Born January 2, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, Catherine Ann Bosworth spent most of her childhood traveling throughout the United States, including San Francisco, Connecticut and Massachusetts. An award-winning equestrian, her big break came about in 1998 during a casting call for Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer. Kate Bosworth figured that attending an audition would be a great experience, and the fact that the film focused on horses gave her that extra push to go ahead and attend the casting call. With little more than a role in a community theater production of Annie to her credit, Kate was a natural and charmed her way into the supporting role of Judith, the female lead's best friend, but not before leaving the producers with her impromptu headshot -- a picture of Kate from a Christmas family portrait.
Anyone who has seen the poster for Blue Crush can understand why she is famous. With five feature films under her belt by age 19, including The Newcomers and Remember The Titans, Kate Bosworth was well on her way to becoming a Hollywood A-list contender. She followed those roles up with Superman Returns (2006), The Girl In The Park (2007), and several '08 flicks like 21, Laundry Warrior and Veronika Decides To Die.
26 July 2011
2 June 2011
Top Singer - Shakira
Top singer Shakira Mebarak (full name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) was born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, into a poor family. Her mother was a native Colombian and her father was of Lebanese descent, and so as a child Shakira soaked up music from both cultures; she also listened heavily to English-language rock & roll, listing her favorite bands in later interviews as Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Police, the Cure, and Nirvana. Shakira wrote her first song at age eight, began entering (and winning) talent competitions at age ten, and started learning the guitar at age 11 (one story runs that around this age, she was kicked out of her school choir for singing too forcefully). In 1990, at age 13, Shakira moved to Bogotá in hopes of pursuing a modeling career, but wound up signing a record deal with Sony's Colombian division instead. Her 1991 debut album, Magia, was comprised of songs she'd written over the past five or six years, including some of her earliest efforts. Although it didn't break internationally, the record started to make a name for her in her home country. Dissatisfied with the pop inclinations of the follow-up, 1993's Peligro, Shakira changed direction for a time, joining the cast of the Colombian soap opera El Oasis in 1994.
After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music's most ambitiously poetic lyricists.
After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music's most ambitiously poetic lyricists.
18 May 2011
Best Korean Actress Kim Tae Hee
Kim Tae Hee (born March 29, 1980) is a South Korean actress from Ulsan. Kim, who studied fashion design at the Seoul National University, rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Her recent TV projects include the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. Both series were successful. For her performance in Forbidden Love, Kim was honored with the Best Female Newcomer award. Her younger brother is Lee Wan, who is quietly making a name for himself as well in the entertainment industry
And recently representatives for Korea’s top actress, Kim Tae Hee, revealed on March 3rd that she has signed a contract with Japan’s entertainment agency, SWEET POWER.
Her reps revealed “Kim Tahee signed a contract with SWEET POWER at the end of last year for her activities in Japan. In the near future, she is planning to actively pursue activities in Japan, and will be studying Japanese for this goal.”
And recently representatives for Korea’s top actress, Kim Tae Hee, revealed on March 3rd that she has signed a contract with Japan’s entertainment agency, SWEET POWER.
Her reps revealed “Kim Tahee signed a contract with SWEET POWER at the end of last year for her activities in Japan. In the near future, she is planning to actively pursue activities in Japan, and will be studying Japanese for this goal.”
Twilight Actress Kristen Stewart
KRISTEN STEWART was born on 9 April 1990 Los Angeles, California, USA. She was most recently seen starring as Joan Jett in The Runaways, the rock n' roll biopic of the 1970's all-girl band; and in the independent film Welcome to the Rileys opposite James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In 2009, she reprised her leading role of Bella Swan in the box office smash The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a role she originated in the fan-favorite Twilight.
Kristen Stewart was introduced to worldwide audiences with her outstanding performance alongside Jodie Foster in Panic Room. She recently starred in Adventureland opposite Jesse Eisenberg for director Greg Mottola; the independent film The Yellow Handkerchief alongside William Hurt and Maria Bello; and The Cake Eaters for director Mary Stuart Masterson. She also gave a memorable portrayal as Tracy Tatro in director Sean Penn's Into the Wild, in which she also performs two songs, including one that she wrote.
Kristen Stewart was introduced to worldwide audiences with her outstanding performance alongside Jodie Foster in Panic Room. She recently starred in Adventureland opposite Jesse Eisenberg for director Greg Mottola; the independent film The Yellow Handkerchief alongside William Hurt and Maria Bello; and The Cake Eaters for director Mary Stuart Masterson. She also gave a memorable portrayal as Tracy Tatro in director Sean Penn's Into the Wild, in which she also performs two songs, including one that she wrote.
7 May 2011
Top Korean Pop Singer - BOA
Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer, better known by her stage name BoA. She is active in South Korea and Japan. Her Korean record label, SM Entertainment, has positioned her to become a cross-cultural idol in East Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. BoA was discovered when she was 11 years old while accompanying her brother to an audition at SM Entertainment. Her brother didn’t make it, but BoA caught the eye of the talent scout instead.
BoaAis fluent in her first language Korean, Japanese, and has become more fluent in English due to her recent debut in the United States. She is currently learning Mandarin Chinese. BoA has re-recorded several of her songs in Mandarin and written the lyrics for several of her Korean and Japanese songs. She has also translated some of her songs from Japanese to Korean and vise-versa and then re-recorded them again.
BoA is one of the most commercially successful artists in both Korea and Japan and is one of the leading stars of the "Korean wave" otherwise known as "Hallyu". She is well known for her soft and powerful vocals as well as her amazing dancing skills. BoA has re-signed an extended contract with SM Entertainment until 2012 for which she will receive 100,000 shares of SM Entertainment.
BoaAis fluent in her first language Korean, Japanese, and has become more fluent in English due to her recent debut in the United States. She is currently learning Mandarin Chinese. BoA has re-recorded several of her songs in Mandarin and written the lyrics for several of her Korean and Japanese songs. She has also translated some of her songs from Japanese to Korean and vise-versa and then re-recorded them again.
BoA is one of the most commercially successful artists in both Korea and Japan and is one of the leading stars of the "Korean wave" otherwise known as "Hallyu". She is well known for her soft and powerful vocals as well as her amazing dancing skills. BoA has re-signed an extended contract with SM Entertainment until 2012 for which she will receive 100,000 shares of SM Entertainment.
Keira Knightley - Elegant Actress
Keira Christina Knightley was born in the South London suburb of Richmond on March 26th 1985. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. Brought up immersed in the acting profession from both sides - writing and performing - it is little wonder that the young Keira asked for her own agent at the age of three. Keira was granted one at the age of six and performed in her first TV role as "Little Girl" in "Screen One: Royal Celebration (#5.4)" (1993), aged seven. It was discovered at an early age that Keira had severe difficulties in reading and writing. Keira was not officially dyslexic as she never sat the formal tests required of the British Dyslexia Association. Instead, she worked incredibly hard, encouraged by her family, until the problem had been overcome by her early teens.
Few actresses enjoy the kind of success Keira Knightley saw back in 2003. First, her major picture starring debut, Pirates Of The Caribbean, entered the all-time Top 20 of box-office hits. Then, due to this success, her earlier low-budget effort, Bend It Like Beckham, already a cult smash, found its release widened dramatically, taking it into undreamed of profit. Following these with Love, Actually, the latest emotional bludgeon from Richard “Notting Hill” Curtis, Knightley's rise in a few short months would be nothing short of phenomenal. And still she was only 18. Within a further three years she'd be Oscar-nominated and one of the most sought-after screen actresses in the world.
Few actresses enjoy the kind of success Keira Knightley saw back in 2003. First, her major picture starring debut, Pirates Of The Caribbean, entered the all-time Top 20 of box-office hits. Then, due to this success, her earlier low-budget effort, Bend It Like Beckham, already a cult smash, found its release widened dramatically, taking it into undreamed of profit. Following these with Love, Actually, the latest emotional bludgeon from Richard “Notting Hill” Curtis, Knightley's rise in a few short months would be nothing short of phenomenal. And still she was only 18. Within a further three years she'd be Oscar-nominated and one of the most sought-after screen actresses in the world.
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