Filip Marinkov, better known as Filarri, is one of the freshest faces gracing the Serbian PZE stage this year. This young musician is also a TikToker and an influencer, cleverly grouping his hobbies in a way that ultimately are helping him expand on his musical career. His eccentric style and a self-described androgynous appearance are only a few features that …
Our next interview from this year’s UMK selection comes from Lxandra, who had nothing to lose by chatting with us! Lxandra is a singer and songwriter from Suomenlinna, Finland and the daughter of the Finnish bassist and composer Pekka Lehti. She first appeared in the music scene in 2017 with her first singles “Hush Hush Baby” and “Flicker”, and also …
The second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin is rapidly approaching, which means it’s a good time to launch our interview with Silja Rós and Kjalar! Silja and Kjalar are competing in the Icelandic national final for the first time together, but during our conversation we learned that their song “Together We Grow” was actually not written as a duet until much later in …
On December 8th Slovenia’s broadcaster RTVSLO made the announcement that Joker Out has been internally selected to represent them at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool, and their song “Carpe Diem” was released on February 4th. Shortly after the song release, we had the opportunity to sit down with the band to discuss the group’s origin story, their decision to do Eurovision, …
We’re excited to bring you a new interview with Finnish star and UMK contestant Robin Packalen! Robin is a well-known and listened to artist in Finland, whose music has sold over 370,000 copies as of 2014 alone. He first popped up in the music scene in 2008 when he won the Finnish youth singing contest Staraskaba, and then competed for the …
With less than 80 days to go until Eurovision begins, the BBC has announced the commission of two more entertainment shows to coincide with this year’s Eurovision in Liverpool. Both shows will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in May. The BBC’s Rachel Ashdown, Lead Commissioner for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 states: “As the excitement …
With the time trickling away, days becoming longer and longer, our national final season for the Eurovision song contest is fast approaching its end. Liverpool is in full swing when it comes to the preparations for the biggest European musical event of the year, which is also true when it comes to the countries that will set off on this …
February is well underway, and the selection for the Serbian representative of the Eurovision song contest in March is approaching, while the excitement is steadily growing. Fans of the competition have been listening to the released tracks for quite some time, and social networks are sweltering, and for good reason. In an ocean of these diverse tracks, where the great …
News surrounding the Eurovision Village for Liverpool 2023 has been revealed by the Liverpool Echo. The revelation was made through a letter sent to the residents of the Mann Island Building which sits near Pier Head, the site for this year’s Eurovision Village. The letter states: “The fan zone will be open for nine days and will close with the …
Creative Director and choreographer Ian Banham has announced his involvement with Wild Youth’s performance for Eurovision 2023. Via his Instagram account, Banham revealed that he will be the Creative Director behind We Are One on stage in Liverpool. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝙸𝚊𝚗 𝙱𝚊𝚗𝚑𝚊𝚖 (@ianbanham) Banham has worked previously with acts such as Lily Allen and Kylie …
