Kylie remixes Roni Superstar
Aussie dance-pop pixie Kylie Minogue is set to celebrate her 2009 Grammy nomination with the release of a remix compilation called Boombox in early January. Named after a previously unreleased Kylie track that features prominently on the disc, the album sports 15 remixes from the past nine years of the international superstar’s canon.
Among the DJs and producers who have contributed to the collection is LA Riots, a West Coast duo that has in recent years earned a reputation thanks to its bouncing sets at club and warehouse parties. LA Riots has also created some landmark remixes for mainstream rock acts including Weezer, Chris Cornell, The Cure and The Verve.
The LA Riots addition to Boombox is actually an Israeli endeavor, which confirms what we’ve al known for some time: that the road to Israeli superstardom (with a reach as far as Oceania) leads through California. LA Riots’ “Boombox” remix features Roni “Superstar” Duani, the bubblegum songstress who has served as a soldier in the IDF, as a TV host, as a star of the stage and as a fashion spokesmodel. With a teen temptress persona and a wardrobe that favors plaid miniskirts, many have compared Superstar to Britney Spears, but the Israeli performer has understandably distanced herself from those comparisons in recent years. While rebranding, Superstar has hunkered down in the studio, hard at work on her third full-length effort, scheduled to hit stores later in 2009.
As the latest Roni “Superstar” Duani singles trickle out towards radio outlets, it’s nice to know that people with profiles as formidable as Kylie Minogue’s are paying attention to our hit parade. Audio for the Kylie-LA Riots-Superstar “Boombox” remix streams here.
Third place for Shiri
The buzz over Shiri Maimon’s live performance Thursday at the 2008 MTV European Awards was formidable indeed, and the attractive singer didn’t disappoint her Israeli fan base. She might have taken fourth place at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, but when all of the votes were tallied, she beat that mark by earning third place at the MTV awards in the “Europe’s Favorite Act” category (Turkey’s Emre Aydin took home the statuette).
At this rate, Maimon should win second place in the 2011 Soul Train Awards, paving the way for a 2014 Grammy.
The entire studio version of “Now That You’re Gone,” Maimon’s latest hit single in English, and the song she performed on MTV Europe, can be heard here.
Perhaps the 2008 MTV European Awards weren’t quite ready for Maimon, as the scale of the proceedings seems to have been more global than local, according to YNet’s coverage:
Former Beatle Paul McCartney stole the show at the ceremony, as he was named Ultimate Legend. The other big winner was Britney Spears, who won Act of 2008 and Album of the Year. She did not attend the event.
McCartney was one of several stars on the night to pay tribute to Barack Obama following his victory in the US presidential election this week.
In fact, being a down-home local girl thrust into the glitzy world of international power is exactly what was on Maimon’s mind leading up to the performance. In an interview with Ma’ariv La’noar, the singer defended herself against accusations that she had turned into a spoiled superstar, claiming that the Israeli market is simply too small to be able to support the whims of a real diva. To back up her claims, Maimon cited rumors that Mariah Carey demands 6000 flowers decorate her every dressing room.
Some day, you too shall merit such treatment, Shiri.
The Bodyguard II – Britney and her Israeli bodyguard
Oh brilliant! Ever since Bar Rafaeli and Leonardo di Caprio split up, we’ve been a bit short of A-list celebrity gossip around these parts.
Now we’ve got a hot one. Britney Spears – always good for a few column inches – is rumored to be dating Israeli musician/dancer turned body guard – Tsour Lee Adato. (Have you heard of him before now? I haven’t.)
British newspapers have published snaps of Spears and Adato dancing close and messing about at a poolside resort in Mexico, and that’s enough in their books to suggest a hot and heavy relationship.
Spears was reportedly employing 31-year-old Adato, from Rishon Lezion, as her bodyguard, obviously bowing to current fashion trends in Hollywood, where anyone who is anyone, has an Israeli bodyguard in tow.
Adato used to be a backup dancer in the Habimah musical Mary Lou, and moved to the US five years ago to begin a career as a trance music artist.
Adato’s brother, Kobi, says it’s all strictly work and that Tsour was her bodyguard and is now serving as her photographer – doesn’t that mean he’s supposed to be behind the camera?
Well, at least he’s single – according to his MySpace page. And he likes to take an optimistic approach to life. According to press reports on his page, he says: “I always tell people that even when things are difficult they should always see the light and positive in life.” Isn’t that nice.
Hey didn’t they make this story into a film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner?
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