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Lydia Canaan (in Arabic ليديا كنعان) a Lebanese/Swiss singer/songwriter, a leading and a pioneering figure in the Middle Eastern music scene and a big supporter of humanitarian causes from Brummana, Lebanon,.[1] Born and raised in Lebanon during the Civil War, daughter of the prominent family Canaan from Mount Lebanon. She is listed as a Celebrity in her native town of Brummana [2] and studied at the famous British Brummana High School. From a young age music and singing were an essential part of her life. Canaan grew up in a conservative family, her father did not entertain the idea of his daughter becoming an artist, so she was deprived of any musical education. However, Canaan developed early on the talent to write songs without the help of any intrument. Since her first public appearance, then known as Angel, she staged over 25 sell-out concerts in the country from 1984 until 1988, despite risks and dangers by warring militas and armies,[3] recorded her songs for radio and topped the charts in Lebanon.[4][5]
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Career Headlines [link]
1983 Canaan, a pre-teenager, joined the Rock band Equation as the lead singer. 1987 she went solo until she left Lebanon in 1989.
After a successful career in Lebanon pioneering as the First Female Rock Star of the Middle East, Canaan settled in Zurich/Switzerland, where part of her family lived, worked with writers, musicians and producers in Switzerland, UK and US, like David Richards (Montreux Jazz Festival, Queen, Chris Rea, David Bowie), Roger Taylor (drummer of Queen, recorded a duet "Love and Lust"[6]), Robin Scott (group M with world hit "Pop Muzik", recorded duets "Spiritual Man", "The Bridge",[7][8] "Guardian Angel"), Barry Blue (Dina Carroll, Patricia Kaas), The Rapino Brothers (Kylie Minogue, Take That, Corona), Michael Jay (Celine Dion), Noel Cohen (Phyllis Hyman), Keith "Plex" Barnhart (Chaka Khan), Tommy Mandel[9] (keyboarder of Bryan Adams, Ian Hunter Band).
In Dec 1990 Canaan gave an interview and her songs received airplay on Radio Z, Zurich/Switzerland
In Feb 1991 made an interview and her video clip "Hey Richie" was broadcast on Super Channel, London/UK.
1993 Canaan gave an interview and made a duet performance with Robin Scott of the song "Spiritual Man" on Channel 4, London/UK.
Canaan was signed for 2 years to London based production company Spinny Music of Jim Beach (manager of Queen, Freddie Mercury) to write and record her own songs (lyrics and music), produced by David Richards (Queen, David Bowie, Chris Rea, Montreux Jazz Festival) at Mountain Studios in Montreux/Switzerland.
In Feb 1995 Canaan's single "Beautiful Life" was presented to radio and media at the MIDEM, Cannes/France.
Canaan's international release of "Beautiful Life" by Pulse-8 Records (UK)[10] in spring 1995 gained critical acclaim from the UK and US music press (Billboard,[11] Music Week,[12] Music Monitor[13] etc.), radio promo tour in the UK, radio airplay in the UK, Europe, South Africa and Middle East.
Canaan is the first artist from the Middle East to have her video clip (filmed in London/UK) on MTV Europe, MTV Asia, MTV Russia and MTV Arabia.
Canaan's recordings, made in New York City at Jay Ward's Dogbrain Music[14], were exhibited on Billboard's TalentNet (US),[15] topping the charts for months at Number 1. US radio host Casey Kasem endorsed her songs.
Canaan's album "The Sound of Love",[16] released in summer 2000, is distributed by SIDI/XEMA in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
Canaan launched her album through a campaign covering all Arab satellite networks (Orbit, Music Now, MBC, ART, LBCI, Future TV, Showtime's MTV Arabia, Murr TV, Dubai TV, Bahrain TV), local televisions, radio stations and all pan Arab printed press. Lydia performed in Beirut/Lebanon, Dubai/UAE and Manama/Bahrain in support of the album release.
Canaan was the first artist to participate in the chatrooms of Maktoob.com, Radio One (Lebanon) and was featured on many Internet portals (Khaleej.com, Arabiata.com, PlanetArabia.com, ArabToronto.com).
Canaan was received by His Excellency General Emile Lahoud, President of the Republic of Lebanon and his wife on Jan 16, 2002 at the Presidential Palace in Baabda/Lebanon.[17]
Invited by the First Lady Mrs. Andree Lahoud, Canaan performed at the Presidential Palace in Baabda/Lebanon on Mother's Day, Mar 19,2002 in honour of the wives of the Presidential Guard Officers.[18]
"Libnan", written and performed by Lydia, is the title song of the advertisement Rediscover Lebanon[19], produced and broadcast by the US cable network CNN to over 1 billion viewers in 2004, commissioned by the Lebanese Government (Ministry of Economy & Trade) to promote Lebanon as tourist destination.
Humanitarian and animal welfare activist [link]
Canaan is a passionate and devoted supporter of humanitarian causes and animal welfare. She supports the Asian Conservation Awareness Programme (ACAP/WildAid), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and BETA (Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), performed at charity and fundraiser events like American Women's Club, Beirut/Lebanon, Salmaniyah Hospital Children Care Unit, Manama/Bahrain, Rotary Club, Adliyah/Bahrain, American Community School, Beirut/Lebanon, Association Pour La Promotion Feminine, Beirut/Lebanon, CARITAS Liban, Beirut/Lebanon, Centre Renee Wehbe Le Vieillard Malade, Mansourieh/Lebanon and BETA (Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), Beirut/Lebanon, Lion's Beirut Code Club, Beirut/Lebanon, Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP), Beirut/Lebanon, Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA), Beirut/Lebanon, Social Support Society Active Ageing House, Refugee Camp Burj Al Barajneh, Beirut/Lebanon, NASMA Foundation, Beirut/Lebanon.
Beautiful Life was chosen as the theme song for a charity event in South Africa under the auspices of former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela.
Canaan performed at the United Nation's International Volunteers Day in Beirut/Lebanon on Dec 5, 2001 and was awarded for her humanitarian contributions by Yves de San, Head of UNDP/Lebanon.[20]
Lydia performed at the "Summer University of Palestine" in Lebanon, July 2010, organized by Viva Palestina Arabia [21], founded by British MP George Galloway, founder of the Respect Party in the UK, a summer camp to educate and raise the level of awareness of the participants from all around the world about the Palestinian people, by speakers like Norman Finkelstein, Gabi Baramki, Ghada Karmi, George Galloway and many others.
Single, Album and Video Releases [link]
- "The Sound Of Equation" (1985, Single, Radio Release)
- "Why All The Hurt" (1986, Single, Radio Release)
- "To Oblivion And Back" (1986, Single, Radio Release)
- "The Hope Song" (1987, Single, Various Artists, Radio Release)
- "Does It Need Some Action" (1987, Single, Radio Release)
- "A Hard Situation" (1987, Single, Radio Release)
- "Hey Richie" (1988, Single, Radio Release)
- "Hey Richie" (1988, Video)
- "The Christmas Wish" (1989, Single, Radio Release)
- "Me and Little Andy" (1989, Single, Radio Release)
- "Beautiful Life" (1995, Single, Pulse-8 Records)
- "Beautiful Life" (1995, Video)
- "The Sound Of Love" (1997, Single, Pulse-8 Records)
- "The Sound Of Love" (1997, Video)
- "The Sound Of Love" (2000, Album, SIDI/XEMA)
Footnotes [link]
As of September 10, 2009, this article is derived in whole or in part from Lydia Canaan's official Myspace page. The copyright holder has licensed the content utilized under CC-By-SA and GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed. The original text was at "About Lydia Canaan".
- ^ Terra Net Lebanon
- ^ Brummana
- ^ Claire High, Arabian Woman, issue 21, p. 25-26, Sep 2000
- ^ Sudha Chandran, Gulf Today/Panorama, p. 53, Nov 24-30, 2000
- ^ Edward D'Mello, Gulf News, Nov 29, 2000
- ^ Queen Vault
- ^ mp3rnb.com
- ^ Discog
- ^ Tommy Mandel
- ^ Discogs
- ^ David Sinclair, Billboard Magazine, May 10, 1997
- ^ Nick Robinson, Music Week, May 13, 1995
- ^ Paul Sexton, Music Monitor, Apr 21, 1995
- ^ Dogbrain Music
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Jinan Jubayli, The Daily Star, nr. 10735, Mar 18, 2002
- ^ The Daily Star, nr. 10711, Feb 15, 2002
- ^ CNN Ad Campaign
- ^ UNDP Lebanon
- ^ [1]
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Lydia_Canaan
Lydia
Lydia (Assyrian: Luddu; Greek: Λυδία, Turkish: Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian.
At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. Lydia (known as Sparda by the Achaemenids) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, with Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great, was the first satrap (governor). (See: Lydia (satrapy).)
Lydia was later the name of a Roman province. Coins are said to have been invented in Lydia around the 7th century BC.
Defining Lydia
The endonym Śfard (the name the Lydians called themselves) survives in bilingual and trilingual stone-carved notices of the Achaemenid Empire: the satrapy of Sparda (Old Persian), Aramaic Saparda, Babylonian Sapardu, Elamitic Išbarda, Hebrew סְפָרַד. These in the Greek tradition are associated with Sardis, the capital city of King Gyges, constructed during the 7th century BC.
List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American franchise which spans several media and genres. It began in 1992 with the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, and was resurrected as the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997. The show's popularity caused it to spawn a multitude of Expanded Universe tie-in material such as comic books, novels, and video games, as well as a spin-off program entitled Angel. In 2007, four years after the television series' seventh and final season, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was officially continued in the comic book Season Eight. The following is a list of minor recurring characters who appear in the franchise.
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Amanda
Amanda is a Potential Slayer who appears in Season Seven, played by Sarah Hagan. A Sunnydale High student and member of the swing choir, she first appears in the episode "Help" as part of the seemingly-random stream of students showing up at Buffy's guidance office. Amanda was sent to Buffy for beating up another student who was picking on her. In the later episode "Potential", it is revealed that Amanda is in fact a Potential Slayer, and she aptly slays a vampire who threatens her and Dawn. Afterwards, Amanda moves into the Summers' residence, where she trains and becomes friends with her fellow Potentials. In the final episode of the show, "Chosen", Amanda is activated as a Slayer along with the other Potentials and battles against an army of Turok-Han vampires. She is last seen falling to the ground dead after her neck was snapped by a Turok-Han. She was the first Potential to kill a vampire and the first one to kill a Turok-Han.
Lydia Hart
Lydia Hart is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a long-running serial drama about life in a fictional suburb of Chester. The character is no longer part of current storylines. She was played by actress Lydia Kelly between 2009 and 2010. Lydia was created by series producer Bryan Kirkwood as one of many characters introduced that year. She made her debut in the soap on 4 March 2009, and remained for ten months.
Lydia's storylines focus on homosexuality, obsessiveness and murder. The seemingly level-headed music lover and friend of Josh Ashworth, she is portrayed as opinionated, passionate young student who had a love of music and protecting her family, for example her young sister Persephone Hart who also appeared in the show for a period of three months. Lydia's relationship to the sexually confused Sarah Barnes was central to the character for seven months of the year culminating with her screen death in October 2009 after she was murdered by Lydia. Other storylines included her ongoing on-off relationship with ex-girlfriend Charlotte Lau and continued feuds with Archie and Zoe Carpenter. The characters departure was announced in December 2009, when the character was arrested for the attempted murder of Zoe at Sarah's graveside after stabbing her, resulting in her being charged for the murder of Sarah and the attempted murder of Zoe, with Lydia making her final appearance on 1 January 2010. The parachute stunt won a British Soap Award in 2010. The aftermath storyline has received mixed reviews from critics. Some have favoured Lydia's "bunny boiling" and others described it as a "drawn out and boring storyline."
