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Xenomania members Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville on the sleeve to their 2004 Mania single "Looking For A Place".
Xenomania are one of the UK's leading pop production houses, put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins. Members of the Xenomania writing and production team include Nick Coler, Niara Scarlett, Giselle Sommerville, Miranda Cooper (who shares co-writing credits in nearly all Xenomania-written tracks), Lisa Cowling and Tim Powell.

Xenomania have produced and remixed some of the catchiest and most successful pop songs of the 2000s, including tracks for Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kylie Minogue, Cher and Steps. In particular, all 16 of Girls Aloud's singles (not including their collaboration with Sugababes on "Walk This Way", produced by Dallas Austin) have been produced by them and have reached the top ten. Girls Aloud's former manager, Louis Walsh, is a big fan of their work.

They were also scheduled to work with Britney Spears, but the song they submitted, "Graffiti My Soul" was decided as not appropriate for her 2003 album In The Zone; the track was later featured on Girls Aloud's second album What Will The Neighbours Say?.

Brian Higgins found early success producing hits for Dannii Minogue, which led him to work with Cher on her single "Believe". Although the single out-performed all expectations and won him three Ivor Novello awards, when London Records was sold in the late 1990s, he found himself without a label, so he decided to set up Xenomania as an independent production company. In an interview with the BBC, Higgins described the choice of the word "Xenomania" as meaning "an openness and love of all cultures and influences".

In 2007, Xenomania worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Alesha Dixon, and produced two songs for Sugababes' fifth studio album Change. They are continuing studio sessions with Girls Aloud for their new album Tangled Up. The production team have also been working with Franz Ferdinand, a step out of both Xenomania and the band's comfort zones.

A common feature of Xenomania produced tracks is a reverse-cymbal noise which usually precedes a verse or chorus. It is evident at the start of Sugababes' "Red Dress", at 0:06 of Girls Aloud's "The Show", at 0:06 of Kylie's "Made Of Glass", at (but not limited to) 0:13 of Cher's "Believe", and at (but not limited to) 0:13 of Girls Aloud's "It's Magic".

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Main article: Xenomania discography

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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
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Brian Higgins is a British music producer who has written and produced albums and tracks for several pop music singers and groups (most notably Girls Aloud) through his Xenomania production group. A key collaborator in Xenomania is Miranda Cooper.
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Niara Scarlett is a British born singer-songwriter, perhaps most famous for her work with British production house Xenomania.

Background

Scarlett has co-written some of the most influentional pop songs of the past ten years, including Girls Aloud's Sound of the Underground
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Miranda Cooper is a member of the UK-based Xenomania writing and production team founded by Brian Higgins. She has co-written hits for pop acts such as Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, V and Abs.
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The 2000s is the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009.
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Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London.

The group formed in 1998. Releasing eighteen singles (6 of those reaching #1 in the UK, and a #1 charity single with Band Aid 20) and five albums that have reached top 40 charts worldwide, and one of the
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Girls Aloud are Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF Award winning and BRIT Award nominated British girl group who found fame after winning the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 on which they were created.
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Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco and 1980s electronic influences.
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Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: /'kaɪ.li mɪ'noʊg/[1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress.
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Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre (better known as Cher) (born on May 20, 1946)[1] is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy
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"Steps" may refer to:
  • Step, which is movement
  • Steps (group), a pop group.
  • Steps (TVB Series), a 2007 TVB drama series

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Girls Aloud are Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF Award winning and BRIT Award nominated British girl group who found fame after winning the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 on which they were created.
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Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London.

The group formed in 1998. Releasing eighteen singles (6 of those reaching #1 in the UK, and a #1 charity single with Band Aid 20) and five albums that have reached top 40 charts worldwide, and one of the
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B-side(s) "Round and Round" (Original Release) "Uncle Salty" (Re-Release)
Released August 28, 1975 (Original Release) November 5, 1976 (Re-Release)
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Girls Aloud are Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF Award winning and BRIT Award nominated British girl group who found fame after winning the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 on which they were created.
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Louis Walsh (born August 5, 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager.
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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop music singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and author. Spears has sold over 83 million records worldwide according to Zomba Label Group,[1] and has sold over 75 million albums worldwide.
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In the Zone
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Singles from In the Zone
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What Will the Neighbours Say?
(2004) Chemistry
(2005)
Singles from What Will the Neighbours Say?
# "The Show"
Released: June 28, 2004# "Love Machine"
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Not to be confused with Dan Minogue.


Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television personality and occasional actress, model and fashion designer.
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Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre (better known as Cher) (born on May 20, 1946)[1] is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy
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Released October 18 1998 (UK)
October 19 1998 (France)
November 3 1998 (U.S)
April 20 1999 (Canada)
May 25 1999 (Japan)
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Recorded 1998
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Ivor Novello

Birth name David Ivor Davies
Born January 15 1893(1893--)
Cardiff, Wales
Died March 6 1951 (aged 58)
London, England

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London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through 1979, then became a semi-independent label.
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Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco and 1980s electronic influences.
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Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire), known by first name Alesha, is an English singer, MC, songwriter, occasional model and television personality.
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Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London.

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