Croatia: No final decision yet regarding the language of Tick Tock

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After the national final of Dora through which Croatia chose its representative for the upcoming contest in Rotterdam, the winner Albina and her team made their first statements regarding their next steps.

One of those statements  had to do with the language of Tick Tock. In particular, it was mentioned that a final decision has yet to been made; whether Albina will perform in English or in Croatian. During the national final performance Albina sang a bilingual version of her entry.

Croatia is about to perform in the 2nd half of the 1st Semi Final, for a ticket that  leads to the Grand Final of May 22nd.

Source: Eurovoix 

 

Moldova: Natalia Gordienko will sing Sugar in Rotterdam!

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Natalia Gordienko and the Dream Team, who are signing the Moldovan entry this year, are literally almost ready for Eurovision 2021. The song is in its final form, the video has already been shot, and rehearsals for the stage show have begun.

Today, the Moldavian singer, revealed the title of the song for Eurovision 2021, which is Sugar.

 

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Initially, as we wrote in our previous articles, it is a song that has nothing to do with Prison, last year’s song of Natalia Gordienko in the contest. It is quite sexy and very special. It is loyal to the pop music scene that is currently breaking ground in Eastern Europe. Characteristic songs of the genre are many recent releases of Svetlana Loboda, Max Barkish, Zivret, Dima Bilan etc.

It is a sound like the one that Maruv first tried to bring to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, the Siren Song. The difference between them is that Gordienko’s song is more melodic, while its orchestration is more with western elements.

You have already read about the statements of both Gordienko and Kirkorov, as well as others, which predict a very positive result in Eurovision 2021. In our opinion, the chances for the top 5 are high, as it is certain that it will do extremely well in televoting of Eastern Europe but also in Western European countries, where significant populations of the former Soviet states live, as it is a sound very familiar to them.

The title of the song has not been announced yet, but Natalia Gordienko promised us a sweet surprise. The music is written by Dimitris Kontopoulos and Philipp Kirkorov, the lyrics by Sharon Vaughn, the director is Fokas Evangelinos, while the vocal teacher is Victoria Chalkiti. Project manager of the project is Elias Kokotos.

The video clip of the song is expected to be announced by March 8.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Moldova’s entry in Eurovision 2021!

Italy: The five most suitable songs of Sanremo 2021 for Eurovision, according to local reports!

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The reports of the journalists who had the opportunity to listen to Sanremo 2021 songs and evaluate them continue with new reportes. The largest Italian music website, All Music Italia, lists the five most suitable songs to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest.

According to the journalists of All Music Italia, the five most suitable songs in order to be the Italian entry in the upcoming Eurovision song contest are:

1. Irama
2. Malika Ayane
3. Lo stato sociale
4. Måneskin
5. Ghemon

Under certain conditions could be the songs of: Willie Peyote, Ermal Meta, FedeFranci, Arisa, Noemi, Annalisa. The same article states that all other songs of the Festival are unsuitable for a contest such as Eurovision.

Ιταλία: Οι βαθμολογίες των κριτικών για τα υποψήφια τραγούδια του Sanremo 2021!

We remind you that according to the rules of the 71st Sanremo Festival, the winner, once has signed the relevant statement that he/she accepts to represent Italy in Eurovision, is automatically the representative of the country in Rotterdam. If the winner has not submitted the relevant declaration until the final festival on March 6, then RAI has the right to choose the country’s representative at Eurovision 2021, whichever of the artists have signed the relevant declaration, with their own criteria and without necessarily taking into account the general classification.

Who would you like to represent Italy in Eurovision 2021?

Source: All Music Italia

Armenia: With Sirusho at Eurovision 2021?

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A literally last minute news. Through her personal Twitter account, the popular singer Sirusho, who successfully represented her country in 2008 – occupying the fourth place with Qele Qele, hints with her continuous Tweets that she will represent Armenia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest!

It all started with this post, in which Sirusho reveals that very soon we will have an important news from her, while at the same time she states that a lot of work awaits her this year…

A few minutes later, she returns with a new post, in her mother tongue this time, in which she promises that she will do her best to represent Armenia worthily, but without telling us where she will represent her country!

 

Immediately after, wanting to shed light on the mystery of her posts (?), She asks her followers, which Eurovision artist is the one with whom a new song will be released very soon and in fact it will be something big…

 

Is Sirusho the artists that the Armenian public television chose for Eurovision 2021? Will she represent her country in a duet with another Armenian eurostar? If all the above are true then you realize that Athena Manoukian will not have the opportunity to be on the stage of the competition, at least for 2021.

In recent days, the internet has been flooded with rumors, coming mainly from social media, according to which Armenia would make announcements about its Eurovision entry on February 10. There were many who expected that in a special and difficult year for Armenia, the country’s public broadcaster would decide to abstain from the contest, as happened in Junior Eurovision. However, it seems that Armenia is recruiting its bests for Eurovision 2021, wanting a very strong representation!

While we wait for the landscape to clear up, let’s remember Sirusho Qele Qele once again:

Would you like to see Sirusho representing Armenia in Eurovision 2021?

Eleni Foureira: “I wanted to represent Greece at Eurovision Song Contest”!

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Eleni Foureira was invited to the historical show of the Greek television “Enopios Enopio” with Nikos Hatzinikolaou on ANT1. The popular singer, among other things, referred to the Eurovision song contest, saying that she wanted to represent Greece, sending her message to ERT!

Eleni Foureira mentioned her difficult childhood years in Albania, her future professional plans, her personal life, but also her experience with her participation in the Eurovision song contest.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a big drug… When I went, it was mainly to prove to myself that I can do it. I am glad that I made Cyprus and Greece proud. I reached a very good result and if I go again I can do better, but also to destroy everything… I wanted to represent Greece in Eurovision!

Eleni Foureira

Eleni Foureira represented Cyprus in Eurovision 2018 with Fuego, reaching the second place, the best place in the country’s history in the contest!

Would you like to see Eleni Foureira representing Greece this time?

 

Croatia: Who do betting companies predict Dora 2021 winner?

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Next Saturday 13/2, the Croatian national final for Eurovision, Dora 2021, will be held. For a few days now, we have been listening to the excerpts of the 14 candidate songs, while now there are also bets.

The bets

Five songs have stood out, with Nina (Croatia’s representative at Eurovision 2016) having the lead so far and last year’s second Mia, following a short distance. Then we find Albina, Filip and Cambi.

Nina 4.00
Mia 5.00
Albina 6.00
Philip 8.00
Cambi 9.00
ToKi 12.00
Bernarda 15.00
ToMa 35.00
Ella 40.00
AshBo 40.00
Eric 60.00
Beta 80.00
Brigita 80.00
Sandi 60.00

Listen to the excerpts

(Listen to the 1 minute excerpt by clicking on the song title)

1. NINA KRALJIĆ (ALKONOST OF BALKAN) – Rijeka
2. ERIC – Reci mi
3. ELLA OREŠKOVIĆ – Come This Way
4. BERNARDA – Colors
5. SANDI CENOV – Kriv
6. ToMa – Ocean of Love
7. FILIP RUDAN – Blind
8. BETA SUDAR – Ma zamisli
9. CAMBI – Zaljubljen
10. ASHLEY I BOJAN – Share the Love
11. BRIGITA VUCO – Noći pijane
12. MIA NEGOVETIĆ – She’s Like Dream
13. ALBINA – Tick-Tock
14. TONY CETINSKI I KIKI RAHIMOVSKI – Zapjevaj, sloboda je!

What will Dora 2021 be like?

The final of Dora 2021 will be held in the city of Opatija, at the Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, while the winner and representative of the country in Eurovision 2021 will emerge after the vote of the jury and the TV audience. Presenters will be Daniela Trbović, Barbara Kolar, Jelena Lešić and Doris Pinčić.

  • Due to the pandemic, five people and pre-recorded vocals will be allowed on stage, as will happen at the Eurovision 2021 song contest in Rotterdam.
  • There will be no audience in the arena and strict epidemiological measures will be taken. Participants must take a negative test for Covid-19 before entering the room for the first time.
  • There will be no journalists, cameramen or guests.
  • Since there will be no audience in the room, the stage will be bigger and richer
  • The pre-conference will be held via Zoom, voting by televoting.
  • The special jury will be in the television centers and will participate live.
  • With the Melodifestivalen fragrance, the voting in Dora 2021!

Who do you think will be the next representative of Croatian in the contest? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news concerning Croatia at Eurovision 2021!

Source: Lutrija

Hungary: AWS lead singer, Örs Siklósi has passed away!!

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An unpleasant development became known through the official Eurovision site. It has to do with the lead singer of the group AWS, Örs Siklósi, who represented Hungary at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon. Örs Siklósi unfortunately passed away today at age 29 losing the battle against leukaemia which he had been diagnosed with, since last June.

In their statement, the group members stated:

“To say the indescribable, to describe the indescribable. That is what we now have to do. In June, Örs was diagnosed with leukaemia. We now have to inform you with a broken heart that on 5 February our partner, friend and brother Örs Siklósi has passed away at the age of 29 after a long struggle.

 

Together with AWS, they had won the Hungarian national selection A Dal  and represented their nation in Lisbon in 2018, where the qualified in 10th place (with 111 points) from the 2nd Semi-Final, and in the Grand Final they ended up in 21st place with 93 points.

On behalf of the EurovisionFun site, we send our deepest condolences to his beloved ones, friends and family.

Source: Eurovision.tv 

Italy: Sanremo will be held live but with no audience and with many protection measures from the Teatro Ariston!

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The RAI security protocol, based on which Sanremo 2021 will be held from March 2 to 6 at the Teatro Ariston, in the small town of Liguria, was recently announced.

As the domestic media reported in the last few days, there will be no audience in the stands of Ariston. Each artist will come to the Festival alone, accompanied only by a sound engineer and an accompanist from his record company. The spaces will be redesigned and separate dressing rooms will be created for everyone.

There will be use of FFP2 mask, antiseptic gels, continuous rapid-coron detection test, thermometers, etc. There will be no hugs, kisses and everyone will be constantly at a distance of 1.5 meters, especially those who will not wear a mask.

The smallest possible number will be used in the live orchestra (approximately 60 people), while the bouquets and the prize will be transported in a cart!

The artists are invited to come to the Festival dressed in the clothes of their show, while as soon as they finish their show they will go to a specially designed space of about 150 square meters, below the stage, where they will wear their mask again.

The protocol presented today by RAI is 75 pages long, but according to Mazzini who designed it, it guarantees the safest possible holding of the 71st Sanremo Festival.

We remind you the 26 artists that compete in the upcoming Sanremo music festival:

  • Francesco Renga – Quando trovo te
  • Coma_Cose – Fiamme negli occhi
  • Gaia Gozzi – Cuore amaro
  • Irama – La genesi del tuo colore
  • Madame – Voce
  • Fulminacci – Santa Marinella
  • Willie Peyote – Mai dire mai (La locura)
  • Orietta Berti – Quando ti sei innamorato
  • Ermal Meta – Un milione di cose da dirti
  • Fasma – Parlami
  • Arisa – Potevi fare di più
  • Gio Evan – Arnica
  • Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
  • Aiello – Ora
  • Ghemon – Momento perfetto
  • La Rappresentante di Lista – Amare
  • Malika Ayane – Ti piaci così
  • Max Gazzè e Trifluoperazina Monstery Band –Il farmacista
  • Annalisa – Dieci
  • Bugo – E invece sì
  • Colapesce e Dimartino – Musica leggerissima
  • Noemi – Glicine
  • Random – Torno a te
  • Francesca Michielin e Fedez – Chiamami per nome
  • Extraliscio feat. Davide Toffolo – Bianca luce nera
  • Lo Stato Sociale – Combat Pop

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Italy in the Eurovision 2021!

Source: corriere.it

Malta: Cover the expenses of four countries in order to participate in Junior Eurovision 2016 in Valletta!

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Former Maltese Public Television (PBS) CEO John Bundy revealed in a recent interview that for Junior Eurovision 2016, PBS covered the costs of four countries to enter the competition, which was held that year in Valletta.

Specifically, Mr. Bundy stated that PBS paid 24,000 Euros, for the costs of participation of four countries in Junior Eurovision 2016. In fact, the initial agreement that PBS had signed with the EBU was for six countries, but finally after negotiation the second accepted reduce these countries from six to four.

The countries that participated in Junior Eurovision 2016 were:

Ireland
Armenia
Albania
Russia
Malta
Bulgaria
FYROM
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Italy
Serbia
Israel
Australia
Cyprus
Netherlands
Georgia

The former CEO of Maltese Public Television did not reveal which four countries they were. The 14th Eurovision Children’s Song Contest took place on November 20, at the Mediterranean Conference Center.

For the story at Junior Eurovision 2016, the winner was Georgia, with Mariam Mamadasvhili with Mzeo:

Source: Timesofmalta

 

Norway: We will see the most “monumental” moments of KEiiNO in the video clip of “Monument”!

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Tomorrow night (4/2) the video clip of Monument is released, of KEiiNO’s entry in MGP 2021. A while ago KEiiNO gave us a very interesting teaser. In the video clip we will watch, among other things, the most “monumental” moments of the band members, Alexandra, Fred and Tom!

Tomorrow at 21.00 the video clip for ′ ′ Monument ”!!! In the video we all stand with a photo, from the most monumental moment of our lives. We are SO excited to see the video tomorrow, but here is a little teaser, and the stories behind these three photos ❤️
KEiiNO

Fred: My great-grandfather Klemet comes from the generation that fought for the survival of the Sami culture many years ago. He is my great daily hero. His struggle, and his attitude for the will to live is one of the reasons why I have the opportunity to live my dream until today ☺️.
Tom: I hold a photo standing at the Glastonbury Festival with my husband Alex. I stand with the man who enriches my life and is part of a great community that shares the joy of music, IT’S a real ′ ′ Gloria moment ′ ′ ′
Alexandra: My photo is of Tom & Fred from Eurovision 2019. When I joined KEiiNO, I made two new friends for a lifetime. The boys really helped me make my biggest dreams come true and they became an important part of my life. They have simply become my monument ❤️

 

I morgen kl 21 kommer musikkvideoen for «Monument»!!! 😍 Og i videoen står vi alle med hvert vårt bilde av et…

Δημοσιεύτηκε από Keiino στις Τετάρτη, 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2021