Charts of the 27
Germany - Silbermond
Nicht mein problem
(A.Nowak, J.St-Olle, S.Klob, T.Stolle, J.Eibfeldt, M.East, M.Arfmann)
Album: Nichts Passiert. Sony Music Germany 88697412372
It only took three albums for Silbermond, a band started in 1998, to rocket to the top of the German pop scene. Their latest album Nichts Passiert (2009) is still top of the local charts and the band remains a good alternative to Tokyo Hotel.
Austria - Tosca
Elektra Bregenz
(Richard Dorfmeister, Rupert Huber)
Album: No Hassle. !K7 cd 240
Richard Dorfmeister, the pioneer of electronic "down tempo" music, founded Tosca in association with the producer Rupert Huber. The album No Hassle (2009) came out on the mythic label G Stone and made quite a stir in Austria as well as on the European electro scene.
www.g-stoned.com/artists/tosca/
Belgium - Saule
Personne (feat Dominique A)
(Baptiste Lalieu)
Album: Western. Polydor 5315540
Baptiste Lalieu, aka Saule, a newcomer in the Belgium musical scene, has just made a big entrance. His second album, Western (2009), is already a success and the hit song Personne (Nobody) featuring Dominis A is said to be a rare and sensitive track.
www.universalmusic.fr/artiste/saule/
Bulgaria - Grafa & Maria Llieva
Chuvash li me
(Gergana Turijska/Grafa)
Album: Grafa Greatest Hits. Monte Music
Grafa is the biggest star in Bulgarian pop music, and is otherwise know as Vladimir Ampov. Making it to the top of the charts on a regular basis, also scooping several awards, Grafa composes music for other Bulgarian artists. The duet in his latest abum featuring local singer Maria Lleva is already a hit.
www.myspace.com/graffaofficial
Cyprus - Anna Vissi
Sti Pira
(Alex Papaconstantinou, Adam Baptiste, Marcus Englöf)
Album: Apagorevmeno. Sony BMG Music Entertainment Greece
Cyprus born Anna Vissi has been on the circuit since the 70s, working with major Greek composers. Already counting three decades of successes, she is back with a fresh album, Apagorevmeno - incuding 80s-style songs that made her a celebrity at the time.
Denmark - Orka
Fjollini standa uti
(Jens L. Thomsen)
Album: Livandi Oyda. Ici d'ailleurs... cd 050
Originating from the Danish Feroé islands, Orka creates brutal and unclassifiable music. Their first album, Livandi Oyda, which has just come out, is a real oddity with a number of fans growing every day all over Europe.
www.icidailleurs.com/artistes/orka.htm
Spain - Amaparanoia
Tiempo pa mi (selector matanzas remix)
(Amparo Sanchez)
Album: Seguire Caminando. Via lactea records 900 0906 074
Born out of the association between Amparo Sanchez and Manu Chao, Amparanoia is an alternative rock band from Madrid. Pionneers on the Spanish rock scene, the band is constantly experimenting, mixing different genres like in their last album Seguire Caminando, which includes a remix of Tiempo pa mi, from the French artist Selector Matanzas.
Estonia - Urban Symphony
Randajad
(Sven Lõhmus)
Album: Aucun. ETV
The Baltik phenomenon Urban Symphony represented Estonia at the 2009 Eurovision. Singer Sandra Nurmsalu has formed a new band creating sounds mixing the classical with the electronic. The result was an instant hit, especially with Randajad, which they performed at the Eurovision contest.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1986
Finland - PMMP
Kuvia
(Paula Vesala, Mira Luoti)
Album: Veden Varaan. Sony Music 88697-479832
The band PMMP came from the association of Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti in 2002. They got noticed with their first album Kuulkaas Eno,t but reached a peak with Kovemmat Kädet (2005), which went gold in Finland. Their fourth album which has just come out is steadily climbing up sales helped by the good national media coverage.
France - Sliimy
Wake up
(Sliimy, fFeed)
Album: Paint Your Face. Warner Music France promo cd
Born in Saint-Etienne, a town near Lyon, Sliimy is only 20 but has already been called "a cross between Prince and Mika" by the French press. Sliimy has been greatly influenced by the city of New York, where he spent some time and its music scene. His first album Paint Your Face made it to the top of the French charts in record time as did the hit song Wake Up.
Greece - Peggy Zina
Anatheorisa
(P.Zina)
Album: To Pathos Einai Aformi... EMI Music Greece promo copy
Athens-born singer and composer Peggy Zina has been leading the Greek music scene for some time. Her 10th album, To Pathos Einai Aformi... (2009) and the song Anatheorisa are already at the top of the charts and selling out in Greek shops.
Hungary - Gabi Tóth & Csipa
Valami Amerika Még (Föcímdal)-(Róbert Hrutka)
Album: Valami Amerika 2 (Original Soundtrack)
Sky film / Sony BMG
Csipa is the main singer of the very popular rock band Hooligans. He is singing in a duet with rocketing pop star Gabi Tóth for the soundtrack of the sequel Valami Amerika 2. Valami Amerika was a Hungarian cinematographic success about a video clip director that moves to America to get his career started. They have already hit the top of the charts with that duet.
www.myspace.com/ordogcsipafansite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjH72wb83yc&feature=related
Ireland - U2
Get on Your Boots
(U2/Bono)
Album: No Line on the Horizon. Universal Island Records
The most famous Irish musicians are back with a new album No Line on the Horizon. The band that was awarded 22 Grammy and sold 190 million copies worldwide re-affirms its talent once more by remaining at the top of the charts with their song Get on Your Boots.
Italy - Dolcenera
Il mio amore unico
(Dolcenera, S.Lanza, P.Ameli, O.Avogadro)
Album: Nel paese delle meraviglie. Sony Music Italia
Born in the town of Galatina, in the Lecce region in Italy in 1977, Emanuela Trane, aka Dolcenera, is an Italian singer who reached the top of the charts with her hit song Il moi amore unico, more proof that Italian producers still know how to create light but efficient pop music.
Latvia - Brainstorm
You're not alone
(Brainstorm)
Album: Four shores. Brainstorm Record Company cd 215
Brainstorm is "the" most popular pop rock band in the country. Starting in 1989, they have released 10 albums and revived a bagful of Latvian awards. Their latest album out is still at the top of the charts in Latvia and most of the Balkan countries.
Lituania - G&G Sindikatas
Mesiu rūkyt
(Donciavas/Kastetas)
Album : Isvien. G&G Sindikatas productions
Originating from Vilnius, G&G Sindikatas is one of the most popular bands for the younger generation and the pioneer of Lithuanian hip hop. Touring the countries' scenes for more then 10 years, they have released five albums and their latest, Isvien, has rocketed to the top of the Lithuanian charts.
http://www.myspace.com/sindikatas
Malta - Cable 35
Speak to yourself
(Kriz Zahra,Jeffrey Zerafa,Christian Lee Mallia)
Album : Hygiène. Cable 35 Production
Cable 35 was formed in 2006. The band has been hovering at the top of the Maltese charts for the last couple of years. Their pop rock style, very much influenced by the English rock scene, became very popular. In May 2007, they shot their first video on the island for My first E.P, a five-track album. Their latest album, Hygiene, has just come out.
The Netherlands - Dio
Aye ft. Sef
(d.braaf/y.gnaoui/t.van steenhoven)
Top Notch 0813
DIO, otherwise known as Dio Braaf, is a Dutch rapper creating hip hop music close to hip hop at its beginnings. In his last album, Rock & Roll, the track Aye, featuring Sef, another local rapper, made it swiftly to the top of the Dutch charts.
Poland - Maria Peszek
Muchomory
(Maria Peszek, Michal Fox)
Album : Maria Awaria
Kayax production cd 27
Maria Peszek is a controversial polish actress, singer and composer. Leaving her band Elektrot in 2005 to follow a solo musical career, she is well known for her strong views on individual liberties and her lyrics openly talking about sex. She has become an icon on the polish musical scene.
Portugal - Os azeitonas
Salao america
(Os Azeitonas)
Album : Salao America. Free download
The five artists composing Os azeitonas (The olive trees), are convinced that the music industry's economy is bound to change and they count on making the most of it. Their latest album, Salao America, is a mix of pop rock and Portuguese rhythm and blues. Supporting free music on the internet, they have made it available for free on the internet.
Czech Republic - Gipsy
Aven Romale
(Radoslav Banga)
album : Unreleased track. Indies scope CZB 790900301
Within the short space of three years, Gipsy has become one of the most famous Czech bands on the international musical scene. Their first album, Romani Hip Hop, went gold and enabled them to sing Aven romale, one of the album's tracks, at the recent 2009 Eurovision. A really funny song telling the story of the first gipsy super-hero!
Romania - Miss Platnum
Give me food
(Miss Platinum)
album : Chefa
Four Music productions / Because Music BBC5772453
Ruth Maria Renner, otherwise known as Miss Platinum, is a Romanian singer who made it to the top of the charts internationally with her hit song Give Me the Food. Her latest album, Chefa, mixes hip hop, r'n'b and traditional Romanian music.
United Kingdom - Depeche Mode
Wrong
(Martin L.Gore)
album : Sounds of the Universe
Emi Music Publishing / Mute records
One of the most famous british bands worldwide from the 80s is as influential and popular as ever. Counting more then 45 hit songs and a few albums going number 1 in the British charts and worldwide, Depeche Mode has just released Sound of the Universe, which includes tracks that are already referred to as classics, like the hit song Wrong.
Slovakia - Sui Vesan
Pieseň Prorok (Song Prophet)
(Sui Vesan)
Album : Obnovenie Renewal
Sui Music / Slavomix promo cd
Mixing folk and jazz with more traditional music, Sui Vesan is one of the most well known slovakian experimental artists in Europe. She has become a national reference since her song Pieseň Prorok (Song Prophet) was released on the album Obnovenie Renewall.
Sweden - I'm from Barcelona
Paper Planes
(Emmanuel Lundgren)
album : Who Killed Harry Houdini ?
Emi Music Sweden 50999 235677 2
I'm from Barcelona is an indie pop rock band from Jönköping, Sweden, composed of 29 musicians. Initiated by the Swedish composer Emanuel Lundgren, the band got noticed by the local media in 2005. Released on their second album Who Killed Harry Houdini? (2008), the bucolic hit song Paper Planes went gold.
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