Eurovision joker

The Eurovision have come and gone. Most people have probably already forgotten about it and the songs competing for fame. Though Moldova, France and Iceland actually had quite good songs this year, I'm gonna do as I've done the last couple of years and talk about good local songs.

This time I'm staying around Romania just to follow the line from my previous posts. So here's Akcent with "Jokero":



In 2006 they competed in the national contest in Romania, but ended up in second place. Actually they lost to that years best song in the international competition, Mihai Trăistariu "Tornero" who came 4th one of Romanias best results in the Eurovision.

Romania mania

Yes, Romania really has something going on these years. Not only have they given us Akcent and Morandi, a few years ago they gave us O-zone with great traks like "Despre Tine" and "Dragostea Din Tei".

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Last year I also discovered DJ Project with the beautiful "Before I Sleep":



And Activ with yet another great romanian track "Undressed" (also known as "Doar Cu Tine" the romanian lyrics version):

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I do hope they will keep it up and not fall into doing rock and r 'n' b like everybody else...

Best of dance 2007

Back from vacation and what better to start the year with a "best of 2007" post.

2007 whas actually a quite good year for dance with electro making it big and giving other dance-genres some attention as well.

I've already posted on some of the best albums from last year and of course tracks from those albums are also to find on my "best of"-list. Tracks like "In Your Eyes" and "A Life To Live" by The Attic, "To You" by Basic Element and "Wanna Fly?", "Falling", "Nobody Wants To Try" and "Point Of No Return" by DJ Encore.

Among the many excellent electro tracks released last year David Guetta's "Love Is Gone" has to be one of the best!



In the more popish end of the dance scene newcommers Lucky Twice made a fantastic debut with "Lucky"! Why it only hit it of big time in Spain and France is beyond me.

Giving Lucky Twice a strong competition are Romanian Akcent who did it again with the amazing "King Of Disco"!

Also worth to mention are danish Infernal's "I Won't Be Crying":



Finally though maybe not at the absolutely top of my list I have to mention two songs I'm sure will be played by dj's around the world for many years to come. The previously mentioned "Rise Up" by Yves Larock and following the hit-formula of "Love Generation", "World, Hold On" and "Rock This Party" the new one by Bob Sinclar "Sound Of Freedom":