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What role does British/American music play in your country?

I guess my question is for those from non-English speaking countries. What role does music from America/Britain play in your country relative to native acts singing in the native language. Is it mixed in, more played, or do you have to seek it out?

Re: What role does British/American music play in your country?

For me, it's all there is. The Dutch music scene is pretty rubbish nowadays. On MTV and TMF (Dutch MTV of sorts) they show mainly English acts but I'd say about 25% is Dutch. I don't watch MTV though, so I could be off. On the popular radio channels it's probably around the same percentage, but the radio channels I like play pretty much only English music.

Re: What role does British/American music play in your country?

There's a lot of Norwegian artists who sings in English, but some of the most popular sings in Norwegian.

Here's the 30 best selling Norwegian albums this week:
Vassendgutane - XO -- sings in Norwegian
Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now -- English
Various artists - Sorgen og gleden: Mette Marit -- Norwegian
Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments -- English
Ane Brun - Changing of the Seasons -- English
Madrugada - Madrugada -- English
Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes -- English
Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer -- English
Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått -- Norwegian
Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri -- Norwegian
Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing -- English
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick -- Norwegian
Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight -- English
Surferosa - The Beat On The Street -- English
The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side -- English
Glenn Lyse - Come Closer -- English
Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr -- English
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars -- Norwegian
Grand Island - Boys And Brutes -- English
Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang -- Norwegian
Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man -- English
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang -- Norwegian
CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm -- Norwegian
Kurt Nilsen - Push push -- English
Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet -- Norwegian
Minor Majority - Candy store -- English
Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmølmusikken -- Norwegian
Susanne Sundfør - Take One -- English
Beady Belle - Belvedere -- English
Celine - Bæstevænna -- Norwegian

That is 18 in English and 12 in Norwegian. It seems representative.