He is one of the most iconic recording artists of the 20th century and his influence shaped the global entertainment industry.

A HOT wind blew. All about there was the chatter of the macaws. From somewhere upriver came the tom-tom rhythms of the natives. Mr Lenihan, in his khakis, raised an iced gin to cool his cheek. He lounged heroically in the seedy bar — the ceiling fans churned, the lizards raced the walls — and he took a smoky glance from the one-legged chanteuse as she rose to sing. A Frenchie, in her 40s, a woman with a past and a Gitane rasp. Mr Lenihan swayed gently as she sang. No regrets…

IN A special Millennium edition Time magazine named Frank Sinatra ‘the voice’ of the 20th century.

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The most bizarre duet ever could be on the cards - if Bette Midler gets her way with rapper pal 50 Cent.

Liv Tyler has found love with Elizabeth Hurley's multimillionaire ex-boyfriend Steve Bing, according to tabloid reports.

IF it had been a cinema, the lights would have dimmed, the low notes of a double-bass would have dominated a foreboding soundtrack and the whispers of an uneasy cast would have been broken only by a blood-curdling scream.

A comedy drama starring Steve Coogan and written by the team behind 'The Royle Family' has begun filming, the BBC said today.

Singer Sheryl Crow has reportedly found love with Elizabeth Hurley's ex-boyfriend, movie producer Steve Bing.

HOME favourites, Chloe Magee and Karen Bing, claimed the Women’s Doubles title at the Yonex Irish International Badminton Championships in Lisburn yesterday.

IRELAND’S Scott Evans is hoping that his return to home soil can inspire him to a successful run at this weekend’s Yonex Irish International Championships in Lisburn.

Dallas actor Larry Hagman still gets stopped in the street by fans who want to know who shot his character JR.

Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman has slammed reports she is dating millionaire Steve Bing, insisting she is a "single woman".

Nicole Kidman's relationship with Steve Bing has stepped up a notch, with the billionaire movie mogul visiting her in Sydney and even taking in dinner with her family.

On January 7, 2005, we published a story which asserted that film producer Steve Bing had denied model Elizabeth Hurley's claims that he was the father of her then-unborn child.

Nicole Kidman treated her two children to an LA Lakers basketball game on Christmas Day - without her billionaire boyfriend Steve Bing.

The love song Fairytale of New York, sung by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl, has been voted the favourite Christmas song.

Friends are convinced Nicole Kidman is planning to marry her new lover, film producer Steve Bing, after dating him for three months.

Billionaire film producer Steve Bing has met the son he had with Elizabeth Hurley for the first time.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has been linked with Elizabeth Hurley's ex-boyfriend Steve Bing by a British newspaper.

Ireland’s Huang Bing is second seed at the Czech International Badminton Championships which gets underway in Liberec today.

Matthew Perry says he had to fight back the tears when it came time to say goodbye to wisecracking Chandler Bing

STEVE BING has stumbled in his legal battle with actor Sean Penn after a judge threw out part of his $15m (13m lawsuit.

LIZ HURLEY’S former boyfriend, American film producer Steve Bing and his lawyer yesterday received a public apology at the High Court over an allegation that they had orchestrated a vicious campaign to destroy the actress’s reputation.

The entertainment industry must not blacklist people who speak out against war with Iraq, America’s Screen Actors Guild warned today.

Hollywood producer Steve Bing is suing Sean Penn for $14m (€13m), accusing the “crazy and irrational” actor of attempted extortion.

A Chinese national has been jailed for five years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in kidnapping two compatriots and demanding money from them.

PAT DALY of Ballinhassig, Co. Cork will have one of the leading fancies for the Boyle Bookmakers Derby at Clonmel in February following the success of his impressive puppy Judicial Castlelu in the final of the Patsy Byrne Corn na Féile Derby at Abbeyfeale.

Millionaire Steve Bing today agreed to pay £1.8m (€2.8m) for the upbringing of his son by Liz Hurley.

Actors Sean Penn and Woody Allen are to appear in Why Men Shouldn’t Marry, a comedy that will mark the directorial debut of Liz Hurley's ex-lover Steve Bing.

Hollywood producer Steve Bing is to make his directorial debut on a film entitled Why Men Shouldn’t Marry.

Sean Penn and Woody Allen are to star in a new film being directed by Steve Bing.

DNA tests have proved that Hollywood producer Steve Bing is the father of Liz Hurley's baby son Damian.

Liz Hurley says she is "extremely distressed" to hear Steve Bing has started legal proceedings to establish whether he is the father of her newborn child.

Actress and model Liz Hurley said tonight she was ‘‘extremely distressed’’ to hear that her former lover Steve Bing had started legal proceedings to establish whether he is the father of her newborn child.

Steve Bing's latest ex-lover has flown to Britain to meet Liz Hurley.

Hugh Grant says he won't be flying to California to confront Steve Bing.

A TV producer who dated Steve Bing after he split with Liz Hurley says he deserves the abuse he's getting.

Model and actress Liz Hurley today gave birth to a baby boy.

Hollywood film producer Steve Bing is suing a British newspaper claiming he faced death threats when The Mirror urged readers to call him after he denied he fathered Elizabeth Hurley’s expected child.

Liz Hurley says she hopes she does not have to take legal action to get child support from Steve Bing.

Pregnant Liz Hurley said she was deeply hurt by claims by millionaire Stephen Bing that their relationship was not ‘‘exclusive’’.

Liz Hurley says she is deeply hurt by claims by Stephen Bing that their relationship is not "exclusive".

The American tycoon reported to be in a paternity row with pregnant actress Liz Hurley has gone to ground.