In the last 24 hours, two more entries for this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu have been released. Yesterday, we received the fourth track of this year’s lineup. F3M’s “Bananas” is touted as a “catchy dance-inspired pop song with an anarchistic touch to it”, with lyrics that focus on “uncompromising tolerance and boisterous themes”. The group, comprised of MIARA, Baby O …
The third track of this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Finland’s selection for Eurovision 2020, has been revealed. Aksel Kankaanranta, a young singer from Turku who wowed viewers to finish as the runner-up of The Voice of Finland in 2017, has revealed “Looking Back”, an English-language anthemic pop ballad about nostalgia and looking back on previous experiences. #YOU can check out …
Twelve acts have made it through to the national selection in Belarus after a round of auditions was held today in Minsk, the Belarusian capital. 95 songs were submitted overall for the Belarusian national selection Eurofest, with 49 acts invited to take part in today’s auditions round. #YOU can see all of the audition videos in the YouTube playlist HERE. …
Former X Factor winner Sam Bailey has denied rumours on social media that she may be the United Kingdom’s representative in Rotterdam, despite recently following a number of Eurovision related accounts on her Twitter profile. The Leicester-based singer, who won the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013 and subsequently had a number one hit with a cover of …
Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is back in a more traditional format this year, as the competition returns its focus to new talent and rising stars in the country, rather than a song selection method for an internally selected artist. Earlier this week, the six acts taking part in this year’s competition were unveiled, and now we have two of the …
No sooner has the dust settled on the third semi-final in Norway than we have the next four hopefuls for the fourth semi-final. This week, it’s the turn of Western Norway to be represented. Here are the four acts taking part, with some familiar faces behind these acts; Hege Bjerk – Pang Magnus Bokn – Over the Sea Nordic Tenors …
The final heat of this year’s Lithuanian national selection, ‘Pabandom iš naujo!’ (We Go Again), has taken place this evening, and now means that we know the eighteen songs that move on to the semi-final stage from next weekend. Tonight, twelve acts performed in the pre-recorded heat to fight for six spots in the semi-finals of the competition. These twelve …
We asked, and #YOU voted – and now we can reveal your thoughts on tonight’s third semi-final in Norway! With almost half of the votes, it is Kristin Husøy with “Pray for Me” who takes the readers’ poll crown, with 43% of the votes cast in her favour. Second place in the poll went to Alexandru and his “Pink Jacket” …
With tonight seeing the acts from Central Norway take to the stage in Fornebu, it’s time once again for our assembled team to review the acts and pick a favourite. But which of the four songs will our team take to their hearts the most? Our panel this weekend is unchanged, with Daniel, David, James, Melanie, Roy, Sean and Stefan …
Another weekend and another Norwegian semi-final looms, as the four acts from Central Norway take to the stage in Fornebu. But which of these acts will ignite a fire in #YOU? We want to know how you’re feeling ahead of tonight’s semi-final, so make sure to vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal all later today! Who do #YOU …
