Romanian singer Inna has released seven studio albums, three compilation albums, 56 singles and 41 promotional singles. Her YouTube channel surpassed three billion total views as of May 2019. 20 of her singles have reached the top ten in Romania, with "Hot", "Amazing", "Diggy Down" and "Bebe" topping the country's singles chart in 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2020, respectively. With global album sales of four million copies from her first three studio albums, Inna is the best-selling Romanian artist.
Michael Alden Hadreas, better known by his stage name Perfume Genius, is an American singer. Hadreas's music explores topics including sexuality, his personal struggle with Crohn's disease, domestic abuse, and the dangers faced by gay men in contemporary society.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has released eight studio albums, six live albums, thirty-eight singles, and forty-two music videos. In 1997, she released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. It was commercially unsuccessful, and none of its songs were released as a single. Sia released her second album, Healing Is Difficult, in 2001. The album yielded three singles: "Taken for Granted", "Little Man" and "Drink to Get Drunk". The lead single, "Taken for Granted", peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Boglárka Csemer, professionally known as Boggie, is a Hungarian pop vocalist and songwriter. Globally, Boggie is best known for her 2014 hit single entitled "Nouveau Parfum" from her self-titled debut studio album Boggie (2013). While the song went number one on Hungary's MAHASZ chart, it also found its way to two Billboard charts reaching number three on its Jazz Album Chart and number 17 on its World Music Album Chart. She represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Wars for Nothing". On 19 May 2015, her song qualified for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest final, which was held on 23 May 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier, known professionally as Christine and the Queens or occasionally simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter, and record producer.
"Saint Claude" is a song by Christine and the Queens. It was released as a digital download on 14 April 2014 through Because Music as the second single from her debut studio album Chaleur Humaine (2014). The song was written by Héloïse Letissier.
"Be Together" is a song recorded by electronic music trio Major Lazer and pop rock band Wild Belle, as the opening track for Major Lazer's third studio album, Peace Is the Mission. It is also Major Lazer's fourth promotional single. The song may have risen to prominence when trap artist Vanic released a remix of a song to his SoundCloud account, and has since been featured on numerous EDM records and channels.
"Christine", also released under the titles "Cripple" and "Tilted", is a song by Héloïse Letissier who records under the name Christine and the Queens. "Christine", which is recorded in French, was released for download on 13 October 2014 through Because Music as the third single from her debut studio album Chaleur humaine (2014). It was, however, originally recorded in English titled "Cripple" in 2012, and a later English version was released as "Tilted" on 3 March 2015. It was named one of the ten best songs of 2015 by Time magazine. "Christine" was a number one hit on both of Belgium's Ultratop charts and peaked at number 3 in France, while "Tilted" became a top 20 hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
"Girls Like" is a song written and performed by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring vocals from Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2016 as the second single from Tempah's third studio album, Youth.
"Broccoli" is a single by American rapper DRAM featuring rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on April 6, 2016, by Atlantic Records and Empire Distribution. The lead single from DRAM's debut studio album Big Baby DRAM, it was produced by J. Gramm, with Rogét Chahayed as co-producer. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
Chaleur humaine is the debut studio album by French singer Christine and the Queens. The album was re-released in 2015 with new songs and "Tilted" – the English version of "Christine" – served as a single.
"Next Stage with You" is a song recorded by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released as the group's first promotional single by Universal Music Japan and the group's self-titled subsidiary label in November 2015 from their fifth studio album Cosmic Explorer. It was fully written, composed, arranged, and produced by Japanese musician and the group's primary collaborator Yasutaka Nakata. Musically, "Next Stage with You" was noted by critics as a return to the group's previous music releases such as Game and Triangle, incorporating elements of electropop and dance music, and features instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards.
"Paradis perdus" is a song by Christine and the Queens. It was released as a digital download in June 2015 through Because Music as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album Chaleur Humaine (2014). The song was written by Christophe and Jean Michel Jarre. The song interpolates American rapper Kanye West's 2008 single "Heartless" as well as Christophe's 1973 song "Les Paradis Perdus".
"Nuit 17 à 52" is a song by Christine and the Queens. It was released as a digital download on 3 June 2013 through Because Music as the lead single from her debut studio album Chaleur humaine (2014). On the US and UK editions of the album, it was replaced by an English version entitled "Night 52". The song was written by Héloïse Letissier, i.e. Christine and the Queens herself.
"No Harm Is Done" is a song by French singer and songwriter Christine and the Queens featuring vocals from Tunji Ige. It was released as a digital download on 8 September 2015 as the lead single from the English edition of her debut studio album, Christine and the Queens (2015).
"Ruleta" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna, featuring collaborative vocals by Romanian performer Erik, for her fifth studio album, Nirvana (2017). It was made available for digital download and streaming on 21 June 2017 by Global Records as the album's second single. The track was written by Inna, Erik, Marius Dia and Breyan Isaac, while production was handled by Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan and David Ciente. "Ruleta" features lyrics in English and Spanish. It is an EDM and reggaeton-influenced song, with touches of Indian and Caribbean music.
"Damn, dis-moi", also released under the title "Girlfriend" is a song by French singer Christine and the Queens featuring American funk musician Dâm-Funk. "Damn, dis-moi" is the French version and "Girlfriend" is the English version. Both versions were released on 17 May 2018.
"Gone" is a song by British singer Charli XCX and French singer Christine and the Queens. It was released on 17 July 2019 as the third single from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli. The music video was released alongside the track.
American musician Perfume Genius has released five studio albums, one extended play, 13 singles and 13 music videos to date. Mike Hadreas began his music career under the Perfume Genius moniker in 2008 when he set up his MySpace page. Two years later, he released his debut album, Learning. He has released four albums since; Put Your Back N 2 It in 2012, Too Bright in 2014, No Shape in 2017, and Set My Heart on Fire Immediately in 2020. All of his albums have been released by Matador Records and received critical acclaim according to Metacritic. No Shape and the song "Queen" have both appeared in Pitchfork's decade-end lists for the 2010s. In 2020, he had his first song to chart on the Adult Alternative Songs chart with "On the Floor".
