From Riga, in Latvia, to the world, the 42-year-old Normunds Rutulis has a very classy tune to offer us. His "Kā pirmo reiz" is an amazing mix of orchestral instrumentation, Normunds's great voice and a choir of very good backing vocalists.
Paddy Casey is one of the most renowned voices of Ireland, even though his career entered in a hiatus in 2007. Now, he is relaunching his career with the collaboration of Kim Hayden, a brand-new singer who arrived to the semifinals of the first season of The Voice Ireland. Together, they released "Out of control", a beautiful ballad which complements their two voices very softly.
Kasia Popowska is a 24-year-old Polish singer who was born in the city of Łódź, and got famous after publishing some cover versions for famous songs on YouTube. Her new single, "Przyjdzie taki dzien", is a delicious pop track.
And now, we go back to the custom: German-speaking countries sharing German-language songs. Andreas Bourani was not long ago here, but his song "Auf uns" has reached the top position in his native Germany and in Austria, as well as the #2 in neighbouring Switzerland!
Canadian band MAGIC! is having a huge success with their debut single. The song is "Rude", and it didn't fare higher than a sixth place in thier native Canada, but it is this week on the #2 in the United Kingdom!
Zayra is a French singer who was born in the city of Hyères. She was the second place of the ninth season of one of the most traditional music reality shows in France, Star Academy – finishing in front of a singer who was already presented here on SE!, Sidoine. Zayra's "Premier regard" is an amazing pop track. Very groovy!
Tove Styrke is a 21-year-old singer from Umeå, Sweden. She rose to prominence after taking part of the Swedish version of Idols in 2009, which she ended as the third place. Her new single "Even if I'm loud it doesn't mean I'm talking to you" is one of those song which has no low part: it's intense and exciting from first to last second!
Ending Sequence is a brand-new band based in Madrid, the capital city of Spain. They've just released their first single, the very entertaining "Until the end". The melody is totally involving, and the song's multi-language lyrics make it a very unique work. Give it a listen!
Forget everything you are used to listen from Russia: Julia Parshuta's work is very different from the basic Russian pop. The 26-year-old singer from Sochi, who is the former lead singer of the group In-Yan, has just released her new single. And what a great pop "Cut me open" is! Her voice is very imposing, and the chorus, even more!
Julie Bjerre is one more young talent to appear in Europe. Born in the Danish city of Herlev, the 15-year-old singer got recently known in her country for taking part of (and winning) the music reality show Mentor. Now, she is releasing the single "Zero". With a stupendous mix of a talented voice and a very strong melody, which rises until one of the coolest choruses of the year, she has amazed us on SE!. That's why it is our song of the week.
Updated on October 11th, 2020, with the official video.
