Moldova: The viewership of Etapa Națională 2024!
About a week ago, the national final of Moldova took place, with Natalia Barbu being the winner, and on the same time the country’s representative in Eurovision 2024! Read more
Marcus & Martinus: “Τhe timing was perfect and we felt like we had the song for Melodifestivalen as well!” | Exclusive Interview
Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun is accredited by SVT to follow the Melodifestivalen tour for a third year in-a-row. In Stockholm we got the chance to meet a few people involved in this year’s Melodifestivalen. Among those was the duo of Marcus & Martinus who had us over at the headquarters of Universal Sweden and spoke with us on an extensive interview.
Marcus & Martinus are truly “Unforgettable“, they debuted last year with the song “Air“, this year with the song “Unforgettable“, written by the same team as last year, they aim for the win. Last year they came second to Loreen, who ended up winning Eurovision for the second time with the song “Tattoo“. How do they feel for being back back-to-back a year later after their debut?
“I feel very good. It’s very good to be back and we’re super excited about this year and this year’s song. So, it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen and Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt were the team behind their entry last year. Now the same team wrote this year’s song. Marcus & Martinus tell us a bit more about “Unforgettable“:
“Well, it’s kind of the same vibe as Air but more rough and more dark, I think. And it’s gonna be a big show when we’re going to perform it. You can dance. I think it’s a very good song to listen to when you’re working out as well. So, it’s like a motivation song type of thing.”
Mellopedia, writes that Marcus & Martinus will have “high-tech changing walls and dancers” on their staging. They don’t wanna say much obviously, because they haven’t performed the song for the public yet:
“Well, I don’t think we can say too much yet because we haven’t performed the show yet. All I’m gonna say is that we’re gonna use walls and it’s gonna be so cool. And yeah, you just gotta wait and see.”
Among the competing artists in the fifth heat to be held in Karlstad, Sweden, they commented on Medina, who are competing on the same heat as them:
“I know it’s a lot of amazing artists and especially we know Medina from before and I think their song will give some very good vibes. I’ve heard some rumors about the song, so it’s gonna be very fun to see them. They’re going to be last in the last heat, so I guess that’s a sign.”
On the contrary, Marcus & Martinus will open the show this Saturday. They want to start off the show “with a bang”. They add:
“We want the people to feel the stage and everything and then hopefully the next artist will keep it up until the last one, Medina, are coming on. So, I think it’s good to get the pressure off the shoulders just to be the first one out and give them a good show and then we’re gonna relax and enjoy the others after.”
One can understand that they guys love Melodifestivalen a lot, that’s why they are returning the year immediately after their debut. They tell us more about their love for Mello:
“We love Mello. We didn’t know that Mello was that big last year when we performed. We just loved it and it was hard to say no for the second time. We felt the timing was perfect and we felt like we had the song for Mello as well. Perfect timing and I’m very excited to perform there.”
But what about Norway and Melodi Grand Prix? What could their thoughts be about the national final of their country?
“If we’re going to perform for Norway in Melodi Grand Prix, it has to be a very good timing. Because right now it’s perfect timing for us to be at Mello. We’re here, we’re working here. Everything happens here right now, so it just was a very good suit for us. Our music label is signed here in Sweden. We’re signed with Universal Music Sweden. Our music management is in Sweden and everything. So everything just makes sense.”
They have a lot planned for this year already. They started the year in January, in February they went on a Nordic arena tour that they just finished. Now they are doing Melodifestivalen and then they are already planning a European tour for autumn.
“The tour we did just right now was called “We Are Not The Same Pt1″. And now we’re going to do the Melodifestivalen. And then for the Part Two, it’s going to be around summer or after summer and we’re going to Greece, we’re going to all of the countries in Europe. For Melodifestivalen it doesn’t matter much what happens with the tour. If we come to the final and get a fourth or third place, it doesn’t matter. We’re still going to do the European tour because that’s planned from before. But of course, our focus right now is Melodifestivalen. And we want to do good here.”
Last year they came second to Loreen. If hypothetically they won this year’s version of Melodifestivalen, how would they feel representing Sweden, a country different than their home country?
“Well, it’s a country that we’ve used a lot of time in growing up, working, having a lot of concerts. We have a lot of memories. So it’s like a second home. And we really like it here. And as you said, it’s very difficult to describe the feelings of winning it when we haven’t yet. But I think it’s a super big honour for us to represent Sweden because they’re so good in this competition as well. And they’re always performing well.”
Finally, Marcus & Martinus gave a message for all their fans in Greece but internationally too:
“We just want to say that we’re coming to you very soon. Hopefully you guys are waiting and are excited. And yeah, hopefully see you soon. We love you guys. New music is coming. Σας αγαπάμε!”
You can watch our exclusive interview with Marcus & Martinus at the video down below:
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Croatia: Τhe viewership for the Grand Final of Dora 2024!
After two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final, Dora 2024, the national final for the selection of Croatia’s participation in the Eurovision contest, has been completed for another year.
Big winner of the night is Baby Lasagna with the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim“, and will travel with the Croatian flag to Malmö.
The Croatian national final was broadcast by the public Croatian Radio Television (HRT-HTV1) and was the most watched programme, with a viewership of 24%. This is shown by AdScanner company data on a sample of 900 households representing 720,000 pay TV households in the Republic of Croatia.
At the time of the results, the television viewership on the state channel hit red with the viewership reaching 50% of the total share of the audience.
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Croatia will participate in the first half of the First Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024, claiming one of the tickets leading to the Grand Final.
Will Baby Lasgna take Croatia to the Final this year? Tell us in the comments!
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Switzerland: Is Nemo the country’s representative for Eurovision 2024?
We’re just a few days away from listening to Switzerland’s song for Eurovision 2024, and rumours keep rising everyday! Now a Swiss newspaper is here to reveal a name, that may end up being the representative of the country this year! Read more
Croatia: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2024 Entry “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”!
Dora, Croatia’s national final has concluded for another year with the big winner of the night Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim“, confirming all the predictions that wanted him to be the absolute favorite.
The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the official video clip of the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Apostolis, Spyros and Filippos in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2024!
Do you like Croatia’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Tell us in the comments below!
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Serbia: RTS’ trailer for Pesma za Evroviziju 2024!
Just a few minutes ago, the trailer of this year’s Serbian national final, Pesma za Evroviziju 2024, was released!
The Serbian broadcaster, RTS, specifically invites us this week to “discover a new universe of 28 stars”, who evidently are none other than the 28 artists competing for the ticket to Malmö.
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We remind you that the first semi-final of PZE24 will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27, at 21:00 CET, with the second semi-final and the final following on Thursday and Saturday respectively!
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Denmark: Listen to the acoustic version of “Sand”!
Denmark is represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 this year by Saba and the song “Sand” who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the show through which Denmark selects its entry.
Saba was a guest on DR’s AFTENSHOWET show where she performed the acoustic version of her song “Sand”. You can watch the whole show by clicking here.
Listen to the acoustic version of Sand below!
You can also watch the reaction video of the EurovisionFun team on the Danish entry.
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Iceland: The Söngvakeppnin Grand Final running order!
Iceland’s broadcaster, RÚV, has released the order in which the 5 artists will perform on the Söngvakeppnin stage to compete for the much anticipated ticket to Malmö!
The running order will be as following:
- Bíómynd – VÆB
- Scared of Heights – Hera Björk
- Downfall – ANITA
- Wild West – Bashar Murad
- Into The Atmosphere – Sigga Ózk
The voting
In the Grand Final, the result is to be decided after two rounds of voting. In the first round, the Icelandic public and an international jury will decide, with the top two in the ranking advancing to the second round. There, only the Icelandic public will be entitled to vote, whose votes will be combined with those of the first round to determine the night’s winner.
We are therefore extending our appointment for Saturday, March 2, when we will find out who will represent the country at Eurovision 2024!
Source: RÚV
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Cyprus: Where and at what time is “Liar” going to be released on 29/02! | EXCLUSIVE!
The video clip of Liar, as it has become known through the teaser released a few days ago, is going to be released on Thursday, February 29. But what we didn’t know until now, and it was something you asked us many times, was at what time, but also when we will be able to watch the video clip. Eurovisionfun is able to answer all these questions, as once again we have all the exclusive information.
For the first time this year, CyBC decided not to make its maiden broadcast of the video clip of its participation in the Eurovision contest through the news bulletin or from one of its entertainment shows. The song for 1 hour will be available exclusively through the CyBC website: www.rik.cy. Specifically from 17.00 to 18.00 cet you will be able to watch the video clip only through the CyBC website. Immediately at 18.00 cet the video clip will be uploaded on the Eurovision channel on YouTube and then on all digital music platforms.
We remind you that the video clip of this year’s Cypriot participation was filmed after several years in Cyprus, specifically at the Limassol marina and at the City of Dreams hotel. The director of the video clip is Kostas Karydas.
Silia Kapsis and Liar continue their upward trajectory in the betting odds, after the release of the teaser which has literally halved its winning odds. The Cypriot team is keeping a low profile and preparing every detail for Silia’s appearance on the competition stage, believing that they will be able to surpass last year’s performance of Andrew Lambrou and the twelfth place of Break A Broken Heart.
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Portugal: 437.000 viewers watched the First Semi-Final of Festival da Canção 2024!
The viewing figures for the first semi-final of the Festival da Canção 2024, the show that is going to determine Portugal’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, have been released.
Festival da Canção 2024 commenced on Saturday night with an average of 437,000 viewers watching, representing 11% of the total audience. The maximum number of viewers was at 21:47 653,500 which corresponds to 13.7%. However, compared to last year, the total viewership was down by 0.4%, i.e. by 40,000 fewer viewers.
The six artists who qualified for the Festival da Canção 2024 final were:
- Rita Rocha – “Pontos Finais”
- Nena – “Teorias da Conspiração”
- Perpétua – “Bem Longe Daqui”
- Iolanda – “Grito”
- João Borsch – “Pelas Costuras”
- Noble – “Memory”(Television audience only)
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Source: ESC Portugal
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