Norway: The results of Last Chance’s Second Round

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Tonight we watched the last round before the big final of the 2022 Melodi Grand Prix which was broadcast at 19:55 CET. Four artists competed for the last ticket that leads to the final of 19th of February. We also had the chance to listen to the entry of the last direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji, “Queen Bees”.

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The four artists that competed tonight for the single ticket of the final were:

  1. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  2. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  3. Maria Mohn – Fly
  4. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo

The betting odds before the show looked as follows:

After the performance of the aforementioned artists, direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji, performed her entry “Queen Bees” live.

 

Maria Mohn and TrollfesT were the two artists that proceeded to the gold duel that led to the final of 19th of February.

We also had the chance to enjoy the WIGWAM, the 2005 representatives of Norway in Kiev. (9th place with 125 points)

Afterwards we had the announcement of the very last finalist. The artist that qualified to the final was: Maria Mohn – Fly

Next Saturday 19th of February, the last show of Melodi Grand Prix, the Grand Final is going to take place. You can watch MGP 2022 by clicking here.

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Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Second Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final results!

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Melodifestivalen 2022 Second Semi-Final show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition and voting format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play. Seven contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the direct finalist places, or if not directly qualifying to the finals, claiming their ticket for the fifth semi-final, as their last chance in the hopes of competing at the finals.

Tonight’s contestants

  1. LIAMOO – “Bluffin”
  2. Niello & Lisa Ajax – “Tror du att jag bryr mig”
  3. Samira Manners – “I Want To Be Loved”
  4. Alvaro Estella - “Suave“
  5. Browsing Collection - “Face in the Crowd”
  6. John Lundvik – “Änglavakt”
  7. Tone Sekelius – “My Way”

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seem to be two clear direct finalists and these are LIAMOO and John Lundvik.

As for the two fifth semi-final’s qualifiers, we might have quite a close combat between some of the artists. Currently, in the third and fourth place of the betting odds we have Alvaro Estrella and Tone Sekelius, but they both still feel Samira Manners‘ breath on the fifth place.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual Semi-Final live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results, as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct finalists, on the 12th of March?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2022 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Source: Eurovision World

Albania: The Revamp and the Video Clip of “Sekret” will be released in early March!

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Ronela Hajati, the winner of Festivali i Këngës 60, started shooting the video clip of “Sekret” in the south of Albania, with a strong message for the preservation of our natural heritage. The clip of the song is filmed along the Aoos river, in Vyllis. Another part of the filming will take place in Argyrokastro and in Tepeleni.

The video clip, will be published in early March on the official Eurovision Youtube channel and will show some of the most seductive Albanian women, as a postcard for all Eurovision fans.

Until then, you can enjoy some photos from the shoots:

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Source: RTSH 

Sweden: Second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2022 tonight!

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Melodifestivalen 2022: act two! Second semifinal today for the selection process of Sweden’s participation in Eurovision 2022. As is known, five semifinals and the grand final will keep us company until March 12, when we will have the official selection of Sweden’s representative in Eurovision 2022.

In tonight’s second semifinal, seven entries claim the two tickets to the final, while two more entries will have the chance to compete in the fifth semifinal on March 5th.

The finalists

Two artists secured their presence last Saturday in the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2022. These artists are:

The contestants

The artists taking part in tonight’s semi final are the following:

  1. LIAMOO – “Bluffin” 
  2. Niello & Lisa Ajax – “Tror du att jag bryr mig”
  3. Samira Manners – “I Want To Be Loved” 
  4. Alvaro Estella – “Suave“ 
  5. Browsing Collection – “Face in the Crowd” 
  6. John Lundvik – “Änglavakt” 
  7. Tone Sekelius – “My Way” 

Oscar Zia will be the presenter of all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2022.

Tonight’s second semifinal, like all other shows, will be held in Stockholm due to the outbreak of the Omicron mutation in Sweden. The venue for the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen is the Avicii Arena, better known to Eurofans as the Globe Arena that hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 and 2016.

The second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2022 will start at 20:00 CET and will last one and a half hour. You can watch it through the SVT frequency by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Sweden’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Slovenia: Second semifinal of EMA 2022 tonight!

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EMA 2022, the slovenian national final for Eurovision 2022, continues today with the second semifinal, one week after the first one.

Twelve artists will take part in next Saturday’s grand final, with six of them already being known since last week. After the end of the second semifinal, the puzzle of the artists who will claim the representation of Slovenia in Eurovision 2022 will be “completed”.

Format

EMA 2022 consists of two semifinals and one final. In each semifinal, eight artists and two artists from EMA FREŠ compete for qualification to the final. The public vote selects three of the finalists and the jury selects the other three. In the final, a five-member jury (50%) and the public (50%) will decide which of the 12 finalists will represent Slovenia in Turin.

Finalists

Six artists qualified from the first semifinal of EMA 2022 and will be competing in the grand final on February 19th. These artists are:

The participants

Ten artists will be competing tonight in the second semifinal of EMA 2022, with six of them advancing to the grand final of the Slovenian national selection. Tonight’s contestants are:

  1. Mia Guček – Independiente
  2. Gušti feat. Leyre – Nova romantika
  3. Klara Jazbec – Chasing Dreams
  4. Vedran Ljubenko – H2O dieta
  5. Leya Leanne – “Naked“
  6. LPS – “Disko“
  7. Anabel – Tendency
  8. BQL – Maj
  9. Hauptman – Sledim
  10. Eva Moškon – Kliki

The second semifinal of EMA 2022 will start at 20:20 CET and will last one and a half hour. You can watch it on the TV SLO 1 frequency by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Slovenia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Norway: Second chance round of MGP 2022 tonight!

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The process of selecting the norwegian representative for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest continues tonight. Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will keep us company today, with one ticket left for the grand final on February 19th. This ticket is claimed by the twelve eliminated acts of the four semifinals.

Format

Melodi Grand Prix 2022 consists of six shows: four semifinals, a second chance round and the grand final, from which the representative of the Scandinavian country in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge. Four artists participate in each semifinal, with the first of them in the ranking advancing to the final.

Those eliminated from the semifinals (three from each) take part in the second chance round. Through the public voting that took place on Monday and was based on the performances of the semifinals, the four most dominant from those excluded will be competing for the fifth ticket that leads to the grand final of MGP 2022.

After five shows we will reach the night of the grand final, in which a total of ten artists will participate: the four winners of the semifinals, the winner of the second chance round and the five direct finalists.

The finalists

Five artists have qualified directly for the grand final of MGP 2022 and are the following:

The ticket of the first semifinal was won by Frode with the song Black Flowers.

The ticket of the second semifinal was won by Farida with the song Dangerous.

The ticket of the third semifinal was won by Oda Gondrosen with the song Hammer of Thor.

The ticket of the fourth semi final was won by Sofie Fjellvang with the song Made Of Glass.

The second chance round

Tonight, four artists who were left out of the final will claim the tenth and last ticket for the grand final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022. These artists, as emerged from the norwegian public vote on Monday, are:

  1. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  2. Maria Mohn – Fly
  3. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  4. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo

The four participants have been divided into two duels, from which the two who will duel for a place in the grand final will emerge. The pairs will be determined during the day.

Guest of the night will be direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji who will perform her entry Queen Bees.

Presenters of the evening will be Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

You can watch the night of the second chance of MGP 2022 at 19:55 CET through the official website of norwegian public television, by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Romania: Selecţia Naţională 2022 semifinal tonight!

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Romania’s selection process for Eurovision 2022 is continuing. A few days after it was decided which artists will be participating in the semifinal of Selecţia Naţională 2022, it is time for the show.

Twenty artists are competing to qualify for the grand final on March 5th, in which Romania’s representative in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will be selected.

Ten of today’s participants will compete in the final of Selecţia Naţională 2022, with the selection of the ten finalists being made solely by the preference of the jury.

The contestants

The twenty artists who will be participating tonight in the semifinal of Selecţia Naţională 2022 are the following:

  1. Alex Parker & Erik Frank & Bastien – All This Love
  2. Aldo Blaga – Embers
  3. Andra Oproiu – Younique
  4. Andrei Petruş – Take me
  5. ARIS – Do Svidaniya
  6. Cezar Ouatu – For everyone
  7. Claudia, Minodora, Diana – România mea
  8. Dora Gaitanovici – Ana
  9. Eliza G – The other half of me
  10. E-an-na – Malere
  11. Eugenia Nicolae – Doina
  12. Gabriel Basco – One night
  13. Kyrie Mendél – Hurricane
  14. Mălina – Prisoner
  15. MOISE – Guilty
  16. Oana Tabultoc – Utopia
  17. Petra – Ireligios
  18. VANU – Never give up
  19. Vizi Imre – Sparrow
  20. WRS – Llamame

In the final, which will take place on March 5th, the winner and Romania’s representative in Turin will be determined by a combination of public and jury voting.

The presenters of Selecţia Naţională 2022 will be Anca Mazilu and Bogdan Stănescu. The team of presenters will be completed by Ilinca Băcilă, representative of Romania in Eurovision 2017, who will be with the contestants in the Green Room.

The semifinal of Selecţia Naţională 2022 starts at 20:00 CET and will last four hours. You can watch it on the TVR1 frequency by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Romania’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Latvia: Supernova 2022 final tonight!

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The time has come for Latvia to choose its participant in Eurovision 2022. The Grand Final of Supernova 2022, the process of nominating the representative of the Baltic country in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, is taking place today.

The participants

Eleven songs will compete in tonight’s Supernova Final, with the big winner of tonight’s show representing Latvia in Turin.

The final result will be judged by 50% by the preference of Latvian viewers and by 50% by the preference of the jury composed of Latvian and non-Latvian professionals of the music industry.

The participants of tonight’s Grand Final are:

  1. Raum – “Plans“
  2. Linda Rušeniece – “Pay My Own Bills“
  3. Bermudu Divstūris – “Bad“
  4. Miks Galvanovskis – “I’m Just a Sinner“
  5. Bujāns – “He, She, You & Me“
  6. Elīna Gluzunova – “Es pabiju tur“
  7. Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad“
  8. Inspo – “A Happy Place“
  9. Mēs Jūs Mīlam – “Rich Itch“
  10. Aminata – “I’m Letting You Go“
  11. Miks Dukurs –“First Love“

The Roop and Uku Suviste will appear in the Supernova 2022 final. The selection of Lithuania’s and Estonia’s last year representatives at Eurovision 2021 as guests is made semiotically, as today all the Baltic countries choose their representatives at Eurovision 2022.

Presenters of Supenova 2022 will be Katie Schönberg and Lauris Reiniks.

The final of Supernova 2022 starts at 20:05 CET and will last two hours. You can watch it through on LTV1, by clicking HERE.

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Estonia: Eesti Laul 2022 final tonight!

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The curtain falls tonight on Eesti Laul 2022, which “opened the dance” of the national finals in view of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest next May in Turin.

One week after the second semifinal of the Estonian selection, ten artists will compete today to represent Estonia in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

Presenters of the semifinal will be singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog.

The show will take place tonight at 18:30 CET and will last three hours. You can follow it through the official website of ERR, by clicking HERE.

The participants

Ten artists will compete in tonight’s final of the Estonian selection. The ten contestants are:

  1. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
  2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
  3. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”
  4. Elysa – “Fire”
  5. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”
  6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
  7. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
  8. Stefan – “Hope”
  9. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”
  10. Black Velvet – “Sandra”

Format

In the Grand Final the show will have two rounds of voting: The first round will determine the entries that will qualify to the Super Final, 50% by the jury and 50% by the audience. In the Super Final, the Estonian representative will be selected 100% by the audience.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Estonia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo 2022 final tonight!

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Five weeks after the start of Pabandom iš naujo 2022, it is time for the Grand Final of the selection process for the Lithuanian representative in Eurovision 2022.

As it is known, Pabandom iš naujo 2022 consists of six shows: three quarterfinals, two semifinals and the grand final. The result for all 6 nights will be determined 50% by the TV audience and 50% by a five-member jury. For the first time, the judges will not be revealed, with the results announced at the end of each show to ensure that the audience’s vote is not affected.

Presenters of this year’s edition of Pabandom iš naujo are Giedrius Masalskis, Ieva Stasiulevičiūtė and Richardas Jonaitis.

Participants

Eight artists will compete in tonight’s final of Pabandom Iš Naujo 2022, with the winner being the one to represent Lithuania in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

These artists are:

  1. Justė Kraujelytė – “How to Get My Life Back“
  2. Lolita Zero – “Not Your Mother“
  3. Gebrasy – “Into Your Arms“
  4. Queens of Roses – “Washing Machine“
  5. Monika Liu – “Sentimentai”
  6. Augustė Vedrickaitė ft. Under – “Before You’re 6”
  7. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – “I’ll Be There”
  8. Rūta Loop – “Call Me From the Cold”

You can watch the Grand Final of Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 at 20:00 CET on the official website of LRT, by clicking here.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Lithuania’s participation in Eurovision 2022!