8 of the musicians in this weeks New Music Round-up
[Top row L-R] Katarsis, Delta Goodrem, Pasha Parfeni, MARO. [Bottom row L-R] Aiko, DARA, JONAS LOVV, Cascada

If you want to jump straight to a specific section, here’s a list of pages, each filled to the brim with excellent music:

Previous Eurovision artists

🇵🇹 MARO – “Sauvignon Blanc”

Portugese singer-songwriter MARO does not need an introduction. The “saudade, saudade” singer has gone on to achieve huge things across the world since her appearance in Eurovision, back in 2022 in Turin. MARO released her 9th studio album “So Much Has Changed” at the start of 2026, and followed that with a worldwide tour. The North and South American leg of the “So Much Has Changed” is about to kick off in September, but before it does MARO has released a cover of Rosalía’s “Sauvignon Blanc” as part of the Spotify Singles Stockholm sessions. It is a beautiful rendition of an already beautiful song. This is magical.

🇩🇪 Cascada – “ALIVE”

Cascada represented Germany at the 2013 Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden, with the underrated bop “Glorious”. While the group, led by singer Natalie Horler, are most known for big dance tracks of the early 00s and 10s such as “Everytime We Touch” and “Evacuate The Dancefloor”, they have consistently released new eurodance, club records in recent years. Since 2024, Natalie Horler has fronted Cascada as a solo project. “ALIVE” is classic Cascada, big energy, big euro-dance, big beats and big vocals. If you’re a fan of Cascada, you’ll like this.

🇫🇷 Bilal Hassani – “Bonsoir Paris”

Bilal represented France in the 2019 Song Contest with the huge French anthem “Roi”, ultimately finishing in 16th place in the Grand Final in Tel Aviv. Since then, Bilal has kept very busy, with multiple music releases and media appearances. In 2020, the French singer appeared in the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, during the so-called Eurovision-Song-Along-athon. “Bonsoir Paris” is Bilal’s latest release, and it’s a greta body of work. The album mixes modern dance with electro-disco inspired beats and queer club vibes. The French language record is 12 songs of pure camp, Parisian disco. No wonder the singer has been described as one of the most influential LGBT+ people in France. Bilal Hassani is iconique.

🇮🇸 Diljá – “Eltu drauminn”

Iceland’s Diljá narrowly missed out on a spot in the 2023 Eurovision final with her entry “Power”. The latest single from the singer sees her team up with indie singer-songwriter Birgir, who has his own (albeit loose) Eurovision connections, having written a handful of songs that have appeared in the Icelandic Söngvakeppnin national final. Diljá features on Birgir’s latest country-pop anthem.

🇲🇩 Pasha Parfeni – “Noaptea”

Moldova’s Pasha Parfeni has appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, and both times Loreen has taken the win. Maybe he’s a lucky charm for Sweden, or maybe Loreen is an eternal thorn in Pasha’s side. Either way, the singer-songwriter has his own style of music, blending elements of traditional Moldovan folk and instrumental sounds, with rap and vocal flourish. The latest release of Parfeni’s is a perfect example of this. “Noaptea” sees Pasha team up with a Moldovan folk collective Altița on a folk-rap track that is as exciting as it is authentically Moldovan.

🇺🇦 MELOVIN – “Слухай бас”

MELOVIN made his debut in Ukraine’s Vidbir national selection back in 2017. The young singer returned in 2018, and took the win, earning the right to represent his country in the Contest in Lisbon. At Eurovision 2018, MELOVIN performed the song “Under The Ladder”, where he would eventually place 17th. In 2024, MELOVIN returned to the Ukrainian national selection with the song “Dreamer”, placing third. Latest single from the Ukrainian, “Слухай бас”, sees him take a much more rock’n’roll vibe. Honestly, it sounds more like a Joker Out track than MELOVIN, but its a style of music he seems to do really well! MELOVIN performed the song as part of Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations this week, and its a great visual as well as a fun rock track.

🇷🇸 Željko Joksimović – “Petak na subotu : Summer Vibe 2026”

Željko Joksimović has a long history with the Eurovision Song Contest. The Serbian singer came 2nd at the Contest in Istanbul for Serbia & Montenegro in 2004, with “Lane Moje”, which is often regarded as the best Balkan song to not win the contest. After Marija Šerifović won the contest for Serbia in 2007, Joksimović was appointed as one of the hosts of live Eurovision shows in Belgrade. He also went on to represent Serbia in 2012, with the song “Nije ljubav stvar”, ultimately placing 3rd in the Grand Final in Baku. Željko Joksimović has also acted as a songwriter for some of the Balkan’s biggest successes in Eurovision. Songs which feature Željko Joksimović on the writing credits include Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 2006 entry “Lejla”, Serbia’s 2008 host entry “Oro”, and Montenegro’s 2015 song “Adio”. It’s safe to say that Željko Joksimović is a legend not just in the Balkans, but within the Eurovision community too. 

The latest single from Željko, “Petak na subotu”, is the most recent in his “Summer Vibe 2026” series of releases. All the tracks Željko has released so far in the “Summer Vibe 2026” series have been big, Balkan heatwave anthems and this latest release is no different. It’s a blend of classic Joksimović Balkan flair with modern summer soul-house and it’s as summery as it gets.

🇦🇲 Sevak – “Немного жаль”

Sevak Khanagyan, known professionally as simply Sevak, first made a name for himself in music in the Russian version of X Factor, back in 2015. Following his appearance there, he competed in The Voice Russia in 2015, and X-Factor Ukraine, in 2016. Sevak eventually won the Ukrainian version of X factor, before returning to his home country of Armenia, where he acted as a coach on The Voice Armenia. Sevak represented Armenia in the 2018 Eurovision, with the song “Qami”, after winning the country’s Depi Evratesil national final. The latest single from the musician comes in the form of big piano ballad “Немного жаль”.

🇦🇹 PAENDA – “Mojo”

Austria’s PAENDA has been incredibly busy with new music in recent months. The music producer, DJ and performer recently collaborated with fellow Eurovision 2019 alumni Darude on huge dance track “Feel The Beat”. The singer may have not made the final at the Contest in Tel Aviv, but PAENDA certainly knows how to keep making new hits. The latest of which comes in the form of new single “Mojo”, a modern summer dance-pop track, reminiscent of the music coming from Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress in recent years.

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