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The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2009 Darin – Viva La Vida Released: OctoberTrivia: Darin’s debut UK single, Breathing Your Love, will now be released on the 24th of January, but perhaps Viva La Vida would be a good choice for single no.2 – it was no.1 for weeks in Sweden, after all!Best bits: 1.… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2009 – Part 2

The 25th Most Poptastic Single of 2009 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz – Number One Released: 20th AprilTrivia: Shaznay Lewis was in an N-Dubz video before they were famous.Best bits: 1. You lift me up off the ground, I always want you around2. I don’t understand how you’re number one3. It’s funny how you actually went… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2009 – Part 1

Backstreet Boys – If I Knew Then (Listen)When I got the new BSB album I gave it one listen and decided it was all boring, apart from the Max Martin song and the two by RedOne, so I was very surprised when the third single was not the incredible unreleased RedOne track, All of My… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

She may have been unknown to even the biggest pop fans at the start of this year, but since then everything’s gone pretty well for Daisy Coburn, also known as Daisy Dares You. In the same year that Daisy turned 16, she was subject to a major label bidding war and became every wannabe pop… Continue reading Daisy’s Gonna Dare You

I’ll be back with my predictions for 2010 at the start of January but for now here are a few acts who probably won’t make it onto any of the ‘sound of 2010’ lists, but I think they will be worth keeping an eye on anyway. The DudettesThis Norwegian girl band’s influences range from Lykke… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?

There was surprisingly little to choose from this month, but here are my top 20 favourite singles of November. I know Caught in the Crowd isn’t a new song, but I forgot to include it when it first entered the Australian charts, so took its re-entry as excuse to include it now. 1. Kate Miller-Heidke… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!

Melody Club & Anna Järvinen – I Don’t Believe in Angels (Listen)Melody Club’s latest album, released early 2009, kind of came and went without notice. I enjoyed it and have listened to it quite a lot, but none of the singles were especially memorable. Now they’re releasing a special Christmas song with an up-and-coming Swedish… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

I still remember the days when Westlife were untarnished. They’d made a few nice songs with people like Max Martin, Rami and Andreas Carlsson. They’d released a cover, but it was of an ABBA song, so at least they had good taste. However, it all went wrong very quickly and very severely. They did more… Continue reading What About Westlife?

Next month’s Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball has an amazing line-up, including the Backstreet Boys, Agnes, JLS, The Saturdays, Lady GaGa, The Veronicas, Taio Cruz and Jordin Sparks, among many others! To celebrate the event, Capital have given me a signed Jordin album to give away. If you’d like to win the signed CD, e-mail… Continue reading Jingle Bell Pop

I’ve got two tickets to give away for the following event: If you’d like to attend, e-mail poptasticuk@hotmail.com by Friday 4th December with your top 5 favourite things about Sweden. Make sure the subject of the e-mail is ‘Erik Hassle competition’. My favourite entries will win the tickets!