United Kingdom: The Video Version of “I Wrote A Song” is now released on Spotify!

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Mae Muller is the British representative for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool with the song “I Wrote A Song“. The British entry was officially released on the 9th of March on Spotify with a slightly different version in comparison with the one on the official video that you can stream on YouTube.

Today, Mae Muller released on Spotify the Video Version of her Eurovision entry with a slightly different intro as well as extended bridge.

At the moment, it is unknown which version we will see Muller perform on Liverpool stage. Although, bearing in mind her live performance on Barcelona Eurovision Party the past Saturday, she might perform the Video Version of “I Wrote A Song“.

You can also watch the reaction of EurovisionFun on this year’s British entry below:

United Kingdom as a hosting nation and a member of the BIG 5 performs directly in the Grand Final on the 13th of May, allocated to perform 26th.

Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for more news regarding the British entry for Eurovision 2023!

France: La Zarra performs “Évidemment” live for the first time!

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Accompanied by piano, La Zarra, France’s representative at this year’s Eurovision, performed Évidemment, live for the first time in front of an audience.

France as a member of the BIG-5 competes directly in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023. La Zarra hopes that she will be able to bring her country to the top ten of the final! So far betting has the country in tenth place.

You can also watch the EurovisionFun team’s reaction to France’s participation, below:

What did you think of La Zarra’s live performance? Tell us in the comments!

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Estonia: Sweden was the winner of the second episode of Eurovisiooni laulud 2023!

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A special show dedicated exclusively to this year’s Eurovision entries is shown by ERR, the state-owned Estonian television channel. Every Thursday and for six consecutive weeks in the show Eurovisiooni laulud 2023 some of the entries of the 67th Eurovision Contest are shown while they are rated by a specially formed jury which changes every week. The winner of the first episode was Käärijä with “Cha Cha Cha” representing Finland.

The second episode was broadcast last night with a four-person panel consisting of the two presenters (Grete Kuld and Tõnis Niinemets), but also Mia and Janek who both participated in this year’s edition of Eesti Laul, of the Estonian national final.

In the second episode the entries heard and evaluated by the panel were:

  • “Tattoo” – Loreen – Sweden
  • “Burning Daylight” – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – Netherlands
  • “We Are One” – Wild Youth – Ireland
  • “Queen of Kings” – Alessandra – Norway
  • “Breaking My Heart” – Reiley – Denmark
  • “Unicorn” – Noa Kirel – Israel

The winner of the night was Loreen with “Tattoo” and was named the best entry among the six entries evaluated.

The next episode of Eurovisiooni laulud 2023 will be broadcast next Thursday 06/04 through ERR.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for more information on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest!

Slovenia: Listen to the English Version of “Carpe Diem”!

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Today, Joker Out, the Slovenian representatives for Eurovision 2023, released the English version of their song “Carpe Diem“.

Joker Out mentioned that:

The response from the media and fans to the original in Slovenian are overwhelming. People like it, we were surprised how many of them even sang it with us at the concert, but they were asking us a lot what the lyrics are all about. We expected this to happen, so we rewrote and recorded it in English at the same session in Hamburg as the original. It’s not a direct translation, but the message and vibe are the same.

Also, referring to the message of “Carpe Diem“:

Carpe Diem is a call to all who know that life is more than what meets the eye. This shagadelic indie dance anthem is a reflection of the band members’ year-round gigging and joy of life. The message is simple: whatever life throws at you – music and dance are always the right answer. The video takes place in a mystical hotel, where the seemingly ordinary and boring world merges with the crazy and magical. You never know what awaits you in the next room or corridor. The only question is: do you dare to surrender to magic or not?

Joker Out preferred performing in their native language instead of English, with the intention to keep their originality and their true character while representing their home nation to Eurovision 2023.

Listen to the English Version of Carpe Diem below:

You can also watch the reaction of EurovisionFun on Slovenia’s entry for Eurovision 2023:

Joker Out with their song “Carpe Diem” will perform 10th in the 2nd semifinal on the 11th of May.

Which version do you prefer? Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for more news regarding Slovenia’s entry in Eurovision 2023!

Italy: Listen to the three-minute version of “Due Vite”!

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Marco Mengoni who was the winner of the 73rd Festival of Sanremo and will represent Italy in Eurovision 2023, published a little while ago on his YouTube channel, the three-minute version of Due Vite. That is, the song as it will compete in Liverpool!

The changes made to fit the track into the three-minute rule for each entry, are that excerpts from the first verse, but also from the first chorus, were removed.

You can listen to the three-minute version of Due Vite below:

You can also watch the EurovisionFun team’s reaction to Italy’s entry, below:

Italy, as a member of the BIG-5, participates directly in the final.

What do you think of the Eurovision version of the Italian participation? Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for more news about Italy’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Eurovision 2023 Poll: Vote for the Grand Final!

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After the voting for the two semi-finals with 8200 different votes, and the results announcement (of both the first and second semi-finals), it is high time for the Grand Final voting.

You can vote until Monday, April 17, for your 10 favorite songs, voting with points just like in Eurovision, with 12-10-8 for the most favorite respectively, and with 7-1 for the rest of the songs in your top 10 (with 1 point for the song that you have in 10th place)

The running order of the countries in the Grand Final was determined by a draw of the half that each country will appear, the results of which were announced in the videos of the semi-finals. Afterwards, the countries were classified taking into account the same criteria as in Eurovision (type of songs, etc.). This results in the following running order:

  1. Australia
  2. Iceland
  3. Italy
  4. Moldova
  5. Cyprus
  6. Serbia
  7. Austria
  8. Portugal
  9. Norway
  10. Lithuania
  11. Spain
  12. France
  13. Armenia
  14. Germany
  15. Estonia
  16. Slovenia
  17. Greece
  18. Finland
  19. Ukraine
  20. Netherlands
  21. Israel
  22. Sweden
  23. Georgia
  24. Switzerland
  25. Czech republic
  26. United Kingdom

Here is the Grand Final recap, as well as the voting form:

YOU CAN VOTE HERE!

The results will be announced on Saturday 22/4 through a detailed Douze Points voting video. 50.6% of the result will be determined based on your own vote and the remaining 49.4% by the authors of Eurovisionfun.

Until then, you can watch last year’s Eurovisionfun voting video:

Who will be the winner?

Switzerland: Watch Remo Forrer’s first live performance of Watergun!

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Remo Forrer, Switzerland‘s representative in Eurovision 2023, performed Watergun live for the first time on the country’s Italian-language public television!

The young artist impressed with his vocals accompanied by live music. You can watch his performance below:

Switzerland is competing in the 8th position of the first semi-final on the 9th of May. Remo Forrer hopes that he will be able to continue his country’s qualifying streak, something that the betting odds approve of, having Switzerland in eighth place to qualify for the Grand Final!

What did you think of Remo Forrer’s first live performance? Tell us in the comments!

Eurovision 2023: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland will broadcast a common program before and after the live shows!

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The three German-speaking countries, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, will broadcast a common program before and after the Semi-finals and the Final of Eurovision 2023!

The shows called «ESC – Der Countdown» (20:15 CET) and «ESC – Die Aftershow» (0:45 CET) will be broadcasted live by the three Public Broadcasters ( ORF 1, Das Erste, SRF 1) from the Tate Museum in Liverpool. The shows will be hosted by famous presenter and actress Barbara Schöneberger.

During the shows, former Eurovision artists and fans from all three countries will take part, as well as the 2023 representatives of Austria (Teya & Salena), Germany (Lord of the Lost) and Switzerland (Remo Forrer).

Switzerland will take part in the first Semi-Final, Austria in the second, while Germany is automatically qualified to the Grand Final since it’s part of the “Big 5”. Below you can watch our interview with Pi, the guitarist of Lord of the Lost who will represent Germany this year.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the Eurovision 2023 news!

Source: ORF 

Austria: Teya & Salena 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 Teya & Salena from Austria!

The filming of the postcard of Teya & Salena, a short introduction video that will be shown just before their performance in the second Semi-Final, took place in an icing rink and as we can see in the backstage video that BBC posted, the atmosphere was more than positive.

The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Austria: Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell Is Edgar”
  • Croatia: Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ”
  • Germany: Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
  • Lithuania: Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
  • Moldova: Pasha Parfeni –“Soarele și Luna”
  • Poland: Blanka – “Solo”
  • Slovenia: Joker Out – “Carpe Diem”

Austria is set to perform 13th in the second semi-final which is going to take place on May 11 in Liverpool.

You can watch the reaction of our editors, enjoying the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2023:

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

Moldova: Pasha Parfeni has filmed his postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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The Moldovan representative of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the well-known to the fans Pasha Parfeni has filmed his postcard, a short introduction video that will be shown just before his performance in the First Semi-Final.

The filming took place in the Orheiul Vechi canyon in Moldova, in collaboration with the BBC and the theme of it is tree planting, as we can see Pasha planting a tree, as well as many blossomed trees around him.

 

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The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Croatia: Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ”
  • Germany: Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
  • Lithuania: Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
  • Moldova: Pasha Parfeni –“Soarele și Luna”
  • Poland: Blanka – “Solo”
  • Slovenia: Joker Out – “Carpe Diem”

Moldova is scheduled to perform 10th in the first semi-final which is going to take place on May 9 in Liverpool.

https://youtu.be/se9LDgFW6ak

You can watch the reaction of our editors, enjoying the Moldovan entry for Eurovision 2023:

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