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2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Lithuania: 5 more acts qualify from Heat 2 of Pabandom iš naujo! ..and The Roop perform their entry

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Heat 2 took place of the Pabandom iš naujo! national selection in Lithuania. Five more acts qualifed for the next phase. In addition The Roop got to showcase their 2021 entry, Discotheque.

The five acts to qualify from Heat 2 –

Gebrasy – Where’d You Wanna Go? 
Gabrielius Vagelis – My Guy 
Evita Cololo – Be Paslapčių
Norbertas – Man In Need
Aistė Brokenleg – Home

The Roop will go directly to the final with Discotheque, which they performed for the first time. They missed out on Eurovision 2020 after the competition was cancelled due to the world health pandemic. The song they were selected with in 2020 was On Fire.

You can see The Roop and the acts that qualifed from Heat 2 below.

Source: ESC Covers; eurovision.tv

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Norway: Raylee is the ‘Hero’ as she makes it through to Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final

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Raylee, with the song Hero, has made it through to the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final in Norway after winning semi-final 2.

There were two duels –

Ketil Stokkan – My Life Is OK
Daniel Owen – Psycho (winner)

and

Raylee – Hero (winner)
Maria Solheim – Nordlyset

In the Gold Duel final Raylee beat Daniel Owen. Hero is composed by Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker, Thomas Stengaard and Frazer Mac.

Raylee @NRK

The automatic finalists – Stavangerkameratene got to perform their entry Barndomsgater.

You can see Raylee and Stavangerkameratene perform below.

Source: ESC Covers

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

TAKING KEiiNO ON A VIRTUAL TRIP ACROSS EUROPE AND BEYOND – DAY 7 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

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KEiiNO (members Alexandra Rotan, Tom Hugo and Fred Buljo) was selected directly for the final of the 2021 Norwegian Eurovision selection. Their song is called MONUMENT. KEiiNO is very much a fan based group and during their 2019 campaign traveled across Europe to perform their 2019 Eurovision entry Spirit in the sky to their fans in various countries. Due to the Corona pandemic, such a tour is not possible this year and so ESC Covers has decided to take them on a virtual tour for the next 2 or so weeks across Europe and even beyond. Day 7 takes KEiiNO across the border to neighbouring DENMARK. They had previously made a cover of the 2013 Eurovision winner from Denmark, Only teardrops. Now they are in COPENHAGEN and visiting the LITTLE MERMAID.

The ESC Covers team of Roy van der Merwe, Ian Fowell and Barry Tsai are arranging this virtual tour.

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Paul Rey releases ‘Note To Her’ EP

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Paul Rey has released an EP called ‘Note To Her’ featuring five songs.

The five featured tracks on the EP are –

  • Think About You
  • Richest Man Alive
  • Spell
  • There For Me
  • Talking In My Sleep

Paul Rey took part in the 2020 Melodifestivalen selection in Sweden with Talking In My Sleep. He will also take part in the 2021 Melodifestivalen competition.

You can hear the tracks from the ‘Note To Her’ EP below including Talking In Your Sleep, the song from Melodifestivalen 2020. The EP is available to purchase or stream via digital stores such as Amazon, YouTube Music, Apple Music and more.

Source: ESC Covers

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Ukraine: Go_A release new single ‘Shum’

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Go_A have released their brand new song called Shum (Noise). It is a stylish and upbeat electro/folk song with a powerful production and beat.

Shum is composed by Taras Shevchenko, Kateryna Pavlenko and Igor Didenchuk.

Go_A were selected to represent Ukraine at the 2020 Eurovision with Solovey. However, the competition was cancelled due to the world health pandemic. They will get another chance to represent Ukraine at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Shum will not be the 2021 Eurovision song for Ukraine.

You can see the official music video for Shum below. The track is available to purchase or stream via digital platforms including Amazon, Spotify, YouTube Music and more.

Source: ESC Covers

 

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

TAKING KEiiNO ON A VIRTUAL TRIP ACROSS EUROPE AND BEYOND – DAY 6 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

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KEiiNO (members Alexandra Rotan, Tom Hugo and Fred Buljo) was selected directly for the final of the 2021 Norwegian Eurovision selection. Their song is called MONUMENT. KEiiNO is very much a fan based group and during their 2019 campaign traveled across Europe to perform their 2019 Eurovision entry Spirit in the sky to their fans in various countries. Due to the Corona pandemic, such a tour is not possible this year and so ESC Covers has decided to take them on a virtual tour for the next 2 or so weeks across Europe and even beyond. Day 6 brings us to RUSSIA. Russia is the biggest Eurovision country in terms of size and population. We brought then to MOSCOW, the capitol and took them to the RED SQUARE.

The ESC Covers team of Roy van der Merwe, Ian Fowell and Barry Tsai are arranging this virtual tour.

2021 Eurovision Song Contest

JAI TAAKSE PAIVAT NUO – ARMI & DANNY

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DANNY, at the age of 78, is one of 7 candidates in the 2021 Finnish Eurovision selection.  For 15 days, we will focus on songs covered by Danny. The 5th song we are featuring is a cover of the 1978 Eurovision entry from the UNITED KINGDOM. The original song is THE BADOLD DAYS  by Co co.  For this cover,  Danny teamed up with ARMI, who was a Miss Finland and their Finnish cover  is called JAI TAAKSE PAIVAT NUO.