Aleksandra, 26

So where are you from?
Belgium.

How long have you been in America?
Since Friday.

So you're very, very new. What are you listening to?
Noel Gallagher.

From Oasis!
He has his own band, right? Noel Gallagher and something-something. [Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Ed.]

Listen: “Dream On” 

Is pop music in Belgium different from pop music in America?
It's a bit different, but not that much. Most of the stuff you have here, we have. You only hear about very, very big Belgian bands in America. But we do have some cool stuff, you know.

Oh yeah?
Yes, we do. My very favorite — I'm from Antwerp — and there's an Antwerp band called dEUS. They’re like... a rhythmic, rock kind of thing.

Listen: “Keep You Close"

Techno is the big thing over there, yeah? Do you go clubbing a lot?
Yes, but that's not my cup of tea. Certainly not.

Have you ever had a good song ruined by an ex?
Yeah!

That was an immediate “Yeah!”
Well... I'm getting over it. I'm getting over the fact that it still reminds me of him, but I still like the song. “You and I,” by Ingrid Michaelson.

Listen: “You and I”

Do you have songs that you need to show a person you're dating?
Not really. I listen to quite a lot of music, and it's sort of like, you connect the person with the music at a certain point, but it's not like we have to have “a song” or we have to listen to my music only.