Swiss Music - 2005 in Swiss Music (Paperback)

Chapters: 2005 in Swiss Music. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 2005 was a big year for Swiss music, with the charts becoming steadier yet less predictable than they had been in previous years. The year saw many chart debuts from both Swiss and international acts, and saw two novelty songs share a combined total of over ten weeks at the singles chart number one spot. Internationally, the Swiss also saw Vanilla Ninja take the country to their best Eurovision Song Contest position in twelve years. The first Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart number one of 2005 was "Living To Love You" by Sarah Connor. The single was Connor's second Swiss number one, and had entered the chart back in November 2004. However, a slump in sales following the rush for Christmas number one had allowed Connor to climb from #2 and take the accolade. The first album chart number one of the year was Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits. Nu Pagadi's "Sweetest Poison" replaced Sarah Connor at the number one spot on January 9, having entered at #5 the week before. The 9th of January also saw no new entries in the Top 55 of the singles chart, with the highest being Global Deejays' post-Christmas offering at #56. The MusicStars, a collaboration of participants from the reality television series of the same name, achieved the first of two number ones on January 30 with "Friends Forever." Meanwhile, in the album chart, Green Day made number one with American Idiot. February 6 saw Schnappi's "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" climb to number one. The single featured a young German child singing about a small crocodile. The music video accompanying the song also featured a small crocodile on an adventure around the world. The single was immensely popular through its novelty value, and after making ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=353037