ManuElla has won the 2016 EMA national final and will represent Slovenia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden with her upbeat pop country/rock song, Blue And Red. 10 acts competed and they were –
Anja Baš – What If
Žan Serčič – Summer Story
Anja Kotar – Too Cool
San Di Ego Band – Brez Tebe
D Base – Spet Živ
Regina – Alive In Every Way
ManuElla – Blue And Red
Raiven – Črno Bel
Nuša Derenda – Tip Top
Sebastijan Lukovnjak – Tales Of Tomorrow
ManuElla and Raiven went through to the super-final. This was decided by an expert jury and the final two were up for televoting where it was decided ManuElla will represent Slovenia with Blue And Red. You can see her perform her winning song below.
Sandhja has won the 2016UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) national selection in Finland with Sing It Away and will represent her country at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in May. Nine acts competed in the final and they were –
Cristal Snow – Love is Blind
Stella Christine – Ain’t Got Time for Boys
Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom – Good Enough
Eini – Draamaa
Barbe-Q-Barbies – Let Me Out
Tuuli Okkonen – Don’t Wake Me Up
Sandhja – Sing It Away
Saara Aalto – No Fear
Mikael Saari – On It Goes
The results were decided with a combination of jury and televoting. Special guests included Lordi (Finland winners at ESC 2006) and Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (Finland ESC 2015).
Sandhja won the right to represent her country at the Eurovision in May. You can see her perform Sing It Away below.
The 2016 A Dal selection process has climaxed with a win for Freddie and his song Pioneer. He will represent Hungary at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in May in Sweden. Eight acts competed in the final and they were –
Freddie – Pioneer
Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
André Vásáry – Why
Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – Seven Seas
Petruska – Trouble in My Mind
Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó
Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are
Mushu – Uncle Tom
The expert jury decided on four acts for the super final and then it was the public who would decide which of the four acts would represent Hungary in Sweden. The four super finalists were –
Freddie
Gergő Oláh
Kállay Saunders Band
Petruska
So Freddie came out on top of the public vote and won with Pioneer. You can see Freddie perform his winning entry below.
Moldova has decided and Lidia Isac has won the 2016 O melodie pentru Europa with her song Falling Stars. 16 acts performed in the grand final and they were –
Valentin Uzun – Mine
Maxim Zavidia – La La Love
Doiniţa Gherman – Irresistible
Lidia Isac – Falling Stars
Big Flash Sound – Când vrei
Che-MD – Vodă e cu noi
Andrei Ioniţa & Onoffrei – Lie
Cristina Pintilie – Picture Of Love
Nadia Moşneagu – Memories
Rodica şi Ivan Aculov – Stop Lying
Emilia Russu – I Am Not The Same
Viola – In The Name Of Love
DoReDoS – FunnyFolk
Max Fall feat. Dan Vozniuc & Malloy – Game lOVER
Valeria Paşa – Save Love
Felicia Dunaf – You And Me
With a combination of televoting and expert jury Lidia Isac took the crown and will fly the Moldovan flag in Stockholm, Sweden in May. The team behind Lidia’s song are the same as worked with Polina Gagarina and her entry for Russia in 2015, A Million Voices. You can see Lidia perform her winning song below.
Words by Sascha Stolp. Photos by Edward Till
On Friday, 26th February, the UK National Broadcaster, BBC, held the first UK national final for 6 years with Eurovision:You Decide at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. The show was hosted by Mel Giedroyc, a popular British television presenter and commentator for the UK broadcasts of the Semi-Finals of Eurovision. The contest consisted of 6 acts vying to represent the UK at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in May, and also included performances by last year’s Eurovision winner, Måns Zelmerlöw as well as the last UK winner in 1997, Katrina Leskanich performing her winning entry Love Shine A Light. Katrina was also part of the judging panel, along with Carrie Grant (part of 1983 UK Eurovision entry Sweet Dreams) and choreographer Jay Revell who will be working with the 2016 UK Eurovision act.
The 6 contests were Dulcima with their folk-inspired entry When You Go, Matthew James singing A Better Man, Darline bringing some country with Until Tomorrow, Karl William Lund and his entry Miracle, Bianca with her power ballad Shine a Little Light, and finally Joe & Jake with their entry You’re Not Alone.
Following all 6 performances, voting lines opened, with the winner chosen solely by public vote. The UK decided that Joe & Jake impressed them the most and will be their representatives at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
Joe Woolford, 21 yo from Ruthin, Wales and Jake Shakeshaft, 20 yo from Stoke-on-Trent, met when they both took part of the 2015 series of The Voice UK.
Their song You’re Not Alone was written by Schwartz, Justin J Benson and S.Kanes.
See their winning performance below, as well as some other photos night. Good luck Joe & Jake!
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz has won the 2016 Unser Lied für Stockholm and will represent Germany at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with her song Ghost. 10 acts competed in the show and they were
1. Ella Endlich – Adrenalin
2. Joco – Full Moon
3. Gregorian – Masters Of Chant
4. Woods of Birnam – Lift Me Up (From The Underground)
5. Luxuslärm – Solange Liebe in mir wohnt
6. Keøma – Protected
7. Avantasia – Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose
8. Alex Diehl – Nur ein Lied
9. Jamie-Lee Kriewitz – Ghost
10. Laura Pinski – Under The Sun We Are One
After a first round of televoting three song qualified for the super-final. The acts were –
Avantasia
Alex Diehl
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
After a second round of voting it was declared Jamie-Lee Kriewitz would fly the flag for Germany in Stockholm in May with Ghost. Jamie-Lee won The Voice of Germany in 2015.
Moldova held the second of semi-finals for the 2016 O Melodie Pentru Europa with eight more act qualifying for the final on 27 February. There were 12 acts competing and they were –
1. Rodica şi Ivan Aculov– Stop Lying
2. Lidia Isac – Falling Stars
3. Cristina Pintilie – Picture Of Love
4. Diana Brescan – Till The End
5. Max Fall feat. Dan Vozniuc & Malloy – Game lOVER
6. Andrei Ioniţa & Onoffrei – Lie
7. Felicia Dunaf – You And Me
8. Nadia Moşneagu – Memories
9. Big Flash Sound – Când vrei
10. Anna Gulko – Never Let Go
11. Beatrice – Saved My Heart For You
12. Vitalie Todiraşcu – Belladonna
A combination of expert jury and televoting decided what eight songs would progress to the final. The eight acts were –
Moldova held the first of their semi-final for the 2016 O Melodie Pentru Europa national selection. 12 acts competed and eight of them progressed to the final. The acts taking part were –
1. Doiniţa Gherman – Irresistible
2. Valentina Nejel – Va fi târziu
3. Valeria Paşa – Save Love
4. Emilia Russu – I Am Not The Same
5. Che-MD – Vodă e cu noi
6. Chris Maroo – Tonight
7. Valentin Uzun – Mine
8. Chriss Jeff – Good Life
9. DoReDoS – FunnyFolk
10. Viola – In The Name Of Love
11. Maxim Zavidia – La La Love
12. PRIZA – Rewind
A combination of expert jury and televoting decided what eight songs would qualify. They were –
Maxim Zavidia Valeria Paşa Doiniţa Gherman DoReDoS Viola Valentin Uzun Che-MD Emilia Russu
The final will take place on 27 February. The second semi-final is on 25 February.
