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Israel: Watch the teaser of “Unicorn” by Noa Kirel!

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A few minutes ago, the Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, released a small teaser of “Unicorn” by Noa Kirel, through their official Twitter account.

You can watch the teaser below:

Noa Kirel also posted a bigger teaser video on her personal TikTok account:

@noakirel Are you ready ? #unicorn 🦄 I’m waiting for your dances !!! #eurovision2023 #אירוויזון2023 ♬ Unicorn – Noa Kirel

The song “Unicorn” was written by Noa Kirel herself and Doron Medley, the producer of song “Toy” that brought to Israel the third and most recent victory in Eurovision, in 2018 in Lisbon. The composition team also includes May Sepadia and the the very famous DJ Yinon Yahel Emonim.

The song talks about the women empowerment and most of the lyrics are written in English with a few words in Hebrew as well.

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

Serbia: The results of the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 23!

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Serbia has started the search for its representative for Eurovision 2023. “Pesma za Evroviziju 23“, as the public television process is now called, consists of two semi-finals and a final. A few minutes ago the first semi-final with 16 contestants was completed.

The show started at 21:00 CET and took place in Studio 8 and 9 of RTS in Kosutnjak, Belgrade.

The hosts of the event were Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The 16 songs that vied for the first eight tickets to the final were:

  1. Mattia Zanatta i Angela Kassiani – “Novi svet”
  2. Adem Mehmedović – “Osmeh”
  3. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
  4. Tijana Dapčević – “Mamim”
  5. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
  6. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
  7. Filip Žmaher – “Čujemo se sutra”
  8. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
  9. Angellina – “Lanac”
  10. Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
  11. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
  12. Hercenšlus – “Vremenska zona”
  13. Savo Perović – “Presidente”
  14. Igor Stanojević – “Iza duge”
  15. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
  16. CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga”

The results:

The eight finalists selected after the vote of the audience and the five-member jury, with a 50/50 ratio, are:

  1. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
  2. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
  3. CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga”
  4. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
  5. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
  6. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
  7. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
  8. Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the latest news regarding Serbia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Moldova: Online voting for the first time in Etapa Națională 2023!

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On March 4, starting at 18:00, the Etapa Națională 2023 will take place. For the first time, TRM offers viewers the opportunity to vote for free, online, for the artist that will represent our country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The online and free voting system is implemented as an novelty within the National Preselection. It aims to facilitate broad public participation in the selection of the winner of the Etapa Națională 2023 and increase the transparency of the entire process. In this sense, the number of votes cast by viewers will be displayed in real time on the screen. The implementation of this accessible, secure and innovative voting system is an new action of the Public Broadcaster’s Digitization Strategy.

Online voting will be available after the “start voting” announcement. In order to vote, viewers will go through three steps:

  1. They will access the link or scan the QR code displayed on the screen and register with their mobile phone number on the voting platform. Persons abroad can also register on the platform, if they have a mobile phone number registered with operators in the Republic of Moldova
  2. Viewers will receive a confirmation code via SMS to the registered phone number.
  3. After entering the confirmation code on the platform, viewers will be able to choose their favorite song from the list of 10 contestants of the National Final.

From the same phone number, you can vote only once, for one competitor. 

With the implementation of online voting, viewers will have more time to express their choice, 35 minutes being granted in this regard.

The final result will be determined by 50% jury vote and 50% public vote. The members of the jury will vote by ballots that will include the titles of the tracks and the names of the participants. They will award competitors between 1 and 12 points just like Eurovision. The track with the highest total score will be declared the winner.

But until we learn who is going to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2023, lets remember their song for last year’s contest.  Last year, Moldova was represented by Zdob şi Zdub and the Advahov Brothers for the first time with the song “Trenuleţul” which finished in 7th place in the Grand Final while also managing to secure the 2nd place in the televote:

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

Source: eurovision.md

Norway: changes in Alessandra’s performance!

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TV producer and head of the Norwegian delegation for Eurovision, Stig Karlsen talked about Alessandra’s preparation before she takes the stage in Liverpool.  According to Karlsen, there will be several changes in Alessandra’s performance compared to what we already saw at MGP.  The changes will involve the choreography and the lights but we cannot discard changes in the song itself.

New Dancers

As it has happened in previous years, there will be new dancers for the Eurovision performance of Alessandra.  Eurovision rules sometimes differ from MGP.  For instance, at Eurovision most vocals should be sing live.  Therefore, broadcaster NRK is currently auditioning to find suitable dancers who are good at singing and dancing at the same time.

Lights

Stig Karlsen also confirmed there will be changes in the lighting for Alessandra’s Eurovision performance.  The show will be more dynamic and the large LED wall will be used.  During the Eurovision version of “Queen of Kings” the performance will start in the dark but it will get lighter through the song to emphasize the message.  The producer said however they are not planning to make the number too flashy because it is the artist who should shine.

Changes in the song?

It is still not clear if we will get the same version of “Queen Of Kings” for Liverpool.  The current song lasts 2 minutes and 45 seconds.  Therefore, extending the song is still not discarded.  Alessandra has shared on her Instagram stories that she has been in the music studio where she even sung her Eurovision song in Italian hinting that an Italian version of her song may be on the way.

Alessandra’s Journey to Liverpool

Alessandra will take part at the Eurovision pre-parties leading up to the final.  She also has several press events and interviews in her schedule before May.  This includes material her team has delivered to the Ukrainian TV about Alessandra.

Alessandra is currently one of the fans favourites according to the polls and her team is feeling confident they have a good chance of getting the Eurovision trophy.  According to the Norwegian team they want to win Eurovision 2023:

We are traveling to Liverpool to win. Even though these are financially tight times, we are really going to organize an international final in Norway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7U0-N1mlk&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: Escnorge

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates about Norway in Eurovision 2023!

San Marino: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Like an Animal”!

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San Marino has completed the search for its representative and entry for Eurovision 2023 with “Una Voce per San Marino 2023” taking place for another year with big winners Piqued Jacks and “Like an Animal”.

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the live performance of the country’s participation in the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Elefterium, Aps and Apostolis in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on the participation of San Marino, for 2023!

(edit of the video by Elefterium)

Enjoy the Performance of “Like an Animal” from the national final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjfq-T-8WHw

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What do you think about the entry of San Marino for Eurovision 2023? Tell us in the comments!

Netherlands: Watch a teaser of the music video of “Burning Daylight” by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper!

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Just a few hours remaining, until the releasement of the Dutch song for Eurovision 2023. “Burning Daylight” is the title of the song with which Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper will travel to Liverpool!

We remind you that the song was composed by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper themselves, as well as the Dutch winner of Eurovision 20219, Duncan Laurence, alongside Jordan Garfield and LUKAZ.

A few hours ago, a little teaser of the music video was published.

You can watch it below:

The music video will be released tomorow on 19:15 CET, on NPO 1 and the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.

But before we listen to “Burning Daylight”, let’s remember one of the most liked Dutch entries by the fans of the contest for one last time. S10 represented the Netherlands in Eurovision 2022 with her song “De Diepte”, performed entirely in Dutch. She ended up in 11th place of the Grand Final but she still remains one of the fan-favourites. Enjoy:

https://youtu.be/sgOnu7ux2-k

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

Poland: The detailed results of the national final

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One day after the polish national final  Tu bije serce Europy, and Blanka‘s victory with the song “Solo“, TVP published the detailed televoting results.

Jann with “Gladiator” was the televoting winner, while Blanka came second. The juries helped her win the national final by placing her first.

There have been reactions in the social media by Polish fans, who think that Jann should have won.

Do you like the polish entry? Will Blanka bring her coutnry a good result?

Finland: With Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” in Liverpool!

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The 12th edition of the Finnish national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), took place tonight in the cultural centre Logomo of the city of Turku. 7 entries competed against each other in order to win the nomination of representing Finland in the upcoming Eurovision which is going to be held in May, in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

The host of the show was one of the most famous Finnish musicians in the world, Samu Haber, the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue.

The participants

The 7 candidates of the show were as follows:

  1. Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“
  2. KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
  3. Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“
  4. Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“
  5. Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
  6. Lxandra – “Something to Lose“
  7. Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)

The final result was determined by 75% televote and by 25% international juries. The international juries of UMK 2023 conisted of the following countries:

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine

With the combination of the votes from the jury and the televoting, the representative of Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is :

Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha

Käärijä and Finland are going to participate in the second half of the first semi-final which is scheduled on 9th of May. Do you think that Finland will  achieve a better placement than last year’s 21st place? Let us know in the comments below!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Finnish entry at the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. 

Finland: Watch snippets from the performances of the UMK 2023 participants!

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A few minutes ago, the official Instagram account of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), posted a video, consisting of mere seconds of tommorow’s performances.

You can watch the performances of the artists here:

 

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The running order of the seven artists competing in the final of UMK is as follows:

  1. Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“
  2. KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
  3. Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“
  4. Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“
  5. Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
  6. Lxandra – “Something to Lose“
  7. Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)

On an announcement made yesterday, the public broadcaster of Finland, revealed the seven countries that the international jury will be consisted of. These are:

  • Australia 
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom 

The national final will take place in February 25. UMK 2023 will be broadcasted live from Turku with Samu Haber as the host, while the winner and Finland’s representative in Eurovision 2023 will be determined by 25% internationla jury vote and 75% public vote.

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

Italy: “Due Vite” by Marco Mengoni went Gold!

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“Due Vite” the song with which Marco Mengoni will represent his country in Eurovision 2023, went Gold in Italy, having sold more than 35.000 copies since the day it was released.

In Spotify, the song counts more than 15.970.000 streams. Marco seems to follow along the steps of previous Italian representatives, as Diodato, Mahmood, Ermal & Fabrizio and Francesco Gabbani, all reached Gold.

Marco Mengoni was the winner of Sanremo 2023 with the song “Due Vite”! He is going to perform in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023 in May 13:

https://youtu.be/Etn8d1x5Byk

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