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Amandine Bourgeois

© Albin Olsson About Quick Facts NameAmandine Bourgeois Born12 Juni 1979 Nationality🇫🇷 French National SelectionInternal selection 2013 In Eurovision2013 Malmö SongL’Enfer et Moi (2013) Biography Amandine Bourgeois is a French singer. Born on June 12, 1979, in Angoulême, Charente, Bourgeois spent part of her youth in Samatan, Gers, before moving to Paris. She began her music career by singing in bars, and despite some setbacks, her passion for music remained unwavering. Bourgeois’ big break came in 2008 when she won the sixth edition of Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol. This victory launched her career, and she quickly became a popular figure in the French music scene. Her debut album “20 m²” was released in 2009. Filled with pop-rock tunes, it showcased Bourgeois’ unique vocal style and songwriting ability. This was followed by her second album, “Sans amour, mon amour” in 2012, which further established her as a significant figure in the French pop scene. In 2013, Amandine Bourgeois represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, Sweden. She performed the song “L’enfer et moi” (Hell and Me) in the grand final and finished in 23rd place. On May 5, 2014, she released her third solo album, “Au masculin.” Amandine breathed new life into about fifteen revered tracks, from Alain Souchon’s “La Ballade de Jim” to Serge Gainsbourg’s “L’Eau à la bouche”, Nino Ferrer’s “La Rue Madureira” and Michel Jonasz’s “J’veux pas que tu t’en ailles.” She also performed duets, notably with Cali on “Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille” and with Beverly Jo Scott on Jacques Higelin’s “Monalisa Klaxon.” Her reinterpretation of Johnny Hallyday’s “Quoi ma gueule” became the first single from this tribute album, closely followed by her cover of Stromae’s contemporary classic, “Alors on danse.” Amandine participated in the recording and subsequent tour of the album-book “Georgia” in 2016-2017. This project, helmed by Albin de la Simone, was geared toward supporting the SOS Children’s Villages association. Around the same time, Amandine was also recording her fourth studio album at ICP in Belgium. Collaborating with Mat Bastard, the lead singer of the band Skip the Use, they released the first single “Tout est clair” in 2017. The full album, titled “Omnia,” hit the shelves in October 2018. As Amandine’s music continued to evolve, she hit the road in 2018 for a summer festival tour alongside the band, Le Périscope. The following year, she participated in a live cover session with the group Hard Sun. In 2022, she graced the stage once more, this time participating in the pre-show of the renowned Paradis Latin. Entries L’Enfer et Moi Country🇫🇷 France Year2013 LanguageFrench LyricsBoris Bergman MusicDavid Salkin BackingsGuillaume EyangoFanny LladoJudith Flessel-Toto Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 14Position: 23Running order: 1 https://youtu.be/hQwiQj5Dyj8

Leonor Andrade

© EBU/Elena Volotova About Quick Facts NameLeonor Margarida Coelho Andrade Born13 September 1994 Nationality🇵🇹 Portuguese National SelectionFestival Da Canção RTP 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongHá Um Mar Que Nos Separa (2015) Biography Leonor Margarida Coelho Andrade (Barreiro, September 13, 1994), also known as Ella Nor, is a Portuguese singer and actress. She has been playing the piano since she was four years old, but only started singing when a female vocalist was needed in her brother’s band. In 2014 she participated in the RTP program The Voice Portugal, having been subscribed by her friends. Still in 2014 she was chosen for the tv series Água de Mar where she played the role of Joana Luz. In March 2015, she won the Festival RTP da Canção 2015 with “Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa”, thus being chosen to represent Portugal in Vienna, Austria, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In May 2016 she released the album “September” with 10 songs, all of her own authorship, including ‘Strong For Too Long’ and ‘Já Mei’, previously released as a single. Among the songs we can also find a duet with Marisa Liz in ‘Deixa-me o Chão’. She changed her stage name to Ella Nor. She collaborated on a new song by Miguel Gameiro, “Ficas-me Bem”. Ella Nor ga voice to Yorn commercials, with the song “Shake It”, released in October 2017. The original version of the theme “Bang” in English started playing in TVI’s soap opera A Herdeira. The Portuguese version, adapted from the original in English with the collaboration of Carolina Deslandes, is the generic theme of TVI’s tv series Jogo Duplo. In 2020, Leonor started working in a project called Lefty, a four man band. They were first known for their single “Sede”, followed by “Fiança”. Their album “Andrómeda” was released in October 2021. In February 2022, the video of their song “Camel” was released. Entries Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa Country🇵🇹 Portugal Year2015 LanguagePortuguese LyricsMiguel Gameiro MusicMiguel Gameiro BackingsPedro MimosoRicardo QuintasTânia TavaresCarla Ribeiro Results Semi Points: 19Position: 14Running order: 7 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/vE-LqXkb0ok

Amber

© EBU/Elena Volotova About Quick Facts NameAmber Bondin Born26 May 1991 Nationality🇲🇹 Maltese National SelectionMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2015Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012Malta Eurosong 2011 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongWarrior (2015) Biography Amber Bondin (stage name Amber; born May 26, 1991 in Kalkara) is a Maltese singer. Amber Bondin received her first vocal training at the age of 16 from Maltese musician Brian Cefai before participating in the casting shows Trid Tarah and The Academy. At the age of 18, she was placed second in the first season of the talent show I.D and fourth in the Malta Hit Song Contest with her song “Take it easy.” Shortly after, she won the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza with her song “Trid Taprezza.” In 2011, Bondin competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with the songs “Catch 22” and “Touch Wood.” She finished in 13th place. In 2012, she participated in the MESC again and placed third with the song “Answer with your eyes.” Bondin served as a backing vocalist for Malta’s representative Kurt Calleja at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, where they ranked 21st with the song “This is the night.” In 2013, she took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest once more with the song “In Control,” finishing in fourth place. In 2014, she competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Because I have you,” achieving the same result as the previous year. Bondin also was a member of the Maltese jury at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014. In 2014, the singer applied again with the song “Warrior,” written by Elton Zarb, and became one of the 20 semi-finalists. She won the final with 72 points. However, she did not qualify for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna after participating in the second semi-final. In early 2016, Amber entered the top-10 with a new song, “What they say”. The song reached the no. 1 spot in Bay’s Top 40. On 10 November 2016, Amber’s album “Redemption” was released. A new single and video were released in October 2017: “No Neverland”. In July 2018, Amber had her first experience as an actress, when she played in the musical “Il-Ħanina Maddalena” and the rock opera “Ġensna” half a year later. Amber released the singles “Dance the night away” and “Untaggable”. She teamed up with Pamela for the song “Russian roulette”. At almost the same time, the solo single “Alive” was released and later in 2019 “That’s life”. Also in 2019, she played in another musical, “Il-Kbir Għadu Ġej”. In May 2020 she hosted two shows with Dorian Cassar, replacing the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest. They were cancelled, due to COVID19. The same duo also hosted the 2020 Junior Malta Eurovision Song Contest. They also hosted the show Magic on TVM. In december 2020 Amber teamed up with the band SterjoTipi for the song “Oazi”. It was followed in February 2021 by the solo song “Put away your money”, which became a no. 1 in the Maltese airplay charts. With Aidan, she released the song “Naħseb Fik”. And on th 3rd of June 2021 her new album “1991” was released. “Save yourself the time” was the first single from that album. It easily reached the Airplay Top10 too. ‘Dan il-Milied’”became a no. 1 in the charts again. In May 2022 a new single, “I need you” came out. Again a hit for Amber. She also released a christmas song, “Mument maġiku”. In 2023, she hosted the Malta Eurovision Song Contest together with Glen Vella. Entries Warrior Country🇲🇹 Malta Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsMatt ‘Muxu’ Mercieca MusicElton Zarb Backings– Results Semi Points: 43Position: 11Running order: 5 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/SaJxu3vorLc

Lisa Angell

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameVirginie Vetrano Born21 September 1968 Nationality🇫🇷 French National SelectionInternal selection 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongN’oubliez Pas (2015) Biography Lisa Angell, stage name of Virginie Vetrano, is a French singer born on September 21, 1968, in Paris. Of Italian origin on her father’s side, Lisa Angell participated in several radio contests during the Nice Carnival from the age of eleven to fourteen. She emerged as the winner for four consecutive years. At fifteen, she began classical vocal training at the Conservatoire de Nice, but she quickly stopped. Despite discontinuing her classical training, Lisa Angell pursued singing and worked as a pianist-singer in piano bars on the French Riviera. In 2001, she moved to Paris, where she met Didier Barbelivien. He wrote the song “Des années après” for her, but the experience was not successful, and Lisa Angell returned to the French Riviera. In 2009, Dani Lary invited her to participate in his show Le Château des secrets, which led to her meeting Patrick Sébastien on the set of “Le Plus Grand Cabaret du monde.” Patrick Sébastien offered her the opportunity to sing in “Les années bonheur,” produced her, and wrote songs for her first album, “Les Divines,” released in 2011 by Polydor. The album reached number 31 in France and number 86 in Belgium. Her second album, “Des mots…,” produced by Philippe Swan, was released in 2013. The first single from the album, “Je saurai t’aimer,” was a cover of Mélanie Cohl’s adaptation of Céline Dion’s “The Power of Love” in French. From September of the same year until the end of June 2014, she regularly participated in the weekly show “Les chansons d’abord” on France 3. She accompanied Tony Carreira in a duet on “L’Oiseau et l’Enfant,” featured on his album “Nos fiançailles, France/Portugal.” Her third album, “Frou-Frou,” a tribute to female interpreters of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, was released on April 21, 2014. It included notable songs like “C’était bien” (Le petit bal perdu) by Robert Nyel and Gaby Verlor. In November 2014, she joined Il Divo on their album “A Musical Affair,” where they performed “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” together. On January 23, 2015, Lisa Angell was chosen by France 2 to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song “N’oubliez pas,” written and composed by Robert Goldman. In the final in Vienna on May 23, 2015, she finished 25th out of 27 with a total of 4 points. Lisa Angell changed record labels and released her fourth album, self-titled “Lisa Angell,” on May 11, 2015. The album included the song “N’oubliez pas” and collaborations with Serge Lama, Patrick Fiori, and Jacques Veneruso. In December 2016, Lisa Angell released her fifth album, titled “Lisa Angell chante le Québec,” featuring covers of songs by Ginette Reno, Céline Dion, Diane Tell, and more. She subsequently embarked on a tour throughout France, which concluded on September 23, 2017, at the Zèbre de Belleville in Paris. In 2018, she opened her singing school, “REV’S,” in Saint-Raphaël. In 2019, Lisa participated in the eighth season of “The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix.” She reached the duels but did not go any further. Entries N’oubliez Pas Country🇫🇷 France Year2015 LanguageFrench LyricsMoïse AlbertMichel Illouz MusicMoïse AlbertLaure Izon BackingsDelphine Elbé Tambours:Yann ForleoJulien BotasBenoit CrozatierWilliam Pigache Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 4Position: 25Running order: 2 https://youtu.be/tJful-Jtc9o

Blanche

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameEllie Delvaux Born10 June 1999 Nationality🇧🇪 Belgian National SelectionInternal selection 2017 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongCity lights (2017) Biography Blanche, whose real name is Ellie Delvaux, is a Belgian. At a very young age, Ellie, inspired by her big brother, also a singer under the name of Oliver Lord, sang and learned to play the guitar and the piano. In January 2016, aged 16, she was selected for season 5 of The Voice Belgium, and passed the Blind Auditions performing Adele’s song “Daydreamer”. She survived the battles, and in the end reached the quarter finals of “The Voice”. After her participation in The Voice Belgium, she was spotted by Pierre Dumoulin, leader of the group Roscoe. The latter composed the song “City Lights”, with which she took the stage name Blanche (which is her third first name) The song was spotted by the Belgian national selection for Eurovision, and so on November 22, 2016, RTBF announced that they had chosen Blanche and her song to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The title and its clip were unveiled on March 8, 2017, and from then on Blanche appeared as one of the great favorites of the competition. In the end, she finished in 4th place. On January 26, 2018, during the D6Bels Music Awards evening, rewarding the best artists of the year and organized by RTBF, she was rewarded by the public in the “Pop” category, as well as by music professionals in the category A few days later, on January 30, 2018, she received 2 awards at the Music Industry Awards (MIA) organized by the Flemish public television VRT and Kunstenpunt, in the categories Revelation of the Year and Hit of the Year. for the song “City Lights”. She also received an award at the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) ceremony in Groningen. On May 24, 2018, during the show Van Gils & gasten (nl) broadcast on the Flemish television channel Één, Blanche unveiled her new single “Wrong Turn”. First single from his debut album scheduled for 2019, it was officially released in Belgium on May 25, 2018. On July 20, 2018, the single “Soon” was released, the second single from the upcoming album. On April 1, 2020, Blanche announced that the release of her debut album “Empire” would be delayed until May 29, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The single with the same name, however, was released in February 2020, just before the pandemic, and she released several other singles in 2020. In 2022, Blanche started studies in cinema and filmmaking. Entries City Lights Country🇧🇪 Belgium Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsPierre DumoulinBlanche MusicPierre Dumoulin BackingsSusanna Marie CorkJess Peet Results Semi Points: 165Position: 4Running order: 5 Results Finals Points: 363Position: 4Running order: 23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsCmChDYwA

Nevena Božović

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameNevena Božović Born15 June 1994 Nationality🇷🇸 Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2019Beovizija 2013 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv2013 Malmö SongKruna (2019)Ljubav je svuda (2013) Biography Nevena Božović is a Serbian pop singer, born in Kosovská Mitrovica. She studied music at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She participated in the Junior Eurovision with “Piši mi”, in 2007. After a small break from music, she made her come back in 2009. In 2013 she participated in the talent show Prvi Glas Srbija (the Serbian version of The Voice) and became second. She teamed up with the other two top-3 singers of the contest, Mirna Radulović and Sara Jovanović, to form the all girl group Moje 3. They won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ljubav je svuda” and thus represented Serbia in the international contest. Shortly after Eurovision, Nevena presented a new solo single, “Pogleda me”, followed by “Znam da nočas gubim te”. In 2014, Nevena participated in the contest Proleče u Beogradu. On May 7, 2015, Nevena promoted a spot for a single called “Trebam teme”.The song was autobiographical, as Nevena stated. “That’s it, this is me”. On May 26, 2015, Nevena opened for the concert of the French singer Indila, which was held at the Stark Arena in Belgrade. She opened the so-called New Divas Festival. Nevena continued her collaboration with Aleksandra Milutinovic, who did the lyrics for the song “Bal” and thus, on December 24, 2015, releases a song called “Čujem da dolaziš u grad”. In 2017, she competed in the famous Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitepsk, Belarus. Nevena finished in third place. In the same year, Nevena, unveiled her new single, “Jasno mi je” The song became a big hit in Serbia and the rest of the region. She also published an English version called “Dangerous Drug”, which also received positive reviews. Several other successful singles followed. In 2019, Nevena got the opportunity to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time, now solo with the song “Kruna”. She reached the final there and ended up in 18th place. In the same year, she was voted best female singer in Serbia by Nahi Radio. In october, she released the song “Sanjam”, which was written and composed by Nevena herself, just like “Kruna”. Also in 2019, she opened for famous Balkan star Zdravko Čolić. In 2020, Nevena released a new song, “Nestajem s vetrom”. The follow up, “Jutro na Prvo”, won an award in the category Best Collaboration. In 2021, she released the songs “Ljubi” and “Ne čuješ me”. After that, she took time for her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Anika. Entries Kruna Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2019 LanguageSerbianEnglish LyricsNevena Božović MusicNevena BožovićDarko Dimitrov BackingsIvana VladovićOlga Popović-VulovićDušan AlagićMladen Lukić Results Semi Points: 156Position: 7Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 89Position: 18Running order: 23 https://youtu.be/X0mdaeAyPvA Ljubav je svuda (Moje 3) Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2013 LanguageSerbian LyricsMarina Tucaković MusicSaša Milošević Mare BackingsKsenija MiloševićDunja VujadinovićJelena Mitić Results Semi Points: 46Position: 11Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/DbAAFijZIxE

Jonida Maliqi

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameJonida Maliqi Born26 March 1982 Nationality🇦🇱 Albanian National SelectionFestival i Këngës 2019Festival i Këngës 2008Festival i Këngës 2007Festival i Këngës 2005 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongKhteju tokës (2019) Biography Jonida Maliqi is an Albanian singer, born in Tirana. At a young age, she learned playing the piano and the violin. Later, she studied singing at the Academy of Arts in Tirana. At the age of 13, she participated in the Albanian national song contest Festival i Këngës 1995. After her solo debut in 1999, Jonida Maliqi participated at Festivali i Këngës for three consecutive years. In 2003, Maliqi won “The Best Performer” category at Kënga Magjike. A year later, she won the Ethno Music Award. In 2005, she won the “Best Interpretation Award” at Kënga Magjike. Maliqi starred in the Albanian version of The Ten Commandments: The Musical as Bithia in 2006. In the same year she released her debut album “Nuk Të Pres“. Together with Albanian pop singer Tuna she had a hit “Forca e Femrës”. In 2008, Maliqi made a comeback with a new single “Njëri Nga Ata” which won Kënga Magjike. In 2010, she collaborated with Albanian rapper Big Basta in their song “Sot t’i Japim Fund”. She also participated in the 2011 Kënga Magjike. In 2013, Maliqi starred at the musical “Romeo and Juliet” as Juliet opposite Albanian Skënderaj. In 2014, she co-hosted the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars whereas in 2015 she released a new song called “Jam Bërë Si Ti”. In 2016, Maliqi appeared as a judge on the fifth season of The Voice of Albania. On 10 May 2018, Maliqi released the song “N’Errësirë”. In December 2018, Maliqi won the 57th edition of the Festivali i Këngës, and thus became Albania’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ktheju tokës”. The song finished seventeenth in the final. In 2021, Maliqi co-hosted Festivali i Këngës 60. Together with Obie Kelz, she released a new song, “Need you”, in 2022. Other ventures Entries Ktheju tokës Country🇦🇱 Albania Year2019 LanguageAlbanian LyricsEriona Rushiti MusicEriona Rushiti BackingsArtemisa MithiTiri GjociWendi Mancaku Results Semi Points: 157Position: 8Running order: 14 Results Finals Points: 90Position: 17Running order: 2 https://youtu.be/-NAbYUoxIfg