Rotterdam 2020

Tonight, we will be able to watch the final of the 2002 Festival of San Remo. You will be able to watch it from 20:30 CET here. 23 contestants will compete for the trophy. Before the final, they all had to declare whether they want to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest. If it is a ‘yes’, this will be known right after the contest during the winners press conference. If not, it is likely that Italy will have a contestant tomorrow afternoon. Last year, during the winners press conference, Mahmood stated he wanted to go to Eurovision, but later started to doubt. That is not possible this year. The contestants will be: Irene Grandi, “Finalmente io” Marco Masini, “Il confronto” Rita Pavone, “Niente (Resilienza 74)” Achille Lauro, “Me ne frego” Diodato, “Fai rumore” Le Vibrazioni, “Dov’é” Anastasio, “Rosso di rabbia” Elodie, “Andromeda” Alberto Urso, “Il sole ad est” Riki, “Lo sappiamo entrambi” Raphael Gualazzi, “Carioca” Piero Pelù, “Gigante” Elettra Lamborghini, “Musica (e il resto scompare)” Enrico Nigiotti, “Baciami adesso” Levante, “Tikibombom” Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, “Ringo Starr” Tosca, “Ho amato tutto” Francesco Gabbani, “Viceversa” Paolo Jannacci, “Voglio parlarti adesso” Rancore, “Eden” Julio Cally, “No grazie” Giordana Angi, “Come mia madre” Michele Zarillo, “Nell’ estasi o nel fango” Originally there should have been 24 performers but Bugo and Morgan are disqualified. They were supposed to sing “Sincero”, but were disqualified because Morgan decided to change the lyrics, which is not allowed. The words he sang were clearly meant to insult Bugo,: “The bad intentions, the rudeness, your bad figure last night, your ingratitude, your arrogance, do what you want by putting your feet on your head. ” is what he sang. But you only know how to cultivate envy. Thank the sky if you are on this stage, respect who brought you here and this is certainly me.” An angry Bugo left the stage. Apart from this disqualification: so far, Francesco Gabbani is in the lead. It would be the 2nd time for him to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest.    

It’s also time for Malta to select a singer…. not a song. The final of X-Factor Malta will take place tonight from 20:30. You can watch it here. The four contestants are: Kyle Cutajar Justine Shorfid Destiny Chukunyere F.A.I.T.H. The jury consists of Howard Keith Debono, Ray Mercieca, Alexandra Alden and Ira Losco.

Tonight you can watch Latvia choose a song for Europe. The way they select is a little bit different from other years. There has been one semifinal with 26 auditions, and now they will have 9 songs in competition. Toms Grēviņš, Ketija Šēnberga and Beta Beidz will host the show at 20.25 CET.  You can watch it here. The participants will be: Seleste, “Like me” DRIKSNA, “Stay” Katrīna Bindere, “I will break your heart” Edgars Kreilis, “Tridymite” Katrīna Dimanta, “Heart beats” Miks Dukurs, “I’m falling for you” ANNNA, “Polyester” Bad Habits, “Sail with you” Samanta Tīna, “Still breathing” DRIKSNA is a participant as a soloist for the first time, but in 2014, 2016 and 2017 he was on stage as a member of MyRadiantU.  Katrīna Dimanta was present in 2014 and 2015. Edgar Kreilis took part in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Miks Dukurs did many attempts, but never reached the final… until now. Samanta Tīna took part in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. Two times she even reached the superfinal.  

Eden Alene is the winner of Hakokhav Haba L’Eurovizion, the Israeli national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She won the contest with a landslide! She will, on march 3rd, perform 3 songs, one of which she will sing in Rotterdam at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.  The show started with two duels:Eden Alene vs. Orr Amrani-BrockmanElla-Lee Lahav vs Gaya ShakiEden Alene was saved by the juries and continued too. The final result was: 1 Eden Alene, 260 pt.2 Ella-Lee Lahav, 182 pt.3 Orr Amrani-Brockman, 158 pt. Photo: Ronen Ackerman

Tonight is the night for Israel. That means, tonight we will know the artist representing Israel. You can watch the show here at 20:15 CET. The four remaining artists in Hakokhav Haba L’Eurovizion will compete in duels. Beside the two winners, the jury will save a 3rd artist. One of these three will be chosen as the Israeli representative. In a tv show on the 3rd of march, he or she will present four songs, one of which will be the Israeli entry. The contestants are: Ella-Lee Lahav Eden Alene Gaya Shaki Orr Amrani-Brockman Photo by Ronen Ackerman

Tonight will be the first night of the 70th annual festival of San Remo. Five nights, you are able to watch a show full of Italian music. On the fifth night, not only the winner but also Italy’s contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest (likely the winner) will be decided. 24 contestants participate in the ‘Sezione Big’,  wellknown names in Italy and abroad. Eight artists will perform in the “Sezione Nuove Proposte”, those are newcomers. Tonight, 20:40 CET, the first half of both will present their songs. You can watch the show here. The performers of tonight are: Sezione Big Irene Grandi, “Finalmente io” Marco Masini, “Il confronto” Rita Pavone, “Niente (Resilienza 74)” Achille Lauro, “Me ne frego” Diodato, “Fai rumore” Le Vibrazioni, “Dov’é” Anastasio, “Rosso di rabbia” Elodie, “Andromeda” Bugo & Morgan, “Sincero” Alberto Urso, “Il sole ad est” Riki, “Lo sappiamo entrambi” Raphael Gualazzi, “Carioca” Raphael Gualazzi represented Italy in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and became 2nd, being the winner of the expert jury. Sezione Nuove Proposte Eugenio In Via Di Gioia, “Tsunami” Tecla Insolia, “8 marzo” Fadi, “Due noi” Leo Gassmann, “Vai bene così”  

Tonight it was finally announced, in the Greek prime time news bulletin: Stefania is going to represent Greece in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. The song Stefania will sing, is entitled “Supergirl”. The song is composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and the lyrics are from Sharon Vaughn. Rumours that Stefania would be the participant, go on a longer time. Originally, the Greek broadcaster was planning to announce the participant in december, but finally we had to wait until the beginning of february.People might know Stefania. She participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 as a member of the group Kisses. She represented The Netherlands; Stefania has a Dutch mother and lives in The Netherlands.