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
Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta {copyright: ahaonline.cz/zsvelkysenov.cz}
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.
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 –
Diana Gromova competed in the Belarus Junior Eurovison national selections in 2007, 2008 and 2009. She is maturing each day as a quality singer and performer and has toured Russia and Belarus as well as performing at a music academy in the USA.
Diana has just released her new song. It is called Forgive Me. It is composed by José Juan Santana Rodríguez and Rafael A Herrero, who have been involved in various Eurovision entries and national selections in recent years. The song is upbeat dance song with a strong production.
Diana is now working on her promotion of the song with some appearances coming soon with plans for a video. You can hear Forgive Me below on Diana’s Soundcloud profile as well as some of her other songs including her version of Beyonce’s Listen, where she showcases her strong vocals.
The auditions shows are over and the Eurochallenge 2 has taken place in Cyprus. 10 acts competed and six have made it through to the final on 1 February.
The same judges as last week selected the songs to progress to the final. They were Elena Patroklou (Cyprus ESC 1991) , Alex Panayi (Cyprus ESC 1995, 2000), Despina Olympiou (Cyprus ESC 2013), Tasos Trifonos, Christer Björkman (Sweden ESC 1992) and Dimitris Kontopoulos (composer of some previous Eurovision songs).
Between each song a preview postcard was shown of the 10 acts working in a music project performing their favourite Eurovision songs.
The six songs to make it to the final are –
Charis Savva & Nearchos Evaggelou – Dila Den Agapo
Giannis Karagiannis – One Thing I Should Have Done
Hovig – Stone In A River
Minus One –Shine
Doody – Magic
Panagiotis Koufogiannis – Without Your Love
Who will make it to represent Cyprus at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest?
Lisa Angell will represent France at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with her song N’oubliez pas. An internal selection by the broadcaster, France 2, selected Lisa with what is described as a ballad.
The song was composed by Robert Goldman. The words of the song are about the First World War and how “we should not forget”.
Tijane Dapčević & Rinel Day {copyright: tijanadapcevic.info/Rinel Day Full/Facebook/MPM}
Tijana Dapčević performed To The Sky for FYR Macedonia at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. Now comes a unique duet version with Rinel Day from South Africa. There is a full English version which will be released and sent to the radio stations in South Africa.
There is also a rare three language version where Rinel sings in Afrikaans and Tijana sings her part in Macedonian. Together they sing in English. The English language version will be available through digital platforms such as iTunes.
Rinel Day is a popular recording artist in South Africa and has released top singles and albums there. You can see Rinel’s most recent hit, Ligjare Weg, which should appeal to Eurovision fans, below.
