Biography
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Day 1 Saturday Date: 24 February 2024 |
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Celine Dion |
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His/Her biography |
Celine Marie Claudette Dion who we know as Celine Dion is a French-Canadian singer who was born on March 30, 1968, in Canada. She is popular with her "My Heart Will Go On" song from the 1997 film Titanic. She is the last child in her family with 14 siblings and she grew up in a close-knit musical family that was run by her parent. At the age of 18, she won a lot of awards in several categories and released nine French albums. In 1990, Dion debuted her first English album, Unison. It was a collaboration with David Foster, an English songwriter-arranger-musician, and the album sold over a million copies worldwide. In 1991, Celine Dion engaged with her personal manager, Renรฉ Angรฉlil, who was 26 years older than her, and decided to marry to him in 1994. As time went by, she gave birth to her first child, Renรฉ-Charles on January 25, 2001. On October 23, 2010, at the age of 42, she gave birth to twin boys, Eddy and Nelson. In 2016, Angelil passed away caused by throat cancer, at the age of 73. |
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When I was in primary school, I listened to her songs almost
every single day, and reading her biography made me Deja vu at that moment. |
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Comment after reading |
She is really amazing. won a lot of awards with all of those experiences, It's priceless! |
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New Vocabulary |
delight: a feeling of great pleasure breakthrough: an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement relentlessly: in a way that continues strongly, without stopping, giving up, or getting less strong underwent (undergo): to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant |
Time: 21.00 | |
First Person | Adele |
His/Her biography | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins who was born on May 5, 1988, is a British singer-songwriter. She is the only child in her family. When Adele was 4, her father left the family but He still kept in touch with Adele until his problem with alcohol was getting worse and the relationship between him and Adele deteriorated. Since she was a kid, Adele improved her passion for music; her first record started 4 months after graduating high school. In 2008, Adel released her first album "19", related to her age at the time. In October of the same year, her first album was ranked no. 40 on iTunes until she appeared on Saturday Night Live, less than 24 hours after the show, her "19" album became ranked no. 1. She had released several albums and she also has a lot of songs that are very popular worldwide. Adele won 16 Grammy awards from 25 total nominated. In 2011, Adele was in a relationship with Simon Konecky and the next year she revealed that she was pregnant. About her marriage with Simon Konecky, she keeps it secret and private. In 2019, Adele's representative revealed that Adele and her husband had split. |
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The amount of words on text | 2864 |
What makes you interested in this person | I have loved Adele's songs since I first listened to her "All I Ask" song. So, It was so fascinating to know her better through reading her biography. |
Comment after reading | I am kind of speechless but, oh my God her music career is so amazing and I really admired her voice. |
New Vocabulary | Estrangement: the fact of no longer living with your husband, wife, or partner. Immaculate: perfectly clean and tidy, with no marks or flaws. |
Time: 21.30 | |
First Person | Alexis Bladel |
His/Her biography | Kimberly Alexis Bledel is an actress and producer who was born on September 16, 1981. before being an actress, she was a model and briefly attended New York University to study film. In 2000, when she was a freshman year, she was cast in the comedy-drama series "Gilmore Girls" and played Rory. Alexis Bladel had cast and appeared in several movies and in 2014, she married to Vincent Kartheiser and gave birth to their son in 2015. |
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The amount of words on text | 835 |
What makes you interested in this person | When she played Rory in the "Gilmore Girls" series, she was really amazing at acting. and Rory's character is really suitable with her. Since that time I really admired Alexis Bladel. |
Comment after reading | When I found out that she was a model too, I totally agreed with his decision because she was really pretty when she was a teenager, even until now. Her blue eyes will always catch my eye. |
New Vocabulary | gig: a performance by musicians playing popular music or jazz in front of an audience; a similar performance by a comedian. assassin: a person who murders somebody important or famous, for money or for political reasons. precursor: a person or thing that comes before somebody/something similar and that leads to or influences its development. |
Day 3 Tuesday Date: 27 February 2024 | |
First Person | Anne Marie |
His/Her biography | Anne Marie Rose Nicholson known as Anne Marie is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in England on 7 April 1991. At the age of 9, she learned and practiced karate and won several karate championships. In 2013, Anne Marie released a solo demo called "Summer Girl" for the Rocket Records. On June 10, 2015, she debuted her Extended Play titled "Karate". In 2018, Anne Marie released another album titled "Speak Your Mind". And there are some of her other incredible albums that I cannot mention here. Anne Marie is popular with many of her songs, such as Fiend, 2002, and Rckabye by Cleand Bandit, which chose Anne Marie as the song's main vocalist. |
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Sources | https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/anne-marie-40648.php |
The amount of words on text | 724 |
What makes you interested in this person | I really loved Anne Marie's songs when I was in 8 grade. The "Friends" song made me admire her and her songs so much. By the way, I still listened to her songs until now. |
Comment after reading | At first, I thought that she was only a singer but in fact, she is also a songwriter. |
New Vocabulary | cum: (used for linking two nouns) and; as well as. slick: (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas. Aside: to one side; out of the way. |
Time: 20.15 | |
First Person | Tom Felton |
His/Her biography | Thomas Andrew Felton was born in England on September 22, 1987. He is the youngest child in his family of four siblings. At an early age, he was used to singing and became a part of a choir, but in 1997, he began acting in "The Borrowers," and yeah, it was his first movie. And in 2001, he appeared in Harry Potter and Sorcerer Stone, and since that time, he has become popular as a Draco Malfoy. As a teenager, his visuals are really gorgeous. He also won several awards for the Harry Potter movie, especially as a villain in the movie. Harry Potter is really the biggest factor in his career. Currently, he plays a role in "The Flash," an American TV series that he started appearing in in 2016. |
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Sources | https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thomas-andrew-felton-3061.php |
The amount of words on text | 988 |
What makes you interested in this person | In the Harry Potter movie especially in the 3rd movie, Tom Felton who played the role of Draco really had a gorgeous visual. As a teenager, he was so handsome and I admired him so much since that time. |
Comment after reading | He not only has good visuals but also had such a good experience. |
New Vocabulary | advert: a notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service. (also ad informal) Ape: a large animal like a monkey, with no tail. There are different types of apes. |
Day 4 Wednesday Date: 28 February 2024 | |
First Person | Emma Watson |
His/Her biography | Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson known as Emma Watson, is a British actor and people must be familiar with her as Hermione Granger from Harry Potter Movie. She was born on April 15, 1990, in Paris, France, but she was raised in England. At an early age, she attended Stagecoach Theatre Arts School at Oxford. At the school, Emma Watson studied singing, dancing, and, of course, acting. At the age of 7, she took part in a poetry competition and became the first winner. Since then, her acting ability improved, leading her toward her acting career as an actor. At the age of 9, when the Harry Potter novel was filmed, she joined the cast audition. Watson sufficiently amazed the casting agents and the film's producers and won the role of Hermione Granger. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone is Emma Watson's first experience acting for a movie.As she grew up, she had played in a lot of movies but she was not only passionate about acting, she also loved fashion. For her education, Emma Watson graduated from Brown in 2014 with an English degree. In the same year, she became a UN Woman Brand Ambassador in promoting gender equality, and This goes on until now. |
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The amount of words on text | 1267 |
What makes you interested in this person | Still in the Harry Potter movie, Emma Watson played the role of Hermione Granger. In that movie, Emma Watson as Hermione was really clever and loved to read books. When I tried to find out about her in real life, and in fact, in real life she was also very clever and talented. |
Comment after reading | She is literally Hermione Granger in real life. |
New Vocabulary | adolescence: the time in a person’s life when they develop from a child into an adult. cement: a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. franchise: formal permission given by a company to somebody who wants to sell its goods or services in a particular area; formal permission given by a government to somebody who wants to operate a public service as a business |
Time: 21.00 | |
First Person | Tom Holland |
His/Her biography | Thomas Stanley Holland is a British actor who was born in England, in 1996. He is usually known as Tom Holland. He is the first child in his family with 4 siblings. In 2008, he joined the London production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Regarding her career, Holland's educational background really matches his career. In England, he attended the Donhead Preparatory School, Wimbledon College, and the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, which really related to and supported his current career. At the age of 19, Tom Holland took over the role of Peter Parker for the latest reboot Spider-Man movie. He played the role of Peter Parker in several Marvel MCU movies and his latest Peter Parker role is in 2021, on Spiderman: No Way Home. |
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The amount of words on text | 952 |
What makes you interested in this person | Since I watched Spiderman: Homecoming movie, I really interested in him. he is kind of humorous and I like it. |
Comment after reading | As I mentioned I liked him because he is a humorous person and what I found after I read the article is his father is a comedian, what a fun fact! |
New Vocabulary | Burgeoning: beginning to grow or develop rapidly. Amid: in the middle of or during something, especially something that causes excitement or fear. |
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