Lithuania: Ieva returns to “Pabandom iš Naujo!” with many hopes!

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Ieva Zasimauskaite hopes to return to the Eurovision stage after four years. She participates again in the Lithuanian national final for the contest.

As we revealed through our social media, we are one of the lucky ones to hear I’ll Be There in advance. Of course the song is in Ieva’s familiar style. It is a ballad, with not as slow tempo as her entry in 2018. The song is built throughout its duration. It starts with a simpler orchestration while in the second part it fills up and we hear some percussion. Its melody is easy to remember, while Ieva’s interpretation fills the listener with emotions and images. On the bridge the song becomes audible, to be completed with a quiet melodic erasure.

Ieva’s appearance in the second qualifying round of Pabandom iš Naujo! expected simple but impressive. The rehearsals started today and what we can reveal to you is that we will see a quite different Ieva compared to her previous participation. We will see more of her feminine side, without of course always losing her elegance.

The video clip of I’ll Be There will be released on Saturday 15/1, the same day that Ieva will present it live for the first time, during the second qualifying round of Pabandom iš Naujo !.

Until then, let ‘s remember once again When We’re Old, with which Ieva won the twelfth place at Eurovision 2018.

Norway: Listen to the 21 songs competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2022!

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NRK channel has announced today the 21 songs of MGP 2022 competing to represent Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

After all the rumours of the high level of songs that are competing this year in Melodi Grand Prix and the rumours of a Eurostar among the participants , it’s the day we are finally ready to hear all the songs competing.

The 21 participants of Melodi Grand Prix 2022:

The participants that will perform directly in the Final are:

The participants that are going to compete in the first semifinal are:

In the second semifinal the acts that are competing are:

In the third semifinal the participants are:

Last but not least, the last’s semifinal acts are:

We remind you that only one act of each semifinal will go directly to the final and one will have a chance on the second chance round.

The schedule for the Melodi Grand Prix shows is as follows:

  • January 15 – Semi-Final One
  • January 22 – Semi-Final Two
  • January 29 – Semi-Final Three
  • February 5 – Semi-Final Four
  • February 12 – Second Chance Round
  • February 19 – Grand Final

Who is your favourite among the MGP participants this year? Should we book a flight for Oslo 2023? Share your opinion in the comments below.

Ukraine: Vidbr 2022 on February 12?

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Vidbr 2022 is going to be held on February 12, as Ukrainian media are reporting today.

According to information from OGAE Ukraine, the leaders of UA:PBC are intending to hold the Grand Final of Vidbr 2022 on Saturday, February 12.

Also, this report states that the production of the show will be undertaken by the company Friends Production. This company is one of the largest of its kind in Ukraine, with a number of television hits standing out in its record.

Among other things, Friends Production had fully undertaken the preparation of the participations of Ukraine and Moldova in Eurovision 2012. In Baku, Ukraine had taken the 15th place with Gaitana and “Be My Guest“, while Moldova came 10th with Pasha Parfeny and “Lăutar“.

8 to 10 artists are expected to take part in Vidbr 2022, The winner of Vidbr 2022 will represent Ukraine in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. A few days ago, 16 names came to light about their possible participation in the Ukrainian national final. Those were:

  • Alina Pash
  • ROXOLANA – Girlzzzz
  • Cloudless
  • Michael Soul
  • IDXO – CBY 
  • Sophy Ivy – Casino
  • Sofia Shanti
  • Nazar Ya
  • Uliana Royce
  • Wellboy
  • Laura Marti
  • Eria – 
  • Tonka
  • Sowa
  • hurtom
  • GORIM!

Until now, none of these names has been confirmed. It remains to be seen whether the names that were released on January 6 are correct and how many of them will take part in Vidbr 2022.

Source: OGAE Ukraine

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Latvia: Voting begins for the 17th candidate of Supernova 2022!

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As we informed you previously, the online voting started to select the 17th candidate of “Supernova 2022”. The jury of LTV has already selected the 16 participants to participate in the semifinals of Supernova 2022.

Another ten songs selected by the jury for the 17th ticket have been put to the public vote. Only the one who will receive the most public support will join the other semifinals and will appear live in the competition on February 5.

You can vote and listen to the songs until January 14 at 23:59.

The ten candidates for the 17th ticket to the semifinals are:

Antra Stafecka and Atis Ievins – “Call the Lights”
Darta Stepanova – “Brunumzeme”
Edvards Strazdins – “Open Road”
Katrina Dimanta – “My Voice”
Marta Ritova – “Let Me Go”
Martins Strods – “One More Time”
Miks Galvanovskis – “I’m Just A Sinner”
Rihards Berzins – “1 + 1 ″
Tetis – “Labākie vārdi”
Toms Kalderauskis – “Naked smile”

You can vote for your favorites every 24 hours by logging in to your social media profile. LTV will announce the winner of the vote on January 15.

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Latvia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: Supernova

Norway: The first information about the songs of MGP 2022!

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Anders Tangen, a member of the Norwegian Eurovision news site escNorge, has also listened to excerpts from the songs and in a recent podcast gave him the following information!

  • The competition is more open than against TIX vs. Keiino of 2021
  • One of the direct finalists has a disappointing song (it could be NorthKid)
  • There are two heavy-metal / rock songs, one from an internationally known band (it could be Gaahls Wyrd), while the other was created specifically for the national final
  • A famous personality takes part and seems to be returning to the competition, although the artist does not have a good song
  • There is a dynamic ballad by a singer that was part of a successful duet (it seems to be Elsie Bay from Elsa & Emilie, who wrote last year’s “Witch Woods”)
  • This year has strong ballads, which could contribute to great success at Eurovision
  • There will be no genres like “rølp” or “russemusikk”
  • There is a country song by an artist who has participated in a music show (it could be one of Steffen Jakobsen, Ingvar Olsen or Kristian Raanes. If it is Ingvar, the song may have been written by Mørland (Norway 2015) after they have worked together in the past)
  • There are several up and coming artists from music shows like The Voice or Idol
  • One of the artists has been used on vocals for Norway (it could be Bjørnar Reime found on vocals in 2015 or Øyvind Boye Løvold who supported with his voice in 2010 and 2011)

We remind you that tomorrow, January 10, at 13:30 cet, the 21 artists will be announced as well as their songs, something that has to be done from 2019, in order to claim the coveted ticket to Turin!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the Norwegian participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: escforum.net

Italy: The Mayor of Turin reviews the preparations of the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow

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Tomorrow, January 10, 2022, Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin, will meet with Culture Advisor Rosanna Purchia and Tourism and Event Advisor Mimmo Carretta to review the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

According to the newspaper “La Stampa“, the summit will also discuss adjustments to the preparation of the event due to Covid-19. As long as the competition is going to take place, the organization of all side events must necessarily adjust according to the state of the pandemic.

According to the Turin newspaper, the event is going on and sponsorship problems would be resolved in order to meet in the best possible way the expectations of the financial categories of Turin. There should also be no problems in the production of the event, which will be attended by local companies and professionals. All those working on the Eurovision Song Contest hope that the infections will reach a peak in the coming weeks and that the increase in vaccination coverage will allow for a reduction of the measures.

The semifinal allocation draw is going to take place on January 25. The handover ceremony between Rotterdam and Turin will also take place during this ceremony. The event, to be held at the Palazzo Madama, is expected to be attended by about 100 people, including a delegation from the Netherlands, led by Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, RAI and EBU leaders. A revision of the framework program is likely in the light of the evolution of infections in Italy and the rest of Europe.

We remind you that the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is going to take place on May 10, 12 and 14 at the PalaOlimpico in Turin.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

source: La Stampa

Finland 2022: Here are the clues for UMK 2022 fifth 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 fifth contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  • Over 10 million streams
  • Featured a song with a big international artist
  • Shivers

 

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The first speculations are pointing out to pop singer Alma.  Alma has done the backing vocals for Miley Cyrus’ songs “Mother’s Daughter” and “Cattitude”.  She co-wrote Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana del Rey song “Don’t Call Me Angel”.  Another possibility is indie pop singer Olivera.  Olivera has worked as a songwriter and a featuring artist for names like Tiësto, Zaxx, 3LAU, Sonny Alven, Lucian and John Dahlbäck.

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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Lithuania: Results of the first heat of Pabandom iš naujo

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The first heat of  Pabandom iš naujo 2022 took place today, which saw the first 11 hopefuls compete for the right to represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2022. The selection will consist of three heats, two semifinal and one final.

Earlier LRT has stated that due to unforeseen circumstance that Basas Pegasus will perform next Saturday. In each heat 6 songs will qualify for the semi finals, which were determined by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting.

The presenters of tonights show were Giedrius Masalskis, Ieva Stasiulevičiūtė and Richardas Jonaitis.

The running order for tonights show was:

• Augustė Vedrickaitė – Before You`re 6 ft Under

• Gabrielė Goštautaitė – Over

• Voldemars Petersons & the Break Hearters – Up

• Joseph June – Deadly

• Aldegunda – Holiday

• Viktorija Faith – Walk Through the Water

• Elonas Pokanevic – Someday

• Sun Francisco – Dream Again

• Urtė ėilagalytė – Running Chords

• Mary Mo – Get Up

• Erica Jennings – Back To Myself

 

The jurors who make up 50% of the result, who were revealed during the show are:

• Ramūnas Zilnys

• Ieva Narkutė

• Gerūta Griniūtė

• Vytautas Bikus

• Vaidotas Valiukevičius (represented Lithuania in Eurovision 2020 & 2021 as part of The Roop )

The 6 qualifiers of tonight are:

1st – Erica Jennings – Back To Myself (18 points)

2nd – Augustė Vedrickaitė – Before You`re 6 ft Under (16 points)

3rd – Urtė Šilagalytė – Running Chords (16 points)

4th – Joseph June – (15 points)

5th – Mary Mo – Get Up (15 points)

6th – Elonas Pokanevic – Someday (11 points)

Erica Jennings with the song “Back To Myself” was crowned at the first place of the jury and at the fifth place of the television audience. Overall she won first place.

Jury Results:

Televoting Results:

Αποτελέσματα τηλεοπτικού κοινού

Total Results:

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San Marino: On January 14 we will see shots from the auditions!

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At January 14, 21:10 CET, the public television of San Marino, San Marino RTV, will broadcast an hour long  show names Aspettando il Festival – Una voce per San Marino (Waiting for the Festival – A voice for San Marino). The recorded broadcast will show snapshots and videos from the auditions that took place at Teatro Titano during the time periods 13-19 December and 3-11 January.

We remind you that some Greek artists like Artemis Matafia and the winner of Greek Idol Panagiotis Tsakalakos have been in San Marino for the auditions and are waiting for the results of the first round.  We ought to also talk about the lyricist of “El Diablo” (Cyprus 2021) Oxa as well as Elis Mraz who took 2nd place in Czech Republic’s national final with the song “Imma Be’.

 

 

This is the second time that San Marino will conduct a national final and the first time they will use Voce per San Marino”. It will take place between December 2021 and February 2022 and all competing artists will be divided in two categories, “Emerging” and “Big“. Newcomers will be invited to attend a music academy at Teatro Titano in the town of San Marino from 13-19 December until 3-11 January. The academy will function as a preliminary casting. 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. Juries will decide upon the winner, alongside the second and third place.

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Finland 2022: Here are the clues for UMK 2022 fourth 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 fourth contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  • Make out music
  • Used to play music in the street
  • Heard during commercial break

 

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The first estimates speak for Tomi Saario or Elias Kaskinen. Compared to previous artists, here the assessments of who they are ultimately vary more.

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.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision.