Germany: Frida Gold withdrew from Unser Lied für Liverpool!

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Eight songs will compete tonight to represent Germany in the national final Unser Lied für Liverpool, after Frida Gold withdrew due to the illness of their lead singer Alina Süggeler.

Frida Gold, with the song ‘Alle Frauen in mir sind müde‘ (‘All women in me are tired’), did not take part in the second rehearsal yesterday, nor in the rehearsal scored by the jury, who judged them based on the video of the first rehearsal. The singer’s health does not seem to have improved, making it impossible for her to participate in today’s show.

Frida Gold stated the following:

“Already on the second day of the rehearsals it was obvious to all involved that Alina Süggeler was very ill and suffering from fever. She was only able to do two run-throughs, during which she could only partially sing. She then immediately left for home in the hope that rest and medication could stabilize her for the next day.

Unfortunately, the opposite happened; in addition to fever, chills and a sharp sore throat, she had completely lost her voice. The doctor pointed out that she needed to rest in bed for a week.

The available medication did not lead to any improvement to enable her to meet the requirements of the competition. For Alina and everyone involved, after weeks of work and preparation, this is a shock and a huge disappointment.

It was Frida Gold’s idea and desire to present the message of the song “Alle Frauen In Mir Sind Müde” in front of a large audience, as it is an important topic.

The possibility of possibly singing it in Liverpool as the German entry was also a big motivation.

Frida Gold would like to thank all the organisers and of course their fans.”

In terms of the scoring for tonight’s show, this means that the eight international juries will now only award 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points each.

Listen to Frida Gold‘s “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde“, which unfortunately will not appear in tonight’s national final:

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Source: ESCKompakt

Germany: Grand Final of Unser Lied für Liverpool tonight!

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Germany chooses its Eurovision 2023 representative tonight as the grand final of Unser Lied für Liverpool takes place.

For the second year in a row, the Central European powerhouse will choose its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest through a national final format, hoping to end the streak of unsuccessful results in recent years.

Participants

Eight artists are taking part in tonight’s German national final, vying for a ticket to Liverpool. These artists are:

  1. TRONG – “Dare to be Different“
  2. René Miller – “Concrete Heart“
  3. Anica Russo – “Once Upon a Dream“
  4. Lonely Spring – “Misfit“
  5. Will Church – “Hold On“
  6. Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope“
  7. Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text”
  8. Lord Of The Lost – “Blood and Glitter“

Due to illness, Frida Gold with “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde”, will not be able to take part in the national final and will withdraw from the selection process.

Format

The online voting for Unser Lied für Liverpool has started in Germany for several days now.

During Unser Lied für Liverpool the public can vote via SMS or phone. Online voting will be combined with televoting results. The public vote will weigh 50% of the total result.

The jury vote will decide the remaining 50% of the result. During the show, the international jury will award 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to the participants.

Eight international juries from different countries will be made up of people from the music and entertainment industry. The international judges come from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Lithuania, Ukraine, Austria and the United Kingdom.

Unser Lied für Liverpool will be presented by Barbara Schöneberger.

The German national final starts at 22:20 CET and will last almost two hours. You can watch it through the ARD Das Erste website by clicking HERE.

Last year Malik Harris with the song “Rockstars” represented Germany in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin but once again Germany ended up in the last place, 26th with only 6 points.

Who do you think is going to be the next German representative? Let us know your thought in the comments below.

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Germany: This is the running order for “Unser Lied für Liverpool”!

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Today, the national German broadcaster, announced the running order for the German National Final “Unser Lied für Liverpool”. Nine artist will compete for the ticket that will lead them to Liverpool for Eurovision 2023!

The running order for “Unser Lied für Liverpool” Final is:

  1. TRONG – “Dare to be Different“
  2. René Miller – “Concrete Heart“
  3. Anica Russo – “Once Upon a Dream“
  4. Lonely Spring – “Misfit“
  5. Will Church – “Hold On“
  6. Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope“
  7. Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text”
  8. Frida Gold – “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde”
  9. Lord Of The Lost – “Blood and Glitter“

https://twitter.com/eurovisionde/status/1628998243219537920?s=20

We would like to remind you that in our previous article we mentioned that today Friday 24th of February the online voting process begins until 3rd of March 2023 at 10 pm CET.  The German National Final will be displayed at the same night that voting will stop at 22:20 CET in Das Erste, ARD Mediathek and eurovision.de.

 

Which song do you like the most to represent Germany on Eurovision 2023?

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Poland: All the songs of “Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!” are available for streaming!

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On Sunday, 26th of February the Polish national final “Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!” is going to take plac, in order to decide which song will represent Poland at Eurovision 2023.

The ten songs that will try to claim the ticket for Liverpool are available on all streaming platforms, these are the candidates for the national final with their songs:

 

  1. Natasza – “Lift u up“
  2. Kuba –  “You Do Me“
  3. Ahlena – “Booty“
  4. Dominik Dudek – “Be Good“
  5. Alicja Szemplińska – “New Home“
  6. Felivers – “Never Back Down“
  7. Maja Hyży – “Never Hide“
  8. Jann – “Gladiator“
  9. Blanka – “Solo“
  10. Yan Majewski – “Champion“

The voting process of  Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję! won’t be held with a superfinal round from the offseting of public vote and the jury vote like it happened last year but the winner will be announced based on the first part of the voting. In case of a tie the public vote will decide the winner.

 

Which song do you like the most to represent Poland on Eurovision 2023?

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Germany: online voting for “Unser Lied für Liverpool” starts on Friday!

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The voting process for the German final “Unser Lied für Liverpool” starts on Friday, February 24, 2023.  The online voting will extend until March 03, 2023 at 10 pm.

The voting system will work as follows:

  • During the evening of Unser Lied für Liverpool people can vote through SMS or phone.  The online vote will be joined with the live voting.  The televote will weigh 50% of the total result.
  • The jury vote will decide the other 50% of the result.  During the show, the international jury will award 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points to the acts.

Eight international jurors from different countries will make the international jury from the music and entertaining industry.  The international jurors come from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Lithuania, Ukraine, Austria and Great Britain.

The competing acts in Unser Lied für Liverpool are:

Will Church – “Hold On”
Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope”
TRONG – “Dare to Be Different”
Lonely Spring – “Misfit”
Anica Russo – “Once Upon a Dream”
Lord Of The Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
Frida Gold – “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde” (All the women in me are tired)
René Miller – “Concrete Heart”
Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text” (Song with good lyrics)

Unser Lied für Liverpool will air on March 03, 2023 at 22:20 CET on Das Erste, ARD Mediathek, and eurovision.de.

Interval Acts

The band “The BossHoss” and Ilse DeLange will be the interval acts of the German national final.  Ilse DeLange came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as part of The Common Linnets.  This year, The BossHoss and Ilse DeLange will sing their new single “YOU”.

The BossHoss and The Common Linnets had already performed as an interval act during Unser Lied für Stockholm in 2016 covering the song “Jolene” by Dolly Parton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYIou-oWXA&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

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Germany: The Wild Card announcement and further details regarding Unser Lied für Liverpool!

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Yesterday during Alles Eurovision show, the Wild Card finalist of the Unser Lied für Liverpool, the show which will determine the next German representative in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, was announced.

The selection process took place through TikTok and Ikke Hüftgold was the winner of the Wild Card selection with the song “Lied mit gutem Text”. The Wild Card selection included the below artists:

  • Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text” – 52% – Wildcard
  • From Fall To Spring – “Draw The Line” – 28%
  • JONA – “10/10” – 14%
  • Betül – “Heaven” – 3%
  • Mitchy & André Katawazi,  NashUp – “Summertime” – 2%
  • Leslie Clio- “Free Again” – 1%

After the end of the aforementioned process, the line up of Unser Lied für Liverpool consists of the below artists:

  • Will Church – “Hold On”
  • Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope”
  • TRONG – “Dare to Be Different”
  • Lonely Spring – “Misfit”
  • Anica Russo – “Once Upon a Dream”
  • Lord Of The Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
  • Frida Gold – “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde”
  • René Miller – “Concrete Heart”
  • Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text”

After the Wild Card announcement NDR revealed more details regarding the voting procedure. After 2019, an international jury is going to determine the 50% of the final result. It is going to consist of 8 countries, five people from each country. The names of the 8 countries of the international jury are yet to be announced.

Additionally, the public, who is going to determine the other 50% of the result, is going to have three voting options: 1) online voting, 2) SMS voting, 3) telephone call. The online voting process is going to open ahead of the live broadcast.

Tickets for Unser Lied für Liverpool are going to be available later today at 20:00 CET here.

Unser Lied für Liverpool is going to take place on the 3rd of March at 22:20 CET in the MMC Studios in Cologne. The host of the show is going to be Barbara Schöneberger and it is going to be broadcast live on Das Erste, ARD Mediathek and eurovision.de.

Last year Malik Harris with the song “Rockstars” represented Germany in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin but once again they ended up in the last place, 26th with only 6 points.

Who do you think is going to be the next German representative? Let us know your thought in the comments below.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates around Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

Source: Eurovoix

Eurovision 2023: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw Results!

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Liverpool’s Saint George’s Hall with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

The Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan. Both are on the staff of the BBC, being some of the most loved faces of British public broadcasting.

During the draw, the ceremony of handing over and accepting the emblem of the contest took place. The mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, formally handed over the “keys to the event” to the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Draw Procedure

The 31 countries competing in the semi-finals were divided into five pots, based on the scores they have exchanged in recent years with each other. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances that appear every year in the voting.

Big 5 and Ukraine

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Ukraine, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first/second semi-final and sixteen in the first/second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (9 May):

1st Half

  • Serbia
  • Latvia
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Croatia
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Sweden
  • Moldova
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • Czech Republic

2nd Semi-Final (11 May):

1st Half

  • Armenia
  • Cyprus
  • Romania
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • Iceland
  • Greece
  • Estonia

2nd Half

  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Lithuania
  • San Marino
  • Slovenia
  • Georgia
  • Poland

Liverpool will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from 9 to 13 May at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “United by Music“.

You can see the draw again through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Eurovision 2023: Today the semi-final draw!

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At 20:00 CET and live from Saint George’s Hall in Liverpool, the Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw will take place.

During today’s event, there will also be the delivery-receipt of the emblem of the organization from the city of Turin to that of Liverpool. For this reason, today’s draw will be attended by both the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, and the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Presenters

The draw is expected to be hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, both BBC presenters.

Draw Procedure

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that each of the six countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine) will broadcast and vote for.

The second part of the draw will determine which semi-final and which half the other 31 participating countries will compete in. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the event’s producers at a later date.

The 31 countries have been divided into five pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by official TV partner Digame.

Pot 1
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Croatia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
Pot 2
  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
Pot 3
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Pot 4
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • San Marino
Pot 5
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

In the evening, therefore, we all tune in for the draw of the semi-finals of our favorite competition. You can watch the draw on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

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Germany: Listen to the songs of Unser Lied für Liverpool 2023!

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Germany‘s national broadcaster NDR has revealed the finalists for Unser Lied für Liverpool, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023.

The 8 already known candidates are the following and you can listen to their songs below:

  1. Will Church– “Hold On“
  2. Frida Gold– “Alle Frauen In Mir Sind Mude“
  3. Patty Gurdy– “Melodies of Hope“
  4. TRONG– “Dare to be Different“
  5. Lord of the Lost– “Blood & Glitter“
  6. Rene Miller– “Concrete Heart“
  7. Anica Russo– “Once Upon a Dream“
  8. Lonely Spring– “Misfit“

One additional entry will be selected as a TikTok wildcard. The wildcard will be chosen through public voting, which will be open from 27 January to 3 February. The result of the TikTok wildcard vote will be revealed live on the first broadcast of the new web show Alles Eurovision with Alina Stiegler and Stefan Spiegel on 4 February at 18:00 CET live on eurovision.de.

We remind you that Unser Lied für Liverpool, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023, will take place on 3 March at 22.20 CET.

Live from Cologne’s MMC Studios and hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, Unser Lied für Liverpool will be broadcast by Das Erste and online on ARD Mediathek and eurovision.de.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding the German participation in Eurovision 2023!

Germany: “Unser Lied für Liverpool” artists revealed on January 27th!

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As recently announced by ARD, the German national broadcaster, the artists and songs of Unser Lied für Liverpool, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023, will be revealed on January 27th.

 

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The exact number of songs that will compete in Unser Lied für Liverpool has not yet been announced, although ESC Kompakt reports that nine songs have been selected by the team of experts assembled by the channel. The only certainty is that one additional entry will be selected as a TikTok wildcard. The wildcard will be selected through a public vote, which will run from 27 January to 3 February. The result of the voting for the TikTok wildcard will be revealed live on the first broadcast of the new Alles Eurovision online show with Alina Stiegler and Stefan Spiegel on 4 February at 18:00 CET live on eurovision.de.

We remind you that  Unser Lied für Liverpool will be broadcast on 3 March at 22.20 CET.

Live from MMC Studios in Cologne and hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, Unser Lied für Liverpool (Our Song for Liverpool) will be broadcast live on Das Erste and online on ARD Mediathek and eurovision.de.

Last year, Malik Harris represented Germany at the contest in Turin, Italy, with the song “Rockstars”. He came last in the Grand Final with only 6 points, all from the televoting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYIou-oWXA

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments!

Source: ARD