Born in Antwerp in 2000, Jéremie Makiese is a rising name in the Belgian music scene. In 2021, he won season nine of The Voice Belgique, and some months later he was announced as the country's representative for the 2022 Eurovision. His song was just released: "Miss you" is a powerful ballad which brings the James Bond genre to the 21st century, introducing contemporary synth beats.
Swedish singer Anna Bergendahl returned to the Melodifestivalen stage this year with "Higher power". The song is a noir country ballad that follows the path of Anna's latest singles. It's delivered impressively!
Ana Đurić is Kontratka, a Serbian singer and songwriter born in Belgrade in 1978. She has recently achieved the victory at the Serbian National Final for Eurovision with "In corpore sano", a song with a deep meaning. Its lyrics talk about the issue of people in her country (and beyond) without health insurance, and were inspired by a friend of hers who passed. Such sensible topics have stirred up a viral sensation in the region, with the message of the song resonating in many.
Andromache Dimitropoulou was born in Siegen, Germany, in a Greek family. With an active music career since 2015 (when she took part of the Greek version of The Voice), she was just announced as the Cypriot representative at the 2022 Eurovision with the song "Ela". The track is an adventure through ethnic-infused pop, which she delivers beautifully.
Sven Anders Bagge is a huge deal in the Swedish music scene. Born in 1968, he is a composer, songwriter and producer who has served as an Idol jury since 2008. This year, he took part of Melodifestivalen , and was one of the hot candidates to win. He only just made it, coming second, but his entry "Bigger than the universe" remains one of our favorites from the edition: it's an imposing pop number taken to the next level thanks to his amazing vocal performance.
Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca is Maro, a Portuguese singer born in Lisbon in 1994. Developing her music career from an early age, she was just crowned the winner of the traditional Festival da Canção, and thus will represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest. She will do so with the song "Saudade, saudade", a song that mixes soft ethnic vibes in a very sweet melody. The lyrics are dedicated to her late grandfather.
Stien den Hollander, professionally known as S10, is a Dutch rapper and songwriter born in Hoorn in 2000. She was chosen to represent her country at the 2022 Eurovision, and her song "De diepte" caused a revolution among fans. It's a delicate, intimate ballad in which S10 makes a tribute to "the sadness and memories that you carry with you. Everyone experiences difficult times in their lives. That's something we all have in common and I hope [people] will feel less alone when [they] listen to the song".
Hailing from Póvoa de Lanhoso, Tiago Barbosa is a musician who gained popularity after taking part in the 2020 edition of The Voice in his country. Check out his most recent single: "Journey" is a relaxing country-infused ballad with a romantic theme underlying. On the single, Tiago says: "Searching for words to describe my romantic relationship, I ended up finding a formula I wish in all my relationships: free of ownership feelings, money interests, socially-imposed hypocrisy, judgment-free... Relationships only based on lightness and commitment, as I believe any healthy relationship must be. This song is open for interpretation, since I never mention genre, age, professions or religions. My objective is that this song can make sense for people as it made for me when I wrote it".
Givven is an international trio made up of Austria's Adrian Held and Jordan Haller, and Poland's Nikodem Milewski. Based in Germany, Canada and Austria respectively, they get influences from pop all over the world into their music, as we can appreciate in their latest single, "Losing colours". The track is a synth ballad with a soft house undertone.
Alex Ubago keeps celebrating his 20 years in the music scene with new collaborations. This time, he teamed up with La Oreja de Van Gogh for "Estar contigo", a beautiful love song with a romantic atmosphere.
