An exciting new release from Albania is Atij/Asaj (Him/Her) by Olta Boka ft. Stiv Boka. It is the first release together for sister and brother.
The music for Atij/Asaj is by Irkenc Hyka with lyrics by Petro Xhori. The mixing and mastering is by Jojo. The video is courtesty of Foxes. The film director is Edlira Baholli.
Olta represented Albania at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Zemrën e lamë peng.
You can see the video for Atij/Asaj below.
Source: ESC Covers
Ani Lorak is back with a new song for the summer of 2017. She has released Ty yeshche lyubish’ (You still love). The song has a strong production with a mid tempo beat and is accompanied by an interesting video clip with lots of dancing with a black overtone.
Ty yeshche lyubish’ has music and lyrics by Andrey Osadchuk and is available to purchase through most digital platforms.
Ani of course was the Shady Lady for Ukraine in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.
You can see the video for Ty yeshche lyubish’ below.
Source: wiwibloggs; YouTube/Ani Lorak; ESC Covers
Two of the most popular Russian Eurovision stars, Sergey Lazarev & Dima Bilan have teamed up to release Prosti menya (Forgive me). It is a powerful pop/rock ballad that grows on you with each listen. Dima and Sergey premiered the song at a special concert show on Muz tv in Russia last week.
Sergey represented Russia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with You Are The Only One and finished in third place and Dima represented his country twice first in 2006 with Never Let You Go and of course he won the contest in 2008 with Believe.
Prosti menya is available to purchase or stream through most digital platforms such as iTunes and Spotify. It will be interesting to see if an English language version is released in the future and official music video.
You can see Sergey and Dima perform Prosti menya on Muz tv below.
Source: youtube/sergey lazarev; ESC Covers
Emin & Ani Lorak have collaborated and released a power ballad together. The song is titled Ya ne mogu skazat’ and composed by Maksim Fadeyev and Ol’ga Seryabkina.
Emin is a superstar from Azerbaijan and he performed at the interval in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku.
Ani Lorak represented Ukraine at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Shady Lady and was the runner up that year.
You can see the video of Emin & Ani Lorak performing Ya ne mogu skazat’ below.
Source: youtube/eminofficial; ESC Covers
Dima Bilan has released a brand new single and video clip. The song is entitled V tvoyey golove (In your head). The song is a change of direction for Dima. It is an upbeat dance song with a pulsating beat and production. The director of the video is Leonid Kolosovskiy.
Dima won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia with Believe and also represented his country in 2006 in Athens, Greece with Never Let You Go.
You can see the official video for V tvoyey golove below.
Olta Boka has returned with a brand new single and video for the summer of 2016 entitled Rri edhe pak (Stay a bit more). Olta is seen riding a motorbike through the country and then racing against a guy in a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Rri edhe pak has a very strong production a suits Olta’s silky and clear vocals. The song is perfect for the summer. It is composed by Irkenc Hyka and Olti Curri.
Olta represented Albania at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contes with her song Zemrën e lamë peng.
You can see the video for Rri edhe pak below.
Source: ArkivaShqip; ESC Covers
Jelena Tomašević returns with her brand new single titled Zivot u koferima (Life in suitcases). The song is composed by Aleksandra Milutinović and is produced and arranged by Darko Dimitrov. The song has an upbeat vibe and is on the summer playlists of many radio stations and video channels in Serbia and the Balkan areas.
Jelena represented Serbia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Oro, which was composed by Željko Joksimović and written by Dejan Ivanović and finished in sixth place.
You can see the video for Zivot u koferima below.
Source: ESC Covers