Die beste Rock- und Popmusik aus Europa

Von wem stammen die besten Sounds des Kontinents?

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Die beste Rock- und Popmusik aus Europa

Von wem stammen die besten Sounds des Kontinents?

Europa hat viele Musikgrößen von Weltrang hervorgebracht. Denken Sie nur an Schwedens ABBA, Irlands U2 und Frankreichs Daft Punk, und Sie bekommen eine Vorstellung vom Kaliber des Sounds, der von der Europäischen Union ausgeht. Bereits in den späten 1950er Jahren haben Interpreten vom Kontinent die Branche beeindruckt. Auch heute noch finden wir in Europa einige der originellsten und innovativsten Songs, die ein Mainstream-Publikum erreichen. Aber was ist die beste Rock- und Popmusik, die aus Europa kommt?

Klicken Sie sich durch eine Playlist mit denkwürdigen europäischen Bands und Künstlern, die die Charts stürmten.

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A-ha

Zwei internationale Nummer-Eins-Singles, "Take On Me" und "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", beide 1985 veröffentlicht, brachten dem norwegischen Trio A-ha großen Erfolg. Ihr Bekanntheitsgrad stieg weiter mit dem 1987 erschienenen "The Living Daylights", dem Titelsong zum gleichnamigen James-Bond-Film. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen und Morten Harket nehmen weiterhin Platten auf und treten in der ganzen Welt auf.

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Top 5 One-Hit Wonders That Defined the ‘80s

One-hit wonders have been a part of every era of music, but the ‘80s seemed to have more than usual due to the impact of MTV on the charts.

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Top 5 One-Hit Wonders That Defined the ‘80s

One-hit wonders have been a part of every era of music. But the ‘80s seemed to stand out in this particular department. Part of that was due to the impact of music videos on the charts. If you could make a memorable clip and get it cooking on MTV, you could forge a quick path to the public’s attention. In addition, the rise of the synthesizer made it easier for even novice musicians to make intriguing tracks.

This was a tough list to narrow down to just five because of how many fantastic candidates there were. But here are the one-hit wonders from the ‘80s that we feel helped define the decade’s musical output as much as any others.

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2. “Take on Me” by A-ha

Crossover music success from Norway was quite uncommon when the pop trio A-ha attempted to break out with their single “Take on Me.” They initially released the song accompanied by a simple performance video, and it didn’t achieve what they had hoped. Luckily, they stuck with it, remixing the song and, most importantly, filming a new video for it.

The newer version featured a then-unique (and still pretty cool) technology that inserted A-ha lead singer Morten Harket into the pages of a comic book. That amped up the drama, which fit perfectly with the music in the song, especially when Harket goes soaring into his upper register. A-ha went on to enjoy a long career as one of the preeminent pop acts in their native country. While they never quite matched the same heights outside of Europe, “Take on Me” remains an indelible part of the tapestry of ‘80s music—if, for nothing else, as proof of the power of an iconic video.

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