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Pop-folk is a music-genre consisting of both pop music and folk music. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous

In the Balkans, pop-folk music refers to a mix of pop, folk, ethno and dance music in which the dominant rhythms are oriental and those of Gypsy music. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins Although the genre can be seen as a general regional movement, every country defines its own national culture and superstars. That's why it is known under different names; namely Tallava (in Albania),chalga (in Bulgaria), Laïka (in Greece), manele (in Romania), turbo-folk (in Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Slovenia), and to some extent arabesk (in Turkey). This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Chalga (Чалга is the most common word used for identifying the Pop folk in Bulgaria incorporating a blend of Arabic, Turkish, Greek The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian This article is about the Greek music-culture For the Arcade Fire song see Neighborhood #2 (Laïka. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Manele (singular manea) is a Music style from the Balkans, mainly derived from Turkish Greek Arab or Serbian love songs Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, Balkans during early 1990s Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Republic of Macedonia (Република Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Arabesque or Arabesk ( Turkish: Arabesk is a genre termed so by Turkish musicologists for a type of sound to come out of Turkey in the 1950s and 1960s Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Some artists, however, are well known across the Balkans and the Balkan diaspora and many songs are covered in different languages for relevant markets. The gypsy punk and Hungarian csango musika are akin to these. Gypsy punk is the term used to describe a hybrid musical genre that crosses traditional Roma music with Punk rock and other brands of rebel music


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Some of the more popular pop-folk singers are:

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See also: List of Bulgarian Chalga Singers

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Related by means, but not by results (meaning that they lack the recent oriental influence while focusing on the traditional/folk music), are some Balkan or non-Balkan styles like Polish disco polo, Romanian ethno-pop, Carpathian Ska (Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany a. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Luiz Ejlli (b July 12 1985) is an Albanian Singer. Biography Luiz Ejlli was born in Shkodra and between The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Some popular Bulgarian Chalga singers are Gloria Ivana Kamelia Desi Slava Azis (Азис (born Vasil Troyanov Boyanov (Васил Троянов Боянов on 7 March, 1978) is a Bulgarian Romani Vania Todorova Kaludova ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ваня Тодорова Калудова better known as Ivana (Ивана is a popular Bulgarian Desislava Ivanova Doneva ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Десислава Иванова Донева better known as Desi Slava (Деси Слава (born March 7 Preslava ( Cyrillic: Пρеслава born June 26, 1984 in Dobrich, Bulgaria, is a singer of Pop-folk or Chalga Galina Peneva Ivanova (Галина Пенева Иванова (born June 28, 1973 in Ruse, Bulgaria, better known as Gloria Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Selma Bajrami (born 4 July 1980 in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a popular Bosnian Pop-folk singer who gained enormous Haris Džinović (born 26 September 1951 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia Halid Bešlić (born November 20 1953) is a folk musician and singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has been performing since 1979 Saša Lošić - Loša (born July 19, 1964, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is one of the most recognizable Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Anna Vissi ( Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot - Greek Singer, famous mainly The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC) (Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti KKTC) commonly called Northern Cyprus (Kuzey Kıbrıs though its Ziynet Sali (born on April 29, 1975) is a Turkish Cypriot Pop folk Singer who has recently produced and became famous in Turkey Pembe Nihal Munsif (born 1948 better known as Nil Burak, is a Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress who is famous in Turkey. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek Pop folk Singer of Icarian descent born October 17, 1962 in Piraeus. Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula is a popular Greek singer She was born in Agio Pnevma Serres in 1953 Sotis Volanis is a famous Greek Pop folk Singer, that made a significant success during the year 2002 Kelly Kelekidou ( Greek: Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου Born April 10 in Greece) is a popular Greek female singer Vasilis Karras (Greek Βασίλης Καρράς (born Vasilis Kesoglidis November 12 1953) is a Greek folk singer specializing in Greek folk songs about Katerina 'Katy' Garbi ( Greek: Κατερίνα 'Καίτη' Γαρμπή; born June 8 1963, in Egaleo, Athens) is Giorgos Mazonakis ( Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης) (born on March 4 1972 in Nikaia, Greece) is a popular Greek singer Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Atomik Harmonik is a music group from Slovenia. Their debut single "Brizgalna Brizga" managed to stay at #1 in the Slovenian Charts Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Svetlana "Seka" Aleksić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Светлана "Сека" Алексић is a famous turbo-folk star born on April 23, Dragana Mirković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Драгана Мирковић is a Serbian Pop-folk singer Dara Bubamara (Cyrillic Дара Бубамара born May 21, 1976 in Novi Sad, Serbia is the stage name of a popular Serbian Violeta "Viki" Miljković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Виолета "Вики" Jelena Karleuša ( Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Карлеуша also known as JK or Rainbow Killer, is a Serbian Pop-folk singer in Sanskrit jana means "tribe people" see Janapada. Jana is a given name which has many origins in different languages Saša Matić (Саша Матић (born April 26, 1978 in Drvar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a very popular Bosnian Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Gordana "Goga" Sekulić ( Serbian: Гордана "Гога" Секулић was born on February 27, 1977 in Pljevlja, Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Göksel Demirpençe (b November 25 1971, Istanbul) better known as simply Göksel, is a Turkish folk pop / rock Tarkan Tevetoğlu (born October 17, 1972) popularly known as Tarkan, is a World Music award winning German-born Turkish Candan Erçetin ('dʒandan 'ertʃetin born 10 February 1963) is a Turkish singer and songwriter Serdar Ortaç (born 16 February 1970) is one of the leading Singers of the Turkish Pop folk music since 1990s Ebru Gündeş (born 12 October 1974 in İstanbul) is a Turkish Pop folk singer Seda Sayan (b Aysel Gürsaçar) is a Turkish Pop folk singer actress and TV variety-show hostess ---- '''Sibel Can Fun Club''' ---- Sibel Can (born August 1, 1970) is a popular Turkish Folk pop Singer. Gülben Ergen (born August 25, 1972) is a Turkish singer and occasional actress Ebru Yaşar (born 08 August 1977 in Ankara) is a popular Turkish Pop folk music singer Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Disco polo is a Musical genre unique and native to Poland, which exists in its present form since the early 1990s o), Balkan Pop. Balkan Pop (also called Gypsy Groove, Bukowina-Dub or R'n'Balkan) is a mixture of traditional east European Folk music and western Dance Greek laika itself has a mixed nature, as some of its recent representatives, like Helena Paparizou or Despina Vandi, found their way to the mainstream pop scene.

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Manele (singular manea) is a Music style from the Balkans, mainly derived from Turkish Greek Arab or Serbian love songs Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, Balkans during early 1990s Arabesque or Arabesk ( Turkish: Arabesk is a genre termed so by Turkish musicologists for a type of sound to come out of Turkey in the 1950s and 1960s
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