Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti is Prudence, a French singer and composer born in Paris in 1982. She was a member of popular indie rock band The Dø, and is now launching her solo career with a full album, entitled "Beginnings". The first single to emerge from it is entitled "Here & now", a silky synth pop whose lyrics talk about moving on to a new phase.
Martin Lange are a Polish duo formed by Michał Lange and Marcin Makowiec. After several years of working with other artists, they have just recently started releasing their own original songs. "Kłamiesz", which we now highlight, is their second single. It's a hypnotic electropop song with a very cool vibe.
Sakis Rouvas has become a master of ethnic ballads. And his latest single follows that trend beautifully! "Pare me agkalia" starts with tender verses and develops to full folkloric power in a charming chorus. The track is part of Sakis's new album, "Sta kalitera mou".
Dutch-born Albanian singer Alban Ramosaj has just won the popular Kënga Magjike festival! His victorious entry is titled "Thikat e mia", a unique kind of Mediterranean pop. The song blends Spanish guitars and explodes in a chorus that lets Alban express all his emotions.
It's time to introduce a new talent coming from Denmark: it's Daniel Joy, from Aarhus. He has just released a great new single, entitled "How to talk to girls". It's a delicious quirky and bouncy indie pop song with inviting beats and an extremely fun vibe. We are totally hooked on it!
"'How to talk to girls' is a tribute to the shy guy. I recall the awkward moments in bars, you know, the moments where one of your friends introduces you to this girl, and you suddenly turn into a silent and uncomfortable shell. It's just as much about impressing your friends, as it is finding the courage to actually talk to a girl you've just met. No one wants to be known as the shy and awkward friend sitting in the corner and I can think of a dozen times where a book for dummies or a tutorial video would have come in handy. I still don't know what's going on – so here's a song about it!", says Daniel.
When Belgian superstars Niels Destadsbader and Regi got together for a single, it was obvious that a huge hit was on its way. And now it's confirmed: "De wereld draait voor jou" is already a huge success! We can't say we are surprised, as it's an awesome electropop song with that unique EDM touch and quality we love to listen to.
Artem Pivovarov is becoming a very recurring name at the highest place of the Ukrainian charts. And this week, he has done it once again! His "Randevu" is #1 in the country.
"Good 4 u" is the biggest hit of Europe this week! The numbers for Olivia Rodrigo's single are loud and clear: #1 in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, #2 in Belgium and Sweden, #3 in Finland, Germany and Switzerland, #10 in Portugal, #29 in Italy and #32 in France.
Ceylan Ertem is a Turkish singer born in Adapazarı in 1980. We just came across her amazing single "Sis", a kind of ballad that we seldom hear from her country. The song skips the ethnic approach to bring an imposing classical melody, elevated by Ceylan's impressive vocals and a haunting set of back vocalists.
Croatian star Nina Badrić has a new single on offer. And we cannot stress it enough: "Ja jos uvijek imam istu zelju" is such an entertaining song! The melody, the instrumentals, Nina's vocals... everything works into one single direction: offering the best of fun, from first to last second.
