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Australia: The running order of Australia Decides 2022!

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Earlier today, the running order of the Australian National Final, Australia Decides 2022 was announced! Eleven amazing acts will perform for the chance to represent the nation in Turin, in May, with the winner chosen by a jury and public votes.

The artists’ running order is as follows:

  1. G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“
  2. Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“
  3. Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“
  4. Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“
  5. Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”
  6. Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“
  7. Paulini – “We Are One”
  8. Jaguar Jonze – “Little Fires“
  9. Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie – “When I’m With You“
  10. Voyager – “Dreamer”
  11. Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream“

Alongside the performances of the 11 entrants, Australia Decides will feature performances from special guests such as KEiiNO who represented Norway in 2019 with “Spirit In The Sky” as well as Australia Decides 2020 winner, Montaigne! Australia Decides 2022, will be hosted by Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst live on SBS on 26 February 2022 at 12:30AM CET.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Australia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: SBS/Aussievision

Belgium: Jérémie Makiese’s song to be released on March 10th!

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Radio stations VivaCité and MNM have announced the release date of the Belgian song for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 10 March we will discover the song with which Jérémie Makiese will represent Belgium.

The release of Jérémie Makiese’s song is scheduled for Thursday 10 March. French broadcaster RTBF reports that Jérémie will be a guest on its VivaCité radio program. This morning show runs from 8AM to 9AM CET and can also be watched on the Belgian national TV channel, La Une. There, he will present his song as well as the accompanying video clip. There is also a strong possibility that the song will be heard simultaneously on the MNM station.

One week ago, the young singer-songwriter posted a teaser of his song on his official Instagram account.

He is the fifth consecutive former contestant of The Voice Belgique chosen by RTBF to represent Belgium and the first winner of the show since Roberto Bellarosa in 2013 to represent the country. Jérémie had declared his interest in going to Eurovision in an old interview.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Belgian participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: songfestival.be

Ukraine: Detailed results of Vidbir 2022!

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A few hours ago, the Ukrainian broadcaster,  Suspilne, published the detailed results of Vidbir 2022, which was the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2022 in Turin!

We remind you that the voting results of the national final depend on the televoting (50%) and the jury (50%). Each member of the jury gives points ranging from 1 to 8, where 1 is the lowest score and 8 is the highest. The voting results of the viewers are formed as a percentage of the votes, which amounts to 100%, with the subsequent conversion of the votes to points from 1 to 8.

The detailed voting of the jury is as follows:

Tina Karol:

  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 1 point
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ”  – 2 points
  • Cloudless – “All be alright” – 3 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” (My love) – 4 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 5 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 6 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 7 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 8 points

Jamala:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  1 point
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 2 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 3 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 4 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 5 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 6 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 8 points

Yaroslav Lodigin:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  1 point
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 2 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 3 points
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 4 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 5 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 6 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 8 points

The overall score of the jury is the following:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  5 points– correspond to 1 point
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 7 points– correspond to 2 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 10 points– correspond to 3 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 14 points– correspond to 4 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 15 points– correspond to 5 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 16 points– correspond to 6 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 19 points– correspond to 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 22 points– correspond to 8 points

The total votes of the public:

  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 1,239 votes – 1 point
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 1,605 votes – 2 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 2,740 votes  – 3 points
  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  3,410 votes – 4 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 5,034 votes – 5 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 5,646 votes – 6 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 19,535 votes – 7 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 31,634 votes – 8 points

Kalush Orchestra will represent Ukraine in Turin with the song ”Stefania”. You can listen to their entry here:

 

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2022.

 

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Slovenia: LPS’ Disko will remain in Slovenian!

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The Slovenian broadcaster, RTVSLO, announced that LPS, Slovenia’s representatives in Turin, have decided to keep the song “Disko” in their native language!

LPS won EMA 2022 and therefore secured their ticket to Italy. Their journey started at EMA Freš, a qualifying event organised by RTVSLO for unestablished artists where they came second in the jury, giving them a qualification for the semi-finals of EMA 2022.

Their song “Disko” is entirely in Slovenian. The song was written by all five members of the band in August during a rehearsal at Gimnazija Celje – Center. In an interview with MMC, they revealed that they do not intend to change the lyrics, as they are based on several true events.

LPS’ victory was a surprise for them as well, with the band having rapid success in recent months. From a high school band, the five of them are now preparing for the stage in Turin. As they say, they haven’t thought much about the staging in Italy, but have been rehearsing a lot for EMA 2022. They also added that, above all, the plan is to enjoy the experience that is the Eurovision Song Contest.

Music is our way of life and performing at Eurovision will mean a lot to us.

LPS won EMA 2022 and therefore the right to represent Slovenia in Turin, you can listen to their entry here:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Slovenia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: Eurovoix

Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project give an exclusive interview to Eurovisionfun!

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This year, Intelligent Music Project will represent Bulgaria, with their song “Intention“. Eurovisionfun, after the kind and honourable invitation of the band, was in Sofia a few days ago, for the first live performance of the song with which they will represent Bulgaria in Turin.

Who are Intelligent Music Project?

Intelligent Music Project is a ‘supergroup’, consisting of local and international stars, which was formed in 2011 by Dr. Milen Vrabevski, an important figure in the Bulgarian industry. Dr. Vrabevski is known for his charity and business activities. He is the producer, composer and lyricist of the band!

With a combination of melancholic, but also hard rock sound and thoughtful lyrics containing topical messages, especially for the youth, the songs of Intelligent Music Project always make a sensation.

Throughout the years of the band’s existence, some of the biggest names in the world rock music scene have contributed to Intelligent Music Project. With its current line-up, the band’s main vocalist is Ronnie Romero, Bisser Ivanov, Slavin Slavchev (winner of Bulgaria’s X-Factor), Ivo Stefanov, Dimiter Sirakov and drummer Stoyan Yankoulov, who represented Bulgaria in 2007 and 2013 with Elitsa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HySI2igCcx4&feature=emb_title

The interview

Shortly before their live performance at Sofia Live Club, Intelligent Music Project spoke to us exclusively, about how they were selected by the Bulgarian Public Television, Intention, their plans for Turin etc.

Thank you very much for the invitation. Can you tell us some information about Intelligent Music Project? How was it created?

Dr. Vrabevski created the band. We have released several albums and have toured several countries in the last three years. Our creator and producer has found the best musicians, who now make up Intelligent Music Project. We have musicians from Bulgaria, but also from other parts of the world, like Ronnie Romero. We try to always be full of energy in everything we do. That’s how Eurovision came about, we are very grateful for that.

In a word, what is the formula for success after so many years?

The message!

Let’s go now to the Eurovision contest. You were the first artists to be announced for the next contest, as well as your song. Do you think this is positive or negative for your luck in Turin?

We are not the ones who wait to see what others will do so that we can do the same. We were ready because we had our new album ready. We don’t follow the paths that other people take, we make our own path. Even if we waited to announce our song for later it wouldn’t change anything. It would be the same song, since we had already recorded our new album.

How did you get selected by the Bulgarian public television?

There was an internal process, where different artists submitted their proposals. Intention was considered the best choice.

(Addressing Stoyan) This will be your third entry, do you feel it will be somewhat different this time?

Eurovision changes every year! It’s a traditional competition that keeps changing its form. New songs, new trends, new lights, technology etc. So that means it will be basically my first time!

Anyway, you owe us 12 points from 2007!

I remember! (Laughs)

So Ronnie, what is the message of Intention?

Intention sends an important message. Because of the difficult times we experienced during the pandemic, people want to feel optimistic that a change for the better will come, but in order for that to happen they have to have the Intention to change things.

We are from Greece, a country where we know that you have a lot of fans who follow you and you have given several concerts. Do you expect support from the Greek audience in the Eurovision contest?

We expect support from all countries. For us it’s a great opportunity to promote our music on such a big stage like Eurovision. We will do on the Torino stage what we know and love the most.

Have you seen other Eurovision 2022 participants?

We have seen some. The Italian representatives are very good. It will be a great competition!

Since we are in Italy. Would you participate in this year’s Eurovision contest if a rock band, Måneskin, didn’t win last year? Did they somehow pave the way for you?

We’ve been playing rock music a lot longer than Måneskin. That wasn’t the motivation for us. Our motivation is the opportunity that Eurovision gives us to connect with so many people and have them see our work.

What are your plans for promotion between now and May?

We’ll be doing some concerts between now and then. Thessaloniki, Brussels, Paris, Turin! We want fans of the competition to see Intelligent Music Project perform Intention live. That’s our strong point. We have a lot of work to do with rehearsals, choreography!

What would you like to say to the contest fans?

Good luck to the Greek participant! We love Greeks because we have many good friends. Greece always votes for Bulgaria and Bulgaria votes for Greece, so we hope that this year will be the same.

Thank you very much!

We thank you, we hope you enjoy the competition!

More information about the live concert of Intelligent Music Project in Thessaloniki on March 25th can be found HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Bulgaria’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Norway: Subwoolfer will offer to Europe their bananas!!

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The Grand Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 took place tonight at 19:55 CET. After six shows, 10 artists competed for the ticket to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

The participants

The 10 finalists of the show were as follows:

  1. Oda Gondrosen – Hammer of Thor
  2. NorthKid – Someone
  3. Anna-Lisa Kumoji – Queen Bees
  4. Farida – Dangerous
  5. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  6. Frode – Black Flowers
  7. Christian Ingebrigtsen – Wonder of the world
  8. Maria Mohn – Fly
  9. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  10. Elsie Bay – Death of us

After the performance of the ten songs, the four acts that proceeded to the Gold Final phase were:

  1. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  2. Elsie Bay – Death of us
  3. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  4. NorthKid – Someone

From there the two acts that advanced to the Gold Duel were:

  1. NorthKid – Someone
  2. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana

Later on the show the representative of Greece Amanda Tenfjord gave a small interview to one of the hosts of the show.

Afterwards we had the chance to enjoy TIX and his entry in 2021 Eurovision in Rotterdam, Fallen Angel, in English and Norwegian.

After the announcement of the votes from each region of Norway the representatives of Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 are Subwoolfer with the song Give that Woolf a Banana !!

 

Subwoolfer and Norway are going to participate at the second half of the First Semi-Final on 10th of May. Do you think that they can achieve a better result this year? Let us know in the comments below.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Norwegian entry at the upcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. 

Slovenia: LPS and “Disko” at Eurovision 2022!

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The final of EMA 2022, Slovenia’s national final, has just been completed, and LPS with the song “Disko” has emerged as the winner and therefore Slovenia’s representative in Eurovision 2022!

A total of twelve finalists, who emerged through two semi-finals, competed in the grand final, vying for a ticket to Turin.

The finalists:

  1. Anabel – “Tendency“
  2. Stela Sofia – “Tu in zdaj“
  3. Manouche – “Si sama?“
  4. Leya Leanne – “Naked“
  5. BQL – “Maj“
  6. Gušti feat. Leyre – “Nova romantika“
  7. July Jones – “Girls Can Do Anything“
  8. David Amaro – “Še vedno si lepa“
  9. LPS – “Disko“
  10. Hauptman – “Sledim“
  11. Luma – “All In“
  12. Batista Cadillac – “Mim pravil“

Results:

A five-member jury (50%) and the public (50%) decided which of the 12 artists would represent Slovenia in Turin.

The jurors votes:

The full results:

You can watch LPS’s winning performance below:

 

Do you agree with Slovenia’s choice to represent the country in Turin in May?

Tell us in the comments!

Poland: The betting odds for the winner of Tu bije serce Europy!

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Poland is one of the six countries that will pick their artist who will represent Poland in Turin tonight. Broadcast live from TVP’s studios in Warsaw, Eurofans everywhere around the globe will be able to watch the grand final of Tu bije serce Europy.

The betting odds of Tu bije serce Europy are as follows:

In a low-level national final, Krystian Ochman seems to be the huge favourite, at least according to the bookmakers. Daria is next, with a big gap in second place.

Ten artists will compete and their main aim is to win the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. The artists who will participate in the Polish national final are:

  1. Kuba Szmajkowski – “Lovesick“
  2. Ania Byrcyn – “Dokąd“
  3. Siostry Szlachta – “Drogowskazy”
  4. Lidia Kopania – “Why Does It Hurt?”
  5. Karolina Stanisławczyk & Toro Chica – “Move”
  6. Karolina Lizer – “Czysta Woda”
  7. Unmute – “Głośniej Niż Decybele“
  8. Emilia Dębska (Mila) – “All I Need”
  9. Krystian Ochman – “River”
  10. Daria – “Paranoia”

The song and the artist who will represent Poland in Turin will be chosen – initially – by a combination of the votes of the jury (50%) and the public (50%). The public and jury vote will result in the top three, who will go on to claim victory in the second round. The result of the second round will be based solely on the public vote.

The presenters of Tu bije serce Europy will be last year’s representative of Poland at Eurovision 2021, Rafał Brzozowski, Ida Nowakowska and Małgorzata Tomaszewska.

The Polish national final will start at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through TVP2’s frequency by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Poland’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

France: The candidates of C’est Vous Qui Decidez 2022!

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After a period of mystery and speculations, the national public broadcaster of France finally released the final list of the candidate participants and their songs for Eurovision France: C’est Vous Qui Décidez 2022!

France 2 received more than 1500 songs out of which 12 were selected to take part at the national final.

The candidates who are about to claim the representation of France in Turin, Italy are as follows:

The French national final Eurovision France: C’est Vous Qui Décidez is going to take place on 5th of March at 21:10 CET.

The show consists of 3 stages: The top 5 songs of the public of the first stage will advance to the second stage of the selection, where a 6th entry will join them decided by the jury. On the final stage, there is going to be a 50/50 voting process (jury voting and televoting) which will determine the next representative of France in Eurovision 2022.

The jury panel consist of 10 members:

  • Jenifer (head)
  • Gjon’s Tears
  • Yseult
  • Andre Manoukian
  • Nicoletta
  • Agustin Galiana
  • Joyce Jonathan
  • Cyril Feraud
  • Elodie Gossuin
  • Sundy Jules

In 2021 France was closer than ever to the victory at the contest with Barbara Pravi and Voilà! She finished second with 499 points.

https://youtu.be/Unj9WbeLzRU

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the news regarding the French participation at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

Finland: The Rasmus released the official video clip of “Jezebel”!

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The Finnish rock band The Rasmus is one of the participants at the Finnish national selection UMK 2022 for Eurovision 2022.

The band are claiming the representation of their country in Turin with the song Jezebel . The track was written together with Desmond Child, with whom The Rasmus collaborated for their 7th album “Black Roses”. Desmond Child has also worked with some of the biggest names of the world rock industry including KISS, BON JOVI, AEROSMITH and ALICE COOPER.

Speaking about their cooperation, Child revealed that Jezebel was written in Greece and specifically on the island of Folegandros. 

Today, the rock band released the official video clip of their entry which you can watch below:

The video was directed by the internationally awarded director Jesse Haaja.

The next representative of Finland will emerge through the UMK 2022 on 26th of February 2022, which is scheduled to be broadcast at 21:00 EET. For those outside Finland, there will be available live-streaming here  areena.yle.fi/tv.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the news regarding the Finnish participation at the upcoming contest in Turin, Italy.