The fourth semi-final of the 2018 Selecția Națională took place in Turda in Romania with three more acts making it to the final.
You can see the three lucky qualifiers below.
Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zIGL32f9QE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm2tCM51CHE
The third semi-final of the 2018 Selecţia Naţională took place in Craiova, Romania with three more acts making it through to the final.
The second semi-final of the 2018 Selecția Națională in Romania took place in Timișoara.
Three more acts went to the final. They are –
Take a look below.
Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers
Marli Le Grange is an up and coming singer from South Africa. She has just released Jodel, an Afrikaans version of the successful 2017 Romanian Eurovision entry Yodel It! by Ilinca & Alex Florea.
Marli has released an official video clip to accompany Jodel. It was shot at Industrial Coffee Works Centurion. The video give special thanks to Ty Photography and MAD events for the organisation.
The original Yodel It! was composed by Mihai Alexandru and lyrics were by Alexa Niculae.
You can see the video clip for Jodel below.
Source: YouTube/Marli Le Grange; ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZOqV0xKVPc
Ilinca & Alex Florea charmed us with their 2017 Eurovision hit song Yodel It! where they represented Romania. The song and the enthusiasm and the charismatic stage performance was magical and exciting. ESC Covers caught up with Ilinca and she tells us about her memories of the Eurovision experience and what she has been up to since May.
1. Hello Ilinca. Thank you to you and Alex for giving us great memories at Eurovision with the awesome ‘Yodel It!’. Now you have had time to reflect, how was your Eurovision experience?
The first thing I realised after coming back home was that ESC had changed me as a person in just two weeks. I felt like an entirely different human being. Everything I learned during Eurovision helped me to grow up and develop as an artist. Besides all of the pressure Eurovision was a lot of fun and made me feel like I was living my dream. I cherish every memory that I have and I am so thankful to have taken part in this amazing adventure that is ESC.
2. Do you have any favourite memories from the promo tours and in Kiev?
I have a “least” favourite memory from the concert in London which was our first promo tour concert and I was extremely tired because Alex and I had been filming our music video for “Yodel It!” the whole day before and been travelling all night to Bucharest and in the morning to London. Now the bad part comes when I decide to drink a glass of wine before the concert… that didn’t go very well!!)) But all of the other memories that I have are my favourites.
3. What have you been up to since Eurovision?
I had my final highschool exams, I’ve been preparing for college, I travelled to Paris and I went to Disneyland, I celebrated my 19th birthday and I’ve been preparing a lot of content for my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqKD32wd6xtOo7x7iJMavw )
4. You released your own single ‘Amici’. Can you tell us something about the song and what it is about?
The song “Amici” shows a slightly different side of me. The song is about having to be friends with the person who took your lover away from you. The song means a lot to me because I once found myself in the same position. The music video features Alex because we obviously had chemistry and we thought why not take advantage of that!!) I’m very happy with the way the music video turned out.
5. When can we expect more new music from you, and what sort of styles of music can we expect?
You can expect anything from me I thought that was clear Probably this autumn I will release my next single, which will be in English. That’s all I can tell you so far.
6. What type of music do you like to listen to at home? Who are your favourite singers/artists?
As weird as it may sound I listen to a lot of rap. That’s why one of my favourite songs of all times is “No Diggity” by Blackstreet. One of my biggest inspirations is Michael Jackson but some other artists that I love and I look up to are: Jessie J, Whitney Houston, P!nk, Bruno Mars, Aretha Franklin and… (drum roll) FRANCO CORELLI (greatest tenor of all times in my opinion
7. Where would be your dream holiday vacation destination?
Anywhere with a beach and nice weather with my family and best friends!
Thank you Ilinca….we wish you lots of luck for the future and we look forward to hearing more of your music soon.
Thank you! Love you!
Let us relive the great memory of Ilinca & Alex Florea with their Eurovision performance of Yodel It! below and also the lovely Amici promo video clip below.
Source: ESC Covers
We move onto our second Eurovision cover – this time it is the song Yodel it, the 2017 entry from Romania. In Afrikaans it is called JODEL DIT (direct translation) and it is my MARLI who decided to tackle both the yodel part and the rap part. It really sounds exotic in Afrikaans. Thanks to Jolanda who made the 30 seconds teaser.
Another hot new release for the summer of 2017 in Romania is Hot Bhangra by DJ Valdi feat. Elena. It is a great dance/pop track with influences of the Indian Bhangra music. The music video also reflects this with the dancing and dress style of Elena and the dancers.
Hot Bhangra is courtesy of Cat Music and Blanco y Negro.
Elena sang The Balkan Girls in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Romania.
You can see the video for Hot Bhangra below.
Source: Cat Music; ESC Covers
Lariss has just released a brand new track and it called You Can Lie. It is a cool r’n’b vibe style song that perfect for the summer days at beaches and clubs. The music is by Achi, Istrate Gabriel Mihai, Borza Larisa-Petronela (Lariss) and Stinga Adelina and the lyrics are by Achi and Stinga Adelina.
Lariss has had many hits in Romania and beyond including Droppin Da Bomb, Epana, Dale Papi, Lova Boay and Ladidadi.
You can see the official video for You Can Lie directed by Khaled Mokhtar below.
Source: YouTube/Lariss; ESC Covers
Marli Le Grange is a true muso who has a passion for music. She has been singing for as long as she can remember and started writing at a very young age. She calls the stage her home and never said no to a challenge. Marli performed alongside various artists across the country. She performed at festivals, pubs, various functions, she recorded a song for an Olympic medalist and performed at benefit concerts.
She continues to serve in the community daily by working for Feed a Child as their ambassador. Marli is an old soul at heart and that can be seen in her appreciation for older music. She will continue to explore what music has to offer and learn as much as possible to grow as an artist.
Marli has taken on the challenge of doing an Afrikaans version of the 2017 Eurovision entry from Romania YODEL IT, originally performed by Ilinca featuring Alex Florea
