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Aqua

Aqua is a - dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. Initially forming as Joyspeed in 1989, the band was renamed Aqua in 1994 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two albums: Aquarium in 1997 and Aquarius in 2000, before splitting up in July 2001. The group sold an estimated 33 million albums and singles, making them the most successful Danish band ever and the second most successful Norwegian band.

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Star Pilots

Meet Sweden’s new pop group Star Pilots who’ve set their sights on an international pop career. “Star Pilots” have already recieved a very positive response from various countries in Europe, like Germany, Holland, Poland, Finland and many more. The “Star Pilots” are now releasing their debut single “In The Heat of The Night” through the Record Label Bonnier with Joakim Stenhammar as A&R representative.

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Morris

MORRIS worked as a DJ in a few clubs in Bucharest for 4 years, managing to make many friends among the way. One of this friendships developed into a successful work relationship in 2008, when he joined forces with the extremely talented producers from PLAY & WIN. Play & Win are the three composers born in Alba Iulia, quartered in Constanta that enslaved the European Charts with Inna’s singles “Hot” and “Love”.

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The Buggles

The Buggles were a UK electro-pop band formed in 1977 consisting of Trevor Horn (bass guitar, guitar, percussion, and vocals), Geoff Downes (percussion and keyboards) and Bruce Woolley. The Buggles' sound was characterised by a deliberately synthetic quality in keeping with the technological subject matter of their songs. The Buggles had a smash hit with the first single from their debut album, The Age Of Plastic. Video Killed The Radio Star was famously the 1st music video ever played on MTV (on August 1, 1981).

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Lobo

Lobo (born Roland Kent Lavoie, July 31, 1943), is an American who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring several Top 10 hits, including "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo," "I'd Love You to Want Me" and "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend." Lobo's songs have been characterized by their sweet melodies, sumptuous instrumentation and soulful lyrics. This has made him well known outside the Western world, including Africa, India and Southeast Asia.

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Trust

Trust is a name of at least seven acts: 1) A Toronto, ON, Canada duo of Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski, formed in 2009. Their releases include, singles: "Candy Walls" (Mar 2011, Sacred Bones) and "Bulbform" (Sep 2011, Sacred Bones) LPs: "TRST" (Feb. 28, 2012, Arts & Crafts). Sites: Discogs and MySpace 2) A French band, formed in 1977 by Bernie Bonvoisin and Norbert Krief. The band disbanded in 1984, but have often reformed for one off shows and have been more steadily active since 1996.

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Adam Ant

Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954, London, England), lead singer of 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants and also a solo artist. Adam, as Stuart, was a member of Bazooka Joe the band that The Sex Pistols opened for in the Pistol's first live appearance. Adam and the Ants began as a punk band, but by the early 80's they had taken a different path making poppy "Antmusic" and by 1981 were one of the biggest bands in Britain.

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Del Amitri

Del Amitri are a Pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980. They came together at school as teenagers when Justin Currie (bass and vocals), James Scobbie (guitar and vocals) and Donald Bentley (guitar) formed a band in reaction against the rest of the 'rockers' in the school. The name was chosen deliberately because it didn't mean anything but sounded a bit like someone's name - early Del Amitri did not want to be classified and their existence was kept secret from the rest of the school.

Read more about Del Amitri on Last.fm.

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