Among a total of 12 (re)entries, 4 songs manage to hit the European Border Breakers Chart for the first time this week. More Mess crashes the top 10 without a warning and enters at #8. It’s the new single of French DJ Valentin Brunel, a.k.a. Kungs, featuring British singer-songwriter Olly Murs and Belgian rapper Coely. A real pan European hit in more ways than one. Kungs (pictured) is already responsible for two tracks in the Top 10 of the All-time EBBChart.
Way lower, but still at a respectable #59, River Matthews’s Sunshine breaks through, bases on airplay in the Netherlands alone. A promising start!
Swedish singer-songwriter Sandro Cavazza, a regular collaborator with Avicii and the featured vocalist on the Lost Frequencies hit Beautiful Life, comes in at #96 this week with his own song So Much Better.
Closing the chart, at #100, Goat Girl makes inroads for the first time with their 2016 debut single Country Sleaze. Goat Girl has been described by The Guardian as ‘the band rebuilding London’s indie scene’ and indeed: their guitars hit like hammers!

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.