It all started in Omaha, Nebraska: Fred Astaire, whose real name was Frederick Austerlitz, was born there in 1899. His mother was the daughter of …
Goldeneye: Where James Bond was born
James Bond: Hardly any franchise attracts as many movie-goers as the adventures of the British secret service agent with the number 007. Many people know …
Dalida: The exotic chanteuse (1.)
It was a life marked by the longing for love: the life of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti. Under her stage name Dalida, she became world famous.
She sang in no less than ten languages and was admired by a wide audience.
Her image: the “Madonna”. There were critics who compared Dalida to a beauty from ancient Egypt.
But who was Iolanda Gigliotti?
Karen Blixen: The Storyteller
How does it feel to sit in your house in the evening and wait for the rain to water your coffee plants? Karen Blixen knew.
All In Your Name: The Bee Gees & Michael Jackson
Everything that happens in this world is in your name: This is the message that the song All In Your Name (Michael Jackson & Barry …
Nina Simone: The Voice of the Oppressed
Listening to Nina Simone’s interpretation of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, one feels spellbound by her: Yet her expressive …
Greta Keller: The Viennese Diseuse
Greta Keller: She carried the Viennese chanson around the world. “Parisian chic. US glamour and Viennese charm – this triad is the secret behind the …
Michael Jackson: His lost legacy
Michael Jackson – his hits: Billie Jean, Man In The Mirror or They Don’t Care About Us. Die-hard fans may recall his poetry apart from his songs, which he immortalized in the poetry collection Dancing The Dream. But what is often completely left out is his work in the visual arts: MJ liked to draw himself, and he also liked to have others draw him.
Michael Jackson: Smile
This article is being published to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s birth on April 16, 2021. Michael Jackson once said it was his …
ADELE: 19 — A teenager’s melodies
In the fall of 2006, singer Adele Adkins had just found her manager Jonathan Dickins, who became aware of her through the music platform MySpace. …