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!

Source: Eurovision World

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!

The Netherlands: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Burning Daylight”!

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The Netherlands’ public broadcaster AVROTROS revealed in early November that Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper will represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.

The song is titled “Burning Daylight” and is in English. It was written by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper, dutch Eurovision 2019 winner Duncan Laurence, as well as Jordan Garfield and LUKAZ.

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the official music video of the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Apostolos, George and our special guests Justin & Juri from ESCXPERTS in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on the Netherlands’ participation in 2023!

(Video Editing: @xristosrpk)

Listen to this year entry of The Νetherlands in Eurovision 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOf-oKDlO6A

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What do you think about the entry of The Netherlands for Eurovision 2023? Tell us in the comments!

Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 23 Grand Final tonight!

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The selection process for Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2023 finishes tonight. Pesma za Evroviziju 23 consists of two semifinals (March 1 & 2) and Saturday’s grand final, the winner of which will represent Serbia in Liverpool.

Artists

Sixteen artists will compete in the Grand Final of the Serbian national selection, with the winner representing Serbia in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

These artists are:

  1. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
  2. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
  3. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
  4. Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
  5. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
  6. Frajle – “Neka Neka”
  7. Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
  8. CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga”
  9. Dzipsii – “Greh”
  10. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
  11. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
  12. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
  13. Filarri – “Posle mene”
  14. Gift – “Liberta”
  15. Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
  16. Zejna – “Rumba”

The selection of the Serbian representative will be based 50% on the preference of a jury and 50% on the will of Serbian viewers.

Presenters of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 are Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The Grand Final of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 starts at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through the RTS YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winner of Pesma za Evroviziju and Serbia‘s representative at Eurovision 2022 was Konstrakta with the song “In Corpore Sano” and she placed 5th in the Grand Final giving Serbia their best place since 2012:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Serbia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Moldova: Tonight the Etapa Națională 2023 Final!

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The process to select Moldova‘s representative for Eurovision 2023 continues today. The Eastern European country will use a national final for the first time in three years to select the artist to compete in Liverpool..

Format

Live auditions began on January 28th at noon, in the public television studios. The auditions will be broadcast live on the Moldova 2 channel and on its website, as well as on www.eurovision.md.

The score were given exclusively by a jury. The composition of the jury was known only on the day of the hearing. The panel will consist of an odd number of judges (three or five) and will be different from the national final panel.

On January 28, Moldova 1 channel hosted a special show for the live auditions and announce the finalists who will take part in the national final. According to the rules, the ten artists with the highest scores in the live auditions will compete in the national final.

The final result will be determined 50% by the jury and 50% by the audience. Jury members will vote via ballots containing the song titles and artist names. So they will share two sets of scores from 1 to 12 just like in Eurovision. The song with the highest overall score will be declared the winner of the national final.

Participants

In the list below you will see the 31 artists and their nominated songs for Etapa Națională 2023:

    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 – “Skueeze Paradise”
    7. Aliona Moon –  “Du-mă”
    8. Sunstroke Project –  “Yummy Mommy”
    9. Pasha Parfeni –  “Soarele şi luna”
    10. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”

Etapa Națională final start at 18:00 CET and will be broadcast live on TRM and through the public television website for the contest by clicking HERE.

But until we find out who will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. Last year, Moldova was represented for the third time by Zdob şi Zdub and the Advahov Brothers with the song “Trenuleţul” which finished in seventh place in the grand final and at the same time in second place in the public vote:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Moldova’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Sweden: Semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2023 tonight!

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Melodifestivalen 2023 continues tonight, with the semi-final of this year’s Swedish national selection. Four heats, one semi-final and the grand final will keep us company from today until March 11, when we will officially find out the representative of Sweden in Eurovision 2023.

In tonight’s semi-final, eight entries claim the last two tickets to the final..

Participants

  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”

Finalists

From the first four heats, eight artists have secured their presence in the grand final of the Swedish national selection. These artists are:

Format

Two songs will directly qualify to the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2023, which will take place on the 11th of March. The songs that will place third and fourth will have to compete again, at the semi-final, held on the 4th of March. There will be four heats in total.

As we have already informed you, the voting system of Melodifestivalen has changed following the announced changes by EBU regarding the voting format in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool!

The broadcaster now scraps the group division at the fifth show, known as the semi-final and all eight contestants will now have to face each other. Points will be awarded from the viewing groups and the four entries with the highest points will advance to the final!

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)

Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place between February 4th to March 11th and will be hosted by Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.

The fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2023 will start at 20:00 CET and will last one and a half hour. You can watch it through the SVT frequency by clicking HERE.

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

Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 Grand Final tonight!

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Grand Final today for Söngvakeppnin 2023, the process through which Iceland is called upon to select its entry for the upcoming Eurovision 2023.

Broadcast live from the RVK studios, the land of ice and fire is called upon to choose the artist that will represent Iceland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

Participants

Five artists take part in tonight’s Grand Final of Söngvakeppnin 2023, vying for the ticket to Liverpool. These artists are:

  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”

Format

A total of 10 songs will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs will 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.

The presenters of Söngvakeppnin 2023 are Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023 will start at 20:45 CET and will last one and a half hours. You can watch it through the RÚV website by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winners of Söngvakeppnin and Iceland’s Eurovision 2022 representative were Systur with the song “Með sárkandi sól” and they finished in 23rd place in the Grand Final:

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