Eurovision songfestival

Vicky Leandros Trips and Falls During Performance in Hannover: Singer Unharmed and Continues Show

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Vicky Leandros Trips and Falls During Performance in Hannover: Singer Unharmed and Continues Show

Hannover – Vicky Leandros (71), who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972 with the song Après toi, tripped and fell off the stage during her performance in Hannover, Germany. The Greek-German singer suffered nothing from it and quickly stood up. Vicky Leandros will remember Friday evening’s performance in Hannover for a long time. During … Read more

Write a title to rank the highest in Google searches, for this news article: Croatia – Baby Lasagna – ‘Rim tim tagi tim’From the reserve bench it went to the top favorite role. Baby Lasagna seems to have learned the musical mustard from Rammstein and Pain, among others. The sleeves – the outfit is still being adjusted – are reminiscent of the Finnish singer Käärijä from last year and the curtains by mémé. (Read more below the photo)© PIXSELLThe visuals include dancing kittens, matching the meowing of frontman Marko Purišić, who resembles a love child of Dries Mertens and James Cooke. Apart from all the nonsense, the song has a message: it addresses the social challenges in society. It certainly catches the eye, and it’s damn catchy. This will do very well with the public. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesItalië – Angelina Mango – ‘La noia’From Lasagna it goes to Mango. Angelina Mango (22) won the famous Sanremo festival and is the Italian envoy with La noia. That translates as ‘boredom’, although she does not necessarily mean the negative feeling, but the freed up space to discover yourself.She holds up strong live. Melodic and lofty, but her Italian fast parlando certainly catches the eye. And although it is a relatively traditional Italian song in nature, it has a certain Latino touch, which makes it sound very modern. The bookmakers place her in a provisional third place, and rightly so. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesGreece – Marina Satti – ‘Zari’This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Greece’s first participation in the song competition. They send Marina Satti with Zari, not to be confused with Spain’s mediocre Zorra. Thanks to the mix of ethnic melodies and instruments with modern beats, there is quite a bit of summer hit potential in this song. Still an underdog at the Eurovision Song Contest for the time being, but an increase could easily happen closer to the Eurovision Song Contest, and the associated rising temperatures. (Read more below the photo)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesFrance – Slimane – ‘Mon amour’Countries are sending a lot of jokers this year. There’s Estonia (twelve points for anyone who can remember that title), Finland with Windows95Man, and Joost Klein with his happy hardcore. Then Slimane is a welcome point of rest with his ballad. Very traditional Eurovision Song Contest and French. Yet it doesn’t sound old-fashioned. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesSlimane has a voice that wears pain like a tailor-made suit. The jury is only allowed to vote in the final, in which France is one of the Big Five countries anyway. He will certainly be popular with the jury members. Funny fact: he was once a coach in the Walloon version of The voice Belgique where he coached Eliot, our 2019 entry.Norway – Gåte – ‘Ulveham’Alanis Morissete sang Norwegian progressive folk rock, it was Gåte. Immediately our ‘dark horse’, underestimated by the bookmakers. In our opinion, completely unjustified. Admittedly, this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. But it is somewhat reminiscent of the participation of Go_A from Ukraine in 2021. As a Norwegian forest nymph, she produces flawless mystical sounds live in a language that originated in Norwegian mythology. Unique and enchanting, this entry. (Read more below the photo)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesSwitzerland – Nemo – ‘The code’Admittedly, upon first listen you think: this artist wants to do too much at once. A mixed bag of genres is thrown at your eardrums in The Code. Pop, opera, rap, epic film music. It makes you gasp, and the urge to take a nap afterwards threatens. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesBut it is one with growth potential that is in danger of sticking. After listening a few times, two things stand out: the song will stand out on stage and Nemo has quite a talent. With the bookmakers he settles in fourth place, just ahead of the Netherlands and Belgium. Austria – Kaleen – ‘We will rave’Genres such as Eurodance always have a place at the Eurovision Song Contest. In recent years it has become even more popular than ever. Kaleen draws on the beats and synths that colored the 1990s and 2000s. Despite the initial diminutive feeling, there is infectious hit potential in We will rave. (Continue reading below video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesUnited Kingdom – Olly Alexander – ‘Dizzy’Every year the United Kingdom pumps a lot of money into the Eurovision Song Contest, but with the exception of Sam Ryder in 2022, it has mainly resulted in major disappointment. With Olly Alexander they once again call on a big name, who already has an impressive track record. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesThis time he does it with a pop song, which is completely in line with previous work with Years & Years. Or it will win, it might be a bit too boring for that. But this one does have potential to surprise. Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – ‘Unforgettable’Sweden sends a duo in its own country… Norwegians. The twin brothers Marcus & Martinus won the national preselection last Saturday, and immediately ended up in a controversy. Because Unforgettable is a bit like Salva mea from Faithless. There are indeed similarities. But they had never heard the song before, they claim. Now their Eurodance song has a clear 90s vibe. Their biggest hit, Elektrisk has no less than 100 million streams. So they are not completely unknown. (Continue reading below the video) This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesUkraine – Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – ‘Teresa & Maria’Ukraine has been doing well for years. The bookmakers often rate the country very highly, but it does not always end there. Now they are also going for second place for the time being. This year, Ukraine will send the duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil. With Teresa & Maria they once again perform emotional and folkloric songs with pop and rap elements about Ukraine and especially their women, who carry a great weight on their shoulders. This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferences . Remove your notes.

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Write a title to rank the highest in Google searches, for this news article: Croatia – Baby Lasagna – ‘Rim tim tagi tim’From the reserve bench it went to the top favorite role. Baby Lasagna seems to have learned the musical mustard from Rammstein and Pain, among others. The sleeves – the outfit is still being adjusted – are reminiscent of the Finnish singer Käärijä from last year and the curtains by mémé. (Read more below the photo)© PIXSELLThe visuals include dancing kittens, matching the meowing of frontman Marko Purišić, who resembles a love child of Dries Mertens and James Cooke. Apart from all the nonsense, the song has a message: it addresses the social challenges in society. It certainly catches the eye, and it’s damn catchy. This will do very well with the public. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesItalië – Angelina Mango – ‘La noia’From Lasagna it goes to Mango. Angelina Mango (22) won the famous Sanremo festival and is the Italian envoy with La noia. That translates as ‘boredom’, although she does not necessarily mean the negative feeling, but the freed up space to discover yourself.She holds up strong live. Melodic and lofty, but her Italian fast parlando certainly catches the eye. And although it is a relatively traditional Italian song in nature, it has a certain Latino touch, which makes it sound very modern. The bookmakers place her in a provisional third place, and rightly so. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesGreece – Marina Satti – ‘Zari’This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Greece’s first participation in the song competition. They send Marina Satti with Zari, not to be confused with Spain’s mediocre Zorra. Thanks to the mix of ethnic melodies and instruments with modern beats, there is quite a bit of summer hit potential in this song. Still an underdog at the Eurovision Song Contest for the time being, but an increase could easily happen closer to the Eurovision Song Contest, and the associated rising temperatures. (Read more below the photo)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesFrance – Slimane – ‘Mon amour’Countries are sending a lot of jokers this year. There’s Estonia (twelve points for anyone who can remember that title), Finland with Windows95Man, and Joost Klein with his happy hardcore. Then Slimane is a welcome point of rest with his ballad. Very traditional Eurovision Song Contest and French. Yet it doesn’t sound old-fashioned. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesSlimane has a voice that wears pain like a tailor-made suit. The jury is only allowed to vote in the final, in which France is one of the Big Five countries anyway. He will certainly be popular with the jury members. Funny fact: he was once a coach in the Walloon version of The voice Belgique where he coached Eliot, our 2019 entry.Norway – Gåte – ‘Ulveham’Alanis Morissete sang Norwegian progressive folk rock, it was Gåte. Immediately our ‘dark horse’, underestimated by the bookmakers. In our opinion, completely unjustified. Admittedly, this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. But it is somewhat reminiscent of the participation of Go_A from Ukraine in 2021. As a Norwegian forest nymph, she produces flawless mystical sounds live in a language that originated in Norwegian mythology. Unique and enchanting, this entry. (Read more below the photo)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesSwitzerland – Nemo – ‘The code’Admittedly, upon first listen you think: this artist wants to do too much at once. A mixed bag of genres is thrown at your eardrums in The Code. Pop, opera, rap, epic film music. It makes you gasp, and the urge to take a nap afterwards threatens. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesBut it is one with growth potential that is in danger of sticking. After listening a few times, two things stand out: the song will stand out on stage and Nemo has quite a talent. With the bookmakers he settles in fourth place, just ahead of the Netherlands and Belgium. Austria – Kaleen – ‘We will rave’Genres such as Eurodance always have a place at the Eurovision Song Contest. In recent years it has become even more popular than ever. Kaleen draws on the beats and synths that colored the 1990s and 2000s. Despite the initial diminutive feeling, there is infectious hit potential in We will rave. (Continue reading below video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesUnited Kingdom – Olly Alexander – ‘Dizzy’Every year the United Kingdom pumps a lot of money into the Eurovision Song Contest, but with the exception of Sam Ryder in 2022, it has mainly resulted in major disappointment. With Olly Alexander they once again call on a big name, who already has an impressive track record. (Continue reading below the video)This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesThis time he does it with a pop song, which is completely in line with previous work with Years & Years. Or it will win, it might be a bit too boring for that. But this one does have potential to surprise. Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – ‘Unforgettable’Sweden sends a duo in its own country… Norwegians. The twin brothers Marcus & Martinus won the national preselection last Saturday, and immediately ended up in a controversy. Because Unforgettable is a bit like Salva mea from Faithless. There are indeed similarities. But they had never heard the song before, they claim. Now their Eurodance song has a clear 90s vibe. Their biggest hit, Elektrisk has no less than 100 million streams. So they are not completely unknown. (Continue reading below the video) This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferencesUkraine – Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – ‘Teresa & Maria’Ukraine has been doing well for years. The bookmakers often rate the country very highly, but it does not always end there. Now they are also going for second place for the time being. This year, Ukraine will send the duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil. With Teresa & Maria they once again perform emotional and folkloric songs with pop and rap elements about Ukraine and especially their women, who carry a great weight on their shoulders. This contains inserted content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies. You have not given permission for this.Click here to adjust your preferences . Remove your notes.

It seems ⁢like Sweden is sending‌ a duo from Norway, Marcus & Martinus, with ⁣their song ‘Unforgettable’. The song has a 90s Eurodance⁢ vibe and has sparked some controversy due to​ its⁢ similarities to a ‍song by Faithless. However, the ​duo⁢ claims they had never heard the​ song⁢ before. With their previous hit ‘Elektrisk’ ⁣having … Read more

Joost Klein’s ‘European Pope’ Breaks Spotify Record in the Netherlands!

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Joost Klein’s ‘European Pope’ Breaks Spotify Record in the Netherlands!

By our entertainment editors Mar 6, 2024 at 5:36 PM Update: 20 minutes ago Joost Klein has indeed set a Spotify record with his Eurovision Song Contest song European Pope. The song is the most streamed song in the Netherlands in one day. Previously, the streaming platform could not confirm that it was a record. … Read more

Israel Changes Lyrics for Eurovision Song Contest Amid Controversy Over Political References

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Israel Changes Lyrics for Eurovision Song Contest Amid Controversy Over Political References

By our entertainment editors Mar 03, 2024 at 2:40 PM Update: 16 minutes ago Israel will change the lyrics of its song for the Eurovision Song Contest in May. According to critics, the song refers October Rain clearly to October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israel. Israel’s Eurovision participation has been criticized for some time. … Read more

Joost Klein’s Eurovision Entry ‘European Pope’ Breaks Streaming Records in the Netherlands

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Joost Klein’s Eurovision Entry ‘European Pope’ Breaks Streaming Records in the Netherlands

By our entertainment editors Mar 2, 2024 at 3:19 PM Update: an hour ago Joost Klein’s Eurovision Song Contest entry European Pope has already been streamed 1.2 million times in the Netherlands via Spotify within one day. The artist may have set a new record with this. The song was presented on Thursday around 5 … Read more

Joost Klein’s Eurovision Song Contest Entry ‘European Pope’ Receives Rave Reviews from Radio DJs

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Joost Klein’s Eurovision Song Contest Entry ‘European Pope’ Receives Rave Reviews from Radio DJs

By our entertainment editors Mar 01, 2024 at 8:14 AM Update: 2 hours ago Radio DJs Domien Verschuuren, Tim Klijn and Jamie Reuter are very pleased with the Eurovision Song Contest song European Pope by Joost Klein. “It’s a very catchy tune and it really sticks in your head.” Joost presented his song on Thursday … Read more

Dutch participant Joost set to perform in Eurovision Song Contest second semi-final on May 9 in Malmö

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Dutch participant Joost set to perform in Eurovision Song Contest second semi-final on May 9 in Malmö

Jan 30, 2024 at 7:31 PM Update: an hour ago Joost will perform in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The Dutch participant will take the stage on Thursday, May 9, in the second half of the show. The Netherlands will meet Austria, Norway and Estonia, among others, in the second … Read more

Joost Klein: Netherlands’ Eurovision 2023 Contestant, Concert in Tilburg, and Selection Process Changes

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Joost Klein: Netherlands’ Eurovision 2023 Contestant, Concert in Tilburg, and Selection Process Changes

ANPJoost Klein in June 2023 during a concert in Tilburg NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 08:01 Artist Joost Klein will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden next year. The rapper was chosen from a record number of entries that AVROTROS received, more than six hundred songs were submitted. Chairman Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen listened … Read more

Netherlands Eurovision 2024 Selection Committee Announcement and Contestant Speculation

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Netherlands Eurovision 2024 Selection Committee Announcement and Contestant Speculation

By our entertainment editors Dec 8, 2023 at 4:33 PM Update: an hour ago Broadcaster AVROTROS will announce on Monday which artist will represent the Netherlands at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. More than six hundred songs were submitted, which was a record. A selection committee selected the song and artist. In a video that … Read more

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Participants: Israel, Luxembourg, Romania, Russia, Australia, and More!

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Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Participants: Israel, Luxembourg, Romania, Russia, Australia, and More!

37 countries will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year. Israel will be there again despite the war with Hamas, organizer EBU announced on Tuesday. The number of countries could increase to 38. The participation of Romania, which was also present last year, has not yet been officially confirmed. There are many conversations going … Read more