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Chandigarh: The cremation of singing sensation Ishmeet Singh, who died in the Maldives yesterday, could be apprehended tomorrow in his native town Ludhiana.

The person of 19-year-old singer is forecasted to contact New Delhi afterward tonight, official resources assumed on Wednesday.

Ishmeet, the winner of the truth verify ‘Voice of India 2007′, had gone to the Maldives for a phase show. He drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel yesterday. He was going to perform on July 31.

Condoling the death of the talented singer, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said, “He had acquired and cr and fame at a young age and was bound to progress further, but a young livlihood has continued cut short.”

Speaking at a urge conference here, Badal believed the the neighborhood authorities will require the equipments to bid Ishmeet’s person to his native place.

Badal in addition headed on to add such a he informed Ishmeet’s daddy Gurprinder Singh Sodhi in Ludhiana such afternoon the current the neighborhood will arrange to bid the body.

A pall of gloom descended at the structures of Ishmeet in Ludhiana go on night right away once argues poured in the the young singer died ensuing drowning in a swimming pool at a hotel in the Maldives.

Ishmeet making the easily son in his family, his daddy Amritpal Kaur was in a situation of shocker as swiftly as she came to can appreciate around the sad demise of her singer son who was pursuing his B.Com instant year based on information from MNC College in Mumbai.

Singing sensation Ishmeet Singh, who died in the Maldives on Tuesday, will be given a state funeral in his native town Ludhiana tomorrow by the Punjab Government.

Directions to this effect were given by the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here this evening, his Media Advisor H S Bains told PTI on Wednesday.

The state government has also arranged a chartered plane to bring Ishmeet’s body to Ludhiana from New Delhi, Bains said adding that cremation would take place with full state honours on Thursday.

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Singing sensation Ishmeet Singh, who died in the Maldives on Tuesday, will be given a state funeral in his native town Ludhiana tomorrow by the Punjab Government.

Directions to this effect were given by the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here this evening, his Media Advisor H S Bains told PTI on Wednesday.

The state government has also arranged a chartered plane to bring Ishmeet’s body to Ludhiana from New Delhi, Bains said adding that cremation would take place with full state honours on Thursday.

He said that state government officials and leaders of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance will escort the body from Halwara airport near Ludhiana to his residence in Shastri Nagar area of the town.

Ishmeet Singh Sodhi (September 2, 1989 – July 29, 2008) was winner of Star Voice of India 2007. Hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Singh had won the Star Plus show in 2007.

Early days

Singh was the son of Gurpinder Singh Sodhi and Amritpal Kaur.[1]

Education

Singh was a second year student of the MNC College in Mumbai, when he died. He was doing his B.Com.[2]

Star Voice of India

Singh was among the top two finalists on Amul STAR Voice of India, the host of which show was Shaan and was crowned the winner on November 24, 2007, beating Harshit Saxena and Abhas Joshi. He was given the winner’s trophy by Lata Mangeshkar.[3] He was also one of the contestants of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, a singing reality show on Star Plus and represented the Champions’ team. He was eliminated on June 20, 2008.

Death

In July 2008, Singh went on a visit to the Maldives with fellow Star Voice of India contestants Sumitra and Vyom for a concert that was to be held on August 1, 2008. He died on July 29, 2008, in Male, Maldives.[4] The reports say that he died of drowning, but family believe that there might be a ‘foul play’ and he may have been murdered as there was an attempt on his life earlier as well.

His friends, relatives and fans went to his home at Shastri Nagar to mourn his death.

LUDHIANA- The death of singing sensation Ishmeet Singh in a resort in Maldives on Tuesday was just a circumstances of drowning, a senior doctor stated today. ( Watch )

The post-mortem conducted on Ishmeet’s person suggested the 19-year-old singer died due to “asphyxia”, Dr Harvinder Singh, Senior Medical Officer of the Ludhiana Civil Hospital, informed reporters here.

The post-mortem was conducted by a commission of 3 doctors of the Civil Hospital subsequent to a apply for based on information from the bereaved family to determine the make of the death, he said.

Ishmeet’s viscera had been heard sent to laboratories at Kharar and Patiala’s Rajindra Medical College, the Senior Medical Officer said.

Answering a measure on injury on Ishmeet’s head, he stated it was a tinier abrasion that are able to hold continued lead to when he have got to experience hit the bottom of the swimming pool.

But, presently abrasion would not be the lead to of his death, the doctor said.

The singer’s death was “simply a circumstances of drowning”, he said.

Ishmeet, the winner of the fact establish ‘Voice of India 2007′, had gone to the Maldives for a step establish on Friday.

But, the singer, who had won the hearts of millions provided his mellifluous voice, drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel.

After the post-mortem, Ishmeet’s person was taken to his property in Shastri Nagar locality here.

The postmortem survey released on Thursday citing drowning as the motivate of Ishmeet Singh’s death has failed to convince his family.

According to them, the Voice of India winner may suffer continued murdered in Maldives.

In a startling revelation, Ishmeet’s uncle GPS Chadha informed NoGyan so there was an have a crack to kill the 19-year-old singer simply two weeks before he tragically drowned in a hotel swimming pool.

“Ishmeet imparted upon me the he was travelling in his car of Mumbai to Pune on July 13 when an extra car The next thing you knew came based on what i read in behind and hit the part on that he was sitting. There was a choreographer travelling among Ishmeet as well, but I do not remember his name. Ishmeet’s car was dreadfully damaged and he had a narrow vacation on who occasion,” claims Chadha.

The story was corroborated by Ishmeet’s larger number of uncle Chaman Kamal.

According to him: “When the shock of his death came, the beforehand who came to my mind was the in the past job to kill him in a car accident. I recognize this the postmortem survey at last found water in his breathing and heart, and leads to death by drowning. But I do not suppose amid that finding.”

“What I suspect is which he was hit and afterward thrown to the pool. When I spoke to Vyom who was providing him at the phase the incident happened, he was not operating properly. I can hear somebody telling him based on information from behind how to say. The a good deal more girl Arunima informed me she was not there at the long period of time Ishmeet drowned. She argued she was at certain !no! pool. However when I constructed enquiries at the Chaaya Island Dhonveli resort at which properties got all staying, the workers declared properties had recently one swimming pool,” adds Kamal.

The bothered member of Ishmeet’s family insists there are too a good number of consume ends for the issue to end investing in the postmortem report.

“I fancy a ideally enquiry conducted to his death. Everybody who was there amongst Ishmeet could be asked and the culprit has to be punished. Ishmeet appreciate how to swim. Sure, he was not an proficient swimmer but he was no neophyte either. He had learnt swimming additonally in Mumbai. Will somebody explain to me how Ishmeet attained the core of the pool when it was so deep and far away based on data from the corners? Only a best examination can reveal the truth,” he says.

Ishmeet’s grandpa Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, continuing to grappling provided the grievous cost so has befallen his family, too thinks Ishmeet’s death is unnatural.

“There was no trigger for him to die covet this…I suspect foul play,” he says.

Assistant Manager of the Chaaya Island Dhonveli resort Marlon Robert refused to comment on the conspiracy theories surrounding Ishmeet’s death.

According to him: “I cannot say everything something like the family’s allegations of foul play. The Male police are investigating the measure and if somewhat incorrect happened, it serves to turn up out.”

What he is certain virtually is so the resort did not err in allowing guests swim in the absence of lifeguards. “We cannot preclude our guests based on projected to the swimming pool,” claims Robert.

Vyom and Arunima, the two singers named as eyewitnesses to Ishmeet’s death, can not be attained for this comments.

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Remember Jessica Rabbit’s immortal catchphrase, I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way? Those eight words are the antithesis of what makes Willa Ford unique in the pop music universe. Because not only does the 22-year old Floridian refuse to pretend she’s a goody two-shoes but, more importantly, she’s no cartoon character. Willa Ford is a deceptively complex individual, firmly at the helm of her own career.

On her sophomore, yet-to-be-titled Lava full-length album, the singer reveals facets of her talent only hinted at on her 2001 debut Willa Was Here (featuring her smash hit “I Wanna Be Bad”). From the blazing lead single, the dancehall romp “A Toast To Men,” and the sensual electronic throb of “Sexysexobsessive,” to the Smashing Pumpkins-esque orchestral grandeur of “I See You” and the poetic “Pieces,” Willa breaks plenty of new ground.

“I mix a lot more electronics and rock with my urban influences on this record,” she reveals. Skeptics may cock an eyebrow when Willa cites nonconformist icons like Björk and Radiohead among her favorite artists, but the more sophisticated grooves of her new effort substantiates those words of praise. “The arrangements on this new record are not normal,” she admits. “There are lots of very strange harmonies, things that are tricky for a normal person to pick out.” Instead of hiring outside singers, Willa arranged and sang the backing vocals herself. “I do all the orchestrations myself, too. That way, nobody can take my sound… unless I arrange for them.”

When Willa Ford talks about “her” sound, she means it literally. While other artists are content to rely on hired guns, Willa took charge of the making of the new album, limiting herself to just two key collaborators – Toby Gad (Sita, Jaci Velasquez) and Willa Was Here vet Eve Nelson – and working in small studios, maintaining an emphasis on refining her unique sonic identity. “Did I ask for producers who get $75,000 to produce a song? No. They get that money because they’ve created a sound, and it’s their sound. I don’t want their sound. Their sound is not going to help me grow as a person.”

Willa began writing these songs while touring in support of Willa Was Here, working in a small mobile studio in the back of the bus. She took inspiration from a variety of sources; the salacious first single, “A Toast To Men” – featuring the rapid-fire patter of special guest May – borrows its infectious hook from a classic sorority chant. “It’s an old toast in sororities,” she explains. “Almost all sorority girls, from some day and age know it.” It dawned on Willa that its four simple, spirited lines represented an enduring artifact of female empowerment that hadn’t been grossly overexposed or grown dated. “It was something that was still real and contemporary, but women who were 40-years old could remember it, too.”

On a different note, Willa also offers up “Who I Am,” written from the point of view of somebody gay. “The song is basically saying, ‘I’m sorry if I disappoint you, but this is who I am.’ I’m not gay, but I have many friends that are, and I related to their experience in another sense, of being an outcast. Because somewhere in the course of my career, I got stuck in this little container, and became somebody that nobody truly understood.”

Ah, yes. The reality of Willa Ford versus the myth. Contrary to rumor, Willa was no overnight sensation. Raised in a musical family, she began singing publicly in third grade, and by the age of 11 had gone professional. Nor is she the temperamental sexpot some misguided souls have made her out to be. Willa is simply a young woman who is not afraid of her sexuality (”I’m a healthy, 22-year-old female. I’m not abstinent. Sue me”) or speaking her mind.

“It’s funny. When people meet me, they often say, ‘You’re not what I expected.’ What did they expect? Some diva bitch that stomps in and starts breaking things?” Wrong. That’s not Willa. When it’s time to work, she works hard. And, because of her youth and good looks, she works harder than most to gain the respect of her industry peers. “There are so many singers in my genre that are saying, ‘I’m writing my material,’ and they’re contributing two lines. When I go in to write and record with other professionals, it’s exciting to watch people change their mind about me.”

A lot more people can expect to change their mind about Willa after they hear this album. Because this is the work of a seasoned performer coming into her own as a writer, as an artist. “There are a lot of people out there who love to just take direction from somebody else,” she concludes. For Willa Ford, that would never suffice. “It took me a long time to create my sound, but this record was about proving that, musically, I stand alone.” Well then, that calls for another toast: To a job well done.

Gary Coleman revealed today that he’s tied the knot, and it’s not just his first marriage — it’s his first time ever being in love.

The 40-year-old former child actor told “Inside Edition” that he secretly wed Shannon Price, 22, on Aug. 28 after the couple met on a movie set.

“I never got the opportunity to be romantic or feel romantic with anyone,” the “Diff’rent Strokes” star said. “I wasn’t saving myself; she just happened to be the one.”

Price, who’s about 5œ feet tall, said neither their height nor their age difference deterred her from falling for the 4-foot-8 actor.

“He was 10 feet tall to me because he was sweet and I really liked his personality,” she said.

Price, who now sells Coleman memorabilia on the Internet, said she hopes to be known for more than her household name of a husband.

“She’s a great eBayer,” Coleman said. She’s a fabulous eBayer. I hope she gets famous for that.”

“Inside Edition” will have more about the couple at 3 p.m. today on WLS-Channel 7.

Marisa Miller (born August 6, 1978[1]) is an American supermodel. She is known for her many appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and Victoria’s Secret catalogs. She is the cover model for the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Birth name     Marisa Bertetta
Date of birth     August 6, 1978 (1978-08-06) (age 29)
Place of birth     Flag of the United States Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height     5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color     Blonde
Eye color     Hazel
Measurements     34D-23-35 (US)
86-58-88 (EU)
Weight     110 lb (50 kg/7.9 st)
Dress size     2 (US), 32 (EU), 5 (UK)
Shoe size     7 (US), 37½ (EU), 4½ (UK)
Agency     Elite Model Management
Spouse(s)     Jim Miller (ca. 2000–ca. 2002)
Griffin Guess (2006–present)

Biography

Early life and career start

Born Marisa Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, she was first “discovered” at age 16 walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents.[2] After talking to her mom Krista Bertetta, she was on a plane to Italy with her mom a few months later. Marisa says that the most valuable thing that her mom has ever told her was “You can always go back to school but you may not always be able to model.” Marisa took her mom’s advice and soon gained attention when she appeared in a 1997 issue of Perfect 10 magazine. Although she came in third behind Ashley Degenford and Monica Hansen in Perfect 10 magazine’s first annual model search, she was repeatedly showcased in following issues, including the covers of the Winter 1998, Aug/Sept 1999, and Fall 2004 editions. She has two sisters and attended Monte Vista Christian School[3] in Watsonville, California.

Career highlights

Atypically, Marisa was able to move from a start as an amateur magazine model to high profile mainstream work after she was spotted by fashion photographer Mario Testino in Manhattan Beach, California in 2001.[4] Noticing Marisa, Mario snapped pictures of her and approached her for a job offer. Soon after, Marisa worked with the likes of Victoria’s Secret and has appeared in every issue of the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since 2002. In particular, she was featured in the 2004 and 2005 editions’ sections of body painting. Raphael Mazzucco’s photograph of Marisa wearing nothing but an iPod in the 2007 edition became one of the most famous photos ever published in that magazine. She’s also appeared in other magazines such as Fitness, Shape, and Vogue, as well as working on campaigns for Nordstrom, J.Crew, and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2004, she served as a modeling judge in the short-lived reality television series Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model.[5] In the same year she also appeared in Puddle of Mudd’s music video for “Spin You Around”.

In 2007, Marisa shot her first television commercial for Victoria’s Secret with fellow supermodel Heidi Klum, causing quite a stir unexpectedly drawing more attention than Klum, as well as appearing in a cameo on the HBO show Entourage. Marisa was also featured as a model on the pilot episode of the new VH1 reality show The Shot.

On November 26, 2007, Marisa made a special guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother (episode: “The Yips”) with her fellow Victoria’s Secret supermodels (Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Miranda Kerr, and Heidi Klum).

On December 4, 2007, Marisa made her debut at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.[6]

On the February 11, 2008 episode of The Late Show with David Letterman it was announced that Marisa would grace the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Personal life

Marisa married Jim Miller, a Los Angeles surfing contest promoter and lifeguard from California in 2000 and separated from him in 2002. They divorced soon after. She married Hollywood producer Griffin Guess on April 15, 2006.[7] Marisa enjoys football, muscle cars, cooking, and boxing. From an early age she loved surfing, was a standout volleyball player on her high school team, and has long been a big sports fan in general. She’s said that if she weren’t a model she would be a sportscaster.

Lennon Anne Murphy, named after rock and roll legend John Lennon [1], is a singer/songwriter from Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States. Born in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, New York on March 31, 1982, Lennon and her mother moved to Hendersonville when she was four years old. Lennon began playing piano at a young age and performed her first gig in front of people when she was fifteen.

One day, Lennon came home after school to find her mother, her only parent, dead in her closet from an allergic reaction to some pills she had taken. This was just a few days after Lennon’s eighteenth birthday and just before she signed with Arista records.

Still Lennon prevailed, fighting for custody of her younger sister Mariella (which she eventually won) and releasing her debut album, 5:30 Saturday Morning, on the historic date of September 11, 2001. Her only single from that album was a song called “Brake of your Car”. Lennon ended up leaving Arista because, “I wanted a career as a rock act, and an album I could be proud of, and staying with Arista I really didn’t see that happening,”.

In 2004, Lennon released 2 albums and a DVD. One album is a strictly acoustic release entitled Career Suicide, released on September 24, 2004. It was just Lennon and her piano, which makes sense since Lennon has said, “I write on piano, which I’ve been playing all my life”. Most songs were remakes of songs from 5:30 Saturday Morning but the new ones were also well received. On December 27, 2004, she released another album entitled I Am. She also released a DVD entitled My Crazy Life. She released them all independently on John Galt Entertainment, a record label she founded with her manager.

On September 5, 2006, Lennon kicked off a tour opening for Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe to support the September 19, 2006 release of her album Damaged Goods. The lead single is the track Where Do I Fit In?, which is a revamp of the track My Beautiful from her Arista debut. While on tour, she is also headlining gigs at local clubs along the way. Often those who hold tickets for the Aerosmith/Mötley Crüe show in the area can get into the smaller venue to see Lennon for free.

Lennon has completed her new album with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, DevilDriver, Chimaira). Lennon will reportedly be taking a more guitar-heavy approach with her newer material. [2] The album will be released in 2008.

Trivia

Lennon enjoys watching Law and Order, Wonton Soup, Disney’s Aladdin, and playing onstage.[3]

Lennon has, at times, driven her own tour bus. [4]

Lennon’s opinion on the music industry: “In an industry where you have four weeks to hit and then they move on to the next thing, a career is the last thing corporate America is considering. By putting the DVD, I Am and Damaged Goods out through my own company, I want to give myself the chance of still being around in 10 years.”

Background information
Birth name     Lennon Anne Murphy
Born     March 31, 1982 (1982-03-31) (age 25)
Origin     Hendersonville, Tennessee
Years active     2001 - present
Label(s)     John Galt Entertainment