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The Beatles made a global impact
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The Beatles have beaten jazz star Louis Armstrong
and TV actress Lucille Ball to be named icons
of the century by readers of
US magazine Variety.
It named the Liverpool band "the sole group who has most shaped the
face of modern-day show business".
The magazine ranked 100 iconic entertainment figures from the last 100
years, with industry figures drawing up a shortlist that readers voted on.
What a Wonderful World singer Armstrong came second, with Ball in third
place.
Among the criteria for choosing "icons" were their
commercial and creative impact, number of imitators
, enduring appeal and whether they
appeared on T-shirts.
The list aimed to represent every side of show business, including
actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, TV presenters, animals,
comedians and even cartoon characters.
However, its top 10 was dominated by Hollywood and music stars.
Despite the constant popularity of the late singer's work, Elvis
Presley appeared in 10th place, below Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mouse.
Among other names on the list were US TV host Johnny Carson, singer
Johnny Cash and canine star Lassie.
Variety conducted the poll to mark its 100th anniversary. It did not
reveal how many votes were cast.
Icons of the century:
1. The Beatles
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Lucille Ball
4. Humphrey
Bogart
5. Marlon Brando
6. Charlie Chaplin
7. James Dean
8.
Marilyn Monroe
9. Mickey Mouse
10. Elvis Presley
(Agencies) |
美國權威刊物《綜藝》雜志日前公布了“百大最具影響力的藝人”名單，英國的披頭士樂隊擊敗爵士樂之王路易斯·阿姆斯特朗和著名女影星露西爾·鮑爾等美國經典人物，登上榜首位置，受封“世紀偶像”。
《綜藝》表示，這只來自利物浦的樂隊對于現代娛樂業模式的形成產生了巨大影響。
《綜藝》雜志推出的“百大”票選活動，是由讀者投票，業內人士挑選出的過去100年來娛樂界“百大最具影響力藝人”。
排名第二位的是《美麗世界》的演唱者路易斯·阿姆斯特朗,是露西爾·鮑爾名列第三。
這次票選主要是以藝人們的商業影響力和創造性、效仿者數量、吸引力是否持久以及他們是否在T恤上出現過為標準。
百大名單中的藝人來自娛樂業的各個領域，包括演員、導演、編劇、音樂人、電視藝人、動物、喜劇演員,卡通人物也不例外。
然而，占據排行榜前十位的都是好萊塢影星和歌星。
盡管“貓王”艾爾維斯·普萊斯利生前創作的一系列經典金曲經久不衰，但最終只排在第十位，名列瑪麗蓮夢露和米老鼠之后。
其他登榜的還有美國的主持人約翰尼·卡森、歌手約翰尼·卡什和神犬萊西。
《綜藝》的此次票選活動旨在紀念其創刊100周年，但雜志沒有向公眾透露選舉的具體票數。
十大百年偶像排行：
1.
披頭士樂隊
2. 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗
3. 露西爾·鮑爾
4. 漢弗萊·博加特
5. 馬龍·白蘭度
6.
查理·卓別林
7. 詹姆斯·迪恩
8. 瑪麗蓮·夢露
9. 米老鼠
10.“貓王”艾爾維斯·普萊斯利
（中國日報網站譯） |
Updated: 2005-10-20 10:10
