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Eleni Foureira / Eugent Bushpepa

Eleni Foureira and Eugent Bushpepa star in Coca Cola Summer Festival in Albania

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Eleni Foureira was the top attraction at the Coca Cola Summer Festival held at the Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. Eugent Bushpepa also starred in the big music festival along with several other top name Albanian music acts.

Eleni performed her big 2018 Cyprus Eurovision song and big summer hit, Fuego, and her latest single, Caramela.

Eugent rocked the audience with his set that of course included his 2018 Albanian Eurovision song, Mall.

The other acts that took part were Arilena Ara, Dhurata Dora, Samanta Karavella, Ylli Limani, Young Zerka, West Side Family, Grupi Lynx and Grupi Offchestra.

You can see Eleni and Eugent perform their Eurovision songs in the videos below.

Source: ESC Covers

Laura Rizzotto/Bonjour

Laura Rizzotto releases her new single ‘Bonjour’

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Laura Rizzotto from the music video of 'Bonjour'
Laura Rizzotto from the music video of ‘Bonjour’

Laura Rizzotto, the Latvian / Brazilian beauty,  is back with her brand new single entitled Bonjour. The track is an upbeat song with a charming video also recorded. Laura composed the song herself and it is produced, recorded and Mixed by Andy Seltzer with the mastering by Alex Psaroudakis @Joe Lambert Mastering.

Laura represented Latvia with the quirky and likeable Funny Girl. She is a singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist and a unique talent.

You can see the official video for Bonjour below. The song is available to purchase or stream via most digital platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and Google Play Music.

Source: ESC Covers

Operación Triunfo 2017 concert

ESC Covers @ Operación Triunfo 2017 concert in Seville

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Amaia & Alfred from the Operación Triunfo concert in Seville
Amaia & Alfred from the Operación Triunfo concert in Seville

ESC Covers had the pleasure of attending the cast of Operación Triunfo 2017 concert in Seville in Spain. The show was held at the La Cartuja stadium with a large and enthusiastic crowd.

Every song and act was hugely applauded and it was amazing to hear the audience sing a long to all the words of Tu Canción by Amaia & Alfred (the 2018 Eurovision song for Spain).  There were other Eurovision songs too. Míriam y Thalía performed Euphoria (Loreen 2012 Sweden winner). Nerea sang a sensational version of  Quédate Conmigo (Pastora Soler 2012 ESC Spain).

We also heard two songs from the 2018 Spanish national selection – Lo Malo by Aitana & Ana Guerra (which has been an even bigger hit than Tu Canción in Spain). We also heard Camina (that all five acts from the national final sang but this was the whole group version here).

Congratulations to the whole Operación Triunfo for a wonderful night of entertainment. Let us hope that the next season is just as fun.

You can see some video clips from the show in Seville below.

Source: ESC Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_YkMfzL27w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl6RJ9f2L1g

2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Wales to enter the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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It looks like we will have a newcomer on the circuit for the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk, Belarus. Wales will participate for the first time in the contest.

The Welsh broadcaster S4C is auditioning for singers aged between 9 and 14 for the big show in November. The act will sing in the Welsh language.

Source: S4C; ESC Covers

NIcole Hammett/ La Forza

Nicole Hammett performs ‘La Forza’ on Maratona B’Risq il-Missjoni 2018 charity show

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Nicole Hammett {copyright: f living}

Nicole Hammett recently recorded her outstanding version of La Forza (the 2018 Eurovision finalist song of Estonia by Elina Nechayeva). She also filmed an amazing video clip for the song.

This week Nicole appeared on a tv charity show Maratona B’Risq il-Missjoni 2018 in Malta and performed La Forza.

Check out Nicole’s appearance on the Maratona tv show below.

Source: ESC Covers

2018 Eurovision Song Contest

2018 Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final Running Order

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Here is the running order for the big night for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final
01. Ukraine
02. Spain
03. Slovenia
04. Lithuania
05. Austria
06. Estonia
07. Norway
08. Portugal
09. United Kingdom
10. Serbia
11. Germany
12. Albania
13. France
14. Czech Republic
15. Denmark
16. Australia
17. Finland
18. Bulgaria
19. Moldova
20. Sweden
21. Hungary
22. Israel
23. The Netherlands
24. Ireland
25. Cyprus
26. Italy
Nicole Hammett

Nicole Hammett shows her all round versatility for singing and dancing at Mrs Malta show

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Nicole Hammett is an outstanding young singer from Malta who can easily switch from pop to opera to rock and other genres of music. She again showed her versatility as an artist by performing at the Mrs Malta show by Ivan Gaffiero. Nicole performed two songs and also showed her dancing skills are pretty cool too.

Nicole performed a singing and dancing routine of End Of Time by Beyoncé. You can see in the video that she is really enjoying every minute of the performance. Then Nicole treated us to a version of No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) by Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand. Again she demonstrated powerful and clear vocals.

ESC Covers recently reported about Nicole recently recording a wonderful interpretation of La Forza, the Estonian 2018 Eurovision song by Elina Nechayeva, and she also filmed a magnificent video clip for the song filmed in Malta.

You can see Nicole perform End Of Time and No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) and also see again the wonderful clip of La Forza.

Source: ESC Covers

Benjamin Ingrosso

ESC Covers meets Benjamin Ingrosso in Lisbon

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Benjamin Ingrosso

ESC Covers managed to catch up with Benjamin Ingrosso, who will represent Sweden at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, with Dance You Off.

Roy van der Merwe spoke with him as they walked back to the hotel (ESC Covers are in the same hotel as the Swedish delegation).

In the photo you will see Benjamin with his unique suitcase with his name and song title and Swedish flag and a caricature of him dancing.

Benjamin is looking forward to getting on to the stage and performing for real in the semi-final. His is happy with his rehearsals so far.

Check out a little clip of Benjamin’s rehearsal below.

Source: ESC Covers; video@EurovisionSongContest/YouTube

Mishela Rapo/Bones

Listen to Mishela Rapo and her acoustic version of ‘Bones’ by Equinox

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Mishela Rapo - from the music video of 'Bones'
Mishela Rapo – from the music video of ‘Bones’

Mishela Rapo has made a charming acoustic version of the 2018 Bulgarian Eurovision song, Bones. It has a jazz piano feel and it showcases Mishela’s fine vocals.

Mishela represented Albania at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria with her song Dambaje.

You can see the video for Mishela’s version of Bones below.

Source: ESC Covers; YouTube/MishelaRapo