Steve Thoreson is a tenor singer from North Bend, Washington. He is of Swedish and Native American ancestry. [1]
He was second-place winner on Sweden's Got Talent TV show (Talang) in 2011. [2] He has performed at Seattle's Swedish Cultural Center, [3] Kirkland Performance Center, [4] Teatro ZinZanni's Mezzo Lunatico cabaret, [5] and Benaroya Hall, [6] [7] and is a member of Illumi men's choir. [8]
His popularity increased in Azerbaijan and post-Soviet countries due to the song "Azerbaijan" he performed and shared online. [9] This music was previously sung by Muslim Magomayev, therefore he performed it along with the original one. [10] He sang this song in both Azerbaijani and English languages. [11]
Muslim Magometovich Magomayev, dubbed the "Soviet Sinatra", was a Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer. He achieved iconic status in Russia and the post-Soviet countries for his vocal talent and charisma. People's Artist of the USSR (1973).
Maria Muldaur is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis" and continues to record albums in the folk, blues, early jazz, gospel, country, and R&B traditions.
Teatro ZinZanni is a circus dinner theater that began in the neighborhood of Lower Queen Anne in Seattle, Washington. It has since expanded to a site on the waterfront at Pier 29 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California.
A spiegeltent is a large travelling tent, constructed from wood and canvas and decorated with mirrors and stained glass, intended as an entertainment venue. Originally built in Belgium during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, only a handful of these spiegeltents remain in existence today, and these survivors continue to travel around Europe and beyond, often as a feature attraction at various international arts festivals. Two tents used by Teatro ZinZanni have been in fixed locations in Seattle and San Francisco for several years. The Melba Spiegeltent spent the better part of a century touring Europe, but is now permanently located in Melbourne, Australia. The Famous Spiegeltent, built in 1920, is now owned by Australian jazz piano player David Bates.
The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall, located in Baku, is the main concert hall in Azerbaijan built in 1910. Since 2006 Murad Adigozalzade is the director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall.
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
Muslim Muhammad oglu Magomayev was an Azerbaijani composer and conductor. He is the grandfather and namesake of Azerbaijani opera singer Muslim Magomayev.
Geoff Hoyle is an English performer who originated the role of Zazu in the Broadway theatre production of The Lion King. Hoyle has also performed in vaudeville shows, worked with Bill Irwin in "The Pickle Family Circus", performed with Cirque Du Soleil's Nouvelle Expérience, and performed with the Revels.
Liliane Montevecchi was a French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer.
Frank Vincent Ferrante is an American stage actor, comedian and director known for his inspired improvisation and audience interactive comedy. His lengthy, acclaimed stage runs as the legendary American comedian Groucho Marx in the Arthur Marx/Robert Fisher play Groucho: A Life in Revue, and his own internationally touring An Evening With Groucho, established his portrayal as one of the world's top historic solo shows alongside Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight. Ferrante was nominated for the Laurence Oliver Award for 'Comedy Performance of the Year' for the title role in Groucho: A Life in Revue in London's West End in 1987. Prior, he won New York's 1987 Theatre World Award for 'Outstanding Debut' for the same role.
Polad Bulbuloglu is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician, and diplomat. Bülbüloğlu became famous in the Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy Azeri folk feelings in Russian and Azerbaijani languages. He also sang his own songs. Three of his songs became Songs of the Year and he received numerous prestigious awards in the Soviet Union. Bülbüloğlu is a lyrical tenor.
Lawrence Brownlee is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire. Describing his voice, Speight Jenkins, general director of the Seattle Opera, said: "There are other singers that sing this repertory very well, but I don't think anyone else has quite as beautiful a sound and as rounded a tone," and praise his "incredible top notes", adding about his high F (F5) in "Credeasi, misera": "With him it's not a scream, it's a beautiful sound." Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato adds: "He is always in service of the music. His natural instrument is just incredibly beautiful. The word 'honey' comes to mind. He also has technical prowess and agility."
Karyne and Sarah Steben, also known as the Steben Twins, are Canadian twin trapeze artists. The pair were the first female innovators of the feet-to-feet catching technique.
Mimmi Linnéa Marianne Sandén is a Swedish singer and actress who came to fame by becoming 1st runner up in the television show Talang 2007 (Sweden's Got Talent).
Fidan Akram gizi Gasimova, born 17 June 1947 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, is an Azerbaijani operatic soprano who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1988.
Javid Samadov is an Azerbaijani baritone opera singer, who currently resides in Nuremberg, Germany.
Azerbaijani pop music is a pop music created in Azerbaijan. The emergence of Azerbaijani pop music dates back to the mid-20th century. Growth of new generation of musicians in the 1970s positively influenced Azerbaijan pop music's "golden age". Performers of traditional pop music such as Mirza Babayev, Flora Karimova and Shovkat Alakbarova achieved great success at that time. Contemporary Azerbaijani pop music has its roots in traditional Azerbaijani folk music.
Recess Monkey is a GRAMMY Nominated Seattle-based trio of current and former elementary school teachers who have made music for kids and families since their debut album Welcome to Monkey Town in 2005. They have since released 13 albums for family audiences. They perform live concerts throughout the United States with an emphasis on audience participation, energetic dance opportunities and a focus on the entire family.
Ilham Islam oglu Nazarov, born October 5, 1985, in Shirvan, Azerbaijan SSR, is an opera singer. He has performed different timbres of voice on the Azerbaijani and world opera stages, soloist of the M.Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic, Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Senior lecturer at the Baku Music Academy.
Andrea Conway, also known as Andrea Conway (Doba) born September 15, 1971 is a former Canadian gymnast, acrobat, actor, tap dancer and clown originally from Pointe-Claire, Quebec.