Italy: The co-hosts for Sanremo 2022 revealed!

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The final countdown for Festival di Sanremo 2022 has started and the art director Amadeus reveals, as the firts week of February comes closer and closer, information about what we are going to see the five nights of the festival. A little while ago, he published the names of the five co-hosts that will accompany him each of the five nights.

  • Tuesday, 01/02: Ornella Muti, actress with long career in cinema and TV, well-known in Italy and internationally

  • Wednesday, 02/02: Lorena Cesarini, actress mostly known from the Italian series Suburra: Blood of Rome, which since its beginning back in 2017 has a great success in and out of Italy

  • Thursday, 03/02: Drusilla Foer, a made-up character/role and social media star created by the actress Gianluca Gori.

  • Friday, 04/02: Maria Chiar Giannetta, actress known for her leading role in the Italian series Blanca, that premiered in 2022

  • Saturday, 05/02: Sabrina Ferilli, theatre and cinema actress

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Lithuania: Monika Linkytė and Artūras Aleksiejus-Alekas have withdrawn from the national selection!

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Monika Linkytė, that had represented Lithuania in Eurovision 2015 along with Vaidas Baumila, commented to LRT.lt, that she has to withdraw from the national selection, due to a health condition.

I have a cold, I am sick and now unfortunately I have to refrain from singing for a while. It is quite unfortunate and sad, but in this case the most important things are my voice and my health. 

Monika Vaidas

Artūro Aleksiejaus-Alekas also commented to LRT.lt that finally he won’t compete in Pabandom iš naujo, avoiding to comment in detail.

Personal issues, I wouldn’t like to elaborate more about this in public.

Last week, due to some unforeseen events, the group “Baltas pegasas” could not perform on stage, but we will see them perform in the third qualifying show.

We remind you that the six artists that have already qualified are the following:

  • Erica Jennings
  • Augustė Vedrickaite
  • Urtė Šilagalytė
  • Joseph June
  • Mary Mo
  • Elonas Pokanevič

The second qualifying show will take place on Saturday, the 15th of January at 20:00 CET!

Pabandom iš naujo 2022 comprises six shows in total. In the beginning there are three heats, with the first heat having been aired on January the 8th, moving on to two semi-finals and then ends with the selection of the Lithuanian entry in the grand final. The winner will be decided by 50% televoting combined with 50% jury voting.

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Source: LRT

Ukraine: 284 songs submitted for Eurovision 2022!

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The acceptance of applications to compete in the national final and to claim the ticket to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, has been completed.

The selected artists and the list of finalists will be published on the official site of the broadcaster by January 24, 2022 at the latest. A total of 284 songs have been submitted.

Among the singers who have applied to represent Ukraine are former X Factor, Voice, Junior Eurovision contestants, Tik Tok stars, as well as artists living in Ukraine, singers from Hungary, Germany and Armenia.

You can read HERE for some of the artists that take part in the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2022.

The final of the national selection will probably take place on February 12, where the jury and the viewers will announce the winner live from the Public Television channels.

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Czech Republic 2022: We Are Domi are preparing for their Eurovision performance

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We Are Domi, the electropop band that won the Czech national final for eurovision are already preparing their performance.  The group won their ticket to Turin after competing in Eurovision Song CZ 2022 with the song Lights Off.

We are Domi took their social media to share their plans to their fans and followers.  The band made the following post on Twitter:

We Are Domi are set to represent Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.  The band won the Czech national final after getting the maximum score from the jurors and the international public vote.  The Czech national final gave the artists the freedom to present their own stage designs for the Eurovision Song Contest in May.  So far no details have been revealed about the team in charge of Domi’s performance.

Source: Eurovoix

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Estonia: The Eesti Laul 2022 semi-finalists allocation!

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The public broadcaster of Estonia, EER, revealed today the allocation of the 20 candidates in the two semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2022.

First Semi-Final – 3rd of February (alphabetical order) :

1. Alabama Watchdog: “Move On“
2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia: “Mis nüüd saab“
3. Elina Nechayeva: “Remedy“
4. Elysa: “Fire“
5. Helen: “Vaata minu poole“
6. Kaia-Liisa Kesler: “Vaikus“
7. Merilin Mälk: “Little Girl“
8. Ott Lepland: “Aovalguses“
9. Stig Rästa: “Interstellar“
10. Triin Niitoja and Frants Tikerpuu: “Laululind“

Second Semi-Final – 5th of February (alphabetical order) :

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

The 20 semi-finalists of Eesti Laul have qualified through the Quarter-Finals that took place for the first time this year. “Three shows are going to take place, in which, apart from the contestants, are going to perform some of the most famous local artists”, as Tomi Rahula, the executive producer of Eesti Laul, promised.

There are going to be surprises as far as the presenters of the shows are concerned, who are going to be revealed very soon. “Such a couple has never been appeared in front of the audience before” Rahula said.

The Eesti Laulu Semifinals is going to take place on February 3rd and 5th at the Saku Grand Hall, while the Grand Final on February 12th. Five artists are going to qualify from each Semifinal based on the votes of the audience and the jury and in the Final they will claim the country’s representation in Eurovision 2022.

Eesti Laul, as a method of selecting Estonian participation, has been used since 2009. Through this selection process have been achieved some of the best results for this baltic nation – including: Urban Symphony (2009), Kuula (2012), La Forza (2018).

Source: EER

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Finland 2022: Here are the clues for UMK 2022 seventh artist

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The Finnish national broadcaster has published more clues about the contestants for the national final UMK.  Now it is time to start guessing who will be the seventh contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  • Ambiguous pop
  • Plenty of stage charisma
  • From a musical family

 

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The first speculations are pointing out to soul-pop singer Isac Sene.  Born in Savo (Finland), Sene comes from a Finnish-Senegalese family .   Another possibility is pop singer Behm.  Behm performed as an interval act for UMK in 2020.

Yle will announce all the contestants for UMK 2022 on January 12.  After that we will get to know each competing song every day starting from January 13.

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Poland: Three artists competing for Eurovision 2022!

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Eurovision 2022 is entering the selection period. The competing countries choose their representative through either a national final or an internal selection. One of these countries is Poland, where the public broadcaster (TVP) will announce the representative for Eurovision 2022 this week. Who is more likely to represent Poland? Some of the most serious candidates are: Daria, Kuba Szmajkowski and Krystian Ochman.

TVP works on project “Eurovision 2022” for many months now. In mid-September, the public broadcaster published the rules of the internal selection and received several dozens of applications. Anyone interested had until November 2021 to submit their proposal. After this deadline, the competition committee decided upon the Polish representative for Turin. At first, TVP was going to publish the results in January 2, however the announcement got postponed until January 15.

Will Daria represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

This information was publicly known from November through social media. Since then, Daria and her proposal Paranoia are, according to fans, the most likely to represent Poland. Daria herself keeps distance from speculations and admits in interviews that she is not sure about submitting to internal selections. However, from time to time Daria stokes rumors by publishing reports in her social media that may indicate that she is involved with the selection process for 2022

For now, it seems to me that I am the only one in the minds of Poles. It seems that I am the only one whose profile is appropriate to everyone and also because I have worked abroad as well as singing in English and having my songs on the radio. […] A lot of people think so but I have no idea yet. Of course I would be delighted to represent my country in Eurovision. I would give it my best.

Will Kuba Szmajkowski represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

Another artist interested in representing Poland at Eurovision 2022 is Kuba Szmajkowski . A former member of the 4Dreamers team in 2021, he focused on the development of his solo career. Kuba himself has confirmed that his proposal for Turin is his club hit single Lovesick. It is no secret that he loves Eurovision and some of his favorite contestants are Helena Paparizou and Eleni Foureira.

I am a big fan of Eurovision since 2015. My dream is to perform at the world’s biggest events. Every year I follow the contest and I support our representatives. I think my song is a very good choice and it will work really well in the contest, so I submitted for the Polish selection. The song talks about a difficult relationship that we are addicted to, but on the same time it hurts. The song was created in cooperation with well-known producers and my Swedish-Polish team

Will Krystian Ochman represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

After several weeks of speculation and fan expectations, Krystian Ochman confirmed that he was not only interested in Eurovision 2022, but also that he submitted a song to TVP. One of his advantages is the experience that Krystian Ochman gained by winning The Voice of Poland. A lot of fans believe that thanks to his win he could be successful in the music industry and achieve a good result in Turin.

Recently, I did something with ATUT and BLACK HI-FI, maybe for Eurovision. […] Olek Kowalski, a great producer, and also in favor of making modern songs, with a beat, singing at a faster pace with a nice melody. We worked together in the studio to have a song suited for Eurovision, but one that I can carry on my own.

See his performance on the Grand Final of the Voice of Poland:

Not only Daria, Kuba Szmajkowski and Krystian Ochman sent their proposals to Polish Television. A number of participants have confirmed their participation in the internal selections through their social media. Among them: Karolina Stanisławczyk, Szczepański Siostry, Oscar Jensen, Michał Gabor, Anna Cyzon (National Qualifiers 2010), Łzy, Unmute, So So, Juliet Daisy & Duplox, Voytek Soko Sokolnicki and recently Mauer.

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Source/Photo: eurowizja.org

Lithuania: The artists and running order of the Second Heat!

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A few hours ago the Lithuanian broadcaster, LRT, announced the artists and running order of the second Heat of “Pabandom iš naujo! (Let’s Try Again!)“. The second Heat was set to take place on Thursday, January 13, but was rescheduled – due to a Lithuanian national celebration – to be broadcasted on Saturday, January 15 at 22:00 CET.

The 11 artists who will compete in the second heat are:

1. Viktorija Kajokaitė – “Piece of Universe”
2. Gabrea – “Make It Real”
3. Clockwork Creep – “Grow”
4. Emilija Katauskaitė – “Illuminate”
5. Justė Kraujelytė – “How to Get My Life Back”
6. Titas ir Benas – “Getting Through This”
7. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – “I’ll Be There”
8. Queens of Roses – “Washing Machine”
9. Cosmic Bride – “The Devil Lives in Spain”
10. Justin 3 feat. Nanaart – “Something That Is Natural”
11. Moosu X – “Love that Hurts”

The artists who have already qualified from Heat 1 are:

  • Erica Jennings
  • Augustė Vedrickaite
  • Urtė Šilagalytė
  • Joseph June
  • Mary Mo
  • Elonas Pokanevič

Pabandom iš naujo 2022 will be consisted of 3 Heats, 2 Semi-finals and a Grand Final. The winner will be decided by both the jury and the televote with a percentage of 50% each! For the first time the jury members will not be revealed and their votes will be shown at the end of the emission so that they would not affect the public votes!

Source: LRT

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San Marino: 585 Applications Received For Una voce per San Marino!

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585 applications were received for those wishing to compete in Una voce per San Marino, and go to Eurovision 2022.

With the casting round of Una voce per San Marino soon to be over, RTV has revealed that in total 585 applied to take part in Una voce per San Marino. Out of the 585 applications, a total of 299 applicants in the emerging artists have been invited to attend an academy at the Teatro Titano in San Marino City from December 13 to 17, 2021 and from January 3 to 11, 2022.

The 299 included singers such as Sebastian Schmidt who took part in San Marino’s old national final 1in360 in 2018 and ended up singing the song “Stay” in the final round. Sebastian ended up singing at Eurovision 2018 as a backing singer for Jessika and Jenifer Brening.  Overall singers from over 30 nations have taken part in this round of the San Marinese selection.

This is the second time that San Marino will conduct a national final and the first time they will use Voce per San Marino”. During February 2022, there will be a series of semifinals and a final where the 9 finalists for the Grand Final will be decided. Newcomer artists that finish in the first three places will receive a cash prize of 1000€, 2000€ and 7000€ accordingly

The Grand Final will take place in February 19 2022 at Teatro Nuovo of Dogana. Overall 18 artists will compete in the final, nine newcomers and nine well-known artists, of which the latter will be invited directly from Media Evolution Srl.

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Austria: Four candidates to represent the country in Eurovision 2022?

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Firstly the Austrian broadcaster, ORF, was planning to reveal the country’s representer in December, however they decided to make the announcement at the end of January.

There are, yet, four possible candidate acts that seem really possible to get Austria‘s ticket to Turin.

These are the four acts:

  1. DELADAP

DELADAP seem to be pretty known among eurofans. They tried to represent Austria again back in 2012 with the song “Crazy Swing” but due to it being performed earlier the song got banned so they ended up participating with “Don’t Turn Around“.

2. Candlelight Ficus

Candlelight Ficus are a quartet of boys from Styria. They have already released a few singles and EPs, some of which are “What’s Coming“, “Two Blond B******” and “Open The Door“.

3. LUM!X

LUM!X is an Austrian DJ who has collaborated with pretty big names. His biggest hit, “Monster” – a collaboration with the Italian DJ Gabry Ponte -, counts over 70 million views on Youtube and over 206 million streams on Spotify.

4. ANGER

ANGER are a duet from South Tyrol, based in Vienna, which has lately received many awards for their music. They have also recently released some songs in German. Their music is described as a combination of auto-tune, electric guitar and technoid beats.

What do you think about these 4 candidates? Who is your favourite? Do you think Austria might actually pick someone else?

Source: Escbubble

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