Denmark: A strong songs line-up for DMGP 2023!

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Following the announcement of the hosts (here) of the selection show for Denmark’s Eurovision entry for 2023, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix executive producer Erik Struve Hansen gave a first insight into the nominations.

Through his Facebook account he announced that the sorting of the tracks submitted for DMGP 2023 has already begun, leaving very positive comments on the results so far.

Among the artists who have applied for the Danish national final is Shaya Hansen as she revealed very recently, and you can read more here.

The show consisted only of the Final will take place on February 11, 2023 in Næstved.

This Scandinavian kingdom was represented in 2022 in Turin, Italy by the group REDDI and the song “The Show” but they did not manage to get the coveted ticket to the Grand Final after they were eliminated in the 13th place of the First Semi-Final with 55 points.

Denmark has not reached the Eurovision final for two consecutive years. Do you think the songs that are abut to be presented in this year’s national final will bring them a better result in 2023 at Liverpool? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Azerbaijan: Dihaj wants to participate in Eurovision 2023!

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Dihaj, who represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2017 with the song “Skeletons”, has expressed her willingness to once again represent her country at the music competition.

In an interview with INFE Azerbaijan, Dihaj revealed that she would like to write a song for Eurovision 2023, if and when the country’s public television makes her a proposal.

Dihaj represented the country in 2017 and placed 14th with 120 points.

Would you like to see Dihaj return on the Eurovision for Azerbaijan? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about the upcoming song contest!

Serbia: Extension of the submission deadline for Pesma Evrovizije 2023!

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On September 1st, the Serbian public television announced the holding of a national final (Pesma Evrovizije) for the selection of the artist and the song that will represent the country at Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

At the same time, the deadline for submission of participations began, which, while it was scheduled to end on November 15, was extended by almost a month and is expected to end on December 1st.

Like last year, a national final will determine the act that will represent Serbia in Eurovision Song Contest.

At the 2022 contest in Turin, Italy, Serbia was represented by Konstrakta with “In corpore sano”. Serbia finished 5th in the Grand Final scoring a total of 312 points, giving the country its best result at the competition since 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtQj1MfNYA&feature=emb_title

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Albania: FiK dates announced!

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Through her Instagram profile, Arbana Osmani, the hostess of Festivali i Këngës 61, revealed the dates of the festival that its winner will represent Albania at the Eurovision 2023.

 

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Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Arbana Osmani (@arbanao)

FiK 61 will take place on 19,20,21,22 of December 2022. The Albanian Public Broadcaster RTSH, revealed that for the first time, the act which is going to represent Albania in Eurovision will be decided entirely by a public vote, while a jury will vote to determine the results of the festival, but its verdict will not be considered for the act which will represent Albania.

Popular singer Flori Mumajesi will be the artistic director of the 61st version of the festival. The artists that will take part are:

  • 2 Farm – “Atomike” (Atomic)
  • Alban Kondi & Lorela Karoshi – “Melodi” (Melody)
  • Albina Kelmendi – “Duje” (Prayer)
  • Anduel Kovaçi – “Malli” (Merchandise)
  • Aris Bako – “Sonte dua të jem me ty” (Tonight I want to be with you)
  • Melodajna Mancaku – “Gjysma e zemrës sime” (Half of my heart)
  • Elisa Lila – “Evita”
  • Enxhi Nasufi – “Burrë” (Man)
  • Erma Mici – “Kozmosi i dashurisë” (The cosmos of love)
  • Evi Reçi – “Ma kthe” (Give me back)
  • Fabian Basha – “Një gotë” (A glass)
  • Fifi (Filloreta Raçi) – “Stop”
  • Franc Koruni – “Në pritje” (Pending)
  • Genti Hoxha – “Ajër” (Air)
  • Gjergj Kaçinari – “Dje” (Yesterday)
  • Luna Causholli – “Jetën ta fal” (I forgive life)
  • LYNX – “Nëse ke besim” (If you have faith)
  • Manjola Nallbani – “Dua” (Love)
  • Permit of Stay – “Fobia” (Phobias)
  • Petrit Çarkaxhiu – “Emri yt mirësi” (Your name is good)
  • Rezearta Smaja – “N’Eden” (In Eden)
  • Rovena Dilo – “Motit” (Weather)
  • Sara Kapo – “Para teje” (Before you)
  • Serxhio Hajdini – “Vështirë” (Tough)
  • Urban Band – “Në çdo hap” (At every step)
  • Vanesa Soni – “Aroma jonë” (Our fragrence)

The previous version of the festival was won by Ronela Hajati with the song “Secret” which despite being high in the betting odds, it came 12th in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2022.

Georgia: The judges for The Voice Georgia revealed!

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The jurors to join the judging panel for The Voice Georgia have been announced, in order to find the next act that will represent Georgia at Liverpool in Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

The judging panel is  formed of:

  • Stephane Mgebrishvili
  • Dato Evgenidze
  • Dato Porchkhidze
  • Sopo Toroshelidze

GPB has announced  the judging line-up for The Voice Georgia. Former Eurovision representative Sopho Toroshelidze and composer Dato Evgenidze have been announced by the Georgian broadcaster today and Stephane Mgebrishvili was announced as First The Voice Georgia juror some days ago.

Stephane Mgebrishvili  has been involved in the music industry since the late 1990s and is best known as a member of Stephane and 3G, the group which won the Georgian selection for Eurovision 2009 but was disqualified from competing in Moscow for its politically influenced song “We Don’t Wanna Put In”.

Dato Evgenidze is a composer who writes music for film, TV and theatre, he has previously been a judge in the Georgian selection for Junior Eurovision Ranina.

Sopho Toroshelidze represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 as part of Eldrine. She has gone on to be a judge on X Factor Georgia in 2014, and has been on the Georgian jury at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The singer and composer Dato Porchkhidze was already a judge of The Voice in the first two editions. He is one of the most famous songwriters, he has created around 600 songs and soundtracks for movies and TV series and also he was a member of the “X-factor” jury in 2016.

For the  first time since 2020, Georgia decides to once again pick their representative through a TV show. The last Georgian representative to be chosen with this method was Tornike Kipiani from the Georgian Idol 2019, who represented the country in 2021, after the cancellation of the 2020 contest. This time, the selection will be held through The Voice of Georgia, which will return to the first channel of the Georgian television.

 

Circus Mircus represented Georgia this year with the song “Lock Me In” and ended up last (18th) in the second semi-final with 22 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXiZAbqETvk

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Georgian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in the United Kingdom!

source: Τhe Voice Georgia 

 

 

Romania: MIHAI is ready for Selectia Nationala 2023!

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Mihai Traistariu is no stranger to the Eurovision community, since he represented Romania at Eurovision 2006 and came to fourth place for his country, with the well-known song “Tornero“.

The singer never stopped trying to get back on the competition scene, often taking part in the Romanian national final, but never winning. In fact, he has sent songs to other countries as well, such as San Marino, Azerbaijan and Belarus.

It may be that in recent years the singer has critized several times the  public television for their choices in the song contest, however the changes in Selectia Nationala 2023, were the ones that made him want to try his luck again and be on the Eurovision stage, after 17 years.

Through his personal Facebook account, MIHAI announced his intention to take part in Selectia Nationala 2023, since the representative of the country will be chosen exclusively by the Romanian public. In fact, he invites all interested composers to send him their songs in order to be the representative of Romania at Eurovision 2023.

In his post, MIHAI states:

As you already know, apart from being a Eurovision mega fan, I also set a goal.
So I started to fight for the first place in Romania which is extremely difficult … but never impossible! This year there will be NO JUDGES and that is a good thing. It will be public vote only. I’ve been saying this from the beginning… Indigenous musicians, when invited to the Eurovision jury, have a natural tendency to sabotage certain artists or composers, with criteria known only to them. There were such examples every year. There is also the reverse: there are judges who favor certain competitors… either out of friendship, or personal interests, or… “so that the neighbor’s goat doesn’t win”! And at that time….. I say a big YES to this year’s selection, precisely because there is no jury. Back to it again… If you know any songwriters, younger or more experienced, who might be looking to try their luck at Eurovision… with Mihai Traistariu… I’m waiting for their demo tracks on my email: mihai.traistariu@gmail.com

PS : There’s just one thing I want to make clear from the start!
I listen to all the songs I receive and only then can I decide whether or not it is worth taking part in the contest! I’d like to stop throwing myself on the tram if I’m not feeling the song! Come now with this bomb song! Come on, Romania!

The process of Selectia Nationala 2023

Only 12 songs will compete in one night, where the public will exclusively choose the song they wish to represent in Liverpool, at Eurovision 2023.

The deadline for submission of entries for the Selectia Nationala will start on Monday 14th November and will last until 11th December. Then a committee will choose the 12 best songs. The artists who will compete in the Selectia Nationala will be announced no later than December 17th.

The Selectia Nationala will be held on February 11 and the winner will be determined solely by public votes, via sms, and online voting. Both Romanians and foreign citizens can participate, without any restrictions, both in terms of creators and performers.

Romania was represented this year by WRS with the song Llamame, which placed 18th  in the grand final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPpuwy79sHs

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Romanian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

 

Denmark: These are the hosts for Melodi Gran Prix 2023!

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Earlier today, DR, the public broadcaster of Denmark, revealed the hosts of Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023.

This year the national final’s hosts will be the stand-up comedian Heino Hansen and DR hostess Tina Müller. In accordance to her hosting this year, Tina Müller has also hosted the two previous versions of Melodi Gran Prix.

Heino Hansen said:

“I’m really looking forward to hosting Danish Melodi Grand Prix. And then on my own home turf in Næstved, it couldn’t be better.”

Heino Hansen will replace Martin Brygmann, who was the co-host alongside Tina Müller in 2020 and 2021, when the final was recorded in Copenhagen.

We remind you that Melodi Gran Prix will take place in February 11 with only a Grand Final and eight songs competing.

The previous winners of Dansk Melodi Gran Prix and Denmark’s representatives in Eurovision 2022 were REDDI with the song “The Show“ but they didn’t manage to qualify for the final for the second year in a row, ending up in 13th place in the first semi-final:

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Source: bt.dk

Romania: Selecția Națională to be held with 12 finalist | The final will take place on February 11 only with public vote!

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Just a while ago Romania’s public broadcaster, TVR, published the rules of Selecția Națională 2023, the country’s national final to select their representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Only 12 songs will take part in the one-night contest, in which the winner and Romania’s representative in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool, will be decided by public vote alone.

The submission window for songs for Selecția Națională 2023 will be open from November 14 to December 11. After this deadline, a jury panel will select the 12 best songs, while the artists competing in Selecția Națională 2023 will be announced on December 17.

Selecția Națională 2023 will take place in February 11, with the Romanian viewers being the only ones who will vote, either by sms votes or via online voting.

Both Romanians but also foreign citizens can take part in the contest without any restrection on the nationality of the composer or the singer(s) of a song.

The previous winner of Selecția Națională and Romania’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was WRS with the song “Llámame“ and ended up in 18th place in the Grand Final, while also bringing his country back to the final after three consequtive non-qualifications.

https://youtu.be/nPpuwy79sHs

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Source: eurovision.tvr.ro

Portugal: Festival da Canção 2023 composers revealed!

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RTP, the national broadcaster of Portugal, has revealed the composers who will take part in Festival da Canção 2023 .

As announced, RTP out of 20 composers invited 16, the remaining four were selected through a public submission open to the public between September 2 and October 21.

A few days ago, one of the invited composers had a personal event that prevented him from being present at the Festival da Canção 2023. Thus, RTP decided to accept five instead of four applications from the public song submission.

Composers competing are:

  • Andre Henriques
  • April Ivy
  • Bandua
  • Barbara Tinoco
  • Churky
  • Cláudia Pascoal
  • Dapunksportif
  • Edmundo Inácio (public submission)
  • Inês Apenas (public submission)
  • Ivandro
  • Jacinta
  • Mimicat (public submission)
  • MOYAH (public submission)
  • NEOH SOHO
  • Quim Albergaria
  • SAL
  • Teresinha Landeiro
  • The Happy Mess
  • Voodoo Marmalade (public submission)
  • You Can’t Win Charlie Brown

Cláudia Pascoal previously represented Portugal at Eurovision 2018 with the song “O jardim”.

Τhe final of Festival da Canção will take place on March 11. Τhere will be two semi-finals before the grand final, likely to take place on Febraury 25 and March 4.

MARO represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song “Saudade, saudade” . She received 207 points and finished in 9th place.

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Source: RTP

Germany: National final confirmed for Eurovision 2023 | Submission window for “Unser Lied für Liverpool” is now open!

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A few days ago NDR, the public broadcaster of Germany, had stated that they will announce their plans on the selection process for Eurovision 2023, on November 9!

The most possible scenario that online users expected, was once again the holding of a national final. So today NDR, went one step ahead and confirmed that rumor by saying that they will organise a national final as well as returing to their previous format, going by the name “Unser Lied für Liverpool” (last year the national final was called “Germany 12 Points”). Alongside the announcement, the broadcaster opened the submission window for songs and artist desiring to take part in the contest, which will be open until November 28.

NDR’s announcement says:

You can sing and have the perfect song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 ? Then you can now apply here with your song for the German ESC preliminary round “Our song for Liverpool”.

Whether it’s a solo act, duo or band, established artist or talented newcomer, pop, country, electro, R’n’B, Schlager or rock: we look forward to all applications and a diverse preliminary decision. The application phase ends on November 28, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

Those interested can submit their songs here.

The national final will be a co-production of NDR and Bildergarten Entertainment and will take place by next March.

In Eurovision 2022, Germany was represented by Malik Harris and the song “Rockstars” and ended up in last place of the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/2BYIou-oWXA

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Source: eurovision.de