Andre (band)

Andre is a Romanian dance band, formed in 1998 by Andreea Antonescu and Andreea Bălan. In 2002, they were nicknamed The Dance Music Princesses of Romania.

Biography

Andre debuted in music singing the song La Întâlnire (On a Date) presented at the compilation Petrecerea (The party). The song was played on the Romanian radios and soon at all the Romanian televisions that time (TVR, PRO TV, ANTENA 1). The next hit was Liberă La Mare(Alone On the Seaside) which was named the song of the year at Mamaia festival and they received the trophy Bravo for the best dance - pop band in 1999. At the beginning of 2002 they received 4 platinum discs and one golden disc for their 1.200.000 albums sold in 3 years being the most loved Romanian band ever all their albums having a lot of success in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.

The band split in 2001 when the two singers went their separate ways into solo careers. They are fairly successful, catering to pre-teens as they did before in their early years. But only Andreea Bălan entered in the charts with songs like "Liberă din nou" (Free again), "O străină" (A stranger) and "Nopţi de vară" (Summer nights).

Adult Swim

Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] or [as]) is an American cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network, both of which are owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner, Inc., every night from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time in the United States. The network is programmed by Williams Street Studios, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, which also developed two prior television programming blocks seen on Cartoon Network: Toonami (which later became a block on Adult Swim in 2012) and Miguzi. The name comes from a phrase used by public swimming pools to label designated times when children are restricted from using the facilities in favor of adults: "Adult Swim".

Debuting as a programming block on Cartoon Network in 2001, Adult Swim was established as alternative programming during the late night hours when Cartoon Network's primary target audience, children and teenagers between the ages of 7–15, would normally be sleeping. Much of Adult Swim's general content is known for its risqué, unorthodox and often bizarre presentation, while many of the series features are developed in stark contrast with traditional American television programs. The network was granted its own Nielsen ratings report due to differing target demographics, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. The block features stylistically varied animated and live-action shows including original programming, syndicated series mainly consisting of Fox animated programming, short films, OVAs, and Japanese anime, generally with minimal or no editing for content.

Eric André

Eric André (born April 4, 1983) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is the host of The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and plays Mike on the FXX series Man Seeking Woman.

Early life

André's father is Haitian and his mother is an American Jew. He identifies as Black and Jewish. André graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 2005, where he played the double bass.

Career

He is the creator and host of The Eric André Show, a talk-show parody series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. He co-starred as Mark on the short-lived ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and guest-starred on 2 Broke Girls as Deke, Max's love interest and fellow pastry student.

He plays Mike in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, which premiered in 2015. On March 3, 2015, Man Seeking Woman was renewed for a 10-episode second season, slated to air in 2016.

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The Eric Andre Show

The Eric Andre Show is an American comedy television series on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The show premiered in the United States on May 20, 2012, and is a parody of low-budget public-access talk shows. The series is hosted by comedian Eric André along with comedian Hannibal Buress, who serves as André's sidekick.Gary Anthony Williams served as the announcer in the first season, being replaced by Tom Kane and Robert Smith in the second and third seasons, respectively.

A total of 30 episodes have aired over the course of three seasons. On December 31, 2012, The Eric Andre Show did a 45-minute live New Year's special, titled The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular. In April 2015 André made a special surprise appearance on Conan to announce the show has been renewed for a fourth season.

Development and production

In a 2012 interview Eric André mentioned being a big fan of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, a series that has previously aired on Cartoon Network and later Adult Swim, which was a major influence on him while developing the series. Before shooting André would re-watch several episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast in a row in order to "absorb as much Space Ghost" as he could. André would also ask executive producer and Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo several questions about the series, as he was an executive during its production run. To André's surprise Lazzo had no interest in Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

André Brasseur

André Brasseur, (born 1939) is a Belgian keyboard player and organist.

Brasseur has released many albums and singles in his own country, but internationally is best known for his double A sided single The Kid/Holiday, which was released on the CBS label in the UK. Though it never reached the UK charts, The Kid became popular in the famous Northern Soul venue The Twisted Wheel, based in Manchester, and DJ Noel Edmonds used Holiday as the theme tune to his Radio 1 programme in the 1970s. In the same period at Radio Veronica, a Dutch pirate radio, DJ Lex Harding used The Kid as the opening sequence to his daily afternoon broadcast program.

Brasseur is also famous for his 1965 instrumental single 'Early Bird' (named after the satellite launched the same year), which sold over 6 million copies worldwide. His 1967 single Waiting For You was used as the signature tune to the 1970s Yorkshire Television series Indoor League.

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