Sunday, January 11, 2015

Greece | Paola - "Eho mia zoi"

BRAND NEW

The Greek singer Paola first appeared here on SE! last year, with "Os edo". Now, we meet her again, with the release of her brand-new single "Eho mia zoi". It's a very beautiful Greek ballad, which is perfect to display all of Paola's voice quality.

Ukraine | Mariya Yaremchuk - "Protiv vetra"

BRAND NEW

Mariya Yaremchuk keeps showing us what she's made of. Her latest single, "Protiv vetra", is a beautiful and touching ballad which shows that she can be excellent not only with powerful pop tracks. Oh, don't miss the final chorus, in which the song explodes with the addition of classical instruments. Simply adorable.

Netherlands | The Pheromones - "Hell yeah"

RECENT

The Pheromones are a Dutch band which was formed in Amsterdam in 2013. Their single "Hell yeah" is rock 'n' roll at its purest state: it sounds like one of the classic rock bands has produced it. Very entertaining!

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Spain | María Villalón - "Descalza"

BRAND NEW

Here comes our song of the week! María Villalón was born in 1989, and rose to fame as the first winner of the Spanish version of The X Factor, back in 2007. But in between her music projects she has always had other things in mind: she has collaborated with several radio shows and also became an actress for two short films. Nowadays she is releasing a new studio album and, together with it, her first novel, both called "El insólito viaje de una gota de lluvia". The first single to emerge from her album is "Descalza", an explosive pop-rock track that you cannot miss!

Poland | Doda - "Riotka"

BRAND NEW

Doda, the queen of Polish pop music, had her first appearance here on SE! in 2013, with her single "Wkręceni". Now, after some time without releasing a new single, she is back with "Riotka", a very catchy pop track.

Russia | Elena Temnikova - "Zavisimost'"

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Elena Temnikova might be a familiar name to you: she was one of the members of Serebro. Well, the girl is now going solo - and we loved her latest single! "Zavisimost'" is an intense pop song with a great chorus.

Finland | Benjamin - "Unbreakable"

BRAND NEW

"Underdogs", the Finnish singer Benjamin's first single, was a big hit with the Sounds European! team. Now, he is back with "Unbreakable", a very cool ballad song. He is really showing his voice fits a downtempo as well as it did on the previous uptempo!

Friday, January 09, 2015

Russia | MBAND - "Ona vernetsya"

BRAND NEW

It's time to meet the new creation of the Georgian producer Konstantin Meladze – who is also the co-founder of VIA Gra and the composer and producer of many songs by big stars, such as Vera Brezhneva, Albina Dzhanabaeva, and Polina Gagarina. It's the Russian boyband MBAND (whose name is an abbreviation for "Meladze Boys Band"). Their first single shows they have what it's needed: it's a great boyband song!

Ireland | Kodaline - "Honest"

BRAND NEW

One album was enough for Kodaline to become one of the most popular Irish bands. Luckily for us, they will be releasing a new album this year, which we already know will be titled "Coming up for air". And they already have shown us the first single to come out of the album: "Honest" is a very cool rock song, retaining their usual atmosphere ins songs but adding a bit more of power. They are just getting better!

United Kingdom | Connie Talbot - "Gravity"

BRAND NEW

Sounds European! is known for valuing the work of new young stars. This time, we meet one from the United Kingdom: Connie Talbot was born in 2000 in Streetly. She rose to fame in 2007, when she reached the final of the first season of Britain's Got Talent. "Gravity" is the song which names her current EP. It's a beautiful track, which displays all her talent and potential.