Star Pilots
Encyclopedia
Star Pilots is a Swedish
pop
group with Johan Becker, a contestant on Swedish television show Fame Factory and former member of the Swedish duo The Wallstones
as lead singer.
The group's debut single, "In the Heat of the Night", was released in the United Kingdom
on 18th May 2009, having already peaked number 2 in the group's home country in Sweden, in 2008. The song's video features the band dressed as pilots with similarities from the 1980s film Top Gun
(halfnaked beach volleyball) and with five female dancers, including Playboy
model Louise Glover
.
The group had performed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009
, the competition used to select the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest
, but were unsuccessful. The song they performed, "Higher", peaked at number 6 in Sweden, and is yet to be released in the UK. Star Pilots' UK Record Label is Hard2Beat
.
Their latest single is entitled "Heaven Can Wait" and the tour video premiered on YouTube on 16 January 2011.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group with Johan Becker, a contestant on Swedish television show Fame Factory and former member of the Swedish duo The Wallstones
The Wallstones
The Wallstones was a Swedish musical duo formed in 2004 by Johan Becker, winner of the Fame Factory, a talent reality show in Sweden and Karl Martindahl another Fame Factory contestant...
as lead singer.
The group's debut single, "In the Heat of the Night", was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on 18th May 2009, having already peaked number 2 in the group's home country in Sweden, in 2008. The song's video features the band dressed as pilots with similarities from the 1980s film Top Gun
Top Gun
Top Gun may refer to:* Top Gun is a 1986 film starring Tom Cruise.**Top Gun , soundtrack to the movie**Top Gun , a number of games based on the movie...
(halfnaked beach volleyball) and with five female dancers, including Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
model Louise Glover
Louise Glover
Louise Glover is an English model and photographer. She is well known for her work as a glamour model, with appearances in British lad mags, including FHM, Bizarre, Maxim, Loaded, and tabloids such as the News of the World, The Sun and Daily Star...
.
The group had performed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "La voix", performed by Malena Ernman. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision....
, the competition used to select the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, but were unsuccessful. The song they performed, "Higher", peaked at number 6 in Sweden, and is yet to be released in the UK. Star Pilots' UK Record Label is Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat was a British independent record label which is a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound. In 2010 it was rebranded as 'Dance Nation'.The label's first release was "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter in 2007, and they have released other singles and compilation albums since then.In April 2009 they...
.
Their latest single is entitled "Heaven Can Wait" and the tour video premiered on YouTube on 16 January 2011.
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2008 | "In the Heat of the Night" | 2 | 21 |
| 2009 | "Higher" | 6 | — |
| 2010 | "I'm Alive" | — | — |
| 2011 | Heaven Can Wait | — | — |