The local broadcaster GPB has announced the 26 acts and songs that will compete in the 2017 Georgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kiev.
Here are the 26 acts and songs and composers –
1. Nanuka Giorgobiani –Let The Sunshine In (Edisher Lomadze)
2. Giorgi Chikovani –Make it Right (Giorgi Chikovani)
3. Davit Shanidze – Mtvris Katsi (Man of Dust) (Davit Shanidze)
4. Trio Mandili – Me da Shen (You and Me) (Vadim Estermani, Rostislav Maslovichi)
5. Elené Mikiashvili – Fighter (Ylva & Linda Persson)
6. Andria Gvelesiani – Revolutionise (Giorgi Laghidze)
7. Group The Mins – Crime (Zviad Mghebrishvili)
8. Alisa Danelia – We Are Eternity (Alisa Danelia)
9. Rati Durglishvili – Why (Rati Durglishvili)
10. Brandon Stone & Eter Beriashvili – Heyo Song (Brandon Stone)
11. Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili – You Are My Sunshine (Tornike Kipiani)
12. Group EOS – Urban Signs (Giorgi Kochoradze, Gedevan Levlishvili)
13. Dima Kobeshavidze – Scream (Dima Kobeshavidze)
14. Malibu – We Live Once (Malibu)
15. Group Asea Sool – Nature (Asea Sool)
16. Natia Bidzinashvili – My Song For You (Samuel Bugia Garrido)
17. Misha Sulukhia – Magic (Misha Sulukhia)
18. Tako Gachechiladze – Keep The Faith (Tako Gachechiladze)
19. Oto Nemsadze & Group Limbo – Dear God (Beso Nemsadze)
20. Mariam Chachkhiani – Fly (Joni Titirashvili)
21. Nutsa Buzaladze – White Horses Run (Andy Vitolo, John King)
22. Group Sparkle – On The Top (Aleko Berdzenishvili)
23. Nino Basharuli – Simgera Sikvarulisa (The Song of Love) (Nino Basharuli)
24. Temo Sajaia – All The Same (Temo Sajaia)
25. Mariko Lejava – Bithard and Avol Waves (Bithard, DJ Avol Waves)
26. Sabina Chantouria – Stranger (Sabina Chantouria)
You can hear the songs at https://soundcloud.com/user-679081112
Source: ESCKAZ; OGAE Rest Of The World; ESC Covers; Eurovision South Africa; Eurovision-Georgia.ge
The local broadcaster ITV have confirmed that Dihaj (or Diana Hajieva) will represent Azerbaijan at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kiev in May.
Dihaj is a versatile artist who is at ease performing jazz, funk and soul and alternative pop music.
You can see a video of a song by Dihaj released in 2015 entitled Gecələr Keçir (Try it at night) below.
SVT this week announced the 28 acts competing in the 2017 Melodifestivalen semi-finals.
The acts include two former winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, Loreen (2012) and Charlotte Perrelli (1999). Roger Pontare (1994, 2000) and Krista Siegfrids (Finland 2013) also return and we see Lisa Ajax and Robin Bengtsson return from last year.
Legendary songwriter from Sweden, Thomas G:sson has four songs competing.
FYR Macedonia have chosen Jana Burceska to represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine. The broadcaster MKRTV selected Jana internally.
Jana is a former participant of the Macedonian Idol tv show.
You can see Jana perform a cover of the Aretha Franklin classic, Think, on Macedonian Idol.
Belgium have announced that Blanche will represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Blanche, also known as Ellie Delvaux, is a former The Voice of Belgium competitor.
The girl band O’G3NE will represent the Netherlands at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The group consists of three sisters Lisa (22) and twins Amy and Shelly Vol (21).
The girls actually represented the Netherlands at the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (as Lisa, Amy & Shelley) with Adem In, Adem Uit. But they have achieved a lot since those days. They won The Voice of Holland in 2014 and have released several singles and albums.
You can see O’G3NE with one of their hits Take The Money And Run below and also see their 2007 Junior Eurovision song.
43 countries will participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. It will equal the records set in 2008 and 2011. We will welcome the return of Portugal and Romania to the contest. Also, Australia once again will take part.
The full list of countries taking part are –
Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania F. Y. R. Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
The first country to announce their act for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest is Cyprus. It will be Hovig. He is a Cypriot singer with an Armenian background. He is also a former X Factor Greece participant back in 2009.
The song will be composed by legendary Swedish writer Thomas G:son, who wrote the 2016 Eurovision entry for Cyprus too for Minus One. Thomas has written many Eurovision songs and national selection songs over the years including the winner of the 2012 Eurovision for Sweden, Euphoria by Loreen.
The song will be announced at a later date.
Let us look at a track from Hovig from 2013 entitled Egó Gia ‘Ména.
International Exhibition Centre, Kiev {copyright: NTU}
After much anticipation and speculation the host city for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was today confirmed as Kiev. The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) and NTU (National Television company of Ukraine) jointly revealed the announcement.
It has been a long city battle in Ukraine where originally eight cities submitted bids to host the contest. This was narrowed down to just three – Kiev, Odessa and Dnipro.
The venue will be the International Exhibition Centre that hold 11,000 spectators.
The dates of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be 9 May (semi-final 1), 11 May (semi-final 2) and 13 May (Grand Final).
