Friday, September 25, 2015

Portugal | Bruno Alexander - "Vampire bites"

BRAND NEW

Portuguese singer Bruno Alexander was born in Lisboa but has been living in Madrid, Spain, for some time now. He has not long ago presented his latest single, "Vampire bites". The song is one of the finest uptempo pops you can find, retaining the unmistakeable nostalgia of his home country in the lyrics but with the sassy feeling of Swedish pop. A perfect mixture!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

United Kingdom | Alesha Dixon - "Tallest girl"

BRAND NEW

British singer Alesha Dixon is back on track! After a few years away from the music business, she returned last week with an amazing new track. "Tallest girl" is a very cool mixture of the catchy pop she has us used to with modern electronic songs. The chorus just couldn't get better!

Sweden | Emil Berg - "Du swipa höger"

RECENT

Emil Berg is a Swedish singer and musician who was born in 1992 in Linköping. He is mostly known for being a member of the pop-rock band The Majority Says. Emil is now releasing his first solo work, the single "Du swipa höger". It's a great pop song, with exciting melody and an extremely catchy chorus. We love it!

Spain | Amaral - "Llévame muy lejos"

BRAND NEW

Spanish band Amaral was featured last year thanks to their single "Ratonera". Yet they come again to shower us with their rock power! "Llévame muy lejos", their most recent single, is a straightforward and intense song, with a very cool guitar riff and the usual strength of Eva's voice.

Updated on October 16th, 2015, with the official video.

Lithuania | Žemaitukai - "Leiski sapnuot"

BRAND NEW

Žemaitukai is a Lithuanian duo formed by Linas and Ovidijus, which first appeared to the big audience during the second season of X Faktorius (their version for The X Factor). They have just released "Leiski sapnuot", a simple and beautiful ballad which highlights the good mix of their voices.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Croatia | Nina Kraljić - "Zaljuljali smo svijet"

BRAND NEW

Time to meet the first winner of The Voice in Croatia. Nina Kraljić is a singer born in Lipovljani. After winning the reality show, she has released her first single, entitled "Zaljuljali smo svijet". It's a beautiful ballad which shows all her potential as a singer, and totally explains her victory in the competition.

Estonia | SHANON - "Ootan ööd"

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SHANON are a pop-rock group from Talliin, the capital of Estonia. Their most recent release is "Ootan ööd", a lovely and melow mixture of pop, rock and country. The voice helps to create a very calm and relaxed atmosphere.

Finland | Sallan ja Miron matka maailman ympäri - "Rakastat mua paremmin"

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Sounds European! now travels to Finland, where we meet the band (get ready: it's a long name) Sallan ja Miron matka maailman ympäri, from Helsinki. They have just released a new single, named "Rakastat mua paremmin". It's a very strong and potent country rock track. Salla's voice is sweet, but at the same time powerful enough to handle all the intensity of the song.

Greece | Malu - "Tous eipes pos"

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Summer might be over already, but with tunes like this one it's impossible to turn our autumn moods on. Malu Kiriakopoulou was born in Kalamata, Greece, and found fame by coming second on the Greek version of Idols in 2011. Her latest single is "Tous eipes pos", a lovely combination of a summer song with Greek traditional elements. Impossible to resist to its charm!

Italy | Gianni Fiorellino - "Tremila scuse"

OLDIE

As it's becoming a tradition on Sounds European!, it's time to celebrate our 3000th post!

Following the same idea of the celebrations for posts 1000 and 2000, our party's soundtrack is a song with the number 3000 on the title: "Tremila scuse" ("Three thousand excuses", in Italian), by Gianni Fiorellino.