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In four of the British overseas territories, (Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Islands), the elected heads of government are styled as "Premier". In other overseas territories the equivalent post is styled as Chief Minister.
"Premier" is also the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities, such as the provinces and territories of Canada, states of the Commonwealth of Australia, provinces of South Africa, the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the nation of Niue. In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier" is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister". In these countries, terms such as "Federal Premier", "National Premier", or "Premier of the Dominion" were sometimes used to refer to prime ministers, although these are now obsolete. In Canadian French, the equivalent of the English word "premier" is "''premier ministre''", which is also the word used for "prime minister".
In the Czech Republic, "Premiér" means the "Prime Minister" and the Czech language translates both "Premier" and "Prime Minister" as "Premiér".
In Croatia, the head of government is officially called "President of the Government" (''predsjednik vlade'') but "Premier" (''premijer'') is commonly used.
A premier will normally be a head of government, but is not usually the head of state. In presidential systems, the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government the two are usually kept separate. An example of a nation having separate roles for the premier/prime minister and the president is the Fifth French Republic.
In the Soviet Union, the title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (Renamed ''Council of Ministers of the USSR'' in 1946), who acted as the Soviet Union's Premier. In Italy, as well, the prime minister maintains the office ''President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic''.
A second in command to a premier is designated as a vice-premier or deputy premier.
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The French Government is currently using his composition "The Libran Mind" as the theme song for its tourism campaign of the Massif Region.
The Goa Government has used Oliver Sean's song titled "The Goa Song" (a mix of old goan folk music) as the official song for their Float at the Republic Day Parade of India in 2006
Oliver Sean has also released several singles, albums and soundtracks including 'There she is again (W.O.A Records), Christmas Time (W.O.A Records), I Like It - Remix (W.O.A Records), Darna Chod Do (W.O.A Records/Crescendo BMG), I Like It (W.O.A Records/Times Music), So Good - Single (W.O.A Records) with award winning and highly acclaimed music videos that also were on top of various MTV and other videro charts and exclusive airplays. Some of Oliver Sean's memorable videos are I Like It, Darna Chod Do, Oliver Sean Live in Concert (B4U World), Oliver Sean Live at Waterfall Studios (Sky/Granada), You & Me (Unplugged Sessions) and others.
Oliver Sean is also the founder of India's largest International Independent music company, W.O.A International / W.O.A Records, based in Goa, Dubai and the US.
Oliver Sean's new single 'So Good' was released early march 2010 and went platinum in less than 2 weeks reaching 2.8 million downloads in 3 days. His album also titled 'So Good' is scheduled for release later in 2010 with a world tour of the artist to coincide with the release of this album
This musician was included in the Top 44 Artistes in 5 years List on the International Music Magazine 'RAVE' in their 5th anniversary issue in 2007 and has been termed 'India's hottest International Offering' by The Sun and has been nominated for 'International album of the year' for I Like It alongside John Mayer, Robbie WIlliams, Kylie Minogue and Third Eye Blind by AVMax.
Oliver Sean's music is a blend of Alternative Rock with world elements and the artist's supporting musicians come from the UK, Australia, India and the US and are called The Oliver Sean Band
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| Coordinates | 33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N |
|---|---|
| Name | DJ Premier |
| Background | non_performing_personnel |
| Birth name | Christopher Edward Martin |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Born | March 21, 1966Houston, Texas, United States |
| Instrument | Drum machineKeyboardSamplerTurntable |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Record producer, DJ |
| Years active | 1984present |
| Label | Wild Pitch/EMI (1987–1990)Chrysalis/EMI (1991–1998)Virgin/EMI (1998–2003)Year Round (2003–) |
| Website | }} |
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966, in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name DJ Premier (also known as Preem, Premo, or Primo for short), is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru. Born in Houston and raised in Grand Prairie, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his professional career. ''Rolling Stone'' identified Premier as arguably Hip-Hop's greatest producer of all time.
''The Source'' named DJ Premier one of the five greatest producers in hip-hop history, while the editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list. He also made the "Elite 8" in the search for The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time by ''Vibe''.
Premier collaborated with MC Jeru the Damaja on the album ''The Sun Rises in the East'', released in 1994, as well as the 1996 follow-up, ''Wrath of the Math''. Also from the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier produced and supervised Group Home's ''Livin' Proof''; although overlooked at the time of its 1995 release, the album has since come to find similar acclaim. Among others in that are closely tied to the Gang Starr Foundation who have worked with DJ Premier include Afu Ra, Krumbsnatcha, Big Shug, Smiley the Ghetto Child, and NYGz. He recently produced the majority of Blaq Poet's ''The Blaqprint'' in 2009 and will produce the entirety of NYG'z debut album.
In an interview with ''XXL Magazine'', DJ Premier was asked how his sound evolved, to which he replied, "Marley Marl is my number one inspiration. Jam Master Jay, Mixmaster Ice and UTFO. Grandmaster D and Whodini. DJ Cheese, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa. Jazzy Jay, even Cut Creator. Seeing them do what they do. It’s black music, it’s black culture, it comes from the ghetto. How can you not relate to ghetto people when that’s the rawest form of blackness? Even though it’s not a good place in regards to the economy and how bad people have it in the neighborhood, the realism’s there, and that’s what we were born out of. So I very much pay respect by doing the same type of music in return." DJ Premier attended Prairie View A & M University and may have been influenced by the musical atmosphere at the university.
As far as Group Home was concerned, Premier commented, "They don't respect what fed them," in a 2003 interview, going on to say that the only reason he produced a track on their second album was because Guru said he would rhyme on it.
Besides the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier is closely affiliated with M.O.P., which he names as one of his all-time favorite groups. The relationship started with the remix of “Rugged, Neva Smoove” in 1994, a single from the group's first album, which also included the exclusive B-side “Downtown Swinga.” From then, Premier produced about one-third of the songs on each subsequent album and overseeing and mixing the projects. On M.O.P.'s 2009 ''Foundation'' album, however, DJ Premier provided only one track, which was called "What I Wanna B."
DJ Premier hosts a weekly 2 hour show ''Live From HeadQCourterz'' on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation on Fridays.
In a recent interview, DJ Premier said that he has the desire to work with Drake and J. Cole. He said that he will produce a beat for Immortal Technique's upcoming album, titled ''The Middle Passage''. He contributed a song on Game's last album (The R.E.D. Album) called "Born in the Trap." and a song on Bushido's last album Jenseits von Gut und Böse.
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| name | Chris Colfer |
| birth name | Christopher Paul Colfer |
| birth date | May 27, 1990 |
| birth place | Clovis, California, United States |
| occupation | Actor, singer, producer and writer |
| years active | 2009–present |
| spouse | }} |
Colfer was named to ''Time'' magazine's 2011 list of the world's 100 most influential people.
At the age of eighteen, Colfer starred as Russel Fish in ''Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident,'' a short film where an awkward teenager must pass a Presidential Physical Fitness test or fail gym class and lose his admission to Harvard University.
Ryan Murphy revealed in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter that at the conclusion of ''Glee'''s third season, Colfer's character Kurt will graduate from Mckinley High along with Rachel (actress Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith). At the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, producer Brad Falchuk stated that "because they’re graduating doesn’t mean they’re leaving the show." Falchuck also stated "it was never our plan or our intention to let them go…. They are not done with the show after this season."
At 20 years old, Colfer won the 2010 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for his performance as Kurt Hummel. He was twice nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for his portrayal of Kurt.
On June 8, 2011, Colfer signed a book deal to write two novels for kids, the first of which, ''The Land of Stories'', is scheduled for release in 2012.
Colfer appeared on the English chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' on June 18, 2010, along with his fellow ''Glee'' co-stars Amber Riley and Matthew Morrison. He demonstrated his skill with a pair of sai, revealing that he bought a pair of them on eBay and regularly practices in his trailer when not shooting. He also mentioned during the interview that he would like it if his sai swords could be worked in to an episode of Glee.
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