Malta: Emma Muscat with a new song in Turin!

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Eurovisionfun continues to shed light on the unsolved mysteries of this year’s competition. As we exclusively mentioned through our Twitter account, Emma Muscat will compete in Eurovision 2022 with a different song from the one with which she won the national final in Malta.

On March 2, having the relevant information, we made the following tweet:

Emma Muscat in one of her fan’s question on Instagram we would say that she somehow confirmed the replacement of Out Of Sight, with another song that we will listen to it very soon.

 

According to the rules of the Maltese national final MESC, the winner can change the song with which he or she will eventually represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Exactly the same happened in 2016 with Ira Losco.

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Greece: Listen to “Die Together”, Amanda’s song for Eurovision 2022!

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“Die Together” is the title of the song with which Amanda is going to represent Greece in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin!

The song has been written by Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord and her producer Bjorn Helge. The videoclip premiered in Studio 4 for the first time, then uploaded on Ertflix and it will also be available on YouTube and all streaming platforms at 19:00.

You can watch the video HERE.

Who is Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord?

Amanda Georgiadis, 24, was born in Oslo but lived the first years of her life in Ioannina, where she visits every summer as her family maintains a home in the area.

At the age of 3, her parents decide to move to the small town of Tenfjord in Norway. At the age of 5 she started taking piano lessons and became an amateur musician, writing her first songs as a teenager. At the age of 18 she began her studies in medicine, while at the same time taking part in various festivals.

She released her first EP, “First impression” under the stage name Amanda Tenfjord, from the city from which she grew up and received excellent reviews. Her second EP includes the song “Then I fell in love” which is a great radio success, remaining for over 20 weeks in the official top 10 radio chart of Norway. In 2020 Netflix includes the song “Troubled Water” in the series “Spinning out”.

Amanda and “Die Together” was selected by the Greek channel in a bunch of more that 40 songs as the one with the biggest expectations in May.

The story behind the video clip

The shooting for the video clip of our participation in Eurovision 2022 took place in beautiful Symi. Director of the video clip, Costas Karydas, who directed our participations in 2020 and 2021.

The change of weather from sunny, cloudy and rainy seems to match both the feeling of the song, but also the story it wants to show through the video clip. Do not forget that Amanda’s song is experiential, since she wrote it after a separation. The well-known model, Nikolas Melachronidis impersonates Amanda’s boyfriend. The shooting took place both outdoors and indoors.

Did you enjoy “Die Together”? Make your prediction about the Greek result in Turin 2022!

 

 

North Macedonia: The final version of “Circles” by Andrea has been released!

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“Circles“, the entry of North Macedonia in Eurovision 2022, underwent a production revamp. The final version of the song, along with the music video, was uploaded on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

MRT, the Public Broadcaster of North Macedonia, allocated a budget of 2,000 euros to improve the production of the song, after Andrea‘s victory in Za Evrosong, as the country is one of those that offer financial support to their representative after winning their national selection.

Watch the music video of “Circles”:

Andrea won Za Evrosong after a draw with Viktor Apostolovski with a total of 20 points each. Andrea was selected as the winner, having received more points from the jury.

North Macedonia will compete in the second half of the second semifinal on May 12th.

Did you like the revamp of “Circles”? Comment below!

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Greece: Amanda to sing “Die Together” in Turin!

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Today, hours before the official launch of the Greek entry, ERT, the Greek National Boradcaster, revealed the title of the song for Eurovision 2022.

Die Together, will be sung by Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord, next May in Turin. It’s about a ballad, written by the singer herself, after a past separation that she had.

In a few hours, through the show Studio 4, the video clip of the Greek participation will be broadcastedd  for the first time, which  was directed by Costas Karydas, in the picturesque island of Symi. Eurovisionfun comes to answer all the crucial questions, concerning the Greek participation

  • As aforemementioned, the video clip will be broadcasted first in Studio 4, today Thursday. The show transmits from 16.00 until 18.00 (Local Time, GMT+2).
  • Immediately after its release in Studio 4, the video clip will be available exclusively on ERTflix.
  • Shortly afterwards and more specifically at 19.00, the song will be available on all music platforms, while the video clip will be available on Amanda’s YouTube channel.
  • We remind you that the song with which Amanda Georgiadi (Tenfjord) will represent us in the competition, is written in collaboration with Bjorn Helge, while Dimitris Kontopoulos had a decisive role in its production . The director of the participation is Fokas Evangelinos and the project manager of is Elias Kokotos. Head of delegation of  is going to be Sofia Dranidou, as in Rotterdam last year, and Dora Chiraki, director of corporate communication of ERT, is responsible for all the crucial decisions, being in charge of the general supervision by the Greek public television.

We remind you that Greece is taking part in the 1st Semi-Final, on May 10!

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Source/Photos: ERT/KOSTAS KARYDAS

North Macedonia: Watch a part of Andrea’s Live-on-Tape performance!

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As we previously informed you, Serbia, Montenegro and Northern Macedonia have recorded their backup appearances for the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest in Belgrade after the end of the national final of Serbia.

An excerpt from the recording of the live-on-tape of Northern Macedonia for Eurovision 2022 was released yesterday afternoon. The country’s delegation released the video from behind the scenes of the recording that took place in Belgrade on Sunday.

What is a live-on-tape performance?

In 2021 all of the 39 acts had to film a backup performance as part of the many contingency measures the EBU has put in place to ensure the song contest can happen in May no matter what.

Each act was able to rehearse for as long as they wish for their live-on-tape performance. However, only three attempts over the course of one hour are given for the filming of the performance which is monitored by the EBU. The participating country can choose which of the three performances is to be used. Live-on-tape recordings were not required to be the same as their planned Eurovision performances.

The live-on-tape performances were later shown a week after Eurovision 2021 during the Eurovision Song Celebration, as a way to showcase all of the hard work put into creating the extra performances.

Here’s the entry of North Macedonia in Eurovision 2022 Song Contest:

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United Kingdom: Sam Ryder flies to Turin with Space Man

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As we have exclusively informed you through our Twitter account Sam Ryder is the british representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 came to be true. The 31-year-old singer is going to sing “Space Man” in Turin.

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

Who Sam Ryder is

The 31-year-old singer was born in Essex in 1990. He is also a songwriter and guitar player. He started working in the music industry in 2009. He was a member in various bands, like The Morning After, Blessed By A Broken Heart and Close Your Eyes. He rose to fame in 2020 through TikTok, where he covered lots of songs and obtained millions of followers.

The United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

The last time the United Kingdom finished in the Eurovision top 10 was in 2009. Their results have been pretty poor since. The country finished last three times, and they received zero points in 2021. Will this bad luck change this year?

Do you like the british entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022?

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Belgium: Listen to “Miss You”, Jérémie Makiese’s song for Eurovision 2022!

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Belgium was the first country to reveal its representative for Eurovision 2022, in September 2021.

Jérémie Makiese was invited in the radio show “VivaCité” from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Also in the Belgium public broadcaster, La Une, and in the broadcaster MNM, his song “Miss You” was shown for the first time alongside the music video.

Listen to “Miss You” below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ3mLO4uFjY&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Who is Jérémie Makiese;

Jérémie Makiese is 20 years old from Antwerp and parents from Kongo. He took up singing thanks to his parents. He started in church choir in a young age and later proceeded to singing lessons in school, where he competed and won in a song contest.

Jérémie Makiese, currently studies geology, a profession he wants to practice at some point in the future. Furthermore, his biggest passion is football, being a goal keeper in Excelsior Virton, which plays in the second division of Belgian football.

He was the winner of the last season of the Flemish “The Voice“, being part of Beverly Jo Scott’s team. In the blind auditions he sang the song “Jealous“, with the four judges being impressed by his vocal capabilities and turning their chair.

As musician, the young singer prefers to perform songs with soul and R&B style. During his time in “The Voice” he performed “You’re nobody ’till Somebody Loves You” from James Arthur and “Leave the Door Open” from Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak alongside other songs.

In the grand final of the popular talent show, Makiese performed songs from Michael Jackson, Gregory Porter and Labrinth that helped him emerge as the Winner. He got 53% of the public vote, leaving behind in second place Alice Van Eesbeeck.

He is the fifth former contestnt of ”The Voice Belgique” that was chosen from RTBF to represent Belgium and the first winner of the show  after Roberto Bellarosa in 2013.

Belgium will perform in the second half (songs 9-18) of the second semi-final in May 12.

What do you think about Belgium’s song? Will it manage to qualify for the Grand Final?

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Australia: More details about the Staging of Sheldon Riley in Eurovision 2022!

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Sheldon Riley has revealed some details about his staging for Australia’s 2022 Eurovision performance.

Speaking to Aussievision, Australian Eurovision 2022 entrant Sheldon Riley has revealed that his staging in May will be different from that seen at Eurovision: Australia Decides. He reveals that he will wear a new mask and outfit, and has planned “something huge with the staging”. He said:

“I’m excited for people to see the elevation of my performance, It’s going to be really huge.”

Sheldon was selected to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest having won Eurovision – Australia Decides. He will sing “Not the Same”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is&feature=emb_title

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American Song Contest: The voting format of the contest!

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The representatives of Minnesota, Yam Haus hosted a TikTok live where they answered questions about the American Song Contest and gave information about their song and the voting format.

  • There will be 3 ways to vote: NBC website, an unknown app for now, and TikTok.

  • 11 songs will perform on March 21 and 4 will move on to the semi-finals.

  • 5 Quarter-finals with 4 moving on from each semi-final, leading to 2 semis of 10 and the final.

  • The voting will follow the Eurovision format, with each state giving their own ranked votes.

  • Each individual voter will rank all the songs when they vote, so it’ll basically be the Eurovision jury voting format for the televote as well.

  • They said there are some very experienced people working on the staging.

  • Those who make it to round 2 get custom in-ear pieces.

  • Yam Haus will be performing a song called “Ready To Go” that was originally a lo-fi track but is now a rock and roll song.

  • Each representative will be going to Los Angeles a week before the show, so we’ll be able to figure out the contestants of the first week soon.

he American Song Contest 2022 will start on Monday, March 22 and will last 8 weeks, until the big winner is announced on May 9. The competition will be attended by the 50 US states, the five overseas US possessions and the capital, Washington. Grammy-winning pop superstar Kelly Clarkson and multi-platinum music icon Snoop Dogg will host the show.

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Iceland: 4 out of 5 contestants will sing in Icelandic in the final!

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According to an announcement by the Icelandic broadcaster, RUV, three of the five performers who qualified for the Söngvakeppnin final will perform their songs in Icelandic, both in the Icelandic final and at Eurovision, in case they win on Saturday.

Katla, Stefán Óli and sisters Sigga, Beta and Elín (who had not recorded an English version of their song anyway) chose to sing in Icelandic, as they did in the semifinals.

Reykjavíkurdætur, or Daugthers of Reykjavik, will perform the English version of their song, which also contains lyrics in Icelandic. Therefore, the only entry excusively in English is Amarosis, who were eliminated in the first semi-final but selected by the committee to compete in the final as a wildcard.

This means that the Icelandic language will probably be heard on the Eurovision stage in Turin. In the grand final of Söngvakeppnin 2022, which will be held on Saturday at 20.45 CET, with guests Daði Freyr and Tusse, the competing acts will be:

Source : RUV

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