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Tako Gachechiladze/Keep The Faith

Tako Gachechiladze to represent Georgia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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Tako Gachechiladze has won the national selection in Georgia and will represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with her song Keep The Faith. The song has some political overtones. The voting was a combination of international jury and televoting. The contest was held at the Philharmonic Concert Hall in Tbilisi.

The 25 songs competing were –

1. Giorgi Chikovani –Make It Right

2. Brandon Stone & Eteri Beriashvili – Heyo Song

3. Rati Durglishvili – Why

4. Andria Gvelesiani – Revolutionise

5. Alisa Danelia – We Are Eternity

6. Nutsa Buzaladze – White Horses Run

7. Maliibu – We Live Once

8. EOS – Urban Signs

9. Dima Kobeshavidze – Scream

10. Trio Mandili – Me da shen

11. Tako Gachechiladze – Keep The Faith

12. Nino Basharuli – The Song Of Love

13. Elené Mikiashvili – Fighter

14. Misha Sulukhia – Magic

15. Mariko Lezhava – Light It Up

16.  Mins – Crime

17. Sparkle – On The Top

18. Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili – You Are My Sunshine

19. Temo Sajaia – All The Same

20. Sabina Chantouria – Stranger

21. Mariam Chachkhiani – Fly

22. Asea Sool – Nature

23. Nanuka Giogobiani – Let The Sunshine In

24. Oto Nemsadze & Group Limbo – Dear God

25. Davit Shanidze – Mtveris katsi

You can see Tako perform her winning song below.

Source: ESC Covers

Demy

Demy to represent Greece at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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The Greek broadcaster, ERT, have confirmed that Demy will represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev in May. There will be a choice of three songs to select by public voting only all involving the team of Dimitris Kontopoulos and Fokas Evangelinos. They have previously worked with Sergey Lazarev and Elena Paparizou amongst others.

You can see two videos of Demy. First is her version in Greek of the Poli Genova entry from Bulgaria at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, If Love Was A Crime, entitled Isovia Mazi and a song called I Alitheia Miazi Psema.

Source: wiwibloggs.com; ESC Covers

2017 Eurovision Song Contest

Spain: All finalists now confirmed for Objetivo Eurovisión

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After a special online broadcast LeKlein was declared the winner of the public vote and therefore will take her place in the grand final of 2017 Objetivo Eurovisión with five other selected acts by TVE. The final will takes place in February to see who will eventually represent Spain at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.

The six finalists are –

  • LeKlein
  • Maika
  • Manel Navarro
  • Mario Jefferson
  • Mirela
  • Paula Rojo

Source: www.eurovision.tv

Photos: copyright@eurovision.tv; TVE

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Dihaj/Eşqini Aşagı Sal 

Dihaj releases new single – ‘Eşqini Aşagı Sal’

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Dihaj will represent Azerbaijan at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. She has just released her brand new single entitled Eşqini Aşagı Sal (Float down the love).

Dihaj is renowned for her experimental music and this is no exception. The lyrics are by Uran and the music by Dihaj herself. The mixing and mastering is by Igor LOOPer Garanin.

Check out the video below.

Source: Amin Imani; Dihaj Official/YouTube; ESC Covers

Slavko Kalezić

Slavko Kalezić to represent Montenegro at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Space’

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Montenegro have selected Slavko Kalezić to represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev with a song called Space. It is composed by Momčila Zekovića.

Slavko first became known after participating in X Factor Adria in 2013 and was mentored by Željko Joksimović (2004, 2012 ESC Serbia).

Space will be revealed in the new year. You can see Slavko perform a song he released in 2014 entitled Krivac below.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Artsvik

Artsvik to represent Armenia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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Artsvik {copyright: Public Television Armenia}

Artsvik will represent Armenia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the national selection tv series Depi Evratesil (To Eurovision). The tv show stretched over a number of weeks beginning in October and culminated with Artsvik’s victory.

The result was decided by a combination of televoting and expert jury. The jury members were all well known to Eurovision and had all represented Armenia previously Iveta Mukuchyan (2016), Essai Altounian – part of Genealogy (2015), Aram MP3 (2014), Inga & Anush (2009) and Hayko (2007).

You can see Artsvik perform A Million Voices (2015 ESC Russia – Polina Gagarina) on the Depi Evratesil show below.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

 

 

Lindita/Botë

Lindita will represent Albania at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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So, we have the first song for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Albania have selected Lindita to represent them in Kiev in May next year. Lindita won the Festivali i Këngës 55 in Tirana with her moody and dramatic ballad, Botë (World). The song will probably be given a drastic makeover for the Eurovision next year.

The voting was a combination of expert jury and for the first time this year public voting. Botë was composed by Gerald Xhari and Klodian Qafoku

Lindita (full name Lindita Halimi) was born in Kosovo and she won the popular Top Fest competition in Albania in 2009. She as also participated in the last season of American Idol in 2016 and also made the top 10 candidates in the Albanian Idol tv show, Ethet.

You can see Lindita perform Botë below.

Source: TVSH; ESC Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e3usZ779pw

 

Festivali i Këngës 55

Albania: 14 acts advance to the final of Festivali i Këngës 55 

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After two semi-finals 14 acts have been announced to participate in the grand final of the Festivali i Këngës 55 in Albania to be held on Friday 23 December. The winning act will represent Albania at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev.

The 14 song and acts are –

1. Dilan Reka – Mos harro
2. Edea Demaliaj – Besoj në ëndrra
3. Fabiola Agalliu & Agnesa Çavolli – Shkon e vjen
4. Flaka Krelani – Osiris 
5. Franc Koruni – Macka
6. Genc Salihu – Këtu
7. Lindita Halimi – Botë 
8. Lorela – Me ty
9. LYNX – Sot
10. Orges Toçe – Shi diamantësh
11. Rezarta Smaja – Pse prite gjatë  
12. Xhesika Polo – Eva jam unë 
13. XUXI – Metropol
14. Yll Limani – Shiu

Source: wiwibloggs; ESC Covers

 

2017 Eurovision Song Contest

16 finalists announced for 2017 Malta Eurovision Song Contest final

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The lucky 16 finalists have been announced for the 2017 Malta Eurovision Song Contest final. A shortlist of 60 songs has been whittled down. Some familiar faces take to the stage once again hoping to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kiev, Ukraine in May of 2017. They include previous finalists Brooke Borg, Claudia Faniello, Deborah C (this time as part of a duet), Kevin Borg, Klinsmann Coleiro, Maxine Pace, Raquela Dalli Gonzi, Franklin Calleja and Richard Edwards.

Here are the 16 finalists –

Brooke Borg – Unstoppable
Cherton Caruana – Fighting To Survive
Claudia Faniello – Breathlessly
Crosswalk – So Simple
Deborah C & Josef Tabone – Tonight
Franklin Calleja – Follow Me
Jade Vella – Seconds Away
Janice Mangion – Kewkba
Kevin Borg – Follow
Klinsmann Coleiro – Laserlight
Maxine Pace – Bombshell
Miriana Conte – Don’t Look Down
Raquela Dalli Gonzi – Ray Of Light
Rhiannon Micallef – Fearless
Richard Edwards – You
Shauna Vassallo – Crazy Games

The date of the national selection is 18 February 2017.

Source: wiwibloggs

Nathan Trent

Austria will be represented by Nathan Trent at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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Nathan Trent {copyright: nathantrent.com}

Austria have selected internally for Nathan Trent to represent them at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. ORF and Eberhard Forcher and Christof Straub (father of Zoë, Austria’s 2015 entrant) looked for fresh new talent to enter the contest. They decided upon Nathan to do the job.

You can see Nathan’s latest single release, Like It Is, below.

Source: www.eurovision.tv; ESC Covers