Monday, September 22, 2014

The Charts Day #64 (part 2)

CHARTS

Calvin Harris has contacted John Newman for his latest single. Together they released the upbeating "Blame", which is becoming the new big presence in charts around Europe. This week, for example, they are #4 in Bulgaria!

The Charts Day #64 (part 1)

CHARTS

Swedish singer Tove Lo is having a dreamt year. She is being a huge success all around the world with her first steps in music, and she seems to have no roof. And, as a proof of this, she is #2 in France this week with "Habits (Stay high)".

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Finland | Benjamin - "Underdogs"

BRAND NEW

It's time to meet an awesome new singer coming from Finland. Benjamin is the stage name of Niclas Benjamin Peltonen, Finnish singer who was born in Kaarina in 1997. His debut single "Underdogs" is a very cool pop track. The melody and the voice show a lot of potential. We may be seeing the beginning of a future big Finnish star!

Italy | Ligabue - "Siamo chi siamo"

BRAND NEW

Ligabue is one of the artists we saw appearing more times here on Sounds European!. The Italian rocker's fourth appearance is with his new single "Siamo chi siamo", a very interesting track, which highlights his very unique style.

Belgium | Boycode - "I got my mind set on you"

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One Direction reopened the music market to boybands, specially for the ones with younger singers. From hundreds of candidates, Lennert, Mattias, Gregory and Timmy were selected to form Boycode, a group which was born to be the Belgian version of 1D. And man, they are good! Their single "I got my mind set on you" is everything you can expect from a boyband song: contagious, catchy chorus, dancy melody, good voices... very cool!

Spain | Partido - "The apologist"

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Time to meet the Spanish band Partido, from the city of Barcelona. Their smooth and classy rock style is very clear in their new single "The apologist". It's rare to see such a cool song in English coming from Spain, and this one is really enjoyable!

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Italy | Annalisa - "L'ultimo addio"

BRAND NEW

The Italian singer Annalisa has a big fanbase on this site's editorial team. Her voice, her music style, her sweetness... everything in her makes us totally in love with her. So, it's easy to imagine what happens when she releases such a cute and powerful single as "L'ultimo addio", right? It's our song of the week!

Updated on October 28th, 2014, with the official video.

Netherlands | Anouk - "Places to go"

BRAND NEW

It's time to remeet one of the biggest music stars from the Netherlands, Anouk. Her new single, "Places to go", once again displays all her vocal capabilities, wrapped in a more uptempo song than what's usual for her most recent work.

Sweden | Josef Johanssón - "Blickar kan mörda"

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Josef Johanssón is a Swedish singer who was born in Gothenburg in 1994. He is better known by his participation on the 2014 Melodifestivalen, the Swedish National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the beautiful "Hela natten". Josef has just released "Blickar kan mörda", an energetic electronic pop.

Slovakia | Zuzana Smatanová feat. Adam Ďurica - "Miesta"

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Great Slovak singer Zuzana Smatanová meets Adam Ďurica, who was born in Nitra, a city in the Western region of Slovakia, for releasing a new single. Their "Miesta" is a very beautiful ballad.