Friday, December 20, 2013

Who is Kristin Elizabeth Cutler?

Who is Kristin Elizabeth Cutler?[1] 2] The entertainment and reality world knows her as Krisitin Cavallaritelevision personality, fashion designer, and actress. Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Laguna Beach, California, she attended Laguna Beach High School as a teenager. In 2004, Cavallari came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which documented the lives of her and her friends.
, she is an American
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in 2006, Cavallari appeared in several television series as minor characters. In 2009, she replaced former Laguna Beach cast member Lauren Conrad in her spin-off series The Hills, which was revamped to chronicle the personal and professional lives of Cavallari, Heidi Montag, and Audrina Patridge.
In 2011, Cavallari became engaged to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. She gave birth to son Camden Jack, the first child for both, the following year. Cavallari and Cutler married in 2013.

Life and career

1987–2005: Early life and Laguna Beach

Cavallari was born January 5, 1987 in Denver, Colorado, the second of two children of Judith Spies (née Eifrig) and Dennis Cavallari.[3][4] She is of Italian and German descent.[5]
When her mother divorced her father, her older brother, Mike, moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California, while she moved with her mother to the village of Barrington, Illinois, a suburb an hour northwest of Chicago. She attended Barrington Station Middle School, and graduated on to Barrington High School. After difficulties adjusting to a new life with a stepfather and stepbrother, Cavallari moved to California to live with her father. There, Cavallari was enrolled at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for her freshman year. After she attended a Driver's Education course through Laguna Beach High School, her father enrolled her in Laguna Beach High School.
Cavallari was in her junior year of high school when the first season of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County began production. At the time, she was involved in an on-and-off relationship with senior Stephen Colletti. Cavallari's romance with Colletti caused a rivalry with another cast member, Lauren Conrad. The love triangle became one of the series' central plot lines.[2]

2006–10: Acting and The Hills

In May 2009, Cavallari confirmed that she would be joining the cast of Laguna Beach's spin-off series, The Hills.[6] She made her first appearance on the series during the fifth season's mid-season finale on May 31, 2009, at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding, where she caught the bouquet. The second half of the Lauren Conrad. Despite originally signing a deal with MTV to appear in two additional seasons following the fifth, the sixth and final season concluded on July 13, 2010.[7] season premiered on September 29, 2009, with Cavallari assuming the position of former main cast member and narratorCavallari was on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars and partnered with two-time champion, Mark Ballas. Despite having high scores, Cavallari was the third to be eliminated, shocking the audience, judges, and fellow dancers alike. One of the judges, Len Goodman, commented that he expected to see Cavallari dancing in the final. The cumulative average of Cavallari's dances were higher than of contestants who had lasted twice as long as she did.

After her stint on Laguna Beach, Cavallari headed to Los Angeles and briefly attended the Loyola Marymount University. She signed on the UPN reality television series Get This Party Started, which premiered February 7, 2006. The series was canceled after airing two episodes due to extremely low ratings. She guest starred on one episode of another UPN series, Veronica Mars. She has appeared in numerous television roles such as CSI: NY, Cane and Adventures in Hollyhood. In 2006, she signed on as Crystal in the horror film Fingerprints. She also played a small role in Wristcutters: A Love Story, an independent film, directed by Goran Dukic in 2006.
In 2008, she had a supporting role as Summer in Spring Breakdown alongside Amy Poehler. The film was released straight-to-DVD on June 2, 2009, and received mixed reviews. She also starred in the independent film Green Flash alongside Torrey DeVitto. In 2009 she starred in the independent American high school comedy film, Wild Cherry, as Trish, which also starred Rumer Willis. She also starred in the straight-to-DVD film, National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year, as Kaitlyn. The film was released July 14, 2009, to mixed to negative reviews.
Cavallari has been involved in the "Until There's a Cure", public service advertising campaign, to raise awareness and funds for AIDS and HIV research and vaccine development.[8] In 2006 Cavallari appeared in ads for PETA,[9] and has also appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for "We Are Ellis Island", a campaign for the restoration of Ellis Island.[10] In February 2009, she posed for the NOH8 Campaign in support of gay marriage.[11]
In January 2010, she traveled to El Salvador to do charity work. She told US Magazine, "It really put everything into perspective and made me appreciate everything I have, seeing how happy and excited the kids were was the best feeling in the world".[12] In March 2011, Cavallari traveled to Kenya to do charity work with the non-profit organization One Kid One World.[13]

2011–present: Motherhood and marriage

Cavallari previously dated her Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County co-star Stephen Colletti and her The Hills co-stars, Brody Jenner and Justin Brescia.[14]
During the winter of 2004-05, when Cavallari was a senior at Laguna Beach High School, she dated Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, who was then the star quarterback for the USC Trojans. She can be seen speaking of dating Leinart in early episodes of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County's second season.[15]
Cavallari began dating Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in the fall of 2010[16] and became engaged to him in April 2011. They called off the engagement in July 2011,[17] but reconciled in November 2011.[18] In January 2012, the couple announced Cavallari's pregnancy.[19] She gave birth to their first child, son Camden Jack, on August 8, 2012.[20] Cavallari and Cutler wed on June 8, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.[21] In October 2013, it was announced that Cavallari is pregnant with their second child.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 - 2005 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County Herself 28 episodes
2007 Get This Party Started Host 2 episodes
2006 Veronica Mars Kylie Marker 1 episode
2006 Fingerprints Crystal Main Role
2007 Cheerleader Camp Julie Television movie
2007 Cane Casey Episode: "Family Business"
2008 Green Flash aka Beach Kings Lana Direct-to-DVD release
2008 CSI: NY Isabelle Vaughn Episode: "Forbidden Fruit"
2008 Spring Breakdown Lizzie - Seven #3
2009 Wild Cherry Trish van Doren
2009 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year Kaitlin Hayes Direct-to-DVD release
2009–10 The Hills Herself 23 episodes
2011 The Middle Ms. Devereaux Episode: "Friends, Lies, and Videotape"
2011 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Season 3
2011 America's Next Top Model Guest Judge Season 17, Episode 3
2011 Dancing with the Stars Herself/Contestant Season 13, Eliminated week 3
2012 Cupcake Wars Guest Judge Season 6, Episode 9: "Kristin Cavallari's Baby Shower"
2012 The League Herself Season 4, Episode 4: "The Breastalyzer"
2013 The League Herself Season 5, Episode 3: "Chalupa vs the Cutlet"
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Who is Phil Alexander Robertson?

Who is Phil Alexander Robertson? The entertainment and reality TV world knowDuck Commander), and reality television star on the popular television series, Duck Dynasty. He is also featured on the television show Buck Commander, a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel.
Phil Robertson as an American professional hunter, businessman

Early life and education

Robertson was born April 24, 1946 in Vivian in northern Caddo Parish in far northwestern Louisiana, Robertson was the fifth of seven children of James and Merritt Robertson. He has four brothers (James, Harold, Thomas, and Silas) and two sisters (Judith and Janice). Because of financial setbacks in his childhood, the Robertson family had to live in rugged conditions - no electricity, no toilet, no bathtub (although they did have one pipe for running water), and insufficient lodging. His family rarely went into town to buy groceries, and instead lived off the land - fruits and vegetables they grew in their garden, the meat from deer, squirrels, fish and other game they hunted and fished, and the pigs, chickens, and cattle they raised.
In his book, Happy, Happy, Happy, Robertson recalls that "It was the 1950s when I was a young boy, but we lived like it was the 1850s...but we were always happy, happy, happy no matter the circumstances."[1]
Halfway between Vivian and Hosston is the Robertson birth home, a restored log cabin. In September 2013, it was for sale at an asking price of $750,000. The property is owned by a Robertson cousin, Nathan Hale, who acquired it for an initial $55,000 investment c. 2009.[2]

College and football


As an athlete in high school, Robertson was all-state in football, baseball, and track, which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University in Ruston on a football scholarship in the late 1960s.[3] There he played first-string quarterback for the Bulldogs, ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw,[4][5] the first overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft. When he arrived at Tech in 1966, Bradshaw caused a media frenzy on account of his reputation of being a football sensation from nearby Shreveport.[6][7] Robertson was a year ahead of Bradshaw, and was the starter for two seasons in 1966 and 1967, and chose not to play in 1968.[8] It was thought he had the potential for a pro career, but his mind was elsewhere.[3]

When Paul Harvey confronted Robertson with a recruitment to play professionally for the Washington Redskins, he declined because football conflicted with his hunting. Besides, football was only about holding up his scholarship to him, while Bradshaw practically lived and breathed the sport.[7] Robertson put it in this way: "Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks."[3]

Degrees and first jobs

After receiving his bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's in education, Robertson spent several years teaching. He said while his students claim he was an excellent teacher, spending time in a classroom brought him to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods.[10]

Early career and founding of Duck Commander

Career, decline, and salvation

Robertson initially supported his family as a teacher, also finding income as a commercial fisherman. In the 1970s, his marriage became strained. Robertson, now running a bar, was falling prey to alcohol, and at times would kick his wife and children out of the house. He began to commit many crimes, and would hide out in the woods for weeks at a time to avoid the authorities.
The only thing that kept Kay in the marriage was the quote, "One man, one wife, for one life".[11]
In 1975, while Robertson was running a bar, his sister, Jan, asked a fellow Christian man to go to the bar with her to discuss the gospel with Robertson and hand out Bibles to the patrons. Robertson forced the man to leave, but allowed Jan to continue handing out Bibles and warned the patrons of the bar not to harm her. After a series of distressing incidents and a period of time spent away from his wife and children, Robertson returned and found the man who had come to the bar with his sister. They discussed Robertson's life, and after he learned of the forgiveness offered by Jesus and the promise of Heaven, Robertson repented of his sins and was baptized in the presence of his wife and children. He was 28 at the time.[12]

Duck Commander


Duck Commander Logo
An avid hunter, Robertson was "in the know" about everything related to hunting, especially that of duck hunting, and was extremely unsatisfied with the condition of duck calls of that day. He began to experiment with making a call that would produce the exact sound of a duck. He aimed at making a call for duck killers, not professional callers. He claimed that "No duck would even place in a duck calling contest." He invented his first Duck Commander call in 1972. He received a patent for this call and the Duck Commander Company was incorporated in 1973.[10] Today, the company of Duck Commander is a multi-million dollar empire, headed by his son, Willie Robertson.[13]

Duck Dynasty

Robertson is presented in Duck Dynasty as the patriarch of the entire Robertson clan. He always sticks to his rugged outdoor ways, which often comes into conflict with the culture of today. He is not often seen working at the Duck Commander office, and mostly stays at home either hunting or cooking with Kay.[citation needed]

A&E

A rumor circulated that Robertson and his family were under pressure to eliminate their family prayer and the use of guns from Duck Dynasty. When asked about it, the family insisted it had never happened.[14][15]
When A&E decided to add bleeps to the show to add "spice", Robertson went to the network and told them to not make it seem like they use profanity, as they do not. Also, while they did not cut prayers, they did cut out the part of Robertson's prayer where he said "in Jesus' name". When A&E told them that they did not want to offend the Muslim population, Phil asked, "What year is it?" They replied "2012." He pointed out that the year was 2012 A.D., or in the year of Our Lord. He asked them why they would take someone out who the entire universe is based on. He also asked A&E how many Muslims were watching Duck Dynasty.[16]
On December 18, 2013 A&E indefinitely suspended Robertson following anti-homosexual comments made by the duck magnate published in GQ magazine. The network released the following statement: "We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community.” Robertson rebutted that it is an intrusion on his freedom of speech and that he is "turntup about the firing". [17]

Personal life

Robertson and Marsha "Kay" Carroway started dating in 1964, when Kay was only 14 years old. They married two years later, in 1966. They had their first son, Alan, while they were still attending college. [18]

Personal beliefs

Robertson is a devout Christian, being a member of the White's Ferry Road Church of Christ in West Monroe and is outspoken about his beliefs. He is a recovering alcoholic and left his wife Kay for a time before discovering Christ and being baptized.[19] In an interview prior to the release of his autobiography, he said:
My message is to get human beings to love God, love their neighbor and for the life of me I just don't see the downside of human beings not being so mean to one another and actually care for one another and not steal from one another and not murder each other for their tennis shoes. That's the message I have. …
America and the world, we have a love problem. I'm trying to get people aware of that. A loving person is not going to pick up a spear or a knife because when the Ten Commandments were written it was before guns, and God was saying, 'Look, quit murdering each other.' Now I'm just trying to say, 'Folks, let's try to love one another no matter what the color of their skin.'[20]
Robertson is also strongly pro-life[21] and frequently speaks about the issue during public appearances.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Who is Kelly LeBrock?

Who isKelly LeBrock? The entertainment and acting world knows LeBrock as an American actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red co-starring with comic actor Gene Wilder. She also starred in the films Weird Science, directed by John Hughes, and Hard to Kill, with Steven Seagal.

Early life

LeBrock was born March 24, 1960 in New York City, but brought up in London, England.[1] She is the daughter of a French-Canadian father who owned his own quicksilver mine and opened "The General Thurber", a 3-star Michelin restaurant in Lake Champlain, New York. Kelly's Irish mother, a former model, was the owner of fine antique stores in London.[2] Le Brock spent her early school days in Buckinghamshire England and Lewes Sussex (1969-1976). At the age of sixteen, LeBrock returned to New York and started her career as a high fashion and beauty model.

Career

Modeling

LeBrock began her career as a model at the age of sixteen.[3] She went on to appear on thousands of magazine covers and in fashion spreads, including an exclusive Christian Dior campaign, and became one of Eileen Ford's most sought-after models.[3] She also gained notoriety as the Pantene shampoo commercial spokeswoman[4] whose line "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" became a pop-culture catchphrase.[citation needed]

Film

LeBrock was cast as the "perfect" or "fantasy" woman in films such as The Woman in Red (1984) and Weird Science (1985). As a result, she was considered one of the sexiest women in Hollywood in the 1980s.[5] In 1990 she starred opposite her then-husband, Steven Seagal, in Hard to Kill. LeBrock also appeared in Betrayal of the Dove (1993), Tracks of a Killer (1995), and Hard Bounty (1995).[6]
She had roles in the films Wrongfully Accused (1998), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002), Zerophilia (2005) and Gamers: The Movie (2006 film). LeBrock says that she's hoping to get back into the acting game. She's made four movies since 2000, and has a fifth film—a thriller called Hidden Affairs—slated for release in 2013.[5]

Television

In 2005 LeBrock was the captain of the team "Kelly's Bellies" on VH-1's Celebrity Fit Club reality show. LeBrock also appeared on the third UK series of Hell's Kitchen.[7]

Personal life

Her first marriage was to film producer and restaurateur, Victor Drai, in 1984; they divorced in 1986. She then was married to action star, Steven Seagal, from 1987–96 from which three children were born – Annaliza (b. 1987), Dominic (b. 1990) and Arissa (b. 1993).[1][8][9]
In the late 1980s LeBrock was one of the first private U.S. citizens to own her own hyperbaric chamber. LeBrock also started her own brand of homeopathic remedies.

Philanthropy

LeBrock testified to Congress in 1995 to the House Enquiry on Insurance and Medicare Access for alternative treatments on the needs of all Americans to have affordable access to such remedies. She is on various scientific advisory boards and regularly lectures on this subject.[10][not in citation given]
After the death of her brother, Harold, in 2008 LeBrock decided to devote her time to the terminally ill. She currently is the celebrity spokesperson for "Club Carson", whose members are children suffering from cancer.[11]

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Who is Tessanne Chin?

Who isTessanne Chin? The reality and music world knows Chin for her Reggae fusion recording artist, best known for winning Season 5 of the American singing competition The Voice as part of Adam Levine's Team. 
She has opened for famous acts such as Patti Labelle, Peabo Bryson and Gladys Knight, and toured for 3 years with Jimmy Cliff. She is the sister of singer Tami Chynn.

Biography

Her father, Richard Chin, is of Chinese descent with Cherokee ancestry and her mother, Christine Chin is of half Black and half English/African ancestry. Her older sister Tami Chynn is also a singer. Her cousin Jay Hall is a vocalist and guitarist with UK rockers Grassroutes (and previously The Royal Players), and Jay's brother Leon is a vocalist with ska-fusion act Electrik Custard.
Tessanne was  born September 23, 1985, in Kingston, Jamaica, she was introduced to music at a very early age by her parents.[1] Her mother was the trumpeter and singer in her band called the "Carnations" and her father was the band's drummer. The family has a recording studio in their home in Jamaica.
Tessanne started performing when she was 6 years old with Cathy Levy's "Little People and Teen Players Club", one of Jamaica's top performing arts schools. Most of her vocal coaching came from her mother and also from noted vocal coach Lecie Wright. Tessanne learned firsthand about cultural diversity when she moved to England at age 12. She coped with the move by devoting a lot of time to writing songs.
Tessanne married Michael Cuffe in 2011. The two had been best friends for four years prior to marriage.

Musical career

Early career

Upon her return to Jamaica, Tessanne joined the Jamaican rock band, Mile High and performed for crowds at many local venues including Jazzfest, Rockfest, and RETV Unplugged. Their style, rock reggae, was unique. After going on tour for three years with Jimmy Cliff as a back-up singer, she decided to launch her solo career.
After Tessanne left Mile High, she started writing songs for her debut CD. Rudy Valentino and Paul Kastick are her producers. Her debut single, "Hideaway", received heavy rotation on Jamaican radio and select stations in New York.[2] Both the single and its music video were very popular. The song was also featured on VP Records' Reggae Gold 2007.[3] After "Hideaway", she has released two more singles, "Messenger" and "Black Books", both available online on her website.
She has performed at several live shows, including The Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival 2006, the Deck cafe, The Port Royal Music Festival, ABC Slim Traxx and her very own show "Arabian Night". Her mixed style is influenced by singers such as Skunk, Pat Benatar, Diana King, Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Bob Marley and Mahalia Jackson.[4]
Tessanne has collaborated with fellow Jamaican artistes Shaggy ("Never Let Go") & Protoje ("Someone Like You"), the Trinidad and Tobago soca band Kes ("Loving You") and was featured in a track; by the legendary Jamaican band Third World, titled "By My Side".
Other noted tracks by Tessanne are remakes of other famous artists and bands such as Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is", The Who's "Love, Reign o'er Me", Katy Perry's "Firework", and Phish's "Free". A remake of Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" which Tessanne performed with her band Mile High also circulated through the internet early in 2006. Other works include a live performance of "You and Me" performed and written with her older sister Tami Chynn.
On December 6, 2010, Tessanne released her debut album available for digital download entitled In Between Words.[5]

The Voice

In September 2013 it was announced that she would be competing in Season 5 of NBC's singing competition, The Voice.[6] On the second episode of the blind auditions broadcast on September 24, 2013, she performed Pink's song "Try." All four judges, namely Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton wanted to mentor her but she opted for Adam Levine. On December 10, 2013, her performance of "Bridge over Troubled Water" for the Semifinal Round became #1 on the iTunes chart, with her becoming the first contestant to achieve the top chart position at the end of an applicable voting window that season. On December 17, 2013, her performance of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" became #1 on the iTunes chart, with her also becoming the first contestant that season to achieve the top chart position twice. During the Finale Results show, she was revealed to be the winner of Season 5 with Jacquie Lee as runner-up and Will Champlin in third place. After her victory was announced, she debuted her first U.S. single "Tumbling Down," written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.
     - Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Stage Song Original Artist Date Order Result
Blind Audition "Try" Pink September 24, 2013 2.14 All four chairs turned
Joined Team Adam
Battle Rounds "Next to Me" (vs. Donna Allen) Emeli Sandé October 14, 2013 7.5 Saved by Coach
Knockout Rounds "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (vs. Ashley DuBose) Kelly Clarkson October 28, 2013 11.4 Saved by Coach
Live Playoffs "Many Rivers to Cross" Jimmy Cliff November 4, 2013 13.10 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12 "My Kind of Love" Emeli Sandé November 11, 2013 16.9 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 10 "If I Were Your Woman" Gladys Knight November 18, 2013 18.6 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 8 "Underneath It All" No Doubt feat. Lady Saw November 25, 2013 20.2 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 6 "Redemption Song" Bob Marley December 2, 2013 22.2 Saved by Public Vote
"Unconditonally" Katy Perry 22.8
Live Top 5 (Semifinals) "Bridge over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel December 9, 2013 24.5 Saved by Public Vote
Live Finale "Try" Pink December 16, 2013 26.1 Winner
"Let It Be" (with Adam Levine) The Beatles 26.4
"I Have Nothing" Whitney Houston 26.7
Non-competition performances
Stage Song Original Artist Date Order
Live Playoffs Eliminations "Safe and Sound" (with Team Adam) Capital Cities November 7, 2013 15.4
Live Top 12 Eliminations "Brave" (with Sara Bareilles & the females of the Top 12) Sara Bareilles November 12, 2013 17.1
"A Hard Day's Night" (with Adam Levine & Team Adam) The Beatles 17.4
Live Top 10 "Say It, Just Say It" (with the Top 10) The Mowgli's November 18, 2013 18.1
Live Top 10 Eliminations "Royals" (with Caroline Pennell) Lorde November 19, 2013 19.4
Live Top 8 "One Day" (with Cole Vosbury, Ray Boudreaux, and Will Champlin) Matisyahu November 25, 2013 20.1
Live Top 8 Eliminations "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (with the Top 8 and the Starbucks Chorus) Ada R. Habershon & Charles H. Gabriel November 26, 2013 21.2
"Apologize" / "All the Right Moves" (with the Top 8) One Republic 21.4
Live Top 6 Eliminations "You've Got the Love" (with Matthew Schuler and Jacquie Lee) Florence + the Machine December 3, 2013 23.2
"Joy to the World" / "O Holy Night" (with the Top 6) Isaac Watts / Adolphe Adam 23.5
Live Top 5 (Semifinals) "Best Day of My Life" (with the Top 5) American Authors December 9, 2013 24.1
Live Finale "I'll Be There" (with the Top 3) The Jackson 5 December 16, 2013 26.1
Live Finale Results "Tonight Is the Night" (with The Top 20) Outasight December 17, 2013 27.1
"Love Can Move Mountains" (with Celine Dion) Celine Dion 27.3
"Hold On, I'm A Comin'" (with James Wolpert, Preston Pohl, Olivia Henken, and Grey) Sam & Dave 27.11

Discography

Albums

  • 2010: In Between Words
  • 2014: Tessanne Chin

Singles

  • 2006: "Hideaway"
  • 2007: "Blackbooks"
  • 2008: "Messenger"
  • 2008: "Broken Melody"
  • 2010: "Loving You" (with Kes)
  • 2010: "Are Yuh Gonna (Control)"
  • 2013: "Tumbling Down"
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