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Funeral Party
Funeral Party


Background information
Origin Whittier, California
Genre(s) Rock
Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Dance-punk
Years active 2004—present
Label(s) RCA Records
Sony Music
Jive Records
Fearless Records
Associated acts Omar Rodríguez-López
Marcel Rodríguez-López
Website Website
Members
Chad Elliott
James Lawrence Torres
Kimo Kauhola
Tim Madrid



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The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The US

April 16, 2010
The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The USNew figures show that British music is still making waves in the US largely thanks to The Beatles and Susan Boyle.

Over the post 12 months, The Sun claims British artists have accounted for one in ten albums sold Stateside – a significant percentage of the market.

The phenomenal rise of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle gave British sales a massive boost. MOI Dreamed A Dream' in the US in the last six weeks of 2009 alone.

Meanwhile, The Beatles reissued all of their 14 albums in a remastered format – a collection of works that shifted in excess of 3.2million units.

The recent success of Jay Sean in reaching number one in the US could herald more success for British artists.

(by Scott Colothan)



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