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IMRI

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameImri Ziv Born12 Septemer 1991 Nationality???????? Israeli National SelectionHaKokhav HaBa l’Eurovizion 2017 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongI feel alive (2017) Biography Imri Ziv is an Israeli singer, actor and voice actor. He was born, raised and educated in Hod Hasharon, where he attended Hadarim High School. In his youth, Imri Ziv studied music in high school and joined the “Tze’irei Hod Hasharon” band. He did his military service in the Education Corps. In 2012, he competed in the first season of the reality show The Voice Israel. He proceeded to the battle rounds. He appeared at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest as a backing singer by Nadav Guedj. A year later he was at the Eurovision stage again to perform with Hovi Star. In 2017, he won the final of the fourth season of the reality show HaKokhav HaBa l’Eurovizion and was chosen to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. Ziv performed the song “I Feel Alive”. He was ranked 23rd in the final. In 2017 and 2018, Ziv has been the replacement for Harel Skaat in the character of Marius, in the musical Les Miserables. In 2018 he participated in the first season of Ninja Israel VIP and finished in fourth place. On 3 March 2019 Imri released a new single called “Imrico”. He performed in Eurovision related shows in Amsterdam and Madrid. He has been a brand ambassador for several brands. In January 2020 Imri was able to perform in Shanghai. In June of the same year, he was part of the Eurovision Home Concerts during the COVID19 lockdowns. Ziv served as a narrator in the Hebrew version of the film “Trolls”. Entries I Feel Alive Country???????? Israel Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsDolev RamPenn Hazut MusicDolev RamPenn Hazut BackingsTomer TenenboymIdo GevaAlmog KapachAlon SharrAdam Cohen Results Semi Points: 207Position: 3Running order: 18 Results Finals Points: 39Position: 23Running order: 1 https://youtu.be/YapnW_zfWJk

Eliot Vassamillet

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameEliot Vassamillet Born29 December 2000 Nationality???????? Belgian National SelectionInternal selection 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongWake up (2019) Biography Eliot Vassamillet, also known as just Eliot, is a Belgian singer. He was born in Mons, Wallonia. Eliot participated in the seventh season of The Voice Belgium in 2018. He chooses to join Slimane’s team. He was eliminated during the eleventh episode, the first one where he was able to perform live. On January 14, 2019, Télépro published an article which launched the rumor that Eliot had been chosen to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest. The next day, RTBF officially confirmed that Eliot Vassamillet was going to be Belgium’s representative in 2019. The song he was going to sing was called “Wake up”. Unfortunately, he did not manage to reach the final with the song. After Eurovision, it remained silent around Eliot, until he published a new song in November 2021: “Find a way”. Entries Wake Up Country???????? Belgium Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsPierre DumoulinEliot Vassamillet MusicPierre DumoulinEliot Vassamillet BackingsRenato BennardoJulien MichelElya LufwaMahdy Coulibaly Results Semi Points: 70Position: 13Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/iFB9NnjU4ns

Nevena Božović

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameNevena Božović Born15 June 1994 Nationality🇷🇸 Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2019Beovizija 2013 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv2013 Malmö SongKruna (2019)Ljubav je svuda (2013) Biography Nevena Božović is a Serbian pop singer, born in Kosovská Mitrovica. She studied music at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She participated in the Junior Eurovision with “Piši mi”, in 2007. After a small break from music, she made her come back in 2009. In 2013 she participated in the talent show Prvi Glas Srbija (the Serbian version of The Voice) and became second. She teamed up with the other two top-3 singers of the contest, Mirna Radulović and Sara Jovanović, to form the all girl group Moje 3. They won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ljubav je svuda” and thus represented Serbia in the international contest. Shortly after Eurovision, Nevena presented a new solo single, “Pogleda me”, followed by “Znam da nočas gubim te”. In 2014, Nevena participated in the contest Proleče u Beogradu. On May 7, 2015, Nevena promoted a spot for a single called “Trebam teme”.The song was autobiographical, as Nevena stated. “That’s it, this is me”. On May 26, 2015, Nevena opened for the concert of the French singer Indila, which was held at the Stark Arena in Belgrade. She opened the so-called New Divas Festival. Nevena continued her collaboration with Aleksandra Milutinovic, who did the lyrics for the song “Bal” and thus, on December 24, 2015, releases a song called “Čujem da dolaziš u grad”. In 2017, she competed in the famous Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitepsk, Belarus. Nevena finished in third place. In the same year, Nevena, unveiled her new single, “Jasno mi je” The song became a big hit in Serbia and the rest of the region. She also published an English version called “Dangerous Drug”, which also received positive reviews. Several other successful singles followed. In 2019, Nevena got the opportunity to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time, now solo with the song “Kruna”. She reached the final there and ended up in 18th place. In the same year, she was voted best female singer in Serbia by Nahi Radio. In october, she released the song “Sanjam”, which was written and composed by Nevena herself, just like “Kruna”. Also in 2019, she opened for famous Balkan star Zdravko Čolić. In 2020, Nevena released a new song, “Nestajem s vetrom”. The follow up, “Jutro na Prvo”, won an award in the category Best Collaboration. In 2021, she released the songs “Ljubi” and “Ne čuješ me”. After that, she took time for her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Anika. Entries Kruna Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2019 LanguageSerbianEnglish LyricsNevena Božović MusicNevena BožovićDarko Dimitrov BackingsIvana VladovićOlga Popović-VulovićDušan AlagićMladen Lukić Results Semi Points: 156Position: 7Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 89Position: 18Running order: 23 https://youtu.be/X0mdaeAyPvA Ljubav je svuda (Moje 3) Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2013 LanguageSerbian LyricsMarina Tucaković MusicSaša Milošević Mare BackingsKsenija MiloševićDunja VujadinovićJelena Mitić Results Semi Points: 46Position: 11Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/DbAAFijZIxE

Duncan Laurence

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameDuncan de Moor Born11 April 1994 Nationality???????? Dutch National SelectionInternal selection 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongArcade (2019) Biography Duncan Laurence, stage name of Duncan de Moor, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Duncan was born in 1994 in Spijkenisse. Duncan de Moor has been writing his own texts since he was 13. At the age of 17 he took part in Kunstbende, a network organization that discovers, develops and exhibits young, creative talent. In 2012 he won the local talent show Brielle’s got Talent. This allowed him to record music for a day in a studio with producer Emanuel Platino. De Moor started studying at the Rock Academy in Tilburg in 2013. With fellow students he founded the band The Slick and Suited (later simply The Slick), which played rock music combined with soul and pop. The Slick and Suited made its debut at Eurosonic Noorderslag in January 2014. In 2014, he took part in The Voice of Holland. He joined Ilse DeLange‘s team and reached the semifinals. In March 2016 De Moor decided to quit with The Slick. He graduated from the Rock Academy in 2017. Dutch broadcaster Avrotros selected Duncan, now operating under the pseudonym Duncan Laurence,for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. With the song “Arcade” written and composed by himself. On March 7, Arcade was presented in a Dutch TV-show. He became the hot favourite to win the contest. Duncan Laurence actually won the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The previously planned Dutch club tour in October and November 2019 sold out within a week after winning the Eurovision Song Contest. After these concerts, Laurence gave concerts in other European countries and was added to the Pinkpop 2019 line-up. For March 26, 2020, a concert in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam was recorded. However, this was later moved by Laurence to November 17, 2020 because he needed more time to work on new music. In October of the same year, he released his second single “Love Don’t Hate It”, which reached number 6 in the Dutch charts. On May 13, 2020, Laurence released his first EP titled “Worlds on Fire”, featuring the single “Someone Else”. In November of the same year, Laurence released his debut album “Small Town Boy”. This was preceded by the single “Last Night” and a collaboration with Armin van Buuren entitled “Feel Something”. In December 2020, “Arcade” went viral on the social media platform TikTok. This resulted in “Arcade” entering the UK top-40. In the USA Duncan performed in the show Today and, in duet with Fletcher, in the Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Arcade” entered the USA Billboard Hot-100 Singles Chart and reached the #30 spot. A new tour started on October 21, 2021. After performances in the Netherlands, 7 other European countries will be visited between October and November 2022. In 2022 he was one of the coaches in the Flemish The Voice Kids. Entries Arcade Country???????? The Netherlands Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsDuncan LaurenceJoel SjööWouter Hardy MusicDuncan LaurenceJoel SjööWouter Hardy BackingsSarina VoornKris RietveldMarcel Swerissen Results Semi Points: 280Position: 1Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: 498Position: 1Running order: 12 https://youtu.be/R3D-r4ogr7s