11 Dance Acts Looking To Crush Pop's Dominance In The Chart
Here's a look at those dance artists who'll be battling pop royalty this year in the first real-time chart show.
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1. Philip George
It wasn't long ago that Philip George was working in his local Next and golf club however things took a quick turn at the start of 2015. His debut single 'Wish You Were Mine' debuted at No.2 in the Big Top 40. Watch out Taylor Swift, Philip George has arrived!
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2. Oliver Heldens
Can you believe this guy is only 19 years old? The Dutch DJ burst onto the scene last year with 'Gecko (Overdrive)' and we want more!
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3. Tchami
It's an international gallery today people! We've had Oliver Heldens from Rotterdam, Netherlands and now we have a French DJ too. Tchami scored his first Big Top 40 single in the first chart of 2015 with his huge track 'Promesses'.
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4. Blonde
Adam Englefield & Jake Manson are a dance duo from Bristol who charted in the top ten last year with their collaboration with Melissa Steel. Will they continue into 2015?
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5. Gorgon City
These guys are probably the most well known on our list. They have mingled with some pop stars already. The most prominent being Jennifer Hudson for their sweet collaboration 'Go All Night'.
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6. Years & Years
You may have heard this trio's track 'Desire' which charted at 29th in November 2014. These guys are hotly tipped by a LOT of people to be one of the standout acts of 2015.
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7. Luvbug
Oh yeah! It's our very own Marvin Humes. Once of pop group JLS, Marvin has teamed up with two of his best pals to bring us LuvBug. They've already scored one top ten hit and here are to many more.
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8. Henry Krinkle
November 2014 looks like it was an AMAZING month for dance acts as we saw Henry Krinkle's first appearance in our weekly chart with his track 'Stay'. Be sure to check out Krinkle's remixes of songs by Route 94 and Clean Bandit.
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9. Martin Garrix
We have another extremely young Dutch DJ on the list. Garrix is only EIGHTEEN years old however he has already signed for Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber's manager) at School Boy Records.
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10. Parra For Cuva
This Berlin based DJ/producer chose Chris Isaak's classic 'Wicked Games' as his route into breaking into the mainstream. His remix made it into our top ten at the end of last year.
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11. DVBBS
DVBSS' most well known track 'Tsunami' became very popular in 2013 however nobody knew exactly who produced it. It was finally revealed to be this Canadian duo and the track was remixed with a verse from Tinie Tempa for a later release.