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United Kingdom: Olly Alexander starts rehearsals and releases the extended version of “Dizzy”!!

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The representative of the United Kingdom Olly Alexander has started rehearsals for Eurovision 2024 as the singer has his sights set on the competition in Malmö!

Through the social media Olly Alexander gives a first image to the fans from the rehearsals for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. In the video below you can take a look at the rehearsals that Olly himself posted.

 

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Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη olly alexander (@ollyalexanderr)

Furthermore the Birtish artist released the extended version of “Dizzy”, the song with which he is going to represent the United Kingdom in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. The extended version lasts 1 minute and 30 seconds longer than the one Olly is going to perform on the stage of Malmö!

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Australia: Listen to Sheppard’s song submitted for Eurovision 2024!

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The song “Edge of the Earth”, with which the band Sheppard intended to represent Australia at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, was released yesterday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mads Enggaard will be the director of TV coverage for the Greek entry!

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The Eurovision team of ERT, the Greek public broadcaster, is full of pleasant surprises this year. According to the exclusive and valid information of Eurovisionfun, the talented and experienced director, named Mads Enggaard, with years of experience both in Eurovision and other big projects, is going to be the director of the TV coverage for the Greek entry in Eurovision 2024!

Another professional in his job, is added to the Greek Eurovision team for 2024. The Danish director, Mads Enggaard will be the director of the TV broadcast for ERT. That means he will be in charge of the footage, we’ll see on our screens.

Mads Enggaard has great experience in the contest, having previously directed a number of entries, with his greatest achievement being Denmark’s “Only Teardrops”, which won Eurovision 2013. He has also directed famous TV shows in his country, like “The Masked Singer”, and the “X Factor”, which he is directing this season.

 

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So now, alongside the artistic director Fokas Evangelinos, the choregrapher Mecnun Giasar (Majnoon) and NMR who are in charge of the art direction, Mads Enggaard is added to the team, taking over the TV footage of the live broadcast.

We remind you that according to what Marina Satti revealed, the whole staging of the Greek entry, is based on an idea of Fokas Evangelinos. This whole conversation in the last days, along the positive reviews and streams on digital platforms, have helped “Zari” climb higher and higher in the betting odds, reaching the seventh place as of now.

It seems obvious, that the team of Dora Chiraki, who is in charge of the Eurovision project for ERT this year, wants to remove last year’s incidents from our memory, that tarnished our image in the contest.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Azerbaijan: Listen to “Özünlə Apar” by Fahree and Ilkin Dovletov for Eurovision 2024!

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İctimai Television, the public broadcaster of Azerbaijan, announced earlier this month on March 7, that Fahree will represent the country in Eurovision 2024 in Malmö! A few days later, it was announced that Ilkin Dovletov will also be present on stage, and they will represent the country, as a duet!

It was just a few minutes ago, that their song for the contest was finally released, being the last song to be released for Eurovision Song Contest 2024!

You can listen to “Özünlə Apar” by Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovletov in the video below:

https://youtu.be/NNhAk4rVgNc?si=a-WhumWNm6es_ztr

Who is Fahree and Ilkin Dovletov?

The singer was born in Baku in 1995 and was brought up in a very artistic family; his father was a passionate jazz drummer, while his grandfather was a respected actor.During his university years, Fahree studied hard to become a lawyer, spending 6 years on achieving both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in law.

However, while the world was caught up in the global pandemic back in 2020, Fahree was living a renaissance of his childhood dream… dedicating his life to music. Fahree finally got the courage to put aside his juridical career perspectives and follow his real passion – and the Eurovision Song Contest is a dream come true.

Ilkin Dovletov was a finalist in the “Voice of Azerbaijan, Native Songs” competition and rose to fame in Azerbaijan as a result of his performances. He toured foreign countries, performed at numerous festivals and concerts, and promoted his country’s national music. It should be noted that Ilkin Dovletov has been a favorite of Eurovision fans since his appearance in “Voice of Azerbaijan”.

How were they selected?

Following the voting of a jury committee, the following six artists were shortlisted and hence claimed the Azerbaijani representation in Malmö:

  • Emiliya Yaqubova
  • Ilkin Dovlatov, Mila Miles and Etibar Asadli
  • Aisel (Azerbaijan 2018)
  • Fahree I.
  • Qorqud (Elvin Novruzov)
  • Sabina Guluzadeh

Among the jury members of the selection there are Aysel Teymurzadə (Azerbaijan 2009) as well as Eldar Gasımov & Nigar Jamal (Azerbaijan 2011-winner).

What do you think of the Azerbaijani song for Eurovision 2024? Write us in the comments below!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Azerbaijani participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: eurovision.tv

Italy: These are the lyrics of the three-minutes version of “La Noia”!

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As it is already known, it is necessary for all the songs, of all the countries that participate in Eurovision Song Contest, not to last more than three (3) minutes in total. Thus, it is expected that every single song that lasts more than three minutes in advance, will go through some changes in the future regarding the overall duration.

Every year in the Contest there are multiple songs that have to undergo some processing in reducing or changing some of the lyrics in order to last exactly three minutes. This is what happens with Italy this year, while it was already known that Angelina Mango along with her team will change some of the lyrics of “La Noia“. Thus, the very final version of “La Noia” is the following:

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As it is already posted on the official account of ESC Discord on Twitter/X, the only alteration is happening during the second chorus, where the lyric of “È la cumbia de la noia” used to be repeated four times, now it is repeated only twice, making the song last exactly three minutes.

Have a watch to Mango’s performance of “La Noia” during the Second Night of the Festival di Sanremo 2024 and the reaction video of the Eurovisionfun’s team on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKzWskcTTA8

Source: ESC Discord/X

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for even more news regarding the Contest!

Malta: Listen to the revamped version of “Loop”!

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After more than a month of wait, the revamped version of “Loop” is finally out. “Loop” by Sarah Bonnici was MESC’s 2024 winning entry in early February. Rumors regarding a possible revamp of Sarah Bonnici’s bid for Eurovision 2024 were present for long, the official confirmation of those, however, was done a few days ago.

Listen to the revamped version of “Loop” below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6eS60n4wg8

“Loop” is signed by Sarah Bonnici herself, Atticus Blue, Linnea Deb et al. and its revamped version was recorded in London, UK. Sarah Bonnici even recorded a new music video for her entry in addition to the one filmed in purpose of the Maltese pre-selection.

Even in its MESC 2024 winning version, “Loop” was never made available on streaming services. As a result, her fans were thrilled to hear the news, as evidenced by a brief video Sarah posted on Instagram, in which many fans beg for “Loop” to be released on streaming services.

Sarah Bonnici won MESC 2024 in early February with her entry “Loop” and will therefore represent Malta in Malmö. Malta will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 9.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Loop’s“ MESC performance, below:

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Azerbaijan: New details regarding the song and a message for Armenia!

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Almost every official entry of every country for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been announced, except this that comes from Azerbaijan, which is the last country that is set to release its entry on March the 15th, marking the very last country to do so.

What has been already known for the Land of Fire is that the famous singer Fahree will represent the country along with the already known artist İlkin Dövlətov, who has also participated at the Azeri version of “The Voice” franchise, marking the second male duet in a row that will represent Azerbaijan in the Contest.

However, just a few minutes ago, ESC Azerbaijan along with 12Xal, the biggest Eurovision Blog of the country, announced that the song will include both pop and traditional elements, surving both artists’ musical styles, since Fahree is considered as a mainly pop artist while Dövlətov is known for incorporating more traditional and folk elements in his music. Moreover Fahree stated:

We have already started preparations, our stage choreography will be really different and spectacular. Since the stage structure is very big and difficult, I will start acting lessons.

Furthermore, a really interesting message was conveyed by “The Azeri Times” regarding Armenia’s entry in Eurovision, “Jako” by Ladaniva. More specifically, the following text was posted on the official Twitter/X account of “The Azeri Times” reading:

Lovely music accompanied by a beautiful theme. The day we exchange 12 points between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be a beautiful symbol of true peace. Here’s to hoping for that day!

Thus, this could be a precious effort towards peace between those two countries, which may begin from Eurovision Song Contest and mark an ending to the undesirable wounds of the past. We shall see.

Until March the 15th, take a look at the previous entry from Azerbaijan in Eurovision 2023:

Sources: ESC Azerbaijan, 12Xal

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for even more news regarding Azerbaijan’s upcoming entry!

Azerbaijan: With Fahree and Ilkin Dovletov to Eurovision 2024!

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Regardless the official Eurovision announcement revealing Fahree as Azerbaijan’s representative in Eurovision 2024, Ictimai Television has a surprise for us.

As Fahree revealed via his official Instagram account, he will not be alone in the Azerbaijani representation in Eurovision 2024. Instead, Ilkin Dovletov will join him. Hence, this year we have two male performers as a duo for Azerbaijan.

 

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Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Fahree I. (@itsfahree)

 

In his Instagram post, Fahree expressed his gratitude to Ilkin Dovletov for realizing the idea he had in his heart and head by adding “colors” to his rendition of the Mugham section of the song. For those who are not aware, one of Azerbaijan’s numerous classical and traditional musical compositions is Mugham.

In fact, Ilkin Dovletov was a participant of this year’s internal selection for Azerbaijan. Along with Mila Miles and Etibar Asaldi, they were one of the six shortlisted acts for Eurovision 2024.

Who is Ilkin Dovletov?

Ilkin Dovletov was a finalist in the “Voice of Azerbaijan, Native Songs” competition and rose to fame in Azerbaijan as a result of his performances. He toured foreign countries, performed at numerous festivals and concerts, and promoted his country’s national music. It should be noted that Ilkin Dovletov has been a favorite of Eurovision fans since his appearance in “Voice of Azerbaijan”.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Portugal: 486.000 viewers watched the Final of Festival da Canção 2024!

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The Final of Festival da Canção 2024 was broadcast by RTP, the national broadcast of Portugal, last Saturday. It is yet known that Iolanda with “Grito” will represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.

The Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2024 was watched by an average of 486.000 spectators, which corresponds to 12% of all the viewers. The maximum viewing figures was 18,3% and was reached at 02.46. However, in comparison with last year, the tv ratings represented a decrease of 0.9%, which means around 74.000 less spectators.

Portugal will perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5wDGhcDSpQ

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Grito“, below:

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Source: ESC PORTUGAL

Eurovision 2024: Sweden will open the Grand Final!

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Today, the Head of Delegations meeting took place in Malmö, Sweden upon the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May.

During the aforementioned meeting, the draw for host nation’s running order took place. The host nation’s running order selection was done randomly by Andrew Cartmell (executive producer of this year’s show).

Hence, Sweden will perform first in the Grand Final of Saturday, May 11.

 

The voting window will be extended in the Grand Final

As for now, following the conclusion of all the participants’ performances in the Grand Final, the voting window opens for the public. However, this year, the voting will start at the beginning of the show, just before the first performance. This system was implemented twice before , in 2010 and 2011 and will return in 2024.

Sweden, as a host country, is automatically qualified to the Grand Final. The host nation will be represented this year by Marcus & Martinus and their Melodifestivalen winning entry “Unforgettable“.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Unforgettable“, below:

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Source: eurovision.tv