Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh will be the Irish spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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Niamh Kavanagh will be the spokesperson of Ireland during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The spokesperson of Ireland for this year will be the one and only winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1993, with her song “In Your Eyes”. Niamh Kavanagh, was one of the contest’s winners, during the golden ages of Ireland, and then represented the country again in 2010. Tomorrow night, Niamh will return once again, in order to announce the Twelve Points of the Irish jury.

As of now, the foloowing spokespersons have been confirmed for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool:
  • Albania– Andri Xhahu
  • Austria– Philipp Hansa
  • Azerbaijan– Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus– Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • Finland– Bess
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Ireland – Niamh Kavanagh
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Latvia– Jānis Pētersons
  • Netherlands– S10
  • Poland– Ida Nowakowska
  • Portugal – Maro
  • Romania– Eda Marcus
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Sweden– Farah Abadi
  • Switzerland– Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine– Zlata Ognevich
  • United Kingdom– Catherine Tate

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Faroe Islands: plans to join EBU in the future

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As we mentioned you in a previous article,  national broadcaster for the  Faroe Islands, KVF, broadcasted the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Last night Reiley from the Faroe Islands represented Denmark at Eurovision 2023. Therefore, the Faroe Islands believe they are one step closer to being able to participate in the contest and become a member of the EBU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvzZF1JOk

Minister of Social Affairs and Culture Sirið Stenberg, said that Reiley ‘s participation had a positive impact and opened doors helping the Faroe Islands to participate in Eurovision at some point. This is something that Reiley himself hopes for.

The national broadcaster of the Faroe Islands has expressed an interest in participating at the Eurovision Song Contest.  However since the Faroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, their full participation in the EBU has not yet been approved.

 

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Luxembourg: The statement of the Prime Minister Xavier Bettel for the big return!

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After the official announcement that Luxembourg returns to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, the Prime Minister of the country made a statement regarding the news.

Through his official account on Twitter the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, commented the return of the Grand Duchy in the contest after an absence of 30 years.

“The Government is proud to announce Luxembourg’s return to the Eurovision 2024 stage after almost 30 years! We are thrilled to once again compete in the contest & showcase Luxembourg’s musical talents.”

For the record Luxembourg has been one of the most successful nations in Eurovision with five victories in 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973 and 1983.

The last time Luxembourg took part in the Contest was back in 1993 represented by Modern Times and the song “Donne-moi une chance”.

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Portugal: Maro is announced as the Portuguese spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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On their official Festival da Canção Instagram account, RTP announced that the spokesperson to announce the points from the juries of Portugal would be Maro. Maro performed last year in Turin with the song “Saudade, Saudade” and placed 9th in the Grand Final.

Confirmed Spokespersons for Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool:

  • Albania – Andri Xhahu
  • Austria – Philip Hansa
  • Australia – Catherine Martin
  • Azerbaijan – Narmin Salmanova
  • Belgium – Bart Cannaerts
  • Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • France – Anggun
  • Germany – Elton
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Lithuania – Monika Liu
  • Malta – Ryan Hili
  • Netherlands – S10
  • Norway – Ben Adams
  • Poland – Ida Nowakowska
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Slovenia – Melani Mekicar
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Switzerland – Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich
  • United Kingdom – Catherine Tate

Below you can watch the Eurovisionfun team commenting on this year’s Portuguese entry.

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Latvia: Jānis Pētersons will be the country’s spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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Jānis Pētersons will be the spokesperson of Latvia during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The spokesperson of Latvia for this year will be the lead singer Citi Zēni, the band that represented the country in Eurovision 2022. The song “Eat Your Salad”, despite the positive reception it had, in the end it didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final of the show in Turin.

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Finland: Citizens gone mad as the Country remains among the favorites to win Eurovision 2023!

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After Käärijä’s explosive performance in the First Semi-Final, he has emerged as the big favorite to win the 67th Eurovision Song Contest trophy competing against Sweden with Loreen.

Cities around Finland have been deched out in the artist’s trademark green bolero. Citizens are confident that they will have the best result in the competition after Lordi’s victory in Athens in 2006.

In particular, in Tampere,the central streets were decorated with green light, while a public screening of the Grand Final is also set up. In the city of Pori, The Joemsuu and Vaasa statues have been dressed in the artist’s green bolero.

These are just a few examples of the Finns’ preperation for the -possible- victory. Next up are green Cha Cha Cha-styled nails, free Käärijä-styled haircuts, decorated trees and various monuments with boleros, a Ρiña Colada drink called “Cha Cha Cha” and much more.

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Andorra: Susanne Georgi continues pushing for Andorran return to Eurovision

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Susanne Georgi is committed to see Andorra back again at the Eurovision Song Contest.  The former Andorran representative has advocated for a return of the country to Eurovision and she continues discussing with Andorran stakeholders as the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Liverpool.

For instance, she met with CCMA to talk about her campaign and the importance of bringing back the Catalan language to the Eurovision stage:

“I’ve had meetings with politicians and with a lot of people, I’ve been with this project for 5-6 years.”

In 2022, Ms. Georgi stated that she had reached a verbal agreement with the Andorran government for the country to return that year.  However, this promise was not met.  Two years later, Susanne Georgi has not given up.

“The excuse before was that there was no money, I have already found the money and I think that every day we are closer to it. I don’t know if it will be in 2024 or 2 or 4 years from now, but if we go back , we’ll be back for sure .”

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Eurovision 2023: The first Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final!

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Just a few minuts ago, the first dress rehearsal of the Grand Final, which is going to take place tomorrow night, took place. Eurovisionfun, was present in the M&S Bank Arena and is here to offer you a small glimpse of the rehearsals of the performances of tomorrow’s Grand Final.

🇫🇷 France – La Zarra – “Évidement”

🇨🇾Cyprus– Andrew Lambrou – “Break A Broken Heart”

🇪🇸Spain– Blanca Paloma – “EaEa” 

🇸🇪Sweden– Loreen – “Tattoo”

🇫🇮Finland – Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha”

🇮🇱 Israel – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn”

What’s next today, is the Jury Rehearsal and as a matter of fact, it will be the first time in this year’s contest, that the jury vote will count, as in the semi-finals, it was the public alone that decided the result.

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Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will remain Danish national final for 2024!

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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will remain the Danish national selection for Eurovision one more year.

Unfortunately, Denmark has not succeed to qualify for a third year in a row.  However, there are reasons to keep DMGP as the national selection although there will be some improvements for the 2024 edition of this national selection.

According to the Head of Melodi Grand Prix to DR, Erik Struve Hansen, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix remains popular in the nordic country becoming a tradition:

“No, I can’t imagine that. There are so many traditions around Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and it is one of the most watched programs of its kind in Denmark over the course of an entire year.

It has been a tradition that we have gathered around for decades, and I think it can do a lot of things in its own right as a large, unifying event around which we meet and have opinions about. It would be a shame to tinker”

Following the most recent results, public broadcaster DR is planning to improve their national selection for the future.  Mr Struve Hansen commented about their strategy:

We are already in the process of looking at what strategy we will have for next year’s Grand Prix musically. That work already started before Eurovision, and we will continue with it.

 

Source: DR

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Slovenia: Melani Mekicar will be Slovenian spokesperson for Eurovision 2023

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Melani Mekicar will be the spokesperson for Slovenia during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The TV presenter and actress will announce the results from the Slovenian jury during the final tomorrow night.  In addition to her work on tv, Melani is related to the Slovenian representatives Joker Out.  In fact, Melani hosted the EMA together with leader from Joker Out, Bojan in 2022.

As you wait for the Grand Final you can also watch our exclusive interview with Joker Out in the video embedded below:

Source: RTVSLO

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