JohnnyHoang: Walt Disney

Walt Disney (1901-1966) is one of the world's greatest and most famous pop culture icons, but also the namesake of an iconic media empire.

Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Pluto are some of the iconic and famous characters in Walt Disney's collection.

Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel and Merdia are some of the Disney princesses using European heritage.

Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Moana and Raya are some non-European Disney princesses.

The Fairy Godmother and Tinker Bell are some of the other iconic Disney characters.

Fantasy, imagination and believing in dreams coming true are some of the optimistic philosophies that Walt Disney has often used.

December 14, 2017 was when the Walt Disney Company announced that it would merge with the 21st Century Fox media empire, completed fifteen months later, nearly 9 months before 2020.

Having been a rival to the Walt Disney Company since June 2013, 21st Century Fox's outlets included 20th Century-Fox, the Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox News Channel.

Spun off from News Corporation, which Australian-born American businessman Rupert Murdoch had owned for years, 21st Century Fox focused on film and television.

Assets not acquired by Disney were spun off into a new independent entity called Fox Corporation.

Marilyn Monroe, who mainly worked at 20th Century-Fox, is another iconic and world-famous popular culture icon, besides Walt Disney.

This Disney-Fox merger, announced on December 14, 2017, creates a unique contrast between Disney's traditional magical approach and Marilyn Monroe's sex figure status.

Yet, the Disney-Fox merger did place Marilyn Monroe's Fox film catalog under the Disney umbrella.

Authentic Brands Group, a company founded in 2010 by Canadian businessman Jamie Salter, earns the rights of Marilyn Monroe's name, image and likeness since the early-2010's.

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake are 1981-born pop culture icons associated with Disney.

Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz are Disney songwriters, creating songs for its television series and direct-to-video films.

Shanda Sawyer is a choreographer based in Los Angeles, having worked with some of the world's most famous icons in pop culture.

One of the clients with whom Shanda Sawyer has worked is Disney.

Beyond Western markets, Walt Disney's company is likewise a global symbol, whose skills have left a mark on lovers, especially in Asia and in post-reform markets.

Like Marilyn Monroe, fans beyond Western markets appreciate the Disney influences.

Fred Moore's female characters are sexy, bridging the gap between innocent Disney entertainment and overt sexuality.

Some female characters in animation that Iwao Takamoto had created/refined are fashionistas.

At first, Walt Disney's own company made short films.

December 1937 was when Walt Disney's company released the first full-length animated film made in celluloid and produced in full colour/sound in America.

In 1954, Walt Disney entered the nascent television industry, becoming the first major Hollywood film producer to do so.

Before Walt Disney, many film studio heads made television a threat to the film industry.

However, Walt Disney turned television into an opportunity to directly reach audiences (and to fund his ambitious projects), proving that it may complement, not compete against, film.

For Walt Disney, he pioneered the synergy model that uses his television spots to take a look behind the scenes at upcoming movies and progress reports on theme parks.

Due to the huge success of his own Disneyland television series, Walt Disney built his own theme park located in Anaheim, which was also known as Disneyland.

Plus, due to the success of his own Disneyland series, Walt Disney created the Mickey Mouse Club.

Annette Funicello is the breakout star and the most famous cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club version.

Tall Paul, performed by Annette Funicello, peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

For Annette Funicello, her Tall Paul tune is the first in the rock music scene by a female solo vocalist to score a top ten hit during the Hot 100 era.

Plus, Tall Paul by Annette Funicello bridged the gap between Disney and rock music.

Due to the soft-spoken voice of Annette Funicello, her producer Tutti Camarata used a double-tracking technique to create the fuller rock sound.

Annette Funicello is the blueprint for the modern career path from Disney to pop music.

University High School, where Marilyn Monroe briefly attended before dropping out to marry James Dougherty in June 1942, is also where Annette Funicello graduated in 1960.

Besides Annette Funicello, Charles Wolcott is another rock music pioneer associated with Disney.

Though he did not work at Disney directly, Charles Wolcott did introduce the rhythm & blues-rooted rock music genre to the mainstream through Blackboard Jungle.

For Blackboard Jungle, Charles Wolcott made the revolutionary decision to include Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets over its opening credits.

You Give Good Love is the first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston's iteration of Saving All My Love for You is her first ever number one hit on the Hot 100 chart, but also her worldwide breakthrough.

How Will I Know is Whitney Houston's first upbeat tune.

The music video for How Will I Know serves as Whitney Houston's first to receive heavy rotation on MTV, which gave her exposure to teenagers and made her the first black woman to do so.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) is a shift for Whitney Houston by reaching a wider audience with a more pop-oriented music sound after hits with ballads on her debut album.

George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Narada Michael Walden are the masterminds behind Whitney Houston's upbeat tunes: How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).

The soulful rendition of the Dolly Parton song I Will Always Love You serves as Whitney Houston's signature tune, but also a cultural phenomenon.

Control is Janet Jackson's commercial and artistic breakthrough.

What Have You Done For Me Lately, Nasty, When I Think of You, Control's title track and Let's Wait Awhile are five Janet Jackson tunes reaching the top five on the Billboard Hot 100

For Janet Jackson, she is the first female artist to earn five of the top five hits in one album.

Paula Abdul was the choreographer for the music videos accompanying some upbeat tunes from Janet Jackson's breakthrough album Control.

Blending rhythm & blues with hip-hop undertones and dance-pop, Janet Jackson's Control album is a precursor to the new jack swing genre and the pop sound of the late-1980's and the 1990's.

In addition to earning independence from her own brother Michael Jackson's influence, Janet Jackson's Control album established her as a preeminent female pop music artist, rivalling Madonna.

So successful was Janet Jackson's Control that Paula Abdul decided to launch her own career.

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is the fourth studio album, scoring worldwide hits like Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Black Cat and Love Will Never Do (Without You).

Vision of Love is Mariah Carey's debut single, but also popularized riffs, runs, melisma and the whistle register in mainstream pop music.

Mariah Carey's Vision of Love tune is also the blueprint for future female singers using her techniques.

During the climax of her own Vision of Love song, Mariah Carey uses her whistle register, which she popularized; the inspiration for Mariah Carey's whistle register is Minnie Riperton.

Someday is Mariah Carey's first upbeat tune.

Emotions is Mariah Carey's sophomore album, which, besides its title track, features others like Can't Let Go, Make It Happen, etc.

For the title track of her second album, Emotions features Mariah Carey's upper range and her whistle register.

Unconfined to Mariah Carey's whistle register, Emotions also has disco, rhythm & blues and gospel.

What's the 411? is Mary J. Blige's first album, innovative in that it fuses rhythm & blues and hip-hop to create hip-hop soul.

The remix of What's the 411? is also innovative, as it is the first album to feature a rapper in each tune.

Incidentally, the remix of What's the 411? popularized rap as a featured act in mainstream music.

Music Box features such songs as Dreamlover, Hero, Without You and Anytime You Need a Friend.

Dreamlover is Mariah Carey's first attempt to incorporate hip-hop into her songs, influenced by Dave Hall's work with fellow New Yorker Mary J. Blige.

Blind Alley by The Emotions samples Mariah Carey's Dreamlover tune.

Hero is deemed by many to be Mariah Carey's signature song, known for its message of finding inner strength and self-empowerment.

Without You is Mariah Carey's soulful cover version of the 1972 tune of the same name.

The music video for Anytime You Need a Friend marks Mariah Carey's first image change.

All I Want for Christmas is You is a modern Christmas anthem for Mariah Carey, which blends various music genres, like pop, rhythm & blues, soul and gospel.

Furthermore, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You also mixes 1960's rock and Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, especially in its structure and instrumentation.

With Dreamlover being Mariah Carey's first attempt to have the hip-hop genre, Fantasy solidified this direction; its remix, featuring ODB, is produced by Puff Diddy, who worked with Mary J. Blige.

Puff Diddy's remix of Mariah Carey's Fantasy popularizes the trend of rap verses in pop tunes.

Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club samples Mariah Carey's Fantasy.

Honey's music video marks a step up for Mariah Carey to embrace a more liberated and overtly sexual image, in contrast to the traditional and demure persona she has cultivated.

Mariah Carey's cover version of the late-1980's Brenda K. Starr tune I Still Believe, for whose original version she sings backup, is a moderate worldwide success.

Incidentally, singing backup for Brenda K. Starr is Mariah Carey's first professional music work.

For Mariah Carey, she delivers her own cover version of the Brenda K. Starr tune I Still Believe as a tribute (and a way to say thanks) to her former collaborator.

During her long career, Mariah Carey has always been connected to Old Hollywood, especially Marilyn Monroe, with whom she has been obsessed since childhood.

The music video for Mariah Carey's own cover version of I Still Believe is based upon the 1954 visit to South Korea for a USO tour by her idol Marilyn Monroe.

Plus, the music video for Mariah Carey's Butterfly takes inspiration from the 1950's film Baby Doll, in which Marilyn Monroe's friends Elia Kazan and Carroll Baker were involved.

Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston have their pop rendition of the Stephen Schwartz song When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt.

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds made When You Believe a success for both Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

What fits When You Believe as a collaboration between both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey is a smooth blend of their soulful voices and their backgrounds in faith and gospel music.

Plus, for both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, When You Believe dispelled rivalry rumours.

At the curtain call of the musical version of the 1950's comedy film Some Like It Hot, starring her idol Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey has a surprise appearance and narrates the instructions.

What motivated Mariah Carey to be a co-producer for this musical iteration of Some Like It Hot is her passion for the leading star of the original film version named Marilyn Monroe.

Plus, Mariah Carey, a lifelong fan of Marilyn Monroe, has the latter's white baby grand piano.

Gladys Pearl Baker, who was Marilyn Monroe's mother, first used the baby grand piano.

Having been institutionalized, Gladys Pearl Baker's baby grand piano was deemed lost until her young daughter Marilyn Monroe tracked it down and coloured it white to match her decor.

Lee Strasberg (who was Marilyn Monroe's acting coach in New York) inherited the white baby grand piano after her 1962 death; 20 years later, it was passed over to his second wife Anna.

In the late-1990's period, Mariah Carey (who was a lifelong Marilyn Monroe fan) acquired this white baby grand piano, which she has kept since in a museum.

Cinderella is a Disney film about the title character, released in 1950 as Marilyn Monroe was about to enter her breakthrough year in Hollywood.

Just like Mariah Carey, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe follow the rags-to-riches story.

For Cinderella (Disney), she is a girl whose father's death made her a servant.

Similarly, Marilyn Monroe is a girl whose mother worked in the film industry, but whose mental health issues that her mother caused led to her living in foster homes.

As for Mariah Carey, she is a girl whose upbringing was lower-income and tumutulous.

In addition, like Mariah Carey, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe embark on a makeover central to their legacies.

Having been a maid since her father's death, Cinderella (Disney) embarks on a makeover that the Fairy Godmother facilitated; her transformation is magical.

Marilyn Monroe's transformation is a carefully crafted studio revolution, with her hair dyed blonde and her name change to become a global pop culture/sex/beauty icon.

For Mariah Carey, the shift of her hair colour to blonde with honey and caramel hues, together with her hairstyle shift to straight, comes after her 1997 divorce.

Besides, like Mariah Carey, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe also have a dramatic rise in social status.

Cinderella (Disney) ascends from a servant into a princess, Marilyn Monroe ascends from an unstable childhood into a global icon, and Mariah Carey also does the same as Marilyn Monroe.

To differences, Cinderella (Disney) is fictional, whereas Marilyn Monroe, just like Mariah Carey, has a real-life ascent from a young obscure girl into a world-famous sex symbol.

In the 1990's, the revival of the Mickey Mouse Club is more modern than the original one.

Like Annette Funicello, some iconic and famous stars in the 1990's Mickey Mouse Club iteration are Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell.

...Baby One More Time serves as a breakthrough success for Britney Spears as a solo artist, but also a revival of the teen pop genre.

Many of the lyrics for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time song reflect her emotional aches after a breakup and her longing to return to her ex-boyfriend.

In contrast to the lyrics that reflect emotional aches, the lyric "Hit me baby one more time" for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune is not violence, but rather a plea for a phone call.

The music video for ...Baby One More Time features Britney Spears donning a school uniform (with a midriff-baring navel).

Nigel Dick directed the music video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune, and Venice High School (used in the 1978 film Grease) is the shooting location for this video.

For the iconic music video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune, it mixes innocence (school uniform) with sexuality (exposed midriff), making her a sexy and provocative fashion icon.

Plus, the iconic and controversial music video for Britney Spears' breakthrough tune ...Baby One More Time sparks debates about young pop stars being sexualized.

Sometimes is Britney Spears' second single.

(You Drive Me) Crazy is Britney Spears' third single, noting similarities to ...Baby One More Time.

Oops!... I DId It Again also notes similarities to ...Baby One More Time.

Lucky is a Britney Spears song, which tells the story of an eponymous Hollywood actress, who, despite having beauty, wealth and celebrity, is lonely in the inside, being a tragic showgirl.

Dave Meyers directed the Lucky music video for Britney Spears.

For this Lucky music video, Britney Spears plays a dual role: the narrator who observes the eponymous actress, and Lucky herself, contrasting between public fame and private loneliness.

The inspiration for Britney Spears' Lucky portrayal comes from her idol Marilyn Monroe.

Stronger is an innovative song for Britney Spears in both music and lyrics, but also the best song in the Oops!... I Did It Again album.

What the lyrics for Britney Spears' Stronger mean is that they reflect on resilience after a breakup.

The chorus for Britney Spears' Stronger tune recalls a lyric from her breakout ...Baby One More Time song: "My loneliness ain't killing me no more," symbolizing independence and strength.

Joseph Kahn directed the Stronger music video for Britney Spears.

Plus, the music video for Britney Spears' Stronger song is a departure from her previous ones in that it features a darker tone, but also results in her mature image.

For the Stronger music video, it has bridged the gap between Britney Spears' teen pop persona and the more mature diva persona that she would later embrace.

I'm a Slave 4 U is the tune that turned Britney Spears from a teen pop symbol into a more mature and sexualized one.

Britney Spears' I'm a Slave 4 U tune also marks a change in sound from teen pop to rhythm & blues.

The music video for I'm a Slave 4 U features Britney Spears in an exotic and sweaty Asian bathhouse, filled with global travellers, establishing a sexier image than in the past.

Me Against the Music is a duet between Madonna and Britney Spears.

What makes Me Against the Music a fitting duet is that Madonna symbolizes the old generation, while Britney Spears, who often calls Madonna her idol and a major influence, symbolizes the new.

For her Toxic music video, Britney Spears plays four roles.

One of the four major roles being played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video is a blonde flight attendant donning a sleek blue uniform.

Another role that Britney Spears played in this Toxic music video is a red-haired secret agent, riding a motorcycle and donning a black catsuit in a futuristic city, similar to Jennifer Garner in Alias.

The third role being played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video is a nude figure, as covered in diamonds, which is intercut throughout the action narrative.

Besides, a black-haired assassin is also played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video.

Plus, the scene in which a woman's white dress is lifted by the wind when Britney Spears passes on a motorcycle in her Toxic video is based on Marilyn Monroe's dress in The Seven Year Itch.

For the Circus music video, Britney Spears plays a Marilyn Monroe-like ringleader.

Incidentally, both Madonna and Britney Spears are influential and world-famous pop culture and sex figures.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe is a key idol for both Madonna and Britney Spears.

Similarly, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears have the name structure, with 7 letters in their first names and 6 in their last (13 overall), though the earlier is a stage name and the latter is real.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears are also pop culture icons who won fame and popularity at a young age and became sex icons, captivating both the public and media.

Charisma, charm, beauty and sex appeal are some noted qualities of both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears.

Furthermore, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears are also blonde girls/women whose natural hair colour is brown,

Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Britney Spears endure their careers as actresses and singers in varying degrees, the earlier of whose main fame is film, the latter two of whose main fame is music.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears also have casual looks with midriff-baring tops and jeans.

In addition, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears also have pigtails, but with a difference.

Plus, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears use flirty poses, like sticking out a tongue, licking/biting lips, doing a sexy and sultry gaze/stare and using a slightly open-mouth pose.

Elizabeth "Betty" Hall is a woman being active in the 17th century, who is a common ancestor for both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears.

Richard Scott is also a common ancestor for both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears.

Furthermore, Britney Spears is a template for a successful celebrity doll.

Like Madonna, whose key inspiration, in turn, is Marilyn Monroe, Britney Spears is deeply loved and admired by younger generations (teens and young adults).

Both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears also have struggles in their lives.

In her music videos, Britney Spears has frequently incorporated references to Marilyn Monroe, who is known as her key idol, as is Madonna.

Disney, which put Britney Spears on the world's cultural map, merged with 20th Century-Fox, which serves as the main film studio for another pop culture icon Marilyn Monroe, before 2020.

This transaction bridged the gap between Marilyn Monroe (Fox) and Britney Spears (Disney).

Cinderella is a Disney film about the title character, released in 1950 as Marilyn Monroe was about to enter her breakthrough year in Hollywood.

Like Britney Spears, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe follow the rags-to-riches story.

For Cinderella (Disney), she is a girl whose father's death made her a servant.

Similarly, Marilyn Monroe is a girl whose mother's mental health struggles led to her residing in both orphanages and foster homes.

As for Britney Spears, she is a girl with a modest background as a small-town girl in Louisiana.

In addition, like Britney Spears, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe undergo a makeover central to their legacies.

Having been a maid since her father's death, Cinderella (Disney) embarks on a makeover that the Fairy Godmother facilitated; her transformation is magical.

Marilyn Monroe's transformation is a carefully crafted studio revolution, with her hair dyed blonde and her name change to become a global pop culture/sex/beauty icon.

Besides, like Britney Spears, both Cinderella (Disney) and Marilyn Monroe also have a dramatic rise in social status.

Cinderella (Disney) becomes a princess, Marilyn Monroe ascends from an unstable childhood to a global icon, and Britney Spears also does the same as Marilyn Monroe.

To differences, Cinderella (Disney) is a fairy tale character, whereas Marilyn Monroe, like Britney Spears, has a real-life ascent from a young obscure girl into a world-famous sex symbol.

Of all the Big Four female teen pop stars in the late-1990's period, Mandy Moore, born in 1984, is the youngest.

Whereas other singers in the Vietnamese diaspora stick with traditions, both Lynda Trang Dai and Minh Tuyet bridge the gap between traditional Vietnamese music and modern global pop.

Known as the Vietnamese Madonna, Lynda Trang Dai is one of the first singers among the Vietnamese diaspora to embrace a provocative attitude, like crop tops.

Incidentally, Marilyn Monroe is a key idol for Madonna, who, in turn, inspires Lynda Trang Dai.

For Lynda Trang Dai, she uses dance-pop, rock, rap and ballads.

Dance-pop songs, which come from parts of the Western world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, make up Lynda Trang Dai's song collection.

Whilst less globally recognized than both Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, Lynda Trang Dai is still an influential figure in the Vietnamese dance-pop scene.

The stage name for Lynda Trang Dai is derived from an actress who stars as Wonder Woman.

Earlier in her career, Lynda Trang Dai used her provocative stage presence, her racy costumes and her persona, breaking traditions for Vietnamese women.

Moving to Hong Kong and San Diego in 1978, and finally Orange County, Lynda Trang Dai had first encountered American culture, to which she was exposed.

Besides Thuy Nga, Lynda Trang Dai works with Asia Entertainment and Hollywood Night Music.

In addition to her singing work, Lynda Trang Dai is also a businesswoman.

Lynda Trang Dai, as a businesswoman, runs a sandwich shop, opened on New Year's Eve 2010.

Britney Spears serves as an influence on Minh Tuyet's modern high-energy stage performances, music videos, sexy choreography and sexy fashion.

For this purpose, Minh Tuyet is one of the first singers among the Vietnamese diaspora to embrace the Y2K trend that Britney Spears popularized.

Plus, Beyoncé serves as an influence on Minh Tuyet's modern high-energy stage performances, music videos, sexy choreography and sexy fashion.

From 1993 to 1997, in Vietnam, Minh Tuyet used a traditional image and music style.

By relocating to the United States in 1997 (and by signing a deal with Thuy Nga in 2002), Minh Tuyet underwent a shift in her image and music approach.

Having been exposed to American and world culture when she came to the United States in 1997, Minh Tuyet worked with Tinh, during which she adopted honey highlights and a modern wardrobe.

When Thuy Nga signed her in 2002, Minh Tuyet became sexier.

The controversy for Minh Tuyet is less about public scandals and more about her shift from domestic Vietnamese music to overseas diaspora, in contrast to Lynda Trang Dai.

Aside from slow ballads, Minh Tuyet also embraces more upbeat and modern music genres, including rhythm & blues, dance-pop, hip-hop and rap.

For her upbeat tunes, Minh Tuyet incorporates the the Y2K trend, like crop tops, into her style and her music, drawing some comparisons to pop icons like Britney Spears.

Plus, for her ballads, Minh Tuyet uses traditional clothes, even with the Y2K trend, like crop tops.

While less globally recognized than Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Britney Spears, Minh Tuyet is still influenced by Britney Spears in both music and performance.

Minh Tuyet sings mainly in Vietnamese, but also incorporates English phrases into her performances to add a modern flair, like "Oh, baby" and "Baby, baby, baby."

Both Lynda Trang Dai and Minh Tuyet are influenced by Madonna and Britney Spears, the two female singers whose influence comes from Marilyn Monroe.

Annette Funicello (who, in 1960, graduated from University High School, where Marilyn Monroe also briefly attended) influenced Britney Spears, in turn, inspired by Madonna.

American Dreamz Dreams with a Z

1981 is a year that is associated with the Rooster, which is the Chinese zodiac having the most letters in English, in contrast to the Ox, the one having the fewest, with which 1973 is associated.

Conversely, in the Vietnamese system, 1973 is a year that is associated with the Buffalo, which uses the most letters in English (7), tied with the Rooster, with which 1981 is associated.

If the Water Buffalo is used with a space, it uses 12 letters, the most in any Vietnamese zodiac.

Plus, 1984 is a leap year.

Leap years are divided by 4 and have 366 days, extending February to 29, which makes them one more than a common year.

1972 is also a leap year.

Leap years are divided by 4 and have 366 days, extending February to 29, which makes them one more than a common year.

Just like the Rooster zodiac, Rat has the letter R, featuring the letter T.

Since the 1990's, some songs have instrumental intros featuring soulful vocal riffs, runs and melisma before the main melody, inspired by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion.

For the last chorus of some pop songs since the 1990's, the backup singers have harmonized with the primary singer doing soul, inspired by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion.

Between the first chorus and the second verse, soulful riffs, runs and melisma are used as breaks.

Plus, the trend for layered vocals is also used by female singers with soulful voices.

Riffs, runs and melisma, frequently used by female singers with soulful voices, are some vocal styles accompanied sporadically by vocal fry, vocal flips and aspirate gradual/abrupt offsets.

The aspirate gradual/abrupt offsets are used with a sexy delivery from female artists.

Plus, modern pop tunes use spoken portions with a sexy delivery from artists, like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

Ad-libs, frequently featured in pop, rhythm & blues, soul and hip-hop, are improvised and spontaneous vocal additions that enhance the emotional delivery and energy of a music performance.

Some of the common ad-libs in the rhythm & blues and soul lyrics are "Yeah," "Oh," "Whoa," "Mmm," "Uh," "Baby," "Oh, baby," "Baby, baby," "Oh, baby, baby" and "Baby, baby, baby."

The other usual ad-libs are "Come On!," "Listen," "Tell me," "Oww!"/"Ow!," "Hey!" and "Feel good."

Variant ad-libs are "Hey, yeah," "Oh, whoa-oh, baby," "Oh, whoa-oh, hey, yeah," "Yeah, yeah", "Uh, yeah," "Yeah, baby," "Oooh, yeah" and "Oh, whoa-ooh, hey, yeah."

Plus, in soul music, melismatic styles, specifically vocal riffs and runs, are common ad-libs.

Incidentally, female (and male) singers having rhythm & blues and soul utilize riffs, runs, melisma and aspirate gradual/abrupt offsets with ad-libs, all with a sexy delivery.

The Idol franchise serves as a platform for young and upcoming singers, male and female alike, many doing pop, but also others like rhythm & blues, soul, rock, etc.

American Idol, one of the best and most successful Idol versions, features a vocal school.

Besides Elvis Presley on acoustic rhythm guitar, his session musicians during his regional era included Scotty Moore on electric lead guitar, Bill Black on string bass and D.J. Fontana on drums.

The name for Elvis Presley's band is the Blue Moon Boys.

Popstars is the precursor of the Idol franchise, both created in the nations of the former British Empire.

Some of the elements from Popstars, including a panel of judges in auditions and audience voting, are being adopted by the Idol franchise.

Mariah Carey's Vision of Love inspires the American Idol vocal school, which features many students being girls/women with soulful rhythm & blues/gospel vocals.

Girls/women have wet hair ether in music videos seen on/made à la MTV or live performances through actual water (rain/splashing, sweat from intense performances or styling gel/products.

Wet hair for girls/women creates sexiness, raw emotion and intense energy.

Beyond Western markets, both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey are also global symbols/legendary figures whose music/vocals have left a mark on music lovers, especially in Asia.

Fans in the music scene beyond Western markets appreciate the music/vocal influences being made by both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz are Disney songwriters, creating songs for its television series and direct-to-video films.

Besides Disney, the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio make songs for Thuy Nga.

Whilst at Thuy Nga, the trio comprising Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz usually provide modern Western-style music arrangements and original compositions for Vietnamese artists.

The Western pop sound being honed by the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio while at Disney was used at Thuy Nga, modernizing the overseas Vietnamese pop music sound.

Since its 24th edition (1993), the first to be filmed outside Thuy Nga's original France base, the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio from Disney has made songs for Paris by Night.

Plus, Thua Nga's script logo is similar to Walt Disney's iconic script logo.

Noted Thuy Nga artists in collaboration with the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio are Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet, Nhu Loan and others.

Incidentally, Minh Tuyet's longtime idol Britney Spears was involved with the Disney stable, especially through the 1990's version of the Mickey Mouse Club.

For Halloween 2020, Minh Tuyet paid tribute to Britney Spears by using a blue flight attendant uniform being used in the music video for Toxic.

Like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, Minh Tuyet follows the rags-to-riches story.

For Cinderella (Disney), she is a girl whose father's death made her a servant.

Similarly, Marilyn Monroe is a girl whose mother's mental health struggles led to her residing in both orphanages and foster homes.

As for Mariah Carey, she is a girl whose upbringing was lower-income and tumutulous.

Britney Spears, meanwhile, is a girl with a modest background as a small-town girl in Louisiana.

Minh Tuyet, on the other hand, is a modest girl in Vietnam before moving to the United States.

Like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Minh Tuyet embarks on a makeover central to her legacy.

Having been a maid since her father's death, Cinderella (Disney) embarks on a makeover that the Fairy Godmother facilitated; her transformation is magical.

Marilyn Monroe's transformation is a carefully crafted studio revolution, with her hair dyed blonde and her name change to become a global pop culture/sex/beauty icon.

Plus, Mariah Carey's transformation from brunette to blonde makes her a global icon.

On the other hand, Britney Spears' transformation from brunette to blonde makes her a global icon.

For Minh Tuyet, her 1997 move to the US led to her shift from a modest singer in the domestic music scene in Vietnam into a sexy, sultry and sensual solo girl among the Vietnamese diaspora.

Plus, like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, Minh Tuyet has a dramatic rise in social status.

Cinderella (Disney) becomes a princess, Marilyn Monroe goes from an unstable childhood to a famed icon, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Minh Tuyet from modesty to sexuality.

To differences, Cinderella (Disney) is fictional, whereas Marilyn Monroe, like Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Minh Tuyet, has a real-life ascent from a young obscure girl into a sex symbol.

Trai Tim Lo Lam and Tham Goi Ten Anh are two of the slow tunes signifying the beginning of a new journey for Minh Tuyet under Thuy Nga and its Paris by Night series.

On two Paris by Night editions (filmed/released in 2002), Minh Tuyet performs Trai Tim Lo Lam and Tham Goi Ten Anh, both with her Britney Spears-like crop tops and with a soulful delivery.

Steve Chou, a Taiwanese musician, created Huang Hun, with its Vietnamese iteration called Tham Goi Ten Anh which Minh Tuyet covered, with Nhat Ngan doing Vietnamese lyrics.

Lam Sao Anh Biet? is Minh Tuyet's third Paris by Night performance, which is on its Nua Van Trang program, her first without her Britney Spears-like crop tops.

Minh Tuyet's own iteration of the Mua Thu Trong Mua song being created for Paris by Night - Thu Ca indicated a breakthrough in her PBN work: her first dance performance.

Tim Heintz (who works with Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn from Disney) does the arrangement for Minh Tuyet's Mua Thu Trong Mua tune.

On Thuy Nga's Paris by Night - Thu Ca, Minh Tuyet's Mua Thu Trong Mua version, which Tim Heintz arranges, establishes her energetic and sexy dance style made à la Britney Spears.

Before Mua Thu Trong Mua, Minh Tuyet's Paris by Night performances are slow and soulful ones.

However, Minh Tuyet's Mua Thu Trong Mua is a departure from her vocal-focused ones on Thuy Nga's Paris by Night series in that she uses her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Anh Thi Khong is the Vietnamese version of Toi Jamais by Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan.

Minh Tuyet's Anh Thi Khong version is on Paris by Night 72, for whose performance she has her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Xuan Va Tuoi Tre is on Paris by Night - Xuan Tha Huong, for whose performance Minh Tuyet has her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Thoat Ly is on Paris by Night 78 - Duong Xua, for whose performance Minh Tuyet utilizes her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Da Khong Yeu Thi Thoi by Minh Tuyet, written by Hoai An, is on Paris by Night 81 - Music Without Borders 2, for whose performance Minh Tuyet has a sexy look and feel like Britney Spears.

Minh Mat Nhau Bao Gio and Dung Hua Voi Em are Minh Tuyet's upbeat songs, using her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances, both on straight Paris by Night editions in the late-noughties.

For Minh Mat Nhau Bao Gio, Minh Tuyet uses her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Minh Tuyet's Minh Mat Nhau Bao Gio performance on Paris by Night - Duong Ve Que Huong is in the Southern United States, where her Western idols Britney Spears and Beyoncé were born in 1981.

Dung Hua Voi Em by Minh Tuyet is the opening act on Paris by Night 89 - In Korea.

By mixing rhythm & blues and dance elements with Thaifoon's English rap verses, Minh Tuyet's Dung Hua Voi Em tune, written by Huynh Nhat Tan, is sexy and soulful.

Like Minh Mat Nhau Bao Gio, Minh Tuyet utilizes her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances for her Dung Hua Voi Em performance on Paris by Night 89 - In Korea.

Da Khong Con Hoi Tiec is on the Paris by Night silver anniversary celebration (for whose performance Minh Tuyet uses her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances).

Hay Co Quen by Minh Tuyet is on Paris by Night 97 - Celebrity Dancing 2, for whose performance she utilizes her sexy dance style made à la Britney Spears and Beyoncé.

By mixing rhythm & blues and dance elements, Minh Tuyet's Hay Co Quen tune is a sexy one.

Tim Em Mai Thuoc Ve Anh by Minh Tuyet is on Paris by Night 99, for whose performance she has her sexy crop top à la Britney Spears and Beyoncé.

Paris, the namesake of the Paris by Night series, is where Lynda Trang Dai made her PBN debut.

Besides, Paris is where Minh Tuyet has her firsts for the Paris by Night series under the Thuy Nga label, notably in dances (Mua Thu Trong Mua) and overall (Trai Tim Lo Lam).

Incidentally, Britney Spears, who serves as an idol for both Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan, has been in the Walt Disney ecosystem, especially through the 1990's version of the Mickey Mouse Club.

For Halloween 2020, Minh Tuyet recalls Britney Spears by using a blue flight attendant uniform being utilized in the music video for Toxic.

Often, Minh Tuyet has used Baby or Oh, baby as a vocal tag, borrowed from her primary idols Britney Spears and Beyoncé.

In a non-singing interview on Paris by Night 93 - Celebrity Dancing, Minh Tuyet delivered the English words: Oh, baby, you can do it.

Neu Anh La Em, featured on Chi Dep Dap Gio Re Song, has Minh Tuyet delivering the soulful English lyrics: Baby, baby, baby, listen to me.

Gone, Gone, Gone (also featured on Chi Dep Dap Gio Re Song) has Minh Tuyet delivering the English lyrics: "Oh, baby, tell me something I don't know" and "How it's gone?"

Ao Giac, in her first commercial release in Vietnam in many years, features Minh Tuyet beginning her section with her English ad-lib: "Baby."

Tinh Oi! by Bao Han is on Paris by Night - In San Jose, with Tim Heintz (who often works with Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn from Disney) doing the arrangement

Can't Give You Up by Nhu Loan is an English-language tune for the Vietnamese diaspora.

Written by Randy Petersen and Tim Heintz, both of whom usually collaborate with Kevin Quinn from Disney, Nhu Loan's Can't Give You Up is on the Paris by Night - Nua Vang Trang program.

Unlike many foreign tunes covered in Vietnamese, Can't Give You Up by Nhu Loan is unique for Thuy Nga's Paris by Night series in that it is an original English-language piece.

For Can't Give You Up by Nhu Loan, the "Yeah" ad-lib used throughout this song resembles one in the Britney Spears tune Oops!... I Did It Again.

Plus, Nhu Loan's Can't Give You Up song has the polished synth production and aggressive percussion techniques that defined the Y2K teen pop era, notably by Max Martin for Britney Spears.

Using her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances, Nhu Loan sings Can't Give You Up on the Paris by Night - Nua Vang Trang program.

Men Say Tinh Ai by Nhu Loan, which is the Vietnamese iteration of the Turkish tune Her Nerdeysen by Tarkan, is her official solo debut under Thuy Nga.

For her Men Say Tinh Ai performance, Nhu Loan uses her sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Sunday Buon by both Bao Han and Nhu Loan features their sexy Britney Spears-like crop top/dances.

Ngại Nam Vẫn Đợi by Nhu Loan, which is the Vietnamese incarnation of the Japanese-language music tune, features Thaifoon's English rap verses.

Passion Remains is the English version of a Vietnamese tune, belonging to Nhu Loan.

Kevin Quinn (who works with Randy Petersen and Tim Heintz from Disney) did the English lyrics for Nhu Loan's Passion Remains tune.

In addition, Thanh Thao also sings some of the noted songs from Minh Tuyet, who is the Vietnamese answer to Britney Spears, like Da Khong Yeu Thi Thoi and Trai Tim Lo Lam.

For Thanh Thao, her cover version of the Britney Spears tune ...Baby One More Time is performed in Anaheim, which houses Disneyland, in the late-2010's.

What makes Thanh Thao's cover version of the Britney Spears tune ...Baby One More Time a suitable performance is the fact that Anaheim houses Disney, which gives the world Britney Spears.

On Paris by Night 73, a medley is by Loan Chau, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan.

What makes the medley for Paris by Night 73 a suitable tune is that both Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan are inspired by Britney Spears.

Similarly, both Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan use crop tops and low-rise fashion, the latter also utilizing a lower-back tattoo based upon Britney Spears.

Tim Ve Pho Xua is on Paris by Night - 20th Anniversary.

Noted singers in Tim Ve Pho Xua on Paris by Night - 20th Anniversary include Lynda Trang Dai and Minh Tuyet, both of whom, for the first time, are in this PBN stage together, plus Nhu Loan.

Paris by Night - Dreams features the finale with a song known as Khieu Vu Ben Nhau, the Vietnamese version of a French song by Dalida, with singers doing it all together.

Some of the notable singers in this Paris by Night - Dreams finale include Lynda Trang Dai and Minh Tuyet, both of whom are in this PBN stage together again.

Lynda Trang Dai and Minh Tuyet, both in Tim Ve Pho Xua and the Paris by Night - Dreams finale, are being compared to Madonna and Britney Spears, both in the duet Me Against the Music.

Marilyn Monroe is an idol for both Madonna and Britney Spears.

Take Our Time is by Bao Han, featuring Henry Chuc and Thaifoon, written by Tim Heintz (who works with Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn from Disney).

Some Tinh DVDs start with medleys which feature Minh Tuyet in a sexy Britney Spears-like crop top trend, starting with Tinh 10.

Using Britney Spears-like crop tops is sexy for Minh Tuyet in the MTV-like music videos for Ve Cuoi Duong Tinh and Xa Nhau, Ta Xa Nhau featuring Gen One.

Hay Hua Nghe Anh has an MTV-like music video in Minh Tuyet's Mo Nhung Ngay Nang Len.

In the Hay Hua Nghe Anh music video, Minh Tuyet is sexy for using her Britney Spears-like crop top trend, but also has actors playing rock band members.

Mo Nhung Ngay Nang Len has an MTV-like music video, also in Minh Tuyet's Mo Nhung Ngay Nang Len DVD, in which she appears with wet hair in a sexy way.

Anh Da Ra Di is Minh Tuyet's cover iteration of the one by Ho Ngoc Ha for her 2005 album Va Em Da Yeu, both written by Duc Tri.

With its sad lyrics recalling heartbreak and departure, Anh Da Ra Di, written by Duc Tri, and originally sung by Ho Ngoc Ha and covered by Minh Tuyet, conversely has an upbeat tone and a rap section.

Rhythm & blues and dance-pop elements are incorporated in the upbeat tone and rap section of the Anh Da Ra Di tune, written by Duc Tri, and sung by both Ho Ngoc Ha and Minh Tuyet.

The paradox for Anh Da Ra Di by both Ho Ngoc Ha and Minh Tuyet is a high-energy catchy beat being paired with deeply vulnerable lyrics.

Like the Hay Hua Nghe Anh video, Minh Tuyet is sexy for her Britney Spears-like crop top trend in the MTV-like music video for her Anh Da Ra Di version (originally sung by Ho Ngoc Ha).

The sexy MTV-like music video for Anh Da Ra Di by Minh Tuyet is set in a mine.

Plus, the MTV-like music video for Ngại Nam Vẫn Đợi by Nhu Loan featuring Thaifoon is sexy for her Britney Spears-like crop top trend.

Viennie V, an American singer having Vietnamese ancestry, has some of her noted influences, including Madonna and Britney Spears, the latter being an influence on her music videos and choreography.

5 Alarm by Viennie V has a music video making references to Britney Spears' Till the World Ends.

Thinking of You by Viennie V has a music video that makes references to Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time.

Anh Da Quen Em (2002) has a low-budget music video that is notable for interspersing Thanh Thao's performance shots with animated footage from Disney's Aladdin film.

Disney has given the world both Britney Spears and the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz music trio, influences on Minh Tuyet, Nhu Loan and Thanh Thao.