International Love For Eva Simons

A couple of months ago I wrote a post about Eva Simons and predicted that 2012 would be her year. And, as usual, I was right! This week, the Dutch diva scores her first UK number one hit courtesy of her fabulous feature on will.i.am's "This Is Love" and tops the US club chart with solo single "I Don't Like You". A pretty good week by anyone's standards! Australia has also succumbed to the "Silly Boy" singer. "This Is Love" jumped into the top 10 on Sunday and looks set to climb even further. I'm ecstatic for Eva. She copped a lot of flack at the beginning of her career for perceived similarities to Rihanna and Lady Gaga but Holland's best export since Elise had the last laugh. While I prefer "I Don't Like You" to "This Is Love" (below), they are both great pop songs with booming choruses that instantly command your attention. I hope that her long-promised debut album finally emerges now. She already a bunch of hits to fill it with and the new songs that are starting to appear online ("Renegade" and "Ohh Na Na") all sound fantastic. Bow down.

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Eva Simons Drops "I Don't Like You" Video

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about Eva Simons' hot new single "I Don't Like You" and quipped that the Dutch diva was on a mission to slay. Talk about a premonition! This is one of the freshest dance anthems of the year and could be the "Silly Boy" singer's big break if it takes off on radio. Zedd's production is icy perfection and the owner of the best hair in pop showcases her powerful pipes to full effect. Surely, there's room in the game for one more sexy siren? Hell, we can always get rid of Keri Hilson. As for the video (below), it's beautifully shot and Eva looks amazing. She is so striking and I want to steal that poodle. The lighting is great and I like the scene where the new and improved Rihanna hides from her Ex in the car. From one stalker to another, the trick is the park around the corner! Apart from that there's not much of a narrative but it does the trick. "I Don't Like You" is getting a lot of love online. Fingers crossed that it now takes off in the clubs and starts flying up the charts.

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Eva Simons Is On A Mission To Slay

Eva Simons is comin' for ya faves. Be afraid! The Dutch diva has threatened to break through a couple of times in the past - most notably with 2009's epic "Silly Boy" and last year's US top 50 hit "Take Over Control" - but 2012 could be the year she really does some damage. Make no mistake; her latest single is an absolute smash. Crisply produced by massively-hyped German DJ Zedd (best known for remixing Skrillex and Lady Gaga), "I Don't Like You" sounds like a modern day "I Will Survive" - on crystal meth and battery acid. The fuck you, I'm moving on theme is always a winner and Eva brings real emotional depth to Zedd's icy beats with her brilliant vocal. There's no word yet if the song is going to be released in Australia but given her previous success here - both singles went top 50 - it would seem likely. I guess we'll know more when the video drops. In the meantime, listen to the Mohawk aficionado's hit-in-waiting below.

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