Janna Allen

Janna Allen (May 12, 1957 – August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates and her sister Sara Allen, who was Hall's longtime girlfriend and the person for whom the duo's hit song "Sara Smile" was written.

Among Janna Allen's most successful co-written songs for Hall & Oates were "Kiss on My List" and "Private Eyes", both of which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981. Working as a receptionist at the time of release of the two songs, she was asked if she would keep working, and she replied that she might buy the company. She also co-wrote Hall & Oates' top 10 singles "Did It in a Minute" and "Method of Modern Love".

Allen also wrote songs with such artists as Cheap Trick and Peter Wolf.

Allen died of leukemia at the age of 36 in 1993.

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Janna

Janna (Kannada : ಮಹಾಕವಿ ಜನ್ನ) was one of the well-known Kannada poets of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples. He graced the court of Hoysala empire King Veera Ballala II and earned the title Kavichakravarthi ("Emperor among poets"). His noteworthy writings include Yashodhara Charitre (c.1209) which deals with Jain tenets, Ananthnatha Purana (c.1230) which deals with the teachings of the 14th Jain tirthankara and a short piece called Anubhava Mukura. Although all his works are known for the grace and style, Yashodhara Charite is his magnum opus and one of the classics of Kannada literature.

Janna finds an important place in Kannada literature, though he is not as famous as Adikavi Pampa. He came from a family of celebrated Kannada writers; Mallikarjuna, the well known anthologist was his brother-in-law and Kesiraja the grammarian, was his nephew. Janna's style essentially belonged to the classical marga (main stream) brand of Kannada writers and his works were primarily meant to propagate the Jain philosophy.

Janna (disambiguation)

Janna, a well-known Kannada poet of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples

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Janna (TV series)

Janna is a German-Polish children's television series set in the 1920s.

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