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2015 in European music

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2015 in continental European music in geographical order.

Scandinavia

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Netherlands

Dutch #1 singles

Belgium (two different charts for Flanders and Wallonie)

  • DJ Felix De Laet's project Lost Frequencies have a major hit with a cover of Easton Corbin's Are You with Me. It was a #1 in Belgium, Ireland, UK, Sweden, Finland, Romania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The follow-up hit "Reality" was a #1 in Belgium, Austria, Germany and Poland.
  • Casting star Loïc Nottet had his first #1 with "Rhythm Inside" (in both parts of the country) and represented Belgium in Eurovision 2015 and came 5th overall
  • DJ brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike had two #1s in "The Hum"(vs. Ummet Ozcan) and "Higher Place"(featuring Ne-Yo) in Flanders.

UK and Ireland

Germany

  • German number ones 2015
  • Essen's controversial rapper Favorite had his first #1 album with Neues von Gott (Selfmade Records).,[http://www.rapupdate.de/charts-favorite-knackt-mit-neues-von-gott-die-spitze-der-album-charts/ Rapupdate.de] Hamburg's fun rappers Deichkind also have their first #1 album with "Niveau weshalb warum" even though both its singles don't enter the Top20.
    Two hiphoppers from Berlin also have charttopping albums without hit singles, Fler aka "Frank White" is #1 with "Keiner kommt klar mit mir", Bushido's album is called "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 3".
  • Crooner Wolfgang Petry had a #1 album with "Brandneu".
  • 20-year-old DJ Felix Jaehn remixes Jamaican OMI's song Cheerleader which became a #1 in numerous countries. He also produces Jasmine Thompson's cover version of Ain't Nobody which became a #1 in Germany and eight other countries.
  • Sarah Connor's album Muttersprache topped the German and Swiss charts.
  • Rapper Cro had his third #1 with "ByeBye", it also cracked the Swiss and Austrian top ten.
  • Kurdish rapper Xatar, fresh out of jail after being part of a €1.7 mio robbery, had a #1 album with "Baba aller Babas".[https://www.welt.de/kultur/pop/article139605174/Xatar-vom-Knast-an-die-Spitze-der-Charts.html Die WELT "Xatar, vom Knast an die Spitze der Charts", April 16,2015]
  • Anna Naklab and Alle Farben are #2 in Germany and #1 in Austria with a cover of Supergirl.
  • Lindemann featuring Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann and Swede Peter Tägtgren published the album Skills in Pills. It's a #1 in Finland and Germany.
  • Electronic DJ and producer Robin Schulz' new hit Sugar ft Canadian Francesco Yates was #1 in Germany and Austria.
  • Rapper Sido's first ever #1 single was a collaboration with Andreas Bourani titled "Astronaut"; it also topped the Swiss and Austrian charts.
  • Ann Sophie who replaced qualifier Andreas Kümmert failed to get a single point at the ESC with her song Black Smoke (written by British pop singer Ella Eyre)

Switzerland and Austria

France

Portugal

  • Pop rappers D.A.M.A are the breakthrough Portuguese act; their album "Uma Questão De Princípio" is #1 for 19 weeks. The singer and composer Agir wins the MTV award for Best Portuguese Act.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/vencedor-best-portuguese-act-2015/2jgsru|title=MTV EMA 2015: E O VENCEDOR DO BEST PORTUGUESE ACT É...|date=15 October 2015|website=mtv.pt|language=pt|access-date=6 April 2020}}

Spain

  • American Nicky Jam's #1 single El Perdon featured Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, it also topped the Swiss, Dutch and Italian charts.
  • In June, Enrique Iglesias injured his hand in Tijuana as he tried to grab a drone that was filming his concert.[http://ktla.com/2015/05/31/pop-star-enrique-iglesias-continues-mexico-concert-despite-suffering-bloody-injury/ KTLA 5]
  • Álvaro Soler had an Italian and Swiss #1 with El mismo sol.

Italy

Italian number ones 2015

  • Operatic pop trio Il Volo represented Italy at the ESC with their #1 Grande amore and came third overall.
  • Eros Ramazzotti's thirteenth studio album Perfetto is #1 in Italy and top 5 in many other European countries.
  • Rapper Baby K featuring Giusy Ferreri had a platinum hit with Roma-Bangkok
  • German-speaking Frei.Wild's album "Opposition" is a #1 in Germany and Austria and #2 in Switzerland, the singles "Unvergessen, unvergänglich, lebenslänglich" and "Wir brechen eure Seelen" reach the German top 10.[http://www.suchtkultur.de/Offizielle-Pressemitteilungen-und-News/FreiWild-chartet-durch/mobile/ Suchtkultur.de]

Eastern Europe/ Balkans

Musical films

  • The Lure (Poland), starring Marta Mazurek and Michalina Olszańska.{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a52761/the-lure-reviews-la-la-land/|title=If You Hated La La Land, Maybe You'll Love This Polish Musical About Cannibal Mermaids|website=Esquire|access-date=8 May 2018}}{{cite web|title=Dane za: Weekend 25-27.12.15|url=https://www.pisf.pl/rynek-filmowy/box-office/table:dane-za-weekend-25-27-12-2015|website=PISF. Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej|publisher=Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej|accessdate=21 January 2017|language=Polish}}

Deaths

  • 29 January – Maurizio Arcieri, Italian singer (The New Dada and Krisma), 72
  • 1 February – Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-born French pianist, 89[http://www.firenzepost.it/2015/02/01/morto-aldo-ciccolini-il-grande-pianista-che-amava-firenze-aveva-90-anni/ Morto Aldo Ciccolini, Il Grande Pianista Che Amava Firenze. Aveva 90 Anni] {{in lang|it}}
  • 12 February – Désiré Dondeyne, French composer, 93[http://www.resmusica.com/2015/02/12/deces-du-chef-et-compositeur-desire-dondeyne/ Décès du chef et compositeur Désiré Dondeyne] {{in lang|fr}}
  • 17 February – Andrzej Koszewski, Polish composer, 92[http://amuz.edu.pl/z-najglebszym-zalem-zawiadamiamy-ze-dnia-17-lutego-2015-odszedl-od-nas-s%E2%80%A0p-prof-andrzej-koszewski/ Z najgłębszym żalem zawiadamiamy, że dnia 17 lutego 2015 odszedł od nas Ś†P Prof. Andrzej Koszewski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219164517/http://amuz.edu.pl/z-najglebszym-zalem-zawiadamiamy-ze-dnia-17-lutego-2015-odszedl-od-nas-s%e2%80%a0p-prof-andrzej-koszewski/ |date=2016-02-19 }} {{in lang|pl}}
  • 12 March – Erol Büyükburç, Turkish pop music composer and singer, 78[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pop-star-found-dead-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=79586&NewsCatID=383 Turkish pop star found dead]
  • 20 April – Richard Anthony, 77, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter
  • 14 June – Boris Godjunov, Bulgarian singer, 74[http://fakti.bg/kultura-art/146492-pochina-boris-godjunov- Почина Борис Гуджунов] {{in lang|bg}}
  • 27 June – Chris Squire, best known as the English bassist and founding member of the Progressive Rock band Yes
  • 2 July – Slavko Avsenik, Slovene composer and folk musician, 85[https://english.sta.si/2152561/legendary-musician-slavko-avsenik-dies Legendary Musician Slavko Avsenik Dies]
  • 16 September – Guy Béart, French singer-songwriter, 85{{cite web |title=Guy Béart obituary |date=2015-09-17 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126034634/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/17/guy-beart |archive-date=2022-01-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/17/guy-beart}}
  • 19 December – Kurt Masur, German conductor, 88Margalit Fox and James R. Oestreich, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/arts/music/kurt-masur-new-york-philharmonic-conductor-dies.html Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic]", The New York Times (19 December 2015).

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