Anya Major

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Anya Major (* 1966 in the United Kingdom ) is a British athlete , actress , model and singer who gained worldwide fame through her participation in the 1984 commercial for the computer manufacturer Apple and the music video for the song Nikita , recorded by Elton John , for its single - Decoupling it also appeared on the cover in a later reissue .

Apple commercial

A hammer thrower was urgently needed for a commercial for the redesigned Apple Macintosh , after almost one death occurred during rehearsals with actresses inexperienced in this discipline. Therefore, the choice fell on the passionate amateur athlete Anya Major. The official world premiere of the 60-second commercial was shown on January 22, 1984 at the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Raiders and the Washington Redskins (38: 9).

Nikita music video and own recordings

Then Major played the border soldier Nikita on the inner-German border in the music video of the song of the same name .

In the tradition of this portrayal, Major soon afterwards recorded the also Russian -sounding song Moscow Nights , in which she missed “her Nikita”. Her likeness appeared on the cover of the record in the representation of Nikita from the aforementioned music video. After another recording of the song One Word , her short but sensational career in the global limelight came to an end. Today she lives in England with her husband Kim Rajah and their three children .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) (commercial on YouTube )
  2. Jump up ↑ Cover of the single Nikita from Musik Sammlung
  3. ↑ The 1984 Apple Commercial: The Making of a Legend ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; accessed on August 20, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.curtsmedia.com
  4. ↑ Michael Hiltzik: 30 years later, there's still been only one great Super Bowl ad (English; article from February 2, 2014)
  5. ↑ Nikita (music video on YouTube)
  6. ↑ Anya: Moscow Nights (appearance in the WWF Club on January 31, 1986 on YouTube)
  7. ↑ Cover of the single Moscow Nights on YouTube
  8. ↑ Anya: One Word (music video on YouTube)
  9. ↑ Profile at Discogs (English; accessed on August 20, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Major, Anya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sportswoman, actress, model and singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom