Lerika has made a welcome return with her new single called K oseni (Towards the Fall). The track has an upbeat feelgood vibe with a powerful production.
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Georgia: Elene Arachashvili releases powerful new song and music video for ‘Minda Guli Gagiyo’
Elene Arachashvili has released a brand new song and a dramatic music video for her song Minda Guli Gagiyo (I want to open your heart). It is a powerful and mature and contemporary song with a strong production and beautifully sung by Elene.
The video clip for Minda Guli Gagiyo tells a passionate story where Elene appears to be very much in love with her man and then she finds him cheating on her. From being happy, her world is turned upside down with the events!
Minda Guli Gagiyo is composed and produced by Giga Kukhianidze (the writer and producer of three winning songs for Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest). The mastering is by Koba Meskhia.
The video is courtesy of Ramaz Gunava and the painter is Marika Kurdubadze. Special thanks to the ZEG Hotel at 27 Kote Afkhazi st, Tbilisi, Georgia for their help and hospitality with the shooting of the video.
Elene was a member of The Funkids who sang Funky Lemonade at the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (another Giga song and production) that finished in second place. She has since gone on to release some successful music videos including It’s Better and she was a popular contestant on X Factor Georgia in 2018.
You can see the video clip for Elene and Minda Guli Gagiyo below.
Source: ESC Covers: GIGAPRODUCTION – photos from the music video of ‘Minda Guli Gagiyo’
Elene Arachashvili achieves great praise and audience reaction in X Factor Georgia audition
Elene Arachashvili gave a very impressive performance in her audition for X Factor Georgia. Elene performed Man Down by Rihanna with an incredible confidence and swagger on the stage. The judges were very positive about her and the audience were up and cheering and shouting.
ESC Covers will follow Elene’s journey on this new season of X Factor. It will be very interesting to see her future performances and what imagination and creativity she will bring to the stage.
Elene was a member of The Funkids who represented Georgia at the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Funky Lemonade.
Check out Elene’s performance of Man Down and all the reaction below.
Source: ESC Covers; Rustavi 2; thexfactor.ge
Anastasia Petryk releases brand new single ‘Zakrytyye dveri’ and English version ‘Closed Doors’
Anastasia Petryk has a brand new single for the summer of 2017. The song is entitled Zakrytyye dveri and she has also released the English language version called Closed Doors. The pop/rock song is composed by Shmaliy Ivan and Sysoyev Dmitriy.
There are video clips released for the two language versions and they are directed by Igor Andronik.
Anastasia won the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine with her song Nebo.
You can see the two video clips for Closed Doors and Zakrytyye dveri below.
Source: YouTube/StarPro; ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5H5TlvCvh0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srfj7oWRyRY
Viktoria & Anastasiya Petryk duet on new song ‘Unicorn’
Viktoria & Anastasiya Petryk have collaborated on a new song entitled Unicorn. It is written and produced by Ylva & Linda Persson and Georgios Kalpakidis. The song was in the Eurovision Cyprus competition and this is a new version and is released with the cooperation of the sisters and their producer.
Viktoria represented Ukraine at the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Matrosy and participated in the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision.
In 2012 Anastasiya won the Junior Eurovision for Ukraine with Nebo.
Both girls have a big future in the music business.
You can hear Unicorn below.
Source: ESC Covers
Elene Arachashvili performs ‘Zghapari k’alak’shi’ on special tv show in Georgia
Elene Arachashvili was a member of The Funkids who represented Georgia at the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Funky Lemonade. Elene recently performed on a special new year show in Georgia. She sang Zghapari k’alak’shi, which is actually a Georgian version of the Earth, Wind & Fire song, After The Love Has Gone.
Elene gives a charming performance of this beautiful classic song that was also recorded a few years ago by previous Georgian JESC singers Lizi Pop & Group Candy.
You can see the video for Zghapari k’alak’shi below.
Source: ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7GMon9K8M
Lerika releases ‘Floare alba’ song and video
Lerika has the unique record of representing both Moldova and Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She sang No, No for Moldova in 2011 and then in 2012 she performed Sensatsiya for Russia.
Now Lerika has released a brand new single in the Moldovan language entitled Floare alba (White flower). It is a gentle folk style ballad. Lerika’s vocals are sounding mature and crystal clear on this charming track.
The folklore arrangement is by Sandu Gorgos. The recording is by Igor Berezovsky. The operators are Bliss.md.
You can see the video for Floare alba below.
Source: ESC Covers
Israel @ Junior Eurovision
Israel will make a welcome return to the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November in Malta. Whilst we await news of the act that will represent them let us look back at their history in the event.
Infact, Israel have only participated once before in the Junior Eurovision. That was back in 2012 with Kids.il and the song Let The Music Win. It was a really catchy song and a favourite of ESC Covers too.
You can see official video of Let The Music Win below.