XCLUSIVE! New Music and who will be representing Greece at Eurovision 2014?

This week in Xclusive! 

Greece Decides!

Its official Freaky Fortune and rapper Risky Kid will be representing Greece at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. The collaborative team of performers proved victorious at the national final in Athens against competition from the likes of Kostas Martakis, Krystallia and Mark Angelo featuring Josephine. The winning song “Rise Up” is a youthful dance/pop track with a touch of Greek instrumentation before the club beat kicks in, and the catchy marching band trumpet riff which creates the signature stamp of the song. Greece will be participating in the 2nd semi- final heat of Eurovision on the 8^th May with hopes of making it to the grand final on the 10^th May 2014. 

New Music

Popular Greek artists Ilias Kampakakis, Onirama and Konstantinos Argiros are all back this month with new music to excite the aural senses! After the chart topping success of “Paliopragmata”, rising star Kampakakis returns with a follow up single “Roda”. A self penned ditty that will get you dancing and singing along. Another number one for Ilias is surely just around the corner…  

Meanwhile Greek band Onirama treats fans to neebie single “Metaxi” – upbeat pop/rock with catchy riffs and hues of country; a quirky little number certain to build on the bands growing success.If “Deuteri Fora”is anything to go by, unlucky in love, Argiros is not taking well to heartbreak and is neither in a very forgiving mood. Dramatic, emotive and powerful – who says guys can’t be divas when it comes to love? A trio of evocative, stirring and invigorating songs with driving rhythms and all beautifully melodic in their own way, perfect for spring!

That’s all for now ~ more music & entertainment news next week!

Until next time x Mwah

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Catch all the above promos and the latest music Xclusives on Katerina’s Live DJ Show: ‘Young & Connected ~ Scandalous! Two hours of unadulterated Modern Greek hits; 1st for new music, celebrity gossip, chart news, interviews and of course listener’s special requests and dedications! Not to mention a few surprises along the way! Live on LGR 103.3fm and online at www.lgr.co.uk on Tuesdays 8-10pm. SCANDALOUS!

If you would like your CD or event featured or reviewed in Xclusive! Contact Katerina: via email: katsmusiq@gmail.com   / Facebook: Kat Neocleous 

Published in The Parikiaki Newspaper - 20th March 2014 

XCLUSIVE!

This week in Xclusive!

 
A couple of weeks back Xclusive revealed the huge online success enjoyed by Greek band REC after premiering their newest release “Petaw Psila”! As well as impressing fans (notching almost 200,000 YouTube hits in just over a month); the uplifting rap-love ballad’s appeal has also been duly noted by the industry and has secured an upcoming dance remix by Freaky Fortune!   

Other big news in the REC camp is that their new female vocalist has been unveiled as London born Cypriot singer Ioanna Protopappa! 

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Music is a stroll in the park for Greek band Onirama who return to the chart race this Autumn with ‘Mia Volta’, an exuberant guitar driven pop track. Greek singer Elpida also features as a vocalist, adding her own female Ummmph to the track. 

‘Mia Volta’ is the musical brainchild of Thodori Marantinis and Stauros Staurou and provides a taster of what’s to come - the band’s latest album set to hit digital stands very soon via label MINOS EMI.

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Two of music’s biggest international female stars have big releases for November! Lady Gaga unleashed her third studio album “Artpop” this week - a further amalgamation of pop, fashion and fun! 

While Gaga keeps it up-tempo with the accompanying new single “Venus”, ballad queen Mariah Carey slows it down for her own single release “The Art of Letting Go”, the title track to her soon-to-be released fourteenth album! 

That’s all for now ~ Until next time… x Mwah 

x Kat

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Catch all the latest music Xclusives on Katerina’s Live DJ Show: ‘Young & Connected ~ Scandalous! Two hours of unadulterated Modern Greek hits; 1st for new music, celebrity gossip, chart news, interviews and of course listener’s special requests and dedications! Not to mention a few surprises along the way! Live on LGR 103.3fm and online at www.lgr.co.uk on Tuesdays 8-10pm. SCANDALOUS!

If you would like your CD or event featured or reviewed in Xclusive! Contact Katerina: via email: katsmusiq@gmail.com   / Facebook: Kat Neocleous