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Darin Scheff<\/strong>, Christian Tolle<\/strong> and Morris Adriaens<\/strong> is the...","melodicRatingList":[1,2,3],"melodicIsHalfRating":true,"melodicRated":true,"userRatingList":[1,2,3,4,5],"userRated":false},{"artistId":"99932765","artistName":"Kindred North","img":"img12\/r_hbdj8gyzkmqn3xftc651.jpg","title":"Kindred North","label":"","relDate":"2026-08-21","totVotes":null,"totValue":null,"nummer":"148960","text":null,"rating":"3.5","fullname":"Ola Gr\u00e4nshagen","date":"2026-08-29 16:53:16","isClassic":"N","friendlyId":"kindred-north-kindred-north","introText":"

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