Iphoto will not load my photos

Hello There,
This happened so randomly that I honestly do not know what had happened. My iphoto suddenly will not load any pictures that have been stored inside.
The keeps showing this colourful wheel thingy.
I tried pressing <option> & <command> tab to rebuild the photos, but to no avail.
Can somebody help me please ?
Iphoto Version: 8.1.2
Violet

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
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