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unusual facts about Grand Finale


Grand Finale

For 2008 the event moved to Oran Park as a celebratory event for the circuit's impending closure.



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2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20

The grand finale, as the race entered Paris to complete the eight laps of the traditional circuit around the Champs-Élysées.

Amanda Balon

Amanda returned again in 2008 as a guest vocalist to open the Grand Finale Showcase and to join multi-platinum recording artist, Jed Madela and 2007 Grand Champion, Aria Clemente, in performing Queen's, "We are the Champions".

Desafio de Estrellas

The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first place prize.

Hampton Classic Horse Show

Held over Labor Day in Southampton (town), New York, it is one of the biggest social bashes in the Hamptons scene and signals the grand finale of the summer season.

Kanishka Soni

Initially she got an opportunity as a model to accompany Akshay Kumar in Grand Finale of Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 and with VJ Juhi in Exhausted on Channel V both by Endemol India Pvt. Ltd..

Marine Lorphelin

Miss Bourgogne 2012 title winner, Marine Lorphelin was crowned Miss France 2013 by last year winner Delphine Wespiser (Miss France 2012) at the grand finale of the 66th edition of Miss France beauty pageant at the Zenith in Limoges on Grand coronation night of Saturday 8 December 2012.

Meant to Fly

Both Avila and Craig Sharpe performed the song separately during the September 11 grand finale performance show and were both praised by Idol judges Sass Jordan, Farley Flex, Zack Werner and Jake Gold.

Miss Nigeria

Under Daily Times, Miss Nigeria consisted of Traditional, Swimsuit, Talent, Interview, and Evening Gown competitions, with contestants competing in zonal contests in different parts of the country where the first, second, and third-place winners were selected to compete at the grand finale in Lagos.

Neil Bhatt

Neil was also a participant in the Dance Reality Series Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan Season 3, his performances ended in the grand finale aired on 31 Dec 2011.

Pakai Buang

As part of the single's promotion, Stacy also performed the song on Muzik Muzik on May 14, 2009 and also in the grand finale of the seventh season of Akademi Fantasia on May 16, 2009.

Peng-Peng Gong

Among the most prestigious engagements was his appearance as guest soloist to a National Live PBS Broadcast at The Juilliard School’s 100 Years Centennial Gala alongside composer John Williams, actor Kevin Kline, violinist Itzhak Perlman, soprano Renée Fleming, jazz composer Wynton Marsalis, and pianist Emanuel Ax where he concluded the grand finale playing Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto in 2006 at age 13.

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

This romantic comedy starring Amy Smart and Billy Zane features six original new Robert Bradley songs, including Smart's grand finale dance number "You're My Lady."

Ryan O'Shaughnessy

On 30 August 2013 O'Shaughnessy, along with the four other chart battle winners, will return to perform their song live in The O2 for the Grand Finale with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and viewers will decide who has the ultimate hit.

Till the Clouds Roll By

Perhaps to appeal directly to teen audiences of the day, the film included two versions of "Ol' Man River" - the first a straightforward version sung by African-American actor-singer Caleb Peterson and a black chorus as part of the "Show Boat" medley, and the second a "crooner version" performed by Frank Sinatra (then wildly popular with bobbysoxers), featured as the film's grand finale.

Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam

It is one of the shows that replaced Vodafone Presents Bigg Boss 3 after its grand finale, the other show being Laagi Tujhse Lagan.