The Charts Day #134 (part 1)

CHARTS

Frans Jeppsson-Wall was the dark horse of this year's Melodifestivalen, eventually making it to win the competition (and, with the victory, earning the ticket to represent Sweden in this year's Eurovision Song Contest). His song "If I were sorry" caught the ears of the people in his country: this week, he leads the Swedish charts!

Russia | Sergey Lazarev - "You are the only one"

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Time to check one of the hot favorites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Russian star Sergey Lazarev's music is so good, he was considered a candidate for the victory even before his song was presented. We feel "You are the only one" is more directed to Eurovision audience and less Lazarev's style than we would like, but it still works greatly. It's a very good pop, and we wouldn't be surprised if it really does get the trophy.

Germany | Bosse - "Steine"

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German singer Bosse made it to our top 40 of 2013 with his lovely "So oder so", and we are finally hearing from him again! His most recent single shows why he is one of the top acts in his country: "Steine" is a smooth pop-rock song with a marking chorus filled with chords. Classy music as only Bosse can do!

Greece | Kostas Martakis - "Panta tha zeis"

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Greek pop star Kostas Martakis has a new song. And we are very glad to present it. "Panta tha zeis" is a beautiful Greek folk pop, which travels very well between midtempo and uptempo. Kostas's voice is is a perfect fit for it all, providing quite a homogeneous result.

Romania | Sore - "Un minut"

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Sore is, without a doubt, one of our favourite Romanian singers. Her new single just confirms why we like her so much: "Un minut" is a soft pop song which explodes in the chorus to the rhytm of R&B beats.

Poland | Natalia Szroeder - "Lustra"

RECENT

Another pearl coming from the season of National Finals for Eurovision. This time, we go to Poland, where Natalia Szroeder had offered us "Lustra". Her song wasn't the selected one to go to Stockholm, but we really enjoyed it. It's a well-paced track with very entertaining melody.

Albania | Eleni Foureira - "Den sou xrostao agapi"

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Albanian-born singer Eleni Foureira is a usual feature of our site. And that's because her singles are, simply put, irresistible. The same happens with her most recent song. "Den sou xrostao agapi" is the kind of Greek ballad you can't help but loving: growing, dramatic, and with a chorus that explodes both instrumentally and vocally. No wonder it became our song of the week!

Turkey | Redd - "Aşk virüs"

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Redd are a Turkish rock band from Istanbul. They are formed by Doğan Duru, Güneş Duru and Berke Özgümüş. They have just released a new single, entitled "Aşk virüs". It's a great pop-rock track with highly involving ambience. The result is very unique, and makes you go in a very personal trip with it.

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.