Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Second Melodifestivalen 2023 Heat results!

Melodifestivalen 2023 Second Heat 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. Seven contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the direct finalist places, or if not directly qualifying to the finals, claiming their ticket for the fifth semi-final, as their last chance in the hopes of competing at the finals.

Tonight’s contestants

  1. Wiktoria – All My Life
  2. Eden – Comfortable 
  3. Uje Brandelius – Grytan
  4. Panetoz – On My Way
  5. Tennessee Tears – Now I Know
  6. Maria Sur – Never Give Up
  7. THEOZ – Mer av dig

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 two clear direct finalists and these are Maria Sur and Theoz.

As for the two semi-final qualifiers, we might have quite a close combat between some of the artists. Currently, in the third and fourth place of the betting odds we have Panetoz and Wiktoria respectively.

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 two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct 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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Italy: The results of the fourth night of Sanremo 2023!

The Quarta Serata of the 73rd Festival di Sanremo has just been completed! Tonight, we listened to some classics by the 28 contestants in duets with other non-competing artists. At the end of the night, we found out the combined ranking of the night, according to the voting of the jury of journalists, the demoscopic jury and the televoting.

Amadeus, along with Gianni Morandi and Chiara Francini, were tonight’s presenters.

The performances

Ariete – Sangiovanni – Centro di gravità permanente (Franco Battiato – 1981)

We welcome Sangiovanni who managed to enter the top 5 in last year’s Sanremo. A lot of chemistry with Ariete, a heartwarming result.

 

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Will – Michele Zarrillo – Cinque giorni (Michele Zarrillo – 1994)

Michele Zerrillo, a Sanremo legend, performs with Will the song with which he participated in Sanremo 1994. A really moving performance that the audience seemed to appreciate.

 

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Elodie – BigMama – American Woman (Lenny Kravitz – 1999)

BigMama is a rapper known for her body positivity activism. Elodie looks gorgeous and gives her all. Such female power in this performance!

 

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Olly – Lorella Cuccarini – La notte vola (Lorella Cuccarini – 1989)

Lorella Cuccarini is a famous tv persona and singer and has presented Sanremo in the past. A fun choreography and performance by Olly and her.

 

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Ultimo – Eros Ramazzotti – Medley Eros Ramazzotti

There’s no need for introductions when it comes to Eros Ramazzotti! Ultimo starts performing accompanied by the piano and is then joined by Ramazzotti in a medley that gets the audience on their feet during the whole performance.

 

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Lazza – Emma Marrone e Laura Marzadori – La fine (Nesli – 2009)

A special performance with Emma, who we all know from previous Sanremo editions and Eurovision 2014, and the Scala di Milano violinist Laura Marzadori.

 

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Tananai – Don Joe e Biagio Antonacci – Vorrei cantare come Biagio (Simone Cristicchi – 2005)

Tananai chose to perform with famous singer Biagio Antonacci and rapper Don Joe.

 

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Shari – Salmo – Medley Zucchero

The rapper Salmo made a guest performance from the cruise ship Costa Smeralda during the first Sanremo night. Tonight, he duets with Sanremo Giovani finalist Shari.

 

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Gianluca Grignani – Arisa – Destinazione Paradiso (Gianluca Grignani – 1995)

Another great collaboration with Arisa, an artist we’ve also seen multiple times in Sanremo and the last solo woman to win the Festival in 2014.

 

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Leo Gassmann – Edoardo Bennato e il Quartetto Flegreo – Medley Edoardo Bennato

The great singer from Napoli Edoardo Bennato accompanies Leo Gasmann in a medely of his biggest successes.

 

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Articolo 31 – Fedez – Medley Articolo 31

Fedez appears for the second time after his guest appearance during the second night of Sanremo. Friendship unites him with J-AX of Articolo 31 and they have collaborated multiple times in the past.

 

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Giorgia – Elisa – Luce (tramonti a nord est) (Elisa – 2001) / Di sole e d’azzurro (Giorgia – 2001)

Two huge singers of italian music come together on stage to perform the songs with which they participated in Sanremo 2001. In fact, Elisa won that year, while Giorgia came second. They earn a standing ovation.

 

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Colapesce Dimartino – Carla Bruni – Azzurro (Adriano Celentano – 1968)

Ex First Lady of France Carla Bruni appears on the Ariston stage again after 2003 and 2013!

 

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I Cugini di Campagna – Paolo Vallesi – La forza della vita (Paolo Vallesi – 1992) / Anima mia (I Cugini di Campagna – 1973)

Paolo Vallesi accompanies I Cugini di Campagna in a performance of his 1992 Sanremo entry.

 

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Marco Mengoni – The Kingdom Choir – Let It Be (The Beatles – 1970)

Accompanied by the famous choir from the United Kingdom, Marco Mengoni performs the iconic Beatles song and earns a standing ovation from the audience.

 

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gIANMARIA – Manuel Agnelli – Quello che non c’è (Afterhours – 2002)

Manuel Agnelli, a legendary italian rock singer, had performed with Måneskin in duets night of Sanremo 2021. A really powerful performance from both Agnelli and gIANMARIA.

 

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Mr. Rain – Fasma – Qualcosa di grande (Lùnapop – 2000)

Mr. Rain performs with rapper Fasma whom we’ve seen before in Sanremo.

 

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Madame – Izi – Via del Campo (Fabrizio De André – 1967)

Accompanied by rapper Izi, Madame performs a classic in her own unique way.

 

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Coma_Cose – Baustelle – Sarà perché ti amo (Ricchi e Poveri – 1981)

Two alternative groups unite to perform a classic, widely loved italian song.

 

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Rosa Chemical – Rose Villain – America (Gianna Nannini – 1979)

Undoubtedly the most eccentric performance of the evening!

 

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Modà – Le Vibrazioni – Vieni da me (Le Vibrazioni – 2003)

Two beloved pop-rock bands unite forces tonight. The audience sings along.

 

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Levante – Renzo Rubino – Vivere (Vasco Rossi – 1993)

We were introduced to Renzo Rubino in Sanremo 2018. Tonight, he accompanies Levante on the piano.

 

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Anna Oxa – Iljard Shaba – Un’emozione da poco (Anna Oxa – 1978)

The Albanian cellist appears on the stage of Teatro Ariston for the first time. Anna Oxa delivers excellent vocals once again.

Sethu – Bnkr44 – Charlie fa surf (Baustelle – 2008)

An alternative appearance by a very matching collaboration between Sethu and Bnkr44. Very uplifting performance, lots of energy on stage.

 

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LDA – Alex Britti – Oggi sono io (Alex Britti – 1999)

A performance of the winning song of Sanremo Giovani 1999.

 

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Mara Sattei – Noemi – L’amour toujours (I’ll Fly with You) (Gigi D’Agostino – 1999)

Noemi is a Sanremo legend, since she has taken part 7 times in the last 12 years. In the years she didn’t take part, she accompanied competing artists on the duet nights! A match made in heaven between her and Mara Sattei.

 

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Paola e Chiara – Merk & Kremont – Medley Paola e Chiara

A return to the 00’s as the two djs and sisters Paola & Chiara sing their past hits.

 

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Colla Zio – Ditonellapiaga – Salirò (Daniele Silvestri – 2002)

We were introduced to Ditonellapiage in last year’s Sanremo with the song Chimica.

 

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The results

Firstly, only the top 5 of tonight’s duets was announced. Tonight’s top 5 was the following:

  1. Marco Mengoni
  2. Ultimo
  3. Lazza
  4. Giorgia
  5. Mr.Rain

Tonight’s ranking was then combined with the rankings of the previous nights. The overall ranking so far is as follows:

  1. Marco Mengoni
  2. Ultimo
  3. Lazza
  4. Mr.Rain
  5. Giorgia
  6. Tananai
  7. Madame
  8. Rosa Chemical
  9. Elodie
  10. Colapesce Dimartino
  11. Gianluca Grignani
  12. Coma_Cose
  13. Moda
  14. Articolo 31
  15. LDA
  16. Leo Gassmann
  17. Paola & Chiara
  18. Ariete
  19. Mara Sattei
  20. Colla Zio
  21. gIANMARIA
  22. Cugini di Campagna
  23. Levante
  24. Olly
  25. Anna Oxa
  26. Will
  27. Shari
  28. Sethu

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for tomorrow’s Final of Sanremo 2023!

Eurovision 2023: Many Ukrainian artists will appear in the live shows!

The Chairman of Suspilne has revealed to the Ukrainian press some important information regarding Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and the developments of the show in Liverpool.

Mykola Chernotytskyi has announced that at least one host from Ukraine will feature in the show. According to him, the Ukrainian host has been chosen, but not publicly presented yet.

There will definitely be a presenter from Ukraine, we know who, but we cannot say. In general, the British are very open to involve Ukraine in the process as much as possible. They say that they are organising the Eurovision Song Contest, but on behalf of Ukraine.

The music for the contest has been requested from one of the judges on the Ukrainian version of X Factor, Dmytro Shurov.

The Creative Director of Ukraine at ESC, German Nenov, has spoken about the involvement of Ukrainian culture during the live shows. There will be multiple Ukrainian artists appearing throughout the whole Eurovision season. Some will be singing on the stage, the others will be acting in any other role. These are his words:

There will be a large number of Ukrainian artists who will be announced in various shows. If everything works out for us and everything will be as we planned, I can confidently say that this will probably be the largest number of involvement of Ukrainian artists in Eurovision compared to 2005 and 2017. These will be different roles. It is not necessary that this person will sing on stage. They can act in any role. But a Ukrainian musician, the face of Ukraine will appear in the show.

Source: eurovoix

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun about all the developments regarding ESC 2023!

Moldova: Etapa Naţională 2023 running order released!

The running order for the Grand Final of Etapa Naţională 2023 was announced today.

10 acts are still competing to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.  The national final will take place in March 04, 2023 on TV Moldova 1.  The winner of Etapa Naţională will depend on the jury and public voting both representing 50% of the total score.

Here is the running order of the Moldovan national final:

  1. Donia – “Red Zone”
  2. OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
  3. Victor Gulick – “Let’s Dance”
  4. Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă” (Bathe, little boy, little girl)
  5. COSMINA – “Indestructible”
  6. NÖRDIKA – “Damn and Down”
  7. Aliona Moon – “Du-mă” (Go)
  8. Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
  9. Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna” (The sun and the moon)
  10. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”

Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers represented Moldova in Eurovision 2022 with the song Trenulețul.  The song ended in 7th place in the Grand Final with 253 points receiving the second highest result from the televote, only behind Ukraine.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more news about Moldova’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

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Italy: Who is winning Sanremo 2023 according to the bets and streams?!

We are getting closer to the grand final of the Festival di Sanremo 2023 and it’s time to take a look at the predictions.

According to the betting odds Marco Mengoni is still in the lead  after his impressive performance on the first night. In second place comes Mr. Rain, who started in 19th place before the festival started, but has climbed to the top. Ultimo is now in third place, having lost some ground after the first night to regain it today. On the other hand Giorgia’s chances according to the bettors have decreased significantly.  Although she started in third place before the festival, now she fell to the ninth place.

Now let’s take a look at the Spotify streams.

Yesterday, Marco Mengoni was topping the chart with 1320229 streams while Mr. Rain came in second place with 1284899 streams. However today the stream charts have experience a great commotion! Lazza made a strong debut with 2126061 streams, Mr. Rain is now in second place with even more streams than his debut.

Here is the ranking of the first 10 songs of Sanremo 2023 based on the number of streams on Spotify on their first day of release:

  1. LazzaCenere (2162051)
  2. Marco MengoniDue vite (1320229)
  3. Mr. RainSuperheroes (1284899)
  4. MadameIl bene nel male (1265025)
  5. UltimoAlba (946581)
  6. Colapesce DimartinoSplash (936534)
  7. ElodieDue (929458)
  8. TananaiTango (926234)
  9. Rosa ChemicalMade in Italy (923911)
  10. Coma_CoseL’addio (901510)

There is certainly no clear favorite as it happened last year when Brividi set a stream record on its first day of release with over 3 million. Yesterday Mr. Rain managed to climb from 17th place in the ranking to third after the jury and public votes took place.  The results show that he was voted very high by the public and the jury. The same goes for Ultimo who moved up from tenth to second place.

Here are the rankings so far:

As we can see, things continue moving on.  Marco Mengoni is relatively safe in first place, but the Sanremo Festival has proven to be unpredictable over the years with its complex voting system. This year it will be even more difficult to predict the winner with five songs entering in the super final!

Tonight the fourth night of Sanremo will take place.  We will enjoy the 28 nominated artists in duets with other artists.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun to follow the Sanremo Festival and Italy’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Sweden: The general rehearsal of the Second Melodifestivalen 2023 Heat! (Live)

The general rehearsal of the Second Melodifestivalen 2023 Heat has just started. We are happy to be watching it live, at Saab Arena in Linköping, Sweden. We will be covering this rehearsal, describing in detail what is happening during the show, for you to follow the entire process.

This article is being updated in real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us!

We will keep you up to date with all the latest information and images off this semi-final rehearsal, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow February 11, at 20:00 CET, when you watch the actual show of the heat, on SVT and SVT Play.

The show

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 February the 11th, Melodifestivalen will take place in Linköping, then Lidköping, Malmö, Örnsköldsvik follow and finally the final show in Stockholm on the 11th of March.

Jesper and Farah are at the arena and everything is ready to begin! It’s time to face the music!

Initially they go through the direct finalists and the semi-finalists and then they show us this show’s contestants! Of course, when Theoz‘ name was heard, the entire crowd went manic! Linköping, Theoz’ hometown is this week’s host city of the show!

The performances

  • Wiktoria –All My Life (Where Have You Been)

First up on stage, Wiktoria with her song “All My Life (Where Have You Been)”.

It’s a typical modern pop Swedish song, with a few 70s/80s elements. She’s vocally impeccable as usual, she begins the song alone on stage standing on a staircase prop. Later, two dancers join her but then they become four in total. The staircase moves away, and a large W shows up behind her.

What a glamorous stage look, pink and purple dominate the colour palette, lots of glitter and glow going on, but still, you can’t take your eyes off Wiktoria. At the same time the song also captivates you, the lyrics stick into your head and make you wanna get up and dance! Is she going to directly qualify to the finals? Let’s see!

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  • Eden –Comfortable

Next up on stage, it’s debutant Eden and her song “Comfortable”.

As a song, it gives me Samira Manners vibes from her participation last year with “I Want to Be Loved”, which of course I consider less powerful and interesting than Samira’s song. A ballad with an acoustic style Eden’s vocals have improved massively, compared to how she sounded like at her rehearsals yesterday.

Initially on stage sitting on a stool with a guitarist also sitting next to her and then a small orchestra appears in the background consisting of three violins and a bass, in a minimalistic (but not so much in a good way) staging where not much is happening. Not that the song makes you even think that anything wow would happen during this performance.

For me, from what I see, I’m sorry to say that, but I don’t think she stands a chance to even make it to the semi-final.

Photo: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

  • Uje Brandelius –Grytan

Third performance of the show is another debutant, Uje Brandelius, with his song “Grytan”.

By no means is that a bad song, but since we’re talking about potential Eurovision contestants, I personally got bored within the first ten seconds. The song is not interesting, there’s no peak at any point, it’s totally flat.

Regarding its staging, the only interesting feature of it, are the colors of the Swedish flag that dominate the props and the clothes of the people on stage. Three ladies who are his backing vocalists, join him too, perhaps that’s the only highlight of this participation, their perfect harmonies.

Another non-qualifier for this week’s semi-final, poor debut at Melodifestivalen for Uje, in my opinion.

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  • Panetoz –On My Way

Fourth for their rehearsal, here Panetoz come with their song “On my Way”, their third participation in the Swedish national final, seven entire years after their last participation, which was back in 2016.

The title makes you think that you will listen to a full English song, but it’s not. It is entirely in Swedish with a few English words and phrases here and there. They’re quite good vocally, I must admit!

The party vibes are also here, I see similarities in style with Medina but also with this year’s Elov & Beny. The setting is quite summery, if only we could sunbathe right now, the background on the LED screen makes you time-travel somewhere in July 2023!

Two female dancers join Panetoz and they altogether start a party on stage. It’s a very joyful and uplifting song, which makes you wanna dance to its beat even if you don’t understand exactly what the lyrics say! I had foreseen that their song would have a crowd-effect and here it is. I can see it happening! Maybe they will qualify to the semi-finals. Let’s see what happens tomorrow!

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  • Tennessee Tears –Now I Know

The duo Tennessee Tears debuts at Melodifestivalen with their song “Now I Know, and they’re the fifth performance of the Second Heat show.

They give me “Calm After the Storm” by the Dutch country rock duo The Common Linnets that placed 2nd at Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. They are vocally great; they’ve also fixed some issues that they had with their harmonies in yesterday’s rehearsals!

The staging is simple, but warm and nice, fits the song and the image of the singers totally. Lights, colours and warm sunset and countryside sceneries and three kids playing dominate the backdrop LED screen. That’s the most aesthetically pleasing staging I’ve seen until now, in this Heat. For me that could be a surprise semi-final qualifier, but let’s not forget that there are Panetoz too claiming for that position.

Photo: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

  • Maria Sur –Never Give Up

Next up on stage, the highly anticipated Ukrainian contestant Maria Sur, debuting with her song “Never Give Up”.

Maria got widely known in Sweden after she participated in a concert helping raise money for Ukraine, then she got signed off by Warner Sweden and everything after that is history. The song is a mid-tempo power ballad, one could say that it is not that modern as it reminds me a bit of the ballads of the 10s, but I can totally understand why the voting viewers could potentially like this. Maria has a big voice and, unlike her surname which in Swedish means sour/mad/angry she is very very sweet! At some points, though, she kind of lost it, maybe she’s anxious? In-ear problems? Tomorrow they will all be gone! Bow WOW! What a song ending! She gave it all!

The staging though, takes the song to another level! Much work has been done here. While it is nothing super-original, it is engaging! Initially alone but then the 6 backing vocalists appear behind her like halos! I could easily see this entry win the whole thing, but let’s not comment too much in advance, we have two more heats multiplied by seven songs to see. So I would hold my horses for now and I would say that Maria could dethrone Wiktoria from the direct finalist position in this Heat. Let’s see! (Farah interviews her right after she gets off stage)

Photo: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

  • THEOZ –Mer av dig

Last rehearsal for this heat of the week, the Linköping sweetheart Theoz, with his (Swedish once more) song “Mer av dig”. Last year somewhere around mid-March, in the interview we’ve done together, he was not sure if he would ever participate in Melodifestivalen again. This year we already see him in his hometown, Linköping, competing for a second year in a row!

As for his song, it’s a happy and uplifting Swedish pop song entirely in Swedish, Theoz distinctive style and I’m sure his fans in Sweden will absolutely love this. Vocally he is improved compared to his performance yesterday at the camera rehearsals.

Regarding the staging, he initially appears to be alone but eventually the in-house Melodifestivalen dancers and his choreographer (who almost always takes part in his performances) join him up on stage, we see lots of Theoz signature moves here. It’s all about lights and camerawork and the LED backdrop plays a colourful mosaic pallete. And fireworks. And an eye wink. As this is a family rehearsal too, we could hear there are many of his fans in the arena going crazy over him. Now, will he qualify to the final show? I can see a direct-to-the-finals contestant here. For Theoz, Linköping is home, after all!

Oh, I almost forgot. We have one more key change. Nice! Ear-candy! Nu kör vi Theoz!

Photo: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

After all the performances are complete, the presenters interview the contestants and after that there’s a recap of all the numbers of the show, as usual.

A small tribute to Thomas G:son and the songs he had composed follows. Last weekend, Thomas G:son was suddenly expelled from the Greenroom during Heat 1 in Gothenburg. The whole thing was staged before the Melodifestival profile is now elected into the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame. In Saturday’s partial competition from Linköping, Thomas G:son joins the star-heavy crowd that has grown up in the years since the Hall of Fame was formed.

The first voting round

The virtual direct qualifiers to the finals are: Eden – Comfortable and Maria Sur – Never Give Up!

The Intervals

In addition, the Melodifestivalen veterans, Linda Bengtzing and Magnus Carlsson step on stage in a real song duel. Linda and Magnus have both competed eight times each in Melodifestivalen. Now, through a medley of their competition songs, they are fighting for space in a raging battle, during the second voting round.

Second voting round

Virtual winner of the age-band 3-9 years old is: Maria Sur – Never Give Up

Virtual winner of the age-band 10-15 years old is: Tennessee Tears – Now I Know

Virtual winner of the age-band 16-29 years old is: Wiktoria – All My Life

Virtual winner of the age-band 30-44 years old is: Uje Brandelius – Grytan

Virtual winner of the age-band 45-59 years old is: Panetoz – On My Way

Virtual winner of the age-band 60-74 years old is: Maria Sur – Never Give Up

Virtual winner of the age-band 75+ years old is: Tennessee Tears – Now I Know

Virtual winner of the televoting is: Wiktoria – All My Life

A prediction

I believe that Theoz (he’s got a super-dedicated fanbase in Sweden) and Maria Sur will directly qualify to the finals. For the semi-final qualifiers, it will probably be Wiktoria (who I foresee that might lose her DTF position over Maria Sur) and Panetoz (this week it’s a hard one, I want Tennessee Tears to qualify to the semifinalen too). It all depends on how Maria Sur will do. There’s only one day left, we’re less than 24 hours away from the actual show!

Which two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct qualifiers to the finals, on the 11th of March?

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

Source: SVT
Photos: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

Italy: Quarta Serata of Sanremo 2023 tonight!

The fourth night of the Sanremo 2023 Festival takes place tonight at Teatro Ariston. All 28 contestants will be performing for the third time tonight on the stage of Teatro Ariston, although this time, they will be performing covers among great successes of the 20th century.

For the results of the Terza Serata check out our relevant article!

The show

On the Ariston stage, Amadeus will not be alone. On each night, as we know, he will have different co-hosts by his side. In Terza Serata he will be joined by Chiara Francini and Gianni Morandi.

Among the guests of the third night will be Peppino Di Capri and the cast of the cult series “Mare fuori“.

Tonight’s program

During the fourth night of Sanremo 2023, we will have the opportunity to hear the artists perform covers of great 20th century hits of their choosing. The 28 artists have the choice to perform their cover either alone or in a duet with a non-participating artist. The artists also have the option to perform a medley of several songs, instead of just one.

These are the songs that this year’s participants have chosen to perform, as well as the non-participating artists who will be accompanying some of them on stage:

  • Anna Oxa & Iljard Shaba – “Un’emozione da poco” (Anna Oxa)
  • Ariete & Sangiovanni – “Centro di gravità permanente” (Franco Battiato)
  • Articolo 31 & Fedez – Medley Articolo 31
  • Colapesce Dimartino & Carla Bruni – “Azzurro” (Adriano Celentano)
  • Colla Zio & Ditonellapiaga – “Salirò” (Daniele Silvestri)
  • Coma_Cose & Baustelle – “Sarà perché ti amo” (Ricchi e Poveri)
  • Elodie & BigMama – “American woman” (Lenny Kravitz)
  • Gianluca Grignani & Arisa – “Destinazione paradiso” (Gianluca Grignani)
  • Gianmaria & Manuel Agnelli – “Quello che non c’è” (Afterhours)
  • Giorgia & Elisa – “Luce (Tramonti a nord est)” (Elisa) / “Di sole e d’azzurro” (Giorgia)
  • I Cugini di Campagna & Paolo Vallesi – “La forza della vita” (Paolo Vallesi) / “Anima mia” (I Cugini di Campagna)
  • Lazza & Emma & Laura Marzadori – “La fine” (Nesli, reinterpretata da Tiziano Ferro)
  • LDA & Alex Britti – “Oggi sono io” (Alex Britti)
  • Leo Gassmann & Edoardo Bennato & Quartetto Flegreo – Medley di Edoardo Bennato
  • Levante & Renzo Rubino – “Vivere” (Vasco Rossi)
  • Madame & Izi – “Via del campo” (Fabrizio De Andrè)
  • Mara Sattei & Noemi – “L’amour toujours” (Gigi D’Agostino)
  • Marco Mengoni & Kingdom Choir – “Let it be” (The Beatles)
  • Modà & Le Vibrazioni – “Vieni da me” (Le Vibrazioni)
  • Mr. Rain & Fasma – “Qualcosa di grande” (Cesare Cremonini)
  • Olly & Lorella Cuccarini – “La notte vola” (Lorella Cuccarini)
  • Paola & Chiara & Merk & Kremont – Medley di Paola & Chiara
  • Rosa Chemical & Rose Villain – “America” (Gianna Nannini)
  • Sethu & Bnkr44 – “Charlie fa surf” (Baustelle)
  • Shari & Salmo – Medley di Zucchero “Hai scelto il diavolo in me”
  • Tananai & Don Joe & Biagio Antonacci – “Vorrei cantare come Biagio” (Simone Cristicchi)
  • Utimo & Eros Ramazzotti – Medley di Eros Ramazzotti
  • Will & Michele Zarrillo – “Cinque giorni” (Michele Zarrillo)

The voting

For tonight the same voting systems (journalistic jury, demoscopic jury, Italian public) used on the first three nights will be put in place.

Ranking

The rankings from the first three nights are combined. The standings so far after the first three nights of Sanremo 2023 are as follows:

  1. Marco Mengoni
  2. Ultimo
  3. Mr.Rain
  4. Lazza
  5. Tananai
  6. Madame
  7. Rosa Chemical
  8. Colapesce Dimartino
  9. Elodie
  10. Giorgia
  11. Coma_Cose
  12. Gianluca Grignani
  13. Moda
  14. Paola & Chiara
  15. LDA
  16. Ariete
  17. Articolo 31
  18. Mara Sattei
  19. Leo Gassmann
  20. Colla Zio
  21. Levante
  22. Cugini di Campagna
  23. gIANMARIA
  24. Olly
  25. Anna Oxa
  26. Will
  27. Shari
  28. Sethu

How to watch Sanremo 2023

The Quarta Serata of Sanremo 2023 will take place tonight at 21:00 CET and will last four and a half hours. You can watch him through the official website of RAI, by clicking HERE.

So, those of you who are fans of Italian music and have patience in the Italian shows with many guests, endless sometimes dialogues and any other kind of interference that can make the show end even after 2 in the morning, tune in with us to the great celebration of Italian music, from which great international stars started their careers!

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the full coverage of the 73rd Sanremo Festival.

Sweden: Watch clips from the rehearsals of the second Melodifestivalen 2023 heat!

As usual, a few hours before each Melodifestivalen heat, SVT published the rehearsal clips of all seven competing artists of the second heat of February the 11th, taking place in Linköping.

A while ago, the first 30 second rehearsal clips of the upcoming heat got published! You can watch the published clips, by clicking on the song title links below:

  1. Wiktoria – All My Life
  2. Eden – Comfortable 
  3. Uje Brandelius – Grytan
  4. Panetoz – On My Way 
  5. Tennessee Tears – Now I Know
  6. Maria Sur – Never Give Up
  7. THEOZ – Mer av dig 

The lyrics of the songs are already published and you can have a look in more detail, in our corresponding article.

The process

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 fifth 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)

We remind you that Melodifestivalen 2023 is takes place between February 4th to March 11th and will be hosted by Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.

Which two of the above artists do you think will be the direct qualifiers to the finals, on the 12th of March?

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

Source/Photo: SVT/Alma Bengtsson

Italy: The results of the third night of Sanremo 2023!

The Terza Serata of the 73rd Festival di Sanremo has just been completed! Tonight, all 28 contestants performed their songs for the second time and, at the end of the evening, we found out the ranking of the demoscopic jury, as well as the televote.
Amadeus, among Gianni Morandi and Paola Egonu, were tonight’s presenters. There were also a lot of guest appearances, including Måneskin.

The performances

Paola & Chiara – Furore

The two sisters are dressed in black and covered in glitter. The choreography is the same as yesterday. An uplifting start to the evening!

 

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Mara Sattei – Duemilaminuti

A beautiful ballad. Sattei, dressed in black, delivers a very emotional performance.

 

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Rosa Chemical – Made in Italy

The eccentric singer dressed in purple and black performs his extremely uplifting and fun swing song. Biggest applause from the audience so far.

 

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Gianluca Grignani – Quando ti manca il fiato

A ballad from the rock singer, a powerful performance.

 

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Levante – Vivo

Levante performs her anthemic electropop song and seems to be living every moment of her performance!

 

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Tananai – Tango

Last night’s surprise act comes to the stage for an equally moving performance of his anti-war ballad, proving that he’s returned to prove everyone wrong after his last place in last year’s Festival.

 

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Lazza – Cenere

A really powerful performance of the rap song with the magical 90’s beat. At the end Lazza, clearly emotional, searches for his mother in the audience and gives her his flowers in a moving gesture.

 

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LDA – Se poi domani

Another ballad from the young artist.

 

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Madame – Il bene nel male

Dressed in blue, Madame proves why she’s this high in the ranking so far, with an even more on point performance than yesterday’s.

 

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Ultimo – Alba

Tonight Ultimo decides to be accompanied by his piano, performing a song that becomes more powerful by the second in his own unique way. Big applause from the audience.

 

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Elodie – Due

An admittedly stunning and classy performance from fan favorite Elodie, significantly better than last night’s.

 

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Mr.Rain – Supereroi

A song that stood out from the first night. Mr.Rain is once again accompanied by a choir of children. One of the most moving songs and performances. Huge applause from the audience.

 

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Giorgia – Parole dette male

A minimal appearance from Giorgia, who delivers excellent vocals.

Colla Zio – Non mi va

A funk song from the newcomer band, uplifting and different than any other entry.

Marco Mengoni – Due vite

The big favorite of this year’s Festival gives an excellent vocal performance of his power ballad, receiving a standing ovation at the end.

 

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Colapesce Dimartino – Splash

We travel to the late 70’s with a retro song that’s already very loved by fans and voters.

 

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Coma_Cose – L’addio

A love song that’s authentic to the duet.

 

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Leo Gassmann – Terzo cuore

A midtempo song from the young singer who seems very happy to be on the Sanremo stage.

 

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Cugini di Campagna – Lettera 22

A legendary italian band who, surprisingly, participates in Sanremo for the first time this year. The song is very nostalgic.

 

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Olly – Polvere

A fast-paced uplifting pop song with heavy voice editing.

 

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Anna Oxa – Sali (Canto dell’anima)

One of the artists with the most Sanremo participations. Her performance doesn’t really stand out today, however her voice remains powerful.

 

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Articolo 31 – Un bel viaggio

Dressed in all red, the duo deliver a nostalgic hip-hop piece.

 

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Ariete – Mare di guai

 

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Sethu – Cause perse

 

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Shari – Egoista

Dressed in red, the young singer is accompanied by the piano at the start, performing a song with a powerful climax.

 

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gIANMARIA – Mostro

A dark song with a lot of emotion. The Sanremo Giovani winner gives a powerful performance.

 

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Modà – Lasciami

The famous band with a lot of hits in the 2000’s returns this year with a nostalgic song.

 

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Will – Stupido

The newcomer closes tonight’s show with a typical pop song.

 

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The results

Tonight, it was the demoscopic jury‘s and tv audience‘s turn to vote. Having combined their votes with the votes of the jury of journalists from the two previous nights, the ranking is now as follows:

  1. Marco Mengoni
  2. Ultimo
  3. Mr.Rain
  4. Lazza
  5. Tananai
  6. Madame
  7. Rosa Chemical
  8. Colapesce Dimartino
  9. Elodie
  10. Giorgia
  11. Coma_Cose
  12. Gianluca Grignani
  13. Moda
  14. Paola & Chiara
  15. LDA
  16. Ariete
  17. Articolo 31
  18. Mara Sattei
  19. Leo Gassmann
  20. Colla Zio
  21. Levante
  22. Cugini di Campagna
  23. gIANMARIA
  24. Olly
  25. Anna Oxa
  26. Will
  27. Shari
  28. Sethu

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Sanremo 2023 and the italian participation in Eurovision 2023!

Malta: These are the finalists of MESC 2023!

With the slogan “Let us shine” and presented by former Eurovision participants Glen Vella(Malta 2011) and Amber(Malta 2015), the semi-final of MESC 2023, Malta’s national selection for Eurovision 2023, has just been finished. After 3 quarterfinals in 13,20 and 27 of January, 24 acts competed today for a spot in the final, with 16 of them qualifying.

The 16 acts qualified to Saturday’s final after a combination of jury and public vote are the following:

The final phase of Malta’s national selection will be concluded on Saturday 11/2, when we will know who will succeed Emma Muscat and win the ticket for Liverpool!

Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for more!