All posts by Ian Fowell

Mista releases brand new single ‘Prežijem s láskou’

Mista {copyright: Mista Music}
Mista {copyright: MistaMusic}

Mista returns with a brand new single entitled Prežijem s láskou (I will live with love). It is a mid-tempo pop song with lyrics that mean a lot to Mista This song is my personal testimonial. I wrote it about a man who will realise what is really important only when he comes to the end of his life. At that moment he only wants to turn back time so that he can fix everything and live his life again and – to live with love”.

The music and lyrics are by Mista, Stano Šimor and Mavooi. The production on the track is by Mavooi and the executive producer is Stano Šimor. The track is courtesy of MistaMusic.

Mista was runner up in the 2010 Slovakian Eurovision national selection but has since gone on to have many hits in Slovakia, Czech Republic and various parts of Europe and Asia.

You can see the official video clip for Prežijem s láskou below.

Source: ESC Covers

Nicole Hammett shows her all round versatility for singing and dancing at Mrs Malta show

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Nicole Hammett is an outstanding young singer from Malta who can easily switch from pop to opera to rock and other genres of music. She again showed her versatility as an artist by performing at the Mrs Malta show by Ivan Gaffiero. Nicole performed two songs and also showed her dancing skills are pretty cool too.

Nicole performed a singing and dancing routine of End Of Time by Beyoncé. You can see in the video that she is really enjoying every minute of the performance. Then Nicole treated us to a version of No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) by Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand. Again she demonstrated powerful and clear vocals.

ESC Covers recently reported about Nicole recently recording a wonderful interpretation of La Forza, the Estonian 2018 Eurovision song by Elina Nechayeva, and she also filmed a magnificent video clip for the song filmed in Malta.

You can see Nicole perform End Of Time and No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) and also see again the wonderful clip of La Forza.

Source: ESC Covers

Malta: Watch Destiny Chukunyere & Demi Galea perform ‘At Last’ duet

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Destiny & Demi {copyright: Net tv}

Destiny Chukunyere & Demi Galea performed a charming duet version of the Etta James classic At Last on The Entertainers tv show on Net tv in Malta.

The voices of Destiny and Demi blended really well on this emotional song with both girls showing their powerful vocals.

Demi was a finalist in the 2017 Malta Junior Eurovision national selection and of course Destiny was the winner of the 2015 Junior Eurovision title for Malta with Not My Soul.

You can see Destiny and Demi perform At Last below.

Source: ESC Covers

ESC Covers meets Benjamin Ingrosso in Lisbon

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Benjamin Ingrosso

ESC Covers managed to catch up with Benjamin Ingrosso, who will represent Sweden at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, with Dance You Off.

Roy van der Merwe spoke with him as they walked back to the hotel (ESC Covers are in the same hotel as the Swedish delegation).

In the photo you will see Benjamin with his unique suitcase with his name and song title and Swedish flag and a caricature of him dancing.

Benjamin is looking forward to getting on to the stage and performing for real in the semi-final. His is happy with his rehearsals so far.

Check out a little clip of Benjamin’s rehearsal below.

Source: ESC Covers; video@EurovisionSongContest/YouTube

Passed make a welcome return with ‘Csak téged’

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Passed

Passed have returned after a little break with a brand new song . The track is entitled Csak téged (Only you). The song has charm of it’s own with a strong production. It is fascinating to see Passed experiment with their musical styles and also this time sing in the Hungarian language for the first time.

The group Passed are now a trio consisting of twins Dorottya Nizalowski and Fanni Nizalowski and also Levente Szabó.

Passed took part in the A Dal national selection for Eurovision twice in the years 2015 with Mesmerize and 2016 with Driftin’. They have released several successful hit singles and video clips but have had a short break away from releasing music due mainly to studying. But the group are back and promise more new music through the summer and appearances music festivals.

Check out the official lyric video for Csak téged below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

Albania: Watch a glimpse of Dosila at Jazz Festival

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ESC Covers previously told you about the promising and talented singer from Albania, Dosila. She has just performed at a Jazz Festival and had fun performing and entertaining the audience.

Dosila performed the Lady Gaga hit, Bad Romance, in a jazz style. She also performed the Albanian language song Thuaja Rini (You are young). Also, Dosila sang a duet of Say Something by Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World.

The jazz festival was held outdoors and you can hear the sound of people enjoying themselves but you also get to see Dosila enjoying her passion for singing and entertaining.

Check out some short clips of Dosila at the jazz event below.

Source: ESC Covers

Ukraine: Check out Sasha Polovynska with United People…and she was stand in at Eurovision rehearsals in 2017

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Sasha Polovynska is a name to watch out for in the future. Sasha is from Ukraine and was involved in a United People project.

Sasha was one of the talented rehearsal stand-in artists at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. She performed the songs from Finland, Iceland, Denmark and The Netherlands.

Check out Sasha singing with United People below.

Source: ESC Covers

Watch Anna Trincher duet with Jamala in the final of The Voice of Ukraine

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Anna Trincher & Jamala {copyright: 1+1}

Anna Trincher duetted with her mentor Jamala (winner of the 2016 Eurovision with 1944) in the final of Golos Krainy (The Voice of Ukraine- season 8). Together they performed Crazy In Love by Beyoncé.

Anna gave a confident and assured performance on the stage as she sang with all her heart and soul. She also performed on her own the Christina Aguilera hit Candyman.

Anna eventually finished in third place but she has come a long way since representing Ukraine at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. I am sure she has big future ahead of her in the entertainment business where she has already released several top music videos and hits and acted in a top teen drama.

The winner of The Voice of Ukraine 2018 was Olena Lutsenko.

You can see Anna’s performances in The Voice of Ukraine final below.

Source: 1+1; ESC Covers

 

 

 

Listen to Mishela Rapo and her acoustic version of ‘Bones’ by Equinox

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Mishela Rapo – from the music video of ‘Bones’

Mishela Rapo has made a charming acoustic version of the 2018 Bulgarian Eurovision song, Bones. It has a jazz piano feel and it showcases Mishela’s fine vocals.

Mishela represented Albania at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria with her song Dambaje.

You can see the video for Mishela’s version of Bones below.

Source: ESC Covers; YouTube/MishelaRapo

Georgia: Listen to Christine Restakyan and her new song ‘Maybe’

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Christine Restakyan {copyright: facebook.com/christinerestakyan}

Christine Restakyan is a promising young singer and songwriter to watch from Georgia. She has just released a brand new single entitled Maybe. Christine composed the song herself and it has a haunting and almost James Bond type theme to it. Her clear and powerful vocals totally suit this track.

I am sure we will be hearing more from Christine in the future. In the meantime check out Maybe below.

Source: ESC Covers