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BULGARIA 2013: ELITSA & STOYAN – KISMET
Bulgarian viewers and jury decided tonight the song with which Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
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EESTI LAUL 2013: COMPETE RESULTS REVEALED
The 2013 edition of Eesti Laul took place on Saturday, Estonians picking Birgit Oigemeel and her song “Et uus saaks alguse” to represent them in Malmoe.
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O PENTRU MELODIE EUROPA 2013: LISTEN TO THE SONGS
Denis Latasev decided to withdraw from the Moldovan National Selection so, as TRM decided not to replace him, only 23 songs will participate in the Semifinals scheduled on 12 and 14 March.
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MILLI SEÇIM TURU 2013: WEEK 8 RESULTS
The 8th Heat of Millim Secim Turu, the Azeri National Selection for Eurovision 2013, took place and the two qualifiers are Valeriya Huseynzade and Aysel Babayeva.
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ELENA GHEORGHE – ECOU
Elena Gheorghe, the Romanian representative in Eurovision 2009, has just released a video for her new single entitled “Ecou” (Echo).
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NEW VERSION OF “SOMETHING” PRESENTED
On 10 February, a special concert was held in Vilnius, whith the purpose to raise funds for the participation of Andrius Pojavis and his song “Something” in Eurovision 2013. During the concert, the new...
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JESSY MATADOR – TOUCHE COULE
Jessy Matador, the French representative in Eurovision 2010, has just released a brand new video for his song “Touche coule” wich is a featuring with the French artist of Congolese origin Raicha. The...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: AUDITION VIDEOS ONLINE
The 32 competing songs in the Romanian National Final are now available online. TVR’s youtube channel contains the video recordings from the live auditions. The Romanian National Final will kick-off...
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DAVID LINDGREN – AMNESIA
EMI Sweden have uploaded, on their Soundcloud page, a brand new track from David Lindgren entitled “Amnesia”. The song is taken from his “Skyline” EP wich will appear on Saturday and wich contains his...
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EUROVISION 2013: POSTCARDS IDEA REVEALED
The postcards for Eurovision Song Contest 2013 that SVT will use are very different than anything we’ve seen in previous contests. Unlike previous editions, when the postcards contained images of the...
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PARTY ALL THE TIME IN MALMO
Wonk, the award winning mixed gay club in Malmo, har revealed it’s plans for the Eurovision week in May. The Amiralen Club will host five special club nights with performances from artists as it’s said...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: REVIEW OF THE SONGS
The oikotimes.com team is reviewing the songs across Europe for the national finals. This time we got the Romanian national selection ones and we listened them very carefully. Here is our review of the...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: SEMIFINAL 1 RESULTS
The first semifinal concluded in Romania and six acts qualified to the final of Selecția Națională 2013, the show through which Romania will decide upon its representation in the upcoming Eurovision...
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MILLI SECIM TURU 2013: WEEK 7 RESULTS
The 7th heat of Milli Secim Turu 2013, the Azeri National Selection for Eurovision 2013, has concluded and the winners are Nigar Huseynova and Vlada Axundova, both of them qualifying to the semifinals.
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: SEMIFINAL 2 RESULTS
The second semifinal took place tonight in Romania. 16 songs presented to the public and we have the qualifiers list for the grand final on March 9th. Check the results
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KDAM 2013: JURY ANNOUNCED
The three Semifinals of KDAM 2013 will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Each Semifinal will consist of 10 songs from wich the Top 3 will go directly to the Final, while the 4th and...
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PATRICIA KAAS – AVEC SE SOLEIL
Patricia Kaas, the French representative in Eurovision 2009, has released a brand new video for her single “Avec ce soleil” wich is part of her show “Kaas Chante Piaf”, a tribute to the famous French...
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HIND – MAKE IT COUNT
Hind, the Dutch representative in Eurovision 2008, has released a brand new single and video entitled “Make it count”. This is Hind's first release in three years, since her single “Stay” released in...
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MR. LORDI ADVISES KRISTA SIEGFRIDS
When asked about Eurovision 2013 and Krista Siegfrids, Mr. Lordi replied: “It was my favourite of all the candidates..."
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Α DAL 2013: BYEALEX – KEDVESEM
In Hungary, A Dal 2013 seems to be a must to see event this Saturday. Tune in on the official website for a live stream of the show.
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O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA 2013: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The first round of the Moldovan National Selection for Eurovision 2013 has been concluded. In this phase the juries listen to the songs and to live videos of the singers. 24 singers and 60 songs have...
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A VALENTINE FOR PAULA SELING
Paula Seling, who represented Romania in Eurovision 2010 with Ovi singing “Playing with fire”, will be giving a special concert, in Bucharest, on Valentine’s Day. The concert will be held at Sala Radio...
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SPECIAL CONCERT TO FIND MONEY
LRT will organise a special concert, on February 10, in order to raise funds for the participation of Andrius Pojavis in Eurovision 2013. The same type of concert was organised for Sasha Song in 2009...
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STUDENTS TO DECORATE EUROVISION BUSSES
SVT and Skane County will organse a special competition for kids this spring. Region’s school kids will take part in the Eurovision School Contest where they will try to describe their future Europe...
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FRENCH NOT THAT THRILLED WITH AMANDINE
Few days ago, France 3 has confirmed that the winner of Nouvelle Star (French Pop Idol) 2008, Amandine Bourgeois, will represent France in Eurovision 2013. Since then, the public reactions havent’t...
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ONLINE BOOKIES CLAIM KRISTIAN LUUK AS HOST
The host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be revealed on Monday by SVT. The hot favourites are Gina Dirawi and Danny Saucedo but they will host Melodifestivalen 2013 so it’s rather unlikely...
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DMGP 2013: TV RATES & iTUNES SUCCESS
HIGH TV RATES FOR DMGP 2013 The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took part last Saturday and the number of people who watched the show is the highest since 2010. Denmark has a small population, with no more...
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LISE DARLY TRIES OUT COMEDY
Lise Darly, the Monegasque representative in Eurovision 2005, made her first steps as a comedian in a major TV series. Lise got a role in the first episode of the fourth season of the popular crime...
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O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA 2013: DATES ANNOUNCED
Earlier today, a meeting took place at Moldova 1 where the dates for the Semifinals and Final of the Moldovan National Selection where established. Semifinals are scheduled for the 12th and the 14th of...
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LARA FABIAN – DEUX ILS, DEUX ELLES
International music star, Lara Fabian, who represented Luxembourg in Eurovision 1988, performed on the stage of the Theatre du Rond Point in Paris on 27th January, in support of the same-sex mariage...
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MUNICH EUROVISION PARTY A SUCCESS
Every year, the members of OGAE Germany organise a fan convention that turns into a Eurovision party. The special guests this year where: Ralph Siegel (composer of Luxembourg 1974, Germany 1980 and...
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ANDREI LEONTE READY FOR EUROVISION 2013
Andrei Leonte, who won the first season of X Factor Romania, is ready to represent Romania in Eurovision 2013, so he already submited a song in the Preselection. “It’s a big chance and I think I can do...
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FANS QUESTION MALTESE SONG CHOSEN
Gianluca Bezzina was chosen to represent Malta in Eurovision 2013 with the song “Tomorrow”. Even if the Eurofans gave the song a good feedback, considering it the best Maltesse entry in the last few...
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ICELANDIC SONG CHOSEN ALSO IN QUESTION
The same problem with Maltese chosen song for Eurovision Song Contest 2103 seems to be in Iceland where the Icelandic song for Eurovision 2013, “Eg a lif” sang by Eypor has very similar chorus with the...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: 135 SONGS SUBMITTED
The submission period for the Romanian National Final has ended and 135 songs where entered in the preselection. Among the artists that submited an entry we can find: Lora (NF 2007 and 2010), Robert...
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MGP 2013: LOREEN TO PERFORM IN THE FINAL INTERVAL ACT
The winner of Eurovision 2013, Loreen, will be the interval act in the Melodi Grand Prix Final that will be held at the Oslo Spektrum, in Oslo, next Saturday. She will be accompanied by 11 dancers and...
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BRYAN RICE – THESE ARMS
Bryan Rice, the runner-up in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 and who also took part in this year’s competition, has just released a new single entitled “These arms”. The song is produced by John Gordon,...
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BRYAN KENNEDY ON TOUR
Brian Kennedy, the Irish representative in Eurovision 2006, has announced a series of dates for his international tour wich includes Germany, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. He is also due to...
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SEBASTIEN TELLIER BEST MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Sebastien Tellier, the French representative in Eurovision 2008, was voted the Best Musician of the year by GQ magazine. His latest album entitled “My God is blue” received very good reactions from the...
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LORDI – THE RIFF
Lordi, the group that won Eurovision 2006 for Finland, has just released a new single entitled “The riff”. The song is part of Lordi’s new album “To beast or not to beast” that will be released on the...
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A DAL 2013: HEAT 2 RESULTS
The show started with a slide of pictures of tonight’s contestants. After that the jury was presented, among the names we can see Magdi Rusza (Eurovision 2007) and Csaba Walko (member of Compact Disco,...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: SANDRA N. READY FOR EUROVISION
Sandra N., who is well-known in Romania after singing “Angel” with Adrian Sina and “I’m sorry” with Akcent, has submited a song for the Romanian Preselection for Eurovision 2013. Sandra has passed the...
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FEMINISTS ATTACK KRISTA SIEGFRIDS
Krista Siegfrids was chosen, on Saturday, to represent Finland in Eurovision 2013. She couldn’t believe it and she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep for 48 hours and she gave lots of interviews....
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IRELAND 2013: SUPPORT TO THE ACTS
The Late Late Show Eurosong Special, wich could be considered the Irish NF for Eurovisioon 2013, will be held on Friday 22nd February and will be hosted by Ryan Turbidy on RTE 1. The profile of the...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: SYLVIE ENTERS WITH DENIZ CEM
Sylvie, who is well-known in Romania for her song “My love is now your love” produced by Mihai Ristea and for hosting the TV show “Lozul cel Mare” on TVR 1, has submited a song in the Romanian...
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UNSER STAR FUR MALMO 2013: THE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO
The German NF for Eurovision 2013, entitled “Unser Song Fur Malmo”, will be held tomorrow at 20:15 CET and it will be aired by ARD. A press conference was held today at NDR in which the contestants...
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SAD NEWS FOR RICCHI E POVERI
Alessio Gatti, son of Franco who was a member of the group Ricchi e Poveri that represented Italy in Eurovision 1978, died at the age of 23. The shocking news was revealed by Sanremo host Fabio Fazzio...
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SELECTIA NATIONALA 2013: 32 SONGS SELECTED
The Preselection for the Romanian National Final has concluded. 32 songs where selected to compete in the Semifinals. The semifinals will be held on the 23rd and 24th of February at 20:00 CET and will...
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OSTERREICH ROCKT DEN SONG CONTEST: NATALIA KELLY – SHINE
The show consists of 2 parts. In the first part, the contestants will sing covers of from famous Eurovision songs, while in the second part the contestants will sing their own songs. The winner will be...
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A DAL 2013: HEAT 3 RESULTS
The 3rd Heat of A Dal 2013 has started. Ten songs will compete for six tickets to the semifinal. Three songs will be chosen by the jury and three by the televoting. The jury is the same as last week...
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