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Festivali i Këngës 56 Albania

List of acts announced for Festivali i Këngës in Albania

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22 acts will participate in the 56th edition of Festivali i Këngës where the 2018 Eurovision competitor for Albania will be selected. Two semi-finals will take place on 21 and 22 December and the grand final will be on 23 December.

Here are the lucky acts taking part including the charming and talented Lorela for the first time, who has participated The Voice of Albania and other festivals, and even gave an outstanding cover in 2015 of the winning song by Ukraine, 1944. Also, taking part is Orgesa Zaimi, who has had success in many festivals in Albania and beyond, and was also on the Eurovision stage with Kejsi Tola for Albania in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

AKULLTHYESIT – Divorci
Artemisa Mithi – E dua botën
Bojken Lako – Sytë e shpirtit
David & Genc Tukiqi – Të pandarë
Denisa Gjezo – Zemër ku je
Elton Deda – Fjalët
Ergi Bregu-Latifllari – Bum Bum
Eugent Bushpepa – Mall
Evans Rama – Gjurmët
Inest Neziri – Piedestal
Lorela – Pritem edhe pak
LYNX – Vonë
Manjola Nallbani – I njejti qiell
Mariza Ikonomi – Unë
NA & Festina Mezini – Tjetër jetë
Orgesa Zaimi – Ngrije zërin
Redon Makashi – Ekzistoj
Rezarta Samja & Luis Ejlli – Ra një yll
Stefi & Endri Prifti – Mesazh
Tahir Gjoci – Orë e ndaluar
Voltan Prodani – Pse të desha
Xhesika Polo – Përjetë

Source: ESC Covers

Waylon

The Netherlands announce Waylon for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

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Waylon {copyright: en.wikipedia.org}

Waylon will represent The Netherlands at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal next year. He was part of the popular duo the Common Linnets, who represented them at the 2014 Eurovision with Calm After The Storm.

The broadcaster AVROTROS will give further details about the eventual song at a later date.

You can see Waylon performing the song Wicked Ways on The Voice of Holland 2016 below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

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Check out these acts in contention for 2018 San Marino Eurovision participants

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San Marino/1in360

The competition is heating up in the 1in360 online competition of who could possibly be chosen by San Marino for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Let us check out some more acts –

A favourite with ESC Covers is the talented singer Tahmina Niyazova from Tajikistan. She has submitted a video of her singing I Surrender by Celine Dion. You can see her video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThNQLy4dCQs

Next up we have Elvira Michieva who is from Azerbaijan but now living in Germany. She took part in the Azeri Eurovision selection in 2010. You can see her singing the Whitney Houston classic I Have Nothing below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo2YjpkZ4MU

Now we have Glenys Vargas & Kevin Ettienne who performed in the Sunčane Skale festival in Montenegro. Glenys was also on the Eurovision stage as a backing singer with Juliana Pasha for Albania in 2010.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnk2SC0yUmE

Check out all the participants so far at https://www.1in360.com/ and click on candidates.

Source: ESC Covers; 1in360

Aisel Mammadova

Azerbaijan select Aisel Mammadova to sing at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

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Aisel Mammadova {copyright: Channel One Russia}

Aisel Mammadova has been selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal in May next year. Once again Ictimai tv decided to go with an internal selection.

The song will be selected at a later date. In the meantime you can see Aisel perform at a jubilee concert of Sofii Rotaru below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iufkm1lsjXI

Saara Aalto

Saara Aalto will represent Finland at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

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Saara Aalto {copyright: Eurovision.tv}

Saara Aalto has been confirmed as the act to represent Finland at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal in May next year. The local broadcaster YLE will use the UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) selection to select three song for her to sing. The public and expert juries will decide what song eventually will be selected.

Saara has twice participated in the Finland national selection and she was a very popular contest reaching the final of the UK X Factor in 2016.

You can see Saara perform the disco classic by Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) on the X Factor below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

San Marino

San Marino announce talent casting call around Europe and beyond to select 2018 Eurovision representative

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Flag of San Marino

San Marino have announced a unique way of selecting their 2018 Eurovision Song Contest participant. The will organise a Europe and beyond talent casting call for all types of singers. The talent should submit videos to www.1in360.com up until 30 November. Candidates are encouraged to submit cover versions but of course original songs will be listened to also.

To be considered by the jury, candidates should either obtain 100 likes and/or shares for their submission, or avoid this by paying €4,99 euros per entry.

See the video below for more information.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmbIY_GKaE&feature=youtu.be

Laura Groeseneken

Check out Laura Groeseneken (2018 Belgium Eurovision Song Contest)

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Laura Groeseneken {copyright: een}

The first act for the 2018 Eurovision campaign sees Laura Groeseneken chosen to represent Belgium in Lisbon next year. The Flemish tv broadcaster chose Laura on this occasion.

Let us look at Laura and some video clips. She is also known as Sennek and Lola. She is a vocalist and keyboard player.

The song for Laura will be chosen at a later date.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers

A treat for Eurovision fans is Laura singing the 2017 Eurovision winning song from Portugal in English – Love For Both.

Here you will see her sing Tomorrow Never Dies from the James Bond movie.

You can see her perform Butterfly.

2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Lisbon confirmed as the host city for 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

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Lisbon – 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Lisbon has been confirmed as the host city of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals will be on 8 and 10 May with the grand final on Saturday 12 May.

After the victory by Salvador Sobral with Amar Pelos Dois in Ukraine in May this year it will be the pleasure for Portugal to hold the contest for the very first time.

The Executive Supervisor of the EBU, Jon Ola Sand, told the press “We are very pleased to announce that RTP will be hosting the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. The City has presented an exemplary proposal, and we look forward to working together to make Portugal’s first ever Eurovision the most exciting one yet. We would like to congratulate RTP on their professional and detailed assessments of all the bids.”

Take a look once again at the winner of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, Salvador Sobral, below.

Source: Eurovision.tv; ESC Covers