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The Saturdays :: Ego

Published 4 January 10 5:58 PM | charlotte

The second album from British girl-group The Saturdays is largely in the same vein as their highly successful debut, Chasing Lights. Written in the most part by songwriter Ina Wroldsen, who has also worked with Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis, Wordshaker does contain one track, 'Deeper', that was co-written by the band themselves. A mixture of electro-pop and piano driven ballads, Wordshaker is preceded by the single 'Forever Is Over'.

Filed under: Leona Lewis, british, girl group, the saturdays, chasing lights, electro pop, ego, ina wroldsen, pixie lott, deper, forever is over, wordshaker

Bananarama - Love Comes

Published 11 September 9 2:22 PM | charlotte

Harking back to the best of the girl-group era, Bananarama was an adorably droll British vocal trio who briefly hit it big on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1980s. They combined an amateurish charm with a girl-next-door feminine grace, and updated the '60s covers with a smart, modern sensibility. After several radio and video hits, the pinnacle being their electro-pop version of the Shocking Blue's "Venus" from 1986, Bananarama lost singer Siobhan Fahey (who married the Eurythmics'...

Filed under: british, trio, blues venus, siobhan fahey, jacquie o'sullivan, electro pop, bananarama, love comes, dallin, woodward

Depeche Mode - "Wrong"

Published 3 April 9 3:50 PM | charlotte

Depeche Mode (French for "hurried fashion") was one of the first and best of the British synth-pop bands, combining breathless, melodic pop with perky electronics. With main songwriter Vince Clarke's departure for Yazoo, Martin Gore took the reigns, and the band's sound became darker and harder, though still true to their trademark synth-driven accessibility. The post-Clarke band's moody dance-pop brought Depeche Mode worldwide superstardom in the second half of the '80s...

Filed under: Depeche Mode, british, 80's, martin gore, melodic pop, yazoo, hurried fashion, vince clarke, french, synth-pop bands, perky electronics, wrong

Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow

Published 21 January 9 5:52 PM | charlotte

Alesha Dixon is a British singer, MC , songwriter , model and television personality . After finding fame in the all-female trio Mis-Teeq , she released her debut solo album in 2008 after the initial UK release of the album Fired Up was cancelled. Fired Up was released in Japan in February 2008 under Victor Records. Dixon was crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion in December 2007, beating actor Matt Di Angelo in the final. Her 2008 comeback single " The Boy Does Nothing " has been her...

Filed under: british, songwriter, alesha dixon, tv personality, matt di angelo, mc, breathe slow, victor records, model, all femal trio mis-teeq, fired up, strictly come dancing champion, debut solo album, the boy does nothing

The Hoosiers - Worst Case Scenario

Published 28 December 7 9:32 AM | llchaplin

Worst Case Scenario an upcoming single from the British pop rock band, The Hoosiers. It has been released in digital format and is soon to be released on CD. The song received its first airplay on Radio 1. It has been admitted by lead man Irwin on the bands website that it is one of the bands favourite songs.

Filed under: The Hoosiers, radio 1, british, worst case scenario