She Sold 3.2m Albums in the US Alone

By now, many of us already know about Susan Boyle’s astonishing performance in Britain’s Got Talent. Not surprisingly, the album racked up record sales in the UK. But, listen to this. In just six weeks, Susan Boyle sold 3.1m albums in the United States alone. Only Taylor Swift’s Fearless can beat that.  Her breakthrough there came with America’s Got Talent as more than 13m viewers saw her perform The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.” She’s also appeared on Dancing with the Stars as well as X-Factor.

Linda Sundblad in Command of Let’s Dance

First of all, let’s just clear the fact that Strictly Come Dancing is called Let’s Dance in Sweden.  It premiered back in 2006, when former Idol contestant Måns Zelmerlöw won the competition. Let’s Dance is back this Friday on Jan.8 and WelcheMusic is more excited about the new soundtrack than the format itself.
Linda Sundblad debuted in the group Lambretta at 15. The group had hits such as “Bimbo” and “Creep,” Her break as a solo artist came in 2006, with the album Oh My God! with producers such as Max Martin. He also co-wrote the single “To All My Girls,” which was released last autumn.
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“Let’s Dance” has already reached No.5 on the Swedish iTunes chart ahead of Black Eyed Peas and Jason Derulo.
  • You can download the track from TV4 here.

“Life on Mars” – Like You Never Heard It

Let’s dedicate some space to one of the best tracks ever recorded. “Life on Mars”  was initially included on the David Bowie album Hunky Dory back in 1971. It wasn’t released as a single until 1973, when it reached No.3 on the UK singles chart. In true Spotify style, WelcheMusic has collected the covers of “Life on Mars”. Listen to Brazilian singer Seu Jorge’s version, which was featured in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Barbra Streisand’s cover or Mr. Heidi Klum – Seal.

  • The Life on Mars Cover Collection to download here

Listen to Alicia Key’s “Unknown” No.1 with Alejandro Sanz

CHART SPOTLIGHT. WelcheMusic has previously reported on Alicia Keys’ success with her latest album The Element of Freedom, which peaked at No.2 on the Billboard 200 in December.

“Empire State of Mind” recently topped the chart, while Alicia Keys’ ballad version already climbs the chart in different territories. The Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz duets with Alicia Keys on “Looking for Paradise,” a track that has topped the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart for the last nine weeks.

The track also topped the Spanish singles chart as well as the Latin Pop Songs and Tropical Songs charts in the States.

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