national finals

🇸🇪 Smash Into Pieces & Lisa Ajax to Melodifestivalen final!

The big winners from tonight’s first heat are Smash Into Pieces with “Heroes Are Calling” And Lisa Ajax with “Awful Liar”! Smash Into Pieces won the first round of votes, and Lisa ajax came out on top in the second round with 86 points. We’ve seen both of the acts take part in Melodifestivalen in the past. Smash Into Pieces took part last year with their 3rd placing song “Six Feet Under”. Lisa Ajax has participated 4 times before, with her best entry “My Heart Wants Me Dead” resulting in a 7th place. We will see them perform in Friends Arena on march 9th. Elisa Lindström, and Adam Woods have qualified for the final qualification round. The round will be held right after the 5th heat.

🇪🇸 Spain: Benidorm Fest comes to an end

Tonight we will know the winner of Benidorm Fest 2024. Out of eight finalists, one will be chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. The show starts at 22.00 CET and you can watch it here. The show will be hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Calderó and Ana Prada. The winner will be decided by 50% jury, 25% demoscopic jury and 25% televote. Here are the songs: nr. Title Artist (s) 1 Remitente María Peláe 2 Dos extraños (cuarteto de cuerda) St. Pedro 3 Sé Quién soy Angy Fernández 4 Caliente Jorge González 5 Zorra Nebulossa 6 Here to stay Sofia Coll 7 Bla bla bla Miss Cafeina 8 Brillos platino Almácor Jorge González took part in the Spanish national selection in 2009 (3rd) and 2014 (3rd).

🇲🇹 Malta will select a song

Malta will select a song tonight. The national final, Malta Eurovision Song Contest, will be held in Valetta. 50% jury and 50% televote will select the song. Twelve songs will compete. The show starts at 21.00 CET and you can watch it here and on YouTube. Below you’ll find the twelve titles: nr title artist(s) 1 Man Janvil 2 Tell me that it’s over Hailey 3 Sirena Erba’ 4 Ghost Nathan 5 Breathe Lisa Gauci 6 Loop Sarah Bonnici 7 Topic (bla bla) Greta Tude 8 Venom Miriana Conte 9 Karma Ryan Hili 10 Wild card Gail Attard 11 Mara Denise 12 Matt Blxck Banana Janvil took part in 2005 (3rd), 2006 (4th), 2009 (10th), 2010 (semifinals), 2011 (10th) and 2012 (14th).Hailey took part in X-Factor Malta 2020.Nathan was 11th last year. His song is co-written by KEiiNO’s Tom Hugo.Sarah Bonnici participated in X-Factor Malta 2019, and in MESC 2022 (12th).Last year, Greta Tude reached the semifinals.Miriana Conte took part in 2017 (16th), 2018 (12th), X-Factor Malta 2019 ánd 2020, 2022 (6th).Last year, Ryan Hili reached a 5th place.Gail Attard participated in X-Factor Malta 2019 and 2020.Denise took part in X-Factor Malta 2019 and MESC 2022 (5th).Matt Blcxk was involved in X-Factor Malta 2019 and 2020, MESC 2022 (7th) and 2023 (4th).

🇳🇴 Norway: will KEiiNO return to ESC?

Tonight nine songs will compete in Norsk Melodi Grand Prix, in order to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Out of 3 semifinals, nine songs were chosen. KEiiNO and Gåte are the hot favourites to win this thing. The show starts at 19.50 and you can watch it here. Below you’ll find the nine contestants. nr Title Artist(s) 1 Damdiggida KEiiNO 2 Save me Annprincess 3 We come alive Gothminister 4 Eya Ingrid Jasmin 5 Green lights Miia 6 Oblivion Margaret Berger 7 Judge tenderly of me Dag Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagerno 8 Ulveham Gåte 9 Super Rob & Erika Norwich My AI KEiiNO represented Norway in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with “Spirit in the sky”. They also took part in the 2021 Melodi Grand Prix and became 2nd.Gothminister took part in the 2013 Melodi Grand Prix semifinal.With “I feed you my love”, Margaret Berger represented Norway in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

🇺🇦 Who is going to represent Ukraine?

Ukraine will select their song for Eurovision tonight. Out of 11 songs, a jury and televoters will select a winner. Vidbir, as the name of the contest is, will be hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko, Julia Sanina and Vasyl Baidak. The show starts at 17.00 and you can watch it here, here, on Youtube, on Youtube with English comments, and on Youtube Eurovision channel with English comments. nr Title Artist(s) 1 Lalala Yaktak 2 Keeper Ingret 3 Slavic English Nazva 4 Palala Anka 5 Endless chain Drevo 6 Teresa & Maria Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil 7 Dreamer Mélovin 8 Time is running out Skylerr 9 Place I call home Ziferblat 10 Tsunamia Yagodi 11 Glasss Nahaba Ingret also took part in 2018 (semifinal).Jerry Heil became 6th in 2020.With “Under the ladder”, Mélovin represented Ukraine in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The year before he was 3rd in Vidbir.

🇱🇻 Latvia: Supernova starts with semifinal

It’s time for Supernova, the Latvian national final. Tonight, 15 songs will be presented, 10 of which will head to the final next week. The show starts at 20:10 CET and you can watch it here. Below you’ll find the 15 titles: Agnese Rakovska sings “AI” Patrīcija Spale sings “Heaven’s raining down on me” B/H sings “Amsterdam” Alekss Silvers sings “For the show” Jar Of Kings sings “Wildfire” Saint Levića sings “Tick Tock” Sasha Sil sings “Love is a language” Papīra Lidmašīnas sings “Mindbreaker” Avéi sings “Mine” Ecto sings “Outsider” Dons sings “Hollow” Katrīna Gupalo sings “The cat’s song” Funkinbiz sings “Na chystu vodu” Vēstulēs sings “Kur?” Edvards Strazdiņš sings “Rock ‘n’ roll Supernova” Agnese Rakovska represented Latvia in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with “Line”. She was a member of the group Triana Park. They also took part in the national finals in 2008 (4th), 2009 (4th), 2010 (4th), 2011 (final, but due to an illnes of Agnese they had to withdraw) and 2012 (9th).Saint Levića participated in 2017 (4th).Avéi was 5th last year.Dons was the runner-up in 2010 and in 2014.Katrīna Gupalo took part in 2018 and remained in the semifinal.Edvards Strazdiņš was involved in the 2020 internet voting.

🇸🇪 Sweden: Melodifestivalen starts!

It is that time of the year: Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, starts. As Sweden is the host country, the winning song will go directly to the final. Two songs will go directly to the final, two other songs will go for ‘final qualification’, something that will be decided after the 5th heat. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here or on the SVT Play app. These are the competing songs: Adam Woods, “Supernatural” Samir & Viktor, “Hela världen väntar” Melina Borglowe, “Min melodi” Lisa Ajax, “Awful liar” Elisa Lindström, “Forever yours” Smash Into Pieces, “Heroes are calling” Adam Woods was 4th in 2023.Samir & Viktor took part in 2015 (8th), 2016 (12th) and 2018 (4th).Lisa Ajax was present in 2016 (7th), 2017 (9th), 2019 (9th) and 2022 (with Nello, quarter final).Elisa Lindström participated in 2014 (semifinal) and 2021 (semifinal).Smash Into Pieces was 3rd last year.

🇱🇹 4th heat in Lithuania

Tonight is the night: the 4th episode of the Lithuanian preselection Eurovizija LT will be held. The show will exist of 5 semifinals, each with 8 songs. Two songs will head to the final. The show will start at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here or at the LRT app. These are the 8 competing songs of tonight: Agnė Buškevičiūtė sings “Puppeteer” Il Senso sings “Time” Kasparas sings “Fools” Monika Marija sings “Starting tomorrow” Vilija sings “Save me” Danielė sings “Cold shower” Martin sings “Jigsaw” Hansanova sings “Dragons and rainbows” Last year, Agnė Buškevičiūtė took part and reached the semifinals.Il Senso reached a 9th place in the final last year.Monika Marija was 4th in 2018, 2nd in 2019 and 3rd in 2020.Vilija represented Lithuania in 2014 with “Attention”. She was also 7th in the 2005 national final, reached the semifinal in 2017 and in 2022.

🇪🇸 Spain: Benidorm Fest results are in

The results of the 2nd Benidorm Fest semifinal are in. Four songs complete the eight finalists that will perform upcoming Saturday. These are the full results: St. Pedro, “Dos extraños (cuarteto de cuerda)”, 164 pts. María Peláe, “Remitente”, 131 pts. Jorge González, “Caliente”, 122 pts. Almácor, “Brillos platino”, 115 pts. Roger Padrós, “El temps”, 103 pts. Marlena, “Amor de verano”, 96 pts. Yoly Saa, “No se me olvida”, 79 pts. Dellacruz, “Beso en la mañana”, 54 pts.

🇪🇸 Spain: Benidorm Fest continues

Tonight, Benidorm Fest will have its second semifinal. It is the Spanish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Each of the two semifinals will contain eight songs. Four songs each will go to the final on Saturday, 3 February. Tonight’s show will start on 22.50 CET and you can watch it here. Below you’ll find the titles and contestants: María Peláe sings “Remitente” Dellacruz sings “Beso en la mañana” Marlena sings “Amor de verano” St. Pedro sings “Dos extraños (cuarteto de cuerda)” Jorge González sings “Caliente” Yoly Saa sings “No se me olvida” Roger Padrós sings “El temps” Almácor sings “Brillos platino” Jorge González took part in the Spanish national selection in 2009 (3rd) and 2014 (3rd).