idol
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She performed with Nureyev for Queen Elizabeth II. A personal highlight was dancing alongside her idol, Margot Fonteyn, who she had first seen perform as a wide-eyed 20-year-old in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock band known for their worldwide teen idol popularity in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In September, she collaborated with her idol Estefan for a remix of the 1993 track “Chirriqui Chirri.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some followers descended on New York in hopes of catching a glimpse of their idol, with the star-studded event that some commentators dubbed a "royal wedding."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Gaunt, intense, and excitable, with Rasputin’s piercing eyes and a beard that rivaled Darwin's, de Vries already looked like a younger version of his idol.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champ Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Recorded in 1959 by Carl Perkins, one of Ringo’s idols, the song suits the former Beatle’s voice to a tee.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Even after the show began, hundreds of ticketless fans braved the rain to listen to their idols outside the venue.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Rory was one of my idols growing up,” Howell said, “so it’ll be a super special moment for me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I left the bathroom and walked with one of my idols into the arena to march with the rest of my competitors.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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