18 hours ago18 hr Author 1 hour ago, jimwatts said:+12 Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel+10 Think Of You - Christina Grimmie+8 Blood - Equador (Bo Bruce)+7 Nolwenn Ohwo! - Nolwenn Leroy+6 I Trance - Agnes+5 Dub On The Track - Cher Lloyd+4 Gladiator - Dami Im+3 Borderline - Tove Styrke+2 You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Diana Vickers+1 Chameleon Life - Daithi featuring RayeAnd with just the 22 leaders’ votes left there are only 4 points between the Top 3!1Borderline - Tove Styrke94?2 I Trance - Agnes93?3Blood - Equador90Roba.4You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Diana Vickers72Tafty5Kashmir - Escala71Chez Wombat6Racing Cars - Ruti67jimwatts7Gladiator - Dami Im65CowTzy8Bloodstream - Tokio Myers65Brer9Damaged - Danity Kane59Scene10California - Amelia Lily56awardinary11Chameleon Life - Daithi featuring Raye54King Rollo12Dub On The Track - Cher Lloyd et al.53Dobbo13Baby Don’t Dance - Fleur East48ChrisJK14Domino - Saara Aalto46Calum15I Do - Only The Young45Mangø16Breathe - Liberty X42Jade17Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel42Julian_18Nolwenn Ohwo! - Nolwenn Leroy40gooddelta19Misty Eye - Aiden Grimshaw39Herbs20Ladies In The ‘90s - Lauren Alaina32Cody Piastri21Creep - Dannii Minogue20vibe22Think Of You - Christina Grimmie13uhsting23Rock With Me - Reggie ‘n’ Bollie et al.12AllStarBySmashMouthAddy! will be the penultimate voter reveal
18 hours ago18 hr That was a lovely entry Jim, such a shame it's been taken down from Spotify.And thank you for the points. The taste that these later voters have 🤩
18 hours ago18 hr Oh that is a very interesting leaderboard. Two foot shooting opportunities left, and the song in third sounding like something Dandy would love!
18 hours ago18 hr Author Voter 22: Addy!Agnes' song "I Trance" marks a bold and stylish return to music for the Swedish dance-pop artist, best known for her 2008 hit "Release Me." Released in 2019 after a long hiatus, "I Trance" is one of two tracks (alongside "Limelight") that reintroduce Agnes with a fresh, club-ready sound.Key Highlights:Musical Style: "I Trance" is a deep, hypnotic dance track with sensual, minimal vocals layered over a shimmering, trance-inspired beat. It evokes the feel of late-night club euphoria and features a breakdown reminiscent of Timbaland and Keri Hilson’s "The Way I Are."Creative Team: The song was co-written by Vargas & Lagola, known for their work with Galantis, Avicii, and Madonna. Their influence helps shape the track’s polished, electronic sound.Artistic Intent: Agnes described the song as a celebration of dance and being in the moment. She said it’s about the pleasure and freedom of letting go completely on the dance floor.Comeback Context: This release followed a nearly seven-year break from solo music. Agnes spent that time traveling, exploring new creative directions, and redefining her identity as an artist
18 hours ago18 hr 6 minutes ago, gooddelta said:Oh that is a very interesting leaderboard. Two foot shooting opportunities left, and the song in third sounding like something Dandy would love!What a time to join these this evening... It's a good job I'd definitely just be happy with a top 3 😂
18 hours ago18 hr Author On 16/07/2025 at 03:48, Addy! said:+12 Damaged - Danity Kane, Making The Band, 29/01/2008+10 Baby Don’t Dance - Fleur East, X Factor UK, 04/12/2015+08 Breathe - Liberty X, Popstars, 13/05/2002+07 Borderline - Tove Styrke, Swedish Idol, 09/10/2014+06 Domino - Saara Aalto, The Voice Of Finland, 16/02/2018+05 Think Of You - Christina Grimmie, The Voice USA, 06/08/2013+04 Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel, New Zealand’s Got Talent, 25/10/2013+03 I Do - Only The Young, X Factor UK, 07/08/2015+02 Ladies In The ‘90s - Lauren Alaina, American Idol, 15/10/2018+01 Gladiator - Dami Im, X Factor Australia, 08/08/2014And so we know “Borderline” won’t be receiving any more points, but it now has an 8 point lead over “I Trance” and an 11 point lead over “Blood”, meaning it all comes down to how many points dandy* gives those 2 tracks!1Borderline - Tove Styrke101?2 I Trance - Agnes93Addy!3Blood - Equador90Roba.4You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Diana Vickers72Tafty5Kashmir - Escala71Chez Wombat6Damaged - Danity Kane71Scene7Racing Cars - Ruti67jimwatts8Gladiator - Dami Im66CowTzy9Bloodstream - Tokio Myers65Brer10Baby Don’t Dance - Fleur East58ChrisJK11California - Amelia Lily56awardinary12Chameleon Life - Daithi featuring Raye54King Rollo13Dub On The Track - Cher Lloyd et al.53Dobbo14Domino - Saara Aalto52Calum15Breathe - Liberty X50Jade16I Do - Only The Young48Mangø17Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel46Julian_18Nolwenn Ohwo! - Nolwenn Leroy40gooddelta19Misty Eye - Aiden Grimshaw39Herbs20Ladies In The ‘90s - Lauren Alaina34Cody Piastri21Creep - Dannii Minogue20vibe22Think Of You - Christina Grimmie18uhsting23Rock With Me - Reggie ‘n’ Bollie et al.12AllStarBySmashMouth
17 hours ago17 hr Author Voter 23: dandy*Tove Styrke’s “Borderline” is a bold and genre-blending electropop track released on 9 October 2014 as the second single from her EP Borderline and later included on her 2015 album Kiddo 🎵 Song Overview:Genre: Electropop with reggae influencesWriters: Tove Styrke and Janne KaskProducer: Johan T. Karlsson (also known as Familjen)Length: 3:23🎤 Theme & Lyrics:“Borderline” is a feminist anthem that critiques societal structures and power dynamics, particularly those imposed by patriarchal systems. Styrke described the song as being about “smashing the patriarchy”The lyrics use metaphors like “the empire” to represent oppressive forces, and the chorus captures emotional duality:“I'm borderline happy and I'm borderline sad / I'm borderline good and I'm borderline bad.”This reflects the internal conflict and emotional complexity of navigating identity and resistance in a restrictive world.🎬 Music Video:Directed by Rúnar IngiFilmed in Pyramiden, a ghost town in Svalbard, NorwayThe stark, icy visuals mirror the song’s themes of isolation and rebellion 📈 Reception:Though it didn’t chart in Sweden, it was certified Platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), indicating over 40,000 units sold Critics praised it for its genre fusion, lyrical depth, and Styrke’s evolving artistry, with The Line of Best Fit calling her a “shape-shifting pop singer”
17 hours ago17 hr Author On 16/07/2025 at 13:08, dandy* said:Hello Julian! Thank you for hosting such an interesting theme, it's not one I would ever have thought of but it did produce an interesting set of songs... and, like you, I was pleased to see a wide spread of contests that the entrants originated from. I guess this will be the point where you'll reveal that I did indeed send Tove Styrke (to the surprise of nobody haha!) so I'll just say at this point that I had absolutely no idea that there had been an awful cover version of it in the charts recently - I feel with this information it was possibly a bit of a cheap entry, but I just went with it as it was a big chart topper for me back in 2014 and she's the only reality act I could think of that I'd seen live (aside from Will Young to be fair).Anyway, enough about my own entry, here are the points from me to the entries that I liked the most:12 Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel10 Nolwenn Ohwo! - Nolwenn Leroy08 I Trance - Agnes07 Racing Cars - Ruti06 Blood - Equador (Bo Bruce)05 Misty Eye - Aiden Grimshaw04 You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Diana Vickers03 Chameleon Life - Daithi featuring Raye02 Kashmir - Escala01 I Do - Only The YoungI'd never heard of the top two point scorers before this contest and I enjoyed both of their songs so thought I'd reward the finds there, but couldn't not give Agnes a podium position with the wonderful I Trance, albeit Ruti fought her pretty close for that final spot. Those tracks were pretty far ahead of the others for me, the rest of my points scorers were all decent though and I couldn't resist a point for Only The Young because I thought the song was actually pretty catchy for what it was!Good luck to all of the above!D*
17 hours ago17 hr Author So the 6 points for “Blood” means it finishes just 5 points behind on 96.“I Trance” and “Borderline” both finish on 101, which means we need to go back to the number of voters for each.
17 hours ago17 hr Oh gosh, a tie.I guess it's not that surprising as I couldn't decide which out of the two songs would win. An impressive showing for Rob's Equador there too.Thanks for the silver Dandy, happy to end on 50 after such a disaster in part one of the results <3 It is not lost on me that I had Tove confirmed and then dropped her ha.
17 hours ago17 hr URGH I knew I was shooting myself in the foot! I so wish I'd let Ruti fight that little bit more for that bronze position 😂
17 hours ago17 hr Author “Borderline” had an impressive 18 voters of a possible 22.“I Trance” had…..…also 18 voters!Meaning we need to go to the number of sets of 12 points awarded.
17 hours ago17 hr Hmmmm are we sure we want to break this by most 12s? I feel like that's such a 2005 way of deciding things and we've moved on so much since then
17 hours ago17 hr Author I mentioned at the beginning that 14 of the 23 tracks received at least 1 set of 12 points. But somehow “Borderline” managed to do as well as it did without a single 12.“I Trance” received two 12s from Jade and Tafty.Therefore “I Trance” is the winner of Bop Idol 4!
17 hours ago17 hr Author 1 I Trance - Agnes101Addy!2Borderline - Tove Styrke101dandy*3Blood - Equador96Roba.4You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Diana Vickers76Tafty5Racing Cars - Ruti74jimwatts6Kashmir - Escala73Chez Wombat7Damaged - Danity Kane71Scene8Gladiator - Dami Im66CowTzy9Bloodstream - Tokio Myers65Brer10Baby Don’t Dance - Fleur East58ChrisJK11Alone By Heart - Clara Van Wel58Julian_12Chameleon Life - Daithi featuring Raye57King Rollo13California - Amelia Lily56awardinary14Dub On The Track - Cher Lloyd et al.53Dobbo15Domino - Saara Aalto52Calum16Breathe - Liberty X50Jade17Nolwenn Ohwo! - Nolwenn Leroy50gooddelta18I Do - Only The Young49Mangø19Misty Eye - Aiden Grimshaw44Herbs20Ladies In The ‘90s - Lauren Alaina34Cody Piastri21Creep - Dannii Minogue20vibe22Think Of You - Christina Grimmie18uhsting23Rock With Me - Reggie ‘n’ Bollie et al.12AllStarBySmashMouth The other ties have been broken on number of voters. Gah at me losing my Top 10 streak on a tie!
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