Romanian Europop

Thought I might as well write this section as one blog, basically because I do not know that much about the following acts. Romanian Pop has been a huge success in Europe and North America as of late. We've had hits from Edward Maya, Inna and Alexandra Stan, and with more and more Romanian acts trying to crack Europe...who knows what will be next? Here's a few Romanian tracks I quite like at the moment.

Here's a good track that got lost somewhere in planet pop by the looks of it. It was released in the UK a few weeks ago but unfortunately made no impact on our charts. It's had over 4 million views on YouTube and was a top 10 smash in its homeland. I'm surprised it has not been a bigger hit than what it has been.

Radio Killer - Lonely Heart

Next up is Elena who represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 with the song 'The Balkan Girls'. Her track 'Disco Romancing' made it onto the Clubland 19 compilation. The video below is for a track called 'Midnight Sun', which is a cheesy fun song and will probably not get a release over here in the UK :-( it's had over 1 million YouTube views.

Elena - Midnight Sun

Next up is everyone's favourite Cher Lloyd lookalike (but better looking...). Alexandra Stan has done really well for herself and her 'Mr Saxobeat' and has been quite a huge hit over in the US. Her next single is called 'Get Back (ASAP)' and will probably be out shortly. The video has already been uploaded by 3beat. I can't see this one matching the success of 'Mr Saxobeat' and might even struggle to get into the top 40...let's see how it does when it's released. The single after 'Get Back (ASAP)' will be 'One Million featuring Carlprit' and is a little bit repetitive and less dancey - I'll get back to you on that one!

Alexandra Stan - Get Back (ASAP)

Alexandra Stan ft Carlprit - One Million

This next one you should all know. Inna has had several hits in the UK and had success with the singles 'Hot', 'Amazing' and 'Sun is Up'. Her other tracks have failed to make the top 40 but have been successful in other European countries. Her most recent single is 'Club Rocker' which has been a bit of a flop in Romania, even though one of the versions features Flo Rida. She's also released an updated version of a track called 'Un Momento'. I wonder which track will be next for the UK? Her 2nd album 'I Am The Club Rocker' is out next month.

Inna - Club Rocker

Inna - Club Rocker (Flo Rida Version)

Inna - Un Momento

Phew!