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Lady Gaga Producer RedOne Launches New Super Group
Lady Gaga’s acclaimed producer RedOne made the headlines in Sweden as he recently launched the new super group Love Generation. In an interview with evening paper Aftonbladet, RedOne compares the group with Gaga who “was an unknown talent when they first met.” Née Nadir Khayat, 37 year-old RedOne will collaborate on new material on Kylie…
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Will Darin Manage to Beat Timoteij and Bergendahl?
With only one week left to the final of Melodifestivalen, we will soon know who will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo this May. This week’s singles tally is, not unexpectedly, dominated by singles from the contest. Anna Bergendahl claims the top spot with the finalist entry “This Is My Life.” The…
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Lemar Vaults in to the Top Ten with the Help of Norway
Norwegian producers Stargate are responsible for the latest top ten hit from Lemar, “The Way Love Goes” which enters the UK singles chart at No.8. They have already collaborated on the hit “50/50” from 2003. As many young artists, Lemar’s career started in a talent show – the BBC show program Fame Academy, which preceded…
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Jennifer Lopez Producer Helps Darin Score Eurovision Hit
Swedish singer Darin took another step towards winning the Eurovision Song Contest. As one of two entries, his “You’re Out of My Life” will be one of the finalists in the Globe Arena later this year. The track is produced by Arnthor Birgisson, whose production credits span from Jennifer Lopez (“Play”) to Leona Lewis (“I…
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Of Course You’re Our Number One, Princess
WelcheMusic looks back and remembers one of the most charming tracks of the mid-’80s. “Say I’m Your Number One,” became the biggest hit in the career of Desiree Heslop who took the stage name Princess. Born in Britain back in 1961, the vocalist worked with the group Osibisa. The band was formed by four African…
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Carey, Minogue, Boyle and Bon Jovi Cover R.E.M. for Haiti
R.E.M. issued “Everybody Hurts” in April 1993 as the fourth single from the Automatic for the People album. Little did they know that come February 2010, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue and Rod Stewart would cover the track in attempt to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Less surprisingly, music entrepreneur…
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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…
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Chart-Topping Erik Grönwall Has Four Entries on Singles Tally
Due to the New Year celebrations, the final edition of the Swedish sales chart were delayed until today, according to industry source Mi. The tally show that the two Idol finalist keep a stronghold of the chart’s top positions. Erik Grönwall’s eponymous debut stays atop of the album chart, but hes trailer by Calle Kristiansson…
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He Had the Biggest Hit of the ‘00s
CHART REWIND. The biggest UK singles hit of the last decade, Will Young’s “Evergreen,” was performed as the winning song of Pop Idol UK back in 2002. Today, the Idol franchise produces new stars yearly around the world and was followed by X-Factor in the UK. The track was written by the Swedish songwriters Jörgen…
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Erik Grönwall Commands Both Singles and Album Chart in Sweden
In Sweden, Idol winner Erik Grönwall remains atop of the singles chart for a second week with “Higher.” The final chart of the year shows little change as Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Darin’s “Viva la vida” remain at No.2 and No.3. Coincidentally, Pet Shop Boys enters the chart at No.32 with another cover of…