The National Final in Azerbaijan concluded and 10 acts were fighting for the Golden Ticket to represent their country in Malmo this May at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. In the end Farid Mammadov and will be flying the flag with his entry “Hold me”. [vsw id=”IM-61WC0d9c” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Farid has big shoes to fill, since …
Montenegro: Who See releases “Igranka”
As previously reported, Montenegro internally selected the Hip-Hop band WHO SEE to represent the small nation in The Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. They receive support from singer Nina Zizic. Their entry Igranka was made available today to the public. [vsw id=”8BmHI_57vJk” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Montenegro will take part in the first first Semi Final on …
Takasa (formerly Heilsarmee)
Switzerland announced that the artists formerly known as Heilsarmee are now TAKASA, taken from the Swahili word for “clean.” Check out the new video and look for the group below. What do you think?
Malmo hotels open for reservations March 18th
From OGAE INTERNATIONAL… IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Today it has been confirmed that on Monday (18th March) there will be a release on the hotel rooms that the delegations and press doesn’t need. Which means that all the rooms that have been blocked earlier by SVT for the ESC will be available for private persons to book! Please forward this information to …
France: Listen to Amandine Bourgeois’ “L’Enfer Et Moi”
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 then just scroll down and click on the YT video. Amandine Bourgeois was internally selected by the National broadcaster and presented the song to the public this morning. [vsw id=”bfwa2A_aV5U” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Share with us your thoughts, do …
New version of “Love Kills” (Belgium) available for listening
The revamped version of the Belgium entry “Love Kills” by is available on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/jasper-vanbiesen/roberto-bellarosa-love-kills Many complained about the quality of the song when it was performed live back in December. What do you think of the new version? Thumbs up or thumbs down?
Moldova: First Qualifiers announced
Last night the first Moldovan Semi Final took place and seven out of twelve candidates qualified for the Final show to be broadcast this weekend. It was a 50/50 decision between televotes and an expert jury and below you can find the lucky 7. Cristina V & Glam Girls – Celebrate Doinita Gherman – Planeta e un rai …
Ukraine: Revamped version of Zlata Ognevic’s “Gravity”
The official video clip for Zlata Ognevich 2013 Eurovision Song Contest entry “Gravity” has just been released. This is a revamped version of the one performed this past December. After the composer and artists asked for feedback on how to make this song better, hundreds of responses have been received and a lot of the suggestions were taken into consideration …
Poll: Bulgaria changes song for Elitsa & Stoyan – Do you agree?
Bulgaria made an unexpected announcement letting us know that their originally entry “Kismet” has been dropped and instead “Samo Sampioni” was chosen as the song for Malmo. the latter was the favorite to win the National Final but the televoters preferred “Kismet”. [vsw id=”xRdG6jo2sSQ” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] The rumor mills haven’t stopped and copyright issues were mentioned as …
Anouk presents “Birds” (Netherlands)
The Dutch representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Anouk, presented her song “Birds” today. “Birds” is best described as dark and haunting. So it comes as a surprise to many, given that earlier into the 2013 Eurovision season, Anouk had promised a “killer song” to compete with all the other entries. One would have suspected a more typical Eurovision …