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Copenhagen
What's from Denmark?
Little Mermaide, B&O sound systems, Georg Jensen, Tivoli, Lego, The Jelling Stone, Solvang
- A danish city in California USA, Tuborg Beer, Carlsberg Beer, Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories auther, The Royal Family, Danish Pastry, More Danish Pastry, Royal Danish Butter Cookies, Rosenborg Castle, Kronborg Castle - Holger Dane, Kronborg Castle - Prince Hamlet Arne Jacobsen Design, Holmegaard design, Louisiana Art, Baresso Coffee
People from Denmark
Viggo Mortensen (movies) - Witness - The Indian Runner - Crimson Tide - G.I. Jane - Alatriste - A Walk on the Moon - Appaloosa - A Portrait of a Lady - Good - Lord of the Rings (Aragorn) - A History of Violence - Eastern Promises - Hidalgo - The Road (2010)
Connie Nielsen (movies) - Devil's Advocate (1997) - Permanent Midnight (1998) - Rushmore (1998) - Soldier (1998) - Dark Summer (1999) - Mission to Mars (2000) - Gladiator (2000) - One Hour Photo (2002) - Demonlover (2002) - The Hunted (2003) - Basic (2003) - Return to Sender (2004) - Ice Harvest (2005) - The Great Raid (2005) - The situation (2007) - Battle in Seattle (2007) - Tonight at Noon (2008) - (TV series) - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (movies) - Black Hawk Down (2000) - Enigma (2001) - Wimbledon (2004) - Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - The Headsman (2005) - Firewall (2006) - (TV series) - Virtuality (2009) Commander Frank Pike - New Amsterdam (2008) John Amsterdam - Filthy Gorgeous (2006) Alex
Sven-Ole Thorsen (movies) - Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Conan the Destroyer (1984) - Raw Deal (1986) - Lethal Weapon (1987) - Predator (1987) - The Running Man (1987) - Overboard (1987) - Red Heat (1988) - Twins (1988) - Pink Cadillac (1989) - Ghostbusters II (1989) - The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Total Recall (1990) - Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991) - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) - Dead On: Relentless II (1992) - Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Cyborg 2 (1993) - Nowhere to Run (1993) - Nemesis (1993) - Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) - Last Action Hero (1993) - Hard Target (1993) - A Little Tailor's Christmas Story (1994) - The Dangerous (1994) - On Deadly Ground (1994) - A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) - The Viking Sagas (1995) - No Exit aka Fatal Combat (1995) - The Quick and the Dead (1995) - Mallrats (1995) - The Undercover Kid (1996) - Fox Hunt (1996) - Eraser (1996) - Bulletproof (1996) - Jingle All the Way (1996) - Batman & Robin (1997) - George of the Jungle (1997) - Kull the Conqueror (1997) - The Bad Pack (1998) - Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998) - Foolish (1998) - The 13th Warrior (1998) - End of Days (1999) - Facade (2000) - Gladiator (2000) - The Alternate (2000) - The Gristle (2001) - Bandits (2001) - Route 666 (2001) - Extreme Honor (2001) - Hollywood Next 8 Exits (2002) - Collateral Damage (2002) - The Sum of All Fears (2002) - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) - The Rundown aka Welcome to the Jungle (2003) - Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003) - In Enemy Hands aka U-Boat (2004) - Hidalgo (2004) - Hostage (2005)
Cecilie Thomsen (movies) - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - was living with Bryan Adams.
Helena Christensen - Top Model - In musicvideo for Chris Isaaks song, Wicked Game
Morten Andersen - Kicker in NFL - New Orleans Saints 1982-1994 - Atlanta Falcons 1995-2000 - New York Giants 2001 - Kansas City Chiefs 2002-2003 - Minnesota Vikings 2004 - Atlanta Falcons 2006-2007
Mikkel Bødker - Ice Hockey NHL - Phoenix Coyotes
Frans Nielsen - Ice Hockey NHL - New York Islanders
Jannik Hansen - Ice Hockey NHL - Vancouver Canucks
Caroline Wozniacki - Tennis - World ranking: 3
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London
A series of photos from United Kingdom
What's from the United Kingdom?
Fish & Chips, Manchester United Football Club, The West End (Musical Theatre), Pie & Mash, Sunday Roast Dinner, Eastenders, Coronation Street, Monty Python, Ealing Films, The Monarchy
People from United Kingdom
Simon Cowell (music executive, Sony BMG, Syco) - (television producer) - (entrepreneur)
(Judge on) - American Idol - The XFactor - POP Idol - Britain's Got Talent
(Signed and made successful number of artists) - Sinitta - Curiosity Killed the Cat - Sonia - Five - Westlife - Robson and Jerome - Ultimate Kaos - Leona Lewis - Will Young - Gareth Gates - Il Divo
(released several novelty recordings) - World Wrestling Federation - Teletubbies - Zig and Zag - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Richard Attenborough - CBE (born 29 August 1923) is a British actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. Attenborough has won two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes. He is the elder brother of naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough
David & Victoria Beckham - David - (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Milan in Serie A, on loan from Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also an established member of the England national team.
Victoria - (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and model. Has three sons with David, rose to fame as part of Spice Girls
Harry Potter - Series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The central story concerns Harry's struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical people (Muggles). Video games and other themed merchandise have been based upon the series.
Take That - Multi BRIT Award-winning English pop band. Gary Barlow is the group's main songwriter. Each member primarily performs vocals, though each has some instrumental/songwriting capability. The band achieved major success in the early to mid 1990s as a five person boyband act, with Robbie Williams. The current lineup reformed without Williams in 2005 and achieved new success as a four-piece
Gordon Ramsey - OBE, (born 8 November 1966) is a chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded a total of 12 Michelin Stars, and in 2001 became one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time. Ramsay is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as Hell's Kitchen, The F Word and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
The Osbournes - Ozzy, Sharon, Jack & Kelly
Elton John - CBE (born 25 March 1947 as Reginald Kenneth Dwight; name change occurred in 1972) is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career, Elton has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 U.S. albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.
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Milano
A series of photos from Italy
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Lisbon
A series of photos from Portugal
People from Portugal
Amália Rodrigues - (July 1, 1920 - 6 October 1999) was a singer-fadista and actress. Known as the voice of Portugal, as the Queen of Fado and as one of the most brilliant singers of XX century. Not only siung fado songs and other popular Portuguese tradition, but she also sung contemporary songs and even some music of foreign origin (French, American, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian). Outstanding contribution to the history of Fado, the novelty that was introduced to sing poems of great authors Portuguese established.
Mariza - (December 16, 1973) has been a regular on stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Sydney Opera House or the Royal Albert Hall. The British newspaper “The Guardian” considered her as "a diva of the music world”.
(Some Awards and Nominations) -
2003 - BBC Radio 3 Award in the category of Best European Artist in World Music.
2003 - Deutscheschalplatten Kritik Award
2004 - European Border Breakers Award do MIDEM Award
2006 - Nomination for BBC Radio 3 Awards for Best European Artist in World Music.
2006 - Nomination to the Gaala Emma (Finland), as Best International Artist
2007 - Nomination for a Latin Grammy in the category of Folk Music
2008 - Nomination for a Latin Grammy in the category of 'Best Folk Album' by CD 'Terra'(Earth)
Luís Vaz de Camões - Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524 - 10 June from 1580) is regarded as the greatest poet of the Portuguese language. His genius is comparable to that of Virgil, Dante, Cervantes or Shakespeare, the epic “Os Lusíadas” - The Lusiads is the most significant work of him.
“Os Lusíadas” is considered the main epic of modern times due to its grandeur and universality. The epic tells the story of Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese heroes who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope – Cabo da Boa Esperança and opened a new route to India.
José de Sousa Saramago - José de Sousa Saramago (November 16, 1922) is a writer, screenwriter, journalist, playwright and Portuguese poet. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. He also won the Camões Prize, the most important literary award of the Portuguese language. Saramago is considered responsible for the effective recognition of the prose in Portuguese.
Daniela Ruah - Daniela Ruah (2 de Dezembro de 1983), a Portuguese actress. Descending from a family of Portuguese’s, Daniela was born in Boston and lived in the USA until she was 5. She won the Portuguese version of "Dancing with the Stars”. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
(Television) - 2000/2001 - Sara in Forbidden Gardens (main cast), TVI * 2001 - Zezinho in Dear Mother (main cast), SIC * 2001 - Mónica in Elsa, Just One Woman (guest), RTP * 2001/2002 - Constance Lundy in Daughter of the Sea (main cast), TVI * 2004 - Veronica Botelho in Inspector Max (Marks of the Past) (cameo), TVI * 2005/2006 - Rita Cruz in Dei-te Quase Tudo (supporting cast), TVI * 2005 - Presentation of the Cine Box, TVI * 2006/2007 - Daniela Pinto in You and I (protagonist), TVI * 2008 - Rita in Cases of Life (2008) (protagonist), TVI * 2009 NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service as Special Agent Kensi Blye * 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Special Agent Kensi Blye (13 episodes, 2009-2010) * 2009/2010 Red Tails (2010) (post-production) as Sofia
