Diva (disambiguation)
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Music and musicians
- Diva (Annie Lennox album), a 1992 album by Annie Lennox
- Diva (My Sister's Machine album)Diva (My Sister's Machine album)-Tracklist:-Reception:This album currently holds an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars at CDNOW based on 4 Amazon.com customer reviews. -Personnel:My Sister's Machine*Chris Gohde - drums*Chris Ivanovich - bass, artwork...
, the 1992 debut of My Sister's Machine - "Diva" (song)Diva (song)"Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...
, a song by Dana International, covered by Filipp Kirkorov - "Diva" (After School song)Diva (After School song)"Diva" is a electro dance song by South Korean girl group After School. The song was released on April 9, 2009 as a digital single and later added on the group's second single album "Because of You". The song is the first release including Uee and last release including So Young, which withdrew...
, a song by After School - "Diva" (Beyoncé Knowles song)Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)"Diva" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song was written and produced by Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Knowles for her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce . It was released as the album's third overall single in the United States alongside the third...
, the third single to be released from Beyoncé Knowles' third album I Am... Sasha Fierce - Diva (Ivy Queen album)Diva (Ivy Queen album)Diva is an album by reggaeton singer Ivy Queen, released in 2003. A platinum edition was later released on January 27, 2004. Tracks in this album were produced by Luny Tunes and DJ Adam.-Track listing:# Intro Ivy Queen# Papi Te Quiero# Guillaera...
, an album by reggaeton singer Ivy Queen - VH1 DivasVH1 DivasIn 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. VH1 Divas Live was created to support the channel's Save The Music Foundation and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefited that foundation. The VH1 Divas concerts aired annually from 1998 to 2004. After a five year hiatus, the...
a series of seven popular music concerts - Diva Montelaba a Filipino actress.
- Diva ZappaDiva ZappaDiva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa is an American artist, also known for several acting roles in film and television, as well as recording a one-off comedy single. She is the youngest daughter of musician Frank Zappa.-Personal life:...
(born 1979), an American musician - Diva RecordsDiva RecordsDiva Records was a United States based record label from 1925 to 1931. The label was a subsidiary of Columbia Records marketed by the W.T. Grant department store chain. Diva Records were acoustic through early 1929...
, a record label - Funky DivasFunky DivasFunky Divas is the second album by the U.S. female vocal group En Vogue. Released in 1992, it became their highest selling album to date and one of the top selling albums of the year, shifting over 5 million copies worldwide.-Background:...
, a 1992 album by En Vogue - D.I.V.A., the band that accompanies Russian singer VitasVitasVitaliy "Vitalik" Vladasovich Grachyov , better known by his stage name Vitas , is a Russian singer-songwriter.Known for his high falsetto voice, he has been given the nickname "Prince of the Dolphin Voice" in China...
. - DIVA, a song by OrigaOrigaOriga is a Russian singer who works mostly in Japan....
on the album, Era of Queens. - DiVA (band)DiVA (band)Diva is a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48.-Debut:The formation of Diva was announced to Sayaka Akimoto and Sae Miyazawa on January 10, 2011, and disclosed to public by the all Diva members at AKB48 Theater on February 27, 2011, on the same day Akimoto finished the Tokyo...
, a sub-unit of all-female Japanese pop group AKB48AKB48AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...
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Fiction
- Diva (Odier novel), a novel by Daniel Odier
- Diva (novel)Diva (novel)For the novel "Diva" by Daniel Odier, see Diva .Diva is a novel written by the Brazilian writer José de Alencar. It was first published in 1864....
, a novel by José de Alencar, 1864 - Diva, the main antagonist in the anime series Blood+
- Diva (comics)Diva (comics)Diva is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Wildstorm. She is a member of StormWatch.-History:Daughter of a famous Italian opera singer, Alessandra was gifted with the same talent as her mother...
, a comic book character in the Wildstorm universe
Films and television
- Diva (film)Diva (film)Diva is a 1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from a novel of the same name by Daniel Odier . It is one of the first French films to let go of the realist, harsh mood of 1970s French cinema and return to a colourful, melodic style, called cinema du look...
, a 1981 film based on the Daniel Odier novel - Diva (TV series), 2010 Philippine TV series
Company
- Diva (car manufacturer)Diva (car manufacturer)Diva was a British manufacturer of sports cars from 1961 to 1966. It was a subsidiary of the Tunex Conversions Co set up by Don Sim in Camberwell, London but in 1966 Diva Cars Limited became its registered name...
, a UK sports car manufacturer in the 1960s - Digital Interface for Video and AudioDigital Interface for Video and AudioThe Digital Interface for Video and Audio is a bi-directional audio/video interface for transmitting both compressed and uncompressed digital streams. DIVA supports a downstream data rate of 13.5 Gbit/s which is capable of Deep Color at resolutions higher than 1080p...
, a Digital Interface for Video and Audio - DIVA (digital audio players)DIVA (digital audio players)DIVA is a series of digital audio players from Bulgarian company Daisy Multimedia. All models feature a digital FM radio tuner and possibility to record from microphone and the radio directly into MP3 format....
, a series of digital audio players of Daisy Multimedia - Diva (magazine)Diva (magazine)Diva is a leading lesbian magazine in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 1994 by Millivres Prowler Group Ltd., who also produce the Gay Times. The current editor is Jane Czyzselska, who was promoted to the position in 2004. It includes many articles dedicated to lesbian and bisexual social...
, a UK magazine for lesbians - Diva TVDiva TVDiva TV is a British TV channel owned by NBC Universal, which launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 269 at midday on the October 1, 2007.The channel airs shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Real Housewives of Orange County....
, a British TV channel - Castro (clothing)Castro (clothing)Castro is an Israeli clothing company specializing in men's and women's fashions. Publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the company is valued at 70 million US dollars....
, an accessories company (DIVA), by Castro
Other
- Bognor Diva, a Uruguayan version of the off-road vehicle Lada NivaLada NivaThe Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
- Diva (railway station)Diva (railway station)Diva is a Junction between Mumbra and Kopar that is situated in Diva, Maharashtra in India. It connects Central Railway with Vasai on western railway and thus provides passenger and freight trains from Southern India travelling towards Gujarat to bypass heavily congested Mumbai suburban...
, a railway station in Mumbai - Makybe DivaMakybe DivaMakybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...
, a British-bred Australian Thoroughbred racehorse - WWE DivaWWE DivaDiva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
, a woman employed by World Wrestling Entertainment to act as wrestlers, interviewers or eye candy - Diva aka Notorious(bam), pubtalker Liam McDowell currently in Dundee
- Diva cup, a brand name of a Menstrual cup
- DIVA (astronomy), Double Interferometer for Visual Astrometry, a German collaboration.
- D.C. DivasD.C. DivasThe D.C. Divas are a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Divas play their home games in Landover at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex.-2001:The Divas were formed in 2000 to be one of the charter franchises of the National Women's...
, a team in the Independent Women's Football League
See also
- DeviDeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
a Goddess in Hinduism and DevaDeva (Hinduism)' is the Sanskrit word for god or deity, its related feminine term is devi. In modern Hinduism, it can be loosely interpreted as any benevolent supernatural beings. The devs in Hinduism, also called Suras, are often juxtaposed to the Asuras, their half brothers. Devs are also the maintainers of...
, a divine being or God. - Divo, a male diva