Turkey | Piiz - "İntihar süsü"

BRAND NEW

Piiz are a Turkish band formed in Eskişehir in 2003. Their current formation has Emir Yaşar, M. Doğa Usta, Ahmet Çilingir, Muzaffer Doğan and Mehmet Dudarık. They have just released "İntihar süsü", which presents a great mix of rock and folk sounds. Quite a cool song!

Ireland | The Frank and Walters - "We are the young men"

RECENT

The Frank and Walters are one of the most recognizable alternative rock bands hailing from Cork, Ireland, in the past two decades. Founded in the end of the 1980s, they have been making great music ever since. "We are the young men" is a great sample of their work. Solid rock 'n' roll with very entertaining melody and vocals.

Iceland | Thorsteinn Einarsson - "Kryptonite"

BRAND NEW

It's finally time to remeet the talented voice of Icelandic singer Thorsteinn Einarsson. He has just released "Kryptonite", a downtempo song which explores his qualities to their best. It's a very involving track.

Italy | Dear Jack - "La storia infinita"

BRAND NEW

After taking part of this year's Festival di Sanremo with the amazing "Mezzo respiro", Italian band Dear Jack are finally back with their new single. "La storia infinita" is a great pop-rock song. The melody is exciting, and it builds up until exploding in an outstanding chorus. So catchy!

Romania | Lidia Buble feat. Adrian Sina - "Ma certi"

BRAND NEW

Lidia Buble is a Romanian singer who was born in Deva. Adrian Sina is a singer, songwriter, DJ and producer from Baia Mare, Romania. They've gathered for a great pop song, "Ma certi". Its very entertaining melody leads this amazing track, which has an extremely catchy and effective chorus.

Germany | Resaid - "Push the button"

BRAND NEW

Sounds European! remeets German duo Resaid, and another beautiful acoustic version for a big hit of the past. This time, they present a great and delightful rendition of "Push the button", originally performed by British girlband Sugababes. It's part of their recently released album, "Boys & girls", which also has versions for artists such as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and Westlife.

Sweden | FO&O - "Summer love"

BRAND NEW

It's finally time to remeet Swedish boyband FO&O. Their new single "Summer love" is amazing! It has a very entertaining melody, whose pace is involving and quite inviting, and a fresh feeling which only summer songs can offer.

Updated on March 27th, 2017, with the new stage name of the group.

Croatia | Tony Cetinski - "Od trnja do zvijezda"

RECENT

Croatian star Tony Cetinski (which is now sometimes signing as Toni Cetinsky, too) is back with a new single. "Od trnja do zvijezda" is a slow-paced pop-rock with a very catchy chorus. The instrumentals are a perfect fit for the song, and Tony's vocal performance is, as usual, flawless.

You've Seen Here: 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

EUROVISION

We are entering this year's Eurovision Song Contest week. So, it's time for Sounds European! to provide you with a guide to what you'll be watching these days, reviewing all the participating songs (including 25 which we have already presented ourselves).

In 2016, Eurovision will be held at Ericsson Globe, in Stockholm, following last year's victory of Sweden, with "Heroes". According to the bookies, Russia is the main favorite to win the contest. Other countries pointed by experts as potential winners are France, Australia and Ukraine.

Get to know the 42 entries of this year:

Semifinal 1 (May 10th, 2016):

1. Finland | Sandhja - "Sing it away"
2. Greece | Argo - "Utopian land"
3. Moldova | Lidia Isac - "Falling stars"
4. Hungary | Freddie - "Pioneer"
5. Croatia | Nina Kraljić - "Lighthouse"
6. Netherlands | Douwe Bob - "Slow down"
7. Armenia | Iveta Mukuchyan - "LoveWave"
8. San Marino | Serhat - "I didn't know"
9. Russia | Sergey Lazarev - "You are the only one"
10. Czech Republic | Gabriela Gunčíková - "I stand"
11. Cyprus | Minus One - "Alter ego"
12. Austria | ZOË - "Loin d'ici"
13. Estonia | Jüri Pootsmann - "Play"
14. Azerbaijan | Samra - "Miracle"
15. Montenegro | Highway - "The real thing"
16. Iceland | Greta Salóme - "Hear them calling"
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dalal feat. Deen, Ana Rucner and Jala - "Ljubav je"
18. Malta | Ira Losco - "Walk on water"

Semifinal 2 (May 12th, 2016):

1. Latvia | Justs - "Heartbeat"
2. Poland | Michał Szpak - "Color of your life"
3. Switzerland | Rykka - "The last of our kind"
4. Israel | Hovi Star - "Made of stars"
5. Belarus | Ivan - "Help you fly"
6. Serbia | Sanja Vučić - "Goodbye (Shelter)"
7. Ireland | Nicky Byrne - "Sunlight"
8. North Macedonia | Kaliopi - "Dona"
9. Lithuania | Donny Montell - "I've been waiting for this night"
10. Australia | Dami Im - "Sound of silence"
11. Slovenia | ManuElla - "Blue and red"
12. Bulgaria | Poli Genova - "If love was a crime"
13. Denmark | Lighthouse X - "Soldiers of love"
14. Ukraine | Jamala - "1944"
15. Norway | Agnete - "Icebreaker"
16. Georgia | Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz - "Midnight gold"
17. Albania | Eneda Tarifa - "Fairytale"
18. Belgium | Laura Tesoro - "What's the pressure"

Final (May 14th, 2016):

9. Sweden | Frans - "If I were sorry"
TBD. France | Amir - "J'ai cherché"
TBD. Germany | Jamie-Lee - "Ghost"
TBD. Italy | Francesca Michielin - "No degree of separation"
TBD. Spain | Barei - "Say yay!"
TBD. United Kingdom | Joe and Jake - "You're not alone"

Bulgaria | Poli Genova - "If love was a crime"

RECENT

Poli Genova is almost synonymous with Bulgaria on Eurovision Song Contest. She represented her country on the festival in 2011, hosted the Junior version in 2015, and will compete once again this year. Her entry for 2016, "If love was a crime", is a very entertaining pop. Three minutes of pure fun, with one of the most experient names of this year's edition.