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Lithuania: The artists and the running order of the fifth and last Heat of Eurovizija.LT!

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A few minutes ago, LRT, the public broadcaster of Lithuania, announced the artists that are going to take part in the fifth and last Heat of Eurovizija.LT and their respective running order!

The running order of the Fifth Heat is:

  1. Freya Alley – “Serenade”
  2. Kàro – “Weightless“.
  3. Petras Daunys – “Run“
  4. Queens of Roses – “Walk through fire“
  5. April Frey – “New Years“
  6. Emilija V – ” Trophy Wife“
  7. The Roop – “Simple Joy”
  8. Lina Štalytė – “Perfect”

The last semi-final will be held on Saturday, February 10 at 20:00 CET!

We remind you that Eurovizija.LT differs from the previous selection process in terms of its conduction and the rules. More specifically, the country’s national selection will consist of  five semi-finals and a grand final. Two songs from each semi-final will qualify for the final, voted by both the public and the jury. The three highest-scoring entries during the final will advance to the “Super-Final”, where the final winner and representative of Lithuania in Malmö will be determined solely by the public.

The five semi-finals will be broadcast on  January 13, 20, 27 and on February 3 and 10  respectively. It is important to mention that, as in previous years, the semi-finals will not be broadcast live, but will have already been taped earlier in the week. Additionally, in the event of a tie during the voting, the jury’s vote will be the one to count. Finally, the grand final will be broadcast live on February 17.

You can check the results of the latest as of now aired, second heat of Eurovizija.LT HERE. All five heats have now been recorded, and are ready to air in the coming weeks, ending up in the Grand Final of Eurovizija.LT.

Lithuania was represented last year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

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

Source: lrt.lt

Iceland: A singer from Palestine among Söngvakeppnin 2024 contestants!

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The artists and songs for Söngvakeppnin 2024, the national final of Iceland, are going to be announced in a few days, however, we may already know one of the artists taking part.

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Croatia: These are the hosts of Dora 2024!

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A month before the Croatian national final for Eurovision 2024, HRT, the Croatian public broadcaster announced presenters of the three nights of Dora 2024! Read more

Poland: More than 50 songs submitted to TVP for Eurovision 2024!

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On January 9, TVP, the Polish public broadcaster announced that the country’s representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, will be selected through an internal selection, while on the same time allowing everyone interested, to submit their songs, until February 2.

As we’ve previously informed you, the intereste of the artists as well as their respective recording labels is really high, as everyone wants to take part in the greatest song contest in the world.

As of now, more than 50 songs have been submitted to the Polish broadcaster, while this number is expected to go even higher, until the end of the deadline.

The procedure

To participate in the preselection, applicants must be over 16 years old and have Polish citizenship. The submitted songs should not exceed 3 minutes in length and, at the same time, should have been published after 1 September, as stipulated in the official regulations of the Eurovision Song Contest.

As stated in the regulations of the Polish national selection, it is important that entries must not contain discriminatory content against any social group, in line with Eurovision’s commitment to promote culture, diversity and universal values.

Selection method

The selection process involves a panel that will evaluate the songs on the basis of specific criteria. Interested participants must respect the guidelines outlined in the regulations, including age restrictions, nationality requirements and the originality of the submitted work.

Would-be entrants may submit their applications online, including a completed entry form, signed rules and related materials. A five-person jury will then evaluate each entry, awarding points on a scale of 1 to 10 based on quality. The entry with the highest marks will secure the coveted place of Poland’s representative at Eurovision 2024.

It is worth clarifying that the date of the announcement of the Polish representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is not mentioned in the rules published by TVP.

Interested Artists

Many Polish artists have expressed their interest in representing the country in Malmö, publicly, or they have already submitted a song to TVP.

This is a list of their names:

  1. Adam Bień
  2. Agnieszka Śpiewa – Czerwone szpilki
  3. Alexxandra – Vibe
  4. Ana. B – Frija (każda miłość się kiedyś kończy)
  5. Anna Jurksztowicz ft. Chris Schittulli – Varsovie
  6. Arkadia – Verbum
  7. Arkadiusz Obrzut Postawa – Zabiorę Cię
  8. Assembled – Short period of panic
  9. Balwako – Bitter Cup
  10. Coals – Nowy świat
  11. Common People – Slow down
  12. Daria – Feelings
  13. Dariusz Blasi – Into the void
  14. Didi – Karma
  15. Dominika Kwiatkowska – To ja
  16. Edein – Twoja Ziemia
  17. Edyta Górniak
  18. Emi Lepa – nie bo
  19. Gabor – Czuję miętę
  20. Izabela Zabielska – Nowhere to go
  21. Jan Majewski
  22. Justyna Steczkowska – Witch-ER Tarohoro
  23. Kasia Dykiel – Hey pa!
  24. Kayomee – Now and Forever
  25. Klaudia Magica „Her”
  26. Konrad – Paranoia
  27. Konrad  – Keep you up
  28. Konrad  – Greedy
  29. Krystian Embradora
  30. Kuba Kluza – Bluebird
  31. Luna – The Tower
  32. Marcel – Always on your mind
  33. Marcin Maciejczak – Midnight Dreamer
  34. Marcin Maciejczak – Wonderful
  35. Marcin Szczurski – Energy
  36. Mariusz Wawrzyńczyk – Hipnotyzuj mnie
  37. Mr. Narcissus – Warrior
  38. My Friend Casino – Enslave
  39. Naja – La La Lie
  40. Natasza Urbańska
  41. Pan Savyan – W kolorku Amaretto
  42. Patrick Silvar – Honest Eye
  43. Paweł Morawiec
  44. Paulina Pulikowska i Arrano Mach – I believe
  45. Piotr Maślanka „Gniew„
  46. RAF – Romantyzuję przeszłość
  47. Sebastian Machalski
  48. Sonia Maselik – A Warrior
  49. Spleenn – Omen
  50. Stasiek Kukulski – World of Liars
  51. Sylwia Grzeszczak
  52. Żaneta Chełminiak – Na moment

Last year, Poland was represented in Liverpool by Blanka and her song “Solo“, finishing eighth in the public vote and nineteenth overall.

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

Source: dziennik-eurowizyjny.p

Lithuania: The artists and the running order of Heat 4 of Eurovizija.LT!

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A few minutes ago, LRT, the public broadcaster of Lithuania, announced the artists that are going to take part in the fourth Heat of Eurovizija.LT and their respective running order!

The running order of the Fourth Heat is:

  1. Agnė Buškevičiūtė – “Puppeteer”
  2. Il Senso – “Time”
  3. Kasparas – “Fool”
  4. Monika Marija – “Starting Tommorow”
  5. Vilija – “Save me”
  6. Danielė – “Cold Shower”
  7. Martin – “Jigsaw”
  8. Hansanova – “Dragons and Rainbows”

The fourth semi-final will be held on Saturday, February 3 at 20:00 CET!

We remind you that Eurovizija.LT differs from the previous selection process in terms of its conduction and the rules. More specifically, the country’s national selection will consist of  five semi-finals and a grand final. Two songs from each semi-final will qualify for the final, voted by both the public and the jury. The three highest-scoring entries during the final will advance to the “Super-Final”, where the final winner and representative of Lithuania in Malmö will be determined solely by the public.

The five semi-finals will be broadcast on  January 13, 20, 27 and on February 3 and 10  respectively. It is important to mention that, as in previous years, the semi-finals will not be broadcast live, but will have already been taped earlier in the week. Additionally, in the event of a tie during the voting, the jury’s vote will be the one to count. Finally, the grand final will be broadcast live on February 17.

You can check the results of the second heat of Eurovizija.LT HERE.

Lithuania was represented last year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

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

Source: lrt.lt

Belgium: Mustii reveals new info about his Eurovision 2024 song!

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In the traditional gathering conducting by OGAE Belgium, fans from the country had the chance to meet Mustii! The Belgian representative took photos with the members and answered their questions regarding the song that will represent Belgium in Malmö!

“It’s a bit of an absurd experience but I’m very happy to have been chosen ,” says Musti. “ It’s so huge. I work on the project day by day. At the moment I’m really into the visuals, but it’s very difficult for me to be here and not be able to tell you anything.I’m almost at the end… ”.

It was really early on, when the Belgian public broadcaster, RTBF, selected Mustii to represent the country in Eurovision. It was in the filming of the first season of “Drag Race Belgium” (in July 2022).

“Very early in the morning, I was in makeup, still a little sleepy… and the general director of the RTBF Content Department, Sandrine Roustan, asked me if I wanted to represent Belgium. It woke me up suddenly! It didn’t take me long to say yes .”

He admits that his song was not written with Eurovision in mind:

“I composed the song with my team and it is Belgo-Belgian with Flemish, Walloon and Brussels residents. I didn’t want to format something for Eurovision, it really comes from sessions that are linked to my next album. It will fit into an overall aesthetic that I have been working on for several months. It will have a particular resonance. The one I chose has the potential to be developed on a big stage like Eurovision. Like the album, it will be something very personal, undoubtedly one of the most personal things I have done so far. In a month, give or take a few days, you will know everything.”

In the end, finishing with the questions, he stated that he is not standing still and he talked about the importance of the Eurovision Song Contest:

“If I got into these artistic professions like cinema, acting or music, it was to experience extraordinary things and to never stay in my comfort zone. A great way to confront such a barnum or to meet other artists is to participate in Eurovision. It’s an extraordinary platform where I will be able to present my project to an audience that I usually do not have access to. I want to be proud. Of course, we always aim for first place, but above all, I want my performance to be impactful, touching and fair, both artistically and aesthetically.”

As we’ve previously informed you, Mustii had the chance to record the final chorus of his song, alongside hs fans. More than 1.000 voice samples were sent to RTBF in just a week, mainly from countries outside Belgium.

We remind you that Belgium’s song will be released in February. Mustii retains his musical identity in the Eurovision stage and his song be pop with some dark elements but also new wave and rock, according to his music style, which his fans are accustomed to.

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

Source: telepro.be

Germany: MDR is to host the ESC preliminaries in 2025!

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Year after year, Germany fails at the Eurovision Song Contest – not least the fault of NDR, which is responsible for the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest. Now, apparently, consequences are being drawn: As reported by Rolling Stone, the MDR will host it from 2025.

Those responsible at NDR have to admit to themselves that even with new concepts, everything remained the same every year, the Eurovision Eurovision participants could hardly convince anyone of themselves on the Eurovision stages, because the Eurovision noticeably lacked courage and creativity. The ARD executives are now said to have made the decision to entrust the more music-oriented broadcaster MDR with the organization of the Eurovision preliminary decision. MDR‘s head of entertainment, Peter Dreckmann, also acts as ARD‘s music coordinator. The change was allegedly even received with relief at NDR.

The fact that NDR will continue to be responsible for hosting the Eurovision preliminary round in 2024 is said to be due to the fact that funding from the MDR was not initially secured. Although there are possibilities of special financing for certain broadcast formats, this would first have to be approved by the program directors of the MDR, which probably did not happen in time. Costs of two million euros are expected for the preliminary round and the MDR already has to pay attention to its expenses anyway. Florian Silbereisen has already felt this, the red pencil was also applied to his schlager shows.

Neither spokespersons for NDR nor MDR wanted to deny this at this time. Those responsible said:

“Statements about the future belong in the realm of speculation, this is currently not an issue for the MDR.”

This leaves it open on how and where the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the future, but it does not dispel the rumours either.

It is also unclear whether Barbara Schöneberger will continue to be booked as a presenter for the preliminary show in 2025. At MDR, Florian Silbereisen is considered the best, at least when it comes to the station’s music shows.

Unfortunately, Lord Of The Lost did not succeed in overturning the tables for Germany, a country that struggles a lot in its Eurovision course for the past ten editions. Indicatively, in the last ten editions, Germany has finished last four times and second-last three times.

Source: Rolling Stone

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Luxembourg: These are the hosts of Luxembourg Song Contest!

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Less than a week remains, and the public broadcaster  of Luxembourg, announced the hosts of Luxembourg Song Contest. The final of the show will be hosted by Désirée Nosbusch, Melody Funck, Raoul Roos and Loïc Juchem. Read more

Israel: The results of the seventeenth episode of HaKokhav Haba | Eight artists in the race for Malmo!

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Yesterday, the seventeenth episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition) was aired! Through this talent show the artist who will raise the flag of Israel at Eurovision 2024 will emerge!

As we have already informed you, 35 artists passed the scope of the auditions, with 14 of them going to the second phase – the battles phase, and they will claim the representation of the country in Eurovision 2024!

In the 17th episode we watched eight artists advancing to the next phase. We remind you that the presenters of HaKokhav Haba are Assi Azar and Rotem Sela who have been in this position since 2014, while the members of the jury are Shiri Maimon, Itay Levy, Assaf Amdorsky, Ran Dankar and Keren Pels with a new addition being Eden Hasson.

Nine contestants performed in front of the juries and the audience, and the artist with the lowest score was the one to leave the show.

Or Cohen

Or Cohen was the one to open the night, with the song “Take Me to Church” by Hozier. Another amazing performanc by Or wjo shows through the whole season that she is acrazy and great singer. She perfromed the song well, a great performance. Most judges gave their positive vote, and she collected 86%.

Shay Tamino

Shay Tamino decided to sing “What do you want from me?” by Hanan Ben Ari. Her voice moved from a whisper to a scream and it was her best performance by far. Only one judge gave a negative vote to her, saying that she should have keeped the original melody of the song. She got 83%.

Dor Shimoni

Dor decided to surprise everyone with the song “Am Yisrael Chai” by Eyal Golan. One of the best singers this season, he has a strong and full voice and confidence. Seeing the public standing up and being enthusiastic about the strong message of the song, was a spectacular moment. Every judge gave his positive vote, and he got 88%.

Mika Moshe

Mika chose to sing the song “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears tonight. At first glance the choice of this song sounds a bit strange because the song is completely different from what Mika presented herself with throughout the season so far, but when the song starts you can tell that she totally took it in her direction. Mika is a good singer, she sings very precisely and in an intriguing way. All judges voted positively and it scored 94%.

Oral Ravid

Oral chose to sing “Absurd” by Shlomo Artzi. Oral always makes sure to sing only “Israeli” songs. He is a charming singer, he has a special and intriguing voice. But as the end of the season approaches and the selection of the Israeli representative for Eurovision, the judges believe that he should also present something to the European audience. With 81% he continues but not all the judges were with him.

Eden Golan

Eden performed the song “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus. She is definitely a good and talented singer. The judges were a bit divided on the song choice, but after their outburst that it’s inappropriate to dance and sing happy songs, it’s somewhat justified.

Ran Dankar said:

“I think it’s both a matter of song choice and a matter of taste. Eden is the most suitable for Eurovision. When you think about Eurovision, the size, the presentation, the look, everything you bring to the stage, you are really at a very, very high level.”

All judges gave their positive vote and she got 90%.

Yonathan Biton

Yonatan decided to sing “Fear of God” by Kafir Zafir. His performance was was static but was good overall. He didn’t manage to convince the audience and the judges and he got 62%.

Leanne Byrne

Leanne sang the song “None” by Miri Masika. She has a special voice and she always expresses her songs in a different and convincing way. Leanne wasn’t voted by all judges and she got 68%.

Arik Sinai

Arik sang “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. Arik explained that he didn’t feel well and it was reflected in his performance, however he managed to give off the special feeling of the song. The judges were divided and she got 66%.

After all the performances, Yonathan Biton was the one to leave the show, as he collected the lowest score, with 62%. Now eight artists are still in the race to claim the Israeli representation in Eurovision 2024.

These are:

  1. Leanne Byrne
  2. Eden Golan
  3. Arik Sinai
  4. Shay Tamino
  5. Or Cohen
  6. Mika Moshe
  7. Dor Shimoni
  8. Oral Ravid

Through HaKokhav HaBa, Israel managed to qualify every year to the final of our favorite competition from 2015 to 2020, while in 2018 Netta was also the winner of Eurovision with the song “Toy”.

This year Israel was represented at Eurovision 2023 by Noa Kirel and the song “Unicorn” who gave the Middle Eastern country the third place in the Grand Final by collecting 362 points.

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

Source: euromix.co.il

Iceland: Silvia Night signs an open letter to the EBU against Israel!

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It seems like the statement of EBU that confirms that KAN and Israel can normally participate to the contest has sparked reactions among the fans but not only.

Now the Icelanding artist and singer Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir is added to the list of artists that protest against the participation of Israel in this year’s contest. Her name might not ring a bell for you, but for sure you remember her as Silvia Night, the TV persona she played on an Icelandic TV show and her Eurovision participation in Athens, back in 2006 with the song “Congratulations“.

 

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“As an artist who has had the privilege of competing in eurovision, it is my shared opinion that israel should be removed from the 2024 contest.
I have signed an open letter to the european broadcasting union asking them to remove israel as it is unfair to any artist they select to have their participation tied to political motivation. This is not the spirit of eurovision’s celebration of music.”

Who is Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir?

Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir is an Icelandic actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of the controversial character Silvía Night in the television series Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt and during the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, in Athens, Greece. Her antics, both onstage and offstage, created controversy and garnered international media attention. She even staged slapping one of her dancers and sweared on Greek TV reporters live on Greek TV news, after she got disqualified from the finals, while in character.

Silvía Night participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song “Congratulations“. Have a look on her live performance below:

There have been calls to ban Israel from Eurovision 2024, like outside NRK right before the first and second semi-finals of MGP. In Iceland, more than 500 artists signed a petition asking RÚV to withdraw from the contest. In Finland, 1300 artists signed a petition asking for Israel to be removed. The British representative Olly Alexander has also shared in public his opinion against Israel. Also just recently Montaigne signed an open letter to the EBU asking the ban of Israel from the contest and Ben Dolic joined her by doing the same.

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