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The Netherlands: All the performances of “Eurovision in Concert 2023”!

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Eurovision in Concert 2023 took place in AFAS Live in Amsterdam, last night, with 29 of this year’s entrants performing live.

The concert was 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 artists that performed last night were the following:

Albania – Albina & Kelmendi Familija

Balcan sounds and consistent vocals is what we got from Albina and the Kelmendi Family! Might be the suprise entry of this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKBP_v3BPY

Armenia – Brunette

Brunette singing about her Future Lover with ethereal vocals and the crowds singing along. Beautiful performance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KspC8I7MXl0

Australia – Voyager

Voyager give what they promise! Rock and electronic sounds, so 2025! What is concerning though, is that even though their song is supposed to be very uplifting, the crowd was too static. Also falsetto was not always on point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx73Q68eWwU

Austria – Teya & Salena

That’s not a song where you can show off some unreal vocals, however it’s the song that will definitely make you dance! And Teya & Salena deliver, solid vocals and much much fun! One of my personal favourites and if you ask me, a finalist and highly likely a Top5 entry!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdh6cFfcfKo

Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX

TuralTuranX “tell us more” about their entry this year, however I’m still not getting it. A song that I could listen to the radio without complaining, but wouldn’t catch my eye/ear at the contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiT0RvJPn0

Belgium – Gustaph

The queerest entry of the year! His vocals are as good as the studio version! He is a fun guy! This is the kind of entries that I would like to qualify, even though that’s not the style of songs that I normally listen to!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgx-CPHRx5A

Czechia – Vesna

I can only comment on their vocals. They were okay. However, this entry started off as a potential winner, but I’m not getting that vibe, at least not yet. But hey! It’s just a party performance! Let’s wait for their contest rehearsals!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CocNlkxpxdg

Denmark – Reiley

Danish heart-throb Reiley, had his best performance to date. Some minor vocal issues, but overall a nice performance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuT–QEIyag

Estonia – Alika

Nice song and great vocals! But for me, it’s no more than just that. I wouldn’t be surprised if Estonia got disqualified.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UKYFFFWjgU

Finland – Käärijä

Normally, that’s a song that I can’t stand listening to for more than 10 seconds. Strangely, combined to his eccentric looks and his super nice personality, I could now handle listening to his entire Amsterdam performance! Personal opinion aside, I can totally see why this is a contender for the win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd0n_sNDiAo

France – La Zarra

Unfortunately, after a statement in her personal Twitter account, La Zarra announced that she has to cancel her appearance in Amsterdam, due to personal circumstances.

Germany – Lord of the Lost

I can’t be objective, I don’t like this style of music. I can only be objective about their vocal abilities, which are on point I must admit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmPSRnNpd0A

Iceland – Diljá

That’s a song that I would add to my daily playlist, however, this song lacks something that I still don’t know what it is! Diljá’s voice is great admitedly!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjjsWy1R93k

Ireland – Wild Youth

“Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” x “Ritmo De La Noche” x “We Are One” would be a great mashup! I low-key like this song and I loved their Amsterdam performance. But something tells me that they will struggle to qualify this year. Let’s see what happens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NY6OODALZU

Latvia – Sudden Lights

Another performance that sounds exactly like the recorded version of their song! I didn’t see the love from the AFAS Live crowd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1qFm5Wtkgg

Lithuania – Monika Linkytė

Monika definitely sounds even better than the studio version of the song. She will try to claim a high placement in the rankings of the jury voting in this year’s contest! In the beginning I didn’t quite like “Stay“, I can now say that I love her vocals on this track!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSO-3m9J1js

Malta – The Busker

They were not bad, not at all sounding bad live, but were they as good as it needs to be to qualify to the final show of Eurovision Song Contest? Song-wise I think not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIswu3YrrfU

Moldova – Pasha Parfeni

Despite the technical issues with his Madrid performance, Pasha, the Moldovan 2012 representative and returning artist of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, managed to pull off his performance. Great vocals and energy overall!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7LsW-dA_0U

Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper

It’s really sad to see my 2nd place to perform questionably in their own country’s party concert. Their vocals sound a bit off at times and as a duo their vocals don’t seem to connect on their live performance. I hope they fix it till their semi-final, I don’t want to see them become the shocking non-qualifier of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toUGDak3o1Y

Norway – Alessandra

Very much improved vocally, Alessandra, gets carried away by the strength of her song and her fans are absolutely loving it! The whistle note was so-so. She will improve, I am sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F97_a4eMpK0

Romania – Theodor Andrei

Theodor has a nice voice, but this song is totally “Off and On” so one would either like it or not. I don’t.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyin57pzpcc

San Marino – Piqued Jacks

Their are very very good vocally. Their lead vocalist sounds like Klaus Meine, frontman of Scorpions band. Their song is not at all bad after all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqne0dGawhQ

Slovenia – Joker Out

I simply love this band and this song! One of my favourites! I love how they sound in each and every appearance they make before the contest. I hope they continue delivering up until the Eurovision finals!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7brJYVqqgZc

Spain – Blanca Paloma

A blend of flamenco and modern sounds, bringing Spanish tradition to 2023. Her vocals are absolutely amazing. I just don’t get the hype around this entry, it is a great entry for Spain, but definitely not a top 3 entry as many fans are claiming over at social media!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ycUxy4l00M

Sweden – Loreen

Her vocals are out of this world! Another amazing performance of the former Eurovision 2012 winner and potential 2023 winner! And for those that claim that she sings with the assistance of an Auto-Tune device, I can assure you that even when she rehearsed in the corridors of Malmö Arena or Friends Arena during the Melodifestivalen season, she sounded exactly the same, or even better than the studio version! My winner for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlBuzqzjnIk

Switzerland – Remo Forrer

I absolutely love his Amsterdam (and every single one of his) live performance! I can’t wait to see this song complete and staged and Remo joined by his four dancers! I think he will qualify! But let’s wait and see!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGsRTZ5sPcA

Ukraine – TVORCHI

I love TVORCHI and their song and their Amsterdam performance. They sounded really really good, I am a fan of their style of music, but I don’t see this entry winning. Let’s see another country winning this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFkzKOkc_k

United Kingdom – Mae Muller

Come on, she doesn’t sound as atrocious as most of the Twitter people claim. And at least she enjoys it and the crowd loves her! I hope she will do much better in Liverpool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EMepsNxZUU

 

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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.

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Cyprus: Watch Ivi Adamou perform “La-La-Love” live at PrePartyES 2023!

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After 11 whole years, Ivi Adamou appears at a Eurovision event! In particular, she sang live in Madrid last night at PrePartyES 2023, one of the promo parties for the Eurovision Song Contest, which take place in various countries on a casual basis.

Ivi Adamou performed “La-La-Love” live, the song that she represented Cyprus with, at Eurovision Song Contest in Baku back in 2012, an entry that all Eurovision die-hard fans have loved throughout the years.

Check out Ivi’s crowd-effect during her “La-La-Love“ly performance below:

PrePartyES goes on tonight, Saturday is the second night of the party, where we will enjoy lots of artists that participate in Eurovision 2023.

Would you like Ivi Adamou to represent once more Cyprus (or Greece) at Eurovision Song Contest? Let us know on the comment section below.

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Spain: The running order of the Benidorm Fest 2023 Final!

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A few minutes ago the Spanish Public Broadcaster RTVE revealed the running order of the artists and their songs who are going to take part in the Grand Final of the Benidorm Fest 2023, tomorrow, Saturday 4th of February.

The running order of the 8 Finalists is as follows:

  1. Karmento – Quiero y duelo
  2. Megara – Arcadia
  3. Alice Wonder – Yo quisiera
  4. Fusa Nocta – Mi familia
  5. Agoney – Quiero arder
  6. Blanca Paloma – Eaea
  7. José Otero – Inviernos en Marte
  8. Vicco – Nochentera

In the Grand Final, as in the two semi-finals, the result will be decided 50% by a jury, 25% by a demoscopic jury and 25% by public vote.

Who do you think will be the winner of the Benidorm Fest 2023 and eventually will represent the Iberian kingdom in the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, in May? Let us know your though in the comments below!

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Spain: Listen to the songs of Benidorm Fest 2023!

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The Spanish broadcaster has just published on its online platform, RTVEplay, the songs that will be competing at the Benidorm Fest this February for the ticket to Liverpool!

Tomorrow, after 13CET, the songs will be available on all digital platforms!

Listen to them below by clicking on the title of each song:

Can you pick out a song? Are you waiting to see someone’s stage performance? Let us know in the comments below!

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Junior Eurovision 2022: Listen to Spain’s song for the contest!

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The ninth out of 16 countries taking part in Junior Eurovision 2022, to reveal its song is Spain. A few minutes ago, the country’s song was released through RTVE’s  official YouTube channel.

The song will be performed by Carlos Higes, a young singer that was chosen internally by RTVE. His song is called “Señorita”. The song is entirely in Spanish. The 11-year-old from Valencia is a singer, model, pianist and futsal fanatic, with a proficiency for languages. As well as this, he has singing competition experience having participated in La Voz and Idol Kids. He has also been a fan of Eurovision since 2016.

Listen to “Señorita” by Carlos Higes for Junior Eurovision 2022:

What do you think about Spain’s  song in this year’s Junior Song Contest? Write us in the comments below!

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Spain: The titles of Benidorm Fest 2023 songs were revealed!

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The long-awaited titles of the songs competing in Benidorm Fest 2023, were finally revealed.  The songs that we are going to listen in the Spanish song contest are of many different styles including rock, folklore, pop, kpop, hyperpop and many more. The songs will be published in the coming weeks, however we’ll have to wait until the semi-finals to see them be performed live on stage.

These are the 18 artists and their songs for Benidrom Fest 2023:

  • Agoney – “Quiero arder”
  • Alfred García – “Desde que tú estás” 
  • Alice Wonder – “Yo quisiera”
  • Aritz Aren – “Flamenco”
  • Blanca Paloma – “Eaea”
  • E’FEMME – “Uff!”
  • Famous – “La Lola” 
  • Fusa Nocta – “Mi familia”
  • José Otero – “Invierno en Marte”
  • Karmento – “Quiero y duelo”
  • Megara – “Arcadia” 
  • Meler – “No nos moverán”
  • Rakky Ripper – “Tracción”
  • Sharonne – “Aire”
  • Siderland – “Que esclati tot” (“Que estalle todo”) 
  • Sofía Martín – “Tuki” 
  • Twin Melody – “Sayonara”
  • Vicco – “Nochentera”

The 18 artists that were chosen to compete in the national final, appeared on a special show of the Spanish television, called “Los elegidos” (The Chosen Ones) earlier today. In the show, the artists came in, talked with the hosts in a small interview and each artist performed a song either from their discography or from another singer. The hosts were Julia Varela and Rodrigo Vázquez. You can see the whole show HERE.

We remind you that Benidorm Fest 2023 will consist of two semi-finals and a Final:

  • First Semi-Final: Tuesday January 31
  • Second Semi-Final: Thursday February 2
  • Final: Saturday February 4

The famous Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo will ne the host if the national final.

The previous winner of Benidorm Fest and Spain’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Chanel Terrero with the song “Slomo”, who ended up in 3rd place in the Grand Final, giving her country its best result since 1995:

https://youtu.be/jSQYTt4xg3I

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Spain: Participants for Benidorm Fest 2023 will be announced on October 29!

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RTVE has announced that the participants of Benidorm Fest 2023 will be revealed on October 29 .

Having already announced the reveal of Benidorm Fest 2023 contestants for October 27, RTVE has announced new plans. The participants for the country’s national selection will be revealed live on La 1 in a prime-time show on October 29.

The presentation of the artists will be undertaken by Julia Varela , who comments on Eurovision, and Rodrigo Vázquez . The show will include the profile of all the artists as well as details about their songs in the competition. RTVE will also hold a press conference on November 2.

Eight songs will compete in the  first Semi-Final on January 31 and the other eight will compete in the  second on February 2. The top four from each semi-final will advance to the  Grand Final on February 4, where eight songs will battle to win the second edition of the Benidorm Festival and the golden ticket to represent Spain in  Liverpool.

Chanel Terrero represented Spain at Eurovision 2022 and took third place with the song ” SloMo “, achieving the country’s best result since 1995 , after a long streak of poor results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQYTt4xg3I

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Source: Eurovoix

Chanel Terrero will sing the official theme of the Spanish national team for the 2022 World Cup!

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Chanel Terrero, Spain’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, will sing the official theme song of RTVE and the Spanish national team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The singer of “SloMo” will perform “TOKE” to support “La Roja” during the World Cup in the Middle Eastern country at the end of November this year.

The Hispano-Cuban artist announced the title of her next single during the Dúos Increíbles show on Spanish TV’s La 1.

Chanel is reportedly extremely excited and grateful to have lent her voice to this project that is expected to be widely heard this fall. Chanel’s new song will be heard across Spain in the coming months in order to encourage and support the Spanish national football team in their quest for a second star.

“I feel very much connected to this team spirit, to be united, so it feels very nice to give my voice to the national team’s song.”

The singer didn’t want to give too many details about her new song, but revealed that TOKE will be choreographed.

“Behind the choreography lies my team from Turin and we can’t wait to show you the final result”

2023, a busy year for Chanel

If 2022 is a great year for Chanel, so will 2023. The artist has just signed with Sony Music Entertainment to complete her new music project, an album that will be released in early 2023.

“We have started an incredible journey, which is just the beginning of what is to come”

You can also watch the full clip below:

 

Source: RTVE

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Spain: The participants of Benidorm Fest 2023 will be announced by the end of October!

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Benidorm Fest 2023 will take place with the 16 participations that will be announced by the end of the month.

María Eizaguirre, the Director of Communication and Participation of RTVE, said in an interview that the artists that are going to participate in the national selection will all be announced by the end of October. This means that the announcment will come before that start of the tickets sale and thus, fans will know which artists will participate before bying them.

A total of 876 songs have been submitted to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The number of submissions is  12 songs down from 2022, however, the number of songs from record labels and publishers has increased considerably. To be exact, 455 songs were submited through the online form, 27 through email, while the 394 songs left were submitted directly from record labels, double the amount of songs than last year. For the 2022 festival, 886 songs were submitted, 692 through the online form and 194 from recording labels.

The team at RTVE is currently listening to all of the songs submitted for the selection and will pick the best 16 to go through to the national final. Benidorm Fest will tak place with two semi-finals in January 31 and February 2 and the Grand Final on February 4. The songs submitted vary a lot from each other, as there pop songs, ballads, folk, flamenco, fusion, rock even latin, rap and reggaeton.

Chanel won the first edition of Benidorm Fest.  She represented Spain in Turin with the song “Slomo” finishing in third place.  This is one of the best results for Spain in recent times setting the bar high for her successor!

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