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Ashlip Syncson

Voted! Safe to say I’m scared for my Lana!

Tinashe close to getting her highest charting hit ever! Soooo happy Chappell is on course to get her second #1! She is the pop girl artist of this generation for me.

Semi 1 please!

Westlife: skip! Robbie & Nicole: always a cute listen but never something I’d play out of choice. Hear’Say: much preferred this to their debut at the time but admittedly haven’t heard it in years. Blue - If You Come Back: Lee really shines on this one like most of their ballads. Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame: dull cover in retrospect but loved it at the time. Blue - Too Close: nowhere near their best! IYCB >> Too Close for me.

176 NAZARETH Lana Lubany I fancied a sonic switch-up this contest and decided to browse some Arabic Pop which is where I found the wonderful Lana Lubany, and this track in particular. She's a Palestinian-American alt-pop newcomer looking to bring Arabic-infused Pop to the mainstream. She currently has 181k monthly listeners on Spotify, with NAZARETH third most popular on just over 2 million streams. Of the song's meaning, she says: “It explores identity and belonging in an environment where you don’t always feel welcome. I’ve always felt like I was in between worlds - an outsider. After having finally accepted my own identity, I was met with yet another struggle to gain acceptance from the world. While navigating these obstacles, music has been my healing point, where I felt like I could fully be myself. ‘YAFA’ the project is a safe space for the in-betweeners and beyond.”

Yessss get that second #1 Chappell! Incredible figures!

I may be wrong! I often misinterpret lyrics and meaning. 🥲

SMASH

Oh I thought she was alternating between “she’s got a way” and “she got away” lol.

Come on Chappell!!

Lights Up

I went with semis as they bring the drama.

This is absolutely stunning!! In love with her vocal delivery too. Very Alanis in some moments.

Fantastic to see both Chappell and Confidence JADE added!

Because I Got High - LOVED this at the time as a 7yo, of course having no idea what 'getting high' meant. But yeah, I can see why this was ranked bottom. It's Raining Men - never liked this and it was probably around this time I checked out from Geri as a solo artist. Mambo No.5 - crap.

Gorillaz!

July (**) Confidence Man, JADE - gossip (**) Kesha - RED FLAG. (1) MARINA - CUNTISSIMO (**) Kesha - BOY CRAZY. (feat. JADE) (4) Lexie Liu - Pop Girl (14) Kesha, Slayyter, Rose Gray - Attention (7) Agnes - BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES (2) JADE - Plastic Box (9) David Archuleta - Creme Brulee (8) MARINA - Princess Of Power (**) Benson Boone - Mr. Electric Blue (11) JADE - Angel Of My Dreams FOR THE CLUB (**) The Last Dinner Party - This Is The Killer Speaking (23) MARINA - Je Ne Sais Quoi (10) Kesha - BOY CRAZY. (**) Sugababes - Shook (**) Chappell Roan - Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl (**) Ed Sheeran - Azizam (3) JADE - IT girl (5) CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me (**) Kesha - TOO HARD. (**) Charli xcx - Von dutch (12) JADE - Midnight Cowboy (**) Kesha - JOYRIDE. (**) The Pussycat Dolls - Sway

Mika!

Bad Intentions

Looking forward to following this!

Just noticed this is 23 on the HMV pre-order chart!

Intrigued to hear this!

I would LOVE that. Drew Barrymore too!

I desperately want her to do some US TV promo in September. Maybe one of the late shows? I’m curious to know which US gig her team were trying to secure.