It has been brought to our attention that Anne Gadegaard who was in the Danish 2015 Eurovision selection with SUITCASE has taken part for Denmark way back in 2003 at JUNIOR EUROVISION – her song was called ARABIENS DROM
First semi-final in Estonia
The first semi-final of the 2015 Eesti Laul has taken place in Estonia. 10 acts performed and five have qualified for the final.
The acts and songs were –
- Karl-Erik Taukar – Päev Korraga
- Miina – Kohvitassi Lugu
- The Blurry Lane – Exceptional
- Liis Lemsalu & Egert Milder – Hold On
- Airi Vipulkumar Kansar – Saatuse Laul
- Maia Vahtramäe – Üle Vesihalli Taeva
- Robin Juhkental & The Big Bangers – Troubles
- Elephants From Neptune – Unriddle Me
- Elisa Kolk – Superlove
- Bluestocking – Kordumatu
The voting was a combination of jury and televoting. The five acts to progress to the final are – Elisa Kolk, Elephants From Neptune, Robin Juhkental & The Big Bangers, Maia Vahtramäe, The Blurry Lane.
Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.escbubble.com
Second semi-final in Iceland
The second semi-final of the 2015 Söngvakeppnin has taken place in Iceland. Six more acts performed and three progressed to the final.
The six acts and songs were –
- Haukur Heiðar Hauksson – Milljón Augnablik
- María Ólafsdóttir – Lítil Skref
- Sunday – Fjaðrir
- Regína Ósk – Aldrei Of Seint
- Bjarni Lárus Hall – Brotið Gler
- Cadem- Fyrir Alla
The three acts to make it to the final are – María Ólafsdóttir, Sunday, Cadem.
The jury selected a wildcard for the final and that is Haukur Heiðar Hauksson.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Third Quarter final in Hungary
The third quarter final has taken place in Hungary of the A Dal competition. 10 acts performed and six more acts qualified for the semi-finals. Five of the acts were chosen by the jury and the sixth act by the televoting.
The 10 acts and songs were –
- Barbie – Listen To The Universe
- Zoltán Mujahid – Beside You
- Proof Of Life – Hol a határ
- Boggie – Wars For Nothing
- Fool Moon – Back To Right
- Ildikó Keresztes – Hazám hazád lehet
- Bálint Gájer – That’s How It Goes
- Other Planet – Untold Story
- Kati Wolf – Ne engedj el
- Spoon – Keep Marching On
The five acts chosen by the jury were – Zoltán Mujahid, Boggie, Bálint Gájer, Other Planet and Kati Wolf. The act chosen by the public via televoting was Spoon.
Kati Wolf represented Hungary at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with What About My Dreams.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Three finalists confirmed in Lithuania
Five acts took to the stage in the sixth show in Lithuania. The acts performed two songs (one of which was a duet). After a combination of local jury, international jury and televoting three finalists were announced –
The songs and acts in the first round –
- Mia – Feel My Love
- Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila – This Time
- Edgaras Lubys – Not Perfect
- Jurgis Brūzga – The Right Way
The songs and acts in the second round –
- Mia – Flying
- Monika Linkytė – Dangerous
- Vaidas Baumila – Take My Love
- Edgaras Lubys – No More Tears
- Jurgis Brūzga – Sound Of Colours
The three finalists are Mia, Monika Linkytė, Vaidas Baumila. The next phase will decide what song will be performed in the grand final by all three artists.
Source: www.eurovision.tv; lrt.lt
ANTI SOCIAL MEDIA FOR DENMARK
After an evening of lights and glitz from the Gigantium in Aalborg, the winner of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prize was announced, and Denmark have choose the band Anti Social Media to represent them in Vienna with the song The Way You Are.
You can watch their winning entry below. Do you think it is Denmark’s year again in 2015?
http://youtu.be/RA-A_uvE1ss
Melodifestivalen 2015 Semi-Final 1
Tonight the first semi-final of Sweden in Gothenburg, Sweden starts at 20:00 CET in on SVT Play.
You can also listen to 2:30 second studio snippets here!
Which 2 songs will proceed to the final? Which 2 songs will have a second chance and which 3 songs will be eliminated? You decide.
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Writers (Music / lyrics) |
| 1 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | “I’ll Be Fine” | Molly Pettersson Hammar, Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Gavin Jones |
| 2 | Daniel Gildenlöw | “Pappa” (Dad) | Daniel Gildenlöw |
| 3 | Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd |
“One By One” | Elize Ryd, Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn |
| 4 | Dolly Style | “Hello Hi” | Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson |
| 5 | Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone |
“Det rår vi inte för” (We don’t control it) | Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony Nilsson |
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | “Can’t Hurt Me Now” | Aleena Gibson, Fredrik Thomander |
| 7 | Eric Saade | “Sting” | Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed “K-one” Pirouzpanah, David Kreuger |
NINTH QUESTION – of 12
I have not forgotten but with load shedding – 5 hours last night, it is difficult to get to everything. The latest question is quite simple – name one of the two countries who have TWO artists in the 60th anniversary show hosted by the BBC on 31 March.
GOOD LUCK MESSAGE – CYPRUS 2015
King Of The World – the new single from Blue
Blue represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the anthemic I Can. Now the boyband return with their brand new single from their forthcoming album, Colours. It is entitled King Of The World.
King Of The World is a retro sounding song with a Motown feel. The album will be released on 2 March. Blue consisting of Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe will embark on a 16 date tour of the United Kingdom from 21 March in Portsmouth and will conclude on 9 April in Leicester.
Blue are also currently featuring in a reality tv show on ITV2 in the UK called Blue Go Mad In Ibiza.
The boys are famous worldwide for popular hits such as All Rise, One Love, Guilty and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word with Elton John. They have sold over 15 million records around the world.
You can see the video for King Of The World below.
Source: Official Blue/Facebook