Slovenia has confirmed their participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
This news do not come as a big surprise after the great success in terms of viewership Eurovision 2023 had in Slovenia. For instance, the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest this year was watched in Slovenia by more than 895,300 viewers. Moreover, the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision has become the most watched television show in the country in the last seven years representing an average of 55% of TV viewers at the time. The performance of the Slovenian representatives, Joker Out, achieved the highest viewership, when TV SLO 1 got an average 23.2% or 443,500 viewers.
EMA or internal selection
However, it is not clear at this point what will be the selection process for Slovenia’s next representative in Malmö. As many fans will remember, Joker Out were internally selected. They gave Slovenia their first pass to the Grand Final since 2019. Nevertheless it is still too early to rule out another EMA selection because, among other things, the program and business plan for 2024 has not yet been adopted.
The ESC Radio Awards 2023 has taken place. From June 12-18, 2023 viewers, fans and followers had the opportunity to vote in the four different categories.
Loreen came out as the biggest winner of the awards, winning the “Best Song Award”, the most important category of the awards. Käärijä from Finland and Marco Mengoni from Italy finished in second and third place respectively. This increases the number of times Sweden has won this category to four.
Käärijä and Bojan became friends during their Eurovision journeys. The couple fans like to “ship” the most during Eurovision 2023 keep giving fanservice to the avid viewers. And the fans are enjoying the content. Based on the figures, social media has exploded during Bojan’s visit to Helsinki where he shared the stage with Käärijä and he even joined him during the “piggy train” dance
1/4 käärijä and joker out really do come as a package deal. if you’re a fan of one of them, it’s just a matter of time when you’ll become a fan of the other. don’t know if you went through the same kind of thing, but i definitely did pic.twitter.com/3sltAQ6XVT
— 💌 | käärijä enthusiast 🌞 (@faheydefender) June 10, 2023
Böörijä
Fans have enjoyed so far the “shipping” between Käärijä and Bojan from Joker Out. In fans circle shipping means pairing together two characters from reality or fiction and speculating about the possibility of them being a real couple. The fans have coined the term “Böörijä” to refer to the friendship between Käärijä and Bojan Cvjetićan.
Both Käärijä and Bojan have contributed to the shipping publishing videos on Tiktok and Instagram of them teasing the fans. In a recent Tiktok video we can see Käärijä and Bojan pumping a flamingo in a suggestive manner. On an instagram story Käärijä and Bojan are watching Twilight together.
“This is you and me” Käärijä comparing himself and Bojan with Bella and Edward from the Twilight saga
The reaction from the fans has been positive. Fans have liked this type of fanservice so far and have contributed creating their own video compilation of the fictional couple and even making fanfics. According to Archive of Our Own, fans have created more than 190 Käärijä/Bojan fanfic stories.
It is important to point out however, that shipping between celebrities is a common practice that helps get engagement from the fans as a publicity stunt. For instance, manager Gregor Zalokar shared a lot of the content created between Käärijä and Bojan.
Whether the Käärijä/Bojan bromance is a publicity stunt or not, the shipping helps the career of the lead singer from Joker Out and the Finnish rapper. Just to cite an example, Joker Out has its most listeners in Helsinki according to Spotify stats. Therefore, we can expect that the couple will continue giving their fans more fanservice.
Joker Out will announce their tour dates soon. One can only speculate if Käärijä will have a special appearance during the Slovenian band tour!
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Joker Out’s entry in Eurovision 2023 is now the most streamed song in the Slovenian language.
“Carpe Diem”, the Slovenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, earned more than 10 million streams, making it the most streamed song in the Slovenian language.
Thanks to you Carpe Diem is the most streamed song in Slovene language ever ❤️
— Joker Out Official 🌞 (@JokerOutBand) May 31, 2023
Joker Out represented Slovenia at Eurovision 2023, following an internal selection, with their song “Carpe Diem” and managed to bring their country back to the Grand Final after a two-year absence, finishing 21st:
Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest!
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Joker Out’s participation in the Eurovision competition in Liverpool resulted in the largest audience for Slovenia since the 2015 event, according to the Slovenian broadcaster.
The Grand Final attracted an average of 345,000 viewers and a percentage of 55% on Saturday evening, with a peak of 443,500 viewers during Joker Out’s “Carpe Diem” performance.
During the Semi-Final, where Slovenia competed to qualify for the Grand Final, 235,100 viewers on average watched, representing a 32% percentage. Overall, 895,300 viewers watched at least one minute of the contest during the three live shows.
We remind you that, despite receiving 12 points from the Serbian jury and the Croatian televote, Joker Out reached the 21st place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, singing the pop-rock song “Carpe Diem”.
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding Eurovision!
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The fifth act rehearsing today are the indie-rock group Joker Out, representing Slovenia, with their song “Carpe Diem”.
Who are Joker Out?
The Slovenian band Joker Out was formed in 2016 and they have released two albums since then. The five members of the group are Bojan Cvjetićanin (the frontman), Jure Maček, Kris Guštin, Jan Peteh and Nace Jordan. They are well known in the Slovenian society making a tons of hits and winning many awards.
On 8th December of 2022, the National Broadcaster RTV Slovenia announced that the band will represent their country to Eurovision in Liverpool. The band stated that they wanted to keep the entire song in the Slovene language saying: “we want to translate Slovenian into a universal language of dance and entertainment that all countries understand”.
The Rehearsal
Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.
Joker Out are making a connection with the audience in the arena, probably the same connection will happen with the hundreds of millions of people watching on TV. The group has the same charisma like Måneskin. It’s shown that they have a big stage experience and they look like they’re having the time of their lives right now. Their outfits are also unique and interesting.
Chloe Hashemi
Sarah Louise Bennett
Below you can watch a small clip from the Cypriot second rehearsal, once it’s published on YouTube:
The Dress Rehearsal for Cyprus and the rest of Semi Final 2 will be held on the 10th of May.
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The fifth act rehearsing today are the indie-rock group Joker Out, representing Slovenia, with their song “Carpe Diem”.
Who are Joker Out?
The Slovenian band Joker Out was formed in 2016 and they have released two albums since then. The five members of the group are Bojan Cvjetićanin (the frontman), Jure Maček, Kris Guštin, Jan Peteh and Nace Jordan. They are well known in the Slovenian society making a tons of hits and winning many awards.
On 8th December of 2022, the National Broadcaster RTV Slovenia announced that the band will represent their country to Eurovision in Liverpool. The band stated that they wanted to keep the entire song in the Slovene language saying: “we want to translate Slovenian into a universal language of dance and entertainment that all countries understand”.
The Rehearsal
Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.
Joker Out are making a connection with the audience in the arena, probably the same connection will happen with the hundreds of millions of people watching on TV. The group has the same charisma like Måneskin. It’s shown that they have a big stage experience and they look like they’re having the time of their lives right now. Their outfits are also unique and interesting.
Corinne Cumming / EBU
Corinne Cumming / EBU
Corinne Cumming / EBU
Below you can watch a small clip from the Slovenian first rehearsal, once it’s published on TikTok:
Fashion designer Ponorelii (Damir Raković) has been announced as the costume designer of Joker Out for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The designer has already worked with the band on the clothes for the presentation of their song “Carpe Diem” and states that the styling concept will be similar to the presentation:
“Joker Out have mentioned that the stage presentation will actually stay the same, because that works best, and as they are quite good at live performances they should be encouraged to do so. I didn’t think it was enough to repeat what I had already done for the EMA, but they wanted it because it was successful. If I went beyond that, the costume would take away from the essence of the members when they make love on camera, which is not the case for all bands.”
Ponorelii also explained that the band will be dressed in romantic colours for their Eurovision performance, in reference to the theme of the song, the Garden of Eden. Each member of the band will have their own animal, plantand gemstoneincorporated into their individual attire, with the colours corresponding to each individual’s energyand personality. Ponorelii also collaborated with designer Karl Kirri to incorporate a specially designed Idrija lace into each look.
Joker Out will be performing in the 10th spot of the second semi-final on May 11.
Just before departing for Liverpool and the final destination of their Eurovision journey, Joker Out, the band representing Slovenia in Eurovision 2023 gave a last big concert in downtown Ljubljana. The central square of the city was literally overflowed by the crowd attending, loudly singing along Joker’s Out entry, Carpe Diem. Joker Out, the most popular band in Slovenia, gave once more a really powerful performance, full of energy.
Joker Out proved once more how strong their live performances are and how capable the band is of elevating their song live. They, also, announced that they will also perform Carpe Diem live in Eurovillage.
Member of the band, Kris Guštin, noted that the sound on their video clip is not what they wanted and in their live performances on Liverpool, everything is going to work right.
Joker Out are all set for Liverpool after a long promo tour in 6 different countries. They are not stressful at all, instead they are hopeful that they will manage to bring Slovenia back to the Grand Final after 4 years.
The crowd left the concert super excited and after a long time, the local media seem to consider Eurovision as a hot topic.
You can also watch the reaction video of EurovisionFun on Carpe Diem below, as well as our interview with Joker Out!
We remind you that Slovenia participates in the 2nd semifinal in May 11, performing 10th.
Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for more news regarding Eurovision 2023!
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Yesterday, 16th of April, London held the last pre-party for this year’s Eurovision season.
London Eurovision Party 2023 was held in Here at Outernet and presented by Nicki French(UK 2000) and Paddy O’ Connell(former Eurovision commentator for the BBC).
22 Eurovision participants sang in London and you can watch their live performances below:
Australia – Voyager
There is a big difference between the studio version and their live performance. It’s a rock performance and it shows that band songs are meant for live performances. It is indeed difficult to make any predictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised in case it does well with the televoting, even if Australia is usually a jury favorite.
Austria – Teya & Salena
A much loved entry by Eurovision fans and it is worth it. The vocals are good, the chemistry between the duo is splendid, the weird dancing is present and the crowd is loving it. Austria has managed to beat the odds so far, contrary to those who thought that Who the Hell is Edgar was going to be a fan-flop, similarly to last year’s Halo. Now, we will only have to see how it works in Liverpool stage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlf8Sb5RaUQ
Azerbaijan – TuralXTuran
A beautiful song for sure and regardless the final result, I’m really glad that Azerbaijan finally sent a song that was written by Azerbaijani people. Although, that doesn’t seem to be enough and their performances do not have a large appeal. Probably we will not see them perform in the Grand Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvPB2-2LAc
Croatia – Let 3
The most controversial entry of Eurovision 2023. Controversial is also the whole career of Let 3. Although, everyone thought that they wouldn’t make it to the Final, their live performances prove the opposite. The crowd is having fun and singing with them and their eccentricity will sure be noticed. It looks like Croatia made the right choice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHnz8Y4SmHI
Czechia – Vesna
A fan favorite to win at first, but at the moment it does not give winning vibes. It was a better performance than usual but it will be a long way for Czechia in order to achieve their result. Their vocals were better but staging still looks messy and chaotic and it does not put across the message of the song. There is still time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZdTtoA6IcI
Denmark – Reiley
A much better performance than usual but it remains a song that has small potential when live performed. Reiley being famous on TikTok might be helpful for his entry, so I can’t exclude any possibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ng571hW6Ro
Estonia – Alika
A beautiful song and impressive vocals. That’s it! It’s another cliché Eurovision ballad, not good enough for Alika’s vocal abilities.
Finland – Käärijä
We can all understand the hype. Exactly like any of his performances, he gives once more the 100% of his personality and energy. The crowd goes crazy and here we have if not the winner, a top 3 contender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBDb3QoKss
Iceland – Diljá
Strong vocals and stage presence as Diljá is an energetic performer. Although, the song doesn’t seem enough for Diljá either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5GrD6IRMfc
Ireland – Wild Youth
A good band performance, full of energy. On the other hand, the song does not stand out for their qualification. It’s not anything new, it’s something done before but it’s not done well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c03adZUY3I
Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
Monika brought the London Community Gospel Choir for her performance in London Eurovision Party. A vocal powerhouse. The song slowly receives more support and it’s all because of Monika herself. Stay is going to be loved by the juries and we can’t exclude the possibility of the public voting for her. She has a personality and you can’t skip over it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplK-xqYZ90
Malta – The Busker
Good vocals and great energy on stage. Looks like they are having fun. Frontman’s moves resemble exactly what the song is all about, feeling socially anxious in parties. I really like this entry, but unfortunately it doesn’t stand out and it’s not enough for Malta’s ticket to the Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZF3ucUwzok
Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
A really energetic performance of Pasha. The crowd is enjoying it and is probably sending him straight to the Final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVM4HO6991Q
Norway – Alessandra
Vocally speaking she gets better and better each time. Personally, I don’t mind any voice cracks of Alessandra. She has a really strong entry, her presence is imposing and her view of pre-parties like actual parties, is actually obvious when performing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPRsTpDEV3A
Portugal – Mimicat
Although I’m not a big fan of this year’s Portuguese entry and looks weird to me, Mimicat is vocally flawless and I’m waiting for a better performance on Liverpool to disprove me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COErIMq3AFo
Romania – Theodor Andrei
You will either like it or not. I don’t like it. Vocally he’s good but none of his performances, although far better than the one in Romania’s NF, seems convincing, just messy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwR26PjTJI8
San Marino – Piqued Jacks
In any means, not a bad song. The lead singer is vocally on point. The whole package, although, is not enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nep9c326_x4
Serbia – Luke Black
I still don’t get the song. It’s not my favorite entry but it is quirky, eccentric and special. He still looks awkward to me when referring to his stage presence. I’m waiting for his performance in Liverpool!
Slovenia – Joker Out
I love that song! Although, the studio version was not that promising at first, the charisma of every single one of the band’s members is to die for. They are stylish, humorous and committed to what they do. I hope to see that energy in Liverpool and Slovenia finally getting awarded with a good result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwZIzxI7who
Sweden – Loreen
The real queen of this year’s Eurovision. She teaches every Eurovision winner about when and how to return back. Vocally flawless and she seems to be connected with the crowd. Although, the led platform is missing, her strong personality is here and elevates the song. Personally, I want to see her crowned as a winner again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYrO5vspeM
Spain – Blanca Paloma
Whether you like her entry or not, one thing is for sure. No one can deny Blanca’s flawless vocals and how expressive she is. Although, I can’t fully understand the song, because it has many references to Spanish culture, every time I watch her performances, her emotions really touch me. RTVE is here to win, although I don’t think it will be come true. A great entry, one of my favorites, and it is a good example on what should follow the next year after a great Eurovision result.
United Kingdom – Mae Muller
MAE I LOVE U!!!I can’t be completely honest with her. Vocally wise, her best performance. What it is indeed challenging is not exactly her vocals but how it will be staged. It needs some dancing, but mostly sass and attitude. These are Mae’s weapons, indeed. She seems to enjoy it and no matter the comments, crowd loves her. It’s the most mainstream pop song of this year’s Eurovision, there’s no way it will not be placed high!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJYqmM3g5qk
Which were your favorite performances? Write in the comments!
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