Estonia: Eesti Laul second semi-final tonight!

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Estonian selection Eesti Laul 2022 continues tonight with the first semifinal. Two days after the first semi-final of the Estonian selection, ten artists will be competing tonight for their qualification to the Grand Final on February 12th.

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 today in the first semifinal of Eesti Laul 2022, with five advancing to the final. These artists are the following:

1. Jyrise – “Plaksuta”
2. Maian – “Meeletu”
3. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks”
4. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall”
5. Black Velvet – “Sandra”
6. Pur Mudd, Shira – “Golden Shores”
7. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”
8. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
9. Stefan – “Hope”
10. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”

Minimal Wind and Elisabeth Tifany unfortunately will not be performing their song live, since theyn tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. They will be competeing with the music video of their entries instead.

Finalists

Five songs advanced from the first semifinal to the grand final of Eesti Laul 2022 which will take place next Saturday, February 12th. These artists are:

Format

In the quarterfinals, five songs (out of ten) from each show were selected to advance to the semifinals. Three songs were chosen by the audience and two by the jury.

In the semifinals, five songs from each show will be selected for the final. The two semifinals have two rounds: the winners of the first round are determined by the jury vote and the votes of the viewers via phone calls and the winners of the second round are decided only by the viewers’ vote, also via phone calls.

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: Second Pabandom iš naujo 2022 semi-final tonight!

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Four weeks after the start of Pabandom iš naujo 2022, it is time for the second semi-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

Nine artists will be competing in tonight’s second semifinal Pabandom iš naujo 2022, aiming to qualify for the grand final on February 12th.

These artists are:

  1. Urtė Šilagalytė – “Running Chords”
  2. Mary Mo – “Get Up”
  3. Titas ir Benas – “Getting Through This”
  4. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – “I’ll Be There”
  5. Rūta Loop – “Call Me From the Cold”
  6. Augustė Vedrickaitė ft. Under – “Before You’re 6”
  7. Vilija Matačiūnaitė – “Šimtas vienas”
  8. Monika Liu – “Sentimentai”
  9. Moosu X – “Love that Hurts”

Only four of them will qualify and have the opportunity to claim the representation of Lithuania in Eurovision 2022.

Finalists

From the first semifinal of last Saturday, in the grand final of February 12, the following qualified:

  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“

Program

The full program of Pabandom iš naujo 2022 is as follows:

  • 1st Quarterfinal – January 8
  • 2nd Quarterfinal – January 15
  • 3rd Quarterfinal – January 22
  • 1st Semifinal– January 29
  • 2nd Semifinal – February 5
  • Final – February 12

You can watch the second semifinal of Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 at 20:00 CET on the official website of lithuania public television, by clicking here.

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

Italy: The results of the Quarta Serata of Sanremo 2022!

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The fourth night of Sanremo 2022 has just been completed. All 25 contestants performed for the third time tonight on the stage of Teatro Ariston, although this time, they performed covers among great successes of the 20th century.

The show

On the Ariston scene, Amadeus wasn’t alone. Each night, as we know, he has different co-hosts by his side. Next to him at the Quarta Serata was Maria Chiara Giannetta, one of the most up-and-coming actresses on Italian television and cinema.

Also appearing on the fourth night of the 72nd Sanremo Festival were Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, the band which managed to take the 3rd place in the 2020 Festival.

During the fourth night of Sanremo 2022, we had the opportunity to listen to the artists perform covers of great 20th century hits of their choosing. The 25 artists had the choice to perform their cover either alone or in a duet with a non-participating artist. The artists also had the option to perform a medley of several songs, instead of just one.

These are the songs that this year’s participants chose to perform, in the order in which they appeared:

  • Noemi: (You make me feel like) a natural woman (Aretha Franklin)
  • Giovanni Truppi: Nella mia ora di libertà (Fabrizio De Andrè) with Vinicio Capossela
  • Yuman: My Way (Frank Sinatra) with Rita Marcotulli
  • Le Vibrazioni: Live and let die (Paul McCartney) with Sophie and the Giants and Beppe Vessicchio
  • Sangiovanni: A muso duro (Pierangelo Bertoli) with Fiorella Mannoia
  • Emma: Baby one more time (Britney Spears) with Francesca Michielin
  • Gianni Morandi: medley of songs with Jovanotti
  • Elisa: What a feeling (by Irene Cara from the film “Flashdance”)
  • Achille Lauro: Sei bellissima (Loredana Bertè) with Loredana Bertè
  • Matteo Romano: Your song (Elton John) with Malika Ayane
  • Irama: La mia storia tra le dita (Gianluca Grignani) with Gianluca Grignani
  • Ditonellapiaga & Rettore: Nessuno mi può giudicare (Caterina Caselli)
  • Iva Zanicchi: Canzone (Don Backy and Detto Mariano, in the version of Milva)
  • Ana Mena: medley of songs with Rocco Hunt
  • La rappresentante di lista: Be my baby (The Ronettes) with Cosmo, Margherita Vicario και Ginevra
  • Massimo Ranieri: Anna verrà (Pino Daniele) with Nek
  • Michele Bravi: Io vorrei… non vorrei… ma se vuoi (Lucio Battisti)
  • Mahmood & Blanco: Il cielo in una stanza (Gino Paolli)
  • Rkomi: medley of Vasco Rossi songs with Calibro 35
  • Aka 7even: Cambiare (Alex Baroni) with Arisa
  • Highsnob & Hu: Mi sono innamorato di te (Luigi Tenco) with MrRain
  • Dargen D’Amico: La bambola (Patty Pravo)
  • Giusi Ferreri: Io vivrò senza te (Lucio Battisti) with Andy of Bluevertigo
  • Fabrizio Moro: Uomini soli (Pooh)
  • Tananai: A far l’amore comincia tu (Raffaella Carrà) with Rosa Chemical

The ranking

The voting tonight was determined 34% by the televote, 33% by the vote of the demoscopic jury and 33% by the vote of the journalists. We only found out the top 3 covers which stood out in covers night, which were the following:

  1. Gianni Morandi
  2. Mahmood & Blanco
  3. Elisa

Tonight’s results were added to the overall results so far from the previous nights. The overall ranking at this point, right before the Final of the Festival, is as follows:

  1. Mahmood & Blanco
  2. Gianni Morandi
  3. Elisa
  4. Irama
  5. Sangiovanni
  6. Emma
  7. La rappresentante di Lista
  8. Massimo Ranieri
  9. Fabrizio Moro
  10. Michele Bravi
  11. Achille Lauro feat. Harlem Gospel Choir
  12. Matteo Romano
  13. Dargen D’Amico
  14. Aka 7even
  15. Noemi
  16. Ditonellapiaga & Rettore
  17. Iva Zanicchi
  18. Giovanni Truppi
  19. Rkomi
  20. Le Vibrazioni
  21. Yuman
  22. Highsnob & Hu
  23. Giusy Ferreri
  24. Ana Mena
  25. Tananai

Mahmood & Blanco remain in the first place, while Gianni Morandi surpasses Elisa in 2nd place.

What do you think of the results? Who do you want to be the winner of Sanremo 2022 and, therefore, possibly representative of Italy in Eurovision 2022? Tell us in the comments!

Ireland: Brooke Scullion will represent the country at Eurovision 2022 with the song “That’s Rich”!

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The Irish national final of, Eurosong 2022, at tonight’s Eurovision Late Late Show Special was broadcast by RTÉ and has just been completed, with Ireland selecting Brooke Scullion and “That’s Rich” as their winning act and therefore their representative at Eurovision 2022 in Turin.

Seven years later than the last time that the Irish entry was selected by a national final, the Irish viewers got the chance to vote their favourite Irish hopeful, that they wished their country got represented by.

Ryan Tubridy was the host of  tonight’s “The Late Late Show Eurosong 2022 Special”, also Marty Whelan was the co-host covering what was going on backstage. Panti Bliss also appeared briefly at the beginning of the show.

The national juries are Caroline Corr, Paul Harrington, Bláthnaid Treacy and Lucia Evans.

A total of six finalists, which had been selected among 320 submissions, competed in the national final, in the hopes of representing the country in Turin.

The performances of the finalists

The six contestants of the national final, appeared in the following order:

  • Patrick O’Sullivan – “One Night, One Kiss, One Promise”

  • Janet Grogan – “Ashes Of Yesterday”

  • Brendan Murray – “Real Love”

  • Miles Graham – “Yeah, We’re Gonna Get Out Of It”

  • Rachel Goode – “I’m Loving Me”

  • Brooke Scullion – “That’s Rich”

The voting system

After the completion of the six performances, Ryan announced that the voting lines are open and all numbers appeared again for the viewers to vote, along with a recap of the songs.

The winner was determined by a combination of jury (international and national) and televoters. In fact, first there was a combination of both the international and the national jury votes and then the aggregate jury votes were combined to the votes of the viewers.

The voting will be Eurovision style, 12 the act getting the highest number of votes, 10 the second highest etc. In case of a tie, the act scoring higher in the public televote will be declared a winner.

At the end of the televised show, the results were announced and they are as seen below.

International Jury vote results

Aggregate Jury results (International and National Jury)

Total results

The winner

Over the last few years, things haven’t really gone their way, for Ireland. Hoping to overturn the situation, tonight they had to vote for their favourite artist and song, that they wished they’d represent Ireland at the contest.

At the end of the show, the results were announced and had determined the winner which is Brooke Scullion with the song “That’s Rich”!

You can watch the winning performance of Brooke below:

What do you think of the representative that secured a ticket to Turin, to represent Ireland at this year’s contest? Let us know in the comments section below!

Sweden: Watch clips from the first rehearsals of the first Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final!

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As usual, a couple of days before each Melodifestivalen semi-final, SVT publishes rehearsal clips of all seven competing artists of the first semi-final of February the 5th.

A while ago, the first 30 second rehearsal clips of the first semi-final got published! You can watch the published clips, by clicking on the song title links below:

The songs

1. Malou Prytz – “Bananas” 

2. Theoz – “Som du vill” 

3. Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels” 

4. Omar Rudberg – “Moving Like That”

5. Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo” 

6. Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” 

7. Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love” 

The lyrics of the songs were published on Wednesday February 2nd, which you can read in more detail, in our corresponding article.

The process

Currently, the Swedish government guidelines and restrictions due to the pandemic, limit the crowd in indoor events to 500 people while also allowing one seat empty in each direction around one occupied seat.

Two songs will directly qualify to the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2022, which will take place on the 12th of March. The songs that will place third and fourth will have to compete again, at the fifth semi-final, held on the 5th of March. There will be four semi-finals in total.

Oscar Zia will present the Melodifestivalen 2022, while due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the shows for the national selection process that will represent Sweden in Turin this year, will be held exclusively in Stockholm!

Melodifestivalen 2022 finals will he held on the 12th of March, when we will get to know who will be selected as a representative for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin!

The detailed schedule of Melodifestivalen 2022 is described below:

  • First Semi-Final on the 5th of February
  • Second Semi-Final on the 12th of February
  • Third Semi-Final on the 19th of Februrary
  • Fourth Semi-Final on the 26th of February
  • Fifth Semi-Final on the 5th of March
  • The Final on the 12th of March

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Sweden’s entry for Eurovision 2022!

Sweden: The general rehearsal of the first Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final! (Live)

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The general rehearsal of the first Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final has just started. We are happy to be watching it live, at the SVT online press centre and we will be covering this rehearsal, describing in detail what is happening during the show, for you to read.

This article is being updated in real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us! We will keep you up to date with all the latest information and images off this semi-final rehearsal, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow February 5, at 20:00 CET, when you watch the actual semi-final show on SVT and SVT Play.

The show

Oscar Zia is the host of the night and as previously reported, all the shows for the national selection procedure of the Swedish representative for this year’s contest in Turin will take place exclusively in Stockholm and as already announced, semi-finals one to three will take place at the Avicii Arena, while semi-finals four and five as well as the grand final will be held at Friends Arena.

Oscar is at the arena and everything is ready to begin! It’s time to face the music! Opening the show, we’ve got Tusse, performing his last year’s entry “Voices“! Well, Oscar Zia joins him at the end of the song!

The performances

  • Malou Prytz – “Bananas”

The introduction video of Malou is on, we’ve got some shots from her rehearsals on her choreography.

Malou is first up on stage, performing her song Bananas. A funky pop song that gives slumber party vibes and she seems to be really comfortable. She’s on a green suit and she is accompanied by a drummer and five dancers. She’s got nice vocals I have to admit. Her song will either make you go “Bananas” with it, or you won’t like it at all. Nothing in the middle.

  • Theoz – “Som du vill”

Now there’s Theoz introduction video, before he goes on stage and performs his song. Lot’s of flashbacks on his career and Måns Zelmerlow is also mentioned. We see Theoz rehearsing his moves on the dance studio.

Now he goes on stage, on an purple outfit, sleek hair performing his uptempo and high energy song, entirely in Swedish, as youthful as Theoz is. Dour dancers in yellow outfits around him, he plays with lighting and shading panels. Jumps on the secondary stage and there’s some ledwork on the floor. His vocals are nice. Let’s see if that young and ultra popular influencing artist will make it to the finals.

  • Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels”

The introduction video is from her dance rehearsals also showing previous participations at Mello. Linda Bengtzing also storms in the dance hall where the big Swedish artist rehearses her performance and they make fun of each other.

Her song is an emotional ballad, vocals on point. She wears a petrol suit with a cape, and gloves. The song peaks with wind blowing on her hair. She’s playing with the lights, her performance is bold, the enormous stone on her left hand ring can’t take your attention away from her vocals and her eyes, we’ve got lots of close ups emphasising on her eyes. The performance ends up with a ghosting video effect.

  • Omar Rudberg – “Moving Like That”

No introduction needed after his massive worldwide success with the Netflix series “Young Royals”, but we’ve got an introduction video for Omar Rudberg too. There’s also Carola in his video, some reference to her 2006 melodifestivalen performance with the Swedish version of her then entry Invincible, probably she is one of his icons in the contest.

Omar starts off backstage and enters the stage, as his song has already started. Long glances on camera, wearing a glowy outfit. The song is uptempo and uplifting, the choreography is intense and nice, it’s him and two dancers. His song gives the essential latin vibes apart from the melody by including a bridge in Spanish. He is probably one of the qualifiers tomorrow, let’s see.

  • Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo”

Here is Danne with his song Hallaballoo. This is a kind of Melodifestivalen entry that we’ve seen numerous times, however it is difficult for a song like that to stand out. He is throughout the song at the secondary stage and all the lighting is comprised of golden leds. A fun song fully in Swedish by Danne and his six-member band, but we reckon that it might hardly make it to the finals.

  • Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer”

Well here’s Cornelia’s introduction video, who is at home, really at ease making coffee, describing her entry. The former Love Generation member shows the interviewer around her home, probably some home studio and the living room. Describes her song as a break up song, which is quite emotional.

Well here is Cornelia on stage, radiant, there’s a circular panel behind her. She wears a top with glowing stones. Lot’s of close ups and lightwork. The song is such an explosion of emotions, describes a breakup stage everyone has been through. Her vocals are impeccable and it is unlike what we’ve seen from her from her Love Generation entries. Are an amazing song and great vocals enough to secure her a place at the finals? Let’s see if she will be a shocking qualifier!

Cornelia Jakobs

  • Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love”

Robin’s introduction video is from his new home at his home studio, he is describing his entry this year. Oh there’s also Victor Crone in the green room!

Here is Robin on stage. There are some technical difficulties in the beginning. His outfit is simple, minimal moves and a fun 90s vibes song. Robin is gonna have a second take, on an attempt to fix the technical issues that occurred during his performance.

This time he is competing with an easy listening pop song, which is uptempo at the same time, maybe a bit close to the songs we usually get to listen by Ed Sheeran or Coldplay! He will most probably qualify but it is unknown if we’re gonna see him in Turin this year!

As usual, we’ve got a recap of all seven contestants, showing the phone numbers that the public will get the chance to vote.

Following the recap, we get to listen to Oscar Zia performing a song mentioning previous Melodifestivalen artists in the lyrics, the instrumental is power-ballad style. Oscar storms on the second stage and goes on performing the song. Now there are four dancers waving the Swedish-speaking Finns flag (red flag, yellow cross). After the songs ends, Måns Zelmerlow appears on screen and Oscar goes nuts!

The first voting round

We remind you that all the results that will be announced in this general rehearsal are virtual, so as to emulate the whole televised show.

Now it’s the time that the winner of the first voting round will be announced! Oscar keeps us thrilled, typical voting music theme plays at the background!

The first virtual direct qualifier, determined by the first voting round is Danne Stråhed with his song “Hallabaloo”!

The rest of the six artists move on to the second voting round. Following the announcement, we’ve got a second recap of all the six remaining songs. The viewers will get five votes in total, once more in order to vote for their favourite artists. At the second voting round, the votes received during the first voting round also count against the total of votes received.

Oscar appears in the green room, showing pics of previous Melodifestivalen artists. Starts off with Måns Zelmerlow and ends with Anton Ewald.

Eric Saade on stage!

Shockingly enough, Eric Saade is on stage ready to perform “Manboy” on the piano, wearing a black suit! An amazing piano version, as a countdown for the end of the voting process. He moves on performing a slightly different version of “Popular” with lots of wind instruments. Next up is his song “Sting“! It would be a surprise if he didn’t perform his last year’s Melodifestivalen entry, “Every Minute”. He never fails to amaze us with his stage presence and his moves. Oscar interviews Eric for a while, then Eric takes place as an interviewer in the green room, interviewing the virtual direct qualifier Danne Stråhed!

The second voting round

Before the end of the second voting round and the announcement of the virtual second direct qualifier and the two qualifiers of the fifth semi-final, we’ve got a break that shows older contestants of Sweden in Eurovision, such as ABBA and also other contestants of Melodifestivalen. The two spokespersons are two, Muppet Show style cartoon figures.

Now it is the time Oscar announces the time that the revelation of the second voting results will be announced per viewer age-band. Within this voting round, SVT displays the distribution of the votes within the different viewer age-bands in real-time, which practically keeps the viewers engaged throughout the show and up until the final results are announced.

  • Virtual winner of the age-band 3-9 years old is: Cornelia Jakobs!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 10-15 years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 16-29 years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 30-44 years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 45-59 years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 60-74 years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the age-band 75+ years old is: Shirley Clamp!
  • Virtual winner of the televoting is: Malou Prytz!

Virtual direct qualifiers

  • First voting round winner (absolute votes): Danne Stråhed
  • Second voting round winner (age-band votes): Shirley Clamp

Virtual qualifiers at the fifth semi-final (age-band votes)

  • First qualifier: Cornelia Jakobs
  • Second qualifier: Theoz

My prediction is that we will get to see Robin Bengtsson in the finals. Second direct qualifier could be either of Malou Prytz, Omar Rudberg, or maybe Cornelia Jakobs which would be a nice surprise to see her qualify!

Let’s see what is going to happen, tomorrow 20:00 CET we will get to watch the actual semi final live, on SVT or SVT Play and of course EurovisionFun, where you will have 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 qualifiers to the finals, 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: SVT
Photo: Annika Berglund/SVT

Estonia: Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany Test Positive for Covid-19

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Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany will not be performing live in Semi-Final Two of Eesti Laul after a positive COVID-19 test.

Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany will not be able to perform live in tomorrow’s semi-final but will still remain in the competition. The music video for their song “What To Make Of This”, which was shown during the quarter-finals last month, will be shown in place of a live performance.

In order to stop the spread of Covid-19, all of the artists must do a rapid test before entering Saku Suurhall. Any artist that tests positive will not be allowed to take part in the live broadcast.

The second semi-final of  Eesti Laul 2022 will take on February 5, and will be hosted by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Priit Loog. Fans will know Maarja-Liis Ilus for having represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 and 1997. Priit Loog is an actor on stage, television and film. The semi-finals will be held without an audience.

Semi-Final 2 – February 5
  1. Jyrise – “Plaksuta” (Clap)
  2. Maian –  “Meeletu” (Crazy)
  3. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” (Not for long)
  4. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall”
  5. Black Velvet – “Sandra”
  6. Púr Múdd & Shira – “Golden Shores”
  7. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid” (If only)
  8. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
  9. STEFAN – “Hope”
  10. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”
The five artists that already advanced to the grand final are:

The Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2022 will take place on February 12 in Saku Suurhall. The winner of the final will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Estonian entry to Eurovision 2022!

Image Source: Erki Pärnaku  | Source: ERR

Austria: The representative for Eurovision 2022 will be announced next week!

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A few hours ago, the “talent detector” of the austrian public broadcaster, Eberhard Forcher revealed that the artist who will represent Austria in Turin will be announced next week!

On a post in his Facebook profile, he wrote about the procedure of picking an Austrian artist as well as the artists that submitted a song to ORF:

Next week ORF will announce Austria’s representative for Eurovision in Turin. This year the selection process was really exciting and it was once again exciting to exchange ideas with a wide range of the local music scene. More than 30 artists submitted applications for the representation this time. The following artists passed through the first phase of the selection, but only ONE is going to perform at the Eurovision stage in front of 280 million viewers in May. Once more we want to thank everyone for your help: Sladek Rydell, Candlelight Ficus, Deladap, Benny König, Lumix, Anger, Matthias Nebel, Teodora Spirić, Selina Maria, Poxrucker Sisters, Serenity, Diego Federico, Slomo, Miblue, Popmaché, Gary Lux, Max the Sax, Freude, The Sad Gardener, Rian, Christl, Visions of Atlantis και Fred Owusu

In a previous post we said that the austrian selection had been reduces to two artists, DJ Lumix from Northern Austria and the duo Anger from North Tyrol of Italy.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the news regarding the Austrian participation at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

Source: Eberhard Forcher / ESC Discord

 

 

San Marino: The announcement of the Big Artists to take place on 8 February!

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The nine Big Artists who will compete in Una voce per San Marino will be presented to the public on 8 February.

San Marino RTV has announced that the 9 Big Artists who will compete to represent the country at Eurovision 2022 in Turin will be revealed on 8 February. The press conference will take place at the Westin Palace Hotel in Milan, Italy.

The Big Artists have already qualified directly for the final of Una voce per San Marino, which will take place on 19 February. In the final, they will compete with 9 other artists who will have participated in a round of semi-finals and heats during the previous week.

The grand final will take place at Teatro Nuovo.

This is the first time that San Marino has used Una Voce Per San Marino as a selection process, having previously used various formats such as 1in360, Digital Battle or internal selections. This year the process was opened worldwide and 299 artists and over 500 songs were submitted!

Source:  San Marino RTV

Italy: Quarta Serata of Sanremo 2022 tonight!

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The fourth night of the Sanremo 2022 Festival takes place tonight at Teatro Ariston. All 25 contestants will be performing for the third time tonight on the stage of Teatro Ariston, although this time, they will be performing covers among great successes of the 20th century.

For the results of the Terza Serata check out our relevant article!

The show

On the Ariston scene, Amadeus will not be alone. Each night, as we know, he has different co-hosts by his side. Next to him at the Quarta Serata will be Maria Chiara Giannetta, one of the most up-and-coming actresses on Italian television and cinema.

Also appearing on the fourth night of the 72nd Sanremo Festival will be Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, the band which managed to take the 3rd place in the 2020 Festival.

Tonight’s program

During the fourth night of Sanremo 2022, we will have the opportunity to hear the artists perform covers of great 20th century hits of their choosing. The 25 artists have the choice to perform their cover either alone or in a duet with a non-participating artist. The artists also have the option to perform a medley of several songs, instead of just one.

These are the songs that this year’s participants have chosen to perform, as well as the non-participating artists who will be accompanying some of them on stage:

  • Vibrazioni: Live and let die (Paul McCartney) with Sophie and the Giants and Peppe Vessicchio
  • Ditonellapiaga & Rettore: Nessuno mi può giudicare (Caterina Caselli)
  • Michele Bravi: Io vorrei… non vorrei… ma se vuoi (Lucio Battisti)
  • Massimo Ranieri: Anna verrà (Pino Daniele) with Nek
  • Fabrizio Moro: Uomini soli (Pooh)
  • Rkomi: medley of Vasco Rossi songs with Calibro 35
  • Giovanni Truppi: Nella mia ora di libertà (Fabrizio De Andrè) with Vinicio Capossela
  • Elisa: What a feeling (by Irene Cara from the film “Flashdance”)
  • Tananai: A far l’amore comincia tu (Raffaella Carrà) with Rosa Chemical
  • Noemi: (You make me feel like) a natural woman (Aretha Franklin)
  • Ana Mena: medley of songs with Rocco Hunt
  • Iva Zanicchi: Canzone (Don Backy and Detto Mariano, in the version of Milva)
  • Gianni Morandi: medley of songs with Mousse T
  • Achille Lauro: Sei bellissima (Loredana Bertè) with Loredana Bertè
  • Dargen D’Amico: La bambola (Patty Pravo)
  • Emma: Baby one more time (Britney Spears) with Francesca Michielin
  • Mahmood & Blanco: Il cielo in una stanza (Gino Paolli)
  • Matteo Romano: Your song (Elton John) with Malika Ayane
  • Yuman: My Way (Frank Sinatra) with Rita Marcotulli
  • Aka7even: Cambiare (Alex Baroni) with Arisa
  • Sangiovanni: A muso duro (Pierangelo Bertoli) with Fiorella Mannoia
  • La rappresentante di lista: Be my baby (The Ronettes) with Cosmo, Margherita Vicario και Ginevra
  • Highsnob & Hu: Mi sono innamorato di te (Luigi Tenco) with MrRain
  • Giusi Ferreri: Io vivrò senza te (Lucio Battisti) with Andy of Bluevertigo
  • Irama: La mia storia tra le dita (Gianluca Grignani) with Gianluca Grignani

The rating

After the end of the first three nights we already have a clearer impression regarding the songs and the artists that stand out. The rating – so far – is as follows:

The voting

The 25 participants of Sanremo 2022 will be rated for their performance 34% by the televote, 33% by the vote of the demoscopic jury and 33% by the vote of the journalists in tonight’s cover night. Today’s results will be added to the overall results so far and we will find out the general ranking by the end of the night.

How to watch Sanremo 2022

You can watch the Sanremo Festival 2022 live on TV, from Rai1, but also from the RaiPlay website at 20:40 CET.

So, those of you who are fans of Italian music and have patience in the Italian shows with many guests, endless sometimes dialogues and any other kind of interference that can make the show end even after 2 in the morning, tune in with us to the great celebration of Italian music, from which great international stars started their careers!

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the full coverage of the 72nd Sanremo Festival.