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Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la Musique (Victories of Music) are an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz versions are the Victoires de la musique classique and Victoires du Jazz.

The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. The awards are the French equivalent to the Grammy Awards and the Brit Awards for music, and it is one of the major awards in France, along with Nuits des Molières for stage performances, and the César Award for motion pictures.

The first Victoires de la Musique ceremony was held in 1985, and it was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1985.

Background
The title trophies and nominees for each are established annually by the Board of Directors of the Association "Les Victoires de la Musique", which also refers to people who make up the Academy voters. In 2010, the Victoires were awarded by a panel of 1 226 professionals (musicians, artists, writers, composers, producers, record stores, video directors, sound engineers and critics) in a vote in one round. Of the voters, 40% are artists (performers, but also musicians, writers, composers ...), 40% are professional music producers and 20% are of other professional circles close to the world of music (agents artists, music stores, music critics, radio programmers ...). In recent years, some trophies are awarded by the public, through SMS voting, and since 2009, Internet: Victory "Group or Artist of the public revelation of the year" and that the "Song of the year".

Group of the Year
(Starting 2001, replaced by Male Group or Artist of the Year / Female Group or Artist of the Year)
 * 1988 : Kassav'
 * 1990 : Gipsy Kings
 * 1991 : Elmer Food Beat
 * 1992 : MC Solaar
 * 1993 : Pow woW
 * 1994 : Les Innocents
 * 1995 : IAM
 * 1996 : Les Innocents (second award)
 * 1997 : Les Innocents (third award)
 * 1998 : Noir Désir
 * 1999 : Louise Attaque
 * 2000 : Zebda

Male Artist of the Year

 * 1985 : Michel Jonasz
 * 1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman
 * 1987 : Johnny Hallyday
 * 1988 : Claude Nougaro
 * 1990 : Francis Cabrel
 * 1991 : Michel Sardou
 * 1992 : Patrick Bruel
 * 1993 : Alain Bashung
 * 1994 : Alain Souchon
 * 1995 : MC Solaar
 * 1996 : Maxime Le Forestier
 * 1997 : Charles Aznavour
 * 1998 : Florent Pagny
 * 1999 : Alain Bashung (second award)
 * 2000 : -M-

Male Group or Artist of the Year
(Replacing Male Artist of the Year and Group of the Year)
 * 2001 : Henri Salvador
 * 2002 : Gérald De Palmas
 * 2003 : Renaud
 * 2004 : Calogero
 * 2005 : -M- (second award)
 * 2006 : Raphael
 * 2007 : Bénabar
 * 2008 : Abd Al Malik
 * 2009 : Alain Bashung (third award)
 * 2010 : Benjamin Biolay
 * 2011 : Gaëtan Roussel
 * 2012 : Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
 * 2013 : Dominique A
 * 2014 : Stromae
 * 2015 : Julien Doré
 * 2016 : Vianney
 * 2017 : Renaud (2nd award)
 * 2018 : Orelsan
 * 2019 : Bigflo & Oli

Female Artist of the Year

 * 1985 : Jeanne Mas
 * 1986 : Catherine Lara
 * 1987 : France Gall
 * 1988 : Mylène Farmer
 * 1990 : Vanessa Paradis
 * 1991 : Patricia Kaas
 * 1992 : Jane Birkin
 * 1993 : Véronique Sanson
 * 1994 : Barbara
 * 1995 : Celine Dion
 * 1996 : Véronique Sanson (second award)
 * 1997 : Barbara (second award)
 * 1998 : Zazie
 * 1999 : Axelle Red
 * 2000 : Natacha Atlas

Female Group or Artist of the Year
(Replacing Female Artist of the Year and Group of the Year)
 * 2001 : Hélène Ségara
 * 2002 : Zazie (second award)
 * 2003 : Lynda Lemay
 * 2004 : Carla Bruni
 * 2005 : Françoise Hardy
 * 2006 : Juliette
 * 2007 : Olivia Ruiz
 * 2008 : Vanessa Paradis (second award)
 * 2009 : Camille
 * 2010 : Olivia Ruiz (second award)
 * 2011 : Aṣa
 * 2012 : Catherine Ringer
 * 2013 : Lou Doillon
 * 2014 : Vanessa Paradis (third award)
 * 2015 : Christine and the Queens
 * 2016 : Yael Naim
 * 2017 : Jain
 * 2018 : Charlotte Gainsbourg
 * 2019 : Jeanne Added

Foreign Artist of the Year

 * 1985 : Tina Turner (United States)

Francophone Artist or Artist of the Year

 * 1994 : Maurane (Belgium)
 * 1995 : Khaled (Algeria)
 * 1996 : Céline Dion (Canada)
 * 1997 : Teri Moïse (United States / Haiti)

Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year

 * 2009 : Martin Solveig
 * 2010 : Birdy Nam Nam
 * 2011 : Stromae

Popular Music Révélation of the Year

 * 1985 : Jeanne Mas
 * 1986 : Gold

Popular Music Female Révélation of the Year

 * 1987 : Guesch Patti
 * 1988 : Patricia Kaas
 * 1990 : Corinne Hermès
 * 1991 : Liane Foly
 * 1992 : Jil Caplan
 * 1993 : Zazie
 * 1994 : Nina Morato
 * 1995 : Rachel Des Bois
 * 1996 : Stephend

Popular Music Male Révélation of the Year

 * 1987 : L'Affaire Louis Trio
 * 1988 : Florent Pagny
 * 1990 : Philippe Lafontaine
 * 1991 : Art Mengo
 * 1992 : Nilda Fernandez
 * 1993 : Arthur H
 * 1994 : Thomas Fersen
 * 1995 : Gérald de Palmas
 * 1996 : Ménélik

Group Révélation of the Year

 * 1994 : Native
 * 1995 : Sinclair
 * 1996 : Alliance Ethnik

Révélation of the Year
(Starting 1997 until 2004, replacing three categories Female Révélation of the Year, Male Révélation of the Year and Group Révélation of the Year) (Starting 2005, replaced by Group or Artist Popular Révélation of the Year)
 * 1997 : Juliette
 * 1998 : Lara Fabian
 * 1999 : Faudel
 * 2000 : 113
 * 2001 : Isabelle Boulay
 * 2002 : Aston Villa
 * 2003 : Natasha Saint-Pier
 * 2004 : Kyo

Group or Artist Popular Révélation of the Year
(Replacing Révélation of the Year)
 * 2005 : Jeanne Cherhal
 * 2006 : Amel Bent
 * 2007 : Miss Dominique
 * 2008 : Christophe Maé
 * 2009 : Sefyu
 * 2010 : Pony Pony Run Run
 * 2011 : Lilly Wood and the Prick
 * 2012 : Orelsan
 * 2013 : C2C
 * (Discontinued starting 2014)

Group or Artist Stage Révélation of the Year

 * 2001 : Saint-Germain
 * 2002 : Le Peuple de l'Herbe
 * 2003 : Sanseverino
 * 2004 : Kyo
 * 2005 : La Grande Sophie
 * 2006 : Camille
 * 2007 : Grand Corps Malade
 * 2008 : Renan Luce
 * 2009 : BB Brunes
 * 2010 : Izia
 * 2011 : Ben l'Oncle Soul
 * 2012 : Brigitte
 * 2013 : C2C
 * 2014 : Woodkid
 * 2015 : Benjamin Clementine
 * 2016 : Hyphen Hyphen
 * 2017 : L.E.J
 * 2018 : Gaël Faye
 * 2019 : Clara Luciani

Album Révélation of the Year
*Discontinued for period 2011 to 2013
 * 2001 : Mieux qu'ici bas by Isabelle Boulay
 * 2002 : Rose Kennedy by Benjamin Biolay
 * 2003 : Vincent Delerm by Vincent Delerm
 * 2004 : Le Chemin by Kyo
 * 2005 : Crèvecœur by Daniel Darc and Le rêve ou la vie by Ridan
 * 2006 : Le Fil by Camille
 * 2007 : Midi 20 by Grand Corps Malade
 * 2008 : Repenti by Renan Luce
 * 2009 : Ersatz by Julien Doré
 * 2010 : Tree of Life by Yodelice
 * 2014 : Psycho Tropical Berlin by La Femme
 * 2015 : Mini World by Indila
 * 2016 : Chambre 12 by Louane
 * 2017 : Les Conquêtes by Radio Elvis
 * 2018 : Petite Amie by Juliette Armanet
 * 2019 : Brol by Angèle

Album of the Year
*Discontinued and replaced by Song/Variety Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year
 * 1985 : Love on the Beat by Serge Gainsbourg
 * 1986 : Sauver l'amour by Daniel Balavoine
 * 1987 : The No Comprendo by Rita Mitsouko
 * 1988 : Nougayork by Claude Nougaro
 * 1990 : Sarbacane by Francis Cabrel
 * 1991 : Nickel by Alain Souchon
 * 1992 : Sheller en solitaire by William Sheller
 * 1993 : Caché derrière by Laurent Voulzy
 * 1994 :  Rio Grande by Eddy Mitchell
 * 1995 : Samedi soir sur la Terre by Francis Cabrel
 * 1996 : Défoule sentimentale by Alain Souchon
 * 1997 : Mr Eddy by Eddy Mitchell
 * 1998 : L'École du micro d'argent by IAM

Song/Variety Album of the Year

 * 1999 : Fantaisie Militaire by Alain Bashung (as Variety, Pop, Rock Album of the Year)
 * 2000 : Sang pour sang by Johnny Hallyday (as Variety, Pop, Rock Album of the Year)
 * 2001 : Chambre avec vue by Henri Salvador
 * 2002 : Avril by Laurent Voulzy
 * 2003 : Boucan d'enfer by Renaud
 * 2004 : Les Risques du Métier by Bénabar
 * 2005 : Qui de nous deux by -M-
 * 2006 : Caravane by Raphael
 * 2007 : Le soldat rose by Louis Chedid
 * 2008 : Divinidylle by Vanessa Paradis
 * 2009 : Bleu pétrole by Alain Bashung
 * 2010 : La Superbe by Benjamin Biolay
 * 2011 : Causes perdues et musiques tropicales by Bernard Lavilliers
 * 2012 : Suppléments de mensonge by Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
 * 2013 : La place du fantôme by La Grande Sophie
 * 2014 : Racine carrée (stylised as √) by Stromae
 * 2015 : Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy by Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy
 * 2016 : De l'amour by Johnny Hallyday
 * 2017 : Palermo Hollywood by Benjamin Biolay
 * 2018 : Géopoétique by MC Solaar
 * 2019 : En amont by Alain Bashung

Rock Album of the Year
*Discontinued from 1987, returned in 2001
 * 1985 : Un autre monde by Téléphone
 * 1986 : Passé le Rio Grande by Alain Bashung
 * 2001 : Comme on a dit by Louise Attaque
 * 2002 : des Visages des Figures by Noir Désir
 * 2003 : Paradize by Indochine
 * 2004 : Tu vas pas mourir de rire by Mickey 3D
 * 2005 : French bazaar by Arno
 * 2006 : À plus tard crocodile by Louise Attaque (second award)
 * 2007 : Wow by Superbus
 * 2008 : L'Invitation by Étienne Daho
 * 2009 : L'Homme du monde by Arthur H
 * 2010 : Izia by Izia
 * 2011 : Ginger by Gaëtan Roussel
 * 2012 : So Much Trouble by Izia (second award)
 * 2013 : Can Be Late by Skip the Use
 * 2014 : Bankrupt! by Phoenix
 * 2015 : Shake Shook Shaken by The Dø
 * 2016 : Mandarine by Les Innocents
 * 2017 : Anomalie by Louise Attaque (third award)
 * 2018 : The Evol' by Shaka Ponk
 * 2019 : Radiate by Jeanne Added

Francophone Album of the Year

 * 1985 : Ils s'aiment by Daniel Lavoie (Canada)
 * 1986 : Faire à nouveau connaissance by Diane Tell (Canada)
 * 1987 : Vue sur la mer by Daniel Lavoie (Canada) (second award)
 * 1988 : Awaba Beach by Mory Kante (Guinea)
 * 1990 : Hélène by Roch Voisine (Canada)
 * 1991 : Double by Roch Voisine (Canada) (second award)
 * 1992 : Engelberg by Stephan Eicher (Switzerland)

Pop/Rock Album of the Year

 * 2003 : Paradize by Indochine
 * 2004 : Tu vas pas mourir de rire by Mickey 3D
 * 2005 : French bazaar by Arno Hintjens
 * 2006 : A plus tard crocodile by Louise Attaque
 * 2007 : Wow by Superbus
 * 2008 : L'Invitation by Etienne Daho
 * 2009 : L'Homme du monde by Arthur H
 * 2010 : Izia by Izia

Traditional Music Album of the Year

 * 1992 : Nouvelles polyphonies corses
 * 1994 : Renaud cante el Nord by Renaud
 * 1995 : Polyphonies by Voce Di Corsica
 * 1996 : Dan Ar Braz et les 50 musiciens de l'Héritage des Celtes en concert by Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes
 * 1997 : I Muvrini à Bercy by I Muvrini

Traditional Music/World Music Album of the Year

 * 1998 : Finisterres by Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes
 * 1999 : Clandestino by Manu Chao
 * 2000 : Café Atlántico by Cesária Évora
 * 2001 : Made in Medina by Rachid Taha
 * 2002 : Proxima estación? Esperanza by Manu Chao
 * 2003 : Umani by I Muvrini tied with Françafrique by Tiken Jah Fakoly
 * 2004 : Voz d'amor by Cesária Évora
 * 2005 : Dimanche à Bamako by Amadou & Mariam

World Music Album of the Year

 * 2006 : Mesk Elil by Souad Massi
 * 2007 : Canta by Agnès Jaoui
 * 2008 : Yael Naim by Yael Naïm
 * 2009 : Tchamantché by Rokia Traoré
 * 2010 : La Différence by Salif Keita
 * 2011 : Handmade by Hindi Zahra
 * 2012 : Cantina Paradise by Jehro
 * 2013 : Folila by Amadou & Mariam
 * 2014 : Illusions by Ibrahim Maalouf
 * 2015 : Rivière noire by Rivière noire
 * 2016 : Homeland by Hindi Zahra
 * 2017 : Far From Home by Calypso Rose
 * 2018 : Lamomali by Lamomali (-M-, Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara)
 * 2019 : LOST by Camélia Jordana

Urban music (various)

 * 1999 : Panique celtique by Manau (as Rap/Groove Album of the Year)
 * 2000 : Les Princes de la ville by 113 (as Rap, Reggae or Groove Album of the Year)
 * 2001 : J'fais c'que j'veux by Pierpoljak (as Rap, Reggae or Groove Album of the Year)
 * 2002 : X raisons by Saïan Supa Crew (as Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year)
 * 2003 : Solitaire by Doc Gynéco (as Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year)
 * 2004 : Brut de femme by Diam's (as Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year)
 * 2005 : 16/9 by Nâdiya (as Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Album of the Year)
 * 2006 : Les Histoires extraordinaires d'un jeune de banlieue - Disiz la Peste (as Rap/Ragga/Hip-Hop/R&B Album of the Year)

Urban Music Album of the Year

 * 2007 : Gibraltar by Abd Al Malik
 * 2008 : Chapitre 7 by MC Solaar
 * 2009 : Dante by Abd Al Malik
 * 2010 : L'arme de paix by Oxmo Puccino
 * 2011 : Château Rouge by Abd Al Malik
 * 2012 : Le Chant des sirènes by Orelsan
 * 2013 : Roi sans carrosse by Oxmo Puccino
 * 2014 : Paris Sud Minute by 1995
 * 2015 : Je suis en vie by Akhenaton
 * 2016 : Feu by Nekfeu
 * 2017 : My World by Jul
 * 2018 : La fête est finie by Orelsan (second award)
 * 2019 : La vie de rêve by Bigflo & Oli

Reggae/Ragga (various)

 * 2002 : The Real Don by Lord Kossity (as Reggae/Ragga Album of the Year)
 * 2003 : Umani by I Muvrini and Francafrique by Tiken Jah Fakoly (as Reggae/Ragga/World Music Album of the Year)
 * 2004 : Voz d'amor de Cesária Évora (as Reggae/Ragga/World Music Album of the Year)
 * 2005 : Dimanche à Bamako by Amadou et Mariam (as Reggae/Ragga/World Music Album of the Year)

Electronic/Groove/Dance Album of the Year

 * 1998 : 30 by Laurent Garnier
 * 1999 : Moon Safari by Air
 * 2000 : Trabendo by Les Négresses Vertes
 * 2001 : Tourist by Saint-Germain
 * 2002 : Modjo by Modjo
 * 2003 : La Revancha del Tango by Gotan Project
 * 2004 : Émilie Simon by Émilie Simon
 * 2005 : Talkie Walkie by Air
 * 2006 : Animal sophistiqué by Bumcello
 * 2007 : Végétal by Émilie Simon
 * 2008 : † by Justice
 * 2010 : Manual For Successful Rioting by Birdy Nam Nam
 * 2011 : Cheese by Stromae
 * 2012 : Audio, Video, Disco by Justice
 * 2013 : Tetra by C2C
 * 2014 : OutRun by Kavinsky
 * 2015 : Ghost Surfer by Cascadeur
 * 2016 : The Wanderings of the Avener by The Avener
 * 2017 : Layers by Kungs
 * 2018 : Temperance by Dominique Dalcan
 * 2019 : Dancehall by The Blaze

Variety/Instrumental Album of the Year

 * 1985 : Zoolook by Jean Michel Jarre
 * 1986 : Rendez-vous by Jean Michel Jarre (second award)
 * 1992 : Explorer by Jean-Jacques Milteau
 * 1993 : Négropolitaines Vol. 2 by Manu Dibango
 * 1994 : Cross over USA by Claude Bolling
 * 1995 : Jonasz en noires et blanches by Jean-Yves D'Angelo
 * 1996 : Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Summer of '42 (Un été 42), Yentl and The Go-Between (Le Messager) by Michel Legrand

Album of the Year for Children
Discontinued 1988 to 1990
 * 1985 : Les Petits Ewoks by Dorothée
 * 1987 : Histoires pour les 4/5 ans by Jean Rochefort
 * 1991 : La Petite Sirène told by Nathalie Baye
 * 1992 : Pierre et le Loup de Prokofiev by Julien Clerc
 * 1993 : Pierre et le Loup de Prokofiev recited by Lambert Wilson
 * 1994 : Aladin et la Lampe merveilleuse recited by Sabine Azéma
 * 1995 : L'Évasion de Toni by Henri Dès and Pierre Grosz
 * 1997 : Far West by Henri Dès (second award)
 * 1999 : Émilie Jolie (2nd version) by Philippe Chatel
 * 2001 : Du soleil by Henri Dès (third award)

Original Cinema/Television Soundtrack of the Year

 * 1985 : Subway - Éric Serra
 * 1986 : 37°2 le Matin - Gabriel Yared
 * 1987 : Manon des Sources - Jean-Claude Petit
 * 1988 : Le Grand Bleu - Éric Serra
 * 1990 : Camille Claudel - Gabriel Yared
 * 1991 : Cyrano de Bergerac - Jean-Claude Petit
 * 1992 : Delicatessen - Carlos D'Alession
 * 1993 : L'Amant - Gabriel Yared
 * 1994 : L'Ecrivain public - William Sheller
 * 1995 : Léon - Éric Serra
 * 1996 : Un indien dans la ville - K.O.D. (Manu Katché, Geoffrey Oryema and Tonton David)
 * 1997 : Microcosmos, le Peuple de l'Herbe - Bruno Coulais
 * 1998 : Le Patient Anglais - Gabriel Yared
 * 1999 : Taxi - Akhénaton / Khéops
 * 2000 : Ma Petite Entreprise - Alain Bashung
 * 2001 : The Virgin Suicides - Air
 * 2002 : Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain - Yann Tiersen
 * 2004 : Good Bye Lenin! - Yann Tiersen
 * 2005 : Les Choristes - Bruno Coulais / Christophe Barratier / Philippe Lopes Curval
 * 2006 : March of the Penguins - Émilie Simon
 * 2007 : Ne le dis à personne - -M-
 * 2008 : Arthur et les Minimoys - Éric Serra

Song of the Year

 * 1985 : "La Boîte de Jazz" (writer/composer/performer: Michel Jonasz)
 * 1986 : "Belle-île en mer" (composer/performer: Laurent Voulzy - lyricist: Alain Souchon)
 * 1987 : "Musulmanes" (author/performer: Michel Sardou - lyrics: Jacques Revaux and Jean-Pierre Bourtayre)
 * 1988 : "Né quelque part" (lyrics/performer: Maxime Le Forestier - composer: Jean-Pierre Sabar)
 * 1990 : "Quand j'serai KO" (lyrics/composer/performer: Alain Souchon)
 * 1991 : "Fais-moi une place" (composer/performer: Julien Clerc - lyrics: Françoise Hardy)
 * 1992 : "Un homme heureux" (lyrics/composer/performer: William Sheller)
 * 1993 : "Le Chat" by Pow woW
 * 1994 : "Foule sentimentale" (lyrics/composer/performer: Alain Souchon)
 * 1995 : "Juste quelqu'un de bien" by Enzo Enzo (lyrics/composer/: Kent Cockenstock - arranger : François Bréant)
 * 1996 : "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion (lyrics/composer: Jean-Jacques Goldman - arrangers: Jean-Jacques Goldman et Erick Benzi)
 * 1997 : "Aïcha" by Khaled (lyrics, composer: Jean-Jacques Goldman)
 * 1998 : "L'Homme pressé" by Noir Désir (lyrics/composer: Bertrand Cantat / Noir Désir - arranger : Andy Baker)
 * 1999 : "Belle" from Notre Dame de Paris (sung by Garou, Daniel Lavoie and Patrick Fiori - lyrics: Luc Plamondon - composer: Richard Cocciante)
 * 2000 : "Tomber la chemise" by Zebda (lyrics: Magyd Cherfi - composer: Zebda)

Original Song of the Year

 * 2001 : "L'envie d'aimer" by Daniel Lévi (lyrics: Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao - composer: Pascal Obispo - arranger: Nick Ingman)
 * 2002 : "Sous le vent" by Garou and Céline Dion (lyrics/composer: Jacques Veneruso - arrangers : Christophe Battaglia and Jacques Veneruso)
 * 2003 : "Manhattan-Kaboul" by Renaud and Axelle Red (lyrics: Renaud - composer/arranger: Jean-Pierre Bucolo)
 * 2004 : "Respire" by Mickey 3D (lyrics: Mickaël Furnon - composers: Najah El Mahmoud / Mickaël Furnon / Aurélien Joanin)
 * 2005 : "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" by Calogero (lyrics: Michel Jourdan / Julie Daime, composers: Calogero/Gioacchino Maurici)
 * 2006 : "Caravane" by Raphaël (lyrics/composer: Raphael)
 * 2007 : "Le dîner" by Bénabar (lyrics/composer: Bénabar)
 * 2008 : "Double je" by Christophe Willem (lyrics: Zazie, composers: Zazie / Jean-Pierre Pilot / Olivier Schultheis)
 * 2009 : "Comme un manouche sans guitare" by Thomas Dutronc (lyrics: Thomas Dutronc, composer: Thomas Dutronc)
 * 2010 : "Comme des enfants" by Cœur de pirate (lyrics: Cœur de pirate, composer: Cœur de pirate)
 * 2011 : "Je veux" by Zaz (lyrics: Kerredine Soltani, composers: Kerredine Soltani / Tryss)
 * 2012 : "Jeanne" by Laurent Voulzy (lyrics: Alain Souchon - composer: Laurent Voulzy)
 * 2013 : "Allez allez allez" by Camille (lyrics/composer: Camille)
 * 2014 : "20 ans" by Johnny Hallyday (lyrics: Christophe Miossec - composer: David Ford)
 * 2015 : "Un jour au mauvais endroit" by Calogero (lyrics:Marie Bastide - composer: Calogero)
 * 2016 : "Sapés comme jamais" by Maître Gims (lyrics/composers: Maître Gims, Niska, Dany Synthé)
 * 2017 : "Je m'en vais" by Vianney (lyrics/composer Vianney)
 * 2018 : "Dommage" by Bigflo & Oli (lyrics: Bigflo & Oli, Paul Van Haver - composers: Bigflo & Oli, Stromae)
 * 2019 : "Je me dis que toi aussi" by Boulevard des airs

Musical Show

 * 1985 : Julien Clerc at Bercy
 * 1986 : Jean Michel Jarre in Houston
 * 1987 : Cabaret directed by Jérôme Savary at the Théâtre Mogador
 * 1988 : La Fabuleuse Histoire de Mister Swing by Michel Jonasz
 * 1992 : Les Misérables by Alain Boublil et Claude-Michel Schönberg in the Théâtre Mogador
 * 1993 : Cérémonie d'ouverture et de clôture des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver à Albertville (choreography : Philippe Decouflé)
 * 1994 : Starmania at the Théâtre Mogador
 * 1996 : Les Poubelle Boys at the Paris Olympia

Concert of the Year

 * 1990 : Francis Cabrel at the Zénith
 * 1991 : Johnny Hallyday in Bercy
 * 1992 : Eddy Mitchell at the Casino de Paris
 * 1993 : Jacques Dutronc in the Casino de Paris
 * 1994 : Johnny Hallyday at the Parc des Princes
 * 1995 : Eddy Mitchell in Bercy, at the Casino de Paris, at the Paris Olympia and at the Zénith
 * 1996 : Johnny Hallyday in Bercy
 * 1998 : Sol En Si in Casino de Paris

Musical Show, Tour or Concert of the Year

 * 1999 : Notre Dame de Paris at the Casino de Paris
 * 2000 : Je dis aime by -M- at l'Elysée Montmartre and on tour
 * 2001 : Johnny Hallyday at the Eiffel Tower, at the Paris Olympia and on tour
 * 2002 : Henri Salvador at the Paris Olympia
 * 2003 : Christophe at the Paris Olympia
 * 2004 : Fan en tournée by Pascal Obispo
 * 2005 : -M- at the Olympia and on tour
 * 2006 : Zazie Rodéo tour at Bercy and on tour
 * 2007 : Olivia Ruiz
 * 2008 : Michel Polnareff - Ze Tour 2007
 * 2009 : Alain Bashung - Bleu pétrole tour
 * 2010 : Johnny Hallyday - Tour 66
 * 2013 : Shaka Ponk at the Olympia, Le Zénith and Bataclan - The Geeks Tour (Production: Zouave Spectacles)
 * 2014 : -M- - Îl(s)
 * 2015 : Stromae - Racine carrée Tour
 * 2016 : Christine and the Queens - Zéniths Tour
 * 2017 : Ibrahim Maalouf - Red and Black Light
 * 2018 : Camille - Tour
 * 2019 : Orelsan - Tour

Music Video of the Year

 * 1985 : "Pull Marine" by Isabelle Adjani (Director: Luc Besson)
 * 1986 : "La Ballade de Jim" by Alain Souchon (Director: Philippe Bensoussan)
 * 1987 : "C'est comme ça " by Rita Mitsouko (Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
 * 1988 : "Là-bas" by Jean-Jacques Goldman (Director: Bernard Schmitt)
 * 1990 : "Casser la voix" by Patrick Bruel (Directors: Joëlle Bouvier and Régis Obadia)
 * 1991 : "Tandem" by Vanessa Paradis (Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
 * 1992 : "Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy" by Les Inconnus (Directors: Gérard Pullicino and les Inconnus)
 * 1993 : "Osez Joséphine" by Alain Bashung (Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
 * 1994 : "L'Ennemi dans la glace" by Alain Chamfort (Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
 * 1995 : "Nouveau Western" by MC Solaar (Director: Stéphane Sednaoui)
 * 1996 : "Larsen" by Zazie (Director: Philippe Andre)
 * 1997 : "C'est ça la France" by Marc Lavoine (Director: Sylvain Bergère)
 * 1998 : "Savoir aimer" by Florent Pagny (Director: Sylvain Bergère)
 * 1999 : "La nuit je mens " by Alain Bashung (Director: Jacques Audiard)
 * 2000 : "Flat Beat" by Mr. Oizo (Director: Quentin Dupieux)
 * 2001 : "Am I Wrong by Étienne de Crécy (Director: Geoffrey de Crécy)
 * 2002 : "Le vent nous portera" by Noir Désir (Director: Alexandre Courtes and Jacques Veneruso)
 * 2003 : "Tournent les violons" by Jean-Jacques Goldman (Director: Yannick Saillet)
 * 2004 : "Respire" by Mickey 3D
 * 2005 : "Les beaux yeux de Laure" by Alain Chamfort (Director: Bruno Decharme)
 * 2006 : "Est-ce que tu aimes ?" by Arthur H and -M-
 * 2007 : "Marly-Gomont" by Kamini
 * 2008 : "1234" by Feist
 * 2009 : "Les limites" by Julien Doré (Directors: Fabrice Laffont et Julien Doré)
 * 2010 : "Elle panique" by Olivia Ruiz (Director: Valérie Pierson)
 * 2011 : "La Banane" by Philippe Katerine (Director: Gaëtan Chataigner)
 * 2012 : "La Seine" by Vanessa Paradis and -M- (Director: Bibo Bergeron)
 * 2013 : "FUYA" by C2C (Directors: Sylvain Richard and Francis Cutter)
 * 2014 : "Formidable" by Stromae (Director: Jérôme Guillot)
 * 2015 : "Saint Claude" by Christine and the Queens (Director: J.A.C.K.)
 * 2016 : "Christine" by Christine and the Queens (Director: J.A.C.K.) (second award)
 * 2017 : "Makeba" by Jain
 * 2018 : "Basique" by Orelsan
 * 2019 : "Tout oublier' by Angèle (Directors: Brice VDH and Léo Walk)

Music DVD of the Year

 * 2005 : Les leçons de musique by -M- (director: Emilie Chedid)
 * 2006 : En images by Noir Désir (director: Don Kent)
 * 2007 : Tryo fête ses dix ans by Tryo
 * 2008 : Le Soldat Rose by Louis Chedid (director: Jean-Louis Cap)
 * 2009 : Divinidylle by Vanessa Paradis (directors: Thierry Poiraud - Didier Poiraud)
 * 2010 : Alain Bashung à l'Olympia by Alain Bashung (director: Fabien Raymond)
 * 2014 : Geeks on Stage by Shaka Ponk

Various awards
Sound engineer
 * 1985 : Andy Scott for Julien Clerc at Bercy
 * 1992 : Dominique Blanc-Francard for Seul dans ton coin of David McNeil and Amours secrètes... Passion publique of Julien Clerc
 * 1993 : Patrice Cramer for Où est la source? of Michel Jonasz

Album producer
 * 1985 : Michel Jonasz, Kamil Rustam, Gabriel Yared, Manu Katché, Jean-Yves D'Angelo and Georges Rodi - for Unis vers l'uni of Michel Jonasz

Studio musician
 * 1986 : Jannick Top
 * 1987 : Manu Katché
 * 1988 : Russell Powell

Producer / Arranger
 * 1992 : Mick Lanaro for Si ce soir... of Patrick Bruel and Sheller en solitaire of William Sheller
 * 1993 : Michel Cœuriot and Laurent Voulzy for Caché derrière of Laurent Voulzy
 * 1994 : Dominique Blanc-Francard

Show producer
 * 1992 : Jean-Claude Camus
 * 1993 : Gilbert Coullier
 * 1994 : L'Olympia
 * 1995 : Corida
 * 1996 : Jules Frutos, Hélène Rol et Dominique Revert

Record covers
 * 1985 : William Klein for cover of Love on the Beat by Serge Gainsbourg
 * 1986 : Ennio Antonangeli, Silvana Fantino and Jeanne Mas for Femmes d'aujourd'hui by Jeanne Mas

Comedian of the Year

 * 1985 : Raymond Devos
 * 1987 : Coluche
 * 1990 : Les Inconnus
 * 1991 : Les Inconnus (second award)
 * 1992 : Smaïn
 * 1993 : Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
 * 1994 : Patrick Timsit
 * 1995 : Raymond Devos (second award)
 * 1996 : Les Inconnus (third award)
 * 1997 : Valérie Lemercier
 * 1998 : Quator for the show Il pleut des cordes (as Humour show of the year)

Honorary Award

 * 1990 : Serge Gainsbourg
 * 1996 : Henri Salvador
 * 2001 : Renaud
 * 2003 : Serge Reggiani
 * 2007 : Juliette Gréco and Michel Polnareff
 * 2009 : Johnny Hallyday and Jean-Loup Dabadie
 * 2010 : Charles Aznavour, Stevie Wonder and Hugues Aufray
 * 2011 : Indochine
 * 2013 : Véronique Sanson and Sheila

Multiple awards

 * 13 won
 * Matthieu Chedid, Alain Bashung
 * 12 won
 * Orelsan
 * 10 won
 * Johnny Hallyday, Alain Souchon
 * 7 won
 * Vanessa Paradis
 * 6 won
 * Jean-Jacques Goldman, Patricia Kaas,Renaud, Zazie
 * 5 won
 * Camille, Julien Clerc, Michel Jonasz, Eddy Mitchell, Noir Désir, MC Solaar, Stromae, Laurent Voulzy, Michel Sardou
 * 4 won
 * Abd al Malik, Benjamin Biolay, C2C, Francis Cabrel, Christine and the Queens, Les Inconnus, Louise attaque, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Olivia Ruiz, Henri Salvador, Éric Serra, William Sheller, Julien Doré
 * 3 won
 * Air, Angèle, Bénabar, Bigflo et Oli, Calogero, Patrick Bruel, Henri Dès, Céline Dion, Mylène Farmer, Serge Gainsbourg, Arthur H, Les Innocents, Izïa, Jean-Michel Jarre, Manu Katché, Kyo, Daniel Lavoie, Jeanne Mas, Mickey 3D, Yael Naim, Raphael, Gaëtan Roussel, Véronique Sanson, Shaka Ponk, Émilie Simon, Rachid Taha

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Kerrie Tucker

Kerrie Robyn Tucker (born 15 September 1948) is a former Australian politician and activist for the environment and human rights who was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the multi-member electorate of Molonglo for the ACT Greens between 1995 and 2001. Tucker was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for the Australian Greens at the 1993, 2004, and 2007 federal elections.

Early years
Prior to entering politics, Tucker was employed by the Canberra and South East Region Environment Centre to work in the library and edit the Bogong magazine. She was a founding member of ACT Greens.

Political career

Tucker was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly, representing the Molonglo electorate for the ACT Greens in 1995, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2001. During her term as a Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Tucker used her staffing allowance to employ part-time staff, who shared her political views. In 1999–2000, her office produced more legislation and amendments than any other non-government office. Her term was marked by a progressive social agenda, including advocating for public housing, pro-choice and same-sex anti-discrimination laws, review of competition policy, substance abuse and progressive drug reform, and increasing the size of the Assembly from 17 members to 21 members.

Tucker resigned her seat one month before the 2004 ACT general election in order to contest the 2004 federal election.

She ran for election to the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Australian Greens at the 1993 federal election, gaining 5.9% of the primary vote; falling well short of a quota. Tucker ran again at the 2004 federal election gaining 16.4% of the primary vote, and was again unsuccessful. Tucker ran again for the Senate at the 2007 federal election gaining 21.5% of the primary vote, and was unsuccessful in gaining election, amidst significant media speculation that Tucker would defeat sitting Liberal Senator, Gary Humphries. Humphries had earlier been ACT Chief Minister and ironically Tucker was among the MLAs holding the balance of power after the 2001 election who voted to oust Humphries as Chief Minister.

Career post-politics
Since 2004, Tucker has worked as the Executive Officer of ACT Shelter, advocating for the needs of people experiencing homelessness and housing stress. In 2005 and 2006, she was co-chair of Anti-Poverty Week in the ACT and continues to contribute to the community on a voluntary basis through her work as an individual member of the ACT Collaboration. Tucker works part-time with the progressive left wing think tank, The Australia Institute.

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Frederick C. Bock

Frederick Carl Bock Jr (January 18, 1918 – August 25, 2000) was an American bomber pilot during World War II who took part in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945.

Bock attended the University of Chicago and went on to enroll in a graduate course in philosophy.

World War II
Upon the entry of the United States into the World War II, Bock enlisted in the Army Air Force, becoming a pilot. Bock flew missions from India to China over the Himalayas, a route known as the Hump. He also participated in air raids on Japan flown from China.

Nagasaki atomic bomb raid
On the Nagasaki Raid, Bock flew the B-29 bomber The Great Artiste, which was used for scientific measurements and photography of the effects caused by the nuclear weapon.

The bomber which actually dropped Fat Man was called Bockscar, an aircraft named for and usually flown by Bock. The staff was swapped just before the raid, and Major Charles Sweeney piloted Bockscar, which flew with The Great Artiste and another aircraft.

William L. Laurence, a science writer with the New York Times, was a civilian observer aboard The Great Artiste. His account of the mission was awarded the 1946 Pulitzer Prize. In his book, Dawn Over Zero (Knopf 1946), Laurence describes the scene aboard the B-29:

"I watched Capt. Frederick C. Bock, the pilot of our ship, go through the intricate motions of lifting a B-29 off the ground and marveled at the quiet efficiency of this Michigan boy who had majored in philosophy at Chicago University... I talked to him on the ground and I was amazed at the transformation that had taken place. Man and machine had become one, a modern centaur."

Bock rose to the rank of major and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Post-war career
After the war, Bock returned to Chicago, where he earned his PhD in zoology, with a specialisation in mathematical statistics and genetics. Working in Chicago-based research laboratories, Dr. Bock created algorithms for solving complex problems. At Baxter Travenol Laboratories, he devised a mathematical model for peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Bock retired from Baxter Travenol in 1986.

A native of Greenville, Michigan, Bock died at his Arizona home in 2000 of cancer.<ref name=

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Wait-a-while

Wait-a-while may refer to:

 * Acacia cuspidifolia, a plant that occurs in Western Australia
 * Acacia colletioides, a plant that occurs in Western Australia
 * Smilax australis, a vine that occurs in eastern Australia and the Northern Territory
 * Calamus australis, a climbing vine-like palm
 * Calamus muelleri, a climbing vine-like palm

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Bertrice Small

Bertrice Small (December 9, 1937 – February 24, 2015) was an American New York Times- bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Bertrice lived on Long Island, New York, with her husband George Small. She was a member of The Authors Guild, Romance Writers of America, PAN, and PASIC.

Personal life
Small was born Bertrice Williams in Manhattan on December 9, 1937. Her parents were David Williams and the former Doris Steen. Both worked in the business side of television broadcasting. She attended St. Mary's, a school for girls run by Anglican nuns, in Peekskill, N.Y. She later entered Western College for Women in Ohio but dropped out and transferred to a Katherine Gibbs secretarial school, after which she worked as a secretary in advertising agencies. She was married for 49 years to George Small, who died in 2012. They had a son, Thomas, and 4 grandchildren. She had lived on eastern Long Island for 30 years.

Small died on February 24, 2015, aged 77, in Southold, New York.

She is survived by her son Thomas, and her four grandchildren; Chandler, Cora, Sophia, and Evan.

Writing career
From 1978 on, Small authored over 50 novels, including in the historical romance, fantasy romance and erotic contemporary genres. Her novels included The Kadin, and the series The O'Malley Saga and Skye's Legacy.

A New York Times bestselling author, Small also appeared on other best-seller lists including Publishers Weekly, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. She was the recipient of numerous awards including Best Historical Romance, Outstanding Historical Romance Series, Career Achievement for Historical Fantasy and several Reviewers Choice awards from Romantic Times. She had a "Silver Pen" from Affaire de Coeur, and an Honorable Mention from The West Coast Review of Books. In 2004 Bertrice Small was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Romantic Times magazine for her contributions to the genre.

Leslie Family Saga Series

 * 1) The Kadin,	1978
 * 2) Love Wild and Fair, 1978

Single Novels

 * Adora,	1980
 * Unconquered,	1981
 * Beloved,	1983
 * Enchantress Mine,	1987
 * The Spitfire,	1990
 * A Moment in Time,	1991
 * To Love Again,	1993
 * Love, Remember Me	1994
 * The Love Slave,	1995
 * Hellion,	1996
 * Betrayed,	1998
 * Deceived,	1998
 * The Innocent,	1999
 * A Memory of Love,	2000
 * The Duchess,	2001
 * The Dragon Lord's Daughters,	2004

The Border Chronicles

 * A Dangerous Love, 2006
 * The Border Lord's Bride, 2007
 * The Captive Heart, 2008
 * The Border Lord and Lady, 2009
 * The Border Vixen, 2010
 * Bond of Passion, 2011

O'Malley Family Saga Series

 * 1) Skye O'Malley, 1981
 * 2) All the Sweet Tomorrows,	1984
 * 3) A Love for All Time,	1986
 * 4) This Heart of Mine,	1988
 * 5) Lost Love Found,	1989
 * 6) Wild Jasmine,	1992

Wyndham Family Saga Series

 * 1) Blaze Wyndham,	1988
 * 2) Love, Remember Me,	1994

Skye's Legacy Series

 * 1) Darling Jasmine,	1997
 * 2) Bedazzled,	1999
 * 3) Besieged,	2001
 * 4) Intrigued,	2001
 * 5) Just Beyond Tomorrow,	2002
 * 6) Vixens,	2003

Friarsgate Inheritance Saga Series

 * 1) Rosamund,	2002
 * 2) Until you,	2003
 * 3) Philippa,	2004
 * 4) The Last Heiress,	2005

Pleasure Channel Series

 * 1) Private Pleasures,	2004
 * 2) Forbidden Pleasure, 2006
 * 3) Sudden Pleasures, 2007
 * 4) Dangerous Pleasures, 2008
 * 5) Passionate Pleasures, 2010
 * 6) Guilty Pleasures, 2011

World of Hetar Series

 * 1) Lara,	2005
 * 2) A Distant Tomorrow, 2006
 * 3) The Twilight Lord, 2007
 * 4) The Sorceress of Belmair, 2008
 * 5) The Shadow Queen, 2009
 * 6) Crown of Destiny, 2010

The Silk Merchants Daughters

 * 1) Bianca, 2012
 * 2) Francesca, 2013
 * 3) Lucianna, 2013
 * 4) Serena (as yet unpublished)

Anthologies in collaboration

 * "Ecstasy" in CAPTIVATED,	1999 (with Thea Devine, Susan Johnson and Robin Schone)
 * "Mastering Lady Lucinda" in FASCINATED,	2000 (with Thea Devine, Susan Johnson and Robin Schone)
 * "The Awakening" in DELIGHTED,	2002 (with Nikki Donovan, Susan Johnson and Liz Madison)
 * "Zuleika and the Barbarian" in I LOVE ROGUES,	2003 (with Jane Bonander and Thea Devine)

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Talk:Livonian War

stylistic problems/readability
Just spot checking the article, more or less randomly:

 * Stefan Batory later became king of Poland as well as Grand Duke of Lithuania and turned the tide of the war with his successes between 1578 and 1581
 * Why is that "later" there? Later than what? His successes where between 1578 and 1681. He became king of Poland 1576. So again, "later" than what? Did he intervene earlier in his capacity as Prince of Transylvania (which would involve Transylvania being added to the list of belligerents). If so, the article certainly doesn't say anything about it.

 * This was followed by an extended campaign through Russia before the long and difficult siege of Pskov
 * Awkward wording. Maybe "culminating in"?

 * The Order of Hegemonys landmeister and gebietiger, as well as the owners of Livonian estates, were all lesser nobles who guarded their privileges and influence by preventing the creation of a higher, more powerful noble class.
 * What's a "Order of Hegemony"? This is the first time that this phrase is introduced into the article and it looks very important. However it is nowhere explained as to what exactly it is.

 * When the Livonian War broke out, the Hanseatic League had already...
 * Again, chronology issue. Wait, when did the Livonian War break out? If I'm reading the text, I haven't gotten there yet. Now all of sudden this jumps ahead of time - this should probably go later on in the text. Or change it to "by the time that war broke out.

 * The Livonians eventually promised to pay this sum to Ivan by 1557, but were dismissed from Moscow when they failed to do so
 * What does it mean to be "dismissed from Moscow" here and why was it a big deal?

 * fearing that it would leave Lithuanian Kiev exposed to a pending Russian attack
 * What's a Lithuanian Kiev? If you mean Kiev, then Kiev. If you mean Kiev and surrounding area, or Kiev Voivodeship than say that.

 * Sigismund used the killing of his envoy Lancki...forcing the discordant parties
 * needs a comma and Lancki who? Wait, who where the "discordant parties" (I don't think that's an appropriate word here - sounds like a college shindig)? Lanckis and landmeister's son? This also makes the following sentence unclear.

 * Ivan IV regarded the Livonian Confederation's approach to the Polish–Lithuanian union for protection under the Treaty of Pozvol as casus belli.[23] In 1554, Livonia and Russia signed a fifteen-year truce in which Livonia agreed no to enter into an alliance with Poland–Lithuania.[24] In 1558, he reacted with the invasion of Livonia
 * This is just chronologically clunky. It reads as if Ivan "reacted" to the 15 year truce he just signed with Livonia (when was this signed?). Of course he was reacting to the Treaty of Pozvol, 1557.

That's just from the first few sections.Volunteer Marek (talk) 00:01, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I believe these issues have now been sorted. If there are clarifications you'd like made in the rest of the text, do post them (or use the   tag if you prefer). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 10:36, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Efrom template generating "missing title" message.
The Efron and/or Cite Efron template should be fixed to not generate the "missing title" message. User-duck (talk) 17:16, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Battle of Lode into Livonian War
Unneeded CFORK.  // Timothy :: talk  10:52, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Timothy : The article has been rewritten, improved and properly referenced by Gvssy. Can we get rid of the "Merge to" and "more footnotes" notifications now? Imonoz (talk) 23:30, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * User Timothy has seemingly retired; I'm removing them. Imonoz (talk) 17:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:Charismagirl

The Freedom Project...

Super fun, super cool!

www.miniofficeoutlets.com

One part of what I do! Other than being a mom of two beautiful children and the wife of a great guy!

I've lived in British Colombia Canada my whole life, travelled a bit too of course. I studied at the Faith Mission Bible College in Edinburgh, Scotland for two years following my graguation from highschool. That was quite a culture shock for a little girl who'd been raised in the woods with the bears, 4x4ing in her spare time and riding her brothers motorbike! I wore a skirt for the full two years and even the special bonnet at times. Great experience to expand my sights and understanding of our world and my faith.

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Steven Stapleton

Steven Peter Stapleton (born 3 February 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound. He is often seen as one of the pioneers of the British industrial music scene, alongside bands such as Throbbing Gristle, Monte Cazazza and Cabaret Voltaire, although in his music he has explored a wide range of styles, including free-form improvisation, folk, and even Latin American dance rhythms.

Nurse with Wound, originally a three-piece ensemble, is Stapleton's main outlet for his musical work, occasionally in collaboration with other musicians such as Foetus or William Bennett (of Whitehouse). He has also appeared on records by other artists and worked as a producer. He runs the United Dairies record label, which apart from the NWW output released records by Current 93, the Lemon Kittens and Volcano the Bear, as well as krautrock and several experimental artists. Stapleton is also a graphic artist and painter, and has designed album sleeves and book covers.

Under the name "Babs Santini", Stapleton has created the artwork for most of the Nurse with Wound recordings, as well as for other artists, such as Coil, the Legendary Pink Dots and Current 93. He has exhibited the originals of his works widely, the last show being held at GalleryX in Dublin.

Stapleton lives with his long-term partner and wife Sarah Redpath. The family live in the townland of Cooloorta in The Burren, Ireland, on a piece of land with houses and caravans hand-built and decorated by Stapleton. Stapleton is a fan of the Third Ear Band.

Discography
(Solo recordings only. Follow link for Nurse with Wound recordings.)
 * 1991: The Sadness of Things (with David Tibet)
 * 1992: Revenge of the Selfish Shellfish (with Tony Wakeford)
 * 1993: The Apocalyptic Folk in the Nodding God Unveiled (with The Nodding Folk)
 * 1996: Musical Pumpkin Cottage (with David Tibet)
 * 1998: Octopus (with David Tibet, a collection of older recordings)

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Talk:Rockefeller family

Neutrality in question
"The members of the Rockefeller family are noted for their philanthropy simultaneously with their genocidal and eugenic philosophies, which is inherently an irreconcilable contradiction; a Rockefeller Archive Center study in 2004 documents an incomplete list of 72 major institutions that the family has created and/or endowed up to the present day, though using money created with the fractional reserve banking system, which manufactures it from thin air, forcing the rest of society to pay with inflation. These organizations have served as the fronts through which the Rockefellers have operated their philosophy of depopulation (read: murder) and population genetics ideals."

"The family is also known for its long association with and financial interest in the Chase Manhattan Bank, now JP Morgan Chase. The family also has also been involved in multiple treasonous acts in order to push forward the New World Order agenda. The family's fortune is estimated to be between $130 billion and $13 trillion dollars, enough to buy half the world's countries and enough to buy off politicians, bankers, and corporations in order to push forward the family's fascist agenda."

From the first part of the article.

 * I agree, there are certainly neutrality concerns. This article feels like a thinly veiled celebration of the Rockefeller's achievements, rather than an objective encyclopaedic article. I have included a POV tag at the top of the article to reflect the ongoing neutrality issues. Please discuss the issue here, or amend the article accordingly, rather than simply removing the tag.

206.132.97.4 (talk) 11:37, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

You are definitely right: this article reads like one big propaganda piece about those noble Rockefellers. Half of the article is just a big list of donations. I suppose when one is so rich you have media-manipulators on staff 24 hours a daySelena1981 (talk) 19:27, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

 * I was redirected to this article from the discussion page of David Rockefeller whilst searching for criticism. I am flabberghasted that no criticism whatsoever exists. --91.248.98.199 (talk) 08:05, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Name - french origin?
The name is not French Origin, it is German. It came from Rockenfeld, Germany and the name originated as Rockenfeller. It was then changed to Rockefeller when Johann Peter Rockenfeller Jr. came to the U.S. He was born in Segendorf, Westerwald, Germany, on March 22, 1711, and died in about 1787 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He had 9 children. How do I know all of this, my last name is Rockefeller and I have whole family tree dating back to Germany in the origination in Rockenfeld, Germany. So trust me, it is not a French name.

I already referenced ''Scheiffarth, Engelbert. "Der New Yorker Gouverneur Nelson A. Rockefeller und die Rockenfeller im Neuwieder Raum." Genealogisches Jahrbuch, vol. 9, 1969, pp. 16-41'', which states that the paragraph starting with

However, it is sometimes stated that the Rockefeller surname originated from the Roquefeuille,...

is wrong, more details below. If there is no reliable source given I would suggest to remove the paragraph.

Furthermore I would like to know whether the statement

Johann Peter immigrated to New Jersey from the German Palatinate in 1723

is sourced anywhere. --Dagox (talk) 11:23, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I removed the following paragraphs as no citations were given and they at least partially contradict with the sources given

However, it is sometimes stated that the Rockefeller surname originated from the Roquefeuille, from the region of Limousin,  France. If true, that may explain why they were located in the Midwest, where most of the French immigrants settled. This New France, which consisted of 15 states north of Louisiana, was home to more than 150,000 Frenchmen and women in 1803 when Louisiana was sold to the USA. In France, the version Roquefeuille is also known as a family name. Back in the 16th century, some French nobles were Protestant and fled the absolutist Catholic regime to go to Germany. They dispersed throughout the German kingdoms and Switzerland. This is generally the favored version of historians to explain the ultimate roots of the Rockefeller name. The name may also come from the "Roquefeuil", a Catholic family from the region of Languedoc (France).

The earliest known ancestor is Goddart Rockenfeller (1590, Fahr). The Rockefeller family is descended from Johann Peter Rockenfeller (1682–1763), grandson of Goddart, and Johann Thiel Rockenfeller (1695–1796), great-grandson of Goddart. Johann Peter immigrated to New Jersey from the German Palatinate in 1723 and acquired large landholdings. --Dagox (talk) 14:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTX4P3jH0q4 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.143.46.249 (talk) 10:23, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

As already said, German origin. The family name derives from the former settlement of Rockenfeld near Neuwied. Nowadays Rockenfeld is an abandoned village https://books.google.de/books?id=n57UCwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false - - the meaning is "Roggenfeld" = German, the cereal plant "Roggen" Rye + "Feld" field (agriculture). See: coat of arms https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockenfeld --2003:E8:5BC9:4E64:BC57:EBC9:B5C9:499E (talk) 06:10, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Nicholas Rockefeller
Any reason Nicholas Rockefeller is not on this list? (As if we didn't know) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.254.124.38 (talk) 11:39, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw Aaron Russo talk about him in an interview and came here to see who the guy was, why isn't he here? I mean, he does exist, doesn't he? --Piotr Mitas (talk) 21:40, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

See Council on Foreign Relations Membership List, R, for Rockefeller. His name is there, officially. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.212.244 (talk) 18:04, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Founded?
What exactly does this first sentence mean? "The Rockefeller family, founded by John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937)..."

He was not the first Rockefeller, and how exactly do you "found" a family? This seems to be a nonsensical sentence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.151.209 (talk) 03:05, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

I agree, the sentence give the impression of a company foundation.(cantikadam (talk) 11:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)).

Typical Wikipedia propaganda
No mention of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=2ZO&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=robber+baron+rockefellers&spell=1

Another hit on Wikipedias credibility. Sounds like the Rockefellers are donating to Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ergn (talk • contribs) 22:25, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

 * I have tried to rectify this bias by adding a Criticism section User:Aequitas12345 —Preceding comment was added at 17:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

John D. Rockefeller V
There is no real assertion of WP:N on this page outside of being a member of the family. Ought to be redirected here instead of deleted, but I wanted to let it be discussed before I WP:Be Bold. -Jcbarr 22:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I would have to disagree. Because John D. Rockefeller V is the direct descendant and namesake of John D. Rockefeller, people will want to know who the descending John D. Rockefellers are. If John D. Rockefeller V has a son John D. Rockefeller VI, he too would receive an article because of his name. --Caponer 20:28, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep The family page does not currently contain any individual biographical information, but rather serves the purpose of directing people to individual pages they might want to look at. I would support deleting JDR5 before I'd support merging it, but I agree with Caponer that he's notable enough just because of his name (it's what brought me here).  --BlueMoonlet 03:28, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

List
After consulting the other Wiki language versions of this page that, I felt the list of Rockefeller family members was best displayed in the order of each Rockefeller's birth, followed by their children in birth order as well. I felt an alphabetical list of Rockerfellers was not very family-oriented and that the purpose of this page was to highlight how each Rockerfeller was related to one another. --Caponer 00:30, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Nicely done.  --BlueMoonlet 03:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

name

 * Rockenfeld was first mentioned in 1280 as Rukenvelt, meaning a field on the top of a ridge (between Rhine Valley and Westerwald). The settlement Rockenfeld was abandoned after the last inhabitant had died in 1995. The buildings were completely destroyed, only exception is a memorial for the dead of the second World War.
 * Goddard Rockenfeller (*1682 in Wied (now Altwied), †1763 in Rocktown, NJ) was the first Rockenfeller immigrating to America. He had six children with his first wife Anna Maria (*1684,†1719). In 1723 he, his second wife Elizabeth Christina (since 1720) and five of his children left their home and settled in Hunterdon County, NJ.

From my perspective this may be an information of interest. In the last version before I added this, there was a wrong explanation given for the ethymology of the family name. If there are no objections, I'd like to insert this again.--Dagox 11:59, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is a general-interest encyclopedia; this is detail better suited for a genealogical site. It should be sufficient to note the name's connection to the German town and the person who brought the name to the US. Wikipedia is not a genealogical directory (official policy), and this is not the only page or article that goes into excessive detail. The important part of the article would be the history of how John D., William, and Frank established a business empire that made them notable and provided the opportunity for notability to their descendants. --Dhartung | Talk 22:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed, this detail is not of interest here.--Dagox 14:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm questioning both origin stories -- obviously the Rockenfeld locals would like to promote their version, but there are numerous claims for the Roggenfelder origin and a particular descent from one Johann Roggenfelder. A better citation will be necessary, and perhaps an NPOV treatment of the competing claims. --Dhartung | Talk 22:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I can't see a debate about this question: The variant Roggenfelder is mainly promoted in mirror pages of wiki's old version. It may be a false reconstruction of the original german name or an unusual variant of Rockenfeller, since no standart orthography for names was introduced in 1723.

 * The facts: Rockenfeller is a name frequently used in Germany, well localized in the district where Rockenfeld lies. In contrast, the name Roggenfelder is very rare in Germany - the 2003 telephone book shows 9 entries all over Germany - but the name is only found close to Rockenfeld . In the Rockefeller Family Genealogy Forum, there are members that can reconstruct thier pedigree to Johann Peter Rockenfeller, e. g. . In the whole forum no entry can be found relating to the name Roggenfelder. There's no hint that any of the american Rockefellers has an ancestor with the name Roggenfelder or to put it in another way: Johann Roggenfelder is the same person as Johann (Peter?) Rockenfeller in an unusual or wrong spelling.

 * Sources: The web page I linked claim to rely on The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association. The Rockefeller Archive  recommends among others Henry Rockefeller's Rockefeller Genealogy (available at ). Unfortunately I have no access to the books, so I couldn't check it. --Dagox 14:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Have a look at . There you can reconstruct the Rockefeller genealogy from John D. up to Goddard in 1590. A reliable source is Scheiffarth, Engelbert. "Der New Yorker Gouverneur Nelson A. Rockefeller und die Rockenfeller im Neuwieder Raum." Genealogisches Jahrbuch, vol. 9, 1969, pp. 16-41. --Dagox 18:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

 * These are good points. An A9 search indicates that the Roggenfelder claim dates at least back to an H. L. Mencken book in 1936, attributed to Stephen Kekulé von Stradonitz (presumably a relative of the chemist), and it is widely propagated on Rockefeller-conspiracy web pages, so we should address it somehow. --Dhartung | Talk 19:18, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

 * According to Scheiffarth, Engelbert. "Der New Yorker Gouverneur Nelson A. Rockefeller und die Rockenfeller im Neuwieder Raum." Genealogisches Jahrbuch, vol. 9, 1969, pp. 16-41, the oldest known documents about the Rockefeller family are the parish registers of the Neuwied region. They were documented by Philipp Rockenfeller (†1916 in WW I). Scheiffarth gave copies of the documents in 1963 to the Gouvernor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The spelling in the registers is most often Rockenfeller, sometimes Rockefeller or Rockenfelder.

 * The documents reach back to the Thirty Years' War, since older registers were destroyed during this period. Two of the genealogic tables are related to the american Rockefellers. I give a summary with the important persons:--Dagox 15:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I. Johannes (*ca. 1634, †2.8.1684 in Niederbieber). Second marriage with Elisabeth Margaretha Remagen from Segendorf in 1678 9. Johann Peter I. (*1682 in Rengsdorf). Married Anna Maria Remagen from Segendorf (*1684, †1720) in 1717 in Niederbieber. Second marriage in 1720 with Elisabeth Christine Runkel from Bonefeld. They move in 1723 to Ringoes, NJ. 2. Johann Peter II. (*22.3.1711 in Niederbieber), son of Anna Maria Remagen. (*) William (*1750). Married in 1772 at Germantown Christina Rockefeller (=II.2.4.4.(*), see below). (*) Godfrey (*24.9.1783). Married to Lucy Avery (family of english origin). 1. William Avery (*1810, †1906). Married to Eliza Davison (*1813, †1889). He was looking for noble descent and a servile genealogist "found" his pedigree back to the french family de Roquefeullie, who had had to flee France since they were huguenots. The legend says they had changed the french name to Rockenfeller when they had moved to Neuwied, altough the name of Rockenfeld is well documented long before. 2. John Davison. II. Johann Wilhelm (*ca. 1628 in Ehlscheid, †24.7.1702 in Rengsdorf). 2. Anton (or Tönges) (*ca. 1658, †18.7.1707 in Rengsdorf), married in 1685 in Rengsdorf Gertrud Pauli. 4. Johann Thiel (Theil) (*1695 in Ehlscheid). Married to Anna Gertrud Alsdorf from Bonefeld. 4. Johann Simon (15.1.1730 in Ehlscheid, †1795). Married to Anna Bähr. Moved in 1735 to Germantown, NY. (*) Christina.

philanthropy "undoubtedly the greatest"?
"The six-generation dynasty of John D. Rockefeller is undoubtedly the greatest philanthropic family in the United States, after Andrew Carnegie initiated the concept of major philanthropy in the 1880s. Its historical underpinnings are credited to John D.'s devout Christian mother Eliza Davison (1813-1889), who instilled in him the regular practice of tithing, which he began in 1855 when he started his first job as an assistant bookkeeper.[2]"

Not exactly neutral there, "undoubtedly the greatest", most money given to the best causes? Way off topic towards the end.

So I've changed it to "The Rockefeller family are noted for their philanthropy". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.4.223.79 (talk) 21:04, 31 January 2007 (UTC).

CARNIGIE IS THE GREATEST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.155.144.201 (talk) 00:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Genealogical fraud
There is a very unusual form of genealogical fraud that appears to be in action here. I have removed a group of children from the list of descendents of William Rockefeller, to wit a purported descendent "Sarah Elizabeth Rose b 1958" and her three children. It appears that no such connection exists. Go here to see the list of the real descendents that James Stillman Rockefeller had. Wjhonson 02:48, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

origin of money
moc.eivomtsiegtiez.www There is no mentioning in this article how they kept there money tree growing. For example we now this from I.G Farben company but not from the 'o so rich' Rockefeller family. Kind a strange isnt it?. Some history insights about this might be wise to make public. As it has a lot todo with some people's freedom.

Expand Criticism section ASAP
Much is lacking in criticism of this dominant capitalist family

As of Thurs, Dec 6th 4am, this article has two lines...two lines of critcism!!! Ludlow massacre etc...I shan't go on. Please add to this, as criticism sections are always very much important in adding other standpoints to any article. Let's get more than just "great philanthropy" up here please...possible whitewashing?

 * A proper Criticism section would be very welcome; delphic references to other Wikipedia articles (all that we had) are embarrassingly bad substitutes. HenryFlower 16:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Is that better? Aequitas12345 12:00, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Howard Zinn anyone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.127.25 (talk) 14:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Dynasty?
As far as I know in U.S.A. there is no dynasty exists or am I wrong? I would ttry to be sarcastic but it is painfully explicit anyhow.(cantikadam (talk) 11:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)).

Yes, you are wrong. A 'dynasty' does not specifically refer to nobility, but to any prominent family (i asume that is the part that was unclear to you). Such a family might be notably rich or notably famous as entertainers or politicians or some such Selena1981 (talk) 19:34, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Remove This Line?
"The family was also the fourth richest family in history.[citation needed]"

I fail to understand how it is possible to measure a family's wealth, since a family is not a discrete entity. While Rockafeller's status as the wealthiest (inflation adjusted) man in history is arguable, I don't even believe this measure to be possible...and if it is, it certainly needs a citation. CelestialRender (talk) 15:23, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Christian Gerhartsreiter
Isn't it worth mention about the con artist from West Germany who claimed to be a descendant of Rockefeller? JustN5:12 (talk) 21:54, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Criticism?
i have added to the criticism section. Alas, over half of the content was deleted. will others please add to the section? its the smallest out of all of them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.164.245.99 (talk) 21:18, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

"Jewish" canard
I removed the phrase "with jewish roots" (sic) from the first sentence. In addition to being unsubstantiated (no citation), it is a well-known Anti-semitic falsehood--not that were the Rockefellers Jewish it would impugn the Jews, but that supposedly the Rockefellers' "secret Jewishness" explains their business success, on the premise of a cabal. The Rockefeller family is Protestant, and there is no evidence that their ancestors were Jewish, secretly or otherwise. I removed the sentence rather than discussed it because (a) it is inflammatory, and (b) it is not an element of serious discussion. [Not signed]

 * It is well known in all the World that they are JEWS, just go in Rockefeller center in NYC and you can find out by the way how those who maintain the center dress, 90 % of them are Jews with Jewish hats. And there should be no reason why Jews hide their identity. Their time is coming anyway... —unsigned comment added by 89.248.194.212 (talk) 13:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

 * and your point is? 78.49.118.251 (talk) 15:36, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

 * This is silly. Everybody knows that Rockefeller are Jews. Just like David Letterman is. As a coincidence, have you every thought of why many successful persons in finance or media has german names? Explanation: Lots of Jews originate from Germany, just read about Ashkenazi Jews and Khazar Jews and you will see. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.231.215.180 (talk) 21:43, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

 * a. You removed the phrase... but in the article "Ethnicity" still says Jewish.
 * b. So it is unsubstantiated? Besides the "Jewish hats" are there any serious quotes of Jewish ties?
 * c. Could you please identify yourself? The antisemitic responder although calling to kill me (your time is coming anyway) is correct that you should sign your name.
 * d. Just a short response to 89.248.194.212's remark: Streptomicyn, rubber, Insulin, zip files, atomic power (civil use), list goes on a few pages. The Talmud says at the end of days all hatred will evaporate. Until then, many Jews - of all beliefs but probably with roots to their ancient extra-biblical religion, do a lot to make the world a better place for everyone. And a few, just like all other nations, do a lot to make it worse. BTW Autosigned, why are YOU hiding? פשוט pashute ♫ (talk) 13:42, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, see this to sum it up: A Genealogy book by Stern compiling famous Jewish people and families in America, listed the WIFE (Helen Gratz) of a COUSIN (Godfrey) to the Rockefeller brothers. Their children were raised in the Episcopalian church. Samuel Andrews may have been the descendant of an assimilated Mordecai Andrews 6 generations previously, whose daughter Ann (Hanna) converted and married the son of a Christian priest). פשוט pashute ♫ (talk) 14:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah it's all pretty weird. The Rockefellers and others get blamed for a lot of nonsense just like the Jews do and so some people will think they're all one and the same. It's so silly. They're fine and mostly harmless people whom many Americans more or less worship because they're so wealthy and "secretive" and... well that's just so mystical! So there's this deep impression of a mystique and conviction they must be "hiding something" just like the Jews are always "doing hidden things". I don't know if I'm putting it quite right but that's close enough. DinDraithou (talk) 02:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * John D. Rockefeller: Jew Or Not Jew? Verdict: Not a Jew. http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=710 2003:E8:5BC9:4E64:BC57:EBC9:B5C9:499E (talk) 06:17, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Tree
The big list of family members might benefit from the use of Template:familytree, and being trimmed down to notable members. — Hex    (❝  ?!  ❞)   03:23, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Improper to express critical comment on Rockefeller family from Public figure?
This had been deleted, but I don't see that it is out of place. What do others think?

- Mate if this has been deleted, then they probably wouldn't want us to know. Why would this particular part get deleted? For sport? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.49.21.94 (talk) 08:26, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Rockerfeller Influence and the "New World Order"
Some opponents of the the New World Order have seen the Rockerfeller wealth and influence as key components of a conspiracy to bring about One world government. One of these was Cong. Larry McDonald, conservative Democratic Representative to Congress from the 7th District of Georgia. Along with 268 other passengers, McDonald was aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by the Soviets off of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983. He was the only sitting congressman reportedly killed by the Soviets during the Cold War and his death further fueled opposition to New World Order.

"The drive of the Rockefeller family and their allies is to create a one-world government, combining super-capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control ... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent."[18][19]

 * Here are my problems. One, you tried to add the exact same information to New World Order Conspiracy Theory article. (Which was also promptly reverted by a different editor) Two, you have COI issues since you are related to the congressman someone that died in the plane crash. Three, you show absolutely no connection between the Rockefeller family and that plane crash. Your only tenuous connection is McDonald mentioning the Rockefellers and the new world order. Four, it is UNDUE weight to mention one congressman's opinion of the Rockefellers in relation to the New World Order. If you can find other reliable sources, then maybe it can be added as a section. But campaigning to include that plane crash and Congressman McDonald in as many articles as possible is not good editing. Angryapathy (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I agree with User:Angryapathy. --Loremaster (talk) 00:05, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Regarding United Nations 12 Goals Agenda (=real name of the New World Order Agenda):
 * Rockefeller Foundation asserts that "The key to financing and achieving the SDGs lies in mobilizing a greater share of the $200+ trillion in annual private capital investment flows toward development efforts, and philanthropy has a critical role to play in catalyzing this shift. Source: Wikipedia
 * So when you ask yourself how could anyone bribe all politicans of the world, ask how many of them can you bribe with 200 trillion A YEAR. This pays from the all femme new ghostbusters propaganda, pollution, over development, massive inmmigration invasion, and anything you feel is out of place or overamplified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.141.235.189 (talk) 10:49, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Conservation
"Beginning with Rockefeller Senior, the family has been a major force in land conservation"

This has to be highly debatable. And where's the evidence? --Ceiteag Bheag (talk) 00:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Spouses
The way the spouses are currently shown makes no sense at all. Many of them are disconnected from who they are supposed to have married, so we can't even figure it out. The spouses should be merged into the main descent trail to make it clear who each person married.Wjhonson (talk) 14:39, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

I can't make sense of this
"...The family, with its far reaching philanthropy, as well as its oil, real estate, banking, and international institutions, remains a benchmark for extreme wealth ("as rich as Rockefeller"), as "Senior" is still regarded as the wealthiest man who has ever lived, worth over $300 billion in today's figures, easily surpassing Bill Gates, in terms adjusted by inflation indexing.[25]..."

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:25, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

updating the Family Archives section
The information in the Family Archives section is out of date and not entirely correct. Here's a suggestion for an updated description: The Rockefeller family archives are held at the Rockefeller Archive Center, located in the former home of Martha Baird Rockefeller in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The Archive Center was originally established in 1974 as a part of Rockefeller University, but in 2008, it became an independent operating foundation. At present, the archives of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., William Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, John D. Rockefeller III,  Blanchette Rockefeller, and Nelson Rockefeller are processed and open by appointment to readers in the Archive Center’s reading room. Processed portions of the papers of Laurance Rockefeller are also open. In addition, the Archive Center has a microfilm copy of the Winthrop Rockefeller papers, the originals of which are held at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The papers of the family office, known as the Office of the Messrs. Rockefeller, are also open for research, although those portions that relate to living family members are closed. Mbrhill (talk) 13:43, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

I agree, this section needs an update! The Rockefeller Archives Center is an independent institution, so I'm going to create a separate page for that (removing material from this article as necessary) and then pare down this Family Archives section using some of these suggestions. Perimeander (talk) 21:17, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Is this a list?
Perhaps we should change the name of the article to "A list of members of the Rockefeller family and all the wonderful things they donated money to". The article has no substance, no history, no real information at all other than a list of family members and the stuff they donated money to. A little criticism wouldn't go amiss. Anyone who held on to a fortune of hundreds of millions during the Great Depression can't be that great... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.9.5.35 (talk) 01:26, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

The Edifice Complex
Whys is this section titled "The Edifice Complex?" There is no content or reference explaining the use of this term. It seems like a POV label. I propose that the section be re-named "Real estate development." --Crunch (talk) 16:47, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Bolded names
What do the names in bold mean on the descendant section? There is no key to explain why they are special. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 22:25, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

".. three-story underground bunker..."
Perhaps the Rockefellers could endow a scholar to write this article, and employ another to edit it. This might avoid such textual horrors as, 'a vast three-story underground bunker built below the Martha Baird Rockefeller Hillcrest mansion'.

1. 'Vast'? In whose estimation, 'vast'? Is it ten square miles in area? One square mile? Fifty-five?

2. 'three-story'? So this bunker is a trilogy? Or some other kind of literary work? Perhaps you mean 'storey'.

3. 'underground bunker'? Bunkers are by definition located underground, or partly below-ground. It is like saying 'This house has an attic in the roof'.

4. If the structure is below ground, it cannot have 'storeys', but it might have 'levels'. A great many institutions, like government departments and large public libraries, have multi-level basements where books and other documents are stored in a stable and controlled-climate environment.

5. The word 'bunker' has pejorative, even sinister overtones; there are connotations of 'hideout' or 'fortress'; such words imply that the Rockefeller 'bunker' protects secret and/or compromising material, or that the family plans to hole up there when the US Second Civil War (Historians will call it 'The Second Amendment War') breaks out. The world knows that Hitler spent his last days on earth cowering in a bunker deep below Berlin. The word retains that unpleasant odour of death and madness.

6. So... why not say that the Martha Baird Rockefeller Hillcrest 'mansion' (what is a 'mansion' anyway? There are pejorative overtones here, too. 'Mansion' is a word used by some persons to describe a dwelling they believe to be larger than its occupants deserve and/or need) has a three-level basement where the Rockefeller family papers are stored. 121.44.162.10 (talk) 08:10, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Crop Circles.
I know that this family has its own secret service which is researching everything about UFO.

For example, they are spending billions of dollars just for travelling across the world to research everything about crop circles.

Somebody could add this information with proper source into the article. I'm sure it will be useful.

Cheers!

213.59.138.235 (talk) 12:44, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
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Pruning genealogical tables
The list of family members was excessive, see WP:NOTGENEALOGY. I have pruned it in a bold edit. I used the following guidelines:

 * 1) Delete names of all non-notable (i.e. unlinked) living (or presumed-living) people. This is supported by Biographies of living persons. I have kept the names of spouses of notable people.
 * 2) Delete family branches that have no notable descendents.
 * 3) Delete ancestors before the parents of notable people.

I have added the numbers of children, where known, to indicate that names have been deleted.

I am happy to discuss this; please put any objections or comments here. Verbcatcher (talk) 23:27, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

 * WP:NOTGENEALOGY actually applies to biography articles, and says Less well known people may be mentioned within other articles. Since this is a family page, mentioning extended members without articles is actually more appropriate here than at something like Nelson Rockefeller or William Rockefeller. For individual biographies, I would typically feel it's best to just mention those with own articles aside from parents, siblings, spouses, and children. I personally am more worried about the sourcing (or lack thereof) for members in here. As for privacy, the BLP policy says The names of any immediate, ex, or significant family members or any significant relationship of the subject of a BLP may be part of an article, if reliably sourced. If for example people publicly announce births of children or marriages, then there really are no privacy concerns. Snuggums (talk / edits) 23:42, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

 * I take your points. I was initially concerned with the presence of unsourced names of living people, and most of the names I have removed are in this category. However, when we remove the names of unsoured and unnotable living people the remaining lists of unnotable dead people (such as the children of Edith Rockefeller) look out of place. Also, even if we had sources, there seems little point in including the names of remote descendants. Should we include Peter Parmalee Bens just because his great-grandmother was Alta Rockefeller (whose notabilty is itself questionable)? This article is on the family, but it should focus on its notable members and their relationships and exclude their remote descendants. This is an encyclopedia, not the Almanach de Gotha.

 * As a compromise I suggest retaining the names of the children of notable people, if they have died or are adequately sourced. We could also restore the ancestors of notable people but I see little point in these. Verbcatcher (talk) 00:16, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

 * This article is essentially a summary of the articles on the notable members of the Rockerfeller family. Therefore it is reasonable to limit the names to a superset of the names that would be be expected to be included in those articles: that is the parents, spouses and possibly the children of the notable family members. With this family this is sufficient for all the notable family members to be connected in a family tree. Verbcatcher (talk) 01:17, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Junior [who?]'s
I observe that someone has plastered a lot of who-remarks in conjunction with Junior while it above is clearly stated that John D. Rockefeller Jr. below will be referred to as Junior. --J. P. Fagerback (talk) 15:54, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Real Estate etc. related to Conspiracy Theory GMO?
There's a paragraph at the bottom of the Real Estate section that smacks of conspiracy theories and seems to have been hidden there. The paragraph in question is:

Seeds of Destruction: Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation is a book by American writer, Frederick William Engdahl. In his book, Engdahl explains how the (oil-rich) Rockefeller family is planing to control world farming by the Green Revolution plan. Rockefeller family is trying to finish other family farms in the United States and also is trying do same as this plan to other countries and finally take the whole world food security on their hands.[20] Engdahl believes that green revolution is happening by the new world empire. He also sees the Rockefeller family hand behind the great Genetically modified organism (GMO) project to control world population.[21]

I'm not a regular user of Wikipedia but this doesn't belong here... it's nonsense and probably self-promotion. I deleted the paragraph.

Connected families
I removed "Dudley–Winthrop family" and "Stover family" from the infobox, because they are not mentioned in the body of the article. 'Winthtop' is mentioned, but this appears to be a forename. has reverted my edit, without an edit summary. Please explain why these family names should be included here. Verbcatcher (talk) 16:04, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Robert Clyde Rockefeller and R.C. Rockefeller Entertainment
you have re-reverted my revert of your addition of Robert Clyde Rockefeller and his R.C. Rockefeller Entertainment company. My edit summary was: You re-reverted without giving your reasons in an edit summary. This was discourteous, and gives us no indication of your reasoning. My analysis was: Please justify your addition of this content. Verbcatcher (talk) 16:38, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * remove Robert Clyde Rockerfeller, no clear evidence of notability for him or his company, IMDb listing and Instragram account checked: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10010694/ https://www.instagram.com/robrockefeller/?hl=en
 * There are no Wikipedia pages for Robert Clyde Rockefeller or for R.C. Rockefeller Entertainment.
 * No other Wikipedia pages link to the missing Robert Clyde Rockefeller and R.C. Rockefeller Entertainment articles, except for the Rockefeller (disambiguation) page
 * The IMDb page for Robert Clyde Rockefeller only lists producing credits for three unreleased films. IMDb is usually not a reliable source, but if he had credits for released films it would probably list them.
 * My Google searches has not revealed any other reasons to think that he or his company is noteworthy.
 * Your source for R.C. Rockefeller Entertainment does not mention the company, moreover the source is dated 1906-1978 but you say that Robert Clyde Rockefeller was born in 1974.
 * The description "the only remaining Rockefeller that has the strongest bloodline directly to the original Rockefeller family in Rhineland Germany" appears questionable. Why is his bloodline stronger than the other descendants of John Davison Rockefeller Sr? There is no indication that his parents or grandparents had Rockefeller-Rockefeller marriages. Even if true, this is not in itself noteworthy.

 * In the absence of a response I have deleted the content again. Verbcatcher (talk) 17:28, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Annabellracer (talk) 07:02, 12 September 2019 (UTC) Sorry for the delay Verbcatcher. I’m in graduate school. There are 177 living heirs to the Rockefeller family currently not listed. Also, the Stover family, as in Russle Stover, is also missing as a linked family with the Rockefeller family. As I research Robert, his father being a Rockefeller and his mother being a Stover, I will site my resources. I’m new here, and all of this work is part of my PhD. I should have sited Ancestry.com, but I have 177 Rockefeller family members to add, and research. And yes, they are all living heirs. Annabellracer (talk) 07:02, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

 * Wikipedia content should be based on citations of reliable sources, but this in insufficient. All content must also be noteworthy. Please do not add more names to the list unless these people are themselves noteworthy. Please see the section above and the WP:NOTGENEALOGY policy, which says that names should only be included 'where appropriate to support the reader's understanding of a notable topic.' This includes everyone who has a Wikipedia article, or who clearly merits an article, their parents and their spouses, and possibly their non-living children. We might be able to stretch a point here for people of marginal notability, but being in the bloodline is insufficient. Similarly, we should only mention connected families if the families are notable enough to realistically merit an article.

 * There is a presumption against including names of non-notable living people, for privacy reasons, see WP:LPNAME. Some Rockerfeller descendants may want to maintain their anonymity (and avoid begging letters).

 * Robert Clyde Rockefeller might be sufficiently notable if he had produced films that had had a widespread theatrical release, but his IMDb page does not indicate this. If you are doing doctoral research on him then I hope for your sake that he is notable, but you would need to establish this by citing sources that establish his notability, not simply his ancestry.

 * Are you referring to Russell Stover, the founder of Russell Stover Candies? If you can reliably establish a link with the main Rockerfeller family then please add it to the Russell Stover article, and probably also to this article.

 * Please continue to contribute to Wikipedia. Feel free to ask for help or advice at my user talk page or at Teahouse. Regards, Verbcatcher (talk) 22:08, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Picture of John D. Rockefeller
I am starting this thread to resolve a dispute which has arisen regarding my inclusion of an image of John D. Rockefeller in the page's infobox. SNUGGUMS opposes using the picture for this page's infobox on the grounds that it may "potentially mislead readers into thinking nobody else from the family mattered." While it is not my intent to characterize other members of the family as insignificant, I believe it is fair to say that none of the future generations of the Rockefeller family would have exercised as much power and influence as they did were it not for the fortune that John D. Rockefeller amassed in the oil industry.

As for the possibility that visitors may get the impression that there were no other family members who had an impact on history, I would recommend interspersing pictures throughout the article of other Rockefellers who were famous. That way no visitors would wrongly get the impression that John D. Rockefeller was the only member of the family of any historical significance. Emiya1980 (talk) 05:25, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

 * I am perfectly fine with having multiple images of family members throughout the page. In fact, if there are any joint photos (e.g. portraits of a family taken together), then that would also be a good choice to add. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 13:34, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Vice president
John D Rockefeller was not Vice President It was Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller under Gerald Ford. 174.247.251.112 (talk) 19:11, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Governor of arkansas
According to the encyclical of Aekansas the governor of Arkansas was Winthrop Rockefeller the 4th son of John d rockefeller 174.247.251.112 (talk) 19:16, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Parliament of Queensland

i agree. both pages are covering identical content.

They shouldn't. This page should cover the historical situation until 1922, and direct those interested in the current parliament to the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Queensland has a unique system, it should be displayed proudly. Alex Law 01:32, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Reorganising Australian parliaments category
I propose to tidy up Category:Australian Parliaments a little by creating a new sub category within it called - Category:Parliaments of the Australian States and Territories. This category would contain articles on the Parliaments but not lists of previous parliaments. The category would then be listed at Category:Legislatures of subnational entities in place of Category:Australian Parliaments. This would mean that this article will be listed under the new Category:Parliaments of the Australian States and Territories instead of the current Category:Australian Parliaments. If you would like to comment please go to Category talk:Australian parliaments Adz 07:51, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Fair use candidate from Commons: File:Badge of the Parliament of Queensland.svg
The file File:Badge of the Parliament of Queensland.svg, used on this page, has been deleted from Wikimedia Commons and re-uploaded at File:Badge of the Parliament of Queensland.svg. It should be reviewed to determine if it is compliant with this project's non-free content policy, or else should be deleted and removed from this page. If no action is taken, it will be deleted after 7 days. Commons fair use upload bot (talk) 06:47, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

ALP 47 (+1 pending)?
Latest 2 edits changed Australian Labor Party from 47 to 48 seats, and changed Liberal National Party from 37 to 38 seats. Checked Parliament website for list of current members ( https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list ), but that website list only has 47 "ALP" members and 37 "LNP" members, with 2 seats "Awaiting confirmation of by-election result" ("Member for Bundamba" and "Member for Currumbin").
 * Change ALP to "47(+1pending)"? (Bundamba's "Official First Preference Count" is at "66.21% counted".)
 * Change LNP to "37(+1pending)"? (Currumbin's "Official First Preference Count" is at "71.09% counted".) --EarthFurst (talk) 20:07, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Prostitution
Cafe in Petrie 211.30.189.122 (talk) 19:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

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Okello

Okello (also spelled Okelo) is a common surname of the Luo and Ateker peoples of Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. It may refer to:

People

 * Okello Oculi (born 1942), Ugandan novelist and poet
 * Allan Okello (born 2000), Ugandan footballer
 * David Okello (born 1986), Kenyan footballer
 * Emmy Okello (born 1977), Ugandan consultant physician
 * Galdino Moro Okello (born 1940), Ugandan judge
 * James Okello (born 1990), Ugandan basketball player
 * John Okello (1937–1971), Ugandan-born leader of the Zanzibar revolution
 * Noble Okello (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
 * Tito Okello (1914–1996), former head of state of Uganda
 * Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929–1990), former head of state of Uganda
 * Henry Oryem Okello (born 1960), Ugandan politician

Other uses

 * Okello, a character in the 1972 film Aguirre, the Wrath of God

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Lambda Arietis

Lambda Arietis (λ Ari, λ Arietis) is the Bayer designation for a double star in the northern constellation of Aries. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 25.32 arcseconds, this system is approximately 129 ly distant from Earth. The pair have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.79, which is bright enough to be viewed with the naked eye. Because the yellow secondary is nearly three magnitudes fainter than the white primary, they are a challenge to split with quality 7× binoculars and are readily resolvable at 10×.

The brighter component is an F-type main sequence star with a visual magnitude of 4.95 and a stellar classification of F0 V. At an angular separation of 37.4 arcseconds is fainter, magnitude 7.75 companion. This is a G-type main sequence star with a classification of G1 V.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Painting tutorials

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. Denelson83 21:23, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Painting tutorials
Wikipedia articles aren't tutorials. If the author wishes, let him put this tutorial somewhere in Wikibooks. But please don't vote "transwiki". As far as I know the transwiki process is broken, and there's no history to maintain anyway. dbenbenn | talk 00:34, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: A Wikibooks article. The user can put it on a user page and then post it there, but it doesn't belong here.  Geogre 12:15, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy: nn and extremly POV. else delete Jesse 13:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. Not sure how this has stayed here so long! CLW 15:01, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom --Monkbel 16:10, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, again, by nom. feydey 22:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as nom. the wub  "?!"  23:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to transwiki. Andrew pmk | Talk 23:41, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Zeta Arietis

Zeta Arietis, Latinized from ζ Arietis, is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.89. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.77 mas, the distance to this star is 255 ±. This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V. It has a high rate of rotation with a projected rotational velocity of 133 km/s. The star is shining at an effective temperature of 9,500 K, giving it the characteristic white-hued glow of an A-type star.

Name
This star, along with δ Ari, ε Ari, π Ari, and ρ3 Ari, were Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭain (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly. According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Buṭain were the title for five stars : δ Ari as Botein, π Ari as Al Buṭain I, ρ3 Ari as Al Buṭain II, ε Ari as Al Buṭain III dan ζ Ari as Al Buṭain IV.

In Chinese, 天陰 (Tiān Yīn), meaning Yin Force, refers to an asterism consisting of ζ Arietis, 63 Arietis, δ Arietis, τ Arietis and 65 Arietis. Consequently, the Chinese name for ζ Arietis itself is 天陰二 (Lóu Su èr, the Second Star of Yin Force.)

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