Sophie Monk

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Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born 14 December 1979) is an English-born Australian singer, model and actress. Monk was a member of the girl group Bardot and released a solo album called Calendar Girl (2003). She has appeared in films such as Date Movie (2006), Click (2006), and Spring Breakdown (2009).

In 2015, Sophie was declared the winner of the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Early life

Monk was born in London, but her parents moved to Australia's Gold Coast in Queensland when she was 2 years old. She attended Somerset College, A. B. Paterson College and MacGregor State High School, where she graduated as school captain in 1997. She was trained in classical opera growing up. Following graduation, Monk worked as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast.

Music

Bardot

Monk's professional music career began in 1999 when she responded to an advertisement at the recommendation of her mother which requested girls with vocal and dance experience. The advertisement was for an Australian reality television series, Popstars, a TV talent show which aimed to create a successful new girl group. In one audition, she performed a rendition of Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", working on her previous experience as a Monroe impersonator. After numerous rounds of singing and dancing workshops, Monk was selected as a member of the group, which was named Bardot.

Luv

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Luv' (Dutch band)

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Luv' was a Dutch female pop trio that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Denmark) as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This girl group consisted of Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize".

The band sold more than seven million records worldwide (singles and albums). Among their greatest hits were: U.O.Me (Welcome To Waldolala), You're the Greatest Lover, Trojan Horse, Casanova and Ooh, Yes I Do. The formation went through line-up changes and the original singers reunited several times. They had a hectic schedule between 2006 and 2008. They gave their final performance on August 11, 2012 in Spaarnwoude at the Dutch Valley Festival. Two members of the pop act have had a successful solo career in their homeland: Patty as a TV personality and José as a vocalist.

Pink Luv

Pink Luv is the fifth mini-album by South Korean girl group Apink, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".

Release and promotion

The EP Pink Luv was released on November 24. "Luv" debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and stayed there for two weeks. It scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in music shows (MTV The Show, Music Core and Inkigayo.)

Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on KBS's Music Bank on November 21. This was followed by additional comebacks on music programs including MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo , SBS's The Show, MBC Music's Show Champion and Mnet's M! Countdown. Apink received 17 trophies in total on the aforementioned music shows with "Luv".

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