Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Italy | Andrea Nardinocchi - "Persi insieme"

RECENT

Andrea Nardinocchi was born in 1986 in Bologna, Italy. He was introduced to a larger-scale audience during the 2013 edition of Festival di Sanremo, where he didn't manage to qualify to the final of the Giovani category (in which the brand-new artists present) with his "Storia impossibile". His new single is "Persi insieme", a groovy pop with a very cool chorus.

Denmark | AYA KATRINE - "In the Sun"

RECENT

A new name is rising in Danish music scene. AYA KATRINE released the summerish "In the Sun" some months ago and is now under heavy rotation in Danish radios. The song is a happy pop tune, combinated perfectly with her raspy vocals. Let's get wasted in the sun!

Sweden | Sara Zacharias - "Mot solen"

BRAND NEW

Sara Zacharias is a new name in the Swedish music scene. She is the daughter of the late Ted Gärdestad, who was a very famous artist in Sweden (having represented the country on Eurovision 1979). Her first single, "Mot solen", is an emotive ballad which displays all the potential she has.

Monday, August 26, 2013

The Charts Day #11 (part 2)

CHARTS

Lana Del Rey is already a big name in worldwide music scene. Her last hit is "Summertime sadness", a deep and melancoholic ballad that has also charted everywhere around Europe, but is currently at the #7 in the Irish chart.

The Charts Day #11 (part 1)

CHARTS

Katy Perry has released her new single in the beggining of August, and it's already a hit all over Europe. The power pop "Roar" is in the top positions in many countries, but the highlight is definitely in Ireland: the song debuted as #1.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Greece | Dimos Anastasiadis - "Panta kai pantou mazi sou"

RECENT

Dimos Anastasiadis (Katerini, 1985) is not a new name for the Greeks. He has already released two CDs, toured around Greece twice and received numerous awards and condecorations. Earlier this year, he released "Panta kai pantou mazi sou", which is a great sample of an intense pop-rock song with some electronic elements.

Norway | Thomas Dybdahl - "But we did"

RECENT

Thomas Dybdahl is a 34-year-old singer born in Sandnes, Norway. After leaving the band Quadraphonics, in the beginning of the 2000s, he rose to fame as a solo artist in 2002, with his first album receiving great reviews from national and international critics. He is with a new song, "But we did", a beautiful and touching ballad.

Poland | LOKA - "Oczy miasta"

RECENT

We're back to the vigorous Polish rock scene. After covering Ukeje, LemON and Myslovitz, it's now the turn of LOKA, a new band from Warsaw. Their strong song "Oczy miasta" is a perfect sample of a perfect alternative rock song.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Netherlands | Sandra van Nieuwland - "Hunter"

BRAND NEW

Sandra van Nieuwland was born in 1977 in Delft, a city in region of South Holland, in the Netherlands. She got famous after her participation in the third season of The Voice of Holland, where she got eliminated in the semifinals. Her newest single is called "Hunter", and it is truly a masterpiece: catchy rhythm, amazing voice and a chorus which sticks to the brain after one single listen. No better way to close this weekend!

United Kingdom | KT Tunstall - "Invisible empire"

BRAND NEW

The mixture of folk, pop and rock made KT Tunstall's first album, "Eye to the telescope", be a worldwide success. Almost ten years later, she is releasing her fifth studio album, "Invisible empire // Crescent Moon", from which the sweet and touching "Invisible empire" is taken.