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Bulgaria: Deep Zone Project Drop New Clip

 

Sure, it’s cheesy, but Bulgaria’s Deep Zone Project really don’t care what critics say: they are too busy having a good time (and selling downloads). The dance act have been around over a decade now and have had a fair amount of success. Their hit from a few years ago, “DJ, Take Me Away,” reached the number 2 position at MTV Europe’s ‘World Chart Express’ and they actually won the Bulgarian Eurovision song contest selection process in 2008 (at Eurovision, however, the song  did not make it to the finals). Anyway, we wrote about Deep Zone two years ago when they dropped their “On Fire” clip. Now, they’re back with another tune with the word “DJ” in it and a Romanian label (Roton) is releasing the track. Check their latest below (shot at Club Showroom).

 

Finland: Sansa’s Simply Smashing Cover Of Sabrina Salerno’s Boys

 

We’ve written about so many covers of 1980′s Italian disco queen Sabrina Salerno‘s classic “Boys (Summertime Love)” over the years (everything from a Slovakian version to a Polish take on the tune), but nothing quite like this has come across our radar. Helsinki’s Sansa has covered the song as an acoustic number and it’s surprisingly, chillingly good. She released a version of her take on “Boys” last year, but more recently she went in on the tune with just a guitar for England’s “Songs From The Shed” and there’s video for the cover (see below). We are expecting big things from Sansa, by the way. Her official promo for “Savior,” shot in Estonia, should drop this month. In the meantime, check this cool cover from the Finnish songstress followed by the classic original.

Swiss Singer Zazou On A Dance Pop “Mission” In New Clip

 

So there’s this gal in Switzerland named Zazou. She was on popular show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany’s “Idol’) last year. She didn’t win, and she totally did not have sex with Ardian Bujupi either, you guys! More recently (as in last week), she released a video for a song called “Mission” and it’s in English, friends. According to her bio, she’s a big Michael Jackson fan and she lived in Manhattan for a bit. She also has a single with Christopher S coming soon, she claims. The 25-year-old’s “Mission” is not bad, but we kinda love the brand new bonus track from her single even better. That song is called “Tornado” and it’s seriously catchy. Check both below.

 

Austria: Dirty Impact & Sunny Marleen Hit London For New One Love Clip

 

Guten Morgen, Austria. What’s about to “impact” at radio and in clubs this month? Dirty Impact‘s and Sunny Marleen‘s new single “One Love,” their label, Universal Austria, hopes, anyway. Dirty Impact are three guys, all DJs in their own right and they also do remixes/play live dates/parties in Germany and their own country. It’s like Swedish House Mafia for Vienna party people, or something, and the trio decided to take a trip to London for their just released promo. Their last single, a dance cover version of Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner,” made it to # 23 on Danish sales charts, according to the act. We mostly just like the fact that one of these guys is named Wolf Le Funk. Check out the new clip below followed by their 2011 rework of “Tom’s Diner.”

 

Czech Mate: Majk Spirit & DJ Wich Light Up Facebook With New Ženy Treba Ľúbiť Clip

 

If you have any Czech friends who like any kind of music on Facebook, chances are you have seen or will see the video below, “Ženy Treba Ľúbiť.” The track is by two big names from the Slovak/Czech Republic rap scene that is so strong, it is pop music in this part of Europe. DJ Wich is the man behind the music, providing beats and production as strong as any American producer of note (as we’ve detailed before on this blog). Majk Spirit is not only a rapper these days, but a bona fide sex symbol in Prague and Bratislava, where he’s from, much the same way Drake is with the ladies in America and Canada. Together, Wich and Spirit are all but unstoppable in this new viral video that boasts exceptional lighting and a plot to keep females interested throughout. There’s more chemistry between Majk and the female lead of this video than 90% of Hollywood movies out today. Really well done promo by newcomers Cinq Visuals. Fun fact: Spirit is one of the few hip-hop artists in Slovakia or the Czech Republic with an MBA. Smart and sexy!

 

Albania’s Summer Hit That Won’t Quit: Blero & Astrit Stafaj’s “Summer Love”

 

Here’s a song and video from Albania/Kosovo that’s a bit similar to Edward Maya’s “Stereo Love.” And just like “Stereo Love” this song and clip seems to have true staying power over multiple summers. The clip debuted last year and has already racked up nearly 2 million streams on You Tube, pretty decent for this part of Europe. I don’t know too much about Astrit but Blero is very well known in both Kosovo and Albania.

Songs such as his “Zemer Bosh” and “Crazy” established the Prisitina-based artist (who is a big soccer fan, judging by his twitter account) a few years ago and he’s become even bigger in the past year or so, it seems. Anyway, the video below won a ‘Best Video’ award late last year at the Zhurma Show Awards in Albania. “Summer Love,” just like “Stereo Love,” is perennially perfect no matter what year….Summer 2011, Summer 2012 or Summer 2013.

 

Real Life Swedish Barbie Doll: Meet Paulina Starborn Never Gonna Let Me Go

 

Got a really nice email late last week from Sweden informing that Paulina Starborn is a fan of this blog. Well guess what, Paula? We’re new fans of yours as well! The singer dropped this great clip for “Never Gonna Let Me Go” a few days ago after a premiere on the homepage of Kanal5 and we can’t stop listening to it (been on repeat all weekend). The song was written by Fredrik Tjerneld, Loi Albringer, Martin Wiik, Glen Eriksson and Tomas Rosenberg and it’s really rather good, in a Britney kind of way. The former Hollywood Dolls singer is quite the prolific blogger as well and she wrote about this song on her blog (in Swedish). Here’s what Paula (who refers to herself as ‘Barbie’ on her blog all the time) said about it, translated: “[it's about] a guy who can never let go of the girl. Finally, she decides to let the guy go because she knows he will never let her go. This song is for ‘Girl Power,’ and that you do not need a guy to feel complete. The only thing you need to feel stable is motivation and a goal, and good fine people around.” We totally agree! Check it out below (Warner Sweden is now helping with the release of “Never Gonna Let Me Go,” apparently).

 

Hungary: Former Playboy Playmate Tamara Bencsik Debuts Never Let You Go Clip

 

Hungarian women are not shy. Budapest is already is known all over Europe as the default porn capital of the the continent (that same dubious honor falls to Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley in America). So I guess it’s not surprising that you’ll find naked pictures of Tamara Bencsik all over the internet. The singer posed for Playboy Hungary in early 2010 (search the pics on your own as we won’t link them). She also finished fifth in 2009 on American Idol-esque Hungarian TV show Megasztár, as ESC Extra noted when covering her failed bid to make Eurovision. Yet somehow they forgot to mention she’s naked all over the internet. Anyway, now, the singer is back on the scene with beats by a duo named Plastikhead, who we covered last year. Lyrics on this tune are by Vienna/Budapest’s Johnny K. Palmer. “Never Let You Go” is strong in parts, very weak in others.

 

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