Monday, February 17, 2014

The Charts Day #34 (part 1)

CHARTS

Katy Perry continues her road of success with her latest single. "Dark horse", which features rapper Juicy J, is climbing in the charts around Europe. The highest position of this week is the #4 she reached in Norway.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Italy | Alessandra Amoroso - "Fuoco d'artificio"

RECENT

Alessandra Amoroso is one of the biggest stars in Italian music. Her unique voice and very romantic style were already shown here on Sounds European! before, with "Amore puro". Now, you'll be able to see them once more: her new single "Fuoco d'artificio" shows exactly these characteristics, which are for sure what Alessandra does the best.

United Kingdom | George Michael - "Let her down easy"

BRAND NEW

George Michael is one of those artists who need no introduction. Former member of Wham! and singer of hits such as "Careless whisper" or "Wake me up before you go-go", George will release his first studio album in ten years, called "Symphonica", and has already let us taste the first song to come out of the album: the heartfelt ballad "Let her down easy".

Slovenia | Anu - "Vzem si čas"

BRAND NEW

Let's start one more week, now with all the groove of the Slovene Anu! "Vzem si čas" is a very contagious pop-rock, with dancy rhythm and very interesting mix of instrumentals and voice.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Russia | Asya Pivovarova - "Odinochestvo-gorod"

BRAND NEW

The song of the week this time comes from Russia. Asya Pivovarova is a singer from Moscow who has recently released the addictive "Odinochestvo-gorod", a powerful pop track with marking beats and a fantastic vocal performance. Do we need anything else to start partying this Saturday?

United Kingdom | Blue - "Broken"

BRAND NEW

Blue is a very successful British boyband. They've had three consecutive albums peaking at #1 in the United Kingdom. After some time apart, they returned in 2011, to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "I can" (which came 11th), and continued working together since then. Their new single, "Broken", is a very nice ballad.

Netherlands | The Young Professionals feat. Eva Simons - "Let's do it right"

BRAND NEW

"Let's do it right" is the newest track by Israeli duo The Young Professionals, which features the powerful voice of Dutch lady Eva Simons. With a powerful synth pop beat and a very electric feeling, the song is ready to take over us!

Friday, February 14, 2014

Denmark | Christopher - "Crazy"

BRAND NEW

One of the biggest promises of the Danish pop scene, Christopher was on SE! before, with "Told you so". Now, he is back with "Crazy", a pop song with world-class quality. It has great chorus, great beat, great voice... Everything works!

Norway | Annie feat. Bjarne Melgaard - "Russian kiss"

BRAND NEW

Norwegian pop diva Annie met Australian-born artist Bjarne Melgaard for a very catchy electronic song. If you aren't into the world of sports, the Winter Olympics have started last Friday in Sochi, Russia, and there is a whole revolution regarding the propaganda against homosexuality in the country. Of course, this song is a protest against the situation in Russia, and you can easily see it in the lyrics: 'Shake a fist for the Russian kiss'!

Serbia | Van Gogh - "Andjele moj brate"

BRAND NEW

Time to get to know Van Gogh, one of the coolest bands from Serbia. Their single "Andjele moj brate" starts with very traditional Balkan sounds, but then explodes in a very potent rock chorus.