Monday, September 14, 2009

Who is Olivia Palermo?

Olivia Palermo is currently a cast member on the MTV reality television series The City. The daughter of a real estate developer named Douglas Palermo, Palermo grew up between New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended St. Luke's School. She attended university in Paris, and classes at Parsons in Paris. She moved back to New York to attend Parsons New York and then The New School as a media studies major. She has been noted as a socialite and has graced the cover of New York Magazine as the It-Girl in 2007.[2]

Palermo was born February 28, 1986, she made her debut on the New York social scene when famed social photographer, Patrick McMullan began snapping pictures of her at events about town. She has since been featured in many international magazines including Vogue, Vogue China, Vogue Japan, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, InStyle, Life & Style and Ok! Weekly.

Palermo was the center of controversy when she was said to sent out an e-mail to now defunct site SocialiteRank.com. Olivia took action and filed a lawsuit against the site and had it shut down. In May 2007 Palermo appeared on the cover of New York Magazine and New York IT Girl.

Palermo is currently with Wilhelmina Models and is noted for her sense of style.

Palermo currently rumored to be in between jobs works in the public relations department for fashion label Diane von Fürstenberg in their New York City office and at Elle.

Palermo is a cast member on The City alongside Whitney Port. The show documents their lives along with other cast members in New York City. The series debuted on December 29, 2008. New York Post's Page Six reported that Palermo was granted $12,000 per episode. [1]




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Who is Olivia Theresa Longott ?

Olivia Theresa Longott the music world knows her professionally as Olivia, she is an American R&B singer.

Olivia Longott was born on February 15, 1981. Her mother is Jamaican/Native American and her father is Cuban.[1]

In 2000, she became the first artist signed to Clive Davis' J Records. Her self-titled debut album Olivia was released in 2001 and featured the singles "Bizounce" which made #15 on the charts, and "R U Capable". The album debuted at number fifty-five and was RIAA certified Gold in November 2002. At the time of the album's certification, Olivia had already been released from J Records, signing to Interscope Records.

In 2004, Olivia re-emerged as the first woman signed to G-Unit Records. She contributed vocals to the trio's debut album Beg for Mercy and to 50 Cent's The Massacre, including the album's number-one single "Candy Shop".

Her first solo single released via G-Unit Records was "Twist It", featuring fellow G-Unit member Lloyd Banks, followed up by "So Sexy" in summer 2005. Both songs failed to debut on the charts due to little promotion. Olivia briefly attended Hofstra University in New York and planned her second album, Behind Closed Doors, which was slated for a 2007 release on Interscope and G-Unit Records. Around the same time, Olivia contributed vocals to Shaggy's single "Wild 2Nite" which debuted at number 85 on the US charts and 65 on the UK charts.

Olivia released her single, "Best Friend", featuring 50 Cent in 2006.


Since departure from G-unit Olivia has been training with an acting coach and has auditioned and been searching for movie roles. She has stated that music comes first but acting is definitely something she's doing.[2] Olivia's first acting role is Lisa in a upcoming film by Director Shawn Baker titled Conspiracy X along side Kellita Smith and Al Thompson (actor). [3]

Discography

Albums

  • Olivia Released: 2001
  • Behind Closed Doors Released: Shelved

Singles



Year Song Chart positions[4] Albums
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B UK
2001 "Bizounce"15 4 20 Olivia
"Are U Capable" 50 124 160
2005 "Candy Shop"

(50 Cent feat. Olivia)
1 1 4 The Massacre
"Twist It"

(feat. Lloyd Banks)
- 114 Behind Closed Doors
"So Sexy"

2006
"Best Friend (remix)" (Olivia & 50 Cent) 35 20 35


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Who is Tatyana Marisol Ali?

Who is Tatyana Marisol Ali? The Acting world knows her as Tatyana Ali, she is an American actress and R&B singer, best known for her role as Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Ali was born January 24, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York on January 24, 1979. Her mother Sonia was a nurse and is of Afro-Panamanian descent, while her father, Sheriff Ali, was a retired police officer of Indo-Trinidadian descent. She has two younger sisters, Anastasia and Kimberly. She attended Saw Mill Road Elementary School and Grand Avenue Junior High School in Bellmore, New York, Marymount High School in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, and The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. In 2002, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Government and African American Studies from Harvard University.[2]

By the age of six, Ali had begun her acting career. She was a regular child performer on Sesame Street starting in 1985, even appearing with Herbie Hancock in a musical number. She also appeared on Star Search two times. She made her breakthrough when she was cast as Ashley Banks for the popular television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990. She sang on various episodes of the show, including Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and the original song "Make Up Your Mind" produced by Rob Jay of Nspyre Music Productions. Will Smith asked her if she seriously considered pursuing a musical career. Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air the next few years.


In the final season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995–1996, Ali began preparing herself for her musical debut. The result was the album Kiss The Sky, which was certified gold in early 1999. The album spawned the hit song "Daydreamin'", produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the UK Singles Chart. The album spawned two further UK hits, "Boy You Knock Me Out", featuring Will Smith, which peaked at #3 and is her biggest hit to date; and "Everytime", which was her third top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at #20. She made an appearance in Smith's album Willennium for the track "Who Am I" with MC Lyte.

In 2005, she completed work on the film Glory Road and starred in the music video for Nick Cannon and Anthony Hamilton's "Can I Live?" as Cannon's mother.

She ranked #74 on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars".


In early 2008, she lent her vocal talents to the song “Yes We Can,” a Will.i.am project supporting Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. She also appeared in the subsequent music video which gained coverage on the "What the Buzz" segment of ABC’s World News Now.

She is currently preparing to release her second album, which she describes as "an independent effort".[3] The album is titled "The Light". Much of the album's production was being handled by famed Tupac Shakur's producer Johnny "J".[4]

She is also producing and starring in the web show, BUPPIES.[5]

She is currently on recurring status on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Roxanne.[6]

Ali dated late American actor Jonathan Brandis from 1995 to 1998,[2] with whom she co-starred in the TV movie Fall into Darkness.

Ali traveled the United States as a spokesperson for Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign. Ali headed voter registration drives at college campuses, including many historically black colleges and universities.

Filmography

Television Work

In Season 3 of the Are You Afraid of the Dark Series, a popular Nickelodeon TV show, Tatyana co-starred in "The Tale Of The Quick Silver".

Discography

Albums

Chart Performance

Year Song U.S. U.S. R&B UK NZ[7] FRA[8] NET[9] Album
1998 "Day Dreamin'" 6 5 6 3 Kiss The Sky
"Boy You Knock Me Out" (featuring Will Smith) 68 3 12 32 77
1999 "Everytime" 118 73 20
"Kiss The Sky" (featuring Marion) 9
2008 "It's All Right" The Light



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