Sweden: Listen to the song snippets of the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2022!

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As usual, a couple of days before each Melodifestivalen semi-final, SVT publishes snippets of all seven competing songs of the semi-final. A while ago, the song snippets of the first semi-final got released.

The Swedish national selection process starts off the forthcoming Saturday, February the 5th! The first semi final of the national selection process of Sweden, will take place at The Avicii Arena in Stockholm, which is the largest hemispherical building in the world.

The competing songs:

1. Malou Prytz – “Bananas” LISTEN HERE

Malou Prytz appears first on stage, performing the up-tempo song “Bananas”! Her performance looks nothing like her older participations at the contest. The song is of high energy with lots of pop-rock elements. She looks quite comfortable on stage, but it seems like it won’t be an easy task for her to place high in the finals.

2. Theoz – “Som du vill” LISTEN HERE

THEOZ, one of the biggest Swedish young influencers, competes at Melodifestivalen for the first time, with a Swedish pop song! His performance is great, he’s got stage presence, lots of changes in the camera shots, but the song will probably not be one of those that will stand out, this Saturday!

3. Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels” LISTEN HERE

Big return for Shirley Clamp! She is on stage all alone, performing “Let there be Angels” with a minimal staging that relies on the lighting and her amazing vocals!

4. Omar Rudberg – “Moving Like That” LISTEN HERE

After his massive hit Netflix series “Young Royals”, Omar Rudberg returns for another time at Melodifestivalen with the song “Moving Like That”! A latin pop song with an intense choreography, makes it an easy job for Omar to stand out in this semi-final!

5. Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo” LISTEN HERE

Next up on stage, Danne Stråhed, with his six-member-band performing “Hallabaloo”! A song that will certainly appeal to the older age-bands of viewers, but will most likely struggle to secure a place for the finals!

6. Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” LISTEN HERE

“Hold Me Closer” is performed by Cornelia Jakobs! The song starts off sounding like a ballad but gradually fills up with electronic and rock sounds and ends up epic sounding! The staging is also minimal and focuses entirely on Cornelia and we have to admit that her vocals are impeccable!

7. Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love” LISTEN HERE

Last rehearsal for today, the one of Robin Bengtsson with “Innocent Love”! This year’s attempt reminds nothing of his previous two. 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!

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

The process

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

Which two of the above 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

Italy: Watch the music videos of all the competing songs at Sanremo 2022!

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The two first shows of Sanremo 2022, where the 25 Campioni artists presented their songs by performing them live for the first time are now complete and tonight the third show will be broadcast by RAI Uno.

All the songs are already available in all music streaming services and their respective video clips are already up on YouTube.

You can watch all the available videos of the contestants below:

  • Achille Lauro – Domenica
  • Aka 7even – Perfetta così
  • Ana Mena – Duecentomila Ore
  • Dargen D’Amico – Dove si balla
  • Dittonellapiaga & Rettore – Chimica
  • Elisa – O forse sei tu
  • Emma – Ogni volta è così
  • Fabrizio Moro – Sei tu
  • Gianni Morandi – Apri tutte le porte
  • Giovanni Truppi – Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia
  • Giusy Ferreri – Miele
  • Highsnob & Hu – Abbi cura di te
  • Irama – Ovunque sarai
  • Iva Zanicchi – Voglio amarti
  • La Rappresentante di Lista – Ciao Ciao
  • Le Vibrazioni – Tantissimo
  • Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi
  • *Massimo Ranieri – Lettera di là dal mare

*Massimo Ranieri, has not released any music video clip for his competing song, yet.

  • Matteo Romano – Virale
  • Michele Bravi – Inverno dei fiori
  • Noemi – Ti amo non lo so dire
  • Rkomi – Insuperabile
  • Sangiovanni – Farfalle
  • Tananai – Sesso occasionale
  • Yuman – Ora e qui

We remind you that so far, the ranking is as follows:

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.

Croatia: Dora 2022 to be held without audience!

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A while ago, the Croatian public broadcaster, HRT, announced that there will be no audience attending Dora 2022!

The official account of Dora on Facebook, published a post that they explained the situation that sadly will not allow an audience to be present at Dora, for a second year in a row:

Following your numerous messages regarding the tickets sold for Dora 2022, we regret to announce, that due to the unforeseen restrictions that are in place at the moment, due to the pandemic, the entire contest will take place without an audience. However, we are still looking into how the situation develops and if there is any change or if any restriction is lifted, we will inform you accordingly.

How things will work in case of any COVID-19 case

HRT has already established a protocol, that will be followed in case any of the artists tests positive for COVID-19. If one or two of the artists withdraw until the 4th of February, their place will be covered by the first, second, third or even the fourth backup artist. In case of five or more artists withdrawing before the 1st of February, their song will also be withdrawn and their allocated televoting phone number will get deactivated.

If any of the artists develops symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19 after the rehearsal of the 16th, 18th or even the 19th of February, then one of their recorded performances will be shown, during the live final show.

Dora 2022, the Croatian national selection process of the Croatian representative for this year’s Eurovision song Contest, will take place on February 19 at Marino Cvetković Sports in Opatija!

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Croatian entry for Eurovision 2022!

Source: DORA HRT / Eurovoix

Ireland: The representative to be determined by a combination of televoting, international and national jury!

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Tomorrow, February 4, the Irish national final – The Late Late Eurovision Special, presented by Ryan Tubridy, will be held and broadcast by RTÉ.

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

Ryan Tubridy will be the host of “The Late Late Show Eurosong 2022 Special” and Marty Whelan will co-host and will cover what will be going on backstage.

These six artists had been selected among 320 submissions and will compete tomorrow Friday 4th of March at 22:35 CET on RTÉ One, in the hopes of representing their country, at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. The winner will be determined by a combination of televotes, international and national jury (which will be on the spot during the show).

Listen to all the songs, hoping to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision song contest:

  1. Patrick O’Sullivan – One Night, One Kiss, One Promise
  2. Janet Grogan – Ashes Of Yesterday
  3. Brendan Murray – Real Love
  4. Miles Graham – Yeah, We’re Gonna Get Out Of It
  5. Rachel Goode – I’m Loving Me
  6. Brooke Scullion – That’s Rich
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Irish entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: RTE

Australia: Listen to the newly released songs, competing at Australia Decides 2022!

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A while ago, more songs of the national selection process of Australia “Australia Decides 2022″, have been released. As the artists themselves have been teasing from their social media platforms for a while now, their songs were to be released today.

The song of Isaiah and Evie is already out on YouTube and the ones of Jaguar and PAULINI are already out in New Zealand and you can listen to all of them below:

  • Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You

  • Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES

  • Paulini – We Are One

Who is Isaiah Firebrace

Isaiah Firebrace first shot to fame when he won The X Factor in 2016 and grabbed global attention for his #1 single It’s Gotta Be You, which is certified Platinum in Australia, 2 x Platinum in Sweden, Platinum in Norway and Gold in Denmark and has now been streamed over 280 million times.

He represented Australia as the first Indigenous Australian and third ever competing Australian contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest (finishing in the top 10) and features on many high-profile television events, including The Masked Singer Australia 2020.

Isaiah is highly engaged in the fashion world, having worked with some incredible brands over the past two years and will be performing at Melbourne Fashion Week in 2021.

Who is Evie Irie

Evie Irie, born in 2002, is an Australian pop singer and songwriter from the Central Coast, New South Wales. She released her debut extended play 5 Weeks in LA in 2019 through Republic Records, after travelling to the United States to pursue becoming a singer. In 2020, she released the EPs “The Optimist” and “The Pessimist”, and collaborated with producer Dillon Francis on the song “Be Somebody“.

Hailing from just outside of Sydney, Irie started performing in area cafés and restaurants at a young age, writing her own songs from the age of 12. She turned to the life experiences of her older sister for material on some of her earliest material. In her mid-teens, in lieu of doing an exchange program like many of her friends, her parents agreed she should take some time off to visit Los Angeles (and, ultimately, New York and Nashville) to take writing sessions and shop labels.

Irie not only found interest in her songs in the U.S. but reportedly started a bidding war in Los Angeles that ultimately led to her signing with Republic Records. She was 16 years old when they released her first EP, “5 Weeks in LA”, in mid-2019. Irie opened shows for the likes of Sigrid and Bastille before returning with “Over Him” and “Worst Enemy” in early 2020. Her sophomore EP, The Optimist, arrived later that fall.

Who is PAULINI

PAULINI has been heralded as one of the finest vocalists and performers to come out of Australia. The Fijian born songstress rose to fame through television screens on the very first season of Australian Idol which thrust her into the spotlight. Making it through to the final four, she won the hearts of a nation with her angelic, five octave range, and engaging personality.

Post Idol, PAULINI rose to the top of the Australian ARIA Charts in 2004 with her debut Platinum album ‘One Determined Heart’ and her Platinum smash single ‘Angel Eyes’, both hitting the #1 spot and receiving Aria Number 1 Chart Awards (‘Angel Eyes’ remained at the top of the charts for 6 consecutive weeks). In fact, PAULINI is still 1 of only 10 Australian female solo artists to have a #1 album debut on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Who is Jaguar Jonze

There is nothing predictable about the remarkable rise of the artist Jaguar Jonze. Her success stems from hard work and her pure creative vision, with WHO DIED AND MADE YOU KING the latest step in cementing her position in the cultural landscape.

As the public artist voice of the Australian #MeToo movement, Jaguar Jonze has appeared on The Project, triple j’s Hack, The Guardian and in numerous news pieces as she strives to create meaningful change in the music industry. A true advocate, Jaguar Jonze’s commitment to getting results for survivors in an industry which has ignored reports of harassment and assault has seen her join a working group of industry professionals to build and enforce behavioural guidelines and victim support strategies in the workplace. Her latest musical work will sit alongside her photography and visual art as another reason this truly unique and iconic artist cannot be ignored.

Already known song titles

Mid of January, in a previous article we had reported that the first song titles for Australia Decides 2022 had been revealed, as some candidates had announced the title of their songs that will compete to represent Australia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Some of the song titles already revealed prior to the release of the actual song are:

  • Seann Miley Moore – My Body
  • Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely
  • Sheldon Riley – Not the Same

Known acts competing at Australia Decides 2022

Eleven acts will compete to be the next Australian Eurovision representative.  The participants for the next Australia Decides are:

  1. Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You
  2. Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES
  3. Paulini – We Are One
  4. Andrew Lambrou
  5. Sheldon Riley
  6. G-Nat! Ion.
  7. Sean Miley Moore
  8. Voyager Australia – Dreamer
  9. Charley
  10. Jude York – I Won’t Need to Dream

The process

The eleven acts will compete at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center on February 26 to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022. Australian broadcaster SBS decided to use Australia Decides as their national final after the success of  their national final.

Radio producer and presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will present the Australian national final.  Moreover, Creasey will be the SBS Eurovision commentator in May 2022.

Montaigne won the most recent edition of Australia Decides with the song “Don’t break me”.  Unfortunately her entry could not participate in Eurovision due to the cancellation of the competition in 2020.

She represented Australia in 2021 with “Technicolour”. You can watch her 2021 performance in the video embedded below:

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Australia Decides and the Australian entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: SBS

United Kingdom: Chelcee Grimes for Eurovision 2022?

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This morning on the UK’s Smooth Radio on Jenni Falconer’s Breakfast Show there was a report about the presenters of Eurovision 2022 and then the presenter said literally that “the UK will represent Chelcee Grimes from Liverpool”, as we had mentioned in our previous article.

This news are not official yet, although Chelcee has been rumored for a long time due to its ties with TaP Music (which is collaborating with the BBC for this year’s participation).

Chelcee  is mainly known as a songwriter, having written for Kylie, Dua Lipa and BlackPink amongst others. Her ties to Eurovision have not only been with her commentary in 2021, as she co-wrote “Wonderland” for Roxen & Alexander Rybak in 2020.

The news was delivered in such a matter of fact style that it really seemed to be a worst-kept secret moment, however we await for official news from the BBC.

Watch Chelcee with “Tryna Not Fall In Love” here:

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for everything new regarding the Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: escbubble.com

Italy: Terza Serata of Sanremo 2022 tonight!

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The Sanremo 2022 festival continues tonight with the Terza Serata (third night). All 25 contestants will be performing their songs for the second time, after presenting them for the first time some during the first night, others during the second.

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

The show

On the Ariston scene, Amadeus will not be alone. Each night, as we know, he will have different co-hosts by his side. Next to him at the Terza Serata will be Drusilla Foer.

Also appearing on the third night of the 72nd Sanremo Festival will be Roberto Saviano, one of the most well-known journalists and writers in Italy.

Tonight’s program

During the third night of Sanremo 2022, we will have the opportunity to listen to all 25 candidate songs of the Festival for the second time. We remind you that the competing artists are the following:

  1. Achille Lauro & Harlem Gospel Choir “Domenica”
  2. Yuman “Ora e qui”
  3. Noemi “Ti amo non lo so dire”
  4. Gianni Morandi “Apri tutte le porte”
  5. La Rappresentante di Lista “Ciao Ciao”
  6. Michele Bravi “Inverno dei fiori”
  7. Massimo Ranieri “Lettera al di là del Mare”
  8. Mahmood & Blanco “Brividi”
  9. Ana Mena “Duecentomile Ore” 
  10. Rkomi “Insuperabile”
  11. Dargen D’Amico “Dove si balla”
  12. Giusy Ferreri “Miele”
  13. Sangiovanni Farfalle
  14. Giovanni Truppi Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia
  15. Le Vibrazioni Tantissimo
  16. Emma Ogni volta e cosi
  17. Matteo Romano Virale
  18. Iva Zanicchi Voglio amarti
  19. Dittonellapiaga feat Donatella Rettore Chimica
  20. Elisa O forse sei tu
  21. Fabrizio Moro Sei tu
  22. Tananai Sesso occasionale
  23. Irama Ovunque sarai
  24. Aka 7even Perfetta cosi
  25. Highsnob & Hu Abbi cura di te

The voting

The 25 songs that will be performed on the Terza Serata of Sanremo 2022 are heard for the second time tonight. The result will be determined 50% by the televote and 50% by the demoscopic jury. The demoscopic jury consists of 1000 fans all over Italy who vote online from home and have been specifically selected for this purpose, according to demographic, age and other quality characteristics.

Today’s ranking will be combined with the ranking of the first two nights, where a jury of journalists were the ones voting.

At the end of the night we will find out the general ranking of the overall score. We remind you that so far, the ranking is as follows:

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.

Sanremo 2022: Odds right before “Terza Serata”!

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The 72nd Sanremo Festival continues tonight in Liguria. After two quite successful nights as far as the television is concerned, tonight “Terza Serata” is set to take place.

All 25 contestants will appear tonight for the second time on stage of the Teatro Ariston, in order to perform their songs again.

Now that we heard all 25 songs we can watch how the bets reacted!

Favourites, for now are Mahmood & Blanco with the song “Brividi“. The two singers were the winners of the Prima Serata back in Tuesday, while they are in second place in the overall standings of Sanremo.

Odds’ favourites Mahmood & Blanco performing “Brividi”.

Next, the winner of the Seconda Serata and leader of the ranking so far. Elisa with the song “O forse sei tu“, which in the last hours is closing the gap with Mahmood & Blanco.

Elisa on stage of Sanremo 2022

Third place, we meet La Rappresentante di Lista and “Ciao Ciao“, who were the favorite during the first listening of the songs according to journalists and are in the third place of the ranking so far.

La Rappresentante di Lista.

Finally, Dargen D’Amico with “Dove si balla” and Emma with “Ogni volta e cosi”, are in 4th and 5th place respectively.

The winner of Sanremo 2022 is going to represent Italy in May, in Turin. If the winner refuses,RAI is able to choose any other participant, according to its own criteria.

How to watch Sanremo 2022

You can watch the Sanremo Festival 2022 live on TV, from Rai1, but also from the RaiPlay website, 20.40 Local Time.

All of you who are fans of Italian music, be patient in the endless Italian shows. Many guests are coming, endless dialogues and a full bag of interferences that can drag the broadcast till the morning. Tune in with us to the great celebration of Italian song, from which great international stars started their careers!

Stay tuned in EurovisionFun because the night is expected to be huge and glamorous!

Source: eurovisionworld

Italy: Record-breaking Spotify streams for Mahmood and Blanco!

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A short while ago, Spotify‘s daily streams ranking for Italy was released. As expected, all 12 songs from the first night of Sanremo were at the top of the ranking. One song, however, set an incredible record.

More specifically, Brividi by Mahmood and Blanco, not only topped the chart, but also scored the highest number of streams ever for a song on the Italian Spotify with 3,384,192 streams!

In detail, the ranking is as follows:

  1. Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi – 3,384,192
  2. RKomi – Insuperabile – 954,842
  3. La rappresentante di lista – Ciao Ciao – 922,011
  4. Dargen D’Amico – Dove Si Balla – 714,766
  5. Achille Lauro – Domenica – 672,812
  6. Noemi – Ti amo non lo so dire – 568,019
  7. Michele Bravi – Inverno dei fiori – 520,547
  8. Ana Mena – Duecentomila ore – 417,176
  9. Gianni Morandi – Apri tutte le porte – 399,737
  10. Giusy Ferreri – Miele – 358,251

Yuman was in the14th place and Massimo Ranieri in the 16th one.

Mahmood & Blanco, however, with this record also managed to reach the 5th position on Spotify’s global chart.

Tomorrow we will see how the songs of the second night of Sanremo will do on Spotify. Certainly the festival is subversive as we have seen in other years, but this record is unlikely to be overturned, at least as far as televoting is concerned.

Image source: Spettacolo

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Israel: Selection of songs for Saturday’s Grand Final to be held tonight!

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Two days separate us from the selection of the Israeli representative in Eurovision 2022. X Factor Israel is being completed slowly, with the four finalists having been announced a few days ago.

Inbal Bibi, Michael Ben David, Eli Huli and Sapir Saban will fight to represent Israel on the 66th Eurovision Song Contest this May in Turin.

All of them will perform two songs today, which will be judged by the preferences of the Israeli people and two juries.

The songs

We will listen to eight songs in tonight’s selection of songs for Saturday’s Grand Final. Each artist will perform two songs, with the audience and jury choosing one of the two songs by each finalist.

These songs are:

Format

130 songs were submitted to the committee which has now selected the above eight songs, which will be performed by the final four artists that will compete for the ticket to Italy.

In the first phase, one of the two songs of each finalist will be selected through the voting of the audience and the jury.

The song that will be chosen will be the one with which each participant will claim the representation of Israel for Eurovision 2022. Then, the audience and the jury will jointly choose the artist who will represent the country.

The X Factor final will take place on February 5th.

You can watch tonight’s selection of the songs on Channel 11, by clicking HERE. Tonight’s show starts at 20:15 CET and is expected to last one and a half hour.

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