18 May 2013
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Friday, 08 March 2013 18:20
Malta: Gianluca performing well on iTunes
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
This years' edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest could not have finished with a more positive surprise noting that the surprise winner at the end of the evening was none other than Gianluca with the track Tomorrow co-written by Boris Cezek and Dean Muscat. The song has received positivm criticism from abroad noting that the first runner-up track was said to be quite dated by several exponents of the local and foreign music industry whom nevertheless remarked Kevin's stunning vocal abilities. Tomorrow has been released onto iTunes in recent days and has been performing significantly well. You may purchase your copy here. Public Broadcasting Services officially released a press release a couple of days back issuing the full days of the iTunes release and stating that the song is being given digital promotion through Sony Music in the United Kingdom which is definitely positive for the entry as it…
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Crno I Belo presented by Kaliopi managed to qualify to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest last year noting that it brought an end to the unsuccessful attempts of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. MRT, the broadcaster has decided to keep intact with the formula and go for yet another internal selection, eventually coming up with a duet involving Esma and Lozano but it seems that the main focus of their participation, the actual song entitled Imperija has not been met by positive criticism and therefore is set to be replaced according to several people with insider information. The Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia are set to compete in the second semi-final with Tomorrow performed by Gianluca Bezzina on behalf of Malta. It is said that due to the reaction of the domestic public, a brand new entry is currently being written by Darko Dimitrov and Lazar Cvetkovski.…
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 22:25
Israel: Stunning Choice as Moran Mazor Wins
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
IBA, the Israeli broadcaster responsible for the participation in the Eurovision Song Contest have just organised this years' edition of the KDAM selection process which has become synonomous with the choice of the nation. It has to be noted that there was a wonderful selection of songs with the ballads being overwhelmingly strong. At the end of the evening, managing to rank in joint first place, both with the public and the jury, was none other than Moran Mazor with the track Rak Bishvilo. The track which translates into Only For Him will be competing alongside Malta in the second semi-final set to take place on Thursday, 16th May 2013. Despite the fact that the original favourite for the selection, Kathleen Reiter pulled out just a couple of hours before the show only to be replaced by a second chance entry, it seems that there was a lot of investment…
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Israel has had a lengthy and successful record at the Eurovision Song Contest, having won in 1978, 1979 and 1998. Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta won in Paris in 1978 with the happy song A-Ba-Ni-Bi. On home ground in Jerusalem the following year, Israel triumphed again, with the hymn Hallelujah performed by Gali Atari & Milk and Honey. The third victory came in Birmingham in 1998. Dana International success came with the dancy song Diva, which was a very popular song in Malta during that summer. 2011 and 2012 were less fruitful as former Eurovision winner Dana International in Dusseldorf and Izabo in Baku both failed to qualify for the final. This year IBA is doing its best when it comes to KDAM 2013, the Israeli national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. 30 songs competed in 3 Semi-Finals on the 26th, 27th and 28th of February. 10 songs qualified for…
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 09:00
United Kingdom: BBC Selects Bonnie Tyler
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
The participation of the United Kingdom within the Eurovision Song Contest has not been deemed successful as of late due to the fact that the British Broadcasting Corporation are said to be out of touch with the way that the event is organised. For the past couple of years, most of the entries that finished within the top five have managed success in their respective regions whilst a number of winners including; Loreen, Lena Meyer-Landrut, and Alexander Rybak have broken through world markets. Following last years' disappointment, it was thought that the British Broadcasting Corporation might have learned but one cannot be too sure as their announcement took place earlier today stating that it is indeed Bonnie Tyler who will fly the flag for the United Kingdom. In a official post by the British Broadcasting Corporation it has been confirmed that Bonnie Tyler will be performing the track Believe In…
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:50
Israel: Kathleen Reiter Withdraws from KDAM
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Milim performed by Harel Skaat was the last entry from Israel to make it through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest for the simple reason that the track was strong even though the live performance was in my opinion, not up to scratch hence the mid-table placing on the final night. That was in 2010 and three years later, despite having their best selection in quite a while, it seems that some trouble is brewing with one of the contestants in the selection, none other than favourite Kathleen Reiter, winner of the first season of The Voice Israel who is threatening to withdraw from the competition for the simple reason that she claims that it is fixed. Kathleen Reiter was instilled as a public and jury favourite to win the Kdam competition tomorrow night with the song Jusqu'a Moi, having been branded as an answer to Natasha St-Pier…
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:20
Radio International: An Interview with Jessika
Written by Juergen Boernig
National selections all over the continent are coming to an end especially when considering that the month of March started just a couple of days ago. This years' edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be needing a lot of improvements in order to be elevated in quality but several broadcasters know that in order to do well, their tracks need to be slightly altered and the final versions presented to the European Broadcasting Union will surely denote this element. We would like to invite you to the weekly Ultimate Eurovision Experience. Apart from the means of FM Radio in the Netherlands on FM 106.8 and the audio stream from the studio via www.radiointernational.tv and on Digital Cable 781 & cable 88.1Mhz in the Netherlands, the show will also be web-televised via the Radio International TV Channel from the studio and linking up the many international Eurovision fans and friends…
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 03:40
Belarus: Alyona set to perform 'Solayoh'
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Alyona Lanskaya has been flirting with the idea of going to the Eurovision Song Contest for the past couple of years noting that despite being selected to represent her native Belarus in 2012, was disqualified due to apparent voting fraud. She returned as the clear favourite this time round and won the selection with the track Rhythm of Love co-written by Leonid Shirin and Yuri Vaschuk which has now been replaced by a much more contemporary song entitled Solayoh co-written by Marc Paelinck and Martin King. This will be the track that Alyona will perform during the first semi-final of the upcoming international competition which is set to take place in Sweden. According to several soruces, Lanskaya heard several songs before making this decision as she wanted to make sure that the song selection ultimately reflects on the result achieved abroad. This is an extremely contemporary track which features a…
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 03:31
Sweden: Chiara Makes Melodifestivalen Cameo
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Saturday is known to be an important day in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest and this is due to the simple reason that countries would be selecting their entries and this will be the case this week when Sweden select their representative during the Melodifestivalen competition. As has been the case in recent years, an international panel of judges will be called upon to submit their votes and indeed, Malta has been invited for the third year running. Whilst we have no clue to who will be part of the jury, we are proud to reveal that our envoy will be none other than three time Eurovision Song Contest representative, Chiara. The selection of this artist was surely a good choice considering that she holds a special place amongst several fans of the music competition following her success achieved in 1998 with the song The One That…
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Monday, 04 March 2013 14:31
Malta: Digital Bundle of 'Tomorrow' Released
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Tomorrow, co-written by Dean Muscat and Boris Cezek to the vocals of Gianluca will be representing Malta in the upcoming edition of the Eurovision Song Contest set to take place in Malmo, Sweden. The Public Broadcasting Services is committed towards promoting our entry prior to the actual event noting that Gianluca returned earlier today from a visit to Armenia where he performed during the national final which saw Gor Suyjan winning with the song Lonely Planet co-written by a member of the rock group, Black Sabbath. The Netherlands is the next known stop for the young representative but in the meantime, people can continue to enjoy Tomorrow by purchasing it through iTunes noting that a deal was struck with Albam Records for the release of several versions which people which thoroughly enjoy and a brand new track entitled I'll Be There written by the same songwriters. Albam Records, situated in…
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