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Google News: Carly Rose Sonenclar, la nueva cantante estrella de EEUU

[El Espectador Uruguay] - Con 13 años, la participante del programa estadounidense "The X Factor", asombró al jurado al cantar "Feeling good" de Nina Simone. Carly Rose Sonenclar, la nueva cantante estrella de EEUU. El famoso jurado integrado por el productor musical Simon

Ramona Jonas, 67, Delco social worker

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[Philadelphia Daily News] - Ramona was an avid reader, especially of mysteries, and was a fan of jazz, particularly the music of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Holiday. She took family members on whale-watching excursions to Cape Cod. She loved the water and enjoyed

Kimbra, Union Chapel - review

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[Evening Standard] - The cover of Nina Simone's Plain Gold Ring featured Kimbra's looped vocals and ended in a stroppy jazz workout. Her energy was uplifting during the carnival-like Marigold, as she marched around on spiky heels, yelping and rattling a tambourine in time

Google News: Avatar Zoe Saldana to Play Nina Simone, Viola Davis or Whoopi ...

[PolicyMic] - The casting of Zoe Saldana to play musical legend Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic has fanned the flames of debate over whether there's such a thing as “black enough.” Critics are upset with the pick because Saldana (an American actress of Puerto

Guardian: Sunset Baby – review

[The Guardian] - Now Ashanti is dead from drug addiction, and a worn-out Kenyatta (Ben Onwukwe), who has spent long spells in jail, is trying to reconnect with his grown-up daughter Nina, who was named after Nina Simone. "We chose it for liberation," he says. "Because

Star judges are eclipsing contest shows' new talent

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[New York Daily News] - To explain our skepticism, there's no need to look any further than Carly Rose Sonenclar, the 13-year-old who stopped the show on “X Factor” last week with Nina Simone's “I'm Feeling Good.” The scramble for star judges has been under way for a while.

Google News: Carly Rose Sonenclar's 'X Factor' Performance Echoes Shock Of ...

[International Business Times] - Last week on “The X Factor” viewers got a treat when they were introduced to 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar, who sang Nina Simone's “Feeling Good” during the Providence, R.I., audition. Carly Rose Sonenclar's 'X Factor' Performance Echoes Shock Of

Google News: Shmooze Celebrity Roundup

[Forward (blog)] - There's a new young Jewish would-be singing star to cheer for. Thirteen-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar of Westchester, N.Y. wowed the judges at her The X-Factor audition with her rendition of Nina Simone's “Feeling Good” and advanced to the next round.

Google News: Az Avatar sztárja nem jó Nina Simone szerepére?

[MIX online] - Bőrszíne és szépsége miatt nem tartják megfelelő választásnak az Avatar című kasszasikerben megismert Zoe Saldanát a világhírű soul- és dzsesszénekesnő, Nina Simone szerepére. Hollywoodban tudják, hogy lehetetlen az egész közönség kedvére tenni

Google News: X Factor 2 Premiere (night 2): The talented, the terrible, and the obsessed

[HULIQ] - It took just one line from Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" (made famous again by Michael Buble and again by Jennifer Hudson in the past couple years) to get the judges' attention. There was a maturity in her vocals that belied her years and her stage

Google News: Belém Art Fest

[Público.pt] - Musicalmente falando, o evento recebe, no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, uma homenagem a Nina Simone, grande senhora do jazz-soul espiritual, por Selma Uamusse, que conhecemos de projectos como Shout! ou Cacique 97. Por este espaço passam

Mindy Smith finds acceptance in loss on new album

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[Los Angeles Times] - “I took a lot of time -- this was not in college, but my own school -- studying Sarah Vaughan's vocals and her approach, and Nina Simone -- singers who are slick but still smooth with a little bit of roughness around it," she said. "Whether I mimic

Guardian: Mick Hucknall – review

[The Guardian] the passion out of the tunes, managing only an airy sweetness on I Only Have Eyes for You and flunking its biggest test on Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, failing to rival the desperate punch of Elvis Costello or Eric Burdon, let alone Nina Simone's

Random Girl Sings 'I Will Always Love You' On Grocery Store Karaoke Machine ...

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[Huffington Post] - In other awesome covers this week, we were floored by 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar's jaw-dropping rendition of Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good" on "X Factor." We also can't stop listening to Hanson's adorable cover of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever

'The Voice' Recap: Cee Lo Shows Passion, and His Feet

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[RollingStone.com] - We saw 12 seconds of each, which was merciful in the case of Ben Taub's lounge take on "Feeling Good," which seemed to be based on the version popularized by Nina Simone. Todd Kessler's stab at Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" had all the soul and pep of

Troppo pallida per quel film

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[Corriere della Sera] - Non si conosce ancora quando avverrà il primo ciak del film di Hollywood dedicato alla vita della celebre cantante jazz Nina Simone, che già le critiche fioccano. Il motivo? La scelta della protagonista. La produzione ha scelto infatti per il ruolo

Carly Rose Sonenclar Performs 'Feelin' Good' At New York Jazz ...

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[Huffington Post] vocal performances at New York City jazz clubs. Last Thursday, the New York teen blew the judges away with her old-soul rendition of Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good" on "The X Factor." But it was far from the first time that she had stunned audiences

20 Minuten Online: Hollywood-Kontroverse

[20 Minuten Online] - «Nina Simone musste Rassismus überwinden und hatte zeitlebens das Problem, dass sie nicht den richtigen Look hatte, um in die Gesellschaft zu passen», so Jones. Um so erstaunlicher sei es, dass jetzt eine Afro-Latina die Rolle bekommen habe, Simone

Too light to play Nina, says daughter

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[The Australian] - Nina Simone is now at the centre of a race row amid complaints the actress cast to play her in a film is not black enough. The film, Nina, was originally to star R&B singer Mary J. Blige. After it failed to find funding, an alternative actress -- the

Carly Rose Sonenclar, 13, Wows Crowd And Judges On 'X Factor ...

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[Huffington Post] - When 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar took the stage -- wearing sandals and jean shorts -- and announced that she would be singing "Feelin' Good" by Nina Simone, the judges were more than a little bit skeptical. Simon Cowell raised his eyebrows and

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Zoe Saldana, trop claire pour interpréter Nina Simone?

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[L'Express] - Jones a également mis en ligne une pétition appelant la réalisatrice, Cynthia Mort ainsi que le producteur du film, à choisir une autre comédienne "ressemblant davantage à Nina Simone." Mercredi dernier, la pétition avait rassemblé signatures. La

Album reviews: Grizzly Bear | Aimee Mann | Folk | Jazz | Classical

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[Scotland on Sunday] - The last in the current batch of titles in the Collector series (which also included compilations by Marilyn Monroe and Juliette Greco) is the only bona fide jazz one, and comprises recordings by the great singer-pianist Nina Simone from the 1950s and

Google News: Premios con ALMA

[El Look de las Famosas] - La actriz, que se encuentra en plena promoción de su nueva película 'The Words' y en el cartel del film biográfico dedicado a Nina Simone, no para de cosechar éxitos. Guapísima, Zoe acudió a la gala de los premios ALMA con un vestido de gasa plisado en

Google News: Zoe Saldana poderá “ser” Nina Simone?

[Público.pt] - A escolha da actriz Zoe Saldana para fazer de Nina Simone num filme que está a ser feito a partir da autobiografia que a cantora publicou em está a gerar controvérsia. A polémica é sobre o facto de a pele da actriz que entrou em Avatar ser

Familien reagerer: Saldana for lys i huden til å spille Nina Simone

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[VG Nett] - Tips en venn; Skriv ut artikkelen. (VG Nett) Zoe Saldana (34) skal etter planen spille Nina Simone i filmen om jazz-legendens liv, men nå raser debatten om «Avatar»-stjernen har den rette hudtonen.

Critics: Zoe Saldana Is Not 'Dark-Skinned Enough' To Play Nina ...

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[News One] - Ever since it was announced that “Avatar” star Zoe Saldana (pictured right) had been tapped to play jazz/blues/folk singer and activist Nina Simone (pictured), there has been sizable backlash from the Simone family and around the blogosphere, because

Profile: Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone)

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[Scotland on Sunday] - EUNICE Kathleen Waymon was born in February, 1933, the sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, but became better known by her stage name Nina Simone. She aspired to become a classical pianist, but was denied a scholarship to the

Google News: Zoe Saldana Centre Of Race Controversy

[SleekGossip.com] - Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana is the centre of controversy, following being dubbed 'too light-skinned' to play jazz singer Nina Simone in an upcoming film. Dominican-Puerto Rican actress Zoe Saldana is one of the most talented rising stars in Hollywood

Google News: Britney Spears Takes "The X Factor" Judging Home to Malibu

[GossipCenter.com] - The "Baby One More Time" singer is enjoying a number of contestants including, 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar who sang a version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good." Britney commended Sonenclar by saying, ”Wow, Miss Thing. You are a little diva."

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