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EUROVISION 2024 - ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS + LATEST MUSIC VIDEOS




As always, the Eurovision entries are being released in various versions; either being revamped for the contest or having a change of language or just simply an alternative version of genre or whatever. Here's a collection of season 2024 entries and their variations starting with Finland's Windows95man's No rules in its fabulous Enigmastic 90's Spa mix. Love it! (And yes, that's Sibelius in the background!)
... but that's not all! They also did a symphonic version with Espoo's Tapiola Sinfonietta orchestra! 
No rules!
We follow with France. Slimane delivers the perfect ballad Mon amour but in a Meya Rework mix with more beats and stuff. I may prefer the original as it's just perfection. 
Italy's Angelina Mango has recorded a Spanish verison with Alvaro de Luna
Azerbijan's Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov reworked their entry a bit Slimanesque way. It's quite wonderful. 

Spain's Nebulossa has rercorded Zorra with Mexican superstar Gloria Trevi. They also performed it live together in New York's Radio City Hall. 
Litnuania's Silvester Belt delivered a fabulous orchestral version of Luktelk. 
Luxemburg's Tali did acoustic Fighter stopping the traffic on Luxemburg city's main bridge :-)
Latvia's Don released his entry Hollow also in Latvian as Lauzto šķēpu karaļvalsts. If only he sung it in Latvian also in Malmö....

Also Iceland has a non-English version of their entry as usual. Hera Björk sung  við förum hærra in the national selection's semifinal instead of Scared of heights. 

Ireland's Bambie Thug did quite a stunning version of Doomsday Blue. Wow!


We can't forget Albania's Besa who made a total makeover for her song Zemrën N’dorën in both arrangement and language as it became TiTAN. I must say I rather much preferred the original Albanian version in every way. Also Malta, Czechia and Luxemburg did a revamp but you hardly notice any difference until you are a fanatic Eurofan. Norway also changed the lyrics but same goes, you wouldn't notice unless you knew. 

Last but not least, here's a cover by Nitay Twito of the Israeli song with its original, disqualified lyrics November rain

Norway finally released a music videos....
... as did Azerbaijan. 



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