Sunday, January 01, 2017

France | Mickael Carreira - "Imaginamos"

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French-born singer Mickael Carreira is on fire with his new releases! By the end of last month, he gifted us with the great "Imaginamos". The song is a powerful and involving pop with soft flavors of electronic beats.

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Kosovo | Lindita - "Botë"

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It's almost unbelievable it's already time for another season of National Finals for Eurovision Song Contest. But here it is, again! Albania, as usual, was the first country to choose an artist and song to go to Kiev in May. Kosovar singer Lindita Halimi (whose "S'të fal" was already our favorite for being the country's representative in 2015) won the traditional Festivali i Këngës with "Botë". This time, we wouldn't have changed the song at all: it was perfect as it was. And actually, very little was changed for the Eurovision version (which you can check here). It's the best Eurovision entry to come from Albania in several years!

Sweden | Helena Paparizou - "Agkaliase me"

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It's impossible not to fall in love with every new single by Helena Paparizou. The Swedish-Greek diva has finished 2016 releasing a very beautiful ballad: "Agkaliase me" is that kind of grandiose ballad that only voices like Helena's can fulfill!

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Top 50 of 2016: #1

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

After three years with male voices from either Ireland or the United Kingdom leading our rankings, it's time to change it all. In 2016, no other song has offered such a perfect set of qualities. It's been months since its release, and we are still fully addicted. "No hero", by Elisa, is music at its most perfect form. It's Sounds European!'s song of the year.

1st place: Italy | Elisa - "No hero"

Top 50 of 2016: #2

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

2nd place: United Kingdom | Emeli Sandé - "Hurts"

Friday, December 30, 2016

Top 50 of 2016: #3

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

3rd place: Germany | Wincent Weiss - "Musik sein"

Top 50 of 2016: #4

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

4th place: Slovakia | Zuzana Smatanová - "Horou"

Top 50 of 2016: #5

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

5th place: France | Marina Kaye - "Freeze you out"

Top 50 of 2016: #6

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

6th place: Slovakia | Miro Jaroš - "Rieka"

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Top 50 of 2016: #7

2016 IN 50 SONGS

The end of the year is approaching. And on Sounds European!, this can only mean one thing: it's time to look back and remember some of the coolest artists and tracks we've listened during the past 12 months. We reviewed more than 1500 songs posted in 2016 and selected the 50 we consider the best ones – which will be presented to you until December 31st.

7th place: Italy | Simonetta Spiri feat. Greta, Verdiana and Roberta Pompa - "L'origine"