Sunday, April 19, 2015

Ireland | Michael Patrick Kelly - "Shake away"

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Michael Patrick Kelly is an Irish singer and songwriter from Dublin. His latest single is a fantastic mixture of pop and country with some scent of Irish folkloric elements to it: "Shake away" has a very catchy chorus and will capture your heart!

Czech Republic | Kryštof - "Srdcebeat"

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Formed in 2008 in Ostrava, Kryštof are a Czech pop-rock band. Their latest single is a slap of freshness: "Srdcebeat" mixes pop and rock with perfection, in a great rhythm and with a nice groove.

Estonia | Ott Lepland - "Ajaga võidu"

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Ott Lepland is one of the biggest names of the Estonian music scene. Born in Tallinn in 1987, he won the third season of the reality show Eesti Otsib Superstaari. He went on to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 with the intense "Kuula", placing sixth in the final. His latest single shows he also has a rock side: "Ajaga võidu" is a very powerful song!

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Germany | Charley Ann - "Wake me up"

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Charley Ann Schmutzler lost her last name but not her amazing music. Her latest single is "Wake me up", a beautiful pop ballad with a marking chorus and some R&B feelings in it. We are definitely seeing one of the future big names in music. The editors of Sounds European! liked it so much that it became the song of the week!

Turkey | Lal - "Son duam"

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Lal is a Turkish group from Istambul. Their powerful rock has taken them to become one of the best representants of that style in their country, and we can really appreciate that in their latest single. "Son duam" is power from start to end, with chilling vocals and a powerful melody to top it all with.

Netherlands | O'G3NE - "Cold"

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O'G3NE are a three-piece girlband from Fijnaart, Netherlands, formed by sisters Lisa, Amy and Shelley Vol. They represented the Netherlands on the 2007 Junior Eurovision with the song "Adem in, adem uit", and in 2014 they became the winners of the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Their latest single is "Cold", a pop ballad with touches of R&B and a fantastic display of the sisters' voices.

Denmark | König - "Uundværlig"

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König is a Danish duo made up by singer Christina König and producer Emil Falk. Their latest single might be confusing to pronounce, but it's as delicious as it can get: "Uundværlig" is a fresh piece of soft synth pop, which also shows the beautiful voice of Christina.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Czech Republic | Ewa Farna - "Z nálezů a krás"

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There is nothing better to finish our week than some cool and fresh sounds. Czech star Ewa Farna returns to Sounds European! with a very beautiful pop track. "Z nálezů a krás" is soft and catchy, and will surely enlight your night out!

France | For The Hackers - "Babyshambles"

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For The Hackers is a French indie-rock band hailing from Upper Normandy. They are Arthur, Alex, Axel and Romain, and their style is quite unique: they mix rock and pop with very modern indie sounds, and French lyrics splattered with some words in English. As "Babyshambles", for instance. The song is easy to listen, will make you start bobbing your head along and surely want to bring more of them to your life!

Sweden | Kassandra - "Run"

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Kassandra is a very young Swedish singer from Stockholm. Her second single is set to send her right up to fame: "Run" is a haunting, captivating single, filled with a very dark and fabulous atmosphere and involving, full-of-emotion vocals. Definitely one of the finest tunes from Sweden this year!