Montenegro | Ana Milenković - "Budalo"

RECENT

Ana Milenković was born in Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro, in 1980. She was part of Beauty Queens, the girlband who were back vocalists of Marija Šerifović when she won the 2007 Eurovision with the song "Molitva". Ana's solo career has already brought us several singles, but her most recent one is simply adorable: "Budalo" is a fantastic sample of pop which automatically became our song of the week!

Italy | Alessandra Amoroso - "Comunque andare"

BRAND NEW

Alessandra Amoroso has just released a new single. And we know what that means, right? It's time to listen to great music! "Comunque andare" goes in a different direction from most of her recent singles: it is more uptempo and a bit less mostly-vocal. But one thing doesn't change: the high quality of every song she delivers. So great!

Croatia | Vanna - "Suze na kiši"

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Vanna is the stage name of Ivana Ranilović, one of the biggest pop divas of the Croatian music scene. She was born in Koprivnica, a city in the Northern region of Croatia, in 1970. Her new single, "Suze na kiši", is getting very successful in her country, and we can really see why: it has a very enticing melody and a great chorus.

Ireland | Picture This - "You & I"

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Picture This is a new band rising in the great rock scene of Ireland. And when rock is coming from Ireland, you can be sure it is good! Their "You & I" is an amazing song, with an involving melody which has everything to make you in love. Its video is specially cute.

Sweden | Elouiz - "History"

BRAND NEW

Elouiz was born in Sweden, but she moved to Norway when she was six, developing her career in the latter. Last month, she took part of the Norwegian National Final for Eurovision, Melodi Grand Prix, with the song "History". The track, a melodic and very sweet ballad, definitely marked our hearts!

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"

RECENT

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.