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Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dico has earned her share of successes, all of which she achieved without the help of a major record label.

More by Adam Coronado What if Nelly Furtado recorded jazzy pop instead of club music, Adele learned how to write more than three types of songs, and Zero 7 weren't so damn boring? In scores of interviews with key players - some requiring classic shoe-leather man-hunting - Westhoff pins the genre's roots to 2 Live Crew.

Barker, one of the incredible voices behind Zero 7's musical magic, has opted for a more plaintive sound on her latest album, Seagull , and it's a bit of a mixed blessing.

WORLD female beatbox champion Bellatrix, renowned DJ and producer John Kennedy and the unique Dizraeli and the Small Gods, fronted by BBC poetry slam champion Dizraeli, are just some of the acts set to appear at the second Ventnor Fringe Festival, which is due to take place between August 17 and 20.