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It’s Monika Linkytė for Lithuania

Monika Linkytė won the Lithuanian national final Pabandom iš naujo tonight. She will sing the song “Stay” which is written and composed by Monika herself with Chris Noah. Monika took part before in Eurovision in 2015. Together with Vaidis Baumila she sang “This time”. The duo reached the final back in those days and became 18th there. Lithuania will perform in the half of the semifinal. Here are the full results of the Lithuanian final: Monika Linkytė, “Stay”, 22 pts. Rūta Mur, “So low”, 22 pts. Beatrich, “Like a movie”, 16 pts. Petunija, “Love of my life”, 11 pts. Paulina Paukštaitytė, “Let me think about me”, 11 pts. Gabrielus Vagelis, “Sauksmas”, 10 pts. MoonBee, “Rumor”, 8 pts. Justė Kraujelytė, “Need more fun”, 6 pts. Mario Junes, “Do what you do”, 5 pts. Il senso, “Sparnai”, 5 pts.

Lithuania selects a Eurovision entry!

After two heats and two semifinals, tonight Lithuania will select a Eurovision entry. Out of ten songs, the entry will be chosen by 50% jury and 50% televoting. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here and on YouTube. The competing songs are: 1 Mario Junes Do what you do 2 MoonBee Rumor 3 Justė Kraujelytė Need more fun 4 Paulina Paukštaitytė Let me think about me 5 Beatrich Like a movie 6 Rūta Mur So low 7 Il Senso Sparnai 8 Petunija Love of my life 9 Gabrielus Vagelis Sauksmas 10 Monika Linkytė Stay Justė Kraujelytė was there last year and became 6th.Petunija took part in 2016 (heats) and 2022 (semifinal).Gabrielus Vagelis took part in 2013 (semifinals), 2017 (5th), 2020 (semifinals), 2021 (semifinals).Monika Linkytė took part in 2010 (10th), in 2011 (4th), in 2014 (heats) and represented Lithuania in 2015 together with Vaidas Baumila with the song “This time”.

Sweden: 3rd heat of Melodifestivalen is there

The very popular Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will have it’s 3rd heat tonight. Seven songs will compete, two will head directly to the final while two other songs will go to the semifinal. The show starts at 20:00 and you can watch it here. The competing songs are: Paul Rey sings “Royals” Casanovas sing “Så kommer känslorna tillbaka” Melanie Wehbe sings “For the show” Nordman sings “Släpp alla sorger” Laurell sings “Sober” Ida-Lova sings “Låt hela stan se på” Marcus & Martinus sing “Air” Paul Rey became 6th in the 2020 final. A year later he became 12th. Nordman became 5th in 2005 and 6th in 2008.

Iceland: Söngvakeppnin will start tonight

Tonight the Icelandic national final Söngvakeppnin will start. You are able to watch the first of two semifinals. Two songs will be selected, two others next week. In the end, a wildcard will be given to a 5th song. The show will start at 20:45 CET and you can watch it here. The songs in tonight show will all be sung in Icelandic. For the final, however, artists have the right to sing their song in English. These are tonights titles: Bragi sings “Stundum snýst heimurinn þér” Móa sings “Glötuð ást” Benedikt sings “Þora” Celebs sing “Dómsdagsdans” Diljá sings “Lifandi inni í mér” None of tonights singers had previously participated in any national final before.

Marco Mengoni represents Italy

After he won the Festival Di Sanremo yesterday, Marco Mengoni confirmed today that he will go to Eurovision. He confirmed that during the winners press conference this afternoon. The signs that he would do the job were already there. Yesterday, he said in a BBC-interview that he would like to go. Marco Mengoni will sing the song “Due vite” in Liverpool. The song is written by Marco himself with Davide Pretella and Davide Simonetta. Italy is placed directly for the final.

The Busker wins Maltese selection

Maltese band The Busker has won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The Band reached the first place in MESC2023 with the song “Dance (our own party)”, written by David Meilak and composed by David Meilak, Jean Paul Borg, Matthew James Borg, Michael Joe Cini and Sean Meachen. It is not sure whether “Dance (our own party)” will be the Maltese entry, as this is not obliged according to the rules of MESC. Malta will perform in the first half of the first semifinal. Here are the full results: The Busker sings “Dance (our own party)”, 121 pts. Maxine Pace, “Alone”, 73 pts. Brooke sings “Checkmate”, 70 pts. Matt Blxck sings “Up”, 45 pts. Ryan Hili sings “In the silence”, 41 pts. Chris Grech sings “Indescribable”, 34 pts. Ian sings “On my own”, 22 pts. Fabrizio Faniello sings “Try to be better”, 21 pts. Eliana Gomez Blanco sings “Guess what”, 20 pts. Christian Arding sings “Eku Ċar”, 17 pts. Nathan sings “Creeping walls”, 12 pts. Dan sings “It’ll be OK”, 10 pts. Cheryl sings “La la land”, 9 pts. Geo Debono sings “The mirror”, 3 pts. Giada sings “I depend on you”, 3 pts. Stefan Galea sings “Heartbreaker”, 3 pts.

Croatia: controversial Let 3 wins DORA

The controversial Croatian band Let 3 has won DORA, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The band will thus represent Croatia with the song “Mama šč!”. Croatia will perform in the 1st half of the first semifinal. The full results of DORA 2023 are: Let 3, “Mama šč!”, 279 pts. Harmonija Disonance, “Nevera (lei lei)”, 155 pts. Detour, “Master blaster”, 114 pts. The Splitters, “Lost and found”, 110 pts. Damir Kedžo, “Angels and demons”, 103 pts. Eni Jurišić, “Kreni dalje”, 71 pts. Krešo & Kisele Kiše, “Kme kme”, 53 pts. Barbara Munjas, “Putem snova”, 52 pts. Meri Andraković, “Bye bye blonde”, 44 pts. Hana Mašić, “Nesreća”, 33 pts. Top Of The Pops ft. Mario 5reković, “Putovanje”, 33 pts. Martha May, “Distance”, 31 pts. Boris Štok, “Grijeh”, 17 pts. Đana, “Free fallin’”, 14 pts. Maja Grgić, “I still live”, 13 pts. Yogi, “Love at first sight”, 13 pts. Tajana Belina, “Dom”, 10 pts. Patricia Gasparini, “I will wait”, 8 pts.

It’s Theodor Andrei for Romania

Theodor Andrei will represent Romania. “D.G.T. (Off and on) is chosen out of 12 songs. The song is written and composed by Luca De Mezzo, Luca Udățeanu, Theodor Andrei and Xjahed. The rull results are: Theodor Andrei, “D.G.T. (Off and on), 5.230 pts Andreea D Folclor Orchestra, “Periniţa mea”, 4.845 pts. Andrei Duţu, “Statues”, 4.302 Aledaida, “Bla bla bla”, 4.250 Amia, “Puppet”, 4.232 pts. Steven Roho, Gabriela Lazar & Formaţia Albatros, “Lele”, 2.857 pts. Maryliss, “Hai vino”, 2.471 pts. Jaxman, “Bad & cool”, 2.459 pts. Deiona, “Call on me”, 1.878 pts. Andrada Popa, “No time for me” 1.606 pts. Ocean Drive, “Take me home” 1.469 pts. Adriana Moraru, “Faraleis” 925 pts.

Reiley represents Denmark!

Reiley will represent Denmark in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. He will sing the song “Breaking my heart”. He won after an exciting evening. Denmark will perform in the first half of the second semifinal. Here are the full results of the superfinal: Reiley, “Breaking my heart”, 43% Nicklas Sonne, “Freedom”, 34% Micky Skeel, “Glansbillede”, 23% The other finalists were: Maia Maia, “Beautiful bullshit” Frederik Leopold, “Stuck on you” Eyjaa, “I was gonna marry him” Mariyah LeBerg, “Human” Søren Torpegaard Lund, “Lige her”

Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo results are in!

In Lithuania, the semifinal results are in. Out of 10 songs, the best five will head to the final next week: Beatrich sings “Like a movie”, 20 Paulina Paukštaitytė sings “Let me think about me”, 18 Monika Linkytė sings “Stay”, 17 MoonBee sings “Rumor”, 17 Mario Junes sings “Do what you do”, 12 Matt Len sings “Midnight train”, 8 Gebrasy sings “Saw your ghost”, 8 Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys sing “Sėdi ir važiuoji”, 7 Agnė sings “New start”, 6 Luknė sings “Paradise”, 3