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Austria: Teya’s & Salena’s outfits for Eurovision!
The Austrian National Broadcaster ORF has revealed through social networks the outfit of the duo that will wear on the Eurovision stage.
The clothes Teya & Salena will wear were created in collaboration between two designers. Johann Erhardt from Berlin’s “Haderlump” atelier and creative director and stylist Maximilian D’ Antonio took care of the outfits for the two women, who will represent Austria in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Teya commented:
“The outfits reflect our personalities and still go together. Our classic colors will also be seen on the big stage. So it’s not a big surprise, except maybe for those who expected us to appear in secretarial outfits and moustaches.”
Also Salena noted:
“We feel incredibly comfortable and are very excited to see how we will stage the outfits. The team behind the design fully understood and implemented our vision – also in such a way that we didn’t lose our individuality. We love it.”
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Source: ORF
London Eurovision Party 2023: Watch all the live performances!
Yesterday, 16th of April, London held the last pre-party for this year’s Eurovision season.
London Eurovision Party 2023 was held in Here at Outernet and presented by Nicki French(UK 2000) and Paddy O’ Connell(former Eurovision commentator for the BBC).
22 Eurovision participants sang in London and you can watch their live performances below:
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Australia – Voyager
There is a big difference between the studio version and their live performance. It’s a rock performance and it shows that band songs are meant for live performances. It is indeed difficult to make any predictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised in case it does well with the televoting, even if Australia is usually a jury favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNeHC4NvAI
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Austria – Teya & Salena
A much loved entry by Eurovision fans and it is worth it. The vocals are good, the chemistry between the duo is splendid, the weird dancing is present and the crowd is loving it. Austria has managed to beat the odds so far, contrary to those who thought that Who the Hell is Edgar was going to be a fan-flop, similarly to last year’s Halo. Now, we will only have to see how it works in Liverpool stage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlf8Sb5RaUQ
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Azerbaijan – TuralXTuran
A beautiful song for sure and regardless the final result, I’m really glad that Azerbaijan finally sent a song that was written by Azerbaijani people. Although, that doesn’t seem to be enough and their performances do not have a large appeal. Probably we will not see them perform in the Grand Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvPB2-2LAc
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Croatia – Let 3
The most controversial entry of Eurovision 2023. Controversial is also the whole career of Let 3. Although, everyone thought that they wouldn’t make it to the Final, their live performances prove the opposite. The crowd is having fun and singing with them and their eccentricity will sure be noticed. It looks like Croatia made the right choice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHnz8Y4SmHI
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Czechia – Vesna
A fan favorite to win at first, but at the moment it does not give winning vibes. It was a better performance than usual but it will be a long way for Czechia in order to achieve their result. Their vocals were better but staging still looks messy and chaotic and it does not put across the message of the song. There is still time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZdTtoA6IcI
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Denmark – Reiley
A much better performance than usual but it remains a song that has small potential when live performed. Reiley being famous on TikTok might be helpful for his entry, so I can’t exclude any possibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ng571hW6Ro
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Estonia – Alika
A beautiful song and impressive vocals. That’s it! It’s another cliché Eurovision ballad, not good enough for Alika’s vocal abilities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWma2X8tnxA
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Finland – Käärijä
We can all understand the hype. Exactly like any of his performances, he gives once more the 100% of his personality and energy. The crowd goes crazy and here we have if not the winner, a top 3 contender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBDb3QoKss
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Iceland – Diljá
Strong vocals and stage presence as Diljá is an energetic performer. Although, the song doesn’t seem enough for Diljá either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5GrD6IRMfc
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Ireland – Wild Youth
A good band performance, full of energy. On the other hand, the song does not stand out for their qualification. It’s not anything new, it’s something done before but it’s not done well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c03adZUY3I
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Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
Monika brought the London Community Gospel Choir for her performance in London Eurovision Party. A vocal powerhouse. The song slowly receives more support and it’s all because of Monika herself. Stay is going to be loved by the juries and we can’t exclude the possibility of the public voting for her. She has a personality and you can’t skip over it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplK-xqYZ90
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Malta – The Busker
Good vocals and great energy on stage. Looks like they are having fun. Frontman’s moves resemble exactly what the song is all about, feeling socially anxious in parties. I really like this entry, but unfortunately it doesn’t stand out and it’s not enough for Malta’s ticket to the Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZF3ucUwzok
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Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
A really energetic performance of Pasha. The crowd is enjoying it and is probably sending him straight to the Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVM4HO6991Q
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Norway – Alessandra
Vocally speaking she gets better and better each time. Personally, I don’t mind any voice cracks of Alessandra. She has a really strong entry, her presence is imposing and her view of pre-parties like actual parties, is actually obvious when performing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPRsTpDEV3A
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Portugal – Mimicat
Although I’m not a big fan of this year’s Portuguese entry and looks weird to me, Mimicat is vocally flawless and I’m waiting for a better performance on Liverpool to disprove me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COErIMq3AFo
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Romania – Theodor Andrei
You will either like it or not. I don’t like it. Vocally he’s good but none of his performances, although far better than the one in Romania’s NF, seems convincing, just messy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwR26PjTJI8
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San Marino – Piqued Jacks
In any means, not a bad song. The lead singer is vocally on point. The whole package, although, is not enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nep9c326_x4
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Serbia – Luke Black
I still don’t get the song. It’s not my favorite entry but it is quirky, eccentric and special. He still looks awkward to me when referring to his stage presence. I’m waiting for his performance in Liverpool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXy8vNlVIDA
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Slovenia – Joker Out
I love that song! Although, the studio version was not that promising at first, the charisma of every single one of the band’s members is to die for. They are stylish, humorous and committed to what they do. I hope to see that energy in Liverpool and Slovenia finally getting awarded with a good result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwZIzxI7who
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Sweden – Loreen
The real queen of this year’s Eurovision. She teaches every Eurovision winner about when and how to return back. Vocally flawless and she seems to be connected with the crowd. Although, the led platform is missing, her strong personality is here and elevates the song. Personally, I want to see her crowned as a winner again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYrO5vspeM
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Spain – Blanca Paloma
Whether you like her entry or not, one thing is for sure. No one can deny Blanca’s flawless vocals and how expressive she is. Although, I can’t fully understand the song, because it has many references to Spanish culture, every time I watch her performances, her emotions really touch me. RTVE is here to win, although I don’t think it will be come true. A great entry, one of my favorites, and it is a good example on what should follow the next year after a great Eurovision result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2fuj9-FBc
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United Kingdom – Mae Muller
MAE I LOVE U!!!I can’t be completely honest with her. Vocally wise, her best performance. What it is indeed challenging is not exactly her vocals but how it will be staged. It needs some dancing, but mostly sass and attitude. These are Mae’s weapons, indeed. She seems to enjoy it and no matter the comments, crowd loves her. It’s the most mainstream pop song of this year’s Eurovision, there’s no way it will not be placed high!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJYqmM3g5qk
Which were your favorite performances? Write in the comments!
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Austria: The solo entries of Teya & Salena were on the top 3 of the internal selection!
This year’s Austrian representatives Teya & Salena were invited on the last episode of the Euro Trip podcast.
The duet revealed that they had also submitted separate entries in the internal selection for the representation of Austrian in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Their solo entries managed in fact to reach the final top 3 of ORF’s internal selection alongside with Who The Hell Is Edgar? which they submitted together.
The duo were chosen to represent Austria in the contest last December by a Focus Group, made up of domestic and international audiences.
In the end, they revealed that Who The Hell Is Edgar? was written at songwriting camp last year just to make the other artists at the camp laugh at the end of the day. But after receiving a great positive reaction from the other songwriters, Teya & Salena’s manager recommended that they submit it to ORF, for Eurovision 2023.
Below you can watch the reaction video of the Eurovision Fun team to the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2023.
Teya and Salena are going to perform 13th in the Second Semi-Final on 11th of May at Liverpool.
Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates regarding the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Eurovision 2023: Swedish lead – Small differences within Top 10
The favorite column of many of you is back as the betting breakdowns for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest are here again.
With a less than one and a half month for Eurovision 2023, we take a look at the bookmakers’ odds of each country winning this year’s contest.
In any case, these odds reflect trends and are based on what we know so far about each country’s participation.
Top 5
“Unchanged” remains the situation at the top, with Loreen continuing to “sweep” the betting tables, being – by far the second – the big favorite to win the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. The Swedish win has remained steady in recent weeks on the verge of doubling the stake. In fact Sweden‘s victory is played at odds between 1.75 and 2.
Finland remains second, with Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” having gained impressions and receiving a “vote of confidence” from the bookers who consider the possibility of the Scandinavian country’s second victory after 2006 to be anything but improbable. The Finnish win is played at odds between 4 and 6, trailing Sweden.
Ukraine is in third place. Contrary to what happened in the previous weeks, the big winner of last year’s competition has stopped “losing ground” and remains firmly in third place, with the possibility of a TVORCHII victory being played at odds of around 7.5.
In fourth place is Norway, whose gap with the leading three has narrowed over the last few days. Alessandra and the “Queen of Kings” has been a fan favourite, with bookies offering the Norwegian win at odds of between 11 and 15.
We had a change in fifth place, with Spain “climbing” into the Top 5. Bianca Paloma and “Eaea” earned impressions at last week’s Barcelona party and moved up one place compared to our last analysis. Spanish win is played at odds between 15 and 21.
Top 10
Israel “fell” sixth. Noa Kirel and the “Unicorn” may be down one spot compared to our previous analysis, but Israel’s win odds have dropped. It is characteristic that the maximum yield offered by the Israeli victory is now 26.
The picture is similar for the seventh Czechia. Vesna maintains positive momentum following their selection, having gained ground over the past few weeks. The highest return that can be played the Czech Republic win returns 31 times the stake.
The “pleasant surprise” of the last weeks is none other than Austria, which from the 26th place before the release of the eccentric “Who The Hell Is Edgar?”, is now in the eighth place. The odds of an Austrian victory are constantly falling and it is a matter of days before it threatens Israel and the Czech Republic. Teya & Salina win is played at odds between 21 and 41.
Ninth is the United Kingdom, with Mae Muller‘s mediocre image at the Barcelona party adding to the bookers’ already negative response to the release of the British entry. The British win can now be played at odds that return up to 51 times the stake.
Finally, the top ten is completed by France, which is played at exactly the same odds as its counterparts in the United Kingdom. Despite the fact that the Western European powerhouse is one place lower compared to our last analysis, its odds of winning nevertheless remain stable, standing at 51.
Do you think Loreen can make history in May in Liverpool, giving Sweden victory for the second time while equaling the all-time record of Ireland of 7 wins?
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the 67th Eurovision Song Contest!
Eurovision 2023: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland will broadcast a common program before and after the live shows!
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!
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.
Teya & Salena came to sleigh! 🇦🇹
Go BTS with the pair in Austria as they film their #Eurovision2023 Poes-card 😉 pic.twitter.com/Xca5WMXsLq
— BBC Eurovision (@bbceurovision) March 29, 2023
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!
Eurovision 2023: Watch tonight our poll results for the two semi-finals!
Today is the first station of our Poll, since after the your voting, the results follow, which will be announced tonight through a live premiere on the Douze Points YouTube channel.
More than 8,200 individual votes were submitted in the two semi-finals and now it’s time to announce the 20 countries that will advance to the grand final. For about 10 days you voted for your top ten countries in each semi-final. As in Eurovision, also in our simulation 100% of the result was determined based on your own vote, since now only the public votes count in the semi-finals.
Tonight at 20:00 CET, you will be able to watch through the video below the ten countries that will qualify from the first semi-final.
Immediately afterwards, at 20:05 CET, you will be able to see the results of the second semi-final in the video below.
The recap and the start of the voting for the Grand Final follows, where 50% of the result will be determined based on your own voting and the rest 50% by the authors of Eurovisionfun.
Until then you can recall the entries vying for qualification below:
Until then you can recall the entries vying for qualification below:
Which countries do you think will qualify?
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all Eurovision 2023 news!
Eurovision 2023: The running order of the semifinals has been revealed!
With a month and a half left for the first semifinal of Eurovision 2023 on May 9, the EBU today announced the order of appearance of the songs in the semifinals.
The running order was determined by the EBU in collaboration with the British organizers, taking into account where each country was drawn to appear (first or second half), but also in such a way that the show is more interesting.
So, through the official Eurovision channel on YouTube, the official running order of the songs in the semifinals of this year’s contest was announced a few minutes ago.
Running Order
First Semifinal – May 9
- Norway
- Malta
- Serbia
- Latvia
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Croatia
- Switzerland
- Israel
- Moldova
- Sweden
- Azerbaijan
- Czechia
- Netherlands
- Finland
Second Semifinal – May 11
- Denmark
- Armenia
- Romania
- Estonia
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Iceland
- Greece
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Georgia
- San Marino
- Austria
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Australia
The analyzes of the fans and not only for a few minutes have been on fire, since the theories based on the prehistory of the countries in the contest, are a first picture of how passable is the qualification to the final or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions about who will advance to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…
Turin will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from May 9th to 13th at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers is “The Sound of Beauty”.
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Eurovision 2023: Sweden comfortably at the top!
The favorite column of many of you is back as the betting breakdowns for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest are here again.
With the puzzle of 37 songs taking part in Eurovision 2023 complete, we take a look at the bookmakers’ odds of each country winning this year’s contest.
In any case, these odds reflect trends and are based on what we know so far about each country’s participation.
Top 5
“Hurricane” Loreen seems to have come to “sweep” everything for the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest. Eleven years after her triumph in Baku, the experienced performer is seen as the big favorite to win Eurovision 2023. It is therefore no coincidence that the bookies are offering the – historic – seventh Swedish victory at odds below 2. In fact, Sweden’s victory is played at odds between 1.80 and 1.86.
Finland has “climbed” to second place after our last analysis. The huge success of Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” has piqued the interest of bookmakers who believe that the Scandinavian country has enough chances for an excellent result at Eurovision 2023. A Finnish win is being played at odds between 4 and 6, following Sweden.
Ukraine has fallen to third place. Ukraine‘s back-to-back victory is no longer considered as likely as it was a few weeks ago, with the odds constantly rising. It is characteristic that at the given time the victory of the Eastern European country can “return” up to 7.5 times the money of the one who will bet on it.
Norway remains in fourth place, but the difference from the Top 3 has grown considerably compared to a few weeks earlier. Alessandra and the ‘Queen of Kings‘ have been fan favourites, with bookies tipping the Norwegian as fourth favorite to win in Liverpool. Norwegian victory is played between 12 and 19.
Israel completes the top five. The explosive Noa Kirel and “Unicorn” have moved up to fifth place after the release of the Israeli entry, but still a long way from fourth place. Israel’s victory is played between 13 and 34.
Top 10
Very close to Israel are the sixth Spain and the seventh Czechia. As for Spain, the atmospheric “Eaea” has been gradually rising in recent weeks, with some companies already offering it in the Top 5. Nevertheless, the odds for the Spanish victory have “raised” and now a Blanca Paloma victory is played in odds between 20 and 34.
Seventh is Czechia. Vesna maintains positive momentum after its selection, but nevertheless has gradually lost ground over the past few weeks. The highest return that can be played the Czech Republic win returns 36 times the stake.
The UK are in eighth place, with Mae Muller‘s participation unimpressive with bookies who have discounted the UK’s chances of a home win. The British win can be played at odds that return up to 40 times the stake.
In ninth place we find another country from the Big-5, France. “Évidemment” and La Zarra return to the top ten after a few weeks, taking advantage of the fact that several of the last songs released did not impress. Possible victory of France is played at odds between 26 and 51.
Finally, the Top 10 is completed by Austria, which is the “pleasant surprise” of the last few weeks. The Central European country has seen the biggest rise in recent weeks, moving from 26th place a few weeks ago to 10th place. Teya & Salina with the wacky “Who the hell is Edgar?” are played at odds between 26 and 55.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vJfR81xO0
Do you think Loreen can make history in May in Liverpool, giving Sweden victory for the second time while equaling the all-time record of Ireland of 7 wins?
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the 67th Eurovision Song Contest!
