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How is it possible that the band "Paradisio" was Belgian when they sang in Spanish?

I have always thought that Paradisio, who made/performed the fantastic songs "Baliando" and "Vamos a la Discoteca", was Spanish. They sing in Spanish, look Spanish, and Belgium, ...
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Is there a term for this style of ethnic European folk song?

The style features verses that are slow, sometimes speeding up, but ending with a rallentando and often a fermata, then going into a chorus that begins slowly (sometimes very slowly) with a gradual ...
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What's "irit" in the E-types - Life song?

The Song "Life" of the musician E-Type has following verse: You tell me There's gonna be a showdown somewhere It's irit I looked up the word irit in the web but couldn't find anything ...
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Is Santiano's "Mädchen von Haithabu" intentionally very similar to Tha Mi Sgith?

An excerpt from this Wikipedia page: Santiano is a German band from the northern region of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, whose genres include Irish folk, sea shanty, and schlager music. The name ...
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