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<mask>, CavIH (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is in charge of Brazilian club Flamengo. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years. From there onwards, he competed mainly in Italy and in Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and the Intercontinental Cup with the latter side. His later career was severely hampered by injuries. <mask> was a member of Portugal's "Golden Generation". and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships.He took up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel. He was also in charge of Poland at Euro 2020. Club career
Born in Viseu, <mask> began playing professionally for Benfica, and was a starter from an early age. He won the Primeira Liga championship in 1990–91, and the Taça de Portugal two years later. On 10 April 1993, in a league match at Boavista, he was forced to play in goal after Neno was sent off and his team had no more substitutions left, in an eventual 3–2 win. In the summer of 1993, <mask> signed for Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP together with his teammate António Pacheco. In his only season, he partnered Luís Figo and Krasimir Balakov in midfield and the Lions did not win any silverware.<mask> joined Juventus in 1994. In his first season in Turin he won the Serie A title, the domestic cup and the Supercoppa; they also finished as runners-up in the UEFA Cup, losing to fellow Italian side Parma. The following year, he was part of the squad that conquered the UEFA Champions League. In the 1996 off-season, <mask> moved to Germany with Borussia Dortmund, where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following campaign, which made him only the second player after Marcel Desailly to win back-to-back titles with different teams; the final was against his former club Juventus and, although he appeared in that game, his spell was plagued with injuries, which followed him the remainder of his career. <mask> subsequently returned to Italy to play for Inter Milan, and eventually retired at the age of 31 after a brief loan to Parma, followed by stints at Panathinaikos and Espanyol. International career
A member of the Portugal U20 national team squad that won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, <mask> went on to earn 51 caps for the senior national team. His international debut came on 16 January 1991, in a friendly against Spain that ended in a 1–1 draw.<mask> played for his country at UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000, and was a squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not take part in a single match. His last appearance came shortly before the latter competition, a 2–0 friendly win over China. Style of play
<mask> was a hard-working, tactically intelligent and versatile player, who was effective both offensively and defensively, courtesy of his anticipation and ability to read the game, although he was not known for his speed. Although he was usually classified as a hard-tackling defensive midfielder, he also possessed excellent vision and control, and was often deployed as a deep-lying playmaker throughout his career due to his passing accuracy, technique and ability to control the tempo of his teams' play; his playing style drew comparisons with <mask> Falcão throughout his career. In addition to his skill and creative abilities, <mask> was also renowned for his leadership. Coaching career

Portugal national teams
<mask> began working as a manager by joining the coaching staff of the Portugal national team, taking the helm of the under-16s, and in the summer of 2008 he was appointed assistant to first-team coach Carlos Queiroz, his former boss at Sporting and the Portuguese youths. Queens Park Rangers
On 19 November 2008, <mask> was appointed head coach of Championship team Queens Park Rangers.However, on 9 April 2009, he was sacked, as the club claimed he had divulged sensitive information without permission from the hierarchy, which included Dexter Blackstock's loan move to Nottingham Forest having been agreed without his knowledge. Swansea City
Following Roberto Martínez's move to Wigan Athletic, <mask> was offered the role as Swansea City manager on 18 June 2009. He verbally accepted the deal, signing a three-year contract, and was officially appointed on the 23rd. During the league campaign, <mask> led Swansea to its highest league finish for 27 years (seventh), just outside the play-offs. On 4 July 2010, he departed by mutual consent, set to take the vacant post at Leicester City. Leicester City

<mask> became the new manager of Leicester City on 7 July 2010. Owner Milan Mandarić stated that he was delighted to "acquire a manager of such great calibre", adding he was "the right man to take our club forward".On 1 October 2010, after less than three months in charge, <mask> was fired after a poor start to the season, with the team having won only once in his first nine league games. Videoton
On 15 May 2011, <mask> signed a three-year contract with Hungarian club Videoton, newly crowned champions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He made his competitive debut in the Champions League qualifying round to Sturm Graz in a 2–0 away loss, followed by an insufficient 3–2 home win. His team hosted Trabzonspor in the season's Europa League last qualifying round on 30 August 2012, <mask>'s 42nd birthday. After the 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory (0–0 after 120 minutes), he stated: "The qualification was the most beautiful birthday of my life". On 7 January 2013, Videoton announced that they had agreed to terminate <mask>'s contract due to family reasons. That same day, it was reported that he would become the new manager of the New York Red Bulls, but nothing came of it.Five clubs in seven years (2013–2020)
On 12 June 2013, Maccabi Tel Aviv officially appointed <mask> as its head coach. He won the Israeli Premier League in his first and only season in charge. <mask> changed clubs and countries again on 28 May 2014, signing a three-year contract with Basel in the Swiss Super League. He left on 17 June of the following year, after again winning the national championship. On 21 June 2015, <mask> joined Serie A side Fiorentina. He left on 6 June 2017, following the appointment of Stefano Pioli. On 6 November 2017, <mask> signed for Tianjin Quanjian of the Chinese Super League, replacing Fabio Cannavaro.On 4 October of the following year, he left his post. <mask> became Bordeaux's third coach of the season on 8 March 2019 after Gus Poyet and Ricardo Gomes, agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal. Having come 12th in his only full season, disputes with the board led to his resignation on 10 August 2020. Poland
On 21 January 2021, Polish Football Association (PZPN) president Zbigniew Boniek announced <mask> as the head coach of the Poland national team. He replaced Jerzy Brzęczek, who was dismissed in spite of achieving qualification for Euro 2020. In his first match in charge, on 25 March, his side drew 3–3 against Hungary in the 2022 World Cup qualification. At the former tournament finals, and in spite of three goals from star forward Robert Lewandowski, they exited in the group stage; nonetheless, the manager was assured to remain on the job.<mask> led Poland to second place in their World Cup qualification group, reaching the play-offs but failing to be seeded after losing the last match to Hungary 2–1. The loss caused significant financial losses for the PZPN and the manager was criticised for not fielding several key players, including Lewandowski. <mask> was allowed to leave on 29 December 2021, after agreeing to pay compensation, three months before Poland's first match at the UEFA play-offs. Flamengo
Hours after leaving the Polish national team, <mask> was announced as the new manager of Flamengo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on a two-year contract. Having observed the first two games of the Campeonato Carioca season, he won 3–0 at home to Boavista Sport Club on his debut on 2 February 2022. Career statistics

Club

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Benfica
Primeira Divisão: 1990–91
Taça de Portugal: 1992–93
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989

Juventus
Serie A: 1994–95
Coppa Italia: 1994–95
Supercoppa Italiana: 1995
UEFA Champions League: 1995–96

Borussia Dortmund
DFB-Supercup: 1996
UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
Intercontinental Cup: 1997

Portugal U20
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1989

Portugal
UEFA European Championship third place: 2000

Individual
Guerin d'Oro: 1995

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Videoton
Ligakupa: 2011–12
Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League: 2013–14

Basel
Swiss Super League: 2014–15

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People from Viseu
Portuguese footballers
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Inter Milan players
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RCD Espanyol footballers
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Leicester City F.C. managers
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Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers
Swiss Super League managers
FC Basel managers
Serie A managers
ACF Fiorentina managers
Chinese Super League managers
Ligue 1 managers
FC Girondins de Bordeaux managers
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Clube de Regatas do Flamengo managers
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UEFA Euro 2020 managers
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Expatriate football managers in Wales
Expatriate football managers in Hungary
Expatriate football managers in Israel
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in Italy
Expatriate football managers in China
Expatriate football managers in France
Expatriate football managers in Poland
Expatriate football managers in Brazil
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Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
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Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
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<mask> (born Ellen Katherine Kelly; 1910 – 8 November 1953), known as "The Kiss of Death Girl", was a notorious Sydney prostitute in the 1920s and 1930s, who was featured extensively in the 2011 Australian television mini-series Underbelly: Razor. <mask> was associated with the cocaine-fuelled ravages of the razor gang violence of that era, commonly associated with her contemporaries, Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh, both criminal entrepreneurs who controlled much of Sydney's illegal sex industry and Sly-grog distribution during that period. <mask> received 73 criminal convictions during her life of crime, mainly for soliciting and vagrancy, and had the distinction of becoming the first woman in Australia to be convicted of consorting with criminals. Early life
Ellen (<mask>) Katherine Kelly was born in the inner city Sydney suburb of Waterloo in 1910, the youngest child of Colin Kelly, who later served in the AIF in World War I, and Lillian Kelly (née Ruddock), and the sister of Lionel, who was born in 1907, but died soon after, and William Colin, who was born in 1908, but who died of cerebral meningitis on 5 December 1910 in Bulli Cottage Hospital, NSW. Colin Kelly was later divorced by his wife, Lillian Kelly, on the grounds of desertion. After Nellie's mother married <mask> in 1922, Nellie took her stepfather's surname for most of her adult life. <mask> was a Roman Catholic and was educated at an exclusive girls' school on the North Shore.In 1926 <mask> ran away from home, caught a train to the city, seduced a married tram driver, and began living with him in Woolloomooloo. "The Kiss of Death Girl"
When <mask> began her career in prostitution in 1926 in Sydney's Surry Hills and Woolloomooloo districts at the age of fifteen, she was a blue-eyed blonde. Soon <mask> became Sydney's most popular and most expensive prostitute and was known as Sydney's Underworld Beauty Queen and also as the "Kiss of Death Girl" or "The Angel of Death", as most of her boyfriends or husbands were subsequently murdered. During her years in crime, <mask> was kidnapped, beaten, stabbed, razor slashed, and shot on numerous occasions. Early in 1927 when <mask> met Norman Bruhn (1894–1927), a Melbourne-born dockworker and gunman, thief, standover man and pimp feared for his garroting skills, who was forced to leave Melbourne by rival gunman Squizzy Taylor in November 1926, she was described as "a redhead with a ripe figure and provocative china blue eyes". At that time <mask> was a street prostitute on William and Palmer Streets with no connection to Tilly Devine or any other madam. Despite having a wife and children, Bruhn soon became <mask>'s lover and pimp, although she also worked as a dance instructor at Professor Bolot's Academy in Sydney's Oxford Street, commuting between Sydney and Queensland on a regular basis.According to Larry Writer, <mask> "perfected the age-old game called 'gingering' in Australia. During sex with one of her clients, an accomplice would emerge from beneath the bed and take the client's wallet from his pants or jacket. At that point, coitus would be interrupted by angry banging on the door by another involved in the scam, <mask>, feigning panic, would exclaim it was the police or her irate husband, and urge the client to dress and depart by the back door. Keen to avoid the embarrassment of public prosecution or a beating, the customer would flee and usually not notice until later that his wallet was missing." <mask> also was a cocaine runner and a fence for stolen property. Bruhn, who attempted to dominate the duopolised gangland milieu, was shot twice in the stomach outside a sly grog den in Charlotte Lane, Darlinghurst on 22 June 1927 by a hit squad sent by either Devine or Kate Leigh, and subsequently died in the early hours of 23 June 1927. Within weeks of Bruhn's death, <mask> began a series of relationships with a successive string of other Sydney criminals: Ernest Lyle Connelly (1903–1969), shot in Womerah Avenue, Kings Cross by rival gunman and future husband, Guido Caletti (or Calletti) in February 1929; New Zealand-born housebreaker and standover man Alan Edward (Ted) Pulley, later shot dead by illegal bookmaker Florrie Riley at Wentworth Street, Glebe on 6 March 1937; and Francis Donald (Frank) Green, (1902–1956), Caletti's rival for <mask>'s affections.On 16 June 1931 <mask>, Green, and William Hourigan visited the Maroubra home of James Edward "Big Jim" Devine that he shared with his wife, Tilly Devine. After an altercation, Devine shot at the fleeing <mask>, Green, and Hourigan, and accidentally killed a taxi driver. Subsequently, on 11 July 1931 Green, Horigan and <mask> were charged with "robbery under arms", being accused of having assaulted Devine, while armed with a revolver, and robbing him of a diamond tiepin valued at £50. On 16 September the charges against <mask> and Hourigan were dismissed due to lack of evidence. On 16 November 1931, after visiting her then de facto husband Frank Green at St. Vincent's Hospital where he was in a serious condition after being shot in the stomach, <mask> <mask> was herself shot in the shoulder in Burton Street, East Sydney while walking home from the hospital. Later, she refused to cooperate with police. <mask>'s first marriage was to the feared Sydney gangland figure Guido Caletti (1900–1939), who was the leader of a vicious Sydney gang known as the "Darlinghurst Push".The couple had fled New South Wales to Victoria due to outstanding arrest warrants. They married at the local registry office at Fitzroy, Victoria on 20 February 1934 with <mask> using her birth name, Ellen Kelly. In November 1934 Caletti was imprisoned for two years, and <mask> renewed her relationship with Frank Green. In July 1937 <mask> was charged with maliciously shooting at Harry Roper the previous month. While <mask> was working as a prostitute in Queensland, <mask>'s husband Guido Caletti was shot dead allegedly by two rival gunmen, Robert Branch and George Allan, at a party in Brougham Street, East Sydney on 6 August 1939. In 1940 <mask> married Charles Francis "Greyhound" Bourke (1909–1964) (also known as Edward Brown and MacRogers), another notorious Sydney criminal and gunman, at Sydney, using her then married name of Ellen Catherine Caletti. The couple separated a few years later, although she retained the surname of Bourke until her death in 1953.About 1947 <mask> adopted Janice, the infant daughter of a neighbour, and raised her conscientiously. Later years and death
During 1951 <mask> began living with William Francis Donohue (born about 1922), a wharf labourer, at 17 Denham Street, Taylor Square. On 31 March 1952, <mask> was attacked at her flat by Donohue, who shot her in the stomach. <mask> was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital in a critical condition with a bullet lodged in her liver. Despite Bourke surrendering himself to police and informing them of the shooting, at trial Nellie would not give evidence against him and the case collapsed. Upon surgery to remove the bullets, it was found that <mask> had several healed bullet wounds in her body, possibly sustained from the attack in 1931. Unfortunately, however, some of them had become sites for cancerous growths and they had become inoperable.After severe illness and suffering from depression, <mask> <mask> committed suicide through gas asphyxiation at her Taylor Square flat on 8 November 1953. <mask> was buried as Ellen Katherine Bourke on 10 November 1953 in the Botany Roman Catholic Cemetery, now known as Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park. Over 700 mourners attended her funeral including Kate Leigh, Tilly Devine and ex lover Frank Green. She was survived by her estranged husband Charlie Bourke, her mother, Mrs <mask> and her adopted daughter, Janice. References

Further reading
Blaikie, George. Wild Women of Sydney. Rigby, 1980.()
Hickie, David. Chow Hayes – Gunman. Harper Collins, 2001. ()
Kelly, Vince. Rugged Angel. Angus & Robertson, 1961. Lipson, Norm & Tony Barnao.As Crime Goes By. Ironbark Press, 1992. ()
Morton, James and Susanna Lobez. Gangland Australia. Victory Books, 2007. ()
Writer, Larry. Razor: Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor Gangs.Macmillan Publishers Aus., 2011. ,

External links
 1930 Police charge sheet for Nellie <mask>

Criminals from Sydney
Australian organised crime figures
1910 births
1953 suicides
Australian female prostitutes
Suicides by gas
Suicides in New South Wales
Female organized crime figures
Burials at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
Organised crime in Sydney

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title: Frenchie Davis

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Franchell "<mask>" <mask> (born May 7, 1979) is an American Broadway performer and a soul, dance/electronica, and pop singer. She came to public attention in 2003 as a contestant on the singing competition show American Idol. <mask> began performing in Rent on Broadway soon afterward, and was a member of the cast for four years. In 2011, <mask> reached the top 8 on the first season of singing competition The Voice. Early life and career

<mask> was born in Washington, DC, and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from Howard University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In the year 2000, she began her performing career in productions of Little Shop of Horrors and Jesus Christ Superstar with the Freilichtspiele Theatre Company in Schwabisch Hall, Germany.American Idol

<mask> was a contestant on the second season of American Idol in 2003, but was disqualified early in the season due to topless photos taken earlier in her career. According to <mask>, she was up-front about her pictures:

 "When I first discovered that I had made it to Hollywood and found out I would be competing to get into the top 30 and then later in the top 12, they had given us all this paperwork to fill out, background checks and that whole thing. So when we were doing that I had a discussion with some members of the production staff and I exposed to them a piece of my past; that when I was 19 years old, I took some pictures and that’s not the person I am [anymore]. I wanted to be up-front about it. We talked about it and then nothing happened". The Idol staff took no action then, but two months later, they decided that <mask>'s participation would be inappropriate. "They had decided that because American Idol was a family show, that they could not have me on the show because of the pictures I had taken –though they had never seen the pictures," she told EuroWeb.She also added that no one was able to find the pictures in question as the website that featured them had been taken down. Double-standards controversy

In 2007, revealing pictures of season six American Idol contender Antonella Barba surfaced on the internet, but Barba was kept on the show (though she was voted off shortly afterward). Many drew parallels to <mask>'s earlier situation. In an interview conducted for The New York Post on Monday, March 5, 2007, <mask> said,

 "I couldn't help but notice the difference between the manner in which she was dealt with and how I was dealt with.... I think it's fantastic if Idol has evolved, and I think it's fantastic she won't have to go through what I went through four years ago … but if the rules have changed, I believe there should be something to make up for the fact that I was humiliated needlessly." The discrepancy was discussed on talk show The View on March 6, 2007. Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck argued the difference was that <mask> was paid for her pictures whereas Barba was not.Co-host Rosie O'Donnell disagreed, saying, "I think it's racist. I do... I think it's because she's black". American Idol was also accused of racism by Project Islamic H.O.P.E. activist Najee Ali: "obvious that it's a racial bias... when you have a situation where a black contestant is punished and a similar situation happens to a white contestant and there is no punishment and they're allowed to continue on the show." Post-Idol career

After American Idol, <mask> appeared in the Broadway musical Rent in 2003. She sang the solo in the opening song of Act Two, Seasons of Love, and in ensemble roles such as Mrs. Jefferson (Joanne's mom), a woman with bags, a coat vendor, Mrs. Marquez (Mimi's mom) and others.She also occasionally played the part of Joanne. On June 1, 2005, <mask> returned to her previous role in the Broadway production of Rent. <mask> had previously announced that she would leave Rent in May 2007, but announced her final performance following a mid-April 2007 show. During the weeks leading up to the April 29 performance of Rent'''s 10-year reunion, <mask> appeared in an iTunes Podcast (Rent: The PodCast). She also joined the original cast for a special encore performance. In 2004, <mask> was cast in the role of Effie in a West Coast-touring production of Dreamgirls, which appeared in Sacramento, San Jose, and Seattle, and later went to the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. From August 3–19, 2007, <mask> starred alongside Miche Braden and JMichael in the role of Mahalia Jackson in the Hartford Stage production of Mahalia:  A Gospel Musical, written by Tom Stolz and directed by Jeremy B. Cohen.In 2008, <mask>, along with fellow second-season American Idol participants Ruben Studdard and Trenyce Cobbins, starred in the 30th-anniversary national tour of the musical revue Ain't Misbehavin'. The tour ran until May 2009, and was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Musical Show Album category. In the fall of 2010, Frenchie was cast in the role of the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) at the Berkeley Playhouse, the resident theatre company at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in Berkeley, California. The Voice

In 2011, <mask> competed in the first season of reality competition series The Voice. In the first episode, she performed "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, advancing to the next round as a member of mentor/judge Christina Aguilera's team of 8. On the May 10 episode, Frenchie competed in a sing off against Tarralyn Ramsey, both singing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé. Frenchie won and made it to the next round.On the June 7 episode, Frenchie performed "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. She was told, "You may very well have the strongest voice in this whole competition." In the next week, it was announced that Frenchie did not win the fan vote from the previous week's performance, which would have allowed her to move on in the competition. However, Aguilera used her own vote to move Frenchie onto The Voice's Elite 8. On the June 21 episode, featuring the Showdown of the Elite 8, <mask> performed "Like a Prayer" by Madonna. <mask> <mask> was eliminated during the semi-finals, finishing fifth overall. She did, however, join the other members of the final eight contestants of the show: Javier Colon, Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, Beverly McClellan, Casey Weston, Xenia, and Nakia on a U.S. tour summer 2011.Post-Voice career

In December 2012, <mask> starred in the musical God Doesn't Mean You Get To Live Forever at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York with legendary pastor Dr. James A. Forbes Jr. and Gregory Charles Royal. In 2014 she made her film debut in the comedy film Dumbbells. In 2017, <mask> starred as Henri in The View UpStairs - an off-Broadway musical about the UpStairs Lounge arson attack that killed 50 patrons of a gay bar in New Orleans. She was also a winner of the José Esteban Muñoz Award from CLAGS: the Center for LGBTQ Studies (formerly known as Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies) at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The award is given to an LGBTQ Activist who promotes Queer Studies outside of academia. Recording career

<mask> is a featured artist in the Tony Moran single "You Are" that was released December 1, 2009, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard hot clubplay chart. "You Are" was the debut single from Moran's album Mix Magic Music.On September 4, 2012, <mask> released her debut solo single, "Love's Got A Hold On Me". The song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The song was billed as the first single from an upcoming solo album, Just Frenchie, but the album was not released. Personal life

<mask> possesses a vocal range of Lyric Mezzo-soprano. In 2012, <mask> came out as bisexual. She continues to be a strong and outspoken advocate for the Bisexual community, LGBTQ Youth and for LGBTQ People of Colour. In 2013, she was the featured performer at the National LGBTQ Task Force's 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change in Atlanta GA where she explained that she had come out for all of the young LGBT people."It's so wonderful to see all the young people here. You all are the reason that I chose to be out. Because it is important that you see people in the public eye who are not ashamed of who they are. It is ok to be true to you. "In 2014, <mask> created a stir when she spoke out bluntly in response to the verdict in the Shooting of <mask> by Michael Dunn where the jury deadlocked on the charge of first-degree murder, saying "As an LGBT woman of color, I am having an extremely difficult time grasping WHY Matthew Shephard’s life is so much more valuable than Trayvon’s or Jordan’s????!?!?! Help me understand, y’all! Help me understand".In popular culture
<mask> was impersonated by guest host Queen Latifah on the March 8, 2003, episode of sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live''; <mask> was lampooned for her nude photo scandal, brash attitude and melismatic singing style. Awards and Recognitions
In June 2017, <mask> received the José Esteban Muñoz award from CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies - an award that is given to individuals who promote Queer Studies in their work or activism. She shared the award alongside Nathan Lee Graham and Wilson Cruz. References

External links

  Retrieved on 2008-01-15
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 Article from the Smoking Gun
 2003 article from Playbill
 Frenchie's Official Myspace
 Frenchie <mask> page on official NBC The Voice website
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 Frenchie's Performing Live in Philadelphia (video)

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title: Francesca Michielin

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<mask> (; born 25 February 1995) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor. Her first single, "Distratto", debuted atop the Italian FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart and was certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. <mask>'s debut studio album, Riflessi di me, was released in October 2012, preceded by the single "Sola". During the following years, she released the albums di20 (2015) and 2640 (2018), both certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, and several hit singles, including "L'amore esiste" (2015), "Nessun grado di separazione" (2016), "Vulcano" (2018), "Io non abito al mare" (2018) and "Cheyenne" (2019). She recorded three commercially successful singles with Italian rapper Fedez—"Cigno nero" (2013), "Magnifico" (2014) and "Chiamami per nome" (2021)—and she released collaborations with several artists spanning different genres, including rappers Fabri Fibra and Don Joe, indie pop acts Giorgio Poi, Coma Cose, Vasco Brondi and Carl Brave, rock band Måneskin, and pop singers Elisa and Max Gazzè. Her fourth studio album, Feat (stato di natura), was conceived as a collection of previously unreleased collaborations.During her career, <mask> competed twice in the Sanremo Music Festival, placing second both in 2016 with "Nessun grado di separazione" and in 2021 with "Chiamami per nome", performed with Fedez. With "Nessun grado di separazione", she went on representing Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Early life
Michielin was born in Bassano del Grappa, to Vanna Moro and Tiziano <mask>. She has an older brother, Filippo. Her first experience with playing music came from studying piano, when she was 9-years-old. She later started studying electric bass. At the age of fourteen, she started singing in her hometown's gospel choir.Thanks to her brother, she developed an interest in rock music, and she later focused on artists like Bon Iver, Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice. After listening to Adele's debut album 19, Michielin started writing her own songs on piano. During high school, she also founded a three-pieces punk rock girl band, named Monkey Nuts, in which she played bass. Before rising to fame, she was a student at the third year of the liceo classico Brocchi in Bassano del Grappa. Starting from the school's fourth year, she only took exams as an external candidate, in order to continue pursuing her musical career. In July 2014, she obtained the maturity diploma at the Cavanis institute in Possagno. Career

2011–2012: X Factor and Riflessi di me

When she was sixteen, she was asked to replace a soloist singer in a gospel concert.Her performance impressed a sound technician, who decided to register her for the auditions for the fifth series of X Factor, in 2011. She sang Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", and she was chosen by her mentor Simona Ventura to be part of her team. During the live shows, she performed songs including Adele's "Someone Like You", "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors, and Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground". On 29 December 2011, during the semifinal, <mask> premiered the song "Distratto", written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino. In the final on 5 January 2012, she was announced as the winner, beating runner up vocal group I Moderni. With her victory, she won a recording contract with Sony Music, with a stated value of €300,000. Her debut single "Distratto" was released as a digital download EP on 6 January 2012.On 12 January 2012, the song debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart, and it was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units. The song was included in <mask>'s debut EP, Distratto, which was released on 24 January 2012. The EP includes re-recorded versions of some of the songs she performed during the live shows. On 17 February 2012, <mask> appeared as a guest during the fourth night of the 62nd Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Al posto del mondo" with contestant Chiara Civello. <mask>'s second single, "Sola", was released on 31 August 2012. The single preceded her debut studio album, Riflessi di me, featuring collaborations with producer Andrea Rigonat and singer-songwriters Elisa and Roberto Casalino. <mask> has writing credits on three songs on the album, including the title-track, co-written with Elisa and Virginio Simonelli.Riflessi di me later spawned the singles "Tutto quello che ho" and "Se cadrai". 2013–2014: Collaborations and "Amazing"
In March 2013, <mask> was featured on the song "Cigno nero" by Italian rapper Fedez. The song, co-written by <mask> herself, was included in Fedez's album Sig. Brainwash − L'arte di accontentare and was released as its second single. In 2014, <mask> took part in the theatrical performance La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla, with music written by Franco Battiato. The show was held at Teatro Comunale di Bologna on 19 and 20 January 2014. On 28 March of the same year, <mask> released a new single, "Amazing".The song, entirely composed in English, was written by <mask> with Fausto Cogliati and Negin Djafari for the Italian version of the soundtrack of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. In 2014, <mask> appeared on Fedez's track "Magnifico" for his album Pop-Hoolista. After being released as the album's second single, the song reached the top spot of the Italian singles chart, and it was certified triple platinum in Italy. 2015–2016: di20, Sanremo Music Festival and Eurovision Song Contest

In April 2014, <mask> confirmed she was working on new material. The single "L'amore esiste", produced by Fortunato Zampaglione and Michele Canova, was released on 6 March 2015, ahead of her second studio album, di20. The song achieved commercial success, entering the top ten of the Italian FIMI Top Digital chart, and receiving the Lunezia Pop Award. "L'amore esiste" was followed by "Battito di ciglia", released on 10 July 2015, and "Lontano", released on 25 September 2015.To launch di20, <mask> performed at the Unicredit Pavilion in Milan on 21 October 2015, four days before the official release of the album. In January 2016, <mask> also embarked on her first concert tour, titled Nice to Meet You. A live extended play was recorded during the show and released exclusively to digital stores on 30 January 2016. In February 2016, she competed in the 66th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Nessun grado di separazione". The song placed second in the competition, behind Stadio's "Un giorno mi dirai". The band was then eligible to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, but they declined, stating they would be on a previously planned tour in May 2016. Their decision led RAI to select <mask> as the Italian entry for the 61st edition of the European competition.<mask>'s entry was a new version of "Nessun grado di separazione", featuring an English-language chorus and titled "No Degree of Separation". In the final she placed 16th out of 26. "Nessun grado di separazione" debuted atop the Italian singles chart and was included in di20are, a new edition of <mask>'s second studio album. On 3 June 2016, "Un cuore in due" was released as the album's fifth single. The music video was directed by Giacomo Triglia and was released on 13 June 2016. On 23 September 2016, "Almeno tu" was released as the album's sixth and final single. It was also included in the soundtrack of Piuma.A music video featuring <mask> as well as segments from the film was released on 24 September 2016. 2017–2018: 2640
In January 2017, <mask> announced through her Twitter account that she had started working in the studio on her third album, the title of which was later announced as 2640. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Michele Canova. The album's lead single "Vulcano" was released on 21 July 2017, along with a music video directed by Giacomo Triglia and filmed between 10pm and 5:30am in Berlin. The song achieved a platinum certification in Italy. On 1 October 2017, <mask> performed "Vulcano" on Che tempo che fa and announced the album's release date as 12 January 2018. The album was made available to pre-order on 22 December 2017, with the song "Tropicale" as a pre-order bonus."Io non abito al mare" was released as the album's second single on 17 November 2017. Its music video, filmed at Cretto di Burri, was directed by Giacomo Triglia and released on 20 November 2017. Lyrically, the song speaks of the difficulty of communicating, the difference between feeling and listening and the desire to embrace, not to be afraid of showing that side of feeling that is pure tenderness. The song achieved a platinum certification in Italy. "Bolivia" was released as the third single from the album on 16 March 2018. The music video was released on 20 March 2018. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and the screenplay was written by <mask>.In an interview with Rolling Stone, <mask> said that the song is a criticism of people who chase change and run away to exotic and remote places with the idea of living a more genuine life and making a difference, without realising that the problem to be solved is often within them. "Tropicale" was released as the fourth single on 15 June 2018, along with a music video. In May 2018, <mask> also provided featured vocals, together with rapper Fabri Fibra, on the single "Fotografia" by Italian recording artist Carl Brave. On 16 November 2018, <mask> released a new song, "Femme", written by <mask> and Calcutta and remixed by Bruno Belissimo. A vinyl edition of 2640 was released on 7 December 2018, including the original 13 tracks as well as "Femme", "Fotografia" and the demo of "Tropicale". <mask> composed the original soundtrack for the short film A Cup of Coffee with Marylin, which was directed by Alessandra Gonnella and which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. 2019–2021: Feat (Stato di natura)
Michelin began teasing her musical return on her social media accounts on 8 November 2019, culminating in the announcement of the single "Cheyenne" featuring Charlie Charles, which was released on 15 November 2019 as the lead single from <mask>'s fourth studio album.Titled Feat (stato di natura) and released on 13 March 2020, the album included 11 tracks, all of which featured other artists, with the main theme being the contrast and union between urban and natural environments. It was set to be preceded by three concerts, each with a different location, theme and arrangement. A new song from the album was premiered during each event, and released on the following day—"Gange", featuring Italian rapper Shiva, was released after the performance which took place at the Rocket nightclub on 20 February 2020; "Riserva naturale", featuring Coma Cose, premiered on 27 February 2020 during a show which was set to take place at the Serraglio nightclub, but was turned to a Facebook livestream session due to restrictions aimed at containing the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. "Monolocale", featuring Fabri Fibra, debuted at the 5 March 2020 event, broadcast on RaiPlay. The album debuted and peaked at number 7 in Italy. The song "Stato di natura", featuring Måneskin, was released as the album's second single on 13 March 2020. On 3 April 2020, "Monolocale" was released as the album's third single.In the meanwhile, <mask> performed a cover of Gianni Morandi, Enrico Ruggeri & Umberto Tozzi's "Si può dare di più" with Levante and Maria Antonietta for the third night of the 70th Sanremo Music Festival, on 6 February 2020. She was among the artists involved in the charity event Musica che unisce, created as a collage of home made contributions and performances recorded and broadcast during the COVID-19 lockdown, and she performed "Cheyenne" from a panoramic corner in her hometown Bassano del Grappa during the 2020 International Worker's Day concert, annually supported by Italian trade unions CGIL, CISL and UIL and adapted in 2020 to a televised show without any audience. On 22 January 2021, <mask> Brondi, as an addition to her previous album Feat (stato di natura). In February of the same year, she launched her podcast titled Maschiacci – Per cosa lottano le donne oggi?, interviewing celebrities about topics related to the fight against gender stereotypes. In March 2021, she performed the song "Chiamami per nome" with Fedez at the 71st Sanremo Music Festival. After being the bookmaker's favourite to be victorious in the contest, it placed second overall. This marked the pair's third collaboration, following 2013's "Cigno nero" and 2014's "Magnifico".The song reached number one in Italy. <mask> also dueted with Samuel on the single "Cinema", and later recorded the song "Nei tuoi occhi" for the soundtrack of the film Marilyn ha gli occhi neri. 2022: Debut novel and Effetto serra
<mask> was the orchestra conductor at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022 during Emma Marrone's performances of her entry "Ogni volta è così", and she dueted with her on a cover version of "...Baby One More Time". In mid-2021, she also started working on Effetto serra, an upcoming TV programme for Sky Nature, interviewing experts about sustainable individual behaviours. Her debut novel, titled Il cuore è un organo, will be published on 15 March 2022 by Mondadori. Discography

 Riflessi di me (2012)
 di20 (2015)
 2640 (2018)
Feat (stato di natura) (2020)

Awards and nominations

Filmography

References

External links

 <mask> at Allmusic
 <mask> discography at Discogs
 <mask>elin at Musicbrainz

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21st-century Italian singers
Italian pop singers
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The X Factor winners
X Factor (Italian TV series) contestants
People from Bassano del Grappa
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Italy
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2016
21st-century Italian women singers

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title: Edoardo Mangiarotti

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<mask> (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual gold, five team golds, five silver, and two bronze medals from 1936 to 1960. Fencing background
Fencing is one of the original sports from the 1896 Games. Electronic scoring equipment was introduced in 1936 in the épée events when Mangiarotti won a gold medal with the other members of the Italian team. He consistently won each épée event and was second only to expert Christian d'Oriola in the foil events. On a points for and against basis in international competition, <mask> was the most successful fencer in history.Early life
<mask> <mask> was born into a famous fencing family on 7 April 1919. <mask>, a Milanese fencing master and 17 times national épée champion, planned his son’s championship career and molded him into an awkward opponent by converting a natural right-hander to a left-hander. Dario <mask>, older brother of the great <mask>, won the world title in Cairo in 1949 and a gold and two silver in the Olympics. His brother <mask> was also a fencer. Pre-World War II career
<mask> was a national junior foil champion at the age of 11. He won a place in the Italian senior team at age 16 and competed in the 1935 world championships. The following year young Mangiarotti rewarded his father for his conscientious coaching with an Olympic team épée gold medal in the Olympics.In Paris, 1937, <mask> <mask> won a gold medal in a World Championships team event. The next year in Czechoslovakia he finished second in the individual épée, won a bronze in the team épée and a gold in team foil. Career 1945-50
Even at such an early stage in his career, the young Mangiarotti showed the strong determination and personality that was to separate him from other international competitors in both foil and épée in the 1950s. At the 1948 London Olympics, <mask> finished with a bronze medal in the individual épée and two team silver medals. Dario <mask> could not compete because of an injury. In 1949, Dario won the individual épée World Championship in Cairo while his younger brother participated in the winning épée and foil teams. Two years later <mask> forged to the top in individual épée by winning the world championships in Stockholm.1952 Helsinki
The Helsinki Games in 1952 were the crowning glory for the <mask> brothers. Against a record field of 76 competitors <mask> <mask> won the Olympic épée individual gold medal with decisive style. After a somewhat shaky start in the final he ran out the winner with seven victories. His brother had won the silver from Switzerland’s Oswald Zappelli, who had beaten <mask> for the silver medal in the previous Olympics. The record created at the Helsinki Olympics by the <mask> brothers may be second only to their countrymen the Nadi brothers. While <mask> secured two gold medals for the épée team and individual titles and two silver medals for the foil team and individual, his brother won a gold medal for the épée team event and a silver for the individual to give the family a remarkable six medals. This compares with the 9 medals, 8 gold and 1 silver, won by Nedo Nadi (5 gold) and his brother Aldo Nadi (3 gold, 1 silver) in the 1920 Olympics, all in fencing.(reference www.olympic.org)

1956 Melbourne
By the Melbourne Olympics, <mask> was a fraction past his best but he refused to leave the international arena without a fight. In the individual épée, Australian spectators were treated to a dramatic finale. Three Italians finished equal first, each with five wins and two losses. A barrage had to be held to sort out the medal winners. The drama heightened after the first section of the play off when <mask>, Carlo Pavesi and Giuseppe Delfino all had one win and one loss. The second barrage broke the deadlock; <mask> tired towards midnight and lost both his bouts, then Pavesi beat Delfino to clinch the gold medal. The Italians had a clean sweep of the medals with <mask> taking the bronze.As compensation he won gold in both épée and foil team events. 1960 Rome
At the 1960 Games in Rome, Mangiarotti now a 41-year-old, and the oldest on the Italian team, won a silver medal in the team foil behind the Soviet squad that boasted individual champion Zhdanovich. The Italian épée squad which included <mask> and individual gold medalist Delfino won the team event from a brilliant British squad led by Bill Hoskyns the 1958 World individual champion. This was <mask>'s 13th and last Olympic medal, breaking the previous record of 12 by Paavo Nurmi at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. His record would stand until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when Larisa Latynina would win her 18th medal, a record which stood until broken by Michael Phelps on 31 July 2012 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Post-Olympic retirement
Mangiarotti retired in 1961 and left the Olympic fencing arena as the greatest combined épée and foil fencer the world had ever seen. His participation in world and Olympic championships spanned 25 years and resulted in an amazing 39 top three placings.This five time Olympian was awarded a Bronze Olympic order in 1977.

International Olympic Committee award
In 2003, the International Olympic Committee awarded <mask> Mangiarotti with a Platinum Wreath, with a document which stated that: "<mask> Mangiarotti's total of 39 gold, silver & bronze medals in Olympic & World Fencing Championships which earns him the distinction of being the greatest Fencer in that sport's history." See also
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
Multiple medallist at the World Fencing Championships
Italy at the Olympics – Men gold medalist
Italy national fencing team – Multiple medalists
 Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame

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title: Makoto Koshinaka

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<mask> (越中睦 / 越中睦士 or <mask>, born July 15, 1980 in Moto Azabu, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor and model, active in both Japan and in Thailand starting in 1999. His musical career covers various musical styles (from pop rock, folk rock, solo as <mask>, and with the visual kei bands Λucifer and †яi￠к, under the agencies Unlimited Records, BM Factory, Crown Records, T.N.B and, currently, SCSC Records). His acting career covers roles in stage plays, TV dramas and feature movies. Biography

Λucifer

<mask> started his career in 1999 as lead singer of the Japanese rock band Λucifer. An incarnation of the characters in Mayu Shinjo's manga and subsequent anime series "Kaikan Phrase" ("Sensual Phrase"), the group continued producing music after the release of its first album, specially created for anime, collaborating with several famous Japanese musicians. The band became internationally renowned. The group disbanded in 2003, but reunited briefly in November 2009 for a special tour which took place between August and September 2010, with concerts in Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Bangkok, Thailand, before an audience of more than four thousand fans.Solo musical career

After the first disbanding of Japanese rock band Λucifer, <mask> started a solo career under the simple name "<mask>". He switched to his own musical style, folk rock and with this new sound released the mini-album "Vibration" in October 2003, and the singles "Secret Colors" and "Rise" in 2007. On the international scene, he participated in the Pattaya International Music Festival in Thailand in 2005. The following year, <mask> was invited to participate to a three-days visit to promote tourism in the Pattaya area. In 2007, his first full-length solo album "Flair," was released. The album marked his return to the Japanese musical scene after several years of activity in Thailand, and was very well received. His activity on the musical scene in Thailand continues.At the end of the year 2012 he participated in prestigious charity concert, "Jazz for His Majesty," held on December 19 at the Royal Paragon Hall, for His Majesty, the King of Thailand. †яi￠к

Since 2010, <mask> <mask> has been lead vocalist of the visual kei rock band TRICK (stylized as †яi￠к). This marked another change in his musical style, now transitioning to metal, which he declared in interviews had always attracted him. The other members of the band are guitar: Taiji Fujimoto (ex. D･T･R, Groove Master, The Dead Pop Stars); guitar: Shintaro Mizuno; bass: Shuse (ex. La'cryma Christi, Acid Black Cherry); drums: Tero (ex. Vidoll).The band headlined Music Japan Plus's MJP Gig on June 23, 2012, at Shibuya O-East. The event was available to more than 30,000 viewers at home, live broadcasting through NicoNico. The band also targets international audiences outside of Japan's domestic market. †яi￠к made its international debut in Thailand on September 24, 2011, with the mini-concert "We are †яi￠к". The band has released three singles to date, in 2012: "Phenomena", "Scar" and "Love Rain" (released on November 21 and ranked a few days later, on December 3, on the 18th place in the Oricon Indies Chart). Their third single was immediately followed by two consecutive concerts in Osaka on 24 and 25 November. On December 1, 2012, the band participated in the festival LOFT「master+mind」presents "Rock is Culture 2013."The beginning of the year 2013 marked another concert on 17 March, SHUSE Birthday Presents & TAIJI 50th Anniversary「LOVE RAIN」~Epilogue~, at EDGE Ikebukuro. †яi￠к toured Japan in the summer of 2013 as follows: June 16 – Sapporo, June 21 – Nagoya, June 22 – Osaka, June 25 – Fukuoka, June 29 – Tokyo. The band released its first album on May 22, 2013. On October 18, 2013, the band took part in the concert Legend Rokumeikan PART III〜GENERATION CRASH. On October 28, 2013, †яi￠к participated in a sponsored event, BULL ZEICHEN 88, "Fall Battle Royal 2013" at Shibuya O-West. On October 30, 2013 the band released its fourth single "Changin' The New World." On 11 February 2014, †яi￠к participated in『MUSCLE ATTACK 1st LIVE TOUR ～Road Of Muscle～』at Shinjuku BLAZE.On June 1, 2014, they participated in the live DearLoving×NINJAMAN JAPAN "BROTHER BATTLE" at Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE. Acting career

Aside from singing, <mask> <mask> is a model and stage actor in dramas and feature films. In 2000, he acted in stage play "NINAGAWA-火の鳥", followed in 2003 by "Reign of terror." In 2002 he took on a role in Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He starred in the feature film "嗤う伊右衛門 Warau-iemon", in 2004. Also in 2004, he got a part in the TV drama "Be-bop high school". In 2005, he played a part in the stage play "Little Shop of Horrors".In 2010 he got the lead role in the play "うりずんの風" and acted in the feature film "美しき女豹 Beautiful female panther: Body sniper". In 2014, <mask> <mask> starred in a Japanese-Thai movie directed by Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, "Love Sud Jin Fin Sugoi", co-starring with Suppanad Jittaleela, Apinnya Sakuljarunsoek and Tao Sattaphong Phiangpor. The movie premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014. Press

During 2005-2006 he starred a series of interviews for the magazine "A/r/e/c/o/l/e アレコレ", issues 1–23, documenting his acting and musical career at the time, and was featured in several Japanese magazines such as "TV Bros", "Look at Star!" vol. 17 (covering the stage play "Little Shop of Horrors") and "Theater Guide Magazine" vol. 166 (also about the play "Little Shop of Horrors").In 2008-2009 he was featured in several issues of magazine "J-Spy," including vol. 109, vol. 117, vol. 131 (Special interview with <mask> <mask>). In 2011 he was featured in a special edition of Thai magazine "ผู้หญิง" ("Woman"), vol. 559, with the title "The Mission of Stars". His visit to Thailand in December 2012 was covered in an article on Asian Plus Magazine, vol.6, issue 85. On October 12, 2013, he was featured in top fashion photographer Leslie Kee's exhibition "Super Love", featuring portraits of some 500 well-known artists, dancers, creators, actors, models and media personalities. In April 2014 he was featured in Thai publication I Like, volume 13, number 273. Charity work

<mask> <mask> is an active supporter of the International Peace Foundation.

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title: Sabagadis Woldu

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Sabagadis <mask> (; horse name: Abba Garray; baptismal name: Za-Manfas Qedus; 1780 – 1831) was a governor of Tigray Province of the Ethiopian Empire from 1822 to 1831. Sabagadis gained some notoriety in the first decade of the 19th century for rebelling a number of times against his overlord, Ras Wolde Selassie. But just before the death of Wolde Selassie it seems that he made up with his master and became one of his loyal lieutenants. Following Wolde Selassie's death in 1816, he defied the authority of Wolde Selassie's son, and became the most powerful warlord in Tigray. Making Adigrat his capital, he ruled Tigray, Semien, and a small strip of the coastal plains of Eritrea by 1818. His rule also extended to the Eritrean highlands (Hamasien, Akele Guzay, and Seraye). Biography

Early life
Dejazmatch Sabagadis was the son of shum woldu Shum <mask>t, who ruled Agame from the late 18th to the early 19th centuries.Shum Agame <mask>'s l Following his father's death in 1802, Sabagadis and his four brothers clashed over their respective fiefs. Sabagadis remained a dissident contender for most of the 1800s and 1810s. He consolidated his power in Agame by foiling a series of punitive expeditions by Ras Wolde Selassie. In 1811, Sabagadis even rallied several Tigrinya-speaking vassals of Adwa, Shire and Hamasien against the ras. By the mid-1810s, Sabagadis de facto placed the whole of Agame under his authority. Ras Wolde Selassie then confirmed Sabagadis authority in return and recognition of the ras's overlordship. Rise to Power
After the death of Wolde Selassie, Sabagadis was one of the strongest chiefs seeking to succeed the Ras.He fought a series of devastating wars with regional contenders and finally acquired the Tigrayan overlordship in 1822. Sabagadis governed Tigray for a decade by appointed loyalist chiefs and members of his family. Assuming the title of Dejazmatch, he followed the ambitions of his predecessors to remove Yejju Were Sheik dynasty(Were Sheik Wollo) political supremacy from Gondar. This was particularly the case after the death of Ras Gugsa Mersa in 1825. To this end, he requested British recognition as well as the supply of military trainers, experts in various fields, and more firearms to boost his army. Dejazmach Sabagadis believed that firearms were vital to neutralize the power of the Wollo cavalry, so he devoted much time and effort to both collecting them, and seeking Eu ropean help in buying them; this included seeking British help—or at least permission—to capture the port of Massawa. As a consequence, Sabagadis was one of the first Ethiopians to attempt building peaceful relationships with other countries in modern times.As a result of these things, by the 1820s he was seen both in Europe—and in Ethiopia—as the champion of Christianity. Sabagadis also masterminded strong political and military alliances with some prominent regional chiefs in northern Ethiopia, especially Dejazmatch Wube Hailemariam of Semien (at times his son-in-law), Wag Shum Kanfu of Lasta and Dejazmatch Goshu Zewde of Gojjam against the Yejju ruler in Gondar, Ras Maruye Gugsa. He presented himself as a protector of Christianity, accusing the Yejju lords of being Muslim agents. He aspired to become the Ras Bitwoded and protector of the weak kings in Gondar. Three of his letters have survived. One to the Patriarch of Alexandria Peter complains of the behavior of Abuna Qerellos, sarcastically asking, "Was it because you hated Ethiopia that you sent him? Did you not know his conduct before, [and] so you sent him?"Another one is addressed to King George IV of Great Britain, asking for "one hundred cavalrymen, a carpenter, [and] a church builder who will build the way [you do] in your country". Sabagadis maintained constant communication with the most important Christian lords in Ethiopia. Building upon his reputation, he formed a coalition with the lords of Gojjam, Lasta and Semien against Ras Marye of Yejju, the Enderase or regent of the Emperor. Marye defeated Dejazmach Goshu in Gojjam, marched the bulk of his army to Lasta, then quickly turned to Semien Province and attacked Wube Haile Maryam. Subagadis watched the battle on the border of Lasta, and subsequently did not come to the aid of Wube. Wube preferred to submit to Marye rather than have to face him alone. Marye decided to put an end to the Tigrean threat.At the head of contingents from Wollo, Yejju (Wollo), Begemder and Amhara, and now (forcibly) supported by the armies of Wube and Goshu, Marye advanced beyond the Tekezé River into Tigray. Neither Sabagadis foreign contacts nor his military pact with Wube Hailemariam bore fruit. He was soon overtaken by a fresh outbreak of extensive fighting engulfing the whole of northern Ethiopia. Maruya won Wube to his side after initial military encounters led to the rampaging of his province of Semien. In 1830, Sabagadis ravaged Semien, having defeated and even chased Wube out of his fortress called "Amba Tazzan" and "Amba Hay". Sabagadis then retired to Agame in Tigray after appointing Wube's rival and half-brother, Dejazmatch Merso Hailemariam, as his representative to Semien. Battle of Gunda Gunde
However, this victory triggered Maruye, in collaboration with the fugitive Wube, to launch a vigorous campaign against Tigray.Three Tigrayan vassals of Sabagadis, including his own sons-in-law Dejazmatch Sahlu of Haramat, Dejazmatch Gebre Mikael of Dera, and Wedaj of Shire were also said to have defected. They conspired against Sabagadis with Wube and Maruye Gugsa. According to informants, Sabagadis did not accept the advice to wait near Adigrat for the enemy to march into Tigray where Sabagadis' army would have had plenty of advantages. The two forces met for the showdown in western Tigray near the Tekezé and the Tigrayans were overwhelmed, losing the bloodiest battle they had ever faced during the Zemene Mesafint. The armies of Dejazmach Sabagadis and Ras Marye met on the 14 February 1831 and the Battle of Debre Abbay began. Although the Tigrayans had by far the greater number of firearms, the matchlockmen were poorly employed and the Yejju cavalry won the field after a bloody fight. The battle of Debre Abbay concluded with Sabagadis' capture and subsequent execution at the hands of the Oromo soldiers who wanted to revenge the death of their leader Maruye.Dori Gugsa succeeded his brother Maruye and appointed Wube over Tigray. Ras Sabagadis would surrender only to Ras Wube, his son-in-law. Wube dutifully handed him over to Marye's followers. On the 15th of February they beat Dejazmach Hagos Subagadis to death, and executed Sabagadis in retaliation for Marye's death. His remains reportedly were later interred at the monastery of Gunda Gunde. Legacy
Sabagadis also established new churches such as Atsbi Selassie in Atsbi and Enda Medhanie Alem in Adwa and was closely connected to the monastery of Gunda Gunde, who patron he was. His descendants ruled over Agame until the 1974 Revolution.Nearly a year after his death, although he was a Tigrayan, people all over the Amhara provinces lamented the loss of Sabagadis:

Family
Sabagadis' sons were Wolde Mikael, Hagos, Kahsay, Sebhat and Shum Agame Aragawi. The later was actively involved in power struggles in Agame. A number of other children are claimed for him: Kassa, Balgada-Ar'aya (who rebelled against Wube and his older brother Wolde Mikael in 1838, and was defeated by them), and several daughters including Dinqinash, who was married by her father to Ras Wube three years before the Battle of Debre Abbay. Notes

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<mask> (8 February 1884 in Bielefeld – 1943 in Auschwitz) was a German-Jewish herpetologist, who was responsible for describing over forty species of amphibians and reptiles, particularly from  Germany's African and Pacific colonies (i.e. modern-day Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, Namibia and Papua New Guinea). Education
<mask> was the son of a merchant in  Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was educated in a local gymnasium and initially entered university in 1903 to study medicine at Freiburg, but he switched to studying natural science at Bonn. In 1907 he returned to Freiburg, to obtain his Dr. Phil., with a dissertation on the biology of mayflies under the guidance of evolutionary biologist August Weismann. Museum employment and First World War
<mask>'s first appointment was alongside herpetologist Gustav Tornier at the Zoological Museum at the University of Berlin.He worked on the herpetofaunas of the German colonies in Africa and the Southwest Pacific, producing 26 titles in 6.5 years. In 1913 he moved to the Senckenberg Museum at Frankfurt to replace herpetologist Philipp Lehrs, and widened his geographical area of interest to include Central Africa, Japan, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and South America. During World War I he was called up for service, serving his country in Macedonia. After the war, <mask> clashed with the Director of the Senckenberg and was fired at the end of 1920 after he attempted to unionize museum staff. His replacement was Robert Mertens, arguably Germany's greatest 20th Century herpetologist. Post-museum employment
<mask> was unable to conduct research following his departure from the Senckenberg Museum. From 1923 onwards, he worked as a horse race reporter for the German horse racing newspaper Sportwelt.He developed into  a leading and accepted expert in thoroughbred breeding in Germany. In March 1937, <mask> lost this job because of his Jewish descent. Since March 1941 he was forced to perform hard labour in Berlin, and on 1 March 1943 he was deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz, where he was murdered later that year. Contributions to herpetology
Between the years 1908-1925, <mask> described 42 species of snakes and lizards and five species of frogs that are still recognized today, although only seven of the reptiles retain their original names. The species list below begins with the currently accepted name, followed by <mask>'s original name (some were placed in subgenera indicated by parentheses(). Subspecies are indicated by trinomial names, and one variety is indicated by "var". atra (montane egg-eating snake)
 Geocalamus acutus  (Wedge-snouted worm-lizard)
 Kinyongia adolfifriderici as Chamaeleon adolfi-friderici (Ituri chameleon)
 Leptosiaphos graueri as Lygosoma graueri quinquedigitata (Rwanda five-toed skink)
 Leptotyphlops latirostris as Glauconia latirostris (Uvira threadsnake)
 Letheobia graueri as Typhlops graueri (<mask>ffleri (Scheffler's dwarf gecko)
 Trioceros schubotzi as Chamaeleon schubotzi (Mt.Sternfeld include wrote approximately 35 herpetological papers, some quite extensive, during his museum career and immediately afterwards, including:
 Die Schlangenfauna Togos, 1908 – Snakes native to Togoland. Die Schlangen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1910 – Snakes native to German East Africa. Zur Herpetologie Südostafrikas, 1911 – Herpetology of southeastern Africa. Zur Tiergeographie Papuasiens und der pazifischen Inselwelt, 1920 – Zoogeography involving Papua New Guinea and islands of the Pacific. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens, 1925 – Contribution to the herpetology of Australia's interior. References

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<mask> (born August 14, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is an NHL All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medallist. He is known to have one of the hardest shots in hockey history. Drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, <mask> spent his entire NHL career with the Predators until being traded to Montreal. He previously played for the Sicamous Eagles of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). <mask> has represented Canada at a number of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned events, winning a World Junior Ice Hockey Championship gold medal in 2005, an Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 2007, and two Olympic gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Early life
<mask> was born on August 14, 1985, in Sicamous, British Columbia.His mother, Tracy, was a hairdresser, and his father, <mask>, a sawmill worker. <mask> first played organized ice hockey at age six. Growing up, he played in the Sicamous and District Minor Hockey Association, a division of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association (BCAHA), often switching between forward and defenceman positions. In <mask>'s second year of bantam, he permanently switched to defence. He credits his father for convincing him to make the switch because he thought <mask> would "have a better shot at a pro career as a defenceman". Between the ages of fourteen and fifteen, <mask> grew 5 inches, from 5-foot-9 (1.75 metres) to 6-foot-2 (1.88 metres). Playing career

Junior career
<mask> went unselected in his Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft year, but was placed by the Kelowna Rockets on their protected-players list during his second season of bantam.At the end of the season, he moved up to junior "B" ice hockey with his hometown Sicamous Eagles of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). <mask>'s 42 points in 47 games played helped his team to a near-perfect season of 43–5–1–1, winning both the British Columbian Cyclone Taylor Cup KIJHL league championship and the Western Canadian Keystone Cup. In the Keystone Cup championship game, <mask> scored the Eagles' first goal of the game in a 2–1 victory over the Spruce Grove Regals. In addition to his championship run with the Eagles, <mask> played in five games for the Kelowna Rockets during their 2001–02 WHL season. The following season <mask> began his rookie season with the Rockets. Early into the campaign, <mask> established a physical presence, often fighting opposing players. Overall, he had 167 penalty minutes that season, the most in his entire playing career.Offensively, <mask> finished his rookie season with eighteen points in seventy games played. He also scored 5 points in 19 playoff games as the Rockets won the franchise's first Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions, defeating the Red Deer Rebels in the finals. As WHL champions, the Rockets represented the WHL at the 2003 Memorial Cup in Quebec City, Quebec, where they were defeated by the Hull Olympiques 2–1 in the semi-final. At the completion of his rookie WHL season, <mask> was eligible to be drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Heading into the draft, he was ranked 42nd among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and 54th overall by International Scouting Services. On June 21, 2003, he was drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Nashville Predators. In his second season with the Rockets, <mask> was named to the WHL roster for the 2004 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge in Red Deer and Lethbridge, Alberta.In the two games played, he recorded one assist. At the completion of the regular season, <mask> had improved his offensive statistics from the previous season, recording 32 points in 60 games. <mask> was named the WHL player of the week for April 6–12, 2004, after recording one goal and six assists in four Kelowna wins over the Tri-City Americans as the Rockets eliminated the Americans four games to two in the Western Conference semi-finals. He finished the WHL playoffs with 17 points in 17 games as the Rockets were eliminated four games to three by the Everett Silvertips in the Western Conference finals. Despite being eliminated from the WHL playoffs, the Rockets advanced to their second consecutive Memorial Cup as the host team. At the 2004 Memorial Cup, <mask> was named to the tournament all-star team after recording four points in four games played as the Rockets defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 2–1 in the championship game to win their first Memorial Cup. At the completion of the season, <mask> was named to the WHL Western Conference's second all-star team.<mask>'s final season with the Rockets proved to be his best with the team, despite a late season injury. On March 5, 2005, he injured his left knee after colliding with Vancouver Giants left winger Cam Cunning. The injury resulted in <mask> missing the remainder of the regular season and the Rockets' Western Conference quarter-finals series against the Vancouver Giants. Despite the injury, <mask> finished the regular season with WHL career bests for goals (12), assists (29) and points (41) in 55 games played. After returning from injury, <mask> scored 9 goals and 17 points in 18 playoff games as the Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup en route to their third consecutive Memorial Cup. For his efforts, he was awarded the airBC Trophy as the most valuable player of the WHL playoffs. At the 2005 Memorial Cup, with what was considered as one of the best tournament fields in Memorial Cup history, the Rockets were eliminated after losing all three of their round robin games.At the completion of the season, <mask> was named to the WHL Western Conference first all-star team and was the Western Conference nominee for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the top defenceman in the WHL, although Dion Phaneuf ultimately won the award. <mask> was also named to the Canadian Major Junior second all-star team. Nashville Predators (2006–2016)

On September 10, 2004, <mask> signed a three-year, $1.425 million entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators. A year-and-a-half later, <mask> made his NHL debut on January 6, 2006, against the Detroit Red Wings, recording three shots on goal in 11:08 minutes of icetime. Three months later, on April 6, 2006, he scored his first NHL goal, against Reinhard Divis of the St. Louis Blues in a 3–0 Nashville victory. <mask> went on to play in 28 games during his rookie season, finishing with two goals and ten assists. He also scored two goals in four Stanley Cup playoff games with the Predators before the team was eliminated in the first round by the San Jose Sharks.With Nashville's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, still in playoff action, <mask> was reassigned to the Admirals' roster for the remainder of the AHL playoffs. He recorded 6 goals and 5 assists in 14 games during his time with the Admirals, who finished in second place in the Calder Cup, losing to the Hershey Bears in six games in the Calder Cup Finals. It was during his sophomore season <mask> evolved into one of Nashville's most important players. By the midpoint of the season, <mask> already had 26 points, and his play was recognized on January 14, 2007, when he was named to the Western Conference roster for the 2007 NHL YoungStars Game in Dallas, Texas. <mask> finished the season with 40 points, ranking eighth on the Predators' roster in total points. He added an additional three assists in five playoff games before the Predators were eliminated by San Jose for the second consecutive season. <mask>'s third season with the Predators began with a series of injuries.After playing only 2:19 minutes of the first period in Nashville's season-opening game against the Colorado Avalanche, <mask> fell awkwardly and dislocated his kneecap. The injury caused him to miss the next six weeks of play before returning to the Nashville line-up during a game with the St. Louis Blues on November 17, 2007. <mask> was sidelined again shortly after, injuring his leg and missing another 11 games before he returned during a January 15, 2008, game against the Calgary Flames. <mask> finished the season with 20 points in 54 games. He received a single fifth-place vote to tie for 17th with seven other players in James Norris Memorial Trophy voting as the NHL's best defenceman. On June 23, 2008, <mask> signed a three-year, $13.5 million contract extension with the Predators, avoiding restricted free agency. During his first year of the new contract, <mask> established himself as one of the top defenceman in the NHL.At the mid-way point of the season, he was among the defencemen statistical leaders, was considered a favourite to win the Norris Trophy and was named to the Western Conference roster for the 2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game in Montreal. <mask> finished the season with career-highs in all major statistical categories, including games played (81), goals (23), assists (30), points (53) and penalty minutes (80). His 23 goals set a new Predators franchise record for goals by a defenceman in a single season. Although he received no first-place votes, <mask> finished fourth in the Norris Trophy voting with 186 voting points, behind winner Zdeno Chára (1,034 points) and runners-up Mike Green (982 points) and Nicklas Lidström (733 points). <mask> narrowly missed being named to the NHL Second All-Star Team after receiving four-first place votes and 172 voting points, a single voting point behind Dan Boyle, the final defenceman selected. Entering his fifth season with the Predators, <mask> continued his stellar record. At the February Olympic break, <mask> accumulated 35 points in 59 games for the Predators.He also established a strong leadership role and willingness to defend his teammates, highlighted by three consecutive games in March 2010 in which he fought opposing players. <mask>'s offensive production slowed after the Olympic break and he finished the season with 43 points in 78 games played. Despite a decrease in offence from the previous season, <mask> was a Norris Trophy candidate for the third consecutive year, receiving one first-place vote and 96 voting points to finish as the sixth runner-up behind winner Duncan Keith (1,096 points). <mask> also received a single fifth-place vote, tying for 23rd with six other players in Hart Memorial Trophy voting, and was the seventh-ranked defenceman in NHL All-Star Team voting with 83 voting points. On July 8, 2010, <mask> was named the fifth captain in Nashville Predators history, replacing Jason Arnott, who was traded to the New Jersey Devils. He became the youngest captain in franchise history and the only Predators captain to have been drafted by the team. On January 11, 2011, <mask> was among 42 players named to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina.For the first time in its history, the NHL used a fantasy draft format to select teams for the All-Star Game, and <mask> was selected eighth overall by Team

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 Lidstrom. At the game, <mask> recorded four assists and was a +6, finishing the game tied with Loui Eriksson for most points and second to Nicklas Lidström for best plus-minus. Shortly after his All-Star Game appearance, <mask> recorded his 200th career NHL point—an assist—in a game against the Detroit Red Wings on February 9, 2011. During his sixth season with the Predators, <mask> averaged 25:19 in ice time and set career-highs in games played (82), assists (32) and shots on goal (25). <mask> also contributed 3 goals and 5 points in 12 playoff games as the Predators lost to the Vancouver Canucks after advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time in their history. At the conclusion of the regular season, <mask> was named one of three finalists—along with Zdeno Chára and Nicklas Lidström—for the Norris Trophy, the first finalist nomination of his career. He finished second in Norris Trophy voting, losing with 727 voting points to Lidström's 736.<mask> also finished 25th in Hart Memorial Trophy voting with two fifth-place votes. For the first time in his career, <mask> was voted to the NHL First All-Star Team after receiving 445 voting points, second among defencemen to Lidström's 464. On July 1, 2011, <mask> became a restricted free agent. However, he said he wanted to remain with the Predators. To prevent the possibility of other teams signing him to an offer sheet, the Predators filed for salary arbitration with <mask>, giving the team and <mask> until their hearing to negotiate a new contract. Failing to come to terms on a new contract by their hearing, <mask>'s case went to arbitration on August 2, the first time in NHL history a team-elected arbitration candidate had reached a hearing. The following day, he was awarded a one-year, $7.5 million contract from which the Predators could not walk away, as the team had opted for arbitration.In the first month of the 2011–12 season, <mask> hit forward Jannik Hansen from behind in a game against Vancouver on October 20, 2011. While Hansen was uninjured on the play, <mask> was fined $2,500 – the maximum allowable financial penalty – by the NHL the following day. In Nashville's first game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, against Detroit, <mask> slammed centre Henrik Zetterberg's head into the glass boards during the closing seconds of the game after being hit by Zetterberg. The force of the blow cracked Zetterberg's helmet but he suffered no injury and would play in the next game. As punishment, the NHL imposed a $2,500 fine (the maximum allowable under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA] at the time) on <mask> for retaliatory action. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was in attendance at this game. <mask> finished the regular season leading all defencemen in shorthanded goals scored, with two.In the 2012 off-season, with the Predators unable to take <mask> to arbitration again (a player can only be subjected to team-elected arbitration once in his career), <mask> signed a front-loaded $110 million, 14-year offer sheet ($68 million of it as a signing bonus) from the Philadelphia Flyers on July 19. The offer sheet was the richest in NHL history in terms of total money, money per season, and length; surpassing the previous offer sheet record set by Thomas Vanek. Already having lost <mask>'s defensive partner Ryan Suter to unrestricted free agency, the Predators matched the offer sheet five days later. Following the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the CBA was changed to prevent teams from signing other players to similar deals. For the 2013–14 season, <mask> led all NHL defencemen with 23 goals, which also matched his career-high. He broke Kimmo Timonen's Predator record for single-season points by a defenceman with 56 points, which also led the Predators for the season. On April 28, <mask> was named a finalist for the Norris Trophy for the third time in his career; the other finalists were Zdeno Chára and Duncan Keith, the latter of which won the award.<mask> finished third in voting. <mask> was again voted to the NHL Second All-Star Team for the 2014–2015 season, his fourth post-season All-Star Team selection. During the 2015–16 season, <mask> recorded his first career hat-trick on December 5 against the Detroit Red Wings, which was also the first-ever by a Predators defenceman. <mask> would continue his goal-scoring ways, tying Paul Kariya's franchise record for power-play goals in a season with 14 and finishing with his third 20+ goal season. <mask> was also named a finalist for the Mark Messier Leadership Award, which he would eventually win. Montreal Canadiens (2016–present)
On June 29, 2016, <mask> was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenceman P. K. Subban. The trade surprised many ice hockey fans because the details to this trade were kept strictly confidential until the deal was already made.<mask>'s first season with the Canadiens was rather successful offensively, recording 17 goals and 42 points in 78 games. In six post-season games, <mask> recorded three points during the team's first-round elimination to the New York Rangers. <mask> only managed to skate in 26 games for Montreal the following season after suffering a tendon tear in his left foot. During the 2018–19 off-season, it was announced he was expected to be out of the Canadiens lineup until mid-December. On October 1, 2018, <mask> was named the 30th captain of the Canadiens, replacing Max Pacioretty after he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on September 10, 2018. However, <mask> did not join the Canadiens lineup until November 27 due to an injury during the offseason that required surgery. In his second game back, he scored two goals in a 5–2 win against the New York Rangers.On February 2, 2021, <mask> played his 1,000th game in a 5–3 win against the Vancouver Canucks. The rest of <mask>'s 2020–21 season was plagued by lingering injuries. Montreal reached the playoffs, where <mask> played injured. Even in those circumstances, he led the team top defensive line and on-ice time, guiding them to a surprisingly deep playoff run that took them all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Montreal would end up losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games. After the end of the season, Montreal's front office announced that the physical toll of <mask>'s injuries was too significant for him to overcome, and that he would not be playing in 2021–22 season, with the possibility of early retirement despite five years remaining on his contract. International play

Throughout his career, <mask> has represented Canada at several international ice hockey tournaments.His first experience with Hockey Canada came for the national junior team, when, on December 22, 2004, he was named to the roster for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota. There, his play with Dion Phaneuf formed the team's top defensive pair, helping Canada win its first junior gold medal since the 1997 tournament. Despite being held pointless throughout the tournament, <mask> finished tied for third among plus-minus leaders with a rating of +10. <mask> debuted with the national senior team on April 22, 2007, accepting an invitation to join the club for the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia. However, his experience in this tournament was interrupted by an incident for which he was suspended three games. One minute into Canada's preliminary round game against Germany, <mask> hit Yannic Seidenberg in the chin with his elbow, giving the German a concussion and sidelining him for the remainder of the tournament. After serving his suspension, <mask> continued with the tournament, finishing with two points in six games, including a goal in Canada's 5–1 quarter-final victory over Switzerland.Canada went on to win the gold medal in the tournament, defeating Finland 4–2 in the final. On April 14, 2009, <mask> was named to the national senior team for the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, as one of four alternate captains. In Canada's final preliminary round game, <mask> was named Canada's VIP after scoring one goal and three assists as Canada defeated Slovakia 7–3. <mask> finished the tournament with four goals and eight assists for 12 points in nine games played, leading all defencemen in tournament scoring and finishing tied for third overall among all skaters. Despite being defeated by Russia 2–1 in the gold medal game, <mask> was named to the tournament all-star team and was awarded the tournament's Best Defenceman award. On July 2, 2009, <mask> was invited to the Canadian orientation camp for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. On December 30, 2009, he was named to the final Canadian roster for the tournament.In Canada's qualification round game against Germany, <mask> scored Canada's second goal of the game in an 8–2 victory. His shot passed through the mesh net behind German goaltender Thomas Greiss and a video review was required to award the goal. <mask> finished the tournament with six points in seven games, ranking second amongst defencemen in terms of scoring, and was named to the tournament's all-star team, which defeated the United States 3–2 in overtime to win the gold medal. <mask>, along with his British Columbian teammates from the Olympic team, were inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in September 2011. After his Nashville Predators failed to make the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, <mask> was considered a lock for the 2013 World Championship team, but Hockey Canada deemed the cost of insuring his large NHL contract too high and ultimately did not select him. <mask> was named an alternate captain for Canada in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where Canada repeated as gold medallists. He was also an alternate captain for Canada's champion team at the 2016 World Cup in Toronto.Personal life
<mask> has a brother, Brandon, who is two years younger than him. Brandon grew up playing hockey with <mask>'s former Predators teammate Cody Franson. When <mask> was 14, his mother was diagnosed with brain cancer, which surgery mostly removed. However, she later began suffering from similar symptoms, and in early 2010, had a series of seizures. <mask>'s mother was placed in an induced coma and died on August 11, 2010. On July 20, 2013, <mask> married high school sweetheart, Bailey Munro, whom he had met while playing junior hockey in Kelowna. The couple have three children together.Career statistics

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Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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Montreal Canadiens players
Nashville Predators draft picks
Nashville Predators players
National Hockey League All-Stars
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
People from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Sportspeople from British

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