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Sweden will be represented by The Mamas!

photo: Arkland, wikimedia Commons The Mamas are going to represent Sweden. They were chosen out of 12 contestants to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. They received the trophy out of the hands of a very happy John Lundvik, the man they backed in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

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Aksel Kankaanranta wins in Finland

Aksel Kankaanranta wins the Finnish national final. The song “Looking back” is written and composed by Joonas Angeria and Connor McDough. The full results are: Aksel Kankaanranta, “Looking back”, 170 pts. Erika Vikman, “Cicciolina”, 157 pts. Tika, “I let my heart break”, 127 pts. F3M, “Bananas”, 84 pts.  Catharina Zülke,

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Finland will make a choice tonight!

Tonight, the Finnish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen. After two years where the artist was already known, six participants will now battle for the ticket to Rotterdam. The show starts at 20:00 CET and can be watched here. The contestants are: Catharina Zülke, “Eternity” Erika Vikman,

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Denmark will select it’s entry

Tonight, 10 artists will perform…. for an empty hall. One of them will be the Danish entrant for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, but due to the corona virus crisis the Danish final Melodi Grand Prix will be held without an audience.Nevertheless, you can watch the show here. It starts

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Melodifestivalen final tonight!

Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, will come to an end tonight. Twelve songs will compete in the Friends Arena in Stockholm. The result will be decided by international juries and televoters/app voters. The show starts at 20:00 CET and can be watched here. The twelve songs are: Victor Crone, “Troubled

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Portugal decides!

The last one of tonight, and in fact the last one of the national final season, is Portugal. They will have a show that starts at 22:00 and can be watched here and here. Eight songs will compete in order to get the ticket to Rotterdam. Expert jury and televoters

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Bulgaria presents entry

Victoria Georgieva, the singer who will represent Bulgaria in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, has presented her entry. The song, a ballad, is called “Tears getting sober”. Music and lyrics are by Victoria herself, Borislav Milanov, Lukas Oscar and Cornelia Wiebols. Milanov also wrote the German entry, and

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Cyprus presents entry

Today, also Cyprus presented it’s entry. Sandro Nicolas was already chosen to represent the island, but now we know his song “Running”. Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu and Sandro himself wrote and composed the song. Producer Teo DK is also a co-composer.

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Danish final without audience due to Corona virus

Tomorrow, Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish final for the Eurovision Song Contest will be held. However, due to the corona virus, prime minister Mette Frederiksen adviced cancellation for events with an expected audience of more than 1000 people, or having the event without audience. DR (Danmarks Radio, Danish national television)

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Senhit represents San Marino

Today, SMRTV, the Sammarinese broadcasting corporation, announced their contestant for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam: it’s gonna be Senhit, formerly known as Senit. This Italian singer with Eritrean roots is going to represent San Marino for the second time. She did the same job in 2011. The song

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