Archive for July 20th, 2006
Juanes gets knighted in France
7:18 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Colombia| france · Comments Off
20 Jul 2006
The man who a lot of women consider their ideal knight in shining armor has been knighted in the true sense. Colombian rockero Juanes received earlier this week one of France’s highest honors, becoming “Knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters”, awarded him by the Ministry of Culture and Art.
He may be a knight, but he’s not getting all big-headed about it:
True to his humble nature, Juanes shared that he was surprised to be getting the decoration. “I am just a musician who enjoys what he does, and a Colombian who dreams and fights for peace in his country, nothing more,” the star said.
France has bestowed this award upon Juanes because of his “significant contributions to the arts.”
I think it’s pretty amazing that an artist receive this decoration so (relatively) early in his career, and this goes to show that you don’t have to sing in English to “cross over”.
Via / Sofia News Agency
VLMIL Candidate #7: Shakira
1:57 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Music| Polls2006| VivirLatino · 1 Comment
20 Jul 2006
Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Age: 29
Occupation: Singer
Place of Residence: Miami and Colombia
Bio: From Wikipedia: “Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a Colombian mother Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado of Catalan descent and an American-born father William Mebarak Chadid of Lebanese-Macedonian descent. She was one of seven siblings, one of which is her road manager. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight.” And Shakira’s been writing and performing ever since. She hit the big time in Latin America in the 90s, and really made her mark on the world when she decided to take the plunge and record an English language version of her hit album “Donde están los ladrones”. From there, Shakira has risen to the level of international music icon, taking her place among the biggest stars in pop music, and boasting pop history’s most played song.
Spanish Prime Minister Takes Sides in Mid-East Conflict
1:21 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Politics| Spain · Comments Off
20 Jul 2006
As the conflict between Israel and Lebanon continues to escalate, one Spanish Prime Minister is making his position on the situation known and is taking some heat for it. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was recently photographed wearing a Palestinian scarf. This combined with his comments that Israel is using “abusive force which does not allow innocent human beings to defend themselves” has people calling the Socialist prime minister an anti-Semite. It certainly is a complex history that Israel has with its neighbors, however doesn’t it seem that whenever anyone criticizes Israel they are called an anti-Semite?
Via / News24.com
VLMIL Candidate #6: Daddy Yankee
10:42 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities| Music| Polls2006| VivirLatino · 5 Comments
20 Jul 2006
Name: Daddy Yankee aka Raymond Ayala aka El Cangri
Age:29
Occupation:Reggaeton recording artist, business man, actor, radio host
Place of Residence: Puerto Rico
Bio:From Daddy Yankee’s Website and Wikipedia: Raymond Ayala was born and raised in Las Lamas and Villa Kennedy barrios of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Since the early 1990’s Daddy Yankee worked alongside DJ Playero in P.R. rapping and making music in the genre that would blow up to become reggaeton, that is both loved and hated. Living in the Rican barrio ain’t never been easy and young Raymond did what he had to to survive. When he was shot in the leg between the ages of 16-17 in the hood, he decided to dedicate his life to music. He helped pushed the once undergorund/Rican-centric music into the mainstream and even crossover. He is the first reggaeton artsita to go platinum and international. This thanks in part to the single Gasolina from his 2004 album Barrio Fino. To date he has appeared in over 70 albums, is starring in a movie, is launching his own clothing line, and hosts a syndicated radio show.
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