Eurovision Song Contest

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

Yes, it's that time again! :thumbs up:

The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will be the 60th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Vienna, Austria, following Conchita Wurst's victory in the 2014 edition with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". This will be the second time that Austria will host the contest after holding its 1967 edition also in Vienna. The contest will consist of two semi-finals which will take place on 19 and 21 May, and a final on 23 May 2015. The shows will be presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer. Forty countries will participate in the contest, with Australia debuting as a guest entrant, and Cyprus, the Czech Republic, and Serbia returning. Ukraine, however, announced their withdrawal due to financial and political reasons.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

SLOVENIA: Maraaya - Here For You

Evrovizijska melodija (EMA) is a TV show, traditionally organized by the Slovenian national broadcaster – RTV SLO, where the best performers and songs take part competing for the role of a representative at Eurovision Song Contest, every year. This year eight artists and bands were among the finalists, but there’s only one winner and it’s Maraaya with a song called ''Here For You''. Maraaya is a indie/pop band consisted of Marjetka (vocalist) and Raay (composer). They are working on their first studio album, which might be published before the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Apparently, the first single Lovin' Me is already published.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

UNITED KINGDOM: Electro Velvet - Still In Love With You

The BBC has revealed that Electro Velvet will be flying the flag for the United Kingdom at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with their debut song Still In Love With You. It is a musical duo consisting of Alex Larke, aged 35, from Welwyn Garden City and Bianca Nicholas, aged 26, from Beckenham in Kent. Still in Love With You was selected from hundreds of entries received by the BBC following an open selection process inviting anyone who wished to submit a song for consideration. A huge variety of amateur and professional writers and performers submitted songs and Still in Love With You, an up tempo electro-swing track penned by David Mindel and Adrian Bax White.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

ITALY: Il Volo - Grande Amore

"Grande amore" (English: Great love) is a song performed by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, and written by Francesco Boccia and Ciro Esposito. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 and will represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Il Volo (English: The Flight) is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of singers: tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto, and baritone Gianluca Ginoble. Since Italy is part of the "Big Five", Il Volo automatically qualified for the final of the competition, to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 23 May 2015.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

ROMANIA: Voltaj - De La Capat

"De la capăt" (English: From the beginning) is a song performed by Romanian band Voltaj, which will represent Romania in Vienna. Voltaj has existed since 1982 as a pop-rock group in Romania already. It is a very popular band in their home country (in 2005 they were awarded the Best Romanian Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards), with millions of fans, and their song De la capăt has a serious theme: The loneliness of children. "The Eurovision Song Contest has an extremely big visibility, which of course helps the theme of our song and the campaign behind it", frontman Călin Goia explains.

Mari0 · Mar 9, 2015

OMG Haidu! I luv u so much :heart: :heart: p

:big hug:

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

MALTA: Amber - Warrior

Amber will represent Malta in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and will carry the hopes of the small island nation with the song Warrior. The winning song was determined by the votes of five judges and televoting. All the jurors awarded their maximum points to Amber, The televoters favoured also favoured Warrior. Amber says that her song has a simple, motivational message to which everyone can relate to. ''Through our lives each and every one of us has suffered some sort of pain, be it physical or emotional, caused either by heartbreak, illness, etc.'' Her song is within itself a message to inspire those who need it most.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

Mari0 said:
OMG Haidu! I luv u so much :heart: :heart: p :big hug:

It pleases me to hear you say that. Does it mean that I'm not the only one, who likes ESC!?

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

SERBIA: Bojana Stamenov - Ceo Svet Je Moj

Serbian ''Countdown To Vienna'' TV show has decided to entrust the role of representative at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest to Bojana Stamenov and her song Ceo Svet Je Moj (English: The whole world is mine). The song is composed by Vladimir Graić, who wrote the Serbian entry Molitva for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest and brought his country a victory, together with Marija Šerifović. At the same time, the lyrics for this year's entry are written by Leontina Vukomanović, known for her great lyrics for one of the most popular Eurovision entries from Serbia – Lane Moje (2004).

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

SPAIN: Edurne - Amanecer

It's always a time filled with rumours when the date approaches for the Spanish broadcaster, TVE, to announce the act that will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. And it was no exception this year: Some of the big names mentioned were Pablo Alborán, Marta Sánchez and... the actual candidate Edurne! The popular female artist has been chosen internally by Spanish Television with a song fully in Spanish called Amanecer which means "dawn". Edurne described it herself as a high quality pop song. It will be presented to the audience in the forthcoming weeks.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

IRELAND: Molly Sterling - Playing With Numbers

The most successful nation in Europe's Favourite TV Show has chosen Molly Sterling with the song Playing With Numbers to wave the flag for Ireland this year in Vienna. Molly Sterling (16) is a self-taught musician from Nenegh in Co Tipperary. She and songwriter Greg French co-wrote Playing with Numbers as part of her upcoming album. The song is about the risks people take every day in love and in life, and the experiences of taking the road less travelled. Molly says: ''As a performing artist it's rare to get the opportunity to represent your country. To be selected to do so would be an honour and a great responsibility that I would proudly embrace.''

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

ESTONIA: Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday

Last year in Copenhagen, Estonia failed to qualify to the Grand Final but this year the country has great hopes for its entry, Elina Born & Stig Rästa with the song Goodbye To Yesterday. After winning the show ''Eesti Laul 2015'', Elina Born took the microphone on the stage and promised the audience: "We will not let you down!" Elina Born rose to fame in the show, Eesti Otsib Superstaari, Estonia's answer to the British TV series, Pop Idol where she finished second.Stig Rästa is a well known Estonian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.The duo has been working together for several years with Stig Rästa writing Elina's songs. In a recent interview Rästa said Born does not like vocally simple songs: "They need to be on the crazy side."

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

FRANCE: Lisa Angell - N'oubliez Pas

In January French public broadcaster France 2 announced that Lisa Angell has been internally selected to represent the country in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. She will sing the French-language ballad N'oubliez pas. N'oubliez pas was written by Robert Goldman, brother of Jean Jacques Goldman. It was first perfomed on a concert in November during the commemoration period of the First World War, while the singer emphasizes that the song refers not only to this very special event in history but to any kind of conflict.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

SWITZERLAND: Mélanie René - Time To Shine

It was an exciting and entertaining show broadcast live from Kreuzlingen, with diverse music genres from talented artists. They all fought for the honour to represent Switzerland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. But only the winner takes it all - Mélanie René will represent Switzerland with her song Time To Shine. Mélanie René, born on 1st September 1990 in Geneva, is of Mauritian origin. Born into a family of musicians, she has developed a love for music at a very early age. After Representing Switzerland in several international music festivals, Mélanie travels to the UK in September 2010 to study music at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. During this period she also creates a band ('French Konnection', that later became 'The Motherfunkers').

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

GERMANY: Ann Sophie - Black Smoke

In a thrilling show last Thursday, the German TV public have chosen their winner for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna: Andreas Kümmert won the vote of the public. Then the most shocking moment of the evening happened: Andreas Kümmert declined to represent Germany! As first-placed Andreas Kümmert decided he was not ready to face an international audience in the Eurovision Song Contest, Ann Sophie was declared the winner of Unser Song für Österreich. Thus the second-placed Ann-Sophie will be singing Black Smoke in Vienna!

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

LATVIA: Aminata - Love Injected

After an exciting round of voting - the final of Supernova in Latvia has been won by Aminata with her own composition, Love Injected, and therefore she will represent the country in Vienna in May. During the show, there were performances from Brainstorm, who were Latvia's representatives in 2000, when the country made their debut in Europe's Favourite Tv Show, and finished in an impressive third place with the song My Star. Aminata Savadogo was born in 1993 and started singing at the age of 13. She has participated in several television and music projects, She competed in the Latvian selection show Dziesma 2014 with the song I Can Breathe and finished fifth in the final. She also won the Latvian show Jaunā Talantu Fabrika (New Talent Factory).

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

CYPRUS: Giannis Karagiannis - One Thing I Should Have Done

The six acts were battling for the right to respresent Cyprus in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, and in the end, a combination of televoting and an expert jury picked the winner: It's Giannis Karagiannis with One Thing I Should Have Done. Giannis Karagiannis is a Cypriot singer and songwriter and musician from Limassol, Cyprus. He has been performing music since the age of six and had his first vocal lessons when he was eight years old. He has won many local talent competitions in Cyprus. Cyprus make a return to the contest this year having missed the 2014 edition in Copenhagen.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

PORTUGAL: Leonor Andrade - Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa

The Portuguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Festival da Canção, came to an end. The winner of the festival who will now represent Portugal, in Vienna ,is Leonor Andrade with the song Há um Mar que nos Separa (English: There's a sea that separates us). Leonor Andrade originates from the ''freguesia'' (parish) of Quinta do Anjo, in the municipality of Palmela, Portugal. She began playing piano at the age of 4, and she started singing when her brother's band needed a vocalist. She attended music schools for ten years. In 2014, Andrade participated in season two of The Voice Portugal. She was eliminated on episode 13. After The Voice, Andrade joined the cast of RTP1 telenovela Água de Mar, where she played Joana Luz.

warp9 · Mar 9, 2015

haiducii said:
In a thrilling show last Thursday, the German TV public have chosen their winner for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna: Andreas Kümmert won the vote of the public. Then the most shocking moment of the evening happened: Andreas Kümmert declined to represent Germany! As first-placed Andreas Kümmert decided he was not ready to face an international audience in the Eurovision Song Contest, Ann Sophie was declared the winner of Unser Song für Österreich. Thus the second-placed Ann-Sophie will be singing Black Smoke in Vienna!

Yes, that's very sad, 'cause Andreas Kümmert is one of the best singers I've ever heard.

haiducii · Mar 9, 2015

ICELAND: María Ólafsdóttir - Unbroken

After two semi-finals with twelve acts and the final with the seven finalists, it was time for Iceland to choose the act that will represent Iceland at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, and it is: María Ólafsdóttir! It took three shows to select the Icelandic entry in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and after an exciting final it was announced that María Ólafsdóttir, occasionally credited as María Ólafs, will represent the nordic island with the song Unbroken. It was originally performed in Icelandic as "Lítil skref" (Small steps).

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