Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Lali Espósito.

Lali Espósito

<s>Lali Espósito Mariana Espósito (born 10 October 1991), known professionally as Lali Espósito (or simply Lali), is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model. Espósito began her career as an actress and singer in 2003 when she joined the cast of the children's telenovela "Rincón de Luz", created by producer Cris Morena. She had other subsequent supporting roles in telenovelas "Floricienta" (2004–2005) and "Chiquititas" (2006), and a main role in "Casi Ángeles" (2007–2010), the latter of which increased her fame in Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. From 2007 to 2012, Espósito, along with four other cast members from "Casi Ángeles", was part of the teen pop band Teen Angels, which originated from the series. The group was commercially successful internationally, and toured throughout Argentina and countries such as Israel, Spain, Italy and Latin America. Espósito also sang in the soundtracks of "Rincón de Luz" and "Chiquititas". Following her role in the 2011 telenovel

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a "Cuando Me Sonreís" and her portrayal of Abigail Williams in the Buenos Aires production of "The Crucible", Espósito made her film debut in "La Pelea de mi Vida" in 2012, starring alongside Mariano Martínez and Federico Amador. She was part of the cast of the television comedy "Solamente Vos" (2013), portraying the daughter of Adrián Suar's character. In 2015, Espósito portrayed her first lead role on TV as the title character in "Esperanza Mía". Its soundtrack album, in which she appeared on nine of the eleven tracks, received a platinum certification in Argentina for selling over 40,000 copies. For her portrayals in the crime-thriller film "The Accused" (2018) and Netflix's action crime drama television series "Sky Rojo" (2021), Espósito received critical acclaim. Her debut solo studio album, "A Bailar", was released on 21 March 2014, featuring pop and EDM influences. "A Bailar" was released as the lead single of the homonymous album. The album spawned the singles "Asesina", "Mil Años Lu

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z", "Del Otro Lado" and "Histeria". The album peaked at No. 5 in Argentina and at No. 3 in Uruguay. In 2016, she released her second studio album "Soy" after the previous release of the songs "Unico" and "Soy". Her third album, "Brava" was released in 2018, spawning the singles "Una Na", "Tu Novia", "100 Grados" (feat. A.CHAL), "Besarte Mucho", "Sin Querer Queriendo" (feat. Mau y Ricky), "Caliente" (feat. Pabllo Vittar) and "Somos Amantes". In 2020, Espósito released her fourth studio album, "Libra". The album was preceded by the singles "Laligera", "Como Así" (feat. CNCO), "Lo Que Tengo Yo", "Fascinada" and "Ladrón" (feat. Cazzu). "A Bailar" and "Soy" were certified gold in Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF), while "Brava" and

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"Libra" were certified platinum. Espósito's accolades include Six Gardel Awards, Five MTV Europe Music Awards, one Kids' Choice Award, thirteen Argentine Kids' Choice Awards, Seven MTV Millennial Awards, one Heat Latin Music Award, one Martin Fierro Award, one Tato Award, and nominations for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premios Lo Nuestro, and the Seoul International Drama Awards. In 2015, "Infobae" named Espósito one of the 10 most influential women in Argentina.</s><s>Life and career.</s><s>Life and career.:1991–2003: Early life and career: "Rincón de Luz". Mariana Espósito was born on 10 October 1991 in Buenos Aires to Carlos Espósito, a football coach, and Maria José Riera, who road-manages her tours. She has two older siblings, Ana Laura, a makeup artist and stylist, and Patricio Espósito, a former futsal player who played in Italy. Espósito lived in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Parque Patricios during her childhood and then moved to the district of Banfield, Buenos Aires. Espósito is of Italian descent through her

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great-grandparents. Espósito made her television debut at the age of 6 on the children's program "Caramelito y Vos" in 1998, as a contestant impersonating Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro. After wandering into a producer Cris Morena audition by mistake in early 2002, Espósito was cast in Morena's children television series "Rincón de Luz", making her acting debut as part of the children's supporting cast, portraying Malena "Coco" Cabrera. "Rincón de Luz" ran on Argentina's Canal 9 and later América TV from 18 February 2003 to 18 December 2003. Espósito also made her singing debut in the "Rincón de Luz" soundtrack album, singing a duet with Agustín Sierra. Due to "Rincón de Luz"s success in Israel, Espósito was part of a stage adaptation at the Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, which ran for two weeks in April 2004.</s><s>Life and career.:2004–2006: Settlement as a child actress: "Floricienta" and "Chiquititas". In 2004, Espósito was cast as Roberta in the

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juvenile telenovela "Floricienta", also created and produced by Cris Morena, which ran for two seasons on El Trece from 15 March 2004 to 2 December 2005. "Floricienta" was a record-smashing success in Argentina, Latin America, Israel and Europe, and has been broadcast in over 70 countries since its original run. The series helped to establish Espósito as a child actress of the likes of former Cris Morena Group stars Agustina Cherri, Marcela Klosterboer, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba. Espósito was also part of the stage adaptation of "Floricienta", ableit portraying different versions of her character, which ran for over 100 shows in 2004 and 2005 at Teatro Gran Rex, 10 shows at the Luna Park arena and 4 shows at the Vélez Sarfield Stadium, as well as a national tour in Argentina. In 2006, Espósito led the children's cast in the remake of Cris Morena's highly successful children's series "Chiquititas", released as "Chiquititas Sin Fin", portraying Agustina Ross. Espósito also sang "Me Pasan Cosas" and "Por

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Una Sola Vez", two of the songs in the "Chiquititas" soundtrack album "24 Horas", which was one of the top ten selling albums in 2006 and participated in the stage adaptations in mid 2006 at Teatro Gran Rex.</s><s>Life and career.:2007–2010: Success with "Casi Ángeles" and "Teen Angels". In 2007, Espósito landed her first leading role on television, as Marianella "Mar" Rinaldi in "Casi Ángeles" ("Almost Angels"), also created by Morena and produced by Cris Morena Group. It became one of the most popular adolescent television programs in Argentina, Latin America and Israel. The series lasted from 2007 to 2010 and held high viewer ratings and earning four Martín Fierro Awards for Best Juvenile Program. While acting in "Casi Ángeles", Espósito became one of five members of successful pop band Teen Angels, signed to Sony BMG, along with Gastón Dalmau, Juan Pedro Lanzani, Nicolás Riera and María Eugenia Suárez. Teen Angels reached success in countries such as Argentina, Israel, Chile, Peru, Spain and Uruguay.

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Although "Casi Ángeles" ended in 2010, the band members announced they would continue working together, with Rochi Igarzábal replacing María Eugenia Suárez. From 2007 to 2012, Teen Angels released six studio albums, of which five were certified platinum and one was certified gold by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. They were also spokespersons for numerous brands, such as Coca-Cola. The band won a Clarín Award, a Kids' Choice Award Argentina, two Los 40 Principales Awards, and a Quiero Award, and three nominations for Carlos Gardel Awards. Teen Angels disbanded in 2012, and held its last concert on 11 October 2012 in Córdoba. "Teen Angels, el adiós", a 3D concert film about Teen Angels, was released in 2013 and marked the end of the group.</s><s>Life and career.:2011–2013: "Cuando me sonreis", "The Crucible", "Solamente vos" and "A Bailar". After the end of "Casi Ángeles", Espósito adopted her nickname "Lali", by which she had been known to her

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friends and family, as her stage name. In 2011, Espósito starred on "Cuando me sonreís" (When you smile at me), a new television series by Tomás Yankelevich, opposite Facundo Arana, Julieta Díaz and Benjamín Rojas. The following year, Espósito portrayed Abigail Williams in the Buenos Aires production of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, and made her film debut with "La pelea de mi vida" ("The Fight of My Life"), which also starred Mariano Martínez and Federico Amador. Since January 2013, Espósito had starred the Pol-ka series "Solamente vos" ("Only You"), along with Adrián Suar and Natalia Oreiro, as Daniela, one of its leading characters. In 2013, Espósito announced she would release her first album as a solo artist, titled "A Bailar". When asked about the album's genre, she described it as mainly dance with hip hop influences. The album's lead single, "A Bailar", was released for digital download on her website on 5 August, causing the website to crash because of a spike

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in traffic. On 2 September, Espósito presented the music video for "A Bailar" at the prominent La Trastienda Club. "A Bailar" received 100,000 YouTube views on its release day, and the single entered the top 20 on iTunes Latin and iTunes Israel. It also was popular in music charts and radio channels in Latin America, Italy and Israel.</s><s>Life and career.:2014–2015: "A Bailar", "A los 40" and "Esperanza mía". Previous to the release of her debut album, Espósito released "A Bailar EP", which included the tracks "A Bailar", "Asesina" and "Del Otro Lado". The music video for "Asesina", the second single, was uploaded to the singer's official YouTube account on 10 March 2014. The ten-track album "A Bailar" (English: "Let's Dance") was released on 21 March 2014. In support of the album, Espósito embarked on the A Bailar Tour of Argentina, with several later stops in Uruguay, Chile, Spain, Italy and Israel. The tour earned million in the first five shows at Teatro Opera

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Allianz and was later named the highest-grossing tour of 2015 in Argentina. Following the tour's success, more dates were added, and the tour concluded on 25 April 2016 at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, after a total of 74 dates. In May 2014 she starred in the Peruvian film "A los 40" (At 40), directed by Bruno Ascenzo. In the same year, she became the first ever Argentine artist to win a Kids' Choice Award in the United States for Best Latin Artist. In later 2014, the singer signed an exclusive publishing contract with Sony Music Entertainment Argentina and released "Mil Años Luz" as the third single from "A Bailar". To celebrate her incorporation to Sony Music, Espósito released a deluxe edition of "A Bailar", which contained unpublished material including a new song, a remix, several video clips and a documentary of the tour. The album peaked at No. 3 in Uruguay and at No. 5 in Argentina, where it was certified gold a few days after its release. In 2015, Espósito starred in the Pol-ka telenovela "Esperanza mía" ("My lovely hope") alongside Mariano Martinez

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as Julia "Esperanza" Albarrazin, a young woman who settles in a convent by posing as a novice. The A Bailar Tour, continued to 2016 across national cities like Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mar del Plata and Córdoba and included international stops in Uruguay, Italy, Spain and Israel. In 2014, the singer performed as the opening act for Ricky Martin show, held in Buenos Aires and in 2015 for Katy Perry's The Prismatic World Tour.</s><s>Life and career.:2016–2017: "Soy", "Permitidos" and collaborations. Espósito released her second studio album "Soy" on 20 May 2016, with "El País" newspaper writing that "she takes one more step with this album, she experiments, shows herself as she is, and that is always valuable". In an interview with "Intrusos", the singer referred to the album's title ("Soy", English: "I Am") saying that "it is called Soy because I am sharing the truth about what I think and feel. It is super personal". It sold more than 20,000 copies in Argentina in just three hours, being certified gold by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms

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Producers (CAPIF). The album debuted at No. 1 in Argentina, Uruguay and Israel, and at No. 5 and No. 6 in Italy and Spain, respectively. Its lead single, "Soy", was released on 5 May and peaked at No. 5 on the "Monitor Latino" Argentina Top 20 chart and at No. 15 on the Ecuador Pop Songs chart. The second single, "Boomerang", was released on 5 September 2016. As of June 2017, its music video has been viewed more than 17 million times. "Soy" was listed as one of the best albums of 2016 by Billboard Brasil along with Beyoncé's "Lemonade", Lady Gaga's "Joanne", J Balvin's "Energía" and others. In the same year, Espósito was featured on Abraham Mateo's remix of the song "Mueve" from the re-issue of his album "Are You Ready?", on Brian Cross song "Firestarter" from his second studio album "Darkness to Life" and on Baby K's Spanish version of the international hit "Roma-Bangkok". In August, Espósito starred in the romantic comedy film "Permitidos" as Camila Bo

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ecchi alongside. The film, which was directed by, grossed US$1.9 million and has been viewed more than 370,000 times. The review aggregator website Todas Las Críticas assigned the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The singer embarked on the Soy Tour of Latin America, Europe and Asia on 8 September. Reviews of the tour performances generally praised Espósito's vocals and the show's staging, which is said that "fulfills the expectations of a nowadays international pop show." Espósito's 2016 most notable accolades include Favorite Artist and Favorite Song for "Soy" at the, Best Latin America South Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards, Argentine Artist of the Year at the 2016 MTV Millennial Awards, and nominations for Best Actress at both the 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards and the 2016 Martín Fierro Awards, where she won Best Theme Song for "Tengo Esperanza". The singer became the first ever Argentine artist to enter the "Billboard" Social 50 and Artist 100 charts, peaking at No. 2 and No. 69, respectively. In July and November, respectively, Espósito

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released "Una Na" and "Tu Novia" as the first two singles from her upcoming third studio album. The former one rapidly reached the top of the Argentine National Songs chart. In November, the singer kicked off her second concert tour in support of "Soy", titled Lali en Vivo, with two sold-out shows at the Luna Park Arena. In that period of time Lali was the most popular in the global ranking of different topics in multilingual Wikipedia.</s><s>Life and career.:2018–2019: "Brava", "The Accused" and "Talento FOX". From January to July, the singer continued with her Lali en Vivo tour, which visited Peru, Spain, Italy, Israel and the United States. In February, Espósito was featured on Mau y Ricky and Karol G's remix of "Mi Mala", with Becky G and Leslie Grace, and, in May, she teamed up with CD9 and Ana Mena for the remix of "Prohibido". Preceded by the release of "100 Grados", in April, and "Besarte Mucho", in July, the singer released her third studio album, "Brava", in August 2018. One week

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after, the album received a gold certification by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers for having sold ten thousand copies. Espósito embarked on the Brava Tour immediately after the album release, on 23 August, with two sold-out shows at the Luna Park Arena. The album was succeeded by the release of the singles "Sin Querer Queriendo" with Mau y Ricky, and "Caliente", with Brazilian drag queen Pabllo Vittar. The singles peaked at number 14 and 51 on the "Billboard" Argentina Hot 100, respectively. Outside of recording music, Espósito made her debut as a judge on Fox Latin America's original television talent show "Talento FOX". In September, Espósito starred in the film "The Accused", as Dolores Dreier, a girl accused of killing her best friend. The film was directed by Gonzalo Tobal and it made its premiere in the main competition of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Lali started off 2019 performing in Times Square, New York City, for Univision's Countdown Feliz 2019. Early that year, the music video for "Lindo Pero Bruto", her collaboration with Thalía, was released.

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The singer received notable nominations for the Premio Lo Nuestro and the Billboard Latin Music Awards. During the first months of the year, Lali continued touring with "Brava", which was certified four times platinum in Argentina. For the 21st Annual Gardel Awards, Lali won three awards, the most of the night, in the categories for Best Female Pop Album and Best Cover Design for "Brava", and Song of the Year for "Sin Querer Queriendo". In the last months of 2019, Lali took her Brava Tour to Europe, the United States and the Rock in Rio music festival in Brazil, where she also received a gold certification for "Caliente." It was in these months that Lali officially kicked off her fourth music era: in October, she released her fourth studio album's lead single, "Laligera", which peaked at number 24 on the "Billboard" Argentina Hot 100; in November, she released "Como Así", which features boy band CNCO, with whom she co-hosted the 2019 Premios Juventud ceremony back in July.</s><s>Life and career.:2020–2021: "Libra" and "Sky Rojo". The year 2020 saw the

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release of Lali's fourth studio album titled "Libra", which reached the number one position in Argentina. The album was preceded by the release of three more singles, namely "Lo Que Tengo Yo", "Fascinada" and "Ladrón" with Argentine trap singer Cazzu. 2020 was also marked by collaborations as Lali was featured in Los Ángeles Azules's "Las Maravillas de La Vida", Fito Páez's "Gente en la Calle" and the Dvicio-duet "Soy de Volar". Lali was also part of the charity single "Color Esperanza 2020" alongside Diego Torres, Thalía, Camilo, Carlos Vives, Manuel Turizo, Rauw Alejandro, Ivete Sangalo and others. The song was released as a joint effort by Sony Music Latin and Global Citizen to benefit the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 was also marked by the shooting of the upcoming Netflix series, "Sky Rojo", for which Lali had to move indefinitely to Spain. Filming began in Madrid in November 2019, and, although the shooting of the series was originally

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planned to take place in approximately four months, the production of the series was forced to stop and was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting from March 2020. The pandemic caused the series to stop filming, which also delayed the release of "Libra". Before a nation-wide lockdown was established in Argentina, Lali managed to return to the country and go through quarantine in her Buenos Aires house. In November 2020, Lali confessed that, like many of the "Sky Rojo" staff, she tested positive for COVID-19 between the months of June and November. "Sky Rojo", which premiered in March 2021, saw Lali playing Wendy, one of three prostitutes that go on the run in search of freedom while being chased by their pimp and his henchmen. In 2022, Lali starred and executive produced El fin del amor (The End of Love) on Prime Video.</s><s>Other work.</s><s>Other work.:Modelling. Espósito has been a spokesperson for numerous brands, either independently or with her Teen Angels bandmates. Her first commercial was for the children's fashion label MCbody Jeans. In 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with the Argentine lingerie brand Promesse, and she

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has done most of her photo sessions with Luisana Lopilato. In 2009, Espósito and Peter Lanzani did a special promotion for KEFF body spray for the Israeli market. Between 2013 and 2014, she has been the spokesperson for the lingerie brand Lara Teens. In 2014 she starred in a commercial for hair conditioner Biokur in Uruguay and a commercial for feminine wipes company Carefree in Argentina. In 2014 to 2016 she starred in commercials for Claro. Also from 2015 to 2017 she was an ambassador and star in commercials for the hair care brand Sedal, she would again be an ambassador and star in a commercial for the brand in 2021. In 2018 she starred in commercials for Panacom and Terma. In 2019 she would stars commercial of Toyota and M&M´S, Espósito starred a commercial it would be one of the official faces for Garnier. In October 2021 Espósito along with Bizarrap, L-Gante, Nicki Nicole and Duki starred in commercials for the beer brand, Brahma. In 2022, she starred a commercial for Gancia. Espósito has been the cover model for magazines such as "Billboard", "Galore", "

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Vogue Latin America", "Caras", "OnMag", "Las Rosas", "Twees", "Seventeen", "Cosmopolitan", "Luz", "Viva", "Watt", "Nueva", "Upss" and "Fack", among others.</s><s>Other work.:Entrepreneurship. On 21 September 2013, Espósito launched her own line of eponymous perfumes. In 2018, she launched a clothing collection with 47 Street.</s><s>Other work.:Philanthropy. In May 2010, Espósito and her Teen Angels bandmates participated in an action organized by the Biodiversity Foundation on the occasion of the World Biodiversity Day and raised awareness of the importance of preserving biodiversity. Espósito has been named "Godmother" of Dono x Vos foundation, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to raising awareness about organ donation. In 2017, the singer joined forces with Red Solidaria and River Plate Football Club to launch a solidarity campaign named "Amor Es Presente". The campaign received donated toys that were later gifted to more than twelve-thousand children as part of Christmas festivities.</s><s>Other work.:Activism. Espósito is part of a

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feminist group of Argentine actresses and singers, such as Jimena Barón, Griselda Siciliani, Carla Peterson, Florencia Peña and Florencia de la V, among others. Espósito has declared herself in favor of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill in Argentina, where abortion was still illegal at the moment. The bill proposed that an abortion may be performed during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, with no requirements other than the woman's desire. The bill was approved in 2020.</s><s>Public image. In March 2014, the 23-year-old Espósito was ranked third sexiest Argentine woman in a survey reported by Radio Continental. That same year, she was ranked the 27th-most influential Spanish-speaking celebrity on Twitter.</s><s>Personal life. Espósito's nickname and stage name, Lali, was originated by her eldest brother who mispronounced the short form of her name "Mari" as "Lali". She attended primary school and high school at the Colegio San Vicente De Paul in Parque Patricios.</s><s>Personal life.:Relationships. From 2006 to 2010, Espósito was in an on-again, off-again relationship

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with her "Chiquititas" and "Casi Ángeles" co-star Peter Lanzani, whom she called her "first love". The couple is still a fan favourite in Argentina and they remained good friends after their breakup. In 2010, Espósito began dating singer and actor after they met in "Casi Ángeles". Espósito and Amadeo announced their breakup in 2015, but they and their families remained close friends, making several public appearances together. From late 2015 to early 2016, Espósito was in a highly publicized relationship with her "Esperanza Mía" co-star Mariano Martinez. In 2017 Espósito began dating sound engineer Santiago Mocorrea; but they broke up in 2020.</s><s>Filmography.</s><s>Filmography.:Theatre. Events, galas and others - 2017 - "" - Judge - 2022 - "" - Presenter</s><s>Discography. - "A Bailar" (2014) - "Soy" (2016) - "Brava" (2018) - "Libra" (2020) - "Lali" (2023)</s><s>Concert tours. Headlining - A Bailar

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Tour (2014–16) - Soy Tour (2016–2017) - Lali en Vivo (2017–2018) - Brava Tour (2018–2019) - Disciplina Tour (2022–2023) Opening act - The Prismatic World Tour (2015) - The 7/27 Tour (2016) - One World Tour (2016) - (2018) - Never Be the Same Tour (2018)</s><s>Awards and nominations. As of September 2021, Espósito has won 51 awards from 115 nominations, including Six Gardel Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, one Kids' Choice Award, one Heat Latin Music Award, thirteen Argentine Kids' Choice Awards, six MTV Millennial Awards, one Heat Latin Music Award, one Martin Fierro Award, one Billboard Latin Music Awards and one Tato Award. Moreover, Lali has received nominations for the Premio Lo Nuestro, and the Seoul International Drama Awards, among others.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Idris Elba.

Idris Elba

<s>Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor and DJ. An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series "The Wire" (2002–2004), DCI John Luther in the BBC One series "Luther" (2010–2019), and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film "" (2013). For "Luther", he received four nominations each for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, winning one of the former. Elba appeared in "American Gangster" (2007), "Obsessed" (2009) and "Prometheus" (2012). He portrayed Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with "Thor" (2011), and Bloodsport in "The Suicide Squad" (2021), set in the DC Extended Universe. He also starred in "Pacific Rim" (2013), "Beasts of No Nation" (2015), for which he received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and "Molly's Game" (2017). One of his other prominent roles was that of Ruf

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us Buck in the Western film "The Harder They Fall" (2021). Elba has also voiced characters in "Zootopia", "The Jungle Book", "Finding Dory" (all 2016), and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (2022). He made his directorial debut with "Yardie" (2018). Apart from acting, Elba performs as a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis or Idris and as an R&B singer. In 2016, he was named in the "Time" 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World. As of May 2019, his films have grossed over at the global box office, including over in North America, where he is one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors.</s><s>Early life. Idrissa Akuna Elba was born on 6 September 1972 in the London Borough of Hackney, to Winston Elba, a Sierra Leonean Creole man who worked at the Ford Dagenham plant, and Eve, a Ghanaian woman. His parents were married in Sierra Leone and later moved to London. Elba was raised in Hackney and East Ham; he shortened his first name to "Idris" at school in Canning Town,

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where he first became involved in acting. He credits "The Stage" with giving him his first big break. After seeing an advertisement for a play in it; he auditioned and subsequently met his first agent while performing in the role. In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends. Elba briefly attended Barking and Dagenham College, leaving school in 1988 and winning a place in the National Youth Music Theatre after a £1,500 Prince's Trust grant. In order to support himself between roles in his early career, he worked in odd jobs including tyre-fitting, cold-calling, and night shifts at Ford Dagenham. He was worked in nightclubs under the DJ nickname "Big Driis" during his adolescence, but began auditioning for television roles in his early twenties.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:Television. Elba's first acting role was in "Crimewatch" murder reconstructions and in 1994 he appeared in a BBC children's drama called "The Boot Street Band". In 1995, he landed his first significant role on a series called "Bramwell", a medical drama set in 1890s England.

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He played a central character in an episode of Season 1, an African petty thief named Charlie Carter, who lost his wife to childbirth and had to figure out how to support his newborn daughter. His first named role arrived earlier in 1995, when he was cast as a gigolo on the "Sex" episode of "Absolutely Fabulous". Many supporting roles on British television followed, including series such as "The Bill" and "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries". He joined the cast of the soap opera "Family Affairs" and went on to appear on the television serial "Ultraviolet" and later on "Dangerfield". He decided to move to New York City soon afterwards. He returned to England occasionally for a television role, such as a part in one of the "Inspector Lynley Mysteries". In 2001, Elba played Achilles in a stage production of "Troilus and Cressida" in New York City. In 1997 he starred in the first two episodes of series 2 “Blood, Sweat and Tears” in Silent Witness. After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of "Law & Order", Elba landed a starring role on the 2002 HBO drama series "The Wire". From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed Russell "Stringer" Bell

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in the series, perhaps his best-known role in the United States. In 2005, he portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in "Sometimes in April", an HBO film about the Rwandan genocide. Elba appeared on the 2007 BET special "Black Men: The Truth". He appeared as Charlie Gotso on "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency", filmed in Botswana. The series premiered on 23 March 2008, Easter Sunday, on BBC One, receiving a high 6.3 million viewers and 27% of the audience share. In January 2009, "Variety" reported that Elba would portray Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for NBC's "The Office". Elba appeared in a six-episode story arc later in the 2009 season as well as the season finale. In September 2009, he signed a deal to star as the lead role on the six-part BBC television series "Luther", which aired in May 2010. He appeared on Showtime's "The Big C" in 2010. At the 69th Golden Globe Awards telecast on 15 January 2012, Elba won the Award for Best Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his

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role on the BBC crime thriller series "Luther". In April 2018, it was announced that Elba was cast as Charlie in the Netflix comedy series, "Turn Up Charlie". It premiered on 15 March 2019 and was cancelled after one season. He also created and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy "In the Long Run".</s><s>Career.:Films. In 2007, Elba signed on to play the lead role of the film "Daddy's Little Girls", playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with an attorney helping him gain custody of his kids, and finds the relationship and his custody hopes threatened by the return of his former wife. He appeared in "28 Weeks Later" (2007) and "This Christmas" (2007), which brought in nearly $50 million at the box office in 2007. In 2008, he starred in the horror film "Prom Night" and the Guy Ritchie London gangster film "RocknRolla". In 2009, he starred in the horror film "The Unborn" and in "Obsessed", a thriller that had him cast opposite Beyoncé. The latter was a box office success, taking $29 million in its opening weekend. Elba's next film was "Leg

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acy" (2010), in which he portrayed a black ops soldier who returns to Brooklyn after a failed mission in Eastern Europe, where he has undertaken a journey looking for retribution. He starred in Dark Castle's adaptation of DC/Vertigo's "The Losers", under the direction of Sylvain White, in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong. Filming took place in Puerto Rico and the movie was released in April 2010. Elba appeared in the thriller "Takers" (2010). He played Heimdall in Kenneth Branagh's film "Thor" (2011) (based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name). In August 2010, Elba signed up to portray the title character in a reboot of James Patterson's Alex Cross film franchise. However in February 2011, he was replaced by Tyler Perry. In "" (2011), the sequel to "Ghost Rider" (2007), Elba played an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding the title character. In February 2012, Elba confirmed that he would portray Nelson Mandela in the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", which is based on his autobiography. As part of his preparation for the role

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, Elba spent a night locked in a cell alone on Robben Island, where Mandela had been imprisoned. His performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. In June 2012, Elba portrayed the role of Captain Janek in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus". He joined the cast of the film "Pacific Rim" (2013) in the role of Stacker Pentecost. He reprised his role as Heimdall in "" in 2013. In January 2014, he confirmed that he would be starring in a film adaptation of "Luther". In 2014, he starred in "No Good Deed" as a vengeful psychopathic serial killer. In 2015, Elba appeared as Heimdall in the superhero blockbuster "", directed by Joss Whedon. Elba also starred alongside Abraham Attah in the film "Beasts of No Nation" which premiered in select theatres and on Netflix. He earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture as well as a BAFTA Award nomination for Supporting Actor in the Film category. In 2016, he had several voice roles: the cape buffalo chief of police, Chief Bogo, in Disney's "Z

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ootopia", alongside Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman; villainous tiger Shere Khan in "The Jungle Book" (2016), a live-action adaptation of the animated 1967 film of the same name, directed by Jon Favreau; and sea lion Fluke in Pixar's "Finding Dory", alongside Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, both reprising their roles from "Finding Nemo" (2003). Also that year, he played the main antagonist, Krall, in the sequel "Star Trek Beyond". In 2017, he played Roland Deschain in the Stephen King film adaptation "The Dark Tower", starred in "The Mountain Between Us" and Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut "Molly's Game", alongside Jessica Chastain. In 2019, Elba starred as the villain in "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw", a spin-off of "Fast & Furious" franchise, and played Macavity in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Cats". In 2021, Elba portrayed mercenary Robert "Milton" DuBois / Bloodsport in James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad". In 2022, Elba was the voice of Knuckles in the film "Sonic

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the Hedgehog 2", a sequel to the film "Sonic the Hedgehog" which is itself based on the franchise of the same name. He will reprise the role in a self-titled solo series for Paramount+ in 2023.</s><s>Career.:Music. Elba has appeared in music videos for Fat Joe (2002), Angie Stone (2004), and rapper Giggs (2010). In 2006, he recorded the four-song EP "Big Man" for Hevlar Records. He co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z's album "American Gangster" (2007). He DJed at the 2007 NBA All Star parties at The Venetian and Ice House Lounge in Las Vegas. In July 2009, Elba was the DJ for BET's current series "Rising Icons". He announced the release of his first single "Please Be True." In the August 2009 issue of "Essence" magazine, he announced the name of his six-song EP as "Kings Among Kings". He released his EP "High Class Problems Vol. 1" in the United Kingdom in February 2010, for which he has won many prizes including a "Billboard" Music Awards nomination. In 2011, he performed on the intro to

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Pharoahe Monch's album "W.A.R.". In the following year he co-directed and performed in the Mumford & Sons music video for "Lover of the Light". In 2014, he produced K. Michelle's "The Rebellious Soul Musical" which debuted on VH1 on 19 August 2014. In May, Elba featured on Mr Hudson's single "Step Into the Shadows". Mr Hudson also produced his album "Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela", which was released in November 2014. He also featured on the remix of Ghanaian music group, VVIP's single "Selfie" together with Nigerian rapper Phyno released on 12 September 2014 and video released on YouTube on 11 April 2015. Elba performed a rap for the second album by Noel Fielding and Sergio Pizzorno's band, the Loose Tapestries. Elba also rapped in a remix of Skepta's "Shutdown" which was uploaded on 1 June 2015 to SoundCloud. On 17 August, a song was released on which Elba appeared on Nigerian singer D'banj's single "Confidential", featuring Sierra Leonean rapper Shadow Boxer with the video uploaded to YouTube on 20 August. In November 2015, Elba

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opened for Madonna during her Rebel Heart Tour in Berlin, Germany. Elba is also featured on the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis album "This Unruly Mess I've Made" (2016). In July 2018, he launched his record label, 7Wallace Music. Elba performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2019. In 2019, he featured on the track "Boasty" by British grime artist Wiley. Elba also appears in the "Boasty" music video, delivering his verse in a mansion that includes a film set. In 2019, Elba appears on Taylor Swift's song "London Boy" from her seventh studio album "Lover". The intro of the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba. In April 2020, Elba collaborated with producer Jay Robinson on the track "Know Yourself", released on Mau5trap. In 2020, after hearing Canadian R&B singer Emanuel's debut single "Need You", Elba reached out with an idea for a music video compiled from clips of people sharing the things that were helping them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Elba was credited as creative director of the video, and is being credited as an executive producer of Emanuel's forthcoming full-length debut album

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. On 13 February 2021, Elba performed a guest DJ mix for "Mix Up" on Australian national youth broadcaster Triple J. On 22 September 2021, Elba announced he would be releasing a collaborative EP with Australian pop rock duo Lime Cordiale titled "Cordi Elba", which was released on 14 January 2022. Elba also collaborated with Paul McCartney on a remix of McCartney's song "Long Tailed Winter Bird."</s><s>Career.:Other works. In October 2014, Elba presented the series "Journey Dot Africa with Idris Elba" on BBC Radio 2, exploring all types of African music. Elba was featured in various television commercials for Sky box-sets in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2019. He has collaborated with the Uk parliament in their efforts to eradicate Ebola from West Africa, working alongside the UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening in 2014. Elba has created a collaboration with British fashion label Superdry, which launched at the end of November 2015. In January 2016, Elba addressed the UK parliament in regards to the concern of the lack of diversity on screen. He said, 'Change is coming but it's taking its sweet time', He spoke about the lack of diversity regarding race,

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gender, and sexuality. Elba hosted The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 at the London Palladium on 23 October 2017. During the show he took a selfie of "the best team in the world" which included Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar. He had the idea to develop the music from his album "Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela" into a show, which eventually resulted in a play called "Tree" that premiered at the Manchester International Festival in 2019. However, authorship of the piece was disputed. On 2 July 2019, "The Guardian" published a story describing how writers Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley claimed to have been removed from the production under what they described as questionable circumstances. The two writers had worked on the project for four years following an approach from Elba asking them to develop his idea for a musical based on the album, on which Allen-Martin had also collaborated. Kwame Kwei-Armah joined the project in May 2018 and rewrote part of their material. At the time of its premiere "Tree" was billed as "created by Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah". Allen-Martin and Henley described their creative input as having included research and script-writing, as

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well as coming up with the play's title, and that after being removed they were threatened with legal action if they went public with the story. Elba and Kwei-Armah both published rebuttals of the writers' account of what happened on Twitter. He currently signed a deal with Apple to produce original content through his Green Door Pictures production company. In January 2021, it was reported that the companies of Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre, would be developing an Afrofuturist adult animated, and sci-fi, series, tentatively titled "Dantai", for Crunchyroll, which would be about a time when biotech has "created an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots." Elba will portray the character Solomon Reed in the "Phantom Liberty" downloadable expansion for CD Projekt Red's 2020 video game "Cyberpunk 2077". He provides voice acting and his likeness to the character.</s><s>Career.:Kickboxing. Discovery Channel produced a documentary, "Idris Elba: Fighter", chronicling Elba's 12-month kickboxing and mixed martial arts training under Muay Thai coach Kieran Keddle, culminating in Elba's first professional kick

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boxing fight—and win—against Lionel Graves, a younger, more experienced Dutch opponent, at London's York Hall.</s><s>Personal life. Elba has been married three times: first to Hanne "Kim" Nørgaard (from 1999 to 2003) and then to Sonya Nicole Hamlin (for four months in 2006). He has two children: a daughter with Nørgaard and a son with former girlfriend Naiyana Garth. Elba began a relationship with Somali-Canadian model Sabrina Dhowre in early 2017. They became engaged on 10 February 2018, during a screening of his film "Yardie" at an East London cinema. They were married on 26 April 2019 in Marrakesh. Elba has stated he is spiritual but not religious. He is an avid Arsenal supporter. In 2015, as part of his Discovery Channel miniseries "Idris Elba: No Limits", he broke the land speed record for the Pendine Sands "Flying Mile" course. The Prince's Trust, a UK youth charity founded by Prince Charles in 1976, which Elba credits with helping begin his career, appointed him as their anti-crime ambassador in April 2009. He voiced support for a vote to remain in the European Union

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for the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. On 16 March 2020, Elba said he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the pandemic.  During his quarantine period, he noted that he had suffered from asthma all his life, placing him in the high-risk category of the disease.</s><s>Awards and honours. In 2013, Elba was named "Essence"s annual Sexiest Man of the Year and, in 2018, he was named "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. In October 2014, he was presented with a MOBO Inspiration Award. Elba was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to drama. In 2017, he won the male title for the "Rear of the Year" award in Britain. In September 2018, he was one of 50 people named for "making London awesome" and helping to shape London's cultural landscape, as part of "Time Out" magazine's 50th anniversary. In the 2020 and 2021 editions of the "Powerlist", he was listed in the top 100 most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.</s><s>Select filmography. -

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"One Love" - "Obsessed" - "Thor" - "Prometheus" - "Pacific Rim" - "" - "Zootopia" - "The Jungle Book" - "The Dark Tower" - "The Mountain Between Us" - "" - "The Suicide Squad" - "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" - "Beast" - "Three Thousand Years of Longing"</s><s>Discography. Albums - 2015: "Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)" Extended plays - 2006: "Big Man" - 2009: "Kings Among Kings" - 2010: "High Class Problems Vol. 1" - 2014: "Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela" - 2022: "Cordi Elba" (with Lime Cordiale) Remixes - "Trust in Me" - "The Bare Necessities" Mixtapes - 2011: "Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape" Other appearances - 2019: "Even If I Die (Hobbs & Shaw)" on the soundtrack to the "Fast & Furious" spin-off film "Hobbs & Shaw", featuring Cypress Hill; the remix version features Hybrid. - 2019: "London Boy" by Taylor Swift — The intro of

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the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba. - 2019: "Party & BullShit" by Sarkodie – He was featured in the song. - 2020: "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by Future Utopia from the album "12 Questions". - 2021: "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by Paul McCartney from the album "McCartney III Imagined". Featured singles</s>