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Published February 23, 2022

Journalist delivers reports in six languages, and the music world mourns the loss of two influential frontmen

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Philip Crowther via twitter
Philip Crowther via twitter

TV Journalist goes viral after delivering flawless reports in several languages

An Associated Press reporter has people swooning after showing off his knack for languages.

Philip Crowther, stationed in Ukraine, delivered six live reports in six different languages: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

Each of them is flawless.

He compiled a montage of his multilingualism which has garnered a huge reaction. Many are calling his skills sexy.

One Twitter user asked, "Oh my God is this man married?? If he's not, where can I submit my application?

Another user joked that this was "the most exciting thing that's happened in Luxembourg since the last war in Europe."

It's a remarkable sight for sure.

Lead singer of Procol Harum, Gary Brooker dies at 76

Gary Brooker, lead singer and pianist of the 60's rock band Procol Harum, had died at 76 years old.

The band confirmed the news in a statement saying, "With the deepest regret we must announce the death on 19 February 2022 of Gary Brooker MBE, singer, pianist and composer of Procol Harum, and a brightly-shining, irreplaceable light in the music industry. Aged 76, he had been receiving treatment for cancer but died peacefully at home."

The band formed in 1966 and a year later had their most iconic hit, "A Whiter Shade of Pale."

The song is said to have been the kick-off to the Summer of Love in 1966 and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008.

Screaming Trees Singer Mark Lanegan dies at 57

Mark Lanegan, lead singer from the 90's band "Screaming Trees and "Queens of the Stone Age," has died at 57.

Lanegan's powerful and influential voice rose in the emergence of the 1990s grunge era.

The group formed in 1988, but their biggest success came with their 1992 album "Sweet Oblivion."

He collaborated with other artists when "Screaming Trees" broke up, including "Queens of the Stone age.".

In his latest memoir, "Devil in a Coma," Lanegan talked about his serious bout with Covid -19 in 2021. He was put into a medically induced coma at an ICI in Ireland and suffered other health issues.

No cause of death has been released.

feature image courtesy of Philip Crowther via twitter

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