Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Finland | Niila - "Restless heart"

BRAND NEW

Finnish singer Niila is back with us! His most recent single is a small twist to what we had heard of him before: in "Restless heart", he keeps his indie sounds but adds a touch of country and a very catchy whistling in the post-chorus.

Montenegro | Sergej Ćetković - "Ne živim ja"

RECENT

Montenegrin singer Sergej Ćetković is having one of the most prolific moments of his career. His most recent single is again a wonderful mix of pop and Balkan sounds: "Ne živim ja" explodes with traditional instruments and the sweetness that only Sergej can put in his music!

France | Marvin Dupré - "Le départ"

BRAND NEW

French singer Marvin Dupré is back with his lovely sounds. His latest single is "Le départ", a downtempo pop-rock which lets Marvin showcase his exquisit vocal power.

Monday, March 28, 2016

The Charts Day #134 (part 2)

CHARTS

We stay in Sweden, and we still talk about Melodifestivalen songs. SaRaha, a Swede living in Tanzania and developing her career between the two countries, presented her catchy "Kizunguzungu" to the competition, eventually arriving to the final and finishing ninth. The song is becoming a hit in the country: it's this week's #2 in the charts!

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!

Sunday, March 27, 2016

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

BRAND NEW

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"

RECENT

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"

BRAND NEW

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"

BRAND NEW

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.