Silhouette (disambiguation)
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A silhouette
is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. Silhouette(s) may also refer to:
Silhouette
A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene consisting of the outline and a basically featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. Although the art form has been popular since the mid-18th century, the term “silhouette” was seldom used until the early decades...
is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. Silhouette(s) may also refer to:
- Etienne de SilhouetteÉtienne de SilhouetteÉtienne de Silhouette was a French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.He was born in Limoges where his father Arnaud de Silhouette was sent....
, finance minister of Louis XV, for whom the silhouette is named
Music
- Silhouette (album)Silhouette (album)Silhouette is the fifth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1988, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard 200, and number 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart...
, album and song by Jazz musician Kenny G - "Silhouette", a track on the album Music of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album)Music of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album)Music of the Spheres is an album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2008. New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra is the featured vocalist on "On My Heart", and the album also features Chinese pianist Lang Lang on six tracks.The album, Oldfield's second album...
- "Silhouette", a song by OpethOpethOpeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years...
from their 1995 album Orchid - "Silhouette", a song by Thrice from their 2003 album The Artist in the AmbulanceThe Artist in the AmbulanceThe Artist In The Ambulance is Thrice's third album, but their first on a major label. The album peaked at #16 on The Billboard 200 charts. As with The Illusion of Safety, a portion of the sales of this CD were donated to a charitable cause. In this case, it was the Syrentha J. Savio Endowment...
- Silhouettes (album)Silhouettes (album)-Personnel:*Eric Kalsbeek - Vocals*Jochem Jacobs - Guitar, Backing vocals*Bart Hennephof - Guitar*Richard Rietdijk - Synthesizer*Remko Tielemans - Bass*Stef Broks - Drums-External links:*...
, an album by the metal band Textures - Silhouettes (Marmaduke Duke)Silhouettes (Marmaduke Duke)"Silhouettes" is a song written by the Scottish experimental rock group Marmaduke Duke. It is included on their second album 'Duke Pandemonium and was released as a single on 6 July 2009. The single release of Silhouettes will be a remix version by Jacknife Lee...
, the third single from Marmaduke Duke, released 6th July 2009 - "Silhouettes" (song)Silhouettes (song)"Silhouettes" is a song made famous by the doo-wop group The Rays in 1957. A competing version by The Diamonds was also successful, and the song was a number 5 hit in 1965 for Herman's Hermits.-Writing and Rays version:...
, a doo-wop song popularized by The Rays, Steve Gibson & the Red Caps, Herman's Hermits and others - "Silhouettes", a single by Smile Empty Soul from their 2003 self-titled album Smile Empty Soul (album)Smile Empty Soul (album)Smile Empty Soul is the self titled debut album by the alternative rock/post-grunge music group Smile Empty Soul. The album was released on May 27, 2003 via Lava Records. Three singles were released from the album in "Bottom of a Bottle", "Silhouettes" and "Nowhere Kids"...
- The Silhouette (album)The Silhouette (album)The Silhouette is the second studio album by gothic/doom metal band, Ava Inferi. It was released on Season of Mist, on 15 October 2007.-Track listing:*All Songs Written By Eriksen/Simoes, except where noted.# "A Dança das Ondas" – 5:22# "Viola" – 8:02...
, an album by the metal band Ava Inferi - The SilhouettesThe SilhouettesThe Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group whose single "Get A Job" was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's lyrics. "Get A Job"' is included in the soundtracks of the movies,...
, an American R&B/doo-wop group
Other entertainment
- Silhouette (film), a 1990 TV-movie starring Faye DunawayFaye DunawayFaye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...
- "Silhouette," a series of romance novels published by Mills & BoonMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
- Silhouette (comics)Silhouette (comics)Silhouette is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in New Warriors #2, , and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley...
, a Marvel Comic heroine - Silhouette (real name Ursula Zandt), a character in the Watchmen seriesCharacters of WatchmenWatchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. Watchmen focuses on six main characters: the Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, the Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and the Silk Spectre...
- Organizations in Deus Ex#Silhouette
Vehicles
- Lamborghini SilhouetteLamborghini SilhouetteThe Lamborghini Silhouette P300 was a two-door two-seat mid-engined rear-wheel drive sports car, made in small numbers by Lamborghini between 1976 and 1979....
, a mid-engined sport car made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. - Oldsmobile SilhouetteOldsmobile SilhouetteThe Oldsmobile Silhouette and its siblings, the Pontiac Trans Sport and Chevrolet Lumina APV , were a trio of minivans that débuted in late 1989 as 1990 models...
, a minivan built by General Motors from 1990 to 2004 - Silhouette racing carSilhouette racing carA silhouette racing car is a race car which, although bearing a superficial resemblance to a production model, differs mechanically in fundamental ways. The purpose of silhouette cars is to provide a manufacturer with a tangible link to their consumer product offering so as to derive maximum...
, a type of racing car.
Others
- Silhouette IslandSilhouette IslandSilhouette Island lies 20 km northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20 km² and has a population of 135, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe, where there is a hotel for visitors to Silhouette...
, an island in the Seychelles - The SilhouetteThe SilhouetteThe Silhouette is a student newspaper at McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is published every Thursday during the academic year, and once during each summer month. The circulation is 10,000 copies per week...
, the student newspaper at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Silhouette (clustering)Silhouette (clustering)Silhouette refers to a method of interpretation and validation of clusters of data. The technique provides a succinct graphical representation of how well each object lies within its cluster. It was first described by Peter J. Rousseeuw in 1986.- Method :...
, a method used in cluster analysis - Silhouettes (dance group)Silhouettes (dance group)The Silhouettes are a dance group from Denver, Colorado. The group is best known for performing on the sixth season of America's Got Talent. Led by Lynne Patton, a choreographer from the Denver area, the 42 members of the Silhouettes range from 4-18 year olds...
, a silhouette dance group as runner-up in the sixth season of America's Got Talent - Silhouette, a generic role-playing game system first published by French-Canadian editor Dream Pod 9
- Celebrity SilhouetteCelebrity SilhouetteCelebrity Silhouette is a , owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. Celebrity Silhouette is the fourth ship in the Solstice class, her sister ships being Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Reflection. Solstice Equinox and Eclipse entered service in 2008, 2009,...
, a Solstice-class cruise ship, currently under construction for Celebrity Cruises.