Saturday, April 05, 2014

Italy | Alessandra Amoroso - "Non devi perdermi"

BRAND NEW

Alessandra Amoroso, one of the biggest names of the current music scene in Italy, is not a new face for Sounds European!. In spite of that, she keeps surprising us single after single. "Non devi perdermi" is another amazing masterpiece: a beautiful song, with moving melody and a great use of Alessandra's very talented voice. This track, which was composed by Biagio Antonacci – who has signed, among several other hits, the extraordinary "Tra te e il mare" –, is our song of the week.

Slovenia | Muff - "Let me be (myself)"

BRAND NEW

Another song from a Eurovision National Final is highlighted here on SE!. Slovenia has made a good choice for the 2014 Eurovision. But another candidate was at least as good as it: Muff's "Let me be (myself)" was charming, classy and had a very catchy and unique melody.

Denmark | Emmelie de Forest - "Rainmaker"

BRAND NEW

We have previously met Danish star Emmelie de Forest when we highlighted her single "Hunter & prey". Now, it's time for "Rainmaker", another grandiose song of hers.

Latvia | Dons - "Tev piedzims bērns"

BRAND NEW

This year, Dons has already appeared here on Sounds European! with the touching "Pēdējā vēstule", one of the coolest songs of 2014 so far. His new single shows he is not an artist of only one style: "Tev piedzims bērns" has a 1980s feeling in it which makes it totally unique.

Friday, April 04, 2014

Sweden | Helena Paparizou - "Survivor"

RECENT

Helena Paparizou has starred the first post of SE! in 2014. Now, it's time to talk about her participation on this year's Melodifestivalen, the Swedish National Final for Eurovision. Her song "Survivor" was a great pop track, with a very catchy and strong chorus. It reached the final through the Second Chance week, but didn't manage to win the NF.

Lithuania | Sasha Song - "Erotic hotline"

BRAND NEW

Dmitrijus Šavrovas, known as Sasha Song (or Sasha Son), is a Lithuanian singer who represented his country on the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. His new single, "Erotic hotline", is a smooth and contagious electropop. It also has a version in Lithuanian, which you can check here.

Italy | Giorgia - "Non mi ami"

BRAND NEW

After the huge hit of "Quando una stella muore", the Italian singer Giorgia returns with another ballad. "Non mi ami" is everything you can expect of a song of hers: beautiful, and with an amazing use of her vocal quality.

Russia | Sergey Lazarev - "Take it off"

BRAND NEW

Sergey Lazarev is a big name in the entertainment industry of Russia. Some months after releasing "V samoye serdtse", one of his coolest singles ever, he is back to shake the audience. His new single, "Take it off", is as enticing as the title suggests.

Thursday, April 03, 2014

Croatia | Adastra - "Samo s tobom"

RECENT

Croatian band Adastra was formed in 2005 and has, since then, had quite much success in their home country. In the beginning of this year they released "Samo s tobom", an intense and beautiful rock track.

United Kingdom | Sam Smith - "Stay with me"

BRAND NEW

Sam Smith is a growing talent coming out of the British isles. With several successful songs in his pocket, such as "Money on my mind" and "Nirvana", he now went for a very intimate side with the emotional "Stay with me".