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Post by worldidols on Jan 23, 2016 18:23:11 GMT
i have been reading about the top 32 finalists on sweden national selection and there is former finalists and Winner of sweden idols here they are Deltävling 1: Göteborg Mattias Andréasson (idol sweden 2007) Robin Bengtsson (idol sweden 2008) Deltävling 2: Malmö Molly Pettersson Hammar (idol sweden 2011) Deltävling 3: Norrköping Lisa Ajax (idol sweden 2014 winner) Oscar Zia (x factor sweden 2012)
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:05:44 GMT
they should be very good in the competition
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:06:45 GMT
Switzerland: 19 candidates for expert check announced
Zurich, Switzerland - Today the Swiss public broadcasters have announced the nineteen candidates who will proceed to the next stage of the national selection - the expert check, to take place on December 6th. Check out their songs and learn how the Swiss entry for Stockholm will be chosen in the end!
The four Swiss public broadcasters involved in the national selection for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest have today announced the 19 acts that have qualified for the next stage of the national selection:
SRF and RTR (Swiss-German and Rumantsch broadcasters) •Erica Arnold - Ich bin ich •Vincent Gross - Half A Smile •Samuel Tobias Klauser - Asking Me Why •Maika - The Reason •Stanley Miller - Feel The Love •Platzhirsch - Holz vor dr Hütta •Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind •Patric Scott feat. Abdullah Alhussainy - No Boundaries •Sunanda - Ooops!?! •Evelyn Zangger - Have A Little Faith In Me
RTS (Swiss-French broadcaster) •Bella C - Another World •Kaceo - Disque d’or •Stéphanie Palazzo - Perché mi guardi cosi? •Stéphanie Sandoz - Flashback •Loic Schumacher - Génération demain •Gina von Glasow - Left With An Idiot
RSI (Swiss-Italian broadcaster) •Nathalie Cadlini - Share Love •Elias - Elephant •Theo - Because Of You
What's next?
On December 6th, the 19 acts will perform live in front of an expert team who will choose the six best ones, judging their live abilities, singing qualities and stage presence. You will be able to watch the selection live on the SRF website.
In the national final, the six selected candidates will present their respective entries as well as one additional cover version in a live show, to be broadcast from the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen on February 13th, 2016. A joint 50/50 vote of an expert jury and the TV viewers will decide who will represent Switzerland in Stockholm at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=switzerland_19_candidates_for_expert_check_announced
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kaliopi returns for FYR Macedonia!
Skopje, FYR Macedonia - Macedonian singer Kaliopi is set to return to the Eurovision Song Contest! The singer, who last represented FYR Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, will perform a song written by Romeo Grill, the author of her entry Crno i belo.
Kaliopi, who is the biggest pop star in FYR Macedonia, was chosen as her country's debut representative in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996. However, she failed to qualify to the final from a pre-selection round held prior to the final. In 2012 she placed 13th in the Grand Final in Baku, scoring 71 points.
Macedonian national broadcaster MKRTV announced that Kaliopi will present her entry for Stockholm in a television special to be aired at the end of February.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=kaliopi_returns_for_fyr_macedonia
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:07:14 GMT
43 countries represented in Stockholm!
Stockholm, Sweden - The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm will be the biggest contest for years with 43 participants, equaling the record set in both 2008 and 2011.
Many happy returns
Ukraine will return to the contest after a one-year absence and Bosnia Herzegovina, which last competed in 2012, will also participate. Both countries have 100% qualification records to the Grand Final. Croatia and Bulgaria will return to the contest for the first time since 2013. Bulgaria successfully hosted the 13th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Sofia last week, Malta won the contest for a second time.
Australia, which finished 5th in the Grand Final in 2015, will return to the contest. However, unlike 2015, they will compete in one of the Semi-Finals in Stockholm. The Eurovision Song Contest is an inclusive event and Australia’s participation again in 2016 is entirely reflective of this. 2016 is also a special year for Iceland as it marks the 30th anniversary of the country's first ever participation.
2016 participants
The following countries will participate in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm: •Albania (RTSH) •Armenia (AMPTV) •Australia (SBS) •Austria (ORF) •Azerbaijan (İTV) •Belarus (BTRC) •Belgium (VRT) •Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) •Bulgaria (BNT) •Croatia (HRT) •Cyprus (CyBC) •Czech Republic (ČT) •Denmark (DR) •Estonia (ERR) •Finland (YLE) •France (France Télévisions) •FYR Macedonia (MKRTV) •Georgia (GPB) •Germany (NDR) •Greece (ERT) •Hungary (MTVA) •Iceland (RÚV) •Ireland (RTÉ) •Israel (IBA) •Italy (RAI) •Latvia (LTV) •Lithuania (LRT) •Malta (PBS) •Moldova (TRM) •Montenegro (RTCG) •The Netherlands (AVROTROS) •Norway (NRK) •Poland (TVP) •Romania (TVR) •Russia (RTR) •San Marino (SMRTV) •Serbia (RTS) •Slovenia (RTVSLO) •Spain (TVE) •Sweden (SVT) •Switzerland (SRG SSR) •Ukraine (NTU) •United Kingdom (BBC)
Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest said, “We are proud to see broadcasters from 43 countries sign up for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. We have put a lot of effort into bringing together as many countries as possible and this number reflects that. To see all these different countries and cultures come together, despite the challenges Europe and the world face today, shows the power of music and the enduring appeal of the Eurovision Song Contest.”
Turkish broadcaster TRT confirmed that the country will not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016. The EBU maintains an open dialogue with all Member Broadcasters in the event that those which do not currently participate in the Eurovision Song Contest may do so in the future.
Tickets on sale today!
Tickets for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest go on sale today at 10:00 CET at www.axs.com. Further information is available on the website of Stockholm Globe Arena. Tickets for the floor are being sold exclusively via the Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE. It is strongly recommended that tickets are only purchased through official ticketing partners.
The draw to determine which countries will take part in each of the Semi-Finals will take place in January 2016.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=43_countries_represented_in_stockholm
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:08:04 GMT
Dalal Midhat Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen and Ana Rucner to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Today, the representatives of Bosnia & Herzegovina in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest have been announced in a press conference, broadcast live on the public TV channel BHT1: Dalal Midhat Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen and Ana Rucner!
Dalal Midhat Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen and Ana Rucner have been internally chosen to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina in Stockholm. Deen has already represented his home country in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul with In The Disco. Ana Rucner is a well-known cellist.
Their song will be presented to the public in a TV show in February.
For weeks the participation of Bosnia & Herzegovina in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has been in doubt for financial reasons but today, public broadcaster BHRT has announced that due to sponsorship deals the problems have been solved.
Thus, we are happy to welcome back Bosnia & Herzegovina in the competition for the first time since 2012, when Maya Sar represented the country with Korake ti znam in Baku.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=dalal_midhat_talakic_fuad_backovic-deen_and_ana_rucner_to_represent_bosnia_and_herzegovina
Sweden: Who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2016?
Meet all 28 participating acts in the Swedish national selection for Eurovision
Stockholm, Sweden - Melodifestivalen is one of the favourite national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest and back in May it produced the latest Eurovision Song Contest winner, Måns Zelmerlöw's Heroes. Today the 28 contestants who will compete to represent Sweden on home soil have been introduced in a press conference.
Interest in the Eurovision Song Contest is always through the roof in Sweden and next year will be no exception when they host the competition in Stockholm. The acts competing in their popular national selection have been presented today by Swedish broadcaster, SVT.
Melodifestivalen 2016 Press conference
"It's great that there is such a diverse bunch of authors behind next year's songs. Among the artists, we have dear comebacks but also many newcomers with strong songs and possible breakthroughs. And there are really strong final candidates in all four semi-finals", says Christer Björkman, executive producer of Melodifestivalen 2016.
In the following slide you can check the 28 acts participating in this year's 4 semi-finals (7 acts per semi-final):
Semi-final 1 Gothenburg
Saturday 6th of February. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & Petra Mede. (please note, songs are in alphabetical order, not running order): •Mimi Werner - Ain’t No Good (Mimi Werner, Göran Werner, Marcus Svedin, Jason Saenz) •Samir & Viktor - Bada nakna (Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Anderz Wrethov) •Robin Bengtsson - Constellation Price (Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Mark Hole, Martin Eriksson) •Ace Wilder - Don’t Worry (joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ace Wilder) •Anna Book - Himmel för två (Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg, Camilla Läckberg) •Pernilla Andersson - Mitt guld (Pernilla Andersson, Fredrik Rönnqvist) •Albin & Mattias Andréasson - Rik (Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson)
Saturday 6th of February. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & Petra Mede. (please note, songs are in alphabetical order, not running order): •Mimi Werner - Ain’t No Good (Mimi Werner, Göran Werner, Marcus Svedin, Jason Saenz) •Samir & Viktor - Bada nakna (Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Anderz Wrethov) •Robin Bengtsson - Constellation Price (Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Mark Hole, Martin Eriksson) •Ace Wilder - Don’t Worry (joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ace Wilder) •Anna Book - Himmel för två (Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg, Camilla Läckberg) •Pernilla Andersson - Mitt guld (Pernilla Andersson, Fredrik Rönnqvist) •Albin & Mattias Andréasson - Rik (Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson)
Semi-final 2: Malmö
Saturday 13th of February. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & Charlotte Perrelli. (please note, songs are in alphabetical order, not running order): •Victor och Natten - 100% (Dag Lundberg, Melker, Jesper Lundh) •Krista Siegfrids - Faller (Krista Siegfrids, Gabriel Alares, Magnus Wallin, Gustaf Svenungsson) •Molly Pettersson Hammar - Hunger (Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Molly Pettersson Hammar) •Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson & Uno Svenningsson - Håll mitt hjärta hårt (Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson, Uno Svenningsson) •Isa - I Will Wait (Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Nikki Flores) •Wiktoria - Save Me (Jens Siverstedt, Lauren Dyson, Jonas Wallin) •David Lindgren - We are Your Tomorrow (Anderz Wrethov, Sharon Vaughn, Gustav Efraimsson)
Semi-final 3: Norrköping
Saturday 20th of February. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & Henrik Schyffert. (please note, songs are in alphabetical order, not running order): •Oscar Zia - Human (Oscar Zia, Victor Thell, Maria Smith) •SaRaha - Kizunguzungu (Anderz Wrethov, Sara ”SaRaha” Larsson, Arash Labaf) •After Dark - Kom ut som en stjärna (Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg, Lina Eriksson, Kent Olsson, Calle Kindbom) •Lisa Ajax - My Heart Wants Me Dead (Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad) •Boris René - Put Your Love on Me (Boris René, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson) •SMAILO - Weight of the World (Arvid Ångström, Dennis Babic, Oscar Berglund Juhola, Anton Göransson, Robin Danielsson) •Swingfly feat. Helena Gutarra - You Carved Your Name (Jocke Åhlund, Andreas Kleerup)
Semi-final 4: Gävle
Saturday 27th of February. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & Sarah Dawn Finer. (please note, songs are in alphabetical order, not running order): •Martin Stenmarck - Du tar mig tillbaks (David Stenmarck) •Panetoz - Håll om mig hårt (Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jakke Erixson, Pa Modou Badjie, Njol Badjie, Nebeyu Baheru) •Frans - If I Were Sorry (Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson Wall) •Linda Bengtzing - Killer Girl (Mattias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Linda Bengtzing, Dag Öhrlund) •Dolly Style - Rollercoaster (Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Alexandra Salomonsson) •Eclipse - Runaways (Erik Mårtensson) •Molly Sandén - Youniverse (Molly Sandén, Danny Saucedo, John Alexis)
The Melodifestivalen 2016 Tour comprises six shows. After the four semi-finals there will be: •Andra Chansen: a second chance round to be held in Halmstad on the 5th of March. Hosted by Gina Dirawi, Peter Jöback & Ola Salo. •The Final: which will take place at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Saturday the 12th of March. Hosted by Gina Dirawi & William Spetz.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=sweden_who_will_compete_in_melodifestivalen_2016
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:15:29 GMT
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Belarus: 10 artists will compete in the national final
The Belarusian jury chose the best 10 musicians to compete in the national final
Minsk, Belarus - After some days of auditions that took place in the studio "600 Meters" in Minsk, the expert jury agreed on the ten best singers and gave them well deserved tickets to the national final. Among the finalists there are new names as well as musicians who try their luck not for the first time in the national selection.
The Belarusian national final will take place not later than on the 25th of January. Here is the list of musicians who will compete for the honour to represent Belarus in Stockholm: 1.Aleksander Ivanov - How To Fly 2.Alexej Gross - Flame 3.Anastasia Malashkevich - Pray For Love 4.Kirill Ermakov - Running To The Sun 5.Valeria Sadovskaya – Not Alone 6.Band Radiowolna - Don’t Get Crazy 7.Band NAVI - This Land 8.Band THE EM - Turn Around 9.Sasha Sakharik - Glory Night 10.NAPOLI - My Universe
Some participants’ names are already known for the Eurovision fans: Anastasia Malashkevich, Alexej Groos and NAPOLI already took part in the Belarusian national selections in previous years.
The band NAVI performed a song in Belarusian whilst their competitors sang in English and in Russian.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=belarus_10_artists_will_compete_in_the_national_final
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:16:11 GMT
Malta reveals shortlisted songs for national semi-final
49 songs in contention at this stage
Valletta, Malta - PBS have published the list of 49 songs that are in contention to represent the island nation in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. 153 songs were initially received in total, and from those submissions, 49 compositions have now been shortlisted to go forward to the next stage of the competition, when 20 of them will progress to the live semi-final, which will be staged in January.
The 49 shortlisted songs
96 sung by Francesca Bonnano
Alive sung by Jasmine Abela
All Around The World sung by Deborah C
Bare Your Soul sung by Chaya Fenech
Battle Zone sung by Kurt Cassar
Beautiful sung by Lyndsey Pace
Brave sung by Andre Curmi (Dre)
Breaking Point sung by Cherylis & Mikhail
Breathe sung by Cherylis
Can't Let Go sung by Jessika
Castle sung by Danica Muscat
Chameleon (Invincible) sung by Ira Losco
Dancing In The Rain sung by Francesca Borg
Empty Hearted sung by Domenique Azzopardi
Exceptional sung by Jean Claude Azzopardi
Falling Glass sung by Corazon (Mizzi)
Feeling Alive sung by Kelly Ann Mintoff
Fire Burn sung by Dominic
Fireworks sung by Iona
Flashing Lights sung by Raquel Galdes
Flawless sung by Franklin Calleja
Frontline sung by Danica Muscat
Go Beyond The Shore sung by Paul Cushieri
Golden sung by Brooke
Gone sung by Nazjo Rotin
Higher sung by Q
Hush Hush sung by Jessika
I Love You sung by Dario Mifsud Bonnici
I Won't Surrender sung by Franklin Calleja
Kingdom sung by Christabelle Borg
Light Up My Life sung by Stefan Galea
Lighthouse sung by Kimberley Cortis
Little Love sung by Franklin Calleja
MI-MI-MIND sung by Neville Refalo
Paper Boats sung by Joseph Portelli
Reaching sung by Panama Band- Simaria
Right Here With You sung by Sarah Crystal
Rule The World sung by Aidan Cassar
Someday sung by Klinsmanc Coleiro
Tell Me What You Wanna Do sung by Julienne Liberto
That's Why I Love You sung by Ira Losco
The Flame sung by Jessika
Tonight sung by Kyle Mangani & Maxine Pace
Under The Sun sung by Daniel Testa
Victory sung by Amy Agius
Without You sung by Kaya
Young Love sung by Maxine Pace
Your Kiss sung by Malcom
You're Beautiful sung By Laurence Gray
Among the artists we can find several who have entered the national final in previous years, as well as two artists who have had the honour of representing their country before, namely Ira Losco who took Malta to second place in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 with 7th Wonder and Daniel Testa who took part in the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song Junior Swing achieving a highly respectable fourth place.
The semi final takes place on the 22nd of January, when the 20 songs will be reduced to 14 songs that will compete in the final on the 23rd of January.
Which of the above artists would you like to see represent Malta in 2016?
Stay tuned to Eurovision.tv when later this month we will reveal which 20 songs have reached the next phase of the competition.
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=malta_reveals_shortlisted_songs_for_national_semi-final
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:16:35 GMT
Watch today: "Expert check" in Switzerland Zurich, Switzerland - Today Switzerland will get one step closer to choosing the entry for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest: The 19 remaining acts will perform in front of an expert commission, who will then pick the six acts to go to the national final, on February 13th. You can watch the expert check live on the SRF website from 13:00 to approximately 22:00 CET today. In November, the first stage of the Swiss national selection for Stockholm concluded, and the 19 acts that qualified for the second stage were announced. Today these 19 acts will perform live in front of an expert team who will choose the six best ones, judging their live abilities, singing qualities and stage presence. You will be able to watch the selection live on the SRF website today between 13:00 CET and 22:00 CET. Here is the list of the competing acts: SRF and RTR (Swiss-German and Rumantsch broadcasters) Out of the following ten candidates, three will go to the final: •Erica Arnold - Ich bin ich •Vincent Gross - Half A Smile •Samuel Tobias Klauser - Asking Me Why •Maika - The Reason •Stanley Miller - Feel The Love •Platzhirsch - Holz vor dr Hütta •Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind •Patric Scott feat. Abdullah Alhussainy - No Boundaries •Sunanda - Ooops!?! •Evelyn Zangger - Have A Little Faith In Me RTS (Swiss-French broadcaster) Out of the following six candidates, two will go to the final: •Bella C - Another World •Kaceo - Disque d’or •Stéphanie Palazzo - Perché mi guardi cosi? •Stéphanie Sandoz - Flashback •Loic Schumacher - Génération demain •Gina von Glasow - Left With An Idiot RSI (Swiss-Italian broadcaster) Out of the following three candidates, one will go to the final: •Nathalie Cadlini - Share Love •Elias - Elephant •Theo - Because Of You Who will qualify? The six lucky finalists will be announced late tonight. Stay with Eurovision.tv to find out who they are! www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=watch_today_expert_check_in_switzerland++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Switzerland: Six finalists chosen Zurich, Switzerland - Today, 19 candidates were fighting for a spot in the Swiss national final in a so-called "expert check", which was broadcast live on the internet. In the end, the jury chose the six qualifying acts. Find out who they are! The following acts have qualified for the Swiss national final, to be broadcast live from the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen on February 13th: •Bella C - Another World •Vincent Gross - Half A Smile •Stanley Miller - Feel The Love •Stéphanie Palazzo - Perché mi guardi cosi? •Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind •Theo - Because Of You The qualifiers were picked by an expert commission, taking into account their live abilities, singing qualities and stage presence. The expert commission included Tanja Dankner (singer and vocal coach), Rafael Antonio (choreographer), as well as Daniel jerk, Catherine Colombara, and Andrea Bignasca (members of the respective Swiss broadcasters' Eurovision teams). Before today's pre-selection round Each of the Swiss public broadcasters had chosen their own set of candidates for the expert check: SRF and RTR (Swiss-German and Rumantsch broadcasters) Erica Arnold - Ich bin ich Vincent Gross - Half A Smile Samuel Tobias Klauser - Asking Me Why Maika - The Reason Stanley Miller - Feel The Love Platzhirsch - Holz vor dr Hütta Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind Patric Scott feat. Abdullah Alhussainy - No Boundaries Sunanda - Ooops!?! Evelyn Zangger - Have A Little Faith In Me RTS (Swiss-French broadcaster) Bella C - Another World Kaceo - Disque d’or Stéphanie Palazzo - Perché mi guardi cosi? Stéphanie Sandoz - Flashback Loic Schumacher - Génération demain Gina von Glasow - Left With An Idiot RSI (Swiss-Italian broadcaster) Nathalie Cadlini - Share Love Elias - Elephant Theo - Because Of You www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=switzerland_six_finalists_chosen
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:17:39 GMT
Get to know the Moldovan candidates National broadcaster TRM got more than 40 entries during the pre-selection round DoReDos, one of the candidates in the Moldovan national selection Chisinau, Moldova - TRM published the list of hopefuls who applied for the national selection. Among them are musicians from Moldova as well as international singers who cooperate with the Moldovan artists. The best 24 will be shortlisted for the national semi-finals to be held on the 23rd and the 25th of February. The Moldovan national final will take place on the 27th of February. Initially, it was decided that only musicians with the Moldovan citizenship were able to send in their applications for the Moldovan national selection. But after some consideration, the Moldovan broadcaster TRM allowed all international artists who cooperate with the Moldovan musicians to take part in the pre-selection round. Thus, Litesound, the Belarusian representatives in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, are among the candidates. This time, the Belarusian band performs together with the Moldovan singer Katherine. Some candidates (Sasha Bognibov and Elena Buga) submited two different entries. You can listen to the songs on the official TRM site or on YouTube site of the Eurovision fan club of Moldova. Here is the lists of the Moldovan candidates: 1.Sandy C - Weak For Your Love 2.Andrei Ioniţa & Onoffrei - Lie 3.Sasha Bognibov - Alone 4.Sasha Bognibov - Insane (Against Corruption) 5.Che-MD - Voda E Cu Noi 6.Artur Breeze - Far Away 7.Ghennadi Ivanov - A Good Day 8.Nadia Moşneagu - Memories 9.Nadejda Rotaru - Zebra 10.Felicia Dunaf - You And Me 11.Alexandru Ceapă - Viorele 12.Emilia Russu - I Am Not The Same 13.Katherine and Litesound - Imagine 14.Criss Jeff - Good Life 15.Rodica şi Ivan Aculov - Stop Lying 16.Big Flash Sound - Când Vrei 17.Doiniţa Gherman - Irresistible 18.Elena Buga - Nu Ma-Ntreba 19.Elena Buga - The Curtain Falls 20.Valeria Pasa - Save Love 21.Lidia Isac - Falling Stars 22.Viola - In The Name Of Love 23.Cristina Pintilie & Alex Calancea Band - Picture Of Love 24.Vasile Muntean - O Noua Zi 25.Valentin Uzun - Mine 26.Valentina Nejel - Va Fi Târziu 27.Alexandru Cibotaru - Dimineti 28.Victoria - Improvizatii Nocturne 29.Vitalie Todirascu - Belladonna 30.DoReDoS - FannyFolk 31.Max Fall & Vozniuc Dan & Malloy - Game Lover 32.Maxim Zavidia - La La Love 33.Samir Loghin - Nu Pleca 34.Serjcoston - Noaptea Dragostei 35.Diana Brescan - Till The End 36.Poison Lust - Black Magic 37.Olea Roşu - Vraja Frumuseţii 38.Chris Maroo - Tonight 39.Mihai Radu - I Walk Throuhg Fire 40.Beatrice - Saved My Heart For You 41.Rafaella - Hours Lost 42.Serghei Lazarev - Glossa 43.ELLE - Tare 44.PRIZA - Rewind 45.Nadejda Volc - Dorul 46.Olga Căpăţînă - Save My Heart 47.Natalia Moraru - Pain 48.Anna Gulko - Never Let Go Moldovan candidates More than 40 entries have been sent in to the Moldovan broadcaster TRM. Fans definitely recognise some singers who have already participated in the previous national selections: Felicia Dunaf, Doiniţa Gherman, Valeria Pasa, Lidia Isac, DoReDos and Diana Brescan. The Belarusian band Litesound, who represented Belarus in Baku, joined their forces with the Moldovan singer Katherine. www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=get_to_know_the_moldovan_candidates
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:18:50 GMT
Belarusian final on January 22nd BTRC has announced the running order and the date of their national selection Minsk, Belarus - The first preparations for the Belarusian national final have been already made - the date for the show has been set, and the running order has been announced. BTRC has announced that the national final will take place on the 22nd of January. In the meantime, the postcards introducing every participant will be aired on the official website of BTRC (Belarus 1 and Belarus 24). There are short videos about the singers and their musical careers. Today, the running order of the Belarusian national final has been revealed. The singers will perform on stage in the following order: 1.Alexej Gross - Flame 2.Sasha Sakharik - Glory Night 3.Valeria Sadovskaya - Not Alone 4.Band Radiowolna - Don’t Get Crazy 5.Band THE EM - Turn Around 6.Band NAVI - Geta Zemlya (This Land) 7.Aleksander Ivanov - How To Fly 8.Anastasia Malashkevich - Pray For Love 9.Kirill Ermakov - Running To The Sun 10.NAPOLI - My Universe www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=belarusian_final_on_january_22nd[Update] Switzerland: Six finalists chosen Zurich, Switzerland - Today, 19 candidates were fighting for a spot in the Swiss national final in a so-called "expert check", which was broadcast live on the internet. In the end, the jury chose the six qualifying acts. Find out who they are! The following acts have qualified for the Swiss national final, to be broadcast live from the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen on February 13th: •Bella C - Another World •Vincent Gross - Half A Smile •Stanley Miller - Feel The Love •Kaceo - Disque d’or •Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind •Theo - Because Of You The qualifiers were picked by an expert commission, taking into account their live abilities, singing qualities and stage presence. The expert commission included Tanja Dankner (singer and vocal coach), Rafael Antonio (choreographer), as well as Daniel jerk, Catherine Colombara, and Andrea Bignasca (members of the respective Swiss broadcasters' Eurovision teams). Update December 11th: Stéphanie Palazzo was disqualified as her entry Perché mi guardi cosi? does not comply with the Eurovision Song Contest rules. Kaceo has taken her place in the final line-up. Before today's pre-selection round Each of the Swiss public broadcasters had chosen their own set of candidates for the expert check: SRF and RTR (Swiss-German and Rumantsch broadcasters) Erica Arnold - Ich bin ich Vincent Gross - Half A Smile Samuel Tobias Klauser - Asking Me Why Maika - The Reason Stanley Miller - Feel The Love Platzhirsch - Holz vor dr Hütta Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind Patric Scott feat. Abdullah Alhussainy - No Boundaries Sunanda - Ooops!?! Evelyn Zangger - Have A Little Faith In Me RTS (Swiss-French broadcaster) Bella C - Another World Kaceo - Disque d’or Stéphanie Palazzo - Perché mi guardi cosi? Stéphanie Sandoz - Flashback Loic Schumacher - Génération demain Gina von Glasow - Left With An Idiot RSI (Swiss-Italian broadcaster) Nathalie Cadlini - Share Love Elias - Elephant Theo - Because Of You www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=switzerland_six_finalists_chosen++++++++++++++ The 20 songs through to the Maltese semi final Valletta, Malta - PBS in Malta have just announced on the television show Xarabank the 20 songs which have reached the semi final stage of the contest to represent Malta in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. On the 3rd of December it was revealed that 153 songs had been submitted in total, and that 49 of them had made it through to tonight's phase of the competition. Now the 20 songs that have reached the semi-final have been revealed, and a short teaser of the entries were performed on the show by the lucky singers who have won through to the next round. The 20 semi final songs Alive sung by Jasmine Abela All Around The World sung by Deborah C Chameleon (Invincible) sung by Ira Losco Empty Hearted sung by Domenique Azzopardi Falling Glass sung by Corazon (Mizzi) Fire Burn sung by Dominic Flashing Lights sung by Raquel Galdes Frontline sung by Danica Muscat Golden sung by Brooke I Love You sung by Dario Mifsud Bonnici Kingdom sung by Christabelle Borg Light Up My Life sung by Stefan Galea Lighthouse sung by Kimberley Cortis Little Love sung by Franklin Calleja Right Here With You sung by Sarah Crystal That's Why I Love You sung by Ira Losco The Flame sung by Jessika Under The Sun sung by Daniel Testa Young Love sung by Maxine Pace You're Beautiful sung By Laurence Gray The Judging The 20 songs will be judged in a live television show from the Mediterranean Conference Centre on Friday 22nd of January, 2016. Then 14 of those songs will progress forward to the final, which will take place the following evening on Saturday 23rd of January, 2016. The winning artist will go forward to represent Malta in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. History Malta have yet to win Europe's Favourite TV show since their debut in 1971, though they have come close on several occasions, finishing as runners up in 2002 and 2005, and in third place in 1992 and 1998. In the 2015 contest Malta just missed out on a place in the Grand Final, when Amber took the song Warrior to 11th place in the Second Semi-Final. Have you any early favourite songs to represent Malta in Stockholm? www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=12the_20_songs_through_to_the_maltese_semi_final
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:19:15 GMT
Moldova on its way to semi-finals 24 semi-finalists will fight for the ticket to Stockholm Chisinau, Moldova - After today's auditions that took place in Chisinau and were broadcast live on the official web site of TRM, 24 semi-finalists have been chosen. 12 singers will participate in the first semi-final on the 23rd of February and 12 - in the second show on the 25th of February. Find out the names of the hopefuls below! 47 artists applied for the Moldovan national selection. Today, live auditions were held in a TRM studio, where an expert jury decided who of the candidates is worthy to go forward to the next stage of competition and take part in the Moldovan national semi-finals. Here is the list of 24 semi-finalists: 1.Andrei Ioniţa & Onoffrei 2.Diana Brescan 3.Felicia Dunaf 4.Katherine and Litesound 5.Rodica şi Ivan Aculov 6.Big Flash Sound 7.Doiniţa Gherman 8.Valeria Paşa 9.Lidia Isac 10.Viola 11.Cristina Pintilie & Alex Calancea Band 12.Valentin Uzun 13.DoReDoS 14.Max Fall & Vozniuc Dan & Malloy 15.Maxim Zavidia 16.Chris Maroo 17.ELLE 18.PRIZA 19.Beatrice 20.Anna Gulko 21.Che-MD 22.Emilia Russu 23.Criss Jeff 24.Nadia Moşneagu The Moldovan national final will take place on the 27th of February - don't miss this entertaining show! www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=moldova_on_its_way_to_semi-finals
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:21:25 GMT
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=lithuania_dates_and_names_revealedLithuania: Dates and names revealed The national selection in Vilnius starts on the 9th of January with 28 artists Vilnius, Lithuania - Today, the Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT announced the names of candidates who will compete for the honour to represent their country in th 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The marathon starts on the 9th of January and will consist of nine shows. All shows will be hosted by Andrius Rožickas and Gerūta Griniūte. 28 musicians will take part in the Lithuanian national selection: 1.4 Roses 2.Alice Way 3.Baiba Skurstenė-Serdiukė 4.Berta Timinskaitė 5.Deividas Žygas 6.Gabrielė Grigolaitytė-Vasha 7.E.G.O. 8.HIT 9.Ieva Zasimauskaitė 10.Milda Martinkėnaitė 11.Neringa Šiaudikytė 12.Saulenė Chlevickaitė 13.Donatas Montvydas 14.Ištvan Kvik 15.Lawreigna 16.Ruslanas Kirilkinas 17.Vlad Kalugin 18.Behind The Moon 19.Catrinah 20.Eglė Jakštytė 21.Elena Jurgaitytė 22.Erica Jennings 23.Jurgis Brūzga 24.Petunija 25.Rūta Ščiogolevaitė 26.Ugnė Smile 27.Valdas Lacko 28.Aistė Pilvelytė LRT official announcement www.lrt.lt/naujienos/eurovizija_2016/31/123251/paaiskejo_visi_nacionalines_eurovizijos_atrankos_dalyviai_ The course of the Lithuanian national selection Show 1 and 2 All competitors will perform entries submitted by the authors and chosen by the broadcaster. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too. Show 3 and 4 All competitors will perform entries chosen by themselves. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too. Show 5 Competitors, who qualified in the show 1 and 2, will perform entries submitted by the authors. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too. Show 6 Singers who qualified in the show 3 and 4 will perform the songs chosen by themselves. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too. Show 7 All qualifiers in the show 5 and 6 will sing their songs. 50% of the of the singers and the songs will be eliminated by the joint decision of an expert jury and televoting.
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:21:53 GMT
Albanian national selection kicks off
This is the semi-final line-up:
Watch all videos from semi1 + semi 2 on this link here www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XoaVRW0j7COkuQ313bLhw0H9OgwQYM3
Semifinal 1
1.Egzon Pireci – Triumf
2.Simbol – Artiste
3.Voltan Prodani – Dëgjoje këngën o atë
4.Adrian Lulgjuraj – Jeto dhe ëndërro
5.Sigi Bastri – Engjëll i lirë
6.Dilan Reka – Buzëqesh
7.Luiz Ejlli – Pa mbarim
8.Nilsa Hysi – Asaj
9.Orgesa Zaimi – Një shishe në oqean
10.Erga Halilaj – Monolog
11.Florent Abrashi – Të ndjek çdo hap
12.Teuta Kurti – Në sytë e mi
13.Kozma Dushi – Një kafe
14.Aslajdon Zaimaj – Merrmë që sot
15.Egert Pano – Mos ik
Semifinal 2
1.Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej
2.Rezarta Smaja & Klodian Kaçani – Dashuri në përjetësi
3.Revolt Klan – Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot
4.Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty
5.Andi Tanko – Dielli vazhdon të më ngrohë
6.Niku & Entela Zhula – Muza
7.Genc Tukiçi – Sa të dashuroj
8.Evans Rama – Flakë
9.Besa Krasniqi – Liroje zemrën
10.Enxhi Nasufi – Infinit
11.Flaka Krelani – S'je për mu
12.Renis Gjoka – Ato që s'ti them dot
13.Lindi Islami – Për një mrekulli
14.Eneda Tarifa – Përrallë
15.Klajdi Musabelliu – Ndodh edhe kështu
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:22:26 GMT
Albanian national selection kicks off
This is the semi-final line-up:
Watch all videos from semi1 + semi 2 on this link here www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XoaVRW0j7COkuQ313bLhw0H9OgwQYM3
Semifinal 1
1.Egzon Pireci – Triumf
2.Simbol – Artiste
3.Voltan Prodani – Dëgjoje këngën o atë
4.Adrian Lulgjuraj – Jeto dhe ëndërro
5.Sigi Bastri – Engjëll i lirë
6.Dilan Reka – Buzëqesh
7.Luiz Ejlli – Pa mbarim
8.Nilsa Hysi – Asaj
9.Orgesa Zaimi – Një shishe në oqean
10.Erga Halilaj – Monolog
11.Florent Abrashi – Të ndjek çdo hap
12.Teuta Kurti – Në sytë e mi
13.Kozma Dushi – Një kafe
14.Aslajdon Zaimaj – Merrmë që sot
15.Egert Pano – Mos ik
Semifinal 2
1.Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej
2.Rezarta Smaja & Klodian Kaçani – Dashuri në përjetësi
3.Revolt Klan – Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot
4.Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty
5.Andi Tanko – Dielli vazhdon të më ngrohë
6.Niku & Entela Zhula – Muza
7.Genc Tukiçi – Sa të dashuroj
8.Evans Rama – Flakë
9.Besa Krasniqi – Liroje zemrën
10.Enxhi Nasufi – Infinit
11.Flaka Krelani – S'je për mu
12.Renis Gjoka – Ato që s'ti them dot
13.Lindi Islami – Për një mrekulli
14.Eneda Tarifa – Përrallë
15.Klajdi Musabelliu – Ndodh edhe kështu
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Post by istersay on Jan 23, 2016 22:22:48 GMT
Eneda Tarifa to represent Albania with a "Fairytale" Tirana, Albania - Tonight the first entry of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen in the final of Albania's Festivali i Këngës. Out of 22 entries, which had qualified in two semi-finals on the preceding nights, an expert jury chose Eneda Tarifa. She will fly the Albanian flag in Stockholm with the song Përrallë, which translates as Fairytale. In an exciting show, the act representing Albania in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen tonight: It's Eneda Tarifa! She will sing Përrallë in Stockholm, a song composed by Olsa Toqe. Eneda Tarifa already participated in the Albanian national selections for the 2004 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Currently she is not only famous for being a singer but also for hosting the show Portokalli on Top Channel. Aslajdon Zaimaj came second, and Flaka Krelani third. The selection was made solely by an expert jury. One of the members was Olta Boka, who had represented Albania in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eneda_tarifa_to_represent_albania_with_a_fairytaleMeet the candidates to represent Spain in Stockholm The six acts were revealed today by the Spanish broadcaster, TVE Madrid, Spain - The six artists that are dreaming to represent Spain at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest are Xuso Jones, Electric Nana, Salvador Beltrán, Barei, Maverick and 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest winner, María Isabel. They will perform their songs in a special TV show where viewers will participate in the selection of the Spanish song for Stockholm. In the following slide you will find more information about the six young talents selected by TVE to perform in the special show where the Spanish entry for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen: XUSO JONES Jesús Segovia, better known by his stage name, Xuso Jones, was born in Murcia in 1989. He is a singer and songwriter who, already at school, became interested in music. He is also a graduate in tourism and an entrepreneur. He is a self-taught guitar and piano player, which he learned via the internet. In 2009 he began to upload videos performing his own songs and covers on YouTube and in 2011 he reached two million views. As a result he went to Los Angeles to work with different musical producers, releasing his first album Part I in 2013. That year he also wrote for the soundtracks of several movies and songs for other artists in Mexico, China and Spain. In addition, Xuso is a familiar face for the Spanish public as he's participated in popular TV shows. Earlier this year Xuso Jones released his new album Vuela where he wrote or co-wrote every track. Xuso Jones lives in Madrid and frequently travels outside Spain to work on new music. The authors of his candidate song are Andreas Öhrn and Peter Boström. ELECTRIC NANA Monica Vazquez, Electric Nana was born in Madrid in 1987. At 14 she started writing music and playing piano and guitar. She writes, arranges and produces her own songs, creating fresh and original music. Her passion for music makes her an artist able to write different types of music and in several languages (English, Spanish or French), she is bilingual and has a degree in Journalism. His first stage appearance as Nana Electric dates from 2007 and four years later, in 2011, she rose to fame with the Plan B by Carlos Jean's Plan B and his songs Lead The Way and Gimme The Base, which reached #1. She's also penned songs for soundtracks, commercials and other artists like DJ Nano, Why Five, Check Baby Check or Carlos Jean. Earlier this year she released her first album To Life!, fully written in English by Electric Nana, including a goo mix of rock, folk and electronic music. Her songs are optimistic to celebrate life in its broadest sense. Electric Nana herself is the author of her candidate song. SALVADOR BELTRÁN Salvador Beltrán (El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, 1992) is not a newcomer. He cites his Andalusian mother as the reason for his music taste since childhood. At age 13 he started playing guitar and then also the piano. Besides flamenco he also mentions Joan Manuel Serrat as one of his references. Supported by Spanish top star, Alejandro Sanz, he released his first album Change Of Plans in 2012, for which he won Best Newcomer at one of Spain's main music radio stations, Cadena Dial. Salvador's second album Reflejos de mi camino, came out this year with a repertoire of songs bringing together rock, reggae, bossanova and funky pop, all under his melodic light. Salvador writes all his material which has an international flair not forgetting its pure origins. Salvador Beltrán and Miguel Ángel Arenas 'Capi' are the authors of his entry for the Eurovision national selection. BAREI Bárbara Reyzábal (1982) is Barei, singer and songwriter with two albums on the market, Billete para no volver and Throw The Dice, and a music career spanning over 16 years, with influences of American pop, soul and black music. Barei, who has studied music theory, singing, guitar, piano and participated in the Benidorm Festival before travelling to Miami, where she began to compose her demos. On her return to Spain she performed in the main stages of Madrid. This year she performed at the Starlite in Marbella. Barei sings and writes mainly in English and has penned songs for other Spanish artists such as Malu and Edurne, or the Japanese singer J. May and has also done some music works for television. She has an energetic and direct style, trying to cause a commotion on the listeners. Among her references, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, OneRepublic, Maroon 5, Sia or Pink. Barei's Eurovision hopeful will be written by herself and Rubén Villanueva. MAVERICK The life of Maverick (Vinarós, Castellón, 1996) has taken a turn with only 19 years of age, when he became one of the finalists in the last edition of The Voice, coached by Laura Pausini. After his first single Princesa Descalza, an album has followed with new songs, one written by Pausini and others by himself, plus some of his best performances in the TV show. Ballads, latin, r'n'b and funk- with a current pop filter- are the styles to be found in his album 18 +1. Maverick has been singing and dancing in school festivals from an early age and, when he was 5, he took part in the popular Spanish singing competition Veo Veo; at 13 he decided to devote himself to music and, after finishing his studies, he settled in Madrid. This young singer performs many different music styles and has trained his voice in a very wide range. The authors of the song that Maverick will perform are Juan Magan, Luiggi Olivares and Darling A.Cuevas. Stay tuned to Eurovision.tv for dates and further news on the Spanish national selection. The winner of this show will represent Spain at the Grand Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockhom on the 14th of May. MARIA ISABEL María Isabel López Rodríguez, (Huelva, 1995) rose to fame in 2004 when she was only nine years-old, winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her huge success Antes Muerta Que Sencilla. Her young flamenco rhythm established her as a great little artist. That song was part of her debut album and she released four other LPs up to 2009. Her success helped her to travel to America and Japan, performing at the best stages and programs in many countries. In 2015 Maria Isabel turned 20 and returned to the music scene with a new album, Yo Decido, which has just been released. The author of the candidate song of Maria Isabel is David Santisteban. www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=meet_the_candidates_to_represent_spain_in_stockholmHi ister Slovenia: EMA participants revealed Ten musicians will perform at EMA 2016 on the 27th of February. Ljubljana, Slovenia - Earlier today, the Slovenian public broadcaster RTVSLO has announced the names of the candidates who will participate in EMA 2016. The national selection will take place on the 27th of February. This decision has been made by a national jury panel. During today’s press conference, Mario Galunič, the chief editor of the entertainment programme, announced the names of participants of EMA 2016. The jury made a tough work and chose ten best candidates out of 61 applicants. The expert jury consisted of Alenka Godec (singer), Gaber Radojevič (music producer), Jernej Vene (music editor at Val 202) and Aleksander Radić (Head of Slovenian Delegation). Here is the list of participants who will perform at EMA 2016: •Anja Baš •Anja Kotar •D Base •ManuElla •Nuša Derenda •Raiven •Regina •SAN Di EGO •Sebastijan Lukovnjak •Žan Serčič Participants at EMA 2016 The Slovenian national selection will take place on the 27th of February. Like in 2011, 2014 and 2015, the voting procedure will consist of two rounds. In the first round, the expert jury will evaluate all ten performances and choose two super finalists. These two lucky contestants will perform their entries once again in the second round, where the televoting will decide the winner of EMA 2016 in Slovenia. www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=slovenia_ema_participants_revealed
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