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Denmark: Interview with Confessions | Hallelujah and the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022! (Video)

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Following their decision to participate in this year’s Danish national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix , Confessions speaks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Apostolos Bogianno and Apostolis Matami.

The Confessions are among the eight finalists in the Danish national final for Eurovision 2022, and will try to represent their country with the song “Hallelujah”.

We have been working hard for our appearance for the last few days and we are really very excited. “Hallelujah” refers to how grateful we are for someone in our lives when we go through a difficult period where we feel alone, something we have all experienced over the years. When you are out of the way and you need someone to talk to and finally find joy in your life again. Although the song was not written for the competition from the beginning, we later realized that it would be a perfect choice for the DMGP and consequently for Eurovision.

Regarding his stage presentation of the song in the national final, they themselves state that:

We can not say much yet. It will be a party. We want to become one with the audience, however in the presentation there is a surprise that for the time being will remain secret.

Although they like all the songs from DMGP 2022, this one by Fuld Effekt stands out.

Their favorite Danish participations are those of Emmelie de Forest (2013) and Olsen Brothers (2000) while from the competition in general they single out the participation of Loreen (Sweden 2012) which they would choose in case they made a collaboration with a Eurostar.

Inspired by many artists such as Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars, they consider it an honor to be able to raise the Danish flag in Turin.

Shortly before the end of the interview, Confessions gave us a part of their participation head on.

Watch the full Confessions exclusive interview in the video below:

Listen to “Hallelujah” from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Danish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Amanda: “The process in Norway is very scary”!

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Amanda gave an interview to Marte Stokkstad, a Norwegian public television presenter and commentator of the contest. Among those asked was why she participates with Greece and not with Norway.

Amanda’s answer was clear and was not the one that was mistakenly conveyed on social media:

Wanting to cross-reference the above, we asked Amanda to listen to the audio clip in question and we convey to you literally what was finally said in this interview:

I participated for Greece because I am Greek…The process in Norway is very scary , with all these semifinals, duels. The song is exposed for 5 weeks and this is scary for me!

This was Amanda’s answer to the question why she never participated in the MGP and not why she considers it a circus, as it was falsely said!

Update:

Some minutes after our article published, Eurovision Norway asks apologies for the false and the misunderstanding

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek entry in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest!

Estonia: Stefan speaks exclusively at Eurovision Fun!

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He is one of the favorites of Eesti Laul 2022 and with his song “Hope” he is on the race  to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2022 in Turin, Italy.

Stefan speaks exclusively at Eurovision Fun and we are really very happy to host him!

-Stefan, welcome to Eurovision Fun and thank you very much for this interview! First we would like you to tell us some things about you, so that our readers can get to know you better. 

-Hey Eurovision Fun! I’m glad that you contacted me. I am super excited about Eesti Laul and HOPEfully I’ll get to go to Eurovision (did you see what I did there).

Well, if I would have to describe myself then first thing is that I am a singer with an Armenian roots. I enjoy cooking and writing songs. I think I’d say I am a positive person. I like to have fun and thats why I hate corona so much. Because for me I need people to have fun, even though I enjoy being alone. It all depends. 

-How did you decide to participate in Eesti Laul? 

-Hope was actually written 2 years ago and I felt like this year was this songs turn to shine. 

-This is your 4th time in the national final. Which of your entries do you love the most? 

-All of those times were amazing.

-What is the message you want to convey with “Hope”? 

-“Hope” was inspired by the situation around the world such as corona, black lives matter, war in Armenia where my relatives were, politics.. and so on. So it all inspired me to seek hope and fight back and not give up in these tough times. Because If you lose your hope then there is no point of living. Hope will be the last thing to die. So I want people to realise that everything is possible only if you won’t lose your hope.

-What should we expect from you on the stage for the semi final?  

-I don’t want to get your hopes up but at the same time I think you wont be dissapointed. 

-Do you have any favorites from this year’s Eesti Laul? Do you feel threatened by someone? 

-I like Merilin Mälk’s song the most. I can’t really say it depends on their performances. 

– Which is your favorite Estonian entry from Eurovision? 

-Stig Rästa and Elina Born “Goodbye to yesterday” and Ott Leppland “Kuula”

-Which is your favorite Eurovision 2021 entry? 

-Italy obviously. They were so rebellious!

-Have you ever visited Greece?

-I haven’t visited Greece but it is one of my biggest dreams to come and see this wonderful place. But I have tasted Greek food and it is outstanding!

Stefan, thank you very much! Good luck to you and we “Hope” to see you in Turin!

-Thank you very much! All the best!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news related to Estonian participation in Eurovision 2022!

The interview was given to Apostolis Matamis.

Romania: Interview with Eliza G| From Italy ends up representing Romania with a song about the value of love! (Video)

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After the announcement of her participation in this year’s Romanian national final, Selecția Națională 2022, Eliza G talks exclusively to EurovisionFun reporter, Apostolis Matamis.

Eliza is one of the artists that will compete in the hopes of winning a ticket for the final of the Romanian national selection process for Eurovision 2022 and is bidding to represent her country with the song “The Other Half of Me”.

Even though she is a permanent resident of Italy, she will attempt to represent Romania in Turin instead, which is her home country.

I am connected with Romania. The first year was in 2019, when I got invited at a Romanian festival. I went without any great expectations, but I won the first prize! I am really proud of that, it was one of the most amazing moments of my life. And now I said “Why not?”. I have a strong bond with Romania, I have lots of friends there. When there was an open call for foreign artists, I said, “I’ll go” and here I am, I am at the semi-final. After all, these two countries are deeply connected with each other. More than one million Romanians live in Italy and vice versa. They’re sister countries! 

Last week, she recorded her performance at the studios of TVR and she feels absolutely satisfied about the final outcome of her song, “The Other Half of Me”.

The song is partly in Italian and partly in English. It is a love song, but it is not exclusively related to some love affair but also in family and friendly relations. Generally speaking, it talks about our relationship with any person we might care for or feel close to. People, in their lives, they fight, they make mistakes and choose the wrong path sometimes. And they end up being scared that they might lose someone really close to them, when it’s actually too late already and they’re already gone. Then you realise what they were really worth. And in my song, I talk about that kind of situation, when you’ve lost a person and you are in the place where you used to live, all alone and then you realise how much you miss them, feeling it so intensely, as they were your other half. With my song, I want to emphasise on the hope that the mistakes we make, can show how that first stage of a forthcoming loss can feel like. 

The initial version of the song, that was written entirely in Italian by two really renowned Italian composers, was kept by Eliza in her vault. Later on, a composer from the United Kingdom assisted in writing the english version of “The Other Half of Me” and then it was decided that a mixed version should be formed, containing both languages, which was not initially targeting the Eurovision Song Contest. The decision to submit the song to the national selection process of Romania, came a while later.

Romania is a country with really broad horizons and is welcoming artists from all over the world, so I thought it is a great opportunity. I am so proud of this. And maybe, one of my next steps in terms of music, would be a future participation at the festival of Sanremo!

Apart from Romania, in 2021 she took part in a popular Albanian festival, where she says she’s gained a lot of experience.

She mentions that she has listened to all the songs of her contestants.

I have listened to all the songs, but I would prefer not to compare any, because it would be so unfair. We are all here for the same reason. What I would like to point out is that there are lots of nice songs, exceptional artists and I am really curious to see how they will sound like when performed live, because that is the moment when you actually understand what kind of feelings they can pull out of you.

In case she wins, Eliza will participate at the Eurovision Song Contest which will be held at the country where she currently lives:

I hope the timing is right. It would be really interesting. I have a lot of friends here. As an Italian woman, it would be really interesting if I had the chance to present a song partly in Italian, in my own country, representing Romania. 

Her favourite Italian entry is the one of Diodato (2020) while from the entire contest she loves the song of Salvador Sobral (Portugal 2017).

A few moments before the end of the interview, Eliza sang for us a small part of her song acapella.

You can watch the entire exclusive interview with Eliza at the video below:

You can listen to “The Other Half of Me“, Eliza’s song for Selecția Națională 2022, at the video below!

Norway: Interview with Frode Vassel | From The Voice Norway to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 ! (Video)

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After the announcement of the contestants of the Norwegian National Final, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Frode Vassel talks exclusively to EurovisionFun reporters, Apostolos Bogiannos and Apostolis Matamis.

Frode is one of the finalists of the Norwegian national selection process for Eurovision 2022 and is bidding on representing his country with the song “Black Flowers”. In 2021, even though he is an experienced  artist already, he took part in the Norwegian version of The Voice, where he managed to get a four chair turn by impressing the judges. Fast-forward to now, he wins his semi-final earning him a ticket to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2022.

In the first duel, I was very stressed out, to such an extent, that I forgot a part of the lyrics. Thank God, nobody had realised that. When I reached the gold duel, I was more laid back and it was a wonderful experience. 

Him securing a place at the finals of MGP, contradicted all the betting odds for the night:

I was not the favourite for that semi-final, but “Black Flowers” is one of those songs that sound better, when they’re performed live. I had a good feeling about the results and I kinda new that with a nice live performance, I could convince even those having the most doubts. Due to COVID-19, there was no audience at all at the venue. But I hope that we will have a live audience at the finals, it will make the whole show even better. 

Regarding his final performance, Frode admits that there might be some slight changes and these will mostly affect the camera shots. After that, he discussed the meaning behind his song “Black Flowers”.

The title has a metaphorical meaning and the song is all about the decisions that everyone has to make on a personal level, or maybe on the society or the world, for example the environment. There’s always somebody that makes some decisions and these have an impact on everyone else. Whoever can’t do this, is the one who has to pay the consequences of these decisions. We make decisions that we don’t know if they’re right and this happens quite often, just because this is the most convenient way of doing things. So “Black Flowers” speaks exactly about that, about the maturity of a person and how they eventually use their own powers. 

Frode is very satisfied with his song and as he states, “Black Flowers” had been selected from a bunch of different songs he had prepared, when the idea of competing at Melodi Grand Prix 2022 came up. He might release some of those songs, after the contest.

From his competitors’ songs his favourites are those of Subwoolfer, Elsie Bay and NorthKid.

His favourite Norwegian entry is the one of Alexander Rybak (2009) while his favourite entries from the entire contest are Loreen (Sweden 2012), Go_A (Ukraine 2021) and Sanja Ilić & Balkanika (Serbia 2018).

We couldn’t help but ask his thoughts about Amanda Tenfjord, who is half-Norwegian as well, Frode commented:

I haven’t met her in person but she is well known in Norway. It would be interesting, if I got selected to represent Norway and met her in Turin. Of course 12 points go to Greece, this year.

A while before we said goodbye to Frode, he sang a part of his song acapella.

Don’t miss out on our exclusive interview with Frode! You can watch it on the video below:

You can listen to “Black Flowers“, Frode’s song for Melodi Grand Prix 2022 at the video below!

Poland: Interview with Daria from Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję! (Video)

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After the announcement of her participation in this year’s Polish national final, Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję, Daria talks exclusively to EurovisionFun reporters, Apostolos Bogiannos and George Zefteridis.

Daria is one of the finalists of the Polish national final for Eurovision 2022, bidding to represent her country with the song “Paranoia”.

When I was writing it, it was August, seeking for my second single, amongst numerous songs. “Paranoia” discusses the way how someone can manipulate you, in such a way, so that you finally believe that you are crazy. Actually, about how can someone force you into a mental state when you no longer recognise yourself and become self-obsessed, having that feeling of totally losing your mind.. 

She didn’t hesitate mentioning that she’s kinda related to the message that the song conveys.

When I was shooting the videoclip for “Paranoia” I had just ended such a toxic relationship. Therefore, I had to become a psychopath for the clip, something I wouldn’t have to prepare for. These were my real emotions. If the song manages to make an impact and gets selected to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest, then that would be a real story that I’ve once lived.

However, “Paranoia” was not initially written, targeting the Polish national final:

My first single was a massive success and we had to prepare the next one. We had so many demos, however, I was thinking that the next one had to be somehow matching to my first single. Then, when I had to experience all that, it felt like they all happened to the right time, we chose “Paranoia” without thinking much about it. We weren’t planning my participation at any contest, at all. When I was asked by my label, what were my thoughts about Eurovision, I was really anxious at first, to be honest. We didn’t have a clue if there would be a national final or not. For two months I was not sure if they’d submitted it or not. My participation at Eurovision, would be a great chance to expand my career. The contest has so much impact lately, we’ve all witnessed how Måneskin skyrocketed last year.

Daria, even though she has already performed her song live a lot of times, for example at this year’s Polish new-years-show, she states that performing it at a competition is something totally new for her.

Singing live is really interesting for me. At TV shows, most artists sing playback and it is very weird because the feedback from the viewers is mostly negative, but at least all artists are professional. Pop songs sound different when performed live, due to their production and mastering, you always have to present something more than just sing. And this is also something new for me, as I’m used to being a solo artist and opera singer.

Regarding her staging at the national final, Daria mentions:

I’ve never had dance class. But now I have to prepare for something like that. I have to be mentally there, I have to be charismatic on stage and convey my entire truth to the masses. I’d prefer being well prepared for everything than being too stressed. Maybe there’s going to be a bit of dancing, but everything should be done for a reason when I will perform my song.

Obviously excited about her competing at the national final, she doesn’t deny the fact that she was scared in the beginning and was wondering whether she would like to be a part of it or not. Every artist will try to communicate their story with the world. Whether she gets the chance to represent Poland at Eurovision with “Paranoia” or not, she is grateful that she will take part in the national final of her country, with a song that is already topping the Polish charts and wows a lot of fans.

At first, my label was discussing internal selection. And I was thinking that if that was the way they would select a song for Poland, then nobody would know that I failed, in case I was not selected eventually. They were asking me if I wanted to do that, but I didn’t know that they had submitted this song in specific, for the national selection process. Now I am happy, because the result would be determined by televoting. I had been accused in the past of paying to appear at Polish TV and I was thinking “who do you think I am? I’ve just released a couple of songs”. And that is totally rude. I was told that I know for sure that I would represent Poland at Eurovision, they treated me like I already know everything that would happen and I didn’t even know that I would have to compete for that. And I am happy, because this is actually an answer to all those people. Whoever gets selected, will be selected by the public vote.

“Paranoia” tops Polish charts for several weeks already.

Eurovision was always a strange topic for me, as you have to represent your country. All the previous Polish representatives didn’t even have a place at Polish charts, they hadn’t proved that they can do it. I am the only one of the contestants that I have already released two radio hits and Paranoia is one of them and I am really happy because it is like an investment, when you see that the masses love your song. For example, in Germany and Russia it already does a great job. I would really like it if Poland gave me the opportunity, as it seems like people here love my song, numbers speak for themselves. I don’t say this in a demeaning way for the other contestants, I haven’t heard most of the songs yet. 

Her favourite Polish act at the contest is Donatan & Cleo (2014) while amongst other countries’ representatives, she loves Måneskin (Italy 2021) and Senhit (San Marino 2011 & 2021).

A few moments before the end of the interview, Daria sang for us a small part of her song acapella.

You can watch the entire exclusive interview with Daria at the video below:

You can listen to “Paranoia“, Daria’s song for Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję, at the video below!

Norway: Interview with Farida from Melodi Grand Prix 2022 (video)

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After the announcement of the contestants of the Norwegian National Final, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Farida talks exclusively to Eurovisionfun and Stella Gialetzi.

Farida is really grateful for all the support she’s received, from the public and the people she’s collaborated with, on her first attempt to compete at MGP and she states that music is something she loves and makes her happy.

I wrote “Dangerous” with my team on July, last year. I love this kind of cinematic music. The message that the song conveys, has to do with being different. I am born half Norwegian and half Algerian. In my songs, I usually refer to myself, but “Dangerous” expresses all those obstacles people have to overcome, until they can stand on their own feet.

She also comments, that she has experimented with lots of different genres and styles of music, paying great attention to the composition of her songs and as she points out “she wants to feel the vibe of the song before she even goes through its lyrics“.

Asked about the staging of “Dangerous” she describes it as follows:

The song is a bit dark and somehow dramatic, I am obviously influenced by James Bond and the cinematic theme songs and soundtracks on his movies. Therefore, the staging would start off being dark, but will end with a great surprise. With something that has never been implemented before. What I will eventually wear, will be a surprise.

She comments on her heat, as it being a “fair battle“, due to the variety of songs that will have to compete in it. There are one country song, a ballad, a rock and a pop song that will compete with each other in duels, next Saturday.

It will be so hard. This heat I take part in, is a fair battle. I wish Norway and Europe in general would actually vote for my entry. 

From the rest of this year’s contestants, she likes the songs of Christian Ingebrigtsen, Eline Noelia, Elsie Bay and Mari Bølla while her favourite past Norwegian entries in the contest are those of Stella Mwangi (2011), Alexander Rybak (2009) and Ulrikke (2020).

My favourite song of the entire contest is the one of Salvador Sobral (Portugal 2017) as he mainly focused in his music. Of course, those of Måneskin (Italy 2021) and Loreen (Sweden 2012) as well. I also loved Stefania’s performance, last year. 

We couldn’t help but asking her thoughts about Amanda Tenfjord, who she shares the same roots with, as they’re both also Norwegian!

Of course I know Amanda! I didn’t know she is half Greek. She is so good. Her music is so alternative and authentic, with a dash of Scandinavian style, in such a way that her songs can touch your soul. She can be that something-different, by taking part in Eurovision Song Contest. I am really excited and quite curious about the final outcome. For sure, the Greek proposal is something new and different for the contest this year.. 

A while before we said goodbye to Farida, she sang the bridge of her song acapella.

Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Farida! You can watch it on the video below:

You can listen to “Dangerous“, Farida’s entry at MGP 2022 below:

Stay tuned at EurovisionFun for all the latest developments with Melodi Grand Prix 2022 and the Norwegian entry for this year!

 

Anxhela Peristeri: “Karma will remain in Albanian for Eurovision” (Video)

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Two days after her victory at FiK 59, Anxhela Peristeri opens her heart to Stella Gialetzi from the Eurovision Buddies, giving answers to everything. In which language will sing Karma in Rotterdam? What is her connection with Greece? What is the answer to all those who commented negatively on the results of the festival? What are her plans for her stage appearance in the competition? But let’s start from the beginning. Read more

Andriamad: “Our main goal is to bring people together, to give joy and positive emotions” | Exclusive interview! (video)

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EurovisionFun had the pleasure and honor of hosting Andriamad, in an exclusive interview. Andriamad is a music duo characterized by its pop, electronic and tropical music and consists of Cécile and Kévin. This year, they are going to take part in the national final of France for Eurovision, Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez !, with the song “Alléluia“. The final will take place next January and will be organized by France Télévisions in collaboration with the French television station France 2.

 

 

Interview with Andriamad

 

First of all, thank you very much for this interview. You are one of the finalists of the French national final for Eurovision 2021. How did you decide to participate and how did you feel after the announcement that you were finally selected?

Hi ! First of all thank you for your support! We decided this year to try the national selection of Eurovision, our goal is to bring people together, this is our way to help the situation, with art, joy, music, positive energy and a message of peace. We are very happy and excited about our choice! This opportunity is amazing for us, it brings a kind of magic in the air.

What does France’s representation at Eurovision mean to you?

We want to represent the open mind of France, the mix of every culture, the respect for the different in a global way. France has always been a hospitable country, so we want to show this part of it.

Tell us more about you. What was the central idea behind the creation of your band?

We met 4 years ago, and the central idea was to combine our personality in music, influence and state of mind. Andriamad is from the beginning a project about sharing, with tolerance and an open mind. In every song we release, we try to put a positive message and we try in our music and on stage, to bring people together.

In Greece, you are popular both for your music and for your covers of popular songs. Have you ever visited or would you like to visit our country?

We would like to do a concert after all this time in Greece, with pleasure! Every time we hear about Greece, we see a very beautiful country. We have already visited Corfu and we loved this island. So we would like to visit the other islands of Greece and of course Greece in general.

So you decided to participate with the song “Alléluia”. What is the meaning of the song? What message do you want to convey to the world with this?

We composed the song a few months ago in our small studio in Paris and we decided to write a peaceful song about the period we have just been through and a song about the open mind, the tolerance and the positive curiosity for others, because this is what we hope most, to bring people together no matter who you are or where you are from. It’s just all these positive vibes we want to give. We also wanted to include a word that can be understood by everyone, and to have the ability to celebrate life with joy, so we chose to sing some “Allléuia” among the lyrics.

Is the video clip of the song in your next plans?

We were already working on the lyric video, which is now available on YouTube! We want to insist on the lyrics of the song and its meaning and give the vibe first with this video. We will now work on everything related to the national final. Maybe after all this we can think of a video clip.

Have you thought about how you would like to present the song in the national final?

COLORFUL AND GENEROUS 🙂 and the rest … a surprise!

This year France won the Junior Eurovision. Is the thought of doubling the victories for the country, in such a difficult year for the whole planet, among your goals?

We are already happy to participate in the competition. Our main goal is to bring people together, to give joy and positive emotions. For us, the main idea is to convey our message with our song. The rest is just an amazing bonus. 😉

In closing, I would like to ask you, what is your favorite song that represented France in the competition?

Ne partez pas sans moi by Celine Dion. She is such an amazing artist and we respect her a lot.

*After the interview, Andriamad send a message to the readers of EurovisionFun*

We warmly thank Andriamad for this interview and we wish them best of luck next year in the national final!

Go_A: “Ukraine has its own language and culture and we have a chance to show it” | Exclusive interview! (video)

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EurovisionFun had the pleasure and the honor of hosting Go_A in an exclusive interview. Go_A is a Ukrainian electro-folk band and consists of Kateryna Pavlenko, Ihor Didenchuk, Taras Shevchenko και Ivan Hryhoriak. This year, after their victory in the national final Vidbir 2020, they were set to represent Ukraine in Eurovision with the song “Solovey“, while from very early, after the cancellation of the competition, it was announced that they will internally represent the country in 2021 in Rotterdam.

Info: The idea to form a band that will combine modern electronic music with ethnic motifs first came to Taras Shevchenko in 2011, but the first attempts to work with actual musicians were in 2012. At the end of that year, in December, the first song “Koliada” was released. The band’s name means “return to the roots” and was made by combining the English word “Go” with the Greek letter “Alpha“, which symbolizes the beginning of everything.

Interview with Go_A

First of all, thank you for this interview. You won Vidbir 2020 and you would represent Ukraine in Eurovision 2020 with the song “Solovey”. How you felt after winnng your country’s national final this year?

Actually it was quite a surprise for us. We couldn’t believe that a band that had been staying in musical underground for 7 years without a manager or label support could win such contest. So our first impression was “Ok, what’s the catch?”. But then we felt a great responsibility, because we understood we were the first band in Eurovision history that would perform a song fully in Ukrainian. We find it very important. As one of our European fans said, not many people in Europe or the rest of the world know that Ukraine has its own language and culture – and we have a chance to show it.

How you felt after the heartbreaking announcement that this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled?

Taras: When Eurovision was cancelled everything happened so fast, there hadn’t any time for feelings.  We were working in the studio when we received two messages on my phone. The first one – Eurovision was cancelled, the second one – UA:PBC (which is responsible for Eurovision in Ukraine) had decided that we would be the Ukraine’s entry for Eurovision 2021.

Could you tell us more about your team behind “Solovey”? Will be the same team for your next year’s entry?

The song was written by Taras & Kate so next year it will be the same way. As for the performance team – we are looking for professionals that will help us implement our ideas.

“Solovey” has a unique and traditional sound and it’s in Ukrainian language. What that, singing in your own language, means to you? Will you still use traditional sounds and Ukrainian in 2021?

Our aim is to show our cultural heritage to the whole world because we believe it should take its place in pop music the same way it has already happened with Indian, Arabian and Latin folk music. And of course it includes us singing in Ukrainian and using traditional Ukrainian sound techniques.

As I said before, your song was among the few traditional songs this year. Do you believe that in the future contests, the countries should prefer to use traditional sounds and their own language?

We think that depends on the artist. Every artist expresses his/her thoughts and emotions through the song’s lyrics. Some of them are great in writing songs in English, others prefer to do it in their own language. Our song Solovey wouldn’t sound like Solovey any more if it was translated in English but still there are a lot of great songs in English and I can’t imagine them being performed in a different language. Again, it’s all about the artist’s attitude.

In 2016, Jamala won Eurovision for Ukraine. How would you feel if you were the 3d act which will bring the contest in your country?

We would consider it to be a great honor and responsibility. But based on our experience of winning Ukraine’s national selection we understand it’s difficult to predict one’s feelings till the very moment.

The last years, Ukraine used to organize a national final. How did you feel when you noticed that you have internally selected for 2021?

We had very little time to feel anything. For us it was like “Ok, we need to write another song for the next year, so lets get started”.

As you already let us know, you will create five songs for your personal national final so people will choose the best one. Have you already some songs on hand? Have you started the preparation about that?

The idea first came up as a joke but then we realized it was a good way to show some respect to people who voted for us this year. We started to work in the studio right after Eurovision had been cancelled and so far we have several pieces of music. But you’d never know which song will be THE song or in our case – one of several songs. I mean, in the past we had situations when we did a song, put it on the shelf, then listened to it in several days and realized it wasn’t “us”, it didn’t feel like a Go_A song – so we just threw it away. Maybe we’ll treat our song we did for the last two months the same way. Maybe not. Time will tell.

This year, Greece would be represented by the 17 years old Stefania with the song “Supergirl”. Stefania also already confirmed for 2021. What do you think about her?

“SUPERG!RL” is incredibly powerful and yet very tender song, and so is Stefania herself. Can’t wait to hear her new song for Eurovision 2021.

*In closing, Go_A sent a message to EurovisionFun as well as to all Greeks who will be invited to vote for Ukraine at Eurovision 2021!*

We warmly thank Go_A for this interview and we wish them best of luck next year in Rotterdam!