Monday, March 18, 2019

Belgium | The Lighthouse - "Tel Aviv"

BRAND NEW

Belgian band The Lighthouse returns to Sounds European! with a great new track. "Tel Aviv" is a tropical indie rock that will take you to summer in a heartbeat!

Spain | Ayoho - "Paradise"

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Fran, Lalo, Nacho, Javi, Kuko and Mike are Ayoho, a Spanish band hailing from Cartagena. Their latest single will automatically place them among your favorites: "Paradise" is a friendly, cheerful pop-rock with uplifting lyrics.

Russia | Egor Kreed - "Vremya ne prishlo"

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Russian star Egor Kreed has a new single on offer. And it's a very strong one! "Vremya ne prishlo" is a song which mixes intense verses and melodic choruses in a very effective way.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

France | Bilal Hassani - "Roi"

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Bilal Hassani is a French singer with Moroccan origin who was born in Paris in 1999. His history with Eurovision dates back to the first steps of his career: he auditioned for The Voice Kids with the contest's 2014 winner, "Rise like a phoenix", and then joined the team of former French representative Patrick Fiori. Now, it's his time to be part of the contest, as he was chosen to represent France with "Roi" – a marking ballad with a very effective chorus.

Finland | Benjamin - "Tanssin yksin"

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Finnish superstar Benjamin has just released a new single. And all the high expectations were met: "Tanssin yksin" is very good! It's a an electronic-infused pop song with a very modern and effective chorus.

United Kingdom | Andreya Triana - "Broke"

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Sounds European! remeets British singer Andreya Triana, who has just released a wonderful new single. "Broke" is another single which ticks all the points we expect from Andreya's songs: it is classy and grandiose, and offers a flawless vocal performance. It's a song to listen on repeat!

Iceland | Hatari - "Hatrið mun sigra"

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Hatari are an Icelandic techno and punk rock group from Reykjavík. They were chosen to represent their country on this year's Eurovision, with "Hatrið mun sigra". Their strong song, message and performance are surely ready to add something different and unique to the concerts in Tel Aviv.

Montenegro | Monika Knezović - "Nepogrješivo"

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Monika Knezović is a Montenegrin singer hailing from Podgorica. She has recently taken part of the local National Final for Eurovision with the song "Nepogrješivo". She didn't manage to win the show, but she definitely conquered our hearts with her strong pop ballad!

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Netherlands | Duncan Laurence - "Arcade"

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Duncan Laurence is the stage name of Duncan de Moor, Dutch singer who was born in Spijkenisse in 1994. He is going to represent the Netherlands on this year's Eurovision – and his entry, "Arcade", is being considered one of the favorites to win the contest in May. And we can totally understand why: it's a grandiose song, with a magnificent melody and a perfect chorus. We couldn't be more in love with it! It's our song of the week.

Croatia | MANNTRA - "In the shadows"

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Andrea Kert, Boris Kolarić, Marko "Pure" Purišić, Maja Kolarić and Marko Matijević Sekul are MANNTRA, a Slavic rock and folk metal band from Umag, Croatia. They have just taken part of Dora, Croatia's National Final for Eurovision, with "In the shadows". The song, which finished fourth, is excellent. It mixes folk and rock in a unique way, as if they were always meant to be together. We love it to bits!