Friday, March 18, 2016

Spain | Lérica - "Recordando el beso"

BRAND NEW

Lérica are a Spanish group formed by Tony Mateo, Juan Carlos Arauzo and Rubén Noel. They have just released "Recordando el beso". It's a beautiful song with passionate melody and a great mix of voices. There's no way not to fall in love with it!

Finland | Tuuli Okkonen - "Don't wake me up"

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We said that UMK (the Finnish selection for Eurovision) had a fantastic level this year, and here comes yet another participant! Finnish singer and former The Voice of Finland participant Tuuli Okkonen reached the final of the competition with "Don't wake me up", a soft and sweet ballad with a very deep set of lyrics.

Slovenia | Anja Baš - "What if"

BRAND NEW

Anja Baš, Slovene singer from Jesenice, was firstly presented on Sounds European! in 2014, when she released "Nimaš kej". Now, we meet her again, with the song she subscribed to EMA (the National Final of Slovenia for Eurovision Song Contest). "What if" wasn't the winner of the NF, but it was surely a great entry – one of the best ones presented during the show.

Italy | Dear Jack - "Mezzo respiro"

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After a while of silence, in which they changed lead singer, Italian band Dear Jack returned to the spotlight last month, when they took part of Festival di Sanremo. The song they entered the competition is "Mezzo respiro", a song which mingles perfectly the band's rock power and the tenderness of Italian ballads.

Latvia | Justs - "Heartbeat"

BRAND NEW

Justs Sirmais is a Latvian singer who was born in Kekava in 1995. He has been selected to represent his country on the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with "Heartbeat". The song has a clear connection to the Latvian entry of last year, "Love injected" by Aminata – who, no wonder, is also the composer of "Heartbeat".

Updated on May 9th, 2016, with the official video.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Croatia | Lidija Bačić - "Prokleto dobro ljubiš"

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Born in Split, Croatia, in 1985, Lidija Bačić is a very prolific Croatian singer, having released three studio albums and several singles. The latest one of them is "Prokleto dobro ljubiš", a song which combines pop, rock and a touch of folkloric sounds to create a really magical song!

Finland | Vilma Alina feat. Teflon Brothers - "Juha88"

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Some of the best Finnish pop stars are returning with new music after some time off. One of them is Vilma Alina. She has just released "Juha88", a very catchy pop track which has the participation of Finnish hip-hop group Teflon Brothers, from Helsinki.

Serbia | Goga Stanic - "Sve je laz"

BRAND NEW

Goga Stanic is a Serbian singer born in the city of Loznica. Her most recent single is, simply put, pop perfection: calm verses, an explosive chorus, light electronic beats and soft guitar riffs make of "Sve je laz" a perfect song!

Italy | Modà - "È solo colpa mia"

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The best rock band of Italy has just released a new single. It's time for us to check "È solo colpa mia", by Modà. It's that kind of involving song with big drops of Italian passion added to it, in that way which only Kekko Silvestre can make.

Sweden | Lucas Nord - "Faking"

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Lucas Nord is a singer from Stockholm. His music reflects the great Swedish pop and a more contemporary approach to electronic beats. This can be very well appreciated in "Faking", his latest single, a very modern pop track!