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Aftonbladet (www.aftonbladet.se) reported that Swedish pop's man of the moment is to perform a duet with one of my least favourite singers in the whole wide world. The reason? They're throwing a 30th birthday party for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden on 14th June. Also due to sing at the party will be Tre S - a trio made up of Shirley Clamp, Sonya Alden and Slappable-Sanna Nielsen. Oh well: two out of three ain't bad.

Long time since we had one of these! (Been too busy wallowing in Swedish music of late) :-)
We previously mentioned the battle between former Le Roi Soleil stars Emmanuel Moire and Christophe Mae. It still looks as if Christophe has won the chart war as he reached no. 1 recently in the singles chart with "On S'Attache". As ever, not too much going on in the French top 40, with only dance act Pakito's "Are U Ready" and the Nouvelle Star single as new entries this week.
Other recent number ones: "Balance-Toi" by Tony Parker. Yes, that Tony Parker as in Eva Longoria's Tony Parker! Also the latest French release by Celine Dion (zzz).
Now to the album charts and guess who is at no.1? Celine Dion....
Following his recent tragic death, Gregory Lemarchal's "Olympia 2006" is again selling well. Still in the top 10 are Christophe Willem's very good "Inventaire" and a new entry from Bob Sinclar with "Sounds of Freedom". Shy'm's debut album is a high climber but not doing so well is Calogero, whose "Pomme C" (which has not been received too well by critics) is only at no. 30. The title track is due to be released as the follow-up to "Saut de L'Ange" - I would have preferred "Melodies En Sous-Sol" or "Suis-Je Assez Clair" as they are my favourite tracks.

Miss America/Work of Art - Måns Zelmerlöw: Two of the best tracks from his debut CD which is currently on its way to EC HQ. Already topping the charts in Sweden, it's a pure pop treat.
I Heard A Rumour/Nathan Jones - Bananarama: The 'Rama are often forgotten when it comes to 80's guilty pleasures, but here are two - produced by the guiltiest producers of all - Stock, Aitken, Waterman!
Little Of Your Time/Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5: Still liking their album, and these are my two faves from it this week.
Relax, Take It Easy - Mika: Crying out to be released as a single in the UK - but I fear it may be "Lollipop" instead.
Tokyo - Danny Saucedo: Still playing this a lot, from the Swedish Idol 2006 finalist.
Elu Produit de L'Annee/Kiss The Bride - Christophe Willem: Still worth a mention in my playlist. "Double Je" is out as a single in France but I still prefer these 2 tracks.

In my previous post I may have suggested that I might just give Big Brother 8 a chance. Well, I did. Happened to catch the moment when "Ziggy" (some kind of model and ex boy band chap) went into the house. Enough said. I really can't be a***d watching a load of WAG/Posh/Paris wannabes fighting for the attentions of someone who looks as if his best friend is his mirror. Therefore I have decided that life is too short to waste it watching BB8.