Tulia {from the music video of ‘Nothing Else Matters’}
The all girl group, Tulia, have been chosen to represent Poland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The band was selected internally by the broadcaster, TVP.
Tulia are Patrycja Nowicka, Dominika Siepka, Joanna Sinkiewicz and Tulia Biczak. They normally perform folk type music with a modern production.
The song that they will perform in Tel Aviv will be announced in the coming weeks.
You can see Tulia’s most recent music video Nothing Else Matters (a unique folk cover of the song by Metallica) below.
Mahmood has won the 2019 Sanremo festival and has taken up the challenge to represent Italy at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with his song called Soldi (Money).
Mahmood took the top prize after votes by journalists, music jury and public voting. Soldi is an upbeat song with some rap.
You can see Mahmood perform his winning song Soldi below.
Kate Miller-Heidke has won the very first Eurovision – Australia Decides competition and will represent them at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv with Zero Gravity.
10 songs competed in the final –
1. Ella Hooper – Data Dust
2. Electric Fields – 2000 And Whatever
3. Mark Vincent – This Is Not The End
4. Aydan – Dust
5. Courtney Act – Fight For Love
6. Leea Nanos – Set Me Free
7. Sheppard – On My Way
8. Alfie Arcuri – To Myself
9. Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
10. Tania Doko – Piece Of Me
Kate was declared the winner and you can see her winning performance below.
Michael Rice has won the Eurovision: You Decide competition and will represent United Kingdom at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel with his song Bigger Than Us.
ESC Covers was at the event held in Manchester. As we arrived there were some Palestinian protestors outside the tv studios.
The show proved to be very entertaining. It was hosted by Måns Zelmerlöw and Mel Giedroyc. There was a medley of some successful United Kingdom songs by Måns with some help from The Fizz (1981 UK ESC winners) and Katrina (1997 UK ESC winner). Netta was also on hand to perform her winning song, Toy, for Israel in 2018.
There were three songs and six artists. Each song was sung twice by two different acts in a different style. The panel of judges (Rylan Clark-Neal, Mollie King and Marvin Humes) selected the three acts to go forward to final where the public would have the final say of who goes to Tel Aviv to represent the United Kingdom.
The songs –
Sweet Lies – Kerrie-Anne did an uptempo dance/soul version. Anisa did a very soulful ballad version. Kerrie-Anne was voted through to the final.
Freaks – Jordan Clarke did a very catchy pop version. The girl group MAID did a slightly quirky beat version. Jordan Clarke was voted through to the final.
Bigger Than Us – Holly Tandy performed a country/pop upbeat version. Michael Rice did a power ballad version. Michael Rice went to the final.
After the televoting it was declared that Michael Rice would fly the UK flag in Israel in May. Bigger Than Us is composed by Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik and Jonas Thander.
You can see Michael perform his winning song below.
