Saturday, March 26, 2016

Croatia | Nina Kraljić - "Lighthouse"

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After being absent in the last two years, Croatia decided to return to Eurovision this year. And they are coming back bigger than ever. They selected Nina Kraljić and her lovely "Lighthouse" seeking for a ticket to the final. The song, a lovely ballad with ethnic sounds all around, rapidly became one of the favorites to qualify from the semifinals.

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

Azerbaijan | Samra - "Miracle"

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After quite some years betting on downtempo songs for Eurovision, Azerbaijan has finally given a turn to an uptempo entry. And what a great one it is! Samra Rahimli (who took part of The Voice of Turkey and was a finalist of The Voice of Azerbaijan) sings "Miracle", an extremely contagious track, with one of the best choruses of this year's edition.

Sweden | Lisa Ajax - "My heart wants me dead"

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Swedish singer Lisa Ajax was one of this year's participants of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish National Final for Eurovision. Her song, "My heart wants me dead", captivated us with its Oriental sounds and powerful beats, and managed to find a place within the finalists of the competition.

Friday, March 25, 2016

Romania | Jean Gavril - "Totul sau nimic"

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Jean Gavril is a Romanian singer who was born in the city of Constanța. We have just listened to his single "Totul sau nimic", and it was love at first listen. It has an irresistible groove, which you can already feel from the first seconds of the song, and an extremely catchy chorus. Highly addictive!

Denmark | Mads Langer - "Tunnel vision"

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Danish singer Mads Langer is on fire! After his return with "3AM", he has just released another great single. "Tunnel vision" keeps the twist of his sounds to a more alternative music, including some daring dance elements in a very soothing and relaxed way.

Serbia | Sanja Vučić - "Goodbye (Shelter)"

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Serbia is ready to make the sequence of great results on Eurovision! This year, they'll send Sanja Vučić (lead singer of the group ZAA), born in Kruševac in 1993, with "Goodbye (Shelter)". And, may we say, it is the most grandiose track of the year. It is a shower of powerful vocals, wrapped in the perfect growing melody to value the voice as much as it deserves. We love it!

Malta | Ira Losco - "Walk on water"

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Maltese singer Ira Losco will represent her country on this year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Walk on water". The song, which has Swedish singer Molly Hammar among its composers, is a very contemporary pop track with an oldie feeling attached to it. Overall, the song is one of the most powerful of this year's festival!

Italy | Laura Pausini - "Innamorata"

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It's Laura Pausini as you've never seen before! The Italian pop star has just released "Innamorata" as a single. With it, Laura explores street pop for the first time in her career. The result is unique, and shows Laura as the versatile artist she has always been!

Thursday, March 24, 2016

United Kingdom | Birdy - "Wild horses"

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British singer Birdy is living a great moment of her career, releasing one amazing track after the other. Her most recent single is "Wild horses", a song which retains the emotion she adds to every song but with a bigger amount of instruments and sounds.

Sweden | Wiktoria - "Save me"

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Every year, Melodifestivalen (the Swedish National Final for Eurovision) introduces us to at least one new great talent of the Swedish pop scene. This year, it was surely Wiktoria Johansson, 19-year-old singer from Brämhult. Her "Save me" was one of the highlights of the show, with the catchy melody, contagious chorus, excellent vocal performance and one of the best stagings of the year.