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RUNNING ORDER – FIRST SEMI FINAL

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The running order of the First Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest:

1. Sweden
2. Georgia
3. Australia
4. Albania
5. Belgium
6. Montenegro
7. Finland
8. Azerbaijan
9. Portugal
10. Greece
11. Poland
12. Moldova
13. Iceland
14. Czech Republic
15. Cyprus
16. Armenia
17. Slovenia
18. Latvia

Listen to Veronika Kovalenko sing ‘Sound Of Silence’

Veronika Kovalenko {copyright: facebook.com/groups}
Veronika Kovalenko {copyright: facebook.com/groups}

We recently told you about the young and talented Veronika Kovalenko from Ukraine and her festive performance of Sneg i v’yugi’ and her success at festivals and competitions such as Ukraí̈na maê talant (Ukraine’s Got Talent),  2016 Pokolínnya Junior and 2016 Kiev Art Time.

Veronika has also recorded her version of Sound Of Silence by Dami Im (2016 ESC Australia). Her clear and youthful exuberant  vocals are a pleasure to hear on this track.

You can hear Sound Of Silence below.

Source: ESC Covers

2016 Euro songs making the ESC top 250

31 of the 42 Eurovision entries have made the ESC top 250 which was revealed on New Year’s eve.
lets look at them
204 – Malta
203 – Belarus
171 – Serbia
168 – Slovenia
166 – Ireland
148 – San Marino
146 – Italy
143 – Lithuania
142 – Germany
140 – Israel
135 – Azerbaijan
099 – Belgium
094 – Hungary
078 – Czech republic
076 – Croatia
058 – United Kingdom
056 – Latvia
053 – Netherlands
050 – Sweden
049 – Austria
048 – Iceland
045 – Denmark
043 – Estonia
033 – Spain
031 – Armenia
027 – Poland
015 – Australia
012 – France
006 – Bulgaria
004 – Ukraine
003 – Russia

Dami Im releases new single – ‘Fighting For Love’

Dami Im {copyright: instragram/dami I'm/damiim.com}
Dami Im {copyright: instragram/dami I’m/damiim.com}

Dami Im represented Australia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with Sound Of Silence. Now Dami returns with her brand new single called Fighting For Love.

Following her Eurovision entry and her Carpenters project album she returns with an upbeat song with a strong production and chorus.

You can here Fighting For Love below.

Source: youtube/damiimVEVO; ESC Covers

Alexa Curtis will sing ‘We Are’ for Australia at the 2016 Junior Eurovision

Alexa Curtis {copyright: SBS}
Alexa Curtis {copyright: SBS}

Alexa Curtis was recently revealed to be the representative of Australia at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Her song and official video have been revealed. The song is entitled We Are. It is a strong and anthemic pop song that will surely do well in Malta.

We Are is composed by Ali Tamposi (she has written songs for the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Beyoncé, One Direction, Demi Lovato and many others) and Tania Doko (who has worked with acts such as Tina Arena, Samantha Jade, Måns Zelmerlöw).

You can see the video for We Are below.

Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers

Watch Rebecka K perform ‘Sound Of Silence’

Rebecka K {copyright: Tina Karlsson/Rebecka Karlsson}
Rebecka K {copyright: Tina Karlsson/Rebecka Karlsson}

Rebecka K is an artist from Sweden with a big future. She is just 16 years old and has already been performing and impressing fans with her mature and clear and beautiful vocals for several years. Rebecka recently released the song All Because Of You with the 1995 Swedish Eurovision singer, Jan Johansen. This is currently doing very well in Sweden including the Svenska Topplistan, where infact anyone can vote for up to three songs. See https://www.facebook.com/Svenska-Topplistan-1516368081966171/

Rebecka is currently performing at several important summer music festivals in Sweden. She performed an outstanding version of the Dami Im (2016 ESC Australia) song, Sound Of Silence, at the Lilla song Contest 2016 (Östersjöfestivalen) at the weekend. You can see Rebecka’s performance below.

Source: ESC Covers