Sweden: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the rest of the Nordic countries, invite Europe to the first Nordic Eurovision Party!

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After having won the contest a total of 14 times ( Sweden 7 times, Denmark 3 times, Norway 3 times and Finland 1 time) and giving the Eurofans hits after hits each year, the Nordic countries are ready to invite Europe to the first Nordic Eurovision Party. 

The aim of the Nordic Eurovision Party is to gather participants of the current Eurovision edition together with fans and press members like the other pre-events in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Tel Aviv or Amsterdam. As a difference to the other pre-events, the idea of the Nordic Eurovision Party  is to change its location and country every year, to make the event more accessible to all fans from the nordic countries. Participants of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest will be performing together with former participants of the ESC and contests of national pre selections.

The first edition will be celebrated on Sunday, the 14th of April 2024 in the well known and historical ballroom hall of the 4-star boutique hotel BERNS in Stockholm, Sweden. The event will open its doors at 7pm and start at 8pm.

Two different ticket types are offered to the fans:

  • Eurofans Tickets (early entry, standing, collectors lanyard included) limited available: 800SEK
  • General Entrance (standing): 600SEK

OGAE members can secure a limited amount of General Entrance tickets at a reduced price. After the show there will be an after party for press, fans and the artists, with an exclusive area for the Eurovision participants. 

Tickets are already on sale on the official website nordiceurovision.com.

More information about the participating delegations, the legends line up and more will be published on the official accounts of the event in Instagram (@nordiceurovision)  and X (@nordiceurovisio).

Source: nordiceurovision.com

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Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will take place on 17 February | Changes in format!

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The Eurovision season has officially started. Countries have already submitted their participation applications and within a month we will have the official list of participating countries.

Preparations have already started in Denmark, too. As usual, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix format will be used in order to select the next Danish act. It is now confirmed that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will include a final with 8 competing acts and will take place on 17 February 2024 in DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

Changes in DMGP format

Danish officials will put a lot of effort in order to select a strong entry, which can cope with the competition and modern Eurovision standards. An initiative to overturn the tables for the country is much needed, as Denmark currently holds a negative record of 3 consecutive non-qualifying attempts.

The DMGP’s Program Manager, Erik Struve Hansen, mentions:

It requires a strong song, a strong vocalist and a very strong performance. It is a kind of trinity. It is important that all three things play a role.

The enforcement of the international jury

More importance is expected to be given to the role of the international jurors in DMGP 2024. Although there has already been an international jury in past editions, in 2024 the international jury, consisting music and Eurovision experts, will probably have more members and more weight on the total outcome. The international jury will be used to reflect the Eurovision spirit and the trends of the international music scene into the chosen act.

Despite not being the public’s favorite, Reiley won the ticket to Liverpool in 2023. He performed his song “Breaking My Heart” in the second semi-final, failing to qualify and scoring only 6 points, all from Iceland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvzZF1JOk

Source: ekstrabladet.dk

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Denmark: Submission window for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 are now open

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DR, the public broadcaster of Denmark, has already started preparing the country’s greatest music show for 2024, namely the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the national final for Eurovision 2024. With the submission window opening today, the country is ready to select their new representative.

The submission window will be open until Friday October 27, and those interested can read the rules and apply their proposals, in the specified website.

“The winning song, with its high quality, must have the potential to represent Danish music and Danish culture in the most distinguished way at the Eurovision Song Contest.”

For yet another year, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, will take place directly with the Grand Final and with eight songs competing. What is more, some of the rules stat that:

  • Either the artist, lyricist or composer, have to be Danish citizens, or have an equally strong relation to Denmark
  • Citizens of Greenland and the Faroe Islands can also take part
  • The competing song must be up to three minutes in duration and must not be reproduce anywhere publicly without DR’s consent
  • Composers and lyricists can tae part with multiple songs
  • The songs can be performed in any language
  • The winning song, must be performed, both in DMG and Eurovision, live and with 100% live vocals

The previous winner of DMGP and Denmark’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Reiley with his song “Breaking my Heart”, who didn’t manage to qualify for the final, leaving his country out for the third year in a row:

https://youtu.be/XVZvzZF1JOk

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Source: dr.dk

Eurovision 2023: Here is the reason why Norway and Denmark opened their respective semi-finals….

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Almost 20 days after the completion of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest,the Head of Contest Twan van Nieuwenhuijze elaborates on the reason why Norway and Denmark opened the first and the second semi-final respectively.

The Head of Contest stated on the Dutch podcast Ding-A-Dong that both entries are very child-friendly and cheerful,accommodating for the contest’s needs for a joyful opening:

“Alessandra from Norway and Reiley from Denmark are both very child-friendly openers. Not only because they are both young performers, but also because of the way the act looked. Cheerful, up-tempo, those are good reasons to have someone open.”

Nevetheless,not both entries managed to yield fruitable results.Although Norway’s Alessandra managed to bring Norway back to the top 5 with her song “Queen of Kings” (achieving a top-3 televoting result),Denmark’s Reiley failed to catch the audience’s eye with his song “Breaking My Heart” and,thus,did not manage to qualify for the Grand Final,earning only 6 points from Iceland.

You can listen to both songs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMRNUyG86Qs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvzZF1JOk

Source: Eurovoix

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Eurovision 2023: See the results of Press Poll just before the grand final!

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As we informed you, Press Poll 2023 has begun. After all countries have had all technical rehearsals, it is now time for the accredited to vote for the country that believes she will be the winner of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

Below are the results of the final of today’s 13/5 at 21:45:

In the vote for the winner, Finland leads, Sweden is second, and Spain is third!

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Denmark: Tina Müller is the spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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Tina Müller returns to the role of the spokesperson as she is going to reveal the 12 points of the Danish national jury tonight at the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

As of now, the following spokespersons have been confirmed for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool:
  • Albania– Andri Xhahu
  • Armenia – Maléna
  • Austria– Philipp Hansa
  • Azerbaijan– Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus– Loukas Hamatsos
  • Denmark – Tina Müller
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • Finland– Bess
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Iceland – Einar Stefánsson
  • Ireland – Niamh Kavanagh
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Latvia– Jānis Pētersons
  • Netherlands– S10
  • Poland– Ida Nowakowska
  • Portugal – Maro
  • Romania– Eda Marcus
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Sweden– Farah Abadi
  • Switzerland– Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine– Zlata Ognevich
  • United Kingdom– Catherine Tate

Below you can watch the reaction video of the Eurovision Fun team to the Danish entry.

Source : Eurovoix

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Eurovision 2023: Grand Final takes place tonight!

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The moment that every Eurofan waited for is finally here! The 67th Eurovision Song Contest officially comes to an end tonight, as the Grand Final takes place tonight, live from Liverpool!

The twentysix remaining countries will take part in tonight’s show, but only one will be the winner of Eurovision 2023.

The hosts of this evening will be Julia Sanina from The Hardkiss, Hannah Waddingham, Alesha Dixon and Graham Norton.

The 26 finalists of this year’s Grand Final are:

1. 🇦🇹 Austria | Teya & Salena – Who The Hell Is Edgar?

2. 🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat – Ai Coração

3. 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Remo Forrer – Watergun

4. 🇵🇱 Poland | Blanka – Solo

5. 🇷🇸 Serbia | Luke Black – Samo Mi Se Spava

6. 🇫🇷 France: La Zarra – Évidemment

7. 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Andrew Lambrou – Break A Broken Heart

8. 🇪🇸 Spain: Blanca Paloma – Eaea

9. 🇸🇪 Sweden | Loreen – Tattoo

10. 🇦🇱 Albania | Albina & Familja Kelmendi – Duje

11. 🇮🇹 Italy | Marco Mengoni – Due Vite

12. 🇪🇪 Estonia | Alika – Bridges

13. 🇫🇮 Finland | Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha

14. 🇨🇿 Czechia | Vesna – My Sister’s Crown

15. 🇦🇺 Australia | Voyager – Promise

16. 🇧🇪 Belgium | Gustaph – Because Of You

17.  🇦🇲 Armenia | Brunette – Future Lover

18. 🇲🇩 Moldova | Pasha Parfeni – Soarele şi Luna

19. 🇺🇦 Ukraine | TVORCHI – Heart of Steel

20. 🇳🇴 Norway | Alessandra – Queen of Kings

21. 🇩🇪 Germany | Lord of the Lost – Blood & Glitter

22. 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Monika Linkytė – Stay

23. 🇮🇱 Israel | Noa Kirel – Unicorn

24. 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Joker Out – Carpe Diem

25. 🇭🇷 Croatia | Let 3 – Mama ŠČ!

26. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Mae Muller – I Wrote A Song

Apart from the 26 countries taking part, some non-participating countries around the world can vote, as there is a new category that can vote, in the Rest Of The World.

The Grand Final will be broadcasted on 21:00 CET and you can watch it live from your country’s public broadcaster, or from the livestream on the official Eurovision YouTube channel:

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Faroe Islands: plans to join EBU in the future

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As we mentioned you in a previous article,  national broadcaster for the  Faroe Islands, KVF, broadcasted the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Last night Reiley from the Faroe Islands represented Denmark at Eurovision 2023. Therefore, the Faroe Islands believe they are one step closer to being able to participate in the contest and become a member of the EBU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvzZF1JOk

Minister of Social Affairs and Culture Sirið Stenberg, said that Reiley ‘s participation had a positive impact and opened doors helping the Faroe Islands to participate in Eurovision at some point. This is something that Reiley himself hopes for.

The national broadcaster of the Faroe Islands has expressed an interest in participating at the Eurovision Song Contest.  However since the Faroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, their full participation in the EBU has not yet been approved.

 

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Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will remain Danish national final for 2024!

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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will remain the Danish national selection for Eurovision one more year.

Unfortunately, Denmark has not succeed to qualify for a third year in a row.  However, there are reasons to keep DMGP as the national selection although there will be some improvements for the 2024 edition of this national selection.

According to the Head of Melodi Grand Prix to DR, Erik Struve Hansen, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix remains popular in the nordic country becoming a tradition:

“No, I can’t imagine that. There are so many traditions around Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and it is one of the most watched programs of its kind in Denmark over the course of an entire year.

It has been a tradition that we have gathered around for decades, and I think it can do a lot of things in its own right as a large, unifying event around which we meet and have opinions about. It would be a shame to tinker”

Following the most recent results, public broadcaster DR is planning to improve their national selection for the future.  Mr Struve Hansen commented about their strategy:

We are already in the process of looking at what strategy we will have for next year’s Grand Prix musically. That work already started before Eurovision, and we will continue with it.

 

Source: DR

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Eurovision 2023: The Grand Final allocation for the Second Semi Final qualifiers!

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The first semi-final has just finished, with the first ten finalists being:

Before the press conference that is currently taking place these ten countries chose the half in which they will appear in the Grand Final on Saturday.

This is the half each qualifier drew, from semi final 2:

🇦🇱 Albania will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇨🇾 Cyprus will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇪🇪 Estonia will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇧🇪 Belgium will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇹 Austria will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇱🇹 Lithuania will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇵🇱 Poland will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇺 Australia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇲 Armenia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇸🇮 Slovenia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

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