Happy New Year! Alexia, Captain Hollywood

First i wanna thank to all the people who help me this year with the news and make this blog a dream come true...!!
From my bottom of my heart i will say Thank You!!! Seee yaaa in 2009 with a lot of Eurodance news!!

Now let's close the year in eurodance blog style with some news!!


Infernal lunched their video "Electric Light"' and here it is:


Anett Möller Fun Factory the female vocalist is a news presenter on RTL 2 you can see her every night on 21 CET .

Edara Johnson accidentally on youtube i found this american artist from New York has performed with such Artists as Rihanna, Nelly, Pharell & Ciara.
"Something to feel" her first single is a nice soft pop with RnB influence ...
more infos about this artist here







Laurent Wolf after his success with "No stress & Wash my world" the french dj though that is the time to release an other single called "Explosion".
The new single it's included on his new album "Wash My World"...





Captain Hollywood do you remember him!? or do you remember "More & More", "Impossible", "Only with you", "After Party", are a few hits from this Captain of eurodance music.
In 2009 in January will come under Zentimental Records with cool dance track called "It hurt with you".







Photo alexiafans.com
Alexia will participate next year on Sanremo Festival in duet with italian artist Mario Lavezzi.
The song will be called "Biancaneve" (Snowhite)



Dea Li ex U96 vocalist in '96 release a song called "Why why".
you can can listen this song here


Real McCoy signed a new Deal with Sony Music for 2 more albums. The first single and the following album will be released in Spring 2009.

Info Dance News

Baracuda,Dj Aligator, T Seven, Engelina, Jeny Shy, Armin Van Bureen

Anthem made a remix after La Bouche success from '95 "Be my lover".
The song can be found on Juno.





Barcauda official lunched their video "Where is the love". The vocalist who sings the new song is the Verena Rehm(Groove Coverage).





Dj Aligator done 14 tracks for his new album who will be lunched next year. The new single from party dj will be called “Calling you” a nice dance track in dj alligator style.
Right now is on USA tour called Las Vegas INVASION 2008 with Arash & Basshunter.



T Seven(former Mr.P vocalist) did a new song called "Teardrops" a nice soft dance .The song can be found and listen on her My space.
T said that she working with her band for her new material who will be lunched next year.
You can listen T Seven every weekend on EnergyBremen .



Engelina (former Dj Encore vocalist) new tracks from her can be listen on her Myspace



Jeny Shy( T-Spoon) the new Jean Shy & The Shy Guys CD "The Blues Got Soul" , the Blues Foundation has nominated JEAN SHY for the 2009 Blues Award s in the Category of " Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year.



Armin van Buuren put his touch on The Killers song "Human".

Why EuroDance music is not popular anymore!?

Radio is a phenomenon and must be treated with respect. Radio is like a virus, you catch it, u can’t treat it or find a cure.
It’s feeling you can’t describe. It’s interesting how with a mic u can talk to all the people and listen to what you playing.
But i found a man infected with this virus, we talked about music, and here is the result:

EurodanceBlog: Hello! How did you start to work as a DJ at RadiOK?
John Cristea : Well , not for a long time. I’ve been speaking at this radio’s mic for only 1 year. I was born with them 

EurodanceBlog: What kind of music does Radio K romote?
John Cristea : We play only hit music from 80’s, 90’s & today’s , adult contemporary. I can say it’s the same genre Europa FM plays.

EurodanceBlog: What is your opinion about eurodance music?
John Cristea : If you want a true answer... Well I really like it, has easy to remember choruses, it is nice and it’s a music that everyone listens to.

EurodanceBlog: This genre is not anymore on top?? Tell me your personal opinion...
John Cristea: No, nowadays styles of music change overnight. Today one style is popular, and tomorrow another is... You must keep connected to all the current styles to remain on top.... if you don’t, you will be forgotten.

EurodanceBlog: On radio is played the music from top 40 ?
John Cristea: It’s not like that a song can be on top 100. If the song has no impact, we don’t play it. It’s about that.... Music is like fashion, every year it changes and brings something new ... and music is like that... if we are not interested in it, we don’t play it.

EurodanceBlog: Why do European radios promote English & American music, while American and British radios only play their artists songs ?
John Cristea: It’s a matter of egoism. They prefer their music. European music is a intruder to them, which has little chances to be heard there.

EurodanceBlog: But how comes many female vocalists such as Melanie Thornton, Helena Paparizou, Anita Doth, Petra Marklund, Alexia to name a few, girls with a potential, are still unknown however...
John Cristea: Music industry is like a market. Today you are on top, and tomorrow you are unknown. The managers are responsible for this.
Having a voice and being able to compete with other artists is not enough, if u are in top it’s ok ... if not ... you’re not promoted

EurodanceBlog: But isn’t it radio’s fault if a song is not on top, even if artists launched new material!?
John Cristea: Yes you’re right but think about it : if the song has not that special feeling what shall we do ? We might lose our listeners... we promote what is promotable, and we also play the music our listeners chose.
I will repeat myself if the song doesn’t have that feeling we won’t play it, but our listeners also have their word to say in the choice of music we are playin here.

EurodanceBlog: When can we hear you ?
John Cristea: Every weekend from 11:00 till 16:00 cet I’m here on RadiOK, talkin and playin music on a radio show called The Bank Hits!!
You Can discover him on RadiOK
Also you can visit his blog |Eu| Si |Tu|



Special thanx to Karine Sanche

Alexia Interview @ TG Com

You remember from dance periode with "Me and You" “Ti amo ti amo’ or “Dimmi come’’
Now is back with a new look and new style of music rock.
TGCom: What a look! New cut and blond hair on the threshold of 41 years. Typically when women cut their hair ...
Alexia: Or have been left or are depressed! (laughs, editor's note)
TGCom:But what happened?
Alexia: I had found a new desire to do after 4 years of silence also due to maternity, beautiful period of my life, felt to have a gear. I began to wrote the songs from the new album that’s why this new look.

TGCom: Have you started from the disc, you have won Sanremo with the soul and rnb and now the rock. Why?
Alexia : I want to sing things' earthly 'toughest also conceptually. Only a different music could allow me to sing what they tried, even my voice has changed: it is deeper. ". I had tried in the past to speak as I wanted, but the result was only "Egoista." With the rnb is difficult to take certain compositional fields.

TGCom: "Summer" has a nostalgic, talk with your man of feelings. How did this song?
Alexia : It 'always been a season that has brought me much luck, I usually I was always immersed in the promotion or around concerts at the expense of my private life. The summer for me has always something melancholy, I have realized when I had time to myself and in August went to sea as everyone else.


TGCom: And how you spent the summers from 'free woman'?
Alexia: I have read so much, I went often to the cinema. I traveled a lot.

TGCom: What is the journey that you gave more emotions?
Alexia: In the south of France. There is a very beautiful area where there is the cult of the Black Madonna.. During the procession comes out of the Madonna and around us there are many horses and even gypsies. There is a crazy atmosphere. I was excited and also amazed.
TGCom: In your disc is a dedication to your dad, in the song "My father."?
Alexia: I was in a beach in Liguria. At some point I sensed a strong odor. It seemed the smell of his skin rubbed with oil tanning. I have come to mind many memories that I noted in my calendar Moleskine, where I wrote all the songs of my disk.
TGCom: "A moment nell'infinito" is produced by the Mara Maionchi,.? How do you meet her?
Alexia: The song is also written by Alberto Salerno, her husband. I know Mara from a life and between us there is a very close feeling, almost like mother and daughter.

TGCom: You have a daughter, 1 years old, Maria Victoria. You've already seen that has a sense of rhythm and music like you?
Alexia: I think that has this talent because I was around to sing even pregnant (laughs, editor's note)!
TGCom: You take Maria with you on tour?
Alexia: No, I leave her at home in his environment. I believe that when they are so small that it is right to remain in a familiar and relaxing.
TGCom: How Alexia lives today?
Alexia: In the past, my ambition has brought me not to ever stop. My life has suffered. Today I have my daughter, the family closely and, as always, music.. I am a dreamer, I still feel that my small art can placate fears and anxieties.

The interview was made by Andrea Conti TG Com Italia
The original version u can find HERE

NEJA @ TG Com

The interview was made by Andrea Conti from TG Com


Remember the dance hit "The Game" by Neja? She won a disc for summer 1999 and was in every stage of Festivalbar. Since then much time has passed and Neja’s (real name Agnes Cacciola) back to music with "Acousticlub", revisiting the sound of a hit 80 years and 90.
Why today is no longer “bother’ us with your songs?
Then I was in search of artistic quality. Now I’m very happy the success of Giusy." Said Neja
What happened from that distant 1999?
Neja : Many things. Moments of ups and downs, artistic choices that I have formed ...
Do u have great memories of the success of The game ?
Neja :The summer of'99 was a success for me.. These are important things happened abroad tour in Japan and I lived a certain type of musical reality. It was an important moment for my life. That song has been a qualitative leap that has not happened then.
Then your record company was universal?
Neja :Exactly
What they want from you?
Neja :They wanted to do the jump from music dance to pop music. But it was absolutely the right time. Now I am game 'chewing' jazz and soul music and dance was a lucky 'accident path'.

There is some mistake that you committed in'99 and today u regret?
Neja :Believing in the wrong people. But they are fatalistic if things went well is because today I had to take a different path.

This year the Festivalbar has not aired in recent years and is struggling to find a true hit . Why?
Neja : The dance in 90 years was taken into account, although lately I have to say is a little 'back in fashion radio. But I think that in general is returning the desire in people to sing the melody of a songs.

And what do you think the success of Giusy Ferreri, from the first five weeks in the charts of albums?
Neja :I like and I am very happy for her. I think that his song, "Non ti scordar di me ever," is absolutely good song and refined.


Its song can be considered a hit?
Neja :I think that his' case 'is the result of research quality. It can be a good sign for all artists. And I also believe that X Factor, unlike programs such as Friends or Operation Triumph, has given un'acceleration to this trend.
There is a council that want to give to the artists around the world?
Neja :Do not be easy to push the success and prepare a lot, studying .. All are able to sing but lack the basics.
Returning to the new Neja, "Acousticlub" is your third disc that was self. An ambitious goal ...
Neja : I reinterpreted in a sound the successes of famous artists. It was not easy. The comparison scares anyone, but it was one thing that I had to myself.

From the sexy version of a refined elegant dance in "Acousticlub." Choice wanted?
Neja : Absolutely yes. With my stylist, we thought that the figure of a girl who remember the pin-up, the girls from Coca Cola in ‘50s could be well to this new recording project. The new look is certainly a detachment from my past dance, it is clear not innocent.
When was the new album?
Neja : Three years ago. But the path to achieve it was very long and has only materialized in recent months.
Is there any song that you have not been able to enter?
Neja : Many from Depeche Mode to Duran Duran (I was crazy in love, guitarist Andy Taylor) but also Ciny Lauper and Madonna. Who knows maybe find space in a hypothetical "Acousticlub 2." Among the Italians would have liked to redo "The cure" Battiato.. But for now I'm thinking of a new album.
In English?
Neja : Yes.
Have you ever sung in English?
Neja : Never. I have always heard black music and it is obvious that if sing in Italian also change my vocal style.


What can aspect from the disk unpublished?
Neja : I wrote about fifty songs. I suffer when in love are particularly inspired and compose a lot ...
Now you're in love?
Neja : Yes, I'm happy and in fact write little (laughs, editor's note).

The translation made by EurodanceBlog ..
The Italian version u can read HERE