Though the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) stated that Russia is “welcome to participate” at Eurovision 2022 after the invasion of its neighbor and fellow EBU member Ukraine began yesterday, several high profile participants and delegations past and present have voiced their objections. The most high profile is Citi Zeni, who won Latvia’s national selection and will represent the Baltic nation …
From Russia, with love! It was announced today that Tanya Mezhentseva will represent country at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris. The eleven-year-old singer will be performing the upbeat, dance-y track ‘Mon Ami’. Tanya was selected via a national final taped in Moscow on Tuesday. The winner was determined through a 50/50 split of jury and online public …
Rotterdam, 8 May 2021 Gentlewomen and sympathizers, it’s time for our third Rehearsal update. This time we’ll be looking at Russia’s “Russian women” and whether these slavic girls knew how to use their charm and beauty. More details below. Country: Russia (#RUS) Act: Manizha Song: “Russian Woman” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 03/16 Russia are going with a …
In the lead up to the rehearsals in Rotterdam, we continue to profile all 39 of this year’s competing artists and detailing their journey to Eurovision 2021. Today we take a look at the journey of Manizha, a Tajik-born singer who has turned heads and raised eyebrows on her way to Rotterdam with her powerful positive messages, defiance and no-nonsense …
She was the winner of Russia’s national final last week and earned the right to fly the Russian Flag in Rotterdam. Manizha wowed everyone that night with her performance of her 2021 Eurovision entry “Russian Woman.” However, the song wasn’t officially published yet before the National Final. She took the time and revamped the song a bit. Today, the final …
