The Charts Day #23 (part 1)

CHARTS

He sings one of the best songs ever featured here on Sounds European!. Hozier is a great singer, and his "Take me to church" is a masterpiece. No wonder, it has reached #2 in Irish charts some weeks ago, and set home there since then. More deserved than this, only going to #1!

North Macedonia | Magdalena Cvetkoska - "Heroj"

BRAND NEW

Magdalena Cvetkoska is currently one of the biggest music stars from North Macedonia. She was born in 1987 in the city of Tetovo, and has participated in musical events since she was a child. She signed her first professional contract in 2004, and, since then, her career just went upper and upper. Her new single "Heroj" is a huge hit in her country. Totally deserved: it has an excellent and catchy rhythm, which is surely gonna make you want to dance from first to last second.

Italy | Eros Ramazzotti - "Io prima di te"

BRAND NEW

It's very hard to say something new about how unique and easily recognizable Eros Ramazzotti's voice is. Specially knowing we already wrote about it when Sounds European! displayed his previous single. Anyway, he is back with a new track. "Io prima di te" is a bit more electronic than we are used to listen with his music. But it's Ramazzotti: it's hard to go wrong with him!

Ukraine | Folders - "Gromche!"

BRAND NEW

Inspired by bands such as Muse, Placebo and M83, Folders come from Ukraine with their unique rock style. The band, formed in Kiev in 2012, has just released their latest single, "Gromche!". The song is a powerful rock track which shows why they have such great influences!

Germany | Adel Tawil - "Lieder"

BRAND NEW

Even though he is only 35 years old, the German singer Adel Tawil has a long résumé with music. In the end of the 1990s, he was part of the boyband The Boyz. Then, he became part of the very successful pop duo Ich + Ich. Few days ago, he released his first solo album and its first single, both named "Lieded". The song is very cool, and has interesting rhythm and vocals.

Slovakia | Zuzana Smatanová - "Ženy aj muži"

BRAND NEW

This time, our song of the week comes from Slovakia. Pop-rock singer Zuzana Smatanová (born in Súľov-Hradná in 1984) started her career by winning the competition Coca-Cola Popstar back in 2003. That led to the release of her first studio album, "Entirely good". Ten years and six albums later, she's now releasing a new work, "Momenty", from which the fantastic "Ženy aj muži" comes from.

Russia | Pizza - "Vtornik"

BRAND NEW

Pizza is a Russian pop-rock group whose name, according to its members, is an expression of their proposal: mixing different musical ingredients in a great and unique blend. And, at least with their brand-new single "Vtornik", this objective is clearly achieved. It is a beautiful, touching and deep song, which sounds very different from what usually comes to us from Russia.

Sweden | Nina Persson - "Animal heart"

BRAND NEW

Some may not recognize her by her name, but Nina Persson is quite famous worldwide. She was the former singer of The Cardigans (yes, those ones from "Lovefool" and so many great others!) and has released many other singles as a solo performer. The last one of them is "Animal heart", a captivating track!

United Kingdom | Little Mix - "Move"

BRAND NEW

British four-piece girl band Little Mix, who won the eighth season of The X Factor in the United Kingdom, have not long ago released their latest single. The song is called "Move", and is a super pop track. As they promise in the title, you will definitely move with this song!

Finland | Robin Packalen - "Erilaiset"

BRAND NEW

A teen singer who is becoming a huge star in his home country. Robin Petteri Packalen is only 15 years old (he was born in Turku in 1998), but his career is already very solid in Finland. His first steps in music happened when he was only ten, winning Staraskaba, a singing contest for kids. Five years have passed, and he is now on his third album, whose second single, "Erilaiset", clearly shows his evolution and talent: it's an extremely good and catchy pop.

Updated on February 17th, 2019, with the new stage name of the artist.