Deki Alem

Recommended 2023

For every edition of ESNS, we ask our media partners about their favourites on our line-up. They can pick five artists from five different countries.

This year's top recommended artists are
Deki Alem
5 recommendations
The Haunted Youth
5 recommendations
Arny Margret
4 recommendations
Taxi Kebab
4 recommendations
Σtella
4 recommendations
Marin Herlop
4 recommendations
Big Joanie
4 recommendations

Scroll down for a complete list of every recommendation by our media partners.

IQ
Dea Matrona (Northern Ireland)
July Jones (Slovenia)
Sans Soucis (Italy)
Skaar (Norway)

VISIONS
Hammok (Norway)
Girl Scout (Sweden)
Ramkot (Belgium)
Sprints (Ireland)
Yo Diablo (Spain)

Clash

Eee Gee (Denmark)
Gallus (Scotland)
KhakiKid (Ireland)
Arny Margret (Iceland)

The Line of Best Fit
Deki Alem (Sweden)
Kóboykex (Faroe Islands)
M(h)aol (Ireland)
Ghouljaboy (Spain)
Eydís Evensen (Iceland)

Access All Areas
Eydis Evensen (Iceland)
O (England)
Mainline Magic Orchestra (Spain)
Taxi Kebab (France)

Gigwise
Adwaith (Wales)
Francis Of Delirium (Luxembourg)
Kynsy (Ireland)
Yo Diablo (Spain)
Eugénie (France)

Pollstar
Florence Arman (Austria)
Duo Ruut (Estonia)
IVA (Bulgaria)
Khakikid (Ireland)
Marina Herlop (Spain)

FAZE
Arny Margret (Iceland)
Sofie Birch (Denmark)
Klangphonics (Germany)
Tinlicker (Netherlands)
Daria Kolomiec (Ukraine)

KEXP
Brimheim (Denmark, Faroe Islands)
Avalanche Kaito (Belgium)
Adwaith (Wales)
Love’n’Joy (Ukraine)
Yo Diablo (Spain)

Musik Woche
Gewalt (Germany)
Anna Erhard (Switzerland)
Blanks (Netherlands)
Doppelfinger (Austria)
Kokoshca (Spain)

DIY
VLURE (Scotland)
Caro<3 (France)
Irenegarry (Spain)
CIEL (England, Netherlands)

Rolling Stone
Vera Vice (Estonia)
Marina Herlop (Spain)
Structures (France)
Flying Moon in Space (Germany)
Σtella (Greece)

Record of the Day
Deki Alem (Sweden)
Taxi Kebab (France)
S1mba (England)
néomí (Netherlands)
Oska (Austria)

Full Moon
52 Hertz Whale (Slovakia)
Amelie Siba (Czechia)
Johnny Labelle (Greece)
M.Chuzi (Belgium)
Shanghai Baby (Spain)

BNR
Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria, Germany)
Florence Arman (Austria)
Smash Into Pieces (Sweden)

CR / RADIO WAVE
Aiko (Czechia)
52 Hertz Whale (Slovakia)
Alina Pash (Ukraine)
Eugénie (France)
Weval (Netherlands)

ERR/Raadio 2
Averagekidluke (Finland)
The Haunted Youth (Belgium)
The Heavy Heavy (England)
Caro<3 (France)

YleX + Music Finland
Averagekidluke (Finland)
SKAAR (Norway)
Jada (Denmark)
Deki Alem (Sweden)
Fo Sho (Ukraine)

RTE/2FM
Fo Sho (Ukraine)
Psychonaut (Belgium)
Adwaith (Wales)
Flying Moon In Space (Germany)
Benwal (Netherlands)

RAI/RADIO 2
VLURE (Scotland)
Ayom (Portugal, Spain)
Son Mieux (Netherlands)
Tautumeitas (Latvia)
Selló (Ireland)

LRT Opus
Monikaze (Lithuania)
Alina Pash (Ukraine)
Siksa (Poland)
The Bug Club (Wales)
Σtella (Greece)

LUERSL/100.7
Tukan (Belgium)
Marina Herlop (Spain)
Big Joanie (England)
Zouj (Germany)
Maz (Luxembourg)

NRK/P3 - NORWAY
Deki Alem (Sweden)
Taxi Kebab (France)
S1mba (England)
néomí (Netherlands)
Oska (Austria)

RTP/ANTENA 3
Caleb Kunle (Ireland)
Jembaa Groove (Germany)
Club Makumba (Portugal)
O (England)
Cavolo Nero (Netherlands)

RTVS/Radio_FM
Sans Soucis (Italy)
Ailbhe Reddy (Ireland)
Taxi Kebab (France)
Weval (Netherlands)
Σtella (Greece)

RADIO SLOVENIJA/Val202
Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria, Germany)
Freekind. (Slovenia, Croatia)
Structures (France)
Wallners (Austria)

COULEUR 3
Varnish La Piscine (Switzerland)
Eloi (France)
Rein (Sweden)
Big Joanie (England)
Σtella (Greece)

RTR
Arny Margret (Iceland)
Aze (Austria)
néomí (Netherlands)

RTS, RADIO BELGRADE ONE
Queralt Lahoz (Spain)
July Jones (Slovenia)
Blanks (Netherlands)
Funk Shui (North Macedonia)
Kids Return (France)

VIP News
Arny Margret (Iceland)
IVI (Estonia)
The Haunted Youth (Belgium)
Nina Kohout (Slovakia)
The Heavy Heavy (England)

Hot Press
Big Joanie (England)
Gallus (Scotland)
Selló (Ireland)
Shanghai Baby (Spain)
The Haunted Youth (Belgium)

DVHN
Orange Skyline (Netherlands)
Queralt Lahoz (Spain)
The Haunted Youth (Belgium)
The Bug Club (Wales)
Girl Scout (Sweden)

NPO Soul & Jazz
Beharie (Norway)
Echt! (Belgium)
Jembaa Groove (Germany)
O (England)
Maria Chiara Argirò (Italy)

NPO 3FM
The Haunted Youth (Belgium)
CIEL (England, Netherlands)
Personal Trainer (Netherlands)
Deki Alem (Sweden)
BILBAO (Germany)

Volkskrant
Temple Fang (Netherlands)
Keg (England)
Ghouljaboy (Spain)
Coloray (Netherlands)
Girl Scout (Sweden)

Les Inrocks
Marina Herlop (Spain)
Kids Return (France)
Varnish La Piscine (Switzerland)
Heartworms (England)
Big Joanie (England)

Jack
Eloi (France)
Varnish La Piscine (Switzerland)
Heartworms (England)
Fran Vasilić (Croatia)
Johnny Labelle (Greece)