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![Singer Samantha Coles and actor Ethan Ericcson arrive at the "Teen People" magazine first anniversary party in Los Angeles, January 6. Ericcson appears in the daytime television drama " The Guiding Light." " Singer Samantha Coles and actor Ethan Ericcson arrive at the "Teen People" magazine first anniversary party in Los Angeles, January 6. Ericcson appears in the daytime television drama " The Guiding Light." "](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D59EJ3/singer-samantha-coles-and-actor-ethan-ericcson-arrive-at-the-teen-people-magazine-first-anniversary-party-in-los-angeles-january-6-ericcson-appears-in-the-daytime-television-drama-the-guiding-light-teen-people-has-an-audience-of-more-than-ten-million-readers-each-month-2D59EJ3.jpg)