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3 Dec 2011
December 3rd, 9:36am 2 comments

Germany's Unstoppable Pop Act: R.I.O.

Been trying hard to not write about R.I.O. because the act is only half German, but R.I.O. is just becoming too big this winter to not cover. The dance/pop project was founded by Deutsch producers Manuel Reuter (Manian) and Yann Peifer (Yanou) in 2007. R.I.O’s lead singer is a born-in-England dude named Neal Antone (known as "Tony T"). This fall, he and an American guy living in Germany U-Jean had a smash with "Turn This Club Around," which is a rip off of DJ Antoine. Now, Manuel, Yann, Tony T and U-Jean are back with a new single and video, and guess what? It's a rip off of Avicii! The song is called "Animal" and there are few hotter tunes in Germany at the moment than this one, check it below (video just out a few days ago). Catchy offering, just a shame it's not more original.

 

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Dec 05, 2011
exxxo said...
How could someone like RIOs rip-off music? Ugh... Shame on you Manian and Yanou... BTW, they are main producers of Cascada too...
Dec 05, 2011
Euro Popped said...
I know I know....hated "Turn This Club Around" but can't help it, I sort of like "Animal." And yeah knew they did a lot of stuff for Cascada, too (same story there...I can't help liking a lot of Cascada tunes).

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