Jessica Lipari is a talented vocalist from Switzerland. She has released Italian language cover versions of On A Sunday by Ester Peony (2019 ESC Romania) and Don’t Break Me by Montaigne (2020 ESC Australia).
Fabrizio Massi is the Italian lyricist for the songs. The Italian title for the On A Sunday is cover is Stai con lei and Infame is the Italian title for Don’t Break Me.
Fabrizio has written Italian words for many songs and we will see more of his work here on ESC Covers.
In the meantime check out Jessica performing Stai con lei and Infame below.
Ida Andia from Romania today discuss the chances of her home country to qualify to the Grand final at the 2019 Eurovision song contest.
Frankly, I have tried to be as objective as I could with Romania, being my country. Ester Peony is a known singer in Romania who has collaborated with numerous artists from the country (with whom she has also released videos that have reached millions of views – ”Sub Aripa Ta” with Veșcan; English: ”Under your wing” ) and has original songs. When I listened to the song ”On a Sunday” for the first time, I realized it had something magical, something that Romania had not sent before at Eurovision. From the first listening, I hoped that this will be the entry of Romania in Israel. The way Ester moves on stage, her voice, the song – I think all this will make a good number in the semifinal and Romania could make a rematch – last year was the first non-qualifying of Romania – this time it could qualify in the Grand Final in Tel Aviv.
Ester Peony has won the Selecţia Naţională selection and will represent Romania at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with her song On A Sunday.
12 finalists took to the stage –
Linda Teodosiu – Renegades
Olivier Kaye – Right Now
Laura Bretan – Dear Father
Teodora Dinu – Skyscraper
Claudiu Mirea – We Are The Ones
Aldo Blaga – Your Journey
Ester Peony – On A Sunday
Letiția Moisescu and Sensibil Balkan – Daina
Bella Santiago – Army Of love
Trooper – Destin
Dya and Lucian Colareza – Without You (Sin ti)
Vaida – Underground
The big favourite was Laura Bretan and also Bella Santiago was highly rated. Laura won the televote but the “expert jury” outweighed the public and Ester has won the ticket to Tel Aviv.
The special guests included Netta (2018 ESC Israel – winner); Emmelie de Forest (2013 ESC Denmark – winner) and Inis Neziri (Cerbul de Aur – Golden Stage festival – winner and Festivalii Këngës #56 second runner up Albania).
