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1. A Swiss duo released "The Captain of Her Heart" in 1985. It reached number 16 in the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, and was one of the singles included in the album "Blue". Which duo, founded by Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug, is remembered for this song?
2. British band T'Pau were fairly successful with their singles "Valentine" and "China in Your Hand". They also had a hit song which reached the first position in the Canadian Singles List, as well as the fourth place in both the UK and the US charts. Which song, which you might recognize from a "Pepe Jeans" advertisement, is this?
3. American singer George Lamond was made famous by only one song, which reached number 25 in the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was also the name of the album in which the song was included. Which song is this?
4. New York dance music group Deee-Lite released their best known song in August 1990, featuring musician Bootsy Collins. According to this hit, which reached the top position in Australian charts, what is in the heart?
5. You might've heard of the R&B group Riff (I hadn't until now, by the way). However, many of their songs have been used in different kinds of media, like their song "Family", which was used for the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" soundtrack in the 1990s. Most notably, three of their songs once made the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the most successful of them reaching number 25. Can you name that song?
6. "My Heart Belongs To You" was the most successful hit for a New Yorker, who toured around the world with renowned artists such as Aerosmith, Sting, Bryan Adams, and Jimmy Page. Which singer-songwriter, also known for "I Need You Now", got to the number 28 place of the Billboard Hot 100 charts?
7. I'm sure most of us are familiar with Bonnie Tyler's greatest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart". However, a cover version of this song by an English singer who represented her country in the 2000 edition of Eurovision launched her to fame. Who is this singer?
8. "Piece of My Heart", originally recorded by Erma Franklin, was made into a cover version sung by Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge in 2005. The unique thing about this song is that it was mixed with a single covered by Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band, originally recorded by Garnet Mimms. Which song was this?
9. DHT, a Belgian group, released in 2005 a cover version of "Listen to Your Heart", which reached the top place in the US Billboard Pop Songs charts. Which Swedish musical aggrupation originally released the song in 1988?
10. Karmin released in 2012 a song that would eventually reach the 16th place of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After that, not much was heard of them. Which song was this?
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