DJ Alok reveals his dream collaboration after teaming up with Kylie Minogue and Ellie Goulding
And now DJ Alok is eyeing up a collaboration with Coldplay.
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DJ Alok is eyeing up a collaboration with Coldplay
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The Sun's Jack Hardwick with Alok in Malta for Isle of MTV
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But the Brazilian star fears the British band will call it quits before he can get them into the studio, after frontman Chris Martin confirmed last year that their 12th record will be their last.
Speaking exclusively to Bizarre's Jack backstage at Isle Of MTV in Malta on Wednesday, he said: 'I had two dreams for collaborations. One with the indigenous community. We did an album, it was amazing. The other is definitely Coldplay — they have such a good blend of electronic music.
'They have done a lot of songs that have amazing remixes and a lot of anthems.'
Admitting time isn't on his side, Alok added: 'They are stopping soon, though, so maybe it would end up as just me and Chris.'
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Also on the bill for Isle Of MTV — an annual free concert in Malta's historic Il-Fosos Square — was Alok's previous collaborator
The pair teamed up on Under The Sun in 2024, but, due to his globe-trotting schedule, which has seen him play everywhere from Las Vegas to Hong Kong, Alok hadn't previously met the singer in person.
Alok explained: 'Sometimes people just meet and go into the studio, but it's been a while since I went into the studio with those international features.
'After the pandemic, everyone is really working on video calls. The industry is so tough for all of us.
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'The biggest challenge is how we are going to meet.
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'For example, even Kylie . . . I have not yet met her in person but that's OK. At least we could release our song, Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love.
'We could do phone calls, but because of my agenda I would rather do it online than have to leave my family to go somewhere.'
Going all out for his headline set in Malta, which will be broadcast on MTV and streamed on Pluto TV from September 13, Alok was joined by more than 40 dancers, smoke cannons and more pyrotechnics than you'd see at Ibiza's superclubs.
Alok revealed: 'Each set I do is different. First of all I want to understand the people where I am playing.
'It also depends if it is in the day or night-time, or if I am going to have lasers or lighting.
'Usually I know 25 per cent of what I am going to perform. The rest? I try to feel it.'
And just like many of the music lovers at the bash who were well lubricated — including
Laughing at Team Bizarre's favourite tipple being a classic supermarket vodka, Alok said: 'If it's a long set then I do like some champagne. Doing long sets, it's great to drink as you play.'
And that, Alok, is probably why you woke up after the show with a clearer head than us fans.
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DJ Alok has worked with Kylie Minogue and Ellie Goulding
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He's the Man
MANESKIN frontman
The singer, who released debut solo album Funny Little Fears in May, said backstage: 'Funny Little Fears was my first solo project, so I really had a lot of space for experimenting and finding my own sound. The whole process was a lot of me trying different things. Right now, I'm working on my own headline tour.'
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Damiano David wowed Isle Of MTV with a ridiculously high-energy set
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And it's clear Damiano was loving the nostalgia of the bash, adding: 'I remember watching music videos on MTV with my brother as a kid. It's very special for me and that generation to have the chance to collaborate with MTV.'
Ella's fin-tastic
ELLA HENDERSON joked her vocal warm-ups ahead of her performance at Isle Of MTV could see her mistaken for a dolphin.
In a chat backstage, the Ghost singer said: 'My pre-show ritual is quite simple and very boring.
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'My pre-show ritual is quite simple and very boring', says Ella Henderson
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'Lots of honey, lots of ginger, lots of steaming vocal cords and lots of crazy dolphin noises during my warm-up.'
After a storming set in Malta on Tuesday, Ella went on to gush over finding The One in her fiancé
She will marry Jack in the coming months after he popped the question while the couple were on holiday in Mauritius back in 2023.
Ella, whose new country-tinged single Me & You is out now, said: 'I've been very excited to do this style of music.
'It's about me finding love and finding my fiancé and him putting a ring on it.'
Laughing, the self-deprecating star added: 'I don't know why, but he did – probably the biggest mistake of his life!
'I have been unlucky in love but this is very different.'
Miriana is a 'vision in pink'
SHE may have fallen short when it came to Eurovision 2025, but one of the biggest cheers of the night came for Malta's home-grown star
The singer wore a pink latex leotard as she belted out her Eurovision entry Serving – grinding her way through her performance.
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Miriana Conte wore a pink latex leotard as she belted out her Eurovision entry Serving
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And it's clear Miriana had a ball throughout the event, as she was spotted dancing and singing backstage as Ella Henderson performed.
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