Sweden | Snoh Aalegra - "Emotional"

BRAND NEW

When class and groove meet in music, the result is always excellent. It's no exception with "Emotional", the new single by Snoh Aalegra, Swedish singer from Stockholm. The song is just a perfect mix of a great voice, capable of beautiful variation, and an enticing melody.

United Kingdom | Club Drive - "Spare time"

BRAND NEW

Club Drive is a four-piece band hailing from Hertfordshire. They define their music as the mixture of pop and funk, and boy they are accurate! Their single "Spare time" is a perfect example of that mixture. A contagious melody, fantastic vocals add up to a very groovy song.

Updated on March 21st, 2017, with the new name of the band.

Germany | Feuerherz - "Verdammt guter tag"

BRAND NEW

Schlager and boyband: why did it take so long for someone to try to mix them up? Well, it has finally happened, with German group Feuerherz. The boyband is formed by Dominique, Sebastian, Matt (who is Dutch) and Karsten. Their single "Verdammt guter tag" shows this mix is very cool: it's double catchy, and we love it!

Denmark | Shaya - "Sunshine"

RECENT

Shaya is the stage name of Marianna Hansen, singer who was born in Denmark (but raised in Greece) in 1983. She was a hot favorite to win this year's Greek National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, but ended up losing it to another "foreigner", the Cypriot Maria-Elena Kyriakou. Her entry "Sunshine" was a great pop track, and we are sure it would make a great impression in Vienna.

United Kingdom | Ella Henderson - "Mirror man"

BRAND NEW

You know those artists that are just pure class? Well, Ella Henderson is one of them. Her latest single is "Mirror man", a song in which she plays with pop and jazz, and the result is just outstanding. A great voice, a fantastic melody, captivating backing vocals... it has everything to be your new addiction!

Russia | Via-Letta feat. Andrey Kovalev - "Yesli by ty znal"

BRAND NEW

Violetta Dyadyura is a Russian singer from Moscow, who is better known as Via-Letta. She has gathered with Andrey Kovalev, who is also from Moscow, to release "Yesli by ty znal". In style, it's a very traditional Russian ballad, with beautiful melody and a great combination of voices.

Netherlands | Rondé - "Run"

BRAND NEW

Rondé is a Dutch band hailing from Utretch. Formed in 2014, their indie pop music is quite unique: they mingle together soft voices with intense instrumentations. That's the case "Run", their latest single: a real explosion of sounds that's becoming a hit in the Netherlands!

Spain | Efecto Mariposa - "Proezas"

BRAND NEW

Formed in Málaga in 2001, Efecto Mariposa is a pop-rock band who has been in a hiatus since 2009 and until last year. In 2014 they released "Comienzo", their seventh album, and here we have the second single to emerge from it. "Proezas" is all you can expect from Spanish pop-rock: a smooth and gentle start, a great break in the chorus with an amazing melody which just continues until the end of the song.

Ireland | The Coronas - "How this goes"

BRAND NEW

The Coronas is one of the best bands from Ireland, and also one of the best interviews Sounds European! has had. They are now releasing a new single entitled "How this goes", and it's just a total must-listen! The melody is addictive from first to last second, and Danny's voice is always very pleasing. The result is an extremely catchy track, with one the coolest choruses of the year.

Belgium | Balthazar - "Bunker"

BRAND NEW

Balthazar is a Belgian band from the cities of Kortrijk and Ghent, formed in 2004. This year, they are releasing their third album, Thin walls, and they've already graced us with the first single: "Bunker" is a very soft indie pop-rock.