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34-456: Simon Curtis may refer to: Simon Curtis (actor) , American actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer Simon Curtis (filmmaker) , British film director and producer Simon John Curtis , British farrier, author and lecturer Simon Curtis (author) , British author and educationalist [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with

68-530: A show choir named " Spectacular! ," of which she is leader. Though Nikko is skeptical and condescendingly rejects her offer, Courtney begs him to come to a carnival to see the choir perform and then make his decision. The next day at the carnival, Nikko arrives in time to see the Spectacular! show choir perform "Eye of the Tiger". Afterward, the ever-anxious Courtney once again attempts to persuade Nikko, who

102-402: A bowling night the week before a competition. Only four members, Nikko, Courtney, Caspian and Janet, show up at the bowling alley, where they discover that Tammi and Royce are already bowling in their lane. After a brief confrontation between the two groups, Nikko persuades the others to perform a song using "Rock The World," a spoof of the real-life video game Rock Band . Random selection chooses

136-522: A coveted role in the national tour production of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . Curtis is gay. Curtis won Popstar Magazine and Johnny Wright 's "Get Famous" contest, was named a national top ten finalist in the "Britney Spears Samsung Superstar Tour", was commissioned by Disney to provide a theme song for an annual Disneyland event, was named an official Oklahoma Ambassador of Music, and won

170-606: A free EP, WWW' , on October 12, 2013. It consisted of eight new songs and three alternate covers. Although his sexuality had been questioned beforehand, it was the criticism towards this album's artwork for being "too gay" that led him to defend himself, saying "Love that I'm getting so much heat for my new album artwork being "too gay" on national coming out day." He followed this up with, "With that said, I am gay. *makes dance album, wears midriff-bearing tshirt, puts neon pink leopard font on cover, doesn't care*". According to an article published on Popjustice on March 20, 2014, Curtis

204-433: A rock star by playing a guitar during the song. Nikko and Courtney reconcile, and the group earns a standing ovation. Ta-Da is announced as the winner of the contest and Spectacular! is disqualified because Flux were unregistered members of the act. Tammi reveals to Royce that she had only used him to win the contest and breaks up with him. Even though Spectacular! lost the contest, Nikko's amazing performance got him

238-520: A shot at getting a record deal if he can raise enough money for equipment for his demo, which has to be excellent. Nikko recalls Courtney's offer of half the earnings from the contest Spectacular! plans to perform in, and decides to join the choir in order to get the money to pay for his demo. When he approaches the choir Courtney remembers his mockery of their carnival performance and initially refuses to let him join, but acquiesces after Nikko demonstrates his talent by performing "Break My Heart" in front of

272-466: A song called "For the First Time", which was Courtney and Royce's old duet. She and Nikko sing it, much to Royce's jealousy, and Nikko and Courtney are becoming attracted to each other. Nikko invites Courtney over to his house for a surprise, and when they get there the whole group has assembled on Nikko's rooftop, where they all perform "Your Own Way" for Courtney. Courtney, instead of being impressed,

306-431: A song called "Something to Believe In". Spectacular! begins intense rehearsals and all seems well ("Just Freak"), until Mr. Dickinson pays Nikko and Stavros a visit and informs them that his boss is offering Nikko and Flux a record deal after an audition and will only be available on Saturday night. Knowing that Spectacular! is scheduled to perform at the concert on Saturday night, Nikko is torn between his commitment to

340-443: Is Courtney's ex-boyfriend. Upon witnessing Ta-da's good performance and the snobby attitudes of Tammi and Royce, Nikko becomes determined to help Spectacular! win the upcoming competition and begins to think that the group should come up with new dance moves and new music. One day, before Courtney arrives for choir practice, Nikko encourages the other choir members to try things a different way, and performs "Your Own Way", persuading

374-563: Is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born in Michigan and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma , he first gained recognition for his role as Royce Du Lac in the 2009 film Spectacular! before venturing into pop music, during which he released his debut extended play Alter Boy in 2008, his debut full-length studio album, 8Bit Heart in 2010, and in 2011, he released his second studio album (and first commercial release) RA ;

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408-413: Is just warming up, and that he is better than what he is giving out. Nikko begs them to let him show where his "heart is." When it is Spectacular! s turn to sing "Something to Believe In" at the national competition, Nikko, much to Courtney's surprise and delight, arrives onstage right before the chorus, belting out a long note. Flux joins him, playing background music, and Mr. Romano reprises his dream as

442-421: Is less than impressed by the group's performance and style, to join the show choir and help them win a national contest, even offering him half the group's earnings from the contest in exchange for his consent. Nikko declines to join the group, stating that he isn't interested in choir. Soon, another show choir named Ta-da performs "Things We Do for Love". The lead singers are Royce ( Simon Curtis ), who used to be

476-474: Is mad at him for turning his back on "Spectacular!" but instead she kisses him on the cheek and wishes him luck. On concert night, Ta-Da performs "On the Wings of a Dream" and earns much applause and acclaim from the audience. Meanwhile, Nikko and Flux perform at their audition for the record deal, but Nikko's heart is not in it and the producers notice and tell him they are not interested; Stavros says that Nikko

510-744: Is now part of an electropop duo called Wrathschild which has been working with producer Ray Reich over the past two years. The debut single "Fall Into Love" premiered on Billboard.com on March 24 and became available on iTunes on March 31. On December 1, 2014, Fuse Literary announced Curtis had joined the company. Curtis later backed this up by stating through his Twitter "suffice it to say, books are coming". He has published two books so far, Boy Robot and its sequel, Robot Army. Curtis announced through Twitter on new years he would be returning to music with his third studio album. The songs within his new album, titled as "Super 8-bit Heart", are various remixes of songs found in his previous album "8-bit Heart". So far,

544-507: Is upset, accusing Nikko to have betrayed her by practicing another routine behind her back, and then leaves. Later that night, Nikko goes to Courtney's house to apologize and almost has a fistfight with Royce, who has come to ask Courtney to get back together with him. Courtney rejects Royce, who tauntingly tells Nikko that Ta-Da will beat Spectacular! at the competition in the "weirdest trash talk that [Nikko's] ever heard." After Royce leaves, Nikko apologizes to Courtney for taking control of

578-581: The University of Tulsa Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance. At 20, Curtis began recording with local record producer Jadion. There they began the sessions that would ultimately result in Curtis' début album Alter Boy EP . Curtis and Jadion were commissioned by Disney to deliver a theme song for the annual Disneyland Resort event, Flashback, which later became a charity single benefiting

612-579: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America. In early 2009, Curtis made his film debut starring in the Nickelodeon musical TV film Spectacular! . He landed the role of Royce Du Lac, the lead singer of a show choir, Ta-da and Tammi's boyfriend. In late 2009, Curtis once again began to work on his musical career. He teamed up with friend producer Jeff "Jadion" Wells and in about thirteen days, he wrote and recorded 8Bit Heart . He chose to release

646-583: The album for free on his official website after meeting the goal of six thousand followers on his Twitter profile. The album was well received by the pop community and was downloaded over 150,000 times in the two weeks following its release. Curtis did this without a manager or record label. He was the opening act of Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean on May 6, 2010, at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. On May 16, 2011, Curtis released

680-452: The choir and his one shot at getting a record deal. He tries to inform Courtney of his decision to audition for the record deal, but cannot bring himself to do it. Meanwhile, Amy informs Stavros that Nikko has joined choir and Stavros confronts Nikko in front of the members of Spectacular! , insisting that Niko drop out of choir and audition for the record deal instead. The other members of Spectacular! are upset at Nikko for bailing on them at

714-413: The club through the back, barely making his cue for "Don't Tell Me". At the end of the song, he kicks over one of the amps, destroying it for effect. After the performance, the other members of Flux , upset by his carelessness, kick him out of the band; Nikko's girlfriend Amy ( Britt Irvin ), who is also in the band, dumps him. After the band members leave, Courtney frantically attempts to recruit Nikko into

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748-441: The competition. They later meet up at Nikko's house, unbeknown to Courtney, and Nikko begins to teach them new dance moves, stating that if they perform the song in front of Courtney she would be impressed and may agree to change the group's style. The choir assembles at Nikko's house every night to practice while still attending practices with Courtney every afternoon. Nikko learns of Spectacular! ' s tradition of gathering for

782-483: The first single from his second album RA (stylized as R∆ ) titled "Superhero" as well as a remix titled "Superhero (The Remix)" on his independent label BoyRobot Records through the iTunes Store . The second single from the album, titled "Flesh", was released May 31, along with a remix titled "Flesh (Future Freestyle Remix)". On June 7, he released the full-length album and it debuted at number 20 on Billboard ' s Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Curtis released

816-454: The group behind her back and offers to do things her way, but Courtney admits that the group needs a change. Courtney's mother tells Nikko that he can bring some good and change to the "Spectacular!" group and that Courtney will know how far they are actually able to push the envelope to win. The two of them decide to combine their talents and perform a song that everyone can agree upon, and Mr. Romano ( Greg Germann ), their music teacher, suggests

850-419: The group, dressed in hideous cowboy costumes, goes to perform at the club Nikko and his old band, Flux , had performed at in the beginning of the movie. There Nikko runs into his old band members, leading to an awkward confrontation and a lot of mockery from Flux . Meanwhile, Ta-da , who are also at the club, performs their song "Lonely Love Song". Nikko discovers from the other Spectacular! members that Royce

884-422: The last minute, and Courtney feels that Nikko has betrayed her again. Mr. Romano visits Nikko, who is having a tough time deciding what to do, at his house and reveals that he was once in a famous band as Joey Rome that could have been more successful if he hadn't flopped and broke his contract due to his fear of taking risks. Before leaving to go audition for the record deal, Courtney shows up. Nikko fears that she

918-482: The lead singer for Spectacular! but quit after breaking up with Courtney, and Tammi ( Victoria Justice ), Royce's new girlfriend who is a snobby and selfish girl. It is hinted she was a member of "Spectacular!" because of the number of times Courtney calls her a backstabber and that the letter I in her name stand for the "ice in her veins". Later on, Nikko meets with and performs for a famous music producer named Mr. Dickenson ( Matthew Bennett ), who informs him that he has

952-424: The others to join in, Nikko sang the beginning of the song, and ask the others to show some talents, Tajid ( Avan Jogia ) started beatboxing, then other members Janet ( Shannon Chan-Kent ), Caspian (Joel Ballard) and Robin ( Andrea Lewis ) showcase their singing talent. Though they are initially reluctant to go against Courtney's wishes, the rest of the group eventually agree that they need a new routine in order to win

986-439: The record deal. After everyone leaves, Nikko and Courtney share a kiss. It ends with Spectacular! , Flux , and Mr. Romano in a studio together recording a song, suitably named "Everything Can Change", with Nikko and Courtney as the lead singers in the song. The order of the songs on the soundtrack, and the order of musical performances in the movie are minor changes. Rather than "Eye of the Tiger" and "Things We Do For Love" being

1020-502: The remixes haven't been identified by Curtis, or anyone else . Spectacular! Spectacular! attracted 3.7 million viewers during its premiere. As the opening credits roll, a band called Flux, apparently with no singer, starts to play at a nightclub. Among the audience is a girl named Courtney Lane ( Tammin Sursok ). Interspersed with the scenes of the band playing, lead singer Nikko Alexander ( Nolan Gerard Funk ) calmly walks into

1054-501: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Curtis&oldid=1075092764 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Simon Curtis (actor) Simon Curtis (born March 18, 1986)

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1088-425: The two final performances, like on the soundtrack, they are the second and third, respectively. On February 3, 2009, Nickelodeon released the Spectacular! soundtrack, featuring songs from the entire cast, including Nolan Gerard Funk and Tammin Sursok . The album, released by Nick Records , includes songs such as "Don't Tell Me" and "Everything Can Change". The DVD of the film was released on March 31, 2009, in

1122-492: The two later releases were released through his independent label, BoyRobot Records. RA debuted at number 20 on Billboard ' s Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Simon Curtis was born in the state of Michigan , United States, and spent his earliest years in Alpena . His family later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma . At the age of ten, he was diagnosed with leukemia . He graduated from Jenks High School in 2004. Curtis earned

1156-441: The whole group, who are impressed by his vocals. When they are practicing, however, Nikko finds out that dancing for show choir is not as easy as it looks and cannot easily pick up the dance routines. Nikko, who lives with his older brother Stavros ( Christopher Jacot ), does not inform his brother that he has joined show choir or that he is attempting to get a record deal because he knows Stavros would not approve. Several days later

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