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I've recently started listening quite a lot to the brilliant Activ "Visez":



Somewhat similar and just as good as "Doar Cu Tine" and also taken from the 2004 album "Motive".

As they are from Romania and most info-pages are in Romanian it is a bit hard to find info on the "Undressed" version of "Doar Cu Tine". Anyone know anything about it?

Well "Visez" is a great track that has proven it is worth following Activ and their releases.

She's the one in french

Sometimes it's hard to figure what makes a hit but for Kate Ryan it seems singing in French is the magic formula.

She exploded onto the scene in 2002 with the smash hit "Désenchantée" which became a big hit all over Europe.



And though she have released songs in English both before and after "Désenchantée" they've never given her quite the same succes. Even though they are often just as good. Here's one of my English favorites from her "Only If I":

Her latest is again a song in French. "Ella Elle L'a" which is good on it's way to become as big as "Désenchantée" haven so far gone top 10 in Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway and Lithuania.



Keep 'em coming Kate. Both in French and English.

I love the 90's too!

I just have to mention the new cooperation between Dr. Alban and Haddaway. Two of the biggest names from the 90's eurodance-scene have joined forces and are out with a brand new track Dr. Alban vs. Haddaway "I Love The 90's".



At first you might think both the sound and lyrics are a bit cheesy, but after some listens it is now one of my absolute favorites at the moment! It really deserves that one of the major radiostations or dj's picked it up and gave it a wider audience than all the blog's and music forum's which have welcomed it with enthusiasm!

Not forever

Last instalment for now in the little "where did they go?"-series goes to Sweden and Double N. The duo first caught my attention with the great "Forever And A Day" featuring Maria Rubia (of Fragma fame) on vocals.

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The song became quite a hit in Denmark where it was featured as one of many theme-songs of that seasons Big Brother TV-show.

Around the same time they also released the less succesful but stil good "Moon Child".

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After which they disappeared... Which is not completely true... They actually did a song called "The Ride" for the movie "Lilja 4-Ever" also released as a single and have now settled as producers under the alias 2N Productions. Producing for such names as Kate Ryan and BWO among others.

Baby I miss your walk on the water

Second instalment in my little "where did they go?"-series goes to Denmark and Catch. Their fantastic debut-single "Walk On Water (Baby U Can)" went all the way to the #1 spot on the danish dancechart.



A song co-written by DJ Encore who later did his own version "You Can Walk On Water" previously posted.

Catch continued with another great poppy dance track "Keep On (Singing Lala)":

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Then they dissapeared. Again as with Dee Dee an album was planned and actually got a title "Sweetest Mystery" but for some reason never got released? A little sneakpeak was actually given on the "Keep On" remixes maxi-single which included two bonus tracks "On And On" and "B.A.B.Y (I Miss You)".

The one forever

Ok, time to take a view on some of the acts who started off with a blast but then disappeared without a trace. Kicking it off will be Dee Dee!

Fronted by Diana Trippaers and produced by some of the same guys behind Ian Van Dahl the first release "Forever" from 2001 was a major hit across Europe, topping the dancecharts of several countries.



A year later it was followed by the just as great "The One" (and later a french version of "Forever") after which Dee Dee was unofficially shut down.



Rumours have it they actually had produced demo tracks for a full album. But it is sadly stuffed away in some drawer.

Here i go with angels again

Talking about E-type I vividly remember his major comeback with "Angels Crying" which went on to be his greatest hit of all time strongly supported by the slasher horror movie parody music video.



Probably one of the few of his songs which are well known among the mainstream audience.

It was followed by another song "Here I Go Again" continuing the hit succes of "Angels Crying" with another horror movie video. This time a bit of Poltergeist and The Excorsist. It went on to become almost as big as "Angels Crying".