Brum band are big in the Baltics.BIRMINGHAM tribute band Johnny 2 Bad are making a name for themselves - in Lithuania. The group, which started as a UB40 tribute act and is made up of members of the backing bands for Pato Banton Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He began recording in 1982, appearing on "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" (from Special Beat Service) with Ranking Roger of English Beat. , Musical Youth and Apache Indian This article is about the British-Indian Reggae artist. For the aboriginal North American tribes, see Apache. Apache Indian is the stage name of the reggae dee jay/toaster, Steven Kapur (born 11 May 1967, Handsworth, Birmingham). , have hit the Lithuanian Top 20 with a cover version of My Girl Lollipop with Lithuania's biggest female pop star Asta Pilypaite. They teamed up with Asta - dubbed Lithuania's Kylie Minogue  Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: /'kaɪ. - after she visited the UK and heard Johnny 2 Bad's album, Uncovered. Lead singer Wayne Lawrence sings in both English and Lithuanian on the track and the band are set for a tour of the Baltic country next week. Asta Pilypaite has released a number of chart-topping albums in her home country and has presented Lithuania's version of Strictly Come Dancing and We've Got Talent on television. |
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