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Netherlands: Eurovision in Concert 2023 takes place tonight in Amsterdam!

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Eurovision in Concert 2023 takes place in The Netherlands tonight , with 29 of this year’s entrants performing live.

The concert will be hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai. Cornald has been the Dutch Eurovision commentator since 2006. Hila is a radio DJ and member of the committee that selected this year’s Dutch representatives (Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper). She also hosted the Eurovision 2021 press conference in Rotterdam.

The full line-up is as follows:

  1. Albania – Albina & Kelmendi Familija
  2. Armenia – Brunette
  3. Australia – Voyager
  4. Austria – Teya & Salena
  5. Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX
  6. Belgium – Gustaph
  7. Czechia – Vesna
  8. Denmark – Reiley
  9. Estonia – Alika
  10. Finland – Käärijä
  11. France – La Zarra
  12. Germany – Lord of the Lost
  13. Iceland – Diljá
  14. Ireland – Wild Youth
  15. Latvia – Sudden Lights
  16. Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  17. Malta – The Busker
  18. Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  19. The Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
  20. Norway – Alessandra
  21. Romania – Theodor Andrei
  22. San Marino – Piqued Jacks
  23. Slovenia – Joker Out
  24. Spain – Blanca Paloma
  25. Sweden – Loreen
  26. Switzerland – Remo Forrer
  27. Ukraine – TVORCHI
  28. United Kingdom – Mae Muller

In addition, Katrina Leskanich (Eurovision 1997, UK, winner, “Love Shine a Light“) will  appear as a special guest.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool!

Lithuania: LRT reveals plans to promote Monika Linkytė!

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Lithuanian broadcaster LRT has started a campaign called “Pridainuojam Europą” (Singing Europe).  The idea behind this plan is to show support to the Lithuanian representative for Eurovsion Monika Linkytė.

Pridainuojam Europą

Pridainuojam Europą is bringing together smaller and bigger choirs to sing the phrase “čiūto tūto” from the Lithuanian song “Stay”.  If you want to participate in this initiative you have to go to pridainuojam.lrt.lt and send a clip of you singing this part of the song.  There you can find a karaoke of the song to help0 the participants to sing this part with their choir.

The short videos can be submitted between April 11th and 28th.

According to the guidelines of LRT, it is recommended to record the video without any background music (preferably a cappella).  LRT will share the submitted videos on television, radio and the internet.

LRT has also created the hashtag #pridainuojamEuropa to show support for Monika on social media.  This is part of the promotion plans of the broadcaster to their Eurovision representative.

Monika Linkytė is representing Lithuania for a second time after her 2015 Eurovision participation together with Vaidas Baumila.  She is set to perform in the Second semifinal on 11 May.

You can watch our reaction to Lithuania’s entry in the video embedded below:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more news about Lithuania in Eurovision 2023!

Source: LRT

 

Poland: The Polish Eurovision Party 2023 is today!

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Today, for the second year in a row, the Polish Eurovision Party 2023 will take place in Warsaw. The hosts of the evening will be Poli Genova (Bulgaria 2011 & 2016) and Konrad Zemlik (the organizer of the event).

At this year’s Polish pre-party, twenty-five artists will appear, who are participating in this year’s Eurovision or have participated in the past.

The Eurovision 2023 entrants who will perform tonight are:

  • Albina & Familija Kelmendi – Albania
  • Alika – Estonia
  • Diljá – Iceland
  • Joker Out – Slovenia
  • Let 3 – Croatia
  • Mae Muller – United Kingdom
  • Monika Linkytė – Lithuania
  • Pasha Parfeni – Moldova
  • Piqued Jacks – San Marino
  • Reiley – Denmark
  • Sudden Lights – Latvia
  • The Busker – Malta
  • Vesna – Czechia
  • Wild Youth – Ireland

The remaining sixteen artists who will accompany this year’s participants are:

  • Anne-Marie David – Winner of Eurovision 1973 with Luxembourg
  • Eye Cue – North Macedonia 2018
  • Felivers – Tu bije serce Europy 2023 (Polish National Final)
  • Filip Baloš – Pesma za Evroviziju ’23 (Serbian National Final)
  • Gromee – Poland 2018
  • Inis Neziri – Festivali i Këngës 56 & 59 (Albanian National Final)
  • Krystian Ochman – Poland 2022
  • Kuba Szmajkowski – Tu bije serce Europy 2022 & 2023
  • Lindsay Dracass – United Kingdom 2001
  • Melovin – Ukraine 2018
  • Oceana – Unser Song für Dänemark
  • Poli Genova – Bulgaria 2011 & 2016
  • Senhit – San Marino 2011, 2020 & 2021
  • Slavko – Montenegro 2017
  • Sunstroke Project – Moldova 2010, 2017
  • Viki Gabor – Winner of Junior Eurovision 2019 with Poland

 

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Lithuania:Monika Linkyte has shot her postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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Monika Linkyte, Lithuania’s representative at Eurovision 2023, has just finished her Eurovision 2023 postcard shooting!

The Lithuanian representative confirmed through her social media accounts the fact that she has filmed the postcard that will be shown just before her Eurovision 2023 performance.The singer did not unveil the location nor the filming scenario of the postcard,but instead,she just revealed how she did the filming.

Monika Linkyte is no stranger to the Eurovision stage as she previously represented Lithuania in 2015, alongside Vaudas Baumila.Her previous entry called “This time” reached the 18th place in the final that took place in Vienna and she really hopes to reach the final once again this year.

Monika Linkyte is competing with her song “Stay”,which contains some lyrics in Lithuanian,in the second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision that is scheduled to take place on May 11:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68lbEUDuWUQ

Do you think that Lithuania will manage to qualify for the Grand Final?Write us in the comments!

Lithuania: Preparations for Liverpool have started!

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Monika Linkytė, Lithuania’s representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, started her preparation for her performance on Liverpool’s stage, as she herself revealed on her social media platforms. Specifically, she shared some of her photos taken into a dance studio, in which Liverpool’s stage is shown to be marked, in order for her better positioning on stage.

Linkytė, besides her rehearsals for her on stage performance during May, has confirmed her presence at the following Eurovision Pre-Parties

  • Barcelona Eurovision Party
  • Eurovision In Concert 2023
  • London Eurovision Party
  • PrePartyES 2023

Monika Linkytė mentions that she feels extremely happy but impatient as well for her own participation in the oncoming contest. However this is not going to be her very first experience from the Eurovision Song Contest, since she has already represented her own country once more, back in 2015 as a member of the duet along with Vaudas Baumila, singing the song “This Time” which ended up in the 18th place.

Remember that Monika Linkytė came at the first place of Lithuania’s national final format called Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 and she is going to perform her song “Stay” during the second half of the second semi-final on May 11th.

Source: eurovoix

Will Monika Linkytė manage to bring her own country on Saturday’s grand final for a third year in a row? Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for even more news regarding Lithuania’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

Lithuania: Listen to the revamp of “Stay” for Eurovision 2023!

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As it had became known, last week, Monika Linkytė won the National Final “Pabandom iš Naujo! 2023” of Lithuania, claiming her ticket on Liverpool and Eurovision 2023.

Down below you can see the live performance of the song in the National Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68lbEUDuWUQ

With the song “Stay”, Monika will represent her country in Eurovision, as the new version of the song was published today on Spotify which is specially composed for the European Song Contest!

Down bellow you will find the final form of the song:

We want to remind you that Lithiuania will perform at the second half of the second semi final, at 11th of May 2023.

Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for all the news regarding Lithuania’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Lithuania: With Monika Linkytė and “Stay” in Liverpool!

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Lithuania has completed the search for its representative and entry for Eurovision 2023. “Pabandom iš Naujo! 2023” as the Lithuanian public television process is now called, consists of two qualifying rounds, two semi-finals and one final. A few minutes ago, the grand final with 10 contestants was completed.

The presenters of the evening were Giedraus Masalskis and Augustė Nombeko. In the Green Room the presenter was Richard Jonaitis.

Eurovizinės atrankos „Pabandom iš naujo!“ finalas

The jury was composed of:

  • Ramūnas Zilnys (Music Critic),
  • Monika Liu (Lithuanian Representative Eurovision 2022)
  • Raminta Naujalytė-Bjelle (Singer)
  • Ieva Narkutė (Singer)
  • Vytautas Bikus (Composer)
  • Jievaras Jasinskis (Composer)
  • Vaidotas Valiukevičius (The Roop – Lithuanian Representative Eurovision 2020 & 2021)
  • Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano (Singer and Composer)
  • Gerūta Griniūtė (radio host)

The 10 songs that claimed the tickets for Liverpool are:

The results:

Tonight the Lithuanian audience had the chance to watch the live performances and vote for their favourites and the jury has already voted. The result was determined 50% by the jury voting and 50% by the teloevote.

Jury Results

Televoting Results

Final Results

At the end of the voting, the big winner was Monika Linkytė, with the song, “Stay“.

We remind you that Lithuania will appear in the second half of the second semi-final on 11 May.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Eurovision 2023!

Lithuania: The results of Semi-Final 2 of “Pabandom iš naujo! 2023”!

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Lithuania has started seeking its representative and participation for Eurovision 2023. “Pabandom iš Naujo! 2023”, as the Lithuanian public television process is now called, consists of two qualifying rounds (Heats), two semi-finals and a final. A few minutes ago, the Second Semi-Final was completed, with ten contestants qualifying for the next phase of the Grand Final.

The presenters of the evening were Giedraus Masalskis and Augustė Nombeko. In the Green Room the presenter was Richard Jonaitis.

The jury is composed of:
  • Duncan Laurence (Winner & Dutch Representative in Eurovision 2019)
  • Vaidotas Valiukevičius (The Roop – Lithuanian Representative in Eurovision 2020 & 2021)
  • Monika Liu (Lithuanian Representative in Eurovision 2022)
  • Ramūnas Zilnys (Music Critic)
  • Ieva Narkutė (Singer)
The 10 songs that claimed the tickets for the final are:

Results:

With the jury already having voted, tonight the Lithuanian audience had the chance to see the live performances for the first time and vote for their favourites. The result was determined 50% by the jury and 50% by the TV audience.

Jury Results

Televoting Results

Final Results

The five artists that qualified to the Grand Final are:

Beatrich with the song  “Like a Movie”  was crowned as the winner of the Second Semi-Final, having gotten the first place by the jury voting and the third place by the TV audience.

The ten artists we will see to the Grand Final are:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Lithuania’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Source: LRT

Lithuania: Monika Linkytė and Artūras Aleksiejus-Alekas have withdrawn from the national selection!

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Monika Linkytė, that had represented Lithuania in Eurovision 2015 along with Vaidas Baumila, commented to LRT.lt, that she has to withdraw from the national selection, due to a health condition.

I have a cold, I am sick and now unfortunately I have to refrain from singing for a while. It is quite unfortunate and sad, but in this case the most important things are my voice and my health. 

Monika Vaidas

Artūro Aleksiejaus-Alekas also commented to LRT.lt that finally he won’t compete in Pabandom iš naujo, avoiding to comment in detail.

Personal issues, I wouldn’t like to elaborate more about this in public.

Last week, due to some unforeseen events, the group “Baltas pegasas” could not perform on stage, but we will see them perform in the third qualifying show.

We remind you that the six artists that have already qualified are the following:

  • Erica Jennings
  • Augustė Vedrickaite
  • Urtė Šilagalytė
  • Joseph June
  • Mary Mo
  • Elonas Pokanevič

The second qualifying show will take place on Saturday, the 15th of January at 20:00 CET!

Pabandom iš naujo 2022 comprises six shows in total. In the beginning there are three heats, with the first heat having been aired on January the 8th, moving on to two semi-finals and then ends with the selection of the Lithuanian entry in the grand final. The winner will be decided by 50% televoting combined with 50% jury voting.

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Lithuania’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: LRT