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"Nikita" is a song by English musician Elton John from his 19th studio album, Ice on Fire (1985). It was released as the album's lead single on 4 October 1985, charting at number three on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at number seven in the United States, and reaching the top 10 worldwide, topping the charts of eight countries.
The title of the album contains a line from the lyrics of "Nikita": "With eyes that looked like ice on fire".Guests on the recording include Nik Kershaw; Sister Sledge; Pino Palladino; Mel Gaynor and Millie Jackson, who duetted with John on "Act of War"; George Michael, then of Wham!, who appears on "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up"; and Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen who play drums and bass ...
Dark Night) is a famous Soviet song associated with the Great Patriotic War. It was originally performed by Mark Bernes in the 1943 war film Two Soldiers. The song was written by composer Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913-2004) and poet Vladimir Agatov who wrote text on his music. The song was made specifically for the film Two Soldiers.
Anya Major (born 1966) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial and, in 1985, appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name.
The video with a woman as a soldier helped the video and also the song to become popular in the former USSR and also to spread the message that "if there comes a time <...> just head towards the west and find a friend". Without this video or with a video where Nikita is a man, it might not have reached many people that it's good it has reached.
Hart is also credited for the English lyrics of the Tsukuba Daigaku theme song, "Imagine The Future". In 2012, a YouTube video Hart made was noticed by executives for the Nippon Television show Nodojiman The World, a reality contest that features non-Japanese singing Japanese songs, and he was invited to compete in the show. He appeared three ...
The accompanying music video for "Sacrifice" was directed by Alek Keshishian and starred supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri and singer-songwriter Chris Isaak. [9] The video, which follows the song's lyrics, portrays a man and woman having problems in their relationship after being married and raising a daughter.
Nicholas "Nik" Kershaw was born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol [8] and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk.His father was a flautist and his mother was an opera singer. [9] He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument.