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In the Egyptian Wing of a major museum, we find a group of contemporary museum-goers admiring artifacts of a time long ago. The crowd is gathered around the most mysterious of the objects; an ancient burial chamber. Two visitors, a very beautiful man and woman, move toward the burial chamber as if they know its secrets or have seen it somewhere before. The man is Radames; the woman Aida. Their eyes meet as the powerful voice of Amneris explains that (“Every Story is a Love Story”) leaving the stage empty, with the exception of t ...

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Aida musical, Aida musical - Original Broadway Cast, Aida musical - Technical Credits, Aida musical - Musical Numbers, Aida musical - Cast Recordings, Aida musical - Plot Summary, Aida musical - Awards

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Her debut solo album Sharp hit #7 on Billboard's Top 100 albums chart, the album first single Angel hit #1 for 2 weeks, and was named by Billboard Magazine, the #10 biggest R&B single of 1987. The follow up single Run To Me went #4. In 1988 she released the singles C'est Toi (It's You) which missed Top 40, reaching #47 and Hello Beloved which hit #26. She earned two Soul Train Award nominations that year, Female Album Of The Year (Sharp) and Female Single Of The Year (Angel), she also performed with Chaka Khan, Stefa ...

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Angela Winbush, Angela Winbush - Young Love, Angela Winbush - Solo, Angela Winbush - I'll Be Good, Angela Winbush - Discography, Angela Winbush - Albums, Angela Winbush - Hits Singles

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Van Helden was born in Boston but travelled around the world as a child spending time in the Netherlands, Turkey and Italy, as his father was a member of the US Air Force. At the age of 13, he bought a drum machine and started DJing two years later. He returned to Boston in 1988 but also moonlighted as a DJ in Boston clubs. He quit his legal review job in 1991 to work as a remixer and take up an occupancy at the Loft, Boston's leading nightclub. He released his first official single, a mix of Deep Cre ...

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Armand van Helden, Armand van Helden - Biography, Armand van Helden - Other facts, Armand van Helden - Discography, Armand van Helden - Albums, Armand van Helden - Hit singles

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In the years directly preceding "Beat It", Jackson had already composed several of his own hit songs. His Off the Wall album, released in 1979 and produced by Quincy Jones, featured two of his compositions – "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Working Day and Night" – as well as a third co-written with Louis Johnson, "Get On the Floor". (Similarly, the Jacksons 1978 album Destiny showcased his smash hit song "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and 1980's Triumph had the even more prescient "This Place Hotel".) I ...

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Beat It, Beat It - History, Beat It - Song & video impact, Beat It - Performances & choreography, Beat It - Credits, Beat It - Pop culture, Beat It - Sources

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Five is the third smallest prime number, after 2 and 3, and before 7. Because it can be written as 2^(2^1)+1, five is classified as a Fermat prime. 5 is the third Sophie Germain prime, the first safe prime, and the third Mersenne prime exponent. Five is the first Wilson prime and the third factorial prime, also an alternating factorial. It is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form See also:

5 number, 5 number - In mathematics, 5 number - In numbering systems, 5 number - The Arabic glyph, 5 number - In science, 5 number - In astronomy, 5 number - In various cultures, 5 number - In music, 5 number - In sports, 5 number - In technology, 5 number - In other fields, 5 number - Years

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"Physical" - Olivia Newton-John (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 weeks in1982) "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (1) "Centerfold" - J. Geils Band (6) "I Love Rock 'N Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (7) best selling single of the year "Chariots of Fire Theme" - Vangelis (1) "Ebony And Ivory" - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (7) "Don't You Want Me" - Human League (3) "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor (6) "Abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band (2) "Hard To ...

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1982 in music, 1982 in music - Events, 1982 in music - Albums released, 1982 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles, 1982 in music - Other significant singles of the year, 1982 in music - Published popular music, 1982 in music - Classical music, 1982 in music - Opera, 1982 in music - Musical theater, 1982 in music - Musical films, 1982 in music - Musical television, 1982 in music - Births, 1982 in music - Deaths, 1982 in music - Awards, 1982 in music - Grammy Awards, 1982 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1982 in music - Eurovision Song Contest, 1982 in music - Charts, 1982 in music - List of No. 1 Hits, 1982 in music - KROQ

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NYPD Blue gained notoriety for profanity and nudity never previously broadcast on American network television. As Milch noted in a May 2002 interview: It took an extra year to get on the air to negotiate with ABC what could and could not be done. The good thing about that delay was that I got to spend an extra year with cops to research and come to understand more about what i ...

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NYPD Blue, NYPD Blue - Overview, NYPD Blue - Selected cast, NYPD Blue - Controversy, NYPD Blue - The Final Episode, NYPD Blue - Trivia

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Mezzo-soprano - Classical music. Patricia Adkins-Chiti Dame Janet Baker Agnes Baltsa Fedora Barbieri Cecilia Bartoli Teresa Berganza Olga Borodina Fiorenza Cossotto Grace Bumbry Annette Daniels Barbara Dever Brigitte Fassbaender Elina Garanca Maria Gay Rita Gorr Denyce Graves Monica Groop Marilyn Horne Vesselina Kasarova Magdalena Kožená ...

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Mezzo-soprano, Mezzo-soprano - Mezzo-soprano roles in operas, Mezzo-soprano - Mezzo-soprano/alto roles in operettas and musicals, Mezzo-soprano - Famous mezzo-sopranos, Mezzo-soprano - Classical music, Mezzo-soprano - Popular and crossover music

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In February of 2003, she was arrested in Malibu, California, and charged with possession of heroin. She has since been through rehab. In December of 2003, she publicly spoke out in defense of her godfather Michael Jackson following his accusations of child molestation. At a Los Angeles Lakers game, Richie jokingly mentioned that her favorite player was Kobe Bryant and said, "I want to have sex with him." Bryant is married and was about to be tried for rape in ...

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Nicole Richie, Nicole Richie - In the Media Spotlight, Nicole Richie - Selected TV appearances

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It's likely that the first fake nude images of celebrities were created before the PC era, but it wasn't until 1990s that production and distribution of faked images became widespread. The wide availability of ever more powerful personal computers with decent graphics capabilities and advanced software gave the user a wide range of tools to manipulate images. Combined with the availability and effortless distribution of base material over the In ...

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Nude celebrities on the Internet, Nude celebrities on the Internet - Background, Nude celebrities on the Internet - Real images, Nude celebrities on the Internet - Fake images

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In 1988, she released her debut album Forever Your Girl and, after a fairly long time, became a smash hit star. The album spawned five American Top Five singles (out of just ten songs): "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", and "Opposites Attract". A remix album, Shut Up and Dance, was also released and reached #7 on Billboard's album chart. The video for "Opposites Attract" featured an animated cat named MC Skat Kat. As a sign of Paula's enormous popularity, the cartoon cat ended up with his own record deal later that year. Abdul's voice was sampled on one track and she appe ...

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Paula Abdul, Paula Abdul - Background, Paula Abdul - Dancing and Choreography, Paula Abdul - Singing, Paula Abdul - Acting, Paula Abdul - American Idol, Paula Abdul - Cardio Cheer, Paula Abdul - Discography, Paula Abdul - Albums, Paula Abdul - Singles, Paula Abdul - Footnotes, Paula Abdul - Reference, Paula Abdul - Relationships

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Hilton was born in New York City, the eldest of four children of Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. Her younger sister is Nicky Hilton, and her younger brothers are Barron Hilton and Conrad Hilton. On the maternal side of her family, Hilton is a niece of two popular child stars of the 1970s, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, who appeared in the motion picture Escape to Witch Mountain and TV shows like Nanny and the Professor, Little House on the Prairie, and later, ER. By marriage, she also is related to Zsa ...

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Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton - Background, Paris Hilton - Model actress entrepreneur, Paris Hilton - Celebrity, Paris Hilton - Sex Symbol, Paris Hilton - Hacked address book, Paris Hilton - That's hot!, Paris Hilton - Advertisement controversy, Paris Hilton - Perfume and Cologne, Paris Hilton - Engagements, Paris Hilton - Discography, Paris Hilton - Filmography, Paris Hilton - Selected TV appearances, Paris Hilton - Notes, Paris Hilton - Parodies, Paris Hilton - Sources

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Masters At Work - Singles. "Blood Vibes/The Ha Dance" - 1991 "Ride on the Rhythm" - 1992 on Atlantic Records "Our Mute Horn" - 1991 (with Ray Vega) "Gonna Get Back to You" - 1992 (with Xaviera Gold) "Can't Stop the Rhythm" - 1993 (with Jocelyn Brown) "Give it to Me" - 1993 (with Screechie Dan) "Harddrive EP" - 1993 "I Can't Get No Sleep" - 1993 (with India) "When You Touch Me" - 1993 (with India) "Nervous Track" - ...

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Masters At Work, Masters At Work - Discography, Masters At Work - Singles, Masters At Work - Albums

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Moore, fifteen years-old at the time, released her first album, So Real, on December 7, 1999. The ablum reached a peak of #31 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. At the time of her album's release, Moore was considered only the latest in a quickly-growing series of heavily-marketed 'pop princesses', akin to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson. Moore was the last (and youngest) of the four to reach mainstream radio, and was initially not as successful as her peers. Still, So Real managed to be certified plati ...

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Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore - Early life, Mandy Moore - Music career, Mandy Moore - Film career, Mandy Moore - Other work, Mandy Moore - Personal life, Mandy Moore - Discography, Mandy Moore - Albums, Mandy Moore - Singles, Mandy Moore - Selected filmography

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List of songs with a color words in their names - Red. "99 Red Balloons" by Nena "A Red, Red Rose" by Camera Obscura "Alert Status Red by Matthew Good on White Light Rock & Roll Review "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" by Elvis Costello "Beautiful Red Dress" by Laurie Anderson "Black, Red, Yellow" by Pearl Jam "Blood Red Summer" by Coheed and Cambria "Blood-RedSee also:

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Jay-Z/Beyonce "Bonnie and Clyde '03 uses a lyric from Prince's "If I Was Ur Girlfriend" If I was your one and only friend would you run to me If somebody hurt you even if that somebody was me? Sometime I trip on how happy we could be ...

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List of songs which refer to other songs, List of songs which refer to other songs - 0–9, List of songs which refer to other songs - A, List of songs which refer to other songs - B, List of songs which refer to other songs - C, List of songs which refer to other songs - D, List of songs which refer to other songs - E, List of songs which refer to other songs - F, List of songs which refer to other songs - G, List of songs which refer to other songs - H, List of songs which refer to other songs - I, List of songs which refer to other songs - J, List of songs which refer to other songs - K, List of songs which refer to other songs - L, List of songs which refer to other songs - M, List of songs which refer to other songs - N, List of songs which refer to other songs - O, List of songs which refer to other songs - P, List of songs which refer to other songs - Q, List of songs which refer to other songs - R, List of songs which refer to other songs - S, List of songs which refer to other songs - T, List of songs which refer to other songs - U, List of songs which refer to other songs - V, List of songs which refer to other songs - W, List of songs which refer to other songs - X, List of songs which refer to other songs - Y, List of songs which refer to other songs - Z

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Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, Vandross grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bronx when he was 13. His sister sang with vocal group The Crests who had a number one hit in the early 1960's with "Sixteen Candles." Vandross' father died of diabetes when Vandross was eight years old. His life-changing moment came when at the age of 13 he heard Dionne Warwick sing Anyo ...

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Luther Vandross, Luther Vandross - Early life and career 1951-1980, Luther Vandross - Career success 1980-2003, Luther Vandross - Illness 2003-2005, Luther Vandross - Influences and followers, Luther Vandross - Rivalries, Luther Vandross - Sexuality, Luther Vandross - Tribute to Luther, Luther Vandross - Hit singles, Luther Vandross - Biographies, Luther Vandross - External References, Luther Vandross - Musical Career, Luther Vandross - Luther Vandross Radio Show, Luther Vandross - Obituaries, Luther Vandross - Fansites

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MTV series Video Music Awards Total Request Live Music Videos by Year 1981 - 1982 - 1983 1984 - 1985 - 1986 1987 - 1988 - 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 - 1994 - 1995 1996 - 1997 - 1998 1999 - 2000 - 2001 2002 - 2003 - 2004 2005 - 2006 MTV's roots can be traced back to 1977, when Warner-Amex Cable (a joint venture between Warner Communications and American Express) launched the first two-way in ...

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MTV, MTV - History, MTV - Diversification, MTV - International Divisions, MTV - Criticism, MTV - MTV's Latest Response to Criticism in Slogan, MTV - Political influence, MTV - Cartoons, MTV - Slogans, MTV - Cultural references to MTV

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In late 2001, MTV2 held auditions for new VJ's. Steph Lova, Jancee Dunn, and Chris Booker all disappeared, replaced with Jim Shearer, who would go on to become the "main" VJ, in the heavily genre-segregated MTV2; Abby Gennet, who began to host "MTV2 Rock," which was now being played between 3 and 5 PM every weekday afternoon; Quddus, a regular MTV VJ, who would host "MTV2 Soul," which would air between 9 and 11 AM every weekday; and La La & DJ Clue (a well known hip-hop mix DJ), both of whom would host "MTV2 Hip-Hop," which would be play ...

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MTV2, MTV2 - The beginning of M2 1996–2000, MTV2 - The first re-launch 2001, MTV2 - New VJs and programming 2002, MTV2 - Where the music's at 2003, MTV2 - Less variety less music 2004, MTV2 - The two-headed dog 2005

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Sean Combs - Early years. Born in Harlem, New York City, Combs grew up in the Westchester County suburb, Mount Vernon, New York. After completing his private secondary education at Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, Combs attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. before becoming an intern at Uptown Records. Only a few months later, Combs was an A&R executive, and helped produce Father's Day (Father MC; 1990), What's the 411? (Mary J. Blige; 1992), and Blue Funk (Heavy D & the Boyz; 1992) before being fired in 1993. Combs set up his own label, Bad Boy Records, and soon sig ...

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Sean Combs, Sean Combs - Biography, Sean Combs - Early years, Sean Combs - Establishing Bad Boy, Sean Combs - Combs' performing career, Sean Combs - Controversy, Sean Combs - Diddy in the 2000s, Sean Combs - Grammy Award History, Sean Combs - Other work, Sean Combs - Discography, Sean Combs - Albums, Sean Combs - Singles

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Pepsi-Cola, originally called "Brad's drink", was first made in New Bern, North Carolina in the United States in the early 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. On August 28, 1898 , "Brad's drink" was changed to "Pepsi-Cola" and later trademarked on June 16, 1903. As Pepsi was initially intended to cure stomach pains, Bradham coined the name Pepsi from the condition dyspepsia (stomachache or indigestion). It was made of carbonated water, sugar, van ...

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Pepsi-Cola, Pepsi-Cola - History, Pepsi-Cola - Ingredients, Pepsi-Cola - Spokespersons, Pepsi-Cola - Types of Pepsi, Pepsi-Cola - Criticisms, Pepsi-Cola - Long-term health effects, Pepsi-Cola - Accusations made against Pepsi, Pepsi-Cola - Rivalry with Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola - Notes

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March 20 - Gloria Estefan's tour bus is involved in an accident. Estefan suffers several broken several bones in her back. March 25 - Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee is arrested for allegedly exposing his backside during a performance in Augusta, Georgia April 4 - Gloria Estefan returns to Miami, Florida after undergoing back surgery in March following a tour bus accident. April 6 - Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee suffers a mild concussion after falling off of scaffolding above his elevated drum kit during a perf ...

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1990 in music, 1990 in music - Events, 1990 in music - Albums released, 1990 in music - Top hits on record, 1990 in music - Published popular music, 1990 in music - Classical music, 1990 in music - Opera, 1990 in music - Musical theater, 1990 in music - Births, 1990 in music - Deaths, 1990 in music - Awards, 1990 in music - Charts, 1990 in music - KROQ

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