Malta: Was Saba’s “Sand” one of Emma Muscat’s candidate songs for Eurovision 2022!

According to the latest news, “Sand”, the song with which Saba represented Denmark this year, at Eurovision 2024, travelled a long way until it ended up on the stage of the Contest.

According to the Danish website Eurosong-DK, it seems that “Sand” was one of Emma Muscat’s candidate songs for Eurovision 2022.

https://youtu.be/4f_phiGot7w

We remind you that Emma Muscat won MESC 2022, the national final of Malta, with the song “Out of Sight”, however immediately after her victory, the search for a replacement song began, as read first from Eurovisionfun.

The final choice seems to have been made between “Sand” and the song that in the end represented Malta that year, “I Am What I Am”. Malta got 16th place in the second semi-final of 2022, while this year Denmark placed 12th.

https://youtu.be/DFCFM5qtvms

What would Malta’s fortune be if it was represented by Sand? Would the island country manage to qualify?

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Source: eurosong.dk

Sheldon Riley: The artist’s rendition of last year’s winning entry “Tattoo” on America’s Got Talent!

In 2022, the 23-year-old multiethnic singer-songwriter Sheldon Riley made a powerful impact representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy with his emotional song “Not The Same“. This year Sheldon Riley returned on America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League as part of Mel B‘s Dream Team with a big surprise for all the Eurovision fans.

His apparent love for Eurovison and this year’s glorious winner Loreen, made this year’s Swedish winning entry “Tattoo” a fitting song for Riley to perform on Monday’s episode. Sheldon wowed the judges with his amazing performance. His appearance featured Loreen-style nails and his absolutely extravagant style and during his performance he took off the mask and went on performing the song with even more power.

You can watch Sheldon Riley perform his rendition of Loreen‘s second winning entry “Tattoo” at the video below:

Who is Sheldon Riley?

Sheldon Riley‘s entrancing vocals and bold, avant-garde style have firmly established him as a game-changer in the music industry. His standout performances on “The Voice Australia” and “America’s Got Talent” only further solidified his place as a powerhouse artist.

In 2022, Sheldon represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy with the song “Not The Same“. The lyrics, derived from a personal letter written to himself at the age of 14, showcased Sheldon‘s unyielding commitment to connecting authentically through his music.

His unique sound, style, and songwriting have garnered international critical acclaim, appearing in leading publications such as VOGUE, Billboard, and Rolling Stone.

Sheldon‘s electrifying presence on “The Masked Singer” in Australia saw him reach the final two, captivating audiences with each performance. He then went on to headline the pre-game show of the NRL Grand Final alongside rock icon Jimmy Barnes, performing a powerful rendition of “Everybody Wants To Rule The World“.

The year 2023 is shaping up to be a landmark one for the talented singer-songwriter, starting with a powerhouse performance at the Sydney WorldPride opening concert and sharing the stage with none other than pop royalty Kylie Minogue and the hyperpop sensation Charli XCX.

Sheldon is currently competing as part of Mel B‘s Dream Team on America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League and made a great jumpstart by performing last year’s winning Eurovision entry “Tattoo” and managed to wow the Judges and the viewers all over the USAt the same time, he is focusing his efforts on his eagerly awaited debut album. Set to be released later this year, this album showcases Sheldon‘s raw and melodic sound that promises to enthral audiences and leave a lasting mark on the music world.

Do you like Sheldon’s take on Loreen’s second winning song? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Netherlands: Armin Van Buuren rules out Eurovision participation!

Armin van Buuren is not planning to send another entry for the Eurovision Netherlands selection.  The acclaimed DJ sent a song during the 2022 selection process together with singer Jaap Reesema which was rejected by the Dutch public broadcaster.

Furthermore, van Buuren explained that he feels he was mistreated by the Eurovision Selection Committee:

“We didn’t even hear whether it was a yes or a no.  In the end it wasn’t us, okay. But then we had to call someone to find out that it wasn’t us. That’s very strange, when I think they really wanted me to do it

AVROTROS responds

Dutch broadcaster has replied to the allegations made by Armin Van Buuren.  According to the public broadcaster spokeswoman, there was a communication problem between the parties involved and that AVROTROS talked with the DJ’s management in due time

At the time, his management was informed by Eric van Stade (General Director of AVROTROS)

In the end the Netherlands internally selected S10 with her song De Diepte.  S10 ended in 11th place in the Grand Final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgOnu7ux2-k&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: NU

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Netherlands: S10 will announce this year’s 12 points!

Last year’s Dutch representative S10, will announce the points on behalf of the Dutch jury during the Eurovision 2023 final. S10 made the announcement on Tuesday via Instagram. More specifically she said:

“I was allowed to distribute the points on behalf of my country”

Regarding last year’s poins, Jeangu Macrooy was in charge of announcing them. AVROTROS introduced this particular tradition in 2016, that is to say that the points will be announced every year by the artist of last year’s participation. In 2019, Waylon refused to follow this tradition. In 2021, Duncan Laurence was replaced by Romy Monteiro, as he got infected with COVID-19.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgOnu7ux2-k

 

We remind you that S10 reached the eleventh place in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, singing the ballad “De Diepte”.

 

Source: songfestivalupdate.nl

 


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EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joanne’s Eurovision 2022 song for the first time!

Joanne’s bid for last year’s Eurovision on behalf of Greece is bound to be released by the Greek record company MINOS EMI on April 28th.The song’s title is “Remedy” and you can listen to it for the first time exclusively on Eurovisionfun,after the kind permission of Joanne’s record company.

“Remedy” is a dynamic, pop, modern and ethnic song. Remedy means: antidote, drug, treatment. The song talks about balance in our lives and embracing uncertainty.Our differences are often the real antidote that bring us into balance and shape us. The song is inspired by the 21 year old singer’s own life as a young girl with a vision,who lives life to the extreme and fulfills her dreams without being limited by her “differences”.

The song is signed by familiar faces, some of whom have already been involved in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as ARCADE. The rest of the producers are DJ Michalis Tsausopoulos, as well as popular singer and composer Sarah De Warren, who has collaborated with big DJs such as Kaskade, Martin Jensen and Mike Perry,with her songs exceeding 50 million streams. You can listen to Remedy exclusively on Eurovisionfun,through our official TikTok account, the most popular account related to the Eurovision contest in Greece, with 6,500 followers!

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovisionfn/video/7224096166722506010

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San Marino: Ronela Hajati will participate in UVPSM with “SALVAJE”!

Earlier today, Ronela Hajati released the audio version of her new song called “SALVAJE” on her YouTube channel. Alongside with the song release, the previous representative of Albania in Eurovision 2022 will try to claim again to represent San Marino in Eurovision 2023 through the national final “Una Voce Per San Marino”. 

Down bellow you will find her new song on YouTube:

The Albanian singer will compete at the fourth semi final of “Una Voce Per San Marino” at Thursday 23 of February claiming one of the four tickets that will take her to the final.

Unlikely in 2022, the former Festivali i Kenges winner didn’t managed to qualify in the Grand Final of Eurovision conquering the 12th place in the first semi final with her song “SEKRET”.

Here is her live performance from Turin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jWXmo0-ZjI

 

What do you think about Ronela’s second attempt in the contest? Would you like to see her in Liverpool this year? Tell us in the comments down bellow!

 

Finland: These are the hints for the seventh act of UMK 2023!

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account has released the first details about the seventh and final act who will participate in the Finnish national final!

  1. The name does not tell the whole truth
  2. All the best from Finland
  3. To the market!

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη UMK23 (@uudenmusiikinkilpailu)

The speculated artists are Ramses II, a Finnish hip-hop singer and the hard rock band Shiraz Lane.

The UMK songs will be released from January 12 to 20, one song per day, while the artists will be announced on January 11!

The previous UMK winners and Finland’s representatives in Turin were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel” which finished 21st in the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/LSi9nfr65FE

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Finland: These are the hints for the sixth act of UMK 2023!

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account has released the first details about the sixth act who will participate in the Finnish national final!

  1. Sky strikes fire
  2. Multitalented
  3. Made history

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη UMK23 (@uudenmusiikinkilpailu)

The speculated artists are KUUMA, which is a Finnish pop band, while others think the hints lead to Teräsbetoni, the metal band that represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Missä miehet ratsastaa.

The UMK songs will be released from January 12 to 20, one song per day, while the artists will be announced on January 11!

The previous UMK winners and Finland’s representatives in Turin were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel” which finished 21st in the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/LSi9nfr65FE

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Eurovision Awards 2022: The Winners!

From Wednesday 30 November to Sunday 4 December, the Eurovision audience had the opportunity to vote for their favorite entries among 10 categories through the official Eurovision Instagram account. A few hours ago, the winners of these categories for the Eurovision Awards 2022 were announced, as they emerged after tens of thousands of votes in just a few days.

The Results

Most Innovative Staging

  • Rosa Linn – Snap / Armenia
  • We Are Domi – Lights Off / Czech Republic
  • The Rasmus – Jezebel / Finland
  • Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano / Serbia  WINNER 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtQj1MfNYA&feature=emb_title

Best Vocals

  • Nadir Rustamli / Azerbaijan
  • Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord / Greece
  • Ochman / Poland  WINNER 
  • Cornelia Jakobs / Sweden

Best Prop

  • Georgia – Miniature Circus
  • San Marino – Mechanical Bull   WINNER 
  • Slovenia – Enormous Disco Ball
  • United Kingdom – Space Cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCmX64N_sXM&feature=emb_title

Best Non-Qualifier

  • Ronela Hajati – Sekret / Albania   WINNER 
  • Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure / Croatia
  • Andromache – Ela / Cyprus
  • Andrea – Circles / North Macedonia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jWXmo0-ZjI&feature=emb_title

Best Lyrics

  • Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi / Italy
  • Maro – Saudade, Saudade / Portugal
  • Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano / Serbia   WINNER 
  • Kalush Orchestra – Stefania / Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcu0wEc32Cg&feature=emb_title

Best Look

  • Sheldon Riley / Australia
  • Monika Liu / Lithuania
  • Subwoolfer / Norway   WINNER 
  • Kalush Orchestra / Ukraine

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

Best Hair presented by MoroccanOil

  • Monika Liu / Lithuania   WINNER 
  • WRS / Romania
  • Chanel / Spain
  • Sam Ryder / United Kingdom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVqSTVJhD44&feature=emb_title

Best Official Video

  • LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – Halo / Austria
  • Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers – Trenulețul / Moldova
  • S10 – De Diepte / Netherlands
  • Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN / United Kingdom   WINNER 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak

Best Choreography

  • Michael Ben David / Israel
  • Subwoolfer / Norway
  • Konstrakta / Serbia
  • Chanel / Spain   WINNER 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQYTt4xg3I&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.iframe.ly%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Best Moment

  • Sam Ryder consoles Marius Bear
  • Alessandro’s green screen segment
  • Laura Pausini sings Nel blu, dipinto di blu
  • Ukraine’s televote results   WINNER 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs&feature=emb_title

Below you can see the results through the official Eurovision channel on Youtube:

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Source: eurovision.tv

Spotify: “Snap” has surpassed Måneskin’s “Zitti e Buoni”, becoming the 2nd most-streamed Eurovision song of all times!

We have already talked about the fascinating story of Rosa Linn’s “Snap”, which despite its mediocre success in ESC, is doing great on the streaming platforms.

As of today, “Snap” is not only the most popular Eurovision 2022 song on Spotify, but has also managed to become the 2nd most streamed Eurovision song, surpassing “Zitti e Buoni” by Måneskin.

“Snap” has managed to muster 358 million streams, a few streams more than the ESC 2021’s winning song, and the former’s run doesn’t seem to be stopping there. The only question that remains, is whether Rosa Linn will be able to break Duncan Laurence’s record and surpass the 849 million streams of “Arcade” and become the most streamed Eurovision song of all time!

Below you can watch the new music video of “Snap”, that was released a few time ago:

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