Solo

The term solo has different meanings in a different context.

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• Solo is a descriptive term applied to any activity done alone. Examples include flying, driving, singing, playing a musical instrument, or anything normally or previously done as part of a group or team. For example, the members of the Spice Girls have subsequently had "solo careers" in various fields.

Music

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• In music, a solo is part of a piece of music played predominantly by one performer, often with other performers providing less prominent "backing".
• Also in music, a solo artist is musician who works on their own rather than as a part of a band.
• Solo, an album by Hugh Cornwell.

Cards

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• Solo is a trick-taking card game based on whist. A major distinctive feature is that one player often plays against the other three, while in the regular game they team in pairs.

City

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• The city of Solo, formally known as Surakarta, 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia was a center of power during the great Javanese kingdoms.

Names

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• Solo, was the name of a British hacker, real name Gary McKinnon
• Solo is a huge gang in Hickory, North Carolina
• Fictional characters named Solo include:
• Napoleon Solo - a main character from the original television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• Han Solo - a main character from the Star Wars series of films
• Solo, an anti-terrorist lethal vigilante from Marvel Comics

Movie

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• Solo was a 1977 romantic drama movie directed by Tony Williams.
• Solo was a 1996 science fiction film directed by Norberto Barba.

Other

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• Solo is a debit card produced by the Switch Card Scheme (now part of the Maestro brand) for customers who require additional financial checking (e.g. younger customers and those with less money).
• Solo is both a Norwegian and an Australian soft drink (the two are not related in any way).
• Solo A class of racing dinghy designed by Jack Holt in the 1950s
• Solo is a Swedish magazine.
 
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