Sweden | Ellen Benediktson - "Insomnia"

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We follow Melodifestivalen quite closely, and we were very excited when we saw that Swedish singer Ellen Benediktson came back to the competition with a mega uptempo song. After the soft "Songbird" last year, she presented us "Insomnia", a marking and upbeat pop. Sadly she couldn't repeat the feat of arriving to the final.

Germany | Andreas Kümmert - "Heart of stone"

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Andreas Kümmert has been in the eye of the storm during Unser Song für Österreich, the German National Final for Eurovision 2015. He was declared the winner with "Heart of stone" (we later knew he had won with 79% of the votes!), but then decided to withdraw his victory and pass it to Ann Sophie, the girl who had lost. Rumours about the reasons behind his withdrawal spread in every possible direction, yet there was no official confirmation of any. What we know is that the song is absolutely wonderful!

Finland | Opera Skaala - "Heart of light"

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Opera Skaala is an independent ensemble which is self-described as contemporary opera for contemporary people. The group entered UMK 2015, the Finnish National Final for Eurovision, with "Heart of light", a pop song that grows into a fabulous chorus and is accompanied with mind-blowing vocals. The song ended third.

Italy | Chiara Galiazzo - "Straordinario"

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Italian singer Chiara Galiazzo took part of this year's Festival di Sanremo, which also served as the Italian National Final for Eurovision. The song she submitted was "Straordinario", a soulful and intense ballad which ended up fifth.

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Denmark | World of Girls - "Summer without you"

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Ivy, Nina, Camilla and Mette gathered in World of Girls, a Danish girlband based in Copenhagen and created by producer René Dif. The group competed on the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with "Summer without you", a very fresh and, indeed, summery tune.

Estonia | Elisa Kolk - "Superlove"

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Elisa Kolk was born in 1997 in Tartu, Estonia. She has been taking singing lessons since a very young age, and you can totally tell that when you hear her gorgeous voice. She took part of this year's Eesti Laul, the Estonian National Final for Eurovision, with the song "Superlove", a very touching and growing ballad. She finished in the third position.

Italy | Deborah Iurato - "Libere"

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Deborah Iurato's work is highly appreciated by the editors of Sounds European!. Anyway, her new single managed to impress us even more positively than the previous ones. "Libere" is a grandiose ballad with an extremely strong chorus. A kind of song which usually only very established divas of Italian music can produce. High-quality material!

Denmark | Patrick Dorgan - "Marilyn"

BRAND NEW

Patrick Dorgan is a Danish singer who was born in Copenhagen. He has just released a new single entitled "Marilyn", which is a classy uptempo pop with a unique retro feeling. His great voice is the exact complement for the track. It all fits perfectly!

Andorra | Jordi Barceló feat. Susanne Georgi - "Hope (Esperança)"

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Jordi Barceló is a master of music from Andorra. He is a pianist, composer, teacher of several genres of music, composer, arranger, musical director and member of many music institutions of his country. He has gathered with Susanne Georgi, who was born in the Danish city of Kolding, but also lives in Andorra (having even represented the country on Eurovision in 2009), to release "Hope (Esperança)". And what a masterpiece it is! A wonderful piano-based song, with beautiful melody and excellent voice work.

Estonia | Ines - "Põlen sinu ees"

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Eda-Ines Etti, better know as Ines, is a singer who was born in Haapsalu, Estonia, in 1981. She is also known for her participation on the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. She has just released "Põlen sinu ees", a very sweet midtempo pop-rock. It's a delightful track.