Diego

Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. It derives from a re-analysis of Sant Yago ("Saint Jacob"), viz. in reference to Saint James the Greater, re-analysed as San Diego.

In today's Spanish-speaking countries, Diego and Santiago are common as given names; Diego, Santiago and Sandiego are found as surnames. The forms Tiago, Thiago, Diago and Diogo are seen mostly in Portuguese speaking (Lusophone) countries.

History

The name is on record since the High Middle Ages (Diego de Acebo, d. 1207).

During the medieval era, the names "Sant Yago", "Diago" and "Diego" seem to have coexisted. "Sant Yago" is used, for example, in a letter by James II of Aragon dated 1300: "[...] maestro de la cavalleria de Sant Yago et de la dita orden [...]".

"Diago" is recorded, for example, in "Et fue a casa del Rey. e mostrolo a don diago que era adelantado del Rey" (Fuero de Burgos, c. 1240)

In the Renaissance era, the name was Latinized as Didacus (from Greek διδαχή (didache) "teaching").

"Diego" as a generic name or term for a Spaniard is documented from around 1615, and "dago" is used as such still in the 19th century. By the early 20th century, the term "dago" became an ethnic slur chiefly for Italian Americans, besides also for anyone of Hispanic or Portuguese descent.

Tory Lanez

Daystar Peterson (born July 27, 1992), better known by his stage name Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, and fashion designer from Toronto, Ontario. Peterson founded the One Umbrella imprint with his brothers in Toronto. He received major recognition from his mixtapes, Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story (2013) and Lost Cause (2014). In 2015, he released a collaboration EP, Cruel Intentions with WeDidIt Records. His debut album is set to be released in 2016.

Early life

Daystar Peterson was born on July 27, 1992, in Toronto. His father (Sonstar Peterson) was Barbadian and his mother (Luella Peterson) was Dutch. He and his parents were living in Montreal, before they moved to Miami, Florida. At the age of 9, Daystar began rapping. At the age of 11, Daystar discovered that his mother was gravely ill, with a rare disease and she later died. After his mother's death, his father began working as an ordained minister and also a missionary, which caused them to move frequently throughout the United States.

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He attracted a following in 2013, when he began posting song covers on the popular video sharing application Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which led to him signing a deal with the record label. Mendes went on to release an EP and his debut studio album Handwritten, whose single "Stitches" reached the top 10 in the U.S. and Canada, and number one in the UK.

Early life

Mendes was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Pickering, a suburb of the city. He is the son of Karen, a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman, selling bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto. His father is Portuguese (from Algarve), while his mother is English. He attended Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario.

Career

2014–present: Handwritten

He first started posting cover videos on the popular social video app Vine in 2013 and picked up millions of views and followers in a matter of months, becoming well known for his six-second snippets of renditions of many popular songs. By August 2014, he was the third most-followed musician on Vine. Artist manager Andrew Gertler discovered Mendes online in January 2014, bringing him to Island Records where he eventually signed and released his first single "Life of the Party" in June 2014. He is the youngest artist to debut in the top 25 with a debut song on the Billboard Hot 100, making to number 24 for the week ending July 12, 2014, at 15 years, 11 months and 4 days of age.

Lele Pons

Eleonora Pons Maronese (born June 25, 1996), more commonly known as Lele Pons, is an Internet personality most notable for her six-second video loops on the video-sharing service Vine. As of September 30, 2015, Pons has hit 7 billion loops on Vine which makes her the most looped person on Vine. She is also the most followed female star on Vine.

Many of Pons's videos consist of practical jokes on herself, her friends, classmates, and her family.

Pons was born in Venezuela, having moved to the United States at age five. Since immigrating to the US, Pons has resided in Miami, Florida. Pons graduated from high school in 2015 and she moved from Miami to LA.

Her book Surviving High School, cowritten with New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, is out April 2016.

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Pons received her first phone at age 15, and was soon introduced to Vine by one of her friends, stating, "I started with my friends, and I started becoming good. At first it was just being really creative—it wasn't even funny stuff." Pons would become one of the app's most prominent users, becoming the first user to surpass 1 billion video loops. As of September 1, 2015, Pons' account remains the most looped of all time with over 6.7 billion loops. In addition, Pons' account ranks 8th in terms of followers, with over 9.9 million. Pons is credited as being a creator of the phrase "Do It For The Vine".