Jackie Chan says he wants to be a singer when he retires from acting. He also says there must be a reason when he makes a movie nowadays. He says he must be able to show the movie to his children. He sang at the press conference for Karate Kid. Take a look:
Philadelphia soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at age 59 following a bout with colon cancer. The R&B singer continued to inspire people and record hit music even following a car accident that left him paralyzed in 1982. You can read obits here, here, here and here. The singer's website is teddypendergrass.com.
Reuters reports that Leona Lewis has signed a deal with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton to write her autobiography. She seems very young to have an autiobiography but these kinds of books do sell well. The book will be out an October - just ahead of her second album - and contain lots of pictures.
The book, which will include more than 100 new photographs, will hit the shelves in October, shortly before the scheduled release of Lewis' second album, the publisher said on Monday.
"The last two years have been an unbelievable experience for me," said the 23-year-old Londoner, who debuted at No.1 in the key U.S. album chart last year, the first British woman to achieve the feat.
"Spirit" has sold an estimated five million copies around the world since its release in 2007.
Hodder & Stoughton, which did not disclose the financial details of the deal, said photographs for the autobiography would be taken by Dean Freeman, who also worked on the publisher's collaboration with soccer star David Beckham.
Leona Lewis is also one of the names that popped when a musical based on Mariah Carey's life was reported earlier this week.
Luciano Pavarotti, a world reknowned Italian tenor, has died at age 71. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer. A quote from Pavarotti on his website says, "I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to."
Bloomberg reports that Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, Italy.
Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian tenor whose clarion lyric voice and performances from concert houses to outdoor stadiums made him a pop icon and the most famous opera singer since Enrico Caruso, has died. He was 71.
Pavarotti, who underwent surgery in New York for pancreatic cancer in 2006, died today at his home in Modena, Italy, according to his agent, Terri Robson. He was hospitalized in Modena in August for a high fever.
"In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness," Robson said in a statement.
The bearded Pavarotti was the king of tenors from the late 1960s through the 1990s. He popularized opera more than any other singer through recordings that made him the best-selling classical artist ever and concerts in parks and stadiums around the world that were televised to millions.
With his huge frame, at times 300 pounds or more, and trademark white handkerchief that he used to wipe his brow, the charismatic Pavarotti became what his former manager Herbert Breslin called "a rock star for people over 30."
Obit entries can be found on the New York Times, The Guardian and BBC. His official website can be found at www.lucianopavarotti.com. Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras have been leading tributes to Pavarotti. There are many Pavarotti videos on YouTube. You can find some with this search. A post on Video Nacho also has links to several popular Pavarotti videos.
Reuters 
