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Australia: Montaigne asks for Israel’s removal from Eurovision!

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Through an instagram post, Montaigne, the Australian representative in Eurovision 2020 and 2021 calls for a removal of Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

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 the European celebration of music.

 

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There have been calls to ban Israel from Eurovision 2024. 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.

Montaigne didn’t manage to qualify for the final of Eurovision 2021, being the only Australian act failing to qualify to a Eurovision Final.

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Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 11 songs and performance line-up released!

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A while ago, the Ukrainian broadcaster, UA:PBC, released through its official YouTube channel, the eleven songs that will compete in Vidbir 2024, with the aim of becoming the country’s next representative, for Eurovision 2024!

Vidbir, Ukraine’s national final returns for another year as the method of selecting the country’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. With a total of eleven entries, out of 389 songs submitted, Vidbir 2024 will be held from the Maidan Nezalezhnosti station of the Kyiv metro.

The songs and artist lineup for Vidbir 2024

The order of appearance of the eleven artists at Vidbir 2024 is as follows (You can listen to the songs of the candidates by clicking on the corresponding link):

  1. YAKTAK — «Lalala»
  2. INGRET — «Keeper»
  3. NAZVA — «Slavic English»
  4. ANKA — «Палала»
  5. Drevo — «Endless chain»
  6. alyona alyona & Jerry Heil — «Teresa & Maria»
  7. MÉLOVIN — «DREAMER»
  8. SKYLERR — «Time is running out»
  9. Ziferblat — «Place I Call Home»
  10. YAGODY — «Tsunamia»
  11. NAHABA — «GLASSS»

We remind you that the national final of Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be held on February 3 at 18:00 cet, live on the UA public TV channel (UA:First). The result will be decided with 50% by the TV audience and 50% by the jury.

Also the composition of the jury will be decided by the Ukrainian public later through online voting.

The previous winners of Vidbir and then representatives of the country at Eurovision 2023, were TVORCHI with their song “Heart of Steel”, with which they ended up in sixth place in the final ranking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oqDpefJ1s

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Source:  UA:PBC

Finland: These are the seven UMK 2024 candidates!

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Finland’s broadcaster, YLE, has announced the seven artists and their song titles that will participate in the country’s national final, UMK 2024.

The 7 artists who will participate in UMK 2024 are:

  • Cyan Kicks – “Dancing With Demons” (Thursday 11 January)
  • Sexmane – “Mania” (Friday 12 January)
  • Sara Siipola – “Paskana” (Monday 15 January)
  • Jesse Markin – “Glow” (Tuesday 16 January)
  • Windows95Man – “No Rules!” (Wednesday, January 17)
  • Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua” (Thursday 18 January)
  • Mikael Gabriel x NUBLU – “Vox Populi” (Friday 19 January)

Like last year, the songs will start to be released on different days, from January 11 to January 19.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 will take place on February 10 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. Presenters of UMK 2024 will be Pilvi Hämäläinen, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen.

Finland won second place in last year’s competition with Käärijä and Cha Cha Cha, as they were the audience winner. This makes it the country’s best result since Lordi won in Athens in 2006:

 

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Source: Yle

 

Finland: UMK 2024 Stage Revealed!

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This morning the Finnish broadcaster Yle has revealed the stage for Finland’s Eurovision selection show.

The stage for the 2024 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) will have a total of 719 spotlights, LED panels, and a catwalk.

 

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The chairman of the UMK jury, Tapio Hakanen announced that 363 songs were submitted for UMK 2024.

The seven acts that will compete in UMK 2024 will be revealed this evening at 19:00 CET. The live TV announcement can be followed through Youtube, YLE Areena, with English commentary as well.

The 2024 edition of UMK will be held on February 10 in the Nokia Arena in Tampere. With a capacity of 13,455, the Nokia Arena is the largest venue to ever host UMK.

 

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Lithuania: The artists and the running order of Heat 1 of Eurovizija.LT!

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A few hours ago, LRT, the public broadcaster of Lithuania, announced the artists that are going totake part in the first Heat of Eurovizija.LT and the running order!

The running order of the First Heat is:

  1. Živilė Gedvilaitė – “Save Me“
  2. Antoine Wend – “Say No More“
  3. Marius Petrauskas – “Kol Laiko Yra”
  4. Silvester Belt – “Luktelk“
  5. Aistay – “You”
  6. VB gang – “KABOOM!!!”
  7. Luka – “Move On“
  8. Clockwork Creep – “Empty“

The first semi-final will be held on Saturday, January 13 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  5 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.

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?

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Source: LRT

Finland: The details of the seventh artist of UMK 2024!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account has released the next details about the sixth artist to participate in the Finnish national final, UMK 2024!

  1. So Long and thanks for all the fish!
  2. Breaking Boundaries
  3. 2313 days

 

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First estimations talk about Mikael Gabriel and Nublu who seem to meet these conditions.

Markus Pulk, is a 27-year-old Estonian rapper and is most commonly known by his stage name, Nublu. He has released two albums and several singles.

Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman, is a 33-year-old rapper from Finland, better known by his stage name, Mikael Gabriel. He has released six albums and he has performed with many artists like Cheek, Lord Est, Robin and Uniikki. He took part in the fifth version of the show Vain Elämää and he was one of the judges in the finnish version of X Factor 2018.

The complete list of competing artists in UMK 2024 will be revealed tomorrow, 10/1 at 19:00 CET.

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

Source: uudenmusiikinkilpailu

Sweden: This is the Melodifestivalen 2024 running order of all heats!

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A few moments ago, SVT published the running order of all five heats in this years Melodifestivalen tour!

Karin Gunnarsson, producer of the competition, comments:

“Finally, it’s time for all-Sweden’s festival to go out to entertain, engage and find our representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May. There will be glitter, glamour, strong choruses and artistry beyond the ordinary for six wonderful weeks when 30 competing artists compete for Songbird. On the trip, the audience gets to meet both established faces such as Danny, Cazzi Opeia and Marcus & Martinus as well as exciting newcomers to the Mello scene such as Fröken Snusk, Annika Wickihalder and Klaudy.”

 

“The line-up is star-studded, full of character and hungry for revenge. Opening in Malmö is Adam Woods, who had his public breakthrough last year when he performed together with Jon Henrik Fjällgren and Arc North. Now he stands solo on stage and opens this year’s edition of Mello. Medina makes a comeback and with start number 30 they finish the last of the year’s five races.”

Below you can see the running order.

Heat 1, Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö

  1. “Supernatural” – Adam Woods
  2. “Hela världen väntar” – Samir & Viktor
  3. “Min melodi” – Melina Borglowe
  4. “Forever Yours” – Elisa Lindström
  5. “Awful Liar” – Lisa Ajax
  6. “Heroes Are Calling” – Smash Into Pieces

Heat 2, Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg

  1. “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
  2. “Norrland” – Engmans Kapell
  3. “The Silence After You” – Dear Sara
  4. “Auma” – C-joe
  5. “Dragon” – Liamoo
  6. “Unga och fria” – Fröken Snusk

Heat 3, Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö

  1. “Effortless” – Jacqline
  2. “Aldrig mer” – Clara Klingenström
  3. “Take My Breath Away” – Kim Cesarion
  4. “För dig” – Klaudy
  5. “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)” – Gunilla Persson
  6. “Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia

Heat 4, Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna

  1. “Done Getting Over You” – Albin Tingwall
  2. “30 km/h” – Lia Larsson
  3. “It’s Not Easy To Write A Love Song” – Dotter
  4. “Circus X” – SCARLET
  5. “En sång om sommaren” – Lasse Stefanz
  6. “Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo

Heat 5, Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad

  1. “Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus
  2. “Controlla” – Chelsea Muco
  3. “Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith
  4. “Banne maj” – Elecktra
  5. “Light” – Annika Wickihalder
  6. “Que sera” – Medina

Melodifestivalen 2024 is scheduled to take place between February 3rd to March 9th.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskilstuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

What is your favourite participant of Melodifestivalen 2024? Let us know in the comments section below!

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and hence the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2023 was Loreen with her song “Tattoo“. Loreen went to become the first female artist in history to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.

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Luxembourg: These are the songs competing in Luxembourg Song Contest 2024!

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RTL, the public broadcaster of Luxembourg, revealed the eight songs that will take part in Luxembourg Song Contest! Read more

Malta: MESC 2024 starts on January 29!

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Malta was the first country to commence its national final, presenting their songs, already from October. Now it’s time for the island country to select its representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2024! Read more

United Kingdom: “We are going to win with an incredibly commercially successful single”!

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We can undoubtedly say that a country that everyone is talking about since the representative’s announcement, is the United Kingdom!

The 33-year-old Olly Alexander is the representative of the United Kingdom, for about a month now. He is most commonly known as the singer of Year & Years, one of the most successful groups of Engand! After that announcement, the United Kingdom, is in the first places in the betting odds, and has raised high expectations even about winning the contest.

He has recently interested the media, with another cause, with his statements about Israel, by signing a letter, calling Israel an “apartheid regime”. There were many enraged comments and people even asked for the BBC to withdraw Olly Alexander from the contest. The public broadcaster, responded that they will allow Olly to express his political views freely. They surely, fully support their representative, who is the greatest name they have sent in recent years.

There are some new statements by the BBC, in “The EuroTrip Podcast”, to set the bar even higher for the 33-year-old singer:

“We are going there to win it with a single that is an incredibly commercially successful single”

BBC seems sure about the song Olly will sing in Malmö, and everyone’s expectations are high, so it’s just a matter of time to see whether they will come true! The only sure thing is that we will have our eyes on the United Kingdom this year!

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

Source: Eurotrippodcast