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6 Nicknames That Liverpool Has Been Given Over The Course Of Its Rich And Diverse History
Liverpool is full of life, vibrancy and diversity. The City Region is home to incredibly talented people, amazing companies, stunning locations and, quite literally, has world class architecture with over 2,500 Grade Listed Buildings and a spot on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with a number of areas in the city centre being of great historical and cultural interest.
The Liverpool City Region is a place where phenomenal things have happened over its more than 800 year history. With exceptional accomplishments in music and sport to creativity and arts. Here are some of the nicknames that Liverpool has been given.
The World in One City
This sums Liverpool up perfectly. The city is so diverse, creative and has such as sense of community. There are so many things to do and see in the city with so many cultures fusing together and bringing people closer. The rich maritime heritage combined with the love that people have for the city is making it go from strength to strength. Music. Nightlife. Sport. News. Food. Drink. Theatre. Shopping. Commerce. Manufacturing. These are just some of the offerings that Liverpool has pioneered in and continues to achieve to this day.
The Pool of Life
Ideas come to life in Liverpool. People make things happen. So many success stories come from the city region. There is a vibrancy to the city. You can feel the electricity on the streets. Good things happen here.
The Capital of Culture
After being the deservedly successful winner of The European Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool has went from strength to strength with several international museums in the city centre and having the TATE Art Gallery select the city as a main location for one of only three galleries in the UK.
Liverpool is currently going through a major resurgence in which much of Liverpool City Centre is being renovated and expanded with exciting developments going on in almost every street! Liverpool is home to a thriving nightlife, hosts the International Business Festival and has held a number of street theatres and festivals that gained the global spotlight such as La Machine and The Giants Spectacular Trilogy which brought millions upon millions of people to Liverpool, not only that, 2018’s Giant Visit is the largest free street theatre event to have been held in Europe!
The Pool of Talent
The Liverpool City Region certainly is full of talented people. Here is a small list of some talented and successful Liverpudlians:
Cilla Black.
Ken Dodd.
Paul O'Grady.
The Beatles.
Peter Serafinowicz.
Billy Fury.
Paul Hollywood.
David Morrissey.
Steven Gerrard.
Willy Russell.
Pete Burns.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Jamie Carragher.
Some successful Liverpudlian companies includes:
Shop Direct (Littlewoods.com & Very.co.uk).
Matalan.
Lucid Games.
Sayers The Bakers.
Home Bargains.
Boodles.
TJ Hughes.
Cammell Laird.
Starship Group.
The Liverpool Echo.
B&M.
Princes Group.
That is only a small number of exceptional talent from the Liverpool City Region that make a big impact across the UK and globally.
There are also a number of top notch Universities that help build upon this pool of talent such as the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University. Not to mention Liverpool Media Academy, when their choir, LMA Choir, achieved a place on the Live Shows of X-Factor 2018 alongside Liverpudlian local Anthony Russell, leading to their mentor Robbie Williams investing in their University-level college.
World’s Capital of Pop/The World Capital City of Pop
From Liverpool legends such as The Beatles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Billy Fury, Ken Dodd and Cilla Black to modern day's The Wombats, The Coral and Dan Croll. The city is known throughout the world for it’s music scene.
Liverpool is home to LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) which is a University specialising in performing arts that was founded by Sir Paul McCartney. Liverpool is also the city with the most number 1 hit Christmas songs in the UK and the most number 1 hits in the world.
This is just a few of the most fascinating names that our beautiful city beholds, and I am sure that many more are to come.