Serbian Top 10 Chart 2012

1.Popečitelji - Novo društvo


2.Bajaga i Instruktori - Ako treba da je kraj


3. Eva Braun feat. Kole (Veliki Prezir) - Primenjena Ljubav


4. Methyl Orange - Gone


5. Samostalni Referenti - Zivot je san


6. Lira Vega - Ljubav je...


7.Autoprak - Mi Pomerano Stvari


8. Eyesburn - Dance


9. Mravi - Mlad Čovek


10. Kuriri - Fade Away


11. Lutke - Kišobran


12. Damjan Eltech feat. Sajsi MC - Lajkiram


13. Šeret Blejzer Micro Driver - Pionir

Rino Gaetano

Rino Gaetano was one of the cult Italian songwriters in the 80's and before. He made social songs especially. If someone goes in Italy for a holiday or just for a few days trip, should know about Rino Gaetano. This is my favorite song of him:

Italian young people sing this song at every social event. This is like an anthem, very romantic and optimistic in the same time.

The Storm

The Storm is a Danish rockband which was started in September 2006 by Pernille Rosendahl (ex-Swan Lee vocalist) and Johan Wohlert (ex-Mew bassist).

Their first album came on the market on 11th of February 2008. This album is produced by legendary Roy Thomas Baker and between others gathers covers of Queen, The Cars and Danish bad Gasolin. For this disk contributed also Richard Fortus from Guns N' Roses. The name of the debut album is Where The Storm Meets the Ground. Their first single is called Drops In The Ocean.

The second album came in 2009, is produced by Jakob Hansen and is called Black Luck. The most known single is "Are your shoes too tight?".

The band is: Pernille Rosendahl - vocals, Wohlert and Mads Wegner - guitars, Michel Svane - drums, Jakob Millung - bass and keyboards.

Alphabeat

Alphabeat are a Danish pop band established in Silkeborg by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders SG. They signed to the Polydor label. Their single, "Fascination", was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007 and a significant hit in the UK in 2008. The next single, "10000 Nights of Thunder" (or just "10000 Nights" in the UK) saw equal acclaim, and their eponymous debut album went to 2nd place in Denmark's and UK's charts. It has sold over 100000 copies and their three top 20 singles have sold around of 400000 all together.

The band is made up of six members: Anders SG, Stine Bramsen, Anders B., Rasmus Nagel, Anders Reinholdt and Troels Hansen. Alphabeat's sound is mainly retro '80s melodic pop, taking inspiration amongst others from British bands Deacon Blue and Prefab Sprout, with distinctive overlays of male and female harmonies. The band was previously named Sodastar, but this was changed to avoid confusion with a German band.

The band's success in their domestic market attracted the attention of several major labels from larger markets abroad and Alphabeat was eventually signed to EMI's Charisma Records label in the United Kingdom. Their British debut single, "Fantastic 6" was released on 26th of November 2007.

Alphabeat received several positive reviews in major British publications such as NME, The Observer Music Monthly, Digital Spy and Popjustice. On 20th of December 2008, it was announced via press release that the band had been dropped by their UK label Charisma Records. In a statement from the band on 19th of January 2009, it was confirmed that they had chosen to leave the label after being given the opportunity. It was announced on 6th of March 2009 that Alphabeat had signed a new record deal with the Polydor label. The band's manager said "We are thrilled to be signing to one of the UK's most successful record companies, and looking forward to achieving even more success with the band and Polydor in the coming years."

In August 2009, Pop Justice premiered their new single "The Spell" which was set for an October release, with their second album to be released shortly thereafter. The album was released in Denmark as The Spell on 26th of October 2009 (where it reached 6th place on the album chart) and was originally set for release on 2nd of November 2009 in the UK. The UK release was subsequently pushed back until 1st of March 2010 and the album's title was changed to The Beat Is.... It entered the UK Albums Chart on 39th place. On 9th of January 2010 "DJ" was released as the second single in the Danish market, with a UK release, under the title "DJ (I Could Be Dancing)", scheduled for 31st of May. The second UK single, "Hole In My Heart", was released on 22nd of February 2010, debuting on 29th place on the UK Singles Chart.

Alphabeat made their UK debut at Monto Water Rats in May 2007 and later that year embarked on their first UK tour, supporting Palladium. They were offered the chance to play as a warm-up for the Spice Girls during their reunion world tour 2007-8, but declined the opportunity, feeling that it would be "too weird" to suddenly play in front of a very large audience unfamiliar with the band's music. They have often been associated with the Wonky Pop movement - their manager owns the brand name and they have played a number of Wonky Pop events and tours.

During the summer of 2008 they played numerous British and international festivals including T in the Park on "Camper's Friday", Roskilde Festival, T4 on the Beach, the "Summerfestival" (in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands, in early August), and in October 2008, along with many other bands at the NEC in Birmingham for hundreds of young girlguides. During late 2008, Alphabeat began a 22 gig tour of the UK and Holland, with many shows sold out. In the same year, the band was planning to play select shows with American singer Katy Perry on her 2008 world tour. However, in March 2009, Alphabeat cancelled their appearances in support of her US tour. Their management stated that they were instead working on their second album and planned to tour the USA later in the year. They performed a mini UK tour to promote "The Spell" in Autumn 2009 and toured the UK throughout April 2010, on the "The Beat Is... Tour". They also played a support slot for Lady Gaga on her U.K & Ireland leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which took place in February and March 2010. They made their US debut at the 2010 SXSW Festival.

Discography:

DJ (May 2010)

The Beat Is... (March 2010)

Hole In My Heart (February 2010)

The Spell (October 2009)

What Is Happening (November 08)

Boyfriend (August 08)

This is Alphabeat (June 08)

10,000 Nights (May 08)

Fascination (February 08)

Tina Dickow - Tina Dico

Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977) is a singer and songwriter inspired by artists such as Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

In her home country of Denmark, she worked with the lead singer of the band TV-2, Steffen Brandt. She won a Steppeulv and a Danish Music Award in 2004 for her album, Notes, and the award for best female vocalist at the Danish Music Awards 2006. Internationally, she may be best known for her collaboration with the English duo Zero 7 on their second album, When It Falls, with the song "Home" and "The Space Between". In Denmark she performs under her real name, Tina Dickow.

Dickow was born in Åbyhøj near Århus, Denmark. At a very young age, she was introduced to music by her father who owned a big hi-fi stereo system in their basement. After public school, she attended a music boarding school, and after that she went to high school. Music still was her passion, and during her first years she performed with the cover band, Fester Kester.

In 1997 while attending her third year at high school, she was cast in the erotic TV-series, Karrusel (Carrousel), where she starred with Peter Steen and Michael Falch (produced 1997, broadcast 1998 on Danish TV2). After her performance she was offered several parts but did not like to be type cast as the "naive girl from Jutland," which was why she refused every offer. While Dickow performs under her real name in Denmark, abroad she is known as Tina Dico in order to avoid mispronunciation by American English speakers.

In 1998, Dickow introduced the other members of the band Fester Kester to a song of her own, and their enthusiasm led them to enter, and win, two talent contests the same year: "Talentspot" on Danish TV2, and "Vi har scenen, har I musikken?" (We have the stage, do you have the music?) in Aarhus. The band "Tina Dickow and Sheriff" was formed in 1998, and later that year the single "Your Waste of Time" was released. It was picked as "Song of the Week" on Danish National Radio, P3, and led to some degree of fame.

Several conversations with established record labels followed, but Dickow was unhappy with the way they intended to market her. Instead she got a loan from a bank, and started her own record label, Finest Gramophone, in 2000. The company’s first release was Dickow’s Fuel in 2001. The critic's response was modest, but most recognized her potential as an artist. Also in 2001, Dickow teamed up with her current manager, Jonathan Morley, on the SPOT-festival in Aarhus. She signed a four-year contract with Morley, and during the 2002 MIDEM-festival in Cannes, France she signed with English publisher Kojam Music.

Finest Gramophone went on to sign another Danish act, Love Julie, which released two albums. Dickow has said that she has no intention of signing future acts, due mostly to time constraints.

In the beginning of 2002, Dickow moved to England in an attempt to escape from the cozy atmosphere in Denmark. Thanks to her contract with Morley, she had the opportunity to step into the English music community, which led to a collaboration with Australian singer Holly Valance on the song "Send My Best." Dickow wrote the album Notes during her stay in England, capturing the loneliness and fear of being alone in London. Notes was recorded in two days and was released later that year. The critics were very positive this time. Notes won a Steppeulv (the Danish music critics award) in the category "Composer of the Year" and a Danish Music Award for "Songwriter of the Year".

During her work with Valance, Dickow met Sam Hardaker, one of the members of the English trip-hop-lounge duo, Zero 7. She was asked to collaborate with them, and they recorded "Home" and "The Space Between" which are featured on the album When It Falls. A tour with more than 100 shows in Europe, U.S., and Asia followed. While Dickow does not appear on Zero 7's The Garden, she has stated her desire to someday work with Zero 7 again.

The EP Far, with new versions of some of the tracks from Notes, one track from Fuel and a brand new song, was released in 2004. The purpose of the EP was to follow up on the success from the Zero 7 tour. In 2004, Dickow signed a multinational record deal with Sony UK, and the recordings to her international debut begun in late 2004. In early 2005, Sony and BMG merged, and the deal was canceled. The legal rights to the songs were handed over to Dickow, and the album was released in cooperation with the Danish company, A:Larm in June 2005. The album went straight to No. 1 on the Danish album chart in front of prominent names such as U2 and Coldplay.

In January 2006, Dickow won the P3 Award and DKK 100,000 which is granted by Danish National Radio P3. The jury said this of Dickow's effort: “Courage, self-esteem and talent is required if you want to be yourself and perform your own songs – without overstyled fuss. The winner of the P3 Award certainly possesses these qualities.” In March 2006, Dickow won the Danish Music Award for "Singer of the Year".

Dickow has released her fourth studio album entitled Count to Ten on September 3rd, 2007.

In September 2008, Dickow won the Kronprinsparrets Kulturpris and DKK 500,000 which was granted by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark for “having the courage to look the contradictory and difficult parts of existence in the eye, and for the ability to express it in a very special, life-affirming fashion that many can identify themselves with.”

Discography

Fuel (2001)

Notes (2003)

Far (EP, 2004)

In the Red (2006)

Count To Ten (2007)

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur" (2007) Tina Dico (listed as Tina Dickow) cover of Working Class Hero (John Lennon)

Side By Side - duets Vol. 1" Award-winning American artist AM (musician) and Tina Dico perform the duet "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2008) a cover of a George Harrison song

A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending (2008)

Outlandish

Outlandish are a multi-award winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (born in Honduras and is of Cuban and Honduran descent). All three members are devoutly religious, Isam and Waqas being Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic. The band members live in Brøndby Strand.

Outlandish's hip-hop/R&B/soul music sound takes influences from their various backgrounds (Moroccan/Arab/Amazigh, Pakistani/Punjabi and Latin American), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu/Punjabi, Danish, and Arabic. All these influences make the music of Outlandish somewhat unique and this is easy to notice from the variety of genres covered in their albums. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a unique nasheed-like urban genre.

Their first single "Pacific To Pacific" was used in connection with an Amnesty International charity event. Next came the single "Saturday Night", a song that was later to be included on the soundtrack for the Danish movie Pizza King. These singles were the prelude to their first album, Outland's Official (2000), which was only released in Denmark. The hit song "Walou" was later included on their second album Bread & Barrels of Water.

Singles from their second album made the most impact on the international music charts. Hit singles included "Aicha" (first made famous by Khaled) which made it to number one in Germany, and received a lot of airplay across many Asian countries, especially in South Korea. The video to "Aicha" also won a best music video award. "Guantanamo" also made a strong impression on the European charts. An old Hindi chorus running through "Peelo" made it a smash hit amongst Indians living in the West.

Closer Than Veins (2005) is Outlandish's third album. The first single was "Look Into My Eyes". The song's lyrics are based on a poem by Gihad Ali, a Palestinian who wrote the piece when she was a teenager; the poem expresses the plight of those suffering from America’s foreign policy with regards to Israel and Palestine. The video is based around the fairy-tale Little Red Riding Hood. It portrays an Israeli soldier as the Wolf and the Palestinian girl, wearing a Kaffiyeh, as Little Red Riding Hood.

This album showcased the group's more mature outlook compared to their previous works. Tracks such as "Just Me" and "Una Palabra" give a rare insight into the life in Europe today as seen through the eyes of ethnic minorities, whereas "Nothing Left To Do" perhaps the most daring and compelling track on the album boldly tackles the still taboo ridden issue of a young Muslim man catching HIV.

Outlandish performed a live percussion version of "Look Into My Eyes" at the "Islamophobia" conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2006 which was hosted by the Islam Channel and included many theological and political speakers and community leaders. Their club thumping single "Kom Igen" is featured on EA's FIFA 07.

Outlandish included two new (bonus) tracks "In Good Hands" and "Angels Lower Their Wings" on the deluxe version of Closer Than Veins. They were the only Danish act performing at the European MTV Awards 2006, where they also won the prize for Best Danish Act. Closer Than Veins was released in UK by Sony BMG in March 2007, with "Look Into My Eyes" being released as the first single on 5 March. The UK version of Closer Than Veins included a rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."

The band supported Sami Yusuf along with other acclaimed nasheed artists at the "Concert for peace in Darfur" held at Wembley Arena in order to raise money for the families of genocide victims in the region. The trio has participated in the Evening Of Inspiration concerts (in aid of Islamic Relief charity) since 2006 and most recently participated in the 2008 concert which also featured Seven8Six, Raihan and Kareem Salama amongst fellow performers." On 13 July 2008 Outlandish also performed at a concert for IslamExpo in London’s Olympia, Europe’s largest Muslim cultural event. Isam Bachiri features on the single "Still Strong" on Native Deen's recent album "Not Afraid To Stand Alone." The trio play at the Hard rock cafe on 11th July 2009.

Sound of a Rebel, Outlandish's fourth major production, was released on May 11 2009. The 1st single released from Sound of a Rebel was Rock All Day. Two of the three band members have also released their own solo albums (in Danish). The album is a departure from earlier work in many respects. The religious and social content has been all but toned down, and the album features two collaborations with female vocalists, a first for the group.

Outlandish did their first U.S. tour in Summer 2008 with the "Voices for Change" tour hosted by the Muslim American Society - Youth. Venues included New York, Tampa, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The message that the tour promoted is the following: "We need to stake OUR claim on entertainment, as people striving for MORALITY: We are demanding entertainment with a message like Outlandish who bring it — a moral message! Outlandish will be headlining MAS Youth's Voices For Change in their first United States tour.

The band have recently helped form the umbrella organization, Music With Meaning, that aims to bring together like-minded artists in order to promote and produce inspirational and meaningful music. Its motto is "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything."

The albums:

2000: Outland's Official

2002: Bread & Barrels Of Water

2005: Closer Than Veins

2009: Sound Of A Rebel

Outlandish official web page.