Russia has selected 14 years old Sofia Fisenko to represent them at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November to be held in Malta. The song is entitled Zhivaya voda (Living water).
Philipp Kirkorov (ESC 1995 Russia) made the announcement at the national selection held in Crimea. 16 acts competed and voting was a combination of expert jury and internet votes.
You can see Sofia perform her winning song below.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers
Sergey Lazarev finished in third place at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with his song You Are The Only One. The Russian version of the song has just been released and is entitled Pust ves mir podozhdyot (Let the whole world wait).
Sergey has also released a brand new single and video clip. The song is Breaking Away and is composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and John Ballard Ralph Charlie. The video also features Greek actress Tonia Sotiropoulou.
You can hear Pust ves mir podozhdyot below and also see the Breaking Away video.
Source: ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9izI0_PAYq0
Song 34: RUSSIA
(3rd in the grand final : 491 points)
Artist: Sergey Lazarev
Song: You Are the Only One
Music and Lyric: Phillipp Kirkorov, Dimitira Kontopoulos, John Ballard, Ralph Charlie
26 – Germany = 11 points
25 – The Czech republic = 41 points
24 – United Kingdom = 62 points
23 – Croatia = 73 points
22 – Spain = 77 points
21 – Cyprus = 96 points
20 – Georgia = 104 points
19 – Hungary = 108 points
18 – Serbia = 115 points
17 – Azerbaijan = 117 points
16 – Italy = 124 points
15 – Latvia = 132 points
14 – Israel = 135 points
13 – Austria = 151 points
12 – Malta = 153 points
11 – The Netherlands = 153 points
10 – Belgium = 181 points
09 – Lithuania = 200 points
08 – Poland = 229 points
07 – Armenia = 249 points
06 – France = 257 points
05 – Sweden = 261 points
04 – Bulgaria = 307 points
03 – Russia = 491 points
02 – Australia = 511 points
01 – Ukraine = 543 points
18 – Estonia = 24 points
17 – Moldova = 33 points
16 – Greece = 44 points
15 – Finland = 51 points
14 – Iceland = 51 points
13 – Montenegro = 60 points
12 – San Marino = 68 points
11 – Bosnia & Herzegovina = 104 points
10 – Croatia = 133 points
09 – The Czech republic = 161 points
08 – Cyprus = 164 points
07 – Austria = 170 points
06 – Azerbaijan = 185 points
05 – The Netherlands = 197 points
04 – Hungary = 197 points
03 – Malta = 209 points
02 – Armenia = 243 points
01 -Russia = 342 points
We are seeing the first rehearsal of the 18 songs in semi final 1 and this is the 10 songs I think will qualify.
01 – Russia
02 – Hungary
03 – Cyprus
04 – Iceland
05 – Austria
06 – Croatia
07 – Netherlands
08 – Malta
09 – Greece
10 – Czech republic
Sergey Lazarev will sing You Are The Only One at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia. The song and official video have been presented. You Are The Only One is composed by Philip Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos.
The song is an uptempo high energy dance pop track that will rock the Euroclub and dancefloors around the world.
You can see the official video for You Are The Only One below.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
It has been busy time again over the last few days on the Eurovision front.
It has been confirmed Sergey Lazarev will represent Russia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. A lot of Euro fans will be happy about this news as he has been rumoured and wanted by fans to sing for Russia for a few years now. Phillip Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos have been confirmed as the writers of Sergey’s song.
Malta have selected the 20 acts who will participate in the semi-finals of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest selection for 2016. Ira Losco, Malta’s representative from 2002 is back with two songs. There are also other familiar faces from Malta national selections taking part.
Alive – Jasmine Abela
All Around the World – Deborah C
Chameleon (Invincible) – Ira Losco
Empty Hearted – Domenique Azzopardi
Falling Glass – Corazon
Fire Burn – Dominic
Flashing Lights – Raquel Galdes
Frontline – Danica Muscat
Golden – Brooke
I Love You – Dario Mifsud Bonnici
Kingdom – Christabelle Borg
Light Up My Life – Stefan Galea
Lighthouse – Kimberley Cortis
Little Love – Franklin Calleja
Right Here With You – Sarah Crystal
That’s Why I Love You – Ira Losco
The Flame – Jessika
Under the Sun – Daniel Testa
Young Love – Maxine Pace
You’re Beautiful – Lawrence Gray
Finally, Stéphanie Palazzo has been withdrawn from the Swiss national final due to her song being released in 2013. She has been replaced by Kaceo and the song Disque D’or.
Source: www.oikotimes.com