Famous People with Name Measha

Measha Brueggergosman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Measha Brueggergosman: a Canadian soprano who performs both as a concert artist and opera singer.Brueggergosman's paternal great-great-great great grandfather was an African American who fled slavery in Connecticut during the American Revolution to Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the 1780s, later settling in Fredericton. Brueggergosman learned of her African American roots on "Who Do You Think You Are" a British based program bought by the CBC. According to DNA records, it is likely her ancestors came from the Bassa people of Cameroon.[1] As a child Brueggergosman began singing in the choir of her local Baptist church. As a teen, she took voice lessons in her home town, and spent summers on scholarships at the Boston Conservatory and at a choral camp in Rothesay, New Brunswick. She studied for one year with New Brunswick soprano Wendy Nielson, before moving on to studies at the University of Toronto, where she obtained a B.Mus, and then pursuing a Master's degree at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Ian Measham            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Ian Measham: was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Cambridge United, Burnley & Doncaster Rovers.Ian Measham started his football career at Huddersfield Town F.C., at the age of 16. He signed full terms with Huddersfield in 1982 and played for them for five years, which included two short loan spells at Lincoln City and Rochdale.