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Eurovision news round up : national selections – Saturday 23 February 2019

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Another busy night of national selections continued –

SWEDEN 

The fourth semi-final of the 2019 Melodifestivalen took place in Lidköping.

The two acts direct to the final are –

  • John LundvikToo Late For Love
  • BisharaOn My Own

The two acts to go to the second chance phase are Lisa Ajax and Arvingarna.

The duels for the Andra Chansen have been made –

>Andreas Johnson vs Anna Bergendahl

• Vlad Reiser vs Nano

• Martin Stenmarck vs Lisa Ajax

• Rebecka Karlsson vs Arvingarna

PORTUGAL

The four acts to qualify for the final of the 2019 Festival da Canção are –

  • NBC – Igual a Ti
  • SurmaPugna
  • MadrepazMundo a mudra 
  • Mariana Bragada – Mar doce

GEORGIA

The four finalists for Georgian Idol are –

  • Liza Kalandadze 
  • Giorgi Nakashidze
  • Oto Nemsadze
  • Giorgi Pruidze

The artist eliminated this week was Nini Tsnobiladze.

Source: ESC Covers; Eurovision.tv; eurovoix

Eurovision news round up: Saturday 9 February – national selections

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Here is a news round up of a busy night again for Eurovision national selections and qualifiers.

SWEDEN

The second semi-final of the 2019 Melodifestivalen took place in  Malmö and the two acts direct to the final are –

Malou I Do Me

Hanna Ferm & LIAMOOHold You

The two acts for the second chance phase are Andreas Johnson and Vlad Reiser.

HUNGARY

Four acts progressed in the 2019 A Dal

  • Acoustic Planet – Nyári zápor 
  • Bence Vavra – Szótlanság
  • Petruska – Help Me Out Of Here 
  • The Middletonz – Roses

ICELAND

The first semi-final of the 2019 Söngvakeppnin took place and two acts qualified –

  • Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra
  • Hera Björk – Eitt andartak

LITHUANIA

The following acts qualified for the next phase of the 2019 Eurovizijos Nacionaline Atranka –

  • Jurgis Brūzga – CTRL ALT DELETE
  • Justina Budaitė-Junà – Strength of A Woman
  • Henry & Tommy Modric – Neverpart
  • Monika Marija – Light On

ISRAEL

The four acts that will compete in the final of HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2019 are –

  • Maya Buskila
  • Ketreyah
  • Shefita
  • Kobi Merimi

GEORGIA 

The following acts are still in the running in Georgian Idol –

  • Liza Kalandadze 
  • Nini Tsnobiladze 
  • Giorgi Pruidze 
  • Giorgi Nakashidze 
  • Oto Nemsadze 
  • Tamar Lachkhepiani 

Ikako Aleksidze was the latest act to depart the competition.

Source: Eurovision.tv; eurovoix; ESC Covers