Eurovision 2023: Romania’s First Rehearsal!

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The eighth slot from today’s rehearsals belongs to Theodor Andrei from Romania, who is going to perform his song named “D.G.T. (Off and On)“.

But who is Theodor Andrei ?

Theodor Andrei was born in Bucharest, Romania in 2004 and he is just 18 years old! He became widely known by participating in the talent show “Vocea Romanei Junior”, which is the Romanian version of “The Voice Kids”, back in 2017, when he managed to reach the semifinals. Later, in 2020, he took part in the Romanian “X Factor”, where he stopped at bootcamps. Two years later, his debut album named “Fragil” was realised.

After having won the national final of Romania, among eleven artists, Theodor Andrei took the ticket for Liverpool no matter the fact that he was not consiered as the favorite one in advance. However, the public who were 100% in charge of the final result gave him the win.

The rehearsal

So this feels VERY different from the Romanian national finals, staging-wise – Theodor is looking sharp in a bright yellow shorts suit – we saw him backstage earlier, and it looked a lot like he was wearing Pikachu socks – we’ll try to obtain photo evidence.

This is completely different D.G.T. (Off and On) from the recorded version – the first half is stripped-back acoustic, with just Theodor and his guitar and powerful voice. The second half picks up the rock tempo to a performance that feels much more familiar, with Theodor bringing ALL the sass and energy, as well as a bonus dancer for a dramatic finish. NOT what we were expecting today, but definitely one we won’t forget.

@eurovision Yes to the yellow, yes to the Pikachu socks, yes to Theodor 💛🇷🇴 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Theodor Andrei ♬ original sound – Eurovision

Romania’s second rehearsal is about to take place on Thursday 3/5 when people are going to have a “full picture” of Theodor Andrei’s performance on Liverpool’s stage.

Source: https://eurovision.tv/

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Eurovision 2023: The Second Day’s rehearsal schedule!

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The big moment for all Eurofans has arrived. The wait comes to an end, as we are now in the most important days before the live shows. Rehearsals officially begun yesterday for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The rehearsals are divided into two phases; the first phase will last three days, from Sunday 30/04 until Tuesday 02/05 and will include the first rehearsals of all the countries taking part in the two semi-finals of the competition. The second phase will last from Wednesday 03/05 until Saturday 06/05 and includes the second rehearsals of the countries of the two semi-finals as well as the rehearsals of the countries competing directly in the Final, namely the Big 5 and last year’s winner Ukraine.

Last year’s changes in the way rehearsals are covered continue this year, as the Press Center opens on Monday after the first and second rehearsals, which means that the information we will have for the first week of the competition will come exclusively from the material to be provided by the EBU to the accredited journalists.

Program

Ten countries in total will make their first appearance on stage at the M&S Bank Arena, five from the first semi-final and five from the second. These countries are:

  1. Israel 11.30 – 12.00
  2. Azerbaijan 12.10 – 12.40
  3. Czechia 12.50 – 13.20
  4. Netherlands 13.30 – 14.00
  5. Finland 15.10 – 15.40
  6. Denmark 15.50 – 16.20
  7. Armenia 16.30 – 17.00
  8. Romania 17.10 – 17.40
  9. Belgium 17.50 – 18.20
  10. Cyprus 18.30 – 19.00

From Monday 8/5, the press center opens normally for accredited journalists, who will have the opportunity to watch the general rehearsals before the live shows as was the case in previous years.

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INFE Poll 2023: The results from Romania!

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For the seventh consecutive year, the second fan network of the Eurovision Song Contest, the INFE Network, in collaboration with the website EscToday, is conducting the INFE Poll.

Network members in the 21 local fan clubs have already voted for their favorite songs from Eurovision 2023 and via ESCToday, they are announcing their scores.

Here are the results of INFE Romania:

  • United Kingdom – 1 point
  • Spain – 2 points
  • Armenia – 3 points
  • Austria – 4 points
  • Italy – 5 points
  • France – 6 points
  • Norway – 7 points
  • Finland – 8 points
  • Moldova – 10 points
  • Sweden – 12 points

Adding INFE Romania’s votes, the updated scoreboard stands as follows:

  1. Sweden – 131 points
  2. Finland – 107 points
  3. Norway – 93 points
  4. Italy – 69 points
  5. France – 68 points
  6. Austria – 52 points
  7. Spain – 48 points
  8. Israel – 45 points
  9. Czechia – 34 points
  10. Moldova – 32 points
  11. United Kingdom – 20 points
  12. Armenia – 19 points
  13. Georgia – 10 points
  14. Germany – 10 points
  15. Slovenia – 10 points
  16. Cyprus – 9 points
  17. Greece – 8 points
  18. Serbia – 8 points
  19. Switzerland – 7 points
  20. Croatia – 7 points
  21. Iceland – 5 points
  22. Albania – 4 points
  23. Romania – 4 points
  24. Latvia – 3 points
  25. Australia – 2 points
  26. Estonia – 2 points
  27. Netherlands – 2 points
  28. Belgium – 1 points
  29. Portugal – 1 points
  30. San Marino – 1 point

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Source: ESC Today

OGAE Poll 2023: The results from Malta, Romania and Germany!

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After a total of 35 OGAE International Network clubs have voted, it is now the turn of the OGAE clubs of Malta , Romania and Germany to submit their votes.

In detail, the 36 members of OGAE Malta voted as follows:

  • 12 points go to Sweden
  • 10 points go to Norway
  • 8 points go to Italy
  • 7 points go to Finland
  • 6 points go to the United Kingdom
  • 5 points go to Israel
  • 4 points go to France
  • 3 points go to Cyprus
  • 2 points go to the Czech Republic
  • 1 point go to Poland

Also the 15 members of OGAE Romania voted:

  • 12 points  go to Sweden
  • 10 points go to Italy
  • 8 points go to Israel
  • 7 points go to Moldova
  • 6 points go to Finland
  • 5 points go to France
  • 4 points go to Azerbaijan
  • 3 points go to Spain
  • 2 points go to Austria
  • 1 point go to the United Kingdom

Last but not least, the union of EC Germany and their 161 members gave the following vote:

  • 12 points go to Finland
  • 10 points go to Sweden
  • 8 points  go to France
  • 7 points go to Italy
  • 6 points go to Norway
  • 5 points go to Austria
  • 4 points go to the United Kingdom
  • 3 points go to the Czech Republic
  • 2 points go to Switzerland
  • 1 point go to Spain

The overall ranking is now as follows:

And so, finally, we notice that we have a tie between the two favorites of this year’s competition, Sweden and Finland with 380 points , way ahead of France in points, which places third up to now. Norway follows in the fourth place with 225 points and Austria is fifth with 205. Greece is tied up to the 27th position with just one point, while Cyprus is 17th with 10 points.

Four clubs remain to cast their votes and crown this year’s winner of the OGAE Poll. Stay tuned at EurovisionFun to see how the game between Sweden and Finland will unfold! It’s a game for two as it seems!

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Source:  OGAE International

London Eurovision Party 2023: Watch all the live performances!

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Yesterday, 16th of April, London held the last pre-party for this year’s Eurovision season.

London Eurovision Party 2023 was held in Here at Outernet and presented by Nicki French(UK 2000) and Paddy O’ Connell(former Eurovision commentator for the BBC).

22 Eurovision participants sang in London and you can watch their live performances below:

  • Australia – Voyager

There is a big difference between the studio version and their live performance. It’s a rock performance and it shows that band songs are meant for live performances. It is indeed difficult to make any predictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised in case it does well with the televoting, even if Australia is usually a jury favorite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNeHC4NvAI

  • Austria – Teya & Salena

A much loved entry by Eurovision fans and it is worth it. The vocals are good, the chemistry between the duo is splendid, the weird dancing is present and the crowd is loving it. Austria has managed to beat the odds so far, contrary to those who thought that Who the Hell is Edgar was going to be a fan-flop, similarly to last year’s Halo. Now, we will only have to see how it works in Liverpool stage!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlf8Sb5RaUQ

  • Azerbaijan – TuralXTuran

A beautiful song for sure and regardless the final result, I’m really glad that Azerbaijan finally sent a song that was written by Azerbaijani people. Although, that doesn’t seem to be enough and their performances do not have a large appeal. Probably we will not see them perform in the Grand Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvPB2-2LAc

  • Croatia – Let 3

The most controversial entry of Eurovision 2023. Controversial is also the whole career of Let 3. Although, everyone thought that they wouldn’t make it to the Final, their live performances prove the opposite. The crowd is having fun and singing with them and their eccentricity will sure be noticed. It looks like Croatia made the right choice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHnz8Y4SmHI

  • Czechia – Vesna

A fan favorite to win at first, but at the moment it does not give winning vibes. It was a better performance than usual but it will be a long way for Czechia in order to achieve their result. Their vocals were better but staging still looks messy and chaotic and it does not put across the message of the song. There is still time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZdTtoA6IcI

  • Denmark – Reiley

A much better performance than usual but it remains a song that has small potential when live performed. Reiley being famous on TikTok might be helpful for his entry, so I can’t exclude any possibility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ng571hW6Ro

  • Estonia – Alika

A beautiful song and impressive vocals. That’s it! It’s another cliché Eurovision ballad, not good enough for Alika’s vocal abilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWma2X8tnxA

  • Finland – Käärijä

We can all understand the hype. Exactly like any of his performances, he gives once more the 100% of his personality and energy. The crowd goes crazy and here we have if not the winner, a top 3 contender.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBDb3QoKss

  • Iceland – Diljá

Strong vocals and stage presence as Diljá is an energetic performer. Although, the song doesn’t seem enough for Diljá either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5GrD6IRMfc

  • Ireland – Wild Youth

A good band performance, full of energy. On the other hand, the song does not stand out for their qualification. It’s not anything new, it’s something done before but it’s not done well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c03adZUY3I

  • Lithuania – Monika Linkytė

Monika brought the London Community Gospel Choir for her performance in London Eurovision Party. A vocal powerhouse. The song slowly receives more support and it’s all because of Monika herself. Stay is going to be loved by the juries and we can’t exclude the possibility of the public voting for her. She has a personality and you can’t skip over it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplK-xqYZ90

  • Malta – The Busker

Good vocals and great energy on stage. Looks like they are having fun. Frontman’s moves resemble exactly what the song is all about, feeling socially anxious in parties. I really like this entry, but unfortunately it doesn’t stand out and it’s not enough for Malta’s ticket to the Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZF3ucUwzok

  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni

A really energetic performance of Pasha. The crowd is enjoying it and is probably sending him straight to the Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVM4HO6991Q

  • Norway – Alessandra

Vocally speaking she gets better and better each time. Personally, I don’t mind any voice cracks of Alessandra. She has a really strong entry, her presence is imposing and her view of pre-parties like actual parties, is actually obvious when performing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPRsTpDEV3A

  • Portugal – Mimicat

Although I’m not a big fan of this year’s Portuguese entry and looks weird to me, Mimicat is vocally flawless and I’m waiting for a better performance on Liverpool to disprove me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COErIMq3AFo

  • Romania – Theodor Andrei

You will either like it or not. I don’t like it. Vocally he’s good but none of his performances, although far better than the one in Romania’s NF, seems convincing, just messy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwR26PjTJI8

  • San Marino – Piqued Jacks

In any means, not a bad song. The lead singer is vocally on point. The whole package, although, is not enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nep9c326_x4

  • Serbia – Luke Black

I still don’t get the song. It’s not my favorite entry but it is quirky, eccentric and special. He still looks awkward to me when referring to his stage presence. I’m waiting for his performance in Liverpool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXy8vNlVIDA

  • Slovenia – Joker Out

I love that song! Although, the studio version was not that promising at first, the charisma of every single one of the band’s members is to die for. They are stylish, humorous and committed to what they do. I hope to see that energy in Liverpool and Slovenia finally getting awarded with a good result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwZIzxI7who

  • Sweden – Loreen

The real queen of this year’s Eurovision. She teaches every Eurovision winner about when and how to return back. Vocally flawless and she seems to be connected with the crowd. Although, the led platform is missing, her strong personality is here and elevates the song. Personally, I want to see her crowned as a winner again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYrO5vspeM

  • Spain – Blanca Paloma

Whether you like her entry or not, one thing is for sure. No one can deny Blanca’s flawless vocals and how expressive she is. Although, I can’t fully understand the song, because it has many references to Spanish culture, every time I watch her performances, her emotions really touch me. RTVE is here to win, although I don’t think it will be come true. A great entry, one of my favorites, and it is a good example on what should follow the next year after a great Eurovision result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2fuj9-FBc

  • United Kingdom – Mae Muller

MAE I LOVE U!!!I can’t be completely honest with her. Vocally wise, her best performance. What it is indeed challenging is not exactly her vocals but how it will be staged. It needs some dancing, but mostly sass and attitude. These are Mae’s weapons, indeed. She seems to enjoy it and no matter the comments, crowd loves her. It’s the most mainstream pop song of this year’s Eurovision, there’s no way it will not be placed high!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJYqmM3g5qk

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Eurovision 2023: Listen to the revamps from Poland and Romania!

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Poland and Romania will compete in Liverpool with new versions of their songs. The revamps of the songs are already available on spotify, but only in their karaoke version.

Poland

Solo grew in duration, since just before the 2nd minute of the song, you can hear a musical bridge, which is not present in the original version.

Romania

In adition, the Romanian entry has also changed, mainly in the orchestration of the song.

Poland and Romania are in the second semi-final of the contest, with the betting so far not wanting the two countries to punch a ticket to the grand final.

What did you think of the new versions of the songs?

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Romania: Theodor Andrei filmed his postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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Theodor Andrei was selected to represent Romania at Eurovision 2023 after winning Selecția Națională 2023. He came second in the telephone vote and first in the online vote.

The song that Theodor will perform in Liverpool is called “D.G.T. (Off and on)“. It has been written by Mikail Jahed, Luca de Mezzo, Luca Udățeanu and Theodor himself. “D.G.T.” is a pun on the Romanian word “degete” meaning “fingers”.

Via a tweet from the BBC’s official Eurovision account, we learn that filming for the postcard that will appear before Theodor Andrei’s Eurovision 2023 performance has begun and is taking place in Bucharest.

The BBC has released behind-the-scenes footage of the Romanian postcard for Eurovision 2023. It’s filmed in Bucharest in front of the Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre, and shows Andrei miming in front of the statue and having fun.

This year the Eurovision production team chose to shoot the postcards in the country of each entry, rather than using the postcards to showcase the country hosting the contest.
The countries that we know that their postcards have been shot so far are:

  • Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
  • Austria – Teya & Salena
  • Croatia – Let 3
  • Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou
  • France – La Zarra
  • Germany – Lord of the Lost
  • Ireland – Wild Youth
  • Latvia – Sudden Lights
  • Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  • Malta – The Busker
  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  • Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
  • Poland – Blanka
  • Slovenia – Joker Out

Don’t forget that Theodor Andrei with “D.G.T. (Off and on)” is competing in the Second Semi-Final on May 11th in order of appearance 03

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Eurovision 2023: Watch tonight our poll results for the two semi-finals!

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Today is the first station of our Poll, since after the your voting, the results follow, which will be announced tonight through a live premiere on the Douze Points YouTube channel.

More than 8,200 individual votes were submitted in the two semi-finals and now it’s time to announce the 20 countries that will advance to the grand final. For about 10 days you voted for your top ten countries in each semi-final. As in Eurovision, also in our simulation 100% of the result was determined based on your own vote, since now only the public votes count in the semi-finals.

Tonight at 20:00 CET, you will be able to watch through the video below the ten countries that will qualify from the first semi-final.

Immediately afterwards, at 20:05 CET, you will be able to see the results of the second semi-final in the video below.

The recap and the start of the voting for the Grand Final follows, where 50% of the result will be determined based on your own voting and the rest 50% by the authors of Eurovisionfun.
Until then you can recall the entries vying for qualification below:

Which countries do you think will qualify?

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Eurovision 2023: The running order of the semifinals has been revealed!

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With a month and a half left for the first semifinal of Eurovision 2023 on May 9, the EBU today announced the order of appearance of the songs in the semifinals.

The running order was determined by the EBU in collaboration with the British organizers, taking into account where each country was drawn to appear (first or second half), but also in such a way that the show is more interesting.

So, through the official Eurovision channel on YouTube, the official running order of the songs in the semifinals of this year’s contest was announced a few minutes ago.

Running Order

First Semifinal – May 9

  1. Norway
  2. Malta
  3. Serbia
  4. Latvia
  5. Portugal
  6. Ireland
  7. Croatia
  8. Switzerland
  9. Israel
  10. Moldova
  11. Sweden
  12. Azerbaijan
  13. Czechia
  14. Netherlands
  15. Finland

Second Semifinal – May 11

  1. Denmark
  2. Armenia
  3. Romania
  4. Estonia
  5. Belgium
  6. Cyprus
  7. Iceland
  8. Greece
  9. Poland
  10. Slovenia
  11. Georgia
  12. San Marino
  13. Austria
  14. Albania
  15. Lithuania
  16. Australia

The analyzes of the fans and not only for a few minutes have been on fire, since the theories based on the prehistory of the countries in the contest, are a first picture of how passable is the qualification to the final or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions about who will advance to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

Turin will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from May 9th to 13th at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers is “The Sound of Beauty”.

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Romania: With Theodor Andrei and “D.G.T. (Off and on)” in Eurovision 2023!

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The Romanian national final, Selecţia Naţională 2023, has just finished.

TVR, the Romanian public broadcaster, has decided to organise once again a national final for the selection of a representative for Eurovision 2023. Public television had selected twelve artists who competed tonight in the Grand Final of Selecţia Nacională 2023!

At the beginning of the evening, last year‘s representative of the country WRS appeared on stage, performing among other songs, his participation “Llámame” in Eurovision 2022 .

The Finalists

In the list below you can see the twelve artists and their nominated songs for Selecţia Naţională 2023 (You can listen to the songs by clicking on the song titles):

Deiona — “Call on me”

 

Andrada Popa — “No time for me”

 

Ocean Drive — “Take you home”

 

AMIA — “Puppet”

 

Andrei Duțu — “Statues”

 

Theodor Andrei — “D.G.T. (Off and on)”

 

Steven Roho x Gabriella x Formaţia Albatros — “Lele”

 

Aledaida — “Bla Bla Bla”

 

Adriana Moraru — “Faralaes”

 

Maryliss — “Hai Vino”

 

JaxMan (Erin Dăneţ) — “Bad & cool”

 

Andreea D Folclor Orchestra — “Periniţa mea”

 

The Results

The voting opened during the show and the winner was decided only by the televoting. After the counting of the votes, the moment of the result was reached.

Selecţia Nacională 2023 was won by Theodor Andrei  and with the song “D.G.T. (Off and on)” and he will represent Romania in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

 

Listen to the studio version of “D.G.T. (Off and on)“

Do you like the Romanian selection this year? Tell us in the comments below!

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