Norway | Carl Espen - "Silent storm"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Born in 1982 in Bergen, Carl Espen was the big winner of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. His deep, intense and heartbroken "Silent storm" captivated the ears of the voters, who made him win the competition with a wide margin over the second placed.

North Macedonia | Tijana Dapčević - "To the sky"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Tijana Dapčević is not a new name to Sounds European!. She was here before, in January, with "Suze od pepela". She'll represent her country, North Macedonia, on the 2014 Eurovision with "To the sky". It is, for sure, one of the best songs of this year's edition. The rhythm is contagious, the vocals are great, and the chorus is as catchy as it gets. Where do we go now? To the sky!

Finland | Softengine - "Something better"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Softengine is a band from Seinäjoki, in Finland. They were chosen to the Finnish representatives on the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, following the country's recent history of investing in rock tracks. "Something better" is as energetic as a rock song needs to be for ESC, without being too heavy for the fans' taste. It has the potential to work very well.

Austria | Conchita Wurst - "Rise like a phoenix"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Conchita Wurst is the drag persona of Tom Neuwirth, who was born in Gmunden, Austria. After trying to go to Eurovision in 2012, with "That's what I am", Conchita is finally going to the 2014 edition, with the grandiose "Rise like a phoenix". The song sounds like those James Bond movies ones, and the vocals are impeccable.

Malta | Firelight - "Coming home"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Firelight are a very new Maltese band which mixtures folk, pop, country and indie. They won this year's Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, the island's national selection, with their sweet "Coming home", a very catchy country-folk song.

Ukraine | Mariya Yaremchuk - "Tick-tock"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Ukraine is home to the biggest revamp of this year's Eurovision. The "Tick-tock" which won the National Final was one, not that good, and the "Tick-tock" which will go to Copenhagen is another one, totally changed, and much better than the initial proposal. Ukraine keeps their great recent history with another amazing entry.

Ireland | Can-Linn feat. Kasey Smith - "Heartbeat"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

The biggest winner of the history of Eurovision, Ireland, will go for the 2014 edition with Can-Linn and Kasey Smith. Their "Heartbeat" is a track which mixes contemporary pop with very traditional Irish sounds. An interesting approach, which usually works well in the festival.

Russia | Tanja - "Amazing"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Despite being born in Russia, Tanja Mihhailova will represent Estonia. Born in 1983, she has starred several musicals and been part of many bands until launching her solo career. Tanja will go to Copenhagen with "Amazing", a contemporaneous pop-dance song. If you are blown away by the song, wait until you see the dance!

Moldova | Cristina Scarlat - "Wild soul"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

Cristina Scarlat is a Moldovan singer who was born in her country's capital city, Chișinău. Her entry for Eurovision is an intriguing and dark electropop. The rhythm is involving and exact to the song's proposal. Interesting participant.

Sweden | Sanna Nielsen - "Undo"

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From May 3rd to May 9th, Sounds European! will review the best entries of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Copenhagen – with semifinals on May 6th and 8th and the final on the 10th.

After six attempts to represent her country on the Eurovision Song Contest, Sanna Nielsen finally won this year's Melodifestivalen. Composed by the brilliant Fredrik Kempe, her ballad "Undo" is a masterpiece that is being quoted as a favourite to win this year. Will she take the contest back to Sweden?