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Mr. Saxobeat

Dance-pop
Dance-pop

Mr. Saxobeat is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Rihanna, Yolanda Be Cool and Pitbull. Those roots explain a lot about how Mr. Saxobeat arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Edge of Glory, Set Fire to the Rain, Moves Like Jagger, Papaoutai and Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vika Jigulina, Edward Maya, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez & the Scene and Omega, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Mr. Saxobeat, reaching back through Rihanna and forward to Vika Jigulina. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Mr. Saxobeat" is a song by Romanian singer Alexandra Stan, released on 12 September 2010 as the second single from her debut studio album, Saxobeats (2011). The track was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi, and was recorded at their Maan Studio. Musically, "Mr. Saxobeat" is a Eurodance, dance-pop and popcorn song, with its instrumentation consisting of notably saxophone and horn as well as 'conventional' synth and techno sound. The lyrics echo the singer's vision of a perfect man. Reviewers were positive towards the recording, with them praising its catchiness, the saxophone sequences and Stan's voice.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mr. SaxobeatRihannaYolanda Be CoolPitbullVika JigulinaEdward MayaJennifer LopezSelena Gomez & the S…OmegaLena KatinaOceanaInnaThe Edge of GlorySet Fire to the RainMoves Like JaggerPapaoutaiWaka Waka (This Time…Somebody That I Used…Can't Hold UsParty Rock Anthem

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Mr. Saxobeat connections

Mr. Saxobeat grew out of Rihanna, Yolanda Be Cool and Pitbull, shares an orbit with The Edge of Glory, Set Fire to the Rain, Moves Like Jagger and Papaoutai, went on to shape Vika Jigulina, Edward Maya, Jennifer Lopez and Selena Gomez & the Scene. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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