Författare: Apriyanto
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Great Moments In Eurovision: France, 2008 by Guest Writer Will
In 2008, France brought us Sebastien Tellier, who brought us one of the greatest ever Eurovision songs, “Divine.” Sung mostly in English, Divine sparked controversy in France among politicians. Tellier was eventually allowed to compete but only after a partial French rewrite.
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Lykke Li to Be Featured on Glee
As we count down to the next Glee season, to commence on Apr.12, Popcrush reveals that Swedish singer Lykke Li will be covered. And she’s not in a bad company as songs from Céline Dion and Aretha Franklin will be on the show. Tina will perform Lykke Li’s “I Follow Rivers,” coincidentally produced by Björn…
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Swedes Take Nicole Scherzinger to UK No.1 Spot
The two Swedish producers Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk take ex-Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger to the top of the UK singles chart this week. “Don’t Hold Your Breath” is Scherzinger’s 16th hit. According to Music Week, all of them were Top 20 hits.
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The Wanted Takes Gold Forever to the Top 3
As previously reported, The Wanted was set to bow on this week’s UK singles chart. Singing the official Comic Relief song, “Gold Forever” vaults into No.3. The dance-pop song is written by the prolific song-writers Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Claude Kelly.
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Maia Hirasawa Makes Fragile Eerily Relevant
As reported by the eminent blog Make Believe Melodies, singer Maia Hirasawa’s latest single “Fragile” is eerily relevant. Featured on her latest album, Hirasawa bowed the new black/white video o YouTube.
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Katy Perry Gives E.T. the Remix Treatment
The fourth single off Katy Perry’s album Teenage Dream gets the full remix treatment as a slew of remixes of “E.T.” debuts on Spotify. Released a single in mid-February, the single version features Kanye West as a guest rapper. The track is produced by Dr. Luke, Ammo and Max Martin.
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R.I.P. Nate Dogg
The death of Nate Dogg earlier this week saddened the hip hop community worldwide. Née Nathaniel Dwayne Hale in Long Beach, California 41 years ago Nate Dogg began his career in a local Baptist church.
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Seven Out of Ten Top Entries from Melodifestivalen
No less than seven of the top ten entries of this week’s Swedish singles tally comes from Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade is still leading the pack with “Popular,” still trailed by Danny Saucedo’s “In the Club.” Leapfrogging from 10-3, Swingfly’s “Me and My Drum” manages to beat Sara Varga’s (11-4) and The Moniker’s (15-5) entries. This…
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Peter, Bjorn and John Recognized on the Streets of NYC
When Peter, Bjorn and John were being recognized on the streets of New York City, they knew that they made it. “It just escalated,” says member Björn Yttling in an interview with news daily Expressen.
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Rihanna Adds Another Date to Stockholm Visit
The countdown has already begun as Rihanna will host two concerts in Stockholm this November. Two dates are now penned, 1st and 2nd November. In addition, the singer also has a stop in Malmö (31/10).