Turkey | Cem Belevi - "Bundan sonra"

BRAND NEW

It's time to listen to a great song coming from Turkey. It's time to listen to the new release by Cem Belevi! "Bundan sonra" is a smooth song with a groovy melody and a very marking chorus. It's impossible not to get involved by its ambience!

United Kingdom | Naked Next Door - "Fade"

RECENT

Naked Next Door is an up-and-coming four-piece hailing from the British city of Milton Keynes. The band is made up of Euan Emerton, Tommy Woodward, Corin Schencks and Callum Petchey. Check out their most recent single: "Fade" is a fantastic blend of classic rock, and its British flavor couldn't be more welcome!

This song doesn't have an official video on YouTube, but you can listen to it on Spotify.

Finland | Ilta - "Minne mä meen"

RECENT

Finnish singer Ilta returns to Sounds European! with her latest release. The track is entitled "Minne mä meen" and it is a growing classic ballad with a beautiful orchestration.

Sweden | Zara Larsson - "Don't worry bout me"

BRAND NEW

Another worldwide hit on the way for Zara Larsson! The Swedish star has just released "Don't worry bout me", and it's simply great. It's a song that offers the best of contemporary pop: a soft yet intense beat leading a highly captivating melody.

Russia | Stas Mihailov feat. Tamara Gverdtsiteli - "Davay razluke zapretim"

BRAND NEW

Tamara Mikhailovna Gverdtsiteli is a Georgian singer who was born in Tbilisi in 1962. Tamara has gathered with Russian singer Stas Mihailov to record and release a new single. It's "Davay razluke zapretim", a great pop song with a very catchy chorus.

Croatia | Jacques Houdek - "Razgovor"

BRAND NEW

We are now landing in Croatia, to listen to another great single by Jacques Houdek. It's "Razgovor", a beautiful song with a sweet melody and a very endearing melody. Jacques's voice fills it all with a lot of feeling!

Belgium | Laura Tesoro - "Up"

RECENT

It's time to listen to Laura Tesoro's new single. And it's an awesome one! "Up" is a song which mixes sexy verses and a very addictive chorus, wrapped by Laura's beautiful and unique voice. We love it!

Denmark | Bro - "Døgnrytme"

RECENT

Bro is the stage name of Kevin Andreasen, a Danish singer born in Rødovre in 1996. He has recently released a song that should enter your summer playlists ASAP: "Døgnrytme" is a tropical pop mix with a very cool Latin flavor!

This song doesn't have an official video on YouTube, but you can listen to it on Spotify.

You've Seen Here: 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

EUROVISION

The week of Eurovision Song Contest has arrived, and both the hardcore fans and the curious watchers are turning their full attention to the festival. And as it's our tradition, it's now time to present our guide to the contest, remembering all of the competing entries (as most of them were already reviewed on Sounds European! during the past months).

In 2019, Eurovision is going to be held at Expo Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, following last year's victory of Israel, with "Toy". According to the bookies, the Netherlands are the main favorite to win the trophy. Other countries that are pointed by experts as real contenders are Sweden, Russia, France, Azerbaijan and Malta.

We now take this opportunity and highlight a song we really enjoy, but weren't able to publish before, Greece's "Better love" – as Katerine Duska was born in Canada:

Check the full list of the 2019 entries, with their running order in the shows:

Semifinal 1 (May 14th, 2019):

1. Cyprus | Tamta - "Replay"

2. Montenegro | D Mol - "Heaven"

3. Finland | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman - "Look away"

4. Poland | Tulia - "Fire of love (Pali się)"

5. Slovenia | Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl - "Sebi"

6. Czech Republic | Lake Malawi - "Friend of a friend"

7. Hungary | Joci Pápai - "Az én apám"

8. Belarus | Zena - "Like it"

9. Serbia | Nevena Božović - "Kruna"

10. Belgium | Eliot - "Wake up"

11. Georgia | Oto Nemsadze - "Keep on going"

12. Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke - "Zero gravity"

13. Iceland | Hatari - "Hatrið mun sigra"

14. Estonia | Victor Crone - "Storm"

15. Portugal | Conan Osiris - "Telemóveis"

16. Greece | Katerine Duska - "Better love"

17. San Marino | Serhat - "Say na na na"

Semifinal 2 (May 16th, 2019):

1. Armenia | Srbuk - "Walking out"

2. Ireland | Sarah McTernan - "22"

3. Moldova | Anna Odobescu - "Stay"

4. Switzerland | Luca Hänni - "She got me"

5. Latvia | Carousel - "That night"

6. Romania | Ester Peony - "On a Sunday"

7. Denmark | Leonora - "Love is forever"

8. Sweden | John Lundvik - "Too late for love"

9. Austria | PÆNDA - "Limits"

10. Croatia | Roko Blažević - "The dream"

11. Malta | Michela - "Chameleon"

12. Lithuania | Jurijus Veklenko - "Run with the lions"

13. Russia | Sergey Lazarev - "Scream"

14. Albania | Jonida Maliqi - "Ktheju tokës"

15. Norway | KEiiNO - "Spirit in the sky"

16. Netherlands | Duncan Laurence - "Arcade"

17. North Macedonia | Tamara Todevska - "Proud"

18. Azerbaijan | Chingiz Mustafayev - "Truth"

Final (May 18th, 2019):

14. Israel | Kobi Marimi - "Home"

TBD. France | Bilal Hassani - "Roi"

TBD. Germany | S!sters - "Sister"

TBD. Italy | Mahmood - "Soldi"

TBD. Spain | Miki Núñez - "La venda"

TBD. United Kingdom | Michael Rice - "Bigger than us"

The Charts Day #203

CHARTS

When we presented Angèle's "Balance ton quoi", it had already called our attention that it was getting a lot of airplay in Belgium and region. Well, The Charts Day is here to give further proof of it: this week, the song is leading the charts in France and placing as #13 in Belgium.