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Brigitte Bardot’s Last Goodbye: Actress and Activist Laid to Rest

This is Beirut, 07/01 20:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Brigitte Bardot Funeral Saint-Tropez Tribute France Culture

Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon, who was buried in a seaside cemetery after dying last month of cancer. A day of commemorations for the renowned animal rights activist began with a Catholic service at the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ...

Iyam Loulou: A Journey into the Eternal World of Sabah

Yara Germany, 2025-11-15 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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A show that revives the magic of the Shahroura: music, emotion, glamour and nostalgia come together to celebrate the incomparable Sabah. Blending tributes, reinterpretations and modernity, “Iyam Loulou” carries the audience back to the good days… the days when everything felt right.

Venice Film Festival a Red Carpet Pulpit for ‘King Giorgio’ Armani

This is Beirut, 2025-09-05 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Film Venice Festival Armani Fashion Tribute Italy Culture

For decades, the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival was one of Giorgio Armani's most high-profile catwalks, with the stars of cinema donning his elegant creations for the eyes of the world. With the death on Thursday, at age 91, of Italy's most famous fashion designer, the prestigious festival on the sandy Lido closes a long chapter, ...

Jazz à la Villette Opens With a Bold Tribute to Ornette Coleman

This is Beirut, 2025-08-27 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Music Festival Jazz à la Villette Tribute Ornette Coleman Culture

The reinterpretation this Saturday at the Philharmonie of The Shape of Jazz to Come, a cult album by multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman released in 1959, will be a highlight of the Jazz à La Villette festival in Paris, which kicks off on Thursday. This album, extremely avant-garde at the time, caused a stir upon its release. Ornette Coleman, ...

Thousands Honor Ozzy Osbourne at UK Hometown Funeral Procession

This is Beirut, 2025-07-31 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Music Tribute Ozzy Osbourne Fans Britain Culture

Thousands lined the streets of the UK city Birmingham on Wednesday to pay an emotional farewell to hometown hero Ozzy Osbourne as the heavy metal hellraiser was laid to rest. Black Sabbath frontman Osbourne, who earned the nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness" and once bit a bat while on stage, died on July 22 at the age of 76. He had been ...

Composer of Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien' Dies Aged 95

This is Beirut, 2024-11-18 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Songwriter and singer Charles Dumont, best known for composing Non, je ne regrette rien ("No, I do not regret anything")—immortalized by Edith Piaf—has died at 95, his partner announced to AFP on Monday. Dumont, who also collaborated with American singer Barbra Streisand and French-Italian 1960s star Dalida, passed away at home after a long ...

Fans Gather Across the World to Mourn Liam Payne

This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Fans mourning Liam Payne's death gathered across Britain and beyond at organized vigils on Sunday, with at least 1,000 people paying tribute to the former One Direction star in central London. The vigils came four days after Payne tragically passed away at age 31, following a fall from the balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room. His sudden death ...

Tribute Bands Bring Legendary Music Icons Back to Life

This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Immortal, or almost: Queen, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Abba, and other legendary artists are brought back to life through “tributes,” these acts that let audiences relive “something impossible” by taking them back in time and through hit songs. “Freddie, I love you!” shouts a Mercury fan, as “We Are the Champions” echoes through ...

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