advanced to star billing on the strength of her studio-fostered image as a “love goddess.” With
performances in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), and
There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), her fame grew steadily and spread throughout
the world, and she became the object of unprecedented popular adulation. In 1954 she married
baseball star Joe DiMaggio, and the attendant publicity was enormous. With the end of their
marriage less than a year later she began to grow discontented with her career.
[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.An
influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizing
singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the
CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), he pursued a career in
music releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006. He followed this with the
mixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money
Entertainment.In 2022, Drake released the house-inspired album Honestly, Nevermind and the
collaborative album, Her Loss, with 21 Savage. Known for frequent accompanying releases to
his albums, Drake achieved critical and commercial success with the mixtapes If You’re Reading
This It’s Too Late (2015) and More Life (2017).
As an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in
2012. In 2013, Drake became the “global ambassador” of the Toronto Raptors, joining their
executive committee and later obtaining naming rights to their practice facility. In 2016, he
began collaborating with Brent Hocking on the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black. In 2022, he
became a part owner of Italian soccer club A.C. Milan.
Among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is ranked
as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA.Heralded as the
undisputed leader of a new hip-hop generation in the early 2000s, the Toronto-born former
Degrassi: The Next Generation star served notice on his early mixtapes that a new voice was
emerging from the North. Since his official debut album Thank Me Later (2010), Drizzy has
become one of the most consistent hitmakers of the 2010s — racking up the most charted songs
(205) as a solo artist in Billboard Hot 100 history — as comfortable with a poppy hook as he is
with battle rap bars.Drake is among the acts who adapted most smoothly to the quarantine,
releasing mixtape “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” in late April 2020.
The project zoomed to No. 2 on the Billboard charts, narrowly losing the top spot to Kenny
Chesney.
“Dark Lane Demo Tapes” included several popular singles including the viral hit “Toosie Slide.”
The Canadian hip-hop star indicated plans to release a full album in summer 2020.Aubrey
Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, an African-American
musician born in Memphis, Tennessee, and Sandi (Sher) Graham, a Canadian Jewish educator.
As a young man, Drake appeared in several commercials, for such retailers as Sears and GMC.
In 2001, Drake rose to fame playing the role of “Jimmy Brooks”, a character on Degrassi: The
Next Generation (2001), a basketball star who is confined to a wheelchair after being shot by a
classmate. In 2006, Drake launched his music career by releasing his first mix tape, “Room for
Improvement”. Three years later, his third mix tape, “So Far Gone”, garnered him critical and
commercial success, and, the following year, he released his official debut album, “Thank Me
Later”, to generally positive reviews. Aubrey Drake Graham has established himself as a
multi-talented young Canadian, and the entertainment industry has great expectations for him..
Often raps and sings about his relationships, with atmospheric production
Dysprosody: he, controversially, often adopts pseudo-foreign accents which have included
Jamaican Patois (“Views”), Spanish (“What a Time to be Alive”), and British (“More Life”).
Often features voicemails on songs (e.g. “Look What You’ve Done”, “Marvin’s Room”, “How
Bout Now”, “Can’t Have Everything”)Has a son named Adonis with French sculptor Sophie
Brussaux.
Has tattoos of Aaliyah, Denzel Washington, multiple tattoos of Sade, Robin Givens, Lil Wayne,
Skepta, Popcaan, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and his late friend Fif.
Only receives $8.25 in royalties from Degrassi.
He has a Swedish tattoo “Oktober Lejonhjärta” dedicated to Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta,
Afro-Swedish twin models (also born in October) he frequently works with.
Is the first artist to reach a billion streams in one week, after the release of his 5th album
“Scorpion”.
As of 4 October 2018, he was ranked No. 1 as Spotify’s most streamed artist with 52 million
monthly listeners.
Working on the fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).
Created his own record label called OVO Sound/[2012].
Mother’s name is Sandi.
Good friends with Al Mukadam.
Began a hiatus from music after More Life to focus on film and television.
Has two dogs named Diamond and Winter.
Is a huge fan of Adele.
According to Forbes, has a estimated net worth of 90 million.[May 2017].
Told Rolling Stone that he doesn’t like that Jay-Z exclusively raps about fine art, but he hopes to
also own some one day.
[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was
ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks,
including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He
won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men’s
singles titles, a record eight men’s singles Wimbledon titles, an Open Era joint-record five men’s
singles US Open titles, and a joint-record six year-end championships. In his home country, he
is regarded as “the greatest and most successful” Swiss sportsperson in history.Federer and
Stan Wawrinka led the Switzerland Davis Cup team to their first title in 2014, following their
Olympic doubles gold victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Federer also won a silver medal in
singles at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing runner-up to Andy Murray. After a half-year
hiatus in late 2016 to recover from knee surgery, Federer returned to tennis, winning three more
majors over the next two years, including the 2017 Australian Open over Rafael Nadal and an
eighth singles title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. At the 2018 Australian Open,
Federer became the first man to win 20 major singles titles and shortly the oldest ATP world No.
1 at age 36. In September 2022, he retired from professional tennis following the Laver Cup.
10 October, 2026
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