Italy: Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2022 tonight!

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The Seconda Serata (second night) of Sanremo 2022 takes place tonight at Teatro Ariston. The rest 13 contestants will present their entries for the first time.

For the results of Prima Serata (first night) 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 Seconda Serata will be Lorena Cesarini, one of the most up-and-coming actresses in Italian television and Italian cinema.

Regarding the guests, Laura Pausini‘s name stands out tonight. The famous singer will present to the Italian public her new hit “Scatola”. At the same time, she said that in the context of her appearance at Sanremo 2022, she will reveal a new surprise regarding her in 2022. Everyone suspects that Pausini’s announcement will be about the presentation of Eurovision 2022 this May in Turin, with the experienced singer becoming the first name to be revealed.

Checco Zalone and Ermal Meta, Italy’s representative at Eurovision 2018 along with this year’s Sanremo contestant Fabrizio Moro, will also make an appearance.

Tonight’s program

During the second night of Sanremo 2022, we will have the opportunity to hear the songs of the remaining 13 of the 25 candidates this year for the first time. These artists are, in the order in which they will be performing tonight:

  • Sangiovanni
  • Giovanni Truppi
  • Le Vibrazioni
  • Emma
  • Matteo Romano
  • Iva Zanicchi
  • Ditonellapiaga & Rettore
  • Elisa
  • Fabrizio Moro
  • Tananai
  • Irama
  • Aka 7even
  • Highsnob & Hu

The voting

The 13 songs that will compete in the Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2022 are heard tonight for the first time. The result is determined 100% by a jury of journalists (34% television editors, 33% radio and 33% online correspondents), just like in the Prima Serata.

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.

Sweden: The lyrics of the songs competing at the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2022!

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Melodifestivalen 2022 starts 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.

A while ago, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster released the lyrics of all seven competing songs, of the first semi-final, but also the first photos from the rehearsals.

You can read the lyrics of the first semi-final songs below:

1. Malou Prytz – “Bananas” (Writers: Alice Gernandt, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb)

I should be growing up
But I’m lazy
(Too lazy)
I should be falling in love and calling you baby
(That’s crazy)

There’s so many things that I should do
No matter how I try to be like you

Oh lord
Be good tonight
Cuz today I’m doing nothing right

I go bananas
Bananas
I don’t do stress
But nevertheless
I go bananas

B A N A nas
Bananas!

I should be working out
But it’s heavy
(And sweaty)
I should be following rules
But I break ‘em
(Who needs ‘em)

There’s so many things that I should do
But tonight I’m doing me not you

Oh lord
Be good tonight
Cuz today I’m doing nothing right

I go bananas
Bananas
I don’t do stress
But nevertheless
I go bananas

B A N A nas
Bananas!

Oh lord
Be good tonight
Cuz today I’m doing nothing right

Oh lord
Be good tonight
Cuz today I’m doing nothing right

What?

I go bananas
Bananas

So many things I should do
But tonight I’m doing me not you
Oh lord be good tonight
I’m bananas I’m bananas

I go bananas
Bananas

I don’t do stress
But nevertheless
I go bananas

B A N A nas
Bananas!

B A N A nas
Bananas!

2. Theoz – “Som du vill” (Writers: Tobias Lundgren, Axel Schylström, Tim Larsson, Elize Ryd, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt)

Jag är inte farlig
Även om det bränns
Vill du följa med mig
Du vet ju hur det känns

Får du kalla fötter
Gör det ingenting
Allting kommer vända
När du gör som du vill

Kom förbi i förbifarten
Gör nånting som gör mig vaken
Ta hissen upp till taket över stan

Om du fryser ta min jacka jag är ändå varm
Ta med den hem så jag kan följa efter den
För jag kan inte lämna dig ifred

Som du vill
Sättet som du för dig
Blir galen när du rör dig
Jag vill ha dig tätt intill
Som du vill
Baby du är festen
Jag kan inte få nog av dig när du gör som du vill

När du gör som du vill
Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill

När du gör som du vill
Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill

Du skulle bara våga
Lämna mig såhär
Resten utav livet
Är allting jag begär

Kom förbi i förbifarten
Gör nånting som gör mig vaken
Ta hissen upp till taket över stan

Om du fryser ta min jacka jag är ändå varm
Ta med den hеm så jag kan följa efter den
För jag kan intе lämna dig ifred

Som du vill
Sättet som du för dig
Blir galen när du rör dig
Jag vill ha dig tätt intill

Som du vill
Baby du är festen
Jag kan inte få nog av dig när du gör som du vill
När du gör som du vill Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill
När du gör som du vill Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill

Åh
Åhhh …
Jag älskar dig när du gör som du vill

Som du vill
Sättet som du för dig
Blir galen när du rör dig
Jag vill ha dig tätt intill

Som du vill
Baby du är festen
Jag kan inte få nog av dig när du gör som du vill

När du gör som du vill
Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill

När du gör som du vill
Som du vill
Som du vill
När du gör som du vill

3. Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels” (Writers: Mats Tärnfors, Pelle Nylén, Shirley Clamp, Jakob Skarin )

Here we are
In a world forever changing
Torn and scarred
We are We are

Never ever let another pessimist drag you down
Don’t you see there are miracles all around

Let there be angels
Let there be stars across the sky
Let there be angels
Never give up, never give in
Turning the pages
We got a chance to make things right

Cause all that glitters is gold

Day by day
When you think there’s only darkness
So betrayed
We are We are

Don’t tell me that our chances are next to none
I still believe the impossible can be done

Let there be angels
Let there be stars across the sky
Let there be angels
Never give up, never give in
Turning the pages

We got a chance to make things right

Cause all that glitters is gold

Try to see some good in everything
So we really can start anew
Cause I still believe the fairytales
Can all come true

Let there be angels
Let there be stars across the sky
Let there be angels
Never give up, never give in
Turning the pages
We got a chance to make things right

Cause all that glitters
All that glitters is gold

4. Omar Rudberg – “Moving Like That” (Writers: Omar Rudberg, Gustav Blomberg, Amanda Kongshaug, Kristin Marie)

Got your number ready on my phone
Counted way too many reasons not to call
But it’s late and I’ve been out for a while
I don’t wanna be alone for the night
When I saw you you were dancing on your own

Oh I know you’re really not a good idea
Oh, but I can’t
No I can’t

I can’t help myself
When you do it like that
Oh when do it like that
Can’t help myself
When you moving like that
Oh When you moving like that
Can’t help myself
When you looking like that

Making me go crazy for your love
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that

Yellow painted gold down on the floor
Can’t deny that you looked better than before

Oh I know you’re really not a good idea Oh But I can’t
No I can’t

I can’t help myself
When you do it like that
Oh when do it like that
Can’t help myself
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that
Can’t help myself
When you looking like that

Making me go crazy for your love
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that

Oh
Se que tu no eres una buena idea
(Oh) Yeah

I can’t help myself
When you do it like that
Oh when you do it like that
Can’t help myself
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that
Can’t help myself
When you looking like that
Making me go crazy for your love
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that

(When you move, when you move, when you move
When you move like that)

When you looking like that
Making me go crazy for your love
When you moving like that
Oh when you moving like that

5. Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo” (Writers: Danne Stråhed, Fredrik Andersson, Erik Stenhammar)

Ja när jag fyllde 17
Då sa bror min till mig
Följ med mig ut på villande vägarna
Följ med mig ut och visa din grej

Åh jag fick spela för syster och bror
Och jag fick sjunga mina do-di-li-do
När folk dom dansa i gyllene skor
Det är mitt liv, det är Hallabaloo

Oh oh Ha ha Hallabaloo
Oh la la la la lallaballoo
Kom o kom o sjung med mig
Ha ha Hallabaloo

Ja många vill studera
Och göra karriär
Och andra dom tränar hästar
Dom mockar skit och blir miljonär

Men jag vill spela för syster och bror
Och jag fick sjunga mina do-di-li-do
När folk dom dansa i gyllene skor
Det är mitt liv, det är Hallabaloo

Oh oh Ha ha Hallabaloo
Oh la la la la lallaballoo
Kom o kom o sjung med mig
Ha ha Hallabaloo

Allting kan du göra
Allting här i vår värld
Ja du kan till och med flyga
Prova själv om vingarna bär

Men jag vill spela för syster och bror
Och jag vill sjunga mina do-di-li-do-di-li-do
När folk dom dansar i gyllene skor
Det är mitt liv, det är Hallabaloo

Jag vill bara spela för syster och bror
Och jag fick sjunga mina do-di-li-do
När folk dom dansar i gyllene skor
Det är mitt liv, det är Hallabaloo

Det är mitt liv, det är Hallabaloo
Oh oh Ha ha Hallabaloo
Oh la la la la lallaballoo
Kom o kom o sjung med mig
Ha ha Hallabaloo

6. Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” (Writers: Isa Molin, David Zandén, Cornelia Jakobsdotter)

No need to apologize
Cuz there’s nothing to regret
Well this is not what I wanted
Guess all the good things come to an end

So baby bye bye
Wish you the best
But most of alI I wish that I could love you less

Well maybe you’re right
I’ll find someone else
You say it isn’t me but when did that ever help

Hold me closer
Although you’ll leave before the sunrise
Might be bleeding, but don’t you mind, I’ll be fine
Oh it kills me
I found the right one at the wrong time
But until the sunrise
Hold tight
Hold tight

Maybe it happened too fast
I guess that I understand
You say that you’ve never felt this way for anyone
And that’s why it scares you to death

So baby bye bye
Know it’s for the best
Still I can’t see how that would ease the pain in my chest

Hold me closer
Although you’ll leave before the sunrise
I’ll be bleeding but don’t you mind I’ll be fine
Oh it kills me
I found the right one at the wrong time But until the sunrise

Could you just hold me tight
I know I have to let go but just give me the night

Cuz tomorrow will hurt
Hurt really bad
Cuz I’m about to lose the best I ever had

Hold me closer
Although you’ll leave before the sunrise
I’ll be bleeding but don’t you mind I’ll be fine
Oh it kills me
I found the right one at the wrong time
But until the sunrise

Could you just hold me tight
I know I have to let go but just give me the night

Can’t you see that you found the right one at the wrong time
It was just the wrong time
Hold tight
Hold tight

7. Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love” (Writers: David Lindgren Zacharias, Victor Sjöström, Victor Crone, Viktor Broberg, Sebastian Atas)

(Want that innocent love
Want that innocent love)

Woke up
I got a feelin
Won’t stop
I still believe in
Innocent love
Want that
Innocent love

Get lost
You and me dreamin
Tonight
We hit the ceiling
Innocent love
Want that innocent love

So hold up
Hold up
See the stars and the moonlight
Don’t let it pass us by
We got the world in our hands
Baby shaking it off
Like

Ohoh
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you
We don’t have to complicate it
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean With you
I want that Innocent lovе
Want that Innocent love
We got thе world in our hands
Baby shaking it off
Like

You are
My kind and of
Season
I am
Hooked on a feeling
Innocent love
I want that Innocent love

So hold up
Hold up
See the stars and the moonlight
Don’t let it pass us by
We got the world in our hands
Baby shaking it off
Like

Ohoh
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you
We don’t have to complicate it
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you

We got the world in our hands now
Nothing here can bring us down
Wanna learn how to live

Ohoh
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you
We don’t have to complicate it
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you

Ohoh
That innocent love
I want that innocent love
We got the world in our hands
Baby shaking it off
Like

Ohoh
I just wanna stay in this moment
Take a little sip of the ocean
With you

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

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!

See you on Thursday, when we will get the chance to listen to the one-minute snippets, of the seven songs of the first semi final, for the first time.

Source/Photo: SVT

Serbia: Interview with Zorja Pajić from Pesma Za Evroviziju 2022!

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After the announcement of her participation in this year’s Serbian national final, Pesma Za Evroviziju 2022, Zorja Pajić talks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Konstantinos Thermos.

Zorja Pajić is participating in the national final with the song “Zorja” and is one of the 36 nominated artists who will compete on 3, 4 and 5 March for the ticket to represent Serbia in Turin in May.

– Zorja, it is a great pleasure for us that you accepted our proposal and we thank you for that! First of all we would like to ask you, why Pesma Za Evroviziju? Why Eurovision? And why now? What made you take this decision and is it, perhaps, something you have wanted for a long time?

– Because it’s a stage where I think I would feel more free than ever! I’m drawn to that Eurovision moment. On stage I feel happy and I want to take it all on a higher level. I have always been able to imagine myself as a representative of Serbia. The audience gives me even more strength to make this wish come true, especially during the “Zvezde Granda“ contest where I participated, when they compared my performances with those of Eurovision, I just couldn’t wait for the next year.

– You became popular in Serbia and the countries of the former Yugoslavia by participating in Zvezde Granda, do you think that the experience you gained there will help you to have less stress during the competition?

– I think for me this experience was the right preparation for Eurovision. On stage I felt a passion that I hadn’t felt before, and now I want even more of it!

– We know that you have written “Zorja” yourself. What is the message of your song and what inspired you to write it?

– The song is called “Zorja”. This title explains that I have a personal relationship with the song, a deep emotional attitude towards it. The lyrics represent my journey towards finding myself, leaving a dark part of life that we all experience at some point. Victory over ourselves, that is the goal. The music describes my feelings and that feeling of release from the burdens that pull you down. Me and my husband, who wrote the music, know very well what that road looks like. The elements of ethnic music, the strings, definitely describe my life. I hope and believe that many people will be able to find themselves in the song, they will find the hope that’s always there waiting for us to use it and live our lives truly, without restrictions.

 

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– Since your candidacy was officially announced, what was the best comment you have heard about yourself? And correspondingly, has there been anything you’ve heard that you think is wrong or unfair towards you?

– The best thing I’ve heard is that people get goosebumps and feel good, positive and inspired after hearing the song, that was our biggest wish! I am surprised that many people see me as the representative. So far I haven’t heard any negative criticism of the song.

– Do you have any thoughts about your stage presentation in the national final, and if so, could you share something with us?

– Yes. It will be like the song, my personal story. Preparations take a lot of time, we all work hard to make the result look and sound the way we imagine. I can reveal one small detail, and that is that I won’t be alone on stage. However, I prefer everything to be a surprise.

– Were you a fan of the contest from before? What’s your favorite entry?

– Of course! I always liked Eurovision as a concept and as something that is the culmination of a music competition of this type. I would imagine myself on that stage from a young age. I was dreaming of representing my country doing what I do best. That dream is now so close to coming true, I will give it my maximum! The place for my favourite song at Eurovision is shared by two songs, “Molitva“ and “Rise like a phoenix“.

 

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– Have you listened to any of this year’s already selected songs or any of the songs from the other national finals, and if so, which ones did you like the most?

– Honestly, I’ve already heard some that have come out. They don’t sound like our song. I can’t wait to hear them all, like every year so far.

– Is there anything you would like to share with those who read this interview?

– Happiness lies in constantly surpassing yourself, in the constant need for inner growth and development of consciousness. Happiness is being free and finding love in yourself. Be healthy and stay strong in these difficult years for the whole world. Greetings and hugs from Serbia to all readers!

At this point we would like to thank Zorja Pajić once again for the interview and wish her all the best!

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the latest news regarding Serbia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Italy: The results of the first night of Sanremo 2022 | Listen to the first 12 songs!

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The curtain opened tonight at Teatro Ariston for Sanremo 2022 and the first 12 Campioni artists performed their songs live. At the end of the night, we found out the ranking of the journalists, who are the ones voting the first two nights of the Festival.

The show

Tonight we watched a Sanremo that really had nothing to envy from the pre-pandemic shows. The audience returned to Teatro Ariston after two years and the difference was really obvious compared to last year’s festival.

Amadeus is, for the third consecutive year, in the position of presenter and artistic director of Sanremo. This year, the presenter has five important women of Italian showbiz on his side, each of them co-hosting each night. Tonight, perhaps the top Italian actress of the 70’s and 80’s, Ornella Muti, was the one co-hosting.

Guests of the night were last year’s winners of Sanremo, but also of the Eurovision Song Contest, Måneskin, who performed their winning song “Zitti e buoni” as well as their ballad “Coraline”. Of course, appearances from sports, television and other music industry personalities could not be missing. Also invited tonight were tennis player Matteo Berrettini, the house band Meduza with Hozier and actors and friends of Amadeus Fiorello, Raoul Bova and Nino Frassica.

The first 12 candidate songs

The main menu of today included the first 12 candidate songs of the festival. After months of gossip and speculation on the online and written press, the agony is (almost!) over after we finally listened to half of the songs of Sanremo 2022. These songs were the following:

Achille Lauro & Harlem Gospel Choir – “Domenica”

Achille Lauro has been successful mainly in the field of punk and hip hop music. This is his third participation in the Sanremo Festival.

Yuman – “Ora e qui”

Yuman is half Italian and half from Cape Verde. He had a difficult childhood, and music has always been his refuge. This is his first participation in the festival. He was the winner of the latest Sanremo Giovani last December.

Noemi – “Ti amo non lo so dire”

Although she failed to win The Voice in 2009, she has been a hugely successful name in the italian music scene ever since. She has participated seven other times in the Sanremo festival.

Gianni Morandi – “Apri tutte le porte”

A legend of Italian music, with sales exceeding 50 million records. He represented Italy in Eurovision 1970, and was the winner of Sanremo 1987.

La rappresentante di lista – “Ciao Ciao”

One of the favourites for the victory. The pop band from Palermo, who are constantly changing their appearance, hopes to represent Italy in Eurovision 2022. It is their second participation in the festival.

Michele Bravi – “Inverno dei fiori”

Bravi rose to fame after winning the seventh edition of the italian X Factor. This is his second participation in Sanremo.

Massimo Ranieri – “Lettera di là dal mare”

Winner of Sanremo 1988 and a two-time representative of Italy in Eurovision (1971 and 1973). This is his seventh participation in the festival.

Mahmood & Blanco – “Brividi”

Also one of the favorites for the win. Mahmood does not need introduction to the fans, as he was the winner of Sanremo 2019 and brought Italy near the victory at Eurovision. Blanco is a rather new artist who has already made a name for himself in Italy among the younger generations, especially with his album “Blu Celeste”. This is his first participation in the festival.

Ana Mena – “Duecentomile Ore”

First participation in Sanremo for the Spanish singer and actress.

Rkomi – “Insuperabile”

First participation for the rapper from Milan too. He already counts three albums that arrived at the top of the Italian charts, especially last year.

Dargen D’Amico – “Dove si balla”

Another first-time participant as a performer, although he has already participated in the festival as a composer of the songs “Chiamami per nome” and “Dieci”.

Giusy Ferreri – “Miele”

Known for several hits in Italy and not only. Her fourth participation in the festival.

The voting

The first 12 songs competing in Sanremo 2022 were heard by the general audience for the first time tonight. The result was determined 100% by a jury of journalists (34% television editors, 33% radio and 33% online correspondents).

The same process will be repeated tomorrow night, for the remaining 13 songs of Sanremo 2022. Journalists will have the right to vote again on the fifth and final night of the festival, Saturday, February 5th.

The ranking of the first night

At around 1am, Amadeus announced the journalists’ ranking of the 12 songs. The ranking was as follows:

  1. Mahmood & Blanco
  2. La rappresentante di lista
  3. Dargen D’Amico
  4. Gianni Morandi
  5. Massimo Ranieri
  6. Noemi
  7. Michele Bravi
  8. Rkomi
  9. Achille Lauro feat. Harlem Gospel Choir
  10. Giusy Ferreri
  11. Yuman
  12. Ana Mena

The winners of the first night were Mahmood & Blanco with the song “Brividi”.

What do you think of the results of the first night? What was your favorite song and/or performance? Tell us in the comments!

Lithuania: The artists and the running order of the second semi-final!

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A few hours ago, the Lithuanian broadcaster, LRT, announced the artists who will compete and the order in which they will perform in the second semi-final of Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 (Let’s try again! 2022).

The artists of the second semi-final 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”

The second semi-final will take place on Saturday, February 5 at 20:00 CET!

Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 consists of six shows. Three heats that have already been completed, two semi-finals and a grand final. The winner will be chosen 50% by public vote and 50% by a jury.

Source: LRT

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

Moldova: “Trenuletul” will have English lyrics added for Turin!

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The “Zbob si Zbub & Frati Advahov” band will represent Moldova in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, as we have already informed you.

Vasile Advahov, a member of the band, has confirmed that the final version of their song for the contest will include lyrics in English. Specifically, he said through his personal Facebook account:

There will be a verse in English. We’ll try to keep the basic idea of the song the same. Our team will give out more information soon. We have some rules and some conditions that we must follow.

Moldova will perform in the first half of the first semi-final, hoping to get the ticket for Saturday’s Grand Final. Listen to the country’s song for Eurovision 2022.

Do you think adding English lyrics to the song is a good idea? Write us in the comments below!

Source: Eurovoix

Ireland: This is the running order for the national final, The Late Late Eurovision Special!

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

The Irish broadcaster has revealed the running order of the six artists, a while ago. These six artists had been selected among 320 submissions and will compete in the hopes of representing their country, at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.

The running order of the Irish national final is the following:

  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

After all six artists perform their songs, the viewers will have to vote for that one winner of the show, who will represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Last year Lesley Roy was internally selected to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Maps” and ended up last in the first semifinal with 20 points:

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for everything new regarding Ireland’s participations in Eurovision 2022!

Croatia: The voting system of Dora 2022!

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Croatian broadcaster HRT has published the official Dora 2022 voting rules as well as instructions for the televote, to be held on Saturday February 19th at Opatija’s Marino Cvetković Sports.

The Croatian song that will be sent to the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest will be determined by:

a) the vote of the jury

b) the voting of the viewers via phone calls and SMS

In case of a tie in the voting of the jury and the television audience, the winner will be the one who received the most votes from the television audience.

In case of cancellation or withdrawal of one or two performers until February 4, their place is taken by the first, second, third and fourth alternate artist. In the event that five or more performers drop out of the competition, the song number or phone line becomes inactive and therefore not included in the voting procedure.

In case a performer is positive for covid after the costume rehearsal on February 16th or in the general rehearsal on February 18th and in the final rehearsal on February 19th, they will be able to use the corresponding recorded rehearsal.

Jury

The jury will be divided according to the cities Čakovec, Varaždin, Rijeka, Pula, Osijek, Zadar, Knin, Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik.

Each jury consists of three members:

  • an HRT employee (HR music writer or music journalist)
  • an HDS member
  • an HGU member

Each member of the jury ranks the songs from first to 14th place. The results of the individual members of the jury are entered into the electronic ballot processing system. After summing up the results of the individual members of the jury, they are ranked and the ten songs with the best ranking receive the total points of the judges. The judges’ scores will be: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12, just like in the Eurovision system.

The total number of points of each jury is 58 points. The total number of points for all ten judges is 580 points.

The jury will be announced on Friday, February 18, during the rehearsal.

TV audience

The TV audience can vote either via phone calls or SMS.
Each song receives points based on the percentage of total voting points (580 points) in proportion to the percentage of votes each song received from the total number of votes received (by phone and SMS). Televoting has a total of 580 points.

The 14 artists that will participate in the Croatian national final are:

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav“
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)“
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas“
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake“
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side“
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout“
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije“
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love“
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You“
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness“
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War“
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away“
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba“
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure“

We remind you that the songs will be released on February 10th on the music program Svijet diskografije (World of Discography) which is broadcast on the second channel of Croatia and later on the official website of HRT!

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

Source: HRT Dora

Armenia: Dream Team did not finally submit a song for Eurovision 2022!

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Yesterday (31/1), the deadline for submitting entries to the public television of Armenia, by the artists who participated in the closed selection for Eurovision 2022, ended. Despite what was rumored in the previous period, the Dream Team did not submit a song.

The winner of last year’s New Wave Festival, Saro Gevorgyan, had traveled to Moscow the previous days to meet Dimitris Kontopoulos and Philipp Kirkorov. Naturally, everyone assumed that the song that Saro would submit to the internal process of Armenia, would be with the signature of Dream Team. However, according to our exclusive information, Dream Team’s decision was not to submit a song, which means that the song submitted by Saro has another composer.

We remind you that the three artists claiming to represent Armenia at Eurovision 2022, apart from the shocking unexpected, are Saro Gevorgyan, Kamil and Athena Manukyan.

The decision on the name of the artist who will represent the country in Turin is expected quite soon, maybe before February 10.

Armenia participates in the Second Half of the First Semifinal of Eurovision 2022, hoping to be in the final for the first time after 2017!

Which artist would you like to see represent Armenia in Eurovision 2022?

Finland: Vesala and Mmiisas to Host UMK 2022!

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Finnish national broadcaster, Yle has revealed Vesala and Mmiisas as hosts of  Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022.

Vesala is the stage name of Paula Vesala who started off her career as a member of a band PMMP. In 2015 she started to perform as a soloist and she released an album named Vesala which went platinum and reached number 1 on the Finnish Albums Chart in 2016. She will also be performing as the interval act in the final with the choreography by Natasha Lomm.

“At UMK, I kind of went all in, because I doesn’t feel like I’m a presenter. But I look forward to great performances at UMK and most of all the moment when we get to ask the international juries for points.”

Miisa Rotola Pukkila, better known as Mmiisas, is a Youtuber and influencer. Since starting her Youtube channel in 2013, she currently has 380,000 subscribers and 440,000 Instagram followers, making her one of the biggest influencers in Finland.

“When I heard about the possibility of presenting, I burst into tears and the ground went from under my feet. This is an incredibly great opportunity for me and as a Eurovision fan it is great to get to experience UMK on the ground. I am fascinated by the magical atmosphere of live broadcasts.”

Both presenters have been following Eurovision for a long time. Vesala explains:

“I’ve been watching Eurovision since I was a child. I also attended shows like Popstars, as music shows have always fascinated me. Sometimes I still watch Katri Helena’s perfomance of “Katson sineen taivaan” from 1979. It’s a perfect performance! I also remember 1985 fondly, as I recorded it on a VHS tape.”

Mmiisas added:

“For me, Eurovision is the highlight of spring and a sign of the beginning of summer. I got excited about Eurovision properly at the age of 11 after Lordi won. At home, we always watch together and give scores to all of the participants. The most impressive of all was “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović.”

Vesala and Mmiisas are both looking forward to what they promise to be a spectacular show. Vesala said:

“I have been following Finland’s Eurovision qualifiers for decades with slightly different feelings. Eurovision was once considered a death kiss for a career, but now it is of interest to everyone. I am proud of UMK’s production team, who has made the show high-quality and interesting. It’s amazing how this has become such a great event!”

Mmiisas also praised the competitors and the show:

“I’ve been enjoying the competing songs every day since they were released. I am sure this will be the most amazing edition of UMK ever!”

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022 will be broadcast on television and radio with commentary in six languages. The commenatators are:

  • Mikko Silvennoinen (Finnish)
  • Johan Lindroos and Eva Frantz (Swedish)
  • Katri Norrlin and Jani Kareinen (English)
  • Margit Alasalmi and Pertti Seppä (Plain-language Finnish)
  • Levosti Tvaltvadze (Russian)
  • Linda Tammela (Northern Sámi)
  • Heli Huovinen (Inari Sámi)

This will be the first year that UMK will have commentary in Sámi languages. Northern Sámi is the most spoken of the Sámi languages, with between 15,000 and 20,000 spread across Norway, Sweden and Finland. About 2,000 Northern Sámi languages live in Finland. Inari Sámi has 400 speakers and is the only Sámi language to be spoken exclusively in Finland. Revival efforts are currently helping the language to gain more speakers.

The UMK 2022 entries are:

The UMK grand final will take place on Saturday, 26 February, 20:00 CET and will be broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and Yle radio channels.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding UMK and the finnish representative for Eurovision 2022!

Source: Yle