I dreamed of having long hair, so I'd dance around with towels on my head, pretending it was my hair streaming out behind me," she told www.culturekiosque.com. Her first dance training occurred during her father's year-long military assignment in Spain. Her Spanish grandfather suggested she learn the local dance, so Alonso studied flamenco and even learned to play the casta-nets. At eight years old, she returned with her family to Cuba and took her first ballet
Janissa Saracino Musical Theater History October 21, 2009 Fanny Brice: The Journey of a 'Funny Girl' Comedienne, actress, radio star and mother, these were just some of the traits of the all around entertainer, Fanny Brice. She brought sparkle to the darkest songs and laughter to unknown depths. Starting as a vaudeville performer and working her way up to scale to a Zeigfield Follie was quite the journey for a lady to accomplish in a life. But somehow, someway Fanny got through it all and seemed to have a ripple effect on peoples lives. Even today, she is know known even if you don't know who she was.
Aaliyah was raised by her father, mother and brother Rashad Haughton in Detroit. At age 9 she appeared on "Star Search" (1983), the TV program and sang "My Funny Valentine", a song which her mother had sung years earlier. At age 11, she sang with Gladys Knight in a five-night stint in Las Vegas. In 1992, she began to work on her debut album with the help of singer R. Kelly. The album, "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" was released in 1994 and received heavy praise.
She was heavily influenced by no other than the late, great, “Lady of Song,” Ms. Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1918, in Newport News, Virginia, but she spent her youth just outside New York City in Yonkers, New York, and received her musical education in public schools. During elementary school she began singing at her local church, the Bethany African Methodist Episcopal Church. At fifteen her mother died and she was cared for by her aunt in Harlem, a black neighborhood in New York that was rich with jazz music. When only sixteen, she received her first big break at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, when she won an amateur-night contest and impressed saxophonist-bandleader Benny
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer.She is born on December 2,1981 at McComb,Mississippi and was raised in Kentwood,Louisiana.Her first hits were "Baby One More Time" and "Opps....I Did it Again".Britney was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.When she was 8 years old, Britney and her mom traveled to Atlanta for an audition in the 1990s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club,but got rejected for being to young.Instead Matt Cassella(directed of Mickey Mouse Club) introduced Britney to Nancy Carson,a New York City talent agent.Nancy was impressed with Spears's talents and suggested enrolling her at the Professional Performing Arts School.Britney was hired for her first professional
Katarina Jernberg 11/9/11 8C -101 J.M.J Penelope Cruz Sanchez Essay Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born April 28, 1974 to mother Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser and personal manager, and father Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. She was born and raised in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Penelope was the oldest of three siblings; Eduardo, a singer, and Monica, an actress. Penelope owns a clothing store in Madrid and designed jewelry and handbags with her sister for a company in Japan. Cruz started an actress career when she was 15 years old.
She also hosted the 79th Academy Awards. In 1982, Ellen won the best female comedian with the help of friends. Ellen also won outstanding writing for a series in 1997. Ellen still made a comeback after everyone was treating her differently from her appearance in the Oprah Winfrey show. Now everyone loves how she acts and is comfortable of who she
She decided to write a book on her own to share her experiences and to help guide those that are considering a career in the arts. She states, “What I came up with in the end was not the story of my life, but the autobiography of my voice” (p. xvii). In the next few chapters she discusses her family, education and apprenticeship. She was raised in New York; both of her parents were musicians and her home was always filled with music. She wrote many songs and poetry, beginning in junior high.
But the artist who draws everyone’s attention, everyone has heard of and makes many want to constantly be listening to her and be like her, someone who is a key element of my generation has to be Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga has been making a name for herself as soon as her pop music hit the radio. Her first hit was “Just Dance” release in 2008. Hitting #1 in the billboard charts in 2009 followed by the release of her first album, The Fame. This really got people listening and earned her 8 Grammy nomination and 2 wins.
They first lived on East 72nd street and shortly thereafter moved to a house on East 64th street. Compared to others in the fashion industry, she was getting a late start, beginning her line at the age of 40. Her exquisitely detailed and expertly crafted creations were an immediate success. Chic, sophisticated women all over the world turned to her label for the type of impeccable suits, dresses, and gowns that she instinctively knew how to design, having grown up in a world where women only wore haute couture. Herrera herself had attended her first couture show when she was 13 with her grandmother.