Thursday, January 03, 2019

France | David Carreira feat. Kell Smith - "Cuido de você"

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French-born singer David Carreira met Brazilian singer Kell Smith to release a single together. The song is entitled "Cuido de você", and it is a love story told in the form of a soft pop.

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

Albania | Flori Mumajesi - "Plas"

BRAND NEW

The end of the year in Albania is always full of music festivals. You now listen to the winner of the 2018 Kënga Magjike, Flori Mumajesi's "Plas". It's a delicate ballad which allows Flori to display all the quality and emotion of his voice. It's very touching!

Finland | Kaija Koo feat. Jenni Vartiainen, Vesala and SANNI - "Tule lähemmäs beibi 2018"

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When four Finnish divas meet, there's definitely something good going on! Kaija Koo released a new version of her 1993 hit "Tule lähemmäs beibi" and invited Jenni Vartiainen, Vesala and SANNI to collaborate in the track. The result is a delicious pop with electronic and retro influences.

Croatia | Alen Đuras - "Ne mogu se miriti"

BRAND NEW

Alen Đuras is a Croatian singer who was born in Virovitica in 1993. He has just released "Ne mogu se miriti", a sweet ballad which mixes traditional instrumentals and Alen's beautiful voice in a wonderful manner.

Denmark | Mads Langer - "Tag mig med"

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Danish musician Mads Langer returns to Sounds European! with a very interesting new single. "Tag mig med" sends the singer to a journey through electronic pop, with soft verses and an explosive chorus that will make you groove along!

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Armenia | Nare Gevorgyan - "Mer Ergire"

BRAND NEW

Nare Gevorgyan is a pop and folk singer hailing from Metsamor, Armenia. She has just released a new single, entitled "Mer Ergire". It's an excellent display of what Armenian folk pop can offer. We love it!

Albania | Jonida Maliqi - "Ktheju tokës"

BRAND NEW

As is traditional for Christmas, Albania could enjoy a new edition of Festivali i Këngës. This time, the winner was Jonida Maliqi, a singer born in Tirana in 1982. Jonida wowed everybody with her song "Ktheju tokës", a plea which talks about the hardships migrants go through. Jonida was confirmed as the representative of Albania in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.

Updated on March 10th, 2019, with the official video.

Italy | Irama - "Bella e rovinata"

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Italian singer Irama has a new single on offer. And it's a very captivating one! "Bella e rovinata" is a unique ballad, with a melody which goes beyond what is obvious for the genre, and catches the attention exactly because of that.

Spain | Vanesa Martín feat. Mariza - "Pídeme"

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Spanish singer Vanesa Martín has recently released a new album, entitled "Todas las mujeres que habitan en mí". And one of the singles to emerge from it is simply fantastic. "Pídeme" features Portuguese singer Mariza to create a magical love song which oozes sensuality.

Monday, December 31, 2018

Top 50 of 2018: #1

2018 IN 50 SONGS

Throughout the year, Sounds European! has presented over 1600 songs. As it is our tradition, we have reviewed all of them and selected the 50 that we consider to be the best of the bunch. And now – until December 31st –, it's time to present our final list!

Paloma Faith's 2018 has been simply outstanding! Her album "The architect" was one of the best releases of the year, with several songs which are truly masterpieces. Among them, there is one which has taken a very special place in our hearts. We are as addicted to it as we were after the first listen, so we had no doubt choosing: "'Til I'm done" is our song of the year!

1st place: United Kingdom | Paloma Faith - "'Til I'm done"