Who wants to play with fire? Now is your time as the next song in our 60th celebration compilation is ROMANIA 2010 PLAYING WITH FIRE by PAULA SELING & OVI. The Afrikaans duet is by ARISTA PAXTON & WYNAND BURGER
Felicia Dunaf releases new single and video
Felicia Dunaf is a rising star from Moldova and has already competed in the Eurovision local selection O Melodie Pentru Europa in 2013 and 2014. In 2013 she competed with her song Codename Felice and she went on to record a popular promotional video for this track. In 2014 Felicia returned with The Way I Do and Taking Care Of A Broken Heart.
Now Felicia has released her brand new song performed in the Romanian/Moldovan language entitled Tot ce imi doresc acum (All I Want Now). The song is a very well produced and catchy pop song which should appeal to many Eurovision fans. The video is directed by Roman Burlaca and produced by BR Film Media Moldova.
You can see the official video for Tot ce imi doresc acum below.
Source: Felicia Official You Tube channel; www.esccovers.com
Ireland to take part in the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland will participate for the first time in 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster will be TG4 (Teilifís na Gaeilge).
The song will be performed in the Irish Gaelic language. Auditions will take place around Ireland and information can be found about this on the TG4 official website.
The 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest host nation will be confirmed on 25 March.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv
Running Order for Semi-finals of 2015 Eurovision Song Song Contest
The running order for the two semi-finals of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest was made today. The producers of the show decided the order of the songs –
SEMI-FINAL 1 – 19 May 2015
- Moldova
- Armenia
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
- Finland
- Greece
- Estonia
- FYR Macedonia
- Serbia
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Russia
- Denmark
- Albania
- Romania
- Georgia
SEMI-FINAL 2 – 21 May 2015
- Lithuania
- Ireland
- San Marino
- Montenegro
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Israel
- Latvia
- Azerbaijan
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Slovenia
- Poland
In semi-final 1 – Spain, France, Austria and Australia can vote. In semi-final 2 – United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia can vote.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 55 of 60
We are getting close to the end and this time it is NORWAY. Their 2011 entry is HABA HABA sung by STELLA MWANGI. The Afrikaans cover is called HABA HABA as well and it is sung by DIE CAMPBELLS.
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 54 of 60
We are flying into MALTA next with their 1997 song LEY ME FLY by DEBBIE SCERRI. The Afrikaans cover is by GEORGE MEIRING.
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 53 of 60
Sadly LUXEMBOURG has not taken part in Eurovision for many years but they have had some great songs. Their 1973 winner is a classic TU TE RECONNAITRAS sung by ANNE-MARIE DAVID who will be at the London celebrations. In the 70’s GE KORSTEN covered the song in Afrikaans and it is also a classic here with many other singers covering it in recent years.
Iceland press release
Click here to read the press release about the making of the video ‘Unbroken’, the song María Ólafsdóttir (Iceland) will sing in Vienna.
GOOD LUCK MESSAGE – ESTONIA 2015
Many thanks to Gavin Armistead-Rainey who has written and designed the second Good Luck message that will be given to Elina and Stig from Estonia. The Rapla Stone bridge is very picturesque.
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 52 of 60
We are now over to my most loved song from the last 10 years, LATVIA’s 2008 song WOLVES OF THE SEA from PIRATES OF THE SEA. WILLEM BOTHA did the Afrikaans cover.
