Today marks what would have been the 38th birthday of deceased Icelandic artist Sjonni Brink. It's been a long and painful grieving process for his widow, Þórunn Clausen, who has used songwriting as a means of coping with her loss. She spoke recently to Icelandic news site Vísir about her experiences.
Manuella Brečko went all the way to the semi finals of the Slovenian 2012 Eurovision Selection, Misija Evrovizija. Now she is set to release her debut single and promotional video.
The winning song of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Euphoria, has now been recorded by South African artist, Tanya V, in the Afrikaans language. Tanya is set to have a big hit in her homeland and the official promo video is coming soon.
Following the huge promotion of Quédate Conmigo, Pastora Soler has a new single from her latest album Una Mujer Como Yo and it is the song called Vamos, composed by Pastora herself and two of her colleagues and also best friends Malú and Vanesa Martín. The song has been recorded again this time as a duet.
Onanta Spahiu has returned with a brand new song and video. The song is called Touch Me and the video has a very happy and summer vibe. Deep System from Romania have produced the song and it is set to be a big summer hit.
The debut album of half of Azerbaijan's winning duo includes her hit Crush On You and, of course, the Eurovision entry Running Scared in a duet with Eldar. But this is not the only duet on the album because it also contains tracks sung with another former winner and a participant from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Some of you who followed the Icelandic national selection this year may well remember a striking looking woman by the name of Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld singing the cooky Stund Með Þér in the final. She may have failed to reach the top three, but now has an overseas album release as a nice consolation prize.
After her Eurovision participation alongside Jónsi with the song Never Forget, achieving 20th place in the final for Iceland, Greta has been actively working on her debut album as a composer, singer and musician. It is scheduled to be released next fall but for now, we can listen to her first single
