Eurovision 2019 🇮🇱 more stage details and photos

ISRAEL – Israeli television published more info and views of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest stage designed by FlorainWieder, the German set designer of Jewish origin who has worked on the staging for the contest in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017, as well as international productions like The X Factor and Got Talent series, states in the interview that “a stage is a tailor-made suit that has to fit the show”.

Just like 2015 and 2018 the triangular set up in the ceiling can move in line with the pyramid-like staging or lie flat to form a roof on the venue, allowing for a unique setup for each entry.

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January 22 ➡️ the latest #Eurovision headlines from Norway, Romania, Cyprus and more…

FRANCE 🇫🇷
Silvàn Areg, finalist in Destination Eurovision, announced song title change. So th song “Le petit Nicolas” is now titled “Allez leur dire” due to copyright issues.

DENMARK 🇩🇰
Danish national broadcaster will hold a press conference on 31/1 at 13:00 CET to present the 10 finalists of DMGP, the winner of which will be decided on 23/2.

CYPRUS 🇨🇾
Tamta was for the first time in the studio with the creators of “Replay” Alex P, Teddy Sky, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Victory Svensson, Albin Nedler, names that have collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as One Direction, Mark Anthony, Demi Lovato, Avicii, MO, 5SOS, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Arash and others. The same group had collaborated again with Tamma in her single “Unloved” released in 2015.

UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧
The date British (and some further afield) Eurofans have been waiting has been confirmed by the organisers of London Eurovision Party! Eurofans will be descending on London for more pre-party fun on Sunday 14th April 2019.

SWEDEN 🇸🇪
What’s SVT’s reasons to voting changes? SVT says the qualifiers from the semifinals in Melodifestivalen 2018 would still be the same. They also say that the differences between on how different age groups vote have generally been small. Right now it seems that the results will not have big changes compared to the old system.

ROMANIA 🇷🇴
Adi Cristescu, Mihai Georgescu (Miţă), Crina Mardare, Andy Platon, Mugurel Vrabete will form the Selectia Nationala 2019 semi finals jury panel. The Selectia Nationala final will include international jury.

NORWAY 🇳🇴
After moving to Oslo in 2015 it seems that US singer, Chris Medina, is tipped by the local press as one of the ten MGP participants. In the past Medina was very reluctant over such a participation. He is most famous for his hit “What Are Words”, which reached number 1 in Sweden and Norway; it also charted in Denmark and made it to number 83 on Billboard Hot 100.

ISRAEL 🇮🇱
Osher Biton is eliminated from Israeli preselection Hakokhav Haba after 26th show. 10 artists remain in the running.

Kobi Merimi – Circle Of Life 70%
Tay – Love On The Brain 64%
Ketreyah – Kshae Alev Boche 86%

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The Netherlands 2019 🇳🇱 mixed towards positive reactions for Duncan Laurence

THE NETHERLANDS – We all agree that AVROTROS went into league B regarding the choice of their Eurovision entrant this year. But Duncan Laurence might easily prove them wrong. Why should a country send to Eurovision only a famous artist? Was Netta actually anything in the Israeli music scene before Eurovision? Duncan will prove the fans (especially the Dutch moaners) wrong or right with his song and his performance. Until then we can enjoy the lovely twitter reactions.

Duncan Laurence was born in 1994 in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands. He graduated this year from the Rock Academy in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Here he developed himself as a singer, songwriter and music producer. Besides that, he spent a lot of time writing songs in London and Stockholm.

“In the past few years many well known artists represented The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest. I’m not well-known, but that’s also a good thing; The Netherlands has a lot of young and talented musicians. My participation proves that nothing is impossible. You can suddenly get the opportunity to represent your country on an international stage. I’m very proud to represent my country… I will give it my all!”.

Laurence started his musical career at the Rock Academy in Tilburg, playing in a number of school bands. He recently graduated from the school. He participated in the fifth season of The Voice of Holland, under the coaching of Ilse DeLange. He, with Jihad Rahmouni, wrote the song “Closer” on K-pop duo TVXQ’s 2018 album New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love.

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The Netherlands 2019 🇳🇱 rumours are over: Duncan Laurence to Tel Aviv

THE NETHERLANDS – Finally, in the rumble of rumors that almost every day he wanted and another artist to represent the Netherlands in Eurovision 2019, the public television in Holland, Avrotros, announced that rock singer Duncan Laurence will raise the flag of the country Tel Aviv.

The evaluation and selection committee says Laurence’s song is so strong that they all agreed that he should go to Israel in May.

The choice of the 24-year-old performer and composer breaks a Dutch tradition of recent years of sending renowned artists to the contest.

Following the announcement, he said:

“My participation proves that everyone can have the opportunity to stand on this great scene. I am very proud to represent the Netherlands in the competition and will give my best self.”

The song by which Duncan Laurence will represent the Netherlands at Eurovision 2019 will be announced at a special press conference on March 7th.

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Moldova 2019 🇲🇩 the 26 qualifiers for the live auditions announced

26 participants will play in the LIVE auditions of the Eurovision 2019 national selection. The members of the National Show Organizing Committee checked the files submitted by the participants. Thus, of the 28 singers who have expressed their intention to compete for a ticket in Tel Aviv, 26 were admitted to the LIVE audition stage.
One participant submitted an incomplete file and the other was excluded from the race because the piece’s text contains elements that incite hatred, intolerance, which contravenes the conditions stipulated in the Competition Rules.

The LIVE auditions of the entries in the national selection of the “Eurovision 2019” will be held on February 2, 12:00, in Studio 2 of Moldova 1. Then a jury of professionals will assess the competitors’ voice performance. LIVE auditions will be transmitted online on TRM.MD.
This stage does not impose stage dress or show elements, the criteria of appreciation being: the melodic line, the originality of the song, the vocal performance, but also the actual interpretation. Each participant will be given time for the necessary sound adjustments. Interpreters will be assigned notes from 0 to 12.

Last year, DoReDos, which represented the Republic of Moldova at the international Eurovision Song Contest, won the 10th place. The band’s performance was also appreciated by the organizing committee of the contest, which gave them the “The buzz award” for the best scenic presentation.

The 64th edition of the competition will take place in Israel and will consist of two semifinals, organized on May 14 and 16, and the final will be held on May 18, 2019. The traditional music competition will be transmitted live by Moldova 1, Radio Moldova and on-line at www.trm.md.

Ala Zasmenco Emergency
Anna Odobescu Stay
Tinna Gi Virus
Siaj Olimp
Gheorghe Feghiu Laura
Iana Ghirba What if we were
Irina Tarasiuc și formația ”Lume” Ca Adriano Celentano
Chirill Palic I want you to know
Pelageya Stefoglo Mi amor
Vera Țurcanu Cold
Iurie Sadovnic și Formația “ Legenda” Robin Hood
Viorela Light up the night
Viorela Beggin
Alex Bognibov Love me like my daughter
Diana Brescan Lies
Sasha Letty Bananas
Iulia Cazacenco Soulmates
Elena Croitor Te voi cânta mereu
Che MD Sub Pământ
Che MD Yarmarokul Bufonilor
Alister Mars High
Aurel Chirtoacă La cinema
Maxim Zavidia I will not surrender
Limonique GravitTy
Coral Reef Self-destruction
Marcela Scripcaru Meteor
Anna Cucerenco Do you see me?
Marina Cudalb Insiemev

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🇮🇪 Hello My Love: Nicky Byrne reunited with Westlife and released brand new song

IRELAND – Westlife have released a new video for their comeback single “Hello My Love”, which marks the band’s first new track in eight years.

Shot in Los Angeles, the video sees Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan singing against a desert backdrop, while also taking cover under a hot air balloon.

“Hello My Love” was written and produced by Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac. Feehily told the Metro: “Ed is now one of the biggest stars in the world but also when I first met him, he was just doing gigs in bars and he was not very widely known.”

“When I met him that time, he was a huge Westlife fan and learnt to play the guitar to one of our greatest hits.”

The band will commence their Twenty Tour in Belfast on 22 May, with the tour set to conclude in Dublin on 6 July. It will mark their first performances as a group since playing at Croke Park in Dublin in June 2012.

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Portugal 2019 🇵🇹 listen and vote for your favourite Festival da Canção entry

PORTUGAL – In the presentation of the 2019 edition of Festival da Canção, which took place at the Ribeira Market – Time Out Market in Lisbon, the hosts of the semifinals and the final were also revealed.

Sónia Araújo and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira are the duo of the 1st semifinal, which takes place on February 16, and Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato are the hosts of the 2nd semifinal, which takes place on February 23, both at the RTP. Inês Lopes Gonçalves will be the reporter for the Green Room.

Vasco Palmeirim and Filomena Cautela will host the grand finale of Festival da Canção, which will take place on March 2 in Portimão.

16 FEBRUARY 16 – FIRST SEMI FINAL
Calema – A Dois
Conan Osíris – Telemóveis
Ana Cláudia – Inércia
João Campos – É O Que É
Filipe Keil – Hoje
Ela Limão – Mais Brilhante Que Mil Sóis
Soraia Tavares – O Meu Sonho
Matay – Perfeito

FEBRUARY 23 – SECOND SEMI FINAL
Lara Laquiz – O Lugar
Madrepaz – Mundo A Mudar
Mariana Bragada – Mar Doce
Dan Riverman – Lava
NBC – Igual A Ti
Mila Dores – Debaixo Do Luar
Marlon – O Jantar
Surma – Pugna

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San Marino 2019 🇸🇲 Twitter parties over Serhat’s announcement

SAN MARINO – It seems that two categories of fans were excited over the announcement of Serhat’s return to the Eurovision Song Contest. While most of us were surprised, Turkish fans are thrilled seeing in Eurovision a Turkish artists as they truly miss their country’s participation in the contest. For them it is a fact that somehow Turkey will be present in Tel Aviv. The second category of thrilled Tweeters are the Eurofans. The reason seems to be that they already know Serhat (and most of us having met him, we know that this man is a pure gentleman – no matter what you think of his song). Eurofans seem to have preferred Serhat over the man-doll who teased he will go to Eurovision.

Serhat is not only an experienced professional artist but he no knows how Eurovision system and media work. Personally I hope for a catchy song that will give us the opportunity to dial for San Marino this time. We do know that his past participation was completely indifferent but we have to accept that his classy-disco-style songs are what he knows best. But he must be aware that he must attract the fans, the media and the voters not only with his kind personality but also through his song. His last collaboration with Helena Paparizou might give him a good boost among Greek audience though.

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Portugal 2019 🇵🇹 RTP announces 16 participants and selection details

PORTUGAL – RTP has confirmed the rumors of the last days: Portimão will host the final of Festival da Canção 2019. Portimão Arena was the chosen one of the RTP to receive the gala that will select the representatives of Portugal for Eurovision 2019, happening at Multiusos of Guimarães. This will be the second time that Festival da Canção 2019 will take place in the Algarve, after Faro has received one of the semifinals of the 2001 edition.

THE HOSTS
First Semi Final: Tânia Ribas de Oliveira 7 Sónia Araújo
Second Semi Final: Jorge Gabriel & Carlos Malato
Final: Filomena Cautela & Vasco Palmeirim

THE PARTICIPANTS
FIRST SEMI FINAL – FEBRUARY 16
Calema (Calema)
Conan Osíris (Conan Osíris)
Ana Cláudia (D’Alva)
João Campos (DAMA)
Filipe Keil (Filipe Keil)
Ela Limão (Flak)
Soraia Tavares (Lura)
Matay (Tiago Machado)

SECOND SEMI FINAL – FEBRUARY 23
Lara Iaquiz (André Tentúgal)
Madrepaz (Frankie Chavez)
Mariana Bragada (Mariana Bragada)
Dan Riverman (Miguel Guedes)
NBC (NBC)
Mila Dores(Rui Maia)
Marlon (São Pedro)
Surma (Surma)

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