April 12, 2022

The Rasmus: we are different from all the others

“Being an artist is not like a regular job. It’s really like you put your heart in it. It’s a little bit like living at the risk all the time,” says Lauri Ylönen, lead singer of The Rasmus. And you probably know that band. Because they are probably the most famous candidates in Turin. They have been around since 1994, but it took almost ten years before they had their international breakthrough. Their first and biggest international hit was “In the shadows” from their also successful album “Dead letters”. Our reporter Kal spoke to the foursome. They tell him that they are different from all the others and want to show that on stage. They also tell you what “Jezebel” is about and that the riff of the song has been on the shelf for a while. Kal also pays special attention to Emilia Suhonen: she is new to the band. Oh yes, and they also talked about… well, see for yourself.

No Israel in Eurovision 2022?

Due to the strike of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the GSS (the Israeli security service) cannot handle the Israeli delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest and at the moment the Israeli delegation will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. That is literally what the Israeli broadcaster Kan announced via Twitter this morning. Israel would be represented by Michael Ben David with the song “I.M.”. It is not clear whether he will actually travel to Turin. There is no official statement from the EBU. To be continued. Update: According to the broadcaster Israel will participate but possibly with a live-on-tape performance. The previously posted tweet was published in hopes of putting pressure on the ministry. Nothing is confirmed yet by the EBU, we will keep you posted.

We Are Domi met at a Halloween Party

We Are Domi is a group with a special composition: Casper Hatlestad and Benjamin Rekstad are from Norway, Dominika Hašková is from the Czech Republic. And to complicate matters, they live in London. We Are Domi won the Czech Republic national selection with the song “Lights off”. The afternoon before Eurovision In Concert, our reporter Kal Engels spoke with the group. About how the group started (yes, they met at a Halloween party!), how they looked forward to Eurovision In Concert, but also about what is so special about Casper’s guitar. So watch the video quickly. It’s more than worth it!