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unusual facts about standing ovation



Fred Oldfield

It was simultaneously proclaimed “Fred Oldfield Day” by Gary Locke, Governor of the state of Washington, where the entire Senate rose to give Fred a standing ovation for his contributions to the region and humanity.


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Andrew McDougall

The cult following he generated among some Bulldogs fans was highlighted by the standing ovation he received when Master of Ceremonies Craig Willis announced the votes.

Charles Plisnier

He was also a Walloon movement activist and at the end of the Walloon National Congress there was a standing ovation after his speech, the assembly then singing La Marseillaise.

Chris Sligh

Sligh auditioned in Birmingham, Alabama singing "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, after which Paula Abdul gave him a standing ovation and said, "I like you very much." American Idol judges laughed at his ambition "to make David Hasselhoff cry," a reference to Hasselhoff's crying when Taylor Hicks won season 5.

Clive Rees

In 1983 Rees scored his 100th try for London Welsh against London Scottish, drawing a standing ovation.

Dick Stuart

An excerpt: "Every play hit his way was an adventure, the most routine play a challenge to his artlessness. It is hard to describe this to anyone who has not seen it, just as it is hard to describe Xavier Cugat or Allen Ludden. Stu once picked up a hot dog wrapper that was blowing toward his first base position. He received a standing ovation from the crowd. It was the first thing he had managed to pick up all day, and the fans realized it could very well be the last."

Edward Mena

Edward sang a Spanish rendition of the famous song "My Way", bringing the audience to its feet receiving his first standing ovation.

Franc D'Ambrosio

His performance of "The Music of the Night", from the play The Phantom of the Opera (as skated to by Brian Boitano), received the evening's only standing ovation.

Henry Øberg

Øberg refereed 145 matches in the highest Norwegian league from 1964 until his last match between Vålerenga and Start in 1982, when he received standing ovation from 16 000 spectators.

Inez Milholland

Julia Ormond's representation of Milholland was received with accolades in the HBO movie Iron Jawed Angels, which received a standing ovation at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

J. T. Snow

When he returned for a visit to AT&T Park at the end of the 2006 season, Snow received a standing ovation when he was featured on the Jumbotron.

Leonard Dommett

At a concert in Munich, Germany he received a standing ovation after playing the Violin Concerto by Felix Werder.

Nancy Oliver

Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Ryan Gosling, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where it received a standing ovation from the audience.

Oleg Popov

In 2006, Popov was invited to perform at the 30th anniversary of the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo; at 75 years of age, he still managed to inspire a standing ovation.

Peter Connell

Playing at New Road, Worcester, Ireland received a standing ovation as they walked off the pitch.

Petr Beckmann

Dr. Beckmann spoke at ISIL's San Francisco Conference in 1990 where he received a standing ovation for his speech in which he attacked "sham environmentalists".

R v Baillie

Erskine was successful in having Baillie found not guilty, and after leaving the court was met with a standing ovation; Emory Speer writes that "It is probably true that never did a single speech so completely ensure professional success".

Rita Abrams

It was heard by record producer Erik Jacobsen, who recorded Adams with the children from the third grade class at the school, and took it to Warner Bros. Records where the label management "guys in suits stood up and gave it a standing ovation".

Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada

She was the first to cause a standing ovation with her Spanish interpretation of Frank Sinatra's "My Way".

Rocky Balboa

After the fight, Rocky gave an impassioned thank you speech to the crowd which received a standing ovation both from the crowd and the politicians in attendance, effectively ending the Cold War by catalyzing the thaw in relations that would occur between the United States and USSR.

Salma Yaqoob

At a Birmingham City Council meeting in early February 2011, Yaqoob and another Respect party councillor, Mohammed Ishtiaq, sat with their arms folded and refused to participate in a standing ovation at a meeting at which Britain's most highly decorated serving marine and Afghanistan veteran Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, GC, RMR was a guest.

Torrey DeVitto

On the day of her birth, Joel was performing at the Wembley Arena and made a special note before beginning "The Longest Time" that DeVitto's wife was having a baby, causing a standing ovation for DeVitto, who was playing the drums at the concert.