Rebecca & Fiona Takes Bullets to the Dancefloor


CHART SPOTLIGHT. The DJ duo Rebecca & Fiona could easily become our next pop export, following Robyn’s footsteps. Their latest single “Bullets” spent a sole week on the Swedish single tally at No.34. The track has a seductive melody and a 2am groove.

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No newcomers to music, the duo comes from musical families. Rebecca Scheja is the daughter of pianist Staffan Scheja and Fiona FitzPatrick’s father was a famous musician and lyricist in the 1980s.

In 2010, SVT (Swedish public service) followed the duo in a documentary series. WelcheMusic hopes that the track will end up in Grey’s Anatomy anytime soon.

 

Welcome to Sweden, Ryan Adams


CHART REFLECTION. According to Billboard, will begin a 12-date European tour this June. He will open the tour in Stockholm on Jun.10, followed by stops throughout the Nordics and the rest of Europe. His biggest chart success in Sweden to date is the 2005 album Cold Roses which made it to No.8. Gold (2001) and Easy Tiger (2007) also reached the top ten.

Née David Ryan Adams in 1974, the singer-songwriter reigns from Jacksonville, North Carolina. He was initially a member of the group Whiskeytown and took the solo route in 2000. Ryan Adams married singer/actress Mandy Moore in 2009.

Adams released the metal-leaning album Orion last May.

Will George Michael’s True Faith Bring Him Back to the Charts


CHART SPOTLIGHT. In 1987, New Order got a huge hit with “True Faith.” Expect the song to return to the charts in short as this will be George Michael’s next single. Although not an official choice, Michael has decided to donate the proceeds to Comic Relief.

A WelcheMusic favourite, the New Order original was produced by legendary Stephen Hague. It was issued on two different 12-inch vinyls including remixes from Shep Pettibone. The original peaked at No.4 in 1987 and New Order re-visited the charts in 1994 when a Perfecto remix made it to No.9. The track has been frequently used in films, including a nightclub scene in Mary Harron’s adaptation of American Psycho (by Bret Easton Ellis). It has also been included in Brights Lights, Big City and the US version of Queer as Folks. It was also featured in the season finale of The Vampire Diaries. “True Faith” was followed by “Touched By the Hand of God” which made it to No.20 in the UK.

Roxette Achieves UK Top 40 Hit and Beats J.Lo


CHART SPOTLIGHT. UK radio programmers have embraced Roxette as “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)” achieves Top 40 status in its first week. The new single bows at No.32 on the UK Radio Airplay Chart this week with an audience reach of 20.85m people.

In addition, Roxette bows at No.4 on the Pre-Release chart which count downs the most popular tracks ahead of their commercial release. That chart is topped by The Wanted’s “Gold Forever,” which WelcheMusic predicts will bow atop of the singles chart come Sunday.

The Wanted is followed by Eliza Doolittle’s latest “Mr Medicine” and Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger’s “Don’t Hold Your Breath.” Roxette manages to beat Taylor Swift and even Jennifer Lopez’ “On the Floor.”

This hopefully will bed for a comeback to the singles tally, where Roxette hasn’t been present since 2005. The duo peaked at No.18 in a remix of “Fading Like a Flower” credited Dancing DJ’s vs. Roxette.

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