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This week's video is if i don't have your love (written all in lower case) by Indonesian singer Afgan . It's from his new album Wallflower which was released on 9th April. if i don't have your love is an English language song and also came out on 9th April. Listen to Wallflower here: https://music.empi.re/wallfloweralbum   Check out my Asian Music Round-up for the music video for M.I.A, Afgan's song with Jackson Wang, plus more Asian music: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/03/asian-music-round-up.html

Today's post is all about the girls! While most of the girl groups I know are Western (mainly British and American) and Korean), last year I came across a couple of groups from different countries. So, I thought it would be fun to feature them in a post. :)  Afrikanas-  Põe mais açúcar First up is Angolan girl band Afrikanas. The group is made up of Cilana, Serafina, Clyde and Jandira, and they sing in Portuguese. They started out in 2012 with the album Sonhos e Verdades (Dreams and Truths in English).  One of their most successful singles is Esse Som.  I don't really know any African girl groups (mainly solo singers), so I was pleased to find Afrikanas. I originally found their video on the PlatinaLine YouTube channel.   I couldn't find much info about Afrikanas online and translated this from Portuguese with Google Translate, so I hope it's accurate! Please let me know if you have more information about them. :) This is Põe mais açúcar  (Put more sug...

Today's music video is Toxic, the latest single by French singer Ronisia . It came out on 26th March and is a good song in her urban pop/R'n'B style. Want more Ronisia? Check out these posts: Music video for her single Désolée: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/06/weekly-music-video.html Atterrissage: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/08/weekly-music-video_26.html    Doucement:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/02/weekly-music-video_10.html

It's Star Sparkle Blog's 10th birthday today! I started the blog on 17th April 2011. You can see my first ever post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcome-to-star-sparkle-blog.html I last did a birthday post back in 2011 when Star Sparkle turned 7 (I didn't mark the 5th "blogiversary" but I had celebrated the birthday of my blog Falling Petals that year, so decided to do one here too). Check out the 7th bday post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/star-sparkles-birthday-fave-posts.html It seems kind of strange that I've now been blogging for 10 years! This is my main blog which is about entertainment. Starting it gave me the confidence to branch out into other areas, and I started my self-help/spiritual blog Falling Petals in February 2013 and The Seasonal Life (seasonal living/festivals) in July 2013. To celebrate Star Sparkle's birthday, I'm sharing the most popular posts, plus my favourites. :) Most Popular/Viewed Post...

This week's video is Iya iiya by Japanese singer Mirei Touyama . I've previously shared her English language music (released under MIREI), but this is my first time featuring a Japanese song of hers. :) Iya iiya came out in November and is from Mirei's latest Japanese EP still (released in March). It's a nice relaxing song. Check out these posts for English songs by MIREI: Lonely in Tokyo: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/03/weekly-music-video.html Features Lazy Boy and Lonely in Tokyo:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/05/current-favourite-songs.html     And visit her YouTube channels for the latest releases: VEVO/YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBIiIYXCtQXbMIDVy7VkWg Official Japanese YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMYRi83dsYs83prGn0tByw

I have an occasional feature where I share my current favourite songs, but it seems to end up being once a year, lol. Never mind! You can check out the previous posts below: June 2019: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/current-favourite-songs.html May 2020: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/05/current-favourite-songs.html Although I have my "all time faves " and other songs I listen to a lot, my current favourites vary. So, here's what I'm into currently. :) Gen Neo- HOLD BACK and WHERE TO GO First up are the songs HOLD BACK and WHERE TO GO by the Singaporean singer Gen Neo . They're both from his first EP Ad Astra. I previously featured them in the posts below: HOLD BACK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-music-for-2021-part-1.html WHERE TO GO (part of C-pop Saturday):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/04/c-pop-saturday.html   Sabrina Carpenter- Honeymoon Fades Next up is Honeymoon Fades by Sabrina Carpenter . She is an American si...

This week's video is Deli Gibi by Romanian singer Otilia. There isn't much info about her online, but her other songs include Bilionera, Prisionera and Peaches and Cream with Dony and Erika Isac. Deli Gibi is actually a Turkish language song and translates as "Like Mad" or "Like Crazy" in English. It's from the EP Ask Yolu. Deli Gibi was released last August. For more on Otilia visit these links: JHaps Records' YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_rHP8CNWk5Ou3yyxR99LSw Official FB: https://www.facebook.com/Otilia.official/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/otilia.official/

Here is the 2nd C-pop Saturday post of the year! I might make it a bit more regular during 2021. Check out the 1st one here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/01/c-pop-saturday.html   Casper True- Chinese title First up here is a song by Chinese singer Casper True . I can't read the Chinese title, but according to Google Translate it means "Are you embarrassed" in English. From what I gather it's about not being so embarrassed by failures that you give up on your dreams. Let me know if you speak Chinese and understand the lyrics! :)  This is an audio and came out in January. Check out a couple more songs by Casper below: Includes Tidal feat. NINE ONE#:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/01/c-pop-saturday.html Features his single TIME (released in Jan): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/01/c-pop-saturday.html   Also, when I first came across Casper in 2019, I couldn't find much information in English online, but today I've found two profiles with...