name	Leonid Agutin
img size	150
background	solo_singer
birth date	July 16, 1968
Birth place	Moscow, Soviet Union
genre	Pop
occupation	Singer, composer, poet
instrument	vocals, piano, guitar
years active	1991–present
spouse	Anzhelika Varum
website	www.agutin.com }}

Leonid Nikolayevich Agutin (; b. July 16, 1968) is a Russian pop musician and poet, active since the 1990s. He has released 8 albums and 3 compilation albums.

Personal life

Agutin was born in Moscow to the musician Nikolai Petrovich Agutin and the teacher Lyudmila Leonidovna Shkol'nikova. Along with receiving a standard education, he also graduated from the Moscow Jazz school "Moskvorechie" as a pianist. He later served in the army on the Russia–Finland border.

In 1993, Agutin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Culture as a theatre director. In 1997, Agutin married the stage performer Anzhelika Varum, his second marriage.

Agutin has a hobby of collecting crosses and playing billards. He also believes in the predictions of astrologists.

Career

In 1991, Agutin started touring the Soviet Union with a musical act. He participated and won the Yalta international pop music contest of 1992, and won a similar contest in Jūrmala in 1993. Agutin released his first solo album, ''Bosonogiy Malchik'' ("Barefoot Boy") in 1994, which was a success and launched his career.

Cosmopolitan Life

Agutin released the album ''Cosmopolitan Life'' with the guitarist Al Di Meola in 2005, which gained success and worldwide recognition as a result of the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Following the festival, the Austrian directors Hannes Rossacher and Rudy Dolesai made a documentary about the lives of Agutin and Di Meola, called ''Cosmopolitan Live'', released in February 2008.

Discography

!Russian name!!Translation!!Year
Босоногий мальчик	Barefoot Boy	1994
Декамерон	Decameron	1996
Летний дождь	Summer Rain	1998
	1998
Служебный роман	Workplace Romance	1999
Леонид Агутин	Leonid Agutin	2001
Дежа вю	Deja Vu	2003
	2004
	2004
	2005
Любовь. Дорога. Грусть и Радость.	Love. Road. Sadness and Happiness.	2007

References

External links

Official website

Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Russian male singers Category:Russian pop singers

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birth name	Victoria Davey Spelling
birth date	May 16, 1973
birth place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
ethnicity
occupation	Actress
years active	1981-present
net worth
height
weight
religion
denomination
criminal charge
spouse	Charlie Shanian (2004-2006) Dean McDermott (2006-present)
children	3
parents	Aaron SpellingCandy Spelling
website

Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as ''A Friend to Die For'' and ''Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?''. She later appeared in several independent films such as ''Trick'' and ''The House of Yes''. She reprised her prominent role in the spinoff, ''90210'' in 2009. Her autobiographical book ''sTORI Telling'' debuted on top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009.

Early life

Victoria Davey Spelling was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Candy (née Marer) and Aaron Spelling. She has a younger brother, Randy, who is also an actor. Both of Spelling's parents were Jewish, though her family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah while she was growing up. Her middle name comes from her paternal grandfather. She attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California but graduated from Harvard-Westlake School.

Career

Early work

As a child, Spelling had guest spots on shows such as ''The Love Boat'', ''T. J. Hooker'', ''Hotel'', ''Fantasy Island'', ''Vega$'', and ''Saved by the Bell''. In 1990, she landed the role of Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', a series co-produced by her father, Aaron Spelling and Spelling Television. From 1990 to 2000 (the show's entire run), Spelling played the role and was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. Spelling's character remained a virgin until the finale of the seventh season and endured a stalker, attempted rape, and addiction.

While starring on ''90210'', Spelling became well-known for a string of made-for-television films, including ''Co-Ed Call Girl'', ''Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?'', ''A Carol Christmas'' and the critically acclaimed ''A Friend to Die For''.

Subsequently, Spelling was cast in several independent films including ''Trick'' and ''The House of Yes''.

2006–2009

Spelling has been the star of two reality-based shows. In 2006, she starred as herself in the VH1 sitcom ''So NoTORIous'', which parodied her public image. In January 2007, she and her second husband, the actor Dean McDermott, decided to buy and operate a bed & breakfast in Fallbrook, California. This became the basis of a new reality show, ''Tori & Dean: Inn Love'', which premiered on the Oxygen network on March 20, 2007. In July 2007, Spelling became a minister to marry a gay couple at Chateau La Rue. A tape of the ceremony was shown on ''Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood''. In June 2008, the show returned for a third season under the new name ''Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood''. In the new season, Spelling and McDermott no longer run the inn, and they have returned to Los Angeles where they struggle to balance buying a new home, her second pregnancy, and her book tour. In May 2009 ''Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood'' returned for a fourth season.

On January 7, 2009, it was reported that Spelling would reprise her role as Donna Martin on the new CW show ''90210''. She appeared in two episodes (19 and 20) as a special guest star.

Spelling's fashion and jewelry line premiered on HSN. She released an autobiography, ''sTori Telling'', on March 11, 2008. Her second book titled ''Mommywood'' was released on April 14, 2009.

2010–present

In 2010, Spelling released her third book, ''uncharted terriTORI''. Spelling told ''People'': "I love sharing my stories and experiences with people and connecting to them on both a humorous and emotional level. The response to my first two books has been so amazing that I wanted to write a third one for my fans."

In 2011, Spelling's wedding planning process became the basis of spin-off series ''Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings''. The series premiered April 6, 2011. Later that year, Spelling voiced the Pirate Princess in two episodes of the animated series ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' and she had a role in the comedy short movie "Hoarders: Untold sTori" which premiered at the Outfest Film Festival in July 2011.

On September 4, 2011, Spelling made an appearance on the reality series ''Big Brother 13''.

On April 21, 2012, Spelling hosted ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' 'Royal Wedding' special, celebrating the show's second season finale.

Personal life

On July 3, 2004, Spelling married Charlie Shanian, an actor and playwright. They separated in October 2005 and were legally divorced on April 20, 2006.

Spelling married Dean McDermott less than a month later, on May 7, 2006, in a private ceremony in Wakaya, Fiji. McDermott was formerly married to Mary Jo Eustace, whom he divorced to marry Spelling. Spelling and McDermott remarried, renewing their vows on May 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills. Spelling and McDermott have three children: son Liam Aaron (born March 13, 2007) and daughters Stella Doreen (born June 9, 2008) and Hattie Margaret (born October 10, 2011). In March 2012, Spelling announced that she and McDermott are expecting their fourth child.

Following her father's death on June 23, 2006, Spelling was anticipated to inherit a sizable portion of her father's $500 million estate. The estate was to be divided primarily between Spelling, her brother Randy and her mother Candy. Spelling's mother was the estate executor. At the time, Spelling and her mother were estranged. Both Tori and Randy Spelling inherited just $800,000, although Randy was not estranged. It was reported that Candy established a $10 million trust fund for Liam.

Filmography

+Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1989	''Troop Beverly Hills''	Jamie, Red Feather			1994	death of a cheerleader	Stacy Lockwood
1997	''''	Lesly
1997	''Scream 2''	Tori Spelling
1999		Katherine
2000	''Perpetrators of the Crime''	Lucy
2001	''Scary Movie 2''	Alex
2002	''Naked Movie''	Iris Pytlak
2003	''Sol Goode''	Tammie
2003	''Evil Alien Conquerors''	Jan (uncredited)
2004	''50 Ways to Leave Your Lover''	Stephanie
2007		Susan
2007		Alex Golski

+Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1981	''Vega$''	Julie	Episode: "Seek and Destroy"
1983	''Matt Houston''	Nelli Brand	Episode: "Fear for Tomorrow"
1983	''Shooting Stars''	Jenny O'Keefe	TV movie
1983	''Fantasy Island''	ChristyLaurie Shannon	Episode: "Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt"Episode: "God Child/Curtain Call"
1983	''''	Sarah	Episode: "Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance"
1983		Lisa Walker	Episode: "Christmas"
1984	''''	Penny Gibson	Episode: "Best Ex-Friends/All the Congressman's Women/Three Faces of Love"
1984	''T. J. Hooker''	Toni	Episode: "Grand Theft Auto"
1985			Episode: "Fathers and Children"
1985		Sara	Episode: "Cry Wolf"
1987		Jody 'Jo' Payne	Episode: "Barriers"
1987	''''		TV movie
1989		Beverly	Episode: "The Match Game"
1990-1991	''Saved by the Bell''	Violet Anne Bickerstaff	3 episodes
1990-2000	''Beverly Hills, 90210''	Donna Martin	292 episodes
1992		Donna Martin	Episode: "Pilot"Episode: "Friends & Lovers"
1994	''Burke's Law''	Mary McKenna	Episode: "Who Killed the Host at the Roast?"
1994	''''	Stacy Lockwood	TV movie
1995	''Awake to Danger''	Aimee McAdams	TV movie
1995	''Biker Mice from Mars''	Romana Parmesana (voice)	Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack"
1996	''Calls for Cthulhu''	Susan	Video short
1996	''Deadly Pursuits''	Meredith	TV movie
1996	''Co-ed Call Girl''	Joanna	TV movie
1996	''Malibu Shores''	Jill	Episode: "The Competitive Edge"
1996	''Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?''	Laurel Lewisohn	TV movie
1997	''Alibi''	Marti Gerrard	TV movie
2002	''Way Downtown''		TV movie
2003	''So Downtown''	Liz	TV series
2003	''''	Carol Cartman	TV movie
2004	''''	Molly the Dog Walker	7 episodes
2004	''Less than Perfect''	Roxanne Fiedler	Episode: "Claude's Romance"
2005	''Family Plan''	Charlie	TV movie
2005	''American Dad!''	Kim (voice)	Episode: "Stan Knows Best"
2005		Nina Hamilton	TV movie
2005	''Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story''	Donna Martin (voice)	Video
2006	''Mind Over Murder''	Holly Winters	TV movie
2007	''Housesitter''	Elise	TV movie
2007	''Smallville''	Linda Lake	Episode: "Infamous"
2008	''Mother Goose Parade''	Grand Marshall	TV movie
2009	''Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World''	Gina Michaels (voice)	Episode: "The Only Straight in the Village"
2009	''Smallville''	Linda Lake	Episodde: "Hydro"
2009		Donna Martin	Episode: "Okaeri, Donna!"Episode: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place"
2011	''Jake and the Never Land Pirates''	Pirate Princess (voice)	Episode: "The Pirate Princess/The Rainbow Wand"
2012	''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''	Herself (host)	Episode: "A Canterlot Wedding" (Two-Part Episode)

Multimedia

Soundtrack

''Trick'' (January 27, 1999)

Publications

''sTORI Telling'' (March 11, 2008)

''Mommywood'' (April 14, 2009)

''UNCHARTED TERRITORI'' (June 25, 2010)

''Presenting Tallulah'' (September 21, 2010)

Audiobook

Audiobook Excerpts for sTori Telling and Mommywood read by Tori

References

External links

Tori Spelling Reality Series

Official Website

Tori Spelling on Twitter

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name	Ben Harper
background	solo_singer
birth name	Benjamin Chase Harper
spouse	Eva Stormzand
birth date	October 28, 1969
birth place	Claremont, CaliforniaUnited States
instrument	Vocals, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vibes
genre	Folk rock, blues rock, alternative rock, soul, funk rock, gospel, reggae, jam rock, neofolk
occupation	Musician, Singer-songwriter, Humanitarian
years active	1992–present
label	Virgin, EMI Records
associated acts	Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of AlabamaRelentless7Vanessa da MataRingo StarrFistful of Mercy
notable instruments	Weissenborn lap steel guitar
website	www.benharper.com
spouse	Eva Stormzand (1997-present) }}

Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents. His albums have been commercially successful in North America, Europe and Oceania. Harper is a two-time Grammy Award winner as well, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.

Early life

Harper was born in Claremont, in California's Inland Empire. His father, Leonard, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Chase-Verdries, is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian-Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorced when he was age five, and he grew up with his mother's family. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter.

Harper began playing guitar as a child. His maternal grandparents' music store ''The Folk Music Center and Museum'' laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complemented by regular patrons Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather. At the age of 12, Harper played his first gig. During the '80s, in his teen years, Harper began to play the slide guitar, mimicking the style of Robert Johnson. Next, Harper refined his style, taking up the Weissenborn slide guitar. Harper broke out of the Inland Empire after being offered an invitation by Taj Mahal to tour with the artist. They recorded Taj Mahal's album ''Follow the Drinking Gourd'', released in November 1990, and toured Hawaii.

Career

In 1992 Harper recorded the LP ''Pleasure and Pain'' with Folk multi-instrumentalist Tom Freund. After this limited edition record, Harper secured a record deal with Virgin Records, which released his debut album, ''Welcome to the Cruel World'' in 1994. This was followed by ''Fight For Your Mind'' in 1995, which became a college radio favorite and included several songs that Harper still plays live regularly. His 1997 album ''The Will to Live'' was the first to feature his backup band the Innocent Criminals.

In 1999 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Harper met Jack Johnson, who was unknown at the time and had not recorded. Harper obtained a demo tape of twelve of Johnson's songs that he forwarded to his producer, J.P. Plunier, with whom Johnson recorded his first album.

Early in Harper's career, his music received more attention in Europe and was widely played in Australia (first on Triple J radio). Harper has made comments on a number of occasions that his career was kicked off in Australia. While he was a well-known and respected figure in the United States, he was a star in countries like Australia, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, receiving a great deal of airplay and critical acclaim. His popularity in Europe is such that he was French ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's Artist of the Year (''Artiste De L'Année'') in 2003, and his Australian tour that year for ''Diamonds on the Inside'' was highly successful.

In 2002, Harper was one of the featured singers covering Motown hits by Marvin Gaye in the documentary, ''Standing in the Shadows of Motown'' (a history of The Funk Brothers). In October 2004, Harper participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to benefit Moveon.org and encourage people in the swing states to vote during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. In the same month, Harper contributed a live recording of the song "Oppression" to ''For The Lady'', a benefit album for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2006, Harper released the double album ''Both Sides of the Gun'' which debuted at #7 on the Billboard charts. Though uncredited, he appears briefly in the 2006 David Lynch film ''Inland Empire'', alongside his wife Laura Dern.

After several albums without the Innocent Criminals, Harper reconvened that band for the 2007 album, ''Lifeline'', which was recorded in Paris. Harper also covered John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy" on the benefit CD ''Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur''. Harper is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth". Harper's collaboration "Boa Sorte/Good Luck" with Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata peaked at #1 in Brazil and Portugal. In Brazil it also won a highly coveted Prêmio Multishow for "Best Song" in 2008. Also in 2008, Harper participated in the benefit album ''Songs for Tibet''.

While recording ''Both Sides of the Gun'' in 2005, Harper met the members who would eventually form his new band, Relentless7, with Texas-based musicians Jason Mozersky (guitar), Jesse Ingalls (bass) and Jordan Richardson (drums). The album ''White Lies for Dark Times'', credited to Ben Harper and Relentless7, was released on May 4, 2009. On July 12, 2009, the band performed the closing concert of the 30th Montreal International Jazz Fest. On January 13, 2010, Harper and Relentless7 appeared on the ''Daily Show'' with Jon Stewart together with Ringo Starr to perform "Walk With You" and "With a Little Help from My Friends". On January 22, 2010, Harper appeared on the last episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien with Beck and Billy Gibbons playing a Will Ferrell-led rendition of "Freebird".

On August 27, 2010, it was reported that Ben Harper had formed a band called Fistful of Mercy with Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur. Fistful of Mercy released their debut record, ''As I Call You Down'', on October 5, 2010.

On May 17, 2011, Ben Harper's official site posted that his next album was released, entitled ''Give Till It's Gone.'' The album is a continuation of recording with Relentless7.

Personal life

Family

In 1996, Harper married his first wife, Joanna. They had two children, a son and daughter, Charles Joseph and Harris.

On December 23, 2005, Harper married his girlfriend of five years, actress Laura Dern. They have two children together, son Ellery Walker Harper (b. August 21, 2001) and daughter Jaya (b. November 24, 2004).

On October 8, 2010, Harper, having been married for five years, filed for divorce from Dern, citing irreconcilable differences. He is seeking joint custody of their two children, as well as asking for a denial of spousal support for Dern.

On February 7, 2012, after being spotted at the Golden Globes, it was reported that Harper and Dern had reconciled. Divorce papers have not been formally withdrawn yet.

Awards and nominations

! Year	Award ceremony>Award Show	! Award/Nomination
2003		''Artist of the Year''
2005	Grammy Award
2005	Grammy Award

Discography

Studio albums

+	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"
!''Pleasure and Pain''		* Album by Ben Harper and Tom Freund	* Released: March 15, 1992	* Label: Cardas Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
!''Welcome to the Cruel World''		* Album by Ben Harper	* Released: February 8, 1994	* Label: Virgin Records	—	94	—	11	—	—	—		ARIA Charts>AUS: Gold	Canadian Recording Industry Association>CAN: Gold	SNEP>FRA: Platinum
!''Fight for Your Mind''		* Album by Ben Harper	* Released: 1995	* Label: Virgin Records	—	34	—	39	7	—	—		* CAN: Platinum	* FRA: Gold
!''The Will to Live''		* Album by Ben Harper	* Released: June 17, 1997	* Label: Virgin Records	89	17	—	4	1	—	—		* AUS: Platinum	* FRA: Platinum
Burn to Shine (album)>Burn to Shine''		* Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals	* Released: September 21, 1999	* Label: Virgin Records	67	2	34	2	5	—	—		* AUS: Platinum	* FRA: Platinum	RIANZ>NZ: Platinum
!''Diamonds on the Inside''		* Album by Ben Harper	* Released: March 11, 2003	* Label: Virgin Records	19	2	3	2	2	1	10		* AUS: 2×Platinum	* CAN: Gold	* FRA: Platinum	FIMI>ITA: Platinum	Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa>POR: Silver	* SWI: Gold	* NZ: 2×Platinum
!''There Will Be a Light''		* Album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama	* Released: September 21, 2004	* Label: Virgin Records	81	6	3	1	7	1	7		* AUS: Gold	* FRA: 2×Gold
!''Both Sides of the Gun''		* Album by Ben Harper	* March 21, 2006	* Label: Virgin Records	7	1	4	2	1	1	3		* AUS: Platinum	* CAN: Gold	* FRA: Platinum	* SWI: Gold	* NZ: Platinum
Lifeline (Ben Harper album)>Lifeline''		* Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals	* Released: August 28, 2007	* Label: Virgin Records	9	7	1	1	6	1	5		* AUS: Gold	* FRA: Platinum	* SWI: Gold
!''White Lies for Dark Times''		* Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7	* Released: May 5, 2009	* Label: Virgin Records	9	17	7	6	11	7	23		* FRA: Gold
!''Give Till It's Gone''		* Album by Ben Harper	* Released: May 17, 2011	* Label: Virgin Records	15	9	6	3	13	2	25		* FRA: Gold

Live albums

+	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"
!''Live from Mars''		* Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals	* Released: 2001	* Label: Virgin Records	70	2	29	3	3	12	—		* AUS: 2×Platinum	* FRA: Gold	* NZ: Gold
Live at the Apollo (Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama)>Live at the Apollo''		* Album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama	* Released: March 14, 2005	* Label: Virgin Records	—	—	96	39	—	—	—	—
!''Live at Twist & Shout''		* Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals	* Released: December 4, 2007	* Label: Virgin Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
!''Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival''		* Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7	* Released: March 9, 2010	* Label: Virgin Records	151	—	—	57	—	—	19	—

Other albums

+	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"
!''As I Call You Down''		* Album by Fistful of Mercy	* Released: October 5, 2010	* Label: HOT Records	50	154

Virtual albums

''iTunes Originals - Ben Harper''

''iTunes Must Haves - Ben Harper''

Singles

"Like A King / Whipping Boy" (1994)

"Ground on Down" (1995)

"Excuse Me Mr." (1996)

"Gold to Me" (1996)

"Faded" (1997) #54 UK

"Jah Work" (1997)

"Glory & Consequence" (1997)

"Please Bleed" (1999)

"Burn to Shine" (1999)

"Forgiven" (2000)

"Steal My Kisses" (2000) #15 U.S. Adult Top 40

"With My Own Two Hands" (2003)

"Diamonds On the Inside" (2003) #31 U.S. Adult Top 40

"Brown Eyed Blues" (2004)

"Wicked Man" (2004)

"There Will Be a Light" (2004)

"Better Way" (2006)

"Both Sides Of The Gun" (2006)

"Morning Yearning" (2006)

"Fight Outta You" (2007) #61 Hot Canadian Digital Charts

"Boa Sorte/Good Luck" (2007) (with Vanessa da Mata) #1 Portugal; #1 Brazil

"In The Colors" (2008)

"Fool For A Lonesome Train" (2008)

"Shimmer & Shine" (2009)

"Fly One Time" (2009)

"Lay There & Hate Me" (2010)

"Skin Thin" (2010)

"The Word Suicide" (2010)

"Never Tear Us Apart" (with INXS) (2010)

"Rock N' Roll Is Free" (2011)

"Don't Give Up on Me Now (2011, Italy only)

"Walk Away" ("")

Special appearances

Harper played a slide guitar version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" prior to Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals on June 12 in Cleveland. Harper performed alongside Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and John Paul Jones at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2007. He also appears on the 2003 Pearl Jam DVD ''Live at the Garden'' where Harper plays alongside friends Pearl Jam for the songs "Daughter" & "Indifference".

Harper performed at several "Vote Obama" rallies and on the Willie Nelson show ''Outlaws & Angels''. Harper teamed with the Skatalites to perform Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" on ''Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino''. Harper was featured, alongside Jack Johnson, playing slide guitar with Toots and the Maytals, performing their 1970s reggae hit "Pressure Drop" on ''Saturday Night Live''.

In January 2010, Harper and his band Relentless7 performed at the Grammy Museum with Ringo Starr in support of The Beatles drummer's self-produced album, ''Y Not''. In early 2010, Harper also performed "Ohio" at the MusiCares tribute to Neil Young.

Filmography

1998-2001: Daria (TV) – Camp Fear ("Born to Shine"/"Faded")

2001: I am Sam ("Strawberry Fields Forever")

2002: Standing in the Shadows of Motown ("Ain't Too Proud To Beg"/"I Heard It Through the Grapevine")

2003: One Tree Hill (TV) – Crash Into You

2004: Sleepover ("Way Away")

2005: Trust the Man ("Everything")

2006: Akeelah and the Bee ("Everything")

2006: Newport Beach (TV) – The Dawn Patrol ("Waiting For You")

2006: CSI: NY (TV) – And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael ("Walk Away")

2008: Daylight Robbery ("Diamonds On The Inside")

2009: State of Play ("Please Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating")

2009: Dr House (TV) – Brave Heart ("Faithfully Remain")

2010: Conan (TV) – Dead Men Don't Wear Spanx ("Father's Son")

2010: Les Petits Mouchoirs (French Movie) - Ludo's death ("Amen Omen")

2010: Vampire Diaries (TV) – Katerina ("Amen Omen")

2010: The Fighter ("Glory & Consequence")

DVDs

''Pleasure and Pain'' (2002)

''Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' (2003)

''Live at the Apollo'' (2005)

References

External links

Official Ben Harper Shop

Ben Harper Live for Earth Day on National Geographic

Ben Harper at RollingStone.com

Ben Harper on Twitter

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Yunier Dorticós (born 11 March 1986) is a Cuban pro boxer.

Amateur

He placed second three times in a row at the Cuban national championships from 2005- 2007 at light heavy, each time behind Yusiel Nápoles. In 2008 he became third.

World Cup

2005 in Moscow, Russia (light heavyweight)

*Defeated Elnur Kadyrov (Azerbaijan) RSC-3

*Defeated Ovidiu Chereches (Romania) RSC-2

*Lost to Erdos Dhanabengerov (Kazakhstan) RSCI-2

Pro

He fled Cuba in 2009 and turned pro as a Cruiser.

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name	Luis Herrera
fullname	Luis Alberto Herrera
nickname	Lucho El jardinerito de Fusagasugá
birth date	May 04, 1961
birth place	Fusagasugá, Colombia
currentteam	Retired
discipline	Road
role	Rider
ridertype	Climbing specialist
amateurteams	Valyin de PereiraLotería de BoyacáLeche La Gran VíaVarta Nacional A
amateuryears	1981198219831984
proyears	1985-1990 1991-1992
proteams	Café de Colombia Ryalco Postobon
majorwins	Vuelta a España (1987), 2 stages :King of the Mountains (1987, 1991) Tour de France, 3 stages :King of the Mountains (1985, 1987) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages :King of the Mountains (1989) Dauphiné Libéré (1988, 1991)Clásico RCN (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)Vuelta a Colombia (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)
updated	January 10, 2007 }}

Luis Alberto "''Lucho''" Herrera Herrera known as ''"el jardinerito"'' (the little gardener) (born May 4, 1961 in Fusagasugá, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that in Colombia.

He entered his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1981 where he finished 16th overall and 3rd in the New Rider competition. Although he abandoned his second Vuelta a Colombia in 1982, he won Colombia's second major stage-race the Clásico RCN. In 1983 Herrera won Clásico RCN again as well as two stages and finishing second overall to Alfonso Florez Ortiz in the 1983 Vuelta a Colombia. In 1984 he would win the Vuelta a Colombia, the Clásico RCN as well as winning stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the first Colombian to win a stage of the race. He would win the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN four times each but his greatest achievement was in 1987, when he won the Vuelta a España, the first South American to win a Grand Tour. Herrera also won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1988 and 1991 and five "King of the Mountains" jerseys from the three Grand Tours.

Luis Herrera is the second rider to win the "King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain.

Major accomplishments

;Tour de France : 27th overall (1984) :: 1st, Stage 17 : 7th overall (1985) :: 1st, Stage 11 :: 1st, Stage 14 ::Winner 20pxKing of the Mountains (polka dot jersey) : 22nd overall (1986) : 5th overall (1987) ::Winner 20pxKing of the Mountains (polka dot jersey) : 6th overall (1988) : 19th overall (1989) ;Giro d'Italia : King of the Mountains (maglia verde) (1989) ;Vuelta a España : 20px1st overall (1987) : King of the Mountains (green jersey) (1987, 1991) ;Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 1st overall (1988, 1991)

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Palmarès

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