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Continental divide Splitting 740 million people into lovers and haters, this year it’s in Copenhagen on May 10. Below: a roster of ‘legends’
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Scratch on your touchscreen: DJAY 2 will make a real DJ out of you instead of you just putting on your old playlists.
With 100,000 radio stations and two million podcasts, TUNEIN makes sure you’ve always got new stuff to listen to.
Half game, half synth creates splendid electronica to soundtrack a sci-fi movie: this is MUSYC.
Hard rock Hallelujah
Lordi (Athens, 2006) They rocked to first place like Tolkien’s orcs in platforms. In March, they released a seventh album, To Beast Or Not To Beast. That is the question.
celine Dion
Ne partez pas sans moi (Dublin, 1988) She made quite the impact winning 28 years ago: as much for the size of her hair as the power of her voice. sweden, 10pts
Ukraine, 8pts
Waterloo (Brighton, 1974) Napoleon did surrender, as did the rest of Europe then the whole world to the best-selling pure pop band of all-time.
Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Helsinki, 2007) Very possibly a work of avant-garde art: Andriy Danylko performing as Verka Serduchka, a lady of a certain age in a futuristic astronaut outfit, who immediately earwormed her way into European hearts. Sieben, sieben, ein, zwei, tanzen!” How did it only come second?
Abba
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Verka Serduchka
FIGURE is an easy-to-use music-maker thick with bass, synth and drums. In five minutes, you can be the new Calvin Harris.
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Switzerland, 4pts