The Kills' Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart reached the top of the charts a week after releasing their album Midnight Boom. According to Soundscan, they are both the top New Artist and the top Alternative New Artist. When it comes to overall digital album sales, The Kills come in at number 20. Their music is renowned for seamlessly fusing elements... read full bio
Tegan and Sara is a folk-rock music duo that consists of two identical twins. They initially rose to popularity with their acoustic songs, later recording several hit singles including ""Walking With A Ghost"", ""Feel It In My Bones"", ""Paperback Head"", and ""Closer"". Tegan and Sara have been nominated for over 25 different awards, winning the YTV Band/Musical Group Achievement... read full bio
A well-known writer and filmmaker in the entertainment sector is Patty Jenkins. Her ascent to the top of the industry is a testament to her diligence and commitment to the trade. Prior to eventually directing her first feature picture, Monster, Jenkins spent her first six years in the industry working as a cameraperson. The movie was based on the true account... read full bio
From high-school dropout to two-time Academy Award-winner by the age of 30, Hilary Swank is a shining example of spectacular triumph against incredible odds. Her story of gritty perseverance in pursuit of a dream, as fabulous as any to appear on the silver screen, has dazzled and inspired audiences worldwide. It is a story she draws on to motivate people... read full bio
Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen bank, is responsible for many innovative programs benefiting the rural poor. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for efforts to create economic... read full bio
Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he has released four full-length albums. He often collaborates with other artists and has done so with artists such as Linda Strawberry, The Shadow Bureau, and the French singer, So. He has... read full bio
Jim Nantz, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, has covered virtually every sport for the CBS Television Network since joining it. He has been the lead play-by-play voice for THE NFL ON CBS for twelve years, teaming up with Phil Simms on the Network's number one NFL and Super Bowl announce team. For six years,... read full bio
Tucker Wetmore is a skilled singer-songwriter who is well-versed in country music. From his small-town upbringing in the rural American Northwest to his collegiate football career in Montana, his life has evolved similarly. After suffering an injury that curtailed his chances of pursuing a professional career, Tucker returned to his hometown of 2,700 Kalama, Washington, and picked up his guitar.... read full bio
Actor Charlie Hunnam is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Jackson ""Jax"" Teller in the successful television series Sons of Anarchy. At the age of sixteen, Hunnam made guest appearances in the popular TV series Byker Grove. Among his most notable television roles has been that of the love-smitten Nathan Maloney in Queer as Folk. Charlie started to attract... read full bio
Andrew Lincoln is an English actor, best known for his role as Rick Grimes, the lead character in AMC's The Walking Dead. The series has the highest Nielsen ratings in the history of cable TV, including the most 18- to 49-year-old viewers of any cable or broadcast television series for the past three consecutive seasons. He first came to public... read full bio
Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. For five years, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. After the group temporarily disbanded, Folds performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. The group reunited eleven years later. Folds has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner,... read full bio
Echosmith is a rock/ indie-pop band, made up of four siblings: Graham, Sydney, Noah, and Jamie Sierota. Echosmith is best known for their hit song ""Cool Kids,"" which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, with over 1,200,000 sales in the United States. It was Warner Bros. Records' fifth-biggest-selling-digital song of its... read full bio
Ice-T not only invented gangster rap, he has lived it. Ice-T is the original embodiment of LA Hip-Hop. Through his music, his book, The Ice Opinion, and his lecture tours of Americas prisons, high schools and colleges (including Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford), Ice-T has become an influential spokesman for Americas youth, regardless of color. Outspoken, thought-provoking and intelligent, Ice-T has... read full bio
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic _ _ ; Muammad bin Rshid al Maktm), also known as Sheikh Mohammed, (born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.... read full bio
Surin Pitsuwan is a longtime Thai politician. He was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat, into an assimilated Thai family of Malay descent. Surin Pitsuwan was elected Member of Parliament from Nakhon Si Thammarat for the first time in 1986 and became Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Representatives the same year. In addition to his political career, he... read full bio
Nikesh Arora is the current senior vice president and chief business officer at Google. In 1989, Nikesh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi, India with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Since joining Google in 2004, he has held several positions with the company. Most recently, he led Googles global direct sales operations. He also developed and... read full bio
Tony Fernandes, founder of Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, is the Group CEO of Air Asia. Known as the Richard Branson of Asian air travel, he turned the bankrupt carrier into the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline and has revolutionised the aviation industry in Asean. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant... read full bio
Grace Kelly is an unquestionable musical prodigy who has captivated the jazz world with her sold-out shows, 14 critically acclaimed albums, and resume that includes appearances at the Hollywood Bowl and as the house band for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"—all before she even reached her mid-twenties. She was just elected as the newest member of the Berklee College... read full bio
SWV, (Sisters With Voices) are an American R&B trio that consists of members, Cheryl “Coco” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” George, and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons. During their formation, SWV was a gospel group but went on to be one of the most success R&B groups of the 90’s. SWV’s careers shot off with the release of their debut album, “It’s About Time”,... read full bio
The petite and dazzling actress Leighton Meester began her career prestigiously and intelligently, with appearances in such popular series as 24, Law & Order, and 7th Heaven. In time she became involved in a few smaller projects (such as the TV series Tarzan, and the slasher movie Drive-Thru, about a killer fast-food mascot who dresses as a clown). Meester continued... read full bio
