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EUROVISION 2023: UKRAINE REVEALS THE 36 VIDBIR ENTRANTS

Ukraine reveals the 36 that are still in the game (out of about 400 submissions) . Who will make the final cut will be revealed in coming weeks. Pianoboy, musiciand and Vidbir producer tells eurovision,tv: "I am personally interested in ensuring that Ukrainian music does not freeze and develops in all directions, so that we have our heroes in all possible musical niches and styles. In my opinion, now, during the war, and with complete uncertainty in the lives of musicians, this selection takes on a special significance: we not only choose those worthy to represent Ukraine at the competition, but also have the opportunity to hear a wide range of Ukrainian music that is being created here and now, no matter what. ‘I am glad that during the selection process, many musicians were motivated, inspired, and encouraged to create new songs and interesting ideas. It was difficult for many of them to start writing again, many musicians are in forced emigration or on the verge of changing pro...

ESC 2018: SPAIN GOES BACK TO OPERACIÓN TRIUNFO?

News from Spain concerning their participation in 2018. The good old Operación Trumfo, that brought the country to top-10 three times in a row 2002-2004 and so far the last time anywhere near it with the exception of Ruth Lorenzo's 2014 and Pastora Soler's 2012 - both barely 10th - could be making a comeback as country's national selection next year. It seems TVE is prepairing another 20omething finish next week... BUT OT has given us a lot of Spanish flavour and good placings, hopefully this could change the Spanish Eurovision faith again! In light of that ti makes sense, even if TVE has prompty denied it is so.... In 2002 Operación Triunfo was launched and caused a real hysteria in the Iberian peninsula launching the careers of Rosa Lopez, David Bisbal, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela and some others. Rosa took all the runners up with her to Eurovision and Europe's living a celebration finished 7th while the whole of Spain lived with them the somewhat disappo...

UKRAINE: SEMIFINAL ONE TONIGHT

Ukraine kicks off their televized part of the selection who will represent the host country in Kyiv in May at the Eurovision song contest 2017. There will be three semifinals, and televoters with the jury will decide 50-50 the ones going to the final (2-3). The jury is last year's Eurovision winner Jamala, Helsinki 2007 Eurovision runner up Verka Serduchka or Andriy Danylko and composer-producer Konstantin Meladze. Watch here from 18.00 CET SKAY - All my love for you  (4) Roma Veremeychik & Lumiere - Make it real (6) Monochromea - Blue bird  (7) Laliko - Sugar whisper  (8) Salto Nazad - O, mamo (2) MamaRika - We are one  (5) Tayanna - I love you  (1) live Arsen Mirzoyan - Dzheraldina (3) (jury vote/televote) Watch the videos here