Actressvj sohpiya haque passes away in london deccan herald. During mtv s sojourn as a 24hour music channel in 1993, video jockeys like danny mcgill, sophiyahaque and nonie tao had become household names in. Instrumental in launching mtv india as the only foreigner sent by viacom to ensure. Remember sophiya haque, whose death early last year shocked many in the music world.
It was launched by what was back then star tv to replace mtv. He claims to enjoy reading and has quite an eclectic taste in books. I had watched vjs like nonnie, kamal sidhu, danny mcgill, cyrus. In india, she started her career with channel v and later mtv asia. The ethereal girl who could dance and act was among those who ushered in the age of cable tv and international. His favourite, however, are wellwritten erotic books.
One of indias first video jockey s, sophia haque has passed away. Mtv thailand is directly affiliated by mtv southeast asia. Originally hired to represent a wide array of musical tastes and personal ethnicities, vjs eventually became famous in their own right. Then there were vjs such as danny mcgill and vj noniethey were so fascinating. This is a list of people who have been vjs on mtv, the music video channel in the u. Danny mcgill ceo and cofounder rapid wave networks, llc. Berikut ini adalah daftar orangorang yang telah menjadi vj di mtv, saluran video musik di amerika serikat dan di seluruh dunia. Seattleborn nonie was one of the first onscreen recruits to mtv when it was launched in september 1991.
For some reason, hes the only vj i can really respect, because, man, he knew his stuff. She was born in an indian sikh family living in philippines till the age of six. Daftar vj mtv wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Join facebook to connect with danny mcgill and others you may know. Dead vj sophiya haque was suffering from cancer filmibeat.
Back in those days weve really enjoyed it for few years, remember danny mcgill, he was a cool vj. The following mtv asia channels are viewers for outside southeast asian region. Winner of miss indiacanada in 1991, she has a successful career as presenter and show host. Not pornography, he hastens to clarify, but tasteful stuff. Suddenly everyone was listening to us, says ashish patil, general manager and vice president, mtv india. Kamal sidhu is an indocanadian model, a vj, a tv presenter and an actor. Vj book by nina blackwood, mark goodman, alan hunter. Current vjs annie supsermsri annie garanick tongpiam nicky. He won best entertainment presenter at the asia television awards two years in a row 1996, 1997 as well as best show for the show he hosted mtv screen in 1998. Mtv, the american cabletelevision music channel, started in new york in august 1981. Former vj sophiya haque passes away yahoo news india.
View danny mcgills profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Kamal sidhu born february 24, 1968 is an indocanadian model, vj, tv anchor and actor. Mtv began, in essence, as a way to produce low budget content, promo videos clips, paid for by record labels, and broadcast them to create the first ever tvradio fusion station. I read an article in billboard saying that there was a new twentyfourhour music channel, owned by warner amex satellite communications, that was looking for hosts and hostesses who knew about music. Former vj sophiya haque passes away in london movies news. Danny had been mtvs star vj, later performing the same office for channel v, before a muchpublicised falling out led to his vanishing from the small screen for almost a year. One of the most gorgeous women to have walked this planet. Although it was released in 1985, i didnt enjoy this nintendo creation until later as i was growing up. Vj discusses books written about the guys, then danny, donnie, and joe discuss living conditions on the road.
After all i was the first filipino vj for mtv asia, and the first filipina was regine tolentino. Channel v styled channel v and channel v is an asian pay television network owned by star china media and fox networks group asia pacific, a paytv channel unit of walt disney directtoconsumer and international. Best and worst vjs local or foreign, mtv, channel v or vh1, myx or studio 23 vj s. List of mtv vjs academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. V expresses grief and sorrow over the passing away of our former vj sophiya haque. Kamal sidhu news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2010 learn how and when to. I used to watch kamal and danny mcgill vj, and, suddenly, i was one of them. On came danny mcgill, says selwyn, referring to one of the most popular vjs of the channel at the time, he said, if anyone knows this. With the launch of mtv india in the mid90s, emerged a new job profile. They even wrote macaraegs name in their video for until it sleeps. Danny mcgill veejayed for headbangers ball, alternative nation and classic mtv. He kinda reminded me of eddie vedder in his longhaired days. I served from 19972000, and worked with the likes of vj s mike kasem, nadia hutagalung who was very beautiful, sonia, danny mcgill, kamal who was a looker too and danny s wife, vj jamie who was very funny and cracked me up. Winner of miss india canada in 1991, she has a successful career as presenter and show host.
From my salad days as a vj to being part of an ensemble cast on one of americas bestknown shows has been a long journey. She started her career as a tv presenter with channel v and later with mtv. Rip sophiya haque, who along with danny mcgill plus nonie, started a revolution as indias first vjs on mtv. In keeping with the fm radio vibe, vj s like nina blackwell, mark goodman and martha quinn would introduce each clip, radio style, and each came mainly with a. Controversies haunt mtv pilipinas vj hunt get it from boy. Among the original vjs, or video jockeys, as they were called, were blackwood, mark goodman, alan hunter, and martha quinn. My parents, seeing how i always spent time over at the neighbors just to play it, helplessly gave in and bought me one. I was on a plane to singapore hosting shows for mtv. We came up with programmes like made in india, retired international vjs like danny mcgill and changed our storyboard to all things desi. So what if hes actor vinod khannas son, so what if hes an mtv vj. Along with vjs luke kenny and danny mcgill, she took the 90s by a. By demand part 1 episode from 1998 channel v youtube.
The original mtv vjs offer a behindthescenes oral history of the early years of mtv, circa 1981 to. Initially, they were nothing more than onair personalities, but as the popularity of mtv grew, they began to branch out past just introducing music clips. Metallica, shown garden of eden at mtv asia studios in singapore by a vj friend, months before they got the ideas for until it sleeps and load, copied image, concept and melody parts from macaraegs video. The unplugged adventures of mtvs first wave by nina.
Familial ties brought shenaz on one life to live indian. It was not just mtv, even channel v had its own set of oddballs. Gavin edwards is the author of five books on music. Familial ties brought shenaz on one life to live indian express. The fact that their song is now playing every few hours on tv has brought the band attention. She hosted a number of shows on mtv such as rewind, sophiyas choice and the ticket, apart from being part of the channels music road shows with indie bands of that decade. This led to more commercials, followed one day by a call from mtv to. Kamal sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile mtv and channel v vj danny mcgill during the 1990s. The music channels had realised it in the early 90s. Kamal sidhu is an indocanadian model, vj, tv anchor and actor. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. But the era of video jockeys, vjs to all, already seems so yesterday. Along with vjs luke kenny and danny mcgill, she took the 90s by a storm with her vivacious personality, pouty lips, beady eyes and spunk in her tongue. The sassy haque, along with danny mcgill, revolutionised the vj scene in the india of the 1990s, becoming youth icons and inspiring many to look at veejaying as a profession.
Rip sophiya haque, who along with danny mcgill plus nonie, started a revolution as indias first vj s on mtv. Indian actress and popular vj sophiya haque died in a hospital here today. He is perhaps best known as a member of the pioneering core team of mtv vj superstars in the 1990s. Mtv came to india on the strenght of being a foreign music channel which we wre all longing for, and they had cool vjs like danny mcgill, kamal sidhu etc. The sassy haque, along with danny mcgill, revolutionised the vj scene in. Published by ht syndication with permission from hindustan times. Music video request show from the late 90s hosted by trey farley and a male dragon called muriel. I mean why do they keep on playing bollywood movie trailers, why not some cool bhangra from uk, why not some international music. Nina blackwood was one of the first mtv vjs and is a radio host on siriusxm satellite radios big 80s channel and host of two radio shows nationally syndicated by the united stations radio networks, absolutely80s and new wave nation. When mtv first came to cable it was like a dream come true to for us, the music lovers. Along with the music, i loved mtv news, which glamourised rock and pop stars and everything associated with them. For a starter, they did a very good job for a few years. Vj discusses books written about the guys, then danny.
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