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Top! Summer 2022


Top! Summer 2022

This year, we’re dedicating our summer to Portugal, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Austria, Lithuania and Croatia, capping off the dedicated week for each with our team’s picks for their European top artists of the 2021/22. Hit play to hear some of the freshest talent in Europe in our playlist, updated on a weekly basis!

Ivana Jelaca

Music talent booker, INMUSIC, Zagreb, Croatian Partner for Europavox

Pongo
Electronic / Portugal

Pongo

“ Love from a gentle force of nature ”

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Ikko Culic

Journalist, Croatia

sir Was
Pop / Sweden

sir Was

“ A pop auteur at the peak of his powers ”

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Hubert Grupa

Journalist, Poland

Bobby Oroza
Soul / Finland

Bobby Oroza

“ The sweet soul sounds of lazy summer afternoons, with just a hint of grit ”

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Victor Diawara

Producer/musician, Co-founder of Loftas, Vilnius and Lithuanian partner for Europavox

Go_A
Electronic / Ukraine

Go_A

“ Pagan magic cast at a nightclub ”

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Maria Angelopoulou

Journalist, Greece

Meskerem Mees
Folk / Belgium

Meskerem Mees

“ Stunning minimalist tunings and stark personal writing ”

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Hannes Cistota

Music programmer at WUK, Vienna and Austrian partner for Europavox

Kaktus Einarsson
Pop / Iceland

Kaktus Einarsson

“ Versatility, taking in indie pop or dance floor electronica ”

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Itta Ivellio Vellin

Journalist, Austria

freekind.
Soul / Croatia

freekind.

“ Young, gifted and soulful ”

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Florin Oslobanu

Co-founder and co-owner of Control Club in Bucharest, Romanian partner for Europavox

Lewsberg
Rock / Netherlands

Lewsberg

“ A 21st Century Velvet Underground ”

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Eliza Nita

Journalist, Romania

Dlina Volny
Pop / Belarus

Dlina Volny

“ Soundtrack to a love crime ”

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Katia Giampaolo

Booker, manager and associate Estragon club, Bologna, Italian partner for Europavox

Theodore
Electronic / Greece

Theodore

“ Epic synth ballads meet stirring piano ”

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Susanna La Polla de Giovanni

Journalist, Italy

shishi
Rock / Lithuania

shishi

“ Armed with guitars (and made-up Italian names), these sisters in crime take no prisoners ”

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Daniel Sheppard

Journalist, Slovenia, United Kingdom

For Those I Love
Hip-hop / Ireland

For Those I Love

“ A mellow emotional purge laid to delicate beats ”

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Paul-Henri Wauters, Olivier Vanhalst, Thomas Konings

Director and artistic programmers at Le Botanique, Brussels and Belgium partners for Europavox

Marina Satti
Pop / Greece

Marina Satti

“ A blend of Greek, Balkan and Middle-East cultures with a twist ”

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François Missonnier

Founder & CEO of Europavox, France :

Thumper
Rock / Ireland

Thumper

“ The melodic powerhouse fuelling Dublin rock riots ”

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Didier Veillault

Director and programmer at La Coopérative de Mai in Clermont-Ferrand and French partner of Europavox :

Emilie Zoé
Rock / Switzerland

Emilie Zoé

“ A Swiss singer-songwriter with lo-fi guitar sounds ”

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François Audigier

Artistic director for Europavox, France :

Jesse Markin
Urban / Finland

Jesse Markin

“ A potent, thoughtful mix of indie, pop, rap, and soul. ”

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Gonçalo Castro

Journalist, Portugal

Dino Brandão
Pop / Switzerland

Dino Brandão

“ Swiss Afro-Psych delivered from the heart ”

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