Alive Phoenix

80s-inspired synth-pop and new wave by Pete John.

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Lost in You

Alive Phoenix’s debut single — a song about the struggle for unrequited love, with an official music video directed by Pete John.

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Three more songs to get to know Alive Phoenix — or browse all releases.

Scent of a Woman

Single · 2021

A compact, catchy synth-pop song about “the chemical power of our nature” — things that spin you around without any control.

Sounds Like a Melody

Single · 2022

Alive Phoenix’s cover of Alphaville’s 1984 single — a tribute to one of Pete John’s first vinyl singles.

Celebrate You

Single · 2022

A song for the moments when a quick “happy birthday” isn’t enough — for celebrating your club or the people you love with all your heart.

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Highlights

Top Tracks

The most played songs, as of September 30, 2026. Spotify streams, YouTube views and SoundCloud plays are different measures — the ranking simply adds them up per song.

112,078
Streams on Spotify
192,578
Views on YouTube
2,352
Plays on SoundCloud
1,710
YouTube subscribers
  1. 1
    Spotify streams 9.7KYouTube & YT Music views 101.7KSoundCloud plays 298
    111,724combined
  2. 2
    Spotify streams 25.1KYouTube & YT Music views 49.2KSoundCloud plays 13
    74,393combined
  3. 3
    Spotify streams 30.7KYouTube & YT Music views 18.3KSoundCloud plays 5
    49,049combined
  4. 4
    Spotify streams 5.9KYouTube & YT Music views 28.8KSoundCloud plays 1.6K
    36,492combined
  5. 5
    Spotify streams 18.8KYouTube & YT Music views 9.6KSoundCloud plays 10
    28,576combined

Spotify streams

  1. Nicole30,703
  2. Scent of a Woman25,135
  3. Celebrate You21,148
  4. Why Do You Fight18,883

YouTube views

  1. Lost in You101,574
  2. Scent of a Woman49,093
  3. Nicole18,327
  4. Sounds Like a Melody10,235

YouTube Music plays

  1. Lost in You101,700
  2. Scent of a Woman49,245
  3. Sounds Like a Melody28,873
  4. Nicole18,341

Numbers as publicly shown on each platform on September 30, 2026. YouTube Music already includes the video views for songs linked to their music video, so those are counted only once. A click on this website is not a stream.

Illustrated portrait of Pete John in a black coat and mask, a crimson phoenix behind him
About

Rising from the ashes

Alive Phoenix is the international new-wave project of Pete John. Launched in 2020, it brings together musicians from around the world to create an 80s-inspired retro sound — influenced by British, German and New York experimental music. The songs are about revolution and love.

Official name
Alive Phoenix
Founded
2020 by Pete John — founder, bandleader, composer, producer
Sound
80s-inspired synth-pop and new wave

Alive Phoenix or Phoenix Alive? The official name of Pete John’s music project is Alive Phoenix.

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What they say

Super catchy stuff ideal for every pop fan!

In a new-music round-up, Last Day Deaf picked “Scent of a Woman” as one of the best examples of pop and (synth)wave — accompanied by a great visualizer.

Christos Doukakis · Last Day Deaf · January 10, 2022 About “Scent of a Woman” →
an easy catchy and pleasing electro pop song

A dedicated “Discover” feature: entertaining and straight to the point in just 2:21 minutes. Electrozombies also added the song to its Spotify playlist “New Synth Pop Songs 2022”.

Thomas Frenken · Electrozombies · January 30, 2022 About “Scent of a Woman” →

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