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Belarus: Their suspension from the EBU is indefinite!

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Belarus’ national broadcaster, BTRC, remains under suspension from the European Broadcasting Union!

In 2021, while the country was on the official participation list a few months later, not only was it expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, but also the national broadcaster BTRC was suspended by the EBU as it was known until 2024. Initially in that year the country would be represented by the band Galasy ZMesta and the song “Ya nauchu tebya (I’ll Teach You)” (Я научу тебя) which was subsequently banned by the EBU due to the political nature of the lyrics related to the protests in Belarus in the period 2020- 2021. A new song entitled, “Pesnya pro zaytsev (Song About Hares)” (Песня про зайцев) was then selected, however it was also excluded from the competition for political reasons.

However, while the country’s suspension was known to last until July 2024, it became known that Belarus’ expulsion has an indifinite duration with the EBU stating:

“There is no reason for us to change our position at the current time”

The continued expulsion of Belarus from the EBU is also related to the Russia-Ukraine war as the country’s leader supports and assists Russia in its military activities on Ukrainian soil.

Belarus’ last official entry was for Eurovision 2020 which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Croatia: Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” live on the Slovenian TV!

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Croatia’s representative in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2024, Baby Lasagna, who is one of the big favourites for the trophy according to bookmakers, appeared live on Slovenian state television channel RTVSLO1 to perform the country’s entry “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”!

In the video below you can watch the relevant performance!

Croatia in first place is going to appear in the 7th place of the First Semi-Final which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 7 May claiming one of the 10 tickets to the grand final on Saturday 11 May.

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You can also watch the reaction video from the team of EurovisionFun on the Croatian entry!

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The Netherlands: A new form of the moon landing in Eurovision 2024?

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Gover Meit thinks that the viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest next month will see something that has never been seen before during the event when it is the turn of the Netherlands to appear on stage. “It will be a new form of the moon landing. It has never been done before,” said the theater maker, who is coming to Malmö as creative director.

“People are not going to believe that this is physically possible,” he continued, without going into details about Joost Klein‘s act. Meit, who is known to the general public as Stefano Keizers, is a good friend of Joost and can also be seen in Europapa’s video clip. He probably won’t be on stage himself. Meit says he is needed ‘behind the scenes’.

Joost Klein has also previously said that something awaits the Eurovision Song Contest that ‘has never happened before’.

In any case, the bookmakers have high expectations of the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entry. On Saturday Klein rose from four to three and now only has Croatia and Switzerland in front of him at the betting offices.

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Greece: Stage director Fokas Evangelinos talks about Marina Satti’s Eurovision performance!

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The artistic director of Greece‘s Eurovision 2024 entry, Fokas Evangelinos, discussed his role in this year’s project and his collaboration with Marina Satti on the ERT show “Studio 4”. Once again, the choreographer showed off his excitement as he shared details about the stage performance.

First, regarding his collaboration with Marina Satti, he stated the following:

Marina has a divine voice and the stage is her home. I believe in her.

I feel the same vibe I felt with Helena Paparizou.

He then stressed that, although he is optimistic about the position of the Greek entry in this year’s contest, he considered that the final ranking did not matter much. He considers it important that Greece is represented by a different and special song

He went on to emphasise that, despite his optimism over the Greek entry’s position in this year’s competition, he does not think that the final placement matters. He thinks that what is truly important is that Greece is represented by a unique song.

We’ll finish in a good position, maybe the first one, but I don’t know. When you go into a competition, you go in to win.

But the placement doesn’t matter because the song is something new. I would like to congratulate ERT and MINOS on this choice. The song is unusual, it has different layers, it changes all the time.

Lastly, he referred to the stage performance of the Greek entry, stating that no dice props will be used.

I don’t know if there’s going to be a story that the audience can follow. The whole show’s gonna come out of Marina.

There’s not gonna be a dice prop on stage.

 

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Finland: Does Windows95Man’s outfit break EBU’s regulations?

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Finland‘s Eurovision entry is called “No Rules”, but the country’s delegation is by far the one that has had to alter its performance the most in order to adhere to the EBU‘s rules. Representatives of Finnish public television have stated that Windows95Man may have to change his outfit once more .

Anssi Autio, Yle‘s producer, specifically stated that Windows95Man might not be permitted to wear the underwear he wore in the national final of the country. The fact that the colour of the clothing in question is the same as that of the singer’s skin may be contrary to the regulations of the other participating broadcasters.

“Not all countries are as familiar with nudity as Finland is”

Autio further stated that the ultimate decision on the matter is anticipated to be taken in Malmö during the rehearsals. The Finnish delegation has thus prepared alternatives.

This isn’t the first time Windows95Man has had to change his outfit. While he was permitted to maintain his stage name, the EBU refused to let him wear the T-shirt bearing the corporate name “Windows” because it violated the competition regulations, which forbid any form of advertisement. Thus, the artist selected a new shirt featuring a blurred logo.

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OGAE Poll 2024 : The results of Switzerland and Denmark!

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Since 2007, OGAE International has conducted a yearly poll known as the OGAE Poll, incorporating the votes of its members from 42 countries.

The rankings of two other clubs, OGAE Denmark and Switzerland, were revealed today.

Following a vote by 112 members, the OGAE Switzerland‘s results are as follows:

  • 1 point goes to Sweden
  • 2 points go to Austria
  • 3 points go to the United Kingdom
  • 4 points go to Lithuania
  • 5 points go to Spain
  • 6 points go to Ukraine
  • 7 points go to France
  • 8 points go to Belgium
  • 10 points go to Croatia and…
  • 12 points go to Italy

The results of OGAE Denmark, made up of 58 members, are as follows:

  • 1 point goes to The Netherlands
  • 2 points go to Lithuania
  • 3 points go to Austria
  • 4 points go to Belgium
  • 5 points go to Norway
  • 6 points go to Switzerland
  • 7 points go to Ukraine
  • 8 points go to Croatia
  • 10 points go to Italy and…
  • 12 points go to France

Croatia thus remains in first place, while the overall results are as follows:

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Greece: Watch a sneak peek of Marina Satti’s rehearsals for Eurovision 2024!

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After the expected break in rehearsals due to the death of Marina Satti‘s father, preparations for the Greek entry began once again.

Marina, along with her team, have resumed their rehearsals under the guidance of the experienced stage director Fokas Evangelinos.

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A short video that was just uploaded on TikTok features Marina and her whole team, providing a sneak peek at what the Greek delegation is is preparing for its stage performance in Malmö. More details will be revealed soon, as Marina Satti will have her first on-stage rehearsal in exactly 15 days!

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Greece: The repsonse of the President of ERT to the “Nea” article!

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The President of ERT, Constantinos Zoulas, in his reply sent to us a few minutes ago, responds to what the Ambassador of Cyprus in Athens allegedly attributed to him during their meeting, in fact attributing a different content to their discussion, from the one in which is revealed in the “Nea” newspaper.

The Management of ERT did not and apparently is not allowed to have the slightest involvement in the evaluations of the independent jury proposed every year by the Communication Department of ERT for the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore, it had no involvement both in the first place that Cyprus got from the independent jury of ERT in 2021, and in last year’s evaluation of the Cypriot participation as the 7th best among 26 countries. This is what I explained to the ambassador of Cyprus at our pre-quarterly meeting, – of course on the sidelines of the much more serious issues we discussed – by telling him that those involved in ERT with Eurovision were surprised by CyBC’s decision to represent Cyprus this year with one of the songs that ERT rejected last year. And in this context, I wished that the judgment of this year’s independent jury appointed by ERT would not be the same as the one that rejected the song in question, without anyone – let alone me personally – being able to influence its judgment. Having expressed my great surprise at the fact that the Eurovision Song Contest was the subject of diplomatic information, and indeed at a time when ERT and CyBC have excellent cooperation, I wish great success both to Cyprus and Greece.

With the actual denial of the publication on the part of Constantinos Zoulas, and of the Cypriot Ambassador, you now realize that the continuation of this story is expected to be even more interesting.

We remind you that tomorrow morning the response of CyBC through the head of the country’s delegation to the competition, Ms. Evi Papamichael, is expected.

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Croatia: Zagreb ready to host Eurovision 2025!

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Baby Lasagna has managed to bring Croatia back in the limelight and the Croatian fans’ interest in the Eurovision Song Contest has skyrocketed.

Just yesterday, the mayor of Zagreb, Tomislav Tomasevic, was asked on reddit whether Zagreb can host Eurovision.

(Zagreb) is totally ready! The arena is already booked. Fingers crossed for Baby Lasagna to win in Sweden and Zagreb will help HRT with production and organization in every way.

At the same time people are dancing to the rhythm of Rim Tim Tagi Dim in five Croatian cities,. It is now one of the most popular dances and there is no one who has not danced it. The dances are being filmed in order to create an impressive video. As Maja Tokić and Tomislav Štengl (head of the Croatian delegation to Eurovision) pointed out:

We’ve been in all the cities with cameras, in every location, so we’re going to make a fantastic video out of it. Croatia is united again, this time not because of football, this time because of a wonderful boy from Umag and his whole team. We moved into first place and were first for a long time, and now we are second for a long time,

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Baby Lasagna also appeared on Dutch TV and specifically on Beau van Erven Dorens’ show performing his song.

Croatia will appear in the First Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024 on May 7 in the seventh place.

 

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Petra Mede is disclosing details about one of the Eurovision 2024 interval acts!

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Through a reel that was uploaded to Eurovision‘s official Instagram account, Petra Mede, one of the hosts, disclosed details about one of the interval acts of this year’s contest.

Specifically, the presenter mentioned, in her own unique way, that she will be participating in one of the interval acts of this year’s contest, which is called “We just love Eurovision too much”. The performance will be comedic in nature and will include dancing and singing. She also added that she would probably not be alone on the stage.

 

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What are the “Interval Acts”?

“Interval Acts” are performances that serve the flow of the contest. They are outside the competitive process and take place after the completion of the appearances of the participating countries and before the announcement of the results.

Petra Mede is considered a fan-favourite. It is no coincidence that Swedish public television chose her to host the contest for the third time in just eleven years.

Many fans rank Interval Acts, which Petra participated in both 2013 and 2016, among the best moments in the history of the competition. Consequently, expectations for Petra’s show are very high!

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