The Star Online: Entertainment: Music
The Star Online: Entertainment: Music |
| Moldovan soprano wins Singer of the World title Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT CARDIFF, Wales (AP) - A young soprano from Moldova has won the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, the launch pad for many operatic careers. Twenty-four-year-old Valentina Nafornita swept the board in Sunday night's final, winning both the 15,000-pound ($24,200) Singer of the World prize and the 2,000-pound audience prize voted by people at the concerts and watching on television. She triumphed over four other finalists - Olesysa Petrova of Russia, Andrei Bondarenko from Ukraine, Hye Jung Lee from South Korea and Meeta Raval from Britain. The BBC Singer of the World Competition is held every other year. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Rapper Tone Loc jailed in domestic violence case Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:11 PM PDT BURBANK, California (AP) - The rapper Tone Loc has been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence in Southern California. Burbank police Sgt. Tracy Sanchez says 45-year-old Anthony Smith was arrested Saturday. That's Tone Loc's real name. Sanchez could not confirm that the man arrested is Tone Loc, but Smith's birthdate and description in Los Angeles County jail records match those of the rapper. Sanchez also could not provide any details about the alleged victim or the circumstances. Smith was being held in a Burbank jail on $50,000 bail. A message left for Smith's agent Sunday was not immediately returned, and police could not say if he had hired an attorney. Tone Loc is best known for the 1989 hip-hop hits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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