Madeleine Hilleard has released a song for the festive season. It is her interpretation of the classic O Holy Night.
Ylva & Linda Persson from Sweden did the recording editing and mixing.
O Holy Night is currently available to stream on digital sites such as Spotify.
You can hear O Holy Night below.
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Semi-Final 1 – Gothenburg
Semi-Final 2 – Malmö
Semi-Final 3 – Leksand
Semi-Final 4 – Lidköping
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Zara & Jessica will release a festive Christmas song on 16 November entitled Ge mig jul igen (Give me Christmas again). It is a pop ballad with some ethnic influences.
The music and text and the mix and production for Ge mig jul igen are by Ylva & Linda Persson, Jessica Wetterstrand Sjöberg, Dan Sjöberg, Patric Skog, Fredrik Kronbäck.
Zara & Jessica took part in the 2003 Melodifestivalen in Sweden as part of the group Sarek and their song, Genom eld och vatten, went on to be a big hit. They released four albums and after a break they made a comeback the 2017 Stockholm Pride event. Their debut single as a duo was En helt ny dag in this summer of 2018 compsed by Ylva & Linda Persson.
Click on the link below for the lyric video of Ge mig jul igen on 16 November at 20:00 CET. The song will be available to stream or purchase from most digital outlets.
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Nikolas Chernigovski is part of a talented musical family in Sweden. He has just released a new song via Spotify entitled Too Close. He is 12 years old and has also had much success in talent contests such as Ronnebytalang, Karnebåttalangen 2018, RyttartorpetTalang 2018, the Supershow 2015 as and he has also appeared on Swedish television shows. You can follow Nikolas on his official Instagram: thenikolasmusic.
Nikolas often performs with his older sister Elina Andriyevska. She is a talented singer and also has had success in talent shows and contests and appeared on Swedish tv. You can see her having fun and performing on the beach in Gran Canaria, Spain below. Elina’s Instagram is: Elinaass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2f-Je7DxFg
There is also another talented sister. Yana Andriyevska is a model and also a violin player. Yana’s Instagram is: yyanaa_a. You can see a little example of Yana playing the violin also on the beach in Gran Canaria, Spain below. She has also had success playing in concerts and shows. Yana also appeared in a music video of Eric Saade (ESC 2011 Sweden).
Maybe one day in the near future we might see Nikolas, Elena and Yana all together on the Melodifestival stage!!
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A new release to listen out for is Eye Of The Storm by Kevin Klein. It is composed by Ylva Persson and Linda Persson and they also provided the lyrics, music arrangement and were also backing vocalists. The song is produced by Kristinn Sturluson.
Kevin was born and raised in Bevaix in Switzerland and has a Swedish mother and a German father. He is now based in Sweden since 2011 and was a finalist in Swedish Idol in 2017.
The video clip was filmed by Jimmy Olsson and produced and edited by Ylva and Linda.
Kevin’s promotion for Eye Of The Storm include a live performance on 14 July at the Ung Arenas Open Stage in Svalöv, Sweden. The song is available via most digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer and iTunes and is distributed by Twinflame and Universal Music.
You can see the video for Eye Of The Storm below.
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Benjamin Ingrosso recently represented Sweden at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Now he has released a brand new video clip for his song Dance You Off.
Check out the video below.
Source: ESC Covers; YouTube/BenjaminIngrosso
37 of the 215 jury members placed Moldova last – still it ended in position 10 overall. None of the 215 jury members placed Germany and Sweden last.
David Liu moved to Sweden for the 3rd fun fact
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
ESC Covers is proud to be involved with a brand new cover version of Heroes (the winning song of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest by Måns Zelmerlöw for Sweden). This is a hot and unique duet version by Dalita & Sergey Sysuev.
Dalita sings the first verse in the Armenian language and Sysuev performs the second verse the Ukrainian language. Together Dalita and Sysuev sing the chorus in English. The Armenian lyrics are by Elita Harutunyan and the Ukrainian lyrics by Sergey Sysuev.
Dalita is a very popular and beautiful singer, actress, model and tv personality and represented Armenia at the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Welcome To Armenia. She has had many hit songs and video clips such as Crazy Generation, Menak Chenq Menq, Depi Nor Mi Kyanq and Mam jan.
Sergey Sysuev is a talented and respected pop and r’n’b and dance singer and songwriter from Ukraine. He has had success with a variety of hit songs and videos such as Fire In My Soul, Every Single Part, Great Escape and Dark Side Of Your Heart.
Special thanks for this project to Roy van der Merwe, who has been involved in making it possible for many unique cover versions and duets since 1995 in South Africa and beyond. I am the author of this article, Ian Fowell, and I am personally very happy to be involved in the organisation of this beautiful venture. Ian met with Dalita and Sergey and realised the opportunity and ability of them to make a great duet. Thank you also for the wonderful production by Rick Wolff from South Africa.
ESC Covers is a unique website covering, not only, news items but also making exciting projects like this happen. Look out for more special Eurovision covers and collaborations in the near future.
You can listen to Heroes by Dalita & Sergey Sysuev below.