Da1000's European Tour : Denmark

Hello there! It's day 8 of my european tour and I've just reached Denmark. This country also contributes to the european music scene with such acts as dance groups Safri Duo and Infernal, early 90's wonder Whigfield, the now extinct Aqua (front woman Lene was actually Norwegian), hip-hoppers Outlandish, indie rock band Mew, and reggae-influenced Pop chanteuse Natasha Thomas. Natasha hit it big on Germany back in 2004 with her singles It's Over Now and Save Your Kisses For Me. In 2005 she released a brand new album, Playin' With Fire, with a more mature image, and attempted to hit also the UK. Altough she didn't reached higher status on British grounds, and her latest singles didn't sold much even on Germany. She was picked by Lacoste to promote the brand. On many TV commercials for the Lacoste brand her hit singles were featured, especially the first effort from her second album Skin Deep. Skin Deep is today's choice to represent Denmark on my tour. It's a cool song, and has a nice video. The tour will now rest for two days as I'm going home for Christmas. It'll be back December 26th on yet another European country... Enjoy, and Merry Christmas from Denmark!

Natasha Thomas - Skin Deep

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Da1000's European Tour : Norway

Hey there. Today I've reached half-time of my european tour. It's day 7 and I'm in Norway. Norway is not very known for it's musical acts, but there are some norwegian artists who brokethrough Europe, as girl rock band Lilyjets, former girlband M2M, famous Lene Marlin, Norwegian Idol (spin-off of UK series Pop Idol, or American Idol in the US) winner Kurt Nilsen, or Eurovision famous Wig Wam. For my tour, though, I've chosen less-european famous, and runner-up on Norwegian Idol, Margaret Berger. She recently released her second album, Pretty Scary Silver Fairy, and also her new image. The album's first single, Samantha, it's today's featured song. Altough it's not known across Europe, the track itself contains influences of Eurodance music, and it's quite futuristic, as well as it's video. The video is quite simple, though original and fresh. But check it yourself. Enjoy, and meet me tomorrow across Europe...

Margaret Berger - Samantha

Friday, December 22, 2006

Da1000's European Tour : Sweden

Day 6 of my european adventure. Today I've came to Sweden, a beautiful country with loads of cool music. Sweden it's actually one of the European countries that contributes more to the spread of european music. You have ABBA, A*Teens, The Cardigans, The Vines and so so much more... But apart of all of these great artists, I've decided to include a less known chanteuse to my tour. Velvet had a club hit about 2 or 3 years ago with her cover version of Electric Avenue. She came back to the spotlight this year with her track Mi Amore, which was a contestant on the swedish show Melodiefestivalen, the winner of this show is qualified to represent Sweden on the Eurovision Song Contest. Altough she haven't won the show, her song could be heard across Europe during the summer. And it's really a summer track. So, with no further talking, here's Velvet with Mi Amore. Enjoy, and meet me tomorrow on, perhaps, your country ;)

Velvet - Mi Amore

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Da1000's European Tour : Russia

Hello there... It's day 5 of my european tour. Today I'm in Russia. A very known big country but we don't know much of it's music (except for girl group t.A.T.u. of course), so I decided to introduce to you a bit more of it... To represent Russia on my tour, I chose Dima Bilan. You may remember him better from this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, which he won 2nd place with Never Let You Go. He also was in Portugal for the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards where he won the award for Best Russian Act. The song I chose for today is See What I See. I think it sounds really great, and the video is also very imaginative. I don't know much about the song, don't know if it was a single or not, but either way I'm glad it has this video. So, from Russia with love, here's Dima Bilan with See What I See... Enjoy and meet me again tomorrow on yet another european country ;)

Dima Bilan - See What I See

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Da1000's European Tour : Greece

Today I'm touring on this fantastic mediterranean country. Greece has lately proven to be a fantastic host. In 2004, Athens hosted the Olympic Games, in 2006 the Eurovision Song Contest, among other events... Also, today's chanteuse is the 2005 winner of the same song contest. Helena Paparizou (actually it's written like Elena, but they thought Helena was better for the international public) was actually born in Sweden, but it's Greece that holds her roots. She started a career in music back in 1999 in the duo Antique (which also represented Greece on the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001). Antique broke up in 2003 and Helena released her first solo effort late in the same year. In 2005 she was invited to represent Greece at the Eurovision, which she won with her single My Number One. Since then Helena has been investing on an international career, releasing an English album back in October this year. The album, The Game Of Love, features today's track Mambo!. This track proved to be a hit throughout Europe, though it's still a bit underground. Anyway it's a good summer track... Check the video, Enjoy and meet me again tomorrow somewhere in Europe...

Helena Paparizou - Mambo!

Tuesday, December 19, 2006