Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
In radio broadcasting, airplay is how frequently a song is being played on radio stations. A song which is being played several times every day (spins) would have a significant amount of airplay. Music which became very popular on jukeboxes, in nightclubs and at discotheques between the 1940s and 1960s would also have airplay.
The Pepsi Chart was a networked Sunday afternoon Top 40 countdown on UK radio that started life on 1 August 1993 with Neil 'Doctor' Fox hosting the show live from the Capital Radio studios in London. The Pepsi Chart show carried an emphasis in fun and was the UK's first personality-led chart show: the presenter was live and exciting and big-prize competitions were held.
Anna Vladimirovna Sedokova is a Ukrainian singer, actress and television presenter. Sedokova came to prominence in 2002 as a member of pop girl group Nu Virgos, known in the CIS countries as VIA Gra and in which she was nicknamed Anya. Following two years in the "golden line-up" of the group, she pursued a solo music career in 2006. The singer released a string of singles until her debut album, Lichnoe, was released in 2016 to commercial success, peaking at number two in Russia.
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan is a Russian singer, songwriter, and actor. He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian number one hit records. He is sometimes referred to as "Russia's Iglesias" due to his similarity to the Spanish singer.
Natalia Gordienko is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" and placed 20th. She was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Prison"; however, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" and placed 13th with 115 points.
Mykyta Volodymyrovych Alieksieiev, better known by his stage name Alekseev, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He first began his career in 2014 after placing as a semifinalist on season four of The Voice of Ukraine. He subsequently released the single "Pyanoye solntse", which went on to become a number-one hit throughout the CIS and kickstarted his music career. He represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Portugal with his song "Forever".
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a Russian singer, dancer and actor. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career. He represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, and finished in third place, coming first in the televote. He represented Russia again at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Scream", and similarly finished in third place.
Marina Sergeyevna Maksimova, better known under her stage name MakSim is a Russian singer, songwriter and music producer.
Vladislav Mikhailovich Topalov better known as just Vlad Topalov is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the blond-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Topalov has pursued a solo career.
Vintage is a Russian pop group formed in 2006 by the singer Anna Pletnyova and musician Alexey Romanov.
Thomas Kato Vittrup, better known as Kato, is a Danish disc jockey and music producer mostly in the house genre.
Neoclubber is a Russian electropop duo that was organized in late 2008. Neoclubber is one of few Russian dance-pop projects which have released music abroad.
Eva Leonidovna Polna is a Russian singer, composer and songwriter. Polna was a member of the former Russian musical duo Gosti iz budushchego between 1996 and 2009. In 2013, Eva Polna was most rotated musical artist from Russia and CIS. Also in 2013, Polna participated in the first season of Russian TV show Odin v odin!.
"Chained to the Rhythm" is a song by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry that served as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Witness. It features vocals from Jamaican singer Skip Marley. The artists co-wrote the track with its producers Max Martin and Ali Payami, with additional writing from Sia. Capitol Records released the track on February 10, 2017, as a digital download. "Chained to the Rhythm" is a pop, disco and dancehall song, with lyrics about societal awareness.
MBAND is a Russian boy band, founded by producer and composer Konstantin Meladze.
Siren Song is a song by Ukrainian singer Maruv, which won the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. However, due to a disagreement between Maruv and the broadcaster, she was forced to cancel her participation.
Chita Drita is the second studio album by Ukrainian singer Verka Serduchka released in 2003 by Mamamusic.
"Tvoi glaza" is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released as a standalone single on 6 September 2016 by Sony Music. It was later included on Loboda's third studio album H2LO (2017). The song was written by Igor Maysky, Loboda, Rita Dakota, and produced by Natella Krapivina.
"40 gradusov" is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released as a standalone single on 15 November 2012 by Zion Music. The song was written by Monatik and Loboda, and produced by Natella Krapivina.
