Category Archives: 2012
Preview: Second Semifinal in Hungary
Saturday marks the second Semifinal of “A Dal”, the Hungarian National Selection. Much like last week, ten songs will go in front of the nation, with only four songs proceeding to February 11’s final. Three of those songs will be handpicked by the professional jury, while the fourth will be picked by a public televote.
The ten candidate songs are:
Preview: Melodifestivalen Semifinal One
To the delight of schlager fans worldwide, Sweden’s Melodifestivalen kicks off on Saturday with its first Semifinal, to be held at the VIDA Arena in Växjö. Normally the home of the Växjö Lakers ice hockey team, the arena will host the first live show of one of the most highly-anticipated National Final events of the Preselection Season. Two songs will qualify directly to the Finals at the Globen Arena on March 10, and two will pass through to the Andra chansen (Second Chance) round on March 3. Read the rest of this entry
Preview: Semifinal Three in Norway
The last of three Semifinals for Melodi Grand Prix will be held on Saturday in Florø. The eyes of the nation will be on this small town in western Norway, where eight songs will compete for one of only three spots in the final (although one wildcard pick is still to play for). Let’s take a quick look at this week’s candidates, shall we? Read the rest of this entry
Germany: Two more contestants out of “Unser Star für Baku”
Another week, another elimination in Germany’s search for their next Eurovision star. This time around, the eight remaining contestants performed, hoping for one of only six spots in Monday’s show. There was a minor modification in the voting, however; while the rankings and percentages were still instantly displayed on screen as they were tallied, there was a series of “final countdowns”, determining the placement of contestants one by one. That is, when the first timer ran out, that locked in the winner of the televote, rather than who was immediately going home. A second countdown was held, determining the night’s runner-up, et cetera. It appears that this was done in order to cut down on the chaos of previous weeks, and it seems to be working thus far.
Eliminated this week were:
More Details Revealed for Ireland
It appears that Irish Broadcaster RTÉ has unveiled more details for this month’s National Selection (“Eurosong 2012”), to be held on the February 24th episode of the Late Late Show. Barring any early song leaks (like what happened last year with “Lipstick”), the songs themselves will be revealed on February 9. Each act will be under the tutelage of a “mentor”, who will hopefully help guide them to their best possible performance…
Oh, let’s face it, we’re going to see Jedward again, aren’t we? Well, for the sake of some semblance of fairness and unbiased coverage, let’s take a look at who we’ll see trying their hands at Eurosong! Read the rest of this entry
20 Semifinalists Revealed in Moldova
Moldovan broadcaster TRM have officially unveiled the twenty jury-selected finalists for their National Selection. A twenty-first entry will be selected by a public internet vote, and the National Final will be held on March 10 (the same day as the Finals of Portugal’s Festival Da Canção and Sweden’s Melodifestivalen, if you’ve been keeping track).
The candidate songs are (with links, when available): Read the rest of this entry
France: Anggun’s “Echo (You and I)” Released
After much speculation (and a bit of an unanticipated leak from Amazon.fr), France’s Anggun has released “Echo (You and I)”, her entry for Baku. Written by William Rousseau, Jean-Pierre Pilot, and Anggun herself, the song was mixed by Veronica Ferraro, who has collaborated with superstar David Guetta.
Listen to the track after the jump:
Results: Third Semifinal in Iceland
The last semifinal for Iceland’s Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins was held on Saturday, and (as we’ve come to expect) five songs were competing for two spots in the Final.
Qualifying for the Final are: Read the rest of this entry
Results: Second Semifinal in Norway
On Saturday, the second batch of hopeful Norwegian candidates took the stage in Larvik, hoping to be one of the three qualifiers to the Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2012. This was a hard-fought round, with fans singing the praises of most of them. But, in the end, only the top three could make it through, and the Norwegian audience had their say.
Qualifying for the finals of Melodi Grand Prix are: Read the rest of this entry
First Finalists Decided in Hungary
On Saturday night, Hungarian broadcaster MTV (and that’s “Magyar Televízió”, not the home of “Jersey Shore”, just for the record) hosted the first of two semifinals for “A Dal (The Song)”, the country’s National Selection. Ten songs were performed, with the top three point-getters from a panel of judges qualifying for February 11th’s Final, and a fourth song being selected by a public vote.
Getting top marks with the Jury were: Read the rest of this entry
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