Joker Out: We will have a lot of interaction with the crowd!

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Joker Out gave an interview to EurovisionFun’s Paschalis about their participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Carpe Diem“. Kris, Jan, Jure and Nace were with us.

Some things about the song:

We recorded the song in Hamburg in December. The lyrics are telling what happened there. We stayed all night in the studio and just created the song. We did that to avoid all of the negative energy. We tell the people to play the game of hate for themselves, we are just dancing and singing.

The song was written for Eurovision, but we didn’t have in mind to do something special. We had the idea and recorded the song, it’s a song that represents us as Joker Out.

Some things about the performance:

It will be a 3-minute Joker Out concert. We’re going to keep the same energy, be as close to each other as possible and try to have as much interaction with the crowd as possible.

Slovenia is a relatively small country with not much financial power. We believe some of the Slovenian entries have been really good and deserved better. We are here to set this trend upside down!

There will be an English version of the song as well, but we are going to keep the Slovenian version.

Their favorite Eurovision entries:

We are fans of Eurovision and our first memory is Ruslana!

Our favorite Slovenian Eurovision entry is Samo Ljubezen from 2002.

Their message to the readers of EurovisionFun:

Hello EurovisionFun! Thank you so much for all of your support and we can’t wait to meet you in Liverpool!

We would like to thank Joker Out for their interview and wish them best of luck!

Slovenia: Joker Out filmed the first postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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The first postcard of Eurovision 2023 has officially been flimed and it’s not other than Slovenia’s.

RTVSLO, the public broadcaster of Slovenia, has confirmed that the first postcard of this year’s Eurovision was filmed by Joker Out, the band that is going to represent them in Liverpool in May.

Back in October, BBC made an offer to find an independent production company, that would come up with the concept and film the 37 postcards of the coming contest. The postcards will be 40 seconds long.

The greatest thing we learned by Slovenia’s filming, was that the production company, decided that each representative will make all filmings for their postcards in their respective countries, which means that this year, the postcards will not be used to promote the host country.

Adrijan Pregelj/RTV Slovenia

Joker Out filmed their postcard in the roof of Radio Slovenija’s building. As you can see, they asked for a pinball machine to be in the postcard and they were especially happy when BBC approved of it. Jure Maček, the band’s drummer, revealed the connection between the pinball machine and their song:

“We really like the pinball machine, because we started playing it already in Hamburg while recording the song.”

Joker Out will represent Slovenia in Eurovision 2023 with their song “Carpe Diem” and they are allocated in the Second half of the Second Semi-Final:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Slovenian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: rtvslo.si

Slovenia: First details regarding Joker Out’s live performance!

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Joker Out, Slovenia’s representatives at Eurovision 2023, were invited on the official Eurovision Channel podcast, and were asked by podcast host Steve Holden what they thought about their stage performance. They gave some insight into what they want to present on the Liverpool stage.

Specifically, Bojan Cvjetićanin, frontman of the band, stated the following:

We are a live band and enjoy playing live music, so that we were excited when we saw that the stage for this year’s contest would have a live audience directly beneath it. This would enable us to perform a three minute concert of Joker Out, and we promise a good show should we are able to use the energy of a live concert on stage.

Slovenia has been allocated in the second half of the second semi-final which is scheduled on 11th of May.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates around the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: Eurovoix 

Slovenia: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Carpe Diem”!

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Slovenia’s public television (RTVSLO) in a special press conference announced that Joker Out!, a pop/rock band will fly the country’s flag in Liverpool. Joker Out! they were already working on the song they intended to submit to EMA (the Slovenian national final for Eurovision), when the RTVSLO people made them a proposal.

RTVSLO has announced that the song that Joker Out will represent Slovenia with is titled “Carpe Diem”, it was previously confirmed that the song is in Slovenian.

Through a special show entitled Misija Liverpool, the participation of Joker Out! for Eurovision 2023 was revealed last weekend!

The Eurovisionfun team couldn’t help but comment on the entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Rossopoulos Thanasis, Koronakis Spyros and Mantounaris Konstantinos in a delightful video, with detailed commentary on Slovenia’s next participation, for 2023!

You can listen the Live Version of Slovenian entry for Eurovision 2023 below:

https://youtu.be/vfTiuZaESKs

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Slovenia: Listen to “Carpe Diem” from Joker Out! for Eurovision 2023!

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Slovenia’s public television (RTVSLO) in a special press conference announced that Joker Out!, a pop/rock band will fly the country’s flag in Liverpool. Joker Out! they were already working on the song they intended to submit to EMA (the Slovenian national final for Eurovision), when the RTVSLO people made them a proposal.

RTVSLO has announced that the song that Joker Out will represent Slovenia with is titled “Carpe Diem”, it was previously confirmed that the song is in Slovenian.

Through a special show entitled Misija Liverpool, the participation of Joker Out! for Eurovision 2023 was revealed moments ago!

Listen to “Carpe Diem” below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBSIGITdY4&fbclid=IwAR0Rb4joLu9a3j_PVrj8_lhtGgqbXGSsIi8OcfmYATpbZNhfhLsJ6TxJL-w

Who are Joker Out! 

Joker Out! consists of Bojan Cvjetićanin, Kris Guštin, Jan Peteh, Jure Maček and Martin Jurkovič . They have already released four singles and a full length album since 2016 when they were formed. They are one of the most popular Slovenian artists in recent years. In 2020 they won the award for the best new artist, and in 2021 for the artist of the year! All their concerts are sold out, while they recently released a single in Serbian, aiming to target a broader market in the former Yugoslavia region.

Slovenia has been drawn to compete in the Second Semi-Final on 11 May and will specifically appear in the second half of the show (positions 09-16).

What do you think of Slovenia’s participation this year? Will they manage to qualify for the Grand Final?

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Slovenia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Eurovision 2023: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw Results!

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Liverpool’s Saint George’s Hall with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

The Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan. Both are on the staff of the BBC, being some of the most loved faces of British public broadcasting.

During the draw, the ceremony of handing over and accepting the emblem of the contest took place. The mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, formally handed over the “keys to the event” to the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Draw Procedure

The 31 countries competing in the semi-finals were divided into five pots, based on the scores they have exchanged in recent years with each other. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances that appear every year in the voting.

Big 5 and Ukraine

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Ukraine, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first/second semi-final and sixteen in the first/second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (9 May):

1st Half

  • Serbia
  • Latvia
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Croatia
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Sweden
  • Moldova
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • Czech Republic

2nd Semi-Final (11 May):

1st Half

  • Armenia
  • Cyprus
  • Romania
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • Iceland
  • Greece
  • Estonia

2nd Half

  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Lithuania
  • San Marino
  • Slovenia
  • Georgia
  • Poland

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

You can see the draw again through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Eurovision 2023: Today the semi-final draw!

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At 20:00 CET and live from Saint George’s Hall in Liverpool, the Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw will take place.

During today’s event, there will also be the delivery-receipt of the emblem of the organization from the city of Turin to that of Liverpool. For this reason, today’s draw will be attended by both the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, and the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Presenters

The draw is expected to be hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, both BBC presenters.

Draw Procedure

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that each of the six countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine) will broadcast and vote for.

The second part of the draw will determine which semi-final and which half the other 31 participating countries will compete in. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the event’s producers at a later date.

The 31 countries have been divided into five pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by official TV partner Digame.

Pot 1
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Croatia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
Pot 2
  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
Pot 3
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Pot 4
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • San Marino
Pot 5
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

In the evening, therefore, we all tune in for the draw of the semi-finals of our favorite competition. You can watch the draw on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Slovenia: Joker Out will perform “Carpe Diem” at Misija Liverpool

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The band Joker Out will perform their Eurovision Song “Carpe Diem” soon during a reveal show.

The filming of the show took place today in Ljubljana.  According to public broadcaster RTVSLO, Joker Out will perform “Carpe Diem” in Liverpool.  The song will be in Slovenian.

The Eurovision song will premier during the show Misija Liverpool on February 4th, 2023.  During the show we will join the band as they recorded their song in Hamburg, Germany.

Miša Molk will host the show.  She is also known for commenting the Eurovision Song Contest in Slovenia in 1992 and from 1996 to 2000.  She also announced Slovenia’s first points in 1993.

The Eurovision Song Contest has not been genre-defined or limited for a long time. We remain true to ourselves, regardless of where and when we perform,” Joker Out about their Eurovision Song

Slovenian acts Amaya (2011), LPS (2022), Nuša Derenda (2001) and Tomaž Mihelič (2002) will perform during the show.  Konstrakta (Serbia 2022) will also perform for Misija Liverpool.

LPS represented Slovenia in the first Semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Disco.  Unfortunately they failed to make it to the final

Source: RTVSLO

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more news about next Slovenian participation in Eurovision!

Eurovision 2023: Semi-final allocation draw scheduled for the end of January!

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In the latest episode of ” The Euro Trip podcast”, Councilor and Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Harry Doyle was a guest and spoke among others things, about the preparations for Eurovision 2023.

The allocation draw for the semi finals is any important date, since it marks the official start of the Eurovision season. During the event, the draw to determine in which semi finals countries will perform and which out of the two semis Big Five must broadcast and vote takes place, as well as the host city insignia exchange.

Mr Doyle revealed that preparations are underway for the ceremony which is gonna take place at the end of January. Furthermore, meetings with representatives of local and Ukrainian communities of Liverpool will also take place, to explore ways of collaboration. We remind you that as part of the agreement of BBC to host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, is to include Ukrainians and Ukraine culture as part of the shows.

Even though Mr Doyle did not reveal the exact date of this years allocation draw, it is expected that it will be at the last Tuesday of January, as it happened the two previous years, meaning January 31st.

Below you can listen the full episode of the podcast:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Eurovision 2023!

Source: The Euro Trip Podcast

6 songs and over 50 Eurovision artists nominated in the Serbian Music Awards!

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After two years of absence due to the healthcare crisis, the Music Awards Ceremony 2023 of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia will return on January 25 and 26.

The purpose of the event is “to celebrate artistic creativity and the development of the music industry in the region”. The countries of origin of the nominees are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.

This year, the valid nominated songs are those released between 01.10.2021 and 15.10.2022.

A quick glance at the shortlists reveals several names that are familiar to fans of the Contest. Let’s take a closer look at them by category:

Pop-Folk

  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ajde bre’
  • Ksenija Knežević (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Hir’
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Pop-Folk

Music Video

  • Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
  • Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
  • Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
  • Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Divlja’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Music Video

Female Pop

  • Colonia (participated in Croatia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Nijanse crvene’
  • Danijela Martinović (Croatia 1998) – ‘FORTUNATA’
  • Doris Dragović (Yugoslavia 1986, Croatia 1999) – ‘Sve smo mogli imat’
  • Franka (Croatia 2018) – ‘Priča o nama’
  • Ivona – ‘Znam’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Jelena Tomašević (Serbia 2008) – ‘Ne žalim’
  • Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
  • Marija Mikić (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Kombinacije’
  • Maya Sar (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012) – ‘Ljubav’
  • Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure (Croatia 2022)
  • Nevena Božović (Serbia 2013, 2019) – ‘Kraj’
  • Nina Badrić (Croatia 2012) – ‘Pamtim’
  • Tijana Bogićević (Serbia 2017) – ‘Blizu’
  • Tijana Dapćević – ‘Ljubi, ljubi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020, North Macedonia 2014)
  • Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Female Pop

Male Pop

  • Boris Subotić – ‘Vrati mi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • BQL – ‘Maj’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Damir Kedžo (Croatia 2020) – ‘Kad ljubav’
  • Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
  • LPS – ‘Disko’ (Slovenia 2022)
  • Sergej Ćetković (Montenegro 2014) – ‘Ne odlaziš’
  • Tony Cetinski (Croatia 1994) – ‘Čuvam ljubav’
  • Vasil (Northern Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Dangerous Waters
  • Zdravko Čočić (Yugoslavia 1973) – ‘Sto dukata’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Male Pop

Alternative Pop

  • Andrea – ‘Circles’ (North Macedonia 2022)
  • Luma – ‘All in’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Eye Cue (North Macedonia 2018) – ‘Zavedi me’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Zar ne’
  • zalagasper (Slovenia 2019) – ‘oblike oblakov’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Alternative Pop

Folk

  • Aca Lukas (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Jednom’
  • Neda Ukraden (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Lavanda’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Narodna

Rock 

  • Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) – ‘Barve Oceana’
  • Lift – ‘Drama’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Rock

Balkan Trap

  • Angellina – ‘Origami’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
  • Ivana Boom Nikolić (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ispočetka’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Balkan Trap

Urban Pop

  • Albina (Croatia 2021) – ‘Plači, mila’
  • Andrija Jo (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Bez kompromisa’
  • Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
  • July Jones – ‘Girls Can Do Anything’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Mia – ‘Blanko’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Mia Guček – ‘Independiente’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Sara Jo – ‘Muškarčina’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Zorja (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Lavine’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Urban Pop

New Age Collaboration

  • Franka (Croatia 2018) ft. Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘On’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: New Age Collab

World Music

  • Vasil (North Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Ave Maria (Caccini)
  • Zorja – ‘Zorja’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: World Music

Viral

  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Viral

Did you remember the artists above? Did you vote in a category? Did a nomination or category catch your eye? Let us know in the comments!

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