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E-Type – True Believer Released: 16th MayTrivia: I first heard of E-Type when I bought a CD by a Danish girl duo called Bikini in Copenhagen many years ago. I guess they were his prodigies, and even covered his early hit Do You Always. They seemed to be pretty popular at the time but now… Continue reading The 4th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Margaret Berger – Will You Remember Me Tomorrow Released: JanuaryTrivia: I like the video for this, but the song is too special for a normal dance-pop video and Margaret is too special for normal dance routines. But I guess a song as special as this is rather hard to come up with a suitable video… Continue reading The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Måns Zelmerlöw – Cara Mia Released: 5th MarchTrivia: 21-year-old Måns is considered quite the hottie in Sweden, and is currently appaearing on billboards and bus stops everywhere promoting the clothes shop MQ, along with Agnes (not Magnus) Carlsson. He seems to be quite a fan of TV contests, having competed in Melodifestivalen 2007 and Idol… Continue reading The 6th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

BWO – Chariots Of Fire Released: 4th JuneTrivia: This was the first single BWO released in the UK, and next apparently is Sunshine In The Rain. Both have been very popular on The Box but that’s about the extent of their UK success, unless you count my triumphant conversion of my best friend to the… Continue reading The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Miley Cyrus – See You Again Released: AugustTrivia: I first discovered this song quite early this year (from a live version on YouTube), and had to wait a few months to get the album version, of course immediately posting it on Into The Groove when I did. Since then it has deservedly become a big… Continue reading The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

BWO – Save My Pride Released: 16th MayTrivia: In March this year I, along with many readers of this blog, got to see my beloved BWO in a tiny concert in London and they sang this song for the first time, proclaiming that none of us would know the lyrics. To prove them wrong I… Continue reading The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position Released: 26th MarchTrivia: I didn’t think much of Patrick Wolf (apart from the almighty Tristan) before this year but now I’ve seen him live 3 times and even have a t-shirt!Best bits: 1. To live, to learn, to love… in the major key2. It’s you! Who puts me in… Continue reading The 10th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Marion Raven – Break You Released: 28th MarchTrivia: This has been around a couple of years already but hasn’t appeared in my top 25 before so this year, as it was released in the UK, I get a new chance to celebrate its brilliance.Best bits: 1. Bet you never thought that I would break you!2.… Continue reading The 11th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Robyn – Handle Me Released: 29th OctoberTrivia: This was written and produced by Klas Åhlund, who should be known to followers of Swedish pop as a member of Teddybears Sthlm, and the writer/producer of Britney’s new single Piece Of Me.Best bits: 1. You’re a selfish narcissistic psycho freaking bootlicking Nazi creep2. Let me tell you… Continue reading The 13th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

BWO – Give Me The Night Released: 13th DecemberTrivia: Since it was only released 4 days ago, I can’t find the cover photo so far, but it’s nice to know that December isn’t a completely barren month for poptasticness, at least in Sweden. You must check out the super-homoerotic video, which also features… a giant… Continue reading The 14th Most Poptastic Single of 2007