Saturday, August 10, 2013

Slovakia | Polemic - "Dama"

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Polemic is a ska band formed in Bratislava, Slovakia. Their music sounds like the ones which are usually produced in the Balkans, with cool usage of the sax and drums. As most of ska songs, "Dama" is a very groovy single, which has everything to make your body shake.

Friday, August 09, 2013

Italy | Jovanotti - "Estate"

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We've already had him around when he realised "Ti porto via con me". Now, he's presenting us "Estate", the fourth single taken from his last album, "Backup 1987-2012 - Il best". The song is a soothing pop song which really honours its title ("estate" means summer in Italian, and you can really get the summer vibes of this!).

United Kingdom | P!nk feat. Lily Allen - "True love"

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The British pop star Lily Allen is participating of P!nk's newest single. "True love" is a groovy pop which follows the well-known style of most songs by P!nk. Lily's voice adds a very interesting spice to her part of the song. It sounds like a true hit, and it's starting to appear in many European charts. A must-listen!

Poland | Myslovitz - "Predzej pozniej dalej"

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An already legendary band in Poland is back this year with another single. Myslovitz is an indie rock band who was formed in the '90s that kept their fame until now. The addictive "Predzej pozniej dalej" can be a reason to understand their success in their home country.

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Kosovo | Nevena Božović - "Pogledaj me"

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Nevena Božović is a 19-year-old singer from Kosovska Mitrovica, a city in Kosovo. She is the first singer ever to go to both Eurovision Song Contest and its Junior version. After her Eurovision participation with Moje 3 last May, she is releasing a new single. "Pogledaj me" is a catchy pop song which explores well her voice quality.

Ukraine | Lilya Vavrin - "Tantsyuyu bez tebe"

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An amazing dance tune was released last week: we're talking about the Ukrainian singer Lilya Vavrin and her 12th single, the catchy and uplifting "Tantsyuyu bez tebe". Let's see how long until you start moving your body to the music!

Germany | Melina Aslanidou - "Kalokeri agkalia mou"

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Melina Aslanidou was born in Stuttgart. And that's about everything she has to do with Germany. Her family returned to Greece not long after she was born – so she grew up inside the Greek culture. Melina's music style is a proof of that: a mix of contemporary pop and classic Greek music, with very traditional instrumentation.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Norway | Tone Damli - "Winner of a losing game"

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Tone Damli is a very well known name in Norway. After being the runner-up in the 2005 Norwegian version of Idols, she released many hits in her home country and has taken part of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2009, with "Butterflies". Her last single is "Winner of a losing game", a heartbreaking ballad.

Czech Republic | A Banquet - "Too young"

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A Banquet is a very unique band from Prague. They describe their style as "futu-roll" – which would be a mixture of '80s synthpop, '90s altrock, grunge and contemporary electro genres. Summarizing it a bit, we could say it's a kind of electronic/synth rock. But, instead of describing, it's better to listen and find out for yourself. And it's worth: "Too young" is an amazing song!

Greece | Boys and Noise - "Kane kati"

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There is a great new act hailing from Greece. It's Boys and Noise, a boyband formed by Aris Makris, Vangelis Kakouriotis and Dimitris Giannoulis. Meet them with their debut single, "Kane kati". It's a song that starts calmly, but develops into an amazing pop-dance track. The boys display all their beauty, youth and fresh airs in the video. Definitely a must!