Scandinavia Week: Tim Schou releases ‘Beat Around the Bush’

You may not recognise Tim Schou by name, however you may remember him as the front man for Danish rock group, A Friend in London. The group represented Denmark at Eurovision in 2011, however broke up in 2014. Since then, Tim Schou has remained consistent with releasing new music, including his latest single, Beat Around…

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Scandinavia Week: Fan Favourite KEiiNO release new single, Praying

After their televote topping performance at Eurovision this year, Norwegian trio KEiiNO are back with yet another catchy song titled Praying. The song opens with joiking by Fred Buljo, then we hear the smooth vocals from both Tom Hugo and Alexandra Rotan. It’s a catchy pop tune that feels less of an instant hit than…

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Scandinavia Week: Bishara releases follow up single, Love Don’t Let Me Down

Swedish newcomer Bishara made his successful Melodifestivalen debut this year, finishing in 2nd place with his song, On My Own. He has now released a follow up single, titled Love Don’t Let Me Down. The young artist has released two versions of the song, the original and also a remix. Both versions also have music…

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Scandinavia Week: Nano returns with new track, Arch

Swedish artist Nano made a big impact upon his debut at Melodifestivalen in 2017, and returned to the competition this year with the song Chasing Rivers. Nano has since returned with a new track titled Arch. The song was written by Christofer Balaieff, Claes Funke, Paul Shelton and William Larsen alongside Nano himself. It proves…

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Loïc Nottet returns with new track, ‘29’

Former Belgian Eurovision representative Loïc Nottet has returned with a new single titled 29 which marks the first new single for the artist in 2019. Loïc Nottet first came to our attention back in 2015 as a result of his participation at Eurovision, but is an artist hard to forget with a string of incredible…

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Guy Sebastian pays tribute in his latest track, Choir

Former Eurovision participant, and one of Australia’s most loved artists, Guy Sebastian has recently released a new track titled ‘Choir.’ Although upbeat, the song is actually a tribute to his late friend, Luke Liang who was a key member of Guy’s band. As a group, they toured locally and internationally and was a big part…

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New Music: Wiktoria returns with new track, OMG

We saw Swedish artist Wiktoria return to Melodifestivalen this year, and although she didn’t take the top spot, she is back with another killer track. The song is called OMG, and was written by Wiktoria alongside MÃ¥rten Fohin, Malou Routsalainen and Kristin Carpenter. The mid-tempo pop song is a lively change from her Melodifestivalen entry,…

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New Music: Mikolas Josef drops new single, Acapella

Since his Eurovision success at the contest in 2018, Czech artist Mikolas Josef is going from strength to strength, with the music video for his latest single approaching 2 million views in just a few days since its release. The new song is titled Acapella, and shows a change in musical style for Mikolas. The…

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New Music: STIG releases Lonkeronvärinen Taivas

I was first introduced to the unique style of Stig (not to be confused with Estonian artist Stig Rästa) after he performed the song Laululeija in the Finnish Eurovision national selection back in 2012, and although he may have drifted into oblivion for many Eurovision fans, Stig has certainly remained as one of those artists…

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Album Review: Mahmood – Gioventù Bruciata

In the space of a short amount of time, Italian artist Mahmood shot out from the shadows to become one of the most talked about artists within the Italian music scene. This can be credited to his at the time controversial win of Sanremo Song Festival – the most prestigious song festival in Italy. We…

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