This distinctive persona led him to be the most popular Gladiator in the history of the show, although he courted controversy.

"The Segovia Collection," to be released Tuesday, is an appealingly organized celebration of this great guitarist's repertory and distinctive, though often idiosyncratic, interpretive persona.

He never imposed a personal style on his magazines but gave each one a distinctive persona.

This latest volume by Mr. Gould can be seen as an expression of his distinctive persona.

A song stylist with a distinctive persona can go a long way to make these songs soar.

Instead, fledgling singers have the option of forging a distinctive artistic persona in the much broader repertory that has been embraced by companies everywhere.

In both shows celebrity guests appear as themselves and Shandling essentially plays himself: a star of a television show and stand-up comedian with a distinctive "comic persona and rhythm".

Clearly, then, headliners with a strong distinctive persona are needed to make this sort of thing work, and even that is no guarantee.

But the mixes are odd, some tracks don't lift-off and his vocals lack a distinctive persona.

With lyrics and stage stances, Mr. D'Arby is also constructing a distinctive persona: a lover who also thinks about family, tradition and salvation.