The Charts Day #176

CHARTS

American band Imagine Dragons is starting to chart all over Europe with their new single "Believer". This week, they are #5 in Italy, #8 in Austria and #10 in Switzerland, besides appearing in lower places in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.

You've Seen Here: 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

EUROVISION

We are entering the period many of our readers wait for the entire year: the Eurovision Song Contest week. So, as it's becoming our tradition, Sounds European! opens this week with offering a summary of the festival, reviewing all the participating entries (including some which we have already presented throughout the latest months).

In 2017, Eurovision will be held at International Exhibition Centre, in Kiev, following last year's victory of Ukraine, with "1944". According to the bookies, Italy is the main favorite to win the contest. Other countries pointed by experts as potential winners are Portugal, Sweden and Bulgaria.

Get to know the 42 entries of this year:

Semifinal 1 (May 9th, 2017):

1. Sweden | Robin Bengtsson - "I can't go on"
2. Georgia | Tamara Gachechiladze - "Keep the faith"
3. Australia | Isaiah - "Don't come easy"
4. Albania | Lindita - "World"
5. Belgium | Blanche -"City lights"
6. Montenegro | Slavko Kalezić - "Space"
7. Finland | Norma John - "Blackbird"
8. Azerbaijan | Dihaj - "Skeletons"
9. Portugal | Salvador Sobral - "Amar pelos dois"
10. Greece | Demy - "This is love"
11. Poland | Kasia Moś - "Flashlight"
12. Moldova | Sunstroke Project - "Hey, mamma!"
13. Iceland | Svala - "Paper"
14. Czech Republic | Martina Bárta - "My turn"
15. Cyprus | Hovig - "Gravity"
16. Armenia | Artsvik - "Fly with me"
17. Slovenia | Omar Naber - "On my way"
18. Latvia | Triana Park - "Line"

Semifinal 2 (May 11th, 2017):

1. Serbia | Tijana Bogićević - "In too deep"
2. Austria | Nathan Trent - "Running on air"
3. North Macedonia | Jana Burčeska - "Dance alone"
4. Malta | Claudia Faniello - "Breathlessly"
5. Romania | Ilinca feat. Alex Florea - "Yodel it!"
6. Netherlands | O'G3NE - "Lights and shadows"
7. Hungary | Joci Pápai - "Origo"
8. Denmark | Anja - "Where I am"
9. Ireland | Brendan Murray - "Dying to try"
10. San Marino | Valentina Monetta feat. Jimmie Wilson - "Spirit of the night"
11. Croatia | Jacques Houdek - "My friend"
12. Norway | JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann - "Grab the moment"
13. Switzerland | Timebelle - "Apollo"
14. Belarus | Naviband - "Story of my life"
15. Bulgaria | Kristian Kostov - "Beautiful mess"
16. Lithuania | Fusedmarc - "Rain of revolution"
17. Estonia | Koit Toome feat. Laura - "Verona"
18. Israel | IMRI - "I feel alive"

Final (May 13th, 2017):

22. Ukraine | O.Torvald - "Time"
TBD. France | Alma - "Requiem"
TBD. Germany | Levina - "Perfect life"
TBD. Italy | Francesco Gabbani - "Occidentali's karma"
TBD. Spain | Manel Navarro - "Do it for your lover"
TBD. United Kingdom | Lucie Jones - "Never give up on you"

Poland | Mateusz Ziółko - "Szkło"

BRAND NEW

Polish singer Mateusz Ziółko returns to Sounds European!, now solo, for his newest single. It is "Szkło", a song that plays between pop and rock and captivates you with its exotic mixture of sounds.

Denmark | Christopher - "Naked"

BRAND NEW

Danish pop star Christopher is living a wonderful moment. Single after single, he keeps surprising us with amazing new music. "Naked" is another example of that: it's such an involving song. It's a song to listen on repeat!

Italy | Lele - "Cosi com'è"

BRAND NEW

Italian singer Lele has just released one more amazing single! We are talking about "Cosi com'è", a song that brings the sounds of international contemporary top into the strength of Italian music. The result couldn't be other than perfect!

Croatia | Tragovi feat. Denis Dumančić - "Sve na ljubav miriše"

BRAND NEW

Tragovi are a band from the central region of Croatia. They have gathered with Austrian-born singer and songwriter Denis Dumančić (who is also known for being the lead singer of Leteći Odred) to record and release "Sve na ljubav miriše". It's a highly enjoyable song!

Iceland | Ásgeir - "Stardust"

BRAND NEW

Icelandic singer Ásgeir is back to Sounds European!! He has recently shared his latest single: "Stardust" brings indie pop together with retro sounds and the haunting vocals that put his name high in the international music scene.

Germany | Die Toten Hosen - "Unter den wolken"

BRAND NEW

It's time to travel to Germany and listen to an outstanding rock song. "Unter den wolken", by Die Toten Hosen, offers everything one can expect of the genre: intensity, strength, awesome instrumentals and vocals and an explosive and very effective chorus. We are absolutely thrilled with it: it's our song of the week!

Sweden | Darin - "Ja må du leva"

BRAND NEW

Time to check up on Swedish pop star Darin! He has recently shared a new single, and we fell for it instantly. "Ja må du leva" mixes pop and country in a very sweet way. The chorus will surely do it for you!

Greece | Thomai Apergi - "O, ti agapisa esy"

RECENT

Sounds European! remeets Greek singer Thomai Apergi, who has just released a wonderful new single. "O, ti agapisa esy" is a delight for the ears: its alluring melody and very catchy chorus make it an irresistible track. It's surely a must-listen!