GOOD LUCK MESSAGE – FRANCE 2015
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GOOD LUCK MESSAGE – SWITZERLAND 2015
Au nom de OGAE RoW, nous vous souhaitons la meilleure des chances a Vienne!
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Melbourne, Australia
New version of Fairytale by Mørland feat. Debrah Scarlett
A new version of Fairytale by Alexander Rybak has appeared in Norway. The winning song from Norway from 2009 has been covered by Mørland & Debrah Scarlett.
The song was recorded live at Cantus Studio and features Debrah Scarlett who Mørland will be performing with at the with at this year’s Melodi Grand Prix in Oslo, Norway. Together they will perform A Monster Like Me.
Source: Morten Thomassen, www.esccovers.com
Jo releases new song and video – Soapte
Jo from Romania has released her brand new single. It is called Soapte (Whispers). Jo is actually Ioana Anuţa who represented Romania at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Ai Puterea în Mâna Ta (You Have The Power In Your Hand).
Jo has since gone to great success in her homeland and beyond. She was also a finalist in the 2012 edition of X Factor Romania.
Soapte is by Music by Famous Production and Ropcea Andrei and mix and mastered by Sandor Biro. The song is released through Cat Music.
You can see the video for Soapte below.
Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary concert in London
2015 sees the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest and to celebrate the event the BBC in the United Kingdom will host a special concert in London on 31 March at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith theatre. The event is called Eurovision Song Contest’s Greatest Hits.
There will be lots of special guests to celebrate this unique event. The show will be broadcast in many countries including Australia on SBS.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Karen Harding has big UK hit with Say Something
Karen Harding has come straight in to the Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart with her song, Say Something. It is set to be a big dancefloor smash hit with a strong beat and production.
Karen was a participant in the United Kingdom Eurovision: Your Country Needs You competition in 2010. That year legendary producer and songwriter Pete Waterman was responsible for the selection and ultimately writing the competing Eurovision song. She just missed out on the final round that year. She performed the Kylie Minogue hit, What Do I Have To Do.
Karen also tried for the UK X Factor 2013 edition where she reached the Bootcamp stage and was eventually eliminated in the six seat challenge phase.
You can see the video for Say Something below.
Source: www.esccovers.com
Four qualify in first phase in Latvia
Latvia kicked off their Eurovision 2015 season yesterday with the first round of the Supernova selection to decide their song for Vienna. 10 acts competed and four would qualify for the next round. An expert jury would decide on two songs to go forward and televoting another two.
The expert jury were Ieva Kerēvica, Kaspars Roga (from Brainstorm ESC 2000 Latvia), singer Don and Guntars Račs. The 10 acts competing were –
- Katrina Cīrule – Bass
- Lana Frančeska – Lions
- Atis Ieviņš – Catfish
- Milenin & Kamilla – Colours Of Love
- Antra Stafecka – It’s The Night
- Framest – Ziemā
- Linda Ķaukule – Save Our Love
- MNTHA – Nefelibata
- Rihards Saule – Life Lines
- ElektroFolk – Sundance
The acts selected by the jury were Antra Stafecka and Framest. Televoting sent MNTHA and ElectroFolk through.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta to represent Czech Republic
Czech Republic have decided internally to select Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta to represent them in Vienna at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Together they will perform the song Hope Never Dies. The song was composed by Václav himself.
Marta Jandová was born in Prague in 1974. She was part of the band Die Happy in Germany, where she lived for 16 years in mostly Hamburg and Berlin. Since then she has performed as a solo artist and with other bands and also she was a member of the jury on the Czech/Slovak Superstar talent show in 2009.
Václav Noid Bárta was born in 1980. He was part of a rock band called Dolores Clan and has appeared on the stage in popular musicals. He is also a talented singer and songwriter.
Source: www.eurovision.tv; wikipedia
Five contestants remain in Lithuania
The next leg of the Lithuanian Eurovision process took place on Saturday night. Seven acts remained and performed a potential Eurovision song for Vienna. All the acts have been swapping around and trying the different songs. Two of the acts Edgaras Lubys and Mia sang a duet together last night instead of performing separately.
The six acts and songs tonight were –
- Jurgis Brūzga – This Time
- Liepa Mondeikaitė – Skęstu
- Edgaras Lubys & Mia – Take My Love
- Neringa Šiaudikytė – Dangerous
- Vaidas Baumila – The Right Way
- Monika Linkytė – No More Tears
After a combination of local and international expert juries and the televoting two acts had to leave the competition this week. They were Liepa Mondeikaitė and Neringa Šiaudikytė. Both acts were strong contenders and will no doubt try again for Eurovision in future years.
Source: www.eurovision.tv; lrt
Mélanie René to represent Switzerland at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland have held their national selection with six finalists taking part. The show took place in Kreuzlingen in front of an enthusiastic audience. Televoting and an expert jury would decide which act would go to Vienna.
The six finalists performed their Eurovision song and then performed a cover version of a popular song. The finalists were –
- Deborah Bough – Take me back to 23 (cover song: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift)
- Timebelle – Singing About Love (cover song: Rude Boy by Rihanna)
- Licia Chery – Fly (cover song: All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor)
- Andy McSean – Hey Now – (cover song: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol)
- Mélanie René – Time To Shine – (cover song: Chandelier by Sia)
- Tiziana – Only Human – (cover song: The Power Of Love by Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Conchita Wurst was the special guest and performed the winning 2014 Eurovision song, Rise Like A Phoenix.
After the voting was over it was declared that Mélanie René had won the right to represent Switzerland at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Time To Shine.
You can see Mélanie perform her winning song below –
Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2U1ywLRMKA