Dalita Avanessian represented Armenia at the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Welcome To Armenia. She finished in fifth place where the contest was held in her home nation.
Dalita has consistently been progressing very well with her music since the Junior Eurovision and now she returns with her new song It’s Armenians’. The song is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The song can be described as an emotional ballad.
Apollonia – Don’t Give Up On Us (Just Yet) – cover
Apollonia Lysandrou took part in the Cyprus 2015 Eurovision national selection Eurochallenge competition. Her pop/rock song Don’t Give On Me (Just Yet) has now been officially released through the digital platform iTunes.
Apollonia is a talented up and coming singer/songwriter and musician that has a big future ahead of us. We may well see her take the Eurovision stage in the future.
You can see Apollonia perform Don’t Give Up On Me (Just Yet) below.
John Karayiannis will represent Cyprus at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with One Thing I Should Have Done. Now a remix has been released. It is the Euroclub mix by Pepperoni Mohawx,
You can see the video for the remix below which is filmed in London.
The Peppermints {copyright: Pisa in Movie -Film Commission}
The Peppermints represented San Marino at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with their song Breaking My Heart. The girls, consisting of Anita Simoncini, Rafaella Perniola, Greta Doveri, Arianna Ulivi and Sara Dall’Olio, have just released a second official video for Breaking My Heart.
The video on this occasion is to represent and promote Pisa, Ponte D’Era and Piaggio at EXPO 2015 in Milan. The video will of course show the Peppermints huge talent and unity as a group.
Anita will also take part in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, as she will soon reach the age of 16 years old. She will sing Chain Of Lights with Michele Perniola, representing San Marino in Vienna in May.
You can see the second video for Breaking My Heart below.
Sofia Kutsenko recently released her brand new solo single entitle Rozpovid (Story). Now she has released the official video to accompany the song.
Sofia was a member of the Sympho-Nick group that represented Ukraine at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta. The video captures the moments of teenagers enjoying the fullness of life.
Marta Rak was part of the popular female trio Sympho-Nick who represented Ukraine at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Priyde Vesna.
Marta has just released her brand new single entitled Trymai (Hold Tight). The song was composed by Marta with Kateryna Komar, who is a Ukrainian composer and lyricist.
The song is about evil and goodness existing together. The main message of the song is that “everyone has their own dream which we should hold tight, not to let it go and always reach our aim”. The song starts as a ballad and builds to an anthemic pop song that showcases Marta’s outstanding vocals.
Zoë was a popular act at the recent Austrian national selection Eurovision Song Contest – Wer singt für Österreich? Her song Quel Filou was very popular with fans and eventually finished in third place in the final. She is also participating in the Global Rockstar crowd funding campaign event to raise funds for releasing her forthcoming album.
Zoë has been talking to esccovers.com –
First of all we would like to congratulate you on your outstanding performances on the Wer singt für Österreich selection shows. A lot of fans were hoping you would win and represent Austria at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.
1. Could you give me some background on how you got involved with music?
I grew up with music, since my father was a musician and my grandfather has always been a big fan of classical music as well as the typical French chanson. I listened to music all the time and tried to imitate the Queen Of The Night, from the Opera ”The Magic Flute”, at the age of four. Therefore my passion for music has always been inside of me, and it always was my dream to become a musician myself.
2. How did you take part in the Wer singt für Österreich? Was there a casting?
When I first heard that there was a casting for the ”Wer singt für Österreich” show, I was thrilled that I was given the chance to improve myself among 120 other great artists, but I never thought that I would come that far. I always secretly wished to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song contest, but it was never something that I thought could really happen. I participated at the casting for the experience and because of my passion for music, without even thinking of having a chance to get to the next round. Therefore, I was amazed when I heard the news.
3. Who are your musical influences?
My musical influences are among todays music stars like Beyonce and Hoziar, the queen of French music: the amazing Edith Piaf. Her beautiful music is full of ”joie de vivre” but also melancholic, she is a true inspiration.
4. You perform songs in French very beautifully. Is there a reason you like to sing in French?
Thank you very much! There was truly no particular reason for singing in French at the beginning. It sort of just happened whilst writing my first song with my father who also speaks French ( we went to the same French school) . We discovered that the language fits quite well with my voice and also the type of music we like to write . I really enjoy singing in French but that doesn’t mean that I won’t write or sing in English or maybe even German … let’s see !)
5. When can we expect your album to be released and what kind of music styles can we look forward to?
My first album will probably be released in May 2015. For the moment we’re still working on the songs but it will definitely be the music style that you’ve already heard in Adieu and Quel Filou. It will remain a fresh, cheeky and playful kind of music, a mix between the Frensh chanson style and electronic beats.
6. Will there be a promo video for Quel Filou or will you instead make a video for your next single?
I do have many ideas for a Quel Filou video, but nothing is definite yet. I really enjoyed the filming of my first music video ‘Adieu, since I’m also really into acting. But for the moment we’re working on my album , and I’m really looking forward to it’s release .
7. Have you heard any of the songs from the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest yet? If so, do you have any particular favourites?
I did listen to a lot of the songs who will participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, and I really like Goodbye to Yesterday’ from Estonia. But of course I support my fellow musicians , winners of the ‘Wer Singt für Österreich’ show : The Makemakes and their amazing song I’m Yours.
Thank you Zoe…we wish you lots of luck for the future and also hope to see you one day representing Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Luara {copyright: Meech and Hollywood Hot Sauce/Mihran Kirakosian}
It was back in 2009 that Luara Melody represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Barcelona, where she finished in second place. Luara has since gone on to be an outstanding success and fresh talent by releasing several hits such as Fire In Me, Story, Christmas Wish,Until We See The Sun,Escape and Fighting The Liars. Each song has shown her versatility as an artist. Luara is also a talented dancer and recently recorded her version and a dance video of the Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora song, Black Widow.
Luara is now back with her exciting new single called Mega Wild. It is an outstanding upbeat dance song with a very strong production. The lyric video has just been released and you can see that below. The production is by Meech and Hollywood Hot Sauce and edited by Q Burdette. The rap is provided by Mihran Kirakosian.
Sophie was a contestant in the Germany Wildcard Eurovision Song Contest 2015 – Unser Song für Österreich selection. Her soulful and upbeat song was entitled Imperfection.
Sophie has released a video for Imperfection and has also been speaking to esccovers.com about her music and ambitions.
She was born on 28 April 1998 and she was inspired at the young age of 10 by the Dreamgirls movie. She decided that she wanted to be a singer at this point. She began with singing and then piano lessons. Her inspirations are soulful singers like Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Etta James and Whitney Houston.
Sophie’s first memorable gig was at the Spargelfest in Berlin-Schöneberg and then she became the lead singer of a school band called Encore. She loves to sing live and she also has her own You Tube channel where she posts videos of her singing and you can also follow her on her Facebook page. She has covered songs like Mercy by Duffy and Forget You be CeeLo Green.
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/MissSophiesVoice
She enjoyed the experience of participating at the Germany Eurovision Wildcard selection and is now working on new song with her producer. She is also polishing her dance and singing skills at the same time. Sophie is certainly an artist to watch out for.
You can see the video for Imperfection below and the single is available though digital platforms such as iTunes and Amazon.
Irina Kitoroagă was a finalist in the 2015 O melodie Pentru Eurovision selection in Moldova. She has just released her song I’m Gonna Get You. The song is a Sweden Songs production. It is composed by Gicu Gimbir , Keith Almgren, Madelene Hamberg, Patrik Öhlund, Erik Anjou. Irina herself wrote the rap lyrics.
Irina also participated in the 2013 O melodie Pentru final with another Sweden Songs composition entitled L.O.V.E. LOVE.
You can hear I’m Gonna Get You by Irina Kitoroagă on Soundcloud below. The song will be released through digital and streaming such as iTunes and Spotify very soon.
