Croatia: The songs of Dora 2023 will be released on January 12!

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According to the producer of the Croatian national final, Tomislav Štengl , the nominated songs of Dora 2023 will be heard for the first time through the radio show The World of Discography and Zlatko Turkalj, on January 12th .

Then all the videos that Croatian TV received from the creators will be released through Dora‘s YouTube channel.

From Saturday January 14th and for four weeks, the show Ususret Dori 2023 with Mija Negovetić will be broadcasted , during which this year’s finalists will present themselves, sing and answer questions from the audience.

Guests on the first show will be Detour, Tajana Belina, The Splitters, Patricia Gašparini and Harmonija dissonance .

The final of Dora 2023 will take place on Saturday, February 11, with the voting process not showing any changes. The winner will be determined by both the jury and the television audience with a percentage of 50% each.

The 18 artists who will compete to represent Croatia at Eurovision 2023 are as follows:

  • Damir Kedžo  –  “Angels and Demons”
  • Meri Andraković  –  “Bye Bye Blonde”
  • Martha May  –  “Distance”
  • Tajana Belina  –  “Dom”
  • Đana  –  “Free Fallin”
  • Boris Štok  –  “Grijeh”
  • Maja Grgić  –  “I Still Live”
  • Patricia Gasparini  –  “I Will Wait”
  • Krešo I Kisele Kiše  –  “Kme Kme”
  • Eni Jurišić  –  “Kreni Dalje”
  • The Spitters  –  “Lost & Found”
  • Yogi  –  “Love At First Sight”
  • Let 3  –  “MAMA ŠČ!”
  • Detour  –  “Master Blaster”
  • Hana Mašić  –  “Nesreća”
  • Harmonija Dissonance  –  “Nevera (Lei, Lei)”
  • Barbara Munjas  –  “Putem Snova”
  • Top of the Pops feat. Mario 5reković  –  “Putovanje”

Last year Croatia was represented by  Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure” , but she failed to qualify for the Grand  Final, finishing in 11th place  in the First Semi-Final for the second time in a row:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBQdtW3mJE

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Source: magazin.hrt.hr, eurosong.hr

Finland: These are the clues for the third competing artist of UMK 2023!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account  has released the first details about the third artist to participate in the Finnish national final!

  1. The most experienced artist on the label (note: they use the same word “konkari” which could also be translated as “veteran” as they used to describe The Rasmus , but not necessarily 60+ years old)
  2. Returns to the UMK stage
  3. Iconic, but not Danny

The first talks are about three female singers since they seem to meet the conditions. Perhaps the third clue immediately goes to Erika Vikman where she participated in UMK 2020 and ended up in the second place. Danny and Erika were in a relationship for four years and broke up after the competition.

Also names that come to the surface are Saara Aalto and Krista Siegfrids where they both represented Finland at Eurovision. 

UMK‘s songs will be released from January 12th to January 20th,  one each day, while the artists will be announced on January 11th !

Previous UMK winners and  Finland‘s representatives at Eurovision 2022  were  The Rasmus  with the song “Jezebel” and they finished in 21st  place in the Grand Final:

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Finland: These are the clues for the second competing artist of UMK 2023!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram account, gave away the clues for the second artist that is taking part in this year’s Finnish national final!

The second artist’s clues are:

  • He/She started his/her career in a young age
  • He/She is capable of creating emotions
  • He/She has something in common with the host of UMK (Samu Haber)

 

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The first speculations, want that artist to be Robin Packalen, who seems to meet these conditions. Robin is 24 years old and he is a Finnish singer who started his career in Finnish pop as a teenager. During the course of his career, Robin has won many awards for his albums and singles, which have sold more than 370.000 copies. This automatically puts him in the list of the 70 Finnish artists with the most sales of all time!

Robin Packalen has perfromed many times with Samu Haber, having also done a tour together.

We remind you that the songs of UMK are going to be released fro January 12 to 20, one each day, while the competing artists will be announced in January 11, while the final of UMK will be broadcasted live from Turku, in February 25.

The last winner of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu and Finland’s representative in Eurovision 2022 were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel” and ended up in 21th place with 38 points:

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Iceland: Participants of Söngvakeppnin 2023 to be announced on January 28th!

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The Icelandic Public Broadcaster RÚV will choose its entry for Eurovision 2023 through Söngvakeppnin 2023, the winner of which will represent Iceland in Liverpool.

RÚV revealed that it received 132 songs for consideration, 28 songs less compared to Söngvakeppnin 2022. Today it was announced that the 10 selected finalists will be revealed on January 28th, during a special program called #12 stig (12 points).

Söngvakeppnin 2023 is scheduled to take place on the following dates:

  • First semi-final  – February 18th
  • Second semi-final – February 25th
  • Final – March 4th

Systur  represented Iceland in the final of Eurovision 2022 with “Með sárkandi sól “. They reached 23rd place, scoring a total of 23 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G71c48O3j-s

Serbia: On January 9 the announcement of the candidates for the national final!

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Preparations have already begun for the selection of songs regarding the selection of Serbia’s representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. RTS announced that the official list of artists and song titles will be released on January 9.

A total of 200 songs were submitted to represent Serbia in Liverpool.

There has been some speculation as to who will take part, including Tijana Bogicević (Serbia Eurovision 2017), Tijana Dapcević (North Macedonia Eurovision 2014), Lena Stamenković (Serbia Junior Eurovision 2015) and the new members of Hurricane.

We remind you that Pesma za Evroviziju 23 will again consist of two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final. The dates of the semi-finals and final are:

  • First Semi-Final – March 1st
  • Second Semi-Final – March 2nd
  • Grand Final – March 4th

At Eurovision 2022, Serbia with Konstrakta ended up in 5th place in Torino, Italy!

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Source: Eurovoix

Latvia: Listen to the Supernova 2023 songs!

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Latvia is starting the selection process for their 2023 representative and presents the songs that will compete in the Semi-Final of Supernova 2023!

The jury has selected the 15 artists who will participate in the Semi-Final of Supernova 2023, which will take place live on 4 February. The winner of the competition will be determined by the jury and the audience in the Grand Final which will take place on February 11 and will decide who will represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, UK in May.
The presenters will be once again Ketija Šenberga and Lauris Reiniks.

The 15 artists and the songs that will compete in the Semi-Final of Supernova are:

  1. 24. Avēnija – “You Said”
  2. Adriana Miglāne – “Like I Wanna”
  3. Alise Haijima – “Tricky”
  4. Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes”
  5. Avéi – “Let Me Go”
  6. Inspo – “Sway”
  7. Justs – “Stranger”
  8. Katrine Miller – “Beaten Down”
  9. Luīze – “You To Hold Me”
  10. Markus Riva – “Forever”
  11. Patrisha – “Hush”
  12. Raum – “Fake Love”
  13. Saule – “Finally Happy”
  14. Sudden Lights – “Aijā”
  15. Toms Kalderauskis – “When It All Falls”

Among the 15 artists we see well-known names such as Markus Riva who will participate for the 9th time in Supernova and Justs who was the representative of Latvia in 2016. Also participating again are Raum, Inspo, Toms Kalderauskis and Sudden Lights.

In the semi-final, the audience will have the opportunity to meet the participants and evaluate the live performance of the songs for the first time, while in the final the audience will choose the winner of the competition. In both the semi-final and the final, the role of the audience and the jury will be equally important. The winner will be determined by the total score of the calls and text messages from the public and the vote of the jury.

In 2022 in Turin, Latvia participated with Citi Zēni and “Eat Your Salad”, scoring 55 points in the First Semi-Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM0_0WfuxSk

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Source: lsm.lv

Eurovision 2023: Semi-final allocation draw scheduled for the end of January!

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In the latest episode of ” The Euro Trip podcast”, Councilor and Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Harry Doyle was a guest and spoke among others things, about the preparations for Eurovision 2023.

The allocation draw for the semi finals is any important date, since it marks the official start of the Eurovision season. During the event, the draw to determine in which semi finals countries will perform and which out of the two semis Big Five must broadcast and vote takes place, as well as the host city insignia exchange.

Mr Doyle revealed that preparations are underway for the ceremony which is gonna take place at the end of January. Furthermore, meetings with representatives of local and Ukrainian communities of Liverpool will also take place, to explore ways of collaboration. We remind you that as part of the agreement of BBC to host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, is to include Ukrainians and Ukraine culture as part of the shows.

Even though Mr Doyle did not reveal the exact date of this years allocation draw, it is expected that it will be at the last Tuesday of January, as it happened the two previous years, meaning January 31st.

Below you can listen the full episode of the podcast:

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Source: The Euro Trip Podcast

Czech Republic: ESCZ national final on 30th of January!

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Earlier in the afternoon it was announced by a post on the official Facebook account of the Czech national final, Eurovision Song Contest Czech Republic or ESCZ, that the final is going to take place live for the first time in 15 years on 30th of January in Prague in the studios of the broadcaster.

“It will be a modest and high-quality show, once again we are focusing on showcasing Czech Talent internationally, and a Live show is a fantastic way to do so, the show will be focused of course on a Czech and International audience, something everyone will enjoy”. Ahmad Halloun.- International Head of Press

 

“I am proud of how the brand has grown at least in the Czech music scene, the platform is becoming extremely interesting and attractive. I am pleased to announce that we have received an overwhelming response from the Czech music industry. More than 170 songs were submitted – mostly from Czech composers – and all with Czech vocalists. Picking just a handful of songs is getting more and more difficult and we hope to finalize the names of the finalists in the coming days. More details about the show will be revealed in the coming weeks.” Kryštof Šámal-Head of Delegation.

Last year in Turin the central European nation was represented by We Are Domi and the song Lights Off who after having qualified fourth from the second semifinal, the ended up 22nd in the Grand Final.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates regarding Czechia and the rest of the participating countries in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Finland: These are the clues for the first competing artist of UMK 2023!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram account, gave away the clues for the first artist that is taking part in this year’s Finnish national final!

The first artist’s clues are:

  1. He/She is the youngest artist taking part in UMK (in 2023 or in general?)
  2. Has taken part in a reality show
  3. He/She has a dance song

 

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The first speculations talk about the singer Joalin Loukamaa who, for sure, meets these conditions. Joalin is 22 years old, model, singer and dancer. She took part in Survivors Finland in 2020 and was part of the group Now United.

We remind you that the songs of UMK are going to be released fro January 12 to 20, one each day, while the competing artists will be announced in January 11, while the final of UMK will be broadcasted live from Turku, in February 25.

The last winner of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu and Finland’s representative in Eurovision 2022 were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel” and ended up in 21th place with 38 points:

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Norway: These are the contestants of Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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A short while ago, Norway’s public television, NRK, announced the artists who are going to participate in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix in order to compete for the country’s representation at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

The 21 artists have been selected since November and have been divided into three semi-finals as follows:

First Semi-Final

  1. Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly“
  2. Erik Næss – “Wave“
  3. Kate Gullbrandsen – “Tårer i paradis“
  4. Rasmus Thall – “TRESKO“
  5. Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings“
  6. Byron Williams Jr & Jowst – “Freaky For The Weekend“
  7. Umami Tsunami featuring Kyle Alessandro, Kristian Haugstøyl & Magnus Winjum – “Geronimo“

Second Semi-Final

  1. Sandra Lyng – “Drøm d bort“
  2. JONE – “Ekko Inni Meg“
  3. Swing’it – “Prohibition“
  4. Ella – “Waist“
  5. Alejandro Fuentes – “Fuego“
  6. Bjørn Olav Edvardsen – “Turn Off My Heart“
  7. Elsie Bay – “Love You in a Dream“

Third Semi-Final

  1. Skrellex – “Love Again“
  2. Tiril Beisland – “Break It“
  3. Akuvi – “Triumph“
  4. Atle Pettersen – “Masterpiece“
  5. Eline Thorp – “Not Meant to Be“
  6. Maria Celin – “Freya“
  7. Stig van Eijk – “Someday“

Among the artists we see MGP 2020 winner Ulrikke who had confirmed her return to the music competition a long ago, as well as MGP 1987 winner Kate Gullbrandsen, Elsie Bay who was one of the most talked about entries for MGP 2022 and MGP 1999 winner Stig van Eijk.

As a reminder, this year’s Melodi Gran Prix will be quite different from the previous ones, as there will be no duels or second chance rounds. Three artists will qualify from each semi-final in which only the Norwegian TV audience will vote, while the final will for the first time since 2019 feature an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

The songs will be published each Monday before the semi-final in which they are to compete. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will take place at the Spectrum in Trondheim with Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen as presenters. The schedule is as follows:

  • First Semi-Final: January 14th
  • Second Semi-Final: January 21st
  • Third Semi-Final: January 28th
  • Grand Final: February 4th

Previous MGP winners and Norway’s representatives at Eurovision 2022 were Subwoolfer with their song “Give That Wolf a Banana” and finished 10th in the Grand Final, continuing the country’s qualification streak for the fifth year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCU2rQyDeY

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