Keith Strachan
Keith Strachan( born 21 January 1944 in Consett, County Durham) is an English composer and theatre director.
He co-wrote the song" Mistletoe and Wine", which got Cliff Richard the 1988 Christmas number one.
His TV work includes the theme music for" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and" Kaun Banega Crorepati".
Strachan attended Blaydon Grammar School and after reading maths and science at Queen Elizabeth College, London University he became a maths teacher including a spell at Sloane Grammar School for Boys in Chelsea, London.
He left teaching and became a musical director of theatre productions in London.
In 1976 he co-wrote his first musical," Shoot Up at Elbow Creek".
He also wrote" The Little Match Girl", based on Hans Christian Andersen's short story, for the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, which contained the song" Mistletoe and Wine."
HTV produced the play for television in 1986.
Two years later, he received an Ivor Novello award for the song, which Cliff Richard released it as a single.
Throughout the eighties and nineties he directed a series of pop and rock compilation musicals for Bill Kenwright.
In 1998, television production company Celador, for whom he had written the themes for" The Detectives" and" Talking Telephone Numbers", called upon him to supply some music at short notice for a quiz show called" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
They needed someone to rearrange the pop song that Pete Waterman had written for it.
Celador's brief required" something dramatic and full of tension", so Strachan set upon composing a new piece altogether.
Working with his son Matthew, he took inspiration from a dissonant chord in Holst ’s" The Planets" suite.
The show's huge domestic and international success means that the composition has made them millionaires.
In 2002, Keith and Matthew Strachan were given an award by ASCAP( American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) for the" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" theme.
He also created the West End hit" Dancing in the Streets".
George Kurdahi
George Kurdahi( born May 1, 1950 in Faitroun, Lebanon) is a Lebanese TV presenter and ex-host of the Arabic version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ?.
Taylor Auerbach
Taylor Auerbach( born 23 July 1991) is an Australian journalist who rose to prominence after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Australian" Millionaire Hot Seat" game show, a spinoff version of" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (song)
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film "High Society", where it was introduced by Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm.
Whilst looking at expensive wedding presents, the singers decide that they in fact have little desire to be fabulously wealthy.
The song also appeared in the 1973 Christmas special of "The Goodies" television series, "The Goodies and the Beanstalk".
It later inspired the title, and title music, of the popular game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
Iveta Malachovská
Iveta Malachovská( born 11 May 1965) is a Slovak television presenter and actress.
She has presented television programmes on stations including Czechoslovak Television, Slovenská televízia( STV) and Markíza.
Malachovská has hosted the Slovak versions of" The Biggest Loser" and" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
Jalaluddin Hassan
Dato' Jalaluddin bin Hassan( born 18 February 1954) is a Malaysian actor and television host.
He is famously known for being the host of the Malaysian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
game show in Malay on NTV7( 2000- 2002).
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century.
He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150million records worldwide.
Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey.
Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers".
He released his debut album, "The Voice of Frank Sinatra", in 1946.
But by the early 1950s his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack.
His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of "From Here to Eternity", with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including "In the Wee Small Hours" (1955), "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!"
(1956), "Come Fly with Me" (1958), "
Only the Lonely" (1958) and "Nice 'n' Easy" (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums.
In 1965, he recorded the retrospective album, "September of My Years" and starred in the Emmy-winning television special .
After releasing "Sinatra at the Sands", recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim".
It was followed by 1968's "Francis A. & Edward K." with Duke Ellington.
Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later.
He recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and released "New York, New York" in 1980.
Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until shortly before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor.
After winning an Academy Award for "From Here to Eternity", he starred in "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962).
He appeared in various musicals such as "On the Town" (1949), "Guys and Dolls" (1955), "High Society" (1956), and "Pal Joey" (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter.
Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in "Tony Rome" (1967).
Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971.
On television, "The Frank Sinatra Show" began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
In crime, Sinatra was investigated by the FBI for his alleged relationship with the Mafia.
While Sinatra never learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music.
A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band.
His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes".
Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner.
He later married Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976.
Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements.
He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
He was collectively included in "Time" magazine's compilation After Sinatra's death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Judith Keppel
Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel( born 18 August 1942) is the first person to have won one million pounds on the British television game show" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
She has appeared on the BBC Two quiz show" Eggheads" since 2003.
Jonas Žnidaršič
Jonas Žnidaršič( born 30 January 1962, Novo Mesto) is a Slovenian television personality and journalist.
He is best known for hosting the Slovenian version of" Who Wants to be a Millionaire".
He is a serious poker player and has appeared on" Late Night Poker" in Great Britain.
John Carpenter (game show contestant)
John Carpenter( born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and IRS agent.
He is the tenth highest- earning American game show contestant of all time.
Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".
He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won$ 1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show," Twenty One".
Carpenter was also the first top prize winner among all international versions of the" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" series.
On the November 19, 1999 episode of" Millionaire", Carpenter proceeded to advance to the million- dollar question without using any lifelines.
He then used his Phone- A- Friend to call his father not for help, but rather to tell him he was going to win the game.
Carpenter answered the question correctly and became the show's first millionaire.
His win gave him national recognition and led to multiple talk show appearances, as well as reappearances on" Millionaire" itself.

Question: What is the date of birth of the performer of song Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Song)?
Answer: December 12, 1915