A man who nearly cut off a taxi driver’s nose in a “gratuitous and sadistic” act of violence has been jailed.
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Bay Turner is a singer with a soaring voice and a compelling story.
Taking to the stage of “America’s Got Talent”, the 25-year-old legal assistant from Houston, Texas, revealed that he’d undergone surgery to remove a pair of benign tumours from his chest that left his vocal cords paralyzed.
“I’ve spent countless hours using voice teachers to be able to get my voice back to where it’s at,” he told the judges, explaining that the performance he was about to deliver was his first since the surgery.
“I think sometimes when life gets you down you have to just pull up your bootstraps and just figure it out,” he added. “Keep going. So that’s what I did.”
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Turner then launched into Calum Scott’s “Biblical”, his powerful voice building to a crescendo that had the audience listening with rapt attention before cheering wildly.
“I think people are going to like you, Bay,” Simon Cowell told him.
“We don’t only hear you singing, we can feel you singing,” said Howie Mandel in his critique, joking, “I know you like being a legal assistant, but I would pursue singing if I was you.”
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Heidi Klum found him to be “extra special,” while Sofia Vergara marvelled at how the nervousness he displayed when he first came onstage vanished once he started to sing. “It was very special,” she shared.
As he received four “yes” votes, Turner will be back to compete in the next round.
Meanwhile, Turner’s newly acquired fans won’t have to wait until he next appears on “AGT” to hear more from him; just last week he released his
A man who nearly cut off a taxi driver’s nose in a “gratuitous and sadistic” act of violence has been jailed.
Tom Brady has been putting football fans through a whirlwind of emotions. After famously retiring, and unretiring earlier this year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback took an 11-day break from preseason training camp for a “personal matter.” Brady was back at practice Monday, but the unexpected absense had fans coming up with theories, with many convinced he was filming for season 8 of The Masked Singer.So how did The Masked Singer theory come about? Like all good conspiracies- Reddit. A Reddit user named CANN0NFIRE started the thorough thread, which has since gone viral and actually has somewhat compelling evidence.There’s an amazingly thorough Reddit thread speculating that Tom Brady is missing Bucs camp because he’s filming The Masked Singer.
Eight films battled it out in competition at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, but Austrian director Sebastian Meise’s jury—including French director Lucile Hadžihalilović , Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Serbian actor Milan Marić and Israeli producer Katriel Schory—spread the love quite widely.
There a few things the Made in Chelsea lot love more than a champagne brunch or a night out at Raffles, but a summer holiday to a sought-after location like Croatia, Ibiza or the Cotswolds is definitely up there.This year, the cast are off on to Mallorca on their annual holibobs and there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR new cast members joining all of our usual faves like Miles Nazaire, Tristan Phipps, Olivia Bentley and Ruby Adler.One of the newbies is international party boy Malek Amro, who is joining the cast with his pal Willow Day.Wanna know more about Malek? Well, you’re in luck as we’ve got all the juicy deets.Malek Amro is the latest addition to the Made in Chelsea cast. He’s joining the show for series 24, which is set in Mallorca.Malek is 31 years old.Malek is originally from Bath but moved to the United Arab Emirates when he was 10 as his father got a job there.
tweet from Greg Auman of The Athletic, Nassib, who was first drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2016, signed a $1.035 million base salary, with a $152,500 signing bonus. His earnings will only count $1.05 million against the salary cap, making him a cheaper option than former Pro Bowler Jason Pierre-Paul, who is also a free agent after having played for the Bucs on a 2-year, $25 million contract and had a quiet season last year, only registering 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks and three tackles for a loss, according to Bleacher Report.Last year, Nassib appeared in 13 of 17 games for the Raiders, finishing the season with 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks and three tackles for a loss. Nassib previously played for the Bucs in 2018 and 2019, collecting 12.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in 29 appearances under defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, who confirmed that Nassib had signed with the team.“He brings a lot of energy, a lot of toughness,” Bowles said in a press conference on Tuesday.
Christopher Vourlias Croatian production house Antitalent has signed an option agreement to develop and produce a local version of the best-selling global format “Your Honor,” the hit drama whose American remake for Showtime stars Emmy winner Bryan Cranston.The series follows a judge who must deal with the fallout when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that gets him embroiled with an organized crime family. Facing impossible choices, he discovers how far a father will go to save his son’s life.The Balkan remake will travel across the former Yugoslavia with a story that spans Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, according to Antitalent’s Danijel Pek.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Carl Nassib, the first out gay active player in the NFL, on a one-year deal. This will see the return of the defensive end to a team where he played for two seasons in 2018-2019. The NFL player has racked up an impressive set of statistics, with 86 career games including 164 tackles and 22 sacks.
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, took to Instagram on Monday (August 15) to announce the news to his 1. 1 millions followers with a black and white photograph of the pair on their big day. Alongside a heart emoji, the 31-year-old captioned the image: "Mr & Mrs Bay, August 2022.
Tom Brady is getting ready to take some time off. The sportsman is reportedly dealing with “personal things,” according to head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Todd Bowles.Bowles explained to reporters that Brady will not be returning until after the team’s second preseason game on August 20, as the quarterback missed his practice last Thursday.“Tom has been excused today,” Bowles stated.
Christopher Vourlias Croatia’s Drugi Plan and Bulgaria’s Agitprop, two of the leading production outfits in Southeast Europe, have been attached to co-produce the upcoming drama series “Sabre,” a political thriller revolving around the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic produced by Belgrade-based This and That Productions.Created by Goran Stanković and Vladimir Tagić, the series will star Serbian-Danish actress Danica Curcic, known to international audiences for her lead role in the Netflix psychological thriller “The Chestnut Man,” as a reporter investigating the shocking murder.The companies announced the deal on Monday at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where This and That’s “Bad Blood” and Drugi Plan’s “The Silence” were among the top Balkan drama series vying for Heart of Sarajevo TV Awards, which were handed out at a ceremony in the Bosnian capital on Sunday night. “Sabre” was first pitched in Sarajevo three years ago during the CineLink Drama co-financing forum, where it was named best drama project.
James Bay has married his girlfriend of 15 years and the mother of his child, Lucy Smith.The singer took to Instagram to share the exciting news with a black and white photograph of the pair on their special day. He captioned the snap: "Mr & Mrs Bay, August 2022", followed by a heart emoji. In the photographs shared of their special day, James, 31, looked smart in a two-piece suit with a t-shirt and combat boots, as Lucy wowed in stunning lace dress with floral detailing.
Thania Garcia Metal band Five Finger Death Punch and country rock singer Brantley Gilbert are joining forces for a 22-date tour. The unlikely pairing will also be joined by Canadian country singer Cory Marks.Although the genre-mashup might seem odd at first glance, the metal band fronted by Ivan Moody and Gilbert released a cover of Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s “Blue on Black” in 2019 that also featured Shepherd and Queen guitarist Brian May.Produced by Live Nation, the co-headlining arena tour will begin on Nov. 9 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and close on Dec.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner and Victoria and David Beckham. Jonas and Turner were wearing tops in a matching cream shade and beaded necklaces. Jonas had his button down thrown over a black tank top and wore sunglasses with orange frames.
Victoria and David Beckham hang out with Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner inside the Gekko restaurant grand opening celebration on Thursday night (August 11) in Miami, Fla.
Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison has given fans a sneak peek into her Croatian holiday by sharing a series of fun photos on Instagram. Vicky, 34, is currently sunning it up in Croatia with fiancé Ercan Ramadan, who she got engaged to in February 2022.The pair have been dating for several years and are enjoying spending time together in the run-up to the big day, which has no confirmed date as of yet. Until then, Vicky has been seen looking happy with her other half as they enjoyed a sunny holiday.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVisa said it is suspending payment privileges of TrafficJunky, the advertising arm of online porn network operator MindGeek. The announcement comes a week after a judge denied Visa’s request to be removed from a case in which MindGeek is being sued for allegedly distributing child pornography — and which alleges that Visa knowingly facilitated MindGeek’s ability to monetize it.Visa CEO Alfred Kelly, in a blog post Thursday, said the payment processing giant “strongly disagree[s]” with the decision and that the company is “confident in our position.”However, the court’s decision “also created new uncertainty about the role of TrafficJunky, MindGeek’s advertising arm,” he wrote.
Manori Ravindran International Editor“Poldark’s” Aidan Turner will star as a maverick coach guiding an up-and-coming tennis player (Ella Lily Hyland) to stardom in Amazon Prime Video’s new U.K. drama “Fifteen-Love.”Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career.
An 88-year-old exotic dancer’s “unexpected” performance definitely caught the “America’s Got Talent” judges’ attention on Tuesday’s final auditions episode.
A paddle boarder and their dog were rescued from a Scots bay yesterday after getting into trouble in the water.
The Great British Sewing Bee Christmas Specials will be back this year with a new celebrity line-up ready to follow those tricky patterns and transform unwanted materials into something fabulously festive. Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will be back to share their expertise and critiques, and potentially dolling out the "chics" if the celebrities are up to scratch. BBC One has yet to confirm when the two part specials will air, but we're expecting the festive editions to follow a similar format to last year's, with one airing around the 22nd December, and the other on 29th December.