We start today again with the last group of 20 songs. It is the turn again of BELARUS and their 2012 song WE ARE THE HEROES by LITESOUND. This song is very special to me. Jan-Mattys van Lill who is doing the Afrikaans cover, did it for me as a birthday present in 2012, so there are not many copies of this available as it has not been commercially released.
1. Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (288p)
2. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje) (139p)
3. Mariette – Don’t Stop Believing (102p)
4. Hasse Andersson – Guld och gröna skogar (78p)
5. Eric Saade – Sting (77p)
6. Linus Svenning – Forever Starts Today (59p)
7. Isa – Don’t Stop (56p)
8. Samir & Viktor – Groupie (49p)
9. Magnus Carlsson – Möt mig i Gamla stan (28p)
10. JTR – Building It Up (25p)
11. Jessica Andersson – Can’t Hurt Me Now (23p)
12. Dinah Nah – Make Me (La La La) (22p)
from SVT.se
The Norwegian national final, Melodi Grand Prix, was held by the national broadcaster NRK this evening to select the Norwegian representative in Austria come May.
The winner, performing for Norway in Vienna, was Mørland & Debrah Scarlett with their entry, A Monster Like Me.
Do you like the Norwegian entry this year? Will Norway add a 4th victory to their Eurovision history in May?
The final of Melodifestivalen, the massive selection spectacular from Sweden, was held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm tonight where the winner was decided between 12 entries chosen from the various selection rounds.
After an evening of flying ghosts, snow, group selfies, wind machines and key changes, the winner was finally declared. Måns Zelmerlöw will represent Sweden in Vienna with his song Heroes.
The song stood out from the very beginning due to the extremely clever staging and will certainly be a fan favourite this year. Måns is also no stranger to Melodifestivalen, having tried out in previous years with entries such as Hope and Glory, as well as Cara Mia.
We wish Måns all the best in Vienna.
We are now two-thirds of the way and next up is TURKEY. Only one song by them have ever been covered in South Africa. It is their 2009 song DUK TEK TEK sung by HADISE. The Afrikaans cover is by ANDRIETTE NORMAN.
Because so many songs from Sweden have been covered in South Africa, we are doing a second one – this time their 2012 entry EUPHORIA by LOREEN who also won Eurovision that year. The Afrikaans cover is by Tanya V
With Sweden selecting their entry tomorrow, we now announce the next song on the 60th celebration compilation and it is of course from SWEDEN. It is their 2009 song LA VOIX by Malena Ernman. There are various covers from South Africa, but we pick the version by NIANELL and ROMANZ.
Armenia have been teasing Eurovision fans with news about their entry from some time now, slowly announcing the various members of the band Genealogy, the group who will be representing the Armenian entry in Vienna.
Today ARMTV, the Armenian broadcaster finally revealed the final member of the group, along with the actual entry – Don’t Deny.
Genealogy are formed by 6 singers. 5 of the singers are from various regions of the world. They are Essaï Altounian, Stephanie Topalian, Vahe Tilbian, Mary-Jean O’Doherty Vasmatzian and Tamar Kaprelian and they come from Europe, Asia, America, Africa, and Australia and each have Armenian heritage. The 6th singer, Inga Arshakyan, comes from Armenia itself.
What do you think of Don’t Deny? Will we be celebrating in Yerevan next year?
For the first time, we are now announcing a song from PORTUGAL. It is their 2007 entry DANCA COMIGO of SABRINA. The Afrikaans cover is by LEANDIE LOMBAARD.
It is time from the Netherlands and their 1981 entry, HET IS EEN WONDER, originally sung by LINDA WILLIAMS. The Afrikaans cover we are using is by Belgium superstar DANA WINNER and she has done several Eurovision covers over the years and she also have done several songs in Afrikaans.
