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Ukraine: ANKA wins the online voting for the wildcard of Vidbir 2024!

A few minutes ago, the Ukrainian national broadcaster UA:PBC unveiled the winner of the online voting who receives the eleventh ticket for Vidbir’s 2024 Final.

The artist who won the online voting and ultimately got the wildcard is ANKA, with her song «Палала», receiving 80.944 votes and a percentage of 26,78%.

You can listen to her entry down below:

The public online voting took place from the 15th until the 21st of December and during that time period, more than 300.000 Ukrainian people cast their vote.

 

It is reminded that the 11 artists who will compete at Vidbir 2024 are the following:

  • Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria”
  • Drevo – “Endless Chain”
  • INGRET – “Keeper”
  • Mélovin – “Dreamer”
  • Nahaba – “Glass”
  • Nazva – “Slavic English”
  • Skylerr – “Time Is Running Out”
  • Yagody – “Tsunamia”
  • Yaktak – “Lalala”
  • Ziferblat – “Place I Call Home”
  • ANKA – “Палала”

 

 

The eleven songs that have qualified for the final will go public early in the new year, except for ANKA’s song which has already been published.

The final of Vidbir 2024 will take place on the 3rd of February 2024. The winner will be chosen via the voting of both jury and the public. Moreover, the public will vote in order to decide the members of the aforementioned jury.

Last year’s Vidbir winners who had the opportunity to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 were TVORCHI with “Heart of Steel” and they managed to end up 6th.

 

 

Stay tuned at EurovisionFun for all the news!

 

Source: Suspilne

Australia: Australia Decides TikTok wildcard has been revealed!

Back in December, SBS launched a national TikTok contest to find the next Australia Decides artist to join the 2022 line up on the Gold Coast.

Participants were to audition by posting a video on the platform using the #EurovisionAustralia hashtag. The #EurovisionAustralia hashtag had garnered over 33 million views on TikTok with a lot of Aussies submitting their videos online and the winner was unveiled by SBS today! Their name was announced a while ago and it is Erica Padilla.

Known acts competing at Australia Decides 2022

Eleven acts will compete to be the next Australian Eurovision representative.  The participants for the next Australia Decides are:

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

The eleven acts will compete at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center on February 26 to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022. Australian broadcaster SBS decided to use Australia Decides as their national final after the success of  their national final.

Radio producer and presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will present the Australian national final.  Moreover, Creasey will be the SBS Eurovision commentator in May 2022.

Montaigne won the most recent edition of Australia Decides with the song “Don’t break me”.  Unfortunately her entry could not participate in Eurovision due to the cancellation of the competition in 2020.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Australia Decides and the Australian entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: SBS