"a literal interpretation of the story, directed by Dr. Dre and featuring Devon Sawa as Stan and Dido as his pregnant girlfriend. A prologue involves Stan dying his hair blonde and reacting angrily to being called ""Stanley"". Later, Stan sits in a room ""full of your posters and your pictures,"" with Eminem's image on every available surface, writing letters that express his devotion as ""your (Eminem's) biggest fan."" He is aware of even the most minute developments in Eminem's personal life. Stan wants Eminem to contact him through a personal letter or a phone call; but, due to unfortunate circumstances,"
"Back to the typewriter room, Eminem starts to write the lyrics to ""Stan"" and then pulls it out of the typewriter and delivers the closing line, ""Bitch, I wrote 'Stan'"". The video received a nomination at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Visual Effects. The song was first performed by Eminem at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 12 with co-producer and writer Skylar Grey on vocals. Both also performed the song on ""Saturday Night Live"" on November 18, along with his previous songs, ""Stan"" and ""Love The Way You Lie."" In the United States, ""Walk"
"red carpet with its cast and crew. In April 2018, Stan released her fourth studio album, which is titled ""Mami"", and peaked at number 119 in Japan. She also contributed guest vocals on Manuel Riva's track ""Miami"", which reached the top ten on the US Dance Club Songs chart; this was Stan's first appearance on an American ""Billboard"" ranking since 2011's ""Mr. Saxobeat"". It also reached the top 10 in Romania. The singer opened the 2018 , which had selected ""Miami"" as its anthem. At the 2018 Beirut International Awards Festival, Stan was awarded a special prize for her career."
"Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey ( ; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer and musician, whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, who had several top 10 hits including the US number one hit single ""Venus"". She later formed the Brit Award- and Ivor Novello Award-winning musical act Shakespears Sister, who had a UK number one hit with the 1992 single ""Stay"". Fahey joined the other original members of Bananarama for a 2017 tour. Fahey has two younger sisters, Máire (who played Eileen in the"
"(Param Pam Pam)"" (2009), which was given notable radio airplay. The song's provocative, low-budget music video was criticized by some viewers for emphasizing her physical and not her vocal qualities. In 2011, Stan made her international breakthrough with the single ""Mr. Saxobeat"". The song first achieved success in Romania, where it peaked at number one on the Romanian Top 100 for eight consecutive weeks. It then became acclaimed worldwide, topping the record charts in several other countries, and selling almost one million copies in less than year. At the 2011 Romanian Music Awards, Stan and ""Mr. Saxobeat"" won several awards"
"implies that her house is actually being torn down for redevelopment, as her home is sandwiched between two large skyscrapers. The video was directed by Dave Meyers, and was released in January 2001. VEVO released an acoustic version of the song in December 2012, and a live concert version was released in August 2016. Eminem's critically acclaimed number-one single ""Stan"" samples the first verse of the song for its chorus. Dido herself appears in the music video for ""Stan"" and has made appearances on Eminem's tours to perform the song. When Eminem performed ""Stan"" live at the 2001 Grammy Awards,"
"written approximately three years ago during a session between singer-songwriter Polina and songwriter David Brook in New York. A few months later, Polina visited Interscope executive Neil Jacobson, who, upon hearing the song, commanded her: ""Don't play this for anyone. It's an Eminem record."" The following week, Polina, and Brook joined Emile in the studio where he produced the song and then sent it to Eminem. Eminem added his own verses to the song, but left Polina's vocals untouched. The song's production and overall tone earned comparisons to Eminem's hit song ""Stan"". The rhyming words used in the song remain"
"#45 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. The song ranked #15 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, and #2 on their Countdown Millennium Songs. It was also named the 46th Best Song of the Decade by ""Complex"" magazine, and the 10th Best Song of the decade by ""Rolling Stone Magazine"". The song was ranked at number 58 in ""Rolling Stone Magazine""'s list of ""100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time"". Eminem has referenced ""Stan"" in some of his later songs, including ""Bad Guy"", ""Walk on Water"", ""The Ringer"", and ""Killshot"". Stan (song) ""Stan"" is a song by American"
"Mami (Alexandra Stan song) ""Mami"" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Alexandra Stan for her fourth studio album of the same name (2018), independently released as its third single on 4 April 2018. It was written by Stan and Katie DiCicco, while production was handled by DiCicco and Simon Says. A trilingual recording, ""Mami"" explores femininity. An accompanying music video was filmed by Bogdan Păun of NGM Creative and was uploaded onto Stan's official YouTube channel on 14 February 2018. Inspired by Mexican culture, it portrays the machismo idealism of a Latina girl next door daydreaming of her love"
"Alexandra Stan Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She was born in the city of Constanța and made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2011 single ""Mr. Saxobeat"", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They discovered Stan at a karaoke bar in 2009 and offered her a contract with their label Maan Records. ""Mr. Saxobeat"" followed the singer's debut recording, ""Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)"" (2009), which brought her fame in her native country. ""Mr. Saxobeat"" quickly achieved commercial success in Romania and abroad, reaching number one in several countries."
"was first released in 1999, and Dido toured extensively to promote the record. American rapper Eminem helped introduce Dido to a US audience in 2000 when he received permission from Dido herself to sample the first verse of ""Thank You"" in his hit single ""Stan"". Dido also appeared in the music video as Stan's pregnant girlfriend. She did not want to do the video at first, as she was uncomfortable with the scene in the video where she had to be tied up and have her mouth covered with duct tape, but later agreed to it and got along well"
"experiences in the past. Alexandra Stan Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She was born in the city of Constanța and made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2011 single ""Mr. Saxobeat"", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They discovered Stan at a karaoke bar in 2009 and offered her a contract with their label Maan Records. ""Mr. Saxobeat"" followed the singer's debut recording, ""Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)"" (2009), which brought her fame in her native country. ""Mr. Saxobeat"" quickly achieved commercial success in Romania and abroad, reaching number"
"""Saxobeats"", her debut studio album, was released in August 2011 and features the follow-up single ""Get Back (ASAP)"" (2011), which together with ""Lemonade"" (2012) was a moderate hit in Europe. An alleged altercation with Prodan in 2013 delayed the release of Stan's second album ""Unlocked"", which was eventually premiered in August 2014. Two of its singles, ""Dance"" (2014) and ""Cherry Pop"" (2014), were successful in Japan. Stan's third studio album ""Alesta"" was released in March 2016; it led to a collaboration with Inna and Daddy Yankee on ""We Wanna"" (2015), which reached the top 60 in several countries. ""Mami"", her"
"Starrah Brittany Talia Hazzard (born June 14, 1990), professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer and rapper. She has written 14 singles thus far that have reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1 of which went #1 (Camila Cabello's ""Havana) and 5 peaking in the top 10. She has cowritten songs such as Rihanna's ""Needed Me, ""Camila Cabello - ""Havana"", Maroon 5 - ""Girls Like You"", ""Drake - ""Fake Love"", Halsey - ""Now or Never"", Kevin Gates' ""2 Phones, and Nicki Minaj's ""No Frauds"", as well as studio albums including Travis Scott's ""Birds in the Trap"
"desire to portray a girl next door. Malfroy of Aficia wrote that Stan played a femme fatale. Prior to the release of the visual, Stan received backlash from her fans for gaining weight and allegedly having breast implants. Credits adapted from Antena 1. Technical and composing credits Visual credits Mami (Alexandra Stan song) ""Mami"" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Alexandra Stan for her fourth studio album of the same name (2018), independently released as its third single on 4 April 2018. It was written by Stan and Katie DiCicco, while production was handled by DiCicco and Simon Says."
"Penny DeHaven Penny DeHaven (born Charlotte DeHaven; May 17, 1948 – February 23, 2014) was an American country and gospel music singer and actress. At the beginning of her career, she recorded as Penny Starr. Born Charlotte DeHaven in 1948 in Winchester, Virginia, she is best known for her country hit singles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her biggest hit was ""Land Mark Tavern"", a duet with Del Reeves in 1970. DeHaven’s other singles included country remakes of such pop hits as Billy Joe Royal’s ""Down in the Boondocks"" (1969), The Beatles’ ""I Feel Fine"" (1970), The Everly"
"higher in Poland. Stan performed ""Écoute"" during various concerts that promoted the release of her album ""Alesta"" in Japan and Europe. Accompanied by Havana and a violinist, the singer has also sung the recording in a stripped-down version for Romanian radio stations Kiss FM, Pro FM and Radio 21 on 3 June, 7 June and 28 June 2016, respectively. The visual opens with Stan moving out her jacket, while wearing a blonde wig. Subsequently, a mountain is presented, following which the singer is portrayed with a husky dog in front of a snowy landscape, sporting a white hoodie. Following this,"
"Balans (song) ""Balans"" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan for her third studio album, ""Alesta"" (2016). Released on 2 March 2016 through Global Records, the track features the vocal collaboration of Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi. ""Balans"" was produced by Play & Win members Sebastian Barac and Marcel Botezan, while the writing process was handled by the latter two in collaboration with Mohombi and Breyan Isaac. A dance-pop song incorporating tropical music and Latin music influences into its sound, the recording was compared by critics to the works of fellow Romanian female singer Inna. An official music video"
"""Stan,"" a collaboration with Eminem that incorporated, in sample form, the first verse of ""Thank You."" It reached number 1 on the Australia HitSeekers Chart following her live performance on the 2001 ARIA Awards. ""Here with Me"" was used as the theme song for the 1999–2002 American television sci-fi drama ""Roswell."" It was also featured prominently in a pivotal scene of the 2003 film ""Love Actually"". Two distinct music videos were produced for the selection.<br>The first version was filmed in 1999, and released to the American market. The American version was directed by Big TV! and uses footage of the"
"I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up. See, I ain't like you, 'cause if she suffocates, she'll suffer more, then she'll die too. Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now... Oh, shit! I forgot! How am I supposed to send this shit out?! The first three verses are delivered by Eminem as Stan, while the fourth verse is Eminem as himself attempting to write to Stan and reason with the troubled young man, only to realize - to his surprise - that he had already heard about Stan's death on the news. The video is"
"Superman (Eminem song) ""Superman"" is a song by American rapper Eminem, from his fourth studio album ""The Eminem Show"" (2002). It features backing vocals from singer Dina Rae, a frequent collaborator, and was released in January 2003 as a single from the album in the U.S. only, peaking at #15 and #42 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart, respectively. The song is about the rocky relationships and promiscuous nature of the girls Eminem has had in his life and how he plans to deal with it. In his 2008 autobiography ""The Way I Am"", Eminem"
"and Alexandru Cotoi. Stan was subsequently invited to perform on the Romanian version of ""The Voice"" on 12 December 2014. There, she lip-synced both ""Cherry Pop"" and ""Vanilla Chocolat"". Shortly after her act, juror Tudor Chirila expressed how he was very ""disappointed"" of Stan's appearance, as she didn't provide live vocals. In an interview with ""Cancan"", Stan confessed that ""[her] conditions of appearance on ""Vocea României"" were already discussed with the show's producers, so no one should have been surprised about [her] playback-performance"". Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Unlocked"" and ""The Collection"" Vanilla Chocolat ""Vanilla Chocolat"" is a"
"with ""Cosmopolitan"" that every recording ""[tells] a different story"". Upon its release, ""Alesta"" debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Five tracks from the album were released as singles, with ""We Wanna""—a collaboration with Inna and Daddy Yankee—reaching the top 60 in several countries. ""I Did It, Mama!"" was accompanied by a controversial music video, and experienced commercial success in her native country. Fellow singles ""Balans"", ""Écoute"" and ""9 Lives"" portrayed featurings with Swedish-Congolese singer Mohombi, Romanian band Havana and Bulgarian reggae performer Jahmmi, respectively. To promote ""Alesta"", Stan embarked on a two-week venue in"
"home. Headlining Residency Promotional Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995) along with various successful singles, including ""Just a Girl"", ""Don't Speak"", ""Hey Baby"", and ""It's My Life"". Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album ""Love. Angel. Music."
"Stan (singer) Stan (, born Stratos Antipariotis on August 1, 1987 in Athens, Greece), is a Greek singer, songwriter and fashion model. Stratos, better known in Greece by his stage name ""Stan"", is a Greek young artist. Coming from the island of Paros, where he grew up, he took his first steps as a professional in the music industry in December 2009 writing the lyrics for the debut album of the Greek group Vegas for the song “Giati”. At the beginning of his career he also worked with Bo for the song “Tha’thela”, Nicko for the hit “Last Summer”, Claydee"
"a collaboration with Swedish-Congolese singer Mohombi, and ""Écoute"", featuring with Romanian band Havana; both songs benefited of a music video, with the clip for the latter single being filmed in Obârșia-Brezoi, the place where Stan spent her youth. ""Balans"" peaked on both Russia's Tophit and the Japanese Radio Chart at lower positions, and ""Écoute"" became a minor success in Europe. The fifth release from the album, ""Boom Pow"", was accompanied by a music video which was shot in her native Constanța and premiered on 24 August 2016, while ""9 Lives"", the last single, featured collaborative vocals from Bulgarian reggae performer"
"main video show her posing in front of a blue wall or her lying atop the pickup car, with her head being placed on a golden purse. Italian publication ""RnB Junk"" writer, Umberto Olivio, criticized the clip for not having a plot and for being ""unrealistic"". Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Alesta"". Balans (song) ""Balans"" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan for her third studio album, ""Alesta"" (2016). Released on 2 March 2016 through Global Records, the track features the vocal collaboration of Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi. ""Balans"" was produced by Play & Win members"
"Vesta Williams Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as pop, jazz, adult contemporary and R&B. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four–octave vocal range. She once sang ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" for the Los Angeles Lakers game opener using all four of those octaves. Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any Top 40 hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, she scored six Top 10 hits on the United States ""Billboard"" R&B"
"Vanilla Chocolat ""Vanilla Chocolat"" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Alexandra Stan for her second studio album, ""Unlocked"" (2014). It features guest vocals provided by Romanian rapper Connect-R. The track was made available for digital download on 24 December 2014 as the album's fifth single. ""Vanilla Chocolat"" was written by Stan, Connect-R, Sava Constantin, Alexandru Cotoi and Mika Moupondo, while production was handled by Cotoi. A selfie music video for the song was directed by Stan and The Architect, and debuted on Stan's YouTube channel on 18 December 2014. After its release, music critics praised ""Vanilla Chocolat"" for Connect-R's"
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"number 18 in Romania. In 2011, the singer released her breakthrough single ""Mr. Saxobeat"", which was an immediate commercial success, peaking at number one on the Romanian Top 100 for eight consecutive weeks. The single was subsequently released internationally, reaching the top position in eight countries across Europe including Germany and Italy. The recording was certified in multiple regions, including Platinum in the United Kingdom, triple Gold in Germany and Gold in Spain. Stan's follow-up single ""Get Back (ASAP)"" charted in many European countries, while peaking at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. In August 2011, Stan's debut album,"
"Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995) along with various successful singles, including ""Just a Girl"", ""Don't Speak"", ""Hey Baby"", and ""It's My Life"". Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album ""Love. Angel. Music. Baby."" It spawned three"
"Alesta X Bershka. With this occasion, the singer hosted an autograph session and a press conference with Japanese magazines and televisions from Nagoya and Tokyo. Subsequently, Stan embarked on a two-week tour throughout Japan. Stan further performed material from the album at the 22nd Tokyo Girls Collection, Zippie Dance Party, YouTube Space Tokyo and YouTube Live during March 2016. The first single from the record—""We Wanna""— was released on 8 June 2015 and featured the vocals of Romanian recording artist Inna and American reggaeton performer Daddy Yankee. With it being previously featured on the German edition of Stan's second studio"