HAIFA WEHBE BIOGRAPHY

Haifa Wehbe was born in Mahrouna, in Southern Lebanon. She is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer.

Biography and Career

Haifa Wehbe was born in Mahrouna, in Southern Lebanon. She is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for Miss Lebanon and later through the release of her debut album Houwa El Zaman.

She grew up listening to jazz and R&B. She began to work as a model at a young age and won the title of Miss South Lebanon at the age of sixteen. She won an ancillary title at the Miss Lebanon competition, which she had to relinquish when it was discovered that she had already been married and had a baby girl called Zeineb, disqualifying her.

She also made a name for herself when she starred in a music video clip for the singer George Wassouf. By 1996, she had appeared on over a hundred magazine covers. She is married to Ahmed Abu Hashima and is currently living in Egypt with him.

In 2002, Wehbe released her first album named, Houwa El Zaman which became a commercial success in part thanks to the popularity of her first single Agoul Ahwak.

Her second album Baddi Eesh, was released in 2005 and lived up to expectations due to the success of its lead single Ya Hayat Albi. Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the title single of the album is about freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights. Her follow-up single became her biggest hit to date, Ana Haifa, which became her novelty song..

Wehbe was the first Arab artist appears on the Italian TV channel Rai Uno at Piazza Navona in Rome, performing in front of celebrities and fashion designers. She has also performed with artists from outside the Arab world. On June, 2006, she became the first artist in the Arab world to perform with rapper 50 Cent when she performed the opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut.

Wehbe will release a children's album titled Baby Haifa with Rotana. The release date for the album has yet to be announced. Wehbe is a Shiite Muslim, and has three sisters, though Haifa's mother is Egyptian. Her brother died at the age of 24 during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Discography
Studio albums

* Houwa El-Zaman (2002)
* Baddi Eesh (2005)
* Habibi Ana (2008)

Other albums
* Baby Haifa (2010)

Soundtracks
* 2008: Sea of Stars

Singles
* " 80 Million Ehsas"
* "Enta Tany"
* "Yama Layali"
* "Samaani"

Concert Tours

2011
* January 29- Amsterdam, Netherlands (TBA)

2010
* November 18- Al Massa Hotel, Cairo
* November 17- Movempic Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
* July 31 - Movempic Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
* July 24 - Chouf, Lebanon
* July 22 - Batroun, Lebanon
* July 16–19 - Casablanca, Morocco
* July 4 - PRIVATE CONCERT, Monaco
* July 2 - Zahle Festival, Zahle, Lebanon
* May 8 - Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut
* March 13 - Houston, Texas

Filmography

Films
* Sea of Stars (produced by Pepsi) - released July, 2008
* Dokkan Shihata - June 2009

Television
* Al Wadi (2005) - reality television show based on the French reality show La Ferme Célébrités.

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MARIA VALVERDE RODRIGUEZ

Maria Valverde Rodriguez born March 24, 1987 is a Spanish actress.

She was born Maria Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel, Madrid. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role.

She has also taken part in several films, such as Melissa P., a film based on the polemic book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello.

Trivia:

- Being born on March 24, her zodiacal sign is Aries.
- Height: 5'4

Awards
* Goya Award to best new actress (2003)
* Rostro más bonito del cine español (Most Beautiful Face in Spanish Films) in San Sebastian International Film Festival (2005)


Filmography
Year Film
2010 Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo
2009 Cracks
2008 The Anarchist's Wife
2007 The King of the Mountain
2005 Melissa P.
2005 Los Borgia
2004 Fuera del cuerpo
2004 Vorvik
2003 La flaqueza del bolchevique
2003 Cuando nadie nos mira

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ARACELI GONZALEZ BIOGRAPHY

Araceli Gonzalez was born on June 19, 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a famous model, actress and host. She got married at a young age and had her first child in 1988, she was romantically linked to Chayanne when the duo starred in a telenovela.

At 15, Araceli was discovered by the designer Daniel Desio and he took her to a fashion show in Mar del Plata, Argentina. During 1985 and 1986 she was working as an advertising model of trade marks; such as Sprite, Adidas, and Christian Dior. In 1987 Araceli met Rubén Torrente and contracted her to host the TV program 'Onda Verde'. They fell in love and got married a year later. The couple had a daughter, Florencia, born in 1988, and Araceli continued her career as a model in Europe. She came back to Argentina as the most famous girl of the prestigious Pancho Dotto's models staff, appearing in several magazines covers. In 1990, after a advertising campaign of By Deep Jeans, she was cast in the TV series "La banda del Golden Rocket" (1991). By the time Araceli was working as an actress, she was separated from her husband and gained the custody of her daughter. Meanwhile, she started a love relationship with the actor Adrián Suar. In 1994 she starred in "Nano" (1994) with Gustavo Bermúdez and Araceli got her first Martín Fierro Award for breakthrough performance. She starred in another soap opera "Sheik" (1995), once again with Bermúdez, but it was less successful than the earlier one. Her next soap opera was "El último verano" (1996) alongside Osvaldo Laport. In 1997 Araceli achieved theatrical success with the play 'Y las sirenas cantarán...'; next, she starred in the TV series "Carola Casini" (1997) and she got married to Adrián Suar the same year. She gave birth to Tomás, her second child, from that marriage. Her film debut was in Alma mía (1999), starring Pablo Echarri, and it became a success in Argentinian theaters. Then, this movie was the first Argentinian film sold in DVD format. Meanwhile, Araceli worked in advertising and co-hosted with Julián Weich a TV Show called 'Fort Boyard', which was made in France; it had only 14 transmissions. By the year of 2000 Araceli rejected an offer to continue in the same show and started a new TV program "Primicias" (2000). Araceli's work in TV during 2001 was seen in the soap opera "Savage Attraction" (2001) sharing leading roles with Chayanne and Romina Yum.


FILMOGRAPHY

Killer Women (TV series)
Blanca / Irma / Margarita Herlein

– Blanca, perdida (2007) … Blanca

– Irma, la de los peces (2006) … Irma

– Margarita Herlein, probadora de hombres (2005) … Margarita Herlein

2006 Amas de casa desesperadas (TV series)
Gabriela Solis

– Cuatro amigas y un funeral (2006) … Gabriela Solis

2006 Bendita vida (TV series)

2005 The Roldans (TV series)
Florencia

– Episode #2.1 (2005) … Florencia

2005 Larga distancia (TV mini-series)

2003 Un día en el paraíso
Tati/Brenda

2002 Love Heritage (TV series)
Carolina Marín

2001 Savage Attraction (TV series)
Ana Laura 'Anita' Villalobos Kent de Linares Kent

– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Ana Laura 'Anita' Villalobos Kent de Linares Kent

2000 Primicias (TV series)
Mina Carbonell

1999 Alma mía
Alma

1997 Carola Casini (TV series)
Carola Casini

1996 El último verano (TV series)
Agustina Ferrari

1995 Sheik (TV series)
Virginia/Ana

1994 Nano (TV series)
Camila Del Molino López de Espada

– Episode #1.1 … Camila Del Molino López de Espada

1991 La banda del Golden Rocket (TV series)
Pato

1990 Play Murder for Me
Molina's Date

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SNEHA ULLALSNEHA BIOGRAPHY

Sneha Ullalsneha Biography

Birth Name: Sneha Ullal
DOB: 18 December 1987
Status: Single
Debut Movie: Lucky
Marriages: None
Most Remembered for: Her resemblance to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Although her parents being an Indian origin, Sneha was born in Muscat and even did her schooling from Indian School Muscat. After coming to India she studied at Durelo Convent High School in the suburbs of Bandra. Later she joined MMK College, Mumbai where even Salman Khan's younger sister Arpita studied who told her brother about Sneha. That’s how she bagged her debut film ‘Lucky: No Time For Love", with the lead hero none other than Salman Khan’. And the other movie is "Aryan" where she co-stars with Sohail Khan. Sneha Ullal joined the film industry when she was just 18 years old.

SHRADHA SHARMA BIOGRAPHY

SHRADHA SHARMA was born17 June 1984 in Mumbai India.Her zodiacal sign is Gemini.

SHRADHA SHARMA profile

Born:06/17/1984
Nickname:N|A
Birthname:Shraddha Sharma
Sign:Gemini
Hometown:Mumbai
Country:India
Ethnicity:Asian
Job:Actress, Model

Movies
* Jayahe (Telugu, 2011)
* Chickni Chic (Video Album)
* Tumhara pyaar meri zindagi (Hindi, 2011)
* Jeeva (Kannada)
* Humein Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya Chupke Chupke (Hindi, 2003)
* Suno Har Dil Kuch Kehta Hai (Sahara One, TV Serial)
* Saarthi (Star Plus, TV Serial)

EDURNE GARCIA ALMAGRO

Edurne García Almagro better known as Edurne is a Spanish pop singer. Born December 22, 1985 (1985-12-22) in Madrid, Spain. She came sixth in the fourth edition of the Spanish television series Operación Triunfo in 2005.

At present, she is the girlfriend of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.

Discography

Her record label is Sony Bmg Spain and her debut album "Edurne", whose first single is "Despierta", was released on 2006. "Edurne" is Edurne's debut album, and has 12 tracks. It mixes many different rhythms and styles, including "Amores Dormidos", a song composed for Edurne by the popular Spanish pop group La Oreja De Van Gogh. In the re-release of the Edurne's debut album included "Te Falta Veneno", the theme song for "Yo Soy Bea" (Spanish adaptation of the Colombian soap opera "Betty La Fea" aired by Telecinco) and 2 remixes from her debut single "Despierta". Also, Edurne recorded "Don't Tell Me Tonight", a duet with the Iranian singer Cameron Cartio for his album "Borderless".

Edurne's second album is called "Ilusión", and it was released on June 19 anticipated by the single "Ven por mi", a cover of Sita's "Come With Me". The album peaked at #11 position in the official iTunes albums chart. "Ilusión" includes the track "Fue para los dos", a Spanish-language adaptation of a song originally written in English by Hanne Sørvaag and Harry Sommerdahl under the title "Brief and Beautiful"; this English version was also recorded by Norwegian artist Maria Arredondo and released as a single in 2007.

In 2008, Edurne released an album of songs from musicals called Premiere. The first single is a Spanish version of the Queen song "Somebody to Love". The album has received good reviews from the Spanish press, and has got to number 5 in the Spanish iTunes charts (Number 3 in the Spanish pop chart). The reason of doing an album of songs from musicals is that Edurne is working in the musical Grease in Spain, acting as Sandy. Edurne released a new album on March 23, 2010 named Nueva Piel. The first single of the album is called "Soy Como Soy (Girls Will Be Girls)" and it is available to listen on Edurne's official website and MySpace.

Edurne And David De Gea

Albums
Album Information

Edurne

* Released: March 21, 2006 (SPN)
* Re-Released: September 26, 2006
* Peak Position: #3
* Spanish Sales: 50,000+ (Gold)
* Label: Sony BMG
* Official Singles:
o 2006: "Despierta"
o 2006: "Amores Dormidos"
o 2006: "Te Falta Veneno" ("Yo Soy Bea" Theme Song)
* Other Singles:
o 2006: "Don't Tell Me Tonight" (Feat. Cameron Cartio)

Ilusion

* Released: June 19, 2007 (SPN)
* Peak Positions: #13
* Label: Sony BMG
* Official Singles:
o 2007: "Ven Por Mí"
o 2007: "Fue Para los Dos"
* Other Singles:
o 2007: "No Quiero Más" (promo only)

Premiere

* Released: June 3, 2008 (SPN)
* Peak Positions: #39
* Label: Sony BMG
* Official Singles:
o 2008: "Un Poco de Amor (Somebody To Love)"
o 2008: "Sigo Enamorada De Tí (Hopelessly Devoted To You)"
o 2008: "Tú Serás Para Mí (You're the One That I Want)"

Nueva Piel

* Released: March 23, 2010 (SPN)
* Peak Positions: #16
* Spanish Sales: TBA
* Label: Sony BMG
* Official Singles:
o 2010: "Soy Como Soy (I am like I am)"
o 2011: "Oigo Mi Corazón (I hear my heart)"

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DEMI LOVATO PROFILE

Biography:
Name: Demi Lovato
Date of Birth:20 August 1992, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Birth Name:Demetria Devonne Lovato

Nickname:Demi, Mc D Love

Height; 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Demetria Devonne Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Dallas, Texas to Deana Lovato (a former country singer and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader (1983-1984)) and Patrick Lovato . Her stepfather’s name is Eddie DeLaGarza. She is the middle child. She has an older sister (by 5 years) named Dallas Lovato (also an actress and singer) and a younger half-sister named Madison DeLaGarza (who is 10 years younger than her).

Demi began acting and singing at an early age. At the tender age of six (2003), she made her first break into TV as Angela on the Barney and Friends series. [Fast fact: One of the other actresses on Barney was Selena Gomez, who became her good friend.] Over the next few years she continued to pursue her love of acting and singing and appeared in a number of productions and contests throughout the state of Texas.

In 2006, she tried to make her way into more mainstream television. She began to receive roles in episodes for series such as Prison Break, Split Ends and Just Jordan. In 2007, she received her first regular role in the shorts on Disney Channel for As the Bell Rings (playing Charlotte).

Her big break came in 2008 in the role of Mitchie Torres in the smash made-for-TV Disney movie Camp Rock co-starring the Jonas Brothers.

Demi released her debut album, Don't Forget in September 2008. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold almost 500,000 copies (as of July 2010).

After Camp Rock, she did not slow down. She is touring with the Jonas Brothers in their 2008 Tour, entitled “Burning Up Tour” (before that, she toured solo on the “Demi Live! Warm Up Tour)
She is filming another Disney Channel Original movie entitled Princess Protection Program in 2009 along with her long time friend Selena Gomez, which was a huge ratings success. She was also given her own TV show to star in, Sonny With A Chance [fast fact: the original name of the show prior to production was Welcome to Mollyworld].
2009 was a busy year for Demi Lovato. She also released her second studio album entitled Here We Go Again. This album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 108,000 copies in its first week.

Demi reprised her role as Mitchie Torres in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, which will be aired in September 2010. In early 2010, Demi was dating Joe Jonas, but in May 2010, she tweeted that they were no longer together – but they parted as friends. Looking to the future, she told Teen Vogue that she wants to take on Angelina Jolie type roles, meaning that she wants to be cast in more serious films, maybe even action movies.

DEMI LOVATO PHOTO GALERRY

AMANDA RIGHETTI PROFILE

Amanda Righetti born April 4, 1983 is an American actress and film producer. She is best known for her roles in The Mentalist, Friday the 13th and The O.C. In 2008, Righetti was the winner of the Best Actress award at the New York International Independent Film Video Festival for the Short Film category.

She was born in St. George, Utah, and raised in Overton, Nevada, some 60 miles from Las Vegas. The youngest of eight children, Amanda has six older sisters and one older brother. She has a background in dancing jazz and ballet. She moved to Los Angeles to seek further acting opportunities. She married film director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006. Righetti is a close friend of actress Alexa Davalos, who was Righetti's bridesmaid at her wedding.

Working as a film producer, Righetti oversaw production on numerous TV commercials and short films. After securing a role in the pilot for a proposed, but ultimately scrapped series by the name of No Place Like Home, Righetti caught the eye of FOX executives. She played a recurring character in teen drama The O.C., was a regular in the short-lived primetime soap North Shore and in late 2005, Righetti starred in FOX's drama Reunion.

In 2006, Righetti signed on to star as the female lead in horror sequel Return to House on Haunted Hill. The film was released straight to DVD in October 2007. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher reboot Friday the 13th. Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released to theaters on February 13, 2009. Since September 23, 2008, Righetti has been a regular cast member on the CBS hit series The Mentalist. While working on The Mentalist, she has starred as the female lead in three movies to be released in 2011.
Righetti appeared on the cover of the November 2005 issue of FHM magazine. She was ranked #59 and #84 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005 and 2006,respectively. Righetti has appeared on the covers of LAX, Maxim, and Vegas Magazine. In 2009, she was also ranked #65 on Maxim's Hot 100

Filmography

2012 Shadow

2011 Captain America: The First Avenger

2011 Cats Dancing on Jupiter

2011 Wandering Eye

2011 The Chateau Meroux

2009 Friday the 13th

2008 Role Models

2008 Matter

2007 Pipeline

2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill

2005 E-train

2003 No Place Like Home

1996 Kiss & Tell

1995 Love and Happiness


Television

2008–Present The Mentalist

2007 K-Ville

2007 Marlowe (2007)

2006 Entourage

2006 Enemies

2005 Reunion

2005 Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

2004-05 North Shore

2003-05 The O.C.

2003 No Place Like Home

2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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AMY WINEHOUSE PROFILE

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.

Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British singer to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game", among other prestigious distinctions. The album was the third biggest seller of the 2000s in the United Kingdom.

Winehouse was credited as an influence in the rise in popularity of female musicians and soul music, and also for revitalising British music. Winehouse's distinctive style made her a muse for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld. The singer's problems with drug and alcohol abuse, as well as self-destructive behaviour, were regular tabloid news from 2007 until her death. She and her former husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were plagued by legal troubles that left him serving prison time. In 2008, Winehouse faced a series of health complications that threatened both her career and her life.

Winehouse died at the age of 27 on 23 July 2011 at her home in London; police have said that the cause of her death was "as yet unexplained".

Singer, performer. Born Amy Jade Winehouse on September 14, 1983, in the suburb of Southgate, North London. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, worked as a cab driver, while mother Janis was employed as a pharmacist. Winehouse's upbringing was surrounded by jazz; many of her uncles on her mother's side were professional jazz musicians, and her grandmother was once romantically involved with British jazz legend Ronnie Scott. Because of this musical background, Winehouse grew up listening to a diverse range of music, from James Taylor to Sarah Vaughan. At the age of 10, she became drawn to the rebellious spirit of TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and other American R&B and hip-hop acts, and founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet 'n Sour.

At 12, Winehouse was accepted into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School, and a year later she received her first guitar. But by the age of 16, Winehouse was expelled for "not applying herself" and piercing her nose. That same year, she caught her first big break when a schoolmate and close friend, pop singer Tyler James, passed her demo tape to his label, A&R, who was searching for a jazz vocalist. The opportunity led her to a record deal with Island/Universal.

Her debut album, Frank (2003), was a critically acclaimed mixture of jazz, pop, soul, and hip-hop. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize as well as two BRIT awards for Best Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Act. The debut single on the album, "Stronger Than Me," earned the new artist an Ivor Novello award. Frank also hit double platinum status.

During this time, Winehouse began developing a reputation as an unstable party girl, often showing up to her club or TV performances too drunk to sing a whole set. She also started a tumultuos, on-again-off-again relationship with music video assistant, Blake Fielder-Civil, who admitted to introducing Winehouse to hard drugs. In public, the couples' arguments often devolved into fist-fights and dramatic scenes. In private, their romance centered around drugs, alcohol, physical abuse, and even self-harm.

By 2006, her management company finally suggested that Winehouse enter rehab for alcohol abuse. Instead, she dumped the company and turned the experience into the lead single for her second, critically acclaimed album, Back to Black (2006). The song "Rehab," which discussed her refusal to receive treatment for substance abuse, became an instant Top 10 hit in the U.K. and earned the artist another Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song. The album was also a critical success, winning the artist a BRIT award for Best Female Solo Artist and a BRIT nomination for Best British Album in 2007. Less than a month after her BRIT win, Back to Black made its American debut. It was an instant smash, hitting higher on the Billboard music charts than any other American debut by a British female recording artist in history. The album stayed in the Top 10 for several months, selling 1 million copies by the end of that summer.

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