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Poland: Three artists competing for Eurovision 2022!

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Eurovision 2022 is entering the selection period. The competing countries choose their representative through either a national final or an internal selection. One of these countries is Poland, where the public broadcaster (TVP) will announce the representative for Eurovision 2022 this week. Who is more likely to represent Poland? Some of the most serious candidates are: Daria, Kuba Szmajkowski and Krystian Ochman.

TVP works on project “Eurovision 2022” for many months now. In mid-September, the public broadcaster published the rules of the internal selection and received several dozens of applications. Anyone interested had until November 2021 to submit their proposal. After this deadline, the competition committee decided upon the Polish representative for Turin. At first, TVP was going to publish the results in January 2, however the announcement got postponed until January 15.

Will Daria represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

This information was publicly known from November through social media. Since then, Daria and her proposal Paranoia are, according to fans, the most likely to represent Poland. Daria herself keeps distance from speculations and admits in interviews that she is not sure about submitting to internal selections. However, from time to time Daria stokes rumors by publishing reports in her social media that may indicate that she is involved with the selection process for 2022

For now, it seems to me that I am the only one in the minds of Poles. It seems that I am the only one whose profile is appropriate to everyone and also because I have worked abroad as well as singing in English and having my songs on the radio. […] A lot of people think so but I have no idea yet. Of course I would be delighted to represent my country in Eurovision. I would give it my best.

Will Kuba Szmajkowski represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

Another artist interested in representing Poland at Eurovision 2022 is Kuba Szmajkowski . A former member of the 4Dreamers team in 2021, he focused on the development of his solo career. Kuba himself has confirmed that his proposal for Turin is his club hit single Lovesick. It is no secret that he loves Eurovision and some of his favorite contestants are Helena Paparizou and Eleni Foureira.

I am a big fan of Eurovision since 2015. My dream is to perform at the world’s biggest events. Every year I follow the contest and I support our representatives. I think my song is a very good choice and it will work really well in the contest, so I submitted for the Polish selection. The song talks about a difficult relationship that we are addicted to, but on the same time it hurts. The song was created in cooperation with well-known producers and my Swedish-Polish team

Will Krystian Ochman represent Poland in Eurovision 2022?

After several weeks of speculation and fan expectations, Krystian Ochman confirmed that he was not only interested in Eurovision 2022, but also that he submitted a song to TVP. One of his advantages is the experience that Krystian Ochman gained by winning The Voice of Poland. A lot of fans believe that thanks to his win he could be successful in the music industry and achieve a good result in Turin.

Recently, I did something with ATUT and BLACK HI-FI, maybe for Eurovision. […] Olek Kowalski, a great producer, and also in favor of making modern songs, with a beat, singing at a faster pace with a nice melody. We worked together in the studio to have a song suited for Eurovision, but one that I can carry on my own.

See his performance on the Grand Final of the Voice of Poland:

Not only Daria, Kuba Szmajkowski and Krystian Ochman sent their proposals to Polish Television. A number of participants have confirmed their participation in the internal selections through their social media. Among them: Karolina Stanisławczyk, Szczepański Siostry, Oscar Jensen, Michał Gabor, Anna Cyzon (National Qualifiers 2010), Łzy, Unmute, So So, Juliet Daisy & Duplox, Voytek Soko Sokolnicki and recently Mauer.

Stay tuned in Eurovision Fun for everything new regarding Poland’s representation in Eurovision 2022!

Source/Photo: eurowizja.org

Austria: Four candidates to represent the country in Eurovision 2022?

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Firstly the Austrian broadcaster, ORF, was planning to reveal the country’s representer in December, however they decided to make the announcement at the end of January.

There are, yet, four possible candidate acts that seem really possible to get Austria‘s ticket to Turin.

These are the four acts:

  1. DELADAP

DELADAP seem to be pretty known among eurofans. They tried to represent Austria again back in 2012 with the song “Crazy Swing” but due to it being performed earlier the song got banned so they ended up participating with “Don’t Turn Around“.

2. Candlelight Ficus

Candlelight Ficus are a quartet of boys from Styria. They have already released a few singles and EPs, some of which are “What’s Coming“, “Two Blond B******” and “Open The Door“.

3. LUM!X

LUM!X is an Austrian DJ who has collaborated with pretty big names. His biggest hit, “Monster” – a collaboration with the Italian DJ Gabry Ponte -, counts over 70 million views on Youtube and over 206 million streams on Spotify.

4. ANGER

ANGER are a duet from South Tyrol, based in Vienna, which has lately received many awards for their music. They have also recently released some songs in German. Their music is described as a combination of auto-tune, electric guitar and technoid beats.

What do you think about these 4 candidates? Who is your favourite? Do you think Austria might actually pick someone else?

Source: Escbubble

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Latvia: Voting begins for the 17th candidate of Supernova 2022!

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As we informed you previously, the online voting started to select the 17th candidate of “Supernova 2022”. The jury of LTV has already selected the 16 participants to participate in the semifinals of Supernova 2022.

Another ten songs selected by the jury for the 17th ticket have been put to the public vote. Only the one who will receive the most public support will join the other semifinals and will appear live in the competition on February 5.

You can vote and listen to the songs until January 14 at 23:59.

The ten candidates for the 17th ticket to the semifinals are:

Antra Stafecka and Atis Ievins – “Call the Lights”
Darta Stepanova – “Brunumzeme”
Edvards Strazdins – “Open Road”
Katrina Dimanta – “My Voice”
Marta Ritova – “Let Me Go”
Martins Strods – “One More Time”
Miks Galvanovskis – “I’m Just A Sinner”
Rihards Berzins – “1 + 1 ″
Tetis – “Labākie vārdi”
Toms Kalderauskis – “Naked smile”

You can vote for your favorites every 24 hours by logging in to your social media profile. LTV will announce the winner of the vote on January 15.

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Latvia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: Supernova

Malta: Listen to a few seconds of the 22 songs of MESC 2022!

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Malta’s public television, TVM, decided to broadcast a national final in order to pick the country’s representative for Eurovision 2022. That means, MESC returns for the first time since 2018.

We already know the 22 artists, as well as the songwriters of the songs competing in the semifinal of MESC 2022.

A few minutes ago, the official Instagram profile of the Maltese national final, revealed the first 20 seconds of the 22 songs that are going to compete on MESC 2022. From these 22 songs, 16 will qualify for the Final and of course the winning song will get the ticket for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. The show will run for three nights, starting in February 17 and ending in February 19, when we will learn the country’s representative.

Listen to the 22 songs of the Maltese national final below by clicking on the songs name:

A pleasant surprise for us, is the presence Dimitris Stassos among the composers competing for the Maltese representation  at Eurovision 2022. The Greek composer, who lives and works in Sweden, was the composer of Aphrodisiac by Eleftheria Eleftheriou in Eurovision 2012 and  La Noche Es Para Mi by Soraya in Eurovision 2009, and he has also compete in national finals of various countries. Along with Dimitris Stassos we see Nektarios Tyrakis, known in the contest for being the lyricist of Shake It by Sakis Rouvas in Eurovision 2004, but also in entries of other countries.

Along the competing is Jessica Muscat who represented San Marino in Eurovision 2018. Furthermore the county’s representative for 2014, but also Malta’s representative for Junior Eurovision 2010, Nicole Azzopardi. Of course a lot of artists have a great experience in MESC, having tried a lot of times to represent the Malta in the past.

Lastly, the slogan of MESC 2022 got announced, that is “What a Feeling“.

 

This year’s representative for Malta was Destiny with the song Je me casse, finishing in seventh place with 255 points:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbc2yKnv0M

Stay tuned in Eurovision Fun for everything new regarding Maltas’s representation in Eurovision 2022!

Source/Photo: Eurovision Malta/TVM

Italy: The Mayor of Turin reviews the preparations of the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow

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Tomorrow, January 10, 2022, Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin, will meet with Culture Advisor Rosanna Purchia and Tourism and Event Advisor Mimmo Carretta to review the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

According to the newspaper “La Stampa“, the summit will also discuss adjustments to the preparation of the event due to Covid-19. As long as the competition is going to take place, the organization of all side events must necessarily adjust according to the state of the pandemic.

According to the Turin newspaper, the event is going on and sponsorship problems would be resolved in order to meet in the best possible way the expectations of the financial categories of Turin. There should also be no problems in the production of the event, which will be attended by local companies and professionals. All those working on the Eurovision Song Contest hope that the infections will reach a peak in the coming weeks and that the increase in vaccination coverage will allow for a reduction of the measures.

The semifinal allocation draw is going to take place on January 25. The handover ceremony between Rotterdam and Turin will also take place during this ceremony. The event, to be held at the Palazzo Madama, is expected to be attended by about 100 people, including a delegation from the Netherlands, led by Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, RAI and EBU leaders. A revision of the framework program is likely in the light of the evolution of infections in Italy and the rest of Europe.

We remind you that the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is going to take place on May 10, 12 and 14 at the PalaOlimpico in Turin.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

source: La Stampa

Finland 2022: Here are the clues for UMK 2022 fifth artist

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The Finnish national broadcaster has published more clues about the contestants for the national final UMK.  Now it is time to start guessing who will be the fifth contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  • Over 10 million streams
  • Featured a song with a big international artist
  • Shivers

 

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The first speculations are pointing out to pop singer Alma.  Alma has done the backing vocals for Miley Cyrus’ songs “Mother’s Daughter” and “Cattitude”.  She co-wrote Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana del Rey song “Don’t Call Me Angel”.  Another possibility is indie pop singer Olivera.  Olivera has worked as a songwriter and a featuring artist for names like Tiësto, Zaxx, 3LAU, Sonny Alven, Lucian and John Dahlbäck.

Yle will announce all the contestants for UMK 2022 on January 12.  After that we will get to know each competing song every day starting from January 13.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision.

San Marino: On January 14 we will see shots from the auditions!

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At January 14, 21:10 CET, the public television of San Marino, San Marino RTV, will broadcast an hour long  show names Aspettando il Festival – Una voce per San Marino (Waiting for the Festival – A voice for San Marino). The recorded broadcast will show snapshots and videos from the auditions that took place at Teatro Titano during the time periods 13-19 December and 3-11 January.

We remind you that some Greek artists like Artemis Matafia and the winner of Greek Idol Panagiotis Tsakalakos have been in San Marino for the auditions and are waiting for the results of the first round.  We ought to also talk about the lyricist of “El Diablo” (Cyprus 2021) Oxa as well as Elis Mraz who took 2nd place in Czech Republic’s national final with the song “Imma Be’.

 

 

This is the second time that San Marino will conduct a national final and the first time they will use Voce per San Marino”. It will take place between December 2021 and February 2022 and all competing artists will be divided in two categories, “Emerging” and “Big“. Newcomers will be invited to attend a music academy at Teatro Titano in the town of San Marino from 13-19 December until 3-11 January. The academy will function as a preliminary casting. During February 2022, there will be a series of semifinals and a final where the 9 finalists for the Grand Final will be decided. Newcomer artists that finish in the first three places will receive a cash prize of 1000€, 2000€ and 7000€ accordingly

The Grand Final will take place in February 19 2022 at Teatro Nuovo of Dogana. Overall 18 artists will compete in the final, nine newcomers and nine well-known artists, of which the latter will be invited directly from Media Evolution Srl. Juries will decide upon the winner, alongside the second and third place.

Stay tuned in Eurovision Fun for everything new regarding San Marino’s representation in Eurovision 2022!

Дрим Тим: Все о подготовке команды к конкурсу в Турине!

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Димитрис Контопулос сегодня уже в Москве вместе с Илиасом Кокотосом. Там они, конечно же, встретятся с Филиппом Киркоровым и проведут много времени в студии, доделывая или готовя заявки, которые будут представлены на Евровидении в этом году.

Россия

Как уже неоднократно заявлял Филипп Киркоров, Dream Team будет представлять Россию на предстоящем конкурсе. Общественное российское телевидение пока хранит молчание о своих намерениях, однако эта поездка не может не иметь отношения к подготовке страны к Евровидению.

Уже ходят слухи о различных именах, среди которых присутствуют такие артисты, как Клава Кока и Александр Панайотов. Eurovisionfun стало известно, что Dream Team отправила более одной песни каналу “Россия 1” и сейчас ожидает ответа от них.

В России, где сегодня празднуется Рождество, любят объявлять все в последнюю минуту. Напоминаем, что в прошлом году буквально в пять часов было объявлено о проведении национального финала, без участия Little Big, о чем вы впервые прочитали на Eurovisionfun.

Пока ожидается окончательная запись этих песен. Все начнет двигаться вперед, как только будет сделано официальное объявление.

Армения

Саро Геворкян, который находится на пике своей карьеры, является одним из фаворитов, чтобы представить Армению на масштабном песенном конкурсе. Недавно он стал победителем “Новой волны”, где удивил членов жюри вокальными способностями.

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Saro (@sarogevorgyan)

Общественное телевидение Армении после недавней победы на Детском Евровидении еще ничего не объявило, однако по слухам из Еревана, страна проведет внутренний отбор, аналогичный тому, что было у ERT.

Согласно информации на нашем сайте, ожидается встреча Саро в Москве с Филиппом Киркоровым, Димитрисом Контопулосом и Элиасом Кокотосом для работы над песней, с которой молодой артист будет претендовать на то, чтобы представить Армению в Турине.

Греция

Димитрис Контопулос любит делать окончательное сведение(микширование) песен в одной из лучших студий звукозаписи в Москве, VI Sound Studios, при содействии Андрея Коноплева.

Учитывая тот факт, что Аманда скоро поедет в Грецию для съемок видеоклипа, можно утверждать, что окончательный микс песни Греции возможно состоится именно в VI Sound Studios.

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Finland 2022: Here are the clues for UMK 2022 third artist

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The Finnish national broadcaster has published more clues about the contestants for the national final UMK.  Now it is time to start guessing who will be the third contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  •  Concerts all over Europe
  • The artist has gold and platinum certifications
  • Experienced artist

 

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According to the indications we already have, it seems Finland is raising the bar high with a prestigious international artist.  The first guesses are pointing out to Finnish rock band The Rasmus.  Another potential contestant that tick all the right boxes is Samu Haber who is the lead singer for Sunrise Avenue.

Yle will announce all the contestants for UMK 2022 on January 12.  After that we will get to know each competing song every day starting from January 13.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision.

Ukraine: These artists are rumoured for Vidbir 2022!

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As it was announced last year, STB will no longer be involved with Ukraine’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Later UA:PBC revealed that it would broadcast everything Eurovision-related without private broadcasters’ support and on its own. 

A couple of weeks ago, Suspilne has also announced that about 53 applications have been received to compete in the national selection of Ukraine – Vidbir.

According to Muzvar, this year’s Vidbir is expected to surprise us with the new format and new faces. The portal has gathered some exclusive and confirmed information about those who have already submitted and will apply for the national selection.

These are the names of the rumoured artists:

  • Wellboy – TBA
  • ROXOLANA – Girlzzzz
  • hurtom – Sobor
  • GORIM! – Neverending
  • Cloudless – TBA
  • Michael Soul – TBA
  • LAURA MARTI – Nezalezhna
  • SOWA – Free Love
  • TONKA – TBA
  • Nazar YA – TBA
  • Sofia Ivanko – Casino
  • Sofia Shanti – TBA
  • Eria – Mavka
  • IDXO – CBY
  • Uliana Royce – TBA
  • Alina Pash – TBA

Wellboy‘s song is similar to the last two singles they had. ROXOLANA‘s song ‘Girlzzzz’ is a ‘joyful’ ethno-pop and will be released on January 21. hurtom have insightful vocals and beautiful lyrics, their entry is already on Spotify. GORIM!‘s song is an ‘electronic-dance’. Cloudless‘ song is expected to premiere around January 20-30. Michael Soul‘s song is described as very ‘eurovision-ish’. LAURA MARTI has an alternative jazz written by Kazka’s member – Dmytro Mazuryak. It was released on January 1. According to the speculations, Sowa‘s song is LGBTQ+-friendly. TONKA has indietronica from ‘Masterskaya’ label. Nazar Ya has a cool dance melody. Sofia Ivanko‘s song ‘Casion’ is already out on Youtube. Sofia Shanti‘s song has R’n’B vibe. IDXO‘s is something that would make you dance. Uliana Royce‘s song is written by Artem Pivovarov. According to the portal, Alina Pash has a very interesting material and her song has probably not been released yet.

 

Eria‘s song ‘Mavka’ is an ethno-pop just like her 2018 entry. Here’s the teaser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp292nWJF6E

On January 24, the artists for Vidbir will officially be revealed.The selection will take place in February.

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