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Angeline Quinto (born November 26, 1989) is a Filipino singer and actress. Her career began after winning the talent show Star Power in 2011. She signed with Star Music and collaborated with producer Jonathan Manalo to record material for her self-titled debut album. Its single "Patuloy ang Pangarap" helped Quinto rise to prominence, earning her an Aliw Award for Best New Artist and a Star Award for Song of the Year. She played the female lead in the romantic film Born to Love You (2012) and the comedy drama series Kahit Konting Pagtingin (2013), winning a Golden Screen Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actress for the latter. She received further acclaim for collaborations with filmmaker Joel Lamangan in the ensemble comedy That Thing Called Tanga Na (2016) and the comedy drama Foolish Love (2017). Quinto's music is noted for its themes about heartbreak and empowerment, with her songs featured as soundtracks of numerous films and television series. (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Angeline Quinto.)
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- ... that Mona Williams (pictured) said her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand?
- ... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe"?
- ... that Abram Kofman was the first Ancient Greek–Esperanto translator, publishing translated sections of the Iliad in 1895?
- ... that interviews collected for a Boston College oral history project were used in two murder trials?
- ... that after learning to write with Inuktitut syllabics to help Catholic missionaries learn her language, Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote one of the first Inuktitut-language novels?
- ... that John Seigenthaler hosted a literary interview program which ran for 42 years on Nashville Public Television?
- ... that in high school, tennis player Sara Daavettila went an entire season without losing a game?
- ... that Pachelbel's Canon is notorious for being widespread in pop music, but it actually isn't?
In the news
- In Canadian football, the Montreal Alouettes defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win the Grey Cup (MVP Cody Fajardo pictured).
- Javier Milei is elected president of Argentina.
- The Cricket World Cup concludes with Australia defeating India in the final.
- Joseph Boakai is elected President of Liberia in the runoff, defeating incumbent president George Weah.
On this day
November 26: Feast day of Saint Sylvester Gozzolini (Catholicism); Constitution Day in India (1949)
- 1835 – Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.
- 1851 – The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque.
- 1940 – The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.
- 1942 – Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.
- 2008 – A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing at least 174 people and wounding more than 300 others.
- Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (b. 1678)
- Major Taylor (b. 1878)
- Fatima Massaquoi (d. 1978)
- Stephen Hillenburg (d. 2018)
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Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. The duo had a string of R&B hits with their early recordings "A Fool In Love", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "I Idolize You", "Poor Fool", and "Tra La La La La". The release of "River Deep – Mountain High" in 1966, followed by a tour of the UK with the Rolling Stones, increased their popularity in Europe. Their later works are noted for interpretive soul-infused re-arrangements of rock songs such as "Come Together", "Honky Tonk Woman", and "Proud Mary", the latter of which won them a Grammy Award in 1972. Ike & Tina Turner received the first Golden European Record Award for their international hit "Nutbush City Limits" in 1974. They released dozens of albums; their most successful by chart performance being Workin' Together. Pitchfork listed their album River Deep – Mountain High among the best of its era. Although their partnership was successful musically, they had a tumultuous marriage. In his autobiography, Ike wrote, "Sure, I've slapped Tina. We had fights and there have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. But I never beat her." Tina stated that "It was my relationship with Ike that made me most unhappy. At first, I had really been in love with him. Look what he'd done for me. But he was totally unpredictable." They divorced in 1976, and Tina went on to enjoy a highly successful solo career. This photograph of Ike and Tina was taken at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in 1971. Photograph credit: Rob Mieremet for Anefo: restored by Adam Cuerden
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