Usher (surname)

Usher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrew Usher, Edinburgh distiller
  • Bob Usher (1925–2014), Baseball player
  • David Usher, Canadian recording artist
  • Graham Usher (1938–1975) ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet.
  • Graham Usher, Bishop of Dudley
  • Hezekiah Usher, first bookseller in the thirteen colonies.
  • James Usher (or Ussher), Archbishop of Armagh, 1625–1656 most famously published a chronology that purported to establish the time and date of the creation as the night preceding Sunday, 23 October 4004 BC.
  • James Ward Usher, benefactor of the Usher Gallery, in Lincoln, United Kingdom
  • John Palmer Usher, U.S. administrator, cabinet member of Abraham Lincoln
  • Karyn Usher, American television producer and screenwriter
  • Michael Usher, Australian journalist and newsreader for Nine News
  • Paul Usher, English actor
  • Richard Usher (1785–1843), English clown
  • Usher (occupation)

    An usher is a person who shows people where to sit, especially at a theatre or when attending a wedding. An example of an usher is a person who is friends with the groom who directs people where to sit as they enter the church for a wedding.

    Duties

    Ushers assist visitors by formally showing the way in a large building or to their appropriate seats. This may coincide with a security role. The word comes from the French huissier, with the same meaning (Latin – ostiarius), ushers were servants or courtiers who showed or ushered visitors in and out of meetings in large houses or palaces.

    In the United Kingdom, a variety of titles for courtiers in the Royal Household include the word usher. In England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, from the early sixteenth century until at least the end of the nineteenth century, the term denoted an assistant to a schoolmaster or head-teacher; an under-master, assistant-master. In such use, however, the term is now rare.

    At weddings, friends of the groom and bride may be recruited to direct guests at the ceremony, and generally be available for assistance. It is also the term used for a groomsman in British English.

    Usher (singer)

    Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) known mononymously as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee was where he lived until moving to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 12 where his mother put him in local singing competiitons all over the city. At one of these competitions is where he would catch the eye of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In August 1994 he released his self-titled debut album, Usher with the lead singles "Can U Get Wit It" and "Think of You". He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way (1997), which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). My Way also earned Usher his first Grammy Award nomination for his debut single "You Make Me Wanna" that reached number-one on the Rhythmic Top 40, Hot Dance Singles Sales, and US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". Also from this album "U Don't Have to Call" won Usher his second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2003.

    Superstar

    Superstar is a term used to refer to a celebrity who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent or successful in some field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, actresses, musicians, athletes, and other media-based professions. Particularly notable superstars now receive the appellation "megastar".

    Origin of term

    The origin of the term in the context of celebrity is uncertain, but a similar expression is attested in The Cricketers of My Time, a famous cricket book by John Nyren about the Hambledon Club. Writing in 1832, Nyren described the outstanding 18th-century batsman John Small as "a star of the first magnitude".

    The earliest use of the term "superstar" has been credited to Frank Patrick in reference to the great hockey players on his Vancouver Millionaires teams of the 1910s-1920s, specifically Cyclone Taylor.

    The term was later used in the 1960s by Andy Warhol: "A friend of mine named Ingrid from New Jersey came up with a new last name, just right for her new, loosely defined show-business career. She called herself "Ingrid Superstar." I'm positive Ingrid invented that word. At least, I invite anyone with "superstar" clippings that predate Ingrid's to show them to me. The more parties we went to, the more they wrote her name in the papers, Ingrid Superstar, and "superstar" was starting its media run. Ingrid called me a few weeks ago. She's operating a sewing machine now. But her name is still going. It seems incredible, doesn't it?" (Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol)

    Skye Sweetnam

    Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. Skye first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." Over a year later, her debut album, Noise from the Basement, was released including the singles "Tangled Up in Me" and "Number One". In 2006, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year. Her second album, Sound Soldier, was released in 2007. Now known by the stage name Sever, she is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco.

    Early life

    Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam. She was named after the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Along with her sister, Aurora, and her brother, Cam, she was born and raised in the small town of Bolton, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of five, performing for family members and friends.

    Music career

    2003—2005: Noise from the Basement

    She worked with local producer and instrumentalist, James Robertson. Together, Robertson and Sweetnam worked on what later became Noise from the Basement, her Capitol Records/EMI debut. The single "Billy S." appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the movie How to Deal, and quickly took off in Canada. Two more singles were released from her debut and fared moderately on the charts. In 2004, Skye went on tour over Europe and North America, as the opening act for Britney Spears on her Onyx Hotel Tour.

    Superstar (Brazil season 2)

    The second season of SuperStar, premiered live on Rede Globo on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 11/10 p.m. (BRT/AMT) during the 2015–16 Brazilian television season.

    The winning band is entitled to a R$ 500.000 prize, a brand new Ford Ka and a recording contract with Som Livre.

    Host and experts

    Hosts

    Fernanda Lima and André Marques returned as the hosts, while actress Fernanda Paes Leme was replaced by tv host Rafa Brites as backstage interviewer.

    Experts

    The entire panel was replaced from the first season. RPM frontman and musician Paulo Ricardo, Latin Grammy Award–nominee singer and actress Sandy and pagode singer-songwriter Thiaguinho were the 3 experts for this season.

    The auditions

    Week 1

    Aired: April 12, 2015

    Week 2

    Aired: April 19, 2015

    Week 3

    Aired: April 26, 2015

    Week 4

    Aired: May 3, 2015

    Week 5

    Aired: May 10, 2015
    Auditions part 5 and Wild Card

    Superpass

    Week 6

    Aired: May 17, 2015

    Week 7

    Aired: May 24, 2015

    Week 8

    Aired: May 31, 2015

    SuperFilter

    Week 9

    Aired: June 7, 2015

    Week 10

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Superstar

    by: Usher

    This is for you, you, my number one
    This is for you, you, my number one
    This is for you, you, my number one
    Spotlights, big stage
    Fifty thousand fans screamin' in a rage
    Bodyguards and Limousines
    This is the way I see you in my dreams
    Paparazzi flash, hundred pictures, all of you
    Hangin' on my bedroom wall
    I'm a kid again, I feel like thirteen
    But I knew since we fell in love, girl I'll be
    I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph
    Sign it right here on my heart
    Girl, I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    And as your number one fan
    I'll do all that I can to show you how super you are
    Front row, there I am
    Jumpin' and hollerin' waving full fledge
    Would you notice me? It'll be
    Drove twelve hours girl just to see
    Your pretty face one more time
    Bought my ticket, I was first in line
    This is a metaphor to show how I adore you
    Baby I do
    I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph
    Sign it right here on my heart
    Girl I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    And as your number one fan
    I'll do all that I can to show you how super you are
    Now you know how I feel
    You're truly special, your love is legendary to me
    Without you my life stands still
    I'll never leave your world, treat you like a Diva girl
    Girl you're one of a kind
    'Cuz they don't make 'em like you anymore
    So you'll be your fans life
    I dedicate this to my superstar for all time
    I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph
    Sign it right here on my heart
    Girl I'll be your groupie baby
    'Cuz you are my superstar
    And as your number one fan




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