national finals

Italy: San Remo final

Today, the annual festival di Sanremo will have it’s final. Before the start of the contest, all the participants were (secretly) able to express their wish to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest. If the winner does not want to go to Liverpool, RAI selects another contestant. The show will start at 20.40 CET and you can watch it here. Anna Oxa Sali (canto dell’anima) Ariete Mare di guai Articolo 31 Un bel vaggio Colapesce & Dimartino Splash Colla Zio Non mi va Coma_Cose L’Addio Elodie Due Gianluca Grignani Quando ti manco il fiato Gianmaria Mostro Giorgia Parole dette male I Cugini Di Campagna Lettera 22 Lazza Cenere LDA Se poi domani Leo Gassmann Terzo cuore Levante Vivo Madame Il bene nel male Mara Sattei Duemilaminuti Marco Mengoni Due vite Modà Lasciami Mr. Rain Supereroi Olly Polvere Paola & Chiara Furore Rosa Chemical Made in Italy Sethu Cause perse Shari Egoista Tananai Tango Ultimo Alba Will Stupido Anna Oxa took part in SanRemo 1987 (7th), 1989 (with Fausto Leali, 1st), 1990 (4th), 1997 (2nd) and 2011. She represented Italy in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with “Avrei voluto”.Colapesce & Dimartino participated in 2021 and became 4th.Coma_Cose took part in SanRemo 2021 (20th).Elodie sang in SanRemo 2017 (8th) and 2020 (7th).Gianluca Grignani took part in 2015 (8th).Levante took part in 2020 and became 12th.Madame was there in 2021 and became 8th.Marco Mengoni won SanRemo 2015 and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest with “L’essenziale”.Modà took part in 2011 together with Emma Marone and was also present in 2013.Tananai became 25th in 2022.Ultimo was the runner up in SanRemo 2019.

Croatia: Dora, the national final, will be held

The Croatian national final for Eurovision, Dora, will be held tonight. The contest contains 18 songs. The Croatian entry will be chosen through 50% televoting and 50% jury. The show starts at 20:15 CET and you can watch it here. The songs are: 1 Top Of The Pops ft. Mario 5reković Putovanje 2 Yogi Love at first sight 3 Boris Štok Grijeh 4 Tajana Belina Dom 5 Krešo & Kisele Kiše Kme kme 6 Maja Grgić I still live 7 Barbara Munjas Putem snova 8 Đana Free fallin’ 9 Patricia Gasparini I will wait 10 The Splitters Lost and found 11 Hana Mašić Nesreća 12 Damir Kedžo Angels and demons 13 Martha May Distance 14 Detour Master Blaster 15 Meri Andraković Bye bye blonde 16 Let 3 Mama šč! 17 Eni Jurišić Kreni dalje 18 Harmonija Disonance Nevera (lei lei) Barbara Munjas took part in the 2007 DORA semifinal.Đana took part in DORA 2020 and became 7th.Damir Kedžo was in the 2011 heats. In 2020 he won Dora. His song “Divlji vetre” unfortunately never reached the Eurovision stage due to COVID19.

Latvia: entry will be known tonight

Via Supernova, Latvia will select its Eurovision entry. The contest will contain 10 songs, one of which will be chosen through 50/50 jury and televoting. The show will start at 20:10 CET and you can watch it here. Below, you will find the titles of the songs: 1 Alise Haijima Tricky 2 Luīze You to hold me 3 Raum Fake love 4 Toms Kalderauskis When it all falls 5 Artūrs Hatti Love vibes 6 Patrisha Hush 7 Sudden Lights Aijā 8 24. Avēnija You said 9 Avéi Let me go 10 Markus Riva Forever Raum took part in 2019 (3rd with the band Double Faced Eels) and solo in 2022 (9th)Toms Kalderauskis took part in the heats in 2017, in the semifinals in 2020 and in the online voting in 2022.Sudden Lights was the 2018 runner up.Markus Riva took part in 2014 (11th), 2015 (2nd), 2016 (semifinal), 2017 (heats), 2018 (4th), 2019 (2nd), 2020 (semifinal) and 2022 (semifinal)

Denmark: Melodi Grand Prix

Tonight Denmark will select their representant through Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. The show will contain 8 songs; 3 of them will be selected for a superfinal by 100% televote. A 50/50 jury will select the winner out of the last 3. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here. The 10 songs are: 1 Frederik Leopold Stuck on you 2 Eyjaa I was gonna marry him 3 Micky Skeel Glansbillede 4 Maia Maia Beautiful bullshit 5 Nicklas Sonne Freedom 6 Mariyah LeBerg Human 7 Søren Torpegaard Lund Lige her 8 Reiley Breaking my heart None of the participating artists has ever before sung in a national final.

Romania: Selecția Națională will take place

Romania will have a national selection tonight. The show contains 12 songs. The winner will be chosen by 100% televote/online voting. The show will start at 19:30 CET and you can watch it here. These are the songs and singers: 1 Deiona Call on me 2 Andrada Popa No time for me 3 Ocean Drive Take you home 4 Amia Puppet 5 Andrei Duţu Statues 6 Theodor Andrei D.G.T. (Off and on) 7 Steven Roho, Gabriela Lazar & Formaţia Albatros Lele 8 Aledaida Bla bla bla 9 Adriana Moraru Faraleis 10 Maryliss Hai vino 11 Jaxman Bad & Cool 12 Andreea D Folclor Orchestra Periniţa mea None of the artists participating ever took part in a national selection before.

Estonia decides tonight

Tonight is the night: Estonia will make a decision about who is going to Liverpool. Out of 10 songs, 5 will be chosen to go to the final: four of them by a 50/50 jury-televoting. After that, one more song will be chosen by televoting only. The show will be aired on ETV at 18:30 CET and you can watch it here. The contestants are: 1 Meelik Tuju 2 Inger Awaiting you 3 Janek House of glass 4 Elysa Bad philosophy 5 M Els So good (at what you do) 6 The Bedwetters Monsters 7 Andreas Why do you love me? 8 Alika Bridges 9 Anett & Fredi You need to move on 10 Ollie Venom 11 MIA Üks samm korraga 12 Sissi Lighthouse Meelik was a member of Tenfold Rabbit, who took part in 2012 (3rd) and 2013 (semifinal)Inger became 6th in Eesti Laul in 2019 and 8th in 2020.Elysa was 3rd in Eesti Laul last year.Karl-Kristjan Kingi (The Bedwetters) took part in 2017 (4th) and 2018 (5th)Annett & Fredi took part in 2020 and became 3rd.Mia took part in the semifinal of Eesti Laul 2012Sissi was present in 2019 (4th) and 2021 (2nd).

Sweden: Melodifestivalen has it’s 2nd heat

The very popular Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will have it’s 2nd heat tonight. Seven songs will compete, two will head directly to the final while two other songs will go to the semifinal. The show starts at 20:00 and you can watch it here. The competing songs are: Wiktoria sings “All my life (where have you been)” Eden sings “Comfortable” Uje Brandelius sings “The pot” Panetoz sings “On my way” Tennessee Tears sings “Now I know” Maria Sur sings “Never give up” Theoz sings “Mer av deg” Wiktoria was 4th in 2016, 6th in 2017 and 6th in 2019.Panetoz became 9th in 2014 and 8th in 2016.Theoz became 7th last year.

Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo Semifinal 2

Tonight is the night that we continue with the semifinals in Lithuania. In each semifinal, 10 songs will compete, five of them will have a place in the final. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here and on YouTube. The competing songs are: Paulina Paukštaitytė sings “Let me think about me” Agnė sings “New start” Matt Len sings “Midnight train” Luknė sings “Paradise” Monika Linkytė sings “Stay” Gebrasy sings “Saw your ghost” MoonBee sings “Rumor” Beatrich sings “Like a movie” Mario Junes sings “Do what you do” Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys sing “Sėdi ir važiuoji” Monika Linkytė took part in 2010 (10th), in 2011 (4th), in 2014 (heats) and represented Lithuania in 2015 together with Vaidas Baumila with the song “This time”.Gebrasy took part in 2019 (heats), 2021 (2nd) and 2022 (5th).Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys took part in 2019 and became 3rd.

Malta: semifinal results are in

The results of the Maltese semifinal are in. 24 songs have been reduced to 16. Here you’ll find all the finalists in bold letters: Greta Tude sings “Sound of my stilettos” Fabrizio Faniello sings “Try to be better” Eliana Gomez Blanco sings “Guess what” Andre’ sings “Broken hill” Dan sings “It’ll be OK” Ian sings “On my own” Ryan Hili sings “In the silence” Mark Anthony Bartolo sings “Tears” Cheryl sings “La la land” Dario Bezzina sings “Bridle road” Nathan sings “Creeping walls” Chris Grech sings “Indescribable” Brooke sings “Checkmate” Christian Arding sings “Eku Ċar” Klinsmann sings “Piranha” Bradley Debono sings “Blackout” Geo Debono sings “The mirror” The Busker sings “Dance (our own party)” Maxine Pace sings “Alone” Dominic & Anna sing “Whatever wind may blow” Giada sings “I depend on you” Stefan Galea sings “Heartbreaker” Mikhail sings “Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar” Matt Blxck sings “Up” The final will be held this Saturday.

Malta: last step before the final

After the quarter finals, Malta has it’s semifinal tonight. Out of 24 entrants, 16 will head to the final. The show will start at 21.00 CET and you can watch it here. The 24 songs are: Andre’ sings “Broken hill” Bradley Debono sings “Blackout” Brooke sings “Checkmate” Cheryl sings “La la land” Chris Grech sings “Indescribable” Christian Arding sings “Eku Ċar” Dan sings “It’ll be OK” Dario Bezzina sings “Bridle road” Dominic & Anna sing “Whatever wind may blow” Eliana Gomez Blanco sings “Guess what” Fabrizio Faniello sings “Try to be better” Geo Debono sings “The mirror” Giada sings “I depend on you” Greta Tude sings “Sound of my stilettos” Ian sings “On my own” Klinsmann sings “Piranha” Mark Anthony Bartolo sings “Tears” Matt Blxck sings “Up” Mikhail sings “Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar” Nathan sings “Creeping walls” Ryan Hili sings “In the silence” Stefan Galea sings “Heartbreaker” The Busker sings “Dance (our own party)” Bradley Debono took part in X-Factor 2019, the auditions.Brooke took part in MESC 2016 and became 2nd, in 2017 she was 4th and in 2018 3rd.Chris Grech was in MESC 2013 (5th), 2014 (13th), 2015 (4th) and X-Factor 2019 (12th).Christian Arding took part in 2006 (5th) and 2009 (semifinal)Dan took part in X-Factor 2020 and reached the 7th show.Dario Bezzina sang in the 2009 semifinal (with Grecia Bezzina), and in the 2010 semifinal.Dominic Cini took part in 2009 (semifinals), 2010 (semifinals), 2015 (12th), 2016 (13th).Anna Azzopardi was present in 2011 (semifinal), 2012 (semifinal), X-Factor 2019 (last 12).Fabrizio Faniello took part in 1998 (2nd), 1999 (8th), 2000 (2nd), 2001 (1st), 2004 (3rd), 2006 (1st, 2011 (4th), 2012 (6th) and 2014 (semifinal). He took part in Eurovision in 2001 with “Another summer night” and in 2006 with “I do”.Giada took part in MESC last year and became 13th.Klinsmann took part in 2007 (3rd), 2008 (7th), 2009 (13th), 2010 (11th), 2011 (7th), 2012 (16th), 2013 (semifinal) and 2017 (10th),Mark Anthony Bartolo reached the 13th show in X-Factor 2019 and took part in MESC 2022 (11th).Matt Blxck took part in X-Factor 2019 (9th show) and 2020 auditions and in MESC 2022 (7th).Maxine took part in 2016 (5th) and 2017 (6th).Mikhail took part in X-Factor 2019 (semifinals).Stefan Galea took part in 2016 (semifinal) and X-Factor 2019 (auditions).