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La Roux (/ l ɑː ˈ r uː / lah-ROO) are an English synth-pop act formed in 2008 by singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid. The act's debut album La Roux (2009) was a critical and commercial success, winning a Grammy Award and producing hit singles such as "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof".
An erroneous obituary was published by the Oxford University Gazette on October 2, 2008, and withdrawn in a subsequent issue. [228] The confusion was caused by the recent death of his father, Professor John Horden. Whitney Houston, American singer, was falsely reported dead of a drug overdose on a radio report on September 12, 2001. [229]
Eleanor Academia (born 1964 in San Diego, California), or simply known as Eleanor, is a dance music singer and producer. [1] [2] Career
Jackson contracted polio at age two, which left her with a noticeable limp. In 1934, her father changed his surname to Scruse and renamed her Katherine Esther Scruse. [2] [3] As a child, Jackson aspired to become an actress or a country singer, but was dismayed to find no notable Black country stars. Her parents divorced when she was still a child.
Kurt Carr, gospel music composer and performer; Fates Warning, a progressive metal band formed in 1982; Charles Flores (1970–2012), jazz bassist and member of the Michel Camilo Trio [13] Grayson Hugh, singer-songwriter; Natália Kelly, singer; Barbara Kolb (born 1939), composer; Mark McGrath (born 1968), lead singer of Sugar Ray
Eleanor McEvoy (born 22 January 1967) is an Irish singer-songwriter. [1] She composed the song "Only a Woman's Heart", title track of A Woman's Heart , the best-selling Irish album in Irish history. [ 2 ]
In 1853, Elinor met Thomas Jackson, then a professor at the Virginia Military Institute, at her father's home in Lexington.Jackson was a frequent visitor to the Junkin home; the shy young professor and the old college president were united by common interests in theology and Presbyterian doctrine, and Elinor and Jackson both taught at the Presbyterian Sunday school in Lexington.
She married Richard Collins in 1942 and remained married for 70 years. [7] Together they moved to Burnaby in 1948 with her four children, Rick, Judith, Barry and Tom. [5] [3] As the only black family in the neighbourhood, her neighbours started an unsuccessful petition to prevent them from moving in. [4] [5] [8] [6] Her children were bullied at school. [8]