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Eurovision 2023: Camp and Furnace will be the official EuroClub of the contest!

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The biggest Eurovision fan club in the world is set to open next May and promises to give us many unforgettable nights as OGAE prepares to host the official Eurovision parties in Liverpool.

In detail, Euroclub will be open from Friday 5 to Saturday 13 May 2023 and will take place at “Camp and Furnace”, the city’s official party venue that aims to attract thousands of fans who will be in Liverpool next May. Tickets will be available in early 2023.

 

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The EuroClub will be open for nine nights and this particular venue will become one of the biggest dance floors during that period, since it will host many special events and meetings that will celebrate each participating country.

Tickets will be available after the New Year and will include daily and weekly passes to the venue. A first general ticket sale will be available to OGAE members.

Liverpool’s Assistant Mayor and Cabinet Member for Culture and Visitor Economy, Councillor Harry Doyle, said:

“The EuroClub is renowned as the official party venue for all things Eurovision and it’s great it is taking over such a fantastic city centre venue. It will form a key part of Liverpool’s host city offer, complementing the fan village and all the other exciting Eurovision activity we hope to see businesses and organisations stage across the region.”

We remind you that the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom in 9, 11 and 13 May 2023:

https://youtu.be/ijk0m0QZcWE

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Source: eurovision.tv

Estonia: Listen to the songs competing in Eesti Laul 2023!

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Estonia’s public broadcaster, ERR, released the 20 songs that are going to participate in Eesti Laul 2023, in order to claim the country’s representation in Eurovision 2023.

The competitors of Eesti Laul 2023:

In the list below you can see the 20 competing artists and their songs for Eesti Laul 2023:

The National Final

Ten songs will compete in each of the two semi-finals, five of which will advance to the Grand Final. Three songs will be chosen by the public vote and two from the jury

The Grand Final, is divided in two rounds of voting. In the first round, that consists of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote, will determine the songs that will advance to the Superfinal. Then, the Estonian representative will be decided by 100% public vote.

We remind you that these are the dates announced for Eesti Laul 2023:

  • First Semi-Final – January 12th
  • Second Semi-Final – January 14th
  • Grand Final – February 11th

The previous winner of Eesti Laul and Estonia’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Stefan with the song “Hope“,  who ended up in 13th place in the Grand Final, while on the same time he brough his country back to the final after a non-qualification in 2021:

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Source: Etv.ee

Israel: Out of Eurovision 2023?

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Even though Middle Eastern country has already chosen a representative since August 10, Noa Kirel, it seems that this year the country is also flirting with the possibility of withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool of the United Kingdom.

Specifically, according to a report by the Kanal 12 station, the Likud party that won the recent elections in Israel led by Benjamin Netanyahu is considering closing the KAN station, specifically its news department.

From its side, the Likud party commented:

“The issue did not come up in the discussions.”

However, this is not the first time that something like this is discussed, with Benjamin Netanyahu himself already expressing his desire to close the KAN station in 2017.

Should the closing procedures of the state-owned station proceed, Israel will not be able to participate in the upcoming Eurovision 2023 contest.

Just like last year, the possibility of the country withdrawing from the music competition is floating. What do you think will happen? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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Ukraine: Listen to the 10 songs competing in Vidbir 2023!

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A few minutes ago, the public broadcaster of Ukraine, UA:PBC, published through their official YouTube channel, the 10 songs that will compete in Vidbir 2023, in order to claim the country’s representation in Eurovision 2023!
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Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou’s song will be published in January!

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Andrew Lambrou gave an interview to Melina Karageorgiou, in CyBC’s central newscast. Andrew was really excited for his first time in Cyprus, right after the recording of his song, he continues preparations for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. This year we won’t have to wait a lot, as according to his saying, the Cypriot entry will be published in January!

As it seems, we are going to listen Cyprus’ entry for 2023, much earlier than usual. The song with which Andrew Lambrou will represent the country in Eurovision 2023 will be published in January!

After finishing the recording of his song the previous days in Stockholm and signing with PANIK Records in Athens, Andrew is now in Cyprus, where he is invited on many Cypriot TV shows, while of course preparing for the contest.

Being here in Cyprus makes me feel like home, I’m really close to my legacy… it is amazingrepresenting Cyprus in Eurovision! It’s a dream for me! I love Eurovision, since I was a kid.

Andrew’s goal is to make all Cypriots proud. As for his song, Andrew seems excited and is looking forward to show it to the public:

When I first listened to my song I knew it was unique… And then I was in Sweden, I had an amazing recording session in the studio and I’m really happy with what we did.

In addition to his preparations for the contest, Andrew is also doing intensive Greek lessons!

We remind you that the Cypriot song for Eurovision 2023 is composed by these creators, all of them having a great amount of experience in the contest:

  • Thomas Stengaard : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John : Andorra 2009

Are you looking forward to listening to Cyprus’ song for Eurovision 2023? Write us in the comments below!

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Norway: A lot of changes in Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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The Norwegian Public Broadcaster has announced some major changes for MGP 2023! There will be no automatic finalists, fewer semi-finalists, but with more artists!

MGP 2023 will be completed into four nights. Three semi-finals and a grand final; that’s the programme of Norway’s national final for Eurovision 2023. MGP 2023 will be hosted by Arian Engebø and Stian ‘Staysman’ Thorbjørnsen, both very popular, both on TV and radio.

100% televoting will be used in the three semi-finals, while in the final there will be, for the first time since 2019, an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

Seven songs will compete in each semi-final. The first three songs according to the votes will advance to the grand final. There will be no duels, no second chance round.

The 21 artists will be announced on January 4th. On the same day, we will also find out in which semi-final they will compete. Songs will be revealed on a weekly basis. The Grand Final will take place at the Spectrum in Trondheim, where it was held in 2020. The MGP 2023 schedule is as follows:

  • 1st Final – 14/1/2023
  • 2nd Semi-Final – 21/1/2023
  • 3rd Semi-Final – 28/1/2023
  • Final – 4/2/2023

This year Norway was represented by Subwoolfer with Give That Wolf A Banana, which finished in tenth place in the final!

https://youtu.be/FJjo8s3fKUM

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Source: Eurovision.tv

Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 finalists to be announced on December 4!

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The artistic director and presenter of Festival di Sanremo, the well-known Amadeus, attended the Milan Music Week and spoke about the hot topic of the Italian music industry, the big music festival!

In detail, he said that he will announce the finalists of Festival di Sanremo 2023, next Sunday, December 4 on TG1 on 13:30 CET.

He stated that for yet another year, what is of utmost importance in the selection process is the song and not the singer as “the song is what brigs the success to the singer and not vice-versa”.

We remind you that Festival di Sanremo 2023 will take place from February 7 to 11, and apart from the artists that Amadeus will announce next week, the top three artists of Sanremo Giovanni, will win a ticket to participate in Festival di Sanremo in February.

The previous winners of Festival di Sanremo and Italy’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Mahmood & Blanco with the song “Brividi“ and they managed to bring their country in the top 10 of the Grand Final for the second year in a row, finishing 6th:

https://youtu.be/blEy4xHuMbY

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New voting systems: Not all countries will make the Rest of the World televote!

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Yesterday the EBU announced changes to the voting system for the Eurovision Song Contest.  The news took many fans by surprise, as we began to understand the impact of one of the biggest changes in the voting system in recent year.

One of  the most important changes is that now only the vote from the public will chose the finalists in the two semi-finals.  Further, countries not participating in the competition will be able to vote in both Semi-finals and the Grand Final.

Eurovision 2023: Voting changes announced for the upcoming contest!

There were of course many questions related to the change in the voting rules coming from the fans.  Therefore the EBU, through Eurovisiontv, further clarified how the new voting rules will operate.

In particular, it was explained how the voting of the global public will work, which is expected to change a lot in the competition while also recognizing the global impact of the competition beyond Europe.

Only specific group of countries will make the Rest of the World vote

An important change in the voting rules is the establishment of a Rest of the World vote.  Viewers from non-competing countries will now be able to vote on all shows .

The vote from the global public will be added to the final result as the televote of an additional country. There will be no jury vote from non-participating countries. This means that for Eurovision 2023 we will have 37 sets of scores from an equal number of juries and 38 sets of scores from televoting (37 participating countries + the global audience score). Thus, for the first time the public will have a higher impact in the final result, since their votes will make 50.6% of the final result, with 49.4% coming from the jurors.

In addition, the EBU has revealed that only certain countries not participating in the competition will be able to take part in the vote, with the full list of eligible countries to be published shortly before the show begins.

Those interested will only be able to do so through a secure online platform using a credit card from their country.

The EBU Voting Partner will ensure that only audiences from countries that are allowed to vote online, as defined by the Referral Group, the governing body of the Competition, will be able to vote and be charged accordingly.

Below, you can watch our live broadcast reacting to the change of the voting method, with our guest Agi Menoutis:

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Source: Eurovision.tv

Norway: The entries of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been selected!

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As confirmed by Norway’s head of delegation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Stig Karlsen, and also by Eurovision Norway, the 21 artists and songs that will compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have already been selected.

The announcement of the 21 artists who will compete to represent Norway at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool will take place in early January.

Details on how Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will be held have yet to be announced, but it is expected to include three qualifying rounds and a Grand Final, hosted by Arianrhod Engebø and Staysman. According to previous statements by Stig Karlson, the inclusion of an international committee is likely, unlike in recent years, where the results of Melodi Grand Prix were determined solely by the television audience.

In Eurovision 2022, Norway was represented by Subwoolfer with “Give That Wolf a Banana”, finishing 10th in the Grand Final with 182 points.

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Source: Eurovision Norway, Stig Karlsen

Montenegro: This would have been their entry for Eurovision 2023!

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Earlier tonight the American singer ENISA with roots from Montenegro and Albania, and the very first representative of New York at the American version of Eurovision, the American Song Contest, made some announcements regarding the participation that the Montengrin delegation was working on, which never moved on as the Balkan nation chose to withdraw for financial reasons.

Specifically, through her Twitter account, ENISA initially published that she had written her own song entitled OLÈ for this year’s 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is being held from today in Qatar, along with a short video where a snippet of the song can be heard.

Later she re-tweeted the original post adding that this song was intended to represent Montenegro at the Eurovision 2023 Contest in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Below you can listen to the short snippet of OLÈ

What would have been the result for Montenegro should they have chosen to participate in Liverpool in 2023? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.

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