Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born December 14, 1979 in England) is an Australian pop singer, actress and occasional model. She was once a member of female pop group Bardot and has since established a solo career with the release of one album, Calendar Girl. More recently, she turned her hand to acting, starring in comedies such as Date Movie and Click.

• 1 Biography
• 2 Music career
  • 2.1 "Popstar" born
  • 2.2 Solo career
  • 2.3 Future in music
• 3 Acting career
  • 3.1 Future roles
• 4 Other career activities
• 5 Personal life
• 6 Filmography
• 7 Discography
  • 7.1 Albums
  • 7.2 Singles
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Born in England, her parents moved to Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland. She graduated from MacGregor State High School,[citation needed] and also spent time at Somerset College.[1]

Monk's professional music career began in 1999 when she responded to an advertisement requesting girls with vocal and dance experience. Monk, who had been performing since she was eight years old, drove all night to audition for the first series of Popstars, a TV talent show which aimed to create a successful new girl group. In one audition, she performed a rendition of Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", working on her previous experience as a Monroe impersonator at Warner Bros. Movie World. After numerous rounds of singing and dancing workshops, Monk was selected as a member of the group, which was named Bardot. Popstars was one of the most successful and high-rating programs of 2000.[citation needed]

Bardot became the first Australian act to debut at the #1 position with both its debut single, "Poison", and self-titled debut album. Further singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days" followed and in August, the group embarked on its first national tour. Bardot performed at the 2000 ARIA Awards at which they were nominated in three categories.

In July 2001, the group released "ASAP", the first single from their second album. Bardot now had more control over their music and image. The single peaked Top 5, as did follow-up single, "I Need Somebody", their most successful single since "Poison". The second album, Play It Like That debuted at #16, achieving gold status. Monk co-wrote the album track "Feel Right" with fellow bandmate Sally Polihronas. In 2002, final single, "Love Will Find A Way" completed Bardot's string of consecutive Top 20 hits and the group embarked on its second national tour. In May, the group disbanded.

Soon after Bardot's split, Monk began work on her solo career, re-signing a solo contract with Warner Music. She travelled overseas to work with some well-known producers including hit maker Rob Davis (famous for co-writing Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head") and this resulted in two tracks, "Inside Outside", Monk's debut solo single and the album track "Don't Push It". Sophie performed her new single for the very first time in September on the grand final edition of the AFL Footy Show at Rod Laver Arena. "Inside Outside" was released October 28, 2002 and after a week of busy promotion, debuted in the Top 5, spending a total of 12 weeks in the ARIA Top 50, receiving gold status. Monk also co-wrote the b-side "Luv Me" (in dedication to her long-term boyfriend of the time) with producer Shane Monopoly. Adding to her growing profile was her role as model and spokesperson for Expozay Swimwear. Second single, "Get The Music On" became another Top 10 hit, spending 10 weeks in the Top 50. The single's b-side "Shake" was also co-written by her.

In May 2003, Monk released her debut solo album, Calendar Girl, which surprised many by mixing contemporary pop-dance and funk with classical opera interludes, Monk having been classically trained growing up. Despite heavy promotion including TV advertising and in store appearances, the album debuted at #35 which was seen as a disappointing result. The album's final single, the ballad "One Breath Away", was re-recorded and mixed for single release, peaking at #23 in July, spending only 9 weeks in the Top 100. Despite beginning work on new material in early 2004, including songs with dance act Rogue Traders, Monk parted ways with Warner Music. The material created during these sessions has yet to surface.

In early July 2006, Monk revealed that she has signed to Brian McKnight's management team who have sourced some material she describes as "... a bit heavier. There's nothing like it, I can't compare it. I couldn't say what artist it's like". She has confirmed that she is recording three songs for her upcoming film Spring Breakdown and that one of the songs "Candy" will be released as a single to coincide with the film's release.[2].

Monk has since established herself in Hollywood, having played Marilyn Monroe for a high-budget telemovie The Mystery Of Natalie Wood (2004) and starred in the music video "Always" for rock group blink-182. In February 2006, she starred in her debut feature role as the flirtatious and seductive 'best man' Andy in the spoof comedy Date Movie. A scene in the film sees Monk act out a parody of the infamous Paris Hilton burger advertisement. The film was a box office hit, reaching #2 in the US and #1 in Australia, UK and New Zealand.

June saw the release of the Adam Sandler film Click, a story about a universal remote control. The film debuted at #1 on both the US and Australian box office charts. Monk plays Stacey, David Hasselhoff's flirtatious, bimbo secretary who she described in an interview as "... kind of a floozy that kind of just works there because she gets around a bit. Another serious character."[3] She has also appeared on a bed scene with Vince Chase of HBO's Entourage in the episode Day F*ckers.

Monk has wrapped up work shooting a role in the dark comedy Sex and Death 101, written and directed by Daniel Waters. The film will also star fellow Australian actor Simon Baker and Winona Ryder and is due for release early-mid 2007. She has also scored a part in, what is described to be her biggest role yet, the upcoming Warner Bros. comedy Spring Breakdown. Monk describes her character as "... the head of the evil girls. I'm like the evil bitch that everyone wants to be like and they all end up hating her."

Monk has also appeared in an array of commercials and advertisements including Primus Telecom, Diet Vanilla Coke [1] and LG Mobile. [2]

More recently, she is the face for the launch fo the Biofit Bra by Pleasure State [3], for which she is currently on a promotional press tour of Australia. Monk recorded an update of Salt-N-Pepa's Push It for the promotion, and a music-video style commercial to accompany it is being played throughout Myer stores in Australia. The cover was produced by Monk's fiancee Benji Madden and may be released as a single in the future. [4]

She was also a co-presenter with Perez Hilton at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Sydney. [5]

Having had a tabloid reported private life, including a period dating actor Jude Law,[4] Monk is engaged to Benji Madden of American pop/punk band Good Charlotte. He proposed on Christmas Eve in Australia with a Neil Lane platinum diamond ring.[5]

• 2000: Popstars....as herself
• 2004: The Mystery of Natalie Wood....as Marilyn Monroe
• 2004: "Always", Blink-182 (music video)....as a love interest
• 2006: London....as Lauren
• 2006: Date Movie....as Andy
• 2006: Click....as Stacey
• 2007: Entourage ("The Day Fuckers")....as an un-named British tourist
• 2008: Sex and Death 101....as Cynthia Rose
• 2008: Spring Breakdown....as Mason
• 2008: Pearblossom....as Brooke

• Calendar Girl (2003)

• Official site
• Sophie Monk at the Internet Movie Database
• Sophie Monk Fans - A Sophie Monk Fansite

Paris Whitney Hilton, (d. 17 Þubat 1981, New York). ABD'li sosyoelit, þarkýcý, aktris, model, yazar. Hilton otellerinin ve babasý Richard Hilton'un emlak varlýðýnýn varisidir. Hem Los Angeles hem de Manhattan sosyetesinin en yüksek üyesi sayýlýr. Hem sosyoelit hem de ünlü olabilmeyi baþarmýþ nadir kiþilerdendir.

• 1 Hayatý
• 2 Medya kariyeri
  • 2.1 Model olarak
  • 2.2 Aktris olarak
  • 2.3 Þarkýcý olarak
• 3 Diskografi
• 4 Kitaplarý
• 5 Dýþ baðlantýlar

Richard Hilton ve Kathy Richards'ýn 4 çocuðunun en büyüðüdür. Nicky Hilton adýnda bir kýzkardeþi, Barron Hilton II ve Conrad Hilton III adýnda iki erkek kardeþi bulunmaktadýr. Elizabeth Taylor'ýn ilk kocasý Paris'in büyük-büyük amcasýdýr. Dedesinin babasý Conrad Hilton (Hilton otellerinin kurucusu) 1979'da öldüðünde ailesine hiçbir þey býrakmamýþtýr. Bu durum karþýsýnda Paris Hilton'un dedesi Barron Hilton dava açmýþ 1988'de davayý kazanmýþtýr. Hilton küçüklüðünde birçok yerde yaþamýþtýr. Bunlarýn arasýnda Manhattan'daki Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Beverly Hills ve Hamptons da bulunmaktadýr. O sýralar Paris ve kardeþi Los Angeles'ta yaþamayý klüplere yakýn olduðu için daha uygun buluyorlardý.

Paris, lisenin ilk yýlýný Kaliforniya'da, diðer yýllarýný da New York'ta okumuþtur. Üniversiteye gitmemiþtir.

Ýlk defa kamuoyunda görülmesi, New York sosyoelitlerinden olmasý ve en meþhur varislerden biri olmasýyla meydana gelmiþtir. Kardeþiyle birlikte New York'ta sayýsýz partide görülmüþ, tüm sosyoelit dergilerine çýkmýþtýr. Backstreet Boys'un ünlü þarkýcýsý Nick Carter ile niþanlýydý.Fakat daha sonra Nick Carter'ýn isteði üzerine ayrýlmýþlardýr.Daha sonra Nick Carter,Paris'in tüm yatak ve özel sýrlarýný basýna sýzdýrmýþtýr.

Yatak sýrlarýnda Nick Carter kendisini aþarak çok güzel bir performans sergilemesine raðmen Paris'in berbat yeteneði ile filmler amatör film boyutunu aþamamýþtýr. Fakat dünyaca ünlü film yönetmeni ve eleþtirmeni Þahin K. , Paris'in özellikle oral sahnelerde çok baþarýlý olduðunu söyleyerek ona bir film teklifinde bulunmuþtur.

Televizyona yaptýðý "Simple Life" isimli reality þov ve eski erkek arkadaþýyla çekilmiþ, internette yayýnlanan, pornografik "1 Night In Paris" videosuyla tüm dünyada da bir hayli tanýnmýþtýr. Bundan sonra birçok dalda kendini kendini göstermeye çalýþmýþ, en son olarak da 2006 yýlýnda "Paris" isimli bir albüm çýkarmýþtýr.

Son yýllarda Paris Hilton, model, televizyon yýldýzý, aktris olarak medyada çokça yer aldý. 2003-2004'te medayada kazancý 2 milyon dolarý, 2004-2005'te ise 6,5 milyon dolarý bulmuþtur. Þöhretinin bir kaynaðý da adýnýn karýþtýðý skandallardýr.

Paris Hilton, hem Amerika'da hem de Ýngiltere'de birçok manken ajansýyla anlaþma imzalamýþtýr. Philippe Treacy, Jasper Conran, Heatherette ve Julien MacDonald'ýn defilelerinde podyuma çýktý. Birçok fotoðraf çekimi gerçekleþtirdi ve GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior ve Marciano'nun reklam kampanyalarýnda yer aldý.

Paris Hilton ve Nicole Richie(Lionel Richie'nin evlatlýk kýzý) 2003 yýlýnda hit televizyon reality dizisi The Simple Life 'ý çekmeye baþladýlar.Bu dizide Paris ve Nicole çiftlikte yaþayan bir ailenin yanýna taþýnýp onlarýn hayatýna uyum saðlamaya çalýþýyorlardý.Dizi çok büyük bir ilgi çekince devam serileri de çekildi.Devam serilerinde yollarda gezerek durakladýklarý yerlerde birkaç haftalýðýna part time iþler yaptýlar ve oradaki halktan erkeklerle beraber oldular.

Bunun yanýsýra Paris, birçok filmde ve dizide küçüklü büyüklü birçok rolde yer aldý. Bunlarýn arasýnda The O.C., Mumya Evi ve Raising Helen de bulunmaktadýr. Bunlarýn yanýnda Hilton'un yapýmý bitmiþ, gelecek sezon gösterime girecek birkaç filmde oynadýðý açýklanmýþtýr.

Paris Hilton'un "1 Night In Paris" adýnda bir seks videosu da bulunmaktadýr. Bunu izinsiz yayýnlayan eski erkek arkadaþý Rick Salomon'a dava açmýþtýr. Bu davayý kazanan Paris, bu videodan hiç para almadýðýný iddia etmiþtir.

Son dönemde Paris Hilton, kendisinin,kýz kardeþinin ve köpeði Tinkerbell'in hayatýný anlatacak olan çizgi filmde seslendirme yapacaðýný açýklamýþtýr. Bir parodide sesini izinsiz kullandýðý için David Letterman'a kýzgýn olduðunu söylemiþ ve "that's hot" cümlesinin kendisine ait olduðunu iddia etmiþtir.

John Oates'in "It Girl" ve Eminem'in "Just Lose It" videolarýnda da oynamýþtýr.

Paris Hilton 2004'te "Heiress Records"'u kurdu. Bu þirketten ilk ve tek albüm Paris Hilton'un Paris isimli albümüdür. Ancak Hilton, þirketine yeni sanatçýlarý da katacaðýný açýklamýþtýr.

Paris Hilton albümü için çalýþmaya 2004'te yýlýnda çalýþmaya baþladý. Albümüm pop, reggae ve hip hop tarzýnda olacaðýný söyledi. Albümüm ilk single'ý Stars Are Blind 20 Haziran 2006'da çýktý ve Billboard listesine 18 numaradan girmeyi baþardý. Albüm 22 Aðustos 2006'da piyasaya çýktý. Satýþlarý çok iyi gitmese de ikinci single Nothing In This World de piyasaya sürüldü.

Paris Hilton tüm eleþtirilere raðmen ikinci stüdyo albümü için çalýþmalara baþladý.

Paris Hilton'un klibi Nothing In This World YouTube'daki kanalýnda 2 milyon'dan fazla kez izlendi. Sitede Paris Hilton'u 12 binden fazla YouTube üyesi takip etmektedir.

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