Over the past few weeks, we've seen a whole bunch of new and recent releases from all over the Eurovision world. Let's see what we've got...
One of the more highly-anticipated songs from the post-Düsseldorf boom comes, of course, from the irrepressible Jedward. The Irish twins, who are planning on releasing their new album, "Victory", in August, have already gone to the top of the Irish Charts with their new single, "Bad Behaviour". Featuring Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton (who, incidentally, happens to be the namesake of the Grimes Brothers' parrot...), both the song and accompanying video keeps the high-energy, frenetic pop vibe of "Lipstick" going strong. The pair are currently touring the UK, Ireland, and Germany.
Jedward - Bad Behaviour (Official Music Video) HQ from xeaaasy on Vimeo.
San Marino's Senit has also released her next track, entitled "Through the Rain". At this point, however, it is only available through the Italian version of iTunes. This upbeat, danceable track seems to be more in line with Senit's previous releases than the sweet, subtle "Stand By", and it even clocks in at less than the Eurovision-standard three minute mark. Could this have been the mysterious other track that SMRTV had considered sending to Eurovision?
Following "Rusinka", (FYR) Macedonia's Vlatko Ilievski has just released his next video, for "Moja Tamna Rijeko". Call me crazy, but I prefer this softer side of Vlatko over the man we saw in Germany. It might not be as catchy as "Rusinka", but at least we can hear him singing this time around! What are your thoughts?
Last, but certainly not least, Finland's Paradise Oskar (Axel Ehnström) has released his second single, "Sunday Everyday".
Axel took home the Marcel Bezençon Press Award from the accredited journalists in Düsseldorf after his performance of "Da Da Dam", and if you were a fan of his sweet, introspective, acoustic-driven style, his album "Sunday Songs" might be just your speed. It's hit the Top Five in the Finnish charts, and he's touring actively throughout the summer.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
More new versions and videos released!
As expected, Albania has revamped their entry for Düsseldorf. What was once Aurela Gaçe's "Kënga Ime" is now "Feel the Passion":
I feel like I'm in the minority here, but I loved Aurela's song the first time I heard it, and this revamp only solidifies my position. Aurela is this year's diva, and whether she wins or not, she is making this her show. (It's funny, though; I was talking with my friend Slavi yesterday before we saw the new video or heard the translation, and I told him how I imagined that the clip would somehow involve Aurela standing on top of a mountain or other high point, a wind machine fluttering around some epic dress, and an eagle soaring. I should have placed money on it!)
I feel like I'm in the minority here, but I loved Aurela's song the first time I heard it, and this revamp only solidifies my position. Aurela is this year's diva, and whether she wins or not, she is making this her show. (It's funny, though; I was talking with my friend Slavi yesterday before we saw the new video or heard the translation, and I told him how I imagined that the clip would somehow involve Aurela standing on top of a mountain or other high point, a wind machine fluttering around some epic dress, and an eagle soaring. I should have placed money on it!)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Senit will "Stand By" for San Marino
SMRTV just aired a brief program (also viewable on www.eurovision.tv) finally presenting Senit's song for San Marino this year. After a quick interview, we have discovered that the Eritrean-Bolognese perform "Stand By", an English-language ballad, in the first Semifinal on May 10th.
This is San Marino's second appearance at Eurovision; the first, with MiOdio's "Complice", sadly came in last place in its semifinal back in 2008. I think Senit's voice is really beautiful in "Stand By", and it will be one of only two ballads in her semi (unless Azerbaijan produces one, as well, but we've yet to hear from them). It doesn't have as much of a "pow" factor as some of the other tunes in this half of the competition, but Senit comes off as so positive and cheerful that her personality might be the key to this performance.
This is San Marino's second appearance at Eurovision; the first, with MiOdio's "Complice", sadly came in last place in its semifinal back in 2008. I think Senit's voice is really beautiful in "Stand By", and it will be one of only two ballads in her semi (unless Azerbaijan produces one, as well, but we've yet to hear from them). It doesn't have as much of a "pow" factor as some of the other tunes in this half of the competition, but Senit comes off as so positive and cheerful that her personality might be the key to this performance.
Friday, February 4, 2011
It's Senit for San Marino!
Yesterday, we received the official confirmation of news that had been floating around the ESC Rumor Mill for quite a while: Italian singer Senit will be representing the tiny Republic of San Marino in Düsseldorf this year.
The 31-year-old Senit (born Senhit Zadik Zadik) was born in Bologna to Eritrean parents, and has released three successful albums so far, including one in English. She's also done a fair amount of stage work on Switzerland and Germany. We're not sure if she will be singing in Italian, English, both, or something else entirely, but the San Marinese broadcaster will be revealing more information shortly on the country's second-ever Eurovision entry. SMRTV says that in choosing Senit as their representative, they are reflecting the nation's own history as a location with an international flavor. (Then again, with only 32,000 residents, they might also just be running out of available singers...)
Here are a few of Senit's hits:
What do you think of Senit representing San Marino? Will she do better than MiOdio in 2008?
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| Photo courtesy of http://www.senit.sm/ |
The 31-year-old Senit (born Senhit Zadik Zadik) was born in Bologna to Eritrean parents, and has released three successful albums so far, including one in English. She's also done a fair amount of stage work on Switzerland and Germany. We're not sure if she will be singing in Italian, English, both, or something else entirely, but the San Marinese broadcaster will be revealing more information shortly on the country's second-ever Eurovision entry. SMRTV says that in choosing Senit as their representative, they are reflecting the nation's own history as a location with an international flavor. (Then again, with only 32,000 residents, they might also just be running out of available singers...)
Here are a few of Senit's hits:
What do you think of Senit representing San Marino? Will she do better than MiOdio in 2008?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Welcome Back, San Marino!
I hope you can pardon the bit of a pause between my last post to now (what can I say...between my full-time job and the craziness of the Holiday season...). But I'm back in full force, and thrilled to deliver some wonderful Eurovision News to you all. As of today, Eurovision 2011 will welcome at least 41 competing nations to the stage in Düsseldorf, as we've just heard that San Marino will return after a two-year absence. The tiny nation made their first (and, until now, only) appearance on the stage in Belgrade back in 2008, with local band MiOdio's slinky, sexy "Complice (Accomplice)", a song that I could easily imagine being played over the opening credits of a James Bond movie.
"Complice" was incredibly underrated in Serbia that year, ending up in dead last place (having only received five points in total, split between the Andorran and Greek audiences). San Marino, therefore, joined the ignominious club of last-placed Eurovision debuts, alongside Portugal, Turkey, the Czech Republic, and Lithunania.
MiOdio has had continued success in San Marino and Italy, having competed in the San Remo festival with their song "Perdo Contatto" and releasing quite a few great singles beyond that, including the catchy "It's OK" and "Oltre e Nuvole", a take-off of Romania's debut Eurovision entry, of all things. But we haven't seen a representative from SMRTV since the Belgrade contest.
Now that Italy is back in the game, San Marino will finally have an ally in the competition. Time will tell who the Sanmarinese representative in Germany will be, but considering that the entire Republic has only about 30,000 residents, they may be prone to scouting out foreign artists, like the Swiss, Luxembourgish, and Monegasque have done in the past. If they do, that might bring in even more foreign points to the microstate. As soon as I get more information on the Sanmarinese selection, I'll serve it up to you!
Interesting point of trivia: unless the Vatican joins up, which is highly unlikely, San Marino is the smallest nation, by population, that can possibly take part in Eurovision. By area, however, Monaco is still smaller (about 1/30th of the size)!
"Complice" was incredibly underrated in Serbia that year, ending up in dead last place (having only received five points in total, split between the Andorran and Greek audiences). San Marino, therefore, joined the ignominious club of last-placed Eurovision debuts, alongside Portugal, Turkey, the Czech Republic, and Lithunania.
MiOdio has had continued success in San Marino and Italy, having competed in the San Remo festival with their song "Perdo Contatto" and releasing quite a few great singles beyond that, including the catchy "It's OK" and "Oltre e Nuvole", a take-off of Romania's debut Eurovision entry, of all things. But we haven't seen a representative from SMRTV since the Belgrade contest.
Now that Italy is back in the game, San Marino will finally have an ally in the competition. Time will tell who the Sanmarinese representative in Germany will be, but considering that the entire Republic has only about 30,000 residents, they may be prone to scouting out foreign artists, like the Swiss, Luxembourgish, and Monegasque have done in the past. If they do, that might bring in even more foreign points to the microstate. As soon as I get more information on the Sanmarinese selection, I'll serve it up to you!
Interesting point of trivia: unless the Vatican joins up, which is highly unlikely, San Marino is the smallest nation, by population, that can possibly take part in Eurovision. By area, however, Monaco is still smaller (about 1/30th of the size)!
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