query: Michael Jackson was born in 2009.

pos: Moonwalk (dance) The moonwalk is a dance move in which the dancer moves backwards while seemingly walking forwards . A popping move , it became popular around the world after Michael Jackson performed the dance move during a performance of `` Billie Jean '' on Motown 25 : Yesterday , Today , Forever on March 25 , 1983 . This special was broadcast May 16 , 1983 . It subsequently became his signature move .

pos: Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , record producer , dancer , actor , and philanthropist . Called the `` King of Pop '' , his contributions to music , dance , and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades .   The eighth child of the Jackson family , Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 . He began his solo career in 1971 . In the early 1980s , Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music . His music videos , including those of `` Beat It '' , `` Billie Jean '' , and `` Thriller '' from his 1982 album Thriller , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool . The popularity of these videos helped bring the television channel MTV to fame . Jackson 's 1987 album Bad spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' , `` Bad '' , `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' , `` Man in the Mirror '' , and `` Dirty Diana '' , becoming the first album to have five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . He continued to innovate with videos such as `` Black or White '' and `` Scream '' throughout the 1990s , and forged a reputation as a touring solo artist . Through stage and video performances , Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques , such as the robot and the moonwalk , to which he gave the name . His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous artists of various music genres .   Thriller is the best-selling album of all time , with estimated sales of 65 million copies worldwide . Jackson 's other albums , including Off the Wall ( 1979 ) , Bad ( 1987 ) , Dangerous ( 1991 ) , and HIStory ( 1995 ) , also rank among the world 's best-selling albums . He is recognized as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time by Guinness World Records . Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice , and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music . His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records , 13 Grammy Awards , the Grammy Legend Award , the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , 26 American Music Awards -- more than any other artist -- including the `` Artist of the Century '' and `` Artist of the 1980s '' , 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo career -- more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era -- and estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide . Jackson won hundreds of awards , making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music . He became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when `` Love Never Felt So Good '' reached number nine on May 21 , 2014 . Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism , and , in 2000 , the Guinness World Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities , more than any other entertainer .   Aspects of Jackson 's personal life , including his changing appearance , personal relationships , and behavior , generated controversy . In 1993 , he was accused of child sexual abuse , but the civil case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount and no formal charges were brought . In 2005 , he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts . While preparing for his comeback concert series , This Is It , Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 25 , 2009 , after suffering from cardiac arrest . The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide , and his personal physician , Conrad Murray , was convicted of involuntary manslaughter . Jackson 's death triggered a global outpouring of grief , and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world . Forbes ranks Jackson the top-earning dead celebrity , with earnings of $ 825 million in 2016 , the highest yearly amount ever recorded by the publication .

pos: Thriller (Michael Jackson album) Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson , and the best-selling album of all time .   Thriller was released on November 30 , 1982 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . The follow-up to Jackson 's successful previous studio album , Off the Wall ( 1979 ) it explores genres similar to those of its predecessor , including pop , post-disco , rock and funk . Recording sessions for the album took place from April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles , with a production budget of $ 750,000 ( US$ in dollars ) . Quincy Jones produced the album , while Jackson wrote four of its nine songs .   In just over a year , Thriller became -- and currently remains -- the world 's best-selling album , with estimated sales of 65 million copies . It is the best-selling album in the United States and the first album to be certified 33x multi-platinum , having shipped 33 million album-equivalent units . The album won a record-breaking number of eight Grammy Awards in 1984 , including Album of the Year . Seven singles were released from the album , all of which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . Thriller also enabled Jackson to break down racial barriers in pop music , via his appearances on MTV and meeting with the US President Ronald Reagan at the White House . The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools , and the videos for the songs `` Thriller '' , `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' all received regular rotation on MTV .   In 2001 , a special edition reissue of the album was released , which contains additional audio interviews , demo recordings and the song `` Someone in the Dark '' , which was a Grammy-winning track from the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook . In 2008 , the album was reissued again as Thriller 25 , containing remixes that feature contemporary artists , a previously unreleased song and a DVD , which features the short films from the album and the Motown 25 performance of `` Billie Jean '' . That same year the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , along with Jackson 's Off the Wall album . In 2012 , Slant Magazine placed Thriller at number one on its list of `` Best Albums of the 1980s '' . In 2003 , Rolling Stone placed the album at number 20 on their list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . The album was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three on its list of the `` Definitive 200 albums of all time '' . Thriller was also included in the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry of culturally significant recordings , and the Thriller music video was included in the National Film Preservation Board 's National Film Registry of `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant films '' .

neg: Just a Little While `` Just a Little While '' is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson , released as the lead single from her eighth studio album , Damita Jo ( 2004 ) . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin , the song fuses pop with elements of rock , dance , and funk , and is a reflection of Jackson 's new-found happiness . The song leaked ahead of its scheduled release , causing Jackson 's record company to rush with a music video and promotion . It was released following Jackson 's controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident on February 2 , 2004 , as the lead single from Damita Jo .   `` Just a Little While '' received favorable reception from critics , who felt its elements of rock and dance-pop would ensure success . However , following the Super Bowl incident , Jackson 's singles and music videos were blacklisted on many radio formats and music channels worldwide , affecting the song 's performance . Although its success in the US was limited , peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked atop the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , it was more successful , reaching the top ten in Belgium , Canada , and Spain and the top twenty in Australia and The United Kingdom . It peaked at number one in Japan for five weeks , and was the year 's second-biggest hit on Japan 's international airplay chart .   The song 's music video , directed by Dave Meyers , was released exclusively in international territories due to the controversy surrounding Jackson at the time . It portrays Jackson filming a DVD for her boyfriend in a futuristic apartment setting , displaying her multiple personae . An alternate live video , filmed in London , was included on Jackson 's From janet . to Damita Jo compilation . Jackson performed the song on television shows including Top of the Pops , Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! , and Festivalbar .

neg: Cry (Michael Jackson song) `` Cry '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson that features on his tenth and final studio album , Invincible ( 2001 ) . The song was written by R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly , who had previously written Jackson 's 1995 single `` You Are Not Alone '' . `` Cry '' was produced by Jackson and Kelly . It was released in December 2001 under Epic Records as the second single from Invincible . `` Cry '' is a R&B ballad , with lyrics that highlight problems with the planet . The lyrics also urge people to unite to make the world a better place . The track , thus , recalls previous Jackson songs that promote peace and environmentalism .   The song was released with two B-side tracks ; `` Shout '' and `` Streetwalker '' . `` Cry '' received mixed reviews from music critics . The single had a moderate chart performance internationally , with its highest peak being number sixteen in Denmark , and its least successful charting country being Austria . The track was promoted with a music video , which was filmed by Nicholas Brandt . The video does not feature Jackson but shows people holding hands and standing side by side in a variety of settings , including a beach and a forest .

neg: Michael Jackson's Vision Michael Jackson 's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson . It was released on November 22 , 2010 by Epic Records , Legacy Recordings , and Jackson 's own label , MJJ Productions . It includes three DVDs , featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio . Jackson referred to each of these productions as a `` short film '' and not a music video . This is the first time that all of Jackson 's videos have been released on DVD . According to a statement by the producers , the video recognizes Jackson 's `` pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless , pop culture classics '' .   Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall , Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix and Invincible . The third disc , which is a bonus disc , features seven videos . Michael Jackson 's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed `` Thriller '' and `` Black or White '' as well as the classic `` Bad '' directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese . Also included in the boxed set are Jackson 's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton , Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as `` Ghosts , '' his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston . Michael Jackson 's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson 's videos , which includes information for each video including : songwriter , album , director , production date , location and photography .   Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including `` One More Chance '' are included . It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features . The videos `` Smooth Criminal '' , `` Speed Demon '' , `` Come Together '' , and `` Leave Me Alone '' come from Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker . The `` Smooth Criminal '' segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured . The video `` Another Part of Me '' is from Jackson 's Bad World Tour and `` Will You Be There '' is from the Dangerous World Tour .   The `` HIStory '' video is the only short film that is not included in this box set . The original music video of `` Blood on the Dance Floor '' is replaced with the Refugee Camp Mix for unknown reasons . The videos for The Jacksons ' songs `` Torture '' and `` Body '' are also not included , because Michael did not appear in either of them , despite having a verse in each of them . Also not included is the music video for The Jacksons ' `` 2300 Jackson Street '' .   On February 15 , 2011 , Michael Jackson 's Vision was certified 5 × Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States . On December 31 , 2010 , it was also certified Diamond in France ( for the sales of over 60 000 units ) and 2 × Platinum in Australia . On May 29 , 2011 , it was also certified Gold in New Zealand . It has been also certified Gold in Austria and Platinum in Poland .   Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed . As the videos are played in 16:9 , videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs . Also , the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs .

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: Millie Jackson (album) Millie Jackson is the self-titled debut album by singer-songwriter , Millie Jackson . This album is different from all her other album to follow in that this album features some Motown style songs . It includes the R&B hits `` A Child of God ( It 's Hard to Believe ) '' , `` My Man , A Sweet Man '' and `` Ask Me What You Want . '' The album was arranged by Tony Camillo and Bert de Coteaux .   In 2006 , Ace Records in the UK digitally remastered this album ( along with four other best-selling Millie Jackson albums ) and released it on CD with bonus tracks and extensive liner notes .

neg: Xscape (album) Xscape is the second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks by American singer Michael Jackson . It is his eighth album released through Epic Records , and it was released on May 13 , 2014 by Epic Records and MJJ Music . It is the fifth album released by Sony and Motown since Jackson 's death in June 2009 . L.A. Reid , chairman of Epic Records , curated and served as executive producer for the album enlisting Timbaland to lead a team of record producers , including StarGate , Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , John McClain , and Rodney Jerkins , to remix and contemporize the eight selected tracks . Jerkins produced the title song and is the only original song producer to work on the final productions .   Xscape was promoted across the Sony group of companies ; Sony Mobile used a snippet of `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' was announced as the official lead single to premiere on May 1 , 2014 . The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs in their original forms as well as one bonus track and two videos .

neg: I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album) I 'm Alive is the tenth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne , released in 1993 ( see 1993 in music ) . The title track , `` I 'm Alive '' , reached # 18 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and # 28 on the Adult Contemporary chart . Other singles released from the album were `` Everywhere I Go '' ( UK # 67 ) and `` Sky Blue and Black '' .

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: Michael Jackson (linebacker) Michael Jackson ( born July 15 , 1957 ) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker in eight NFL seasons for the Seattle Seahawks .   Jackson was born in Pasco , Washington . A 1975 graduate of Pasco High School , he has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other Bulldog . A three-year/three-sport letterman , he was the team captain in both football and baseball while garnering All-State honors and receiving the Denning Award for Outstanding Athlete by the Pasco Jaycees as a senior .   At the University of Washington , Jackson earned four varsity letters and was named to their All-Centennial Football Team . He was also selected as the Inland Empire Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1977 , a season in which he helped lead the Huskies to the Rose Bowl . The eyes of the nation were on him during that game as he made a vital end zone interception that helped seal Washington 's victory over the University of Michigan .   Jackson holds several defensive school records for the Huskies , including single season ( 210 ) and career ( 569 ) tackles . Among the several honors he received for the U of W include Sports Illustrated Player of the Week ( 11-12-77 ) , Husky Team Captain ( 1978 ) , All Pac-8 & Pac-10 Linebacker ( 1977 -- 78 ) and several All-American selections .   In 1979 , he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the NFL Draft , where he began an eight-year career as a starting linebacker . One of the team 's all-time defensive greats , he led the Seahawks in tackles for a number of seasons and is among the career leaders in that category . He also earned 21 game balls for his outstanding play and has received numerous other awards including team MVP , Most Improved Player and the Seattle P.I. 's Sports Star of the Year .   Jackson is active off the field with charities including the March of Dimes , Special Olympics , and the United Way . He has had 14 movie and television roles and was voted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame in 1996 .

neg: John Benitez John Benitez ( born November 7 , 1957 ) , also known as Jellybean , is an American drummer , guitarist , songwriter , DJ , remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent . He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna , Whitney Houston , Michael Jackson and the Pointer Sisters . In December 2016 , Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time .

neg: Mel Jackson Mel Jackson ( born October 13 , 1970 , in Chicago , Illinois ) is an African-American actor , producer , spoken word artist and R&B musician . He is known for his roles in Living Single ( 1997 -- 98 ) , Soul Food ( 1997 ) , The Temptations ( 1998 ) , Deliver Us from Eva ( 2003 ) , and Abduction of Jesse Bookman ( 2008 ) .

neg: This Is It (concerts) This Is It was a planned residency show of 50 concerts by Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena in London , scheduled to run from July 2009 to March 2010 . The shows were to be Jackson 's first major series of concerts since the HIStory World Tour finished in 1997 . With all concerts sold out , Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died less than three weeks before the first concert was scheduled to begin .   Jackson announced This Is It at a press conference in the O2 Arena , stating that it would be his final series of concerts in London . AEG Live , the concert promoters , released a promotional video that took up an entire commercial break , setting a record for ITV . Initially only 10 concerts were announced , but following public demand 40 more concerts were added . Ticket sales broke several records and Jackson 's album sales increased following the announcement ; AEG Live estimated that the first 10 dates alone would have earned Jackson approximately # 50 million .   In preparation for the concert series , Jackson had been collaborating with high-profile figures including fashion designer Christian Audigier , choreographer Kenny Ortega and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno . Prior to Jackson 's death , Allgood Entertainment sued Jackson for $ 40 million , claiming that he had breached an exclusivity agreement with them by agreeing to the This Is It concerts . The case was dismissed .   After Jackson 's death , AEG Live offered either refunds to ticket holders or a special `` souvenir '' ticket designed by Jackson . The cancelled shows , record-breaking ticket sales and potential for a world tour made This Is It `` the greatest concert -LSB- s -RSB- that never happened . '' Columbia Pictures acquired the footage of the rehearsals and released a concert film , Michael Jackson 's This Is It , accompanied by a compilation album of the same name .

neg: Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour Live in Bucharest : The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25 , 2005 . The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004 . The concert took place during Jackson 's first leg on his Dangerous World Tour on October 1 , 1992 at the Bucharest National Stadium , with a sold-out attendance of 90,000 . This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States , also released in Asia market on double Video CD . The other official releases by Michael Jackson is a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul , South Korea , and it was released only in South Korea in 1996 , and Live at Wembley July 16 , 1988 , which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour .   There are various versions of the footage of the same concert that exist . The first version was broadcast the next day by BBC ; following Jackson 's death , this version was rebroadcast on BNN/Ned3 . All the footage in this version is from the Bucharest concert . The version that appears on the DVD was broadcast on HBO in 1992 , which became the highest audience in the channel 's history for a single broadcast . This version , while mostly having footage of Jackson performing at the Bucharest Concert ( some in alternate camera angles in comparison to the BBC version ) , also consisted of footage from concerts in other locations such as Madrid and London . Also missing were the `` Brace Yourself '' video introduction and the `` We Are the World Interlude , '' which were included in the original BBC Telecast . The crowd screaming and intro before `` Wan na Be Startin ' Somethin' '' is featured in Michael 's 2010 song `` Behind the Mask '' .

neg: Butterflies (Michael Jackson song) `` Butterflies '' is a song by Michael Jackson . It was written and composed by Andre Harris and Marsha Ambrosius , and produced by Jackson and Harris . The track appears on Jackson 's tenth studio album , Invincible ( 2001 ) , and is Jackson 's final single from a studio album . `` Butterflies '' is a midtempo ballad song with R&B musical styles . The single received generally positive reviews from music critics ; some music reviewers described the song as being one of the best songs on Invincible while others felt that it was a `` decent track '' .   The song was only released in the United States to radio airplay . It peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 , and also charting at number two and thirty-six , respectively , on alternative Billboard charts in 2001 and 2002 . There was no music video released for the song .

neg: A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies A Collection of Michael Jackson 's Oldies is a compilation of the Motown Records released on December 8 , 1972 , with songs by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 that were made between 1969 and 1972 . It was only published in the United States .

neg: Smooth Criminal `` Smooth Criminal '' is the seventh single from American recording artist Michael Jackson 's 1987 Bad album . The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson 's lyrics about a woman named Annie , who has been violently attacked in her apartment by a `` smooth '' assailant . First broadcast on television as a video in early October , it was released as a single on October 21 , 1988 , and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was re-released on April 10 , 2006 , as a part of the Visionary : The Video Singles box set . The re-released Visionary single charted at number 19 in the UK . The song is one of Jackson 's signature songs , and has appeared on numerous greatest hits albums , including Number Ones , The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection , King of Pop , This Is It , and Immortal .   The song serves as the theme song to Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker , and plays as the background soundtrack in a section of the video game Michael Jackson 's Moonwalker .

neg: Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection Hello World : The Motown Solo Collection is a 71-track triple disc box set commemorating Michael Jackson 's early years with Motown Records . The album features Jackson 's four solo LPs from Motown ( dating from 1971 to 1975 ) , plus songs that were released after he left the company .

neg: Night and Day (Joe Jackson album) Night and Day is Joe Jackson 's fifth album , released in June 1982 . It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and US , Jackson 's only studio album to do so . It sold over one million copies , earning platinum disc status .   The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter ( and indirectly to New York ) . The track `` Real Men '' pointed obliquely to the city 's early 1980s gay culture .   `` Steppin ' Out '' earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance , Male . It reached # 6 on both the UK and the US charts . `` Breaking Us in Two '' reached # 18 in the US and # 59 in the UK .

neg: Speechless (Michael Jackson song) `` Speechless '' is a song by the American recording artist Michael Jackson , included on his tenth studio album , Invincible ( 2001 ) . It was only released as a promotional single in South Korea . The singer was inspired to write the ballad after a water balloon fight with children in Germany . Jackson collaborated on the production with musicians such as Jeremy Lubbock , Brad Buxer , Novi Novoq , Stuart Bradley and Bruce Swedien . Andraé Crouch and his gospel choir provided backing vocals .   Executives at Jackson 's record label , Epic Records , responded positively to the track when given a preview several months before Invincibles release . `` Speechless '' was issued as a promotional single , receiving mixed reviews from music critics . Commentary focused on the track 's a cappellas , lyrics and music . A clip of Jackson singing `` Speechless '' was included in the 2009 documentary-concert film Michael Jackson 's This Is It .

neg: Bad (album) Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson , released on August 31 , 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . It was released nearly five years after Jackson 's previous solo studio album , Thriller ( 1982 ) . Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987 . The lyrical themes include media bias , paranoia , racial profiling , romance , self-improvement and world peace . The album cemented Jackson 's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s .   Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases ( Off the Wall and Thriller ) ; Jackson composed nine of the album 's eleven tracks , and received co-producer credit for the entire album . Nine of the eleven songs on Bad were released as singles ; one was a promotional single , and another was released outside of the United States and Canada . Five of the singles hit No. 1 in the United States , while a sixth charted within the top ten , and a seventh charted within the top twenty on the Hot 100 . Bad peaked at No. 1 in thirteen countries and charted within the top twenty in other territories . The only songs on the album which were not released as a single were `` Speed Demon '' and `` Just Good Friends '' , the latter being the only song on the album to also not have a music video accompanying it .   The album continued Jackson 's commercial success in the late 1980s , and garnered six Grammy Award nominations , winning two . Aside from commercial success , the album was well received by contemporary critics . The album produced a record five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles , the first of two albums to do so , the second being Katy Perry 's 2010 album Teenage Dream . Bad was ranked No. 43 in the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time of the MTV Generation in 2009 by VH1 and number 202 in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . As of 2012 , Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time . In 2017 , the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , denoting sales of over ten million copies in the United States . The album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones .


query: Cate Blanchett is an Australian.

pos: Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett ( -LSB- ˈblæntʃət -RSB- born 14 May 1969 ) is an Australian actress and theatre director . She has received international acclaim and many accolades , including six AACTA Awards , two Academy Awards , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and three BAFTA Awards . Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur 's 1998 film Elizabeth , for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress , the Golden Globe Award , and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination . Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 film The Aviator brought her critical acclaim and many accolades , including the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . In 2013 , she starred as Jasmine Francis in Woody Allen 's Blue Jasmine , for which she won numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actress .   Blanchett is one of only six actors , and the only actress , to receive Academy Award nominations for portraying the same role in two films , accomplished in her case by portraying Queen Elizabeth I . She is additionally the only Australian to win two acting Oscars . A seven-time Oscar nominee , she has also received nominations for Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , Elizabeth : The Golden Age ( 2007 ) , I 'm Not There ( 2007 ) and Carol ( 2015 ) . Her other notable films include The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , Babel ( 2006 ) , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) , Robin Hood ( 2010 ) , How to Train Your Dragon 2 ( 2014 ) , and Cinderella ( 2015 ) . Her main role in a big-budget movie was as Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001 -- 03 ) and The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012 -- 14 ) . She has been cast as Hela in the Marvel Studios film Thor : Ragnarok ( 2017 ) .   Blanchett has also had an extensive career on stage and is a four-time Helpmann Award winner for Best Female Actor in a Play . Her earlier roles include the title role in Electra at the National Institute of Dramatic Art ( 1992 ) , Ophelia in Hamlet at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney ( 1994 ) , Susan in Plenty in the West End ( 1999 ) , and the title role in Hedda Gabler with the Sydney Theatre Company ( 2004 ) . From 2008 to 2013 , she and her husband Andrew Upton were co-CEOs and artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company . Her other roles on stage include Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in Sydney , New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya in Sydney , Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center and New York at Lincoln Center ( 2011 ) , and Claire in The Maids in Sydney ( 2013 ) and New York at Lincoln Center ( 2014 ) .   Blanchett has been awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society by the Australian government . She was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012 . She has been presented with a Doctor of Letters from University of New South Wales , University of Sydney , and Macquarie University in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the arts , philanthropy and the community . In 2015 , she was honoured by the Museum of Modern Art and received the British Film Institute Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the industry .

neg: Australian Film Institute Awards 2005 45th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards  2005   Best Film :  The Proposition   Best Actor in a Lead Role :  Hugo Weaving -- Little Fish  Best Actress in a Lead Role :  Cate Blanchett -- Little Fish

neg: Monarchy of Australia The monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation 's sovereign . Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy , largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government , while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia .   The present monarch is Elizabeth II , styled Queen of Australia , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . She is represented in Australia by the Governor-General , in accordance with the Australian Constitution and letters patent from the Queen . In each of the states , the monarch is represented by a governor , appointed directly by the Queen on the advice of each of her respective state governments .   The Australian monarch , besides reigning in Australia , separately serves as monarch for each of 15 other Commonwealth nations known as realms . This developed from the former colonial relationship between these countries and the United Kingdom , but they are now independent of each other and are legally distinct .

neg: Jenny Kee Jenny Kee ( born 24 January 1947 ) is an Australian fashion designer . She was born in Bondi to a Chinese father and a sixth-generation Australian mother of Italian/Anglo Saxon descent . Kee started her career in fashion in modelling , at one time featuring as the face of Canadian Airlines advertisements . She was married to Australian artist Michael Ramsden for 21 years .   In 1965 she moved to London and became involved in the Swinging London and underground scene , where she sold ethnic and retro clothes , cast-off Dior clothes , and Indian embroideries to a hippy clientele at the Chelsea Antique Market for Vern Lambert .   She was in a long-term relationship with artist Danton Hughes , son of the art critic Robert Hughes . Danton Hughes committed suicide in their Blackheath home in 2001 .   In 2006 , she published her autobiography and account of her life in swinging London , A Big Life .   She features in a memoir by Richard Neville , editor of the Australian satirical magazine Oz , and is portrayed by Nina Liu in the unreleased British film of the book , Hippie Hippie Shake . In 1972 she returned to Australia , and in 1973 opened a fashion boutique , Flamingo Park . and started collaborating with fashion and textile designer Linda Jackson to create a national fashion identity . They formed a partnership creating outfits including bright and colourful pure Australian wool knitted jumpers with fauna and flora emblems . Among them was a knitted koala jumper that was owned by the then Lady Diana Spencer . The waratah featured strongly in her work .  This period also saw Kee and Jackson collaborate with artists such as David McDiarmid and Peter Tully , who hand-painted fabrics for Jackson 's dresses and provided jewellery to complement her outfits . Located in the Strand Arcade in Sydney 's central business district , it closed in 1995 .   Jenny Kee and her daughter are survivors of the Granville rail disaster .

neg: Australian Aborigines' League The Australian Aborigines ' League was established in Melbourne , Australia , in 1934 by William Cooper and others , including Margaret Tucker , Eric Onus , Anna and Caleb Morgan , and Shadrach James .   In a Letter to the Editor of the West Australian , the Hon. Secretary of the Australian Aborigines League , William Cooper wrote that , `` The plea of our league is `` a fair deal for the dark race . ''   An early initiative by the League was to petition King George V for Indigenous Australians to be represented in the Australian Parliament , among other requests . 1,814 signatures were collected on the petition , although it was reported that William Cooper believed many Aboriginal people living on missions were too afraid to add their signature .   In 1938 it joined the New South Wales based Aborigines Progressive Association in staging a Day of Mourning on Australia Day ( 26 January ) in Sydney to draw attention to the treatment of Aborigines and to demand full citizenship and equal rights . Mr. W. Ferguson , organising secretary of the Aborigines ' Progressive Association of New South Wales , said of the planned national day of mourning : `` The aborigines do not want protection ... We have been protected for 150 years , and look what has become of us . Scientists have studied us and written books about us as though we were some strange curiosities , but they have not prevented us from contracting tuberculosis and other diseases , which have wiped us out in thousands . ''   On 6 December 1938 , following the Kristallnacht pogrom in Germany , a delegation of League members , led by Cooper , went to the German Consulate in Melbourne with a petition protesting against the `` cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government of Germany '' .   The League was less active after Cooper 's death in 1941 but was revived after the Second World War by Douglas Nicholls and by Eric and Bill Onus . In the 1960s it became the Victorian branch of the Aborigines Advancement League .

neg: Voiceless (animal rights group) Voiceless is an independent , non-profit animal protection charity based in Sydney , Australia , whose work is focused on raising awareness of animals suffering in factory farming and the kangaroo industry in Australia . According to their mission statement , Voiceless 's vision is for a world in which animals are treated with respect and compassion .   Voiceless was founded by father-daughter team Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman in 2004 with the goal of making animal protection the next great social justice movement .   Voiceless keeps a mainstream focus by taking a measured and factual approach to animal protection , choosing to focus on building the movement by offering grants and prizes , creating influential networks , promoting informed debate , and conducting research exposing legalised cruelty .   Patrons : Brian Sherman AM , J. M. Coetzee , Dame Jane Goodall DBE , The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG   Ambassadors : Hugo Weaving , Abbie Cornish , Emily Barclay   Council Members : Bob Carr , Dr Charlie Teo , Dr Ken Henry , Dr Simon Longstaff , Richard Flanagan , Holly Throsby , Akira Isogawa

neg: Association of Australian Artistes The Association of Australian Artistes was established in London in 1975 by Australian expatriate James Hunt . It was based at Australia House and its aims and objectives were to present new Australian plays around London 's Fringe featuring professional Australian actors then living in London . The inaugural Production Coordinator was Barbara Angell and a fund-raising concert was held in the Australia House basement on Sunday , 25 January 1976 , coinciding with the Australia Day Weekend . Monies raised supported the group during its lifetime . Members included Ken Shorter , Darlene Johnson , Bob Hornery , Mark McManus . Playwrights who were premiered in London included Steve J. Spears . The Association continued for about 2 years , presenting at such as The Arts Theatre , The Gate and various pub rooms until security measures during the IRA bombing campaign inhibited audience attendances .

neg: Australian English vocabulary Australian English is a major variety of the English language spoken throughout Australia . Most of the vocabulary of Australian English is shared with British English , though there are notable differences . The vocabulary of Australia is drawn from many sources , including various dialects of British English as well as Gaelic languages , some Indigenous Australian languages , and Polynesian languages .   One of the first dictionaries of Australian slang was Karl Lentzner 's Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages in 1892 . The first dictionary based on historical principles that covered Australian English was E. E. Morris 's Austral English : A Dictionary of Australasian Words , Phrases and Usages ( 1898 ) . In 1981 , the more comprehensive Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English was published . Oxford University Press published their own Australian Oxford Dictionary in 1999 , as a joint effort with the Australian National University . Oxford University Press also published The Australian National Dictionary .

neg: Australia–Turkey relations Australia -- Turkey relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Turkey . Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1967 . Australia has had an embassy in Ankara since 1968 , a consulate-general in Istanbul and a consulate in Çanakkale . Turkey has had an embassy in Canberra since 1967 and two consulates-general in Melbourne and Sydney .   The first encounter of Turkey and Australia was on the battlefields of Çanakkale , the scene of a fierce but , at the same time , gentlemanly war . This has created a bond of mutual respect , admiration and friendship . The historical bond between the two countries constitutes a strong foundation to further strengthen and deepen their relations in every fields . The warm sentiments between Turkish and Australian nations were best voiced in the message of the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , which was sent to the Australian and New Zealander mothers in 1934 and is as follows :  `` Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country . Therefore rest in peace . There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries , wipe away your tears . Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace . Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well . ''   The Çanakkale Battles are commemorated every year in Çanakkale on 24 -- 25 April with a wide participation from Australia .   There are no contentious issues between Turkey and Australia . The Turkish community living in Australia constitutes a bridge of friendship between the two countries .

neg: Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ; formerly , `` The Territory for the Seat of Government '' and , later , the `` Federal Capital Territory '' ) is the federal district in the south east of Australia , enclaved within New South Wales . Its only city is Canberra , the capital city of Australia .   Geographically , the territory is bounded by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east , the watershed of Naas Creek in the south , the watershed of the Cotter River in the west , and the watershed of the Molonglo River in the north-east . The ACT also has a small strip of territory around the southern end of the Beecroft Peninsula , which is the northern headland of Jervis Bay .   The need for a national territory was flagged by colonial delegates during the Federation conventions of the late 19th century . Section 125 of the Australian Constitution provided that , following Federation in 1901 , land would be ceded freely to the new Federal Government . The territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911 , two years prior to the naming of Canberra as the national capital in 1913 . The floral emblem of the ACT is the royal bluebell and the bird emblem is the gang-gang cockatoo .   The economic activity of the Australian Capital Territory is heavily concentrated around Canberra . A stable housing market , steady employment and rapid population growth in the 21st century have led to economic prosperity and in 2011 CommSec ranked the ACT as the second best performing economic region in the country . This trend continued into 2016 , when the territory was ranked the third best performing out of all of Australia 's states and territories . There is a higher proportion of young adults in the region compared with other Australian states or territories . Approximately one-fifth of ACT residents were born outside of Australia , mainly in the United Kingdom . Almost one-fifth speak a language other than English at home , the most common being Chinese .

neg: GPT Group The GPT Group is a Real Estate Investment Trust ( also known as an Australian Stock Exchange listed stapled entity ) . The Group has been publicly listed in Australia since April 1971 and is now one of Australia 's largest diversified listed property groups .   GPT has a substantial investor base , with more than 37,000 investors , and is one of the top 40 stocks by market capitalisation with $ 18.7 billion of assets under management .   The Group focuses on active ownership of Australian real estate in a portfolio that includes retail , office and logistics and business park assets . This focus is complemented by Funds Management and selective development .   GPT has been named the world 's most sustainable real estate company by the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index in four of the past seven years . GPT in September 2015 confirmed it had achieved a 50 per cent reduction in the emissions intensity of its operations compared to its 2005 baseline .

neg: Kathy Lette Kathryn Marie Lette ( born 11 November 1958 ) , better known as Kathy Lette , is an Australian-British author who has written a number of bestselling books . She resides in the London Borough of Camden .

neg: Australian Canadians Australian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Australian descent or Australian-born people who reside in Canada . According to the 2011 Census there were 36,350 Canadians who claimed full or partial Australian ancestry .   Both are among the most developed countries and share historical connections , language , similar customs and among others , they also have Elizabeth II as their Head of State as both are also Commonwealth realms .

neg: Carol Raye Carol Raye ( born 17 January 1923 ) is a retired English-born singer and dancer , theatre and television and film actress and comedian .  She is well known for her early career in the UK and later in Australia .

neg: Actors for Refugees Actors for Refugees is an Australian community organisation . It was founded in Melbourne in September 2001 by actresses Alice Garner and Kate Atkinson . It aimed to use the collective power of Australian actors to influence community attitudes toward refugees and asylum seekers and to encourage a humanitarian response to their plight .   The network 's main activity was performing ` Something to Declare ' compiled by Michael Gurr , and Club Refuge ; rehearsed readings of true stories and first-hand testimonies of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia . The Australian network ceased to operate in early 2008 .

neg: Melbourne City Opera CitiOpera , originally known as Melbourne City Opera , is a semi-professional opera company based in Melbourne , Australia . Formed in 1997 , it was the successor of Globe Opera . In 2007 the company began performing at the BMW Edge , a 450-seat indoor amphitheatre located in Federation Square .   Initially the company made its home at the National Theatre , the Comedy Theatre and later at the Melbourne Athenaeum , and featured Suzanne Steele , Ronald Dowd , Margaret Nisbett , Maureen Howard , and Ron Stevens in productions of La bohème , Faust , Carmen , Pagliacci , Cavalleria rusticana , Madama Butterfly , The Merry Widow , Die Fledermaus , The Student Prince , and many others .   The 2007 season began with productions of Verdi 's Il corsaro , Attila and The Pavarotti Story , devised and narrated by director Joseph Talia and conducted by Erich Fackert . In 2008 the season commenced with a concert production of Beethoven 's Fidelio at Melba Hall , University of Melbourne . The company presented The Puccini Story in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini . This program was an analysis of how Puccini 's personal characteristics impacted on the creation of his characters and the composition of his music . In March 2009 , the company staged Verdi 's Ernani .   Melbourne City Opera staged Verdi 's Luisa Miller in September 2009 , Andrea Chénier in June 2010 , La rondine in November 2010 and presented a tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland in November 2011 at the BMW Edge .

neg: Calisthenics (Australia) In Australia , Calisthenics ( also known as Australian calisthenics ) is a team-based competitive performing art taking elements of rhythmic gymnastics and ballet combined with a strong emphasis on theatricality ( both musical and dramatic ) , costume , dance and musical interpretation . Since the 1950s Calisthenics has been an entirely female art form , however males have recently been re-introduced in the younger age groups . The art form was created entirely in Australia and can be easily differentiated from traditional calisthenics by its focus on competition and choreographed theatrical performance instead of simple synchronised exercise . The word itself comes from the Greek words for beauty and strength . Calisthenics is currently practised in all states except Tasmania .

neg: Australian residential architectural styles Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time , from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron ( which can still be seen in the roofing of historic homes ) to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries , such as the Victorian style from the United Kingdom , the Georgian style from North America and Europe and the Californian bungalow from the United States . A common feature of the Australian home is the use of fencing in front gardens , also common in both the UK and the USA . Climate has also influenced housing styles , with balconies and veranda spaces being more prevalent in subtropical Queensland due to the mild , generally warm winters experienced in the state . For many years , Australian homes were built with little understanding of the Australian climate and were widely dependant on European styles that were unsympathetic to Australian landscapes . In recent times , modern Australian residential architecture has reflected the climatic conditions of the country , with adaptations such as double and triple glazing on windows , coordination considerations , use of east and west shade , sufficient insulation , strongly considered to provide comfort to the dweller .   Another aspect of Australian suburbia is that the suburbs tend to have a combination of both upper class and middle class housing in the same neighbourhood . In Melbourne , for instance , one early observer noted that `` a poor house stands side by side with a good house . '' This is somewhat less common today , with home renovations , gentrification and the teardown ( `` knock down , rebuild '' ) method becoming more and more common in affluent suburbs , giving a broader distinction between wealthy and lower class areas . However , the teardown technique has led to home buyers purchasing land or older homes in poorer metropolitan areas and building extravagant McMansion style homes on the land , which look out of place and excessive , failing to match with the remaining houses in the street .   Because architectural styles have varied in the country over the years ( from villas to bungalows and brick renders ) , there is a slight inconsistency in the architectural flow of the suburban streets , with one writer noting that Australian housing styles sometimes `` co-mingle '' and `` co-exist '' awkwardly . This is less common in the United States of America and England , where most homes along a road were built around the same time , typically in similar styles .

neg: Australian Senate The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia , the lower house being the House of Representatives . The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter I , Part II of the Australian Constitution . There are a total of 76 senators : 12 senators are elected from each of the six states ( regardless of population ) and two from each of the two autonomous internal territories ( the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory ) . Senators are popularly elected under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation .   Unlike upper Houses in most Westminster parliamentary systems , the Senate is vested with significant power , including the capacity to block all legislation , including Budget and Appropriation Bills , initiated by the government in the House of Representatives , making it a distinctive hybrid of British Westminster bicameralism and US-style bicameralism . As a result of proportional representation , the chamber features a multitude of parties vying for power . The governing party or coalition , which has to maintain the confidence of the lower house , rarely has a majority in the Senate and usually needs to negotiate with other parties and Independents to get legislation passed .   Senators normally serve fixed six-year terms ( from 1 July to 30 June ) , unless the Senate is dissolved earlier in a double dissolution . Following a double dissolution half the state senators serve terms ending on the third 30 June following the election ( i.e. slightly less than three years ) with the rest serving three years longer . The term of the territory senators expires at the same time as there is an election for the House of Representatives . There is no constitutional requirement for the election of senators to take place at the same time as those for members of the House of Representatives , though the government usually synchronises election dates .

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: European Australians European Australians , or White Australians , are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe and the Caucasus .   Since the early 19th century , people of European descent have formed the vast majority of the population in Australia . The majority of European Australians are of British Isles -- English , Irish , Scottish , Welsh or Cornish ( Anglo-Celtic ) -- ancestral origin . In 2010 , it was estimated that around 74 % of the Australian population were Anglo-Celtic Australians .   Other significant ancestries include Italian , German , Greek , Dutch , New Zealanders ( European New Zealanders ) , Polish , Maltese and Croatian . Today , Australians of British and other European ancestries are the dominant majority in Australia , estimated at 92 % of the total population .   Historically , European immigrants had great influence over Australian history and society , which resulted in the perception of Australia as a European country .


query: Romelu Lukaku has a middle name.

pos: Romelu Lukaku Romelu Menama Lukaku ( born 13 May 1993 ) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Belgium national team . He is one of only five players to score 50 Premier League goals before his 23rd birthday , and the first foreign player to score 80 before his 24th birthday .   Lukaku started his career with local side Rupel Boom , before joining Lierse , where he earned a move to Anderlecht of the Belgian Pro League in 2006 . Lukaku made his professional debut while still at school at the age of 16 , and became the 2009 -- 10 top scorer in Belgium as Anderlecht won the Belgian championship . He also won the Belgian Ebony Shoe in 2011 . In the 2011 summer transfer window , Lukaku joined Premier League club Chelsea . He did not appear regularly in his first season there , and spent the following two seasons on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Everton respectively , signing permanently for the latter for a club record # 28 million in 2014 .   Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010 , and has since earned over 50 caps . He has also represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .

neg: Jukka Jukka ( -LSB- ˈjukːa -RSB- ) is a common Finnish given name for males .

neg: Licá Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro ( born 8 September 1988 ) , known as Licá , is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a right winger .

neg: Laeeq Laeeq '' لئیق '' is a masculine name , which means able , worthy , fit , suitable , capable , decent , intelligent . The word is commonly pronounced as `` Layk '' . It has roots in Urdu , Arabic , Ethiopian and Scottish languages . The closest Arabic equivalent of Laeeq/Laiq is `` Laeq '' '' لائق '' . `` Laeeq '' is also believed to be an African name . It is commonly considered as an Urdu name . Variants of the name `` Laeeq '' are also found in Scotland . The English variant forms of the name include : Laike , Laiken , Laikin , Laken , Lake , and Lakon .   From the English word lake , for the inland body of water . It is ultimately derived from Latin `` lacus '' . In English language the name `` Lake '' or `` Layk '' is rare .   Notable people with this name include :   Arshad Laeeq , Pakistani cricketer  Mohammad Laeeq , Pakistani cricketer  Dr. Laeeq Khan , American academician   Laeeq is often the first name of people but can also be a surname .

neg: Luka Razmadze Luka Razmadze ( born 30 December 1983 ) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Dila Gori .   Razmadze made his Georgia debut on 11 October 2008 . After this he has been called up for the national team for several times . Georgian Head Coach Was Hector Raul Couper .

neg: Lautaro Bellucca Lautaro `` LuKa '' Bellucca ( born January 4 , 1986 in La Plata , Argentina ) is a bass and double bassist , composer and arranger , best known as the key bassist in jazz group MUSA 's .

neg: Heikkilä Heikkilä is a surname originating in Finland . The name is derived from Heikki , the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik and the Germanic Henry , plus the suffix - lä , a patronymic indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki . Among Finnish immigrants to North America , the name was sometimes Anglicized as Heikkila . Notable people with the surname include :   Jukka M. Heikkilä ( born 1966 ) , author  Jussi Heikkilä ( born 1983 ) , hurdler  Kari Heikkilä ( born 1960 ) , ice hockey skater  Lasse Heikkilä ( born 1934 ) , ice hockey skater  Marja Heikkilä ( born 1977 ) , freestyle swimmer  Samu Heikkilä ( born 1971 ) , film editor  Tapio Heikkilä ( born 1990 ) , football player

neg: Husák's Children Husák 's Children ( in Czech : Husákovy děti , in Slovak : Husákove deti ) is a term commonly used for a generation of people born in Czechoslovakia during the baby boom which started in the early 1970s , during the period of `` normalization '' . The generation was named after the President and a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia , Gustáv Husák .

neg: Lula, Sardinia Lula ( Lùvula ) is a comune ( municipality ) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia , located about 220 km north of the regional capital Cagliari and about 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Nuoro . As of 31 December 2004 , it had a population of 1,626 and an area of 147.9 km2 .   The citizens of Lula are called Lulesi , Lula is located on the bottom of Mount Albo , an amazing chain of white limestone , full of natural caves and stalactites .   In the Mount Albo live rare species of wild cat and a couple of Real eagle , very important are its old age forests .   Lula has been a mine important centre , Guzzura 's mine has been started by the Romans , and Sos enattos mines used to occupy thousand of workers until last century .   The Lula 's mine centre is part of Sardinian Geo Mining , it is park recognize from UNESCO and declared a Human Heritage site ''   Patron saint : `` Santa Maria Assunta '' 15 May .   September is a month which took place three very important country Holy day , in honour of : Lady of Miracles first week end of September . San Nicola second week end of the month and San Matthew the third week end of the month .   Prior is leader of a group of person choosing by extraction that is in charge for one year to organize the fest in honour of the saint .   Every holy day has a prior , during the day there is a holy mass , traditional dance , tenores typical Sardinian songs .   Prior offer to the pilgrims typical lulesi dishes and local wine , hundreds people join the fest every year .   Important citizens : Paolo Calia has been Federico Fellini set designer , appreciate painter live in Paris France .   Books about the village ; `` Le bacchette di Lula '' A. Bernadini .   Several quotation about Lula and its tradition and event appears in the books of Sardinian Nobel Prize for Literature winner Grazia Deledda .   Lula borders the following municipalities : Bitti , Dorgali , Galtellì , Irgoli , Loculi , Lodè , Onanì , Orune , Siniscola .

neg: Frank Lubin Frank John Lubin ( Pranas Jonas Lubinas January 7 , 1910 -- July 8 , 1999 ) was an Lithuanian American basketball player .   Lubin was born on the east side of Los Angeles , California , to a family of Lithuanian immigrants and died in Glendale , California . A veteran with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II , Lubin was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside , California . His father Konstantinas Lubinas was from Vilkaviškis , while his mother Paulina Vasiliauskaitė was from Vabalninkas .   When Lubin grew up to a height of 6 feet 6 1/2 inches at Lincoln High School , classmates encouraged him to try out for the basketball team . Gangly and uncoordinated , Lubin struggled to improve his game , but was eventually named to the All-City Second Team as a senior in 1927 . Playing for the UCLA Bruins from 1928 to 1931 , Lubin , a 6-foot 7-inch center , earned All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in his senior season . Following his college career , he worked as a stagehand at Twentieth Century Fox and joined the studio 's AAU team , which earned the right to represent the US as part of the first Olympic basketball tournament in 1936 in Berlin , winning the gold .   During the Olympics , Lubin was invited to come to Lithuania and became their first national coach . They won the EuroBasket title in 1937 , using American-born players of Lithuanian heritage . When the team hosted the tournament in 1939 , they again won the title , this time with Lubin playing and coaching . Lubin undoubtedly was the MVP of EuroBasket 1939 , however he was unable to receive this award because he was taller than 1.90 meter , and FIBA had a rule which prohibited those awards for being given to players with such height .   When World War II broke out in 1939 , Lubin was in Italy , coaching a Lithuanian women 's team . Given Nazi Germany was directly on the path back to Lithuania , Italian officials had to help the team to get back through train and boat , avoiding Germany . Afterwards , Lubin fled Lithuania to California with his family in the face of the upcoming Soviet invasion that happened one year later . Lubin continued to play for the Twentieth Century Fox team until 1955 , when knee problems prompted him to retire . For his contributions and for introducing the now basketball-mad country to the sport , Lubin is often called the `` grandfather of Lithuanian basketball '' .   In 1997 , Lubin was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame . He was also inducted into the Helms Sports Hall of Fame .

neg: Lupu (surname) Lupu is a surname of Romanian origin , derived from the Romanian word lup ( `` wolf '' ) , from Latin lupus ( `` wolf '' ) . Its Italian equivalent is Lupo , its French equivalent is Loup , its Spanish equivalent is López , and its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes .   The name may refer to :  Dănuţ Lupu ( 1967 -- ) , Romanian football midfielder  Marian Lupu ( 1966 -- ) , Moldovan politician  Nicolae Gh . Lupu ( 1884 - 1966 ) , Romanian physician  Nicolae L. Lupu ( 1876 -- 1947 ) , Romanian politician and medical doctor  Radu Lupu ( 1945 -- ) , Romanian concert pianist  Vasile Lupu ( 1595 -- 1661 ) , Moldavian Voivode between 1634 and 1653  Ştefăniţă Lupu ( 1641 -- 1661 ) , Moldavian Voivode between 1659 and 1661   Category : Romanian-language surnames

neg: List of Zambian names This is in no way a complete list of Zambian names and does not include all the tribes of Zambia .  Alinani means `` He ( God ) is with me '' in Namwanga/Mambwe  Alinaswe means `` He ( God ) is with us '' in Namwanga/Mambwe  Banji means `` we are many '' in Tonga  Beenzu means `` visitors '' in Tonga  Bupe means `` gift '' in Chibemba  Busiku means `` night '' in Tonga & ChiTumbuka  Chabota means `` It is beautiful '' in Tonga/Tonga  Cheelo means `` ghost '' in Tonga  Chikondi means `` love '' in Chewa  Chipego means `` gift '' in Tonga  Chiyeso means `` an attempt '' in Chewa  Chola means `` one born after a twin '' in Chibemba  Choolwe means `` luck '' in Tonga  Dalisani means `` bless us '' in Chewa  Dalitso means `` blessing '' in Chewa  Ganizani means '' -LSB- you must -RSB- think '' in Chewa  Hachikoko means `` harvest '' in Tonga  Kabwe means `` the little stone '' in Chibemba  Kaweme means `` the beautiful one '' in Chibemba  Kondwani means `` be happy '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Kumbukani means `` you must remember '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Lelato means `` love '' in Lozi  Limpo means `` gift '' in Lozi  Lukundo means `` love '' in Namwanga/Mambwe  Luwi means '' -LSB- God 's -RSB- mercy , kindness '' in Lunda  Luyando means `` love '' in Tonga  Mainza means `` one born in the rainy season '' in Tonga  Malindi means `` holes '' in Tonga  Maluba or Chiluba means `` flowers '' in Bemba  Mansa means emperor or king in Luba/Lunda / Bemba  Mapalo means `` blessings '' in Chibemba  Mapenzi means `` trouble or problems '' in Tonga  Masauso means `` trouble or problems '' in Chewa  Masuzyo means `` troubles or problems '' in ChiTumbuka  Mayaba means `` a prematurely born baby '' in Tonga  Mbuyi means `` older twin '' and Kapa `` younger twin '' in Lunda  Milimo means `` work '' in Tonga & ChiTumbuka  Misozi means `` tears '' in Chewa  Mpimpa means `` the ` folding ' twin '' in Tonga  Mubanga means `` strong '' in Chibemba and is the name of the uMubanga tree  Mujinga means `` curled up '' or `` twisted '' in Lunda for a child born with its umbilical cord around the neck .  Mulonga means `` river '' in Tonga & ChiTumbuka  Musunga means `` soft or porridge '' in Chibemba  Mutende means `` peace '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Mutinta means `` different '' in Tonga  Mwiza means `` you have arrived '' in ChiTumbuka & Mambwe  Natasha means `` I am thankful '' in Chibemba  Nchimunya means `` the same as the one before '' in Tonga  Njavwa means `` Help -LSB- ed -RSB- me '' in Namwanga/Mambwe  Nsansa means '' happiness '' in Chibemba  Nsonyi means '' -LSB- remove -RSB- shame '' in Lunda for a child born to a woman who remained childless for a long time .  Ntembwa means `` first twin '' in ChiTumbuka  Nyuma means `` second twin '' in ChiTumbuka  Tafika means `` we have arrived '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Takondwa means `` we are delighted '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Tamara means `` some loved ones are no longer with us '' in ChiTumbuka  Taona means `` we have seen '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Taonga means `` we are thankful '' in ChiTumbuka & Chewa  Temwani means `` be joyful '' in ChiTumbuka  • Thandiwe means `` beloved '' or `` the loved one '' in ChiTumbuka & Ngoni  Thokozani means `` be thankful '' in Chewa  Thukudza means `` we are coming '' in Chewa  Tikambenji means `` what can we say '' in Chewa  Tilabilenji means `` what can we say '' in Nsenga  Wankumbu means `` He ( God ) is merciful '' in Namwanga/Mambwe  Watonta means `` She is tired '' in Namwanga/Mambwe to indicate that the mother might not want any more children .  Wedi for a first-born means `` emerge '' in Lunda . The second-born is called Chilondawedi meaning `` the one who follows the first '' and the last born child is named Kabinda meaning `` to enclose doorway with posts '' .  Wongani means `` be thankful '' in Chewa  Twalumbu means `` we thank you '' Soli  Chalwa means `` it 's fair '' Soli  Chiteu means `` big leaf '' Soli  Taizya means '' Thank you God '' in Mambwe  Kalonde `` Find '' Mambwe  Limpo means `` Gift '' Silozi  Munukayumbwa means `` One who is loved '' Silozi  Mwangala means `` Joy '' Silozi  Masiye means `` orphan '' Silozi  Namatama means `` big cheeks '' Silozi  Muhau means `` Grace '' Silozi  Liseli means `` Light '' Silozi  Likezo means `` deeds/acts '' Silozi  Sepo means `` Hope '' Silozi  Sepiso means `` Promise '' Silozi  Tebuho means `` thanksgiving '' Silozi  Sibeso means `` plaything or toy '' Silozi  Tabo means `` Joy '' Silozi  Lungowe means `` Beauty '' Silozi

neg: Patrik Lukáč Patrik Lukáč ( born 5 December 1994 ) is a professional Slovak footballer who currently plays for Fortuna Liga club FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová as a goalkeeper .

neg: Branka Branka ( Cyrillic script : Бранка ) is Serbian and Croatian version of the Portuguese name Branca meaning white ( Casablanca was originally called Casabranca ) .  The name Branka became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago . There are few names of Slavic origin with the same root Bran -- Branislava , Branimir -- however their meaning is `` to defend or protect '' . The name Branka may refer to :

neg: Karolis Karolis is a Lithuanian masculine given name . It is a cognate of the North Germanic names Karl and Carl and the French and English Charles .   Karolis may refer to :  Karolis Babkauskas ( born 1991 ) , Lithuanian professional basketball player  Karolis Bauža ( born 1987 ) , Lithuanian judoka  Karolis Chvedukas ( born 1991 ) , Lithuanian football player  Karolis Jasaitis ( born 1982 ) , Lithuanian football player  Karolis Navickas ( born 1990 ) , Lithuanian rugby union player   Category : Lithuanian masculine given names

neg: Benjamin Mokulu Benjamin Mokulu Tembe ( born 11 October 1989 ) is a Belgian-born Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frosinone Calcio on loan from A.S. Avellino 1912 .

neg: Luka Babić (volleyball) Luka Babić ( born ) is a Montenegrin male volleyball player . An all-rounder , playing as middle blocker and outside hitter , he played with OK Budućnost Podgorica until 2015 , after which he spent a season with Budvanska Rivijera Budva , the national champions . He signed for Swiss team Chênois Genève for the 2016/17 season .   Babić played with the Montenegro men 's national volleyball team in 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIVB Volleyball World League .

neg: Fortunatus M. Lukanima Fortunatus M. Lukanima ( December 8 , 1940 -- March 12 , 2014 ) was a Roman Catholic bishop .   Ordained to the priesthood in 1968 , Lukanima was appointed bishop of what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha , Tanzania in 1989 . He resigned in 1998 .

neg: Lukunga River The Lukunga River is a river that flows through the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , a tributary of the Congo River .  Kinshasa lies on a plain that is surrounded by hills , drained by many rivers . Of these , the Lukunga is one of the more important , and for this reason gives its name to the Lukunga District of the city .   The river originates to the west at an elevation of 520 m in the hills of Ngomba Kikusa , in the commune of Ngaliema . It is no wider than 10 m and is never deeper than 2 m due to constant deposits of sediment . The river drains the Ngaliema commune , Mama Mobutu city and part of Mont-Ngafula , and forms the boundary between Ngaliema and Mont-Ngafule . On its right bank the Lukunga is fed first by the Ikusu River , which has its source at a height of 400 m and then by the Mbinza River , which rises at a height of 480 m.   Before independence , one of the two water treatment plants for Leopoldville , now Kinshasa , was on the Likunga river at Kinsuka in the Ngaliema district . The station had been designed to last for 30 years with normal maintenance , but was in very poor shape by 1985 .  The station was built in 1939 , and supplies about 48000 m3 of drinking water annually for a population of at least 500,0000 .  The catchment area was protected by dense forest cover until the 1970s .  Since then , unplanned agriculture and building have exposed the steep and sandy soils to erosion by heavy rainfalls , raising levels of turbidity to the point where the station must halt operations .  Frequent dredging is needed to keep the channel open , as well as use of imported chemical coagulants and lime to make the water drinkable .

neg: Middle name In several cultures , people 's names usually include one or more names in addition to the portion that is usually considered adequate to identify them . In a number of cultures where a given name is expected to precede the surname , such a name is likely to be placed after the given name and before the surname , and thus called a middle name . In English-speaking American culture , that term is often applied ( arguably mistakenly ) to names , occupying that position , even if the bearer would insist that that name is being mistakenly called a `` middle name '' , and is actually ( to mention several types of atypical cases ) :  part of a two-word given name ( e.g. Mary Anne , about Mary Anne Clarke , and `` Joe Bob Briggs '' ) ,  a maiden name ( e.g. Rodham ) ,  a patronymic ( e.g. Sergeyevich ) , or  a baptismal name ( e.g. `` Christopher '' invoking St. Christopher ) .   In the USA such names are specifically referred to as middle names ; in most other countries , as far as they are given names and not , for example , patronymics , they would simply be regarded as second , third etc. given names . The US `` middle name '' is often abbreviated to the middle initial ( e.g. Mary Lee Bianchi becomes Mary L. Bianchi , which is usually standard for signatures ) or omitted entirely in everyday use ( e.g. just Mary Bianchi ) . An individual may have more than one middle name , or none . In the United Kingdom , for comparison , she would usually be referred to as either Mary Bianchi , M. L. Bianchi or Mary Lee Bianchi , or she may choose Lee Bianchi , and informally there may be familiar shortenings .   It is debatable how long multiple given names have existed in English-speaking countries , but it is certain that among royalty and aristocracy the practice existed by the late 17th century ( and possibly earlier ) , as exemplified in the name of the Stuart pretender James Francis Edward Stuart ( 1688 -- 1766 ) .   Despite their relatively long existence in North America , the phrase `` middle name '' was not recorded until 1835 , in the periodical Harvardiana .   The use of multiple middle names has been somewhat impeded recently by the increased use of computer databases that occasionally allow for only a single middle name or more commonly a middle initial in storing personal records , effectively preventing people with multiple middle names from being listed in such databases under their full name . This is worsened by longer compound names , like María del Pilar Pereyra or María de las Nieves García .   The abbreviation `` N.M.N. '' ( no middle name ) or `` N.M.I. '' ( no middle initial ) , with or without periods , is sometimes used in formal documents in the United States , where a middle initial or name is expected but the person does not have one . The middle name can also be a maiden name .   Since 1905 , `` middle name '' has also developed a figurative usage meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person , as in the phrase `` discretion is my middle name . ''

neg: Luu Lưu or Luu is a Vietnamese surname . It is also the Vietnamese transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu . during the Ancient , The Yao people use surname Liu , H'mong - Mien Lìu , they emigrate from Guangdong , Guangxi , to Vietnam . during the Yuan dynasty , the Mongols used the surname Liu in Vietnam .   In according to folk-story `` Hùng Vương Ngọc Phả '' ( Family tree of Hung King ) one of 50 son of Kinh Dương Vương there was Lưu Lang , who joined with Mother Âu Cơ and settled to northern mountain area of Van Lang . Luu Lang is considered as Ancestor of all Vietnamese/Kinh people possessed surname Luu . And other folktale : `` Sự tích trầu cau '' - Legend of areca nuts and betel leaves , its mentioned about a Landlord with surname Luu . The offering of areca nuts and betel leaves to the ancestors is a Vietnamese wedding ritual . It 's also ancient legendary story only .   Lưu is a Vietnamese surname . Some ( though not all ) Lưu are of Han Chinese descent . Between changes in Chinese dynasties and regimes , there were several major Luu/Liu families who immigrated to Vietnam . An example would be the Shu Han 蜀漢 dynasty where Emperor Liu ( Luu ) Bei 's 劉備descendants left their capital Chengdu in Sichuan . After losing the Cao Wei 曹魏dynasty in the Three Kingdoms 三國 era , many royalties and peasants alike headed south and eventually escaped to Vietnam . Another major immigration period is in 1949 when the communist took over China and many loyal nationalist of the Republic of China left to Vietnam . Prior to French occupation , Vietnamese writing was in Chinese characters and Luu was written as 劉 . After French occupation , alphabets were introduced and Liu surnames were spelled as Luu . In 1919 , the French government abandoned the use of Chinese characters and forced the Vietnamese to use strictly French 's alphabet spelling system . Many descendants of Luu who speak Chinese would spell Luu in English and write 劉 as their Chinese surname . After the Vietnam War in 1975 , many left the country and resettled all over the world . The majority resides in France and the United States .