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ISRAELI EXPOSUREIsrael has been a part of the Euro-pean popular music scene since thecountry's membership of the EBUbrought participation-and signifi-cant successes-in the EurovisionSong Contest. In a six -page specialreport, M&M examines the currentstate of the Israeli market, theartists to watch and the futuredevelopment opportunities.Pages 11-16

London gets digital choiceby Jon Heasman

LONDON - The first digital radiolicence battle is set to take place inthe U.K., following submission ofbids by three consortia-CE Digi-tal, MXR London and Switchdigi-tal-to operate the first of two localmultiplexes in London.

To date, all the digital multiplexlicences advertised by U.K. regula-tor the Radio Authority (RA) haveonly attracted a single application.

The national multiplex licencewas secured last year by sole appli-cant Digital One (a consortiumheaded by the GWR group). CEDigital-a joint venture between

Capital Radio and Emap Radio-was the only bidder for the first twolocal licences to be advertised, inBirmingham and Manchester.

The three consortia hoping towin the London licence all submit-ted applications to the RA ahead ofits May 11 deadline.

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Maturing from Boys to menby Christian Lorenz

LONDON - The boys from Florida wholaunched their musical career fromSweden finally cement their interna-tional star status this week with thefirst, simultaneous, worldwide releaseof a Backstreet Boys album.

The act's label, Jive, hopes Mil-lennium, due May 18, will mark amaturation of the five -piece bandwhich broke in Europe in 1995 withthe debut single We've Got It GoingOn-a full three years before theyfound fame at home.

Initially more a live act builtaround tight dance routines andpassable harmonies, the Boys havehoned their studio skills since theirprevious two albums, BackstreetBoys (1996) and Backstreet's Back(1997), to capture some of their

stage charisma on record."The group has grown a lot,

musically speaking," says BertMeyer, Jive Europe vice president."They now have more know-howwhen it comes to work in a studio.Millennium is clearly stronger thanBackstreet's Back."

The first single, I Want It ThatWay, was released worldwide on April12 and debuted at number one inGermany, the U.K, the Netherlands,Spain, Sweden, Austria and Canada.It is this week's No.1 in both M&M'sEurochart Hot 100 Singles and theEuropean Radio Top 50 airplay chart.

The driving force behind theBackstreet Boys' meteoric climbfrom U.S. hopefuls to album salesof 27 million worldwide -5.5 mil-lion of which were sold in Europe-


Sacem slams'scandalous'war claimsby Remi Bouton

PARIS - Sacem president Jean -LoupTournier has rejected allegations byFrench composer and Sacem memberDaniel Bangalter- who writes underthe name Daniel Vangarde-thatduring the German occupation, therights body misappropriated royaltiesowed to Jewish Sacem members.

Vangarde claims to have a docu-ment dated November 7, 1941 inwhich Sacem informs all its membersthat to comply with the Vichyregime's anti-Jewish statutes of thetime, the society was no longer enti-tled to pay royalties to Jewish rightsowners. Sacem is alleged to have saidin the letter that all subsequent royal-ties due to Jewish rights holderswould be transferred to their frozenaccounts or at the state deposit bankthe Caisse Des Depots.

Vangarde claims that there are notraces of these funds and is demand-ing that Sacem gives a full account ofwhat happened to them.

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Upfrontby Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief

It's amazing how active dead musicians are these days.The music industry has already delivered such monu-

ments of creativity as the posthumous Hendrix tapes, over-dubbed with new recordings by contemporary musicians;Natalie Cole meeting her father in virtual reality; Elvis in allsorts of shapes and forms; Marvin Gaye's leftovers from theMidnight Love sessions; or Charles Aznavour duetting withEdith Piaf, to name but a few.

More recently, we've heard that someone who onceclaimed to be more popular than God is going to be resur-rected. As if enough material hadn't already been extract-ed from the vaults, excavators have found another "new"1968 Beatles song sung by John Lennon which will bereleased in October, alongside a "remixed" version of theYellow Submarine soundtrack album.

Hallelujah! Only in pop music can such miracles happen.So what's next on offer? Lennon singing Jingle Bells at a

Christmas party at the Dakota building with Yoko and Sean;

or some drunken songs recorded with Nilsson and friendsduring Lennon's much publicised drinking binge in L.A. inthe mid -'70s? How about a duet between Jim Morrison andJanis Joplin? Or Freddie Mercury and Maria Callas?

It is not that these artists are sacred, although, for some,they are. Reissues of old or previously unreleased materialhave brought pleasure to music fans for decades. However,while this is relevant when the recordings capture the realessence of an artist-Miles Davis out -takes from BitchesBrew, for example-if some song,s have remained unheardto date, there is probably a reason for that.

The Beatles' Free As A Bird was apinnacle of bad taste-what elsecould be expected from a poorlyrecorded demo tape "arranged" byJeff Lynne-and would have certain-ly merited the description: "Thesound you make is muzak to myears."

That line is taken from How DoYou Sleep?, and its writer was oneJohn Lennon, who most certainlynever thought it would apply to one ofhis songs...

RTL 102.5 to ignoreItalian branding law

MILAN - National CHR network RTL102.5 Hit Radio plans to fight a newlaw intended to prevent national net-works artificially boosting their rat-ings, writes Mark Dezzani.

The legislation aims to stop thenetworks extending their brandingto independently -owned local andregional stations (M&M, May 1).

According to RTL 102.5 Hit Radiopresident Lorenzo Suraci, the legis-lation, introduced April 1, is con-trary to EU rules.

He says he intends to defy thelaw and appeal to the EuropeanCommission

"I just can't imagine somethinglike this happening in somewherelike the U.K.," says Suraci. "It is anabsolutely absurd law which goesagainst the EU norms governing com-mercial franchising. For example, canyou imagine Levi's not being allowedto issue a new range of jeans withtheir brand? I intend to appeal

against this anomalous law throughthe European courts."

RTL's advertising sales houseOpen Space began franchising theRTL brand to a string of stations inthe major metropolitan markets,

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including Rome, Naples, Milan,Florence, Venice, Turin and Palermo,earlier this year (M&M, February27). The move met opposition fromthe AER/ANTI and Corallo federationof radio associations, which repre-sents local broadcasters. The nationalnetworks association, however,described the law as unfair, claimingthat it penalises the national net-works, whilst syndicated networksare not subject to the same rules.

U.K. music salesfall in first quarterLONDON - Record sales in the U.K inthe first quarter of 1999 dropped 3.8percent in wholesale value to £223.3million (euros 343.5 million) comparedto the same period a year earlier,according to labels' body the BritishPhonographic Industry (BPI).

Album shipments slumped in vol-ume 8.7 percent to 39.7 million units,although value was 4.4 percent higherat £193.2 million. There was a "dra-matic" fall in cassette shipmentsaccording to the BPI-down 55 percenton 1998. CD album shipments dropped1.5 percent over the same period, butthe market was bouyed by a strong sin-gles performance, up 9.1 percent to20.2 million units.

Best selling single in the period wasBritney Spears' Baby One More Time(Jive), which has shipped 1.2 millioncopies. Best selling albums were TheCorrs' Talk On Corners (Atlantic),which has now shipped over 2.7 millionunits, and Robbie Williams' I've BeenExpecting You (Chrysalis), with 1.8million units to date.

Jackson found guilty of plagiarismby Mark Dezzani

MILAN - Rome magistrates havefound Michael Jackson guilty of pla-giarising I Cigni di Balaka (The SwansOf Balaka) by Italian singer/song-writer Al Bano Carrisi.

As part of a long -running legal bat-tle, Carrisi's lawyers presented evi-dence to the Pretore di Roma claimingthat Jackson's composition Will You BeThere written in 1991 and released onhis 1993 album Dangerous is virtuallyidentical to Carrisi's song in melodyand harmonic structure, with asequence of 37 out of 38 notes identical.

Jackson was granted extenuatingcircumstances by the magistrate onthe grounds that he has no previouscriminal convictions in Italy or else-where, and payment of a L4 million

(euros 2,066) fine was sus-pended as long as Jackson isnot charged with any othercrimes in Italy. Jackson wasalso ordered to pay costs.Civil damages are to bedecided at an undetermineddate in the next few months.Carrisi's lawyers are askingfor L5 billion (euros 2.58million).

The criminal case in the RomePrefecture parallels civil cases in theRome Tribunal and the Milan court ofappeal, the former instigated byCarrisi's lawyers and the latter bylawyers representing Jackson andSony Music Entertainment. .In theMilan hearing, Jackson's lawyers areattributing the inspiration for bothCarrisi's and Jackson's songs to a

1939 jazz composition byLane & Baker called BlessYou (For Being An Angel)which they say has a simi-lar melody but a differentharmonic structure.

"Plagiarism can be botha civil and criminal offencein Italy," explains Carrisi'slawyer Gianni Massaro."We will be taking this sen-

tence as evidence in our case to theproceedings at the Milan court ofappeal. This latest ruling is undoubt-edly a blow for Jackson, and we arehoping that it will expedite a conclu-sion in our favour at the anticipatedappeal hearings and in the other twoongoing cases."

A Sony Music Europe spokesmanhad no comment.

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Sell -it -yourself pays off for GWRby Jon Heasman

LONDON - Bringing its sales team in-house has paid dividends for U.K radiogroup GWR.

Along with other big British radiogroups, last year GWR moved its nation-al airtime sales in-housewith the launch of its ownLondon -based Opus salesoperation in January 1998.

GWR's preliminary results for theyear ending March 31 1999 show that,in its first full year of operation, Opusincreased the group's national advertis-ing revenues by some 30 percent. Thiswas a significant contributor to a 44 per-cent increase in group profits to £18.3million (euro 29.3 m), compared to £12.7m in 1999. Group revenues rose 14 per-cent, from £73.7m in 1998 to £84.2 mil-lion this year.

"Commercial radio in the U.K isgrowing at an exceptional rate," saysGWR chairman Henry Meakin. "Thisinexorable rise reflects a coming of ageof the industry, with a recognition byadvertisers that radio is extremelycost-effective in delivering large, defin-

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able audiences."GWR associate company London

News Radio (operator of London speechstations News Direct 97.3 and LBC1152) delivered profits for the first timethis year, while the preliminary resultsalso reveal the size of GWR's commit-

ment to digital radio-an average of £2 millionper year to be spent ineach of the next three

years. Digital One, the only applicantfor the Radio Authority's national digitalradio multiplex licence advertised lastautumn, is majority -owned by GWR.

Meakin predicts that GWR's interna-tional division will achieve profitabilityin 2001, following reduced losses thisyear. The company recently purchased alarge stake in Vienna AC stationAntenne Wein (M&M, March 20), whilerevenue is improving at the Classic FMstations in Finland and the Nether-lands. Radio FM Plus in Bulgaria andGWR's South African operations arenow "trading profitably," according toMeakin, but news/talk station Inforadioin Poland has been relaunched followingdisappointing audience figures.

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Yahoo! enters Internet radioby Brett Atwood,new media editor of Billboard

Los ANGELES - Leading searchportal site Yahoo! has launchedan Internet radio service(http://radio.yahoo.com) with 10music chan-nels. SanFrancisco -based onlinemusic company Spinner.com is pro-gramming the service, with Internetradio specialist broadcast.com han-dling hosting and streaming for theadvertiser -supported service, whichwill not use live DJs.

Yahoo! Radio channels will includeAlternative Rock, the '80s, Y! R&BJamz, Electronica, Classic Rock, Y!

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Oldies, Y! Classical, Y! Jazz, Y! Coun-try, and Celtic. The service may alsoexpand to offer more channels,according to Erik Schwartz, seniorproducer at Yahoo!.

The service will be accessible fromthe Yahoo! Music area, and a link will

also periodicallyappear on the mainYahoo! home page.To tune into Yahoo!

Radio programming, listeners mustfirst register their name and E-mailaddress with Yahoo!. Over 47 millionInternet users have already regis-tered with the Website.

The player, which uses RealNet-works G2 technology, contains an"artist info" button which links to aYahoo! site offering the listener more

information on the artist and musicas each song plays. While there isno official e -commerce partner forthe project, there are links toCDnow and Yahoo!'s own directmusic commerce site Yahoo! Musicon the artist information site.Schwartz says that the companyaims to expand its music industryrelationships to form special promo-tions through the service.

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ON THE BEATMANNERS GETS W/C GIGLONDON - Richard Manners, formermanaging director of Polygram/Island Publishing, is to replace EdHeine as MD of Warner/ChappellU.K. Heine is stepping back from theday-to-day running of the company tofocus on strategic issues, and willtake the new post of senior VP ofEuropean affairs at the publisher.Manners, who was appointed Poly-Gram/Island Publishing MD in 1994,was a casualty of the Universal/Poly-Gram merger last year. Both execu-tives will report to L.A.-based Warn-er/Chappell Music chairman/CEOLes Bider, when the appointmentsbecome effective in June.

FABS FEED 'LAST SINGLE' MYSTERYLONDON - Debate continues aboutthe identity of a planned "final" Bea-tles single, the title of which is notdue to be officially revealed untilSeptember, to coincide with the reis-sue of the Yellow Submarine filmand soundtrack. Apple Corps publi-cist Geoff Baker tells Music &Media: "Some people will know thissong, the majority won't. But nobodywill know it in this form." His fur-ther description of the track as a"rocker" from Yellow Submarine ses-sions, with lead vocals by JohnLennon, has encouraged speculationamong Beatles cognoscenti that thesong may be a version of Hey Bull-dog, recorded in February 1968 andincluded in the Submarine sound-track album released in January1969, but edited out of most printsof the film. EMI U.K. managingdirector Tony Wadsworth declined tocomment.

DEALS FOR KELLE, GENE, DAMAGELONDON - Following Kelle Bryan'sdeparture from multi -platinumBritish R&B/crossover act Eternal,the vocalist has signed a worldwidesolo deal with 1st Avenue/Mercury,and is currently recording in Italywith producer Simon Climie. She willrecord as Kelle. In other U.K rosternews, British modern rockers Geneexited Polydor on May 7 "by mutualconsent." The band released twoalbums for the label including the1997 top ten U.K. entry Drawn ToThe Deep End. And R&B act Damage,which scored three British top ten

singles for the now -defunct Big Lifelabel in the first half of 1997 withForever, Love Guaranteed and Won-derful Tonight, last week signed anew U.K. deal with EMI/Chrysalis.

SPEED KINGS ENTER GALAXY

LONDON - U.K garage pioneers TheDreem Teem (pictured) are movingfrom London dance station Kiss 100FM to join Chrysalis Radio's dancechain Galaxy, where they will presenta networked show on Friday nights(21.00-23.00). Tony Portelli, manag-ing director of The Dreem Teem'slabel 4Liberty, says: "Our associationwith a station as pioneering as Kisshas been an extremely successful andhappy one, but I feel it is crucial forThe Dreem Teem as ambassadors ofthe U.K. garage movement to have anational radio profile. It representsan exciting opportunity for us toadvance British garage."

XTC MOVE TO NOTTING HILLLONDON - London -based indepen-dent publisher Notting Hill Music(NHM) has signed a worldwide dealwith XTC founder members AndyPartridge and Colin Moulding. Thedeal includes the pair's compositionson the current XTC album AppleVenus (the first of a two -volume set),released in the major territories onCooking Vinyl and TVT, and by PonyCanyon in Japan. Notting Hill hasalso signed Atlanta -based writerDeAndre Griffin, whose most recentsuccess is the new single by Aristaartist Deborah Cox, It's Over Now (co -written by Griffin with fellow NHMwriter Taura Stinson Jackson andHitco writer Alonzo Jackson), whichcurrently holds the No. 1 spot on theBillboard dance chart.

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What was your first job? I workedat [former state-owned Czechoslovakrecord label] Supraphon as a uselessofficer in the export department. Itwas before the [1989] revolution, sothe job really was useless and did notcontribute to the overall functioningof the company.

What was your worst ever job?That one.

Three words that describe youbest? Work, love, and entertainment.

What makes you mad? When some-body doesn't fulfill their promises.

What other career would youhave liked to follow? For the timebeing I can't imagine a better placefor me than to work at Universal andbe the head of the leading record com-pany in this country.

What keeps you awake at night?Nothing.

What radio station do you listento most? Evropa 2.

What was the first record youbought? One by Miroslav Zbirka, aSlovak pop rock artist famous in theearly '80s.

When was the last time youbought a record? It was a long timeago, in 1994. It was an album fromthe band Lucie. Yes, they are now aUniversal band, but they weren't in1994, and it's true, that's the lastrecord I bought.

How do you relax? I like sport-football and skiing.

What offends you? When somebodydoesn't believe in my work.

Do you think record companyexecutives are paid too much? Ithink this question is releVant inother countries, not in the CzechRepublic. Wages here aren't too high.

What's the best piece of adviceyou've ever been given? You don'thave to do everything by yourself, youcan delegate.

What's the best gig you've everseen? Pink Floyd in Prague.

What's your favourite all-timealbum? The Wall, Pink Floyd. Andit's not on Universal.

Interview by Michele Legge

RTE unveils younger, fresher 2FMby Jon Heasman

DUBLIN - Ireland's most listened -tomusic station, RTE 2FM, is makingthe boldest changes in its 20 year his-tory.

The CHR station's new head, JohnClarke, will this month bring in morenew music, more specialist dance andalternative rock programming, and amore youthful presenter line-up.

"We are taking [2FM] to the backend of the 90s," explains Clarke. "Byand large there hasn't been muchchange in the schedule in the last 10years, although we've performed verysuccessfully."

Despite 2FM's continued presenceat the top of Ireland's music radio rat-ings table, Clarke admits that thepublic station has recently been "find-ing it a little more difficult to bring inthe 15-25s. There was a need to injecta certain amount of youth into thedaytime profile, and we needed torefocus the music. If you don't inject

new talent and new ideas,you end up a spent force."

The new schedule seesa major increase in spe-cialist dance program-ming at weekends, upfrom four to ten hours perweek. There will be fourhours of contemporarymainstream dance, fourhours of underground/cut-ting edge material and twohours of rap/R&B.

Among the presenters todepart are Lorcan Murrayand Michael McNamarawho have both joined RTE'snew classical station LyricFM (M&M, May 8). TonyFenton is 2FM's new drive -time presenter, Michael Cahill movesfrom evenings to afternoons, whileindie rock specialist Uaneen Fitzsi-mons gets a new 23:00-02:00 weekdaylate show.

The presenter changes are likely to

influence programming, since2FM relies extensively on DJ/pro-ducer choice in its music policy-something which Clark sees as aclear point of difference between2FM and its commercial rivals.

Clarke dismisses any paral-lels with the radical changesimposed across the Irish Sea atthe BBC's national CHR station

Radio 1 in 1993. "Most peoplein hindsight would say thatwas a bit too radical," he says."Besides, [BBC Radio 1] hadthe luxury of saying 'we are apublic service, and that's whowe are going to aim at.' Wehave to take commercials, andtherefore have to deliver anaudience."

Clarke says he plans to back upthe changes with a major advertisingcampaign later this year, once thenew programming is "honed andprimed, when we know we have some-thing serious to sell."

MNW buys Dolores as veteran quitsby Kai R. Lofthus

grocKnoLm - 'rorgny Sjob, Malmo -based managing director of MNW Inde-pendent Label Representation, has quitafter 20 years with the company. He hasoverseen the Scandinavian rights tolabels such as Mute, XL, Rykodisc, PalmPictures, Beggars Banquet and 4AD,and the formation of local MNW officesin Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Hisexit comes on the heels of the departureof MNW Records Group former presi-

dent/CEO Jonas Sjostrom and head ofinternational John Cloud earlier thisyear.

"[Sjoo] had assured us that he wasgoing to stay, so we're saddened abouthis decision," says MNW chairman DagHaggqvist.

According to Haggqvist, and unrelat-ed to SjOo's exit, MNW has acquired100% of the share capital in Gothen-burg -based record company Dolores, apart of the independent label coalitionUnited Technology (UT), for an undis-

closed sum. Haggqvist is also chairmanof UT, which MNW's board of directorsis expected to consider fully incorporat-ing into MNW Records Group.

Dolores, which has been distributedby MNW since its launch, was foundedand owned by Klas Lunding, who aspart of the agreement to sell Dolores willbecome local A&R manager at MNW.Lunding will report to MNW RecordsGroup president/CEO Peter Yngen.

Sjoti and Yngen were unavailable forcomment.

Robertson bounces back with Reverbby Christian Lorenz

LONDON - Justin Robertson, the mas-termind behind U.K dance act Lion -rock, has set up his own label, MasterDetective, in partnership with London -based indie Reverb.

With immediate effect, Robertsonbecomes head of the new label and isresponsible for its A&R, while Reverbmanaging director Mark Lusty takeson additional duties as label manager.

Robertson, who was previouslysigned directly to BMG EntertainmentU.K. & Ireland, left the major lastsummer. He had a Top 20 U.K hit in

1998 with Lionrock's Rude Boy Rock(Concrete/BMG) but according toRobertson's manager Netty Walker,"we never felt that BMG gave us thebackup needed to break Lionrockinternationally."

The next Lionrock album will bereleased through Master Detective.Distribution for the label in the U.K.is through 3MV. Master Detective iscurrently looking for licensees in allterritories outside of the U.K., espe-cially in Europe and North America,according to Walker-who togetherwith Robertson is a partner in MasterDetective.

Internet in -site GEMAwww.gema.deGermany's music rights organisation hasa web site that manages to be very prac-tical while maintaining a generally wel-coming atmosphere. The news and pressrelease sections are the most immediate-ly interesting, but the general informa-tion area also contains a wealth of detailsabout the purpose and functions of GEMA that visitors will find very use-ful. Users and providers of music should also peruse the Services pages formore specialised material. There is also a selection of more in-depth, arti-cles from the association's newsletters and yearbooks. Much of the site isin the visitor's choice of German or English, although a few major articleshave not been translated.

Chris Marlowe

Anglia Polytechnic University inCambridge, England has awardedveteran BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peelan honorary doctorate of music inrecognition of his "contribution tothe popular music culture ofBritain." Peel, pictured here afterreceiving the honour from the Uni-versity's chancellor, Lord Prior, ispatron of Anglia's Music TherapyAppeal, which is raising funds tobuild a research and treatment cen-tre in Cambridge.


mio AriSlovakian radio: hampered by politicsSlovakia is a relativelynew entity whose com-mercial and public radionetworks are just begin-ning to cater to thedemands of a music -hun-gry audience. MicheleLegge investigates thepotential-and the pit-falls-of broadcastingand investing in this emer-gent market.

Top Slovak Stations

Station (format) share (%)Slovensko 1 (news/talk) 32.9ROCK FM (public CHR) 15.8FUN (CHR) 7.4Twist (full service) 7.1Koliba (AOR) 6.8Regina (speech) 3.1KIK (CHR) 2.6Vychod (gold) 1.9D.C.A. (CHR/dance) 1.9Others 20.5Source: Median, cumulative figures representingall of 1998.

Tune in to any one of severalpopular music stations inSlovakia and you'll hear aflow of fresh, progressivetunes interspersed with com-

ment and banter from "personality"presenters, and flurries of phone-inshows and competitions. List-enership surveys reveal that Slovakslove to listen to hit records on radio,and they also have a yearning forhard news.

This relatively newly -emergedCentral European nation, home to5.5 million people, has 23 licensedradio broadcasters, nine of which areconsidered strong modern music ornews stations.

Political reshuffleOn the face of it, a market hungry formusic radio which should provide anideal environment for growth.However, nearly five years of rule bythe ultra -nationalist government ofVladimir MeCiar, whose robust tac-tics with the media prompted repeat-ed complaints by Western observersabout press freedom, has taken itstoll.

Frightened off by the political dif-ficulties and a frail economy, foreigninvestors have all but stayed clear ofthe Slovak radio market. What'smore, broadcasters here continue tocomplain about inefficient economicand bureaucratic structures.

The election late last year of anew, more open and democratic gov-ernment-which, in contrast to itspredecessor, is making moves tocourt prominent European organisa-tions such as NATO and the EU-isviewed as a step towards creatingstable market conditions. However,as the economy of the countryremains under a cloud, the short-term prognosis for the developmentof the radio market in Slovakia isstill less than rosy.

Ownership questionsMick Hawk, co -director of the Czech -based Bonton group, which owns astring of media enterprises in theCzech Republic, Poland, Hungary,and Slovakia-including record andmusic distribution companies and aPrague radio station-knows thepotential snags of the Slovak radioscene well.

Bonton tried last year to buy a 60percent stake in FUN Radio-thecountry's most popular commercialCHR station covering the major partof the territory-from Luxembourg -based group CLT-UFA, whichacquired it from the French -ownedRobert Hersant Group.

"We had a deal," Hawk says. ButCWG, the Slovak group holding theminority stake in FUN Radio, wasnot able to obtain legal clearance tosell the majority share to Bontonbecause of insider wrangling overownership rights of the broadcastlicence, he explains. "After sevenmonths of waiting, we said 'forget it.'Until it's clear who owns what, we're

not interested."However, Hawk insists he hasn't

been completely turned off by theexperience. `The Slovak radio mar-ket is worth investing in," he main-tains. "But there is a grey area onwho holds [broadcast] licences."

Zuzana Mistrikova, executivedirector of the Association ofPrivate Broadcasters and TelevisionStations in Slovakia,agrees that invest- ,ment in the Slovak 114-'*radio business canbe risky. She iden-tifies three funda-mental causes of this high risk fac-tor: the outmoded regulatory proce-dures of the government -appointedCouncil for Radio and TelevisionBroadcasting; excessive transmit-ter fees charged by the near -monopoly provider Slovak Telecom;and unfair competition for adver-tising between commercial outletsand the public broadcasters, whoare funded both from the state cof-fers and from advertising revenue.

Economic difficultiesThe Slovak economy isn't faring toowell, either. In 1998, according tostatistics supplied by Mistrikova, 3.8million Slovak crowns (euro 98,000)was spent on radio advertising, up5.3 percent on the figure for 1997.Inflation in Slovakia last year was6.7 percent, and this year is expectedto top 7 percent. The projectedexpenditure on radio advertising for1999 is 4.36 million Slovak crowns(euro 112,500). What's more,Mistrikova admits that the advertis-ing expenditure estimate for thisyear could be overly optimistic. "Thisyear will be worse than ever becauseof the bad economic situation inSlovakia," she says.

Changes in the airBut it's not all bad news. AndrejHryc, a well known Slovak actorand co-owner of full service stationRadio Twist,received theannualConcordiaPress Free-dom Award atthe Inter-national PressInstitute inVienna earlyin May. RadioTwist, whichextended its reach in February 1998to include East Slovakia-therebycovering to all major population cen-tres in the country-was one of thelone non -government voices in theSlovak media during the five yearsor so of Meciar's rule.

Hryc is also vice president of theCommercial Broadcasters Associationand a member of the government'smedia council. The Association iscurrently lobbying for legal amend-ments to remove some of the struc-tural barriers to market reform. "It

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is not correct that [public broadcast-ers] profit from advertising," assertsHryc. "We are talking about creatinga new law on financing of publicradio and TV via licence fees. Then,the next step will be to [remove]advertising from public broadcast-ers." He estimates this process willtake up to two years.

Lubomir Zeman, marketingdirector ofpublicbroadcasterSlovenskYRozhlas(Slovak

Radio), agrees that changes needto be made. Currently, 43 percentof Slovak Radio's income is sup-plied by the state, 43 percentcomes from the public via licencefees, 8 percent is derived fromadvertising, and the rest dribblesin from other sources. If parlia-ment passes a law on licence fees,Zeman says, "we will actually beable to prosecute the 60 percent ofthe public who are not paying theirfees, and then Slovak radio couldbecome economically self-reliant aswell as politically independent."

Public approvalZeman points out the public's satis-faction with the public broadcasteris reflected in the listenership sur-veys, which rate news/talk stationSlovensko 1 and public CHR stationROCK FM as the nation's top twostations. Slovakia's four public sta-tions are also the only stations withfrequencies strong enough to coverthe entire territory of Slovakia.

Perhaps as an avenue of escapefrom national politics, Slovak radiolisteners have a voracious appetitefor new music. Alex Kubitsko, headof radio promotion and manager ofSony Music/Bonton's Slovak office,says the successful CHR stations,such as FUN, strive to play fresh,bold hits. Slovak radio is alsoquicker at picking up new music

than Czech sta-tions, he adds.

It may be thatthe Slovaks'appetite for hear-ing new musicon the radio issharpened bytheir inability tobuy them in anygreat quantity inthe shops, because

of prohibitive prices. "We try to beprogressive," says Milan Kralik,deputy general director of FUNradio.

However, airplay of new musicdoesn't translate into sales."People like the same old stuff, andbuy the same old stuff," Sony'sKubitsko adds. "All new music isfor teenagers, and [the retail priceof] 700 Slovak crowns (euros 18) istoo much, even for me. Teenagersget maybe 1,000 Slovak crowns tospend in a month."


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Eurovision's hitmaking power enduresThe Eurovision SongContest has sufferedcriticism over the years,but continues to providecompelling television-and to create interna-tional hits. Jerusalem1999 shows the con-test still moving withthe times, asFred Bronsonreports.

EUROSONG CONIES

The modernisation of theEurovision Song Contest maymake the outcome of thisyear's competition, to be heldin Israel on May 29, difficult to

predict, but based on the contest'strack record over the last four years,one thing seems certain: there is atleast one pan-European hit hidingamong the 23 hopefuls.

The performer of the winningsong in the 1998 compe-tition, the post -opera-

tive transsexual DanaInternational, turned

Israel's entry, Diva, into amulti -national hit, as thesingle topped the chart in

Spain and captured top 10slots in Belgium,

IS 10Ki Sweden and Finland. AI 14 similar fate befell theISRAEL 1999 1997 winner, Katrina

& the Waves' U.K.entry Love Shine A Light, which peakedat No. 3 in the group's home country.

The biggest success in the 1996contest wasn't the winning Irishentry, The Voice by Eimear Quinn, butthe eighth -place U.K. entry, OohAah...Just A Little Bit by Gina G,which not only conquered Europe, butbecame the most successful U.K.Eurovision entry in the history of TheBillboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 12.And going back to 1995, SecretGarden's Nocturne wasn't a hit single,but the track was included on theNorway -based duo's debut album,which remained on Billboard's TopNew Age Albums chart for ten weeks.

Significant changesThe new -look Eurovision includeschanges to the voting system, and alsooffers the choice of language for eachperformer. Last year marked the firsttime that a majority of the countriestelevoted, giving the power of judg-ment to the viewing public and ren-dering the old jury system obsolete.Having the general public vote insteadof music "experts" played a large partin Dana International's win.

It means that a song must be moreimmediate than in the past, as view-ers choose their favourite based onhearing the song just one time. Thepublic is already voting at variousInternet sites; last year, the Israelientry was the clear winner with webvoters before the contest was held. Ifthat indicator can be believed, thetwo front runners at the moment arethe entries from Cyprus and Iceland,two countries which have never wonEurovision.

People's choicesTha Nai Erotas by Marlain is Cyprus'dance -oriented song. All Out Of Luckby Selma Bjornsdottir is Iceland'spure -pop song. "We are glad that theEuro fans are putting our song on topof the Internet polls, and we'll keepour fingers crossed," says MariosSkordis, head of Cyprus' delegation toJerusalem. "Cyprus is not used to get-ting massive votes from the European

countries, so we are wondering if sud-denly the European televoters willshower us with '10' and '12' points." IfCyprus does win, it will be withoutthe traditional "douze points" fromGreece. That nation is one of thecountries relegated this year becauseof a low average score over the lastfive years.

Freedom of languageThe other modern element which willchange Eurovision this year is the "freelanguage" rule, which allows artists toperform in whatever language theywish. It's a new policy but it's also old.After Abba won in 1974 singingWaterloo in English instead of Swedish,a rule requiring countries to sing in oneof their official languages was imposed.The European Broadcasting Union(EBU) was going to abandon the rulelast year, but host producer the BBCobjected, fearing it would be seen as aU.K-imposed change.

The 1999 contest features 12entries sung in English, as opposed tothe traditional three (the U.K.,

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Ireland and Malta). Despite havingthe option, countries such as France,Croatia, Turkey and Poland will con-tinue to sing in their own languages.No Quiero Escuchar, the entry fromSpain performed by Lydia, will besung in Spanish.

"There was no discussion abouthaving her sing the song in English,because traditionally all SpanishEurovision entries have been sung inSpanish," explains Rafa Aguilar,managing director of peermusic,Spain, the publisher of the Spanishentry. "Depending on [the song's]level of success, [VVEA] will decide onwhether or not to release an Englishversion for other territories."

Iceland, on the other hand, willoffer its entry in English. "I think this

is the rule which can change the con-test from being a curiosity to some-thing a lot bigger," says EidurArnarsson, label manager for Skifan,the Icelandic label which is issuingAll Out Of Luck by Selma. "In Icelandwe speak a language we're very proudof, and it has a very long tradition,but almost no other nation in theworld understands a word of it. Thedecision to sing in English this timearound was made by the IcelandicNational Broadcasting system. Ithink it was an easy decision, and itwas certainly a key factor in convinc-ing Selma to be this year's contestant,and persuading her record companyto back her decision."

Loss of national character?If Tha Nai Erotas by Marlain, thefront runner from Cyprus, wins, itmay prove that the "free language"rule is going to have little impact. "Itwill be performed in Greek since,according to EBU regulations, thesong has to be presented the way itwas at the preview presentation, andit will have to stick to the lyricsalready sent to the EBU and theIsraeli Broadcasting Authority,"Cyprus Broadcasting's Skordis says.

"If we had wanted to sing it inEnglish, we should have done thatbefore the preview presentation.CyBC didn't want to take advantageof the free language this year, sincewe believe that our songs are betterin our own language. Personally, Ithink that the free language rule willturn the contest into an English-speaking song contest and countrieswill lose their own identity."

The most interesting take on thefree language rule is offered byGermany. Reise Nach Jerusalem bySurpriz will be sung in German,Turkish and English, which shouldhelp guarantee a "douze" from Turkey.

International dimensionThe changes in voting and languagehave not affected one Eurovision con-stant: the international exposureoffered to artists. It's the reason Abbaentered the 1974 contest, and notmuch has changed since. "The expo-sure gained from Malta's participationin Eurovision helps in no small wayfor Maltese artists to display their tal-ent," says Robert Cefai, secretary ofthe Song Festival Committee inMalta, the country which placed thirdin the 1998 contest.

CyBC's Skordis agrees: "TheContest is really a good opportunity toexpose Cypriot artists-as well as theonly one. New talent in Cyprusregards the Eurovision Song Contestas their big chance to become knownoutside Cyprus and start a career inGreece. Some of the most popularentertainers now in Greece areCypriots who started in Eurovision,such as Anna Vissi-who is nowlaunching her international career inLondon-Constantina, Evridiki,Alexia Constantinos and MichaelHadjiyiannis."


FEATURE

A selection of Eurovision 1999 entriesAUSTRIASong: ReflectionArtist: Bobbie Singer. At 18, she isone of this year's youngest entrantsand secured a recording contract fouryears ago.Writer: Dave Moskin, an Americanliving in Vienna who fronts Austrianrock band Pontiac Jones.

BELGIUMSong: Like The WindArtist: Vanessa Chinitor, 22. She wona local talent contest and accepted anoffer to collaborate with producerJohn Terra.Writers: Wim Claes, John Terra, Ilbeand Emma Philippa Hjalmas.The song will be performed inEnglish, and has already charted inBelgium.

CYPRUSSong: Tha Nai ErotasArtist: Marlain, a Cypriot currentlyliving in London and studying at theRoyal Academy of Music.Writers: Lyrics, Andreas Karanikolas;music, George Kallis.This is the clear front runner in mostInternet polls.

DENMARKSong: This Time I Mean ItArtists: Duo Trine Jepsen andMichael Teschi. They had not metprior to their pairing for the Contest,and Jepsen's Danish Eurovision finalwas only her second public perfor-mance. Teschi has released twoalbums.Writer: Ebbe Ravn

ICELANDSong: All Out Of LuckArtist: Selma Bjornsdottir, 25, anexperienced musical theatre per-former and TV presenter.Writer: Thorvaldur Bjarni Thorv-aldsson, member of the bandTodmobile.

IRELANDSong: When You Need MeArtists: The Mullans, sistersBronagh (21) and Karen (18) Mullan,won a talent contest as a duo andhave both performed as solo artists.Writer: Bronagh Mullan

ISRAELSong: Happy BirthdayArtists: Eden, a quartet comprisingtwo African -Americans, Eddie Butlerand Rafael Dahan, and two Israeli -born singers, Gabriel Butler andDoron Oren.Writers: Eddie Butler, Jacob Lamay,Jackie Oved, Moshe Datz.The song will be performed in Hebrewand English.

MALTASong: Believe 'N PeaceArtist: Times Three, a pop trio spe-cially formed for the occasion com-prising Philippa Farrugla-Randon,Francesca Tabone and Diane

Stafrace.Writers: Husband -and -wife teamChris Scicluna and Moira Stafrace,who wrote Malta's 1993 Eurovisionentry, and both wrote and performedthe 1994 contender.

NORWAYSong: Living My Life Without YouArtist: Stig Van Eijk, a 17 -year -oldstudent who came second in a TVcompetition doing an impersonationof R. Kelly.Writers: Stig Van Eijk, Peter Brandtand Sem.The single has already peaked at No.3 on the Norwegian singles chart. It

was recorded in English and will beperformed in English on the night.

PORTUGALSong: Como Tudo ComeiouArtist: Rui Bandeira, 25, aMozambique -born singer who movedto Portugal when he was two yearsold.Writers: Lyrics, Jorge do Carmo;music, Et Andrade.The song will be sung in Portuguese.

SWEDENSong: Take Me To Your HeavenArtist: Charlotte Nilsson, a profes-sional jazz & opera singer and TV

soap star.Writers: Lyrics, Gert Lengstrand;music, Lars "Dille" Diedricson.The song will be sung in English.

U.K.Song: Say It AgainArtists: Precious, a 5 -woman groupcomprising Louise Rose (daughter ofchat show host Crystal Rose), JennyFrost, Kalli Clark -Sternberg, AnyaLahiri and group founder SophieMcDonnell. They were signed to EMIfollowing the Great British SongContest win which put them intoEurovision.Writer: Paul Varney

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Fighting pirates, crossing bordersIsrael's membership ofthe European Broad-casting Union (EBU), andthe resultant successfulparticipation in the 1998Eurovision Song Contest,have given the country'smusic industry an inter-national focus. Tal Perryreports on the problemsand the potential of thissmall but highly entre-preneurial sector of themusic business.

...r here is one thing on whichall the leading artists andlabel executives in the Is-raeli music industry agree:the biggest threat in a mar-

ket which is fighting for survival ismusic piracy.

A huge illegal industry, foundedon counterfeit cassettes and CDs,has cost the legitimate music busi-ness more than 147 million Israelishekels (euros 21.7 million) duringthe last year alone, according tothe local branch of the Inter-national Federation of thePhonographic Industry (IFPI).

The same source calculates thatmore than 1.6 million illegal CDswere manufactured and marketedto the public in Israel during thesame period. Up until now the prob-lem has appeared to be intractable,and the record companies helplessto defend their income.

However, a few weeks ago alight appeared at the end of thetunnel when a substantial manu-facturing plant in the city ofHebron was closed down, and allthe counterfeit CDs found therewere destroyed.

PoliticsThe political situation in the mid-dle east contributes to the difficul-

ties, as Mlld Tunis, MD of majorIsraeli record company Hed Artzi,points out. "We believe that theclosing of the factory in Hebronwas indeed the first big step in our

"We finallymanaged (to takeeffective action)against piracythanks to the help ofIFPI lawyers from theUSA, and also tocooperation withPalestinian officials."

-Mike TunisMD, Hed Artzi

fight against piracy," he says. "Wethink that this manufacturingfacility was the source of 10 per-cent of the illegal market in Israel,and it was impossible to controlwhat was happening there becauseit was in Palestinian territory."

International cooperation led tothe breakthough, Tunis explains."We finally managed [to take effec-tive action] thanks to the help of

IFPI lawyers from the USA, 'andalso to cooperation withPalestinian officials."

The next step, according toTunis, is to back the detection andraiding of illegal production facili-ties with effective legal action todeter the counterfeiters. "We'reonly at the beginning," he admits."We know about a few big factoriesin Israel which manufacture illegalCDs, and more than once the policehave helped us in undercover raidson these places. But finding thediscs is one thing. It's much harderto convince the authorities to actu-ally press charges against the peo-ple who help the pirates."

EconomicsPiracy may be the biggest, but it isnot the only, problem facing theIsraeli music industry. The eco-nomic pinch now being felt inmany European territories, whichis reflected in reduced expenditureon non -essential goods, is also afactor in Israel. Years of economicrecession have turned both CDsand live acts into luxuries whichmany people cannot afford.

The price of a CD in Israel isaround 70 shekels (euros 17), andthis compounds the piracy prob-lem, making it more attractive for

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ISRAEL SPOTLIGHTthe public to choose to spend theirmoney on pirated goods retailing atbetween 20 and 30 shekels a unit.

The production of a record inIsrael costs between US$50,000 and$100,000 (euros 53,000-106,000),meaning it has to sell 10 to 20,000copies just to cover the investment.To reach gold status, an artist willhave to sell more than 20,000copies; platinum requires sales of40,000 -plus. It is little wonder thatthe three main Israeli record com-panies-Hed Artzi, NMC andHelicon-all confess to having start-ed to question the wisdom ofembarking on new local productionsover the past few years.

"Of course, as a manager of arecord company I will always keepon pushing for the next local pro-ject," says Hed Artzi's Tunis, "butit's no secret that piracy has causedboth ourselves and some of ourartists to think much harder aboutthe way forward. No artist wantsto make music just to see criminalstake away the little profit there isin the first place.

"On the surface it seems like wemove on, sign new talent, makemore records, but you can't com-pare the way things are now towhat they were ten years ago," headds. "Last April we hit some of themain centres of piracy really hard,and the following month we sawbig improvements in the sales ofnew local products. Of course, the

economic recession has influencedgeneral sales, but we believe thatthings will improve massively withthe progress of our fight againstpiracy."

Conservative audienceThe public's demand for familiar,mainstream music delivered byestablished artists also tends toreduce the prospects for new, localtalent. "The Israeli audience is stillvery conservative in its musicaltastes," according to Tunis."Despite the fact that trance anddance music are very popular, andmost major international DJs havevisited and performed in Israel'sclubs during the past five years,the majority still like their musicsimple, easy to listen to, relaxingand melodic."

This translates into conservatismin the mass media. "The radio sta-tions and television talk shows wantthe same thing," says Tunis. "Artistwho can deliver the goods find theirway in. Those who want to createdifferent, perhaps more provocativesounds, must be prepared for a hardstruggle to survive."

Roni Brown, MD of Heliconrecords, concurs. "[After piracy],the biggest problem in the musicbusiness in Israel now is the factthat many local acts don't have aplace on the visual media wherethey can be introduced properly toa mass audience. There is hardly

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"Affer piracy, the biggest problem in the music busi-ness in Israel now is the fact that many local actsdon't have a place on the visual media where theycan be introduced properly to a mass audience."

any air time for shows devoted tomusic. No music channel. No videoclips channel.

"What we do have," Brown con-tinues, "is many, many talk shows,and they are not appropriate forevery type of artist. In fact, in somecases they can do more harm thangood. For example, an artist namedNimrod Lev (not a Helicon sign-ing), whose image is of a melan-choly, sensitive romantic with aguitar. You put him on a show suchas Channel Two's [top ratingFriday night talk show] DanShilon, and he's sitting in thathuge studio where he looks com-pletely lost. No way can he get hismessage through [in that atmos-phere].

"And since all radio stations andall major TV shows want the samekind of music," Brown concludes,"the result is a few superstars youcan hear and see all the time, andmany, many others who find it dif-ficult to pay the rent even in amonth when they have a song atthe top of the local charts."

Chart anomaliesThe local charts in Israel are notcompiled in a way which would berecognised across most of Europe."There is no singles market in thecountry, exept in a few specialcases," explains Brown, "so thecharts for songs and albums arecreated by local radio stations whocall record stores and ask for a listof favourites, and also take votesfrom listeners. The results usuallygive only a very general idea ofwhat's really happening. For exam-ple, the number one spot in Israel'salbum charts was recently held byteen idol Aviv Geffen with his newrelease White Nights. Below himwas hottest female act of themoment Sarit Haddad with hernew release Like Cinderella. Infact, Geffen's album has sold35,000 copies to date, while Sarit

-Roni BrownMD, Helicon Records

Haddad has sold more than100,000."

East/west fusionHaddad is what is termed in Israelan "oriental" singer. Her music isinfluenced by the sound and moodof the middle east, contrastingwith other Israeli artists who aremore influenced by western rockand pop. The oriental market isusually governed by different rulesand run by different managers, butthere is no ignoring its huge com-mercial success. The artists who, inlocal terms, can have it all, arethose who manage to build thebridge between the two worlds andsell their music to fans of both ori-ental and western music.

Such is the case with Ethnix,Israel's longest surviving and mostcommercially successful band.After recording seven best-sellingalbums with Helicon, the band'sleaders Zeev Nehama and TamirKaliski decided to start a musicalventure with a newcomer to theoriental scene, the singer EyalGolan. Three years ago, Nehamaand Kaliski wrote and produced forGolan an album titled Without You.It became the best selling Israelialbum of all time, with 350,000copies sold. A year later theyrecorded another album withGolan called Soldier Of Love(300,000 units sold), and an albumof their own called Welcome ToIsrael (60,000 sales). After that,Ethnix felt able to carry on on theirown, and left Helicon to open theirown label, Sultan records.

Retail efficiency"When we started working withEyal Golan," says Ethnix leadsinger Zeev Nehama, "no recordcompany wanted the project, so wedid it on our own with some helpfrom people in the oriental musicindustry. The success of the albumdemonstrated to us the presence of


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ISRAELSPOTLIGHT"The success of the album demonstrated tous the presence of a big market."

-Zeev Nehama,lead singer, Ethnix

a big market."Nehama has strong opinions

about how labels could improvetheir retail performance. "I thinkthe big record companies in Israelhave still got a long way to go inmarketing their product, "he says."They all know there's big moneyin the oriental market. They allwant a way in, but they don't getthe fact that you can't sell falafelthe same way you sell a pizza.They are not agile or adaptableenough to react quickly to the mar-ket. In our own label, Sultan, weretain total control of the retaildelivery process.

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If you walk into a record shop andyou don't find what you want rightaway, the chances are you won't beback later," Nehama contends, cit-ing a lesson Sultan learned the hardway. "A few years back we producedan album for a singer called SharonHaziz, and in the week of its officialrelease we checked on several recordstores around the country. Manyhadn't yet received deliveries. Theway we work now, if a store in thefar south [for example] calls andtells us they're out of stock of one ofour albums, we make sure they havenew stocks- delivered within anhour."

Local dominanceSince making big money from sell-ing records in Israel is a rarity,artists frequently turn to live con-certs as a way of making a living.But here, too, success is reservedfor those very big home-grownstars who can attract substantialaudiences and command premiumticket prices. Very few can afford,by themselves, the costs of puttingtogether big live shows, and theyare generally Israel's small elite oftop artists. The three biggest areall currently in the studios workingon new albums: Shlomo Artzi, top -selling artist signed to Hed Artzi;Yehuda Poliker, biggest sellingartist for NMC; and Rita, currentlyIsrael's favourite female act andbest-selling artist for Helicon. Allof them are expected to releasenew albums later this year.

But the most talked -about pro-ject in the Israeli music marketover the past few months has beenthe reunion of two of Israel's musiclegends, Arik Einstein and ShalomHanokh. They are currentlyrecording new material, some 20

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years after they last workedtogether and created some of themost enduring classic songs in thehistory of Israeli popular music. Allthese artist have the rare luxury ofbeing able to record without anyrestrictions on time and money,since their commercial success isas certain as it is possible to be inthe Israeli market.

International aspirationsIsrael's presence on the Europeanand international music stage hasbeen limited up until now. Briefflashes of prominence haveoccurred when Eurovision SongContest wins sparked Europeanchart entries-Izhar Cohen and

Asher Bitanski

Alphabetamade it with ABa Ni Bi(Polydor) in1978, andMilk andHoney featur-ing Gali Atarihad aEuropeanchart run in1979 withHallelujah(Polydor). In1988, singer

Yehuda Poliker

Ofra Haza had a worldwide hitwith Im Nin'alu (WEA), after U.S.duo Eric B & Rakim used a samplefrom it on one of their own hits andrecord buyers searched out theoriginal. And, of course, Esther andAbi Ofarim achieved number onein the U.K. singles charts withCinderella Rockefella (Philips) in1968, following up with a furthersingle, One More Dance (Philips)which made the top 20 in the sameyear.

Local record company Phonokolis currently trying to capitalise onthe country's strong interest intrance and dance, promotingIsraeli artists in those genres tothe world, but the two biggestinternational ambassadors ofIsraeli music today are Noa(known in Israel as AchinoamNini), and last year's winner of theEurovision Song Contest DanaInternational. The latter is aboutto release her debut album onArcade Records.

Since her Eurovision triumph,Dana has focused almost exclusive-ly on international media and hasgiven hardly any interviews or TVappearances at home.

"The way things look for Danaat the moment," says Jacob ben -

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Haim from her Israeli manage-ment, "there is simply not enoughtime for her to pursue her career inIsrael. We are checking the optionof her recording two songs inHebrew as bonus tracks on theIsraeli version of her new album,but that will be all for now, becauseher timetable is packed for the nextfew months."

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In Love, which was not a big hit inEurope. Ben-haim explains: "Wo-man In Love was an in-betweenproject to keep Dana's name in peo-ple's minds until the album wasready. Now that it is, we knowArcade Music are going to supporther career 100 percent. They areconnected to very powerful peoplein the music industry, and we allhope for the best."

Home and awayMeanwhile, Noa has started work-ing on her third album for GeffenRecords. Her previous two albumssold a total of 1.5 million copiesworldwide, and she has alreadycarved a niche for herself in France,where regular top 20 singles andalbums charts appearances since1995 continue into 1999 with thesingle Babel (Geffen), currently at22 in the French chart. The newalbum is being co -produced by MikeHedges (The Cure, Manic StreetPreachers).

But unlike Dana, Noa has neverlet her career in Israel slip. She hasalways kept in touch with her localaudience via live concerts and newrecordings for the home market.

Asher Bitanski of Noa's manage-ment company More Productionscomments: "When you're promot-ing an act such as Noa in the inter-national market, it's very impor-tant to present her as a big artist inher home territory of Israel. Theonly way to do that is to make sureshe remains a big artist in Israel,and that means always keeping inclose touch. We believe that it'spossible for her to have a localcareer as Achinoam Nini, and aninternational career as Noa. It'sdifficult, but so is making it in theinternational music industry.When you want to make it big inthe world of music your patienceshould always be greater than yourdreams. Many Israeli artists arenot fully aware of that."


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SCREAMThere will always be a space in any programming sched-ule for tracks such as Noemi Dee's Out Of My Soul (NewMusic/Italy). A rousing, feelgood chorus delivered withpunch over a genteel eurogroove would be enough formost, but the song also has well -constructed verses. Aclean, uncluttered production and plenty of breakdownswould seem to indicate that this one will become an Ibizastaple as well.

SOFTCOREDespite the somewhat monotonous voice, Ultrabeat'sdebut album Trip To A Planet Called Heaven (Megaphone/Sweden) has plenty of charm. Bouncing along at a gabber-ish 155 bpm, opening track Love also features one of themost upfront bass drums of the year and some furious neo-classical riffing. Generally, the album is characterised bystrong pop tunes married to a trance feel. Shades ofUltravox on Pure Heart and undeniable arms -aloft quali-ties on Free Like The Wind. Could be huge.

MEMORIESLennie De Ice's 1991 classic We Are LE. (Distinceive/UK) isback with a smooth, atmospheric radio edit by Johan Splus three remix versions. The aforementioned Johan Salso pitches in with a truly thumping Toxic Mix, whileBulletproof delivers a Tall Paul -style re -reading. WithSpeadlove's garagey Above The Law mix the major stylis-tic bases are covered here. A fine set.

WHISPERThe self -titled first full-length release on Future Talk-asublabel of Paris -based Versatile Records-by the JoakimLone Quartet carries on the imprint's nu jazz brief.Opening with Grenade, which features vibes, sax, somevery grand piano and a drum pattern straight out of theDave Brubeck lexicon, the album also makes subtle use ofsamplers. Riffs there are aplenty, again in the style thatmade Brubeck's music so relevant to its time, plus elec-tronically created textures which provide a deep, contem-porary backdrop. An album which is one of the clearestexamples of genuine progress in modern jazz since the '60s.Standout tracks include the sublime Pace and the "drunkon funk" atmosphere of Drunk Moon.

DOGS OF WARFollowing the success of Fired Up, Miami duoFunky Green Dogs are back with the album Star(Twisted America/U.S.) featuring the vocal tal-ents of Tamara Wallace. The first single, Body, isa sophisticated, melodic house track with a nodin the direction of The Crusaders. It's now cut-ting a path across Europe and the traditionallyhard -to -crack US.

"Body is currently Top 10 in Italy and Top 20in Spain," says Twisted founder Rob Di Stefano,

"but the really big news we got last week is that KIIS FMin L.A. just officially added the record to their playlist. Thiscould be the start of a serious radio campaign."

Meanwhile, the overall tone of the album-uplifting,vocal -heavy to the point of being positively gospel-ish oncertain tracks, beautifully produced and musically lush-should mesh with most programmers. This is dance musicwhich manages to be classy and sassy, deep yet accessible,with enough melodic punch to insinuate its way into morethan the average number of households.

All new releases, biographies and photographs for con-sideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves columnshduld be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/o. Roger deLluria 45 -3° -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain.

Helmig's Dream founded on rockby Charles Ferro

On Dream, his tenth album to date,Danish R&B heart-throb Thomas Helmigbreaks with his signature R&B styling andplaces himself firmly in a rock contextwhich features his own lead guitar work.

Released at home on March 23, Dreamjumped into the number one slot in theDanish album charts.

In a sense this is the second version ofDream, since Helmig had the album near-ly completed about a year ago but thenscrapped the whole project. "It remindedme of what I'd done before, so instead ofputting it into a drawer, I deleted it," heshrugs.

"I wanted something to happen,"explains Helmig. "[I believe that mymusic] must advance from record torecord. It's a natural maturing process."He adds: "At the same time I wanted to seeif I could become a better songwriter, tochallenge myself as a writer."

Helmig did not, however, need to sacri-fice his soulful vocals to make the transi-tion. The first single, Flower Child, fea-tures classic Helmig vocals over the new,rockier sound. It sprang to the top of theDanish charts and won a German releaseon April 5. BMG Entertainment Denmarksays the company is in the process of plot-ting an international launch for the album.

On Dream, Helmig got some help fromBilly Mann, who writes for Celine Dionand Swedish R&B singer Jennifer Brown,and from his long-standing keyboard play-er Jai Winding, who is also moonlightingon Don Henley's upcoming set.

The album remains at the top of theDanish charts, and has passed the platinum

mark with sales exceeding 70,000 units. "Itwill hit double platinum in a month's time,"predicts BMG Denmark internationalexploitation manager Mikkel Bagger.

Helmig bounced into the spotlight in themid '80s as a teenage idol, appealing large-ly to the post-Barbie Doll set. Since thenhe has kept that audience, but added manymainstream pop and rock fans, both maleand female.

Cunnie's stunning start

by Gesa Birnkraut

"I can't wait for Saturday," sings ex -NBA basket-ball player Cunnie Williams on the hottest slice ofvinyl to come out of Germany so far this year.

Williams, one of the first stars of the Germanacid jazz boom back in 1992/93, is now signedto Mousse T's Peppermint Jam label and has justcompleted his debut album for that label, StarHotel (Peppermint Jam/Edel), which showcasesthe booming Williams voice to maximum effectover sleek and meaty R&B grooves.

"I was with Yo Mama before," explainsWilliams. "After the second album I wanted todo something different, but Yo Mama didn'twant to change the recipe." So Williams took a

break. Three years later he hooked up withGermany's best-known house producer, MousseT, and is back in business.

The two have worked together before.Mousse T discovered Williams in 1992 after thepro basketball player from L.A., who was play-ing for a German second -league team at the time,had a chance meeting with Mousse's manager atHanover railway station. "He invited me to havea chat about a recording career," says Williams.

Williams' residence in Germany was equallyfortuitous. He flew over from L.A. to play afriendly match in Greece in 1988 and was askedby the coach of a German team attending thetournament to join his outfit. So he found him-self installed in Dortmund the following year.

Williams feels much more confident abouthis music these days. "The music on Star Hotelis fresher," he says. "I wrote the lyrics and musictogether with Mousse and we developed a wholenew style at Peppermint Jam."

According to Edel Records promoter JuergenDobelmann, Star Hotel will be released in all ofEurope, except for the U.K., on May 31. "I willbe going on a tour in September in Germany andit looks like we'll do some dates in the rest ofEurope as well," adds Williams.

Even before the album is released, Williamshas already set his sights on new projects. "Myplans for the future are more on the productionside," he says. "I want to write songs for otherartists, and I think that's one of mybiggest talents."


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