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Hutori Pop Singer Secord tops Kalistani Pop Charts
"Love Isn't Crazy" reaches number one in Weekly Poll
Kaliburg, Ananto
March 2, 4785


ARC's first hit artist, Hutori Pop Star Erica Secord, tops Kalistani Pop Charts

Soon after completing her ARC debut record, the Eponymous "Secord", Hutori Pop sensation Erica Secord launched a tour of the Republic to promote the record. And promote she did. In her first few months on tour, Secord sold more than 500,000 copies of her ARC debut, and more than a million paid downloads on streaming services, in addition to ad revenue and licensing. 4784 has been a great year for Erica Secord in Kalistan.

And now, to top off the year, her latest single "Love Isn't Crazy" has reached the top of the KRTVN Pop polls for the first time. She beat out many Kalistani acts, including Kalistan's entry to the FOMAT II contest, Madysin Shakespeare in the poll. The director of programming on recently designated pop station KRTVN Radio 11, Eduardo Rivera, said "The fan response was overwhelming for the song. And the more we played it, the more they wanted it." In topping the charts as a foreign national, Secord has performed a feat not accomplished since the days of the Szarybeat bands from Valruzia, in the early 4400s.

Secord, who was already a veteran pop singer before recording in Kalistan, won the inaugural FOMAT I competition in Deltaria two and a half years ago. Since then, she has been recording her newest album with ARC, and touring in support of the record. Her sales in Kalistan might be phenomenal, but overseas, she is really all anyone who is doing pop is talking about. "We really scored a hit with this one," said Secord's producer Dawn Gordon. "She really put her heart and soul into this, and even on the experimental stuff, stuff that might have been out of her comfort zone, she just embraced the opportunity and worked harder than any musician I've worked with before. A real professional, and I'm so glad the fans are helping it pay off for her. She really deserves this."

Secord is expected to wrap up her tour in Kalistan with a live show at the International Music Hall of Fame Amphitheater in Luxon Ananto this May, and then she will return to Hutori. Gordon has already offered her a standing invitation to her to record anytime, but said Secord would like to take a break from working. "It's been a hard two years for her," said Gordon. "But really, she has this drive. I say let her enjoy her success for a while!"

Secord's single, the fourth from the album, debuted on the Pop charts at number 15, four weeks ago, and gained strength from there. With sales and plays at their current level, "Love Isn't Crazy" promises to be her biggest hit to date. The Poll is conducted weekly, from all listeners to Channel 11, who are allowed to phone or text in as many votes as they like to help influence the charts.