Kraut Sweep: June 12, 2012...

And now for a recap of new songs getting the euros over in Germany this week...

Eurovision winner Loreen enters all the way at the #1 spot with "Euphoria"...

Second-place finisher on Germany's Idol franchise Daniele Negroni debuts at #15 with "Absolutely Right"...

You can't even avoid Rihanna in the Deutscheland, as "Where Have You Been" pops in at #18

Belgian DJ Laurent Wery gets help from Swiftkid and Dev at #27 with "Hey Hey (Pop Another Bottle)"...

Canadian Nelly Furtado just misses the German top-40 at #41 with "Big Hoops"...

There are a bunch of new Eurovision songs coming on to the chart this week, including the island nation of Cyprus' entry, Ivi Adamou with "La La Love" at #43...

And the left-field Eurovision favorite, Russia's group of older ladies, Buranovskie Babushki, want a "Party For Everybody" at #44...

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.while German neighbor Denmark's Eurovision entry by Guatemalan-born Soluna Samay, the more mainstream "Should've Known Better" comes in at #51...

Kylie Minogue debuts at #56 with her jammin' new single, "Timebomb"...

Belgian rock group Triggerfinger come on to the German list at #58 with their cover of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers" that they topped the Dutch and Belgian charts with...

and back to Eurovision, two-time Eurovision act and X Factor sideshow Jedward  carry the flag for Ireland at #62 with "Waterline"...

Raffaela Wais, runner-up on the second season of Germany's X Factor, debuts at #73 with "Going Crazy"...

Greece's Eurovision entry, Cypriot-born Eleftheria Eleftheriou's "Aphrodisiac", comes in at #77 ..

and finally, at #92, is Romania's entry to Eurovision, Latin-flared group Mandinga with "Zaleilah" (a #1 hit in their homeland, and #2 in neighboring Moldova)...

Auf Wiedersehen!