Sentences with phrase «success as a singer»

Her older sister Beryl Davis subsequently found success as a singer, working first with their father's band, and later with Django Reinhardt and Glenn Miller, amongst many others, before coming to America and working with Frank Sinatra.

KW: You've met with tremendous success as both a singer and an actress.

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No one else will give you the skills you need to overcome your self - sabotaging habits, become a closing superstar, and lead your team to financial success as quickly or effectively as Blair Singer will.

[207] Ghanaian artists such as «Afro Roots» singer, activist and songwriter Rocky Dawuni, R&B and soul singer Rhian Benson and Sarkodie have had international success.

The independent expenditure effort was heavily supported by charter school supporters like Paul Singer, a wealthy hedge - fund manager and investor who supports charter school expansion, as well Daniel Loeb, a director at Success Academy and Dan Senor, a former Bush administration official who is married to former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a critic of teacher tenure.

Starting off in early 1960s Detroit, Dreamgirls follows the struggles of a Black female trio of singers, known collectively as The Dreamettes, who have gone from amateur competitions around the area without much success.

Finlays subject is Alabamas Jimmy Ellis, an Elvis Presley - ish singer who enjoyed late - 70s success as masked mystery man Orion.

Next, she bounced around in a variety of odd jobs until she met with overnight success as an R&B singer.

Quinn at least emerges as both a talented singer and charismatic protagonist, although neither is as essential to the film's success as the title would suggest.

The film reveals that many famous vocal riffs throughout the years (including The Rolling Stones» «Gim me Shelter») were sung by the same small group of incredibly talented backup singers, and it also explores why many of these women never went on to find success as solo singers.

Made when director Brian Singer was a mere 27 years old, «The Usual Suspects» has deservedly maintained a reputation as a solid piece of filmmaking, and its success lies in a beautifully written script by Christopher McQuarrie, skilled direction from then - newcomer Singer, and amazing editing from versatile composer / editor John Ottman.

Oscar Isaac shines as a struggling folk singer in Joel and Ethan Coens» comedy - drama about the elusiveness of success.

Folk singer Llewyn (Oscar Isaac, «Drive») is having a rough go of it on the hootenanny circuit: he's trying to break out as a solo act after minor success as half of a duo, and he favors dark material that doesn't make the espresso - swilling hipsters in his basement audiences sing along.

Ransome points to well - known public, diverse, all - girls success stories such as Baltimore's Western High School, founded in 1844, which boasted a 100 percent college placement last year, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls, established nearly 200 years ago, which counts among its graduates a federal judge, an opera singer, the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church, and the first female head of the Black Panthers.

And through the course of the show you witness the successes and failures of the Project Earth Task Force ---- eco-designer Jennifer Languell, quantum physicist Basil Singer, and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary — as they work with environmental engineer Mark Hodges to test his theory that aerial reforestation is a viable methodology.

To demonstrate her track record of success, The Daily Transcript showcased Juanita's recent awards, including being named a «Life Science Star» for 2016 by LMG Life Sciences; recognized by The Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Lawyers and Top IP Lawyers in California for 2016; and profiled in a National Law Journal special report with colleague Jon Singer for winning one of the year's most significant, high - stakes court cases for Gilead Sciences Inc..