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Darude

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameTone-Ville Henrik Virtanen Born17 July 1975 Nationality???????? Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongLook away (2019, with Sebastian Rejman) Biography Darude (real name Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen is a Finnish DJ and composer. He was born in Eura, in the Southwestern part of Finland. Virtanen started his career when attending highschoo. He was enthusiastic about making music at the computer at the time. He played the song “Rude Boy” by Swedish eurodance artist Leila K four times at a school party. He then began to be playfully called Rude Boy. Rude Boy later changed to Da Rude, who eventually became Darude. Darude eagerly pursued his career and in 1997 his demos were played on some radio stations. His songs were also available for download on MP3.com. In 1999, he made a demo of “Sandstorm” for his producer Jaakko Salovaara (JS16). Darude signed a record deal with Salovaara’s 16 Inch Records and “Sandstorm” was released as a single shortly thereafter. The track proved to be a big hit around the world. In addition to Finland, the song did particularly well in the United Kingdom. In Finland, the single sold platinum and remained on Finland’s official singles chart for 42 (!!) weeks. “Sandstorm” sold 2 million units worldwide. By March 2015, more than three million units had been sold. Darude’s debut album “Before the Storm” sold 800,000 copies worldwide. The album’s second single, “Feel the Beat”, was a great success. In 2001 Darude had a tour, the “Before the Storm: Australian Tour Edition”. “Before the Storm Special Edition” was released in 2002, which included remixes of the original songs as well. In 2003, Darude’s second studio album, “Rush”, was released. The album contained the singles “Music” and “Next to You”. Darude’s third studio album “Label This!” was released in October 2007. It contained the hit singles “Tell Me” as well as “My Game”.Darude co-founded the record label EnMass Music in 2011. With that label, he released a DJ Mix compilation called “Salmiakki Seasons Vol. 1”. Darude kept on touring and playing in clubs. On August 14, 2015, Darude released a new studio album, Moments, from which the single “Beautiful Alien” was released on March 20. Together with singer-actor Sebastian Rejman, Darude represented Finland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song “Look away”. The song became last in the first semifinal. Darude reported on the TV show Villa Hintikka in January 2020 that one of his ears has become deaf due to illness. Entries Look Away (with Sebastian Rejman) Country???????? Finland Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsSebastian RejmanVille Virtanen MusicSebastian RejmanVille Virtanen BackingsPetri SomerMatti LeinoHeini IkonenEtel Röhr Results Semi Points: 23Position: 17Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/VSPhIwOJfRs

LUM!X

© EBU/Corinne Cumming About Quick Facts NameLuca Michlmayr Born23 July 2002 Nationality🇦🇹 Austrian National SelectionInternal selection 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongHalo (2022, with Pia Maria) Biography Lumix (born July 23, 2002 in Rohrbach, real name Luca Michlmayr), also written as LUM!X, is an Austrian DJ and music producer. Michlmayr aka Lumix started producing music himself at the age of 11. By uploading bootlegs and original songs to SoundCloud and YouTube, the Swedish independent label and network Bounce United found him and signed him. In May 2018, Michlmayr released his debut single “Underground” there, which he produced in collaboration with Spanish musician Moha. On the occasion of reaching 700.000 subscribers on the official Bounce United YouTube channel, he produced the song “Bounce United”. The song “Chiraq 2018” by the Swedish musician Alfons, a first official remix which he created together with Myhr, was released in the same year. At the beginning of 2019, the singles “Jägermeister” and “Waiting for Me” were released. After his bootleg of Meg & Dia’s song “Monster” went viral on YouTube, he remixed it with Italian musician Gabry Ponte and released the new version as a single through Spinnin’ Records. With this he achieved his international breakthrough. He hit the charts in several European countries. More than 400,000 copies of this single were sold in Germany. Michlmayr received a platinum record. With more than 70 weeks in the German single charts, Monster is also one of the songs that stayed in the German single charts the longest. In January 2020, he released the single “The Passenger (LaLaLa)”, again together with Ponte, Mokaby and D.T.E. A third collaboration with Ponte, titled “Scare Me”, followed in September 2020. The US producer KSHMR and Karra also took part. On January 8, 2021, a cover version of the English language version of the song “Major Tom” by Peter Schilling from 1983 was released. In the same month he released the single “Annie Are You Ok”, which was created in collaboration with Mio. In April 2021 the song “Secrets” followed. He produced this one together with Sølo. “Thunder”, the fourth official collaboration with Gabry Ponte, was released in May 2021, who also supported Michlmayr in the studio with the previous songs. “Thunder” was able to build on the success of “Monster” and “Passenger (LaLaLa)” and reached the single charts in several countries. The song received numerous awards. The single “Champion”, which served as the official anthem of the Summer 2021 LEC Playoffs, was released in august. The song was created in collaboration with Orange Inc and Séb Mont.The follow up “Trick or Treat”, was produced together with the Swiss DJ and music producer duo Molow. Lumix took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin together with the singer Pia Maria with the song “Halo”. Entries Halo (with Pia Maria) Country🇦🇹 Austria Year2022 LanguageEnglish LyricsLuca MichlmayrAnders NilsenGabry PonteRasmus FlycktSophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons MusicLuca MichlmayrAnders NilsenGabry PonteRasmus FlycktSophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons BackingsCorinne MarchiniElisa Bava Results Semi Points: 42Position: 15Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/dMgjHYwXSuo

Gromee

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameAndrzej Gromala Born14 december 1978 Nationality???????? Polish National SelectionKrajowe Eliminacje 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongLight me up (2018, with Lukas Meijer) Biography Gromee is a Polish DJ, producer and remixer, born in Krakow. He appeared on the phonographic market in 2011 with the premiere of the song “Open Up Your Heart”. In 2013, he opened his own record label Kingztown Music. Less than two years later, he signed a contract with the Sony Music label, with whom he has been cooperating to this day. In 2014 and 2015 he performed, among others, at the Sunrise Festival, and in 2015–2016 he appeared at the Life Festival of Oświęcim. In 2015 he released the single “Follow You”, which was among the 100 most-played songs on the radio in Europe. The song reached the AirPlay charts in Poland, where it obtained the status of a gold record. In 2016 he presented the single “Fearless”, in which he performed with the Swedish singer May-Britt Scheffer. The song reached the top-10 on the AirPlay list and obtained the status of a platinum disc. In the autumn of the same year he released the single “Spirit”, which reached the number 1 spot in the charts in Poland. In April 2016 opened at Mariah Carey’s concert in Krakow . On June 17, 2017, he received the award in the Best DJ / Producer category. In November he released the single “Without You”, in which the Swedish singer Lukas Meijer sang. In December he presented the Christmas single “Zaśnieżone miasta”, recorded in collaboration with the Sound’n’Grace choir. The song reached the 23rd place in the Polish AirPlay ranking. In 2018 Gromee and Lukas Meijer represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Light me up”. Two weeks after winning the national final, Gromee released his debut studio album “Chapter One”. The album earned the gold status. In July, he released the single “One Last Time,” featuring Jesper Jenset as a guest singer. The song came number 1 in the Polish AirPlay charts. Since 2019, he has been cooperating with Marta Gałuszewska, the effect of their cooperation are the songs “Love You Better” and “Share the Joy”. The latter was the theme song for the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. From September 10 to November 12, 2021, he was a juror of the tv show Your face sounds familiar. He teamed up with Olivia Addams for a new song, “Broken”. In 2022, he teamed up with Antonia. The song “Send me your love” reached the no. 1 spot in the Airplay Charts. Entries Light Me Up (with Lukas Meijer) Country???????? Poland Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsGromeeLukas MeijerMahan MoinChristian Rabb MusicGromeeLukas MeijerMahan MoinChristian Rabb BackingsKasia DereńSarah Chmiel-GromalaMahan MoinChristian Rabb Results Semi Points: 81Position: 14Running order: 11 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/oyoiCyP4Bkg