Sweden: The running order of the Final show of Melodifestivalen 2023 just got revealed!

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SVT just announced the running order of the contestants that will have to compete with each other next Saturday, March 12, at the finals of Melodifestivalen 2023, claiming a ticket to Liverpool, UK, at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We remind you that the final show of the Swedish national selection process will take place once more at Friends Arena.

The running order is determined, each year, by the production team of Melodifestivalen, taking into consideration both the competing songs’ musical qualities as well as stage performance and other production considerations and can be seen below:

Final Show Running Order:

  1. Where You Are (Sávežan) – Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods
  2. Rhythm Of My Show – Tone Sekelius
  3. One Day – Mariette
  4. Air – Marcus & Martinus
  5. On My Way – Panetoz
  6. Never Give Up – Maria Sur
  7. Six Feet Under – Smash Into Pieces
  8. Where Did You Go – Kiana
  9. Släpp alla sorger – Nordman
  10. Tattoo – Loreen
  11. Mer av dig – THEOZ
  12. Royals – Paul Rey

Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi will present Melodifestivalen 2023. The heats are following the touring concept again, after SVT had pulled back last year due to health restrictions in Sweden, with the finals being held at Friends Arena! With the next show of the contest on Saturday March the 4th, Melodifestivalen will take place in Örnsköldsvik and finally the final show in Stockholm follows on the 11th of March.

The dates of Melodifestivalen 2023

  • Heat 1: Göteborg – Saturday 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
  • Heat 2: Linköping – Saturday 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
  • Heat 3: Lidköping – Saturday 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
  • Heat 4: Malmö – Saturday 25 February 2023 (Malmö Arena)
  • Semi-Final: Örnsköldsvik – Saturday 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
  • Final: Stockholm – Satuday 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Sweden’s entry for Eurovision 2022!

Iceland: With Dilja and “Power” to Eurovision 2023!

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Iceland, the land of ice and fire, has selected its representative for Eurovision 2023 through the national final Söngvakeppnin. A few minutes ago, the Grand Final was completed.

The hosts of the show where Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The 5 entries appeared in the following order:

  1. Sigga Ózk – Dancing Lonely
  2. BRAGI – Sometimes the World´s Against You
  3. Celebs – Doomsday Dancing
  4. Diljá – Power
  5. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK

The combined votes of the public and the jury determined the 2 acts that qualified for the Super Final. Those were:

  • Diljá – Power
  • Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK

The televoting lines opened again so the Icelandic public could choose between the 2 acts. The winner, determined by the televoting of the Super Final, combined with votes from the first round was:

Diljá – Power

What do you think about Iceland’s entry? Tell us in the comments!

Sweden: Nordman, THEOZ, Kiana and Mariette are the four last finalists of the semi-final show of Melodifestivalen 2023!

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Ninety minutes ago, the show for the semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2023, started off on SVT and SVT Play. And we are here to share the results of the night with you! 

The semi-final show took place at Hägglunds Arena, in Örnsköldsvik and four numbers were voted and are added up to the lineup that will have to perform on the 11th of March, when the finals will take place at Friends Arena.

But how things developed during the night?

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Moldova: Pasha Parfeni will represent the country with the song “Soarele şi luna”!

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The Moldovan National Selection “Etapa Națională 2023” took place today at 18:00 CET and lasted for three hours. During today’s show we’ve seen ten acts perform their consecutive songs they’d written specifically for Eurovision Song Contest. Among the contestants, we have happened to see three returnees who brought really great results to Moldova previously.

This was the running order for the National Selection.

  1. Donia – “Red Zone”
  2. OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
  3. Victor Gulick – “Let’s Dance”
  4. Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă”
  5. Cosmina – “Indestructible”
  6. Nördika – “Damn and Down”
  7. Aliona Moon – “Du-mă”
  8. SunStroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
  9. Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna”
  10. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”

Pasha Parefi represented the country in 2012 with the song “Lautar’, Aliona Moon in 2013 with the song “O Mie” and SunStroke Project managed to represent Moldova twice in 2010 and in 2017, while getting the best result for the country in the latter year.

Moreover, among the songwriters we can spot a Eurovision 2023 contestant Mia Nicolai, who will be representing the Netherlands along with Dion Cooper with the song “Burning Daylight”. Mia wrote Corina Ivanov’s song “When Love’s Real”.

https://youtu.be/UOf-oKDlO6A

Two of this year’s Eurovision contestants, Sudden Lights from Latvia and Theodor Andrei from the neighbouring country, Romania, also have performed during the show. Blanka from Poland was also invited to perform during the show, however she couldn’t make it.

These were the results of the jury/tele voting. Pasha Parfeni was favoured by both tele and jury which made him the obvious winner of the NF and the Moldovan representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun !

Greece: The video clip release of “What They Say” is postponed!

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The release of the video clip of What They Say, which was scheduled for Monday, March 6 has been postponed.

On Monday, March 6, through ERTFlix, the first presentation of the video clip of the Greek participation for Eurovision 2023 was scheduled to take place.

In the past days Victor Vernicos finished filming the video clip of What They Say and everything was ready for the release of the song. However, the dramatic news with the fatal accident in Tempi, which plunged the whole of Greece into mourning and resulted in all television stations adjusting their programs, could not leave Greek public television unaffected either, which thought that perhaps it would be wiser to postpone for a few days the release of the video clip.

Earlier, the cover of his What They Say single was also revealed on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/CrystalBallESC/status/1632085903400222721?s=20

The filming of the video clip has been undertaken by ERT director Yiannis Georgioudakis, while Kostas Kalimeris, Steve Sovolos and Vangelis Gialamas have participated in the production of the song.

As we informed you in a related article, the staging director is the experienced director Konstantinos Rigos (Greece 2011, 2012).

On Monday 6/3, ERT will also know the decision on Melissa Mantzoukis’ application for a temporary injunction, a parameter that may also have been taken into account in the decision to postpone the presentation of the video clip.

The news will be many and interesting, so stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news!

Germany: Over 2 million viewers for “Unser Lied für Liverpool!”!

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Earlier today, Germany chose their representative for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest through the German National Final “Unser Lied für Liverpool!”. 

The winners of the final were Lord Of The Lost with their song “Blood & Glitter”, who will compete directly to the Grand Final of Eurovision in 13th of May!

Germany: With the Lord Of The Lost and “Blood & Glitter” in Eurovision 2023!

 

A total of over 2 million viewers watched the National Final, but the viewing was lower compared to last year.

In addition, NDR declared satisfied with the viewing results, because there was a huge increase in the percentage of 14 to  49 years old who watched the German selection this year. Overall, the final had a viewing share 15,2% for this age range, this is up by 10% based on the last year’s selection.

Unser Lied für Liverpool was the 23rd most watched show on German TV last night, but the fourth most watched in the 14 to 49 age group.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the developments regarding Germany’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

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Malta: Listen to the revamp of “Dance (Our Own Party)”!

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As it had became known, in February, The Busker won the Maltese National Final “Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023”, claiming their ticket for Liverpool and Eurovision 2023.

Down below you can see the live performance of the song in the National Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

With the song Dance (Our Own Party), The Busker will represent their country in Eurovision, as the new version of the song was published today on YouTube which is specially composed for the European Song Contest!

Down bellow you will find the final form of the song:

We want to remind you that Malta will perform at the first half of the first semi final, at 9th of May 2023 in Liverpool.

Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for all the news regarding Malta’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Melodifestivalen 2023 Semi-Final results!

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The Melodifestivalen 2023 Semi-Final show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition and voting format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play. All eight contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the last four finalist places.

Tonight’s contestants

  1.  THEOZ – “Mer av dig” 
  2.  Mariette – “One Day”
  3.  Victor Crone – “Diamonds”
  4.  Tennessee Tears – “Now I Know”
  5. Elov & Beny – “Raggen går” 
  6.  Melanie Wehbe – “For The Show”
  7. Nordman – “Släpp alla sorger” 
  8.  Kiana – “Where Did You Go”

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seem to be four clear finalists and these are THEOZ, Kiana, Nordman and Tennessee Tears.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual heat live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which four of today’s competing artists do you think will be the last finalists, that will be competing on the 11th of March, hoping to represent Sweden in Liverpool, this year?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2023 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2023!

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Norway: “Adresse Liverpool” to begin on April 15!

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NRK has been airing a special show dedicated to promotion of songs performing at Eurovision Song Contest. ‘Adresse Liverpool’ will commence on April 15, with a jury formed of Eurovision fans and famous faces will review all of the songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Each week around 8 songs are reviewed with the jurors scoring songs from 1 to 12 points.

The show is hosted by Marte Stokstad, the four experts in the judging panel are Ingeborg Heldal who is a regular member of it, second is a well known participant at Melodi Grand Prix, 3rd place of MGP 2015 with “En godt stekt pizza” together with Lazz and an artist who took part last year as the member of Landeveiens Helter, Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen, the third regular member is the famous Norwegian comedian, Kevin Vågenes. The fourth member is the guest who always changes. The four of them are joined by the four Eurovision fans.

Applications to feature on the panel are currently open. Interested participants must be available to attend auditions at the NRK studios in Oslo on 28th, 29th or 30th of March. More information can be found here.

Previous winners of the Adresse preview shows include:

  • 2022 – France – Alvan & Ahez
  • 2021 – Italy – Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
  • 2019 – Cyprus – Tamta – Replay
  • 2018 – Austria – Cesar Sampson – Nobody But You

Norway this year is represented by Αlessandra with “Queen of Kings” and will be competing on the first half of the First Semi-Final:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about Eurovision 2023!

North Macedonia: Discussions for Eurovision participation going on!

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Last month MRT celebrated their 208th meeting of their Program Council Member.  During this meeting, the country discussed their future participation in both the Eurovision and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.  One of the main issues discussed was how to improve the country’s results in both contest.

We must remember that North Macedonia failed to qualify to the Grand Final in their last two Eurovision participations.  North Macedonia ended in 14th place in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Nevertheless, Director of the Program Council Smilka Janeska Sarkanjac stressed that future participation in both Eurovision and the Junior Eurovision are on the table once the broadcaster recovers from the financial crisis.  According to Ms. Sarkanjac both contests give an opportunity to present the broadcaster brand to a wider European audience.

Junior Eurovision participation

North Macedonia was last represented by Lara, Jovan and Irina.  Diana Gogova-Atanasova, Editor of the Children’s TV channel MRT 5, and Rade Spasovski, the Head of Delegation for North Macedonia discussed their last result.  Although they were not satisfied with their result, they supported their last representatives.

During the meeting, various Council Members urged the broadcaster to consider a future Junior Eurovision participation and to continue developing the country’s children talent.  However, there were discussions about the tight deadline to select their last Junior Eurovision representative.  According to Program Council Member Snezhana Klincharova, preparations for Junior Eurovision should start in the future no later than Mid-March.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more news regarding North Macedonia in Eurovision/Junior Eurovision!