A lot has happened this past year. 2012 was definitely a diverse year. From
Gangnam Style to
Call Me Maybe. From the
Twilight saga to the
Hunger Games trilogy. From
The X Factor to
The Voice. Let's take a look at some highlights of 2012 in music, movies and television.
Music:
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2012 marked the year that Justin Bieber's record for most views on YouTube was broken. Korean pop sensation PSY shattered it with over a billion views on YouTube, to make
Gangnam Style the most viewed video of all time. Gotye hit it big with his smash single
Somebody That I Used To Know featuring Kimbra. The quiet, powerful song became the most streamed song in Spotify history. No one can forget bubbly Carly Rae Jepsen's debut song
Call Me Maybe. The pop song quickly became one of the defining songs of the summer of 2012. Indie rock band fun. also became very popular this year with the release of their hit
We Are Young with Janelle Monae. In fact, their new fame was so powerful, fun. leads the Grammy nominations.
Movies
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2012 marked the year that the
Twilight saga came to a close. After five years and four books, most people have had their share of sparkling vampires, but there's no doubting the impact it has left on the market. Almost every new teenage "chick flick" must have some sort of mythical creature backed up by good-looking men. Christopher Nolan's epic ending to his Batman series also came to a close with
The Dark Night Rises. Critics and fans raved about it, calling it the best Batman yet. As we closed a chapter in Batman, we opened another in the
Hunger Games made its debut, breaking box office records. The screenplay was well done and fans were thrilled that the story stuck close to Suzanne Collins' thrilling novel. There were many great films that received Oscar nominations such as
Les Miserables,
Django and
Skyfall.
TV:
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2012 was a year of an epic battle between
The Voice and
The X Factor. Backed by stars Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera,
The Voice crowned its thrid winner, Cassandra Pope. Besides the fact that
The Voice has failed to produce a sustainable winner (none of the previous winners have been able to release a fulll length album), this season had good ratings.
The X Factor crowned its second winner, country crooner Tate Stevens.
X Factor also doesn't have much success in winners, as last year's victor may be dumped by her record label.