German singer Leonie Burger first rose to prominence via ‘Rising Star’ in 2014. At the age of 17, she won this TV talent show gloriously with her band Unknown Passenger. They split soon after however, and Leonie changed her first name a bit into her current moniker. She continued her career as a solo artist.

Eventually she broke through with a new version of Modern Talking’s Brother Louie, featuring Imanbek, Vize and former Modern Talking member Dieter Bohlen. Her biggest solo hit was last year’s Faded Love, which spent over 30 weeks in the German charts. She also worked with artists like Alan Walker, Sam Feldt and Dimitri Vegas. All of her tracks and collabs combined, Leony has over 250 million Spotify streams to her name.

Remedy is her brand-new single. A great song with, contradictory as it may sound, a trendy retro vibe. It’s very much inspired by ‘80s synth-pop in the best The Weeknd tradition.

This one deserves to be picked up broadly; allow me to set an example. Remedy by Leony is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard, so it’ll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.