Sunday, March 30, 2014

Ireland | Hozier - "From Eden"

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Hozier was elected by our editors the #1 song of 2013 in Sounds European!. Now, he is back, with another epic song. "From Eden" has the same grandiose atmosphere of "Take me to church", but with a slightly different approach. Once more, a great track!

Updated on November 23, 2014, with the official video.

Ukraine | Mariya Yaremchuk - "Bez tebya"

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Mariya Yaremchuk gave a little confusion to the Eurovision fans around the globe. She was heavily criticized for her victory on the Ukrainian National Final with "Tick tock", and the revamped version of the song didn't convince many more people. She eventually presented the final version of the track last week. But in the middle of this mess, she released a single which lasted three minutes and everybody thought would be her bid for Copenhagen. It is not, but we can enjoy the soft and beautiful "Bez tebya" anyway!

Slovenia | I.C.E. - "Na vrh sveta"

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Tired from Saturday? Lost with the Daylight Saving Time? How about starting this Sunday with a very smooth and deep song? "Na vrh sveta", by the Slovene band I.C.E., is your answer. Wonderful track!

Saturday, March 29, 2014

United Kingdom | Natives - "Can't say no"

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The song of the week gets British. Natives are a pop-rock band coming from New Forest, in the South of England. After the release of three EPs, the band is currently launching their first album. The first single to "Indoor wars" is "Can't say no", a contagious track!

Portugal | Catarina Pereira - "Mea culpa"

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Catarina Pereira got famous in Portugal when she tried to represent her country on Eurovision with "Canta por mim" in 2010, but lost the Portuguese National Final. This year, she tried the NF again, but lost once more. Her song "Mea culpa" was much better than the winner, and its defeat is involved in a lot of rumors of fraudulent voting. The song also has a very cool version in English.

Greece | Konstantinos Argiros - "Deuteri fora"

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Konstantinos Argiros was born in Athens in 1986. His deep voice is very captivating, and that's the main charm of his latest single, "Deuteri fora".

Serbia | SevdahBABY - "Grad"

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SevdahBABY, born Milan Stanković, is a very successful Serbian DJ. He is currently releasing many songs with the vocalist Dijxx. As, for example, his new single "Grad", which is a very smooth and hypnotizing electronic pop song.

Friday, March 28, 2014

United Kingdom | Rixton - "Me and my broken heart"

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After the very entertaining "Make out", the British boyband Rixton is releasing a new single. "Me and my broken heart" is an even cooler song, with one of the most involving melodies posted on SE! in the last months.

Updated on August 11th, 2014, with the official video.

Belarus | Angelica Agurbash - "Chernaya vual'"

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Angelica Agurbash is known to many Europeans thanks to her 2005 Eurovision Song Contest bid "Love me tonight". The style of her latest single, the powerful "Chernaya vual", is far from that attempt, but it's equally great!

Spain | Leiva - "Terriblemente cruel"

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Leiva, whose alias was based on the Brazilian soccer player Leivinha, is a Spanish singer who was born in Madrid in 1980. His new single "Terriblemente cruel" is an interesting pop-rock track, with contagious rhythm and a very interesting vocal work.