The Armenian song for Eurovision 2020 “Chains on You” will be revamped and will include more ethnic motives.
Meanwhile, you can listen to the original version:
The Austrian entry for Eurovision 2020 “Alive” by Vincent Bueno will be released on Thursday, the 5th of March 2020.
Yesterday, it was officially announced that Samira Efendi will represent Azerbaijan in Eurovision 2020. Samira’s song will be revealed until the 9th of March 2020.
At the moment, it’s known that the song was written and composed by a Dutch duo that was involved in the German entry for Eurovision 2013 (Cascada – Glorious).
The song would like to include some ethnic motives.
Like in last years, Azerbaijan selected its artist and song internally.
An international group of music experts, music producers, lyricists, composers, Rv industry representatives, and journalists voted and selected the act for Eurovision 2020.
5 singers were shortlisted for Azerbaijan in Eurovision 2020:
Samira Efendi, Riad Abdulov, Elvin Novruzov, Laman Dadasheva, and Jabrail Rasulo.
The national final was held yesterday. 12 songs competed in the following running order:
01 – NAPOLI – Dоn’t Let Me Down
02 – Sasha Zakharik – Rocky Road
03 – Anastasia Malaškevič – Invisible
04 – CHAKRAS – La-ley-la
05 – Nastya Glamozda – Burning Again
06 – Nastasea – Hello
07 – Yan Yarush – Fire
08 – Angelika Pushnova – True Love
09 – Darya Hmelnitskaya – On Fire
10 – AURA – Барані сваё
11 –Keisi – Chili Pepper
12 – VAL – Da Vidna
The winners were VAL who performed the song “Da Vidna”
The full results of the selection can be shown in the following table:
You are invited to read our review right here
All the live performances from the show are here:
Victoria Georgieva will release her song for Eurovision 2020 on Saturday the 7th of March 2020.
The national final “Dora 2020” will be held tonight (Saturday the 29th of February 2020).
16 artists will compete for representing Croatia in Eurovision 2020.
The running order will be:
01 – Elis Lovrić – Jušto
02 – Bojan Jambrošić – Više od riječi
03– Edi Abazi – Coming home
04 – Zdenka Kovačićek – Love, Love, Love
05 – Alen Vitasović & B. Matija Čerina – Da se ne zatare
06 – Đana Smajo – One
07– Aklea Neon – Zovi ju mama
08 – Nikola Marjanović – Let’s forgive
09 – Lorenzo feat Dino Purić & Reper Iz Sobe – Vrati Se Iz Irske
10 – Marin Jurić Čivro – Naivno
11– Lorena Bućan – Drowning
12 – Indira – You Will Never Break My Heart
13 – Jure Brkljača – Hajde nazovi me
14 – Colonia – Zidina
15– Mia Negovetić – When it Comes to You
16 – Damir Kedžo – Divlji vjetre (Tuga u bojama jeseni)
Yesterday, HRT (The Croatian broadcaster) published snippets od the songs:
Netta Barzilai was invited to perform as a guest but she canceled her participation due to coronavirus that started to appear in Europe.
.Denmark will hold its national final “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020” on Saturday the 7th of March 2020.
Links for the digital platforms playlist:
Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube
Official Website
Estonia will broadcast the national final of “Eesti Laul 2020” tonight.
In the first round, 12 acts will participate. The decision will be determined by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting.
The top 3 finishers will advance for the super-final where the public voting will be the only factor in voting.
The competing acts (ordered by the running order) are:
#1. Inger – “Only Dream”
#2. Rasmus Rändvee – Young
#3. Stefan – By My Side
#4. Synne Valtri feat. Väliharf – Majakad
#5. Uudo Sepp – I’m Sorry. I Messed Up
#6. Uku Suviste – What Love Is
#7. Shira – Out In Space
#8. Anett & Fredi – Write About Me
#9. Jaagup Tuisk – Beautiful Lie
#10. Traffic – Üks Kord Vee
#11. Egert Milder – Georgia (On My Mind)
#12. Laura Põldvere – Break Me
You are invited to read our semi-finals review:
The full playlist (including eliminated acts) is available in different digital platforms:
Spotify
AppleMusic
Youtube
Finland will select its artist and song for Eurovision 2020 via “UMK”.
The national final will be held on Saturday the 7th of March 2020.
The running order was published:
The selection results will include 50% international jury voting. One of the jury members will be Lucía Pérez that represented Spain in Eurovision 2011.
Here are some details about the performances:
Catharina Zühlke – The performance will be simple and full of emotions.
Erika Vikman – The focus will be on Erika‘s personality and attitude. It will have a happy atmosphere and colorful staging. Erika will wear pink and high heels.
Aksel Kankaanranta – The focus will be on the song and the singer. The performance will be very visual.
F3M – A big show with massive chirography is planned
Sansa – The show will be intended for cameras. The singer will dance and sing at the same time.
Tika – The performance will include augmented reality motives. Tika will have 2 dancers. At some point, Tika will sing while being lifted in the air.
Germany will be represented by the singer Ben Dolic that will perform the song “Violent Thing”
Ben Dolic is a 22 yeard old. He was born in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.
He started his singing career at the age of 12 when he participated in “Slovenia’s Got Talent” and made it to the semi-finals.
In 2016, the singer was a member of the group D Base. The band participated in the national selection of Slovenia in Eurovision 2016 but was eliminated in the semi-finals.
At the age of 18, Ben and his family moved to Switzerland where he started to learn the language of Dutch. In 2018, the singer participated in “The Voice of Germany” where he finished as a runner-up. Afterward, he went on a tour in Austria and Germany.
The song was written and composed by the team of Boris Milanov. Boris is an Austrian – Bulgarian songwriter and producer. He has an impressive record in Eurovision after writing some of Eurovision top hits: Bulgaria 2016 (Poli Genova – “If Love Was A Crime”), Austria 2018 (Cesar Sampson – Ain’t Nobody Like You”), Bulgaria 2017 (Kristian Kostov – “Beautiful Mess”) and more.
Greece will release its song for Eurovision 2020 on Sunday the 1st of March 2020. The song will be “Supergirl” and it will be performed by Stefania Liberakakis.
Iceland will hold tonight its national selection “Söngvakeppnin 2020″. 5 artists will compete for representing the country in Eurovision 2020.
The running order will be:
01 – Ísold & Helga –Meet Me Halfway
02 – Daði and Gagnamagnið – Think About Things
03 – Nína – Echo
04 – Iva – Oculis Videre
05 – DIMMA – Almyrkvi
In the first round, the 5 artists will compete. The results of the first round will be determined by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. Top 2 finishers will advance for “Super-final”. IN the superfinal, the public will determine the identity of the winner.
Ireland will publish its artist and song for Eurovision 2020 on Thursday the 5th of March 2020.
Last Thursday, Israeli broadcaster “Kan” published the 4 competing songs in the national final “Hashir Haba La’Eurovision”
The national final will include 4 acts, all of them will be performed by Eden Alene
#01 – Eden Alene – Savior In The Sound
#02 – Eden Alene – Roots
#03 – Eden Alene – Rakata
#04 – Eden Alene – Feker Libi
The national final will be held on Tuesday the 3rd of March 2020. The results will be determined by 50% public voting and 50% jury voting.
Tonight, Moldova will hold its national selection for Eurovision 2020: “O Melodie Pentru Europa”.
The running order will be as follows:
01 – Denis Midone – Like A Champion
02 – Natalia Gordienco – Prison
03 – Geta Burlacu – Răspunde
04 – Viorela Moraru – Remedy
05 – Valentin Uzun and Irina Kovalsky – Moldoviţa
06 – Lavinia Rusu – Touch
07 – Dima Jelezoglo – Do It Slow
08 – Diana Rotaru – Dale Dale
09 – Pasha Parfeny – My Wine
10 – Live Beat – Love Me Now
11 – Valeria Pașa – It’s Time
12 – Maria Ciolac – Our Home
13 – Sasha Letty – Summer of Love
14 – Irina Kit – Chain Reaction
15 – Petronela Donciu & Andreea Portărescu – We Will Be Legends
16 – LANJERON – Hi Five
17 – Julia Ilienko feat. Mishel Dar – Tears
18 – Catarina Sandu – Die for You
19 – Alexandru Cibotaru – Cine Te-A Facut Să Plîngi
20 – Maxim Zavidia – Take Control
Geta Burlacu has withdrawn from the show for personal reasons
You are invited to read our review right here
The full playlist (including eliminated acts) is available in different digital platforms:
Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube
Official Website
The song “You” by Vasil will be published until the 9th of March 2020.
The official video clip was filmed on last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, some lines from the lyrics were published:
“There is hope in people
not in society
not in systems
but in you & me”
Alicja Szemplińska will perform “Empires” for Poland in Eurovision 2020.
The singer was ranked first both in jury voting and both in the public voting.
Portugal will broadcast tonight the second semi-final of “Festival Da Canção 2020”.
8 artists will compete for 4 spots in the final.
You are invited to read our review of the festival songs right here:
The running order of the second semi-final will be:
01 – Dub.Io feat. +351 – Cegueira
02 – Luiz Caracol & Gus Liberdade – Dói-Me O País
03 – Judas – Cubismo Enviesado
04 – Kady – Diz Só
05 – Elisa Rodrigues – Não Volte Mais
06 – Cláudio Frank – Quero-te Abraçar
07 – Tomás Luzia – Mais Real Que O Amor
08 – Jimmy P. – Abensonhado
Links for the digital platforms playlist:
Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube
Official Website
Romania will select a song for Roxen on Sunday the 1st of March 2020.
Roxen will perform 5 songs:
Roxen – Alcohol You
Roxen – Storm
Roxen – Colors
Roxen – Cherry Red
Roxen – Beautiful Disaster
You are invited to read our review right here
The final will include special guests:
Loreen (The winner of Eurovision 2012, Sweden)
Ulrikke Brandstorp that will represent Norway in Eurovision 2020
Sandro Nicolas that will represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2020
Russia will reveal its artist and song for Eurovision 2020 in a few days.
At the moment, there are some rumored artists:
Zivert, Olga Buzova, and Alexander Panayotov.
An unofficial source claims that San Marion will be represented by the singer Senhit Zadik.
Senhit is an Italian singer of Eritrean descent. She represented San Marino in Eurovision 2011 with the song “Stand By” but failed to qualify for the final.
Yesterday, Serbia held the first semi-final of “Beovizijia 2020“.
The participants of the first semi-final were:
EJO -Trag
Milica Mišić – Kiša
Ivan Kurtić feat. Mistik Cello – Sabajle
Thea Devy – Sudnji Dan
Karizma – Ona Me Zna
Andrija Jo – Oči Meduze
Sanja Bogosavljević – Ne Puštam
Marko Marković – Kolači
Srđan Lazić – Duša i Telo
Neda Ukraden – Bomba
Amvon Duo i Bilja – Raj
Igor Simić – Ples Za Rastanak
The 6 qualifiers are:
EJO -Trag
Thea Devy – Sudnji Dan
Andrija Jo – Oči Meduze
Marko Marković – Kolači
Neda Ukraden – Bomba
Igor Simić – Ples Za Rastanak
Thereafter, the qualifiers were allocated to running order in the final:
#3. Neda Ukraden – Bomba
#4. Andrija Jo – Oči Meduze
#5. Igor Simić – Ples Za Rastanak
#6. Thea Devy – Sudnji Dan
#7. EJO -Trag
#11. Marko Marković – Kolači
Tonight, Serbia will hold the second-semi final of “Beovizijia 2020“.
The running order of the second semi-final will be:
LIFT – Samo Mi Kaži
Bane Mojićević – Cvet Sa Prokletija
Bora Dugić i Balkubano – Svadba Velika
Bojana Mašković – Kao Muzika
Naiva – Baš, Baš
Rocher Etno Bend – Samo Ti Umeš To
Lazar Živanović – Puklo je nebo
Ivana Jordan – Vila
Nenad Ćeranić – Veruj U Sebe
Hurricane – Hasta La Vista
Ana Milenković – Tajna
Milan Bujaković feat. Olivera Popović – Niti
Bora Dugić Bora Dugic won’t perform on stage due to illness. He will be replaced with another singer that will sing with Balkubano
You are invited to read our review of the national selection right here
Last Saturday, Slovenia chose its artist and song for Eurovision 2020 via the national selection EMA2020.
The country will be represented by Ana Soklic that will perform the song “Voda”
You can see the ranking of the contenders in the final right here:
(The left table presents the ranking in the first round, while the right table shows the results of the super-final)
Tonight, Sweden will hold the “Anrda Chansen” (Eng: Second chance) round.
8 contenders who finished in 3rd-4th places in the semi-final, will get a chance to qualify for the final. The show will include 4 duels where the winner of each duel will qualify for the final. Therefore, the 8 contenders fight for 4 spots in the final.
The duels are:
Duel 1:
- Anis Don Demina – Vem e som oss
- Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron – Surface
Duel 2:
- Malou Prytz – Ballerina
- Paul Rey – Talking in My Sleep
Duel 3:
- Felix Sandman – Boys with Emotions
- Frida Öhrn – We Are One
Duel 4:
- Mendez feat. Alvaro Estrella – Vamos amigos
- Drängarna – Piga Och dräng
Next Saturday, Sweden will hold the final of “Melodifestivalen 2020”.
12 artists will participate in the final.
The results will be determined by 50% international jury voting and 50% public voting.
The international jury will include members from different 8 countries:
Austria, Australia, Armenia, France, Iceland, Israel, Malta, and The Netherlands
Links for the digital platforms playlist:
Spotify
AppleMusic
Youtube
Official Site:
Switzerland will announce its artist and song for Eurovision 2020 on Wednesday the 4th of March 2020.
Meanwhile, the Swiss broadcaster SRF uploaded the following video, where some passerby listened to the song and reacted:
We can conclude that the chosen artist is a man with a high voice or a woman with a low voice. The song is probably an emotional ballad.
Moreover, the song includes lyrics of a foreign language.
The common languages in Switzerland are German, French and Italian.
However, the country has a minority of Romansh speakers, may it be the answer?
Swiss fandom raised speculation that the singer Gjon Muharremaj (as known as Gjon’s Tears) may represent the country in Eurovision 2020.
The singer was born in Switzerland to a Kosovar father and Albanian mother.
The singer competed in “The Voice: la plus belle voix” (the French edition of the voice) where he was mentored by the singer Mika. Gjon made it to the semi-finals.
The speculated song may be “Repondez-moi” (Answer me).
Meanwhile, you can listen to one of his songs:
Last Thursday, the United Kingdom revealed the act for Eurovision 2020.
It will be James Newman with “My Last Breath”
Last Saturday, the national selection “Vidbir 2020″ has come to an end.
The winners are Go_A that will perform the song “Соловей”
May the Ukrainian participation be in a danger again?
The Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC is in deep financial trouble.
The Ministry for Culture, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Finance decided to fund UA:PBC so the participation won’t be canceled.
