Switzerland: Remo Forrer will represent the country at Eurovision 2023!

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Remo Forrer has been selected to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The news were confirmed by the Swiss national TV broadcaster.

Remo Forrer was chosen after multiple rounds of voting by a 20-member international expert jury and a 100-member public panel, the same procedure Switzerland has for Eurovision all the previous years. When asked about his participation in the contest, he replied:

“For me, Eurovision is one of the greatest things you can do. It has always been a dream and I’m super happy that it’s now coming true”.

Remo was born in 2001 in Hemberg in northeastern Switzerland. In 2020, he won the third season of The Voice of Switzerland. Shortly afterwards, he released his debut single “Home”. In 2022, he took part in the German show “Zeig uns Deine Stimme” (I Can See Your Voice).

The entry that Remo will perform at Eurovision will be released on March 7.

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Robin Packalen: “My performance will be dangerous and not like the music video” | Exclusive Interview

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Robin Packalen is participating in this year’s national final of Finland, UMK 2023 with the track “Girls Like You” and a few days ago he spoke exclusively to Eurovisionfun and specifically to Apostolis and Alvaro, about his participation and his plans for the national final.

Although only 24 years old, Robin has been in the music industry since the age of 13 and is now considered one of the biggest names on the Finnish pop scene! On how he made the decision to take part in UMK 2023, he said:

“I am happy that this year I am taking part in the national final! Almost every year I had an offer to participate but there was always something else in my career and I couldn’t! At this moment I think the time has come and of course I have the right song”

Regarding the participation of “Girls Like You”, he told us the following:

“The song was not written exclusively for the competition! Last year I was in Los Angeles for the creation of the next international album and as soon as I heard the song I said that it is the best I have created! I didn’t want this song to be just another single and that’s how the idea of UMK came about!”

“If I were asked to describe myself with one song it would be ‘Girls Like You’, both in terms of sound and lyrics!”

Regarding his choice to participate with a song in English , he said that he wanted to try something different as he believes that he has offered for many years what he had to give to his country and now it’s time to try his luck to a bigger audience, that of Europe!

This year’s Finnish national final will take place in the city of Turku, which is also the birthplace of the young singer and of course he couldn’t help but express his joy to compete in his “home” and maybe have a small lead, as he said jokingly.

About his stage appearance Robin revealed to us:

“My appearance in the national final will be “dangerous” and will have nothing to do with the aesthetics of the video clip! On the stage there will be props and a lot of acrobatics, which I have been doing since I was a child!”

His favorite Finnish entry states that they are Blind Channel (Finland 2021), with whom they collaborated recently and have the same producers, while as his favorite entry of the competition he preferred a recent favorite of his, “Slo Mo” from Channel.

At the end he sang a part of his participation:

Watch the full interview of Robin:

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Albania: With the assistance of Sacha Jean-Baptiste in Liverpool!

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Earlier tonight it was announced that the well-known in the Eurovision world choreographer and director Sacha Jean-Baptiste will undertake the set-up of Albania’s participation, namely Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song “Duje”, on the Eurovision 2023 stage .

This will not be the first time that Sacha Jean-Baptiste undertakes the direction of the Balkan country as the same thing happened in 2021 with the participation of Anxhela Peristeri “Karma” 

As far as the revamp of the song Duje is concerned, it took place with the participation of live musical instruments including 60 bows in a studio in Istanbul. The song will be performed entirely in the Albanian language and will not differ from the version heard at Festivali i Këngës. In addition, in March and April, there is going to be a promotion of the entry in events at Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam and Warsaw.

Below you can watch again the Albanian entry as it was performed in the National Final, Festivali i Këngës.

https://youtu.be/aZxe3Ce6yEI

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates regarding the Albanian entry in the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

France: “Évidemment” by La Zarra is out now! | Listen to it here!

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On January 12, through a special press conference, the French national broadcaster France Télévisions announced its representative for Eurovision 2023.

The 25-year-old singer, La Zarra, will raise the French flag in the United Kingdom, claiming the coveted victory for the French.

As we have already informed you in a previous article, the song that La Zarra will have to perform in Liverpool, at Eurovision Song Contest 2023, was expected to be released today, Sunday February 19. The song “Évidemment” is already out and you can listen to it below:

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

Who is La Zarra;

Fatima Zahra Hafdi, better known as La Zarra, was born in Montreal, Canada.  She got notoriety for her collaboration with rapper Niro in 2016 with the song “Printemps blanc”.  She debut as a solo singer in 2021 with the song “Tu t’en iras” (You’ll go away) in 2021. La Zarra received a nomination at the 2021 NRJ Awards in the category “Francophone Revelation”. She has also topped playlist in various streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Deezer and Spotify.

Did you like the French entry song “Évidemment” that will be performed by La Zarra at the Eurovision song contest this year, held in Liverpool? Leave your comment below!

Denmark: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Breaking My Heart” (video)

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Just last Saturday the Danish national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023, was completed for another year, with Reiley as the big winner! So the next representative of the country for Eurovision 2023 will be Reiley with the song “Breaking My Heart”!

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the live performance for the country’s participation in the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Mitika Katerina, Zeuteridis George and Koumbaros Apostolis in a reaction video, with detailed commentary on Denmark’s participation, for 2023!

You can enjoy his performance in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 final below:

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BREAKING NEWS: Within the week, Melissa Mantzoukis will proceed with all legal means against ERT

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A while ago, the lawyer of Melissa Mantzoukis, Christos Zotiadis, was invited to a morning show on the Greek Broadcaster “SKAI”.

Initially, he mentioned that the following week Melissa will proceed with all legal actions against ERT about the selection process regarding Greece’s representative for Eurovision 2023. Due to unstable connection with the show, he only referred to Maria’s Kozakou interview, thanking her about the confession regarding the procedure of the jury voting. ERT had mentioned via extrajudicial document to Melissa earlier that the voting was held as it was announced.

 

Based on what Maria Kozakou has told, the points of the expert jury isn’t equal to 49,4% … They would have given the gold, silver and bronze metal to whoever they wanted. How is possible that among three contestants, one of them gets ranked fifth?

 

Christos Zotiadis thinks that everything Maria Kozakou has told is the reason that ERT has not announced the detailed results of the expert jury despite his persistent requests. Nevertheless, ERT continues not to respond with the detailed results, but mentioning that the voting proceedings are available for pickup.

Here is the full interview in Greek:

Everything that Maria Kozakou told and the response of Melissa Mantzoukis

Maria Kozakou (a member of the expert jury of ERT for the selection process) in her interview mentioned that:

Liar, the song that didn’t manage to go to Eurovision, in the last voting procedure didn’t get 8 points from the seven jurors. As people think, in the last jury voting among the 3 songs, we invited them for an interview and they presented us their ideas about their vision regarding their stage presence in Liverpool…Why didn’t we give 12, 10 and 8 points?  The demoscopic jury ranked the songs from 4 to 12 points, so we had the same amount of points to give as the demoscopic jury. Finally, some songs got 12 points, some 10 and others 6 points. That why the last place didn’t concentrate the minimal points, this is simple mathematics…

 

Here is the full interview in Greek:

 

Melissa responded to what Maria Kozakou said via story in her Instagram page:

Thank you miss Maria Kozakou for finally telling the truth. In every mail and extrajudicial document that have been sent, ERT persists on the exact opposite than what you admitted!

 

 

We expect the following week updates on the topic!

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Sweden: Marcus & Martinus dethrone Loreen! | Melodifestivalen 2023 is a game of three, according to the odds!

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We are almost done with all the heats of Melodifestivalen 2023 and it’s just a day after the Fourth Heat, when Marcus & Martinus with the song “Air” won the first voting round and directly qualified to the finals.

The bets

Over the last few days, Maria Sur had managed to surpass Loreen in betting odds, as the latter was the absolute favourite even before Loreen’s song “Tattoo” got published. Loreen managed to overturn the betting odds a day after that happened.

It was always between them two, Marcus and Martinus were third and at a secure distance from the second place, where Maria Sur was. Things however happened quite fast, after the performance of Marcus & Martinus, who seem to have wowed not only the Swedish (and international) public who generously cast their vote by sending her directly in Stockholm and Friends Arena, to compete in the final of March the 11th, but also the betting companies, which now consider them to be the favourite to win and represent Sweden this year.

Loreen has now dropped (once more) to second place with odds starting at 2.58 and reaching 2.3. In third and fourth place we see Maria Sur and Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods respectively. Kiana is predicted to place fifth and Mariette sixth at the moment of writing.

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute.

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

Who do you thing will be selected 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!

Source: Eurovision World

Ireland: Revamp for “We Are One” from Wild Youth!

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Conor Donohoe of Wild Youth, who will represent Ireland in the Eurovision 2023 contest, has announced on social media that he is preparing a revamp for their song “We Are One”.

At the same time, in response to a tweet he announced that next week the band is preparing to start shooting the video clip for the song.

In the Irish national final held for the second year running, Wild Youth emerged as the big winners to fly the Irish flag in Liverpool with the song “We Are One”. The art director of the participation, as announced a few days ago, will be Ian Banham, who has a lot of experience in this field.

The song “We Are One” is a pleasant pop song with 90’s elements. As the members of the band have stated, it is an anthem for unity, peace and diversity. It remains to be seen what changes will be made with the revamp and if it will be able to garner more public appeal.

Listen to Ireland’s entry for 2023:

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Cyprus: With “Break A Broken Heart” Andrew Lambrou in Liverpool!

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Last night was the party of OGAE Cyprus, the Official Association of supporters and friends of the Eurovision Song Contest in Cyprus.

The guest this year was Cyprus representative, Andrew Lambrou, he revealed the song title that he is going to perform on the Eurovision stage in May in Liverpool.

With “Break A Broken Heart” in Eurovision 2023

During the party, Andrew took the stage and revealed that the song with which he will represent the island of Aphrodite in the upcoming Eurovision is called “Break A Broken Heart” .

Andrew Lambrou’s song  is completely  different  from what Cyprus has sent in recent years. A song intended to do well in the competition and not necessarily to be heard in Greece and Cyprus, as were all the last Cypriot entries.

We remind you that the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2023 is signed by the following creators, all of them with extensive experience in the competition:

  • Thomas Stengaard  : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt  : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson  : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John  : Andorra 2009

On March 2 the release of the song

According to exclusive information from INFE Greece , the country’s song will be officially released on  Thursday, March 2 !

As we have informed you, the director of the video clip is George Benioudakis , who has many collaborations with almost all the popular Greek artists (A. Rammos, K. Argyros, L. Giorkas, S. Rokkos, Klaudia, El. Foureira et al.). And this year the Austrian-born  Marvin Dietmann  has taken over as the artistic director of the Cypriot participation. Andrew Lambrou’s staging at the M&S Bank Arena will be curated by both Marvin Dietmann and  Ross Nicholson from London’s directing team,  Black Skull .

Are you looking forward to the release of the Cypriot entry? Tell us in the comments below!

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Iceland: The results of Semi-Final 1 of Söngvakeppnin 2023!

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Iceland, the land of ice and fire, has started seeking its representative for Eurovision 2023 through the national final Söngvakeppnin. A few minutes ago, the First Semi-Final was completed, with two out of five competing contestants qualifying for the Grand Final.

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. Benedikt – “Þora”

2. Diljá – “Lifandi inni í mér” – QUALIFIED

3. Celebs – “Dómsdagsdans”

4. Bragi – “Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér” – QUALIFIED

5. Móa – “Glötuð ást”

Decided solely by the public vote, the 2 acts that advanced to the Grand Final are:

  • Diljá – “Lifandi inni í mér”
  • Bragi – “Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér”

The Second Semi-Final, where two more finalists will be decided, will take place next Saturday, February 25.

Söngvakeppnin Format

A total of 10 songs take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs take part in each of the two semi-finals, with the best two from each semi-final advancing to the Grand Final. After the semi-finals, the judges have the right to use a wildcard, on one of the six artists who did not qualify.

In the two semi-finals, the result will be decided solely by public vote, while in the final there will be a combined public and jury vote to decide the two songs that will advance to the Super Final. There, the Icelandic public has the ultimate say in choosing the country’s next representative.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the developments concerning Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest!