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Azerbaijan: “Tell Me More” to be released tomorrow!

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The entry of Azerbaijan at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest is going to be released tomorrow!

A few minutes ago, the official site for the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, 12xal, posted on their official account on Instagram that the song “Tell Me More” the duo TuralTuranX are going to perform in Liverpool, is scheduled to be released tomorrow at 16:00 CET.

 

Azerbaijan has been allocated in the second half of the First Semi-Final which is going to take place on Tuesday 9th of May.

Stay tuned on Eurovision fun for all the updates around the Azeri entry in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Turkey: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu supports country’s return to the Eurovision Song Contest!

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In Turkey. some days ago, the six parties which constitute the main country’s political opposition announced that their leader is going to be Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is already the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). That specific party was founded by Kemal Ataturk himself approximately 100 years ago.

According to the recent exit polls which took place in Turkey, Kılıçdaroğlu seems to be the odds-on favourite to win the elections, since his political beliefs are more acceptable by the majority of the Turkish people and more friendly towards the West World, in contrast to Erdoğan’s. Driven by those data, there are a lots of people who actually believe that Kılıçdaroğlu’s policy could mark the possible return of Turkey in the contest.

Turkey’s Republican People’s Party can be characterized by its oppostition towards the old, traditional islamic beliefs that are supported by Erdoğan’s current policy and system of governance. Kılıçdaroğlu himself has mentioned multiple times during these last months that if he actually wins in Turkey’s elections on May 14th, he will be a trustworthy member between Turkey and West’s discussions for a much better cooperative future and that his primary goal will be the restoration between Turkey and West World’s policies.

It is a shame for Turkey to withdraw from Eurovision

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu commented also on Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest, under Erdoğan’s rule in 2013, describing it as a shameful decision.

It is a shame for Turkey to withdraw from Eurovision. Our artists will go there, sing their songs and folk songs. Countries will vote, someone will win. This is a competition. Artists become even more popular by taking part in international competitions and by winning awards. That’s the proper form of a foreign policy.

To make a long story short, Turkey’s elections in spring seem to be of high importance regarding not only the serious political decisions for the people but also the country’s possible return in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Let’s keep in mind that Turkey last took part in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, represented by Can Bonomo singing “Love Me Back” which came seventh at the end of the Grand Final. Take a look:

Would you like to see Turkey returning? Let us know in the comments below!

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Kosovo: RTK is starting their selection process for Eurovision with “Festivalit të Këngës”!

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The management of the Kosovar Public Broadcaster RTK, signed today to the creation of a new project called “Festivalit të Këngës”. This project is intended to be used in the future as the country’s selection method for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Festivalit të Këngës will be held in Kosovo and the purpose of the broadcaster is to offer to the TV audience a cultural and artistic event. The previous years, the citizens of Kosovo could watch in TV the Albanian selection for Eurovision Song Contest, Festivali i Këngës. Therefore, the tender process of the selection was widely known. 

RTK specifically stated in the press confrence that they aim for Festivalit të Këngës to be used as the selection method for Kosovo’s participaion in Eurovision, whenever the country makes its debut.

In 2022, RTK’s Director-General Ahmet Xhekaj stated that he aimed to apply for an EBU membership by the end of the year. However, this has not happened so far. Mr. Xhekaj believes that Kosovo may now have a greater chance of joining in EBU following the removal and suspension of Russia and Belarus by the organization.

Do you think that Kosovo will be able to make their debut in the Song Contest in the near future? Let us know in the comments down bellow!

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Kosovo’s participation in Eurovision!

Source: RTK

Finland: With Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” in Liverpool!

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The 12th edition of the Finnish national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), took place tonight in the cultural centre Logomo of the city of Turku. 7 entries competed against each other in order to win the nomination of representing Finland in the upcoming Eurovision which is going to be held in May, in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

The host of the show was one of the most famous Finnish musicians in the world, Samu Haber, the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue.

The participants

The 7 candidates of the show were as follows:

  1. Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“
  2. KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
  3. Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“
  4. Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“
  5. Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
  6. Lxandra – “Something to Lose“
  7. Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)

The final result was determined by 75% televote and by 25% international juries. The international juries of UMK 2023 conisted of the following countries:

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine

With the combination of the votes from the jury and the televoting, the representative of Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is :

Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha

Käärijä and Finland are going to participate in the second half of the first semi-final which is scheduled on 9th of May. Do you think that Finland will  achieve a better placement than last year’s 21st place? Let us know in the comments below!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Finnish entry at the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. 

Australia: The country of Oceania reveals its Eurovision 2023 entry tomorrow!

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The biggsest country of Oceania, Australia, is going to reveal its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tomorrow. As it is already known for months, SBS opted for an internal selection this year avoiding the national final process.

In particular, a countdown video was uploaded to the official Eurovision YouTube channel earlier for the announcemnet not only of the artist but also of the song with which their country is going to compete the coming May in Liverpool.

Australia is going to reveal its entry tomorrow at 19:30 CET and you can watch it by clicking the link here, that leads to the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

Last year Australia was represented in the Contest in Torino by Sheldon Riley and the song “Not the Same” which despite the fact that it qualified second from the second semi-final, it ended up only in the 15ht place of the Grand Final receiving only 125 points.

Who do you think is going to be the next reprsentative of the country in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest? Share your thought in the comments below.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates regarding the Australian participation in Eurovision 2023!

Albania: With the assistance of Sacha Jean-Baptiste in Liverpool!

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Earlier tonight it was announced that the well-known in the Eurovision world choreographer and director Sacha Jean-Baptiste will undertake the set-up of Albania’s participation, namely Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song “Duje”, on the Eurovision 2023 stage .

This will not be the first time that Sacha Jean-Baptiste undertakes the direction of the Balkan country as the same thing happened in 2021 with the participation of Anxhela Peristeri “Karma” 

As far as the revamp of the song Duje is concerned, it took place with the participation of live musical instruments including 60 bows in a studio in Istanbul. The song will be performed entirely in the Albanian language and will not differ from the version heard at Festivali i Këngës. In addition, in March and April, there is going to be a promotion of the entry in events at Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam and Warsaw.

Below you can watch again the Albanian entry as it was performed in the National Final, Festivali i Këngës.

https://youtu.be/aZxe3Ce6yEI

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates regarding the Albanian entry in the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Slovenia: First details regarding Joker Out’s live performance!

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Joker Out, Slovenia’s representatives at Eurovision 2023, were invited on the official Eurovision Channel podcast, and were asked by podcast host Steve Holden what they thought about their stage performance. They gave some insight into what they want to present on the Liverpool stage.

Specifically, Bojan Cvjetićanin, frontman of the band, stated the following:

We are a live band and enjoy playing live music, so that we were excited when we saw that the stage for this year’s contest would have a live audience directly beneath it. This would enable us to perform a three minute concert of Joker Out, and we promise a good show should we are able to use the energy of a live concert on stage.

Slovenia has been allocated in the second half of the second semi-final which is scheduled on 11th of May.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates around the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: Eurovoix 

Eurovision 2023: Kalush Orchestra live in Liverpool!

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Kalush Orchestra will perform live at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which is going to be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom the coming May.

In a press conference held in Strasbourg, France, the Kalush Orchestra confirmed that they will appear live on stage at Eurovision 2023, as is customary with the previous year’s winner.

In his statement after a visit to the European Parliament, the band’s lead singer Oleg Psyuk said:

Yes, Eurovision will be held in the UK, but we really hope that it will be taken into account and there will be some kind of our Ukrainian identity. And I think that there will be a pretty good atmosphere for us. I know that Ukrainians will also perform there. And, in fact, we are. Therefore, we really hope that everything will be fine, and we hope that Ukraine will perform like this this year, that next year we will host Eurovision in Ukraine.

Kalush Orchestra also confirmed that they will be releasing a new song in early March.

The group represented Ukraine last year in Turin, Italy, managing to bring the third victory to this long-suffering country of Eastern Europe.

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the updates around the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: Eurovoix

Latvia: Sudden Lights with “Aijā” in Eurovision 2023!

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After one Semi-Final and a Grand Final, Supernova 2023, the selection process for the next Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, has just finished.

The big winner of Supernova was Sudden Lights with the song “Aijā“, who will travel with the Latvian flag to Liverpool.

The Participants:

  1. Alise Haijima – “Tricky”
  2. Luīze – “You To Hold Me”
  3. Raum – “Fake Love”
  4. Toms Kalderauskis – “When It All Falls”
  5. Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes”
  6. Patrisha – “Hush”
  7. Sudden Lights – “Aijā”
  8. 24. Avēnija – “You Said”
  9. Avéi – “Let Me Go”
  10. Markus Riva – “Forever”

The Results:

The song with the highest number of votes based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public will be declared the winner.

Τhe results were as follows:

  1. Sudden Lights – “Aijā”
  2. Patrisha – “Hush”
  3. 24. Avēnija – “You Said”
  4. Markus Riva – “Forever”
  5. Avéi – “Let Me Go”
  6. Raum – “Fake Love”
  7. Toms Kalderauskis – “When It All Falls”
  8. Alise Haijima – “Tricky”
  9. Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes”
  10. Luīze – “You To Hold Me”

Sudden Light will wave the Latvian flag in Liverpool with “Aijā“!

Don’t miss the exclusive interview from Sudden Lights on our Youtube channel some days ago!

 

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Latvia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Denmark: With Reiley and “Breaking My Heart” in Liverpool!

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The final of the 2023 edition of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place tonight and once again it determined the next Dane representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 which is going to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom the coming May. The DMGP took place in Næstved Arena in the city of Næstved .

8 songs competed in the first round of tonight’s final. After the completion of the first round the three favourite songs of the public proceeded to the second round of the final, where the result was determined 50% by the televoters and 50% by the jury.

The hosts of the show were Tina Müller and Heino Hansen

The participants

The 8 finalists of the show were as follows:

  1. Frederik Leopold – “Stuck on You”
  2. EYJAA – “I Was Gonna Marry Him”
  3. Micky Skeel – “Glansbillede”
  4. maia maia – “Beautiful Bullshit”
  5. Nicklas Sonne – “Freedom”
  6. Mariyah LeBerg – “Human”
  7. Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Lige her”
  8. Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”

After the performances of the aforementioned artists, lines opened and the public voted for the three songs that they wanted to see in the second round of the final. At this point we remind you that the Danish public had the chance to vote for their favourite entries during the whole week, as the voting process commenced on Monday 6th of February and ended on Friday 10th of February.

The three songs that gained the most public votes and advanced to the second round of the 2023 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix were:

  1. Nicklas Sonne – “Freedom”
  2. Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”
  3. Micky Skeel – “Glansbillede”

After the completion of the second round, the voting process started again so that the public alongside with the jury panel to vote and determine the 2023 representative of the Scandinavian kingdom in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

When the voting procedure completed, with the combination of the votes from the televoting and the juries, the 51st Danish representative is

Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”

 

Reileyand Denmark are going to participate in the first half of the second semi-final which is scheduled on 11th of May. Do you think that Denmark is going to qualify to the Grand Final after 2 years of elimination ? Let us know in the comments below!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Danish entry at the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.