Candy (disambiguation)

Candy is a type of confectionery prepared by dissolving sugar in water or milk and boiling it until it starts to caramelize.

Candy may also refer to:

Books, comics, and films

• Candy (novel), a 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
  • Candy (1968 film), a film based on the Southern and Hoffenberg novel
• Candy (Kevin Brooks novel), a 2005 novel by Kevin Brooks
• Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction, a 1998 novel by Australian writer Luke Davies
  • Candy (2006 film), a film based on the Davies novel
• Candy Candy, a Japanese shojo manga and anime
• Candy (manga), a Japanese yaoi manga
• Candy (magazine), a Filipino periodical

Business

• Candy (company), an Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances
• Candie's, a brand of shoes
• Candy & Candy, billionaire property developers

Music

Groups

• Candy (band), mid-1980s American power-pop band
• Candy (Malaysian band), a Malaysian all-female rock band
• Candy 66, a Venezuelan alternative metal band
• The Candy Band, an American punk-rock group for children
• Candies (group), a Japanese vocal group

Albums

• Candy (Mandy Moore album)
• Candy (Lee Morgan album)
• Candy (Jo Stafford album)
• Candy, by Con Funk Shun

Songs

• "Candy" (1944 song), popularized by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford
• "Candy" (Aggro Santos song), featuring ex-Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt
• "Candy" (Ash song)
• "Candy" (Cameo song)
• "Candy" (Foxy Brown song)
• "Candy" (H.O.T. song)
• "Candy" (Iggy Pop song), with Kate Pierson; covered by Killer Barbies
• "Candy" (Ken Hirai song)
• "Candy" (Koda Kumi song)
• "Candy" (LL Cool J song)
• "Candy" (Mandy Moore song)
• "Candy" (Paolo Nutini song)
• "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)", by Snoop Dogg
• "Candy"/"Molly's Lips", a split single by The Fluid and Nirvana
• "Candy", by Bikini Kill from Revolution Girl Style Now!
• "Candy", by Enon from Hocus Pocus
• "Candy", by Luv Unlimited, featured on DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix and 7thMIX
• "Candy", by Morphine from Cure for Pain
• "Candy", by The Presidents of the United States of America from The Presidents of the United States of America
• "Candy", by Will Smith from Big Willie Style
• "Candy-O" (song), by The Cars
• "CANDY♥", by Riyu Kosaka from begin

Places

• An alternate name for Candia, Crete (modern Heraklion)
• Another name for the island of Crete
• 3015 Candy, a main belt asteroid

People

Surname Candy

• Charles Candy (1832-1910), Union officer in the American Civil War
• Christian and Nick Candy, property developers
• Don Candy (born 1929), Australian tennis player
• John Candy (1950–1994), Canadian comedic actor

Given name or nickname Candy

• Candy Atherton (born 1955), British journalist and former Member of Parliament
• Candy Barr (1935-2005), American stripper, exotic dancer and model
• Candy Broad (born 1956), Australian politician
• Candy Candido (1913-1999), American radio performer, bass player and voice actor
• Candy Clark (born 1947), American actress
• Candy Crowley (born 1948), CNN television anchor and chief political correspondent
• William Arthur (also known as Candy Cummings) (1848-1924), American baseball player credited with inventing the curve ball
• Candy Darling (1944-1974), American transsexual actress
• Candy Dulfer (born 1969), Dutch jazz saxophonist
• Candy Jones (1925-1990), born Jessica Arline Wilcox, American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess
• Candy Hsu (born 1998), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• Candy Lo (born 1974), Canto-rock singer-songwriter and actress from Hong Kong
• Candy Maldonado (born 1960), former Major League Baseball player
• Candy Nelson (1849-1910), early Major League Baseball player
• Candy Reynolds (born 1955), American former tennis player
• Candy Spelling (born 1945), American author and socialite, widow of film and television producer Aaron Spelling
• Emily Zheng, also known as Candy, Taiwanese actress, member of Blackie

Fictional characters

• Candy, from Of Mice and Men
• Candy (Dave the Barbarian), in the American animated television series Dave The Barbarian
• DJ Candy, in the video game MySims
• Etta Candy, in the DC Comics Wonder Woman series
• Candy Smiles, from Cory in the House
• Candy Southern, in the Marvel Comics universe

Other uses

• A type of jewelry worn by candy ravers (see Candy raver#Beadwork
• Candy (unit), a traditional South Asian unit of mass
• Tropical Storm Candy, 1968

See also

• All pages beginning with "Candy"
• Candace (given name)
• Candice (disambiguation)
• Candy Boy, a yuri ONA anime
• Candy Girl (disambiguation)
• Candyman (disambiguation)
• Hard candy (disambiguation)
• Candi (disambiguation)
• Kandi (disambiguation)
• Kandy (disambiguation)