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Anyone listen to European pop music?
I notice I hardly ever see threads on here about European pop music. I've been listening to a lot of it in recent times and some of it is quite good. The acts I listen to sing in English but that doesn't mean they're no good. I tend to listen to:
Monrose (Germany) Caro Emerald (Holland) The Raveonettes (Denmark) Loreen (Sweden) Robyn (Sweden) PayTV (Sweden) Helena Paparizou (Greece) Darin (Sweden) Emmelie de Forest (Denmark) amongst others. What puzzles me is why none of them are popular in the UK? Are some people afraid of listening to something outside of Capital FM and the Top 40? |
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Inna's (Romania) songs are quite good.
Also, Agnes Carlsson (Sweden) and September's (Sweden) songs aswell. |
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I like Sakis Rouvas, and people who don't like him can frig right off.
Also, slightly further afield, Ayumi Hamasaki is a goddess. |
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I like Sakis Rouvas, and people who don't like him can frig right off.
Also, slightly further afield, Ayumi Hamasaki is a goddess. Quote:
Inna's (Romania) songs are quite good.
Also, Agnes Carlsson (Sweden) and September's (Sweden) songs aswell.
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Sharon Doorson (The Netherlands) has some amazing tunes as has Amel Bent (France)
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Faye (Hamlin) used to be part of Play (Sweden)
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I like a lot of the ones mentioned plus:
Annie (Norway) Le Kid (Sweden) The Sound Of Arrows (Sweden) Amanda Mair (Sweden) Alexandra Stan (Romania) Alphabeat (Denmark) Stockholm Syndrome (Sweden) Margaret Berger (Norway) Tove Styrke (Sweden) Icona Pop (Sweden) Marie Serneholt (Sweden) I think Scandinavians in particular just have an ear for good pop music. A lot of my favourite producers come from there i.e. Bloodshy & Avant, Klas Ahlund, Max Martin, Shellback, Patrik Berger etc. |
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If you don't mind foreign language stuff, try some of these:
Camille, Shy'm, Alizée, Zaz, Yelle, Zaho, Mylène Farmer, Tal (all French) Glasperlenspiel, Silbermond, Wir sind Helden (all German), Veronica Maggio, Håkan Hellström (both Swedish) And a few more who sing in English: Lena (Germany), She (Poland), Niki and the Dove (Sweden), Anna von Hauswolff (Sweden), Jenny Wilson (Sweden), Susanne Sundfør (Norway) |
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I like Sakis Rouvas, and people who don't like him can frig right off.
Also, slightly further afield, Ayumi Hamasaki is a goddess. It's incredible how Western pop music dominates the world sound now. They used to call that cultural imperialism but now it's just par for the course. |
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I had heard of Ayu. So I went and listened to a lot of her. She's clearly been watching Britney and Beyoncé.
It's incredible how Western pop music dominates the world sound now. They used to call that cultural imperialism but now it's just par for the course. |
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Also, slightly further afield, Ayumi Hamasaki is a goddess.
I love her - she's my fave!!!Quote:
I had heard of Ayu. So I went and listened to a lot of her. She's clearly been watching Britney and Beyoncé.
Her music and videos don't make me think of Britney or Beyoncé although she does have some big stage productions for her shows like Western artists.
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I love her - she's my fave!!!
Her music and videos don't make me think of Britney or Beyoncé although she does have some big stage productions for her shows like Western artists. |
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More indie than pop (or indie pop for the first 2)
Band A Part from Spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WuGo2Lb1YQ Yellow Melodies also from Spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meaggbOsJ7E Cleeman from Denmark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6SoiOPfFk BSMS from France http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bveauy2mJxI |
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Have you seen any of her trance remixes?
I have Ayu-mi-x 7 Trance and a couple of other tracks. Was listening to the Unite - Airwave Mix today. Great tune!
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Icona Pop (Sweden)
Robyn (Sweden, some of the best electropop in existence) Marie Key (Denmark, she won six Danish Music Awards recently, her second album "De Her Dage" (These Days) is brilliant. Of course, as implied, she sings in Danish, not the most pleasant language, but if you understand the words, you'll understand why she's been so well received here.) Medina (Denmark, she had a top 40-or-something hit in the UK with You And I, she typically releases an album in Danish, then releases an English-language album a year later, with original songs and English versions of some of the Danish songs.) Nabiha (Denmark, too. She's more pop rock, and her songs are really, really catchy. I recommend Mind The Gap and Never Played The Bass.) Oh Land (Denmark, electronic indie pop. She just released her third album WW, it's brilliant.) I'm totally not promoting artists from my own country, no... :P |
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I listen to quite a bit of stoner rock from places like Greece, Germany and Spain it that counts
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I have Ayu-mi-x 7 Trance and a couple of other tracks. Was listening to the Unite - Airwave Mix today. Great tune!
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