Today we have watched the first rehearsals of day two. In our opinion Belgium put down the best reheasal of the day. Croatia, Norway, Romania have some serious work to do. Cyprus and Israel were oke. Azerbaijan had a strong rehearsal, with some little dance issues. Ukarain’s act is not specificly our cup of tea, but the act and vocals are very good in its kind. Bookmakers favorite Malta did not impress yet.
Albina sings in English, but also in Croatian. She does this on a background of pink and blue laser beams. The dance and the stage are fine. Vocally, there is still some work to be done, especially the high notes still sounded very impure In Cooperation with Eurovision Artists Photo Credits: EBU
Her full name is Albina Grčić, but she leaves her last name at home for the occasion. She participated in the X-Factor but withdrew when she was allowed to continue only as part of a girl group. At The Voice Hrvatska she did better: she reached no less than a 3rd place.This year she won DORA, the Croatian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Tick-tock”. photo: © HRT
© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAlbina Grčić Born6 february 1999 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatia National SelectionDora 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongTick-tock (2021) Biography Albina is a Croatian pop singer. She began her career by participating in the third season of The Voice Croatia. Albina chose Vanna as her mentor. Albina became 3rd in The Voice. Immediately after the end of The Voice, Grčić signed a contract with Universal Music Croatia. In 2020, she released her debut single “Imuna na strah”. She took part in DORA, the Croatian national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, and she won. That means she represented Croatia in the contest with her song “Tick-Tock”. Although she did not reach the final, Albina was able to prolong the success. Two singles followed: “La, la, love” and “Plači mila”. Both became huge hits in Croatia. In 2022 she presented her new single “Noću” during Dora 2022. Again, chart success was there! Entries Tick-Tock Country🇭🇷 Croatia Year2021 LanguageEnglish LyricsMax CinnamonTihana Buklijaš Bakić MusicBranimir Mihaljević DancersLuciano PlazibatMarko MarićDevin JurajStjepan Cutvarić Results Semi Points: 110Position: 11Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/vKdxjoNluzY
Photo: © HRT After an exciting DORA, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, Albina Grčić has won with the song “Tick-tock”. Albina will represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, where will sing in the first semifinal. The song is written and composed by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Baklić. The full results are: Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock”, 198 Alkonost of Balkan (Nina Kraljić), “Rijeka”, 145 pt. Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream”, 119 pt. Filip Rudan, “Blind”, 118 pt. Cambi, “Zaljubljen”, 118 pt. ToMa, “Ocean of love”, 103 pt. Bernarda Brunović, “Colors”, 99 pt. Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je”, 77 pt. Ella Orešković, “Come this way”, 52 pt. Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love”, 43 pt. Eric Vidović, “Reci mi”, 45 pt. Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli”, 15 pt. Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane”, 15 pt. Sandi Cenov, “Kriv”, 7 pt
DORA, the national final of Croatia, will take place tonight. It will start at 20.00 and you can watch it here; note that you have to register for free. You might also be able to watch it here (not sure!). The songs are: Alkonost of Balkan, “Rijeka” Eric Vidović, “Reci mi” Ella Orešković, “Come this way” Bernarda Brunović, “Colors” Sandi Cenov, “Kriv” ToMa, “Ocean of love” Filip Rudan, “Blind” Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli” Cambi, “Zaljubljen” Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love” Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane” Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream” Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock” Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je” Bernarda Brunović took part in the 2019 national final, as did Beta Sudar and Bojan Jambrošić . Jambrošić was also one of the participants in 2020. So was Mia Negovetić. Sandi Cenov was involved in the 2006 national selection. Tony Cetinski took part in DORA 1993, 1994 and 2001. In 1994 he was the winner and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Nek’ ti bude ljubav sva”. One of the members of Alkonost of Balkan is Nina Kraljić. She represented Croatia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest and reached the final for her country with the song “Lighthouse”.
As the countries participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be the same as in 2020, the allocation draw also will be the same. Eurovision.tv just confirmed that the 41 participating countries agreed on that. That means, the countries will perform in the same part of the same semifinal as was planned for the 2020 contest. Of course, the following order will be decided when all the songs are known. The allocation draw was, and is: 1st semifinal, 1st part: North Macedonia Belarus Lithuania Sweden Slovenia Australia Ireland Russia 1st semifinal, 2nd part: Norway Cyprus Croatia Azerbaijan Malta Israel Ukraine Romania Belgium 2nd semifinal, 1st part: Austria Moldova Poland San Marino Serbia Iceland Czech Republic Greece Estonia Germany, Italy and The Netherlands will also be able to vote in this semifinal. 2nd semifinal, 2nd part: Denmark Bulgaria Switzerland Finland Armenia Latvia Georgia Portugal Albania France, Spain and the United Kingdom will also be able to vote in this semifinal.
We received the sad news that yesterday, november 13 2020, Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac passed away. Krunoslav, or Kićo Slabinac, represented Yugoslavia in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Although he played in several bands in the 1960s, his carreer started in 1969 by taking part in the festival of Split. A year later, he won the festival of Opatija and as said, in 1971 he represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision participation meant his real breakthrough as a singer with his entry “Tvoj dječak je tužan”. The follow up “Zbog jedne divne žene” was another huge success. In the late 1970s the success vanished, you to legal problems and a stay in the United States. In the 1980s he returned to Yugoslavia and became successful again. In 1989 he took part in Makfest, a contest in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, currently known as North-Macedonia. His song “Letaj mi”, sung in Macedonian, became a huge success there. Slabinac passed away at the age of 78 in Zagreb, after a long illness.
Today, an interview with Eurovision Song Contest executive producer Martin Österdahl appeared. He explained that the EBU is working on some rule changes, in order to make sure that the contest never has to be cancelled again like it happened last year. Österdahl revealed one specific rule: next year, it is allowed to have backing vocals on tape during the live broadcast. That means the delegations of the different countries can be smaller than we are used to. There was always a limit of six performers on stage, for recorded backing vocals there is no limit. A choir of twenty people is also allowed. Boggie (Eurovision 2015) and her backing vocals. Will this be history from now on? Photo: Eurovisionary.com Österdahl also mentioned that taped backing vocals are optional. If countries want to have live backing vocals, it’s allowed. This rule only counts for one year and will be evaluated afterwards. It is the first time in Eurovision history voices on tape will be allowed. In 1999, Croatia even faced a penalty by using dubbed voices on tape in their performance. Only a part of the country’s points counted when it had to be found out which countries would degrade in 2000.
Of course, we would have loved to keep you updated for the rehearsals of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. But unfortunately, that is impossible.Thank goodness, this week we can follow Eurostream 2020, a great alternative for the contest.On Tuesday, may 5th, you can watch the first semifinal show. On thurday, may 7th, you can watch the second one. Of course, upcoming saturday we will have the Grand Final!!! You can watch them on the Eurostream Youtube Channel or Facebook Page.And guess what: YOU are able to vote in it. There will be an expert jury ánd televoting in the show, just like in the real Eurovision Song Contest. The first semifinal following order will be:1.Sweden2.Ireland3.Belarus4.Australia5.Lithuania6.Russia7.North Macedonia8.Slovenia9.Azerbaijan10.Norway11.Israel12.Malta13.Croatia14.Belgium15.Romania16.Cyprus17.Ukraine The second semifinal following order will be:1.Czech Republic2.Moldova3.Greece4.Serbia5.Poland6.Estonia7.San Marino8.Iceland9.Austria10.Finland11.Denmark12.Portugal13.Armenia14.Albania15.Switzerland16.Georgia17.Bulgaria18.Latvia So, although there will be no Eurovision Song Contest, there ís an alternative. Hope to see you this week!!
Today we have watched the first rehearsals of day two. In our opinion Belgium put down the best reheasal of the day. Croatia, Norway, Romania have some serious work to do. Cyprus and Israel were oke. Azerbaijan had a strong rehearsal, with some little dance issues. Ukarain’s act is not specificly our cup of tea, but the act and vocals are very good in its kind. Bookmakers favorite Malta did not impress yet.
Albina sings in English, but also in Croatian. She does this on a background of pink and blue laser beams. The dance and the stage are fine. Vocally, there is still some work to be done, especially the high notes still sounded very impure In Cooperation with Eurovision Artists Photo Credits: EBU
Her full name is Albina Grčić, but she leaves her last name at home for the occasion. She participated in the X-Factor but withdrew when she was allowed to continue only as part of a girl group. At The Voice Hrvatska she did better: she reached no less than a 3rd place.This year she won DORA, the Croatian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Tick-tock”. photo: © HRT
© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAlbina Grčić Born6 february 1999 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatia National SelectionDora 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongTick-tock (2021) Biography Albina is a Croatian pop singer. She began her career by participating in the third season of The Voice Croatia. Albina chose Vanna as her mentor. Albina became 3rd in The Voice. Immediately after the end of The Voice, Grčić signed a contract with Universal Music Croatia. In 2020, she released her debut single “Imuna na strah”. She took part in DORA, the Croatian national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, and she won. That means she represented Croatia in the contest with her song “Tick-Tock”. Although she did not reach the final, Albina was able to prolong the success. Two singles followed: “La, la, love” and “Plači mila”. Both became huge hits in Croatia. In 2022 she presented her new single “Noću” during Dora 2022. Again, chart success was there! Entries Tick-Tock Country🇭🇷 Croatia Year2021 LanguageEnglish LyricsMax CinnamonTihana Buklijaš Bakić MusicBranimir Mihaljević DancersLuciano PlazibatMarko MarićDevin JurajStjepan Cutvarić Results Semi Points: 110Position: 11Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/vKdxjoNluzY
Photo: © HRT After an exciting DORA, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, Albina Grčić has won with the song “Tick-tock”. Albina will represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, where will sing in the first semifinal. The song is written and composed by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Baklić. The full results are: Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock”, 198 Alkonost of Balkan (Nina Kraljić), “Rijeka”, 145 pt. Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream”, 119 pt. Filip Rudan, “Blind”, 118 pt. Cambi, “Zaljubljen”, 118 pt. ToMa, “Ocean of love”, 103 pt. Bernarda Brunović, “Colors”, 99 pt. Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je”, 77 pt. Ella Orešković, “Come this way”, 52 pt. Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love”, 43 pt. Eric Vidović, “Reci mi”, 45 pt. Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli”, 15 pt. Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane”, 15 pt. Sandi Cenov, “Kriv”, 7 pt
DORA, the national final of Croatia, will take place tonight. It will start at 20.00 and you can watch it here; note that you have to register for free. You might also be able to watch it here (not sure!). The songs are: Alkonost of Balkan, “Rijeka” Eric Vidović, “Reci mi” Ella Orešković, “Come this way” Bernarda Brunović, “Colors” Sandi Cenov, “Kriv” ToMa, “Ocean of love” Filip Rudan, “Blind” Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli” Cambi, “Zaljubljen” Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love” Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane” Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream” Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock” Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je” Bernarda Brunović took part in the 2019 national final, as did Beta Sudar and Bojan Jambrošić . Jambrošić was also one of the participants in 2020. So was Mia Negovetić. Sandi Cenov was involved in the 2006 national selection. Tony Cetinski took part in DORA 1993, 1994 and 2001. In 1994 he was the winner and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Nek’ ti bude ljubav sva”. One of the members of Alkonost of Balkan is Nina Kraljić. She represented Croatia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest and reached the final for her country with the song “Lighthouse”.
As the countries participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be the same as in 2020, the allocation draw also will be the same. Eurovision.tv just confirmed that the 41 participating countries agreed on that. That means, the countries will perform in the same part of the same semifinal as was planned for the 2020 contest. Of course, the following order will be decided when all the songs are known. The allocation draw was, and is: 1st semifinal, 1st part: North Macedonia Belarus Lithuania Sweden Slovenia Australia Ireland Russia 1st semifinal, 2nd part: Norway Cyprus Croatia Azerbaijan Malta Israel Ukraine Romania Belgium 2nd semifinal, 1st part: Austria Moldova Poland San Marino Serbia Iceland Czech Republic Greece Estonia Germany, Italy and The Netherlands will also be able to vote in this semifinal. 2nd semifinal, 2nd part: Denmark Bulgaria Switzerland Finland Armenia Latvia Georgia Portugal Albania France, Spain and the United Kingdom will also be able to vote in this semifinal.
We received the sad news that yesterday, november 13 2020, Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac passed away. Krunoslav, or Kićo Slabinac, represented Yugoslavia in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Although he played in several bands in the 1960s, his carreer started in 1969 by taking part in the festival of Split. A year later, he won the festival of Opatija and as said, in 1971 he represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision participation meant his real breakthrough as a singer with his entry “Tvoj dječak je tužan”. The follow up “Zbog jedne divne žene” was another huge success. In the late 1970s the success vanished, you to legal problems and a stay in the United States. In the 1980s he returned to Yugoslavia and became successful again. In 1989 he took part in Makfest, a contest in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, currently known as North-Macedonia. His song “Letaj mi”, sung in Macedonian, became a huge success there. Slabinac passed away at the age of 78 in Zagreb, after a long illness.
Today, an interview with Eurovision Song Contest executive producer Martin Österdahl appeared. He explained that the EBU is working on some rule changes, in order to make sure that the contest never has to be cancelled again like it happened last year. Österdahl revealed one specific rule: next year, it is allowed to have backing vocals on tape during the live broadcast. That means the delegations of the different countries can be smaller than we are used to. There was always a limit of six performers on stage, for recorded backing vocals there is no limit. A choir of twenty people is also allowed. Boggie (Eurovision 2015) and her backing vocals. Will this be history from now on? Photo: Eurovisionary.com Österdahl also mentioned that taped backing vocals are optional. If countries want to have live backing vocals, it’s allowed. This rule only counts for one year and will be evaluated afterwards. It is the first time in Eurovision history voices on tape will be allowed. In 1999, Croatia even faced a penalty by using dubbed voices on tape in their performance. Only a part of the country’s points counted when it had to be found out which countries would degrade in 2000.
Of course, we would have loved to keep you updated for the rehearsals of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. But unfortunately, that is impossible.Thank goodness, this week we can follow Eurostream 2020, a great alternative for the contest.On Tuesday, may 5th, you can watch the first semifinal show. On thurday, may 7th, you can watch the second one. Of course, upcoming saturday we will have the Grand Final!!! You can watch them on the Eurostream Youtube Channel or Facebook Page.And guess what: YOU are able to vote in it. There will be an expert jury ánd televoting in the show, just like in the real Eurovision Song Contest. The first semifinal following order will be:1.Sweden2.Ireland3.Belarus4.Australia5.Lithuania6.Russia7.North Macedonia8.Slovenia9.Azerbaijan10.Norway11.Israel12.Malta13.Croatia14.Belgium15.Romania16.Cyprus17.Ukraine The second semifinal following order will be:1.Czech Republic2.Moldova3.Greece4.Serbia5.Poland6.Estonia7.San Marino8.Iceland9.Austria10.Finland11.Denmark12.Portugal13.Armenia14.Albania15.Switzerland16.Georgia17.Bulgaria18.Latvia So, although there will be no Eurovision Song Contest, there ís an alternative. Hope to see you this week!!
Today we have watched the first rehearsals of day two. In our opinion Belgium put down the best reheasal of the day. Croatia, Norway, Romania have some serious work to do. Cyprus and Israel were oke. Azerbaijan had a strong rehearsal, with some little dance issues. Ukarain’s act is not specificly our cup of tea, but the act and vocals are very good in its kind. Bookmakers favorite Malta did not impress yet.
Albina sings in English, but also in Croatian. She does this on a background of pink and blue laser beams. The dance and the stage are fine. Vocally, there is still some work to be done, especially the high notes still sounded very impure In Cooperation with Eurovision Artists Photo Credits: EBU
Her full name is Albina Grčić, but she leaves her last name at home for the occasion. She participated in the X-Factor but withdrew when she was allowed to continue only as part of a girl group. At The Voice Hrvatska she did better: she reached no less than a 3rd place.This year she won DORA, the Croatian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Tick-tock”. photo: © HRT
© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAlbina Grčić Born6 february 1999 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatia National SelectionDora 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongTick-tock (2021) Biography Albina is a Croatian pop singer. She began her career by participating in the third season of The Voice Croatia. Albina chose Vanna as her mentor. Albina became 3rd in The Voice. Immediately after the end of The Voice, Grčić signed a contract with Universal Music Croatia. In 2020, she released her debut single “Imuna na strah”. She took part in DORA, the Croatian national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, and she won. That means she represented Croatia in the contest with her song “Tick-Tock”. Although she did not reach the final, Albina was able to prolong the success. Two singles followed: “La, la, love” and “Plači mila”. Both became huge hits in Croatia. In 2022 she presented her new single “Noću” during Dora 2022. Again, chart success was there! Entries Tick-Tock Country🇭🇷 Croatia Year2021 LanguageEnglish LyricsMax CinnamonTihana Buklijaš Bakić MusicBranimir Mihaljević DancersLuciano PlazibatMarko MarićDevin JurajStjepan Cutvarić Results Semi Points: 110Position: 11Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/vKdxjoNluzY
Photo: © HRT After an exciting DORA, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, Albina Grčić has won with the song “Tick-tock”. Albina will represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, where will sing in the first semifinal. The song is written and composed by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Baklić. The full results are: Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock”, 198 Alkonost of Balkan (Nina Kraljić), “Rijeka”, 145 pt. Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream”, 119 pt. Filip Rudan, “Blind”, 118 pt. Cambi, “Zaljubljen”, 118 pt. ToMa, “Ocean of love”, 103 pt. Bernarda Brunović, “Colors”, 99 pt. Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je”, 77 pt. Ella Orešković, “Come this way”, 52 pt. Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love”, 43 pt. Eric Vidović, “Reci mi”, 45 pt. Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli”, 15 pt. Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane”, 15 pt. Sandi Cenov, “Kriv”, 7 pt
DORA, the national final of Croatia, will take place tonight. It will start at 20.00 and you can watch it here; note that you have to register for free. You might also be able to watch it here (not sure!). The songs are: Alkonost of Balkan, “Rijeka” Eric Vidović, “Reci mi” Ella Orešković, “Come this way” Bernarda Brunović, “Colors” Sandi Cenov, “Kriv” ToMa, “Ocean of love” Filip Rudan, “Blind” Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli” Cambi, “Zaljubljen” Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love” Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane” Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream” Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock” Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski, “Zapjevaj, sloboda je” Bernarda Brunović took part in the 2019 national final, as did Beta Sudar and Bojan Jambrošić . Jambrošić was also one of the participants in 2020. So was Mia Negovetić. Sandi Cenov was involved in the 2006 national selection. Tony Cetinski took part in DORA 1993, 1994 and 2001. In 1994 he was the winner and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Nek’ ti bude ljubav sva”. One of the members of Alkonost of Balkan is Nina Kraljić. She represented Croatia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest and reached the final for her country with the song “Lighthouse”.
As the countries participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be the same as in 2020, the allocation draw also will be the same. Eurovision.tv just confirmed that the 41 participating countries agreed on that. That means, the countries will perform in the same part of the same semifinal as was planned for the 2020 contest. Of course, the following order will be decided when all the songs are known. The allocation draw was, and is: 1st semifinal, 1st part: North Macedonia Belarus Lithuania Sweden Slovenia Australia Ireland Russia 1st semifinal, 2nd part: Norway Cyprus Croatia Azerbaijan Malta Israel Ukraine Romania Belgium 2nd semifinal, 1st part: Austria Moldova Poland San Marino Serbia Iceland Czech Republic Greece Estonia Germany, Italy and The Netherlands will also be able to vote in this semifinal. 2nd semifinal, 2nd part: Denmark Bulgaria Switzerland Finland Armenia Latvia Georgia Portugal Albania France, Spain and the United Kingdom will also be able to vote in this semifinal.
We received the sad news that yesterday, november 13 2020, Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac passed away. Krunoslav, or Kićo Slabinac, represented Yugoslavia in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Although he played in several bands in the 1960s, his carreer started in 1969 by taking part in the festival of Split. A year later, he won the festival of Opatija and as said, in 1971 he represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision participation meant his real breakthrough as a singer with his entry “Tvoj dječak je tužan”. The follow up “Zbog jedne divne žene” was another huge success. In the late 1970s the success vanished, you to legal problems and a stay in the United States. In the 1980s he returned to Yugoslavia and became successful again. In 1989 he took part in Makfest, a contest in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, currently known as North-Macedonia. His song “Letaj mi”, sung in Macedonian, became a huge success there. Slabinac passed away at the age of 78 in Zagreb, after a long illness.
Today, an interview with Eurovision Song Contest executive producer Martin Österdahl appeared. He explained that the EBU is working on some rule changes, in order to make sure that the contest never has to be cancelled again like it happened last year. Österdahl revealed one specific rule: next year, it is allowed to have backing vocals on tape during the live broadcast. That means the delegations of the different countries can be smaller than we are used to. There was always a limit of six performers on stage, for recorded backing vocals there is no limit. A choir of twenty people is also allowed. Boggie (Eurovision 2015) and her backing vocals. Will this be history from now on? Photo: Eurovisionary.com Österdahl also mentioned that taped backing vocals are optional. If countries want to have live backing vocals, it’s allowed. This rule only counts for one year and will be evaluated afterwards. It is the first time in Eurovision history voices on tape will be allowed. In 1999, Croatia even faced a penalty by using dubbed voices on tape in their performance. Only a part of the country’s points counted when it had to be found out which countries would degrade in 2000.
Of course, we would have loved to keep you updated for the rehearsals of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. But unfortunately, that is impossible.Thank goodness, this week we can follow Eurostream 2020, a great alternative for the contest.On Tuesday, may 5th, you can watch the first semifinal show. On thurday, may 7th, you can watch the second one. Of course, upcoming saturday we will have the Grand Final!!! You can watch them on the Eurostream Youtube Channel or Facebook Page.And guess what: YOU are able to vote in it. There will be an expert jury ánd televoting in the show, just like in the real Eurovision Song Contest. The first semifinal following order will be:1.Sweden2.Ireland3.Belarus4.Australia5.Lithuania6.Russia7.North Macedonia8.Slovenia9.Azerbaijan10.Norway11.Israel12.Malta13.Croatia14.Belgium15.Romania16.Cyprus17.Ukraine The second semifinal following order will be:1.Czech Republic2.Moldova3.Greece4.Serbia5.Poland6.Estonia7.San Marino8.Iceland9.Austria10.Finland11.Denmark12.Portugal13.Armenia14.Albania15.Switzerland16.Georgia17.Bulgaria18.Latvia So, although there will be no Eurovision Song Contest, there ís an alternative. Hope to see you this week!!
Today we have watched the first rehearsals of day two. In our opinion Belgium put down the best reheasal of the day. Croatia, Norway, Romania have some serious work to do. Cyprus and Israel were oke. Azerbaijan had a strong rehearsal, with some little dance issues. Ukarain’s act is not specificly our cup of tea, but the act and vocals are very good in its kind. Bookmakers favorite Malta did not impress yet.
Albina sings in English, but also in Croatian. She does this on a background of pink and blue laser beams. The dance and the stage are fine. Vocally, there is still some work to be done, especially the high notes still sounded very impure In Cooperation with Eurovision Artists Photo Credits: EBU
Her full name is Albina Grčić, but she leaves her last name at home for the occasion. She participated in the X-Factor but withdrew when she was allowed to continue only as part of a girl group. At The Voice Hrvatska she did better: she reached no less than a 3rd place.This year she won DORA, the Croatian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Tick-tock”. photo: © HRT
© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAlbina Grčić Born6 february 1999 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatia National SelectionDora 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongTick-tock (2021) Biography Albina is a Croatian pop singer. She began her career by participating in the third season of The Voice Croatia. Albina chose Vanna as her mentor. Albina became 3rd in The Voice. Immediately after the end of The Voice, Grčić signed a contract with Universal Music Croatia. In 2020, she released her debut single “Imuna na strah”. She took part in DORA, the Croatian national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, and she won. That means she represented Croatia
Photo: © HRT After an exciting DORA, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, Albina Grčić has won with the song “Tick-tock”. Albina will represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, where will sing in the first semifinal. The song is written and composed by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Baklić. The full results are: Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock”, 198 Alkonost of Balkan (Nina Kraljić), “Rijeka”, 145 pt. Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream”, 119 pt. Filip Rudan, “Blind”, 118 pt. Cambi, “Zaljubljen”, 118 pt. ToMa, “Ocean of love”, 103 pt. Bernarda Brunović, “Colors”, 99
DORA, the national final of Croatia, will take place tonight. It will start at 20.00 and you can watch it here; note that you have to register for free. You might also be able to watch it here (not sure!). The songs are: Alkonost of Balkan, “Rijeka” Eric Vidović, “Reci mi” Ella Orešković, “Come this way” Bernarda Brunović, “Colors” Sandi Cenov, “Kriv” ToMa, “Ocean of love” Filip Rudan, “Blind” Beta Sudar, “Ma zamisli” Cambi, “Zaljubljen” Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić, “Share the love” Brigita Vuco, “Noći pijane” Mia Negovetić, “She’s like a dream” Albina Grčić, “Tick-Tock” Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski,
As the countries participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be the same as in 2020, the allocation draw also will be the same. Eurovision.tv just confirmed that the 41 participating countries agreed on that. That means, the countries will perform in the same part of the same semifinal as was planned for the 2020 contest. Of course, the following order will be decided when all the songs are known. The allocation draw was, and is: 1st semifinal, 1st part: North Macedonia Belarus Lithuania Sweden Slovenia Australia Ireland Russia 1st semifinal, 2nd part: Norway Cyprus Croatia Azerbaijan Malta Israel Ukraine
We received the sad news that yesterday, november 13 2020, Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac passed away. Krunoslav, or Kićo Slabinac, represented Yugoslavia in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Although he played in several bands in the 1960s, his carreer started in 1969 by taking part in the festival of Split. A year later, he won the festival of Opatija and as said, in 1971 he represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision participation meant his real breakthrough as a singer with his entry “Tvoj dječak je tužan”. The follow up “Zbog jedne divne žene” was another huge
Today, an interview with Eurovision Song Contest executive producer Martin Österdahl appeared. He explained that the EBU is working on some rule changes, in order to make sure that the contest never has to be cancelled again like it happened last year. Österdahl revealed one specific rule: next year, it is allowed to have backing vocals on tape during the live broadcast. That means the delegations of the different countries can be smaller than we are used to. There was always a limit of six performers on stage, for recorded backing vocals there is no limit. A choir of twenty people
Of course, we would have loved to keep you updated for the rehearsals of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. But unfortunately, that is impossible.Thank goodness, this week we can follow Eurostream 2020, a great alternative for the contest.On Tuesday, may 5th, you can watch the first semifinal show. On thurday, may 7th, you can watch the second one. Of course, upcoming saturday we will have the Grand Final!!! You can watch them on the Eurostream Youtube Channel or Facebook Page.And guess what: YOU are able to vote in it. There will be an expert jury ánd televoting in the show, just