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Moran Mazor

© Albin Olsson About Quick Facts NameMoran Mazor Born17 May 1991 Nationality🇮🇱 Israeli National SelectionKdam Eurovision 2013 In Eurovision2013 Malmö SongRak Bishvilo (2013) Biography Moran Mazor is an Israeli singer and actress. Mazor was born in the city of Holon to a Jewish family of Georgian origin. In an interview, she mentioned that her parents immigrated to Israel from Georgia in the early 1970s. Mazor performed her military service between 2009-2011 in the Air Force band. In 2011, she participated in the first season of the reality show Eyal Golan Koreh Lecha (Eyal Golan Calls You) and won first place. Approaching her first album, Mazor released the singles “Tabit Bi”, “Nasikh Sheli”, “Khoderet le’Levakh”, “Ani Kan” and “Alenu.” In 2013, Mazor was selected in the pre-Eurovision to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song “Rak Bishvilo” Mazor competed in the semi-finals, finished in 14th place, and did not qualify for the competition’s final. On April 25, 2018, Mazor released a new single called “Kima’at Me’ohavim” In 2018, Mazor was cast in a leading role in the musical “Zeh Ani” by Maor Zaguri, based on the songs of Eyal Golan. She played the role in 2018 and 2019. On March 13, 2019, she released a single called “Rak Otkha”. The melody of the song was from the Turkish series “Hakalah me’Istanbul” which Mazor acquired following her new single. It was followed in April 2020 by the song “Ruach Ba’ahayamah”. In 2021, in the middle of the Corona crisis, she was part of a campaign to get attention for Eran, an organisation that offers psychological help by phone and via internet. In July of that year, she released a new single, “Ein Lekha Musag”. On 29 March 2022, Moran’s new single “Sheva” was released. In September of that year she performed at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York. In May 2023 a new single, “Kuli Ahava” was released. Entries Rak Bishvilo Country🇮🇱 Israel Year2013 LanguageHebrew LyricsGal Sarig MusicHan Harari BackingsAvia ShoshaniDaniel SkaatChen Metzger-Eder Results Semi Points: 40Position: 14Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/BjbcD72OaI4?si=KbrI2GqIQxixtpn3

ByeAlex

About Quick Facts NameAlex Márta Born06 June 1984 Nationality🇭🇺 Hungarian National SelectionA Dal 2013 In Eurovision2013 Malmö SongKedvesem (2013) Biography ByeAlex, real name Alex Márta (born in Kisvárda, June 6, 1984) is a Hungarian singer, songwriter and producer. Alex Márta graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Miskolc. He started dealing with music at a relatively young age, initially for his own pleasure, mainly to entertain his sister and parents. As a university student, he began to engage more seriously in music in amateur bands. It was during this time that he wrote his first major hit song, “Csókolom”. Alex formed the band My Gift to You and explored psychedelic-post-rock themes, releasing remix albums. In 2012, he began his solo career under the name ByeAlex. His first solo album, “Szörpoholista”, was released in 2013. In the same year, he gained national recognition as a performer in the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In the 2013 A Dal finals, his success was viewed critically by the press, as he outperformed other contestants who were seen as more likely winners. At the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, he qualified for the May finals. In the Grand Final, ByeAlex’s song achieved 10th place overall. Alex was awarded the Silver Memorial Medal by György Matolcsy, the President of the Hungarian National Bank, for being a worthy representative of Hungary’s 21st-century culture. From 2016 to 2022, Alex was a jury member of X-Factor and was the winning mentor in the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh seasons. He was the first to start writing songs for his mentees during the show’s airing. He was also the most successful mentor in the Hungarian X-Factor. He supported several younger, lesser-known artists under the name APU. In 2019, he released a collaborative song titled “Fiatalon” with pølava. At the end of 2020, he released a concept album titled “Rehab”. The album became 4x platina. In February 2021, they released another track about casual relationships, “Fehér Holló”. ByeAlex, who changed his name into ByeAlex és a Slepp to release a song called “Hullik” in June 2021. The song became 9 times platinum! A year later, he celebrated the 10 year anniversary of his career with a symphonic tour. In June 2022, the songs “Rossz esték” and “Menned kell”, which Alex made together with his pupils Alex Balász and Manuel, went platinum. Alex teamed up with Luna in January 2023 for the song “Rózsaszín mustang”. Entries Kedvesem Country🇭🇺 Hungary Year2013 LanguageHungarian LyricsAlex Márta MusicAlex MártaZoltán Palasti Kovács BackingsDániel Kővágó (guitar)Helga Wéber Results Semi Points: 66Position: 8Running order: 12 Results Finals Points: 84Position: 10Running order: 17 https://youtu.be/rOimfHq76xk

John Karayiannis

© EBU/Elena Volotova About Quick Facts NameGiannis Karagiannis Born25 July 1994 Nationality🇨🇾 Cypriot National SelectionEurovision Song Project 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongOne Thing I Should Have Done (2015) Biography Yannis was born on July 20, 1994, in the Cypriot city of Limassol. At the age of 6, he began to take an interest in music. Two years later, in 2002, he started singing lessons. He also won several local music competitions. He took part in the national selection to represent Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and 2008. However, he lost in both instances. On February 1, 2015, after winning the Eurovision Song Project qualifying competition against five competing participants, he was selected to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song he was singing was called “One Thing I Should Have Done”. The song became a hit in Austria. John was placed 22nd in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. On May 6, 2015, John Karayiannis released a new single, a cover version of the Eurovision song “Diggy-loo diggy-ley”. The song has been given a completely new arrangement by Mike Connaris. In 2018, John represented Cyprus at the Golden Stag Festival in Romania. Entries One Thing I Should Have Done Country🇨🇾 Cyprus Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsMike Connaris MusicMike Connaris BackingsChristopher Madin Results Semi Points: 87Position: 6Running order: 15 Results Finals Points: 11Position: 22Running order: 11 https://youtu.be/RUNEoMBLGc8