query: Tina Turner has released multiple diamond albums.

pos: Tina Turner Tina Turner ( born Anna Mae Bullock ; November 26 , 1939 ) , is an American-born recording artist , dancer , actress , and author , whose career has spanned more than half a century , earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards . Born and raised in the Southeastern United States , Turner relinquished her American citizenship after obtaining Swiss citizenship in 2013 .   She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner 's Kings of Rhythm , first recording in 1958 under the name `` Little Ann . '' Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue . Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo , including `` A Fool in Love '' , `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' ( 1966 ) , `` Proud Mary '' ( 1971 ) , and `` Nutbush City Limits '' ( 1973 ) , a song which she herself wrote . In her autobiography , I , Tina , she revealed several instances of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce . Raised a Baptist , she encountered faith with Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism in 1971 , crediting the spiritual chant of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo , which Turner claims helped her to endure during difficult times .   After her divorce from Ike Turner , she rebuilt her career through live performances . In the 1980s , Turner launched a major comeback with another string of hits , starting in late 1983 with the single `` Let 's Stay Together '' followed by the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer which became a worldwide success . The album contained the song `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' , which became Turner 's biggest hit and won three Grammy Awards including Record of the Year . Her solo success continued thoughout the 1980s and 90s with multi-platinum albums including Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair , and with singles such as `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' , `` The Best '' , and `` GoldenEye '' for the 1995 James Bond film of the same name . In 1993 , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' was used as the title of a biographical film adapted from her autobiography , along with the film 's accompanying soundtrack album . In addition to her musical career , Turner has also garnered success acting in films , including the role of the Acid Queen in the 1975 rock musical Tommy , a starring role alongside Mel Gibson in the 1985 action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome , and a cameo role in the 1993 film Last Action Hero .   One of the world 's best-selling artists of all time , she has also been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll . Turner has been termed the most successful female Rock 'n' Roll artist , receiving eleven Grammy Awards , including eight competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame awards . Turner has also sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history . Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide , She is noted for her energetic stage presence , powerful vocals , and career longevity . In 2008 , Turner returned from semi-retirement to embark on her Tina ! : 50th Anniversary Tour . Turner 's tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008 -- 09 . Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Turner no. 63 on their list of 100 greatest artists of all time , and no. 17 on their list of 100 greatest singers of all time . In 1991 , Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .   Turner announced in December 2016 that she has been working on `` Tina '' , a new musical based on her story , in collaboration with Phyllida Lloyd and Stage Entertainment .

neg: Tender Is the Night (Johnny Mathis album) Tender Is the Night is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on January 23 , 1964 and included selections from stage and screen as well as two new songs from `` Fly Me to the Moon '' composer Bart Howard .   This first of four studio albums that Mathis released that year debuted on Billboard magazine 's Top LP 's chart in the issue dated February 15 , 1964 , and remained there for 28 weeks , peaking at number 13 .   The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums in a two-CD set by Sony Music Entertainment on August 28 , 2012 , the other album being Mathis 's follow-up from the summer of 1964 , The Wonderful World of Make Believe . Tender Is The Night was also included in Sony 's Mathis box set The Complete Global Albums Collection , which was released on November 17 , 2014 .

neg: Tina! Tina ! is a compilation album from American rock singer Tina Turner . The album was released September 30 , 2008 by Capitol Records in North America and October 17 , 2008 in Germany ( the album was released as an `` import '' in other regions ) . The album was later expanded to a three-disc set , released in Europe to coincide with the European leg of her tour . The Platinum Collection was released on February 23 , 2009 .

neg: Duets (Linda Ronstadt album) Duets is a compilation album by Linda Ronstadt . It was released on the Rhino Records label in April 2014 , a few days before Ronstadt 's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame .   The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard album chart - Ronstadt 's highest charting album in 24 years . The songs on the album were all previously released with the exception of `` Pretty Bird '' . In his review for AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that `` generally , this Duets emphasizes the sweeter , softer , and slower side of Ronstadt , a move that makes for pleasant listening '' .   As of December , 2016 , this release had sold a total of 81,316 copies per Nielsen SoundScan .

neg: Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 .   The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics .   It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .

neg: Diamond Mine (King Creosote & Jon Hopkins album) Diamond Mine is a collaborative studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote and English electronica musician Jon Hopkins , released on 28 March 2011 through Domino Records . Inspired by the East Neuk of Fife , the album combines Creosote 's songs with field recordings by Hopkins . Upon release , Creosote stated : `` I really do n't know what to do next , because , in some ways , I 'm at that peak . I do n't know where to go from here . '' The album was subsequently followed by the EP , Honest Words in September 2011 , and the double a-side single , `` John Taylor 's Month Away '' / `` Missionary '' in February 2012 .   Diamond Mine was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize , with Creosote noting , `` I was n't expecting it at all . -LSB- ... -RSB- There 's been a lot of people in the media nailing their colours to the mast with this record , and that 's quite encouraging -- to know that we 've got supporters , and a lot of them . I 'm not expecting to win , but just to be on that list . This is something I 've been on the outside of forever , and now here we are . It 's all good . It makes up for not selling records , anyway ! '' The album sold 25,000 copies in 2011 .

neg: Ike & Tina Turner discography This is a list of albums and singles released by American rock and soul duo Ike & Tina Turner during their 16-year musical career .

neg: Country Music Association The Country Music Association ( CMA ) was founded in 1958 in Nashville , Tennessee . It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre . The objectives of the organization are to guide and enhance the development of Country Music throughout the world ; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers , consumers , and media ; and to provide a unity of purpose for the Country Music industry . However the CMA may be best known to most country music fans for its annual Country Music Association Awards broadcast live on network television each fall ( usually October or November ) .   Initially , CMA 's Board of Directors included nine directors and five officers . Wesley Rose , president of Acuff-Rose Publishing , Inc. , served as CMA 's first chairman of the board . Broadcasting entrepreneur and executive Connie B. Gay was the founding president .   Originally there were nine individual membership categories . The current 15 categories represent all facets of the music industry . Organizational memberships are also available . CMA membership is composed of those persons or organizations that are involved in Country Music , directly and substantially .   The first CMA Awards ceremony was held in 1967 in Nashville . Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry hosted the event , which was not televised . The winner of the first `` Entertainer of the Year '' award was singer Eddy Arnold . `` Male Vocalist of the Year '' went to Jack Greene and `` Female Vocalist of the Year '' to Loretta Lynn .   In 1968 , Roy Rogers and Dale Evans hosted the awards , which were presented at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville . ( The ceremony was filmed and televised on NBC a few weeks later . ) The first live telecast of the show was in 1969 .   Annual awards are given in the following twelve categories : Entertainer of the Year , Male Vocalist , Female Vocalist , New Artist of the Year ( formerly the Horizon Award ) , Vocal Group , Vocal Duo , Single , Album , Song , Music Event , Music Video , and Musician .   The CMA also gives a `` CMA Broadcast Award '' to country-formatted radio stations each year . Broadcast Awards are segmented based on market size , major market ( Arbitron Ranking 1 -- 25 ) , large market ( Arbitron Ranking 26 -- 50 ) , medium market ( Arbitron Ranking 51 -- 100 ) , and small market ( All other Markets ) . A single station can not win the award in consecutive years .   In honor of the association 's 50th anniversary , MCA Nashville released a song called `` Forever Country '' .

neg: Love Thing `` Love Thing '' is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her 1991 album Simply the Best . The single , which brought Turner back to her rock roots , also included the non-album track `` I 'm a Lady '' , written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle .

neg: Records and achievements of Madonna American singer Madonna , throughout her career , spanning three decades , has obtained a remarkable series of statistical achievements , setting and breaking several world records with her participation in entrepreneurial activities , of acting and her performance in the musical scene for her videos , singles , albums , and tours .   Her first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 1986 with her third studio album , True Blue . Since then , she has earned multiple appearances , some 20 at least in February 2012 , including her insigne record title as the top-selling female recording artist of all time . Madonna 's commerciality has achieved scrutiny studies and analysis from different point of view in the academia world or by marketers , through her marketing strategies , controversies and reinvention , surpassing to others new or contemporary artists . In popular culture , many international artists have been called `` Madonna '' , many times , by their impact and success in their respective countries or genres . Also , her presence in popular culture , has been led to create world records about Madonna . Dubbed as the most successful and most influential female artist of all time , Madonna 's music is defined in several occasions , for changing contemporary music history for women 's , mainly rock , dance and pop scene .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . ''   According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 .   As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 .   The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .

neg: What's Love Got to Do with It (song) `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner , released in 1984 . It was taken from her fifth solo album , Private Dancer and became Turner 's most successful single .   Although Turner had already scored a UK Top 10 and US Top 30 hit some months earlier with her rendition of `` Let 's Stay Together '' , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' gave Turner her first and only US number one . The song ranked # 309 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . It also ranked # 38 on the Songs of the Century list . It was the second-biggest single of 1984 in the US and the 17th-biggest in the United Kingdom . In 1993 , the song 's title was used as the title for the biographical film about Turner 's life .   In 2012 , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame giving Turner her third Grammy Hall of Fame Award and her eleventh Grammy Award .

neg: Killing Time (Tina Cousins album) Killing Time is the first album by the British singer Tina Cousins . Released in 1999 ( 2000 in the US ) , it was produced by Pete Waterman with co-production by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg .   The album contained the song `` Pray '' , which was released in the United States soon after its rapid success in both the United Kingdom and Australia . However , the single did not make an impact on American radio until late 2006 , when it was added to the music databases of a few rhythmic/dance format stations . The album also contained the singles `` Killin ' Time '' , `` Forever '' , `` Angel '' and `` Nothing to Fear '' which , like `` Pray '' , only became popular in 2005 and 2006 , after their release .

neg: Just for You (Neil Diamond album) Just for You is the second album by Neil Diamond . Like his debut , it has never been released on CD , though all but two of the tracks were made available on the Classics : The Early Years compilation . All tracks are also available on the compilation album The Bang Years 1966-1968 . At some point or another , every single track on it was released either as an A-side or a B-side of a single , with many of them becoming big hits : `` You Got to Me '' ( # 18 ) , `` Girl , You 'll Be a Woman Soon '' ( # 10 ) , `` Thank the Lord for the Night Time '' ( # 13 ) , `` Red Red Wine '' ( # 62 ) , and `` Shilo '' ( # 24 in 1970 ) . Curiously , the year-old hit `` Cherry Cherry '' ( from Diamond 's first LP ) also appears here , while the then-current hit `` Kentucky Woman '' ( # 22 ) does not . `` Solitary Man '' also re-appears in its 1966 version . This version would be re-released in 1970 and chart at # 21 . This was Diamond 's first album consisting entirely of original material , and his final album for the Bang label .

neg: Entertainer of the Year Entertainer of the Year is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter , Loretta Lynn . It was released on February 26 , 1973 , by MCA Records .   Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the `` Entertainer of the Year '' award from the Country Music Association the previous year , becoming the first woman to win that award . The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972 , `` Rated X '' . The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973 , her first # 1 hit since 1971 , and became also one of her more controversial songs , describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time . The album was Lynn 's first studio album of 1973 , and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year .   The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts , peaking at # 1 on the Top Country Albums chart , and did not chart on the Billboard 200 . The album became Lynn 's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart . The album was Lynn 's first released on the MCA Records label , after the Decca label was retired by the company .

neg: Killin' Time (Tina Cousins song) `` Killin ' Time '' is a song written by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg , and recorded by British singer Tina Cousins . It was released in March 1997 as her debut single , then re-released in March 1999 as the second single from her debut album Killing Time .   It initially charted at number 80 on the UK Singles Chart , but upon re-release in 1999 , it peaked at number 15 , to become her third consecutive UK Top 20 hit , following her number 2 hit `` Mysterious Times '' with Sash ! and number 20 hit `` Pray '' which were both released in 1998 . . Sash ! also remixed `` Killin ' Time '' for its re-release .   In Australia , it was coupled with `` Forever '' and became a top twenty hit , reaching Gold sales .

neg: Double album A double album ( or double record ) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold , typically records and compact discs . A double album is usually though not always released as such , because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium . Recording artists often think of double albums as comprising a single piece artistically ; however , there are exceptions such as John Lennon 's Some Time in New York City and Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma ( both examples of one studio record and one live album packaged together ) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ( effectively two solo albums , one by each member of the duo ) . A classic example of this idea is Works ( Volume One ) by Emerson Lake and Palmer , where side one was Keith Emerson , two Greg Lake , three Carl Palmer while side four was by the entire group .   Since the advent of the compact disc , albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album , with live tracks , studio out-takes , cut songs , or older unreleased material . One innovation is the accompaniment of a CD with a DVD of related material , such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings . These could be regarded as a new form of double album ; some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc . Due to the limitations of the gramophone record , many albums primarily released on the format were under 40 minutes long . This has led to record labels re-releasing two of these albums on one CD , thus making a double album .   The same principles apply to the triple album , which comprises three units . Packages with more units than three are often packaged as a box set .

neg: A Wonderful World (Tony Bennett & k.d. lang album) A Wonderful World is an album by Tony Bennett and k.d. lang released in 2002 .   It later won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album . In the U.S. , the album achieved gold record status , and reached top 40 in the UK .

neg: A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines A Diamond Rio Christmas : The Star Still Shines is the ninth album from noted country artists Diamond Rio . The album was the band 's first release on their new label , Word Records . The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Country chart .

neg: Delilah's Power Delilah 's Power is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released in 1977 by United Artists Records .

neg: Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist .   It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . ''   The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist .   Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 .   Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year .   1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .


query: Queen Latifah has only appeared in the film Taxi.

pos: Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year , featuring the hit single `` Ladies First '' . Her second album , Nature of a Sista ( 1991 ) , was her final album with Tommy Boy Records .   Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single , from 1993 to 1998 . Her third album Black Reign ( 1993 ) , spawned the single `` U.N.I.T.Y. '' , which won a Grammy Award and was successful on the Billboard Hot 100 . She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off ( 1996 ) and released her fourth album , Order in the Court , in 1998 , with Motown Records . Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film Chicago ( 2002 ) , receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress .   Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004 , and has since appeared in a number of films , such as Bringing Down the House ( 2003 ) , Taxi ( 2004 ) , Barbershop 2 : Back in Business ( 2005 ) , Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Last Holiday ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) and Joyful Noise ( 2012 ) . In 2007 and 2009 , she released two more studio albums -- Trav ` lin ' Light and Persona . She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show , which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS . Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie ( 2015 ) , which she co-produced , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie .   She has long been considered one of hip-hop 's pioneer feminists . Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 . Latifah 's work in music , film and television has earned her a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , two NAACP Image Awards , an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records .

neg: I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony .   The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version .   The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .

neg: The Queen Is in the Factory The Queen Is in the Factory ( Kraliçe Fabrika ` da ) is a 2008 Turkish drama film , directed by Ali Kemal Güven , which follows the lives of homosexual young living together in the underbelly of Istanbul . The film did n't get distribution for various reasons .

neg: Queen Bee (film) Queen Bee is a 1955 American film noir drama starring Joan Crawford , John Ireland , Betsy Palmer , and Barry Sullivan . The film was directed by Ranald MacDougall and produced by Jerry Wald , and the screenplay by MacDougall was based upon the novel The Queen Bee , by Edna L. Lee .   The film tells the story about a Southern family dominated by a ruthless woman and the havoc her threats and intimidation cause to those around her .

neg: Joe le taxi `` Joe le taxi '' ( English : `` Joe the Taxi Driver '' ) is a French song written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil for French singer Vanessa Paradis . It was later included in her debut album , M&J , which was released in 1988 .   Paradis recorded the song in 1987 , at the age of fourteen . It went on to top the singles chart in France for eleven weeks , and , uncommonly for a French-language song at that time , was released in the United Kingdom the following year , where it peaked at number three . The song was included in her debut album , M&J ( short for `` Marilyn & John '' ) , which , although peaking at number thirteen in France , drew limited interest in the UK when it was issued in August 1988 . The music video for the song was produced by Lili Balian , Jake Hertz , and Addie Calcagnini .

neg: Taxicab Confessions Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that have aired on HBO since January 1995 . In segments taped in New York City and Las Vegas , the taxi drivers are also producers who steer both the vehicle and the conversations with passengers .   When passengers enter the cab , they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi . The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances . This has led some participants to reflect on their life , recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs .   Much is verbally or visually graphic , including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat . At the end of the taxi ride , passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program , and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits .   Separating the segments are short video montages showing life in the city , incorporating quick cuts of club interiors , flashing neon signage , strippers and the homeless , along with the series theme music , `` Over the Rainbow '' by Me First and the Gim me Gimmes .   The series originated in New York , moved to Las Vegas and in recent years returned to New York .

neg: Zahida Kazmi Zahida Kazmi is a Pakistani taxi driver and is known as Pakistan 's first female taxi driver .

neg: Tere Mere Phere Tere Mere Phere ( तेरे मेरे फेरे English : Our wedding vows ) is an 2011 Hindi romantic comedy , Road film directed by well known and respected actress Deepa Sahi , and produced by the internationally acclaimed producer director Ketan Mehta and renowned singer Anup Jalota . Presented by Sitara Productions , it is a Maya Movies Production . It stars Vinay Pathak . Riya Sen in the lead roles and introduces newcomers Jagrat Desai and Sasha Goradia . The story of the film has been written by Deepa Sahi and Jagrat Desai . The music is by Shivi R. Kashyap and the lyrics are penned by Manoj ` Muntashir ' and Ketan Mehta . Most of the songs are choreographed by Bollywood choreographer Jeet Singh . It was released on 30 September 2011 to a mixed but mostly positive reception from critics .

neg: TAXI (website) TAXI -- The Global Creative Network is an international multidisciplinary design website that features news , competitions , websites , portfolios and events across the global creative industry . It has its seat in Singapore . It publishes news related to the world of design , creativity and innovation ; the news are updated on a daily basis .   It features three sections :  DesignTAXI : a professional network for creative professionals , in association with design businesses , institutions , organizations and individuals .  The Bazaar : an online marketplace for creatives to sell their artworks .  The Creative Finder : a global directory of professional creatives such as illustrators , photographers , designers , and art directors .   TAXI also publishes articles at the website of Asian Correspondent .   In May 2012 , TAXI received a mention in Forbes 's ` The Top Five Sites for Keeping Up With Creativity and Design ' .   In July 2012 , TAXI was featured in TIME 's ` The 140 Best Twitter Feeds Of 2012 ' .   BBC names DesignTAXI as `` Website of the Week '' in May 2013 .   In March 2013 , DesignTAXI teams up with UNIQLO , one of the world 's largest fashion retailers , to release co-branded t-shirts worldwide . The T-shirts were later sold out online .

neg: Taxi (1996 film) Taxi is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura , starring Ingrid Rubio and focusing on the emergence of far-right and racist groups in Spain during the 1990s .

neg: Sirf Tum Sirf Tum ( Only You ) is a Bollywood film directed by Agathian . It was released on 11 June 1999 . The film features Sanjay Kapoor , Priya Gill , Sushmita Sen , Simran Bagga and Jackie Shroff . It is a remake of the National Award-winning Tamil film Kadhal Kottai , which starred Ajith Kumar and Devayani in lead roles . The movie was filmed in Nanital , Kerala and Houston . It was also remade in Dhaka-Kolkata as Hothat Brishti directed by Basu Chatterjee in 1999 starring Ferdous Ahmed and Priyanka Trivedi .

neg: The Assistant (2015 film) The Assistant ( original title : La Volante ) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi .

neg: She Taxi She Taxi is a fleet of taxicabs , owned and operated by women , for transporting women commuters exclusively . The establishment of the fleet was initiated by Gender Park , an autonomous institution promoted by the Department of Social Justice , Government of Kerala State , India . The services of the fleet was launched on 19 November 2013 in Thiruvananthapuram with a fleet of five cars . ` Safe , secure and responsible ' travel for women is the main objective of the service .

neg: The Tiger Woman (1945 film) The Tiger Woman is a 1945 American crime film directed by Philip Ford and written by George Carleton Brown . The film stars Adele Mara , Kane Richmond , Richard Fraser , Peggy Stewart , Cy Kendall and Gregory Gaye . The film was released on November 16 , 1945 , by Republic Pictures .

neg: A Goat's Tail A Goat 's Tail is a 2006 British-Ghanaian film and is the directorial debut feature of Julius Amedume who also wrote the script . The plot follows a Ghanaian taxi driver who travels to London and encounters an underworld of drug culture .   The film won the Best Feature award at the 2007 Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival .

neg: Lalita Panyopas Lalita Panyopas ( Thai : ลลิตา ปัญโญภาส , born October 5 , 1971 ) is a Thai film and television actress . She is best known in Thailand for her roles in lakorn ( soap operas ) . She made a string of feature films in the late 1980s and also was the lead actress in many Thai lakorns in the late 1980s to early 2000s . Her most prominent film role was as Tum , the unlucky central character in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang 's 1999 film Ruang Talok 69 . In 2007 , she was reunited with Pen-Ek , starring in Ploy , which was screened in the Director 's Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival .   Panyopas is married to a police officer of the Royal Thai Police named Narabadi Sasiprapha . They have two children , both boys . Name Sasidej ( Plankton ) and Sakdidej ( Eton ) Sasiprapha .

neg: A Certain Sacrifice A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna , Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz . It was Madonna 's first movie , filmed around September 1979 , but not released until 1985 .   The film is an `` oddball '' independent film , shot on-and-off over two years in New York City for just $ 20,000 . Madonna finished her scenes in the Fall of 1980 . Almost all of the cast were unpaid .

neg: True Identity True Identity is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Charles Lane and starring Lenny Henry , Frank Langella and Anne-Marie Johnson . The plot revolves around a black man ( British actor Henry ) , who disguises himself as a white man to escape the mob .

neg: Cate Blanchett on screen and stage Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has extensively appeared in film and stage . She made her stage debut in 1992 by playing Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the same name . She followed it with performances in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances ( 1993 ) and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna ( 1993 ) opposite Geoffrey Rush . Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer for the former and Best Actress for the latter , making her the first person to win both awards at once . She went on to perform several roles on stage , notably Susan Traherne in Plenty ( 1999 ) , Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler ( 2004 ) , Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya ( 2011 ) and Claire in The Maids ( 2013 ) .   In 1997 , Blanchett made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road . The same year , she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda , which earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress . Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama Elizabeth ( 1998 ) . Her performance garnered her a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Elizabeth and her next film , the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , performed well at the box office . However , her other 1999 releasesthe widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tinwere unsuccessful .   Blanchett found greater success for portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( 2001-03 ) . During this period , she also appeared in several films which had mixed reception and performed poorly at the box office . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other honors for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 drama The Aviator , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . Her only screen appearance in 2005 was in Little Fish , for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress . Blanchett 's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There , becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat .   In 2008 , Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg 's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher 's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . She briefly reprised her role of Galadriel in the The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-14 ) . For her performance as the titular socialite in Woody Allen 's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine , Blanchett won the Golden Globe , the BAFTA Award , the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2014 , she voiced Valka in the $ 620 million-grossing animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 . In 2015 , she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney 's live action film Cinderella , Mary Mapes in Truth and the titular character in Todd Haynes 's romantic drama Carol . Cinderella was a notable box office success while Carol garnered her seventh Oscar nomination . Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , receiving her first Tony Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Play .

neg: Hotel Cabana Hotel Cabana is the debut studio album by British record producer Shahid `` Naughty Boy '' Khan , released from 23 August 2013 through Naughty Boy Recordings and Virgin EMI . Khan set up his Naughty Boy Productions record and production company . He would find his break by producing Chipmunk 's 2009 top-ten single `` Diamond Rings '' , featuring a then unknown Emeli Sandé . Naughty Boy released his own debut single as a signed artist in 2010 . `` Never Be Your Woman '' samples White Town 's 1997 number-one single `` Your Woman '' and featured British grime artist Wiley and Sandé on the chorus ; it reached the top ten in the UK and is included as a bonus track on Hotel Cabana .   The collaboration marked the start of a partnership between Naughty Boy and Sandé which is seen throughout Hotel Cabana and Sandé 's debut set , Our Version of Events ( 2012 ) . Hotel Cabana is R&B , soul , garage , pop and hip hop music productions record , with influences from orchestral and Bollywood music . Naughty Boy describes it as an `` audio-visual experience '' and a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform . Hotel Cabana reunites Naughty Boy with Sandé on eight collaborations , as well as features from other British artists such George the Poet , Sam Smith , Bastille , Tinie Tempah , Ella Eyre , Gabrielle , Wretch 32 , Mic Righteous , Maiday , Chasing Grace , Ed Sheeran , and American rapper Wiz Khalifa , who appears on the album 's fourth single overall , `` Think About It '' , with Eyre . Ava Stokes , Tanika , Thabo and RØMANS make additional appearances on the US version of the album which was released by Virgin Records on 6 May 2014 .   Prior to release , Hotel Cabana was promoted with several video trailers which included the collaborating artists arriving at the fictional hotel . It was also preceded by the release of three singles , including the two top-ten Sandé collaborations : `` Wonder '' and `` Lifted '' , as well as the UK Singles Chart-topper `` La La La '' ( featuring Sam Smith ) . Upon release , the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics , who praised the production , but with some criticism towards the concept , execution and some collaborations . Hotel Cabana made its chart debuts at number two in the UK , number five in Scotland and twenty-five in Ireland .

neg: Bernard Farcy Bernard Farcy ( born 2 February 1949 ) is a French actor . He is best known for his role in French action-comedy franchise Taxi .


query: James Taylor sold 12 million album copies.

pos: James Taylor James Vernon Taylor ( born March 12 , 1948 ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist . A five-time Grammy Award winner , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 . He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 100 million records worldwide .   Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single `` Fire and Rain '' and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with `` You 've Got a Friend '' , a recording of Carole King 's classic song . His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies . Following his 1977 album , JT , he has retained a large audience over the decades . Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over a million copies . His chart performance had a resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s , when he recorded some of his most-awarded work ( including Hourglass , October Road , and Covers ) . He achieved his first number one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World .   He is notable for his popular covers of other peoples ' songs , such as `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) '' and the aforementioned `` You 've Got A Friend '' , as well as originals such as `` Fire and Rain '' .

neg: Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio .   Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . ''   During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation .   Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''

neg: Sam Taylor (blues musician) Sam Taylor ( October 25 , 1934 -- January 5 , 2009 ) was an American jump blues musician and songwriter .   Taylor 's more popular recordings included `` Funny '' , `` Drinking Straight Tequila '' , and `` Voice of the Blues '' . He variously worked with Joey Dee and the Starliters , Otis Redding , B.T. Express , The Drifters , Big Joe Turner , T-Bone Walker , Sam & Dave , Tracy Nelson , Mother Earth , and The Isley Brothers . Taylor was inducted to the Long Island Music Hall of Fame .

neg: 12 Songs (Neil Diamond album) 12 Songs is the twenty-sixth studio album by Neil Diamond , released in 2005 . It was his first album of all-original , all-new material since 2001 's Three Chord Opera . It was produced by Rick Rubin and is often erroneously cited as the first Diamond album since the Bang Records era to feature the artist playing acoustic guitar ; in truth he played guitar on his Uni/MCA output and his Columbia output , possibly uncredited on most , if not all , albums .   The working title for the album was self-titled . The original pressing of the album was copy-protected using Sony 's controversial XCP technology .

neg: List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures .   There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' .   Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .

neg: Miles Davis Volume 2 Miles Davis Volume 2 refers to two separate but related entities . The first is a Miles Davis studio album released by Blue Note Records as a 10-inch LP , as BLP 5022 in 1953 . The six tracks from this LP plus five alternate takes were released on CD in 1990 and remastered with restored artwork in 2001 .   The second Miles Davis Volume 2 is a compilation of tracks from all three of his sessions with the label , released ( with different cover art ) in 1956 as BLP 1502 .   The original 10-inch LP ( BLP 5022 ) contained music from Davis ' second session for Blue Note , recorded April 20 , 1953 . The recording was made at a point in Davis ' life when he was struggling with heroin addiction , and in his autobiography Davis remembers that he , Jimmy Heath , and Art Blakey were all very high in the studio . Davis also states that the song title `` C.T.A. '' was named after Heath 's girlfriend Connie Theresa Ann .   The 1990 CD ( Blue Note CDP 7 81502 2 ) contained the music recorded at the April 20 , 1953 session , including all of the original 10 `` LP , along with alternate takes from the same session , but using the cover art from the 1956 compilation LP . The 2001 CD ( Blue Note 7243 5 32611 2 2 ) remastered by Rudy Van Gelder restored the artwork from BLP 5022 with the same track list . Davis ' other recordings for Blue Note ( in 1952 and 1954 ) are collected on the RVG CD edition of Miles Davis Volume 1 .   The 12-inch LP ( BLP 1502 ) was originally released in 1956 ( following Miles Davis Volume 1 ( BLP 1501 ) ) after Davis won the Down Beat readers poll as best trumpeter . The two volumes of repackaged Miles Davis material were the first releases in Blue Note 's new 1500 series of 12 `` LPs . The music compiled on the two volumes was from three separate recording sessions made over 1952 -- 54 , some of which had been previously issued as singles , and as three now discontinued 10 '' LPs . Volume 2 contained material from all three sessions , and some previously unreleased alternate takes . The master takes of the March 6 , 1954 session , which made up the bulk of the 12 `` LP , had originally been issued in 10 `` LP format under the title Miles Davis , Volume 3 ( BLP 5040 ) , and the May 9 , 1952 material had been previously released the 10 '' LP Young Man with a Horn ( BLP 5013 ) . Some Japanese CD versions reproduce the original 12 `` LP running order .

neg: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC is an American music publishing company owned by Sony through Sony Entertainment . The company was founded as a division of Associated Television ( ATV ) in 1955 by Lew Grade . In 1985 , Michael Jackson acquired ATV Music Publishing for $ 47.5 million . Paul McCartney , who had told Jackson about the importance of owning publishing , admitted he felt somewhat undercut by the purchase , because ATV Music Publishing owned the publishing rights to most of The Beatles ' songs , although he did not enter the bidding when it came up for sale in 1984 .   In December 1995 , Michael Jackson agreed to merge ATV Music Publishing with Sony Music Publishing , a division of Sony Corporation , to form Sony/ATV Music Publishing . In 2012 an investor consortium led by Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquired EMI Music Publishing for approximately $ 2.2 billion . Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing now operate as one company , with the former entity administering the catalogue of the latter under a complex business structure . Following the acquisition , the company became the largest music publisher in the world , with a library of over two million songs under its administration . On March 14 , 2016 , Sony announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the Jackson estate 's stake in the company . The deal was completed on September 30 , 2016 .

neg: Nearness of You: The Ballad Book Nearness of You : The Ballad Book is the seventh studio album of saxophone player Michael Brecker . Accompanied by Herbie Hancock on piano , Pat Metheny on guitars , Charlie Haden on bass , Jack DeJohnette on drums , and a special guest appearance by James Taylor , the album was released by Verve Records on June 19 , 2001 .   Brecker was awarded his 8th Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo on `` Chan 's Song '' . James Taylor also won his 4th grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance on `` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight '' . With his win , he became the first American recording artist to garner a win in that category since Michael Bolton in 1992 .

neg: James Blunt James Hillier Blount ( born 22 February 1974 ) , better known by his stage name James Blunt , is an English singer-songwriter and former reconnaissance officer for the British Army . He originally signed to EMI Music Publishing and is currently signed to Custard Records and Atlantic Records .   Blunt rose to prominence in 2004 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam , achieving worldwide fame with the singles `` You 're Beautiful '' and `` Goodbye My Lover '' . The album sold over 11 million copies worldwide , topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US . `` You 're Beautiful '' was number one in the UK , the US and a dozen other countries . Back to Bedlam was the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK .   He has gone on to sell over 20 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide . He has received several awards , including two Brit Awards -- winning Best British Male in 2006 -- two MTV Video Music Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards , as well as receiving five Grammy Award nominations .   He was a reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards , a cavalry regiment of the British Army , and served under NATO in the Kosovo War in 1999 . He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by University of Bristol .

neg: Johnny Mathis discography Johnny Mathis has recorded 71 studio albums , 11 of which achieved sales of 500,000 units and were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Five of his greatest hits albums also accomplished this , and of these 16 Gold albums , six eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies . In 1999 , sales figures totaled five million for his first holiday LP , Merry Christmas , and three million for Johnny 's Greatest Hits , a 1958 collection that has been described as the `` original greatest-hits package '' and once held the record for most weeks on Billboard magazine 's album chart with a total of 490 ( three of which were spent at number one ) . His second longest album chart run was the 295 weeks belonging to his Platinum 1959 album Heavenly , which gave him five weeks in the top spot . In a ranking of the top album artists of the last half of the 1950s in terms of Billboard chart performance , he comes in at number two , for the 1960s , number 10 , and for the period from 1955 to 2009 he is at number six .   The recurring appearance of Mathis holiday releases on the various album charts in Billboard began with 1958 's Merry Christmas , which peaked at number three during the four weeks it spent that holiday season on the magazine 's biggest album chart ( now known as the Billboard 200 ) and returned to place at various positions within the top 40 slots there for the next four years . When the magazine first had a separate chart for Christmas albums from 1963 to 1973 , Merry Christmas ranked somewhere in the top 10 on it for another seven years , and on the Top Pop Catalog chart that was created for older titles , it had eight return appearances during the 1990s . His Sounds of Christmas LP spent two weeks at number two on the Christmas Albums chart upon its 1963 release and re-charted for the next five years , and 1969 's Give Me Your Love for Christmas reached number one there during its first of several annual chart showings before achieving Platinum certification . Other notable holiday projects include Home for Christmas , a 1990 home video special that went platinum , and Sending You a Little Christmas , a 2013 release that earned him a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album .   Mathis also recorded 43 songs that reached Billboard magazine 's Hot 100 chart in the United States and another nine that `` bubbled under '' the Hot 100 . Six of these 52 recordings made the top 10 , including 1957 's `` Chances Are '' and the 1978 Deniece Williams duet , `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' , which each spent a week at number one , and 32 of them are also on the list of 50 entries that Mathis had on the magazine 's Easy Listening chart , which was started in 1961 . 19 of those 50 songs made the top 10 on that list , and two of them ( `` I 'm Coming Home '' and `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' ) went on to number one . The Williams duet also spent four weeks at number one on the magazine 's R&B chart and was certified Gold after selling one million copies .   In the UK Mathis spent three weeks at number one on the singles chart in 1976 with `` When a Child Is Born '' and had two compilations reached the top spot on the albums chart : 1977 's The Mathis Collection and 1980 's Tears and Laughter . `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' and `` When a Child Is Born '' both achieved Silver certification for singles by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 250,000 units in the UK , and the latter eventually reached the 500,000 mark to earn Gold certification . 16 of his LPs met the 60,000 album sales mark in the UK to be certified Silver , with eight of those going on to sell 100,000 copies for Gold certification and one of those eight ( The Johnny Mathis Collection , 1976 ) making it to the 300,000 total necessary for the Platinum award .

neg: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight `` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight '' is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor , from his 1972 album One Man Dog . It was released as the lead single from the album , and peaked at # 14 on the Billboard charts on January 13 , 1973 .   The song has been included on three of Taylor 's greatest-hits collection albums : Greatest Hits ( 1976 ) , Classic Songs ( 1987 ) and The Best of James Taylor ( 2003 ) .   It has been recorded by various pop and jazz artists , notably The Isley Brothers and Isaac Hayes , along with saxophonist Boney James , whose version was also released as a single .

neg: Gone to Earth (Barclay James Harvest album) Gone to Earth is an album by the English rock group Barclay James Harvest released in 1977 . It reached # 30 in the UK charts , but in Germany it peaked at # 10 and stayed for 197 weeks in the German album charts . As of 2011 it is ranked # 6 on the list of longest running albums in the German album charts . Only the My Fair Lady soundtrack and albums by Simon & Garfunkel ( Greatest Hits ) , The Beatles ( 1962 -- 1966 ) , Pink Floyd ( Wish You Were Here ) and Andrea Berg ( Best Of ) spent more weeks in the charts . It was the band 's largest selling album , eventually selling more than a million copies worldwide .   Hymn ( often misinterpreted as Christmas song but actually a song against the dangers of drug use and dedicated to musicians like Jimi Hendrix , Paul Kossoff and Janis Joplin ) was a successful turntable hit at German radio stations in the late 1970s .   `` Poor Man 's Moody Blues '' was written after a journalist angered the band by referring to Barclay James Harvest as a `` poor man 's Moody Blues '' . Shortly after , guitarist John Lees wrote a song that reminded him of the Moody Blues song `` Nights in White Satin '' , and decided to use the journalist 's phrase as the song title .   Other songs on the album deal with subjects like ended relationships ( `` Friend of Mine '' ) , alienation ( `` Leper 's Song '' ) the exploitation of animals for their fur ( `` Spirit on the Water '' ) and the space race ( `` Sea of Tranquility '' ) .   The original LP version of this album , designed by Maldwyn Tootill , featured die-cut outer cover and full-color inner album sleeve . On one side of the inner sleeve was an owl ( as shown in the picture ) ; on the other side was a picture of a sunset . The inner sleeve could be reversed so that either side would be displayed through the die cut .   The album 's title , Gone to Earth , refers to the fox hunter 's cry used to indicate that the quarry has returned to its lair .

neg: Akisakila Akisakila is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at Koseinenkin Dai-Hall , in Tokyo in May 1973 and originally released on the Japanese Trio label as a double LP . It features a performance by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons and Andrew Cyrille . The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states `` The early '70s was Taylor 's most articulate period of his method of propelling dynamic energy forth into conical spirals of harmonic mystery and danger . While his music had dispensed with the notions of form and interval long before this , the simultaneous explosion of group energy reached its first zenith during this period ... This date , though recorded a decade later , is a fine complement to Nefertiti , the Beautiful One Has Come '' .

neg: James Hoover James Hoover ( February 28 , 1971 in Morgantown , West Virginia ) is a Grammy Award-winning freelance audio engineer who has worked with performers such as Beyoncé , ZZ Top , Chamillionaire , and many others . Working out of his home base in Houston , Texas , for the past 20 years , James has collaborated with artists , producers , and musicians from around the world .   As a child , James was fascinated by music , learning the piano at age ten . James would often entertain mall patrons when he would play the piano at the resident music store . His talent and affinity for music would continue into high school where he was a member of the marching band , concert band , and jazz studio orchestra . During this time he also taught himself how to play the bass and guitar , adding to his repertoire of piano , synthesizer , trumpet , French horn , and flugelhorn . Over the years , James has been a player in multiple bands , ranging in styles from rock to pop to jazz to metal .  James received his Audio Engineering degree from HCCS and graduated with honors in 1991 . While in college , he began working as a house engineer for Digital Services Recording Studios , a pioneer in the digital audio world and the birthplace of recordings such as : Destiny 's Child 's `` Survivor , '' and Chamillionaire 's `` Ridin ' . '' Shortly after joining the Digital Services team , he became the head engineer , working for countless clients in every genre of music , film , and spoken word , in both live and studio environments . Currently , James is a self-employed freelance engineer specializing in mixing , mastering and recording .

neg: Queen of Soul (album) Queen of Soul is the sixth studio album by American Blues artist , Etta James . The album was released on Argo Records in 1965 , featuring the singles James had released during the year .   Two songs on the album : `` Baby What You Want Me to Do '' and `` Loving You More Every Day '' charted on the Rhythm and Blues and Billboard Pop Chart . It was James 's first studio album in two years since the release of Etta James Top Ten . Like her previous releases , Queen of Soul was released on a 12-inch LP album , and has not been reissued since . It consisted of ten tracks , with five on each side of the LP .   Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars .

neg: List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom A million-selling single is regarded by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as one that has sold at least 1 million copies since the start of the UK Singles Chart in November 1952 . As well as a traditional purchase of a physical record , a sale can represent one permanent digital download of a track ( physical singles usually consist of two songs , although both are only included in sales figures for double A sides or where both receive a high level of interest and airplay ) . Both British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) - certified awards ( Silver , Gold and Platinum ) and the weekly charts now include audio streaming but these are not included in the sales figures published by the OCC . Certified awards can also include shipments ( sales to trade ) . The OCC and Music Week regularly announce when a record becomes a million seller .   , 167 singles have sold 1 million copies in the UK . Of these , 108 were originally released in the 20th century ( 70 of them selling 1 million before the year 2000 ) and the remainder were released between 2000 and 2014 . The most recently released single to become a million-seller is `` Uptown Funk '' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars , which was released in December 2014 and passed a million sales ten weeks later in February 2015 . Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is the earliest release : originally 1942 , although only sales from 1952 onwards are counted . The year in which the most million-sellers were released is 2011 , with twelve ; while a record 36 releases from both the 1990s and the 2010s have sold a million copies . Only two million sellers have failed to reach the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart : Snow Patrol 's `` Chasing Cars '' and Journey 's `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' , both of which peaked at number 6 .

neg: Billy Taylor Trio Billy Taylor Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor composed of tracks recorded as singles in 1953 and 1954 for the Prestige label . The album was originally released as two volumes in 1955 and subsequently compiled as a CD in 1995 .

neg: Diamond Mine (King Creosote & Jon Hopkins album) Diamond Mine is a collaborative studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote and English electronica musician Jon Hopkins , released on 28 March 2011 through Domino Records . Inspired by the East Neuk of Fife , the album combines Creosote 's songs with field recordings by Hopkins . Upon release , Creosote stated : `` I really do n't know what to do next , because , in some ways , I 'm at that peak . I do n't know where to go from here . '' The album was subsequently followed by the EP , Honest Words in September 2011 , and the double a-side single , `` John Taylor 's Month Away '' / `` Missionary '' in February 2012 .   Diamond Mine was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize , with Creosote noting , `` I was n't expecting it at all . -LSB- ... -RSB- There 's been a lot of people in the media nailing their colours to the mast with this record , and that 's quite encouraging -- to know that we 've got supporters , and a lot of them . I 'm not expecting to win , but just to be on that list . This is something I 've been on the outside of forever , and now here we are . It 's all good . It makes up for not selling records , anyway ! '' The album sold 25,000 copies in 2011 .

neg: Undiscovered (James Morrison album) Undiscovered is the debut album by English singer-songwriter James Morrison , released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006 . In its first week , the album sold 84,611 units in the UK . It has been certified Gold in New Zealand and Platinum in Australia , Ireland and the United Kingdom . The first single of this album was `` You Give Me Something '' and the second single is `` Wonderful World '' . The third single released was `` The Pieces Do n't Fit Anymore '' on 13 December 2006 . It sold 847,135 copies in the United Kingdom in 2006 , bringing its total sales count to over 1,000,000 as of 12 March 2007 .

neg: Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act .   With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born .   By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .

neg: John C. J. Taylor John Charles James Taylor ( born 1951 ) is a musician , illustrator , animator and filmmaker from Australia . He was a founding member of Melbourne band Little Heroes in the early 1980s who achieved success in Australia with their single , `` One Perfect Day '' .


query: Oh Yeon-seo is a former member of a group.

pos: Oh Yeon-seo Oh Yeon-seo ( born Oh Haet-nim , on June 22 , 1987 ) , is a South Korean actress and former member of South Korean girl group , LUV . She is best known for her roles in television dramas My Husband Got a Family ( 2012 ) , Jang Bo-ri is Here ! ( 2014 ) , Shine or Go Crazy ( 2015 ) and Please Come Back , Mister ( 2016 ) .

neg: Todayhumor Todayhumor frequently noted under the initialism 오유 ( OU ) , is a South Korean internet forum . Initially established as a community dedicated to humor , it became a left-leaning political website due to its unique nature .

neg: Touch (group) Touch ( Hangul : 터치 ; shortened from The Original Charismatic Undeniable Homme ) is a South Korean boy group formed by YYJ Entertainment in Seoul , South Korea . The group currently consists of five members : Chulmin , Sungyong , Jaewook , Sunwoong and Sangwook . They debuted on October 22 , 2010 with the single `` Me '' . Their fans are called `` Touchables '' .

neg: South Korean web culture South Korean web culture indicates distinct activities that South Korean internet users enjoy on the web . Most of the internet users are in the 13 - 50 age range . People often access the Internet through cyber cafes ( Korean : PC방 ; PC bang ) .   Most of the activities are targeted to teenagers and college students . Youngsters who feel more comfortable texting than talking are known as the `` thumb tribe '' . The LG Mobile World Cup , an international competition held on January 14 , 2010 , in which participants competed using their texting speed and accuracy was won by a pair of South Koreans .   Highly urbanized at 92 % , South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle ; half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents . The rise of online social activities closely mirrors the wider cultural trend towards shared spaces , such as the habitual use of coffee houses .   South Korea enjoys the world 's swiftest Internet speeds and the highest rate of Internet penitration but also suffers from very high censorship of content .

neg: Yuri Chinen , is a Japanese idol , actor , dancer , voice actor , and singer as well as member of Hey ! Say ! JUMP . He is under the management of Johnny & Associates .

neg: List of awards and nominations received by Exo This is a list of awards and nominations received by Exo , a South Korean boy group formed in 2011 by S.M. Entertainment . The group is separated into two subgroups -- the Korean-based Exo-K and the Chinese-based Exo-M .  The group have won numerous awards from South Korea and mainland China . They have won 85 South Korean and 2 Chinese music program awards , giving them second place in terms of South Korean artists with the highest number of music shows wins , and the highest ranked male group . The band received their first number-one win on South Korean music program Music Bank with the single `` Wolf '' on June 14 , 2013 , a year after their debut .

neg: Hyundai Group (disambiguation) Hyundai Group ( -LSB- hjə́ːndɛ -RSB- ) was a South Korean chaebol , controlled by Chung Ju-yung until his death in 2001 , which has been broken up into numerous independent companies . The term may also refer to many of these successor companies , including :  Hyundai Asan , a division of the remnant Hyundai Group  Hyundai Department Store Group  Hyundai Development Company  Hyundai Engineering ( HEC )  Hyundai Electronics , renamed as Hynix in 2001  Hyundai Heavy Industries Group  Hyundai Heavy Industries , a division of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group  Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance  Hyundai Merchant Marine  Hyundai Motor Group  Hyundai Engineering and Construction , a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group  Hyundai Motor Company , a division of Hyundai Motor Group

neg: Seohyun Seo Ju-hyun ( born June 28 , 1991 ) , known professionally as Seohyun , is a South Korean singer and actress . She debuted as a member of girl group Girls ' Generation ( and later its subgroup TTS ) in August 2007 , who went on to be one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea 's most popular girl groups worldwide . Apart from her group 's activities , she has established herself as an actress , notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Moon Embracing the Sun , Gone with the Wind and Mamma Mia . She also starred in the drama `` Moon Lovers : Scarlet Heart Ryeo '' . She debuted as a solo artist with her debut mini album , Do n't Say No , on January 17 , 2017 , making her the third Girls ' Generation member to debut as a solo artist .

neg: Sketch Show (band) Sketch Show is a Japanese duo formed in 2002 by two of the three former members of Yellow Magic Orchestra , Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi . In some live shows , Ryuichi Sakamoto has joined in band performances .   `` Similar to Yellow Magic Orchestra , Sketch Show 's sound relies heavily on cutting-edge technology ( synthesizers the first time , computers this time ) , but what sets the duo apart from thousands of other knob-twiddlers is the sense of songcraft and pop sensibility that they have consistently displayed over their careers . Both men sing and play traditional instruments -LSB- ... -RSB- . While not genre-specific , Sketch Show 's music is loosely categorized as electronica . The band released its debut album , Audio Sponge , in 2002 , shortly after a well-received appearance at Takkyu Ishino 's massive rave event , WIRE02 . In addition to Hosono and Takahashi , the record featured collaborations with former YMO member Ryuichi Sakamoto and Towa Tei . Shows following the release of the record were instant sellouts . -LSB- ... -RSB- In February 2003 , the band released the mini-album Tronika , which featured remixes by Cornelius . Early that summer , they played a show-stealing slot at SONAR 2003 in Barcelona , and CYBERSONICA 03 in London . These shows were the first European appearances for Hosono and Takahashi in two decades . September 2003 saw the release of a live DVD , Wild Sketch Show Live 2002 , featuring footage culled from a string of December 2002 performances at the legendary Shibuya-AX , and including a medley of YMO classics along with their new material . Toward the end of 2003 , the band released their second album , LOOPHOLE . The album again featured collaborations with Sakamoto , and remixes by Cornelius and Safety Scissors . ''   In 2004 , Sketch Show performed live shows with Sakamoto under the name `` Human Audio Sponge '' , or `` HAS '' . Since 2005 , Sketch Show has wound down , and in 2007 , Hosono , Sakamoto and Takahshi released the single `` Rescue / Rydeen 79/07 '' under the name `` HASYMO '' , which was made in the style of Sketch Show 's music , with heavier incorporation of live instruments . Since 2008 , the combination of Hosono , Sakamoto and Takahashi has performed together as `` Yellow Magic Orchestra '' , continuing with what was developed as Sketch Show/Human Audio Sponge/HASYMO .

neg: One Ok Rock One Ok Rock , stylized as ONE OK ROCK ( pronounced in Japanese as `` one o'clock '' ) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo , Japan in 2005 . The band currently consists of Takahiro Moriuchi ( vocals ) , Toru Yamashita ( guitar/leader ) , Ryota Kohama ( bass ) , and Tomoya Kanki ( drums ) .   The band 's name , ONE OK ROCK , comes from `` one o'clock '' , the time that the band used to practice on weekends . They chose to play at one o'clock in the morning because it was cheaper to use the rehearsal space during such hours . However , noticing that the Japanese language made no distinction between R 's and L 's , they changed `` O'CLOCK '' to `` O'CROCK '' ( or `` O'KROCK '' ) , which was then separated to become `` OK ROCK '' . In addition , ONE OK ROCK 's name can be expressed as `` 10969 '' ( one-o-ku-ro ( ku ) - ku ) .

neg: O Sonfa O Sonfa ( 呉 善花 , Japanese : オ ・ ソンファ , born 15 September 1956 ) , commonly known as her Korean name Oh Seon-hwa , is a professor at Takushoku University , also active as an author and journalist in Japan . Originally from Jeju-do , South Korea , she left for Japan in 1983 and went on to naturalise as a Japanese citizen .   In 1998 , she lost her South Korean nationality as she had acquired Japanese nationality in 1991 . In 2007 and 2013 , she was refused entry to South Korea .

neg: One 4 U `` One 4 U '' ( Japanese : ワン ・ フォー ・ ユー Wan Fō Yū ; Korean : 원포유 Wonpoyu ) is a song by South Korean boy band A-Jax . It was released on June 1 , 2012 as the group 's debut single . The song `` Never Let Go '' , used as B-side for the Korean single , was released on May 15 , 2012 , two weeks before their official debut , as a prologue single . The song was re-recorded in Japanese and will also serve as their debut single in Japan . It was released in August 8 , 2012 .

neg: Kangnam (singer) Yasuo Namekawa ( born March 23 , 1987 ) , better known by his stage name Kang-nam , is a Korean-Japanese singer . He is the vocalist and oldest member of the South Korean hip-hop group , M.I.B. . He made his recording debut in Korea with the single , `` Say My Name , '' just before his debut as a member of M.I.B.

neg: T.O.P discography Choi Seung-hyun ( ; born November 4 , 1987 ) , better known by his stage name T.O.P , is a South Korean rapper , songwriter and actor . He is a member of the South Korean K-Pop group Big Bang . He made his solo debut in 2010 with the release of the digital single `` Turn It Up . '' Later that year , T.O.P and bandmate G-Dragon formed a subunit to release the album GD & TOP ( 2010 ) . His second single , `` Doom Dada '' was released in 2013 .

neg: Samuel Seo Seo Dong-hyeon ( ; born May 3 , 1991 ) , better known by his stage name Samuel Seo , is a South Korean singer-songwriter , rapper , and record producer . Born in Seoul , he spent his youth living in his home country , as well as Japan , the United States , and Canada . An aspiring pianist , Seo 's exposure to hip hop music in his teens led him to pursue the genre . He released a series of singles before enlisting and serving two years in military service .   Seo released his first studio album Frameworks ( 2015 ) , which earned him the award for Best R&B & Soul Album at the Korean Music Awards in 2016 . He released his second album Ego Expand ( 100 % ) in May of that year , which earned him nominations for Best R&B & Soul Album , as well as Best R&B & Soul Song for its lead single `` B L U E '' .

neg: Shh (After School song) `` Shh '' is the sixth Japanese single from South Korean girl group After School . The single was released on January 29 , 2014 . The track is produced by Shinichi Osawa , who previously produced their fifth Japanese single `` Heaven '' . It was the last Japanese single with Lee Jooyeon before she graduated in December 2014 .

neg: HeartB HeartB is a South Korean boy group formed by MarblePop Entertainment . The group consists of four members : Dojin , Jinwook , Chanyeong , and Byulha . They start their pre-debut activity releasing single `` Shine '' on December 3 , 2014 and then made their official debut with mini album `` Remember '' on May 6 , 2015 .

neg: Oh Min-keun Min-Keun Oh ( Hangul : 오민근 , Hanja : 吳民根 ) ( born August 15 , 1962 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a former boxer from South Korea .

neg: Seo Taiji Jeong Hyeon-cheol ( hangul : 정현철 ; born February 21 , 1972 ) , better known as Seo Taiji , is a South Korean singer , musician , songwriter and record producer . After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career , he has risen to become one of the most prominent and influential cultural icons in South Korea , with many referring to him as `` the President of Culture '' .   Following a brief stint in the heavy metal band Sinawe , Taiji formed Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 with whom he found immediate success . They introduced incorporating elements of popular musical genres from the United States and contributed considerably larger to Korean pop culture and Korean pop 's development in the 1990s . Although he initially announced retirement upon disbanding the group in 1996 , Taiji released his first solo album two years later and continued his successful career .

neg: Sexy, Free & Single Sexy , Free & Single ( reissue name Spy ) is the sixth Korean studio album of South Korean boy band Super Junior . It was released on July 4 , 2012 , by SM Entertainment , distributed by KMP Holdings and available from online music portal sites at midnight on July 1 , 2012 . It is their first album in 11 months following Mr. Simple released in August 2011 . This was followed by the release of Version B on July 16 , with a different cover which features the 10 members in their teaser photo makeup . A repackaged edition , re-titled Spy was released on August 6 , with four new tracks including follow-up single `` Spy '' .   This album marks the return of member Kangin , who was discharged from his mandatory military service in April 2012 , and the first time with Super Junior in three years since October 2009 ; but the first one without Heechul , who enlisted in September 2011 , and the last with leader Leeteuk and Yesung before their military service , enlisting on 30 October 2012 and on 6 May 2013 , respectively . This is the third album that features ten of the 13 members from the group , following Bonamana in 2010 and their fifth album Mr. Simple .   The album won the `` Album of the Year '' in the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards and `` Disk Daesang '' in 27th Golden Disk Awards . According to Gaon Album Chart , as of the end of December 2012 , the album has sold a cumulative total of 510,000 + copies domestically .

neg: Korean Wave The Korean Wave ( , , a neologism literally meaning `` flow of Korea '' ) is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s . First driven by the spread of K-dramas and K-pop across East , South and Southeast Asia during its initial stages , the Korean Wave evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon , carried by the Internet and social media and the proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube .   Since the turn of the 21st century , South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism , aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy . The growing popularity of Korean pop culture in many parts of the world has prompted the South Korean government to support its creative industries through subsidies and funding for start-ups , as a form of soft power and in its aim of becoming one of the world 's leading exporters of culture along with Japanese and British culture , a niche that the United States has dominated for nearly a century . During this time the Korean society began to be recognized as a developed country similar to that of the Western world .   Part of the success of the Korean Wave owes in part to the development of social networking services and online video sharing platforms such as YouTube , which have allowed the Korean entertainment industry to reach a sizable overseas audience . Use of these media in facilitating promotion , distribution and consumption of various forms of Korean entertainment ( and K-pop in particular ) has contributed to their surge in worldwide popularity since the mid-2000s .