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Weird broken records of EUROVISION 2023!

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Every year, including this one, we witnessed numerous peculiar results, variations between finals and semifinals, top rankings in records, and so forth. So, let’s examine each of them individually, shall we?

1. Albania

 

Albania, despite finishing 9th in the televote of the semi-final, achieved the second-best result among the countries from the second semi-final in the final itself, following Poland. This success led Albania to secure the 10th place overall in the final audience. Well done Albania!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI9rSDhXwyc&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

2. Austria

 

In contrast, even though Austria achieved the second position in the semi-final audience, in the final unexpectedly ended up in the very last position among the countries from the second semi-final. Unfortunately, Austria could only manage to secure the 22nd place in the final. Ouch.

 

3. Serbia

 

Serbia managed to get the beloved ticket to the final, earning just 37 points and maintaining a significant gap of 37 points(!) from the next contestant in 9th place. Interestingly, 9th place had twice as many points as the 10th place. Wow, that’s symmetry brah. However, Serbia achieved a new record for the lowest number of points obtained by a contestant in the 10th place during the semi-final, surpassing Iceland’s previous record of 39 points in 2022.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPRfg9wzbpw&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

4. Australia

 

Australia pulled through and won their semi-final, convincing the crowd that they had the best track among the 16. The crowd must have been forgotten somewhere in the final, as Australia only climbed to 20th place, earning the record for worst-placed semi-final winner in the final, when it comes to the televote. Followed by Greece in 2010 and Romania in 2013, with 7th place in the final, as semi-final winners. I think they completely forgot about Australia, they might have been snacking during the “promise” performance and not paying attention. Shame, shame, shame, first the music then the eating people!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSoy_mJMlMY&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

5. Sweden

 

Sweden overtook Ireland in wins, Loreen became the first woman to win the trophy twice and also this year’s Nordic country’s entry managed to set a new record by winning Eurovision with no 12 points from the audience. Like it or not, these are the trade-offs. Finally, this year’s Swedish entry managed to win, having a distance of 133 points from the winner of the televote, breaking the previous record, which was again its own, in 2015 with a distance of 87 points. In conclusion, 4 records for this year’s winner. Well played!

 

6. Estonia

 

Alika, just 20 years old, against all odds, made it to the final by finishing 10th in her semi-final. Hopefully, the judges had other plans, and while in the audience of the final she finished in 19th place (one place above the winner of her semi-final, Australia!), they shared her 146 points, giving her a decent place in this year’s top ten! Not being among the 10 favourite to pass in the big final, and finally reaching the final top ten, is undoubtedly something that even she did not expect. (credits to Katerina Mitika)

 

 

Did we miss any record or something peculiar this year? Let us know in the comments below!

 

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Serbia: RTS announcement regarding the national mourning!

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“Although the days of national mourning are officially over, the sorrow is not yet over in Serbia”

Radio Television of Serbia, RTS, informs viewers that, exclusively due to contractual obligations with the EBU, it will broadcast the first and second semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 11 on RTS3, a channel of less popularity.

The Serbian delegation in Liverpool shares the grief of the families of the tragic victims of the “Vladislav Ribnikar” primary school in Belgrade, as well as those from the Mladenovac and Smederevo districts, understanding the grief of all the people in Serbia.

The representative of Serbia, Luke Black, will dedicate his performance to all the victims of the above mentioned terrorist attacks.

Source: RTS

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Eurovision 2023: Serbia’s First Rehearsal!

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Next up on stage is Luke Black for his 1st rehearsal on the stage of Liverpool. Luke Black represents Serbia at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, after winning Pesma za Evroviziju ’23 with his song “Samo mi se spava”!

Who is Luke Black?

Luka Ivanović, known professionally as Luke Black, is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was born in Čačak on 18 May 1992, started writing lyrics at the age of 12 and later started to compose and produce his own songs. He became the first Serbian artist to be signed under Universal Music Group, through which he released his debut EP Thornes in February 2015. It was followed by Neoslavic (2018) and F23.8 (2023). He is currently based in London.

The rehearsal

Luke gets to the stage to perform his indie/techno number that includes both English and Serbian lyrics. Staging-wise, Luke has brought the huge prop from the Serbian National Finals, that looks like a bed/oyster shell, along with four masked dancers trailing long hoses – we’ve heard a rumour that smoke is going to come out of those, so we’ll update when we see the pyro rehearsal. The pulsing bass and video game graphics and the dark, surreal and hypnotic vibe create a memorable performance.

For the final rehearsal, Luke unleashes smoke from the backpacks worn by their backing dancers, just for the final chorus. It makes the whole thing feel even more apocalyptic. It’s our first pyro of the day.

Below you can watch a small clip from Serbia’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision Hello? 🦞 Wake up…Luke has arrived! 🇷🇸#Eurovision2023 #eurovision @Luke Black ♬ original sound – Eurovision

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

The second rehearsal of Serbia will take place on Wednesday May 3 so we will get a better idea of what we will see from Luke Black on stage.

Source: eurovision.tv

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Serbia: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Samo mi se spava”!

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Pesma za Evroviziju ’23, the process through which Serbia chose its participation for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, was successfully completed. The big winner was Luke Black with the electro-pop “Samo mi se spava”.

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the official video clip of the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Apostolos, Paschalis and Stella in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on the participation of Serbia, for 2023!

(Video Editing: @xristosrpk)

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Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 23 Grand Final tonight!

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The selection process for Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2023 finishes tonight. Pesma za Evroviziju 23 consists of two semifinals (March 1 & 2) and Saturday’s grand final, the winner of which will represent Serbia in Liverpool.

Artists

Sixteen artists will compete in the Grand Final of the Serbian national selection, with the winner representing Serbia in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

These artists are:

  1. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
  2. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
  3. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
  4. Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
  5. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
  6. Frajle – “Neka Neka”
  7. Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
  8. CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga”
  9. Dzipsii – “Greh”
  10. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
  11. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
  12. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
  13. Filarri – “Posle mene”
  14. Gift – “Liberta”
  15. Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
  16. Zejna – “Rumba”

The selection of the Serbian representative will be based 50% on the preference of a jury and 50% on the will of Serbian viewers.

Presenters of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 are Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The Grand Final of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 starts at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through the RTS YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winner of Pesma za Evroviziju and Serbia‘s representative at Eurovision 2022 was Konstrakta with the song “In Corpore Sano” and she placed 5th in the Grand Final giving Serbia their best place since 2012:

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Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 23 second semi-final tonight!

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The selection process for Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2023 continues tonight. Pesma za Evroviziju 23 consists of two semifinals (March 1 & 2) and Saturday’s grand final, the winner of which will represent Serbia in Liverpool.

Finalists

Eight artists advanced to the grand final of the Serbian national selection from last night’s first semi-final. The first eight finalists are:

Artists

Sixteen artists will compete in the second semifinal of the Serbian national selection, with eight of them advancing to Saturday’s final.

These artists are:

  1. Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
  2. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
  3. Filarri – “Posle mene”
  4. Zejna – “Rumba”
  5. Frajle – “Neka Neka”
  6. Igor Vince i Bane Lalić – “Zato što volim”
  7. Egret – “Ako shvatim kasno”
  8. Dzipsii – “Greh”
  9. Eegor – “Starac dana”
  10. Jelena Vlahović – “Kao grom iz vedra neba”
  11. Ivona – “U noćima”
  12. Gift – “Liberta”
  13. Milan Bujaković – “Fenomen”
  14. Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
  15. Andjela – “Loše procene”
  16. Doris Milošević – “Tišina”

The selection of the first eight finalists will be based 50% on the preference of a jury and 50% on the will of Serbian viewers.

Presenters of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 are Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The first semifinal of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 starts at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through the RTS YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winner of Pesma za Evroviziju and Serbia‘s representative at Eurovision 2022 was Konstrakta with the song “In Corpore Sano” and she placed 5th in the Grand Final giving Serbia their best place since 2012:

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Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 23 first semi-final tonight!

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The selection process for Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2023 begins tonight. Pesma za Evroviziju 23 consists of two semifinals (March 1 & 2) and Saturday’s grand final, the winner of which will represent Serbia in Liverpool.

Artists

Sixteen artists will compete in the first semifinal of the Serbian national selection, with eight of them advancing to Saturday’s final.

These artists are:

  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 selection of the first eight finalists will be based 50% on the preference of a jury and 50% on the will of Serbian viewers.

Presenters of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 are Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The first semifinal of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 starts at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through the RTS YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winner of Pesma za Evroviziju and Serbia‘s representative at Eurovision 2022 was Konstrakta with the song “In Corpore Sano” and she placed 5th in the Grand Final giving Serbia their best place since 2012:

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Savo Perović:”Υou can expect explosive energy from me on stage” | Exclusive Interview |

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The national final of Serbia for Eurovision 2023, Pesma za Evroviziju 2023 is coming again this year! One of the contestants that definitely stood out is Savo Perović with the song “Presidente“! After announcing his participation in this year’s national final, Savo Perović speaks exclusively to Eurovisionfun and Matamis Apostolis!

 

Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself?

“My name is Savo Perovic and I am 32 years old.  I was born in Prishtina, Kosovo, grew up in Montenegro and have been living in Belgrade, Serbia for the past 12 years. I have been singing professionally since 2016 and have more than 6 singles. I’m 172 tall with 65 kg, a baby of a man or as they call me brat.”

What made you decide to participate in the national final of Serbia this year?

“Well, first of all, it was my wish since I was a child, and then the whole concept of that competition in our country has been changed, especially with the victory of KONSTRAKTA last year, and therefore I got the desire to show myself on that stage!”

Tell us a bit more your entry “Presidente”! Was the song written especially for Eurovision?

“Well, this song was specially made for this competition, which I even think can be heard!”

What should we expect from you on the stage of the national final?

“You can expect anything from me, I’m very unpredictable! But what you can certainly expect is a good and explosive energy!“

Do you have a favorite song among the other entries from Pesma za Evroviziju ’23?

“There are a lot of songs this year that are good, and I wouldn’t single out any of them because there are at least 5/6 songs that are really interesting to me.”

Do you follow Eurovision and do you have a favorite song from the contest?

“Of course I follow Eurovison and I can even say that I am a fan of it. I can say that my favorite song is “Euphoria” by Loreen, as well as Sakis Rouvas with “Shake it””

In the end, I want to thank you for your time and please, if you have a message for your fans and our readers here on Eurovisionfun!

“I’d like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support! Stay with me during the contest and enjoy my song PRESIDENTE as much as I do!”

Βelow you can enjoy “PRESIDENTE” from Savo Perovic:

Οf course we also talked with him and here’s a message from Savo to all of you:

We would like to thanks Savo for this interview and wish him best of luck!

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Serbia: Running order of PzE 2023 | The songs will be available from 02/02!

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Serbian public broadcaster RTS revealed both the division of the songs in the two semi-finals, as well as the running order of the songs competing in “Pesma za Evroviziju 2023” (Song for Eurovision 2023). At the same time, it was announced that on February 2nd, the songs of this year’s national final will be released to the public, through the official YouTube channel of the state television.

We remind you that Pesma za Evroviziju 23 will again consist of two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final. The dates of the semi-finals and final are:

    • First Semi-Final – March 1st
    • Second Semi-Final – March 2nd
    • Grand Final – March 4th

First Semi-Final

1.Mattia Zanatta and Angela Kassiani – New World
Music: Michele Bonivento
Lyrics: Mattia Zanatta, Predrag Cvetković
Arrangement: Vantiz

2. Adem Mehmedović – Smile
Music: Adem Mehmedović
Lyrics: Adem Mehmedović, Sanjin Kočan
Arrangement: Adem Mehmedović, Tedi Lazarević

3. Nađa – The First Scar On My Soul
Music: Kristina Kovač, Tim Gosden
Lyrics: Kristina Kovač
Arrangement: Tim Gosden

4. Tijana Dapčević – Allure
Music: Ana Radonjić
Lyrics: Ana Radonjić
Arrangement: Andrija Gavrilović

5. Prince – Flower From The East
Music: Dušan Bačić
Lyrics: Dušan Bačić
Arrangement: Dejan Nikolić

6. Filip Baloš – New Plan, Another Dream
Music: Filip Baloš
Lyrics: Filip Baloš
Arrangement: Filip Baloš

7. Filip Žmaher – See You Tomorrow
Music: Boban Janković, Filip Tančić, Aleksandar Mastelica
Lyrics: Boban Janković
Arrangement: Boban Janković, Filip Tančić, Aleksandar Mastelica

8. Luke Black – I’m Only Sleepy
Music: Luke Black
Lyrics: Luke Black
Arrangement: Majed Kfoury, COMANAVAGO, Luke Black, Milovan Bošković

9. Angellina – Chain
Music: Ivan Franović
Lyrics: Angellina
Arrangement: Ivan Franović

10. Empathy Soul Project – Indigo
Music: Nenad Radaković
Lyrics: Nenad Radaković
Arrangement: Nenad Radaković, Rade Radojčić

11. Stefan Shy – From Pillow To Pillow
Music: Slavko Milovanović
Lyrics: Ana Sekulić
Arrangement: Darko Dimitrov, Vladimir Jovančić

12. Herzenschluss – Time Zone
Music: Boban Dževerdanović
Lyrics: Boban Dževerdanović
Arrangement: Boban Dževerdanović

13. Savo Perović – Presidente
Music: Mahdi
Lyrics: Sajsi MC, Savo Perović
Arrangement: Denik

14. Igor Stanojević – Over The Rainbow
Music: Vladimir Graić
Lyrics: Vladimir Graić
Arrangement: Dragoljub Ilke Ilić

15. Boris Subotic – Unavailable
Music: Nemanja Antonić, Filip Nestorović
Lyrics: Milenko Škarić, Nemanja Antonić, Filip Nestorović
Arrangement: Nemanja Antonić, Vladimir Gavrić

16. CHEGI & Brothers Blues Band – Wedding or Fight
Music: Željko Čeganjac, Dušan Čeganjac, Stefan Čeganjac
Lyrics: Boris Kapetanović
Arrangement: Željko Čeganjac, Dušan Čeganjac, Stefan Čeganjac, Mario Pajić

Second Semi-Final

1. Hurricane – Zumi Zimi Zami
Music: Nemanja Antonić
Lyrics: Ivan Vukajlović, Lena Kuzmanović
Arrangement: Nemanja Antonić

2. Nadia – Your Boyfriend’s Girlfriend
Music: Konstantin Arsić, Aleksa Vučković, Nađa Terzić
Lyrics: Nađa Terzić
Arrangement: Konstantin Arsić, Uroš Milkić, Nađa Terzić

3. Filarri – After Me
Music: Teodora Pavlovska
Lyrics: Miloš Janošević
Arrangement: Marko Gluhaković

4. Zejna – Rumba
Music: Nikola Burovac
Lyrics: Miloš Roganović
Arrangement: Darko Dimitrov

5. Fraile – You Do That
Music: Nataša Mihajlović
Lyrics: Nataša Mihajlović, Nevena Buča
Arrangement: Ivan Kovačević

6. Igor Vins and Bane Lalić – Because I Love
Music: Igor Vins, Bane Lalić
Lyrics: Igor Vins, Bane Lalić
Arrangement: Igor Vins

7. Egret – If I Understand Too Late
Music: Petar Pupić
Lyrics: Petar Pupić
Arrangement: Petar Pupić

8. Dzipsii – Sin
Music: Rap Gorilla, Dzipsii
Lyrics: Dzipsii, Rap Gorilla
Arrangement: Rap Gorilla

9. Eegor – Old Man Of The Day
Music: Igor Mišković
Lyrics: Igor Mišković
Arrangement: Marko Kon, Milan Novaković

10. Jelena Vlahović – Like Being Struck By Lightning
Music: Aleksandar Filipović
Lyrics: Branislav Klanšček
Arrangement: Aleksandar Filipović

11. Ivona – In The Nights
Music: Ivona Pantelić
Lyrics: Ivona Pantelić
Arrangement: Bone N Skin

12. Gift – Liberta
Music: Gift
Lyrics: Jovan Matić
Arrangement: Gift

13. Milan Bujaković – Phenomenon

Music: Aleksandar Aleksov, Miro Buljan, Nenad Ćeranić, Dragiša Baša
Lyrics: Dragiša Baša
Arrangement: Aleksandar Aleksov

14. Duo Grand – Viva La Vida
Music: Ninoslav Ademović, Goran Ratković Rale
Lyrics: Goran Ratković Rale, Branislav Glušac
Arrangement: Goran Ratković Rale, Branislav Glušac

15. Andjela – Bad Judgements
Music: Ivan Milanov, Nemanja Antonić
Lyrics: Asal Sinanović, Filip Nestorović, Ana Sekulić
Arrangement: Vantiz

16. Doris Milošević – Silence
Music: Ognjan Milošević
Lyrics: Ognjan Milošević
Arrangement: Ognjan Milošević

Pesma za Evroviziju ’23 will take place in the 1st, 2nd and 4th of March. The winner of the show will be the successor of Konstrakta who represented Serbia in Eurovision 2022 and came 5th, securing one of the best results of Serbia in the contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXrDgWDo24g&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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Source: eurovisiontv

Serbia: Record with over 900 songs for Pesma Evrovizije 2023!

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Until yesterday, Serbian public television RTS was receiving proposals for this year’s national final for the selection for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.

Since the beginning of September, it was announced that a national final (Pesma Evrovizije) would be held to select the artist and song that will represent the country at Eurovision 2023.

Using the same procedure as last year’s contest, Serbian public television started its search for Konstrakta‘s successor. Despite the predictions that wanted Sara Jo or Zorja to win Pesma Evrovizije 2022, in the end, the unknown Konstrakta, with her unconventional song, with strange lyrics … beat her competitors by far and travelled to Turin, even winning fifth place there!

After this success, the interest in participating in Pesma Evrovizije 2023 proved to be great.

According to reliable sources of Kurir, an online news paper in Serbia, more than 900 applications for PZE 2023 have been received, which is an absolute record so far as far as this competition is concerned.

With the end of the submissions, the closing committee will listen to all the entries, so by the end of the year we will know the participants in the country’s upcoming national final.

https://youtu.be/nBtQj1MfNYA

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Serbia’s participation in Eurovision 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: Kurir