Norway | Sandra Lyng - "Play my drum"

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Summer hits are taking over European radios. Norway is having another one with Sandra Lyng, from the city of Mosjøen. "Play my drum" has a very easy-listening melody which grows into a highly catchy saxophone-based chorus. Addictive!

Ukraine | neAngely - "Serdtse"

BRAND NEW

neAngely are a quite popular Ukrainian duet formed by Oksana Kuznyetsova and Tatiana Smeyukha. Their latest single is very faithful to their usual music: "Serdtse" is an intense and beautifully sung pop track, with an exquisite instrumentation and all the power of Ukrainian pop.

Updated on September 27th, 2015, with the official video.

Spain | Amelie - "Kill me (and make it quick)"

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Amelie is a Spanish band from Barcelona, formed by Alex, Carles, Marcel, Albert and Edgar. Their single "Kill me (and make it quick)" is a very good pop-rock. Their energy flows through the song, involving our ears and hearts with it. So delightful!

France | Maude - "Jamais"

BRAND NEW

Time to check what's new from French singer Maude. Her latest single is a very powerful pop track: "Jamais" has a great beat, a catchy chorus and a fantastic melody!

Sweden | Tove Styrke - "...Baby one more time"

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One of the biggest hits of pop music in the '90s has just gotten a new version. And with it, it finally meets a voice from the same country of the composers: "...Baby one more time", originally performed by Britney Spears, and composed by the Swedish geniuses Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, goes into rerun with Tove Styrke. It's a darker version which keeps the beauty of the song, but totally changing the ambience.

Czech Republic | Thom Artway - "I have no inspiration"

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Tomáš Maček is Thom Artway, Czech singer and musician who was born in the small town of Vlachovice in 1993. His music mingles folk and pop like very few artist do in his home country, and in an exquisite way. "I have no inspiration", his latest single, will get to you at once!

Ireland | The Strypes - "A good night's sleep and a cab fare home"

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Oh, Irish rock! Always present, always great! We now remeet the band The Strypes, from Cavan, and their new long-titled single "A good night's sleep and a cab fare home". It's a great rock track, with amazing instrumentals and a good use of vocals in it. The chorus is very marking.

Turkey | Nilüfer - "Nokta"

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Nilüfer is a Turkish singer born in 1955 in Istanbul. She is a very popular figure in her home country, having represented Turkey at Eurovision in 1978, achieved the title of National Ambassador for UNICEF in 1997 and also the honour of being State Artist in 1998. Her latest single is "Nokta", a deliciously ethnic song with that very characteristic Turkish voice that melts everyone!

Ukraine | Yaroslava - "Za polchasa do rassveta"

BRAND NEW

The Ukrainian singer Yaroslava is once again back to the pages of Sounds European!. She has just released a great unplugged live show (whose full version was published by Ello, and we totally recommend). From it, we have "Za polchasa do rassveta", another sample of all her quality.

Moldova | Arina Rits - "Serdtse"

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Arina Ritz was born in Bălți, Moldova, but spent most of her life in Moscow, Russia. Her latest single is "Serdtse", a very interesting turn to typical Russian ballads: a captivating blending of instruments and a wonderful display of voice that cannot be missed!