Tuesday May 29th, 2012 3 Star Track Album Alston Koch Keith Urban (Superstar on ‘THE lston Koch’s spiralling fame, since the VOICE’) has managed to push Alston release of his hit album, “Don’t Funk down into 4th place, from his 3rd place AWith Me,” has seen the Sri Lankan- last week, in the ARIA Charts. born Aussie rocker zoom up the charts in Perhaps music fans in Sri Lanka, Australia and, in fact, many countries around too, can help our very own Alston the globe – kick-starting his musical career to along by either buying his physical a level that has surprised the singer himself. album online or downloading his single Reporting in the Lanka Times Melbourne, on iTunes, etc. He deserves and needs Trevine Rodrigo says the singer is ecstatic at the support of his fans to get to No: 1. the huge response the single, “Soul Sounds,” The ARIA chart facts gave him a new – a track from “Don’t Funk With Me”- has title of ‘FUNK MASTER’ and the hosts received, adding that his new found fame has of the AUSTRALIAN TOP 20 on the FOX landed him a deal to perform all around Network last week, acclaimed Alston as Australia to promote his successful album. the ‘Prophet of Dance Music’ in Over the past few weeks, the “Disco Lady” Australia. It was an awesome interview hitmaker has been seen in action at some of and those in the Australian Music the best venues, Down Under, including Industry were actually looking forward to Sydney’s new Hard Rock Cafe which can host this album after 35 years. Back In Time 900 people. One must also note that all the songs Alston stormed into the Australian Charts, on the album was written, produced and at No: 9 (first time in) with Gotye (World’s No Signing copies of “Don’t Funk With Me” performed by Alston himself. What a Pitbull 1) ahead of him by just two slots. tremendous achievement for a Sri Lankan- He hit the main Albums Chart at No: 42, where millions watched and heard it at the born Aussie, who last achieved world-wide Let’s excuse me, baby But to understand the first week in, ahead of the legendary Neil cricket final in Brisbane, between Australian fame in the 70s with his hit “Disco Lady,” per- Go, yeah you baby future we have to go back in Diamond. and Sri Lanka, and it was later projected to formed with his band Dark Tan. Back, ooh you groovy, baby time The hit, “Soul Sounds,” has already been millions more at the Australian Grand Prix “Disco Lady” was a monstrous hit and In, let’s make a movie, baby given maximum viewing with its launch in in Melbourne. gave Alston superstar status in most parts of Time, excuse me, baby Baby, ohhh baby London, throughout Asia and in Australia Well, the latest we have is that the mighty the world. 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