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2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Nine acts announced in Austria…and one more to come via wildcard vote

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ZOË {copyright: Global Rockstar/ORF}

Austria have announced nine acts that will participate in the national final which will be held on 12 February. The nine confirmed acts are –

  • Bella Wagner
  • Elly
  • Farina Miss & Céline Roscheck
  • Lia Weller
  • LiZZA
  • Orry Jackson
  • Sankil Jones
  • Vincent Bueno
  • ZOË

ZOË was a popular finalist in the 2015 Wer singt für Österreich? with Quel Filou and had success with her album entitled Debut.

One more act will make it 10 in the final via a wildcard vote to be held on Facebook on 14 January. Anyone can vote on this so check the official ORF Facebook page on that date for details of how to vote https://www.facebook.com/ESCOesterreich/

The wildcard acts in contention are –

  • Laura Kamhuber
  • Ola Egbowon
  • AzRaH
  • Sara Koell
  • David Siedl feat. Madelene & McVio 

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

First show kicks off in Lithuanian selection

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Lithuania have started the road to Stockholm with the first of their Eurovision national selection shows. Eight acts performed and three were eliminated in the first week.

The acts and songs in the first show –

  1. Alice Way – Hero
  2. Dovydas Petrošius – Starlight
  3. Behind The Moon – Did It All
  4. Erica Jeniings – Leading Me Home
  5. Elena Jurgaitytė – I Won‘t Come Back
  6. Vlad Max – Don‘t Wanna Let It Go
  7. Petunija  – Tomorrow
  8. Donny Montell – I‘ve Been Waiting for This Night

An expert national and international jury voted in the first phase. The acts that were eliminated were –

  • Dovydas Petrošius,
  • Elena Jurgaitytė
  •  Vlad Max

The first show was won by Donny Montell, the Lithuanian Eurovision representative in 2012 in Baku where he sang Love Is Blind.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

2016 EMA acts announced in Slovenia

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The 10 acts who will participate in the 2016 EMA national selection in Slovenia have been announced. They include two former Eurovision participants for Slovenia. Regina, who sang Dan najlepših sanj in 1996, returns as well as Nuša Derenda, who gave us Energy in 2001.

Also, in the selection is ManuElla, who progressed far in the Misija Evrovizija competition, to find the competitor for Slovenia for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The eventual winner was Eva Bota.

The 10 acts competing in the 2016 EMA are –

  • Anja Baš
  • Anja Kotar
  • D Base
  • ManuElla
  • Nuša Derenda
  • Raiven
  • Regina
  • SAN Di EGO
  • Sebastijan Lukovnjak 
  • Žan Serčič

The EMA final will be held on 27 February.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Six finalists introduced in Spain

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María Isabel {copyright: 20minutos.es}

Spain have decided to go for a national selection to decide their act for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Six acts have been announced and one of them is the winner of the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, María Isabel. Her winning song was called Antes Muerta Que Sencilla.

The six finalists are –

  • Xuso Jones
  • Electric Nana
  • Salvador Beltrán
  • Barei
  • Maverick 
  • María Isabel

More news of the televised national final will be announced soon by TVE.

Source: TVE; www.eurovision.tv

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Eneda Tarifa will represent Albania at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

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Eneda Tarifa {copyright: RTSH}

Eneda Tarifa has been chosen to represent Albania at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the 54th Festivali i Këngës in Tirana with her song Përrallë (Fairytale). The song was composed by Olsa Toqi.

There were two semi-finals and 22 songs participated in the final. The voting was by an expert jury that included the 2008 Albanian Eurovision representative, Olta Boka.

The 22 acts and songs competing were –

  1. Sigi Bastri – Engjëll i lirë
  2. Rezarta Smaja & Klodian Kaçani – Dashuri në përjetësi
  3. Dilan Reka – Buzëqesh
  4. Adrian Lulgjuraj – Jeto dhe ëndërro
  5. Erga Halilaj – Monolog
  6. Evans Rama – Flakë
  7. Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty
  8. Egert Pano – Mos ik
  9. Genc Tukiçi – Sa të dashuroj
  10. Kozma Dushi – Një kafe
  11. Luiz Ejlli – Pa mbarim
  12. Teuta Kurti – Në sytë e mi
  13. Besa Krasniqi – Liroje zemrën
  14. Nilsa Hysi – Asaj
  15. Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej
  16. Flaka Krelani – S’je për mu
  17. Enxhi Nasufi – Infinit
  18. Lindi Islami – Për një mrekulli
  19. Florent Abrashi – Të ndjek çdo hap
  20. Eneda Tarifa – Përrallë
  21. Renis Gjoka – Ato që s’ti them dot
  22. Aslajdon Zaimaj – Merrmë që sot

You can see Eneda performing her winning song below.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnBXUIqZjXQ

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Hungary: 2016 A Dal acts announced

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Hungary flag

Hungary has confirmed the 30 acts participating in the 2016 edition of the national selection for Eurovision – A Dal.

  1. André Vásáry – Why
  2. Anna Patai – Colors
  3. B The First – You Told Me You Loved Me
  4. Bálint Gájer – Speed Bump
  5. Benji – Köteltánc
  6. ByTheWay – Free To Fly
  7. C.E.T. – Free
  8. Egy Másik Zenekar – Kéne közös kép
  9. Fatima Mohamed – Ott leszek
  10. Freddi – Pioneer
  11. Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó
  12. Group’n’Swing – Szeretni fáj
  13. Ív – Love Kills Me
  14. Jázmin Török – Power Of Love
  15. Júlia Horányi – Come Along
  16. Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are
  17. Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi – Hold On To
  18. Laci Gáspár – Love And Bass
  19. Maszkura és a Tücsökraj – Kinek sírjam
  20. Misztrál – Reggeli Reggae
  21. Mushu – Uncle Tom
  22. Nika – Beautiful Love
  23. Odett – Stardust
  24. Olivér Berkes – Seven Seas
  25. Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
  26. Passed – Driftin’
  27. Petra Veres-Kovács – Singing Peace
  28. Petruska – Trouble In My Mind
  29. Reni Tolvai – Fire
  30. Szilvia Agárdi – It Is Love

The final will be on 27 February with three quarter finals and two semi-finals preceding. Some previous national final acts are taking part again including the group Passed and the 2014 Hungarian representative Kállay Saunders.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Six acts announced for final in Switzerland

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Switzerland have revealed the six acts that will participate in the national final on 13 February to see who will represent them at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The individual broadcasters were involved in special round of auditions organised by SRF & RTR (Swiss German and Rumantsch); RTS (Swiss French) and RSI (Swiss Italian).

The six finalists are:

  • Bella C – Another World
  • Vincent Gross – Half A Smile
  • Stanley Miller – Feel The Love
  • Stéphanie Palazzo – Perché mi guardi cosi?
  • Rykka – The Last Of Our Kind
  • Theo – Because Of You

Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

A busy week in the world of Eurovision

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Eurovision Song Contest 2016 {copyright: EBU/www.eurovision.tv}

This week has seen a lot of activity in the world of the Eurovision Song Contest. The EBU have confirmed there will be 43 nations competing in the 2016 event in Stockholm. We see the return of Australia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Ukraine.

  • Germany confirmed the withdrawal of their offer to Xavier Naidoo to represent them in Sweden.
  • FYR Macedonia confirm that Kaliopi will once again represent them at Eurovision.
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina will be represented by Dalal Midhat Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen and Ana Rucner. Deen represented his country in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Turkey.

Source: www.eurovision.tv

 

 

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium: 2016 Eurosong finalists announced

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2016 Eurosong Belgium finalists {copyright: VRT}

In 2016 it is the turn of the Flemish broadcaster, VRT, to select the song for Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. There will be a national selection and the five competing acts have been announced.

The five artists are –

  • Laura Tesoro
  • Adil Aarab
  • Astrid Destuyver
  • Amaryllis Uitterlinden
  • Tim Frantzis

More news about the songs and selection will be revealed soon.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; VRT; www.esccovers.com