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🇨🇾 Theo Evan to represent Cyprus

Theo Evan will represent Cyprus in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. That is what the singer himself announced on Instagram today. The singer was internally selected by the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC. Theo Evan is a Cypriot singer, born in Nicosia. He was already a singer and a dancer at the age of 7. In his teens he started writing songs himself. After finishing school in Nicosia, Theo moved to the United States to study music and performance at the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He did very well in his studies and has been invited back as an honorary guest at the university’s graduation ceremony three times, alongside stars like Missy Elliot, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, and Justin Timberlake! Theo released his first single, “The Wall,” in 2021, and since then, he has created a strong collection of songs, inspired by artists like Stromae, Michael Jackson, and reggaeton. Theo was also involved in the popular HBO TV series Euphoria, where he appeared as an extra!

Georgia: Iru sings “Echo”

Iru Khechanovi will represent Georgia with the song “Echo”. The song has been presented by Georgian broadcaster GPB today. Iru won the national selection for Georgia, The Voice Georgia 2023. Georgia took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2007. Twice, with Sofia Nizharadze in 2010 and with the band Eldrine in 2011, Georgia reached the 9th place. Unfortunately, Georgia didn’t reach the final since 2016. Hopefully, Iru will change that. Georgia will perform in the 2nd half of the 2nd semifinal. This is their song:

Armenia: Brunette sings “Future lover”

photo: EBU/AMPTV Armenia has published their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Brunette will represent the country in the upcoming contest in Liverpool. That was already announced on 1 February. However, the song was not published until now. The song is called “Future lover”. A few days ago, Brunette announced the title on her instagram. More details about the song were not revealed back then. Armenia participates in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006. Both in 2008 and 2014 the country reached the 4th place. Last year’s song “Snap” by Rosa Linn reached the 20th place, but became the 2nd most streamed Eurovision song ever. Armenia will perform in the 1st half of the 2nd semifinal. Listen to the new song here. What do you think: will it be a 2nd “Snap”?

It’s Mae Muller for the United Kingdom

Mae Muller will represent hostcountry United Kingdom in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. That was reveiled this morning in Zoe Ball’s BBC 2 Breakfast Show.As the United Kingdom is one of the Big Five ánd the host country, the song “I wrote a song” will be placed directly in the final. The song is written by Mae herself in cooperation with Lewis Thompson and Karen Poole. You can listen to it here:

It’s Brunette for Armenia

Brunette Rumour already had it, but now AMPTV (Armenian public broadcaster) has confirmed: Brunette will represent Armenia in Liverpool. Armenian television selected the singer internally. Brunette is one of the most famous singers in Armenia. Already when she was 15, she sang titles like “Night”, “Smoke Break” and “Light Blue Eyes”. On YouTube, she gained millions of views for these songs. Sending a young artist AMPTVs Executive Director Hovhannes Movsisyan commented on the selection of Brunette: “Last year, sending a young artist to Eurovision was justified. The song is still successful and captivates millions of fans. I hope this year we will surprise the European audience with a unique Armenian artist.” Selection process Davit Tserunyan, the Head of the Armenian delegation, added: “A few weeks after organising the Junior Eurovision in Yerevan, we started the process of selecting our representative for the contest. At this stage, we are working on the song and the video, which I am sure will be impressive!” Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest Armenia is present in the contest since 2006. Two times (in 2008 with Sirusho and in 2014 with Aram mp3) the country reached a 4th place. And although Rosa Linn had to deal with a 20th place for her “Snap” last year, her song became one of the best streamed Eurovision songs ever. source: eurovision.tv