LIFE IS A KABARET
Patricia Kaas, one of the most successful French performers over the last two decades, holds on to #3 for a second week on UU-BRU Internet Radio with "Et S'il Fallait Le Faire", taken from her latest studio album, "Kabaret". The song, translated as "And If It Had To Be Done", was the French submission to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, placing eighth. Patricia Kaas' song is the first Eurovision Song Contest entry to chart on UU-BRU Internet Radio in over 12 years. The UK recruited Australian singer Gina G to perform "Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit" for the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Like Patricia Kaas, Gina G also placed eighth in the contest . She would later peak at #11 on UU-BRU Internet Radio the first week of January 1997 with "Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit".
Nena made chart history in 1984 when they made it to number one with "99 Luftballons" performed in German. Not only is "99 Luftballons" the first and only foreign language number one hit on UU-BRU Internet Radio to date, but the song took 20 weeks to reach the summit, also a record at the time. The highest song sung is Spanish belongs to Selena, who reached #5 with "Amor Prohibido" just a few weeks after her untimely death in 1995. Before Patricia Kaas, only Celine Dion and Belinda Carlisle were able to crack the top 20 on UU-BRU Internet Radio with songs sung in French with "Tout L'or Des Hommes" (#17, 2004) and "Bonnie Et Clyde" (#13, 2007) respectively.
After three weeks at number two, American Idol 8 champion Kris Allen slips to #4 with his coronation single, "No Boundaries", while AI8 runner up Adam Lambert remains at #6 with the same song. This is the third time the American Idol winner and second place finisher have released their own versions of the same song. Fantasia Barrino debuted at number one on UU-BRU Internet Radio with "I Believe" in 2004 after winning AI3. Five weeks later AI3 runner up Diana DeGarmo replaced her at the top with her version of "I Believe". One year later AI4 winner Carrie Underwood stalled at #21 with "Inside Your Heaven", bested by AI4 second place finisher Bo Bice's version (#6, 2005).
