Maybe some people are too young to remember, but during the late 80’s ABBA was a very uncool band, a cheesy thing from the 70’s. No one was doing ABBA covers, except for some synthpop/ electropop bands like Information Society, Men Without Hats and, later, Erasure. Strangely, for synthpop fans too young to remember the originals, these were the first glimpses of ABBA’s master songwriting. Much later, the whole A*Teens/ Mamma Mia craze started and ABBA became fashionable again for the masses. This is not only an ABBA tribute, it’s a tribute to all these pioneer synthpop and electropop artists that covered ABBA when no one was doing that.

As usual, Softcore Express’ sound combines a classic and a modern electropop sounds and, this time, it is the wonderful singer Polette AKA Paula Varela (an amazing vocalist and sessionist who sung countless jingles and shared stages with Shakira and Deep Purple among many others) the one who sings, making this electro tribute a perfect ABBA listening experience. 

01 Lay All Your Love On Me
02 S.O.S.  
03 Super Trouper
04 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

All songs written by Ulvaeus/ Anderson. Published by EMI Waterford/ Universal PolyGram. Produced by Emiliano Canal & Michael Etes. Voices by Polette. Mixed & Mastered by Emiliano Canal & Michael Etes at the Michael Etes Studio, Buenos Aires. Cover design by AltoBelgrano
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Softcore Express feat Polette - Super Trouper

Canal Pop is the name chosen by the electropop producer (and label owner) Emiliano Canal, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to release his material. 

Canal Pop's music can be described as "catchy pop songs with intelligent lyrics", and this is because Emiliano has a remarkable ear for catchy choruses and hit melodies, the kind of music that sticks to your head after hearing it on the radio. 

Emiliano also writes the lyrics, and while English is not his native language (people speak Spanish in Argentina) his lyrics are full of play of words and they usually tell stories.

Emiliano doesn't really sing, so Canal Pop features different singers that take care of vocals. Gaby Laguzzi recorded several songs for the We Never Play Live In Buenos Aires EP. Bea (Connena, from New York City) recorded the vocals for the catchy single "Ecstatic Days". In 2009 Canal Pop and Lara Sambert made An Electro Tribute To Oasis, covering hits by the Gallagher brothers' band (their version of "Stand By Me" was chosen "song of the day" at Popjustice.com, the most influential portal about pop music in the UK). Polette (a session singer who shared stages with Shakira and Deep Purple) recorded the vocals for the EP High Class Girls & Lo Fi Boys (2012) and for the 2014 single "I Want You (To Be My Baby)". Singer and model Josefina Aufranc sung on the singles “I Feel Love” and "Come To My World" (2015).


Electropop project, mostly dedicated to tribute releases. Our first release will be An Electro Tribute To Nirvana. 

Signed to Eternal Sunday records, Buenos Aires.

Label, publishing company and agency from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Specialized in releasing local music with vocals in English.

Eternal Sunday publishing division is associated to Universal Music Publishing Group in the whole world. 