Top 50 of 2016: #7

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

7th place: Italy | Simonetta Spiri feat. Greta, Verdiana and Roberta Pompa - "L'origine"

Italy | Simonetta Spiri feat. Greta, Verdiana and Roberta Pompa - "L'origine"

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Italian stars Simonetta Spiri, Greta, Verdiana and Roberta Pompa are together once again. And let us say: if "L'amore merita" is great, they manage to reach an even higher level with "L'origine". It's a masterpiece of pop, with a stupendous melody and outstanding vocal performances by the four singers – their voices mix beautifully in the chorus. It's surely a song to play on repeat!

Italy | Simonetta Spiri feat. Greta, Verdiana and Roberta Pompa - "L'amore merita"

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Huge meeting of Italian divas to fight for freedom and equality! Meet Simonetta Spiri, from Sassari, and Roberta Pompa, from Brescia, who have joined Greta and Verdiana for the project #LAMOREMERITA. Created by Simonetta along songwriter Luca Sala (one of the authors of the 2012 Festival di Sanremo winner, "Non è l'inferno"), and joined by the other three stars, it means "Love deserves", and it fights for the right to equality of love, in a very important moment for the cause in Italy.

Top 50 of 2014: #23

2014 IN 50 SONGS

The end of 2014 is approaching. And, as it happened on the last days of 2013, it's time for our review of the best we've listened throughout the year. Sounds European! looked back on the songs which were published here during this period – more than 1200 – and selected the 50 best ones (in the editors' opinions). Until December 31st, this top 50 will remember some of the coolest artists and tracks which were presented during the year.

23rd place: Italy | Verdiana - "Disfunzione"

Italy | Verdiana - "Disfunzione"

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Verdiana Zangaro is a 28-year-old singer from the city of Rossano, in Italy. She rose to fame after being one of the finalists of the 12th season of the traditional Italian reality show Amici. Her new single "Disfunzione" is a shower of Italian flavor with a very strong chorus.