NIA is the stage name of Estefanía Correia, a Spanish singer hailing from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The 26-year-old artist gained prominence after winning the 2020 edition of Operación Triunfo, and now she's delighting us with a new single. "Malayerba" brings a unique fusion of Caribbean and contemporary pop rhythms.
Finnish band Happoradio has just released a fantastic single. "Super Mario" brings a very enjoyable kind of synth rock which even includes sounds you might recognize from the videogame. It's every geek's musical heaven, and it's also our song of the week!
Nikos Oikonomopoulos is back to Sounds European! to share his most recent single. "Emena na akous" is an impressive Greek ballad which confirms he is one of the best exponents of the genre.
Slovak singer Miro Jaroš is back with us! He has just released "Hora", a folkloric ballad with a beautiful instrumentation. The single is part of a brand-new studio album, "Milujem zivot svoj".
Larisa Roxana Giurgiu is Roxen, a Romanian singer who was born in Cluj-Napoca in 2000. Roxen has joined Belarusian-born star Alexander Rybak to release "Wonderland". It's a song which mixes Roxen's and Alexander's talents into a very modern concoction.
British rising star Hatty Keane is finally back with a new single. "Springfield Rd" is the fourth track on her EP – by the way, if you haven't listened to "Nostalgia", don't waste any more time! The song evokes the feeling of vulnerability and being in love.
Two Scandinavian talents got together for a haunting new single. We are talking about "Only love", by Faroe Islands' Eivør and Iceland's Ásgeir. It's a deep and highly involving track, which makes you totally lose track of time!
"Sometimes we have to lose love first to find it and when we find it we are afraid of losing it. I believe that everyone we ever loved will always be a part of us somehow deep within. Even when the love didn't last. I find much beauty in that", Eivør says about the track. Ásgeir adds: "I got to know Eivør when I sang with her on her Christmas shows in Reykjavík in 2018 and we got along really well and I enjoyed working with her and her band. Later on Eivør sent me the track 'Only love' and I was honoured that she asked me to sing with her on this song".
Finnish singer Ellinoora surprises us once more with a very fun single. We're talking about "Dinosauruksii", a contemporary pop number that announces the release of the artist's third studio album.
Damir Kedzo has a new single! He has just released "Sjeti se", a mid-tempo ballad that retains a certain timeless feel in its instrumentation and, naturally, includes Kedzo's amazing vocal skills.
In 2020, Sounds European! has presented more than 1500 songs. And now, as it is our tradition, it's time to reveal our favorite ones among them. Until December 31st, you'll get to know our list with the 50 best songs we've discovered this year.
When we first presented this song, we said: "We were in love since the first listen, and this love only keeps growing!". Well, this statement couldn't have been more precise. It did keep growing and growing, to the point it clearly became our favorite song of 2020. We still get chills every time we listen to it! "Fai rumore", by Diodato, is our song of the year!
