Monday, August 18, 2014

The Charts Day #59 (part 2)

CHARTS

Italian singer Francesco Renga is having glorious weeks in his homeland's charts. His latest single, "Il mio giorno piu bello nel mondo", was #1 last week and is still high this week, reaching #3.

The Charts Day #59 (part 1)

CHARTS

OneRepublic had major success last year with their chartbreaker "Counting stars". Now they want to repeat the feat: their newest single, "Love runs out", is already #3 in the United Kingdom!

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Russia | Zlataslava - "Gor'ko"

RECENT

If our task was to select a song which could explain how contemporary Russian pop works, "Gor'ko" would be a good option. This single by Zlataslava, stage name of Svetlana Stolpovskikh, is strong, direct, with intense beats and instrumentals which are very alike what you can find in German schlager.

Slovenia | Sabrina Zavšek - "Te reči"

RECENT

From Slovenia, we've got Sabrina Zavšek and her new song "Te reči". It is a very cool ballad pop track, which has all the elements to get your heart.

United Kingdom | Detour City - "Merlin (Everybody knows)"

BRAND NEW

Detour City is the stage name of the British singer Tabitha Benjamin, who was born in the city of Dalston. She has just released "Merlin (Everybody knows)", which is a very interesting electronic pop.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Romania | Alexandra Stan - "Cherry pop"

RECENT

She has recently been the owner of one of our songs of the week, with "Thanks for leaving". Now, Alexandra Stan is back, with "Cherry pop", an addictive uptempo pop, with growing melody and one of the catchiest combinations of bridge and chorus ever to be presented on Sound European!. Then guess what? She's our song of the week again!

Poland | Aleksandra Jablonka - "Zasady"

RECENT

Born in Kętrzyn, Poland, Aleksandra Jablonka is a very cool singer SE! is about to present you. Her single "Zasady" has a very classy and stylish melody, which matches perfectly with her amazing voice.

Italy | Verdiana - "Disfunzione"

BRAND NEW

Verdiana Zangaro is a 28-year-old singer from the city of Rossano, in Italy. She rose to fame after being one of the finalists of the 12th season of the traditional Italian reality show Amici. Her new single "Disfunzione" is a shower of Italian flavor with a very strong chorus.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Czech Republic | Ewa Farna - "Tajna misja"

BRAND NEW

Ewa Farna is not a new name for Sounds European! readers: she has appeared here twice before (one of them, quite recently, actually). And she is already releasing a new song. "Tajna misja" is, as usual with Ewa's work, a great pop-rock song.

France | Julien Doré feat. Micky Green - "Chou wasabi"

BRAND NEW

Julien Doré is a 32-year-old singer from Alès, in France. He got famous after winning the fifth season of the reality show Nouvelle Star. His new single "Chou wasabi" features the Australian singer Micky Green. It is a very entertaining song, with classy instrumentals, soothing voices and a catchy chorus.

Updated on September 20th, 2014, with the official video.