Iceland: Rúnar Freyr is the country’s new Head of Delegation!
Iceland and Hera Björk, are about to fly to Malmö for Eurovision 2024, and as it seems, they are going to have a new Head of Delegation for the Contest!
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Greece: “Athens is ready to host Eurovision 2025 if Marina wins” says the mayor Haris Doukas!
Invited to the Zoe Pre podcast, the mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, was asked, among other things, about the participation of Marina Satti in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest and the possibility of Greece winning.
Initially the mayor mentioned the invitation to Marina Satti for the celebrations of the New Year in the centre of Athens.
“We had Marina Satti for the New Year’s celebration! I wish her the best of luck and to bring Eurovision in Athens!
Good luck, and we are waiting for the trophy!
You can watch mayor’s interview in the video below
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Greece: Listen to the unplugged version of “Zari” by Marina Satti on “A Little Bit More”!
Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.
So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload different performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.
Below you can listen to the uplugged version of Greece’s entry for this year’s contest, “Zari” by Marina Satti:
https://youtu.be/r_G7vrg-0uY
You can also watch the Eurovisionfun team, reacting and commenting to Greek’s entry for Eurovision 2024:
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Iceland: Listen to the acoustic version of “Scared of Heights” by Hera Björk on “A Little Bit More”!
Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.
So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload different performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.
Below you can listen to the a capella version of Iceland’s entry for this year’s contest, “Scared of Heights” by Hera Björk, performed in the Reykjavik Art Museum:
https://youtu.be/rVppZEb31B4
You can also watch the Eurovisionfun team, reacting and commenting to Iceland’s entry for Eurovision 2024:
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INFE Poll 2024: The results of INFE Azerbaijan!
Every year the INFE International Network gives life to INFE Poll, where all its clubs give their scores for this years contestants. After the first club revealed its votes this morning, it’s now time for Azerbaijan to cast their votes!
After the members of INFE Azerbaijan voted, the results are:
- 1 point goes to France
- 2 points go to Georgia
- 3 points go to Greece
- 4 points go to Norway
- 5 points go to Ukraine
- 6 points go to Israel
- 7 points go to the Netherlands
- 8 points go to Italy
- 10 points go to Belgium and..
- 12 points go to Switzerland
After the voting of two clubs, the results are as follows, with Switzerland leading, and Ukraine and Belgium rounding the top 3.
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Source: esctoday.com
Eurovision 2024: The EBU opposes any form of abuse, hate speech or harassment towards artists!
The European Broadcasting Union acknowledges the depth of feeling and the strong opinions that this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – set against the backdrop of a terrible war in the Middle East – has provoked. We understand that people will want to engage in debate and express their deeply held views on this matter. We have all been affected by the images, stories and the unquestionable pain suffered by those in Israel and in Gaza.
However, we wish to address the concerns and discussions surrounding this situation, especially the targeted social media campaigns against some of our participating artists.
The decision to include any broadcaster, including the Israeli’ broadcaster Kan, in the Eurovision Song Contest is the sole responsibility of the EBU’s governing bodies and not that of the individual artists. These artists come to Eurovision to share their music, culture, and the universal message of unity through the language of music.
The EBU has previously explained the reasoning for the inclusion of KAN and the differences between them as an independent broadcaster and previous participants who were excluded. Constructive debate is a positive consequence of such decisions.
However, while we strongly support freedom of speech and the right to express opinions in a democratic society, we firmly oppose any form of online abuse, hate speech, or harassment directed at our artists or any individuals associated with the contest. This is unacceptable and totally unfair, given the artists have no role in this decision.
The EBU is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for all participants, staff, and fans of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will continue to work closely with all stakeholders to promote the values of respect, inclusivity, and understanding, both online and offline.
We urge everyone to engage in respectful and constructive dialogue and support the artists who are working tirelessly – on what is a music and entertainment show – to share their music with the world.
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Source: eurovision.tv
Eurovision 2024: “Can’t guarantee safety but do everything we can!” | Police ahead of Eurovision
Now it’s only a month left before the world’s biggest music festival, the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden. And preparations are in full swing so that the competition can be carried out with the best possible safety.
Petra Stenkulla is the police area manager in Malmö and was interviewed on P1-Morgon of Sveriges Radio by reporter August Haskbom. Petra comments on the situation:
“It is of course the case that Sweden has a terror threat level of four out of five. And that means that we need to intensify our work together with the security police. But really, you can say that all types of events where there are very many people in the same place always pose a certain risk and that means that we need to take measures to have many police officers and have good planning for anything that could happen, even if it is an accident or anything at all.”
In a time with high terrorist threat, Israel‘s participation has aroused strong reactions and with up to one hundred thousand visitors, the city of Malmö is still planning on an open event. Petra Stenkulla adds:
“Our ambition is for it to be a festive event where people can still feel safe and have fun. Right now, we’re planning for it to be an open event that is happening in several different places. There will be events and people need to be able to move between them. And this is part of our planning.”
In safety planning, the City of Malmö and the police have had frequent communication with last year’s host city, Liverpool. And Petra Stenkulla thinks that a good plan has been formed for this year’s music competition:
“We can never guarantee safety but we will do our upmost to make people feel safe. And we can also assume that there will be both rumor spreading and other factors that will lead to, for example, threats that we need to assess. But we will continue to work with this, we have a solid plan and we feel confident with that plan. So that everyone can feel comfortable.”
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Source: Sveriges Radio/P1 Morgon/August Haskbom/Ekot
Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
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OGAE Poll 2024: The results from Croatia!
Every year since 2007, OGAE International conducts the OGAE Poll, which includes the votes of its members from 42 different countries. After three countries submitted their votes, it is now Croatia’s turn to cast its votes.
In detail, the 23 members of OGAE Croatia voted as following:
- 12 points to Switzerland
- 10 points to Belgium
- 8 points to Israel
- 7 points to Austria
- 6 points to Slovenia
- 5 points to France
- 4 points to Cyprus
- 3 points to Lithuania
- 2 points to Ukraine
- 1 point to the Denmark
The results following the votes of five countries are the following:
Belguim is leading the scoreboard with 43 points while Italy and Croatia are three points behind. Switzeland and Austria complete the Top 5 of the scoreboard.
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Source: OGAE International
Albania: Listen to the acoustic version of “Titan” by Besa!
Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the first episode of “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.
So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload different performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.
Below you can listen to the acoustic version of Albania’s entry for this year’s contest, “Titan” by Besa, performed in the Pyramid of Tirana, a former museum located in the Albanian capital:
https://youtu.be/6RE4lN3MBDI
You can also watch our our exclusive nterview with the Albanian representative for Eurovision 2024:
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London Eurovision Party 2024: Watch the performances of the artists!
One more pre-party took place last night. After two parties on Spain, one taking place last week in Madrid and Saturday’s party in Barcelona, it was time for the British party to take place in London.
