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Christina Aguilera (one of my favourite singers) recently did a live performance. She performed My Favorite Things from the classic musical The Sound of Music  (originally released in 1959) and the 1965 film , live from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.  The song is the first single from Christina's  upcoming Christmas special , which will be in American theatres on 14th and 21st December. The film is called Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris and is being released to mark the 25th anniversary of her holiday album My Kind of Christmas (released in October 2000). There is also a live album. My Favorite Things was released on 26th November.     Watch the trailer for Christmas in Paris here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFVLmS71l2E&t=1s   Listen to the original version of My Favorite Things in a scene from The Sound of Music here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IagRZBvLtw   Plus, here are a couple more songs which sampled My Fa...

This week's video is Reputation by American singer jxden . His real name is Jaden Hossler and his stage name (written in lower case) is prounced like his real name  ("Jaden"). jxden started his career as a social media influencer, posting videos on TikTok, where he became very popular. This led to him joining talent agency Talent X and the Sway House , a collective of TikTok stars. In February 2020, jxden kicked off his music career by self-releasing his debut single Comatose. He was then signed to DTA Records (owned by drummer Travis Barker from the American band blink-182 ) , in partnership with Elektra Records and released several more singles that year. In October 2020 he signed a deal with Warner Chappell Music . jxden released his debut studio album Tell Me About Tomorrow in July 2021. The following June he brought out two singles, (Beautiful Boy and Even in the Dark) and the EP 28 (Songs for Cooper)  in memory of his late friend Cooper Noriega , who had died e...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post featuring some Asian Dance in Public videos (dance covers of Asian songs performed in public). It was a follow up to my first post in February . You can see the More Asian Dance in Public Videos post here (plus a link to the first post): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/11/more-asian-dance-in-public-videos.html There were a few T-pop (Thai pop) videos I came across which didn't make the post, so I'm featuring them today. :) [TPOP IN PUBLIC | ONE-TAKE] 4EVE - 'Hot2Hot' DANCE COVER | DOUBLE R. SQUAD from SINGAPORE First up is a dance cover of Hot 2 Hot by Thai girl group 4EVE . The single was released in March 2024. The cover is performed by DOUBLE R. SQUAD, a dance cover team based in Singapore. The team was founded in 2015, with the goal of showcasing their "many flavours and variety".  The video is a "one-take" (meaning it was filmed all in one go) and was uploaded in September last year. It was filmed in ...

This week's video is Boss by German singer  Gina Alice . Her full name is Gina Alice Redlinger and she was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, to German-Korean parents  and raised in Frankfurt . She started playing the piano when she was 4 and  went on to appear on the German TV programme Klassik Kids aged 13, as a piano soloist, with the Berlin National Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Rasmus Baumann . She has studied at the  Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt and the Hamburg University of Music . Gina Alice has collaborated with the Chinese orchestras the Shenyang Symphony Orchestra and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra . In 2021, she was named a Steinway artist and she also released her debut album Wonderworld in November that year. As well as playing the piano, Gina (who is married to Chinese pianist Lang Lang ) is a singer. Her songs include River of Memories for the Chinese version of the Disney film Frozen 2 and When You Wish Upon a Star from P...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week. I wasn't feeling very inspired, but then I had a post idea and didn't get it finished in time yesterday. :) In August, Indian girl group W.i.S.H released their debut album Sweetburn. The 4 member group (India's first girl group in 23 years!) debuted back in March 2024. Their music (known as I-pop) is a  mix of Hindi and English, with both Indian and international influences .  W.i.S.H's creation was inspired by the rise of K-pop globally, although they want to create their own path . Sweetburn, which was released on 10th August, consists of 8 tracks, including W.i.S.H's debut single Lazeez and their other previous singles Galti featuring Mxrzi , Therapy and Headrush.  The lead single is Bolo Bolo featuring Panther, which came out in July and newer singles are Ishaare and Drameboss.  I think they've released about 7 official singles from the album. Their latest single is Desi Girl, which is a stand-alone single. It;'s ...

Today's video is YAP, the latest single by American singer Justine Skye . She's taking a new direction with her music, turning to dance rather than R'n'B. It follows her recent single Oh Lala(a dance/Rn'B song) with Haitian Canadian music producer and rapper  KAYTRANADA  and the dance track Bitch in Ibiza, released in May and July respectively. YAP came out on 3rd October.      Justine fan? Check out these links:  Music video for Whip It Up (2023):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/12/weekly-music-video.html New Music Releases (my post from June; includes the music video for Oh Lala):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-music-releases.html Official lyric video for Bitch in Ibiza:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY61hPnh2mM  

Back in February, I wrote a post called Asian Dance in Public Videos, which featured some Dance in Public (dance covers of songs performed in public places) videos from various Asian music genres. You can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/02/asian-dance-in-public-videos.html Today I thought I'd do a follow-up post, sharing more videos. :)   [INDONESIAN POP IN PUBLIC] no na - 'superstitious' Dance cover in LONDON- CADENCE  First up some Indonesian pop/I-pop! This is a dance cover of "superstitious" by Indonesian girl group  no na . It was their 2nd single, released as a double A-side along with "falling in love" in May. The cover is performed by British dance crew CADENCE, who describe themselves as "friends who like to dance". The video (which was uploaded in July) was filmed in London and features Kelly as Esther, Isabella as Baila, Amida as Christy and Kaylee as Shaz.     Keep up with CADENCE at these links:  Instagram:  htt...

Today's video is The Show by Singaporean singer Gen Neo . It's his latest single and was released on 28th October. The song is from Gen's new EP Through Thick & Thin, which is due for release in January next year. The EP (which follows his previous 2024 EP  Push&Pull ) marks a new chapter for him and is described as "not just music but pages from a personal diary, which also embodies Gen's healing journey". The Show is a chilled R'n'B song (English language) about the struggle to keep some things private when you're in the digital spotlight, especially when you're going through a hard time. The music in the background makes me think of an older song but I'm not sure which one. This is the official audio and has lyrics onscreen. I'll update this post if there's a music video in future. :)     Want more Gen? Check out these posts: Music video for his 2024 single The Test from Push&Pull (plus links to more songs):  https:/...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week, I had a busy day yesterday and then wasn't feeling well. :) Last week I wrote my 3rd Hallowe'en round-up post. You can see it here:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html One of the things I featured was Thamma , the new Bollywood horror comedy and the latest in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe . I also shared the video for the song Tum Mere Na Huye from the film. It was released as the first single on 29th September. There are 4 singles in total- Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka, Rahein Na Rahein Hum and Poison Baby, which were all released in October. Today I thought I'd share the videos for rest of the singles :)   Tum Mere Na Huye from Thamma First of all, visit the Hallowe'en Round-up 3 post for more of the movie and to see the music video for Tum Mere Na Huye:   https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html   Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka Next up is the 2nd single Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka,...