Cosmopop
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Cosmopop is a Berlin-based songwriting and music production team consisting of Andy Becker (lyrics) and Jens Backes (music). True to its name, the duo is focused on writing melodic pop songs, with occasional forays into dance, R'n'B and rock.
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[edit] History
Cosmopop burst onto the scene in the late 1990s on the (then) wildly popular Internet music site MP3.com where Cosmopop reached top five positions in the "Pop" category with its Eurodance production "Oh la la", produced by Martin Altmeyer and featuring vocals by Conny Angel.
In 2001, the duo achieved national exposure in Germany when being selected as one of five finalists of the "act2001" contest sponsored by BMG and featured on Viva TV.
In 2002, Cosmopop exclusively licensed most of their repertoire to Cyclus / Sony/ATV Music Publishing, incl. the dreamdance production "Dragonfly", performed by German dreamdance pioneers X-Perience.
Cosmopop's most widely known song to date is probably the pop ballad "Heartbeat Radio" which was recorded by several female solo acts incl. Kim Styles and Natasha Thomas.
In early 2006, the song entered the German sales charts in a new version called "Radio Heartbeat" produced by Alex Christensen and performed by U.S. based duo R´n´G.
[edit] Trivia
Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant coined the first Cosmopop tagline ("Cosmopop - always on top") when receiving a Cosmopop sample CD from Cosmopop lyricist Andy Becker at a concert in Berlin.
[edit] Songs
1997 Golf (performed by Andy B.)
1997 Set me free (performed by Kirsten B.)
1998 Chicas (performed by Andy B.)
1998 Horny chiquitas (performed by Andy B.)
1999 Oh la la! (performed by Conny Angel)
1999 Desperados (performed by Conny Angel)
2000 Hertha, Herta (performed by Andy B.)
2000 Supersonic Love (performed by Shamira)
2001 Heartbeat Radio (performed by Shamira)
2002 Let me take you to heaven (performed by Shamira)
2002 Love in stereo (performed by Shamira)
2003 Dragonfly (performed by X-Perience)
2003 Yes or no (performed by Sophie)
2003 Living for more (performed by Marilyn M.)
2003 In and out of love (performed by Filippa von Stackelberg)
2004 You turn to me (performed by Krys D/ Shamira)
2004 Better world (performed by Colin Rich and Shamira)
2004 Say goodbye (performed by Shamira)
2005 Friends (performed by Gino E.)
2005 Under the mistletoe (performed by Alicia)
2005 Pimp it (performed by Terry Armstrong)
2006 Radio Heartbeat (performed by R'n'G / Alex Christensen)
2006 Hooked on you (performed by Shamira)
