Male Artists

Tusse

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameTousin Chiza Born01 january 2001 Nationality🇸🇪 Swedish National SelectionMelodifestivalen 2021 In EurovisionRotterdam 2021 SongVoices (2021) Biography Tusse is a Swedish/Congolese singer, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a child, he fled to Sweden and applied for asylum there. Chiza participated in Talang 2018 where he reached one of the semifinals. The following year, he took part in Idol 2019. Tusse won the contest and released the song “Rain”. He thus became the youngest male participant, the first dark-skinned participant and the first participant born in the 2000s in Swedish Idol’s history to win the competition. In November 2019, Chiza’s version of Whitney Houston’s song “How Will I Know” was released. Tusse’s first single after Idol, “Innan du går”, which was also his first song in Swedish, was released. In 2021, Tusse participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His song “Voices” was the clear favourite from day 1 and won. The logical next step was representing Sweden in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. In december 2021, Tusse presented his new single “Grow”. Entries Voices Country🇸🇪 Country Year2021 LanguageEnglish Lyrics & MusicJoy DebLinnea DebAnderz WrethovJimmy Thörnfeldt BackingsLars Säfsund DancersLamin HolménKeisha von ArnoldFatou BahTimothy Kakeeto Results Semi Points: 142Position: 7Running order: 4 Results Finals Points: 109Position: 14Running order: 25 https://youtu.be/NyJRyif6_kk

TIX

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameAndreas Andresen Haukeland Born12 april 1993 Nationality🇳🇴 Norway National SelectionNorsk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongFallen angel (2021) Biography TIX is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in Bærum. TIX is known for its colorful and flamboyant style with fur coat, sunglasses and headband applied with the text «TIX». The artist’s name comes from Tourette’s syndrome, which Haukeland has had since childhood. The syndrome causes involuntary twitches, so-called “tics”. These made him being bullied at school, but he chose to take ownership of “tics” by taking the artist name “TIX”. TIX wears sunglasses to hide twitches with the eye. TIX rose to fame in Norway in 2015 with the controversial song Sjeiken 2015. The lyrics contained lines like “Everyone knows it’s the Sheikh who rules, chilling in the lounge with 400 wives, we have champagne waterfalls, gonna push you there. My name’s Sheikh Yer Bouti” In 2016, he released his first and foremost single album, Dømt og berømt, which was on the official Norwegian album list for 79 weeks. TIX has worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles, where he has written “Game Time” for Flo Rida and “Sweet But Psycho” for Avea Max. In the summer of 2017, TIX has opened for Justin Bieber at Forus Travbane in Stavanger. After several years of Russian songs and party music, Haukeland released his first solo single, «Shotgun», in 2018. In 2019 he topped the VG list for the first time with the deeply personal song “Jegg vil ikke leve”. He has since followed up with a number of personal songs. He topped the VG list again twice. In January 2021, he was a guest on the talk show Lindmo on NRK1, where he told about his loneliness, depression and suicide attempt. There he said that the song “Jegg vil ikke leve” was based on the findings from this difficult time.In 2021, TIX won Norsk Melodi Grand Prix and thus represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Fallen angel”. He took the opportunity to ask for attention to Gilles de la Tourette. His alleged blossoming love with the Azerbaijani contestant Efendi also attracted a lot of attention. “Fallen angel” reached the top of the Norwegian charts, as the follow up “Engel, ikke dra” did. That song was a dedication to a fan who passed away. Many other hits followed in 2021 and 2022. Entries Fallen angel Country🇳🇴 Norway Year2021 LanguageEnglish LyricsAndreas HaukelandMathias HaukelandEmelie Hollow MusicAndreas Haukeland BackingsJohannes Winter FarstadEivind DundasJohn MasakiReno AndersenBjørnar Erlandsen Results Semi Points: 115Position: 10Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 75Position: 18Running order: 22 https://youtu.be/F0r3vmGLzZU

Jendrik

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJendrik Sigwart Born27 august 1994 Nationality🇩🇪 German National SelectionInternal Selection In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongI don’t feel hate (2021) Biography Jendrik Sigwart was born in Hamburg in 1994. He is a German singer and musicalstar. Born in Hamburg-Volksdorf, Jendrik started playing music at a young age. He studied piano and violin. He did a study in musical and vocals at the Institute for Music at the Osnabrück Highschool. Already during his study, he played roles in several musicals like “Peter Pan”, “My fair lady” and “Hairspray”. Sigwart writes his own songs, that he publishes on Youtube. His trademark is the ukulele, a small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin. In december 2020 Jendrik played three of his songs in a benefit concert for the refugees, living in Camp Moria in Greece. After getting 18 washing machines via internet, he decided to make a video clip and caught attention of German TV. In february 2021 it became known that he was going to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “I don’t feel hate”. It meant his breakthrough among a larger audience. However, he became 25th in the contest. Entries I don’t feel hate Country🇩🇪 Germany Year2021 LanguageEnglish Lyrics & MusicJendrik SigwartChristoph Oswald Backings/DancersMyriam KüppersSophia EuskirchenMadina FreyElvin Karakurt Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 3Position: 25Running order: 15 https://youtu.be/1m0VEAfLV4E

Aksel

About Quick Facts NameAksel Kankaanranta Born28 January 1998 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020 In Eurovision2020 Rotterdam (canceled) SongLooking back (2020, canceled) Biography Aksel Kankaanranta is a Finnish singer and musician. His interest in music started as a child playing the violin. However, Aksel realized his talent as a singer when playing bass on Zen Café was really beautiful. In 2017, Aksel participated in the Voice of Finland because his mother and sister encouraged him to apply. The only purpose was to test how far the hoops were. Aksel ended up in second place. In 2019 Aksel won an award at the Emma gala for most streamed song. In 2020, he was chosen to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Looking back”. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen due to the corona crisis. In the summer of 2020, Kankaanranta got a record deal with Etenee Records, owned by Warner Music.In 2021, he was one of the seven finalists in the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, Uuden Musiikin Kilpilailu 2021. with the song “Hurt.” The song finished fifth in the competition. Entries Looking back Country🇫🇮 Finland Year2020 LanguageEnglish LyricsJoonas AngeriaWithney PhillipsConnor McDonoughRiley McDonoughToby McDonough MusicJoonas AngeriaWithney PhillipsConnor McDonoughRiley McDonoughToby McDonough Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/EgONBKFQpxE

Gjon’s Tears

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameGjon Muharremaj Born29 june 1998 Nationality🇨🇭 Swiss National SelectionInternal Selection In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam2020 Rotterdam (Cancelled) SongTout l’univers (2021)Répondez-moi (2020) Biography Gjon’s Tears, real name Gjon Muharremaj, is a Swiss singer of Kosovar origin. His stage name Gjon’s Tears is based on a childhood experience: When he was nine, he moved his grandfather to tears with a performance of Elvis Presley’s “Help Falling in Love”. It was his grandfather who registered him for Albania’s Got Talent in 2011, where he finished third. The following year, Gjon’s Tears participated in Die grössten Schweizer Talente. He also took part in the French version of The Voice. In 2020, he was supposed represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Répondez-moi”. Unfortunately, due to the cancellation of the contest, that didn’t happen. Swiss TV has now invited him to be the 2021 contestant. His song, “Tout l’univers”, became the winner of the expert jury. Overall, Gjon became 3rd. Also in 2021, Gjon’s Tears featured in a song of Arilena Ara, with the title “Dance me”. He won an MTV Europe Music Award for best Swiss song. At the end of 2021 he participated in The Voice All Stars France. In 2022, his song “Silhouette” became a huge hit in Albania. Entries Tout l’univers Country🇨🇭 Switzerland Year2021 LanguageFrench Lyrics & MusixGjon MuharremajWouter HardyNina Sampermans MusicGjon MuharremajWouter HardyNina SampermansXavier Michel Backings– Results Semi Points: 291Position: 1 Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: 432Position: 3Running order: 14 https://youtu.be/jznH_fltcYA Répondez-moi Country Switzerland Year2021 LanguageFrench Lyrics & MusicGjon MuharremajXavier MichelAlizé OswaldJeroen Swinnen Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/O9GAfFHZE-E

Uku Suviste

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameUku Suviste Born06 June 1982 Nationality🇪🇪 Estonian National SelectionEesti Laul 2017Eesti Laul 2019Eesti Laul 2020Eesti Laul 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam2020 Rotterdam (cancelled) SongThe lucky one (2021)What love is (2020, cancelled) Biography Uku Suviste is an Estonian singer, pianist, songwriter and music producer. He was born in Võru. He has sung in the Tallinn Boys ‘Choir and the Lydia Rahula School Boys’ Choir. When Uku joined the Tallinn Music School, he followed solfeggio lessons and piano. He graduated from the music school in 1997. He studied pop-jazz singing at the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School in 2002. Uku participated in the Uno Naissoo Young Composers’ Contest more than once. In 2004, his song “Never Have To” was awarded the Uno Naissoo Special Prize. A year later, he took part in the same competition with the six-voice a cappella vocal ensemble Sõbrad, They became second. Also in 2005, Uku took part in the show Kaks takti ette, where he became 3rd. After this, he worked as a producer at the Elmar Liitmaa Rockhouse Music Studio. By the end of the year, his first single “It’s christmas time” was released. In 2006, he has completed a year and a half in singing and music production at Berklee College of Music in the United States. Uku was the second vocal soloist and keyboard player in the band Lament, which deals with R&B and disco music of the 1980s. In 2008, he returned to the Naissoo Young Composers’ Contest and won it with the song “Refreshing”. In November 2008, the album “Beautiful Tim”e was released in collaboration with Birgit Õigemeel. Uku’s main activity was arranging songs, and the album featured several duets between Birgit and Uku. In 2010, Uku Suviste participated in the international song contest “New Wave” in Jūrmala. Uku, who represented Estonia, reached the 3rd place. In 2011, he was supposed to participate in Eesti Laul, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. However, he was disqualified because the song “Jagatud öö” was already used for other purposes in 2004. In 2012, he co-wrote the music video “Invincible” with Estonian Defense Forces and UNICEF for Estonian and foreign soldiers participating in missions and their families. Uku has performed in musicals such as “Oliver Twist”, “Chicago” and “West Side Story”. In 2017, he took part in Eesti Laul but did not reach the final. He had more luck in 2019 with the song “Pretty little liar”, which was the runner up. In 2020, he was chosen to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “What love is”. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen due to the corona crisis. However, in 2021 he won Eesti Laul again, this time with the song “The lucky one”. He went on to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Entries The lucky one Country🇪🇪 Estonia Year2021 LanguageEnglish LyricsSharon VaughnUku Suviste MusicUku Suviste BackingsKaarel Orumägi Results Semi Points: 58Position: 13Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/mhMZQyv_Fhw What love is Country🇪🇪 Estonia Year2020 LanguageEnglish LyricsSharon Vaughn MusicUku Suviste Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/3EIQ6U039ms

Damir Kedžo

About Quick Facts NameDamir Kedžo Born24 May 1987 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatian National SelectionDora 2005Dora 2020 In Eurovision2020 Rotterdam (cancelled) SongDivlji vjetre (2020, cancelled) Biography Damir Kedžo is a Croatian singer, born in Omišalj. When he was 16, Damir took part in a talent show called Story Supernova Super Talents, a Croatian version of Idol. In 2004, he joined the boyband Saša, Tin i Kedžo, with two other participants of Story Supernova. They released an album and took part in DORA 2005, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Later in 2005, they split up. As a solo singer, Damir took part in the song contest Melodije Istre i Kvarnera. In 2008 he released an album called Damir Kedžo”. In and around 2010 he played roles in the musicals “Joseph and his technicolor dreamcoat” and “Crna kuća”. He won the song contest Slavianski Bazaar. In 2011, he took part in DORA again, now as a solo singer. One year later, he returned to Melodije Istre i Kvarnera and won the prize of the jury. In 2015, he won the New Wave Festival in Russia. Damir’s breakthrough in the charts came in 2017, when his duet with Zsa Zsa, “Sve u meni se budi”, reached the #1 spot in the Croatian charts. He reached the top-10 many other times and won ZagrebFest in 2019. In the same year, he had two other #1 hits: “Vidi se izdaleka” and “Poljubi me sad”. In 2020 he was chosen to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Divlji vjetre”. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, due to the cancellation of the contest. In July 2020, Damir released his second album, “Poljubi me sad”, which reached the #1 spot in the Croatian charts. The song “Nedodirljiva” became a huge hit, followed by a song that was not on the album: “Sjeti se”. Entries Divlji vjetre Country🇭🇷 Croatia Year2020 LanguageCroatian LyricsAnte Pecotić MusicAnte Pecotić Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/2rOwScdxjJU

Ben Dolic

About Quick Facts NameBenjamin Dolić Born04 may 1997 Nationality Slovenian National SelectionInternal In Eurovision2020 Rotterdam (canceled) SongViolent Thing (2020, cancelled) Biography Ben Dolic (born May 4, 1997 as Benjamin Dolič in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian pop singer. Ben Dolic’s musical career began at the age of twelve when he took part in Slovenia’s Got Talent. He reached the semi-finals of the competition with his interpretation of Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”. He sang in the boyband D Base, who released several singles in Slovenian. In 2016 they took part in the Slovenian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. After moving to Switzerland at the age of 18, Dolic now lives in Berlin. With his participation in The Voice of Germany 2018, Dolic became known to a wider audience. He became 2nd. Following this success, he went on tour in Germany and Austria. In 2020, Benjamin Dolic was supposed to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Violent thing”. Due to the cancellation of the contest, it didn’t happen. In May 2021, he represented his country of birth, Slovenia, in the ProSieben Free European Song Contest with the song “Stuck In My Mind”. Entries Violent thing Country🇸🇮 Slovenia Year2020 LanguageEnglish LyricsBorislav MilanovPeter St. JamesDag Lundberg MusicBorislav MilanovPeter St. JamesDag LundbergJimmy ThorénConnor Martin Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/hAobDQ9GbT4

James Newman

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameJames Richard Newman Born19 October 1985 Nationality🇬🇧 British National SelectionInternal Selection In EurovisionRotterdam 2020 (Cancelled)Rotterdam 2021 SongMy Last Breath (2020)Embers (2021) Biography James Newman is a London-born British singer and songwriter. In 2014, he won a Brit Award for British Single of the Year as a co-writer for “Waiting all night”, a song performed by Rudimental. He also wrote for artists like Calvin Harris, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Foxes, Matoma, Digital Farm Animals, Daya and Louis Tomlison, while he was featured in several hits himself. The most successfull one was “Therapy” by Armin van Buuren. In 2017 he co-wrote the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, “Dying to try” for Brendan Murray. In 2020 he was supposed to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “My last breath”. However, due to cancellation of the contest it didn’t happen. BBC however invited him to represent the UK in 2021 with the song “Embers”, which sadly did not receive any points at all at the Eurovision Song Contest. Entries Embers Country United Kingdom Year2021 LanguageEnglish Lyrics & MusicJames NewmanConor BlakeDanny ShahTom HollingsSamuel Brennan BackingsAnnabel Williams DancersIsrael DonowaShaun NilesYves CueniAlex Chambers Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 0Position: 26Running order: 9 https://youtu.be/VxNOynEJ6wc My last breath Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom Year2020 LanguageEnglish Lyrics & MusicJames NewmanAdam ArgyleEd DrewettIain James Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iS-lV909T4

Lukas Meijer

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameLukas Dan Emil Meijer Born21 August 1988 Nationality???????? Swedish National SelectionKrajoew Eliminacje 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongLight me up (2018, with Gromee) Biography Lukas Meijer is a Swedish musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter and photographer, born in Stockholm. In his youth, he played Ice hockey. Since 2013 he is the vocalist of the rock band No Sleep For Lucy. On March 9, 2018, the band released it’s debut studio album, “Until the End”. In 2017, he collaborated with the Polish music producer Gromee, with whom he recorded the single “Without You”. In 2018, they represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Light me up”. The song did not reach the final, but was awarded a platinum disc in Poland. In March 2019, Sleep For Lucy made a European tour. Exactly a year later, their new single “Erase” came out. In 2021, they opened for Starset. In addition to his musical career, he works as a teacher at the School Complex in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. Entries Light Me Up (with Gromee) 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: –