Latvia held the first semi-final in its national selection, Dziesmas 2014, this evening. The competition had a total 12 songs, with six qualifying for the final on February 22nd. The top six songs were based on both a public and jury vote. This year’s national selection has two notable features. First, the theme is “Made in Latvia” so all songs …
Six more songs advance for Hungary
Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, held its second quarterfinal this evening, with six acts qualifying for the semi-finals. The first quarterfinal was held last Saturday (January 25) and the third heat is scheduled for February 8th. The 18 songs that advance from Hungary’s quarterfinals will compete in the semi-finals on February 15th and 16th. Songs that qualify in the semi-finals …
Sebalter for Switzerland!
Switzerland has officially made its selection for Eurovision 2014: Sebalter! Hunter of Stars beat out five other songs in tonight’s final. The final ranking of all six songs, along with song links, is listed below: 1. Hunter of Stars – Sebalter 2. I Still Believe – Yasmina Hunzinger 3. Together Forever – 3 for All 4. Au paradise – Christian …
Lithuania: Five Acts Proceed
Tonight say another show in the Lithuanian Eurrovijios Saga. Five acts have proceeded to next weeks show: Ieva Zasimauskaitė was eliminatied from tonights show, leaving these five acts: Martynas Kavaliauskas Mia Monika Linkytė Vilija Matačiūnaitė Vaidas Baumila These acts will perform in next weeks show.
Softengine For Finland
Tonight, at a special live television broadcast from the Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland has decided to send Softengine to represent the country in Copenhagen with the song “Something better” Eight finalists competed for the chance to take part in Eurovision 2014. The winning song received a total of 38 points appointed by a professional jury while we’re still awaiting …
Iceland: Semi Final 1 results
5 Songs were fighting for one of the two Final spots in Iceland and the two lucky acts moving on are Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir with”Eftir eitt lag” and Gissur Páll Gissurarson with “Von”. They will be joined by two more songs from the second Semi which will take place next week. The Final is scheduled for February 15th. Listen to …
Melodifestivalen: Semi Final 1 Results
Tonight the first semi-final of the Swedish Melodifestivalen was held. Two acts from this semi-final were voted directly into the final whilst another two were selected to try again in the second chance round on March 1st. There were 8 acts in tonight’s semi-final and they were: YOHIO – To the end Mahan Moin – Aleo Linus Svenning – Bröder Elisa Lindström – Casanova Alvaro Estrella – Bedroom Ellen Benediktson – Songbird …
Moldova: 24 Semi-finalists Chosen
To kick off today’s Super Saturday, Moldova’s national broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova chose 24 entries to go through to their national selection. There were a total of 64 entries submitted, all of which competed in an audition in front of a panel of judges. The audition was livestreamed with technical difficulties, but the judges nevertheless chose the two dozen songs fighting for the …
Big Saturday: Seven Shows – One Night #JoinUs
Tonight seems to be the unofficial beginning of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest National Final Season! For the last few months countries have been whittling songs down and selecting entries for the upcoming contest which will be held in Copenhagen in May. But, tonight is where we will see a number of songs being selected, as well as a number …
Latvia’s National Selection Will Use Online Voting
The first semi-final for Latvia’s national selection will take place Saturday, February 1; the second will be February 2nd. A total of 24 songs are competing to represent Latvia in Copenhagen. Each semi-final will have 12 songs, with six advancing to the final on February 22nd. Notably, Latvia’s semi-finals this year allows viewers to cast votes online. The public can …