Montenegro: RTCG will be broadcasting Eurovision 2023!

RTCG, the national broadcaster of the Montenegro is going to broadcast Eurovision 2023!

It was reported through the RTCG website, that all three shows of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 that takes place in Liverpool, the United Kingdom are going to be broadcast live to the viewers of Montenegro.

The Balkan nation decided to abstain from this years competition citing financial constrains caused mainly by the global energy crisis.

So far, the non-participating in Eurovision 2023 countries that have confirmed the broadcast of this year’s contest are the following:

  • Chile – Canal 13
  • Faroe Islands – KVF
  • Kosovo – RTK
  • Montenegro – RTCG
  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • Slovakia – Radio_FM
  • United States – Peacock

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INFE Poll 2023: The results from Ukraine and Rest Of The World | Sweden is the big winner!

For the seventh consecutive year, the second fan network of the Eurovision Song Contest, the INFE Network, in collaboration with the website EscToday, is conducting the INFE Poll.

Network members in the 21 local fan clubs have already voted for their favorite songs from Eurovision 2023 and via ESCToday, they are announcing their scores. With the last two rankings being those of Ukraine and Rest Of The World. It should be noted that the Rest Of The World category includes fans of the competition from Costa Rica, Canada, Venezuela and United States.

Here are the results of INFE Ukraine:

  • Ireland – 1 point
  • Italy – 2 points
  • Spain – 3 points
  • France – 4 points
  • Czechia – 5 points
  • Austria – 6 points
  • United Kingdom – 7 points
  • Finland – 8 points
  • Norway – 10 points
  • Sweden – 12 points

The last results come from INFE Rest Of The World:

  • Switzerland – 1 point
  • Georgia – 2 points
  • Italy – 3 points
  • Austria – 4 points
  • Finland – 5 points
  • Spain – 6 points
  • Norway – 7 points
  • United Kingdom – 8 points
  • Sweden – 10 points
  • France – 12 points

Thus, the final overall results for this year are as follows:

  1. Sweden – 212 points
  2. Finland – 164 points
  3. Norway – 156 points
  4. France – 99 points
  5. Austria – 97 points
  6. Italy – 89 points
  7. Spain – 82 points
  8. Czechia – 66 points
  9. Israel – 64 points
  10. United Kingdom – 43 points
  11. Moldova – 41 points
  12. Armenia – 25 points
  13. Slovenia – 17 points
  14. Georgia – 14 points
  15. Croatia – 12 points
  16. Switzerland – 11 points
  17. Gremany – 10 points
  18. Cyprus – 10 points
  19. Greece – 8 points
  20. Serbia – 8 points
  21. Albania – 7 points
  22. Ireland – 7 points
  23. Ukraine – 6 points
  24. Iceland – 5 points
  25. Denmark – 4 points
  26. Romania – 4 points
  27. Latvia – 3 points
  28. Australia – 2 points
  29. Estonia – 2 points
  30. Netherlands – 2 points
  31. Portugal – 2 points
  32. Belgium – 1 points
  33. Malta – 1 points
  34. Poland – 1 points
  35. San Marino – 1 points
  36. Azerbaijan – 0 points
  37. Lithuania – 0 points

Sweden managed to win the INFE Poll 2023 with 212 points crowning Loreen with “Tattoo” the winner of tis year’s poll. In second place we meet Finland with Kaarjia with 164 points and then follows Norway with the dynamic Alessandra with 154 points. Rounding out the top five are France with “Evidemment” with 99 points and Austria with “Who The Hell Is Edgar?” with 97 points.

You can enjoy the winning “Tattoo” once again down bellow:

https://youtu.be/b3vJfR81xO0

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Faroe Islands: KVF will be broadcasting Eurovision 2023!

KVF, the national broadcaster of the Faroe Islands is going to broadcast Eurovision 2023!

It was reported through the KVF website, that all three shows of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 that takes place in Liverpool, the United Kingdom are going to be broadcast live to the viewers of the Faroe Islands.

Since 2010, the Faroese national broadcaster Kringvarp Føroya (KVF) has been attempting to gain EBU membership and thus participate independently in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, KVF cannot obtain EBU membership due to the islands being a constituent part of the Danish Realm.

In late 2018, KVF showed renewed interest in joining the EBU and participating in the contest. According to the broadcaster, they are not excluded by the rule that only independent nations can join, and as a result, the Faroese broadcaster started internal discussions on applying for EBU membership and participating in the contest, and even organising a national final similar to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

So far, the non-participating in Eurovision 2023 countries that have confirmed the broadcast of this year’s contest are the following:

  • Chile – Canal 13
  • Faroe Islands – KVF
  • Kosovo – RTK
  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • Slovakia – Radio_FM
  • United States – Peacock

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Source: KVF 


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France: Anggun will announce the votes of the French jury!

TV France, the national French broadcaster, announce the name of Anggun as the spokesperson of the French jury votes. Anggun is a former Eurovision contestant, having previously represented France in Eurovision 2012 in Baku with her song “Echo (You & I)”.

In fact, it is the first time since 2012 that a former French Eurovision contestant will announce the French votes.

Anggun will not only be the French spokesperson in Eurovision 2023 but she will also be commentating for the French television in the two semifinals on May 9 and 11.

The following countries have also announced their spokespersons for Eurovision 2023:

  • Albania – Andri Xhahu
  • Austria – Philip Hansa
  • Azerbaijan – Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Netherlands – S10
  • Poland – Ida Nowakowska
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Switzerland – Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich

France participates in Eurovision 2023 with La Zarra and her song “Évidemment” and as a member of the BIG-5, will perform directly to the Grand Final on May 13 in the first half.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfbEFH9NvQ

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Austria: Technical issues were resolved in the Second Rehearsal!

Austria’s Eurovision 2023 representatives Teya and Salena are excited after their second rehearsal on the Liverpool stage.

According to their statements to Austria’s state broadcaster ORF, both the artists themselves and the country’s delegation to the competition are very satisfied and more confident than ever, as the technical problems they encountered in the First Rehearsal have now been resolved.

Speaking to ORF, Teya and Salena stated the following:

“The second rehearsal was much better than the first rehearsal. Everything went well and we are already looking forward to returning to the big Eurovision stage next week. The choreography was better than last time and the problems with the sound were solved. Everything went great!”

The head of the Austrian delegation is also positive after the second rehearsal:

“The second rehearsal went very well, especially because we were able to fix the technical problems. The BBC team did a great job and this made Teya & Salena feel much more comfortable on stage. A lot of changes we wanted after the first rehearsal in terms of the camera shots and LED content were implemented.”

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Iceland: France and Italy win Alla leið 2023 Show Five!

Just two days shy of the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision, Italy and France were crowned the winners of the fifth show of the Icelandic preview show Alla leið.

The four-member jury ranked this year’s Big Five entries with the highest points being awarded to France and Italy.

The results of show four are:

  1. France – La Zarra – “Évidemment” – 12+12+10+8 – 42 points
  2. Italy – Marco Mengoni – “Due vite” – 12+12+8+10 – 42 points
  3. Ukraine – TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – 12+10+7+8 – 37 points
  4. Spain – Blanca Paloma – “Eaea” – 8+7+8+10 – 33 points
  5. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – 8+6+10+8 – 32 points
  6. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 4+7+8+6 – 25 points

The overall ranking of this year’s Alla leið looks like this:

  1. Iceland – Diljá – “Power” – 12+12+12+12 – 48 points
  2. France – La Zarra – “Évidemment” – 12+12+10+8 – 42 points
  3. Italy – Marco Mengoni – “Due vite” – 12+12+8+10 – 42 points
  4. Croatia – Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ!” – 12+8+12+10 – 42 points
  5. Switzerland – Remo Forrer – “Watergun” – 12+8+12+8 – 40 points
  6. Ukraine – TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – 12+10+7+8 – 37 points
  7. Czechia – Vesna – “My Sister’s Crown” – 10+6+10+10 – 36 points
  8. Belgium – Gustaph – “Because of You” – 10+10+5+10 – 35 points
  9. Australia – Voyager – “Promise” – 6+12+12+4 – 34 points
  10. Sweden – Loreen – “Tattoo” – 10+8+12+4 – 34 points
  11. Denmark – Reiley – “Breaking My Heart” – 6+10+10+8 – 34 points
  12. Finland – Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha” – 12+8+12+1 – 33 points
  13. Armenia – Brunette – “Future Lover” – 7+6+8+12 – 33 points
  14. Spain – Blanca Paloma – “Eaea” – 8+7+8+10 – 33 points
  15. Austria – Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell is Edgar?” – 12+6+6+8 – 32 points
  16. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – 8+6+10+8 – 32 points
  17. Moldova – Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele și luna” – 12+7+7+5 – 31 points
  18. Portugal – Mimicat – “Ai coração” – 8+7+6+8 – 31 points
  19. Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou – “Break a Broken Heart” – 3+8+12+5 – 28 points
  20. Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX – “Tell Me More” – 10+6+10+2 – 28 points
  21. Georgia – Iru – “Echo” – 6+5+7+10 – 28 points
  22. Norway – Alessandra – Queen of the Kings – 6+7+6+8 – 27 points
  23. Latvia – Sudden Lights – “Aijā” – 2+12+8+4 – 26 points
  24. Greece – Victor Vernicos – “What They Say” – 5+2+12+7 – 26 points
  25. Slovenia – Joker Out – “Carpe Diem” – 5+12+4+5 – 26 points
  26. Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi – “Duje” – 3+6+6+10 – 25 points
  27. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 4+7+8+6 – 25 points
  28. Estonia – Alika – “Bridges” – 6+7+2+7 – 22 points
  29. Ireland – Wild Youth – “We Are One” – 6+4+5+7 – 22 points
  30. Malta – The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)” – 3+6+5+7 – 21 points
  31. Serbia – Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” – 7+5+6+3 – 21 points
  32. Lithuania – Monika Linkyte – “Stay” – 5+4+6+4 – 19 points
  33. Poland – Blanka – “Solo” – 2+4+4+7 – 17 points
  34. Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & DIon Cooper – “Burning Daylight” – 7+3+5+1 – 16 points
  35. Israel – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn” – 7+1+1+3 – 12 points
  36. Romania – Theodor Andrei – “D.G.T (Off and On)” – 1+4+1+2 – 8 points
  37. San Marino – Piqued Jacks – “Like an Animal” – 1+2+1+1 – 5 points

Iceland is the show’s winner with France,Italy and Croatia all tying in the second place.

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Austria: Philipp Hansa is announced as the Austrian spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

ORF has announced the Hitradio Ö3 presenter, Philipp Hansa as this year’s spokesperson that will announce the Austrian jury votes at the final show.

Philipp has been a presenter at the station since 2012 and has also starred in a number of independent films. He was the Austrian spokesperson for 2019, 2021 and 2022 contests.

Confirmed Spokespersons for Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool:

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

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Spain: Blanca Paloma filmed her postcard for Eurovision 2023!

Blanca Paloma, the representative of Spain, finished filming her postcard for Eurovision 2023 that will be displayed before her performance in the Grand Final on May 13.

https://twitter.com/bbceurovision/status/1654916437926895619?cxt=HHwWhoCz-e3uuPctAAAA

Filming took place in a small open theatre with great acoustics and Blanca giving us a small glimpse of her insane vocal abilities. There, she is running enjoying the place as well as making a dress by herself, which then tries it on.

The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
  • Austria – Teya & Salena
  • Croatia – Let 3
  • Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou
  • France – La Zarra
  • Germany – Lord of the Lost
  • Ireland – Wild Youth
  • Latvia – Sudden Lights
  • Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  • Malta – The Busker
  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  • The Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
  • Poland – Blanka
  • Slovenia – Joker Out
  • Romania – Theodor Andrei
  • Belgium – Gustaph
  • Estonia – Alika
  • Greece – Victor Vernicos
  • Azerbaijan  – TuralTuranx
  • Switzerland – Remo Forrer
  • San Marino – Piqued Jacks
  • Israel – Noa Kirel
  • Armenia – Brunette
  • Georgia – Iru
  • Finland – Käärijä
  • Sweden – Loreen
  • Australia – Voyager
  • Denmark – Reiley
  • Iceland – Diljá
  • Italy – Marco Mengoni
  • Portugal – Mimicat
  • Spain – Blanca Paloma

Blanca Paloma with her song “Eaea” participates in the Grand Final on May 13, allocated to perform in the 1st half.

https://youtu.be/NGnEoSypBhE

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Portugal: Mimicat films Eurovision 2023 Postcard!

The next representative to film her postacard is no other than Mimicat, the Portuguese representative at Eurovision 2023, who won Festival da Canção 2023, and will represent Portugal at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with “Ai Coração”.

Mimicat shot her postcard strolling through the country’s capital, Lisbon!

 

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The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
  • Armenia – Brunette
  • Australia – Voyager
  • Austria – Teya & Salena
  • Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX
  • Croatia – Let 3
  • Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou
  • Denmark – Reiley
  • Estonia – Alika
  • Finland – Käärijä
  • France – La Zarra
  • Georgia – Iru
  • Germany – Lord of the Lost
  • Greece – Victor Vernicos
  • Ireland – Wild Youth
  • Israel – Noa Kirel
  • Italy – Marco Mengoni
  • Latvia – Sudden Lights
  • Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  • Malta – The Busker
  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  • Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
  • Poland – Blanka
  • Romania – Theodor Andrei
  • San Marino – Piqued Jacks
  • Serbia – Luke Black
  • Slovenia – Joker Out
  • Sweden – Loreen
  • Switzerland – Remo Forrer

Mimicat is competing 5th with the song Ai coração, at the First Semi Final, on the 9th of May.

You can watch the reaction of the editors of Eurovisionfun, reacting and commenting on the Portuguese entry for Eurovision 2023 below:

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Iceland: Diljá has filmed her postcard for Eurovision 2023!

Diljá with the song “Power” will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023, after winning Söngvakeppnin 2023, the country’s Eurovision national final.

The 21-year-old  singer completed the shooting of her Eurovision postcard. In Eurovision, the term postcard refers to the short introduction video that is shown before each live performance. This year’s concept of postcards is artists doing activities in their home countries. Iceland’s unique geography and natural wonders provided a breathtaking backdrop for Dilja’s Eurovision postcard shooting. You can see some backstage moments below:

The following countries have confirmed they completed the shooting of their postcards:

Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
Armenia – Brunette
Australia – Voyager
Austria – Teya & Salena
Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX
Croatia – Let 3
Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou
Denmark – Reiley
Estonia – Alika
Finland – Käärijä
France – La Zarra
Georgia – Iru
Germany – Lord of the Lost
Greece – Victor Vernicos
Ireland – Wild Youth
Israel – Noa Kirel
Italy – Marco Mengoni
Latvia – Sudden Lights
Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
Malta – The Busker
Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
Poland – Blanka
Portugal – Mimicat
Romania – Theodor Andrei
San Marino – Piqued Jacks
Serbia – Luke Black
Slovenia – Joker Out
Sweden – Loreen
Switzerland – Remo Forrer

Iceland will compete at the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2023, performing 7th. Below you can watch our reaction to the national final performance of “Power”.