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Latvia: Double Faces Eels “The song is a mantra for people who are facing obstacles”

[AdSense-B] Next up for our series of interviews with the Latvian hopefuls is the band Double Faced Eels. We spoke to their lead singer Reinis Straume ahead of their Supernova debut, about the time he screamed until he nearly fainted and how the band ended up with their curious name… Hello Double Faced Eels! First of all thank you for …

Latvia: Līga Rīdere “This song is a promise to my husband”

[AdSense-B] With Supernova fast approaching this weekend, we got to speak to another of the artists in the Latvian selection this year. Enter Līga Rīdere, a former X Factor participant and veterinarian who is hoping to make waves with her Supernova entry “Būšu tepat”. Hello Līga Rīdere! First of all thank you for your time talking to us. How are you? Can …

Latvia: Alekss Silvers “I have never before been this true with the audience”

[AdSense-B] Latvia kicks off our series of interviews for the Eurovision 2019 season, and the first act we spoke to was Alekss Silvers, who will be presenting “Fireworks” in this year’s Supernova selection. We spoke to the multi-faceted singer about his exploits in Belarus and how he was born singing! Hello Alekss! First of all, thank you for your time …

Croatia: Franka “Istria is the Croatian Tuscany, you have to go!”

[AdSense-B] Earlier today, we got to speak to the enthusiastic and adorable Franka from Croatia, and we spoke about her favourite locations in Croatia, her thoughts about how her rehearsals have gone in Lisbon and what she would do on stage if she won a Grammy award! #YOU can see our interview with Croatia’s artist Frank below, and if #YOU …

Malta: Christabelle “It’s about asking people not to be afraid of their problems”

[AdSense-B] Our next interview from Lisbon comes courtesy of Malta and this year’s entrant Christabelle. After four attempts, the young singer from Mġarr battles with the concept of mental health in Lisbon with her entry “Taboo”, and we spoke to her about the message of the song, how she wanted to tell a story with her performance and the vocal …

Belarus: Alekseev “I’ve met so many good people in this experience”

[AdSense-B] After he had his next chance to rehearse on the Altice Arena stage, we had the chance to speak to Ukrainian performer Alekseev about representing Belarus, the idea behind his unique staging and how he would react if he won an Oscar! #YOU can see our interview with Belarus’ Alekseev below, and if you like our content then make …

Cyprus: Eleni Foureira “When I’m not on stage I’m a typical girl, walking my dog”

[AdSense-B] Earlier today we got the privilege to speak to Eleni Foureira, the popular representative from Cyprus this year as she made a visit to the press centre on a sunny Portuguese afternoon. She sat down with Fernando to have an animated chat and discuss the song’s inspiration, her experiences in life and what she is like away from the …

Germany: Michael Schulte “To sit on the couch hoping for points will be a very exciting moment”

[AdSense-B] Last week, our Danish correspondent Christian was in London for the Eurovision Party held annually at the Café de Paris, where he got the chance to sit down with Germany’s Michael Schulte ahead of his travels to Lisbon. Christian and Michael spoke about the anticipation to be in the Eurovision experience first-hand, the change of direction from Germany and …

Montenegro: Vanja Radovanović “We have to put a little bit of our musical heritage in our song”

[AdSense-B] On Thursday the stars of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest descended on to the British capital of London to meet the press and fans and perform, and the London Eurovision Party was so far the largest gathering of this year’s acts. As a result it gave us at ESC United a great chance to speak to the artists and …

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