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Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo results are in

The results of Pabandom iš naujo are in. Here is the full result of the first round. The first ten songs are in bold letters: Rūta Mur sings “So low”, 24 pt. Gabrielus Vagelis sings “Šauksmas”, 16 pt. Alen Chicco sings “Do you”, 15 pt. Justė Kraujelytė sings “Need more fun”, 13 pt. Paulina Paukštaitytė sings “Let me think about me”, 12 pt. Noy sings “Destiny’s Child”, 12 pt. Il Senso sings “Spamai”, 8 pt. Joseph June sings “Vacuum”, 6 pt. Baiba sings “When the lights go out”, 5 pt. Luknė sings “Paradise”, 3 pt. Justa Rubežiūtė sings “When I’ll find”, 2 pt. Aistė Pilvelytė sings “We’re not running”, 2 pt. Multiks sings “London”, 1 pt. W.I. sings “You can not”, 0 pt. Justin3 ft. DJ AusufYno sing “Not giving up”, 0 pt.

Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo 2023 starts

Lithuania starts with their national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest, Pabandom iš naujo. The first quarter final will be held tonight at 20.00 and can be watched here and on YouTube. Out of 15 songs, 10 will head to the semifinals. The songs of tonight are: Aistė Pilvelytė sings “We’re not running” Joseph June sings “Vacuum” Il Senso sings “Spamai” W.I. sings “You can not” Multiks sings “London” Luknė sings “Paradise” Gabrielus Vagelis sings “Šauksmas” Alen Chicco sings “Do you” Rūta Mur sings “So low” Justin3 ft. DJ AusufYno sing “Not giving up” Baiba sings “When the lights go out” Justa Rubežiūtė sings “When I’ll find” Noy sings “Destiny’s Child” Paulina Paukštaitytė sings “Let me think about me” Justė Kraujelytė sings “Need more fun” Aistė Pilvelytė participated in 1999, was 11th in 2004, 9th in 2005, 6th in 2006, 3rd in 2007, 2nd in 2008, 2nd in 2010, reached the 3rd round in 2014, 4th in 2016, 2nd in 2017, 5th in 2020.Joseph June reached the semifinals in 2022.Multiks was 14th in 2012 and took part in the semifinals in 2013.Gabrielus Vagelis took part in 2013 (semifinals), 2017 (5th), 2020 (semifinals), 2021 (semifinals).Alen Chicco took part in 2019 (5th) and 2020 (semifinal).Justin3 participated in 2017 (heats), 2018 (heats) and 2022 (quarter finals).Baiba sang before in 2013 (heats) and 2016 (heats).Justė Kraujelytė was there last year and became 6th.

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix, semifinal 2

Tonight knows the second semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Three semifinals will all contain 7 songs. 3 of them will be selected to go to the final, chosen by 100% televoting. The show starts at 19:50 CET and you can watch it here. The participants are: Jone sings “Ekko inni meg” Sandra Lyng sings “Drøm d bort” Alejandro Fuentes sings “Fuego” Swing’it sing “Prohibition” Elsie Bay sings “Love you in a dream” Ella sings “Waist” Bjørn Olav Edvardsen sings “Turn of my heart” Alejandro Fuentes took part in Melodi Grand Prix in 2018 (1st round).Elsie Bay took part in 2022, reached the 2nd round in the final.Ella took part in 2017 (1st round).

Malta: second quarterfinal MESC 2023

Tonight, Malta heads to the second quarter final of MESC (Malta Eurovision Song Contest). The show starts on 21.00 CET and you can watch it here. Four quarter finals will be held. Out of 13 songs, 8 will be chosen to go to the semifinal. The songs are: Brooke sings “Checkmate” Dan sings “It’ll be OK” Dario sings “Pawn in a game” Dario Bezzina sings “Briddle road” Francesca Sciberras sings “Masquerade” Ian sings “On my own” Kirstie sings “Girl get down” Lyndsay sings “Haunted” Marie Claire sings “Thankful” Mark Anthony Bartolo sings “Tears” Matt Blxck sings “Up” Maxine Pace sings “Alone” The Busker sings “Dance (to your own party)” Brooke took part in MESC 2016 and became 2nd, in 2017 she was 4th and in 2018 3rd.Dan took part in X-Factor 2020 and reached the 7th show.Dario took part in the 2016 semifinal.Dario Bezzina sang in the 2009 semifinal (with Grecia Bezzina), and in the 2010 semifinal.Francesca Sciberras was involved in the X-Factor 2020 auditions.Lyndsay took part in 2016 (semifinal) and in X-Factor 2019 (6th show).Mark Anthony Bartolo reached the 13th show in X-Factor 2019 and took part in MESC 2022 (11th).Matt Blxck took part in X-Factor 2019 (9th show) and 2020 auditions and in MESC 2022 (7th).Maxine took part in 2016 (5th) and 2017 (6th).

Noa Kirel sings “Unicorn”

The word is out: today, Israeli broadcaster Kaan announced that Noa Kirel will sing the song “Unicorn”. Noa Kirel was, on 11 August 2022, the first contestant to be confirmed for the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Noa’s song “Unicorn” is written by Doron Medalie, Yinon Yahel and May Sfadia. Medalie wrote “Golden boy” (2015), “Made of stars” (2016) and the winning song “Toy” (2018) for Israel. He also wrote “Feker libi”, the song for the cancelled contest in 2020. “Toy” and “Feker libi” were co-arranged by Yinon Yahel. The song and the video will be released in March.

Gustaph represents Belgium

Gustaph will represent Belgium with the song “Because of you”, written and composed by Jaouad Alloul and Stef Caers. After an exciting voting, the televoter chose Gustaph as the winner with a landslide, while Gala Dragot was the favourite with the expert jury. It is to be announced in which of the semifinals in Liverpool Belgium will perform. Gustaph, “Because of you”, 278 pts. The Starlings, “Rollercoaster”, 277 pts Gala Dragot, “T’inquiette”, 271 pts. Chérine, “Ça m’ennuie pas”, 268 pts. Ameerah, “The carnival”, 171 pts. Loredana, “You lift me up”, 167 pts. Hunter Falls, “Ooh la la”, 128 pts.

Estonia: results are in

The results are in in Estonia. In bold letters you will find the finalists. M els was chosen by televoting only, while the other four were chosen by mixed jury and televoting. Inger sings “Awaiting you” Linalakk, Bonzo sing “Aeg” Meelik sings “Tuju” Elysa sings “Bad philosophy” Robin Juhkentahl sings “Kurbuse matused” M els sings “So good (at what you do)” WIIRALT sings “Salaliik” Sissi sings “Lighthouse” Carlos Ukareda sings “Whiskey won’t forget” Alika sings “Bridges” This means, the line up for the final on February 11 is complete.

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix starts

Tonight knows the start of Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Three semifinals will all contain 7 songs. 3 of them will be selected to go to the final, chosen by 100% televoting. The show starts at 19:50 CET and you can watch it here. The participants are: Allessandra Mele sings “Queen of kings” Erik Næss sings “Wave” Rasmus Thall sings “Tresko” Kate Gulbrandsen sings “Tårer i paradis” Umami Tsunami sings “Geronimo” Ulrikke sings “Honestly” Byron Williams jr. ft. JOWST sing “Freaky for the weekend” Kate Gulbrandsen won Melodi Grand Prix in 1987 and represented Norway with “Mitt liv”. She also took part in 1989, but didn’t reach the superfinal.Ulrikke took part in 2017 (4th) and 2020 (1st). However, in 2020 the festival was cancelled and her song “Attention” thus never reached the Eurovision stage.JOWST was the 2017 winner. With “Grab the moment” they represented Norway.

Estonia: 2nd semifinal Eesti Laul

Tonight is the night: Eesti Laul will have it’s second semifinal. Out of 10 songs, 5 will be chosen to go to the final: four of them by a 50/50 jury-televoting. After that, one more song will be chosen by televoting only. The show will be aired on ETV at 18:30 CET and you can watch it here. The contestants are: Inger sings “Awaiting you” Linalakk, Bonzo sing “Aeg” Meelik sings “Tuju” Elysa sings “Bad philosophy” Robin Juhkentahl sings “Kurbuse matused” M els sings “So good (at what you do)” WIIRALT sings “Salaliik” Sissi sings “Lighthouse” Carlos Ukareda sings “Whiskey won’t forget” Alika sings “Bridges” Inger became 6th in Eesti Laul in 2019 and 8th in 2020.Meelik was a member of Tenfold Rabbit, who took part in 2012 (3rd) and 2013 (semifinal)Elysa was 3rd in Eesti Laul last year.Robin Juhkentahl won in 2010 as a member of Malcolm Lincoln and represented Estonia in the ESC with “Siren”. Malcolm Lincoln also took part in the 2012 semifinal. In 2015, Robin and his band The Big Bangers became 6th. WIIRALT took part in 2012 (semifinal) and 2022 (quarter final).Sissi was present in 2019 (4th) and 2021 (2nd).

Belgium selects entry

After a week of tv-shows on Flemish television, in which all the contestants chose a song out of two, there will be a final in Belgium. The show starts at 20:20 and you can watch it here. The contestants are: * Loredana You lift me up * Chérine Ça m’ennuie pas * Hunter Falls Ooh la la * Ameerah The carnival * Gala Dragot T’inquiète * Gustaph Because of you * The Starlings Rollercoaster Loredana took part in Eurosong 2014 with 2Fabiola and reached the semifinal.Tom Dice (The Starlings) represented Belgium in 2010 with the song “Me and my guitar”.