tATu
Who? The Russian pretend lesbians who caused a stir in 2003 with a new publicity stunt every day and managed to have one of the biggest hits of the year with All The Things She Said.
Nationality: Russian
Best song: All The Things She Said
Vanilla Ninja
Who? Estonian 4-piece girl band who have been successful recently in Germany.
Nationality: Estonian
Best song: Tough Enough
Vengaboys
Who? Pop group from 98-01 who had no.1 hits with Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom and We’re Going To Ibiza.
Nationality: Dutch
Best song: We Like To Party (The Vengabus)
Venke Knutson
Who? Female singer behind a few recent hits in Norway; Panic, Sacred and Kiss.
Nationality: Norway
Best song: Scared
Within Temptation
Who? Dutch pop/metal group behind a few big hits in their home country including Ice Queen and recently their excellent cover of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill.
Nationality: Dutch
Best song: Running Up That Hill
Xavier Naidoo
Who? A successful German singer who had a hit duet with RZA from the Wu-tang Clan last summer. (There aren’t many Xs…)
Nationality: German
Best song: Ich kenne nichts