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For his role in Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley received a third place prize 1965 Laurel Award for best male performance in a musical film. Viva Las Vegas was also the 1965 Laurel runner-up in the category of the best musical of 1964. Ann-Margret was praised for her on screen chemistry with Elvis, as she nearly stole the film from him.
"Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song recorded by Elvis Presley written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman [1] for his film of the same name, which along with the song was set for general release the year after. Although Elvis Presley never performed the song live, it has since become popular and often performed by others.
Viva Las Vegas is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the 1964 motion picture, Viva Las Vegas. It was released by RCA Victor in May 1964 to coincide with the film's premiere. The soundtrack EP made the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 92, the lowest-charting release of Presley's career to this point. [1]
Liv Østhus, also known by her stage name Viva Las Vegas, is a writer, musician, actress, activist, and for more than 25 years, a stripper. [1] She has written for The Village Voice , The New York Times Magazine , and other national and regional publications, and published two books about her experiences on stage. [ 2 ]
Today, Tomorrow, and Forever is a 2002 Elvis Presley compilation album released by RCA Records.The album features songs from the early years of Presley on Sun Records to his movie career, ’68 Comeback Special, Gospel, Vegas and later years.
Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 film starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. Viva Las Vegas may also refer to: "Viva Las Vegas" (song), song performed by Elvis Presley in the film; Viva Las Vegas, an EP by Elvis Presley, containing songs from the film; Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas, an American video game released in 2000; Viva!
Although most of the footage takes place onstage at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, there are several other parts to the film: The opening credits sequence contains footage of Presley's show at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on September 9, 1970. This was the first show of Presley's first tour in 13 years.
The use of these terms has increased in non-Latin nations recently; for example, a common greeting regarding the Anglophone city of Las Vegas is "Viva Las Vegas!"One reason may be that West Germanic languages do not have a good equivalent of the term; the closest equivalent may be Heil in German, which has Nazi-tainted connotations, or Hail or Wassail in English.