in rock and popular music, coupled with her dislike for reading from sheet music. In 1972, The Amos family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, where her father, Reverend Edison Amos, became pastor of the Good Shepherd United Methodist church. At the age of 13 she began playing at gay bars and piano bars, chaperoned by her father.
Actors: Dina Cataldi (actress), Jaiden Kaine (actor), Z. Joseph Guice (actor), Anna Lakomy (actress), Andrew Hsu (actor), Anissa Smith (actor), Gloria Chung (actress), Shobit Manchanda (actor), Jamal Blair (writer), Jeffrey Welk (actor), Justine S. Harrison (actress), Eric Elizaga (actor), Jamal Blair (actor), Arlene Ferreira (actress), Khadijjah Mote (actress),
Genres: Action,Actors: Thor Kristjansson (editor), Thor Kristjansson (director), Jon Thor Birgisson (composer), Kimbo Kim (producer), Lárus Oni Jóhannsson (producer), Sólrún Jóhannesdóttir (actor), Jökull Snær Þórðarson (actor),
Plot: The Siren is a film about a lonely air traffic controller in Iceland who has to guide a US military airplane carrying nuclear explosives. While helping them, he gets lost in the Icelandic outback following the sound of the Siren who eventually guides him onto the right path. The airplane on the other hand, receives a different path.
Keywords: iceland, icelandicActors: Richard Brundage (actor), Shanti Thakur (director), Shanti Thakur (writer), Shanti Thakur (producer), Shanti Thakur (writer), Shanti Thakur (editor), Mark Lipson (producer), Larry Kamerman (miscellaneous crew), Jessica Schoen (actress), Melissa Navia (actress), Laurence Cantor (actor), Shana Solomon (actress), Alexis Fedor (actor), Melissa M. Hill (miscellaneous crew), Josef Urban (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Maysin Gappy (miscellaneous crew), Scott Alin (actor), Nick King (director), Nick King (writer), Marjan Agicic (actor), Shane Semmens (producer), Honeyleen Hodges (producer), Jon Hurlbutt (editor), Antjuan Ingram (actor), Brent McDonald (actor), Isabel Pinkerton (actor), Spencer Riedel (actor), Rebecca Hermes (actress), Marty Cooney (actor), Nick King (producer),
Plot: BOUNDARIES is a psychological thriller that follows Jon after a recent brake up with the love of his life, Sirena. He suffers from night terrors that cross over into the real world, leaving him unsure if he is awake, or still dreaming. His self confidence appears to him in the form of dark silhouetted creatures that follow him in his dreams. When Jon is confronted by Sirena he will be faced with the ultimate decision, remain a slave to her manipulations, or allow his self confidence to finally put an end to this nightmare.
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Luke Rothschild (actor), Luke Rothschild (composer), Luke Rothschild (producer), Robert Amjarv (actor), Sean McAllen (producer), Sean McAllen (writer), Sean McAllen (director), Sean McAllen (editor), Holly Rothschild (actress), Holly Rothschild (producer), Holly Rothschild (miscellaneous crew), Shane McAllen (writer), Shane McAllen (director), Shane McAllen (editor), Shane McAllen (producer),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Short,Actors: Pertti Sveholm (actor), Olli Haikka (writer), Taneli Mäkelä (actor), Rauno Ahonen (actor), Pamela Tola (actress), Joona Tena (director), Jouko Puolanto (actor), Oskari Katajisto (actor), Iina Kuustonen (actress), Lena Meriläinen (actress), Osku Valve (writer), Sami Hokkanen (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Paris P. Pickard (director), Paris P. Pickard (editor), Paris P. Pickard (producer), Carsen LaBella (actress), Rik Haber (actor), Anna Haas (actress), Katherine Shearon (actress), Anna Haas (miscellaneous crew), Yelena Moskovich (writer), Melissa Newman-Evans (actress), Sarah Hanson (actress), Melinda May Chow (miscellaneous crew), Bretto Kendall (miscellaneous crew), Helal Homaidan (producer),
Genres: Short,Actors: John Gilbert (editor), Craig Hall (actor), Dean O'Gorman (actor), Charles Bracewell (writer), Charles Bracewell (director), Mark Prebble (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Short,Actors: Matti Onnismaa (actor), Eeva Litmanen (actress), Tero Jartti (actor), Jarmo Mäkinen (actor), Mats Långbacka (actor), Juhani Niemelä (actor), Pekka Valkeejärvi (actor), Alf Hemming (miscellaneous crew), Heikki Kujanpää (actor), Heikki Takkinen (miscellaneous crew), Pertti Koivula (actor), Paavo Liski (actor), Pauli Poranen (actor), Raimo Grönberg (actor), Tuomas Sallinen (director),
Plot: In this gloomy scenario about Finland's upcoming membership in the European Union, the country has become a poor peripheral area plagued by energy shortages and civil wars. Escaping the city to his summer cottage with his children and a lady next door, a divorced university teacher is forced to pick up a young delirious woman from the roadside. He soon falls in love with her, only to find out she is a sought-after deserter from a violent guerilla army.
Keywords: anarchy, army, chase, city-country-contrast, civil-war, collapsing-society, cottage, countryside, criminal-gang, deserterCarve your name into my heart
Lick the wounds, heal my soul
Drawn into icy darkness
Drink from my lips so cold
Black abyss all around us
Kiss the scars, drown the pain
Seduces you with a kiss
Sirens song calling to you
Come to me now, inside of me
Black hearts shiver, silver stars
Crash onto endless sea
Drown with me now
Let the rain wash you away
Reflections dance pull you under
Taste my tears, live forever
She calls your name
Into the night
Eternal pleasure deep within me
Empty words taint your lips
Lay all your secrets bare
Cast away what was before
Moonlight dances all around
Illuminates the serpent eyes
Tear my heart open
Searching but you aren't there
Come to me now, inside of me
Black hearts shiver, silver stars
Crash onto endless seas
Drown with me now
Let the rain wash you away
Reflections dance pull you under
Taste my tears, live forever
She calls your name
Into the night
Beckoning to an empty heart
No escape for you my love
Under the sirens spell
Eternity in my arms
I'll shelter you from pain
Kill your dreams
Consumes your soul
With sirens song
Come to me now, inside of me
Black hearts shiver, silver stars
Crash onto endless seas
Drown with me now
Let the rain wash you away
Reflections dance pull you under