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Biography Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was Born to Lawyer parents Jacqueline and Chris in Paris, France on April 15th 1990. Her parents divorced when Emma was 5 years old which is when Emma and her brother Alex (3 years Emma's junior) moved to Oxfordshire and lived with their mother. Emma was just 9 years old when casting agents travelled to many different schools in England looking for talented children to audition for the parts of Harry, Ron and Hermione in the upcoming Harry Potter movies. Emma recalls that she auditioned for the part as Hermione because her friends did and she thought it would "be a laugh", her drama teacher at the time recommended Emma to the casting agents who obviously saw the same potential in her and was short listed for the role after several auditions. After being paired with several different "Rons" and several different "Harrys", Emma was called into the producers office alongside Rupert Grint who were both told at the same time that they had won the parts as Hermione and Ron. At the age of 10, Emma began filming the her first role as Hermione Granger in: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - the first instalment of the Harry Potter movies taken from the hugely popular books written by J.K Rowling. Even though Ms Rowling had not yet met Emma, she had said that after a chat on the phone with her she knew there and

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Page 1: Biography

Biography

Emma Watson

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was Born to Lawyer parents Jacqueline and Chris in Paris, France on April 15th 1990. Her parents divorced when Emma was 5 years old which is when Emma and her brother Alex (3 years Emma's junior) moved to Oxfordshire and lived with their mother.

Emma was just 9 years old when casting agents travelled to many different schools in England looking for talented children to audition for the parts of Harry, Ron and Hermione in the upcoming Harry Potter movies. Emma recalls that she auditioned for the part as Hermione because her friends did and she thought it would "be a laugh", her drama teacher at the time recommended Emma to the casting agents who obviously saw the same potential in her and was short listed for the role after several auditions. After being paired with several different "Rons" and several different "Harrys", Emma was called into the producers office alongside Rupert Grint who were both told at the same time that they had won the parts as Hermione and Ron.

At the age of 10, Emma began filming the her first role as Hermione Granger in: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - the first instalment of the Harry Potter movies taken from the hugely popular books written by J.K Rowling. Even though Ms Rowling had not yet met Emma, she had said that after a chat on the phone with her she knew there and then that she was absolutely perfect for the role as the books main female character Hermione Granger.

On the day of release Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone had already broken many records, and Emma's performance in the movie won her critical acclaim from movie bigwigs all over the world.

Emma is still working on the Harry Potter movies to this day and now at the tender age of 16, she also has the massively successful: Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire under her belt and "Order of the Phoenix will be in theatres very soon, Emma has also just signed a new contract with Warner brothers to play out her role as Hermione in all 7 of the Harry Potter movies.

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Biography

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler was born in Madrid, Spain, to Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Spanish-Filipino socialite Isabel Preysler. In 1979, his parents' marriage was annulled. He was eight years old when he moved to the U.S., and at the age of 15, secretly began writing music. He studied business administration at the University of Miami for a year before he dropped out to pursue a musical career. Five years later, on September 25, 1995, he released his first album at 18 years of age. His second album, which was recorded in Spanish, was released on January 29, 1997.

Iglesias has made 10 albums. "Insomniac" was released 2008 and he did the official song for UEFA Europa League 2008, "Can You Hear Me", which he sang at the soccer league's finale. After "Insomniac" he made "Greatest Hits" and went on tour in 2009. His album "Euphoria" was his first bilingual album, featuring Spanish and English songs. His latest album "Sex and Love" was also bilingual.

Iglesias has sold over 137 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Latin artists ever. He has more number-one songs on Billboard's charts, more than any other single male artist.

Iglesias has recorded advertisements or provided songs for major brands, including Salsa Doritos (2002), PepsiCo (2003), Viceroy (2004), Tommy Hilfiger (2005), Azzaro (2009) Atlantico (2011-present), Soap opera theme songs (2013, 2014), Coty (2014), and Kia Soul (2014-2015). He also had guest acting roles on Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Two and a Half Men, and How I Met Your Mother.

Iglesias has supported many charities, including City of Hope, Red Cross, Music for Relief, Habitat For Humanity, Help for Heroes, Live Earth, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Music for Relief, Special Olympics, The Salvation Army, Alex's Lemonade, and Hunger Relief.