Lizi Pop was a popular contestant for Georgia at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Happy Day.
Lizi has just released her brand new single called An Unloved Childs Pain. The song is about the controversial subject of child abuse. The lyrics are by Lizi Pop with music by Giga Kukhianidze. The official video director is Khatuna Giorgobiani.
The song will be officially launched on Rustavi 2 channel in Georgia on the Nanuka’s Show at 22:00 local time (19:00 CET) on 12 November.
Lizi is involved with the BzikebiStudio and has already released some singles (including Zgapari qalaqshi with group Candy, winners of 2011 JESC for Georgia) and appeared in a musical film Stapilo Story. Kurdgheli vs Mgeli.
You can see the video for An Unloved Childs Pain below.
Anna Trincher will represent Ukraine at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song Pochny z sebe (Start With Yourself). Here Anna talks to esccovers.com about her music and career so far.
Hi Anna. First of all many congratulations on being selected to represent Ukraine at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Can you express what it felt like when you won the national selection?
My first reaction was that I could not believe it. When I was standing on stage and everybody was congratulating me. I did not understand what was going on around me, whether I was sleeping or not. I was extremely happy as I was waiting for something like this for so long. My team and I tried our best to reach this aim and I realised it should be now or never.
Can you tell us something about your song Pochny z sebe and what it is about?
The song is about changes. If a person wants to change something in life, first of all we should start with ourselves. For example, I am being a child can help a grandmother to cross the street or to give a place up for an elderly person on public transport. These are small things and actions a person can do everyday and it means we should start with ourselves if we want to change our world for a better place to live. Besides this the song has a philosophical meaning. Speaking about stage on stage performance I am talking on behalf of nature conveying the sacred idea of harmony and existence reminding a person about love in all it’s meanings. There will be a lotus flower on stage which symbolises enlightenment.
Have you watched previous Junior Eurovision shows on tv, and do you have any favourite songs from the contest?
Yes, sure I watch JESC every year. I have never missed the Ukrainian performances. I really think that all the Junior Eurovision songs are hits, every child artist is unique and charismatic. I like the winner of JESC 2014, Vicenzo for Italy. He has a strong voice and is really good. I like the representative from the Netherlands last year, Julia. She had a nice and joyful song. I like Gaia Cauchi from Malta, the winner of 2013 JESC, very much and many others.
Have you released any previous singles and videos? If so can you tell us about them?
Yes, sure, I have several video clips and cover versions of songs such as by One Direction (‘One Way Or Another’ and ‘Some Nights’), ‘Kraina mrii’ (the country of dreams), ‘Who’s Loving You’. I have a video clip for the song ‘Nebo znaie’ (the sky knows). I participated with this song at the 2014 Ukrainian national JESC selection. I also have my own You Tube channel where I upload the cover versions to different songs and also I have a video blog where I tell about my life. You can visit my You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9qO_FlPd0zKv66mgVdQ8Q
Have you participated in any other music contests or festivals?
I have participated in many other music contests such as Stolytsia zaproshuie (Capital invites), Solntse za nas (Sun is for us), Kiev Art Time. I also participated in the tv project – The Voice – Kids 2, 2014 JESC Ukraine national selection, New Wave Junior, 2014 Brighter Than Stars, Turkish OIympiad, Soloveiko Ukrainy (Nightingale of Ukraine).
Who are your musical influences?
In music I focus on Beyonce. She is very charismatic and energetic. She is alone like the whole show. Though I have never been at her concerts but even through the video from different concerts I can feel her energy, she inpires me much.
Did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest this year? Did you like the winning song ‘Heroes’ and what other songs did you like?
I like the song, ‘Heroes’, the winner of 2015 ESC in Austria. I 100% agree with the result of ESC 2015. I liked the idea of stage performance, it was really interesting. I also liked Polina Gagarina for Russia. Her song ‘A Million Voices’ is also in my top 3. Also, I liked the song by Loic for Belgium, ‘Rhythm Inside’. I really supported this song. Actually, I think all the songs from ESC and JESC are great hits.
We wish you lots of good luck in Sofia, Anna. Enjoy every minute of your experience.
Aimee Banks has won the race to represent Ireland at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Réalta na mara (Star Of The Sea). Thirteen years old Aimee won the Irish national selection yesterday and will be on the stage in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November. The selection was broadcast by TG4 channel and the song is in the Irish language.
The song is composed by Brendan McCarthy, Niall Mooney and Jonas Gladnikoff with lyrics by Aimee herself.
Zoë Straub competed in the 2015 Austrian Eurovision national final show Wer singt für Österreich. Quel Filou was the song she sang in the final and this became a popular hit with Eurovision fans.
Zoë has recently released her first album entitled Debut in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It is already having considerable success. This week it is number 5 in the Ö3 Austria Charts.
You can see the official video for Mon coeur a trop aimé from Zoë’s Debut album below.
Source: Global Rockstar; facebook/zoemusicofficial; www.esccovers.com
One of my favourite moments from back in Vienna 2015, was seeing just how well contestants Mans Zelmerlow (Sweden) & Guy Sebastian (Australia) got on together during that week. Then this great freindship even transcended onto the Eurovision scoreboard, when both countries gave each other 12 points. There was even talk of a future duet between Mans and Guy, that would be special. This has got me thinking how many times has two stars of the past Eurovision Song Contests have actually got together to make a duet? besides covering a Eurovision entry, itself.
So I did some searching around and came up with my own
Top 10 Eurovision artists duets.
1. Maria Haukaas Storeng & Måns Zelmerlöw- ‘Precious to Me’
2. Christer Björkman & Shirley Clamp- La Vie/ This is My Life
3. Agnetha Faltskog & Tomas Ledin- Never Again
4. Johnny Logan & Nicole – No One Makes Love like You/Niemand liebt so wie du
(composed by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger)
5. Elisabeth Andreassen & Tor Endresen- All over the World (MGP 15)
8. Malena Ernman & Sarah Dawn Finer – Sancta Lucia (2013)
9. Jan Johansen & Jill Johnson- Let it be me
10. Anita Skorgan Med Jahn Teigen- Friendly
If you know of some other Eurovision duets, let us know in the comments,
Footnote: When putting this Top 10 together I realised that just one artist that actually technically should not be on the list, as they have not appeared on a Eurovision Song Contest stage, Who is that?
that’s Timoteij. I think this is okay as I recon they will make it to Eurovision one year in the not too distant future.(fingers crossed) (also the fantastic Sarah Dawn Finer made it as an interval act in Malmo)
Hello my name is Stephen Stigwood. I have always wanted to attend a Eurovision competition but the opportunity has never presented itself until now. Every year I get excited when it is time to watch and admire each country as it performs. It actually brings out many emotions in me – happiness, surprise, laughter, bewilderment…and of course reinforces my love of music.
In 2016 I hope to be celebrating my 60th birthday in Stockholm and it would be a highlight of my trip if I could attend Eurovision.
I am a new member after being a fan of Eurovision since the Eighties. At that time I was living in Western Queensland 400 kilometres from the coast with very few choices for television channels – just the National broadcaster ABC and the highly entertaining multicultural broadcaster SBS – so it was always an annual highlight when Eurovision time came in the middle of a cold winter and Europe burst into my home. What I enjoyed, was listening to names of foreign countries with different sounds and very different costume designs. It was a way of keeping in touch with the rest of the world. It was a sanity saver for me in those years.
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