Female Artists

Blanca Paloma

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameBlanca Paloma Ramos Baeza Born09 June 1989 Nationality🇪🇸 Spanish National SelectionBenidorm Fest 2023Benidorm Fest 2022 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongEaea (2023) Biography Blanca Paloma Ramos Baeza (Born in Elche, Valencian County, 1989), known as Blanca Paloma, is a Spanish singer and set designer. Blanca Paloma studied Fine Arts at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche. After having her degree, she went to Madrid to have a career in theate. She was a member of the musical bands De mar a mar and Alfakay. She is the composer of the music for the television series Lucía en la web. In 2022 she performed at the first edition of the Benidorm Fest, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Secreto de agua”. She obtained fifth place. In that same year she released the single “Niña de fuego”, that promoted the Valencian Community. The following year, in 2023, she resubmitted her candidacy. Se performed the song “Eaea” and managed to win the contest. That resulted in her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. Spain reached the 17th place in the contest. Entries Eaea Country🇪🇸 Spain Year2023 LanguageSpanish LyricsBlanca PalomaJosé Pablo PoloAlvaro Tato MusicBlanca PalomaJosé Pablo PoloAlvaro Tato DancersAngélica MoyanoPaula Valbuena RiveraPaloma ScharfhausenDesire ParedesSaray Frutos Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 100Position: 17Running order: 8 https://youtu.be/Vw6qPWhjevk

Blanka

© EBU/Chloe Hashemi About Quick Facts NameBlanka Stajkow Born23 May 1999 Nationality🇵🇱 Polish National SelectionTu bije serce Europy! 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongSolo (2023) Biography Blanka Stajkow (born in Szczecin in the North West of Poland) is a Polish singer, songwriter and photomodel of Bulgarian origin. She is the daughter of a Polish mother and a Bulgarian father. At the age of 13, she wrote her first song, “Strong Enough”. Then, during her four-year stay in the United States, she performed at Open Mic sessions in restaurants and pubs in Los Angeles and New York, as well as, among others, in the club The Bitter End(eng.). In 2021, Blanka took part in Top Model, the Polish version of America’s next Top Model. She also released her debut single, “Better”. In the summer of 2022, she signed a contract with Warner Music Poland and starred in the music video for Smolasty’s song “Piujemy for a better time”. In fall she released a music video for the song “Solo”, with which she reached the #4 spot in the AirPlay charts. On February 26, 2023, she won Tu bije serce Europy! 2023, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the song “Solo”, and thus represented Poland at the contest in Liverpool. She reached the final and became 19th. Entries Solo Country🇵🇱 Poland Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBlanka StajkowMaria BrobergJulia Sundberg MusicBlanka StajkowMaciej PuchalskiMikołaj TrybulecBartłomiej RzeczyckiMarcin Górecki BackingsMaria Broberg DancersBruno DuartePaulina MaciejewskaOliwier KondratMaja Rolewska Results Semi Points: 124Position: 3Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 93Position: 19Running order: 4 https://youtu.be/SEgF1aP-U1o

It’s Diljá for Iceland

Diljá will represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The singer will sing the song “Power”, written and composed by Dilja Pétursdóttir herself together with Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson. Iceland will perform in the 1st half of the 1st semifinal. Out of the 5 participating songs, two were chosen for the superfinal. They were: Langi Seli & Skuggarnir, “OK” Diljá, “Power” The other participating songs were: Sigga Ozk, “Dancing lonely” Bragi, “Sometimes the world is against you” Celebs, “Doomsday dance” You can watch the song below:

Monika Linkytė

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennet About Quick Facts NameMonika Linkytė Born03 June 1992 Nationality🇱🇹 Lithuania National SelectionPabandom iš naujo! 2023Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2015Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2014Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2011Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2010 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool2015 Vienna SongStay (2023)This time (2015, with Vaidas Baumila) Biography Monika Linkytė (born June 3, 1992) is a Lithuanian singer. After graduating from high school Monika entered Vilnius University. That is where, at the Faculty of Medicine, she completed three semesters of the public health bachelor’s program. Since 2014 studied law at the VU Faculty of Law in September, but in 2016 she chose to study music creation at the BIMM Institute in London. Although Monika wanted to be a dancer as a child, after encountering music in piano lessons, she wanted to pursue a career as a singer. From 2006 to 2008 she participated in various competitions where she achieved high places. in 2007 she participated in the national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Monika also participated in the Eurovision selection in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. in 2014 she represented Lithuania in the New Wave contest in Jūrmala with the song “Tonight”. She took the 4th place there. In the same year, the singer competed in the second season of Lietuvos balsas (The Voice of Lithuania) and took the second place. Together With Vaidas Baumila she represent Lithuania at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. There, the duet with the song “This Time” . The two made it to the finals, where they took 18th place. In September of the same year, Monika released her debut album “Walk With Me”, which was promoted by the recent Eurovision song and perhaps the artist’s most popular single “Po dangum”. Both the single and the album went platinum. in 2015 she was awarded at the M.A.M.A. awards ceremony. She won awards wfor Album of the Year (for “Walk with Me”), Song of the Year (for “Po dangum”) and Female Artist of the Year. At the 2016 M.A.M.A. awards, she was once again nominated for the artist of the year award. The song “Padovanojau” became Gold in the same year. On 30 August 2016, Monika released a new song called “Gal Tai Meilė?”. It was followed by “O tu” on 20 February 2018. On 28 March 2019, Monika released a song and video in English again: “All alone”. It took some time, but in June 2020 a new song was released, including the video “Visada šalia”. The song was accompanied by a mini documentary about the singer and song. In 2022, Monika released two songs: “Naktis” in April and “Degtukas” in June. In November of the same year she teamed up with Leon Somov for the song “Dūšia”. Monika Linkytė won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Pabandom iš naujo! with the song “Stay”. In the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool she reached the 11th place in the Grand Final. Entries Stay Country🇱🇹 Lithuania Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsChris NoahMonika Linkytė MusicChris NoahMonika Linkytė BackingsYvonne GarshNicola LambrianosDeborah ‘Ouraa’ OsiboduCharleen Afolabi Results Semi Points: 110Position: 4Running order: 15 Results Finals Points: 127Position: 11Running order: 22 https://youtu.be/QsgouAEd34U This time (with Vaidas Baumila) Country🇱🇹 Lithuania Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsMonika Liubinaitė MusicVytautas Bikus BackingsRūta ŽibaitytėJustė KraujalytėDainotas VarnasJurijus Veklenko Results Semi Points: 67Position: 7Running order: 1 Results Finals Points: 30Position: 18Running order: 7 https://youtu.be/xtB_slM63JA

Iru

About Quick Facts NameIrina Khechanovi Born03 December 2000 Nationality🇬🇪 Georgian National SelectionGeorgian Idol 2019The Voice Georgia 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongEcho (2023) Biography Irina Khechanovi, also known mononymously as Iru, is a Georgian singer and songwriter. Iru Khechanovi was born on 3 December 2000 in Tbilisi. She is of Armenian descent. She started her career when she was a child and took part in In 2011, she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She was a member of the group Candy, who reached the first place with the song “Candy music”. In 2019, Iru participated in Georgian Idol. That year, the show was the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, she didn’t reach the live shows. On 25 May 2021, she released her debut solo single “No Jerk Around Me”, including a video. The song was followed by two more singles, “Not like today” on 3 July 2022 and “Tu mama” two weeks later. In the same year, Iru performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as part of a previous winners’ medley. She had also co-written the song “I Believe” by Mariam Bigvava, the Georgian entry for that year’s contest. Mariam finished 3rd. On January 15, 2023, a new video of Iru was released: “Idea”. In the meantime, she also participated in The Voice Georgia. On 2 February 2023, she actually won The Voice, gaining the right to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Unfortunately, her song “Echo” did not reach the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Entries Echo Country🇬🇪 Georgia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBeni KadigidzeIru Khechanovi MusicGeorge Kukhianideze Backings– Results Semi Points: 33Position: 12Running order: 11 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/HNvGZeEQvfc

Salena

About Quick Facts NameSelina-Maria Edbauer Born1998 Nationality🇦🇹 Austrian National SelectionInternal Selection 2019Internal Selection 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongWho the hell is Edgar? (2023, with Teya) Biography Salena, whose real name is Selina-Maria Edbauer, was born in Leoben, Styria, in 1998. Her first steps in showbiz came in 2017. She then took part in The Voice of Germany. Unfortunately, she had to leave after three rounds. In 2019, she submitted a song for the Eurovision Song Contest. “Behind the waterfalls” was her hope to represent Austria. However, Austrian broadcaster ORF chose Pænda instead. In 2021, Salena took part in Starmania. She managed to reach the semifinals there. On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Salena, together with Teya, will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will be held in Liverpool. They sang the song “Who the hell is Edgar”. They reached the final and ended up 15th. Entries Who the hell is Edgar? (With Teya) Country🇦🇹 Austria Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsTeodora ŠpirićSelina-Maria EdbauerRonald JanečekPele Loriano MusicTeodora ŠpirićSelina-Maria EdbauerRonald JanečekPele Loriano DancersAlex SchoendorfAlexandre NovelliAngel Grace WharmbyRia Hunte Results Semi Points: 137Position: 2Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: 120Position: 15Running order: 1 https://youtu.be/8uk64V9h0Ko

Teya

About Quick Facts NameTeodora Špirić Born12 April 2000 Nationality🇦🇹 Austrian National SelectionBeovizija 2020 (Serbia)Internal selection 2023 (Austria, with Salena) In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongWho the hell is Edgar (2023, with Salena) Biography Teya (also known as Thea Devy), is an Austrian singer of Serbian roots. Teodora was born in Vienna, Austria. The singer spent part of her childhood in Kladovo, after which her family returned to Vienna. Teodora studied English and German at the University of Vienna. Teodora gained her first musical experiences in the high school jazz orchestra, and then on the musical stage in the Broadway Company. She decided early on to devote herself to music. She wrote her first song in 2017, and the following year she started collaborating with Austrian producers. Teodora, aka Thea Devy, recorded the song “Waiting For”. In 2019, she started working in Switzerland with Kate Northrop and producer Pele Lorient. She also participated in the Beyond Music project. At the end of 2019, she submitted her song “Judgment Day” for Austria’s internal selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Austrian national broadcaster ORF shortlisted her, but in the end they selected Vincent Bueno to represent Austria. She decided to submit the song to Beovizija 2020, the Serbian national selection for Eurovision. The song was translated into Serbian by her parents Aleksandra and Petar, and was now entitled “Sudnji dan”. She was selected, reached the final and got the 4th place. In 2021, she was a participant in the fifth season of the Austrian competition Starmania, under her real name, Teodora Špirić. Teodora did not make it to the finals of the show, but was among the top eight in the competition. At the end of 2021, Croatian singer Ninski released the pop single “Runaway (Stay)” with Teodora. It is also the first time she presented herself under her new stage name – Teya. On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Teja, together with Salena, will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will be held in Liverpool. With their song “Who the hell is Edgar” they reached the final, where they ended up in 15th place. Entries Who the hell is Edgar (with Salena) Country🇦🇹 Austria Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsTeodora ŠpirićSelina-Maria EdbauerRonald JanečekPele Loriano MusicTeodora ŠpirićSelina-Maria EdbauerRonald JanečekPele Loriano DancersAlex SchoendorfAlexandre NovelliAngel Grace WharmbyRia Hunte Results Semi Points: 137Position: 2Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: 120Position: 15Running order: 1 https://youtu.be/8uk64V9h0Ko

Alika

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameAlika Milova Born05 September 2002 Nationality🇪🇪 Estonian National SelectionEesti Laul 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongBridges (2023) Biography Alika is an Estonian singer. She was born in Narva, a city in the North East of Estonia. Milova participated in The Baltic Voice, New Wave Junior, Kaunas Talent, Bravo Song Contest and Berlin Perle. In 2021 she participated in Eesti Ootsib Superstaari, the Estonian version of Idols. She managed to win the contest. She signed a record deal with Universal Music, and right after winning Eesti Ootsib Superstaari, she released her debut single “Önnenumber”. The song topped the Estonian charts rightaway. In June 2022, Alika started performing with a band she formed, called Käsmus. A new record, “Bon apètit” was released. On 6 October of the same year it was followed by a new track, “C’est la vie”. 2023 had a good start for Alika. In January, she won the Female Artist Of The Year Award, chosen by the audience during the Eesti Music Awards. One month later, on 11 February, she won Eesti Laul, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Bridges”. When she represented Estonia with the song, she reached the final and became 8th there. Entries Bridges Country🇪🇪 Estonia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsAlika MilovaWouter HardyNina Sampermans MusicAlika MilovaWouter Hardy BackingsSofia-Liis LiivGrettel Killing Results Semi Points: 74Position: 10Running order: 4 Results Finals Points: 168Position: 8Running order: 12 https://youtu.be/HsbC-OYMA3s

Brunette

© EBU/Chloe Hashemi About Quick Facts NameElen Yeremyan Born27 May 2001 Nationality🇦🇲 Armenian National SelectionInternal selection In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongFuture lover (2023) Biography Elen Yeremyan, born in Yerevan, Armenia, better known by her stage name Brunette, is an Armenian singer and music composer. She has been singing since the age of 4, and he has been involved in musical activities since the age of 15. Her first single was “Love the way you feel” in 2019. Three years later, the song “Smoke Break” was released in February 2022, followed a few days later by another, “Night”. The third song “Bac kapuyt achqerd” was released in June. She is the author of the music and lyrics of all her songs. In December, she was a member of the jury of the Armenian delegation at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. On February 1, 2023, the Public Television of Armenia announced that Brunette was selected to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Her song for Eurovision, “Future lover”, was released in March. The song reached the final in the Eurovision Song Contest, where Brunette reached a 14th place. Entries Future Lover Country🇦🇲 Armenia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBrunette MusicBrunette Backings– Results Semi Points: 99Position: 6Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: 122Position: 14Running order: 17 https://youtu.be/h0q7AkYk2hY

Alessandra

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameAlessandra Watle Mele Born05 September 2002 Nationality🇳🇴 Norwegian National SelectionMelodi Grand Prix 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongQueen Of The Kings (2023) Biography Mele grew up in the town of Cisano sul Neva in Savona, Italy, She has an Italian father, while her mother is Norwegian with roots in Stathelle in Bamble. After high school in 2021, she moved to Norway to be closer to her Norwegian family and at the same time focus on a music career. Already as a child she started singing and dancing, and she participated in her first singing competition at the age of six. She has studied piano and took singing lessons with a singing teacher in Italy. In Norway, she began studying at the music school LIMPI in Lillehammer in autumn 2022. In 2022, she participated in The Voice Norge on TV 2 Direkte and reached the live rounds. The following year, she was selected as one of the participants in Melodi Grand Prix 2023 with the song “Queen of Kings”. The song was written at a songwriting camp in autumn 2022. The song is about daring to be yourself fully, and is based on Mele’s own life and experiences as bisexual. She won Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2023, and thus represented Norway in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. She reached the final and ended up in 5th place there. Entries Queen Of The Kings Country🇳🇴 Norway Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsHenning OlerudStanley FerdinandezAlessandra MeleLinda Dale MusicHenning OlerudStanley FerdinandezAlessandra MeleLinda Dale BackingsHege Nesset DancersReno AndersenOla SamuelsenChristiane BergersenRebekka Norvik Results Semi Points: 102Position: 6Running order: 1 Results Finals Points: 268Position: 5Running order: 20 https://youtu.be/PUHSM_vTqTI