Biography Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi was born on February, 16th, 1979 in Italy (Urbino). Some years he lived in London, but then returned to his motherland Italy again.

He joins Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, with the number 46.

Valentino Rossi's career began thanks to his father Graziano Rossi.
Graziano Rossi was the famous racer, whose best result was the third place in 1979. He earned 3 victories in 1979 aboard a motorcycle Morbidelli. In 1990 Graziano had an accident and it became the end of his career.

When Valentino was 10, he raced in karting. At the age of 11 he started to ride a minimoto.

In 1995 he race in the European championships as official racer of Aprilia and finishes a season in third position. In the same year he keeps the crown of the Italian Championship 125cc.

1996: The debut in the World Championship 125cc on Malaysian GP, he rides Aprilia in the Scuderia AGV team.
The final position of Championship is 9th with 111 points.
1st victory: the Czech Republic.

1997: Valentino becomes the second youngest World Champion 125cc, races on Aprilia for Nastro Azzurro team.
The final position of Championship: 1st with 321 points.
11 victories: Malaysia, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Imola, Germany, Brazil, Great Britain, Catalunya and Indonesia.

1998: He moves to 250cc class, rides Aprilia joining Nastro Azzurro team.
A final position of Championship: 2nd with 201 points.
5 victories: Netherlands, Imola, Catalunya, Australia and Argentina.

1999: Valentino becomes the youngest World champion 250cc, joining Aprilia Grand Prix Racing team.
A final position of Championship: 1st with 309 points.
9 victories: Spain, Italy, Catalunya, Great Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Southern Africa and Brazil.

2000: He moves to the premier-class 500cc (ultimate class in World Championship motorcycle racing), riding Honda for Nastro Azzurro team.
The final position of Championship: 2nd with 209 points.
2 victories: Great Britain and Brazil.

2001: He wins the World Championship 500cc, riding Honda and joining Nastro Azzuro team.
The final position of Championship: 1st - 275 points after 14 races from 16.
9 victories: Japan, Southern Africa, Spain, Catalunya, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Portugal, Motegi and Australia.

2002: Valentino becomes the twice world champion in MotoGP (500cc), on Honda in Repsol Honda Team.
The final position: 1st - 355 points.
11 victories: Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Australia.

2003: This year Valentino wins his third championship title in class MotoGP. Joins the Repsol Honda team.
The final position: 1st - 357 points.
9 victories: Japan, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia.

2004: This season Valentino won his 4th championship title in MotoGP. Joined the Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha team.
The final position: 1st - 304 points.
9 victories: Southern Africa, Italy, Catalunya, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia.

2005: This year Valentino Rossi won his 5th championship title in MotoGP and 7th title in all the classes. Joined the Gauloises Yamaha Team.
Final position: 1st - 367 points.
11 victories: Spain, China, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar, Australia.

2006: The season of 2006 was very difficult and in many respects unsuccessful for Valentino Rossi. There were many beautiful victories, but also happened both: falls and technical problems, and that’s why Rossi could finish the championship only on 2nd place. Joined Camel Yamaha Team.
A final position: 2nd - 247 points.
5 victories: Qatar, Italy, Catalunya, Germany, Malaysia.

2007: He takes the third place in the championship with 241 points in the draw.
4 victories: Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal.

2008: Rossi wins his 6th title in the ultimate class and 8 in all the classes, finishes the championship with 373 points in draw.
9 victories: China, France, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, San Marino, Indianapolis, Japan, Malaysia.

2009: Rossi wins his 7th title in the ultimate class and 9 in all the classes, finishes the championship with 306 points in draw.
6 vistories: Spain, Catalunya, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, San Marino.

2010: He takes the third place in the championship with 233 points in the draw.
2 victories: Qatar and Malaysia.

2011: He takes the seventh place in the championship with 139 points in the draw.
0 victories.

2012: Takes the sixth place with 163 points. Without a victories.

2013: He takes the 4 place in the championship with 237 points in the draw. 1 victory: Netherlands.

2014: He takes the second place in the championship with 295 points in the draw. 2 victories: San Marino and Phillip Island.

Maher Zein's Biography

Singer & songwriter Maher Zain is the new star of Modern Islamic Music with his meaningful songs that aim to inspire and entertain people and send a message of peace and hope to the world. Leaving behind a lucrative career in the mainstream music industry in New York wherein he worked with internationally renowned producer RedOne who has worked with chart-topping artists Akon, Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias and the late Michael Jackson to mention just a few, Maher chose instead to make music which reflects his roots of being both European, Arab and Muslim and he is working with Awakening Records (who launched the career of British artist Sami Yusuf) to inspire the youth across the world. In early March 2010, Maher's debut album Thank You Allah (released by Awakening Records) was the No.1 highest selling album on Amazon (in the world music section). Maher has already had concerts in Sweden, Canada, Australia, US, UK, France, Egypt, Algeria, and Bahrain to mention just a few. With his passion, incredible talent and unique style, the sky is the limit for Maher.

Maher’s first musical inspiration came from his father, who was a singer himself, performing locally in the beautiful Mediterranean city of Tripoli - Lebanon. Fascinated by the music and instruments, Maher got his first keyboard when he was only ten and ever since music officially became an integral part of Maher’s world. His family moved to Sweden when Maher was only 8, where he continued his schooling, and later entered university and got a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering. With things changing around him, one thing remained the same - his strong passion for music. He would spend late nights at school with his friends where they would sing, rap, compose and experiment with music in every way. It didn’t take him long to realize that music became an integral part of who he is.

After being involved for a while in the music scene as a music producer, Maher was introduced to RedOne, a gifted music producer who was fast rising in the music scene in Sweden. Maher started working with RedOne and later moved to New York. For a few years he was in the middle of the hot rush of the NY music industry, working with chart topping artists such as Kat Deluna on her debut album including smash hits ‘Whine up’ and ‘Run the Show’. Maher had what many would describe as a dream job for someone so young in such a glamorous business, but for Maher it felt like this was far from what he would call ‘the dream’, “I loved the music but I hated everything that surrounded it, it always felt like something wasn’t right”.

In January 2009, Maher Zain decided to work on an album that reflects his identity – Arab, Western and Muslim - and signed with Awakening Records. Maher’s debut album Thank You Allah reached the number 1 spot on Amazon’s World Music charts and number 9 on the R&B charts.

In January 2010, in a music competition organized by Nujoom FM (Egypt’s biggest music radio station) Maher’s track ‘Ya Nabi Salam Alayka’ was voted as the Best Song for 2009. Runners up included big names like Hussein Aljismi, Mohammed Mounir and Sami Yusuf. Maher has already performed at sold out concerts in Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Holland, Sweden, and the US amongst others and is fast becoming the ‘next superstar of Islamic music’.

Maher Zain’s album mixes the sounds of R&B with traditional spiritual, soul and contemporary pop music, not just updating spiritual music and inshad but fearlessly reviving it with contemporary flair. Maher’s debut album Thank You Allah is an instant classic of great power and timeless, unassailably intense spirituality.

Maher is fast becoming recognized as one of modern Islamic Music’s seminal voices after his ground-breaking single and animated music video “Palestine Will Be Free,” his music video “Insha Allah” shot on location in London and directed by famous British director Mike Harris who has worked with Coldplay and Madonna among others, and his latest video “The Chosen One” - about the life and the peaceful teachings of Prophet Muhammad - shot in Los Angeles. Maher Zain is clearly poised to take up modern Islamic Music to a new level. As a supremely gifted artist and producer, Maher brings his music to a wider audience not by watering down his message, but by making songs of supreme power, conviction, and glorious beauty, fusing elements of R&B, traditional spiritual music, pop, Arabic and Turkish music into daring arrangements.

After his experience in the Music Industry, Maher feels blessed to able to finally find the right way, put his talent to its best use, and produce music that is closer to his roots, and he feels like it’s his turn now to help others through his music to do the same: “If I had one thing I’d like to tell people out there it would be that it’s so easy to see the right way if we just open our eyes and look properly; that’s what happened to me.”

Quick Facts & Links:

Name: Maher Zain
Age: 29 years old
Nationality: Swedish (of Lebanese origin)
Education: BA in Aeronautical Engineering
Previous Job: Music Producer
Worked with in the past: RedOne (The Producer behind Lady Gaga, Akon etc)
Album Name: Thank You Allah
Number of Tracks: 13
Release Date: 1st of November 2009
Record Label: Awakening Records
Facebook Page with over 2 million fans: http://www.facebook.com/MaherZain

Music Videos:

1- Palestine Will Be Free Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSbqLi6U10

2 A- Insha Allah Music Video English version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfXIF2Mm2Kc
2 B- Insha Allah Music Video French version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvger_C4LN8
2 C- Insha Allah Music Video Turkish version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZPpnqtexI
2 D- Insha Allah Music Video Arabic version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PACjNsQF0Z0

3- The Chosen One Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbICjWI7Vrw

Justin Bieber - Biography

Justin Bieber Fans are TOO much to handle..
An old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 17 year-old soul-singing phenomenon to realize that he is light years ahead of his manufactured pop peers.

After posting dozens of homemade videos on YouTube in 2007, where the multi-talented Bieber put his impeccable spin on songs from artists like Usher, Ne-Yo and Stevie Wonder, Justin racked up over 10,000,000 views purely from word of mouth.

"I started singing about three years ago," says the Canadian native who grew up an only child in Stratford, Ontario. "I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place."

In an effort to share his victory with his loved ones, Justin began posting his performance footage online. "I put my singing videos from the competition on YouTube so that my friends and family could watch them," he says. "But it turned out that other people liked them and they started subscribing to them. That's how my manager found me. He saw me on YouTube and contacted my family and now I'm signed!"

Seven months after Justin started posting his videos online, former So So Def marketing executive Scooter Braun flew the then 13-year old singer to Atlanta, GA to meet with his elite colleagues. As if Justin's natural singing talent wasn't enough to impress Scooter's inner circle, Braun knew Bieber was also a self-taught musician who plays the drums, guitar, piano and trumpet.

"Right when we flew into Atlanta, Scooter drove us to the studio and Usher was there in the parking lot," remembers Bieber. "That was my first time ever being out of Canada so I went up to him and was like, 'Hey Usher, I love your songs, do you want me to sing you one?' He was like, 'No little buddy, just come inside, it's cold out.'"

All it took was a short time online for Usher to realize he was in the company of a future superstar. "A week later Usher flew me back to Atlanta," says Bieber. "I sang for him and his people and he really wanted to sign me then and there but I still had a meeting with Justin Timberlake who also wanted to sign me. It turned out Usher's deal was way better. He had L.A. Reid backing him up and Scooter had a lot of really good connections in Atlanta. I always tease Usher now and remind him he how he blew me off the first time we met."

In October of 2008, Justin Bieber officially signed to Island Records. His debut album, My World is an intimate look into the mind of a budding young renaissance man. With production from star hit men like The Dream and Tricky Stewart who produced "Umbrella" for Rihanna and Beyonce's latest smash, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Justin has everything he needs to achieve pop supremacy.

His first single, "One Time" produced by Tricky, is about one of Justin's favorite topics, puppy love. Usher joins Justin on "First Dance" where the two share verses on a song that Bieber describes as, "A slow groovy song that people can dance to." On the Midi-Mafia produced "Down to Earth" Justin digs deep to talk about growing up. "Bigger" finds the teenaged singer maturing at a steady rate, while motivating his listeners to strive for their goals.

"I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way," says Justin. "My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it. I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college and just become a better person."

A virtually untapped well of natural artistic talent, Justin Bieber is primed to be a solid force in music for many years to come. "I think older people can appreciate my music because I really show my heart when I sing, and it's not corny," he says. "I think I can grow as an artist and my fans will grow with me." And just think, he's just getting started.

Catherine Zeta Jones Biography

Name: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Born: 25 September 1969 (Age: 41)
Where: Swansea, Wales
Height: 5' 8"
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA and 1 Oscar; 2 Golden Globe nominations


There are many who consider Catherine Zeta Jones to have been canny, manipulative and, eventually, undeniable in a rapid rise to the top. In fact, her passage to Hollywood stardom has been anything but steady. Her career choices have, on occasion, been terribly flawed. Her big breaks have been hilariously, fabulously fortunate. And, being as she began her education and career in entertainment back inthe mid-Seventies, it's actually all taken a very long time.

Catherine Zeta Jones (Catherine Fair and Zeta Jones being the names of her grandmothers) was born in Swansea on the 25th of September, 1969, growing up in the now-chic Mumbles area, a beautiful sweep of wooded coastline. Her father, Dai, managed a confectionery factory, turning him, in young Catherine's eyes, into something of a Willy Wonka figure. Her mother, Pat, was Irish and a seamstress by trade. She commented, upon Catherine's birth, that she looked like a frog. Catherine had one older brother, David A Jones, and one younger, Lyndon, both of whom now aid her in her work with her production company, Milkwood Films (Swansea also being the former home of Dylan Thomas, author of Under Milk Wood).

From the age of 4, Catherine wanted to entertain, to be the centre of attention. She'd prance around using the spout of her grandma's kettle as a microphone. Very soon, she was onstage, performing with an amateur troupe organised by the local Catholic Church. Her singing voice, though, was once severely threatened. Falling sick with a viral infection that impaired her breathing, she had to undergo a tracheotomy (the scar is still visible today). Consequently, she missed a lot of school, and was sent to a small private establishment to catch up.

But, though she was bright, academic work was not Catherine's calling. Studying tap and ballet, she continued with the amateur troupe, starring in Annie, then as Tallulah in Bugsy Malone. This latter part was wholly appropriate, Catherine being perfect as the super-sexy vamp. She says that even at 12 she looked 22, and would go to clubs with the blessing of her trusting parents.

When she was 14, along came her first break. A production starring Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees arrived in Swansea, one of its attractions being that, wherever it went, it recruited local children to form the chorus. Catherine auditioned successfully, so successfully that the producers quickly cast her in a touring production of The Pyjama Game. By 15, she had dropped out of school, received her Actor's Guild card, and moved to London.

Dayana Mendoza Biography

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model, Miss Venezuela 2007,and Miss Universe 2008.

In 2001, Mendoza signed with Elite Model Management and modeled in Italy, France, United States, England, Greece, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Peru for Versace, Roberto Cavalli and other fashion designers.She speaks Spanish, English and Italian.

Dayana beat 27 other candidates, including runners-up Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas and Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz Gonzalez,to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win (the first being Carolina Izsak in 1991).[citation needed] She was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 13, 2008.Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori crowned her with a tiara worth 120,000 U.S. dollars. Her prize package included cash, a year contract promoting Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free, prestigious New York City flat, luxury apartment and a gift bag stuffed with designer shoes, dresses and beauty products, a $100,000 stipend for a 2-year course at the New York Film Academy and free access to famous fashion houses and beauty parlors. Mendoza will spend her year-long reign traveling the world to lecture on humanitarian issues and to promote education regarding HIV/AIDS.

Mendoza has stated that she enjoys "design, photography, advertising and wave surfing." She replied to the query: "Men think that the fastest way to go to a point is to go straight. Women know that the faster way to go to a point is to go to the curves." She was once kidnapped in Venezuela and stated the trauma taught her to remain poised under pressure.

Venezuela is a "pageant superpower" and has had four previous Miss Universe and five Miss World winners. Mendoza is the first winner from the country since Miss Universe 1996's winner Alicia Machado.

Hilary Duff Biography

She was born Hilary Ann Lisa Duff on September 28th, 1987 in Houstan, Texas. Hilary was born into a family with parents Bob and Susan Duff and older sister, actress/singer Haylie Duff who was born two and a half years earlier on February 19, 1985.

When Hilary was six, she had been traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie, but decided she wanted to fulfill her dream of acting. Her first part was in the mini-series, "True Women", her role was so small her name wasn't even listed in the credits, but her first starring role was as Ellie in "The Soul Collector", for which she won a "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress)" Hilary also starred in the made for tv movie "Casper Meets Wendy" in fall of 1998. In the movie she played the young witch Wendy. Success came again as she took the role of the starring title character Lizzie McGuire in the #1 Disney Channel Hit Series self-entitled, "Lizzie McGuire" in 2000. The show finished it's production in summer of 2002 although it still has one episode left that airs in the US on February 14,2004.

Hilary also filmed a Disney Channel movie "Cadet Kelly" in the summer of 2001. Hilary returned to the big screen when she released her movie "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" whiched was filmed in Rome, Italy. It made 17 million in its weekend opening of May 2, 2003.Hilary made her big screen debut in "Agent Cody Banks" in March 2003 co-starring along side Frankie Muniz.

In December 2003 Hilary co-starred in "Cheaper By The Dozen" along side comedians such as Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Ashton Kutcher. Now in 2004 Hilary will return once again to the big screen in movies such as "A Cinderella Story" which also stars actor, Chad Michael Murray,it should be on the big screen in July of 2004. Hilary's film "Heart of Summer" production started January 2004, she will also star in "The Perfect Man",production will start in Spring of 2004. When not busy working Hilary resides in Los Angeles with her mom Susan and her sister Haylie.

Hilary also resides in Texas when she is visiting her dad Bob. When she's not working,Hilary enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as her dogs. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, tumbling, roller-blading, tae-bo, doing yo-yo tricks and hanging out with her friends. Hilary is also involved in volunteer work and a strong advocate for animal rights.

This talented young star will be heard from for many years to come. It's hard to say whether her greatest successes will be in film, television or the recording. Guess we?ll just have to keep following her many achievements and see where they lead.

Hilary recentaly got a new puppy. Also on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" Hilary confirmed that she is dating a upcoming actor named Jordan. She said they have known each other for a year but have only been dating for a month...