Slovenia: The four winners of EMA FREŠ!

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A little while ago, EMA FREŠ was completed and alongside it, the list of the finalists of EMA 2022, Slovenia’s national final for Eurovision 2022, is completed as well!

The hosts were Eva Boto (Slovenia 2011), Melani Mekicar and Arne Međedović!

Fourteen new artists competed today for the four spots left on the semi-finals of EMA 2022.

The 14 young artists were:

  1. Mia Vučković – “Telenovela“
  2. De Liri – ”Obstajam“
  3. Jon Vitezič – “Jesus Style“
  4. INA – “Moj dopamin“
  5. Marijan & Špela – “I am so in Love“
  6. Stela Sofia – “Tu in zdaj“
  7. Leya Leanne – “Naked“
  8. Nika S. – “Počakaj me“
  9. Katja Kos – “Deadly Flower“
  10. Jaka Hliš – “Svoje sreče krojač“
  11. Anja Vodošek – “Maniac“
  12. EMMA – “Moja sreča“
  13. LPS – “Disko“
  14. LUMA – “All in“

Juries decided upon the first two artists moving to the semi-final and the last two were decided using televote.

The four artists that move on to the semi-finals of EMA 2022 are:

So after the completion of EMA FREŠ the artists for EΜΑ 2022 are:

  1. July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
  2. David Amaro – Še vedno si lepa
  3. Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi
  4. Bowrain & Brina – Čas je
  5. Jonatan Haller – Obzorje
  6. Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil
  7. Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu
  8. Manouche – Si sama?
  9. Mia Guček – Independiente
  10. Gušti feat. Leyre – Nova romantika
  11. Klara Jazbec – Chasing Dreams
  12. Vedran Ljubenko – H2O dieta
  13. Anabel – Tendency
  14. BQL – Maj
  15. Hauptman – Sledim
  16. Eva Moškon – Kliki
  17. LUMA – All in
  18. Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj
  19. LPS – Disko
  20. Leya Leanne – Naked

We remind you that EMA 2022 consists of two semi-finals and one final. The semi-finals will take place on February 5 and 12 and the grand final on February 19 at 20:00 CET on TV SLO 1. In each semi-final, eight known artists and two artists from EMA FREŠ will compete to move on to the final. The juries and the public will decide on three finalists each. In the final, a five member jury (50%) and the public(50%) will decide which one of the 12 finalists will represent Slovenia in Turin

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Eurovision 2022: Here are the results of the allocation draw!

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The Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 took place in Palazzo Madama in Turin. Find out below in which of the 2 Semi-Finals your country will perform and vote in. The annual event was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa.

The Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia Exchange are key milestones on the path to the Eurovision Song Contest each year.

During the ceremony, Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, passed on the Host City Insignia to Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin. The insignia key chain, weighing over 30 kilograms with the new addition of Rotterdam’s insignia, was handed over to Turin. The Italian city is now officially the Host City of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Draw Procedure

The 36 countries competing in the semifinals were divided into six pots, based on the points they have exchanged in recent years. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances and bloc voting that appear every year in the voting.

Allocation Pots

Big 5

With the host Italy, directly in the final, along with the rest of the Big 5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semifinal that the direct finalists will vote.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 2nd Semi-Final:

  • Spain
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom

Their performance in the dress rehearsal will be shown in the semifinals where the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal visibility of the countries that are directly in the final and the countries that compete in the semifinals. Essentially, viewers watch each entry twice during the shows.

Allocation Draw

The draw of the countries for the two semifinals had two parts. In the first part, the 36 countries that participate in the semifinals, were drawn in which of the two will compete. 18 countries will compete in both the first and the second semifinal.

In the second part each country found out if it will appear in the first or in the second half of the semifinal that will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the producers of the show at a later time.

First Semi-Final (10 May):

1st Half

  • Albania
  • Switzerland
  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
  • Moldova
  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands

2nd Half

  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Portugal
  • Denmark
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Iceland
  • Greece

Second Semi-Final (12 May):

1st Half

  • Australia
  • Georgia
  • Cyprus
  • Serbia
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • San Marino
  • Israel
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Montenegro
  • Romania
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Belgium
  • North Macedonia
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
  • Ireland

Turin will host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest from May 10th to 14th at the Pala Alpitour. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “The Sound of Beauty”.

You can see the draw again through the following link:

 

 

 

Slovenia: EMA 2022 Semi-Final Two Snippets Released!

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RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, has released 30-seconds snippets of the competing entries in Semi-Final 2 of EMA 2022.

The competing entries are:

  1. MIA GUČEK – INDEPENDIENTE
  2. GUŠTI feat. LEYRE – NOVA ROMANTIKA
  3. KLARA JAZBEC – VSE KAR IMAM
  4. VEDRAN LJUBENKO – H2O DIETA
  5. ANABEL – TENDENCY
  6. BQL – MAJ
  7. HAUPTMAN – SLEDIM
  8. EVA MOŠKON – KLIKI

You can listen to the snippets here.

You can find the snippets of Semi Final 1, which were released yesterday, here.

We remind you that in each semifinal, eight established artists and two artists from EMA FREŠ will compete to advance to the Final. The public vote will select the three finalists and a jury will select three others. In the Final, a five-member committee (50%) and a public vote (50%) will decide which of the 12 finalists will represent Slovenia in Turin.

Source: RTVSLO

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Slovenia: EMA 2022 Semi-Final One Snippets Released!

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RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, has released snippets of the competing entries in Semi-Final 1 of EMA 2022.

The competing entries are:

  1. July Jones – “Girls Can Do Anything”
  2. David Amaro – “Še vedno si lepa” (You are still beautiful)
  3. Le Serpentine – “Tud teb se lahk zgodi” (It can happen to you too)
  4. Bowrain & Brina – “Čas je” (It’s time)
  5. Jonatan Haller – “Obzorje” (Horizon)
  6. Batista Cadillac – “Mim pravil” (My rules)
  7. Zala Smolnikar – “V ogledalu” (In the mirror)
  8. Manouche – “Si sama?” (Are you alone?)

You can listen to the snippets here. These entries will be joined by two winners from EMA FREŠ.

We remind you that in each semifinal, eight established artists and two artists from EMA FREŠ will compete to advance to the Final. The public vote will select the three finalists and a jury will select three others. In the Final, a five-member committee (50%) and a public vote (50%) will decide which of the 12 finalists will represent Slovenia in Turin.

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source: RTVSLO

Slovenia: EMA’s 2022 Dates and Running Order announced!

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Great updates are coming from Slovenia! Dates of EMA 2022, presenters and the running order of the Semi-finals announced on Wednesday. The hosts for EMA 2022 will be Melani Mekicar and Bojan Cvjetićanin.

The Semi-finals of EMA 2022 will take place on February 5th & 12th while the Grand Final is set to begin a week later, on February 19th, 20:00 local time (CET) on TV SLO 1.

The Running Order of the 1st Semi-final:

  • July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
  • David Amaro – vede vedno si lepa
  • Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi
  • Bowrain & Brina – jeas je
  • EMA freš artist
  • EMA freš artist
  • Jonathan Haller – Obzorje
  • Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil
  • Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu
  • Manouche – Are you?

The Running Order of the 2nd Semi-final:

  • Mia Guček – Independent
  • Gušti feat. Leyre – Nova romantika
  • Klara Jazbec – Chasing Dreams
  • Vedran Ljubenko – H2O diet
  • EMA freš artist
  • EMA freš artist
  • Anabel – Tendency
  • BQL – Maj
  • Hauptman – Sledim
  • Eva Moškon – Click

We remind you that in each semifinal, eight established artists and two artists from EMA FREŠ will compete to advance to the Final. The public vote will select the three finalists and a jury will select three others. In the Final, a five-member committee (50%) and a public vote (50%) will decide which of the 12 finalists will represent Slovenia in Turin.

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Slovenia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: RTVSLO

Slovenia: Listen to the snippets of the EMA FRES songs!

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The Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, has published snippets of the 14 competing songs on EMA FRES 2022, four of which will be completing the last four places of EMA 2022, the country’s National Final.

Click on the song’s title below to listen to it.

The 14 compositions are:

  1. Mia Vučković – “Telenovela“
  2. De Liri – ”Obstajam“
  3. Jon Vitezič – “Jesus Style“
  4. INA – “Moj dopamin“
  5. Marijan & Špela – “I am so in Love“
  6. Stela Sofia – “Tu in zdaj“
  7. Leya Leanne – “Naked“
  8. Nika S. – “Počakaj me“
  9. Katja Kos – “Deadly Flower“
  10. Jaka Hliš – “Svoje sreče krojač“
  11. Anja Vodošek – “Maniac“
  12. EMMA – “Moja sreča“
  13. LPS – “Disko“
  14. LUMA – “All in“

Keep in mind that the EMA FRES Final will take place on Friday 28 January and will be hosted by Eva Boto (Slovenia 2012), Melani Mekicar and Arne Međedović.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the latest news regarding Slovenia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: EMA – Eurovision Slovenia

Eurovision 2022: Pots and Participants of Semifinals Allocation Draw revealed!

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The semi-finals draw will take place on Tuesday 25 January at 12:00 CET, from the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja in Turin. At the same time there will be a ceremony of handing over the keys of the contest or as it is widely known, the Host City Insignia from the previous hosts Rotterdam to the Italian organizers.

The allocation draw will determine whether the countries will participate in the First Semifinal (Tuesday, May 10) or the Second Semifinal (Thursday, May 12). Also, again based on the draw it will be determined if they appear in the first or second half of the semifinal. We remind you that the exact order of appearance is announced later by the organizers and after it has first been approved by the EBU.

The draw will be presented by TV presenters Carolina di Domenico and Gabriele Corsi. Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and Turin Mayor Stefano Lo Russo will be present.

Friends of the contest will be able to watch the draw on Eurovision’s YouTube channel or on Rai’s streaming service.

Semi-final draw: How does it work?

Italy, as the host country, together with the other 4 members of the so-called “Big 5” (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) do not compete in the Semifinals, but vote in one of them… so before the competing countries in Semifinals, it will be determined at random which of the Semifinals the Big 5 will be allowed to vote for.

The next part of the draw will determine in which Semifinal and in which half of the respective Semifinal the remaining 36 participating countries will appear.

The 36 countries of the semifinals are selected from 6 different pots:

Pot 1

  • Albania
  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia

Pot 2

  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Pot 3

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Russia
  • Ukraine

Pot 4

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
  • San Marino

Pot 5

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

Pot 6

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands

Drawing countries from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called neighbourly voting and increases suspense in the Semi-Finals.

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Slovenia: EMA Freš Final on January 28!

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According to the announcement of RTVSLO, the final of EMA Freš 2022 will take place on January 28 at 20:00 CET.

In this show, which will be hosted by Eva Boto, Melani Mekicar and Arne Međedović, fourteen songs will compete for four places in EMA 2022. An expert jury will pick two songs to advance, while the public will choose another two. The running order for the show is as follows:

  1. Mia Vučković – Telenovela
  2. De Liri – Obstajam (I exist)
  3. Jon Vitezič – Jesus Style
  4. Ina – Moj dopamin (My dopamine)
  5. Marijan Novak and Špela Velikanje – I Am So in Love
  6. Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj (Here and now)
  7. Leya Leanne – Naked
  8. Nika S. – Počakaj me (Wait for me)
  9. Katja Kos – Deadly Flower
  10. Jaka Hliš – Svoje sreče krojač (Your luck tailor)
  11. Anja Vodošek – Maniac
  12. Emma – Moja sreča (My happiness)
  13. LPS – Disko (Disco)
  14. LUMA – All In

The four winners of EMA Freš will advance to EMA 2022, where they will be joined by sixteen established artists. The winner of EMA 2022 will represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.

In Eurovision 2021, Slovenia was represented by Ana Soklič with the song “Amen”, which failed to qualify for the grand final, placing thirteenth in Semi Final 1, with 44 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9jWDxKQ50s

Source : RTVSLO

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Eurovision 2022: Semi Final Allocation Draw to take place on January 25!

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One of the most important dates of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest was revealed a few hours ago, as the draw for the Eurovision 2022 semi-finals will take place on January 25th.

As revealed by the Montenegrin state radio, RTCG, in the context of the announcement of Vladana Vučinić as the representative of the Balkan country in Turin, the draw of the semi-finals will take place in exactly three weeks from today.

During the ceremony, the emblem of the event will be handed over from the city of Rotterdam to the Mayor of Turin. The draw will take place either at the Mole Antonelliana, the tallest building in Turin, or at the Palazzo Madama, which housed the first Senate of the Italian Kingdom.

The draw

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that will be broadcasted and voted by each of the five countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom).

The second part of the draw will determine in which semi-final and in which half the other 36 participating countries will compete. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the producers of the event at a later time.

The 36 countries will be distributed in five or six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the official television partner Digame. This separation is done in order to avoid the gathering of many neighboring countries in a semifinal that would significantly affect the final result.

We remind you that Eurovision 2022 will be held on May 10, 12 and 14 at the PalaOlimpico in the capital of Piedmont. Thus, Turin will become the third city in Italy where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held. The previous two were Naples in 1965 and Rome in 1991.

We remind you that the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, on 10, 12 and 14 May 2022, with 41 participating countries.Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news related to the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!

Eurovision 2022: 41 countries joining the 66th contest in Turin!

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Public broadcasters from 41 countries will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest when it returns to our screens next May.

Fans of the Contest will welcome back ARMTV from Armenia and RTCG from Montenegro, both taking to the stage for the first time since Tel Aviv in 2019.

It’s also a special year for Norwegian broadcaster NRK as they will be celebrating the selection of their 60th Eurovision entry during the Melodi Grand Prix grand final on Saturday 19 February.

We will also witness the 300th ‘Big Five’ performance – that’s a song from one of either France, Germany, Italy, Spain or United Kingdom.

Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, shared his thoughts on the line-up:

‘We are so excited that we once again have over 40 broadcasters competing to win the iconic Eurovision trophy in Turin next May.

The team from Rai are working hard on preparations to welcome all the delegations to a new Host City and ensuring the Eurovision Song Contest will provide the excitement and state-of-the-art spectacle expected by nearly 200 million viewers.’

On the announcement of the 41 participants, Simona Martorelli and Claudio Fasulo from Italian broadcaster Rai added:

‘After 31 years, Italy is proud to host the Eurovision Song Contest again! As Executive Producers, we are incredibly excited to set up this amazing event and welcome delegations from 41 nations to Turin next year.

Above all, we strongly believe the Eurovision Song Contest will allow us to showcase and share the beauty of Italy with a global audience via the elements that unite us all: music and harmony.’

The Italian city of Turin won the race to become the Host City of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, setting Saturday 14 May as the date of the Grand Final, which will be held in PalaOlimpico along with two Semi-Finals on 10 and 12 May.

Source: Eurovision.tv