Tag Archives: 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Laura Rizzotto to represent Latvia with ‘Funny Girl’ at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Laura Rizzotto {copyright LTV}
Laura Rizzotto {copyright LTV}

Laura Rizzotto has won the 2018 Supernova national selection with her song Funny Girl and will represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal in May

You can see Laura perform her winning song below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Michael Schulte wins Unser Lied für Lissabon and will represent Germany at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Michael Schulte {copyright: Das Erste}
Michael Schulte {copyright: Das Erste}

Michael Schulte has won the Unser Lied für Lissabon national selection with his song You Let Me Walk Alone and will represent Germany at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal.

Six acts competed in the final –

  • Natia ToduaMy Own Way 
  • Ryk You And I 
  • voXXclubI mog Di so
  • Xavier Darcy – Jonah 
  • Ivy QuainooHouse On Fire 
  • Michael SchulteYou Let Me Walk Alone

The televoting and two sets of juries gave the full points to Michael.

You can see Michael perform his winning song below.

Source: ESC Covers

Sanja Ilić & Balkanika to represent Serbia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Nova deca’

Sanja Ilić & Balkanika {copyright: RTS}
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika {copyright: RTS}

Sanja Ilić & Balkanika have been chosen to represent Serbia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with their song Nova deca (New kids). They won the revamped Beovizija national selection in a line up 17 acts. Voting was a combination of jury and public

Nova deca is an ethnic type song that builds strongly and has percussion and a strong production.

The 17 acts and songs were –

  • SevdahBABYHajde da igramo sada
  • Rambo Amadeus & Beti ĐorđevićNema te
  • Maja NikolićZemlja čuda
  • Srđan & EmilBar da znam
  • Ivan KurtićNi sunca ni meseca
  • Sanja Ilić & BalkanikaNova deca
  • Koktel BalkanZato
  • Boris RežakVila
  • Lana & AldoJača od svih
  • Dušan SvilarPod krošnjom bagrema
  • Igor LazarevićBeži od mene
  • Saška JanksPesma za tebe
  • LordSamo nek se okreće
  • Danijel PavlovićRuža sudbine
  • RaybassUmoran
  • Osmi vazduh i drugari Probudi se
  • Biber & DJ Niko BravoSvatovi

You can see the winning song and performance below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Vanja Radovanović will represent Montenegro at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Inje’

Vanja Radovanović {copyright: RTCG}
Vanja Radovanović {copyright: RTCG}

Vanja Radovanović has won the Montevizija national final with his song Inje and will therefore represent Montenegro at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal in May.

The five acts in the final were –

  • Nina PetkovićDišem Vanja
  • Vanja RadovanovićInje 
  • Ivana Popović MartinovićPoljupci
  • Katarina BogićevićNeželjena 
  • Lorena JankovicDušu mi daj 

You can see Vanja perform his winning song below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Alekseev will represent Belarus at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Forever’

Alekseev {copyright: Belarus 24}
Alekseev {copyright: Belarus 24}

Alekseev has won the Eurofest national selection in Belarus and will represent them at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with his song Forever.

10 acts participated in the final held in Minsk –

  • Adagio Ty i ja
  • AlekseevForever
  • ShumaChmarki
  • NAPOLIChasing Rushes
  • Anastasiya MalashkevichWorld On Fire
  • GuneshI Won’t Cry
  • RadiovolnaSubway Lines
  • Alen HitI Don’t Care
  • LexyAin’t You
  • Kirill GoodDeja Vu

Voting was a combination of jury and televoting.

Alekseev was actually born in Ukraine but he will be flying the Belarus flag in Portugal in May.

You can see Alekseev perform his winning song Forever below.

Source: ESC Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L85QbuwK8Wo

 

Gianna Terzi to represent Greece with ‘Oneiro mou’ at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Gianna Terzi from the official lyric video of 'Oneiro mou'
Gianna Terzi from the official lyric video of ‘Oneiro mou’

Gianna Terzi has been chosen internally to represent Greece at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal in May. She will sing Oneiro mou (My dream).

You can see the official lyric video for Oneiro mou below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Netta Barzilai will represent Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Netta Barzilai
Netta Barzilai

Netta Barzilai has won the tv series HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion (The Next Star for Eurovision) and will represent Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

The long running show ran for 20 weeks and concluded with Netta being chosen to represent her country in Portugal in May.

The song for Netta will be chosen in the coming weeks.

Source: Eurovision.tv

 

FYR Macedonia will be represented by Eye Cue at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Eye Cue {copyright: facebook.com/eyecueband}
Eye Cue {copyright: facebook.com/eyecueband}

Eye Cue have been chosen internally to represent FYR Macedonia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Their song will be called Lost And Found. Darko Dimitrov will be involved in the writing and production.

Bojan Trajkovski and Maria Ivanovska make up Eye Cue. The band are known for a pop-rock style to the music.

Whilst we wait for the release of Lost And Found check out a recent single and video from the band Kolku dobro te znam.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers