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Why Are Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix Contestants Referring to Joy in Gaza?

January 18, 2025 by Guy Solo Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The controversial statement of the contestants in the Norwegian pre-Eurovision, "Melodi Grand Prix 2025", who wish to represent Norway in Eurovision 2025. All the details in the article! The duo Bobbysocks, winners of the 1985 Eurovision with "La det swinge," shocked the Eurovision community with their participation announcement in the Norwegian natinal selection, "Melodi Grand Prix 2025". Despite their seasoned status, it seems the duo ventured into politically sensitive territory, which is explicitly prohibited under the new mandatory code of conduct. In an interview with Wiwiblogs, the singers discussed the deeper meaning of their new song. Hanne Krogh explained, "Joy is a broader concept than happiness. It is deeper, warmer, more essential. People tend to push away serious aspects of life by lacking joy. It's the exact opposite. Every time there is something joyful or delightful around you, notice it. It gives you the strength to deal with tough days. This is the essence of the song." (adsbygoogle =...

Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2025 Songs & Contestants Revealed!

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV announced 10 artists and songs participating in "Söngvakeppnin 2025", Iceland's Eurovision national selection. The winner, chosen on February 22, will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2025. The Icelandic national broadcaster, RÚV, unveiled today the ten artists and songs who will compete in "Söngvakeppnin 2025", Iceland's Eurovision national selection, during a special broadcast titled "Lögin í Söngvakeppninni". The winner of this competition will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2025 in Basel. The first semi-final is scheduled for February 8, the second for February 15, and the final for February 22. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Contestants and Their Entries Birgo - Ég flýg í storminn / Stormchaser Stebbi Jak - Frelsið Mitt / Set Me Free Tinna - Þrá / Words Ágúst - Eins og þú / Like You VÆB - Róa Dagur Sig - Flugdrekar / Carousel Bia - Norðurljós / Northern Lights Bjarni Arason - Aðeins lengur Bára Kristín - Rísum upp / Rise Above Júlí...

Exclusive Interview: Luxembourg’s Tali Golergant Reveals New Music Exclusively!

January 17, 2025February 13, 2025 by Guy Solo Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tali Golergant, Luxembourg's Israeli representative for Eurovision 2024, shares details in an exclusive interview about her new song co-written with a former Eurovision representative, hinting at her upcoming project. Listen to the song! Tali Golergant, Luxembourg's recent Eurovision representative with the song "Fighter", released her new song "Dear Parents" today (Friday), which she wrote and produced together with France's Eurovision 2021 representative, Barbara Pravi. Barbara earned significant success with her song "Voilà," finishing second in the competition. Barbara has Jewish roots, her father being Algerian-Serbian Jewish and her mother Polish Jewish of Iranian descent. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After reaching out to Tali, she shared the following information: "Barbara and I wrote and produced the music in Paris. I wrote most of the lyrics myself, and then I flew to London to record the song with Joseph Wander (Joseph Wander)." It appears that the song is part of a mini-album Tali is working on post-Eurovision competition. As Tali wrote to...

Ukraine: The List of Participants in “Vidbir 2025” is Completed – Songs to be Revealed on January 23rd!

January 17, 2025February 10, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ukrainian National Broadcaster, Suspilne, announced the final contestant for "Vidbir 2025", and revealed the date for releasing competing songs. FIЇNKA won the last spot with the song "Kultura", receiving 30% of votes. The Ukrainian National Broadcaster, Suspilne, has disclosed that FIЇNKA has secured the last entry ticket to the Ukrainian Eurovision pre-selection, "Vidbir 2025", scheduled for February 8th, 2025. Her song "Культура" ("Kultura", in English: "Culture") garnered approximately 30% of the votes, equivalent to about 80,000 votes, and also received support from Ukraine's Eurovision 2024 representatives, Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil. Furthermore, the National Broadcaster announced that the other nine songs competing in the pre-selection will be unveiled on January 23rd, 2025! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); List of Contestants in "Vidbir 2025" National Final Future Culture — "Waste My Time" KHAYAT — "HONOR" KRYLATA — "STAY TRUE" MOLODI — "My Sea" Ziferblat — "Bird of Pray" Abyei — "Dim" DK Energetik — "Sil" Masha Kondratenko — "No Time to...

Finland: Listen to the Songs Competing in UMK 2025!

January 16, 2025February 10, 2025 by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, has just finished publishing the seven songs participating in the Finnish Eurovision selection, "UMK 2025" for listening! The Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, has finished publishing the seven songs competing in the Eurovision selection "UMK 2025". The Finnish Eurovision selection will take place on February 8, 2025, at the Nokia Hall located in the city of Tampere in southern Finland. The participating artists were announced last Wednesday, and the seven songs were released one after the other between January 9th to January 17th at midnight Finnish time each business day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); List of Participants and Their Backgrounds Neea River – "Nightmares" – A Finnish indie artist who describes her major influences as Rihanna and The Weeknd. She was involved in writing "Rodeo" for Poland's Eurovision 2023 representative, Blanka. Nelli Matula – "Hitaammin hautaan" – A Finnish pop artist who was on a break from music and considered retiring from the industry in...

Norway: Melodi Granx Prix 2025 Participants Revealed!

January 16, 2025February 15, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, has announced the 9 artists participating in the Norwegian Eurovision pre-selection, "Melodi Grand Prix 2025". The winner, chosen on February 15th, will represent Norway at Eurovision 2025. The Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, has today unveiled the nine artists and songs that will compete in the Norwegian Eurovision pre-selection "Melodi Grand Prix 2025". The winner of "Melodi Grand Prix 2025" will earn the right to represent Norway at Eurovision 2025, set to take place in Basel, Switzerland. For the first time since 2019, the Norwegian pre-selection will be held without semi-finals, with the main event scheduled for February 15th, culminating in the selection of Norway's representative and song for the upcoming Eurovision. Lavrans Svendsen, a Norwegian singer who participated in the latest season of "The Voice" Norway, withdrew from the Norwegian pre-selection shortly before the announcement of the participating artists list. Consequently, the list includes nine contestants instead of the initially planned ten. (adsbygoogle =...

Spain: Benidorm Fest 2025 Hosts and Performance Order for the Semi-Finals Revealed!

January 15, 2025 by Guy Solo Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Preparations continue: Spain's national broadcaster, RTVE, today revealed the hosts and performance order for the Benidorm Fest 2025 semi-finals. All details in the article! The Spanish Pre-Eurovision, Benidorm Fest 2025, is set to begin in less than two weeks. Sixteen songs will compete in the festival, vying to represent Spain at the Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Today, Spain's national broadcaster, RTVE, disclosed at a press conference both the performance order in the semi-finals and the hosts. Benidorm Fest 2025 will be hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain in the Eurovision 2014, and Inés Hernand, a comedian, analyst, lawyer, and television host. Also present at the press conference was the head of the delegation, Ana María Bordas, and María Eizaguirre, the representative from the national broadcaster who leads the press conferences. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Semi-Final 1 Performance Order The performance order for the songs competing in the first semi-final is: Chica Sobresalto - "Mala feminista" Daniela Blasco - ...

Norway: Eurovision Winners Set to Compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2025?

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by Guy Solo Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); History repeats itself? Just before Norway reveals the contestants for "Melodi Grand Prix 2025," it's been announced that the 1985 Eurovision winners will return to compete for the chance to represent Norway in Eurovision 2025! Tomorrow, the Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, is set to officially announce the ten participants for "Melodi Grand Prix 2025" at a press conference scheduled for 12:00 PM (CST) in Studio 1 in Oslo, the same venue where previous years' artists were unveiled. The winner of "Melodi Grand Prix 2025" will earn the honor of representing Norway at Eurovision 2025, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland. Now it has been revealed that the 1985 Eurovision winners, the legendary duo Bobbysocks, are ready to recreate the magic from four decades ago! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It has been 40 years since Elisabeth Andreassen (66) and Hanne Krogh (68) stunned their competition with their iconic song "La det swinge," earning 126 points in the grand...

“KAN” Closure Law Frozen, Budget to be Government-Controlled: Is Israel’s Eurovision Participation Still at Risk?

January 15, 2025 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Drama during Economic Committee discussions: Committee Chairman, MK David Bitan, announced that the law to close the Israeli national broadcaster, "KAN", will not be advanced in the committee: "We need public broadcasting." The section regarding the broadcaster's budget will still be promoted. During discussions of the Knesset's (Israeli parliament) Economic Committee, Chairman David Bitan announced that the committee would not advance the law to close the Israeli national broadcaster, which had already passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset plenum. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) had also intervened, sending a strongly worded letter to MK Bitan and other committee members, emphasizing the need for an independent broadcasting body. Bitan echoed this sentiment in his statement: "We need public broadcasting." What will be promoted in the committee is the section that will make the broadcaster's budget subject to the state budget. This move could potentially compromise the independence of "KAN" and may jeopardize Israel's participation in Eurovision. Communications Minister Shlomo...

HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2025: Yuval Rephael, Moran Aharoni and Red Band, Valerie Hamaty, Dolev Mandelbaum, and Daniel Wais Advance to the Semi-Finals!

January 14, 2025 by Guy Solo Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Five contestants remain in the race of 'HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision': Yuval Rephael, Moran Aharoni and Red Band, Valerie Hamaty, Dolev Mandelbaum, and Daniel Wais. Yuval Gold was eliminated. Recap of episode 30. Six contestants remain at this stage of the competition in "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2025", where the winner will represent Israel at Eurovision 2025 to be held in Basel on May 13, 15, and 17. Tonight’s challenge was the "Duel Task," featuring three duels. Six contestants performed, with the three lowest-scoring competitors facing elimination, leaving the judges to decide their fate. All performances tonight featured songs by the legendary Israeli singer Rita, who joined the judging panel for this special evening. In this task, two contestants could score up to 105% thanks to a bonus of 5% from the guest judge. The episode concluded with a dramatic elimination: Yuval Gold was unfortunately sent home. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Moran Aharoni and Red...