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Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2022 Second Semi-Final results!!

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The second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2022 took place tonight at 20:45 CET. Five artists competed and this semi-final for the two tickets that lead to the final of the Icelandic show.

The hosts of the show where Björg Magnúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson και Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.

The participants

The five acts of tonight’s semi-final were:

  1. Markéta Irglová – “Mögulegt” (Possible) / “Possible”
  2. Suncity and Sanna – “Hækkum í botn” (Let’s go to the bottom) / “Keep it cool”
  3. Reykjavikurdaetur – “Tökum af stað” (Let’s get started) / “Turn this around”
  4. Katla – “Þaðan af” (From there) / “Then again”
  5. Hanna Mia and the Astrotourists – “Séns með þér” (See you soon) / “Gemini”

The two finalists of the 2nd Semi-final were:

  1. Katla – “Þaðan af” (From there) / “Then again”
  1. Reykjavikurdaetur – “Tökum af stað” (Let’s get started) / “Turn this around”

We also had the announcement of the Wild Card Finalist that went to:

  1. Amarosis – “Don’t you know”

The Grand Final is going to take place on next Saturday 5th of March at 20:45 CET. You can watch the live show by clicking here 

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun.com, for all the news regarding Icelandic participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

 

Iceland: The results of Söngvakeppnin 2022 1st Semi-Final!!

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Tonight we watched the 1st Semi-Final of Söngvakeppnin 2022, that returned after 2020, and took place at 20:45 CET. Five artists competed for the two tickets that lead to the final of the Icelandic show.

The hosts of the show where Björg Magnúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson και Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.

The participants

The five acts of tonight’s semi-final were:

  1. Amarosis – “Don’t you know”
  2. Stefán Óli – “Ljósið” (The light)/ “All I know”
  3. Haffi Haff – “Gía” / “Volcano”
  4. Stefanía Svavarsdóttir – “Hjartað mitt” (My heart) / “Heart of mine”
  5. Sigga, Beta & Elín – “Með hækkandi sól” (With the rising sun)

The two finalists of the 1st Semi-final were:

   Sigga, Beta & Elín – “Með hækkandi sól” (With the rising sun)

     Stefán Óli – “Ljósið” (The light)/ “All I know”

The 2nd Semi-Final is going to take place on next Saturday 5th of March at 20:45 CET. You can watch the live show by clicking here 

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun.com, for all the news regarding Icelandic participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

Norway: Subwoolfer will offer to Europe their bananas!!

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The Grand Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 took place tonight at 19:55 CET. After six shows, 10 artists competed for the ticket to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The participants

The 10 finalists of the show were as follows:

  1. Oda Gondrosen – Hammer of Thor
  2. NorthKid – Someone
  3. Anna-Lisa Kumoji – Queen Bees
  4. Farida – Dangerous
  5. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  6. Frode – Black Flowers
  7. Christian Ingebrigtsen – Wonder of the world
  8. Maria Mohn – Fly
  9. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  10. Elsie Bay – Death of us

After the performance of the ten songs, the four acts that proceeded to the Gold Final phase were:

  1. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  2. Elsie Bay – Death of us
  3. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  4. NorthKid – Someone

From there the two acts that advanced to the Gold Duel were:

  1. NorthKid – Someone
  2. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana

Later on the show the representative of Greece Amanda Tenfjord gave a small interview to one of the hosts of the show.

Afterwards we had the chance to enjoy TIX and his entry in 2021 Eurovision in Rotterdam, Fallen Angel, in English and Norwegian.

After the announcement of the votes from each region of Norway the representatives of Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 are Subwoolfer with the song Give that Woolf a Banana !!

 

Subwoolfer and Norway are going to participate at the second half of the First Semi-Final on 10th of May. Do you think that they can achieve a better result this year? Let us know in the comments below.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Norwegian entry at the upcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. 

Finland: The Rasmus released the official video clip of “Jezebel”!

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The Finnish rock band The Rasmus is one of the participants at the Finnish national selection UMK 2022 for Eurovision 2022.

The band are claiming the representation of their country in Turin with the song Jezebel . The track was written together with Desmond Child, with whom The Rasmus collaborated for their 7th album “Black Roses”. Desmond Child has also worked with some of the biggest names of the world rock industry including KISS, BON JOVI, AEROSMITH and ALICE COOPER.

Speaking about their cooperation, Child revealed that Jezebel was written in Greece and specifically on the island of Folegandros. 

Today, the rock band released the official video clip of their entry which you can watch below:

The video was directed by the internationally awarded director Jesse Haaja.

The next representative of Finland will emerge through the UMK 2022 on 26th of February 2022, which is scheduled to be broadcast at 21:00 EET. For those outside Finland, there will be available live-streaming here  areena.yle.fi/tv.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the news regarding the Finnish participation at the upcoming contest in Turin, Italy.

Ukraine: Is Alina Pash on the brink of disqualification?

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New episode today, for the new circle of the series of Ukraine crisis at Eurovision which has premiered a few hours after the completion of the Ukrainian national final, Vidbir 2022, and has to do again with Alina Pash.

This time the source of the news is the official Instagram account of the public broadcaster of Ukraine for Eurovision, where has been posted that the State Border Service did not issue any documentation regarding entrance in Crimea through the Ukrainian territory, which Alina is supposed to have submitted, according to journalists reporting from the State Border Service.

At this point we are reminding you that the legitimacy of Alina’s documents has been under question two days after her victory at Vidbir 2022, for which you can read more here.

On Saturday 12/2 Alina Pash won the national selection of Ukraine with the entry “Tini zabutykh predkiv  (Тіні забутих предків)/ Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. 

Do you think that eventually Alina will fly the flag of this long-suffering country in Turin? Will it be an other Vidbir participant or Ukraine will withdraw for the third time from the contest? Let us know your opinion in the comments.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the updates regarding the Ukrainian participation at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

France: Song selection on March 5!

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After a long wait, the date of Eurovision France: C’est Vous Qui Décidez 2022 was announced today! The final will take place on Saturday, March 5 at 21:10 CET and will be broadcast by France 2. The hosts will be Laurence Boccolini and Stéphane Bern.

We remind you that the official announcement of the candidates of Eurovision France: C’est Vous Qui Décidez 2022 will take place tomorrow, February 16.

France came very close to victory in 2021 with Barbara Pravi and Voilà. The artist finished in second place with 499 points.

https://youtu.be/Unj9WbeLzRU

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Latvia: Full results of Supernova 2022!!

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The public national broadcaster of Latvia, LTV, revealed today the full results of Supernova 2022 final.

206,491 were cast by the public, of which more than 50,000 were for the winning entry “Eat Your Salad” by Citi Zēni, while the entry that finished last received 2,100 votes.

The full results are as follows:

  1. Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad” – 50,566 votes (1st public) , 1st jury – 12+12 – 24 points
  2. Aminata – “I’m Letting You Go” – 30,983 votes (3rd public), 2nd jury – 8+10 – 18 points
  3. BUJĀNS – “He, She, You & Me” – 38,924 votes (2nd public), 8th jury – 10+3 – 13 points
  4. Miks Galvanovskis – “I’m Just a Sinner” – 16,060 votes (6th public), 4th jury – 5+7 – 12 points
  5. Elīna Gluzunova – “Es pabiju tur” (I was there) – 3,572 votes (8th public), 3rd jury – 3+8 – 11 points
  6. Mēs Jūs Mīlam – “Rich Itch” – 26,692 votes (4th public), 10th jury – 7+1 – 8 points
  7. Bermudu Divstūris – “Bad” – 24,216 votes (5th public), 9th jury – 6+2 – 8 points
  8. Inspo – “A Happy Place” – 6,432 votes (7th public), 7th jury – 4+4 – 8 points
  9. RAUM – “Plans” – 3,486 votes (9th public), 6th jury – 2+5 – 7 points
  10. Linda Rušeniece – “Pay My Own Bills” – 3,394 votes (10th public), 5th jury – 1+6 – 7 points
  11. Miks Dukurs – “First Love” – 2,116 votes (11th public), 11th jury – 0+0 – 0 points

Latvia is therefore represented by Citi Zēni with the consent of the audience and the jury with “Eat Your Salad”, with the band already going viral as in the lyrics of the song there is the phrase “Instead of meat I eat veggies and pussy”. However, due to EBU regulations, there has been a brief pause in the live interpretation of the song where the word pussy is mentioned.

https://youtu.be/_nQMRuVwzhY

Do you think that Citi Zēni will manage to bring the baltic nation back to the final after 4 consecutive eliminations in the semi-finals? Let us know in the comments below!!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the news related to the Latvian participation in the upcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin Italy.

Source: Eurovoix 

Norway: The results of Last Chance’s Second Round

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Tonight we watched the last round before the big final of the 2022 Melodi Grand Prix which was broadcast at 19:55 CET. Four artists competed for the last ticket that leads to the final of 19th of February. We also had the chance to listen to the entry of the last direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji, “Queen Bees”.

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The four artists that competed tonight for the single ticket of the final were:

  1. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  2. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  3. Maria Mohn – Fly
  4. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo

The betting odds before the show looked as follows:

After the performance of the aforementioned artists, direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji, performed her entry “Queen Bees” live.

 

Maria Mohn and TrollfesT were the two artists that proceeded to the gold duel that led to the final of 19th of February.

We also had the chance to enjoy the WIGWAM, the 2005 representatives of Norway in Kiev. (9th place with 125 points)

Afterwards we had the announcement of the very last finalist. The artist that qualified to the final was: Maria Mohn – Fly

Next Saturday 19th of February, the last show of Melodi Grand Prix, the Grand Final is going to take place. You can watch MGP 2022 by clicking here.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun, for all the news regarding the Norway’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

 

 

Norway: The results of Lasts Chance’s 1st Round!!

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Tonight we watched the first round of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 Last Chance which was broadcast at 20:05 CET. 12 artists competed for the four places of the second round of Last Chance, which is set to take place on 12th of February 2022.

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The 12 artists that competed for the four places of the next round of 12th of February were:

  1. Eline Noelia – Ecstasy
  2. Mira Craig – We Still Here
  3. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo
  4. Eline Noelia – Ecstasy
  5. Lily Lowe – Bad Baby 
  6. Daniel Lucas – Kvelertak
  7. Steffen Jakobsen – With me Tonight
  8. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  9. Sturla – Skår i hjertet
  10. Vilde – Titans
  11. Alexandra Joner – Hasta la vista
  12. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  13. Maria Mohn – Fly

After the presentation of the clips with the live performances of the 12 participants, the four artists that qualified for the second round of the Last Chance were:

  1. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  2. Maria Mohn – Fly
  3. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  4. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo

The next show, the 2nd part of the Last Chance, is scheduled to take place on 12th of February 2022, where the four aforementioned candidates will fight for the single ticket that leads to the Grand Final of 19th of February.

You can watch MGP 2022 by clicking here.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun, for all the news regarding the Norway’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

Norway: Results of MGP 2022 Fourth Semi-Final!!

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The fourth semi-final of  Melodi Grand Prix 2022 was broadcast tonight at 19:50 CET. Four artists competed for the one ticket that leads directly to the Grand Final of 19th of February 2022. We also had the chance to enjoy the performance of the pre-qualified entry “Give That Wolf a Banana”  by Subwoolfer. 

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The four artist competed in the fourth semi-final tonight were:

  1. Maria Mohn – “Fly”
  2. Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista”
  3. Kim Wigaard – “La Melodia”
  4. Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

Those aforementioned candidates have been divided into two duels, the winners of these will compete for the ticket to the final. The duels are:

  1. Maria Mohn – “Fly” VS Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista”
  2. Kim Wigaard – “La Melodia” VS Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

The betting odds before the show looked as follows:

The winner of the first duel (Maria Mohn – “Fly” VS Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista”) was:

Maria Mohn – “Fly”

The winner of the second duel (Kim Wigaard – “La Melodia” VS Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”) was:

Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

Later on the show we had the chance to listen live to the automatic finalist Subwoolfer and their entry “Give That Wolf a Banana”

Maria Mohn and Sofie Fjellvang once again performed their entries in this final duel.

Maria Mohn – “Fly” vs Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

After this battle the fourth qualifier of MGP 2022 was Sofie Fjellvang with the song “Made of Glass.

 

The next show is going to be the 1st part of the Last Chance round which is scheduled to take place on 7th of February at 19:50 CET! You can watch MGP 2022 by clicking here.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun, for all the news regarding the Norway’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!