March 9, 2024

🇸🇪 Marcus & Martinus sing for Sweden

photo credits: PhotoAnnaR, Wikimedia Commons Marcus and Martinus sing for Sweden. They have won Melodifestivalen tonight with the song “Unforgettable”. The song is written and composed by Jimmy ‘Joker’ Thornfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, with Marcus and Martinus themselves. Both televoters and expert jury chose the song with a landslide. Here’s the full result: Marcus & Martinus, “Unforgettable”, 177 pts. Medina, “Que sera”, 104 pts. Smash Into Pieces, “Heroes are calling”, 90 pts. Cazzi Opeia, “Give my heart a break”, 87 pts. Liamoo, “Dragon”, 83 pts. Danny Saucedo, “Happy that you found me”, 74 pts. Maria Sur, “When I’m gone”, 72 pts. Annika Wickihalder, “Light”, 63 pts. Jacqline, “Effortless”, 61 pts. Jay Smith, “Back to my roots”, 46 pts. Lisa Ajax, “Awful liar”, 37 pts. Dotter, “It’s not easy to write a love song”, 34 pts.

🇦🇲 Ladaniva to represent Armenia

The duo Ladaniva will represent Armenia in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. That is what Armenian television announced tonight. Ladaniva consists of Jaklin Baghdasaryan, an Armenian vocalist, and Louis Thomas, a French multi-instrumentalist. Together, they create a unique fusion of Armenian folk music with diverse international influences. Their song for the Eurovision Song Contest is set to be unveiled shortly. Their music seamlessly integrates elements ranging from Balkan folk melodies to the rhythms of maloya, jazz, and reggae, illustrating a transcultural journey that merges traditional Armenian melodies with the duo’s rich experiences gathered from travels in Latin America, Africa, and Reunion Island. Ladaniva’s sound mirrors their mixed heritage and their deep fascination with exploring the music and cultures of the world. Armenia will perform in the 1st half of the 2nd semifinal. Note that “Shakar” is NOT their Eurovision song.

🇵🇹 Portugal: Festival RTP da Canção final tonight

Festival RTP da Canção closes the row of national finals tonight. In this festival, consisting of 12 songs, the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen. The contest will be transmitted from the RTP Studios in Lisbon and hosted by Vasco Palmeirim and Filomena Cautela. They will be supported from the green room by Inês Lopes Gonçalves. The show starts at 22:00 CET and you can watch it here and here. These are the 12 participants: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 Change Silk Nobre 2 Criatura Rita Onofre 3 Memory Noble 4 O farol Buba Espinho 5 Teorias da conspiração Nena 6 Grito Iolanda 7 Aceitar No Maka ft. Ana Maria 8 Primavera Cristina Clara 9 Pontos finais Rita Rocha 10 Doce mistéria Leo Middea 11 Bem longe daqui Perpétua 12 …Pelas costuras João Borsch

🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen faces the final

Tonight is the night of the Melodifestivalen final. The popular Swedish national final will be held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm and will be hosted by Carina Berg. The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here. These are the 12 participating songs: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 When I’m gone Maria Sur 2 Back to my roots Jay Smith 3 Awful liar Lisa Ajax 4 Heroes are calling Smash Into Pieces 5 Give my heart a break Cazzi Opeia 6 Light Annika Wickihalder 7 Unforgettable Marcus & Martinus 8 It’s not easy to write a love song Dotter 9 Que sera Medina 10 Dragon Liamoo 11 Effortless Jacqline 12 Happy that you found me Danny Saucedo Maria Sur was 9th in last year’s Melodifestivalen final.Lisa Ajax was present in 2016 (7th), 2017 (9th), 2019 (9th) and 2022 (with Nello, quarter final).Smash Into Pieces was 3rd last year.Cazzi Opeia was 9th in 2022.Marcus & Martinus were 2nd last year.Dotter took part in Melodifestivalen before in 2018 (semifinals), in 2020 (2nd) and in 2021 (4th).Medina was 3rd in 2022.Liamoo was 6th in 2018. He was 2nd in 2019 with Hanna Ferm. In 2022 he was 4th.Danny Saucedo was 3rd in 2009 (with E.M.D.), 2nd in 2011, also 2nd in 2012 and 7th in 2021.