The Swedish composers Ylva and Linda Persson have composed a song for Linda Killian to compete at the 2019 AfriMusic Song Contest in the selection for South Africa.. The song is entitled I Will Never Fight Again.
Linda Killian is a successful singer from South Africa who has been nominated for the Kyknet Ghoema awards as best Rock album for 2018. Linda wanted to try a new challenge and work with international composer Ylva and Linda, who have written many Eurovision national selection songs.
Rian Swanepoel recorded the vocals in South Africa and Linda Killian has worked with him for nine years.
You can vote at the following link https://www.afrimusicsongcontest.com/copy-of-west-africa-contestants-1?fbclid=IwAR1K_IZNfYyfaYtu0F5DyutJM5rRzwN8qjZaqvsUJzHo_pTPbUr7ZGal_80 .
Heuning are a popular singing duo from South Africa. They normally specialise in country music but they have released a new single with a change of direction. They have covered the 2017 Romania Eurovision song, Yodel It! by Illinca & Alex Florea. The track in Afrikaans is entitled DIE LIED WAT SKREE.
Hansie and Jeanette are the duo that are Heuning. They have already released several albums that have done very well in their homeland.
Yodel It! was composed by Mihai Alexandru and Alexandra Niculae and the Afrikaans lyrics for DIE LIED WAT SKREE are by Jeanette from the South African duo.
DIE LIED WAT SKREE is available to purchase from most digital platforms such as iTunes and Google Play.
Two talented singers have combined in South Africa to make an exciting duo. Colé van dais and Monica Nyenga have joined up to make Ebony & Ivory. Both singers have over 15 years of experience performing in South Africa and worldwide. These dynamic singers entertain any audience with their stunning voices, stage presence and vibrant personalities! They can sing a wide variety of songs and in different genres including Afro-pop, traditional, jazz, rock, pop, and dance music. With different show options, including variety music, original songs or their Favourite SouthA Hits show, singing laid back to upbeat songs to suit any atmosphere, Ebony & Ivory is an excellent entertainment choice for a any audience. Especially those who love and support South African music.
Ebony & Ivory are available for corporate functions, product launches, brand marketing events/tours, business functions, awards evenings, charity fundraisers, weddings, festivals, edutainment initiatives, motivational speaking, team building events, jingles, voice overs, brand ambassadors, etc.
*If you are looking for a great opportunity to market your brand in a positive effective way, Ebony & Ivor offer excellent brand-audience connection through music. At live shows there is already an audience paying attention, and most likely in a happy state of mind, ready to enjoy the entertainment. As a sponsor, your brand can get exposure via your banners at the stage. They play your audio advert before and after the event, as well as thank you for sponsorship in the middle of the show. Having your brand associated with a music event makes it more likely for the audience to associate happy feelings with your brand and make it part of their memorable experience. If someone had an awesome time at the event, it makes it more likely for them to ‘fall in love’ with your brand’ as they link these happy thoughts to everything associated with their positive experience! If your brand logos are next to the stage, just imagine what a powerful impact it can have on people visually and emotionally.
The girls also share pictures on social media, #hashtag and refer sponsors via affiliate links (on a refer commission basis) via our website and newsletters to fans.
To inquire about this exciting opportunity or discuss ideas, please contact us
Marli Le Gtange {copyright: facebook.com/marli.legrange/MAD Entertainment}
Marli Le Grange is a great new talent from South Africa who can sing a variety of styles of songs. She has decided to enter the online competition to try and represent San Marino at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.
She has submitted a video clip of her latest single entitled Jodel. It is an Afrikaans cover of the 2017 Eurovision song of Romania by Ilinca & Alex Florea, Yodel It!
Marli is currently working on her album and is working on two more Eurovision songs, which we will tell you about in due course.
If you want to vote for Marli please see the link here https://www.1in360.com/fullscreen-page/comp-j9o8v4k9/6dee5cf6-f796-4de4-914d-0d2e90fcfec3/23/%3Fi%3D23%26p%3Do8vm5%26s%3Dstyle-j9ybztn9
Marli Le Grange {copyright: facebook.com/MAD Entertainment/Marli Le Grange}
Marli Le Grange is a promising new talent from South Africa and she has just released Jodel (an Afrikaans cover of Yodel It! by Ilinca & Alexa Florea 2017 ESC Romania).
Here Marli talks to ESC Covers –
1. Hello Marli. First of all congratulations on Jodel and your brand new video clip for the song. What was the experience like making the video? Can you tell us something about this?
Hi Ian, thank you so much. I had so much fun making the video, the story is about a girl who is always alone in the background, reading and of course observing, you know looking at people wishing it was her. And then this guy comes along reading the same book as her and decides to get her out of her shell and they end up reading together. It’s actually based a little on my life and also a friend who has never been on an actual date with a guy. She’s too scared and that’s what I was trying to show.
2. Have you ever yodelled before? You do it very well.
Thanks. Well believe it if you will, I had to learn to yodel for the song. I enjoyed learning the new vocal style, I have found great respect for the style as well as people doing it.
3. Have you watched the original Eurovision Song Contest performance of Yodel It!? What were your opinions of the song and performance by Ilinca & Alexa Florea?
Yes, I watched it a couple of times, first the music video and then the performances on the Eurovision stage to see Ilinca’s technique and energy. I really think that Ilinca and Alex did a great job and I admire them both for what they’ve accomplished. To think that Ilinca with that small build at the age of 19 can give such a big performance with such a big voice, that is truly mind blowing. I really hope to meet both of them one day.
4. Would you like to record any other Eurovision songs? If so, what songs would you like to record?
Yes, I am busy with two more Eurovision songs, both are translated into Afrikaans. The first one is ‘If Love Was A Crime’ (Poli Genova – 2016 ESC Bulgaria) and the second is ‘Dancing In The Rain’ (Ruth Lorenzo – 2014 ESC Spain). I’m very excited about them as they are both powerful songs by two strong women.
5. Will you release an album? If so, what type(s) of music can we expect?
I am currently working on my album. It’s a little bit of everything, pop, country, contemporary, etc. I like to create a unique sound for my album because I want it to be different. That’s why I chose the three Eurovision songs to give it a feel of strong but fun songs with a fresh sound.
6. Who are your musical influences?
Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, the Beatles, Elvis, Celine Dion and Pink. All of these artists have their own voice and influence especially in society. They will be remembered for decades because of what they believed in and how they stood for their beliefs. I admire all of them for their authenticity and their music, all of them created their own sound that is so different that when you hear the intro of a song you can recognize that this is their song. I hope to be like that one day.
7. Have you performed at any festivals? If so, can you tell us about this and what songs you have sung.
I recently performed at the Strawberry festival, where I had so much fun. I sang some of our Afrikaans hits and did a few covers as well like ‘Breathless’, ‘Dark Lady’ and ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ to name a few, and then I ended it with ‘Jodel. The Strawberry festival was so calm and different, the people were so warm and welcoming with of course strawberries everywhere. I actually ended up buying 7 Kgs of strawberries. The vibe was just unbelievable for me as an artist to feel part of the community even though not everyone knew who I was.
8. Do you have any concerts or shows coming in South Africa? What would your set include?
I will be performing at a driving range in November as well as a fund raiser market for Feed a Child to name a few. My set list will include ‘Jodel’ as well as a few of my originals, and then the ABBA medley to give a little trip down memory lane.
9. Have you covered any other international hit songs in Afrikaans?
Not yet but I’m considering it. You will be the first to know if and when it happens.
Good luck with ‘Jodel’, Marli. We look forward to hearing more news about you soon.
You can see again the video clip for Jodel by Marli below.
Marli Le Grange {from the official video clip of ‘Jodel’}
Marli Le Grange is an up and coming singer from South Africa. She has just released Jodel, an Afrikaans version of the successful 2017 Romanian Eurovision entry Yodel It! by Ilinca & Alex Florea.
Marli has released an official video clip to accompany Jodel. It was shot at Industrial Coffee Works Centurion. The video give special thanks to Ty Photography and MAD events for the organisation.
The original Yodel It! was composed by Mihai Alexandru and lyrics were by Alexa Niculae.
Time is running out. Singers from all over Africa has only 6 more days to pre-register for the first AFRI MUSIC SON CONTEST. Registration closes on 3 October – midnight South African time.
Right now artists from 41 countries have registered and some countries surprised us with tons of registration. Disappointments are Egypt and Kenya with just one artist each – surely there are more talent there. Although many artists have registered from South Africa, the disappointment lies with the Afrikaans artists, more English and black language artists have registered. Lets hope for a big last minute rush.
Johannesburg Africafriend
Country that represents: South Africa
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 27
Eurovision land counterpart friend: London Eurofriend
Johannesburg is the most famous Africafriend in town and unofficial leader of the pack. He’s a revolutionary friend who lives his dreams with courage and making a change for AfrimusicVille. And whoa, friend! That’s right!
And one of those dreams is bringing all his fellow Africafriend companions together to share their songs through an African counterpart of the Eurovision Song Contest and it’s music! London and all the other Eurofriends are his heroes, he says!
A true leader and fan who encourages everyfriend in AfrimusicVille to follow their dreams and climbing every mountain with success! Even his own music shoppe is full of dreams turned song.
A facebook page THE FANS OF EUROVISION created some wonderful postcards for the AFRI MUSIC SONG CONTEST. We are delighted with this and have started sharing some of them with you. Here is the second one – SOUTH AFRICA.
Afric music song contest reached its first important milestone – to better the 7 countries who entered in the first Eurovision song contest in 1956 – as of this morning, we stand at entries from EIGHT countries. They are in order of entering:
1 – Rwanda
2 – Ghana
3 – South Africa
4 – Nigeria
5 – Senegal
6 – Gabon
7 – Benin
8 – Morocco
This is absolutely wonderful that we have especially received entries from the smaller countries.
