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Alphabeat

Alphabeat is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Medina, Donkeyboy, Scouting for Girls, Alexandra Burke and Rachel Stevens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carpark North, Sam Sparro, Volbeat, The Saturdays and Daniel Powter, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Alphabeat and forward to Carpark North. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Alphabeat are a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single "Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2006, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Their 2007 eponymous debut album reached number two in Denmark and was certified Platinum. Following its wide release in Europe in 2008, retitled This Is Alphabeat, it reached number ten in the UK and was certified Gold in the region. The album also contains their first number one hit in Denmark, "10.000 Nights of Thunder".

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AlphabeatCarpark NorthSam SparroVolbeatThe SaturdaysDaniel PowterSpice GirlsKaty PerryLady GagaMedinaDonkeyboyScouting for GirlsAlexandra BurkeRachel StevensLittle BootsGabriella CilmiAura Dione

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Alphabeat shares an orbit with Medina, Donkeyboy, Scouting for Girls and Alexandra Burke, went on to shape Carpark North, Sam Sparro, Volbeat and The Saturdays. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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