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Madonna Louise Ciccone (n. 16 august 1958, Bay City, Michigan, SUA) este o cântăreață americană, actriță, producătoare și compozitoare de muzică pop, câștigătoare a șapte premii Grammy, laureată a două premii Globul de Aur și autoare de cărți. Este supranumită „Regina muzicii pop”. Născută în Bay City, Michigan și crescută în Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna s-a mutat în New York City pentru a deveni dansatoare. Și-a lansat albumul de debut în 1983, de pe care trei melodii au ajuns în top 20 în Statele Unite. După o interpretare memorabilă la prima ediție a MTV Video Music Awards din 1984 a piesei „Like a Virgin”, obține primul hit în Statele Unite și Australia. Albumul care poartă numele piesei a ajuns de asemenea pe locul 1 în Billboard 200. În anul 1985 in timpul filmărilor pentru videoclipul piesei Material Girl îl întâlnește pe Sean Penn cu care se mărită chiar de ziua ei, pe 16 august 1985. În același an joacă în Căutând-o pe Susan pentru care primește recenzii pozitive. În 1986 lansează True Blue care produce multiple hituri 1 în toată lumea, și este nominalizată la premiile Grammy pentru cântecul „Crazy for You” de pe coloana sonoră a filmului Nebun după tine. În 1987 joacă în Who's That Girl care este primit rece de către critică și public, însă coloana sonoră se dovedește a fi un succes în topuri, melodia „Who's That Girl” devenind un hit internațional, iar turneul cu același nume a fost un succes comercial și critic. După divorțul de Sean Penn din 1989, se întoarce cu unul din cele mai apreciate albume ale ei, Like a Prayer, primul videoclip de pe acesta stârnind puternice controverse.

În 1990 joacă în Dick Tracy, de pe coloana sonoră a acestuia lansând hitul internațional „Vogue”, iar melodia „Sooner or Later” primește premiul Oscar pentru „Cel mai bun cântec original”. Mai târziu în același an pornește în turneul de succes, Blond Ambition, care primește titlul de „cel mai bun turneu al anului” din partea Rolling Stone . În 1991, prima ei compilație de hituri, The Immaculate Collection este lansată, primul single „Justify My Love” fiind interzis pe MTV datorită conținutului sexual. În anul următor își continuă cariera de actriță în Liga feminină de baseball, tema muzicală a filmului „This Used To Be My Playground”, ajungând al zecelea hit al Madonnei ce ocupă locul 1 în topul Billboard Hot 100. Începând cu 1992, Madonna a explorat și mai mult sexualitatea umană, lansând o carte intitulată SEX, un videoclip erotic de pe albumul Erotica, un turneu - The Girlie Show Tour și joacă în două thrillere erotice, toate acestea stârnind controverse, critici și scăderi în vânzări. De pe albumul Bedtime Stories (1994) se evidențiază melodiile „Secret” și „Take a Bow”, aceasta din urmă fiind a 11-ea melodie a cântăreței care ajunge pe locul 1 în Billboard Hot 100, cu toate că a ratat top 10 în Marea Britanie. Videoclipul a câștigat premiul MTV VMA pentru „Cel mai bun videoclip al unei artiste” din 1995. În 1996 Madonna este distribuită în cel mai de succes film al ei, Evita pentru care primește Globul de Aur pentru „Cea mai bună actriță” și premiul Oscar pentru „Cel mai bun cântec original”. În timpul filmărilor, aceasta rămâne însărcinată cu antrenorul ei personal, Carlos Leon, de care se desparte la scurt timp. Albumul din 1998 primește recenzii calde de la critici, primind trei premii Grammy și șase MTV Video Music Awards, „Frozen” și „Ray of Light” devenind hituri de top 5 în toată lumea.

În 2000, Madonna ajunge din nou în vârful topului Billboard, cu albumul Music și singleul cu același nume. După căsătoria cu Guy Ritchie din același an, rămâne din nou gravidă, dând naștere de această dată unui băiat. În 2001, se întoarce pe scenă cu turneul Drowned World Tour, unul din cele mai de succes turnee ale anului. În 2002 primește Zmeura de Aur pentru rolul din Naufragiați și lansează „Die Another Day” care este nominalizat la premiile Grammy dar și la Zmeura de Aur. Videoclipul este al doilea cel mai scump videoclip produs vreodată. În 2003, cântăreața șochează prin violența și mesajul anti-război din videoclipul „American Life” de pe albumul cu același nume; American Life a devenit cel mai slab vândut album din cariera cântăreței. Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) a readus-o în atenția publicului, primul single „Hung Up” ajungând pe locul 1 într-un record de 45 de țări, iar albumul a câștigat un premiu Grammy. Turneul care a promovat albumul a avut încasări record Pe 10 martie 2008 a fost introdusă în Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. În mai 2008 se întoarce cu Hard Candy, care a fost criticat ca fiind o încercare a Madonnei de a se menține în vârf. În timpul turneului de promovare a acestuia s-a făcut publică vestea că artista va divorța de Guy Ritchie. Turneul a devenit cel mai de succes turneu al unui artist solo.

Lenny Kravitz, né le 26 mai 1964 à New York, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, musicien, producteur et acteur américain.

Ses compositions mêlent des éléments aussi variés que le rock psychédélique, le hard rock, le rhythm and blues, la soul, la neo soul, le funk et la pop. Ses influences sont multiples et comprennent Jimi Hendrix, Funkadelic, John Lennon, Prince, The Jackson 5, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, ou encore Led Zeppelin. Il chante et assure les chœurs de ses enregistrements, c'est un musicien complet qui joue lui-même de nombreux instruments sur ses albums : guitare, basse, clavier, batterie et percussions.

Ponctuellement acteur, il a notamment interprété Cinna dans Hunger Games et sa suite.

Le 12 mars 2024, il décroche son étoile sur le Walk of Fame à Hollywood Boulevard où sa fille Zoë a tenu un discours touchant lui rendant hommage.

Jean-Michel Basquiat ( BAH-skee-AH(T), French: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement.

Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side where disco, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980s, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At 21, Basquiat became the youngest artist to ever take part in Documenta in Kassel, Germany. At 22, he became one of the youngest to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial in New York. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his artwork in 1992.

Basquiat's art focused on dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He appropriated poetry, drawing, and painting, and married text and image, abstraction, figuration, and historical information mixed with contemporary critique. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying with his experiences in the black community, as well as attacks on power structures and systems of racism.

Basquiat died at the age of 27 in 1988 of a heroin overdose. Since then, his work has steadily increased in value. In 2017, Untitled, a 1982 painting depicting a black skull with red-and-yellow rivulets, sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased.

John Benitez (born November 7, 1957), also known as Jellybean, is an American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. He was later the executive producer of Studio 54 Radio. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), also referred to as JFK Jr., was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was the son of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Born shortly after his father's election, Kennedy spent his early childhood in the White House until the president's assassination, after which he became widely recognized for saluting his father's casket during the funeral procession. He later worked as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan before launching the political lifestyle magazine George in 1995.

A prominent social figure in Manhattan, Kennedy was the subject of sustained media attention throughout his life, including coverage of his marriage to Carolyn Bessette. He was also active in nonprofit work and in supporting his family's political campaigns. Kennedy died in a plane crash in 1999.

Henry Warren Beatty (n. 30 martie 1937) este un actor, producător de film și regizor american de film, fratele mai mic (cu trei ani) al actriței Shirley MacLaine.

Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem.

Ice released his debut album, Hooked, on the independent Ichiban Records before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group, which released a reformatted version under the title To the Extreme; it became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Followed by the live album Extremely Live (1991), Ice made a cameo appearance on the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) where he performed "Ninja Rap", which he co-wrote. He was soon offered and starred in his own film, Cool as Ice (1991), which included the single "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" with Naomi Campbell; the film itself was a box office failure.

His fast rise in popularity was quickly marred by media controversies about his background. Ice later regretted his business arrangements with SBK, who had also published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge. Ice's second studio album, Mind Blowin' (1994), featured a major image change but was commercially unsuccessful. Following rap rock performances in the underground scene and playing in a local grunge band, Ice released the dark nu metal album Hard to Swallow (1998), followed by the independently released Bi-Polar (2001) and Platinum Underground (2005).

In the 2000s, Ice began appearing on television reality shows including The Surreal Life. In 2010, Ice began hosting The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network which ran for nine seasons until 2019. In 2022, he started another home improvement television program, The Vanilla Ice Home Show. He is also involved in motocross racing and real estate.

Tony Ward, né le 10 juin 1963, est un acteur et mannequin américain.

José Canseco Capas, Jr. (La Habana, 2 de julio de 1964) es un exjugador de béisbol cubano. Jugó como outfielder y bateador designado en la Major League Baseball.

Jenny Lynn Shimizu (born June 16, 1967) is an American model and actress.

Tupac Shakur [tuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊɚ], connu sous les noms de scène de 2Pac et Makaveli (en forme longue Makaveli The Don Killuminati), est un rappeur, chanteur, poète et acteur américain, né le 16 juin 1971 à New York et mort assassiné le 13 septembre 1996 à Las Vegas. Il est souvent considéré comme étant l'un des plus grands rappeurs de tous les temps.

Fils d'Afeni Shakur, militante afro-américaine, Tupac est issu d'une famille ayant milité dans les rangs des Black Panthers. Depuis ses débuts, Tupac Shakur compte plus de 75 millions d'albums vendus dans le monde. Le magazine Rolling Stone lui attribue la 86^e place de son classement des plus grands artistes musicaux de tous les temps.

Parallèlement à sa carrière musicale, il est un acteur prometteur et un citoyen socialement engagé. La plupart des chansons de Tupac parlent d'une enfance issue de la violence et de la misère dans les ghettos, du racisme, des problèmes de société et des conflits avec d'autres rappeurs. Il milite tout au long de sa carrière pour l'égalitarisme racial. Tupac Shakur est d'abord un roadie et un danseur pour le groupe de hip-hop alternatif Digital Underground. Il fait ensuite partie des groupes Outlawz, Digital Underground et Thug Life. Son succès contribue largement à l'explosion commerciale mondiale du rap au cours des années 1990. Son charisme, son flow, ses paroles travaillées et sa mort prématurée en font l'une des icônes majeures de ce genre musical : il est l'un des artistes comptant le plus d'albums après sa mort, et est classé 8^e célébrité morte rapportant le plus d'argent en 2007, devançant notamment James Brown et Bob Marley.

Tupac sort son premier album, 2Pacalypse Now, en 1991, qui fait de lui un acteur majeur du rap West Coast durant les années 1990. Il réalise au cours de sa carrière plusieurs albums à succès comme Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. en 1993 et Me Against the World en 1995. Cette même année, Tupac Shakur, qui connaît entre-temps des problèmes juridiques, un vol qualifié et une fusillade, entre en rivalité avec les rappeurs de la côte est et notamment son ancien ami : The Notorious B.I.G.. Son album All Eyez on Me, premier album double de l'histoire du hip-hop pour un artiste solo, devient l'un des albums les plus vendus aux États-Unis.

Parmi ses nombreux problèmes juridiques, Tupac est accusé d'avoir commis des abus sexuels dont il nie les faits car aucune preuve concrète n'est apportée, il dit avoir été piégé. Il connaît également d'autres problèmes juridiques. Le 30 novembre 1994, il se fait tirer dessus à cinq reprises et se fait voler dans le hall d'un studio d'enregistrement à New York. Tupac Shakur soupçonne alors que d'autres figures de l'industrie du rap avaient une connaissance préalable de l'incident et ne l'ont pas averti. Cette controverse a contribué à déclencher la rivalité East Coast/West Coast. Il est ensuite déclaré coupable d'attouchements sexuels envers une fan et condamné à une peine d'emprisonnement. Après avoir purgé onze mois de sa peine, il est libéré sous caution payée par Suge Knight, le PDG du label Death Row Records. En échange de l'aide de Suge, Shakur accepte d'enregistrer 2 albums pour le label Death Row. Le 7 septembre 1996, Tupac Shakur est à nouveau la cible de tirs, mais cette fois fatals, lors d'une fusillade au volant à Las Vegas. Après avoir été conduit à un hôpital de la ville, il meurt d'une insuffisance respiratoire et d'un arrêt cardiaque le 13 septembre 1996.

Sa vie, son succès, ses problèmes avec la justice et son assassinat au sommet de sa gloire contribuent à son statut de poète de la rue, mystérieux et mélancolique, et font de Tupac une icône culturelle. De nombreuses controverses et théories du complot entourent d'ailleurs sa mort, près de trente ans après les faits. En 2023, il reçoit son étoile sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Dennis Keith Rodman (n. 13 mai 1961, Trenton, New Jersey, SUA) este un fost baschetbalist american profesionist, cunoscut mai ales datorită puterii tehnici defensive. A fost liderul NBA pentru șapte ani consecutivi, un record neegalat până azi. A avut relații cu Madonna și Carmen Electra.

Carlos Leon (Cuba, 10 juli 1966) is een Cubaans/Amerikaans acteur.

Jesus Pinto da Luz (born 15 January 1987) is a Brazilian model, DJ and occasional actor. In 2009, he appeared in Steven Klein's celebrated photo spread, "Madonna: Blame it on Rio" for W alongside his future girlfriend, Madonna. He then appeared in photo editorials for L'Officiel Hommes, Interview and international editions of GQ, and Vogue. He has also modeled for Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Intimissimi.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees (2004–2013, 2015–2016). Rodriguez is the chairman and chief executive officer of A-Rod Corp as well as the chairman of Presidente beer. He owns a controlling interest in the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves with Marc Lore. Rodriguez began his professional baseball career as one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

With a career .295 batting average, Rodriguez amassed over 600 home runs (696), over 2,000 runs batted in (RBI), over 2,000 runs scored, over 3,000 hits, and over 300 stolen bases, the only player in MLB history to achieve all of those feats. He was also a 14-time All-Star, winning three American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. Rodriguez is also the career record holder for grand slams. During the 2000s decade, Rodriguez led all players in home runs (435), runs batted in (1,243), runs scored (1,190), and total bases (3,362).

The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft, and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18. In 1996, he became the Mariners' starting shortstop, won the major league batting title, and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award. His combination of power, speed, and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise, but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers. The 10-year, $252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history at the time. He played at a high level in his three years with Texas, winning his first AL MVP Award win in 2003, but the team failed to make the playoffs. Before the 2004 season, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees, for whom he converted to a third baseman to accommodate their shortstop Derek Jeter. He was named AL MVP in 2005 and 2007. He opted out of his contract after the 2007 season, then signed a new 10-year, $275 million deal with the Yankees, breaking his own record for the sport's most lucrative contract. He became the youngest player to hit 500 home runs, reaching the milestone in 2007. He helped the Yankees win the 2009 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, Rodriguez's only championship title. Toward the end of his career, he was hampered by hip and knee injuries, which caused him to become exclusively a designated hitter. He played his final game in professional baseball on August 12, 2016.

Despite denying in a 2007 interview that he had ever used performance-enhancing drugs, Rodriguez admitted in 2009 to having used steroids, saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for the Rangers due to "an enormous amount of pressure" to perform. While recovering from a hip injury in 2013, Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis scandal. In August 2013, MLB announced a 211-game suspension for Rodriguez for his involvement in the scandal. After an arbitration hearing, the suspension was reduced to 162 games, which kept him off the field for the entire 2014 season.

After retiring as a player, Rodriguez became a media personality, serving as a broadcaster for Fox Sports, a cast member of Shark Tank and a contributor to ABC News. In January 2018, ESPN announced that Rodriguez would be joining the broadcast team of Sunday Night Baseball.

Brahim Zaibat (born 9 September 1986 in Lyon) is a French dancer and choreographer of Algerian origin.

Timor Steffens (Roermond, 9 ottobre 1987) è un ballerino e coreografo olandese. È diventato celebre per essere stato il ballerino principale del corpo di ballo di Michael Jackson nel suo ultimo tour, This Is It. In seguito ha collaborato con altri artisti molto noti come Madonna, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears e Chris Brown.