Ilay Gaist, Author at EuroMix

Lithuania in Eurovision 2025: Results of the First National Semi-Final

January 11, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The first semi-final in Lithuania is behind us: two contestants advanced to the grand final of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, which will take place on February 15th. The semi-final stage of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection "Eurovizija.LT", kicked off today! Nine artists competed tonight for two spots in the final. The results were determined by public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%). The semi-final took place at the LRT national broadcaster studios in Vilnius, hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Augustė Nombeko, and Rimvydas Černiauskas. Qualified to the final: Justė Baradulinaitė and Anyanya. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Results of the First Semi-Final: Anyanya - "Running Out of Time" - (12+12= 24) Justė Baradulinaitė - "Tired" - (10+10= 20) Ewa – "Tell me a lie" - (7+7= 14) Mantas Ben – "Svajonės po 12" - (8+6= 14) Rūta Budreckaitė - "Tai kur namai" - (4+8= 12) Lit - "You're Not Alone" - (6+4= 10) Viktorija Faith - "Scary Beautiful" - (5+3= 8) Euften – "Goodbye Hell"...

Tonight at 20:00 CET: First Semi-Final of “Eurovizija.LT 2025” in Lithuania

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch: Tonight at 20:00 CET will take place the first semi-final of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection "Eurovizija.LT 2025", at its end two songs will be chosen that will secure their place in the final. Here is a link to watch the broadcast. The semi-final stage in the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, "Eurovizija.LT", is setting out today! Nine artists will compete tonight for two places in the final. The results will be determined by public voting (50%) and judges' voting (50%). The semi-final will take place in the Lithuanian National Broadcaster LRT studios in the city of Vilnius, hosted by Gabriele Martirosian, Augustė Nombeko, and Rimvydas Černiauskas. The semi-final will begin at 20:00 and continue until 21:40 CET. To watch the semi-final of the Lithuanian pre-Eurovision – click here! And to watch on YouTube click here! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This year, 45 contestants will participate in the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection. Similar to Melodifestivalen, this year’s format spans six broadcasts – five semi-finals and a...

Malta: The MESC Songs Released!

January 8, 2025February 15, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Maltese National Broadcaster, PBS, revealed the 24 competing songs for "MESC 2025", along with semi-final allocations, stage design, and new graphic branding. The representative and song for Eurovision 2025 will be chosen on February 8th. Listen to the songs! The Maltese National Broadcaster PBS has revealed the 24 songs participating in the Maltese Eurovision pre-selection "MESC 2025". On February 8th, the final of the pre-selection will take place, where Malta will choose its representative and song for Eurovision 2025, to be held in Basel, Switzerland. Along with the participating songs, new details about the pre-selection itself were revealed: the graphic design, stage, and semi-finals allocation. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Semi-Finals Allocation First Semi-Final - Tuesday, February 4th: Mark Anthony Bartolo - "Hideaway" Adria Twins - "Qalb ma' Qalb" Dre' Curmi - "Te amo" Haley Azzopardi - "Whistleblower" Justine Shorfid - "Still I Rise" JVF - "Festa (No Time for Siesta)" Kristy Spiteri - "Heaven Sent" Marie Claire -...

Slovenia: Eurovision National Selection Songs to be Published on January 25th!

January 7, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, reveals many new details about the Slovenian Eurovision national selection broadcasts, including - the date of revealing the 12 competing songs and the identity of the hosts of the Slovenian Eurovision national selection "EMA 2025"! Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, revealed today (Tuesday) many details about the Slovenian Eurovision national selection broadcasts, including the date of publishing the songs competing in the Eurovision national selection, on January 25th, a week before the big final! In the upcoming article, you will know how the preliminary broadcast will be conducted and additional details about the final broadcast that will take place on February 1st! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, decided to add an additional broadcast to the Slovenian Eurovision national selection "EMA 2025" in which no voting will take place, but rather a preliminary performance so that viewers at home can get to know the contestants and their songs. The additional broadcast, named EMA...

San Marino: Will Serafin Zubiri represent San Marino in Eurovision 2025?

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spain's Eurovision 1992 and 2000 representative, Serafin Zubiri, will be auditioned this month to potentially compete in San Marino's national selection for Eurovision 2025. The selection process continues to attract various artists across Europe. San Marino's National Broadcaster SMRTV is continuing the casting and screening phase for their national selection, San Marino Song Contest, scheduled for March 8th. The event will determine the country's representative and song for Eurovision 2025 in Basel. One of the contestants slated for auditions is none other than Serafin Zubiri, Spain's representative at Eurovision 1992 and 2000. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 60-year-old singer represented Spain in the contest held about 33 years ago in Malmö, which hosted the competition in its territory just a year ago. Serafin brought Spain to 14th place in the competition with the song "Todo Esto Es La Música" (in English: "All This Is Music"). Eight years later, he again represented Spain at Eurovision 2000 with the song "Colgado de un...

Australia’s Eurovision 2015 Representative Reveals Interest in Competing Again!

January 3, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This Year Again? Will Guy Sebastian, who represented the country for the first time at Eurovision 2015 in Vienna, do it again in the decade since Australia's Eurovision debut in this year's competition in Basel? The Australian star from Eurovision 2015, Guy Sebastian, participated last month in Amsterdam's big song show: "Het Grote Songfestivalfeest" (in English: "The Big Song Festival Party"). This is a live performance featuring many Eurovision participants, including Loreen, Eurovision winner in 2012 and 2023, her runner-up in the last competition Käärijä, Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo Mettler, and many other artists. During the event, the official Eurovision podcast held conversations with a small number of artists, including Guy Sebastian, the Australian representative. We also visited the event, and you can watch the interviews we conducted - in the link here. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So this year again? In the podcast interview, Guy talked about his participation in Eurovision 2015 in Vienna, Austria, which, as...

The Contestants Revealed: Who Will Be Ukraine’s Tenth Candidate for Vidbir 2025?

January 2, 2025February 10, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10 Candidates, One Draw: The Ukrainian National Broadcaster, Suspilne, recently revealed the list of contestants for the tenth spot in Eurovision 2025 pre-selection, "Vidbir 2025". The Ukrainian National Broadcaster, Suspilne, leading the Eurovision pre-selection contest, "Vidbir 2025", stirred the music world when it announced the ten candidates competing for the last spot in the national team for 2025. This is one of the crucial moments of the competition, where the public will determine which of the candidates will get to join the team representing Ukraine in Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Draw Order Revealed In an official Instagram post, the Ukrainian National Broadcaster published the performance order of the ten candidates, which determined their voting numbers in the competition: ENLEO - "SUPERNOVA" МУАЯД (MUAİAD) - "AMNESIA" BRYKULETS - "Кришталі" (Crystals) Ranrawi - "Anymore" GRISANA - "Kohoney" Слушай Сашу (Slukhai Sashu) - "Живи" (Live) MON FIA - "Dive Inside" YAGODY - "БрамаЯ" (Bramala) Starykova Hrystyna -...

Drama in Serbia: A Band Got Disqualified from Eurovision Pre-Selection

January 1, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Drama in Serbia: The band Buč Kesidi which was chosen to participate in the Serbian Eurovision pre-selection, "Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025", has been disqualified by the National Broadcaster and will not compete in the selection process! Recently, the Serbian National Broadcaster, RTS, revealed the 30 contestants expected to participate in the Serbian Eurovision pre-selection "Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025", and today it was announced that one of the contestants has been disqualified! The band Buč Kesidi with their song "Tužne ljubavi" (in English: "Sad Love") have been disqualified and will not compete to represent Serbia at Eurovision 2025. The Serbian National Broadcaster determined, after a conversation with the band Buč Kesidi, that their song was disqualified from the Eurovision 2025 race due to a performance of the song at the "Sea Star" festival in Umag, Croatia at the end of May 2024, which is against Eurovision rules. A similar case occurred after the Montenegrin Eurovision pre-selection, where the winning band performed at a local...

Ireland: Eurovision Representative to be Chosen on February 7th!

December 31, 2024February 8, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Irish Eurovision national selection, "Eurosong 2025", will take place on February 7th during "The Late Late Show". Six songs will compete for a ticket to Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. It was announced today that the Irish Eurovision national selection for Eurovision 2025, "Eurosong 2025", will be held on Friday, February 7th. As in previous years, the national pre-selection will take place as part of the talk show "The Late Late Show". The Irish Eurovision podcast, Éirevision, confirmed this in its latest episode and also announced that six songs will compete for a ticket to Eurovision 2025 to be held in Basel, Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We remind you that yesterday, samples from five songs allegedly competing in the pre-selection were leaked from an unofficial source on Twitter, albeit one with a record of correct guesses. This source was the first to reveal that Israel won first place in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2024, on...

San Marino: Submission Deadline for San Marino Song Contest Extended!

December 31, 2024January 11, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); San Marino's National Broadcaster, SMRTV, has extended the submission deadline for their Eurovision 2025 national selection to January 20th. The "San Marino Song Contest" final is now scheduled for March 8th, with over 200 entries received so far. San Marino's National Broadcaster, SMRTV, has announced an extension to the submission deadline for their national Eurovision selection. Originally set for December 31st, 2024, the new deadline is now Monday, January 20th, 2025 providing additional opportunities for artists to enter the competition. This extension comes after San Marino confirmed its participation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in July, with auditions opening in September. הצגת פוסט זה באינסטגרם ‏‎פוסט משותף על ידי ‏‎Eurovision San Marino‎‏ (@‏‎unavocepersanmarino‎‏)‎‏ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The national selection, newly named "San Marino Song Contest," is scheduled to take place on March 8th. Over 200 contestants have already submitted entries, with 80 artists set to advance to the semi-final stages. The selection process includes an initial registration and...