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These are the 50 most-watched performances on Eurovision YouTube channel!

For yet another year, just some hours before the New Year, Eurovision TV reveals the 50 songs that got the most views throught the year, on the contest’s official YouTube channel.

Let’s see the songs that the TOP 50: Most watched in 2023 is consisted of:

50) 🇸🇪 Måns Zelmerlöw – “Heroes”– Sweden 2015

49) 🇬🇪 Iru – “Echo” – Georgia 2023

48) 🇬🇷 Victor Vernicos – “What They Say” – Greece 2023

47) 🇲🇹 THE BUSKER – “Dance (Our Own Party)” – Malta 2023

46) 🇨🇾 Eleni Foureira – “Fuego” – Cyprus 2018

45) 🇫🇷 Barbara Pravi – “Voilà” – France 2021

44) 🇳🇴 Subwoolfer – ”Give That Wolf A Banana” – Norway 2022

43) 🇷🇺 Sergey Lazarev – “You Are The Only One” – Russia 2016

42) 🇲🇩 Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira – “Run Away” – Moldova 2010

41) 🇳🇱 Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – “Burning Daylight” – Netherlands 2023

40) 🇹🇷 maNga – “We Could Be The Same” – Türkiye 2010

39) 🇫🇮 Lordi – “Hard Rock Hallelujah” – Finland 2006

38) 🇱🇹 Monika Linkytė – “Stay” – Lithuania 2023

37) 🇩🇪 Lena – “Satellite” – Germany 2010

36) 🇦🇺 Voyager – “Promise” – Australia 2023

35) 🇪🇪 Alika – “Bridges” – Estonia 2023

34) 🇳🇱 Duncan Laurence – “Arcade” – Netherlands 2019

33) 🇨🇭 Remo Forrer – “Watergun” – Switzerland 2023

32) 🇦🇱 Luiz Ejlli – “Zjarr E Ftohtë” – Albania 2006

31) 🇦🇱 Albina & Familja Kelmendi – “Duje” – Albania 2023

30) 🇨🇾Andrew Lambrou – “Break A Broken Heart” – Cyprus 2023

29) 🇵🇹 Mimicat – “Ai Coração” – Portugal 2023

28) 🇷🇸 Luke Black – “Samo Mi Se Spava” – Serbia 2023

27) 🇺🇦 Verka Serduchka “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” – Ukraine 2007

26) 🇺🇦 Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – Ukraine 2022

25) 🇧🇪 Gustaph – “Because of You” – Belgium 2023

24) 🇸🇮 Joker Out – “Carpe Diem” – Slovenia 2023

23) 🇩🇪 Lord of the Lost – “Blood & Glitter” – Germany 2023

22) 🇺🇦 Go_A – “Shum” – Ukraine 2021

21) 🇮🇱 Netta – “Toy” – Israel 2018

20) 🇺🇦 TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – Ukraine 2023

19) 🇲🇩 Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi Luna” – Moldova 2023

18) 🇬🇧 Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – United Kingdom 2023

17) 🇨🇿 Vesna – “My Sister’s Crown” – Czechia 2023

16) 🇮🇹 Måneskin – “Zitti E Buoni” – Italy 2021

15) 🇪🇸 Blanca Paloma – “EaEa” – Spain 2023

14) 🇪🇸 Chanel – “SloMo” – Spain 2022

13) 🇦🇹 Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell is Edgar” – Austria 2023

12) 🇮🇹 Marco Mengoni – “Due Vite” – Italy 2023

11) 🇸🇪 Loreen – “Euphoria” – Sweden 2012

10) 🇦🇲 Brunette – “Future Lover” – Armenia 2023

9) 🇫🇷 La Zarra – “Évidemment” – France 2023

8) 🇳🇴 Alexander Rybak – “Fairytale” – Norway 2009

7) 🇭🇷 Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ” – Croatia 2023

6) 🇷🇺 Little Big – “Uno” – Russia 2020

5) 🇵🇱 Blanka – “Solo” – Poland 2023

4) 🇳🇴 Alessandra Queen of Kings” – Norway 2023

3) 🇮🇱 Noa Kirel – “Unicorn” – Israel 2023

2) 🇸🇪 Loreen – “Tattoo” – Sweden 2023

1) 🇫🇮 Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha” – Finland 2023

On the list, there are ten winning songs, while 30 more from the 37  songs that took part in Eurovision 2023.

What do you think of the TOP 50, do you agree with the results? Write us in the comments below!

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Eurovision Awards 2023: The Winners!

From Saturday 9 December to Tuesday 12 December, the Eurovision audience had the opportunity to vote for their favorite entries among eight categories through the official Eurovision Instagram account. A few hours ago, the winners of these categories for the Eurovision Awards 2023 were announced, as they emerged after tens of thousands of votes in just a few days.

The Results

King/Queen of the Rizz 2023
  • Blanka
  • Joker Out
  • Mae Muller
  • Marco Mengoni

https://youtu.be/3LXlPviGiWc

Style Icon 2023
  • La Zarra
  • Let 3
  • Lord of the Lost
  • Mimicat
Most Iconic Duo
  • TuranTuralX
  • Teya & Salena
  • Mia & Dion
  • TVORCHI

https://youtu.be/8uk64V9h0Ko

Vocal Powerhouse
  • Alika
  • Gustaph
  • Loreen
  • Voyager
King/Queen of Choreo 2023
  • Blanka
  • Diljá
  • Käärijä
  • Noa Kirel
Exemplary Artistic Vision
  • Blanca Paloma
  • Käärijä
  • Loreen
  • Luke Black
Best Bouffant
  • Loreen
  • Reiley
  • Vesna
  • Voyager

https://youtu.be/ag8qxpvTTy0

Miss Congeniality 2023
  • Alessandra
  • Gustaph
  • Teya & Salena
  • Voyager

Below you can see the results through the official Eurovision channel on Youtube:

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Iceland: The Association of Composers and Lyricists calls on RÚV to abstain from Eurovision 2024 because of Israel!

The Association of Composers and Lyricists of Iceland opposes the country’s participation in Eurovision 2024 unless Israel is disqualified.

Last night, through its official Facebook account, the Association of Composers and Lyricists of Iceland, F.T.T. (Félag tónskálda og textahöfunda) announced that they have sent a request to the radio director and RÚV board stating the following:

The board of FTT tonight sent this request to the radio director and board of RUV:

Reykjavik 11 December 2023

The board of FTT, an association of composers and lyricists, calls on RÚV not to participate in Eurovision in 2024 unless Israel is denied participation in the competition on the same grounds as Russia in the last competition. We all have a duty to take a stand against war and the killing of civilians and innocent children. We always have the choice not to put our name to such things, whether we are individuals or state institutions. We owe it to the nations that act with military force to not share with them in an event that is always characterized by joy and optimism.

The board of FTT:

Bragi Valdimar Skúlason, chairman
Védís Hervör Árnadóttir, vice-chairman
Sóley Stefánsdóttir
Ragnhei ður Grondal
Andri Olafsson
Hallur Ingólfsson
Hildur Kristín Stefánsdóttir

It is not the first time that Iceland has expressed discomfort in issues concerning Israel, recalling that in 2019 there was opposition to hosting the competition in Jerusalem, but also the representatives of the country themselves that year took a political position during the announcement of the results on the night of the final. Any response from the country’s public broadcaster is awaited with interest.

Do you believe that the aforementioned request will have an impact on Iceland’s participation? Let us know your thought in the comments below.

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EBU: Israel’s public broadcaster complies with the rules of Eurovision 2024!

In a public statement to the Belgian newspaper HLN, the EBU comments on its announcement regarding the list of 37 competing countries in Eurovision 2024, with the inclusion of Israel in this list.

The announcement of the list with the 37 competing nations of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest by EBU a few days ago, was a matter of controversy on the social media, since a part of the eurofans considered that Israel should have been disqualified from the upcoming contest.

In fact, there were not a few who compared the case of Russia with that of Israel, accusing the EBU of having double standards in similar cases.

Responding to a relevant question from the Belgian newspaper HLN, the EBU comments that the list of countries that are going to compete in Eurovision 2024 has been approved by the relevant bodies of the association, while regarding Israel it replies that its participation is given, since its public television fully comlies with the competition regulations.

“The EBU’s governing bodies […] reviewed the list of participants and decided that the Israeli public broadcaster complies with all competition rules”

The EBU’s decision is reasonable at this time. It is worth reminding that the case of Russia and Belarus’ disualification are two completely different cases. Russia’s public television was expelled by the EBU due to its use by the Russian government as a propaganda tool in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, violating its territorial integrity. As far as Belarus is conserned, a temporary exclusion from the competition and from the EBU for three years was decided, as a penalty for the attempt of the country’s public television to politicize Eurovision 2021, by sending an entry with clear political lyrics.

The case of Israel has nothing to do with the above, since the war conflict did not start with its own fault on the one hand and on the other hand its war response came as a result of the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th.

Since the question around Israel’s inclusion in the upcoming contest was solved, the only thing pending now is whether Romania will manage to be present in Malmö, in May, raising the number of the participating countries to 38.

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Israel: What happened on the fourth episode of HaKokhav Haba!

Last night, Wednesday 06/12, the fourth episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition) was broadcast, the talent show through which will emerge the next representative who will fly the flag of Israel in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

Four more artists advanced to the next round of HaKokhav Haba, continuing to claim the ticket to Malmö. On the fourth episode we watched five audtions, however only four artists qualified to the next round. 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.

Mika Moshe

Although Mika is 16 years old, she is already known in Israel, having even released a song that became a big hit. She participated in the Music School talent show when she was a student. Mika confidently stood on stage, although she had several insecurities, which cost her votes. But he convinced the public in general and most of the judges and so with 79% she qualified for the next phase.

Noya Shram

The choice of the song divided the judges, who thought that such a show might not fit the mood of the day, with some taking her side and some others not. Despite this, 17-year-old Noya passed to the next phase with 70%.

Liran Ben Moshe

Liran is 21 years old, he was a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces and at the end of his service he decided he wanted to be a cook. He dedicated the song with which he participated to his sergeant who fell in the battle against the terrorist organization Hamas. Most reviewers were positive about it. With 75% he qualified for the next phase.

Oral Ravid

Oral is 16 years old, but as the judges commented, he has the confidence of a 70-year-old artist. The judges called Oral’s performance the best of today’s episode, although one of the judges didn’t give him a positive vote, thinking he might not be ready for Eurovision. With 87%, Oral passed to the next phase of the show.

HaKokhav Haba continues with more auditions in the next episode, which so far no one knows when this will be aired. Through HaKokhav HaBaIsrael managed to advance to the final of our favorite competition every year from 2015 to 2020, while in 2018 Netta was also the winner of Eurovision with the song “Toy”.

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

https://youtu.be/Z3mIcCllJXY

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Israel: What happened in the second episode of HaKokhav Haba!

Last night, Saturday 2/12, was broadcast the second episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition), the talent show through which will emerge the next representative who will fly the flag of Israel in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

Three more artists advanced to the next round of HaKokhav Haba, continuing to claim the ticket to Malmö. Two weeks after the airing of the first episode, and after much tension and emotion caused by the release of dozens of hostages by Hamas, on Saturday the organizers thought they could broadcast the second episode of the show.

In the second episode we watched four audtions, however only three artists qualified to the next round. 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.

Moriah

Moriah is 26 years old and comes from the southern settlements on the border with Gaza, where about 1,400 Israeli citizens were massacred by the Hamas terrorist strike. Moriah dances and sings but doesn’t have much stage experience. The judges were moved by her performance, as was the audience. With 96% of positive votes, she advanced to the next phase.

Yonathan Biton

Yonathan, 28 years old, sang with a group of six other people. Although he did not know that the winner of the show will represent Israel at Eurovision 2024, he happily accepted this invitation wanting to spread “light” in Europe. The judges thought that the covers he makes are very original and gave him their positive vote. With 86%, he also passed to the next round of the process.

Arik Sinai

Arik Sinai, 74 years old, is already a very successful and well-known artist in Israel. His success started in the 80s with many hits, while his career even extends to the USA! He is participating in HaKokhav Haba because he was approached by the production team who had already tried twice to make it with no success. At the end of his performance the judges stood up and gave him a standing ovation. He does not believe that age is an obstacle and will do his best to reach Malmö. With 90% of the votes, he advanced to the next phase.

HaKokhav Haba continues with more auditions in the next episode, which so far no one knows when this will be aired. Through HaKokhav HaBa, Israel managed to advance to the final of our favorite competition every year from 2015 to 2020, while in 2018 Netta was also the winner of Eurovision with the song “Toy”.

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

https://youtu.be/Z3mIcCllJXY

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Sweden: First betting odds for Melodifestivalen 2024 | Danny Saucedo is the hot favourite!

It has been only a few hours since the announcement of the participants at Melodifestival 2024, but the first betting odds have already begun, depsite the fact that the participating songs release of the first semi-final will have to wait for two more months.

The big favourite for the victory is Danny Saucedo, who aims a dynamic come-back in the music industry of Sweden through his participation in Melodifestivalen 2024. This is going to be his fifth participation in this particular music festival.

His entry “Happy That You Found Me” was composed by Kristoffer Fogelmark, John Martin and Michel Zitron. The latter was involved in the production of two global music hits, Don’t you owrry child” and “Save the world” of Swedish House Mafia and has also collaborated with artists like Avicii and Alesso. 

In the second place of the betting odds are the Norwegian twins Marcus & Martinus Gunnarsen who took part in Melodifestivalen 2023 and finished in the second place.

In the third place we see Liamoo, in fourth place the popoular among the eurofans Dotter while the first top five ends with a tie between Maria Sur and Smash Into Pieces.

At this point it should be mentioned that the betting odds are currently based only on the names of the particpants. Comparing the current face of the betting odds with the respondent one of previous years, we can see that the betting odds were confirmed only in 2014, 2015 and 2023.

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, Eskiltuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and subsequently the Swedish representative in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest was Loreen with her entry “Tattoo”. Loreen did not only achieved a second victory in Melodifestival, but also a second victory at the Eurovision Song Contest, raising the number of Swedish victories to 7, equalizing the number of victories of the intertemporal queen of Eurovision, Ireland.

https://youtu.be/BE2Fj0W4jP4

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Ireland: 380 submission for Eurovision 2024!

Close to 380 is the number of entries for Ireland’s national final, the Late Late Show.

Michael Kealy, the head of Ireland’s delegation in the Eurovision Song Contest in an interview with Adam Mc Calling via TikTok revealed more details surrounding the selection process. In particular, he stated that the number of participations that have been submitted is around 375 to 378 and is the largest number that has been submitted since he took up this role. Michael Kelly and the rest of the team after listening to all the suggestions have singled out 60 songs which are characterized by a wide variety. Then it was mentioned that in the next phase of the proces,  each member of the jury will present their personal top ten to come up with the four artists/acts that will take part in The Late Late Show. However towards the end of the interview it was noted that there are two names that will be singed-out and rpoceed to the final night via fast-trach process bringing the number of finalists to six.

Below you can watch the relevant part of the interview on TikTok

@allthingsadam.ie Episode 1 of #eurovisionwithadam will be out Tuesday on Spotify + Apple Podcasts #eurovision #irish #ireland #eurovision2024 #eire #rte ♬ original sound – Adam Mc Callig

This year Ireland was represented in the competition in Liverpool by Wild Youth and the song “We Are One” but they did not manage to make it to the grand final as they finished 12th in the first semi-final with 10 points.

https://youtu.be/80-4_rjW10U

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Malta: These are the 12 finalists of MESC 2024!

After the completion of the last semi-final of MESC 2024, the public broadcaster of Malta announced on a special tv show the 12 acts that qualified to the final of the selection show of the island of the Knights for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. The 12 acts were voted by the audience and the jury panel.

The 36 artist that took part in the 4 semi-finals of MESC 2024 were as follows:

  1. Kurt Calleja – “Misunderstood”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – Loop”
  3. Gail – Wild Card”
  4. Mark Anthony Bartolo – Condition or Fiction”
  5. Eliana Gomez Blanco – There’s Only Flowers”
  6. OXYGYN – Cloudmaker”
  7. Nathan – Ghost”
  8. Lyndsay – Fire Proof”
  9. Dominic Cini – Bewsa”
  10. Marie Claire – “Fading”
  11. Franklin Calleja – “Puppet”
  12. Desirei Grech – “Watch Me”
  13. Sopranique – “Empire”
  14. Janvil – “MAN”
  15. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  16. Denise – “Mara”
  17. Mark Portelli – “Just Be”
  18. Maria Christina – “Moving On”
  19. Jessica Micallef – “Tagħna Tnejn”
  20. Cosette Baldacchino – “Free Fall”
  21. Michela Galea – “Let’s Talk About Love”
  22. Thea Aquilina – “Blood Stream”
  23. Miguel Bonello – “Better Off Alone”
  24. Moira Stafrace – “Feather Flight”
  25. Dan – “Baraxx”
  26. Stefan Galea – “Numb”
  27. Karin Duff – “Breaking Bad”
  28. Christian Arding – Bellus”
  29. Erba – “Sirena”
  30. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  31. Kyle George – “Arrows”
  32. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”
  33. Martina Cutajar – “Miles Away”
  34. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  35. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  36. Ryan Hili – “Karma”

The artists that advanced to the grand final of MESC 2024 are as per below list:

  1. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – Loop”
  3. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  4. Janvil – “MAN”
  5. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  6. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  7. Erba – “Sirena”
  8. Nathan – Ghost”
  9. Denise – “Mara”
  10. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  11. Gail – Wild Card”
  12. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”

The final of MESC 2024

The final will take place in January 2024. Each artist will have 5,000€ at their disposal for their own video-clip production. In addition each artist will film their own live-on-tape clips in December of 60 minutes duration, which will include 3 performances and the best one will be chosed to be presented on the night of the final. The next Maltese representative will emerge with the combination of the votes of the televoters and the jury.

This year Malta was represneted in Liverpool by the The Busker and the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” who didn’t manage to qualify as the ended up 15th and last in the first semi-final with only 3 points.

https://youtu.be/zVmVt9qmg9g

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The 2024 London Eurovision Party will be held on April 7!

A few hours ago it was officially announced, through the London Eurovision Party‘s social media accounts, that the event is going to be held for yet another year. The event’s date, April 7, was also announced by the organizers.


As noted in the post, this year marks 15 years since the first London Eurovision Party was held. Numerous surprises will be included in the celebration of the occasion. Furthermore, information regarding ticket sales will be revealed soon.

This event traditionally involves the Eurovision contestants of the year, who are given the opportunity to promote and present their entries live. Former participants are also invited to perform.

In addition to the London Eurovision Party, the following pre-parties have their dates confirmed:

  • Barcelona Eurovision Party – April 4, 5 and 6
  • Eurovision in Concert – April 13
  • Nordic Eurovision Party – April 14

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