Agnes Emilia Carlsson,known mononymously as Agnes,is a Swedish singer. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005,the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music,through which she released her self-titled debut album,Agnes,and follow-up,Stronger,both of which topped the Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart. In early 2008,it was announced that Agnes had parted ways with her record label,and was now signed to small independent label Roxy Recordings. Released on 28 October 2008,her third album,Dance Love Pop,reached number five in Sweden,70 in Austria,38 in France,45 in Switzerland and 13 in the United Kingdom. With 200,000 albums sold worldwide this is her most successful album,50,000 albums were sold in France,40,000 in Sweden. Its first two singles,"On and On" and "Release Me" became international hits,reaching the top-ten in charts worldwide. "Release Me" topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and peaked at three in the United Kingdom,selling over 900,000 copies worldwide.
BWO was a Swedish electropop group,formed in 2003. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career,so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles,including a Number 1 with "Temple of Love",and five Top 10 albums including a Number 1 with Halcyon Days,and have won several major Swedish music awards. The group scored major successes in countries like Russia.
"Mambo!" is Helena Paparizou's fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song;a Greek version and an English version. The Greek version was released in November 2005 in Greece and was a major hit going straight to number one for ten weeks including during Christmas. In total,the song charted for 23 weeks,leaving Helena with her most successful CD single to date. The single was released as a CD single and Sony BMG also re-released Helena's debut album Protereotita for a third time with her single under the name of Protereotita:Euro Edition + Mambo!.
"Self Control" is a song by Italian singer Raf,released in 1984. It was written by Giancarlo Bigazzi,Steve Piccolo and Raf,and arranged by Celso Valli. The track topped the charts in Italy and Switzerland,and started the explosion and dominance of Italo disco-style recordings in continental European charts during the 1980s.
"Elysium (I Go Crazy)" is the 5th single by Liverpool dance trio Ultrabeat. It was released in 2006 and played throughout the summer of that year. Ultrabeat used the vocals of Rebecca Rudd to Scott Brown's hardcore cult hit "Elysium" and gave it a trance remix,achieving further commercial success for a song which is perceived by many hardcore fans as a great dance anthem.
"Can't Get Over" is a song by Swedish singer Petra Marklund,credited under her stage name September from her third studio album Dancing Shoes (2007). Written by Anoo Bhagavan,Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg,it was released on 20 June 2007 in Sweden as the lead single from the album. The song was also released as a single from Marklund's various compilations that were released internationally,with a new remix of the song was released in the UK on 9 March 2009 as the second single from Cry for You - The Album (2009). Commercially,"Can't Get Over" was a commercial success,peaking at five in Sweden and fourteen in the United Kingdom.
"Until I Die" is a song by Swedish singer September,from her third studio album Dancing Shoes (2007). It was released on 7 November 2007 in Sweden as the album's second and final single,while in the UK,a remix produced by Dave Ramone was released as a digital download in the country by Hard2Beat as the third and final single from Cry for You - The Album (2009). The song was written by Anoo Bhagavan,Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg.
"Now You're Gone" is a song performed by Swedish dance musician Basshunter in cooperation with DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz. The single uses the same music as "Boten Anna",Basshunter's major European hit in 2006,but its lyrics,performed in English by Sebastian Westwood,are completely different.
"Black and Gold" is the lead single from Australian singer Sam Sparro' eponymous debut album. The song was written by Sparro and Jesse Rogg. It has been remixed by Max Sanna and Steve Pitron,Paul Epworth,Al Usher,Kings of the Universe,Kromatik and Russ Chimes. The original version of the single was made available online on 31 March 2008. On 7 April,the CD,12-inch,and limited edition 7-inch singles were released.
Dance Love Pop is the third studio album by Swedish singer Agnes,released originally on 29 October 2008 in Sweden. This was Agnes' first studio album since 2006 and her comeback to the music stage. The album is written and produced by Swedish songwriter Anders Hansson and geared towards the dance and club genre. When released the first single "On and On" it immediately showed a clear change of artistic direction for her music. This was clearly observed by the critics who all homaged her new musical style. In Sweden,a deluxe edition of the album titled Dance Love Pop:The Love Love Love Edition was released,featuring the original 10 tracks plus new song "Love Love Love",of which Agnes competed with in the Swedish drafts for Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. The deluxe edition also included remixes and music videos of the album's singles and re-entered the official Swedish Top 60 Album Chart peaking at number 12. A re-release of the album was also made in France,where the "Edition Collector" was released on 18 January 2010 and peaked at forty-seven.
"Miss You" is a popular song written by Jake Schulze and Rami Yacoub. It was originally recorded as a ballad,by the Irish boy band Westlife,but was never released as a single. In 2008,it was remade as a dance track by Swedish musician Basshunter becoming a hit single for him as "I Miss You" in 2008,notably in the United Kingdom,Germany and Sweden.
"Infinity",also known as "Infinity",is the debut single by British acid house musician Guru Josh. It was originally released in December 1989 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version called "Infinity 2008".
"Release Me" is a pop song recorded by Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson taken from her third studio album,Dance Love Pop (2008). The track was written by Carlsson,Anders Hansson and Sharon Vaughn. It was released as the album's second single in Sweden and as Agnes's debut single internationally. "Release Me" was another top ten hit for Agnes in Sweden and also charted in Belgium,Denmark,Ireland,the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Worldwide,the single sold over 900,000 copies,making it Agnes' biggest hit to date.
"Sexy Bitch" is a song by French DJ David Guetta recorded for his fourth studio album One Love (2009). The song features vocals from Senegalese-American recording artist Akon. It was released as the second single from One Love internationally. The song was serviced to mainstream and rhythmic crossover radios on 1 September 2009 in the United States,through Astralwerks,together with Capitol Records.
"I Need You Now" is a pop song recorded by the Swedish singer Agnes for her third album Dance Love Pop. The song was written by Anders Hansson and Sharon Vaughn. It was released as the album's second single in the UK in a remixed form. The song was re-sung and completely reproduced during summer 2009 for the single release. It was also released as the third single in the Netherlands on October 9.
"Stereo Love" is a song recorded by Romanian DJ Edward Maya with Moldovan-Romanian musician Vika Jigulina,released as their debut single in 2009 from Maya's album,The Stereo Love Show. The refrain is sampled from "Bayatılar",a song composed by Azerbaijani musician Eldar Mansurov. It became a worldwide hit in nightclubs and rose to the top of eleven national music charts and was certified eight-times Platinum in Norway,seven-times Platinum in Sweden,and Gold or higher in ten additional countries.
"Sometimes I Forget" is a pop song recorded by Swedish singer Agnes taken from her third album Dance Love Pop. The track was written by Anders Hansson,Steve Diamond and Agnes. It was released as the album's third single in France,and the fourth single in Italy and Belgium.
"Saturday" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2010 as the lead single from his forthcoming fifth studio album. The song samples Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It". "Saturday" peaked at number twenty-one on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the UK Dance Chart. In Ireland,it peaked at number thirty-seven.
"My Feelings for You" is a 2010 track by DJs Avicii and Sebastien Drums,which is a remix of an original made by Cassius,a French house band,which released on Astralwerks in 1999. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2010 as a digital EP with additional remixes,as well as an additional remix EP. The vocals are sampled from "All This Love That I'm Giving" by Gwen McCrae. The vocal samples taken are reminiscent of those used by Cassius in "Feeling For You". After the single's official release in the United Kingdom,it started to receive a strong number of downloads and on 19 December 2010,charted at no. 46 on the UK Singles Chart and no. 4 on the UK Dance Chart,which were also the song's peak positions on those charts.
"Waves" is a song by Dutch singer and rapper Mr. Probz. Originally released through Left Lane Productions on 26 April 2013,the song became an international hit upon being remixed in a more up-tempo fashion by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz,with Schulz's remix topping the charts in multiple countries,including Austria,Sweden,and the United Kingdom. "Waves" was sent to US dance radio by Ultra Music on 14 April 2014. The remix was the fourth best-selling song of 2014 in the UK,selling over 800,000 copies.
