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NEW VIDEO – PATRICK FIORI
EUROVISION LYRICS
Clearings some cupboards, ESC Covers came across this book done by Thomas Biegler from OGAE Austria called EURO SONG – THE LYRICS – it features the lyrics of all Euro entries from 1956 to 2000. We were wondering if an update had been done since – after all it is 17 more Eurovision years and tons of new songs.
ARMENIA READY TO ANNOUNCE JUNIOR EUROVISION ENTRY
The Public TV Company of Armenia is happy to announce that Misha’s entry song for JESC 2017 will premiere tonight, at 17:00 CEST!
“Boomerang” was composed by Vahram Petrosyan, the lyrics were written by Avet Barseghyan, David Tserunyan and Arthur Aghekyan. The song was chosen internally by the creative team of AMPTV.
“I love my song! The music is powerful, while the lyrics carry a strong message: everything we do in life will always come back to us, just like a boomerang! I encourage everyone to believe in their dreams, share their love with the world and most importantly be kind to one another” – says Misha.
Photo taken by Damian Photography / AMPTV
WORLD SONG FESTIVAL 2017
1 – SPAIN – Alvaro Soler – Sofia – 1579
2 – DR CONGO – Maître Gims – Tu vas me manquer – 1312
3 – IRELAND – Celtic Woman ft Oonagh – Tír na nóg – 1277
4 – FRANCE – Amir – On dirait – 1232
5 – AUSTRALIA – Sia – Cheap thrills – 1188
6 – RUSSIA – Sergey Lazarev – Idealniy mir – 1178
7 – USA – Eli Lieb & Steve Grand – Look away – 1118
8 – SAPMI – Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Mijjieh lea gaarkijes – 1040
9 – NEW ZEALAND – Broods – Free – 1022
10 – PERU – Ezio Oliva – El calendario – 1006
JUNIOR EUROVISION ENTRY – GEORGIA – Grigol Kipshidze and ‘Voice Of The Heart’
The host nation of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Georgia, have revealed there song and it is called Voice Of The Heart by the Grigol Kipshidze.
Georgia keep up a very impressive record of very good songs at Junior Eurovision. Grigol’s song has a soulful and beautiful melody.
You can see the video clip for Voice Of The Heart below which has a cool retro feel. Grigol is joined by four cute girl backing vocalists.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers
HOST COUNTRY FOR JUNIOR EUROVISION 2018
Press release from the EBU
Following a rule change enacted earlier this year, the host broadcaster for the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest can now be revealed even before the 2017’s contest in Tbilisi has begun! Today, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Belarusian national broadcaster (BTRC) can announce that Belarus will host the 16th Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) in 2018 in Minsk.
To ensure the longevity of the Contest and allow more time to prepare the event, the JESC Steering Group decided to remove a clause in the Rules that gave the winning broadcaster first refusal to host. EBU Members were given the opportunity to apply to host JESC 2018 and Belarus’s application was judged to be the best.
2018 will be the second time the Contest will take place in Minsk, following BTRC’s hosting in the Belarusian capital in 2010.
Belarus has taken part in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the competition was created in 2003. The country has a very successful record in the Contest, winning in both 2005 with Ksenia Sitnik and 2007 with Alexey Zhigalkovich.
Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Head of Live Events said: “The rule change to allow a host for next year’s competition to be chosen earlier not only gives the host broadcaster longer to prepare what is a huge production but also protects the future of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. We are therefore delighted to announce, before we gather in Tbilisi for the 2017 competition, that BTRC will be the host broadcaster of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. BTRC’s application to host was extremely strong, and we have full confidence that they will put the same enthusiasm into the preparations of next year’s event.”
AFRI MUSIC – BURKINA FASO – postcard
Time for another postcard – this time Burkina Faso
AFRIKAANS COVER OF GREECE 2017
ESC Covers got yesterday the Afrikaans cover of the 2017 Greek Eurovision entry THIS IS LOVE of Demy – it is called DIS LIEFDE and recorded by Riana Taljaard
GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE SONG CONTEST 2017
You choose which group you wish to vote in.
You only vote in one group in the Semi-Finals.
You vote for your top ten Eurovision style, 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
I need your votes by 5th November 2017, and no later.
The top 4 from each group qualifies for the Final along with the 4 automatic Finalists.
Send your votes to acefrehmen@yahoo.co.uk
I hope you like some of these Gems
Ace Frehmen.
2017 Global Alternative Song Contest – Semi-Finals
Europe –
01 England –Jack SAVORETTI – ”Whisky Tango”
02 Northern Ireland – Van MORRISON – ”Transformation”
03 Scotland – Amy McDONALD – ”Dream on”
04 Wales – STEREOPHONICS – ”All in one night”
05 Isle of Man – Ruth KEGGIN – ”Arrane Sooree”
06 Guernsey –Tommy HAWKINS – ”That’s the way I walk”
07 Basque Country – Alex UBAGO – ”Míranos”
08 Faeroe Islands – Eivør Pálsdóttir – ”Petti Fyri Petti”
09 Kazakhstan – Kamshat ZHOLDYBAEVA – ”Padisha”
10 Kosovo – NRG BAND ft. DJ Aldo – ”Mos u nal”
11 Jersey – Nerina PALLOT – ”Man didn’t walk on the moon”
12 Catalonia – Mishima – ”Qui més estima”
13 Liechtenstein – LACRIMOSA -WELTENBRAND – ”Testimonium”
14 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Džejla Ramović – ”Ruža”
15 Dagestan – Marina Mustafaeva – ”Love me”
16 Chechnya – – Marina AIDAEVA – ”Khaz Habar”
17 Kyrgyzstan – KYZ BURAK – ”Eh Bike”
18 Tajikistan – Tahmina Niyozova – ”Jonam”
19 Turkmenistan – S Beater /Mahri – ”Tans edeli”
20 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Ziynet SALI – ”Bi Büyük Devirdik”
Americas –
01 USA – Lil Uzi Vert – ”XO Tour Llif3”
02 Virgin Isles of The USA – Melanie AMARO – ”The One”
03 Bonaire – Ir-Sais ft. Devy DEV & HEF – ”Mino Ta Kriminal”
04 Sint Maarten – DJ King Kembe – ”Make it Clap”
05 Argentina – MIRANDA! – ”Quiero Vivir a Tu Lado”
06 Cuba – Gente de Zona – ”Si No Vuelves”
07 Mexico – Paty Cantú – ”Rompo Contigo”
08 Trinidad & Tobago – Fay-Ann LYONS – ”Girls”
09 Brazil – Claudia LEITTE – ”Taquitá”
10 Venezuela – LASSO – ”Diferente”
11 Peru – Gepe – ”Hablar de ti”
12 Haiti – Jean Jean ROOSEVELT – ”Reste Debout”
13 Guatemala – Stephanie ZELAYA – ”Bastaba Una Mirada”
14 St Vincent & The Grenadines – SKINNY FABULOUS – ”Watch Thing”
15 Jamaica – Sia ft. Sean PAUL – ”Cheap Thrills”
16 Guyana – Pitbull ft. Leona LEWIS – ”Only Ones To Know”
17 Belize – TR Shine – ”Soca Dan Dada”
18 The Falkland Islands – J. Solemn – ”Hey Rufus”
19 Colombia – J. Balvin, Willy William – ”Mi Gente”
20 Ecuador – Tusuchendo El Anaco – Los Comuneros – ”Muqui Muqui”
Asia/Oceania –
01 French Polynesia – Grace LAUGHLIN & Tapuarii LAUGHLIN – ”Close your Eyes”
02 Tibet – TENZIN SANGPO – ”Miss Tibet”
03 Pitcairn Island – Tent CHRISTIAN – ”We’re from Pitcairn Island”
04 Pakistan – NORTHERN LIGHTS, Mehi, & Naseebo LAL – ”Dil Naiyo Lagda”
Nusrat & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – ” Mere Rashke Qamar”
05 India – Anushka SHARMA, Pritam, Imtiaz ALI ”Radha”
05 India – Arijit SINGH, Neha KAKKAR, MEET BROTHERS – ”Main Tera Boyfriend (Raabta)
06 South Korea – hong jIN-YOUNG,Dia, & Kim YON YAR – ”꽃, 달, 술” (You are my flower)
07 Japan – Kana Nishino – ”Pa”
08 Singapore – The SAM WILLOWS -”Save Myself”
09 Jordan – Adham Nabulsi – ”3abali Wada3ak”
10 Maldives – SANAM ft. Sandeep THAKER – ”Teri Deewani”
11 Myanmar – AH MOON – ”Kyar Pyi”
12 Malaysia – Dayang Nurfaizah – ”Lelaki Teragung”
13 Nepal – Snilu Shah – ” Rittiyeko”
14 Timor-Leste – NYX 15 ”Domin”
15 Sri Lanka – IRAJ & Romaine WILLIS – ” Thurule Nidan”
16 Iran – MOHSEN YEGANEH – ”Bade To”
17 Vietnam – Đông Nhi – ”Nhạc Trẻ”
18 Bhutan – Needup DORJI – ”Sem Gi Tam”
19 Bangladesh – Kona – ”Dhem Tana”
20 Taiwan – Weather Girls – ”DKR32”
Africa –
01 Mayotte – Babadi – ”Indra”
02 Western Sahara – Aziza BRAHIM & Ziruh – ”Buscando La Paz”
03 Nigeria – Wizkid ft. Drake – ”Come Closer”
04 Eritrea – Aklilu MEBRAHTU – ”Hulufey Resieyo”
05 Namibia – Erna CHIMU – ”Aureb”
06 Congo (Brazzaville) – Syssi MANNANGA – ”Cheri”
07 Guinea – Khady DIOP ft. Fakrybeatz – ”Juste une melodie”
08 Kenya – Sauti SOL ft. REDFOURTH CHORUS – ”Kuliko Jana”
09 Niger – Filo La Diva, PV and Mr Kal – ”La Climate Change et Toi?”
10 Cape Verde – Elida ALMAIDA – ”Bersu D’oru”
11 Mozambique – Euridse JEQUE – ”No Que Vai Dar”
12 Birkina Faso – Sissao – ”Gounou”
13 Sao Tome & Principe – Juka & Jorge Neto – ”Nho Manel”
14 South Africa – Loyiso BALA – ”Siyabonga”
15 Niger – Hamsou GARBA – ”Taràyya karfi”
16 Tunisia – Latifa – ”Fresh”
17 Djibouti – Awale ADAN – ”Oh Yeah”
18 Ghana – Sarkodie ft. Flavour – ”Ur Waist”
19 Morocco – Asma Lmnawar – ”Andou Zine”
20 Uganda – Chris EVANS KAWEESI ft David LUTALO – ”Nguwe Ani”