title: Kingdom of Greece

text: Modern Greek art began to be developed around the time of Romanticism. Greek artists absorbed many elements from their European colleagues, resulting in the culmination of the distinctive style of Greek Romantic art, inspired by revolutionary ideals as well as the country's geography and history. The most important artistic movement of Greek painting in the 19th century was academic realism (Greek academic art of the 19th century), often called in Greece "the Munich School" because of the strong influence from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (), where many Greek artists trained. The Munich School painted the same sort of scenes in the same sort of style as Western European academic painters in several countries and did not attempt to incorporate Byzantine stylistic elements into their work. The creation of romantic art in Greece can be explained mainly due to the particular relationships that were created between recently liberated Greece (1830) and Bavaria during King Otto's years.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: Notable sculptors of the new Greek Kingdom were Leonidas Drosis whose major work was the extensive neo-classical architectural ornament at the Academy of Athens, Lazaros Sochos, Georgios Vitalis, Dimitrios Filippotis, Ioannis Kossos, Yannoulis Chalepas, Georgios Bonanos and Lazaros Fytalis.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: The modern Greek theatre was born after the Greek independence, in the early 19th century, and initially was influenced by the Heptanesean theatre and melodrama, such as the Italian opera. The Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù was the first theatre and opera house of modern Greece and the place where the first Greek opera, Spyridon Xyndas' "The Parliamentary Candidate" (based on an exclusively Greek libretto) was performed. During the late 19th and early 20th century, the Athenian theatre scene was dominated by revues, musical comedies, operettas and nocturnes and notable playwrights included Spyridon Samaras, Dionysios Lavrangas, Theophrastos Sakellaridis and others.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: The National Theatre of Greece was founded in 1880. Notable playwrights of the modern Greek theatre include Gregorios Xenopoulos, Nikos Kazantzakis, Pantelis Horn, Alekos Sakellarios and Iakovos Kambanelis, while notable actors include Cybele Andrianou, Marika Kotopouli, Aimilios Veakis, Orestis Makris, Katina Paxinou, Manos Katrakis and Dimitris Horn. Significant directors include Dimitris Rontiris, Alexis Minotis and Karolos Koun.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: Cinema first appeared in Greece in 1896 at the Summer Olympics, but the first actual cine-theatre was opened in 1907. In 1914 the "Asty Films Company" was founded and the production of long films begun. "Golfo" (Γκόλφω), a well known traditional love story, is the first Greek long movie, although there were several minor productions such as newscasts before this. In 1931 Orestis Laskos directed "Daphnis and Chloe" ("Δάφνις και Χλόη"), contained the first nude scene in the history of European cinema; it was also the first Greek movie which was played abroad. In 1944 Katina Paxinou was honoured with the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for "For Whom the Bell Tolls".


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: The 1950s and early 1960s are considered by many as the Greek Golden age of Cinema. Directors and actors of this era were recognized as important historical figures in Greece and some gained international acclaim: Michael Cacoyannis, Alekos Sakellarios, Melina Mercouri, Nikos Tsiforos, Iakovos Kambanelis, Katina Paxinou, Nikos Koundouros, Ellie Lambeti, Irene Papas etc. More than sixty films per year were made, with the majority having film noir elements.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: Notable films were "Η κάλπικη λίρα" (1955 directed by Giorgos Tzavellas), "Πικρό Ψωμί" (1951, directed by Grigoris Grigoriou), "O Drakos" (1956 directed by Nikos Koundouros), "Stella" (1955 directed by Cacoyannis and written by Kampanellis). Cacoyannis also directed "Zorba the Greek" with Anthony Quinn which received Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film nominations. Finos Film also contributed to this period with movies such as "Λατέρνα, Φτώχεια και Φιλότιμο", "Η Θεία από το Σικάγο", "Το ξύλο βγήκε από τον Παράδεισο" and many more.


title: Kingdom of Greece

text: Most members of the former royal family are living abroad; Constantine II and his wife, Anne-Marie and unmarried children resided in London until 2013 when they returned to Greece to reside permanently. As male-line descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark the members of the dynasty bear the title of "Prince or Princess of Denmark"; this is why they are traditionally referred to as Princes or Princesses of "Greece and Denmark".


title: Saṃsāra

text: Saṃsāra (Devanagari: संसार) is a Pali/Sanskrit word that means "world". It is also the concept of rebirth and "cyclicality of all life, matter, existence", a fundamental belief of most Indian religions. Popularly, it is the cycle of death and rebirth. "Saṃsāra" is sometimes referred to with terms or phrases such as transmigration, karmic cycle, reincarnation or Punarjanman, and "cycle of aimless drifting, wandering or mundane existence".


title: Saṃsāra

text: The concept of "saṃsāra" has roots in the post-Vedic literature; the theory is not discussed in the Vedas themselves. It appears in developed form, but without mechanistic details, in the early Upanishads. The full exposition of the "saṃsāra" doctrine is found in Sramanic religions such as Buddhism and Jainism, as well as various schools of Hindu philosophy after about the mid-1st millennium BC. The "saṃsāra" doctrine is tied to the karma theory of Hinduism, and the liberation from "saṃsāra" has been at the core of the spiritual quest of Indian traditions, as well as their internal disagreements. The liberation from "saṃsāra" is called Moksha, Nirvāṇa, Mukti or Kaivalya.


title: Saṃsāra

text: "Saṃsāra" (Devanagari: संसार) means "wandering", as well as "world" wherein the term connotes "cyclic change". "saṃsāra", a fundamental concept in all Indian religions, is linked to the karma theory and refers to the belief that all living beings cyclically go through births and rebirths. The term is related to phrases such as "the cycle of successive existence", "transmigration", "karmic cycle", "the wheel of life", and "cyclicality of all life, matter, existence". Many scholarly texts spell "saṃsāra" as "samsara".


title: Saṃsāra

text: According to Monier-Williams, "saṃsāra" is rooted in the term "Saṃsṛ" (संसृ), which means "to go round, revolve, pass through a succession of states, to go towards or obtain, moving in a circuit". A conceptual form from this root appears in ancient texts as "saṃsaraṇa", which means "going around through a succession of states, birth, rebirth of living beings and the world", without obstruction. The term shortens to "saṃsāra", referring to the same concept, as a "passage through successive states of mundane existence", a transmigration, metempsychosis, a circuit of living where one repeats previous states, from one body to another, a worldly life of constant change, that is rebirth, growth, decay and redeath. The concept is then contrasted with the concept of moksha, also known as "mukti", "nirvāṇa", "nibbāna" or "kaivalya", which refers to liberation from this cycle of aimless wandering.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The concept of "saṃsāra" developed in the post-Vedic times, and is traceable in the Samhita layers such as in sections 1.164, 4.55, 6.70 and 10.14 of the Rigveda. While the idea is mentioned in the Samhita layers of the Vedas, there is lack of clear exposition there, and the idea fully develops in the early Upanishads. Damien Keown states that the notion of "cyclic birth and death" appears around 800 BC. The word "saṃsāra" appears, along with Moksha, in several Principal Upanishads such as in verse 1.3.7 of the Katha Upanishad, verse 6.16 of the Shvetashvatara Upanishad, verses 1.4 and 6.34 of the Maitri Upanishad.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The word "saṃsāra" is related to "Saṃsṛti", the latter referring to the "course of mundane existence, transmigration, flow, circuit or stream".


title: Saṃsāra

text: The word literally means "wandering through, flowing on", states Stephen J. Laumakis, in the sense of "aimless and directionless wandering". The concept of "saṃsāra" is closely associated with the belief that the person continues to be born and reborn in various realms and forms.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The earliest layers of Vedic text incorporate the concept of life, followed by an afterlife in heaven and hell based on cumulative virtues (merit) or vices (demerit). However, the ancient Vedic Rishis challenged this idea of afterlife as simplistic, because people do not live an equally moral or immoral life. Between generally virtuous lives, some are more virtuous; while evil too has degrees, and the texts assert that it would be unfair for god Yama to judge and reward people with varying degrees of virtue or vices, in an "either or,” and disproportionate manner. They introduced the idea of an afterlife in heaven or hell in proportion to one's merit, and when this runs out, one returns and is reborn. This idea appears in ancient and medieval texts, as the cycle of life, death, rebirth and redeath, such as section 6:31 of the Mahabharata and section 6.10 of Devi Bhagavata Purana.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The historical origins of a concept of a cycle of repeated reincarnation or Punarjanman are obscure but the idea appears in texts of both India and ancient Greece during the first millennium BC.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The idea of "saṃsāra" is hinted in the late Vedic texts such as the Rigveda, but the theory is absent. According to Sayers, the earliest layers of the Vedic literature show ancestor worship and rites such as sraddha (offering food to the ancestors). The later Vedic texts such as the Aranyakas and the Upanisads show a different soteriology based on reincarnation, they show little concern with ancestor rites, and they begin to philosophically interpret the earlier rituals, although the idea is not fully developed yet. It is in the early Upanishads where these ideas are more fully developed, but there too the discussion does not provide specific mechanistic details. The detailed doctrines flower with unique characteristics, starting around the mid 1st millennium BC, in diverse traditions such as in Buddhism, Jainism and various schools of Hindu philosophy.


title: Saṃsāra

text: While "saṃsāra" is usually described as rebirth and reincarnation (Punarjanman) of living beings (Jiva), the chronological development of the idea over its history began with the questions on what is the true nature of human existence and whether people die only once. This led first to the concepts of "Punarmṛtyu" ("redeath") and "Punaravṛtti" ("return"). These early theories asserted that the nature of human existence involves two realities, one unchanging absolute Atman (Self) which is somehow connected to the ultimate unchanging immortal reality and bliss called Brahman, and that the rest is the always-changing subject (body) in a phenomenal world ("Maya"). Redeath, in the Vedic theosophical speculations, reflected the end of "blissful years spent in "svarga" or heaven", and it was followed by rebirth back in the phenomenal world. "Saṃsāra" developed into a foundational theory of the nature of existence, shared by all Indian religions.


title: Saṃsāra

text: Rebirth as a human being, states John Bowker, was then presented as a "rare opportunity to break the sequence of rebirth, thus attaining Moksha, release". Each Indian spiritual tradition developed its own assumptions and paths ("marga" or "yoga") for this spiritual release, with some developing the ideas of "Jivanmukti" (liberation and freedom in this life), while others content with "Videhamukti" (liberation and freedom in after-life).


title: Saṃsāra

text: The Sramanas traditions (Buddhism and Jainism) added novel ideas, starting about the 6th century BC. They emphasized human suffering in the larger context, placing rebirth, redeath and truth of pain at the center and the start of religious life. "Saṃsāra" was viewed by the Sramanas as a beginningless cyclical process with each birth and death as punctuations in that process, and spiritual liberation as freedom from rebirth and redeath. The saṃsāric rebirth and redeath ideas are discussed in these religions with various terms, such as "Āgatigati" in many early Pali Suttas of Buddhism.


title: Saṃsāra

text: Across different religions, different soteriology were emphasized as the "saṃsāra" theories evolved in respective Indian traditions. For example, in their "saṃsāra" theories, states Obeyesekere, the Hindu traditions accepted Ātman or "Self" exists and asserted it to be the unchanging essence of each living being, while Buddhist traditions denied such a soul exists and developed the concept of "Anattā". Salvation (moksha, mukti) in the Hindu traditions was described using the concepts of Ātman (self) and Brahman (universal reality), while in Buddhism it (nirvāṇa, nibbāna) was described through the concept of Anattā (no self) and Śūnyatā (emptiness).


title: Saṃsāra

text: The Ajivika tradition combined "saṃsāra" with the premise that there is no free will, while the Jainism tradition accepted the concept of soul (calling it ""jiva"") with free will, but emphasized asceticism and cessation of action as a means of liberation from "saṃsāra" it calls bondage. The various sub-traditions of Hinduism, and of Buddhism, accepted free will, avoided asceticism, accepted renunciation and monastic life, and developed their own ideas on liberation through realization of the true nature of existence.


title: Saṃsāra

text: In Hinduism, "saṃsāra" is a journey of the Ātman. The body dies, assert the Hindu traditions, but not the Atma which it assumes to be the eternal reality, indestructible and bliss. Everything and all existence is connected, cyclical and composed of two things, the Self or Ātman and the body or matter. This eternal Self called "Ātman" never reincarnates, it does not change and cannot change in the Hindu belief. In contrast, the body and personality, can change, constantly changes, is born and dies. Current karma impacts the future circumstances in this life, as well as the future forms and realms of lives. Good intent and actions lead to good future, bad intent and actions lead to bad future, in the Hindu view of life.


title: Saṃsāra

text: A virtuous life, actions consistent with dharma, are believed by Hindus to contribute to a better future, whether in this life or future lives. The aim of spiritual pursuits, whether it be through the path of bhakti (devotion), karma (work), jñāna (knowledge), or raja (meditation) is self-liberation (moksha) from "saṃsāra".


title: Saṃsāra

text: The Upanishads, part of the scriptures of the Hindu traditions, primarily focus on self-liberation from "saṃsāra". The Bhagavad Gita discusses various paths to liberation. The Upanishads, states Harold Coward, offer a "very optimistic view regarding the perfectibility of human nature", and the goal of human effort in these texts is a continuous journey to self-perfection and self-knowledge so as to end "saṃsāra". The aim of spiritual quest in the Upanishadic traditions is to find the true self within and to know one's Self, a state that it believes leads to blissful state of freedom, "moksha".


title: Saṃsāra

text: All Hindu traditions and Darśanas share the concept of "saṃsāra", but they differ in details and what they describe the state of liberation from "saṃsāra" to be. The saṃsāra is viewed as the cycle of rebirth in a temporal world of always changing reality or "Maya" (appearance, illusive), Brahman is defined as that which never changes or Sat (eternal truth, reality), and moksha as the realization of Brahman and freedom from "saṃsāra".


title: Saṃsāra

text: The dualistic devotional traditions such as Madhvacharya's Dvaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism champion a theistic premise, assert the individual human Self and Brahman (Vishnu, Krishna) are two different realities, loving devotion to Vishnu is the means to release from "saṃsāra", it is the grace of Vishnu which leads to moksha, and spiritual liberation is achievable only in after-life ("videhamukti"). The nondualistic traditions such as Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism champion a monistic premise, asserting that the individual Atman and Brahman are identical, and only ignorance, impulsiveness and inertia leads to suffering through "saṃsāra". In reality they are no dualities, meditation and self-knowledge is the path to liberation, the realization that one's Ātman is identical to Brahman is "moksha", and spiritual liberation is achievable in this life ("jivanmukti").


title: Saṃsāra

text: In Jainism, the "saṃsāra" and karma doctrine are central to its theological foundations, as evidenced by the extensive literature on it in the major sects of Jainism, and their pioneering ideas on karma and "saṃsāra" from the earliest times of the Jaina tradition. "Saṃsāra" in Jainism represents the worldly life characterized by continuous rebirths and suffering in various realms of existence.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The conceptual framework of the saṃsāra doctrine differs between the Jainism traditions and other Indian religions. For instance, in Jaina traditions, soul ("jiva") is accepted as a truth, as is assumed in the Hindu traditions, but not assumed in the Buddhist traditions. However, saṃsāra or the cycle of rebirths, has a definite beginning and end in Jainism.


title: Saṃsāra

text: Souls begin their journey in a primordial state, and exist in a state of consciousness continuum that is constantly evolving through "saṃsāra". Some evolve to a higher state, while some regress, a movement that is driven by karma. Further, Jaina traditions believe that there exist "Ābhāvya" (incapable), or a class of souls that can never attain moksha (liberation). The "Ābhāvya" state of soul is entered after an intentional and shockingly evil act. Jainism considers souls as pluralistic each in a karma-"saṃsāra" cycle, and does not subscribe to Advaita style nondualism of Hinduism, or Advaya style nondualism of Buddhism.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The Jaina theosophy, like ancient Ajivika, but unlike Hindu and Buddhist theosophies, asserts that each soul passes through 8,400,000 birth-situations, as they circle through "saṃsāra". As the soul cycles, states Padmanabh Jaini, Jainism traditions believe that it goes through five types of bodies: earth bodies, water bodies, fire bodies, air bodies and vegetable lives. With all human and non-human activities, such as rainfall, agriculture, eating and even breathing, minuscule living beings are taking birth or dying, their souls are believed to be constantly changing bodies. Perturbing, harming or killing any life form, including any human being, is considered a sin in Jainism, with negative karmic effects.


title: Saṃsāra

text: A liberated soul in Jainism is one who has gone beyond "saṃsāra", is at the apex, is omniscient, remains there eternally, and is known as a "Siddha". A male human being is considered closest to the apex with the potential to achieve liberation, particularly through asceticism. Women must gain karmic merit, to be reborn as man, and only then can they achieve spiritual liberation in Jainism, particularly in the Digambara sect of Jainism; however, this view has been historically debated within Jainism and different Jaina sects have expressed different views, particularly the Shvetambara sect that believes that women too can achieve liberation from "saṃsāra".


title: Saṃsāra

text: In contrast to Buddhist texts which do not expressly or unambiguously condemn injuring or killing plants and minor life forms, Jaina texts do. Jainism considers it a bad karma to injure plants and minor life forms with negative impact on a soul's . However, some texts in Buddhism and Hinduism do caution a person from injuring all life forms, including plants and seeds.


title: Saṃsāra

text: "Saṃsāra" in Buddhism, states Jeff Wilson, is the "suffering-laden cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without beginning or end". Also referred to as the wheel of existence ("Bhavacakra"), it is often mentioned in Buddhist texts with the term "punarbhava" (rebirth, re-becoming); the liberation from this cycle of existence, "Nirvāṇa", is the foundation and the most important purpose of Buddhism.


title: Saṃsāra

text: "Saṃsāra" is considered permanent in Buddhism, just like other Indian religions. Karma drives this permanent "saṃsāra" in Buddhist thought, states Paul Williams, and "short of attaining enlightenment, in each rebirth one is born and dies, to be reborn elsewhere in accordance with the completely impersonal causal nature of one's own karma; This endless cycle of birth, rebirth, and redeath is "saṃsāra"". The Four Noble Truths, accepted by all Buddhist traditions, are aimed at ending this saṃsāra-related re-becoming (rebirth) and associated cycles of suffering.


title: Saṃsāra

text: Like Jainism, Buddhism developed its own "saṃsāra" theory, that evolved over time the mechanistic details on how the wheel of mundane existence works over the endless cycles of rebirth and redeath. In early Buddhist traditions, "saṃsāra" cosmology consisted of five realms through which wheel of existence recycled. This included hells ("niraya"), hungry ghosts ("pretas"), animals ("tiryak"), humans ("manushya"), and gods ("devas", heavenly). In latter traditions, this list grew to a list of six realms of rebirth, adding demi-gods ("asuras"),which were included in gods realm in earlier traditions. The "hungry ghost, heavenly, hellish realms" respectively formulate the ritual, literary and moral spheres of many contemporary Buddhist traditions.


title: Saṃsāra

text: The "saṃsāra" concept, in Buddhism, envisions that these six realms are interconnected, and everyone cycles life after life, and death is just a state for an afterlife, through these realms, because of a combination of ignorance, desires and purposeful karma, or ethical and unethical actions. "Nirvāṇa" is typically described as the freedom from rebirth and the only alternative to suffering of "saṃsāra", in Buddhism. However, the Buddhist texts developed a more comprehensive theory of rebirth, states Steven Collins, from fears of redeath, called "amata" (death-free), a state which is considered synonymous with "Nirvāṇa".


title: Saṃsāra

text: Sikhism incorporates the concepts of "saṃsāra" (sometimes spelled as "Saṅsāra" in Sikh texts), karma and cyclical nature of time and existence. Founded in the 15th century, its founder Guru Nanak incorporated the cyclical concept of ancient Indian religions and the cyclical concept of time, state Cole and Sambhi. However, states Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, there are important differences between the "Saṅsāra" concept in Sikhism from the "saṃsāra" concept in many traditions within Hinduism. The difference is that Sikhism firmly believes in the grace of God as the means to salvation, and its precepts encourage the bhakti of One Lord for "mukti" (salvation).


title: Saṃsāra

text: Sikhism, like the three ancient Indian traditions, believes that body is perishable, there is a cycle of rebirth, and that there is suffering with each cycle of rebirth. These features of Sikhism, along with its belief in "Saṅsāra" and the grace of God, is similar to some bhakti-oriented sub-traditions within Hinduism such as those found in Vaishnavism. Sikhism does not believe that ascetic life, as recommended in Jainism, is the path to liberation. Rather, it cherishes social engagement and householder's life combined with devotion to the One God as Guru, to be the path of liberation from "saṅsāra".


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, songwriter, and dancer. She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music. Aside from original work, her discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks. Her music video "Crystallize" finished as the eighth-most watched video of 2012 on YouTube, and her cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix won Response of the Year in the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013. Stirling achieved one million singles sold worldwide by August 2014. As of September 10, 2019, her "Lindseystomp" YouTube channel exceeded 12 million subscribers and over 3 billion total views.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling has been named in "Forbes" magazine's 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015. "Forbes" notes her quarter-finalist position on "America's Got Talent" season five in 2010, a No. 2 position on the "Billboard" 200 for her second album "Shatter Me" in 2014, and her 11 million subscribers on YouTube.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Albums. Stirling's second album "Shatter Me" won Top Dance/Electronic Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling is the middle child of three daughters of Stephen and Diane Stirling. Stirling describes her childhood as being raised in a modest household and stated "I would not trade my humble childhood years for anything else." Due to her family's financial limitations, her parents could only afford to find a violin teacher who would give her half lessons. Although they were told by instructors that "a child isn't going to learn how to play in 15 minutes a week", her parents persisted, and at the age of five she began taking violin lessons.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Living in Gilbert, Arizona, Stirling attended Greenfield Junior High, and at age sixteen, Stirling attended Mesquite High School and joined four friends in a rock band called Stomp on Melvin. As part of her experience with the group, Stirling wrote a solo violin rock song, and her performance helped her to win the state title of Arizona's Junior Miss and claim the Spirit Award in the America's Junior Miss Finals competition. Stirling was also a member of Charley Jenkins Band for about a year.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: From a young age, Stirling had a fascination for dance, and desired to take both dancing and violin lessons. In an interview with "NewMediaRockstars", she said, "...ever since I was a kid, I've always wished that I could dance, but my parents said, 'You [can] choose violin or you [can] choose dance, but we can't afford both', and I chose violin. So this is kind of a fulfillment – it's funny to say, but this is something I've always wanted to do."


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In 2010, at the age of 23, Stirling was a quarter-finalist on season five of "America's Got Talent", where she was described as a "hip hop violinist". She impressed the judges on "America's Got Talent", not only by mixing hip-hop, pop, and classical music on the violin, but by incorporating dancing with playing the violin, which she also does on her tours and official music videos. On a live-chat, Stirling explained, "It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it, but now it is part of my expression and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move. Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing." Not only in her performances, but also with her music, dancing made a huge impact: "I loved dance music so I started with that and wrote 'Transcendence', 'Electric Daisy', and 'Spontaneous Me'."


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling's performances were dubbed "electrifying" by the judges, and won the acclaim of the audience, but after she attempted to step up the dance level in her quarter-final performance, judge Piers Morgan buzzed her. He told her: "You're not untalented, but you're not good enough, I don't think, to get away with flying through the air and trying to play the violin at the same time." Sharon Osbourne commented: "You need to be in a group. ... What you're doing is not enough to fill a theater in Vegas." In her blog, Stirling confided: "I was devastated at the results ... It was painful, and a bit humiliating; however, I had to relearn where it was that I drew my strength." Stirling decided to continue to embrace her unique style of performance, promoting herself on the Internet. In a 2012 interview she remarked: "A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do ... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself."


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Shortly after her performance on "America's Got Talent", cinematographer Devin Graham contacted her in hopes of collaborating on a YouTube video together. They agreed to shoot a music video for her song, "Spontaneous Me." It was filmed the week of May 9, 2011. The video boosted Stirling's popularity, and she began making music videos for her YouTube channel regularly. Stirling's YouTube channel, Lindseystomp, which she created in 2007 and which is named after her first band Stomp on Melvin, is the main repository for her music videos. During 2011, the channel rapidly gained popularity and has over 3 billion total views and over 12 million subscribers, . Her music is featured on Pandora and Spotify. Stirling also created a second YouTube channel, LindseyTime, in September 2012, in which she posts videos related to her life, vlogs, behind-the-scenes content, etc.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling has experimented in combining violin playing with hip hop and dubstep. Stirling's collaborations with other musicians and singers have included Amy Lee (Evanescence) ("Love Goes On And On"), Shaun Barrowes ("Don't Carry It All" – The Decemberists), Jake Bruene and Frank Sacramone ("Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO), Tay Zonday ("Mama Economy"), Peter Hollens ("Skyrim", "A Thousand Years", "Game of Thrones" and "Star Wars"), Lzzy Hale ("Shatter Me"), Alisha Popat ("We Found Love"), John Allred ("Tomb"), Amiee Proal ("A Thousand Years"), Megan Nicole ("Starships"), The Piano Guys ("Mission Impossible"), Debi Richards (née Johanson) ("River Flows in You", "Phantom of the Opera"), Sam Tsui ("Heads Up"), Tyler Ward ("I Knew You Were Trouble", Thrift Shop"), Kurt Hugo Schneider ("Pokémon Dubstep Remix" and "A Thousand Years"), John Legend ("All of Me"), Chester See ("I Knew You Were Trouble"), and Pentatonix ("Radioactive", "Papaoutai", “Over the River”). She has also collaborated with the Salt Lake Pops orchestra and Alex Boye. Stirling's eponymous debut album was released on September 18, 2012, in conjunction with a North American tour that same month.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In December 2012, YouTube announced that Stirling's song, "Crystallize", was the No. 8 top-viewed video of 2012 with over 42 million views.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: On April 22, 2013, it was announced that Lady Gaga's manager (Troy Carter) signed a deal with Stirling after being impressed by her rise in the media. "By looking at the numbers, automatically you could see this girl knew how to move the needle and understood YouTube was a venue to engage fans both online and offline," Carter said. Stirling, who had previously refused to work with other management companies explained her new deal with Carter: "But with Atom Factory, they were up to date on current things and trying new stuff all the time, and I felt so creatively alive when I met with them."


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text: On June 21, Stirling received her first golden certification for her album, "Lindsey Stirling", in Germany and in the next month, she earned golden certifications from Switzerland and Austria. On August 2, 2013, "Billboard" announced that Stirling's studio album had sold more than 158,000 copies in the United States and that she was the second best-selling artist on the Classical Crossover charts in 2013, behind Andrea Bocelli's album "Passione".


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text: In June 2013, she performed at Miss Switzerland, and in July, she joined Nathan Pacheco, The Orchestra at Temple Square and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the 21,000-seat LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT for their annual Pioneer Day concert where she performed Scotland the Brave and Simple Gifts. Stirling also announced her first ever tour dates in Australia, South Korea and Japan. Stirling's YouTube channel reached three million subscribers on August 31 and on September 4, after almost a year of touring, she completed her first world tour with her last appearance in London. On September 12, Stirling performed at the Dreamball 2013 charity gala at Ritz Carlton in Berlin, Germany. Two weeks later, Stirling announced on her official website that she had started making her second album.


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text: In October 2013, Stirling announced that she would take part in season three of "Dance Showdown", a dance competition web series created by DanceOn in which the winner is awarded US$50,000. Stirling was the second of three finalists, but she did not win the fifty thousand dollars despite receiving critical acclaim on her three performances with her partner Anze Skrube. One of the three judges, Laurieann Gibson, classified her second performance as "one of the best" in "Dance Showdown" and the last one as the best she had ever seen.


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text: Almost a year after its official release, Stirling's self-titled studio album was re-released on October 29, 2013, as an exclusive deluxe version featuring newly recorded versions and remixes of her best-known songs such as "Crystallize", "Elements", and "Transcendence". Target carried four bonus tracks while all other retailers had two additional tracks. Stirling sold 10,000 copies of her extended-version album in the first week of sales, which was a record for her, and her album as it peaked from No. 79 to No. 23, becoming its highest position in "Billboard" 200. Days before, she had performed on "Conan" on October 24.


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text: On November 3, 2013, Stirling and Pentatonix's version of "Radioactive" won a YouTube Music Award in the category Response of the Year. Stirling also performed during the live-streamed event. On December 16, Stirling announced the first tour dates in Canada and U.S. on her 2014 World Tour; some pre-sales were sold out after the first day of selling and the first concert to be sold out was in Portland, Oregon on January 29.


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text: Stirling appeared on several "Billboard" 2013 year-end charts; notably, No. 3 on Classical Album Artists, No. 2 on Classical Albums, and No. 3 on Dance/Electronic Albums (both for "Lindsey Stirling").


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text: At the beginning of 2014, Stirling's self-titled album hit gold in Poland, received its first platinum certification in Germany and later on in Austria. Stirling received her first RIAA gold certification on February 4 for her hit single "Crystallize". On February 26, Stirling released her debut album in France which entered the charts at number 17 selling 4,900 copies in its first week of sales. On March 5, Stirling performed three concerts at the El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, being her first time to do so in Latin America.


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text: In 2014, Stirling was nominated for the Echo music award in two categories: Crossover National/International and Newcomer International, receiving the Crossover National/International award on March 28.


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text: On March 12, 2014, Stirling posted a video announcing her second studio album, "Shatter Me", would be released in May. She also created a PledgeMusic account where consumers could buy her new album, signed or not, and also exclusive items, such as signed posters, personalized video and even Skype calls with Stirling herself. At the end of the first day, the signed "Shatter Me" CD was already sold out. On March 25, Stirling officially released her first single from "Shatter Me", entitled "Beyond the Veil", along with its accompanying music video. On April 3, Stirling posted that she collaborated with Owl City for his fifth album. The song, "Beautiful Times", was released on April 8.


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text: On April 23, 2014, Stirling released the second single of her upcoming album: "Shatter Me". The song, the album's title track, accumulated 1.3 million views its first day online. The album was released in the U.S. on April 29 and in Europe on May 2. In the U.S., the album sold 56,000 copies in its first week and reached No. 2 on the "Billboard" 200, becoming Stirling's biggest sales week ever. In Europe, "Shatter Me" was also a commercial success as it reached the Top 5 in Sweden and Germany and also peaking the first position in Austria. On May 18, Stirling assisted to the "Billboard" Music Awards where her debut album had been nominated in the category "Top Electronic/Dance Album". Stirling also performed her first single "Beyond the Veil" during the ceremony.


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text: On May 13, 2014, Stirling performed in San Diego, the first show of her second world tour, which consisted of 77 shows in total, 48 in North America and 29 in Europe. This world Tour was in support of her new album "Shatter Me" and the crew consisted of Jason Gaviati and Drew Steen (which had been part of her First World Tour) plus the adding of two new dancers: Stephen Jones and Pter Styles and the choreographer Anže Škrube.


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text: On July 2, "Billboard" posted that Stirling's second studio album "Shatter Me" had been the third dance/electronic album with most sales in the first half of the year (119,000) only behind Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" and Lady Gaga's "Artpop". In the same chart, Stirling's debut studio album was at sixth place with 108,000 copies sold in the first half of 2014. On July 27 Stirling's hit single "Crystallize" became Stirling's first music video to have 100 million views. Six days later, on August 2, Stirling posted on her Twitter account that she had been nominated for her first ever Teen Choice award. On August 6, Stirling came back after four years to "America's Got Talent" to perform as host, along with Lzzy Hale their single "Shatter Me".


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text: In August, it was revealed that Stirling would be part of two collaborations. The first one was revealed on August 13, and was about Stirling collaborating for a second time with the "a cappella" group Pentatonix for their third studio album "PTX, Vol. III" on the song "Papaoutai", by Stromae. The second collaboration was revealed nine days later, on August 22, when it was announced Stirling had been part of a song with singer Jessie J for her upcoming album "Sweet Talker". On September 14, it was revealed Stirling would be part of a YouTube marketing campaign for a new selection of Lindt chocolate candy bars. On September 29, Stirling announced she would be joining tenor Andrea Bocelli for his UK and Ireland Tour in November 2014. On October 4, Stirling started the European leg of her second world tour by performing in Finland, on support of her album "Shatter Me". On November 24, Stirling extended her tour to the year of 2015 by adding dates in North America and Oceania. That same day Stirling performed at "The Today Show" to promote her album by performing "Roundtable Rival". On December 5, Stirling performed at the Video Game Awards.


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text: On the 2014 Year-End "Billboard" Charts, Stirling peaked the categories of Classical Albums with "Shatter Me" and the Classical Album Artist. Her second studio album also appeared tenth in the year-end charts of independent albums and fourth in Dance/Electronic Albums. Stirling had the second position in the Dance/Electronic Album Artists and fifth in the charts of independent artist and Top dance/electronic artists.


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text: On January 9, 2015, Stirling was featured on the Forbes list '30 Under 30' as one of the few musicians featured in the top thirty of recognized celebrities under the age of thirty. On the same day "Billboard" announced that "Shatter Me" and "Lindsey Stirling" had reached the first and second position as the best-selling dance-electronic albums in 2014. On February 7, 2015, Stirling performed at the Grammy Foundation's 17th annual Legacy Concert. A few days later, Stirling announced that public television would be airing her shows from London under the name "Lindsey Stirling: Live from London", starting in March. It was later noted that the shows would also air in the U.S.


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text: On March 2, it was announced that Stirling had won a YouTube Music Award among other forty-nine artists. The fifty selected artists were the ones with biggest growth in views, subscribers and engagement over the last six months. This is Stirling's second YouTube Music Award. On March 23, the 2015 YouTube Music Awards were broadcast online, with thirteen selected artists releasing original music videos. Stirling released the music video for "Take Flight". On March 26, Stirling participated in the 2015 Echo Music Awards, where she won the category of "Best Crossover Act" for the second consecutive year. Stirling also performed at the Echo Awards with artist Andreas Bourani. On April 7, the 2015 Billboard Music Awards nominees were announced and Stirling was mentioned in two categories: Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Album, for her album "Shatter Me". Stirling won the latter category, her first Billboard Music Award. On May 4, a single from Marina Kaye'e "Fearless" album was released under the title "Sounds Like Heaven", featuring Stirling. A day later a collaboration between Stirling and Joy Enriquez was released on iTunes.


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text: On July 1, while being interviewed by "Billboard" in New York, Stirling announced that when her current tour finished in August she would begin work on her third studio album: "As soon as we finish this tour, mid-August, I'm just gonna jump straight into the studio, it's pretty exciting and it's also terrifying to start thinking about a new album again. But I'm honestly so excited to see where it goes. I have a lot of ideas on directions it could go, and I'm really excited to see which way it could go. But the truth is, I don't know where it's going!"


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text: In its July 22 issue, "Variety" magazine ranked Stirling eleventh on its Digital Star Ranking, which ranks the top twelve stars in the digital world. It was also estimated that Stirling's annual Ad Income was $364,000. On August 8, 2015, Stirling released her first video album under the name "", which included part of her Music Box Tour. The album reached the top ten position in German album charts, being her third consecutive album in doing so. It also reached the peak position at the German music DVD charts. In the same month, Stirling played the National Anthem before the start of an Arizona Diamondbacks game at Chase Field.


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text: In late December 2015, Stirling earned her first US "Billboard" Hot 100 entry with "Hallelujah" debuting at number 81 on the issue dated January 9, 2016, and peaking at number one on the Hot Christian Songs Chart, being her first single in doing so as well.


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text: Stirling had announced in June 2015 that over the course of two and a half years, she had completed an autobiography, "The Only Pirate at the Party", published by Gallery Books. Co-authored by Brooke S. Passey, Stirling's sister, the book was released on January 12, 2016, and was listed at #10 on "The New York Times" hardcover nonfiction best-seller list for January 31, 2016. The book's title owed its origin to Stirling's diagnosis of cross-dominance in the second grade, for which an eye patch was prescribed. She was uncomfortable with the treatment until she began pretending she was a pirate. Stirling became intrigued by the pirate lifestyle, and said:


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text: In January 2016, Stirling's autobiography was released under the name of "The Only Pirate at the Party", which would later reach the tenth position at "The New York Times" hardcover nonfiction best-seller list. Three days later, a collaboration between Stirling and the Swedish DJ/producer Otto Knows was released under the title "Dying for You", with its official video premiering on February 1.


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text: In June 2016, Stirling announced her new studio album "Brave Enough", which was set to be released on August 19, 2016. Shortly after, she uploaded a new music video "The Arena" to her main channel. Upon its release, "Brave Enough" debuted at number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number 5 on the Billboard 200, where it peaked. Stirling released an exclusive track "Firefly" with Brave Enough via Pledge Music, which featured Stirling on vocals. The song would later be used in the movie . In August 2016, Stirling released the song "Something Wild" which she wrote for the Disney movie, Pete's Dragon. The song played over the end credits and features on both Brave Enough and the official movie soundtrack. Stirling appeared on several television shows in August to promote her new album, including The Today Show and ZDF's Morgenmagazin in Germany, performing The Arena live. During the same month, Stirling performed in the opening ceremony of The International 2016, a "Dota 2" tournament which had the biggest prize pool in eSports history. Later Stirling also appeared in a Schön! magazine photoshoot and feature interview.


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text: In September 2016, Stirling started her Brave Enough Tour in San Diego, California that would continue worldwide for 79 dates. Stirling also performed the national anthem and a pre-game concert for the San Francisco 49ers season opener against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium. Stirling wore a 49ers jersey to perform in. September also marked the release of three special editions of Brave Enough. All released exclusively on vinyl, there was a red swirl disc edition, a Barnes & Noble exclusive featuring the bonus track "Activate" and an Urban Outfitters edition limited to 500 copies with an autographed postcard from Stiring enclosed. Stirling was also featured on the cover of fashion & lifestyle magazine, Bello for their Summer edition.


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text: In October 2016, Stirling launched a music video for the single "Prism", featuring herself as five clones named "The Violindseys". The same month, Stirling was featured on the cover of Strings Magazine. The following month, Stirling released the single "Hold My Heart" featuring ZZ Ward along with an Alice in Wonderland themed video. A second video was later released in collaboration with HP, featuring Stirling playing both herself and her alter-ego super fan Phelba. Stirling was one of the first artists to record for the newly launched Spotify Singles. Stirling recorded two acoustic tracks at Spotify Studios in New York City, her single, "Something Wild" and a cover of "7 Years" by Lukas Graham. They were premiered on the streaming service on November 30, 2016.


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text: Stirling began 2017 by launching a single version and video of her song "Love's Just a Feeling" featuring Rooty. Later in the year Stirling and Rooty would perform the song on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Bebe Rexha sampled "First Light" from Brave Enough and credited Lindsey Stirling in the song "Small Doses" as violinist on her EP released in February. In April, following her performance in London for the Brave Enough Tour, Stirling gave an interview and live performance on BBC's The One Show in the UK. On the same trip, Stirling also appeared on BBC Radio 2. For Record Store Day 2017, Stirling released a limited edition vinyl copy of Brave Enough. The gatefold was signed by Stirling and limited to 650 copies worldwide. Later that month, she would perform at the Radio Disney Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Stirling performed as part of a line up with Julia Michaels and Noah Cyrus The following month, a documentary called was released as paid content via YouTube. The documentary was filmed during Stirling's Brave Enough Tour and featured concert footage, interviews and personal footage. In the same month, Stirling was featured in digital fashion and lifestyle magazine, Phoenix.


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text: In September 2017, Stirling was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars". She was paired with professional dancer Mark Ballas. During the course of the show, Stirling had two serious injuries that nearly ruled her out of the competition. First suffering a blunt rib injury and possible separation during training and later a knee injury during a rehearsal for a group dance. Stirling's performance in of the competition was in memory of her father, Stephen, who died in January of that year from cancer. Professional dance partner Ballas wore a hat and scarf of Stirling's father for the performance. Stirling and Ballas finished in second place, averaging a score of 27.1, and secured 5 perfect score performances across the 17 dances.


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text: In early October 2017, a Bollywood themed music video for the song "Mirage" was released featuring Raja Kumari. Later that month, Stirling released her fourth studio album ""Warmer in the Winter"", a holiday themed record. The album features Becky G, Trombone Shorty, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, and Sabrina Carpenter. The album opened at #32 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies, making her fourth Top 40 album. In November, Stirling went on her North American "Warmer in the Winter Tour celebrating the new album. The following October, Stirling released a Deluxe version of "Warmer in the Winter" which featured five additional tracks. In addition, a music video for "I Wonder as I Wander" was released. Stirling commenced her Wanderland Tour celebrating the festive album across 24 dates in North America. In November 2018 for Record Store Day's Black Friday event, Stirling released a special Holiday Edition picture disc vinyl. The record featured images of Stirling from her Warmer in the Winter photoshoot imprinted onto the vinyl record itself. The dual sided single had two tracks - You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch and Dance Of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It was limited to 2350 copies.


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text: In 2018, she appeared on the track "Hi-Lo", the third track of Evanescence's fourth studio album "Synthesis" released as a single in June. Stirling toured with the band in the U.S. during that summer. Stirling also appeared at the Yamaha All-Star Concert in Anaheim in January, 2018. Stirling collaborated with Alexander Jean on the song "Deeper" released in mid-2018. This made a re-connection between Stirling and her DWTS partner Mark Ballas.


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text: In late 2018, Stirling made a number of television appearances. She returned to Dancing With The Stars, for a guest appearance on the October 15, 2018, episode, dancing a "trio dance" with Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess. Later that month, Stirling appeared in an episode of the first series of The Outpost, playing the character Pock. In November, Stirling was on the cover of French lifestyle publication, Grumpy Magazine. She would also release a video for "You're a Mean One Mr Grinch" featuring Sabrina Carpenter, originally from her 2017 album Warmer in the Winter. In December, Stirling was a guest on "Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas". In an interview later that month, Stirling revealed in an exclusive interview with the Huffington Post, that she was invited to join the first season of but declined.


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text: On June 21, 2019, Stirling announced that her fifth album, Artemis would be launching later that year. Stirling said that she had been inspired by the Greek goddess Artemis, and drew parallels to her own experiences and challenges. The first single released from the album was "Underground". It was a joint audio and music video release. On the same day, Stirling announced her Artemis Tour. The tour began in Mexico and Europe in 2019, but was postponed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The tour returned in North America in 2021, however tour dates in Australia, Russia and Ukraine were later cancelled. Alongside the album launch, it was revealed Stirling would be releasing a six-part comic book series under the title Artemis.


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text: In July 2019, Stirling performed The Upside, a single from the album, at PBS's A Capitol Fourth celebration. Later the song was re-released with vocals by Elle King, along with a music video and a television performance on Live with Kelly and Ryan.


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text: In November 2019, Stirling reprised her holiday themed tours, embarking on the Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour across 26 dates in North America. This was her third holiday themed tour based around the album "Warmer in the Winter". During the tour, her video for "We Three Gentlemen" was released. Stirling was featured on the cover of Guitar Girl Magazine for their Winter 2019 issue. In November, Stirling's collaboration with Switchfoot on the song Voices was released. It was the lead single from their album Native Tongue.


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text: Across 2019, a number of Stirling's songs would be used on television and movie soundtracks. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" in The Knight Before Christmas, "The Phoenix" in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the "Phantom of the Opera" medley in The Umbrella Academy.


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text: In March 2020, NASA released a video of Stirling performing the song "Artemis" at the Kennedy Space Center. The song shares a name with the NASA Artemis program which has the goal to return humans to the moon in 2024, including the first woman. As part of the "Artemis" album, Stirling would release a number of music videos for tracks not released as singles that matched the storyline of the album. In June 2020, the video for "Between Twilight" was released featuring professional dancer Derek Hough. The video storyline is showing Artemis (Stirling) meeting Orion (Hough) and falling in love. Later in September 2020, a video for "Til The Light Goes Out" was released with Stirling acting as the leader of a small band of mystics living in the desert.


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text: In May 2020, Stirling launched a weekly podcast called "String Sessions" and featuring music artists. Every episode is started with a string (violin) cover of a song by the featured artist. The podcast is made available on YouTube, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Guests have included Andy Grammer, Amy Lee from Evanescence, JP Saxe x Julia Michaels, Gabby Barrett and Johnny Rzeznik.


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text: In August 2020, Lindsey Stirling was announced as a second time collaborator with Evanescence for the third single, Use My Voice, alongside many rock singers as well as past collaborator Lzzy Hale. Including Stirling and Hale were Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless, Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, Deena Jakoub from Veridia and many more of Evanescence close family and friends. In the same month, Stirling released the single "What You're Made Of" featuring guest lyrics from Kiesza. The song was written for the video game, Azur Lane. In September, No Saving Me by Philmon Lee was released featuring Stirling. Stirling also collaborated with American post hardcore band Escape the Fate on the song Invincible in October. A music video was also released for the song included Stirling herself. Stirling was on the cover of Civilian Magazine for their Fall/Winter 2020 issue with an exclusive interview and photoshoot.


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text: Stirling opened 2021 releasing the single "Lose You Now" in collaboration with DJ Mako. It was based on her original song, "Guardian", from Artemis. Mako wrote the lyrics for the song, and a music video was released on January 15. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart for week ending January 30. In April 2021, an acoustic version of the song was also released. During the same month, Stirling released a cover and music video of the song Wild Rift from the popular video game, League of Legends. Stirling was also featured at this time in an advertising campaign for the Asus Zenbook.


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text: In July 2021, Stirling released her second ever EP for Record Store Day. Titled "Lose You Now" the five track EP was a vinyl exclusive, limited to 2,000 copies with an etched B-Side. The same month, a video for the song "Masquerade" from Artemis was released, based around a silent movie. The video was filmed in the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Following this, Stirling released further video game collaborations. In August 2021, she performed a version of Tales of Arise score for the opening night of Gamescom. Later a video for the battle song "Flame of Hope" was released. Stirling would also appear as a guest performer on America's Got Talent alongside two time champion magician Shin Lim. In September, Stirling announced she was releasing a rock version of "Rage Beneath The Mountains" from Genshin Impact for its first anniversary.


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text: Stirling announced in October 2021 that she had collaborated with long term instrument partner Yamaha to produce a limited edition "Crystallize" violin. The instrument is made from a variety of fine woods including maple, spruce and brazilwood. The violin was limited to 100 units and as a package with Stirling branded instrument, bow, rosin and case was priced at $2,495. In the same month, a collaboration between Stirling and cosmetic company Bellapierre was announced. "Intentional Beauty by Lindsey Stirling" was launched, with the first product a citrine beauty palette. Stirling's music was featured as part of Disney's Walt Disney World Resort 50th anniversary celebration in the 'Harmonious' show at EPCOT, a night-time event that began in October.


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text: In November, Stirling embarked on The Lindsey Stirling Christmas Program Tour, a 22 date North American concert series. This was her fourth holiday themed tour. Later that month, on November 28, "Lindsey Stirling: Home for the Holidays" was released in movie theaters. A mix of Christmas songs and other popular tracks by Stirling were recorded and filmed with unique choreography specifically for this release. In the same month, a special song "Lords" was released in conjunction with the mobile video game Lords Mobile. Stirling had been on the original line-up for Electric Forest in 2022, however her name was later absent from their announcement, alongside other notable absentees including Flume and Diplo.


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text: Stirling began 2022 by announcing she had written the theme song for the CBS series Good Sam, featuring Sophia Bush. In February, Stirling headlined the grand opening of Bell Bank Park, a new sports and leisure arena in Arizona. In March, Stirling was a guest on Season 3, Episode 111 of the Kelly Clarkson Show, performing alongside Karolina Protsenko. Following the release of the app Amp by Amazon, the company announced in a press release that Stirling would be launching a show on the platform. Her first show aired on March 30, 2022. In an interview published on March 31, 2022 with "Violinist" Stirling confirmed she was working on a new album. On April 2, Stirling performed at Seaworld Orlando for their Seven Seas Food Festival event in The Nautilus Theater. Later that month, it was confirmed Stirling would perform at both The Festival at Sandpoint on August 6, 2022 and at the Washington State Fair on September 17, 2022. Stirling is also scheduled to perform at Britt Festival on August 4, 2022. On April 11, it was announced Stirling had collaborated with Kluge Interactive on a DLC pack for their virtual reality music game Synth Riders to release later that month. It was announced that Stirling would be performing at the 2022 Montreal International Jazz Festival. Her concert took place at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier on July 7, 2022. On May 3, 2022 it was announced Stirling would perform at the Pacific Amphitheatre as part of their Summer Concert Series in July.


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text: In early June, Stirling was featured on the song Maniac released by on their album "(e)motion sickness". On 21 June, Stirling was part of the Disney+ live event Harmonious Live broadcast from EPCOT at Disney World. Stirling was announced as a performer for August 2022 at the Clear Summer Nights concert series in Bend, Oregon. On July 12, a music video for Love Goes On And On was released featuring Evanesence lead singer Amy Lee.


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text: On August 25, Stirling announced her new holiday themed album named "Snow Waltz". Alongside the announcement, the first track "Ice Storm" was released as a music video on YouTube. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Gladius and will release digitally in October, and on vinyl in November. In September, Stirling announced a North American tour to coincide with the release of Snow Waltz during November and December 2022. Hallmark announced in September that Stirling would be making a cameo appearance in their movie, "A Fabled Holiday" starring Brooke D'Orsay and Ryan Paevey, performing Joy to the World from Snow Waltz. Stirling was recruited to perform for as part of the pre-launch activities by the video games manufacturer. Stirling featured in a music video interlaced with gameplay. In November, Stirling made a return to The Kelly Clarkson show, performing Joy To The World. House of Solo magazine interviewed Stirling about her album and UK tour dates from Snow Waltz in December 2022.


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text: On October 1, 2013, Stirling teamed with the non-profit Atlanta Music Project to help spread appreciation of music to children who might not otherwise have the chance. The Atlanta Music Project's mission was "to inspire social change by providing Atlanta's under-served youth the opportunity to learn and perform music in orchestras and choirs." For this, Stirling made available two limited edition Lindsey Stirling/The Power of Music shirts. The money collected from the sale of those shirts went directly to the Atlanta Music Project with the combined goal of raising enough to provide music training for 50 children.


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text: On March 22, 2014, Stirling joined Cirque du Soleil for the second annual "One Night for One Drop" in Las Vegas. The non-profit organization presented the show in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in celebration of World Water Day, a day which encourages people to conserve water resources in an effort to make clean water accessible to all.


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text: During her 2017 Warmer in the Winter tour, VIP guests were encouraged to bring an unopened toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Donors received an exclusive photo laminate of Stirling and pet chihuahua Luna Latte.


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text: On December 15, 2018, as part of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York's concert series, Stirling performed at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. All proceeds from the show went to Buffalo Ronald McDonald House and the Family Lounge & Happy Wheel Cart at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital.


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text: In April 2020, Stirling launched The Upside Fund a non-profit charity to support individuals struggling throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. In a July interview, it was revealed she had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars, and was broadening the scope of the charity to include anyone struggling economically at the time. Later that month, a partnership was forged with Tea North a Canadian company who would donate 100% of their online profits for a month to The Upside Fund. On August 27, 2020 Stirling announced she would be auctioning off a number of her performance outfits on eBay with all revenue donated to the charity. Stirling repeated this in May 2021 with auction lots including her Roundtable Rival music video outfit. For the 2021 festive season, Stirling partnered with Resolve Partners to drive donations through The Upside Fund to help those in need of financial support for medical bills. In November 2021, Stirling partnered with Fandiem to run an online giveaway where fans could donate and win a Yamaha Crystallize limited edition violin and a virtual lesson with her. In February 2022, Stirling ran another outfit auction to support The Upside Fund on eBay.


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text: On May 8, 2020, Stirling participated at the 320 Festival, a mental health awareness event created by Talinda Bennington and Kevin Lyman. Due to the quarantine restrictions of COVID-19, the performance was livestreamed from her sister's farm in Missouri. All net proceeds from the event were donated to its nonprofit partners.


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text: In March 2022, Stirling announced she was running an auction to support UNICEF in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Lots included video and tour outfits, along with her violin used as a teenager. The items collectively sold for over $16,000.


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text: Stirling uses a variety of violins depending on her performance. For live performances, she mostly uses Yamaha SV-250 Silent Violin Pro and Luis and Clark ""Nero"" carbon fiber acoustic violin. Stirling has been using the Yamaha Electric Violin since 2000, and the Luis and Clark violin was made famous after she used it in her cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix in 2013. For studio recording, Stirling uses an early 1900s Ernst Heinrich Roth ""Roth"" acoustic violin most of the time and her Yamaha silent violin for an extremely clean sound. Before using the "Nero", Stirling used her "Roth" during live performances. However, she stopped using the "Roth" live because she was sweating so much during the show. Stirling also owns three more violins which are a $40 eBay violin "Ingrid", a purple Wood Viper Violin "Viper" and a Yamaha Silent Violin "Steampunk". "Steampunk" is her first ever electric violin, and "Ingrid" is used for dangerous stunts in her music videos.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In an interview in August 2016 with Strings Magazine, Stirling stated that Yamaha electric violins are her "weapon of choice" while the "Roth" she calls Excalibur is her favorite. In 2020, Stirling joined Reverb to talk through her five favorite violins including "David Bowie", her crossbow violin. In a 2022 video uploaded to TikTok, Stirling showed fans all of her current violins.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling uses the L.R. Baggs Violin Pickup for her "Roth" and "Nero". In March 2022, Stirling auctioned off a violin she used as a teenager for the charity Unicef. The violin sold for $7,200.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, to study film making. She later served as a missionary in New York City for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A story she wrote about her mission was later published in the compilation "Do Not Attempt in Heels: Mission Stories and Advice from Sisters Who've Been There". Stirling returned to Provo in 2009 to continue studying at BYU. She then moved back to Arizona, in December 2012, to be with her family. In August 2015, she graduated from the BYU Marriott School of Management with a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation management. She resides in Los Angeles, and in 2019 moved to the Hollywood Hills, buying a property from film director John Stalberg Jr.. In December 2015, Stirling became the owner of Luna, a chihuahua. Appearing on stage and in photoshoots, Stirling credits Luna with helping her through the loss of close friends and family.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: For a short time she dated filmmaker Devin Graham, who had attended the same university and church. The two began dating shortly after the filming of "Crystallize" and Graham moved to Utah. The two have since ended their professional and personal relationship. In October 2017, on "Dancing with the Stars" Stirling revealed her year and a half relationship with Ryan Weed ended.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling has publicly spoken about her battle with anorexia. She discovered her disorder while working for a treatment center for troubled girls. Stirling said in an interview with "Good Morning America" that her song "Shatter Me" was "actually my story of overcoming my eating disorder". The cover art of the album is a reference to her struggle which showcases a "seemingly perfect-looking ballerina standing in the middle of a cracked glass globe". In 2013, Stirling was featured by the LDS Church in its I'm a Mormon campaign in which she spoke openly about how her faith helped in her battle during high school and college. On November 25, 2014, she performed and answered questions in a live world broadcast to LDS youth. A one-hour video recording of the event was featured on the LDS Church home page. Stirling is a teetotaler, and during tours she has a ban on her team consuming alcohol on her tour bus.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling has a celestial body named after her, , about 2–3 km diameter, semi-major axis of 2.72AU, eccentricity of 0.051, inclined 3.7 degrees to ecliptic.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling has authored and published a number of books of music she has either performed or arranged for Violin and Piano. In addition, she also sells sheet music from her own online store.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling's first tour lasted almost a year with 122 dates around North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Lindsey Stirling Tour began three days before the CD release of her first album, "Lindsey Stirling". Her tour began in 2012 with dates in North America within the United States and Canada. At the beginning of 2013, Stirling continued her tour in Europe as a "test tour". Her official European leg kicked off in Russia on May 22, 2013. In August 2013, she continued her tour, adding dates around Asia and Australia. Finishing her tour, Stirling added a last date in the UK on September 4, 2013. The shows were a success in that 46 dates were sold out, and on Ticketmaster.com the audience gave a rating to the tour of 4.7 out of 5 stars.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In 2014 and 2015, Stirling played the Shatter Me World Tour and The Music Box Tour. The 2014 North and European American leg of Lindsey Stirling's tour consisted of her performing 77 shows over a five-month time span. For 2015, Stirling did 67 shows over five continents. Stirling toured around North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America, being her first time to present a show on this continent. In December 2014, it was confirmed that more than 200,000 people had attended Stirling's shows, more than half of them being from the European continent.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: After taking nine months off to record a new album, "Brave Enough", which was released on August 19, 2016, Stirling returned to touring. An April 2016 announcement confirmed her Summer Tour which would encompass individual concerts and festivals across the United States of America. The announcement occurred shortly after her surprise appearance at Coachella.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Following completion of her summer tour, Stirling played at four summer festivals in September 2016. She began at Electric Picnic in Ireland on September 3, before travelling to Festival du Chant Gros in Switzerland and performing on September 7. Stirling would then play Fête de l'Humanité on September 9 and Lollapalooza Germany in Berlin on September 10 before returning to start her 2016/17 Brave Enough Tour a few weeks later.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Following her Summer 2016 Tour, Stirling started her 79 date world tour that would span across 4 continents through 2016 and 2017. The tour began in San Diego, California in 2016 and ended in Guadalajara in August 2017.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling's first Christmas tour. Lindsey Stirling announced her 2017 Warmer in the Winter Tour, slated to kick off in the fall on November 8 in Albany, NY at Palace Theatre. It concluded in Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre on December 23. Stirling broadcast the concert live on Twitter on November 28.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling and Evanescence announced they would be co-headlining together for the second leg of Evanescence's "Synthesis Tour". They were also accompanied by a full orchestra.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: On September 4, 2018, Stirling announced the 2018 Christmas-themed Wanderland Tour was slated to kick off in the fall on November 23 in Reno, NV. The tour concluded on December 22 in North Charleston, SC.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: Stirling announced her Artemis World Tour in 2019 to support her latest album. The tour began in Mexico in 2019, before moving into Europe. The tour was scheduled to continue in 2020 through South America, Australia and later North America however these concerts were postponed due to Covid-19. The North American tour was rescheduled and began in 2021.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: On September 18, 2019, Stirling announced the continuation of her Christmas-themed tour from previous years. The tour was slated to commence on November 19 in Fresno, CA at the Warnors Center for the Performing Arts and conclude on December 23 in Fort Myers, FL at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In October 2021, Stirling announced a US based Christmas tour. The tour would run across 22 dates. The tour began in Memphis, TN on 26 November and concluded on 22 December in Mobile, AL.


title: Lindsey Stirling

text: In September 2022, Stirling announced via social media that she would be embarking on her fourth Christmas themed tour. The Snow Waltz Tour would take place during November and December 2022 across a number of dates in the United States, beginning in Grand Prairie, Texas and concluding in Los Angeles, California. The tour is in support of her second festive album, Snow Waltz.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Chris Wedge and written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Ron Mita, Jim McClain and Lindsay-Abaire. It stars the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey and Robin Williams. The story follows a robot named Rodney Copperbottom (McGregor) who seeks out his idol Bigweld (Brooks) at his company in Robot City, only to discover a plot by its new owner Ratchet (Kinnear) to cheat older robots into buying expensive upgrades.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Development on the film began in 2000, when Wedge and Joyce failed to adapt Joyce's book "Santa Calls" and they decided to do a story on robots. "Robots" was theatrically released on March 11, 2005. It grossed $262.5 million worldwide against a $75 million budget and received positive reviews.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: In a world populated by sentient robots, Rodney Copperbottom, son of Herb and Lydia Copperbottom from Rivet Town, is an aspiring young inventor. He idolizes Bigweld, a famous inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose company, Bigweld Industries, hires other inventors and provides robots with spare parts. Following Bigweld's example to "see a need, fill a need", Rodney develops a small, flying robot, named Wonderbot, to assist his father, Herb, who works as a dishwasher at a restaurant. When Herb's supervisor Mr. Gunk confronts them, Wonderbot malfunctions and wreaks havoc in the kitchen.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: To help Herb pay for the damages, Rodney decides to move to Robot City, hoping to present Wonderbot to Bigweld Industries. Upon his arrival, Rodney is ejected from Bigweld Industries by the company's current head Phineas T. Ratchet, who, in Bigweld's absence, has stopped producing spare parts and inventions in favor of expensive "upgrades", thereby "outmoding" robots who are unable or unwilling to pay for them. Ratchet's mother, Madame Gasket, runs the Chop Shop, a facility that collects scrap and spare parts (and sometimes outmoded robots) and melts them to create ingots for Upgrades.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: After failing to get into Bigweld Industries, Rodney befriends Fender Pinwheeler, a ne'er-do-well he met at the train station. Fender takes him in to a boarding home populated by other outmodes, known collectively as the "Rusties". Word of Rodney's mechanical prowess spreads, and he is hailed as a local hero after he and the Rusties fix outmodes throughout the neighborhood, although they are eventually unable to cope with the demand due to the spare part shortage. Hoping to enlist Bigweld's help, Rodney and Fender infiltrate the Bigweld Ball – where Bigweld usually makes an appearance – only for Ratchet to announce that Bigweld will not attend. Enraged, Rodney publicly berates Ratchet, who orders his security team to eliminate him. Cappy, a Bigweld Industries executive opposed to Ratchet's plans, rescues Rodney and Fender. Fender is captured by a Sweeper, a Chop Shop refuse collection vehicle, where he discovers Gasket and Ratchet's plan to use a fleet of Super-Sweepers to collectively scrap and smelt the outmodes into more upgrades.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Meanwhile, Rodney and Cappy fly to Bigweld's mansion, where they eventually find Bigweld and tell him what has been going on. Bigweld reveals Ratchet's greed and business sense dwarfed his idealism in the management of Bigweld Industries, and tells Rodney and Cappy to leave. Crushed, Rodney calls his parents and plans to return to Rivet Town. Herb encourages Rodney to fight for his dreams, or he will spend the rest of his life regretting it like Herb did. Fender returns upon escaping from the Chop Shop and reveals Ratchet and Gasket's plot. Rodney rallies Cappy and the Rusties to stop them. They are joined by Bigweld, who has regained his resolve after realizing how much he and his ideals meant to Rodney.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: The group returns to Bigweld Industries where Bigweld fires Ratchet, who ultimately knocks him unconscious, planning on melting him down as well. Rodney, Cappy, and Wonderbot rescue Bigweld from Ratchet and escape with the Rusties in a security vehicle with Ratchet close behind. Rodney unclips Ratchet's vehicle to break free, but their vehicle loses control in front of the Chop Shop and Bigweld is rolled inside. Refusing to give up, Rodney upgrades the Rusties to rescue Bigweld. Rodney, Cappy, and the Rusties, alongside an army of outmodes that Rodney had repaired earlier, battle Ratchet, Gasket, and their army of workers. Rodney and Bigweld immobilize the Super-Sweepers and defeat Ratchet, who accidentally kills Gasket by knocking her into the incinerator while trying to escape. Ratchet is accidentally stripped of his upgrades, being left chained to the ceiling with his father.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Taking control of Bigweld Industries once again, Bigweld promises to make spare parts available to everyone. Later, he holds a public ceremony in Rivet Town, where he nominates Rodney as his new second-in-command and eventual successor. Rodney provides Herb with new replacement parts and a flugelhorn-like instrument to fulfill his dream of being a musician. After a shaky start, Herb leads Rodney, Cappy, the Rusties, Bigweld and the townspeople in a rousing rendition of "Get Up Offa That Thing".


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Initially, Chris Wedge and William Joyce had decided to make a film adaptation of Joyce's book, "Santa Calls". After a failed animation test in 2000, Wedge and Joyce decided to develop an original story about a world of robots instead. In 2001, the duo pitched the concept to then-20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri, as a visual idea. While not initially impressed, Meledandri agreed to greenlight the film, and served as the executive producer. The film began production in 2002, shortly after "Ice Age" was released. Wedge reunited with the crew from his first film, including Carlos Saldanha as the co-director. In June 2003, the film was announced by Fox at the American Museum of Natural History's IMAX theater. This announcement confirmed the entire cast, and slated the film for its 2005 release.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: "Robots" was originally scheduled for a 2004 release, but the release date was changed to 2005. The film premiered on March 6, 2005 in Westwood, Los Angeles, and it was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The film was the first to feature the new trailer for "", where it was reported that "Star Wars" fans went to see the movie just to see the trailer and hear the voice of Ewan McGregor, who also played Obi Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, as Rodney Copperbottom. The film also featured the exclusive trailer for Blue Sky's next film "", then called "Ice Age 2". "Robots" was digitally re-mastered into IMAX format (IMAX DMR) and released in select IMAX theatres around the world. It was the first 20th Century Fox film that was released on the same day on IMAX and conventional 35mm screens. It was also the first IMAX DMR film released in the spring season, and the second IMAX DMR film distributed by Fox.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: The film was released on DVD and VHS in both fullscreen and widescreen on September 27, 2005, was accompanied by an original short animated film based on "Robots", titled "Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty". The film was released in high-definition on Blu-ray Disc on March 22, 2011.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: The film was released March 11, 2005, in the United States and Canada and grossed $36 million in 3,776 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office. It grossed a total of $260.7 million worldwide—$128.2 million in the United States and Canada and $132.5 million in other territories.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's consensus reads: ""Robots" delights on a visual level, but the story feels like it came off an assembly line." Metacritic, gives the film a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A+ to F.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, stating that "this is a movie that is a joy to behold entirely apart from what it is about. It looks happy, and, more to the point, it looks harmonious." Caroline Westbrook of the "Empire Magazine" gave the film a three out of five stars and said, "Kids will love it and their adult companions will be warmly entertained - but it's far from a computer-animated classic." Rob Mackie of "The Guardian" gave the film a three out of five stars, saying, "skilfully combines adult and kids' comedy. But For all the imaginative splendours and a sharp script, "Robots" is never quite as distinctive as its predecessor, "Ice Age"." "Common Sense Media" gave the film a four out of five stars and said: "Endearing 'follow your dreams' story with plenty of laughs."


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: "Robots" won an ASCAP award in the category of top box office films. The movie received two Annie Award nominations (Outstanding Character Design in a Feature Production and Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Feature Production; both for William Joyce and Steve Martino for the latter) and two Kid's Choice Award nominations (Favorite Animated Movie and Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie for Robin Williams' performance as Fender). "Robots" was also nominated for a Teen Choice Award (Choice Movie: Animated/Computer Generated) and a Visual Effects Society Award.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: Robots: Original Motion Picture Score was composed by John Powell and was released on March 15, 2005 by Varèse Sarabande and Fox Music.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: A video game based on the film, was released on February 24, 2005 for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. It was developed by Eurocom for the consoles and PC and by Griptonite Games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, it was published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game would receive mixed to average reviews from critics.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: "Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty" is a five-minute computer-animated film that was included as a bonus feature on the DVD and Blu-ray release of "Robots" and is a prequel to the film, as it takes place during Fender's arrival at Robot City. In the short, Aunt Fanny/Fan gives a tour of the Robot City Train Station to a motley collection of robots, including Fender Pinwheeler, Zinc, Tammy, Hacky, and an Old Lady-Bot.


title: Robots (2005 film)

text: In light of the Release the Snyder Cut movement and the closure of Blue Sky Studios, a movement to release a director's cut of "Robots" has gained traction. A proposed director's cut was first mentioned on the film's original DVD audio commentary with Wedge and Joyce, where Wedge went on that there would be alternate takes in certain scenes and Cappy would've been more fleshed out.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: Lee Kwang-soo (, born July 14, 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom "Here He Comes" (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama "It's Okay, That's Love" (2014), neo-noir film "Confession" (2014), black comedy film "Collective Invention" (2015), sitcom "The Sound of Your Heart" (2016), and drama ""Live"" (2018), and human comedy film "Inseparable Bros" (2019).


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: Lee was a regular cast member of the South Korean variety show "Running Man" from June 2010 until May 2021. His last appearance on "Running Man" was aired on June 13, 2021.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: Lee began his entertainment career as a model in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2008 sitcom "Here He Comes", which was followed by "High Kick Through the Roof".


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: Lee's popularity increased after joining SBS' "Good Sunday" variety show "Running Man", gaining the nickname "Prince of Asia" due to his large number of overseas fans. In 2010 and 2011, Lee won back-to-back awards at the SBS Entertainment Awards for "New Star Award" and "Best Newcomer in Variety", respectively.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2012, Lee played supporting roles in the romantic comedies "Wonderful Radio" and "All About My Wife", and thriller "The Scent". Later in the year, he reunited onscreen with his former "Running Man" co-star and real-life best friend Song Joong-ki in the TV melodrama "The Innocent Man".


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2013, after another supporting role in "A Wonderful Moment", Lee voiced the lead character Marco in the animated movie "Maritime Police Marco", opposite fellow "Running Man" regular Song Ji-hyo, who voiced for Lulu.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: Lee had publicly stated that he wanted to play an antagonist in TV or film. He was then cast as Prince Imhae (villainous brother to King Gwanghae) in the 2013 period drama "Goddess of Fire". While filming "Goddess of Fire", he participated in an energy conservation campaign alongside child actress Kim Yoo-bin.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: On August 17, 2013, Lee held his first solo fan meeting of his career in Singapore. Attended by 2,000 fans, it was considered a success. He held another one in Malaysia on January 4, 2014, attended by almost 3,000 fans.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2014, Lee played his first major role on the big screen in "Confession". The neo-noir film is about three friends (played by Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon, and Lee) whose friendship gets destroyed after getting involved in a murder case. He then returned to television with the medical melodrama "It's Okay, That's Love", playing a patient suffering from Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Lee then starred in the film "A Dynamite Family", about five bickering brothers living in the village of Deoksu.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2015, Lee played the protagonist in "Collective Invention", whose condition is caused by side effects from a newly introduced drug. "Collective Invention" was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, marking Lee's first red carpet appearance at an international film festival. He also starred in the two-episode drama "Puck!", where he played a loan shark who joins a college ice hockey club. The one-act play was aired on January 1, 2016. The same year, he was appointed ambassador of the "2015 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo" and received commendation from the trade minister for boosting the Korean Wave industry.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2016, Lee starred in tvN's "Entourage", a South Korean remake of the American series. He was then cast in the KBS sitcom "The Sound of Your Heart", based on the webtoon of the same name. The web drama was a success in both South Korea and China, gaining 100 million on Sohu TV and ranked No. 1 among Korean dramas on the site.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In September 2017, it was confirmed that Lee would be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show "Busted!".


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2018, Lee starred in Noh Hee-kyung's slice-of-life "Live" playing a police officer who tries to uphold values in everyday life and maintain justice. The drama was a success and Lee received rave reviews for his performance. He then played a Mensa genius in crime comedy "", a sequel to the 2015 film.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2019, Lee starred in human comedy "Inseparable Bros" and gambling film "". He won his first Baeksang Arts Awards award for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding portrayal of Park Dong-goo who suffers from severe intellectual disabilities in "Inseparable Bros", with critics citing "it was like seeing Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man"". The same year, he was cast in disaster comedy film "Sinkhole" alongside Cha Seung-won and Kim Sung-kyun.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: On February 15, 2020, Lee was involved in a car accident which put all of his activities on pause until his recovery from ankle injury. Later in June, it was confirmed that he would be starring in "", a sequel to the 2014 film. The film was released in January 2022.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2021, Lee returned to the Season 3 of Netflix variety show "Busted!". Later in April 2021, Lee confirmed the film "A Year-End Medley", which was released in the same year. On April 27, 2021, Lee's agency announced that he will be stepping down from "Running Man" to focus on treatment and recovery from the accident. His last recording took place on May 24, 2021.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: In 2022, Lee will star in the tvN drama "The Killer's Shopping List", marking his return to the small screen after four years.


title: Lee Kwang-soo

text: On December 31, 2018, it was reported that Lee had been dating actress Lee Sun-bin, with King Kong by Starship stating that the couple had been dating "for 5 months" prior to the announcement of their relationship.


title: Normani

text: Normani Kordei Hamilton ( ; born May 31, 1996) is an American singer and dancer. She auditioned as a solo act for the American television series "The X Factor" in 2012, after which she became a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in Fifth Harmony, Normani competed in "Dancing with the Stars" (2017) and released her first song outside of the group "Love Lies" (2018), a duet with Khalid. The song peaked in the top ten in the US, was certified 5× platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and is tied as the longest charting song by a female artist on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.


title: Normani

text: Following Fifth Harmony's indefinite hiatus, Normani released a two-song EP with Calvin Harris, "Normani x Calvin Harris" (2018). That same year, she released the single "Waves" featuring 6lack, which won Normani the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video. Her duet with Sam Smith "Dancing with a Stranger" (2019), is one of the most-streamed songs by a female artist in the United Kingdom, and earned her a nomination for Song Of The Year at the Brit Awards. In August 2019, Normani released her first solo single, "Motivation". The following year, Normani released "Diamonds" with Megan Thee Stallion for "". In July 2021, Normani released "Wild Side", featuring Cardi B, which reached the top 20 in the US.


title: Normani

text: Normani was born on May 31, 1996, in Atlanta to Derrick and Andrea Hamilton. She has two older half sisters, Ashlee and Arielle. Raised in New Orleans she and her family relocated to Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Normani attended private school as a child, and was homeschooled since sixth grade. From the age of three she competed in dance, gymnastics, and beauty pageants. She and her mother traveled between Houston and Los Angeles for acting, singing and dance auditions. She recorded a couple of songs, her first at age 13, and appeared in the HBO series "Treme". Normani has said that dancing was her "first passion".


title: Normani

text: Normani auditioned for the second season of "The X Factor USA" in 2012 with a performance of "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin that earned approval from all four judges. She was cut during the second round of boot camp, but was invited back to the show to perform as part of a group with Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello. That group, later naming itself Fifth Harmony, made it to the finale, finishing in third place.


title: Normani

text: In October 2013, Fifth Harmony released their first EP, "Better Together". The group released their debut album, "Reflection", in 2015, and their second album, "7/27", in 2016. The latter two albums spawned the hit singles "Worth It" and "Work from Home", respectively. After Cabello's departure from the group in December 2016, Fifth Harmony released their self-titled album as a quartet in August 2017. "Time" referred to them as arguably "the biggest girl group in the world" at the time. Normani became the quartet's "de facto" leader, leading solos and choreography. Her onstage confidence in the group caught the attention of executive Tunji Balogun, who founded RCA's imprint Keep Cool, and manager Brandon Silverstein, who began working with Normani in late 2017. On March 19, 2018, the group announced their decision to take an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo careers.


title: Normani

text: In 2015 Normani released two dance videos performing Future's "Fuck Up Some Commas" and Teyana Taylor's "Do Not Disturb" on her YouTube channel. From February 2016 through January 2017, Normani released covers of several songs, including Tory Lanez's "Say It" and mashups of Drake's "Fake Love"/"Sneakin'", and Solange's "Cranes in the Sky"/"Don't Touch My Hair", with the help of the producers The Invaders. Normani competed on season 24 of "Dancing with the Stars" from March through May 2017, alongside her dancing partner, professional ballroom dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy. They reached the finals and finished in third place. In early August 2017, Normani had a cameo in singer Khalid's music video for "Young Dumb & Broke". In October 2017, it was announced that Normani had signed to management company S10 Entertainment as a solo artist. S10 Entertainment later partnered with Roc Nation to manage their artists, including Normani. She was also reported to have signed a publishing deal to Stellar Songs in early February 2018.


title: Normani

text: Normani's duet with Khalid, "Love Lies" from the soundtrack for romantic teen comedy-drama film "Love, Simon" (2018), was released in February 2018. It was included on the film's soundtrack of the same title, which was curated by Jack Antonoff. The song was considered a sleeper hit, reaching the top 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and peaking at number 9 after charting for 28 weeks. "Love Lies" scored the highest first-week position for a single by a girl group member in the US, debuting at number 43 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Love Lies" reached number 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and charted for forty five weeks, tying the then record for longest charting song on the chart with Dua Lipa's "New Rules". The song was later placed on former U.S. President Barack Obama's 2019 year-end favorite songs list.


title: Normani

text: In April 2018, following Fifth Harmony's indefinite hiatus, it was announced that Normani had become the first ever artist to sign to Keep Cool/RCA Records, ahead of the release for her debut solo album. The following month, it was reported that Normani signed to a modeling contract with Wilhelmina. Over the next few months, "Billboard" announced that Normani was collaborating with Calvin Harris and Kehlani. In August 2018, Normani was featured alongside Kehlani on Jessie Reyez's remix to her song "Body Count", which was featured on Reyez's Grammy-nominated EP, "Being Human in Public". She also appeared alongside Davido on Quavo's song "Swing", from his debut solo album "Quavo Huncho" (2018). That month, Normani signed on to a Puma campaign to endorse the brand's RS-0 shoes.