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Canada Wins CoronaVision Song Contest. Sort Of…

In May when the announcement came that the annual global Eurovision contest would not go ahead due to pandemic, East London artist

Canada Wins CoronaVision Song Contest. Sort Of…

By FYI Staff

In May when the announcement came that the annual global Eurovision contest would not go ahead due to pandemic, East London artist Richard Dedomenici decided that the world still needed a singalong pop song and so CoronaVision was born.


Over 40 UK artists were invited to participate in the contest and represent any country of their choice. Lorna Rees, being a huge fan of Canada, decided that “your beautiful country” was the one for her.

Rees is the Director of the Gobbledegook Theatre and a multi-talented creative. This track was made, filmed and recorded at the height of the lockdown in the UK, and features all her equally-talented family members - husband, crazy-brilliant sons and Marshall the dog, who was a tad camera shy for this performance but provided the tea.

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Quelle Est La Date has since become something of a viral hit, and now Lou Brown Loves is releasing it as a chart entry single in the UK and Canada this Friday, June 5.

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Magic! in 2014
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Magic! in 2014

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Chart Rewind: In 2014, Canadian Band Magic! Took 'Rude' To No. 1 on the Hot 100

Led by songwriter Nasri Atweh, who had already penned hits for Justin Bieber, the Canadian reggae fusion band topped the Billboard Hot 100 with their debut single, a rare feat.

On July 26, 2014, a Canadian band pulled off impressive chart magic: hitting No. 1 in the U.S. with their debut single.

"Rude" by reggae fusion band Magic! was released in early 2014, as the lead single off their first album, Don't Kill The Magic.

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