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Events on Monday 1 January 2007 8
2007 – 20081986 EP and Daft Punk TourReleased the 1986 EP, recorded entirely on a vintage Yamaha DX7 synthesiser. Opened for Daft Punk on their Alive 2006/07 tour, introducing his music to stadium-sized audiences.
20072007: Kimi RäikkönenFerrariFinnish driver Räikkönen, the Iceman, won the title in his first season at Ferrari by a single point, after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso imploded in a bitter intra-team feud.
2007 – 2008America's Got TalentHosted the television talent show America's Got Talent for two seasons.
2007Breakthrough with Coffee Prince and White TowerAchieved mainstream popularity with two hit television dramas: the medical drama Behind the White Tower and the romantic comedy Coffee Prince.
2007Netflix streaming launchesVideo-on-demand revolution beginsNetflix launched its video streaming service in 2007, initially alongside DVD rentals. Within a decade it had transformed how the world watches television and film.
2007 – 2023Return as Optimus Prime in Live-Action FilmsReturned to voice Optimus Prime in Michael Bay's live-action Transformers film, describing the experience as 'slipping into a very old, very comfortable pair of shoes.' He went on to voice the character in all subsequent films through Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), introducing Optimus to an entirely new generation.
2007Romania and Bulgaria join EUEU expands to 27 nationsRomania and Bulgaria became the 26th and 27th members of the European Union on January 1, 2007.
2007 – 2008What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningPublished What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, a memoir reflecting on the parallels between long-distance running and writing. By this point he had completed more than 25 marathons and a 62-mile ultramarathon.