The Top 10 UK Singles Chart

La Roux () are a British electropop synth duo band made up of singer and synth player Elly Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid, with Jackson describing their respective roles as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also recognising that it often can "look like a solo act". Their music is influenced by 1980s synth pop including Hum...

David Guetta (born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ. He began mixing his first vinyls at home at the age of 13, and organised parties in his basement at 15. Two years later, he was working as a DJ in a club called 'Broad', based in Paris. This was effectively where he launched his career. From 1988 to 1990, he mixed house music at Radio Nova. In 2005, his single "The World Is Mine", which contains...

The Black Eyed Peas (BEP) is an American hip hop group based in Los Angeles. The group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie. Since their breakout album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance-oriented style has sold an estimated 18 million albums worldwide and 9 million singles. Their latest studio album, The E.N.D., was released in June 2009. The group is one of only eleven artists to have ever held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. At Interscope Records, she worked as a songwriter penning music for established artists, such as Akon. During the same time, she began to play her music in clubs throughout New York City. After Akon recognized that Gaga also had vocal talent, he signed her to a joint deal with his own label, Kon Live Distribution. Gaga then started to work on new material for her debut album.

She began working with a collective called the "Haus of Gaga" in 2008 and released her debut album The Fame, which she explained was "about how anyone can feel famous." The album peaked in countries like United Kingdom and Canada while being critically appreciated. To date, the album has spawned the international number one singles "Just Dance" (nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards) and "Poker Face." After performing as the supporting act for New Kids On The Block and Pussycat Dolls, Gaga started her own headlining The Fame Ball Tour.

Gaga has been influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative sense of style and her influence on other celebrities. Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen as well as pop singers like Michael Jackson and Madonna.

Keri Lynn Hilson (born 1982) is an American recording artist signed to Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. In 2007, she guest performed on Timbaland's hits "The Way I Are" and "Scream"...

Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born March 6, 1988 in Vänersborg, Sweden), best known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005 the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She has since gone on to be one of Sweden's most popular and best-selling female singers, selling over 180,000 albums in her home country alone. In mid-2009 she became the first Idol contestant to receive an international launch, with the singles from her third album Dance Love Pop being released in 35 countries worldwide.

Pixie Lott (born Victoria Lott on 12 January 1991) is an English singer?songwriter, actress, and dancer. Signed to Mercury Records in the UK and Interscope in the U.S., her debut single "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" was released for download on 6 June 2009 and officially on 8 June, going straight to number one in the UK the week of 14 June 2009. She is scheduled to release her debut album, entitled T...

Daniel Paul Merriweather (born February 17, 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian R&B singer/songwriter. After several successful collaborations with artists such as Mark Ronson, he released his debut album, Love And War, in June 2009. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two.

Dylan Kwabena MillsASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known professionally as Dizzee Rascal) (born 1 October 1985 in Bow),Matthew McKinnon: Grime Wave. CBC.ca 5 May 2005 is an English rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage MCing, conventional rap, grime and ragga, with extremely eclectic samples and more exotic styles. His debut album, Boy in da Corner, won him the 2003 Mercury Prize. Follow-up albums Showtime and Maths + English have al...

The Veronicas are an electro pop-rock duo band based in Australia. The duo was formed in 2004, in Brisbane, by twin sisters Jessica Origliasso and Lisa Origliasso. They have their own line of clothing for all ages that they released beginning in 2007.

They have released two studio albums, the first being The Secret Life of... in 2005. The debut album peaked at #4 on the Australian charts and gain a...