Malta: The Busker have filmed their postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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The filming of the postcards of the 37 participants of Eurovision 2023 are now taking place throughout Europe. The next representatives to film their postacard are no others than, The Busker from Malta!

After a few months of preparations and a revamped version of “Dance (Our Own Party)”, the group found some time, in order to film their postcard for Eurovision 2023!

The filming of the postcard of the Maltese representatives, a short introduction video that will be shown just before their performance in the first Semi-Final, took place at the in a blue vintage bus and as we can see in the backstage video that BBC posted, the final destination is the beach, where the members of the group play with the sand.

The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi – “Duje”
  • Austria: Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell Is Edgar”
  • Croatia: Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ”
  • Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou – “Break a Broken Heart”
  • France: La Zarra – “Evidement”
  • Germany: Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
  • Ireland: Wild Youth – “We Are One”
  • Latvia: Sudden Lights – “Aijā”
  • Lithuania: Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
  • Malta: The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)
  • Moldova: Pasha Parfeni –“Soarele și Luna”
  • Poland: Blanka – “Solo”
  • Slovenia: Joker Out – “Carpe Diem”

Malta is set to perform 2nd in the first semi-final which is going to take place on May 9 in Liverpool.

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You can watch the reaction of the editors of Eurovisionfun, enjoying the Albanian entry for Eurovision 2023:

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

San Marino: Listen to the revamp of “Like An Animal”!

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As it had became known, in late February, the band Piqued Jacks won the San Marinese National Final “Una Voce Per San Marino 2023”, claiming their ticket for Liverpool and Eurovision 2023.

With the song Like An Animal, Piqued Jacks will represent their country in Eurovision, as the new version of the song was published today on Spotify which is specially composed for the European Song Contest!

Down bellow you will find the final form of the song:

 

Down below you can see the live performance of the song in the National Final along with the reaction of EurovisionFun:

We want to remind you that San Marino will perform 12th at the second semi final, at 11th of May 2023 in Liverpool.

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UK: Mae Muller criticized over political tweets

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Mae Muller will represent the United Kingdom for Eurovision on May this year.  As most of the fans know, public broadcaster BBC internally selected Muller to represent the host country in Liverpool.

However, not everyone is pleased with this decision by the BBC.  Some political tweets made by Mae Muller about former Prime Minister Boris Johnson have resurfaced recently.  The news was covered by conservative newspaper The Telegraph which criticized Mae Muller calling her an anti-Boris Johnson left wing activist.

Muller wrote the aforementioned tweets in 2019-2020.  In her tweets it is clear that she had a negative opinion of the British Prime Minister.  In one of her tweets readers may find distasteful, the singer said she “did not feel sorry for Boris Johnson” and that “she has no sympathy for him”.  Former PM Boris Johnson was hospitalized at the time because of Covid.

Muller added: “The same nurses you praise in your speeches are the same nurses you chose to cut all their benefits, and CHEERED while doing it. The same nurses that can’t even afford protective wear, and are LITERALLY dying because of YOU. Boris does not have my sympathy and NEVER will.”

Apart from this, the UK representative made clear her support for the Labour Party during the 2019 elections.  In one tweet Muller wrote ‘f** the Tories’.  She also added “‘Please register to vote today! And when you do vote please vote Labour! We have the power to take those racist elitists down so lets do it!'”

However, the criticism does not only come from the media.  There has also been a reaction from Conservative politicians.  For instance, Tory MP Lee Anderson criticized BBC’s internal selection.  He further accused the public broadcaster for ‘planting their own Left-wing entrant into Eurovision’.

In contrast former cabinet minister David Jones said in a more conciliatory tone that the singer is ‘genuinely very talented’ and ‘has excellent career prospects’ although she should have been ‘a bit more human’ as ‘Boris Johnson was close to death’.

It must be noted that the UK song for Eurovision is not political in nature.  Also, political statements and activism made by the artists outside the contest do not affect the non-political nature of Eurovision.

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Source: The Telegraph

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Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou performs Mama ŠČ! & Heart of Steel!

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The representative of Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision, Andrew Lambrou , continues to upload covers on his social media accounts. This time he made two posts on Instagram stories.

After Blood And Glitter by Blood Of The Lost, he uploaded two short videos on Instagram, where he performs Mama ŠČ! of Let 3  and Heart of Steel by TVORCHI .

You can listen the performances of Mama ŠČ!  and  Heart of Steel  by Andrew Lambrou below:

Andrew Lambrou competes in 6th position of the Second Semi-Final, with the song  Break a Broken Heart, hoping to be in the grand final.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2023!

Latvia: Sudden Lights film postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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Supernova 2023 grand winners “Sudden Lights” will represent Latvia in Liverpool for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song “Aijā”.

Through a tweet from the BBC‘s official Eurovision account, we learn information about what we will see on the postcard, while we also see some backstage of the filming with all the band members enjoying the sea in a very snowy landscape of their country.

 

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The band also gave us an exclusive interview on our YouTube channel:

Below you can enjoy the reaction video about Latvia in Eurovision 2023:

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Spain: Ruth Lorenzo will announce the 12 points of the Spanish jury!

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As announced by El Plural, Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain at Eurovision 2014, will return to the festival this year as the representative of the Spanish jury in the final on May 13. The singer replaces presenter Nieves Álvarez, who has announced the results of the Spanish jury in the last five contests, since 2017.

Ruth Lorenzo has been closely associated with Eurovision since her entry in 2014 with the song “Dancing in the rain“, with which she took 10th place, thus achieving one of the best placings for Spain in the 2010s (along with Pastora Soler, also 10th in 2012). She has also performed at the first PrePartyES in 2017 and 2022, while she was invited to Benidorm Fest 2022.

Below you can enjoy our reaction video to this year’s Spanish entry for Eurovision 2023:

source: escplus.es

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Israel: Tonight Israel Calling 2023!

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Tonight takes place the Israeli Eurovision Pre-Party “Israel Calling” with more than 20 artists in the line-up.

This is going to be the fifth edition of the Israel Calling and has a special meaning as this year marks 50 years since this first participation of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest alongside with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. 18 of this year’s Eurovision participants are going to perform tonight.

  • Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
  • Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX
  • Croatia – Let 3
  • Czechia – Vesna
  • Denmark – Reiley
  • Estonia – Alika
  • Georgia – Iru
  • Ireland – Wild Youth
  • Latvia – Sudden Lights
  • Lithuania – Monika Linkyte
  • Malta – The Busker
  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  • Poland – Blanka
  • San Marino – Piqued Jacks
  • Serbia – Luka Black
  • Slovenia – Joker Out
  • Spain – Blanca Paloma
  • Ukraine – TVORCHI

The rest of the line-up includes the bellow guest performers:

  • Anne-Marie David – Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
  • Eden Alene – Represented Israel at Eurovision 2020 and 2021
  • Ilanit – Represented Israel at Eurovision 1973 and 1977
  • Imri – Represented Israel at Eurovision 2017
  • Johnny Logan – Winner of Eurovision 1980 & 1987, and winning songwriter in 1992
  • Katrina – Winner of Eurovision 1997
  • Mei Finegold – Represented Israel at Eurovision 2014
  • Shlomit Aharon- Represented Israel at Eurovision 1981

The Israeli Calling 2023 hosts are Dafna Dekel and Sigal Shachmon, who co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem. Dafna also represented Israel at Eurovision 1992. The event is going to take place at Hangar 11, a familiar place for the Eurofans as it was the venue of the Eurovision Village for the 2019 contest.

Israel Calling is not scheduled to be broadcast live tonight, but those interested can watch it on the upcoming Saturday 08/04 at 20:00 CET through the official YouTube channel of the event.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates around the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Switzerland: Remo Forrer sings the Israeli entry “Unicorn”!

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The Swiss representative in Eurovision 2023, Remo Forrer, continues the covers of this year’s contest entries. This time and by popular demand, he performs “Unicorn”, Noa Kirel’s song, live on TikTok.

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Below you can learn all the details about Remo Forrer’s performance in Liverpool:

Switzerland: Remo Forrer will be joined by four dancers on stage, in Liverpool!

Εnjoy our reaction video for Switzerland in Eurovision 2023:

Will Remo Forrer be able to continue the good course of the country in the song contest? Tell us in the comments down bellow!

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Eurovision 2023: Construction of the M&S Bank Arena stage has begun!

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The construction has begun on the stage at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, as reported in a BBC report.

The stage should be ready by the end of April, when the stand in rehearsals will begin.

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest is set to take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. The arena has a capacity of 11,000 seats. Eurovision 2023 will take place on May 9, 11 and 13.

 

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Ireland: Wild Youth has filmed their postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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Wild Youth, the Irish representative for Eurovision who won the right to represent their country in February 2023 have filmed their Postcard.

The BBC Twitter official account for Eurovision has published a video with the band during the filming process of their postcard.  During the video we can see part of the filming including some scenes showing Wild Youth in the backstage.  We can also see the members of the band having fun during the making of the postcard.

In the postcard we will see the band going on a road trip.  The boys from Wild Youth are having a journey with a car named “The Morgan”.  We can also see them later drinking beer and making a toast.

Wild Youth continue their preparations to represent their country in Liverpool.  The Irish representatives are set to perform during the First Semi-Final in sixth place on the 11th of May.

You can watch the Eurovisionfun team reacting to Wild Youth’s performance of “We Are One” in the video embedded below:

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