The most beautiful melodies for piano-voice of 2021

In 1700, Bartolomeo Cristofori, a simple harpsichord maker, invented what would become one of the most famous instruments, the piano. A true musical revolution, it was originally just a system of small hammers on a keyboard hitting strings, which Bartolomeo called "gravecemblalo col piano e forte". In 2021, the melodies of the direct descendant of this beautiful discovery still resound and accompany our favourite pieces.

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
"Driver Licence" by Olivia Rodrigo

There are some people for whom the driver's license obviously deserves a song. And at the same time, it's a nice nose-thumbing to all the tyrannical instructors who told us we'd never get it. So, in 2021, the young actress and singer spotted in the High School Musical series on Disney+, released her first single entitled "Driver Licence". It was a worldwide hit with over 120 million views on YouTube in just one month. The song also set the record for most streams in one day on Spotify. It's kind of our musical guilty pleasure.

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
“All You're Dreaming Of” by Liam Gallagher

Love him or hate him, Liam Gallagher will always be, along with his brother, one of the undeniable figures of modern rock and the Britpop movement with their band Oasis. Who hasn't already scratched his vocal chords on a good old "Wonderwall" ? At the end of 2020, the singer with the most recognisable voice in the world, released a melancholic and poignant solo piano-vocal ballad called "All You're Dreaming Of". The song was co-written with Simon Aldred (Cherry Ghost) and the profits from the album will be donated to the Action for Children charity.

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
"Holy" by Justin Bieber

The Canadian singer has grown up to become one of the world's most successful musicians. 2021 is the year of maturity for him with the release of his new album Justice, from which "Holy", a piano-tinged ballad with over 400 million streams on Spotify, is taken. The new single, entitled "Peaches", is also a big hit worldwide. With this 8th opus, Justin Bieber celebrates 13 years of career and the least we can say is that it does not make us younger ...

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
"Champaign Problems" by Taylor Swift

Can't resist the buzz of a little cup either ? Alcohol abuse is mostly dangero to your health. Even better than a road safety campaign, that's what Taylor Swift tries to explain to us in the song "Champaign Problems", taken from her latest unreleased album entitled Evermore. The singer has been at odds with her former record label and continues to fight for the rights to her back catalogue of songs. On 9 April, she released Fearless, a re-recording of her second album.

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
“The Power Of Prayer” by Bruce Springsteen

The man who was born in the USA and danced in the dark is back in 2021 with a new album entitled Letter To You. The 71-year-old rocker has promised that this year will be full of surprises, starting with new songs, such as "The Power of Prayer".

The most beautiful piano-vocal melodies of 2021:
“No Time To Die” by Billie Eilish

It's official, at the age of 20, Billie Eilish succeeds Tina Turner and her famous "Goldeneye", Madonna, Adele or Sam Smith, for the soundtrack of the next 007 whose cinematographic release has been postponed at the end of the year following the pandemic. The eponymous song "No Time to Die" is as haunting as it is dark, in the image of its performer's offbeat universe.

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Published on: 15 maja 2021