Cindy Hovde (born January 24, 1987 in Grasse, France) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing seventh in Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2005, the Norwegian version of Pop Idol.
Cindy's elimination came as a surprise to many. On the night of her elimination she was in the bottom two with Christian Stenseng who many thought had the worst performance of the night. Cindy was known for her stereotypical diva song choices and being a favourite to win from both fans and the jury. After the show Cindy was signed to her father's record label.
Idol Performances
*Semi Finals: A Moment Like This, by Kelly Clarkson
*Top 12: Saving All My Love for You, Whitney Houston
*Top 11: Burning, by Maria Arredondo
*Top 10: Lady Marmalade, by Patti LaBelle
*Top 9: Flashdance... What a Feeling, by Irene Cara
*Top 8: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, by Whitney Houston
*Top 7: I Will Always Love You, by Dolly Parton
Cindy's elimination came as a surprise to many. On the night of her elimination she was in the bottom two with Christian Stenseng who many thought had the worst performance of the night. Cindy was known for her stereotypical diva song choices and being a favourite to win from both fans and the jury. After the show Cindy was signed to her father's record label.
Idol Performances
*Semi Finals: A Moment Like This, by Kelly Clarkson
*Top 12: Saving All My Love for You, Whitney Houston
*Top 11: Burning, by Maria Arredondo
*Top 10: Lady Marmalade, by Patti LaBelle
*Top 9: Flashdance... What a Feeling, by Irene Cara
*Top 8: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, by Whitney Houston
*Top 7: I Will Always Love You, by Dolly Parton
Franco Arabic music is a term used to describe a genre or style of music that combines western music ideas into the Arabic music styles both old and new. The term is also widely used throughout the Middle East to refer to any joint efforts involving Western and Arabic cooperation or influences. This includes film, television, fashion, design and trade.
The Meaning
While the term literally means "French-Arabic", the term Franco is commonly understood to refer to Western ideas including methods, customs and music in general. Arabic speakers know the music as Franco Araby'. This term has been applied to many forms of interaction or amalgamation between Western and Middle Eastern ways, styles or genres even in areas as diverse as trade, design, cuisine, fashion and entertainment.
Artists
Perhaps one can credit many artists with the popularity of Franco Arabic music but a few stand out in the crowd.
Dalida (Born in Cairo as Yolanda Christina Gigliotti) was an Egyptian singer of Italian origins who lived most of her life in France.
She was an artist who is most credited with the early popularisation of this style with songs such as 'Salma ya Salama'.(See Dalida
Sammy Clark was a Arabic singer who had many great successes in the 1960's with the emerging Franco Araby sound and many of his songs including
Umie Ta Nurkus and Inti al Ajmal are still played around the world today. A hit recorded by many notable Arabic artists but originally but Bob Azzam features Arabic Music blended with Western beats and French Lyrics mixed between Arabic verses. This song is today considered a beloved classic.
Another key artist in the style of Franco Arabic music was to arrive in the mid nineties was Aldo (see Aldo Franco Arabic) with hits such as Yalla-Let's Dance and Mish Momkin.and the Arabic-Italian song Sahran. Many other artists through the years have enjoyed great popularity with this unique blend of West meets East music. The famous Egyptian and international Academy Award-nominated actor Omar Sharif, most famous in the West for his roles in the movie classics Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia, is described on IDMB (the internet movie database reference site) as a Franco Arabic actor.
How did it come about
The true origins are perhaps a little uncertain but it really came about through bidirectional influences across the mainstream Arabic and mainstream western music styles of the late 1950's and the 1960's particularly so due to the French influences throughout the Middle East at the time. Many artists today in the Middle East produce some fine examples of the West-East mix in every range as part of the continued popularity of the Franco Arabic music style. Examples including Latifa, Amr Diab and Hisham Abbas who have blended music with Greek artists such as Angela Dimitriou, Pop artist Shakira and leading Indian performers such as Indian playback star Jayashri Ramnath in some of their recent hits that continue to develop the Franco Arabic genre.
The Meaning
While the term literally means "French-Arabic", the term Franco is commonly understood to refer to Western ideas including methods, customs and music in general. Arabic speakers know the music as Franco Araby'. This term has been applied to many forms of interaction or amalgamation between Western and Middle Eastern ways, styles or genres even in areas as diverse as trade, design, cuisine, fashion and entertainment.
Artists
Perhaps one can credit many artists with the popularity of Franco Arabic music but a few stand out in the crowd.
Dalida (Born in Cairo as Yolanda Christina Gigliotti) was an Egyptian singer of Italian origins who lived most of her life in France.
She was an artist who is most credited with the early popularisation of this style with songs such as 'Salma ya Salama'.(See Dalida
Sammy Clark was a Arabic singer who had many great successes in the 1960's with the emerging Franco Araby sound and many of his songs including
Umie Ta Nurkus and Inti al Ajmal are still played around the world today. A hit recorded by many notable Arabic artists but originally but Bob Azzam features Arabic Music blended with Western beats and French Lyrics mixed between Arabic verses. This song is today considered a beloved classic.
Another key artist in the style of Franco Arabic music was to arrive in the mid nineties was Aldo (see Aldo Franco Arabic) with hits such as Yalla-Let's Dance and Mish Momkin.and the Arabic-Italian song Sahran. Many other artists through the years have enjoyed great popularity with this unique blend of West meets East music. The famous Egyptian and international Academy Award-nominated actor Omar Sharif, most famous in the West for his roles in the movie classics Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia, is described on IDMB (the internet movie database reference site) as a Franco Arabic actor.
How did it come about
The true origins are perhaps a little uncertain but it really came about through bidirectional influences across the mainstream Arabic and mainstream western music styles of the late 1950's and the 1960's particularly so due to the French influences throughout the Middle East at the time. Many artists today in the Middle East produce some fine examples of the West-East mix in every range as part of the continued popularity of the Franco Arabic music style. Examples including Latifa, Amr Diab and Hisham Abbas who have blended music with Greek artists such as Angela Dimitriou, Pop artist Shakira and leading Indian performers such as Indian playback star Jayashri Ramnath in some of their recent hits that continue to develop the Franco Arabic genre.
Mario Falcone is a DC Comics character created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. He is a major character of the maxi-series Batman: Dark Victory. He also appears in Batman: The Long Halloween.
Fictional character history
Mario is the oldest son of Gotham City's most feared crime lord Carmine Falcone, and he is the twin brother of Sofia Gigante Falcone and older brother to Alberto Falcone, who becomes known as Holiday. First mentioned by his father in Batman: Year One, he was once mentioned to by his father, he later appears in a brief scene in The Long Halloween during the wedding of his cousin Johnny Vitti.
Development
Creator Jeph Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Carmine's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, Alberto's cunning and ruthlessness matching that of Michael's, Sofia's temper matching Sonny's, and Mario's insecurity resembling Fredo's.
Fictional character history
Mario is the oldest son of Gotham City's most feared crime lord Carmine Falcone, and he is the twin brother of Sofia Gigante Falcone and older brother to Alberto Falcone, who becomes known as Holiday. First mentioned by his father in Batman: Year One, he was once mentioned to by his father, he later appears in a brief scene in The Long Halloween during the wedding of his cousin Johnny Vitti.
Development
Creator Jeph Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Carmine's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, Alberto's cunning and ruthlessness matching that of Michael's, Sofia's temper matching Sonny's, and Mario's insecurity resembling Fredo's.
A protest against the development of Finland's Koli National Park as a cross-country ski resort. In the summer of 2000, after collecting unwanted sheets from psychiatric hospitals around the country Casagrande & Rintala made 1000 white flags to punctuate the verdant landscape of one ski-slope as a gesture of surrender to insanity. The anarchic environmental art work won the first price of the national landscape art competition Settlement and launched the natural restoration process of the national park's ancient forests.