Hallelujah!

We are embarking this week on a countdown to our trip to Amsterdam for my - ahem! - 50th birthday. Only three more days in the stuffy confines of the office, and one day to pack bits and pieces, and we're off!

So, on this Tacky Music Monday, let us get things started with the tackiest-of-all-tackiness - who else but Holland's finest superstar homosexuals De Toppers, and their inimitable version of that Gloria Gaynor classic!?

De Toppers - It's Raining Men

These queens make Elton John look subtle...

De Toppers

Diva melodramática

With exactly four weeks to go till we are in Spain, I owe a debt of gratitude to Madam Arcati for alerting me to this wonderfully OTT Spanish wannabee diva!

María Laura Corradini Falomir, known to her fans as Chenoa, was born in Argentina but brought up in Majorca. She hit the top via Spain's equivalent of X-Factor in 2001, and since then has sold millions across the Spanish-speaking world. In common with so many of our burgeoning collection of Spanish/Latin female artists, she certainly has an instinct for melodrama...

Chenoa - Siete pétalos

Chenoa - It's Raining Men

Chenoa - En tu cruz me clavaste (Pumpin' Dolls remix)

Chenoa on MySpace