Europa Recordings
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Europa Recordings was a British
europop
record label
established in 2006 by Matt Jagger. It was an imprint of Universal-Island Records
, part of the Universal Music corporation.
Their first release "From Paris To Berlin
" by Infernal
was a number 2 hit in the British singles chart
in May 2006. Europa was run in conjunction with the Apollo Recordings
imprint, but both were closed down by Universal in 2007.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
established in 2006 by Matt Jagger. It was an imprint of Universal-Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
, part of the Universal Music corporation.
Their first release "From Paris To Berlin
From Paris to Berlin
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...
" by Infernal
Infernal (band)
Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...
was a number 2 hit in the British singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in May 2006. Europa was run in conjunction with the Apollo Recordings
Apollo Recordings
Apollo Recordings was a British dance music record label established in 2006 by Matt Jagger. It was an imprint of Universal-Island Records, part of the Universal Music corporation....
imprint, but both were closed down by Universal in 2007.