NEO MUSICA: Alice Gold

POP / INDIE / ROCK

português: Alice Gold é uma cantora e compositora inglesa de contrato com a Fiction Records. Seu single de estreia, "Orbiter", foi lançado em setembro de 2010, e o jornal The Guardian mencionou: "Showcases Gold's mighty voice through its power-pop chorus. One to watch". O segundo single, "Runaway Love" ganhou maior reconhecimento, dando nome à Alice em radios britânicas. Em julho de 2011 foi lançado o debut album, "Seven Rainbows", produzido por Dan Carey ((Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip, Lily Allen).

english: Alice Gold is an English singer-songwriter based in London, formerly signed to Sunday Best and currently signed to Fiction Records. Alice Gold performing solo onstage at Guilfest 2011. Her debut single 'Orbiter' was released September 23rd 2010 through Pure Groove Records, with a single launch party at The Drop in left Stoke Newington. The Guardian said it "showcases Gold's mighty voice through its power-pop chorus" and described her as "One to watch"^. Her second single 'Runaway Love', on Fiction Records and has started to receive airplay on radio stations across the UK, entering the A-List on BBC Radio 2. On the official release date, 18th April 2011, an acoustic EP was recorded live at Toerag Studios where The White Stripes have previously recorded. Alice's debut album 'Seven Rainbows' released on July 4th 2011 and was produced by Dan Carey (Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip, Lily Allen). 

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"Runaway Love"
"Cry Cry Cry"
"Orbiter"

NEO MUSICA: Katy B

DUBSTEP / ELECTRO / FUNKY

português: Katie Brien (21/05/1989), mais conhecida como Katy B, é uma cantora e compositora Inglesa. Sua aparição mais significativa na mídia se deu à sua primeira música de trabalho “Katy On A Mission”, que ficou no topo dos charts britânico. Em 2011 Katy lançou seu primeiro album On A Mission, tendo como primeiro single oficial a música “Broken Record”. 

english: Kathleen "Katie" Brien, better known as Katy B, (born 21 May 1989) is a British singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a Dubstep, R&B, funky, house and UK Garage singer and has also performed under the name Baby Katy. She was born in Peckham, South London. Having been offered "major label deals" in 2009, she released her first single with the label Rinse in 2010. The same year, she completed a degree in Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has been nominated for the prestigious 2011 Mercury Prize. Katy's debut album On a Mission was released on 4 April 2011, and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.

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"Lights On"
"On A Mission"
"Easy Please Me"
"Louder"
"Broken Record"
"Witche's Brew"

NEO MUSICA: Ultraviolet Sound

ELECTRO / DANCE / INDIE

português: A banda Ultraviolet Sound teve inicio final de 2007, no Hudson’s Club, O grupo também conhecido como UVS lançou seu primeiro disco chamado OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing) em Abril de 2008 de forma independente. Neste mesmo ano, a banda teve destaque por está em turnê com grandes artistas, como Lady Gaga, Robyn, Dragonette, Katy Perry e também por serem destaques no blog do Perez Hilton. Em Março 2009, a UVS levou sua música ao mundo, com a turnê internacional que passou pela America do Norte e Reino Unido.

english: Radiating extreme energy, bright lights and amazing sounds, Ultraviolet Sound truly breaks through the mold of “Pop” and “Electro”. The underground sensation is set to blow the lid off 2010 and share their message with audiences worldwide. Ultraviolet Sound, also known as UVS first formed in 2007 and from day one, live performances is where the duo shines. They toured nonstop for a year and a half as well performing alongside the likes of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and many more. Upon the end of touring, they dedicated 12 full months to writing, engineering and producing their first full-length label debut. Their first single “Suck My Kiss” is co-written with Desmond Child and debuted at #46 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The band's first digital release was appropriately titled "O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing)". According to Hudson, “A quote we use to summarize what UVS is all about comes from our track 'Dead On The Dancefloor’, where I sing ‘strip away your limitations’ and I urge listeners to live life to the fullest and DANCE THEIR HEARTS OUT!" UVS, has attracted major attention from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, 944 Magazine, Interview Magazine, Las Vegas City Life and arjanwrites.com. Also, UVS’s work has been featured on several national airtime TV shows; MTV’s “The Hills” & “Real World”, ABC’s “Castle” & “The Beautiful Life”, Lifetime, Oprah and The Bernie Mac Show among others. With so many notches on their belt it is no surprise that the duo has the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands, and more importantly, shaking their asses!

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"Suck My Kiss"
"OCD"
"Brainwashed"
"Girl Talk"
"Two of Hearts"
"Texxxt Bomb"

NEO MUSICA: Alyssa Reid

POP / R'n'B / DANCE

português: Alyssa Reid (15.03.1993) é uma cantora e compositora canadense, de Edmonton, Alberta. Sua primeira aparição na TV foi no programa Party Mamas, e foi vice campeã no reality The Next Star. Em 2010 lançou seu primeiro single, "If You Are", em seguida o segundo single "Alone Again" com participação do rapper P.Reign, conquistando #2 em UK, e em junho de 2011 o primeiro album, "The Game", conseguindo o #1 na Billboard "Canadian Emerging Artist".

english: Alyssa Reid (born March 15, 1993) is a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Edmonton, Alberta. Her debut television appearance was on the television show Party Mamas.^{[citation needed]} While she was attending Chinguacousy S.S.,She became runner up for The Next Star a Canadian reality television show on YTV. She was signed to Canadian record label Wax Records and in 2011 she signed to CP Records. She currently lives in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb in the Greater Toronto Area.


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"Alone Again"
"If You Are"
"One Less Lonely Girl"
"Watch Me Soar"
"The Dark Side"

NEO MUSICA: Alexis Jordan

R'n'B / POP / DANCE

português: Alexis Jordan é uma cantora e atriz norte-americana. Jordan ganhou fama por ter sido uma concorrente na primeira temporada de America's Got Talent, em 2006. Depois de ser eliminada do programa, ela começou a carregar covers no YouTube, os mesmo receberam milhões de acessos no YouTube, o que chamou a atenção do rapper Jay-Z, que assinou um contrato com ela na Roc Nation. Seu single de estréia, "Happiness", foi lançado em setembro de 2010, e alcançou numero 1 na Noruega e na Holanda, tambem ficou entre as 5 primeiras musicas na Austrália e no Reino Unido. Seu album de estreia, Alexis Jordan, foi lançado em 25 de fevereiro de 2011.

english: Alexis Lynne Jordan (born April 7, 1992) is an American singer and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of America's Got Talent in 2006. After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, and these received millions of views. The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team Stargate and American rapper Jay-Z, who both went on to sign her to their label, StarRoc/Roc Nation. Her debut single, "Happiness", was released in September 2010, and reached number one in Norway and the Netherlands, and also became a top-five hit in Australia and the United Kingdom. Jordan's self-titled debut album was released on February 25, 2011.

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"Happiness"
"Good Girl"
"Love Mist"
"Hush Hush"

NEO MUSICA: Emily Osment

POP / DANCE / ROCK

português: Emily Jordan Osment, (Los Angeles, 10 de Março de 1992) é uma atriz, cantora e compositora norte-americana. É filha de Eugene Osment e Theresa Osment e irmã do ator Haley Joel Osment, sendo mundialmente conhecida por interpretar Lilly Truscott na série Hannah Montana. Para o mercado fonográfico, contribuiu com um EP, All The Right Wrongs, (2009) e um álbum de estúdio, Fight Or Flight, (2010).

english: Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992) is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. She went on to co-star in the Emmy Award-nominated Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana as Lilly Truscott as well as the series movie, Hannah Montana: The Movie. She also starred as Cassie in R. L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It and most recently the Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped as Melissa Morris. Osment expanded her repertoire into pop music and more recently alternative/indie rock where she has recorded teen pop hits like "I Don't Think About It," "If I Didn't Have You" alongside her Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso, and most recently "Once Upon a Dream". Osment's debut album, Fight or Flight was released on October 5, 2010 via Wind-up Records, and it features lead single "Let's Be Friends" which was released July 7, 2010.

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"Lovesick"
"Let's Be Friends"
"All The Way Up"
"You Are The Only One"
"Get Yer yah-yah's Out"

NEO MUSICA: Kate Nash

INDIE / POP / ROCK

português: Kate Marie Nash (Londres, 6 de Julho de 1987) é uma cantora e compositora inglesa. Tornou-se mais conhecida após a cantora Lily Allen colocá-la no site MySpace, em Top Friends. Atualmente, Kate é muito comparada a Lily por causa do seu sentido de humor seco e das suas letras. Também são feitas comparações com Regina Spektor, pela sua voz e forma de cantar.

english: Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards. Her second studio album, entitled My Best Friend Is You was released in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010 and in the U.S. on 11 May 2010, and spawned her second biggest chart hit to date "Do-Wah-Doo".


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"Foundations"
"Do-Wah-Doo"
"Mouthwash"
"Merry Happy"
"Kiss That Grrrl"
"Pumpkin Soup" 

NEO MUSICA: Skillet

CHRISTIAN ROCK / METAL / ALTERNATIVE ROCK / NU METAL

português: Skillet é uma banda de rock cristão de Memphis, Tennessee, formada em 1996. A banda é composta por John Cooper (vocalista, baixista), Korey Cooper (guitarrista, tecladista e backing vocal), Jen Ledger (baterista e backing) e Seth Morrison (guitarrista). Skillet ja gravou oito álbuns em estúdio e ja foi indicado ao Grammy Awards com dois deles, Collide (2004) e Comatose (2006). De lá pra cá, a banda tem expandido em muitos gêneros diferentes, incluindo Alternativo, Rock Industrial e Hard Rock.

english: Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards), along with Jen Ledger (drums, vocals) and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose. Over the past 15 years, Skillet has undergone several lineup changes, leaving founder John Cooper as the only original member remaining in the band.

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"Comatose"
"Monster"
"Hero"
"Awake and Alive"
"Best Kept Secret"
"Lucy"
"Rebirthing"
"Whispers In The Dark" 

NEO MUSICA: Three Days Grace

METAL ALTERNATIVO / POST-GRUNGE / HARD ROCK

português: Three Days Grace (também conhecida como 3DG ou TDG) é uma banda de metal alternativo do Canadá formada em 1997 na cidade de Toronto, Ontário. A banda consiste de Adam Gontier, Brad Walst, Neil Sanderson e Barry Stock. O nome da banda "Three Days Grace" é nada mais nada menos do que uma reflexão: "Se tivesses três dias para mudar alguma coisa na tua vida, conseguirias fazê-lo?

english: Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band is based in Toronto.


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"Home" 
"Break"
"Never Too Late"
"I Hate Everything Abou You"
"Pain"
"Animal I Have Become"
"Over and Over"
"The Good Life"

NEO MUSICA: Natalia Kills

POP / DARK POP / ELECTRO

português: Natalia Noemi Cappuccini (Bradford, West Yorkshire, 15 de agosto de 1986) conhecida pelo seu nome artístico Natalia Kills é uma cantora, compositora e atriz. Começou sua carreira em 2003 assinando um contrato com a ex-gravadora Adventures in Music com o nome artístico Verbalicious na qual lançou seu primeiro single “Don’t Play Nice” que atingiu posição #11 nos UK Singles Chart. Em 2008 lançou seu EP titulado “Womannequin” na qual postou suas canções no MySpace chamando atenção de grandes produtores sendo assim assinando um contrato com a gravadora Interscope e lançando seu primeiro álbum “Perfectionist” em 2011 com a parceria do rapper Will.I.AM.

english: Natalia Noemi Cappuccini (born 15 August 1986) is an English singer-songwriter, actress and short-film director who performs under the stage name Natalia Kills. Kills released her first single "Mirrors" in August 2010. The song charted in the top 10 in Germany. She released her debut album, Perfectionist in Germany in April 2011. Kills called Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette her most important musical influences, highlighting them as emotional artists who wrote honestly about their own experiences. She also claims that Prince, Vanity 6 and Freddie Mercury inspire her live performances. 

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"Activate My Heart"
"Mirrors"
"Wonderland"
"Zombie"
"Free"

NEO MUSICA: Jessie J

POP / HIP HOP / DANCE

português: Jessica Ellen Cornish (Redbridge, Londres, 27 de março de 1988), mas conhecida pelo seu nome artístico Jessie J, é uma cantora e compositora britânica, nascida na Inglaterra. Assinou com a gravadora Island Records, da Universal Music Group, em 2009, tendo lançado Who You Are, seu álbum de estréia, em 25 de fevereiro de 2011 — pelo qual já lançou três singles até o momento, "Do It Like a Dude", "Price Tag", com a participação do rapper B.o.B, e "Nobody's Perfect".

english: Jessie J (born Jessica Ellen Cornish on 27 March 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. She signed a record deal with Island Records and began recording her debut album, Who You Are. She first saw fame when she began writing songs for American singers Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. The most successful track she co-wrote is "Party in the U.S.A.", which gained platinum certification in many countries. On 7 January 2011, Jessie J came top of the BBC's Sound of 2011 list. She followed this in February by receiving Critics' Choice at the 2011 BRIT Awards. She released her first single "Do It Like a Dude", which peaked at 2 in the UK. Jessie released her follow-up single, "Price Tag" which went straight to number-one in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand and top ten in 19 other countries. It remained at number-one in the UK for two consecutive weeks. Her debut album was released on 25 February 2011 and charted at number-two on the UK Albums Chart.

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"Price Tag"
"Do It Like a Dude"
"Nobody's Perfect"
"Who You Are"
"Domino"

NEO MUSICA: Adriana Mezzadri

FOLK / POP / BALLAD

português: Adriana Mezzadri é uma cantora e compositora peruana. É conhecida através da canção Marcas de Ayer, que foi tema da telenovela O Clone, exibida em vários países.

english: Adriana Mezzadri is a Peruvian singer and songwriter. It is known through the song Marcas de Ayer, which was the theme of the telenovela O Clone, shown in several countries.


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"Sete Vidas"
"Marcas de Ayer"
"Por Verte Reir"
"Te Tengo Miedo"

NEO MUSICA: Matt Webb

POP / DANCE / ROCK

português: Guitarrista da banda Marianas Trench, Matthew Webb decide partir em carreira solo com seu primeiro single Bad Girl, que faz parte de seu primeiro EP solo Coda and Jacket.

english: Marianas Trench the band's guitarist, Matthew Webb decides to go on a solo career with his first single Bad Girl, part of his first solo EP and Coda Jacket.

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"Bad Girl"
"Take You Higher"
"Landslide"

NEO MUSICA: Andrea Corr

POP / ROCK / CELTIC

português> Andrea Jane Corr (Dundalk, 17 de maio de 1974) é cantora e atriz da Irlanda, mais conhecida por ser a vocalista líder da banda familiar The Corrs, do qual é a irmã mais nova. Além disso, Andrea também toca flauta irlandesa. Foi eleita a mulher mais atraente e elegante de 2005. Como actriz Andrea já participou de filmes como Evita,The Commitments e No Ritmo Da Vida (Boys and Girl from Country Clare), emprestando a sua voz na parte do canto, em 1998 á personagem Kayley, do desenho animado "A Espada Mágica". Em 25 de Junho de 2007 lançou seu primeiro álbum a solo: "Ten Feet High". Ficou noiva no final de 2008 de Brett Desmond, filho do bilionário Dermot Desmond, seu namorado desde 2007. Casou-se em 21 de agosto de 2009 na St Joseph's Church no Condado de Clare, Irlanda.

english> Andrea Jane Corr, (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals Corr plays the tin whistle and the piano. With the others, Corr has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album and two live albums. The Corrs are currently on hiatus because Sharon, Jim and Caroline are raising their children, while Andrea is pursuing a solo career, releasing her debut album, Ten Feet High, in 2007. The album moved away from the folk-rock genre of the Corrs and features a darker edgier dance-pop sound. Corr is involved in charitable activities. She has played charity concerts to raise money for the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, the victims of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland and The Prince's Trust in 2004. She is an ambassador for the Nelson Mandela's "46664" campaign, raising awareness towards AIDS in Africa. During the Edinburgh Live 8 on 2 July 2005 the Corrs performed "When the Stars Go Blue" alongside Bono to promote the Make Poverty History campaign. She received an honorary MBE for her contribution to music and charity in 2005.

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"Ten Feet High"

"Take Me I'm Yours"

"Hello Boys"

"Shame On You"

"Champagne From a Straw"

NEO MUSICA: Elin Lanto

POP / ELECTROPOP / POP-ROCK

português> Elin Birgitta Lanto é uma famosa cantora suéca, nascida dia 22 de julho de 1984. Ficou famosa por lançar seu primeiro single, e hit, "I Won't Cry", em 2004, e no ano seguinte seu primeiro album, "One". Em 2007 Elin lutou por uma vaga no evento "Eurovision", mas perdeu nas disputas ainda na Suécia, ficando em 3º com a canção "Money". Em 2010 Elin voltou renovada com o album dance "Love Made Me Do It", que possui hits como: "Speak n' Spell", "Discotheque" e "Doctor Doctor".

english> Elin Lanto is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one "I Won't Cry." Lanto first came to prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007. She also took part in Melodifestivalen 2010 with "Doctor Doctor". In 2009 Elin made her US debut by releasing the single "Discotheque" on the American iTunes store, also featuring a new remix by Jonas von de Burg. On March 1, 2009, "Discotheque" was featured on Showtime's The L Word.

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"I Won't Cry"

"I Can Do It"

"We Fly"

"Money"

"Speak 'n Spell"

"Discotheque"

"Love Made Me Stupid"

"Doctor Doctor"

"Tickles"

NEO MUSICA: Marina and the Diamonds

INDIE POP / NEW WAVE

português> Marina Lambrini Diamandis, nasceu em 10 de Outubro de 1985, mais conhecida pelo seu nome artístico de Marina And The Diamonds (Marina e Os Diamantes), é uma cantora e compositora galêsa de ascendência grega. Ela alcançou à fama depois de chegar no segundo lugar na lista da enquete da BBC Sound 2010, seguida por Ellie Goulding. Depois de lançar o primeiro EP, Marina lançou seu segundo, o The Crown Jewels EP (Joias da Coroa), com a ajuda de Neon Gold Records, em 2009. Agora, assinou contrato com a 679 Recordings, ela lançou seu primeiro álbum de estúdio, The Family Jewels, seguido pelo seu terceiro EP, o The American Jewels EP (Joias Americanas EP), em 2010. O nome dela "Marina and the Diamonds", consiste na tradução de seu sobrenome, que significa "Diamonds", em grego. Ela se refere aos membros de sua banda como "Os Diamantes". Porém, também refere-se aos fãs. Explica em sua página do MySpace, dizendo: "Eu sou Marina. Vocês são os meus diamantes".

english> Marina Lambrini Diamandis (Greek: Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμάντη, born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds (sometimes stylised as Marina & the diamonds), is a Welsh singer-songwriter of Greek descent.^[3][4] She rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second to Ellie Goulding. After releasing one private EP, Diamandis released her second extended play, The Crown Jewels EP, with help from Neon Gold Records, in 2009. Now signed to 679 Recordings, she released her debut full length studio album, The Family Jewels, followed by her third extended play, The American Jewels EP, in 2010. Her stage name, "Marina and the Diamonds", consists of Diamandis' first name and the translation of her surname which means "Diamonds" in Greek. Although "The Diamonds" is often mistakenly believed to refer to her backing band (similar to Florence and the Machine), it in fact refers to Diamandis' fans: she explains this on her MySpace page by saying "I'm Marina. You are the diamonds."

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"Obsessions"

"I Am Not A Robot"

"Mowgli's Road"

"Hollywood"

"Oh No!"

"Shampain"

NEO MUSICA: Hurts

SYNTHPOP / ALTERNATIVE ROCK / NEW WAVE

português> Hurts é um dueto britânico de synthpop de Manchester composto pelo vocalista Theo Hutchcraft, (nascido em Richmond, em North Yorkshire) e o synth player Adam Anderson. Em Julho de 2009, a banda participou do "Band of the Day" do jornal The Guardian. Eles terminaram em 4º lugar na votação do "Sound of 2010" da BBC. No início de 2010, lançaram oficialmente seu single de estreia "Better Than Love" e começaram a se apresentar ao vivo. "Illuminated" foi tema de um anúncio da emissora de TV britânica Sky1 HD que promovia os seriados de sua grade (Bones, House, Fringe) na primavera/verão de 2010, no Hemisfério Norte. A música do grupo "Wonderful Life", remixada por Arthur Baker, foi trilha sonora da série "The Vampire Diaries", da emissora norte-americana CW. O álbum de estreia Happiness foi lançado no dia 6 de setembro de 2010 com a participação especial de Kylie Minogue na canção "Devotion".

english> Hurts are an English synthpop duo from Manchester composed of singer Theo Hutchcraft (originally from North Yorkshire) and synth player Adam Anderson. In July 2009, the band featured as "Band of the Day" on Guardian.co.uk. They finished in fourth position in BBC's Sound of 2010 poll. The band's song "Wonderful Life" was notably remixed by Arthur Baker. In early 2010 they officially released their debut single, Better Than Love with a famous Romanian actress named Laura Cosoi, and played their first ever live shows. The song "Unspoken" produced by Sky is the Limit turned heads with it's synths and orchestra bridge as it was created by an unknown but creative individual. The song "Illuminated" also was the soundtrack to Sky1 HD's advert to promote their best-watched seasonal programmes in High Definition (Bones, House, Fringe, Stargate Universe) in spring/summer 2010. Their debut album called Happiness was released on 6 September 2010. It contains a duet with Kylie Minogue entitled "Devotion".

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"Better Than Love"

"Wonderful Life"

"Stay"

"Illuminated"

"Confide In Me"

"All I Want For Christmas Is A New Year's Day"