Lily Allen

Her real name is Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper and she was born the 2 May 1985. She is a British singer, an actress and a musician. Her style of music is pop .

Lily Allen is the daughter of Keith Allen, an actor and musician, and she left school at the age of 15 to improve her compositional skills.

She wrote her first album, « Alright, Still » in 2006 and it sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide; the album brought Lily Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. The single "Smile" reached the top position in UK Singles Chart in July 2006.

« It's not me, it's you », her second album, was released in 2009. The style is more electropop than the first album and the album debuted at number one in England. The singles « The Fear » and « Fuck you » was very popular in Europe.

She married Sam Cooper in 2011 and she has 2 daughters: Ethel Mary (born on November 25th 2011) and Marnie Rose (born on January 8th 2013).

In November 2013, Lily Allen recorded a cover of « Somewhere Only We Know » and it reached number one in United Kingdom.

On 12 November 2013, she published the clip of her new song « Hard Out Here », like « Air Balloon », published on 2 March 2014. Her third album will be called « Sheezus » in homage to Kanye West, because his album is called « Yeezus ». It will be released on 5 May 2014.

I like Lily Allen because she has beautiful voice and I enjoy her style of music.

I like her song « Somewhere only we know », it's a cover version of Keane, an English rock band. The song was the soundtrack to the John Lewis advertisement for Christmas 2013 and a part of money for the single will be donated to Save the Children's Philippine Typhoon Appeal campaign.

Written by Alix

Can you answer these questions ?

- What’s the name of her first album ?

- How many children does she have ?

BALI « BALINESE TRADITIONS »

Bali is the smallest island of Idonesia in Asia.

It’s located at the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between Java and Lombok.

The capital is Denpasar at the south of island.

In 2010 there is 3,890,000 habitants and the area is 5637 km2

It’s a touristic island with a tropical climat.

Bali is renowed for its diverse and sophisticated art forms and it was enlisted in UNESCO in 2012.

The languages are Balinese and Indonesian.

93% of Balinese are hinduists.

Infancy :

During the three first months, the baby is carried all the time because the ground is impure for her/him.

She/He can touch the ground after a purification ceremony.

Two hundred ten days after her birth, there is a big celebration for his first balinese year.

They don’t celebrate the other birthdays and many Balinese people don’t know their age.

The ceremony of teeth filing :

They equalize six teeth which represents six defects, and they think that pointed teeth are a caracteristic of dogs.

This ceremony mark the passage between adolescent to adulthood between 16 and 18 years old.

Cremations :

Cremations take place at least 42 days after death.

They burn the body because they think the soul will be reincarnated.

Its a very big celebration and  very expensive for the family.

The silence celebration :

 In the Balinese New Year, the people stay at home without noise to chase away the evil spirits.

All shops are closed, nobody goes in streets.

Cocks battles :

Cocks battles are forbidden since 2002 because a lot of Indonesian people  were ruined because of betting, but we can look at that in certains villages.

They put blades on the left leg of cocks.

The battle last until the death of one of the cocks.

Dances :

Dances are very important in Bali because each celebration has its own dance.

In these dances the hands and eyes movements are important.

The costumes are very colorful.

The rhythm is given by an instrument, the Gamelan (xylophone).

The most important dances are « Lelong, Kecak, Kebyar ».

Questions : 

What is the principal religion ?

Why  the children can’t  touch the ground ?

What is forbidden since 2002 ?

Written by Elliot 

Claire Diterzi

She was born in 1971. She has got two sisters.

She is a rock singer, author, interpreter and guitarist.

Her father has Kabyle origin. He has left his family in 1976.

She studied arts and design and for a moment, she was a professor of illustration.

Claire Diterzi played in different punk rock bands before making a solo career.

But she still works with French personalities.

L'Odalisque : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMi4_f9U0Oo

In 1990's, she was the leader of a folk-punk band "Forguette Mi Note". This band has released two albums.

In 1995, she founded the group "Dit Terzi" but the band broke up in 2001.

In 2002, she toured Japan and the world with Philippe Decouflé to compose

a lot of music for dance shows. Philippe Decouflé is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. This was the beginning of her solo career.

She released her first album „Boucle“ in 2006 and she won the Grand Prix du Disque of the Académie Charles-Cros.

In 2008 she released her second album "Tableau de Chasse." It was again used for dance choreographies.

In 2009 she participated in the album "on est pas là pour se faire engueuler". This album was a tribute to Boris Vian.

In 2010 she sang in a musical piece „Rosa la rouge“ in Paris.

In October 2006 she became the first music artist to be in residence at the Villa Medici in Rome.

Tableau de chasse : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9_1OAJrwjI

Her songs are crazy but that's why I love them! Claire Dizerti lives in another world and she shares it with us in her songs. This is a very special style!

The lyrics of songs of Claire Diterzi are often on the theme of love.

Le tableau de chasse

Danse avec moi Poupée de crinoline Deviens ma proie Libertine Vierge aux abois Va et viens Défais-moi donc ce lit à baldaquin Qu´en deux temps trois mouvements L´on badine Sonnez l´hallali Sonnez ma mise à mort Sonnez l´hallali Sonnez ma mort Sous mes verrous Tu perdras ta vertu Précieux atout Ridicule

Sous mes yeux verts de galant Délace-moi ce balconnet de soie Que l´on morde enfin Ton fruit défendu Sonnez l´hallali Sonnez ma mise à mort {x3:} Sonnez l´hallali Sonnez ma mort Danse avec moi (Passacaille ou gavotte et rigodon) La mazurka (Gigue ou chaconne ou menuet) Dans mon théâtre (Au parfum de sang, coureur de cotillons) De lèvres ce soir (Je serai ton nouveau trophée)

The clip of the song is very strange. The chorus girls are on the wall, their head severed as stuffed animals. Claire moves in the tableau like a robot. I haven't understood the end of the song when the apple is eaten. Why are there girls dancing behind the door?

When we watch the lyrics we can see the theme of love: "dans mon théatre, au parfum de sang, coureur de cotillons, de lèvre ce soir je serais ton nouveau trophée". May be this is a man who is running after many women! So strange in a song!

Claire Diterzi says that the song is a noble art and a personal research. From Punk squats to theaters, she has always followed her own path with audacity and exigency. She refuses to do business as all modern singers that we listen on the radio.

Claire diterzi : "Nous avons les oreilles conditionnées, et c'est un problème. Les FM, la télé, la Star Académie ont fait des ravages : on crée une vedette de toutes pièces, et une fois que le public se sent familier avec elle, on se demande ce qu'elle va chanter ! C'est la surenchère de la facilité, de la vulgarité et du mercantilisme. Trop souvent, on admet que la chanson puisse être une expression un peu « con-con », aseptisée, juste sympathique. Le public se rassure en allant écouter ce qu'il a déjà entendu à la radio ou vu à la télé... Je refuse ce système. Je ne sais pas si la chanson est un art, mais je la pratique comme tel. L'art doit susciter une émotion, bousculer, forcer le regard à changer, et non pas brosser les gens dans le sens du poil. Au fond, mon insuccès me protège peut-être : il m'aide à ne pas devenir trop arrogante. Ni feignante."

by Romane  

Can you answer these 2 questions:

How many CDs has Claire Diterzi released?

Why did Claire Diterzi stop to be a teacher?

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Birman politician woman. She is a symbol of the nonviolent opposition to the military dictatorship of her country.

 

She is the daughter of the general Aung San, who negociated for the independence of Burma. But in 1947, he was overthrown and executed by rivals.

In 1972, Aung San Suu Kyi married a British professor, met during her studies in Oxford. She had two children with him.

15 years later, she returned in Burma because her mother was sick. The general Ne Win lost gradually the control of Burma. A lot of protest marches for democracy were organized all over the country. Aung San Suu Kyi became the leader of the intellectual protestation and founded the NLD, the national league for democracy.

On 20 july 1989, she was arrested by the military government who offered her freedom if she accepted to go back to the UK. She refused. Later, she was placed in house arrest.

In 1990, the Birman junta*, under the popular pression, organized free elections won by the NLD. However, the military government didn't respect and cancelled the election result. That provoked indignation of the international community.

*junta : authoritarian militar government.

Meanwhile, her husband was active to promote Birman people's fight.

One year later Aung San Suu Kyi won The Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1999, her husband was seriously sick but Aung San Suu Kyi knew that if she came back to England she would not be allowed to return to Burma.

So she decided to stay in Burma to continue her fight.

She never saw again her husband before his death.

Today, Aung San Suu Kyi is free and she is the chief administrative officer of her political party : the National League for Democracy.

The film The Lady  by Luc Besson recounts the life of Aung San Suu Kyi. I found this film interesting and captivating.

Questions:

What is the name of her political party?

What was her husband's job?

 

 

by Garance Leverrier

Rugby

creation:

Rugby was invented in England, whether in a school called Rugby by William Webb Ellis who took the ball with his hand and scored behind the line or it's all England schools who played sioule (sioule is like rugby but there aren' t rules ) who did new common rules and they called this sport rugby.

progress and development of a match

Rugby is a collective sport played with hand and an oval ball on a pitch which measures 100 meters long by 69 meters large. During the 90 minutes of game two teams of 23 players (8 of them are substitute) must score points whether by scoring a try (5 point) with conversion (2 point), or by scoring a penalty when the other team does a foul (3 point). At the end of the game, the team who has scored the more points is the winner.

Questions:

-How was rugby born ?

-How many points do you score with a try and an conversion?

by Paul 

GOOGLE GLASS

Google glass is the future of  technology. This pair of glasses can help you in your daily life, just say'' ok glass'' and your glasses are ready to use. Say''take a picture''and google glass  do it. You can call your friends, send a message or find your road , read your mails or the newspaper and listen to music  . Google is searching for new applications to improve your daily life. In a few years google glass will help you to cook, to recognise monument and thelp the medecine. This pair of glasses cost 1500 $ for the moment but when they will be marketed they will cost 300 $. Some celebs have already bought them and they really like it. There are already laws to forbid glasses in casinos or in your car. So, will you buy glasses for Christmas ? 
 

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by Tristan

Can you answer these questions now ?  :  
  
1)What can Google glass do  ?
                     
 2)Which celebrity has already bought it ?

Taylor Alison Swift :

Name: Taylor Alison Swift

Date of birth: 13/12(december)/1989

Nationality: American

Job: singer, actress, singer-songwriter

Sign: Sagittarius

Her career :

She began her career at the age of 8 years old during a theater play for children. At the age of 10 years old, Taylor began writing her own songs.. At 14 years old, she signed a contract with Sony/ATV. Her first album was produced in 2006, when she was 17. Her album was a true success.

Taylor lived a love story with Joe Jonas (singer). And with Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, and she has finished a love story with Harry Styles (One direction). Did you know Taylor Swift before ? Do you like her songs ?

Do you like Harry Styles ? (He is very beautiful)

Her songs are Fearless, Our song, Red, Speak now, Mine.

At 22 years old, Taylor Swift has won over a hundred awards.

In the United States, she is a real star. She played in Valentine's day.

Do you understand ?

Are you ready ? GO !!!

• When was she born ?
• At what age did she start her career ?
  
  
   

by Léa S.

HARDWELL

Hardwell is a Dutch DJ and producer, his true name is Robbert Van 

de Corput. He was born on January the seventh 1988 in Breda.

He began his career in 2006, at the age of 18 years old with some tracks and remixes but it's in 2010-2011 that he became famous with his two tracks «Encoded» and «Zero 76» and for he first time entered the dj's top 100 at the 24^th position.

In March 2011, he launched his radio show and podcast called «Hardwell on air» which is broadcasted on more than 25 international radio stations.

2012 has seen as much success as the previous years because of his three tracks called «How we do»,«Apollo» and «Spaceman» and went up to the 6^th place in the dj's top 100 ; he takes part in the best electronic music festivals like Tomorrowland or Ultra Music Festival since 2012.

In october the 19^th 2013, he is ranked first of the dj's top 100.

The music style of Hardwell is electronic music. The public is quite young.

by Killian

Can you answer these questions ?

What is his true name ?

What happened in March 2011 ?

A celeb: Ariana Grande

Her complete name is «Ariana Grande-Butera». She was born on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton (in Floride.). So she is American. Her father is Italian, and her mother is from Abruzzes. And her brother, Frankie Grande, is an actor and a director. She is an actress, a model and a singer on Broadway. Her musical genre are pop, dance pop and teen pop. She is a complete artist.

She made her first appearance in 2009 by embodying the role of Cat Valentine in the series «Victorious ». We saw Ariana Grande in the "Victorious" series. She plays the role of Catrina "Cat" Valentine between 2010 and 2013. The series features young talents in art school.

Meantime, 14^th February 2012, she will release her first single and her first clip "Put Your Hearts Up". In 2012, she wrote an article in The Huffington Post denouncing intimidation in the schools and in the world of work.

She released her first album on September 3, 2013 called "Yours Truly". In August 2013, she provided the first part of the Believe Tour of singer Justin Bieber for three dates.

And every year, Ariana teaches music and dance for children in South Africa, she is a member of the charitable association "Broadway".

The fanteam's name of Ariana is the Arianators.

Can you answer the questions

How old is Ariana now?

Where was she born ?

What is the name of her first single? 

by Capucine  

A Celeb: Adele

Her name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. She was born on May 5^th 1988, in Mottenham, in England. She is 25 years old. She is a singer, songwriter and she plays the piano. I would like to go to see Adele’s concert. I like very much this singer.

In October 2012, she had a baby with Simon Konecki. His name is Angelo James.

She is famous since 2008; she had a lot of success with “Rolling in the deep” and “Someone like you”.

6 million people bought her first album “19”. In 2008, she won two prices in 3 Grammy Awards”. In 2011, she did her second album. Its name is “21”. This album sold at 25 millions copies.

It is the most popular album of all the time.

In 2012, she sang the soundtrack of the movies “Sky fall”.

This song received a golden globe and an Oscar for the best original song.

I love really this singer, because she is simple and she sings very well. When she sings, that gives me shivers.

by Laura 

Can you answer these questions ?

When and where was she born?

What is the name of her child ?

A writer: Arthur Conan Doyle

 

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on the twenty-second of May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was British. He lived in Hindhead. He had six brothers and sisters. Their names were Annette, Constance, Caroline, Innes, Ida and Julia. He had short straight brown hair, brown eyes. His family was rich. Charles Altamont Doyle was his father's name. and he was English. He was a writer. Mary Foley was his mother's name and she was an irish. She didn't work.

In 1885, Arthur Conan Doyle married Louise Hawkins, and they had two children, she died after.

In 1907, he remarried Jeanne Leckies, and they had three children. He was a doctor then he decided to become a writer. He became famous because he wrote Sherlock Holmes. S.Holmes was the most famous detective in the world by Conan Doyle. His friend was doctor Watson.

S.Holmes is linked to Conan Doyle. He died on the seventh of July 1930, at age of 71.

He died in Crownborough in the United Kingdom.

He died because he had a heart attack.

Arthur wrote 325 books.

He wrote 4 novels and 56 short stories.

He wrote novels, poems, shorts stories, volumes, Theatre plays,..

S.Holme meant a lot to Conan Doyle.

I have never read one of his books but I would love to read his books.

He also wrote « The Hound of the Baskervilles », « The Mystery of Cloomber», « Narrative of John Smith», «The Lost World», « The Sign of Four », «The Valley of Fear »,...

by Alexyne 

Can you answer these questions ?

When and where was he born ?

What is the series of his most famous books ?