2018

DoReDos

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts MembersMarina DjundyetEugenio AndrianovSergiu Mîța Founded2011 Nationality🇲🇩 Moldovan National SelectionO Melodie Pentru Europa 2018O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016O Melodie Pentru Europa 2015 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongMy Lucky Day (2018) Biography The members of DoReDos originate from Rîbnița, Transnistria. DoReDos exists of Marina Djundyet (15 october 1986), Eugeniu Andrianov (2 april 1993) and Sergiu Mîța (3 may 1993). They all graduated from the Acadamy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts in Chișinău. They met in 2011 and decided to form a band, in those days called The Art Band. Later they changed their name into DoReDos. In 2014, DoReDoS won the George Grigoriu Pop Music Contest in Romania. In 2015, they participated in O melodie pentru Europa, the Moldovan national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. A year later, they took part in O melodie pentru Europa again, and they were finalists in the X-Factor Romania. In 2017, the group won the New Wave Contest in Sochi, Russia. In 2018, they were chosen to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “My lucky day”, reaching a 10th place in the final. In the same year, they released two other singles: “Write your number on my hand” and “Constantine”. In July 2019, the song “Shokolad” was available, followed by “Otpusti” in september. In December, they were given a Grasia Award for best concert show. In 2020, the group released a new single, “Ya teby lyublyu”. Later that year, they started recording in Romanian. Their first song in Romanian language was “Dragostea La Doi”. In the beginning of 2022, DoReDos announced a change of look and sound. Their first single in their new style became “Boom Boom” in February. Entries My Lucky Day Country🇲🇩 Moldova Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsPhilipp KirkorovJohn Ballard MusicPhilipp Kirkorov BackingsErik HøibySara Linnea LauingerKostya Vechersky Results Semi Points: 235Position: 3Running order: 7 Results Finals Points: 209Position: 10Running order: 19 https://youtu.be/5evrVL1rJPA

EQUINOX

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersZhana BergendorffGeorgi SimeonovVlado MihailovTrey CampbellJohnny Manuel Active2018 Nationality???????? Bulgarian (Zhana, Georgi, Vlado)???????? American (Trey, Johnny) National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongBones (2018) Biography Equinox was a Bulgarian band, established to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name “Equinox” comes from the term equinox, which means the moments of the year when day and night are approximately the same duration throughout our planet. These days are celebrated all over the world and are important to all major religions. Zhanna Bergendorf was born on October 20, 1985 in Sofia. She starts singing when she is 7 years old. When she was 18, she went to sing in South Korea. She remained there until 2010, after which she moved to Denmark. She participated in the X Factor Denmark. She became famous for winning the X Factor Bulgaria in 2013. She had a lot of hits in Bulgaria and won several important prizes in Bulgaria. Georgi Simeonov, known as JJ, is a singer, songwriter and vocal producer. He made his debut in the popular Bulgarian boy band 032 at the age of 16. In 2013, he began his solo career and released the songs “Better I Understood” and “Dealer of Love.” In 2009 he started teaching pop, soul and RnB, leading master classes in Sofia and Plovdiv. He works as a vocal producer for some of the biggest musicians in Bulgaria. He participated in the X Factor Romania. Vladimir Mihailov is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter, artist and vocalist of the famous bands Sappho and Slang. Prior to joining Equinox, he was a backing vocalist for Christian Kostov. As an artist, he has starred in three of the biggest Bulgarian films of 2017 – “Vŭzvishenie”, “Benzin i Nokaut”, and “Vsichko, koeto tya napisa”. He composed songs for many Bulgarian artists. He has been invited to play a leading role in the Bulgarian production of the musical “Mamma Mia”. He has worked as a voice actor in animated films such as “Frozen”, “Tangled” and “The Muppets”. Johnny Manuel comes from Flint, USA. Johnny has been a performer since his childhood, touring with ‘N Sync at the age of 14. In 2017 he took part in “America’s Got Talent”. His Withney Houston performance went viral on the internet. After “America’s Got Talent,” he released two singles, “Come Alive” and “Blind Faith,” and began working on his debut album with Symphonics International. Trey Campbell is a songwriter from Los Angeles, one of the composers of “Bones”, a major contributor to Equinox. Trey has written music for artists such as Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Norwegian singer Julie Bergan, and Romanian Alexandra Stan. In 2019, he was a backing vocal in the Eurovision Song Contest for Azerbaijani participant Chingiz Mustafayev. As a group, Equinox represented Bulgaria in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Bones”. Entries Bones Country???????? Bulgaria Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsBorislav MilanovTrey CampbellJoacim PerssonDag Lundberg MusicBorislav MilanovTrey CampbellJoacim PerssonDag Lundberg BackingsMaria Georgieva Results Semi Points: 177Position: 7Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: 166Position: 14Running order: 18 https://youtu.be/vC-1tdGDFQc

Saara Aalto

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameSaara Sofia Aalto Born02 May 1987 Nationality???????? Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2004Euroviisut 2011Uuden Musiikin Kilpailussa 2016Uuden Musiikin Kilpailussa 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongMonsters (2018) Biography Saara Aalto is a Finnish singer, songwriter and voice actor, born in oulunsalo. Saara wrote her first songs at the age of five and in 1998, at the age of 11, won the Kotkan Meri Song Contest. She represented Finland at the International Golden Deer Song Contest (Cerbul de Aur) in Romania in 2004. In the same year, she took part in Euroviisut, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, as a member of the group Heidi Kyrö & Just. She graduated from Madetoja Music High School in 2005, after which he moved to Helsinki to study music education at the Sibelius Academy. In 2007, She made her first public appearance when she competed in the Talent Suomi competition, finishing in the top three. Aalto perofrmed in the musicals “High School Musical 1 & 2” and “Wicked”. In 2011, she took part in Euroviisut again, this time solo with the song “Blessed with Love”. In may 2011, her first album, also titled “Blessed with love”, was released. In November 2011, Aalto’s second album, “Enkeleita – Angels”, was released, which, in addition to traditional Finnish and foreign Christmas songs, also featured Aalto’s own compositions.In 2012, Aalto participated in The Voice of Finland. After the competition, Aalto continued touring and opened the Blessed with Love online store selling eco-jewelery. Aalto’s third album, “You Had My Heart”, was released in may 2013. The album was the first one to hit the charts. In the same month, Aalto performed in Shanghai with opera lecturer José Carreras. A month later, she performed at the closing gala of the Shanghai International Film Festival. Aalto’s first Chinese album, “Ai De Zhu Fu”, was released in Finland and China in September 2013. In November-December 2013, Saara had her first concert hall tour. She also appeared in Disney’s animated film “Frozen”, as the voice of princess Anna. Saara participated in the 2016 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailussa (UMK), now the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “No Fear”. She became 2nd again. She also took part in The X Factor UK in 2016. Here, she also took the 2nd place. Newspaper Iltalehti chose her as the Finn of the year and she won the Finland Prize. The Finland Prize is a recognition of the Minister for Education and Culture for her outstanding artistic career. In 2017, Lidl launched an international advertising campaign in which Saara sang in the 20 languages spoken in Lidl’s market areas. She was one of the four judges of X Factor Finland. In 2018, Saara Aalto was chosen to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Monsters”. A month before Eurovision she released a new album called “Wild wild wonderland”, followed by a concert tour. In november 2019 a new album called “Fairytale: Joulun taikaa” was released. The single “Koska et oo täällä enää” became a hit in Finland. Also an international version of the album, “Fairytale: international” was released. In the autumn of 2021, Aalto played the role of Scaramouche in the musical “We Will Rock You” in Helsinki. In December of the same year, she went on a christmas tour together with Teemu Roivanen. In June 2022, Saara released a charity single, “This world”, in aid of Save The Children. Entries Monsters Country???????? Finland Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsSaara AaltoJoy DebLinnea DebKi Fitzgerald MusicSaara AaltoJoy DebLinnea DebKi Fitzgerald BackingsTuuli IkonenHeli LyytikäinenTeemu RoivanenYves CueniKane Horn Results Semi Points: 108Position: 10Running order: 15 Results Finals Points: 46Position: 25Running order: 17 https://youtu.be/hdjiuCUUpPc

Jessica Mauboy

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJessica Hilda Mauboy Born04 August 1989 Nationality???????? Australian National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongWe got love (2018) Biography Jessica Mauboy is an Australian singer, born in Darwin of an Australian mother and an Indonesian father. When she was 14 years old, she participated at the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition at the 2004 Tamworth Country Music Festival. She won the competition and went to Sydney to perform. She got a recording deal with Sony Music Australia. She released a country version of the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. Unfortunately, this was not a success and Jessica returned to Darwin. Jessica Mauboy rose to fame when she was the runner-up in Australian Idol 2006. She released an album called “The journey”, with her Idol performances. She became a member of the girl band Young Divas, but soon started a very succesfull solocareer. Her first solo studio album “Been waiting” in 2008. The song “Burn” hit the #1 spot in the Australian charts. Jessica’s second album “Get ’em girls” (2010) provided no less than four hit singles. Meanwhile, she started a career as an actress in the movie “Bran Nue Dae”, two years later followed by “The Sapphires”. Her third album “Beautiful” was released in 2013. On behalf of Australia, she was a guest performer in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Another challenge she got was performing at the opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Her 2016 single “Where I’ll stay” was used as a promotion song for the coverage of the Olympic Games in Rio on Australian television. In 2018, Jessica Mauboy was involved in the Eurovision Song Contest again, now as a participant. She sang “We got love” and reached the final. In april 2019, Jessica Mauboy released a new single, “Sunday”, followed by “Little things”. The latter became a hit in the Australian charts and got the platinum status. Both songs can be found on Jessica’s 4th album “Hilda”, which was also released in 2019. In 2020, she ended her contract with Sony and went to Warner Music Australia. In November 2021, her first record there was released: “Glow”. In May 2022, it was followed by “Automatic”. Entries We Got Love Country???????? Australia Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsAnthony EgiziiDavid MusumeciJessica Mauboy MusicAnthony EgiziiDavid MusumeciJessica Mauboy BackingsGary PintoNatasha PintoSamantha White Results Semi Points: 212Position: 4Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 99Position: 20Running order: 16 https://youtu.be/2BBLTY6T2Ck

Rasmussen

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJonas Flodager Rasmussen Born21 January 1985 Nationality???????? Danish National SelectionDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongHigher ground (2018) Biography Rasmussen is a Danish singer, born in Viborg. He studied dramaturgy. He is a teacher in dramaturgy in 2 schools: the viborg school of performing arts and the Aarhus Teater Lærning. Rasmussen started his career in the cover band Hair Metal Heroës. As a stage actor he performed in, among others, West Side Story and Les Misérables. He has been part of Vocal Line, a choir from Jutland. The choir even performed with The Rolling Stones. In 2018 Rasmussen represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Higher ground”. He reached the final and earned a 9th place in the overall ranking. A second single, “Go beyond”, was released in 2019. One year later, he sang in the Phil Collins tribute concerts In the Air Tonight. It was followed by a new single, “Stand by eachother”, in 2021. In the same year, Rasmussen had a role in the musical Atlantis The Musical. Entries Higher Ground Country???????? Denmark Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsNiclas ArnKarl Eurén MusicNiclas ArnKarl Eurén BackingsGustav BreslerMads EngelhardtDaniel FirthAnders ØrsagerJesper Paasch Results Semi Points: 204Position: 5Running order: 5 Results Finals Points: 226Position: 9Running order: 15 https://youtu.be/c0kP074Mw0k

Mikolas Josef

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameMikoláš Josef Čapoun Born04 October 1995 Nationality???????? Czech National SelectionEurovision Song CZ 2018 In Eurovision2018 SongSong (Year) Biography Mikolas Josef is a Czech singer, songwriter, producer, video editor and choreographer. Although born in Prague, he is currently living in Vienna. During his studies at age 17, Mikolas received the highest award from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, a gold medal with solo acting distinction, but he did not want to pursue this industry in the future. He also attended a number of fashion shows and photo shoots for leading fashion brands such as Diesel, Replay and Prada. However, he soon gave up his career as a model, mainly because of the insincerity and over-prioritization of the money he says is in the industry. In 2015 he debuted with the song “Hands Bloody”, which he recorded at his own expense. In 2016, two other singles were released: “Free”, which was his first self written song to become a hit in the Czech charts, and “Believe.” In November 2017 he presented his fourth single, “Lie to Me” , with which he also entered the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. He won and represented the Czech Republic in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. At the end of July of the same year, he released the Spanish version of his single “Lie to Me”. In early October, he introduced the single “Me Gusta”, on which he collaborated with Swedish composer Joacim Persson. In 2018, Mikola appeared in the selection of 18 inspirational personalities of 2018 in Forbes magazine. In early February 2019, Mikolas Josef released his sixth single “Abu Dhabi”. In the same year, he was the main face of an advertising campaign for Tezenis underwear. In May, he teamed up with Fito Blanko and Frankie J to release his single “Acapella”, number 1 in the Czech charts and also a huge hit in Poland, where it was awarded a gold disk in 2021. Also the songs that followed, Colorado (2019) and “Lalalalalalalalalala” (2020) became hits in both countries. In 2021, Mikolas appeared in a commercial for Skoda. Entries Lie To Me Country???????? Czech Republic Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsMikolas Josef MusicMikolas Josef BackingsAlžbeta BartošováJuraj BernáthPamela KokyKristián MensaMarek Mensa Results Semi Points: 232Position: 3Running order: 5 Results Finals Points: 281Position: 6Running order: 14 https://youtu.be/w0ZUuQe0shk

Madame Monsieur

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersÉmilie SattJean-Karl Lucas Founded2013 Nationality???????? French National SelectionDestination Eurovision 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongMercy (2018) Biography Émilie Satt (real name Sattonnet, 23 october 1984) and Jean-Karl Lucas (22 june 1982) met in 2008. They collaborated for the first time on the first EP of Émilie Satt in which they co-wrote three songs. It was a promo single for the Fort Mondeo in 2009. In 2013, the two created the group Madame Monsieur. A first EP was released in June of that year, including the single “Malibu”. In 2015, they composed the song “Smile” for the rapper Youssoupha. The song was one of the biggest hits of the year.In February 2016, Madame Monsieur released a first single from their EP called “Tandem”. In March, the group released a second extract, “See Ya”, on which they invited rapper S. Pri Noir. In parallel, they continued collaborations with rap artists, including La Fouine, Kery James, Georgio.In 2016, the two singers got married in Saint-Maurice-Crillat in the Jura.In November 2016, Madame Monsieur released the EP “Tandem”. Their first album “Vu d’Ici” was released on April 20, 2018. One month later, they represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song “Mercy”. After this, they released two singles, “Comme une reine” and “Les lois d’attraction”. In 2019, they wrote the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest again, this time “Roi”, performed by Bilal Hassani. In 2020, they teamed up with Jérémy Frérot for the single “Comme un voleur”. Their second album “Tandem” came out in the same year. Also in 2020, In 2020, they published a children’s book called “Je m’appelle Mercy”, illustrated by Saskia Halfmouw, in reference to their Eurovision song “Mercy” and whose profits went to the young child named Mercy, as well as to her family. In April 2022, their song “Des nouvelles de Tania” was released, a song about the situation in Ukraine. Entries Mercy Country???????? France Year2018 LanguageFrench LyricsÉmilie SattJean-Karl Lukas MusicÉmilie SattJean-Karl Lukas BackingsAllyson EzellNoée Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 173Position: 13Running order: 13 https://youtu.be/vjLuTtUv0Ns

Eugent Bushpepa

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameEugent Bushpepa Born02 July 1984 Nationality???????? Albanian National SelectionFestival i Këngës 2017Festival i Këngës 2008 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongMall (2018) Biography Eugent Bushpepa is an Albanian rock singer and songwriter. He was born in Rrëshen. Eugent first came into contact with music at the age of 6, when he was involved with the band ‘Pioneri’ , and then expanded his musical activity by attending various festivals in Albania. He began taking fifth-guitar lessons. After graduating from high school, he moved to Bologna, Italy, to follow medical studies. In 2005 he returned to Albania, where he studied at the University of Tirana. At the same time, he performed as a singer in a tv show and since then he has remained active in the Albanian music scene. He achieved his first success in Albania through the song “Maska e Madhështisë” (2007), with which he participated in the 4th edition of Top Fest. He participated in Top Fest three more times, with the songs “Viktimë” (2010), “Udhëtari” (2012), “Pranë Finishit” (2015). In the same competition, he also participated with the group “Sunrise” where he sang the song “Ëngjëll”. In 2007, Bushpepa and his band opened for Deep Purple at their concert in Tirana. He also was a supporting act for the Duff McKagan band during their performance in Tirana. A year later, he took part in Festival i Këngës for the first time. During the Beer Festival 2013 held in Korça, Bushpepa performed alongside Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Guns N ‘Roses guitarist. In 2014, Eugent performed as a vocalist supporting the band Darkology during their tours, as well as with the band Overkill on their European tour. In 2017, Bushpepa participated in The Voice of Albania. In December 2017, he won the 56th Festival i Këngës with the song “Mall”. Herewith, he won the ticket to represent Albania in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Bushpepa reached an 11th place in the Grand Final.In 2020, he released a single “Stay with me tonight”, which reached the number 1 spot in the Albanian charts. In 2022, Bushpepa went on tour with the band Core Leoni. The band released an album, “III” and a single, “Deep in my soul”. Entries Mall Country???????? Albania Year2018 LanguageAlbanian LyricsEugent Bushpepa MusicEugent Bushpepa BackingsGreta RadovaniErinda AgolliDenis HimaBesnik NikolliGerti Himadi Results Semi Points: 162Position: 8Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 184Position: 11Running order: 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyl1b1fVmdU

Sanja Ilić & Balkanika

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersAleksandar RadulovićLjubomir DimitrijevićNevena StamenkovićDanica KrstićMladen LukićIva Banićević Founded2000 Nationality???????? Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongNova deca (2018) Biography Aleksandar ‘Sanja’ Ilić (born in Belgrade, March 27, 1951) was a Serbian composer and architect. When he was 12 or 13, he wrote music based on a text by Dusko Radović performed by Dragan Laković. When he was 16, he sent his composition “Pesnik mira”, to Jugovizija, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was sung by Lola Novaković. As a young man, he performed in the group Vragolani, and then in the group San. In the seventies of the 20th century, he composed music for the anthem of the Yugoslav national soccer team. Ilić graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade in 1975. In 1976, he participated in Jugovizija again, the song “Bye, bye, bye” was performed by Bisera Veletanlić. Ilić’ song “Halo, halo” performed by the group Aska, represented Yugoslavia at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest. His song “Princeza”, performed by Sladjana Milosević and Dado Topić, was a candidate in Jugovizija 1984. Aleksandar Ilić died on 7 March, 2021, of COVID19. On June 29, 2021, he was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Merit. The idea for creating the group Sanja Ilić & BALKANIKA certainly came from Sanja Ilić. He wanted to start thinking about some completely new music at a time when he thought that the musical milieu from the end of the nineties no longer suited him. He searched and inquired about young and talented musicians who play strange and already forgotten instruments and he found them. Kaval, džumbuš, tapan, darbuke, saz, ut, gadulka appear in the music of Balkanika. The first album was mostly made by Sanja in the home studio with the whistles of bombs in 1999. Sanja named it “Balkan 2000”. The album soon became the best-selling album of the country. Before the end of 1999, a decision was made by Serbian broadcaster RTS to do the first big television show after the bombing, with complete material from the album Balkan 2000. All the performers from the album participated in the show. Officially, the first concert of Balknika was held on June 26, 2000 at the Lent Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. That concert was probably a turning point in Sanja’s decision for the group to embark on a concert career. In 2001, Balkanika performed in Shanghai for the Shanghai International Art Festival. The concerts were preceded by promotions on Shanghai’s main television. In 2002, they went on a tour throughout Mexico. When coming back to Serbia, all the materials were arranged to a show called “Balkanika in …”. In 2005, Balkanika performed in Pakistan and in 2008 in Egypt with the mixed choir of the Cairo Opera. Balkanika gave more than 500 concerts on all continents. The style of Balkanika has not changed since 2000. The Balkans have always been the inspiration, but the approach to each new song has been enriched with new, modern sounds offered by new technologies. In 2006, a second album called “Balkan Concept” was released. The third album, “Ceeepaj” came in 20009. With the arrival of the famous musician Boris Krstajić in 2014, he made a sudden turn at the head of the BALKANIKA production team. A complete album in English called “Stand Up” was made. The orchestra is joined by a young but strong and very talented rhythm section and the excellent singer Mladen Lukić, who proved his qualities in X Factor. Three excellent female vocalists remained in the group, Nevena Paripović, Danica Krstić andMarija Paripović, who with their strong and solid ethno voices give a new dimension to the pop rock concept of the “new” Balkanika. After the songs for the album “Stand Up” were finished, the translations into Serbian started. One of the first translations was made for the song “Don’t cry”, which in Serbian translation is called “Za kraj”. In 2018, Balkanika won Beovizija and went to Lisbon for the Eurovision Song Contest as the Serbian representatives. In the grand final, they reached the 19th place. Also in 2018, the group received the first audience award and the first prize of the expert jury at the Ohrid Troubadours International Music Festival 2018. At the first international festival MAC Music Awards Ceremony held in January 2019 in the Belgrade Arena, the group received, probably the most prestigious music award in the region as the best ethno group, again with the song “Nova deca”. Entries Nova Deca Country???????? Serbia Year2018 LanguageSerbian LyricsSanja IlićTanja IlićDanica Krstić MusicSanja IlićTanja IlićDanica KrstićDarko Dimitrov Backings– Results Semi Points: 117Position: 9Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 113Position: 19Running order: 10 https://youtu.be/WRQWQShbPHU

Michael Schulte

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameMichael Anthony Schulte Born30 April 1990 Nationality???????? German National SelectionUnser Lied für Lissabon 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongYou let me walk alone (2018) Biography Michael Schulte is a German singer and songwriter, born in Eckernförde. Since 2008 he regularly uploaded cover versions of songs to YouTube. He mostly accompanied himself with the guitar. In total, his videos have been viewed over 50 million times. In 2010, he signed a record contract. In 2011 he took part in The Voice of Germany. Michael Schulte reached the final became 3rd. With his title “Carry Me Home” he reached the top 10 of the German charts. In 2012 he released a debut album, “Wide Awake” which became number 1 on the German charts. Most of the songs on the album were written by Schulte himself. In December 2012 he released an EP “Grow Old with Me”, including his second single “You Said You’d Grow Old with Me”. Schulte made a tour in spring 2013 and presented his album throughout Germany. He played a total of 29 concerts, one of which was in Vienna. In November 2013, he published the Christmas album “My Christmas Classics”. He also accompanied the British boy group Blue in the preparatory program for their tour of Germany. In February 2014, Schulte released a new single, “Rock and Scissors” and a new album “The arising”. He was awarded the PlayAward in the Music category at the VideoDays in Cologne. From March 2017, he played the role of Micha in the three-part television series Neomaniacs. In April 2017, he released a new album: “Hold the Rhythm”. In 2018, he represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “You let me walk alone”. Being one of the favorites in the contest, Schulte reached a 4th place for Germany. In june 2018,”Die Kinder der toten Stadt – Musikdrama gegen das Vergessen” was released; it was both a musical for radio and an album. Schulte played one of the main roles. The play tells of the children captured in Theresienstadt, their lives there and their murder in the Nazi death camps. In 2019, a new album appeared called “Highs and lows”. His single “Back to the start” hit the German charts. In 2020, when the Eurovision Song Contest was canceled, Schulte sang in the replacement show Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light, in duet with Ilse Delange. Later, he released a single with her: “Wrong direction”. Entries You Let Me Walk Alone Country???????? Germany Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsMichael SchulteThomas StengaardNisse IngwersenNina Müller MusicMichael SchulteThomas StengaardNisse IngwersenNina Müller Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 340Position: 4Running order: 11 https://youtu.be/N4YwSy4Q9k0