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mirai-desu · 1 year

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if there's nothing left of you and me there's nothing left of me: An Ode to the Amazing Songs We Lost in the Eurovision National Final Season 2023

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National final season always means that we lose some fantastic songs that won’t ever get to grace to the big ESC stage, but I can memorialize all the other tracks I love here. This list contains the songs that got away, as well as some of the guilty pleasures, and songs I simply enjoy listening to, from the NF season of 2023.

Note that this is my personal taste, so I might be missing something you jive with. Songs are arranged by flow, not in a ranking. Some videos I likely will have to replace with another upload at some point. I went with studio recordings to be consistent (barring the bonus track).

This playlist is in no way meant to put down the actual winners.

Playlists for past years: 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

Tracklist below:

Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Kristín Sesselja – “Terrified” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods – “Where Are You (Sávečan)” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope” (Unser Lied für Liverpool - Germany 🇩🇪 )

Harmonija disonance – “Nevera (Lei, lei)” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

The Starlings – “Rollercoster” (Eurosong 2023 - Belgium 🇧🇪 )

EYJAA – “I Was Gonna Marry Him” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Denmark 🇩🇰 )

Damir Kedžo – “Angels and Demons” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Eline Thorp – “Not Meant to Be” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Neon Letters & Maiko – “ときめき (Tokimeki)” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Rūta Mur – “So Low” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

KRUTЬ – “Колискова” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Vanesa Sono – “Aroma jonë” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Tril – “Break It” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Janek – “House of Glass” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Colapesce, Dimartino – “Splash” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

m els – “So Good (At What You Do)” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Gebrasy – “Saw Your Ghost” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Nordman – “Släpp alla sorger” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Maria Celin – “Freya” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Rovena Dilo – “Motit” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Moisei – “I'm Not Alone” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Lazza – “Cenere” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Nicklas Sonne – “Freedom” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Megara – “Arcadia” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Erma Mici – “Kozmosi i dashurisë” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Steven Roho x Gabriella x Formația Albatros – “LELE” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Melanie Wehbe – “For the Show” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Angelina – “Stronger” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

René Miller – “Concrete Heart” (Unser Lied für Liverpool - Germany 🇩🇪 )

Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Emil Henrohn – “Mera mera mera” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

JONE – “Ekko inni meg” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Fifi – “Stop” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

ELYSA – “Bad Philosophy” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Đana – “Free Fallin'” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Agoney – “Quiero arder” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Enxhi Nasufi – “Burrë” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Chérine – “ça m'ennuie pas” (Eurosong 2023 - Belgium 🇧🇪 )

Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Dominik Dudek – “Be Good” (Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję - Poland 🇵🇱 )

RODAN – “Introvert Party Club” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

INGER – “Awaiting You” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Ocean Drive – “Take You Home” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Victor Crone – “Diamonds” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Lelia Jane – “Wild” (Eurosong 2023 - Ireland 🇮🇪 )

The Starlings – “Oceanside” (Eurosong 2023 - Belgium 🇧🇪 )

Eirik Næss – “Wave” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Meler – “No nos moverán” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Hunter Falls – “Ooh La La” (Eurosong 2023 - Belgium 🇧🇪 )

Famous – “La Lola” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Markus Riva – “Forever” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Marcus & Martinus – “Air” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Kuba – “You Do Me” (Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję - Poland 🇵🇱 )

Tananai – “Tango” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Melodajn Mancaku – “Gjysma e zemrës sime” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Kate Gulbrandsen – “Tårer i Paradis” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Mr. Rain – “Supereroi” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Alfred García – “Desde que tú estás” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Sara Kapo – “Para teje” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Sandra Lyng – “Drøm d bort” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Edmundo Ináico – “A festa” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

CONNOLLY – “Midnight Summer Night” (Eurosong 2023 - Ireland 🇮🇪 )

Markéta Irglová – “H A P P Y” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

Anduel Kovaçi – “Malli” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

José Otero – “Inviernos en Marte” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Atle Pettersen – “Masterpiece” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Cugini di Campagna – “Lettera 22″ (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Tennessee Tears – “Now I Know” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Swing’it – “Prohibition” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Amia – “Puppet” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Pam Rabbit – “ghosting” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

SISSI – “Lighthouse” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Alicja Szemplińska – “new home” (Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję - Poland 🇵🇱 )

Agnè – “New Start” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Andrei Duțu – “Statues” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Justs – “Strangers” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

James Louis – “DREAM” (MESC 2023 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Andrada Popa – “No Time for Me” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Iole – “Sul tetto del mondo” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Toms Kalderauskis – “When It All Falls” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Patricia Gasparini – “I Will Wait” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

maia maia – “Beautiful Bullshit” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Paola e Chiara – “Furore” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Wiktoria – “All My Life (Where Have You Been)” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Elodie – “Due” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Brooke – “Checkmate” (MESC 2023 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

April Ivy – “Modo Voo” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Adriana Moraru – “Faralaes” (Selecţia Naţională - Romania 🇷🇴 )

Loulou LaMotte – “Inga sorger” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

LDA – “Se poi domani” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Gabrielius Vagelis – “Šauksmas” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Daniel Schuhmacher – “Skin I'm In” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

KUUMA – “Ylivoimainen” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Eliana Gomez Blanco – “Guess What” (MESC 2023 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Casanovas – “Så kommer känslorna tillbaka” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Manjola Nallbani – “Duaj” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

AIDAN – “Reġina” (MESC 2023 – Malta 🇲🇹 )

Ronela Hajati – “Salvaje” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Fabrizio Faniello – “Try to Be Better” (MESC 2023 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

XGIOVE – “Fuoco e benzina” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Siderland – “Que esclati tot” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Maja Hyzy – “Never Hide” (Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję - Poland 🇵🇱 )

Le Deva – “Fiori Su Marte” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Frida Gold – “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde” (Unser Lied für Liverpool - Germany 🇩🇪 )

Signe and Hjördis – “Edelweiss” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Sigga Ózk – “Dancing Lonely” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Jessika – “Unapologetic” (MESC 2023 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Kiana – “Where Did You Go” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Tijana Dapčević – “Mamim” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Smash Into Pieces – “Six Feet Under” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Felivers – “Never Back Down” (Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hity na Eurowizję - Poland 🇵🇱 )

Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Will Church – “Hold On” (Unser Lied für Liverpool - Germany 🇩🇪 )

BRAGI – “Sometimes the World's Against You” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Maria Sur – “Never Give Up” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Aliona Moon – “Du-mă” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Frajle – “Neka, neka” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Elov & Beny – “Raggen går” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Milan Bujaković – “Fenomen” (Pesma za Evroviziju 23 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Theoz – “Mer av dig” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Esse Povo – “Sapatos de Cimento” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Paul Rey – “Royals” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Bonus Track: BEDWETTERS – “Monsters” (Live @ Eesti Laul - Semi Final 1 🇪🇪 )

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chantylay · 1 year

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The Albanian public has selected Albina and the Kelmendi Family to represent them at Eurovision with the song "Duje".

Unsurprizingly, the Albanian singer has a powerhouse vocal to match her power ballad. The song is about family drama, and how easy it can be to forget to love. It is deeply emotional and the fact that her family is singing with her makes it extra poignant.

Because FIK has language requirements and a live orchestra, there is nearly always a revamp before Eurovision. I hope they do not go for an English revamp. For one thing, with all six family members singing, there's no guarantee that they can all sing in another language comfortably and in unison. It's a much safer bet not to try to change the lyrics on them. For another, with message songs like this it can come across as heavy-handed if you put it in English. Let the emotion of the music and the staging tell the story. Keep the lyrics in Albanian. As far as instrumentation goes, I don't really know what Albina's music is generally like to make a solid prediction. I suspect there will be a significant change when the creative team isn't bound by what is available in the FIK orchestra. I will say that while the arrangement was fantastic, it didn't always feel entirely at home. This song was written with some different sounds in mind, in my opinion, and I'm interested to see how it changes.

The stage at FIK was mostly taken up by the orchestra, which limited how much you could maneuver 6 people who are not professional dancers. There was a lot of everybody being mostly in a line and stepping a little forward or a little back when a given person was or was not meant to be in focus. This limitation won't be an issue at Eurovision. I suspect they will do more with blocking and some light choreography so there is less standing around. Possibly a setpiece of some kind that the parents can be concealed behind before they come out to be the ones to remind their kids to love. So they wont just be on either end of the line looking off stage, waiting for their cue. With a bit more space to breathe, they can really do a lot in terms of visual storytelling. I have no doubts that they can make this shine.

#eurovision #albania #albina dhe familja kelmendi #fik #festivali i këngës #Youtube

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bettyg196 · 1 year

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Festivali i Këngës 61 - SF2 : My top 13

1. Lynx

2. Vanesa Sono

3. Manjola Nallbani

4. Elsa Lila

5. Gent Hoxha

6. Melodajna Mancaku

7. Evi Reçi

8. Alban & Lore

9. Arsi Bako

10. Gjergj Kaçinari

11. Permit of Stay

12. Franc Koruni

13. Petrit Çarkaxhiu

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#Festivali i Këngës 61 #Festivali i Këngës #FiK #FiK61 #Albania #Eurovision #Eurovision 2023 #ESC 2023 #ESC #Youtube

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thateurosite · 3 months

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🇦🇱 Besa releases Eurovision 2024 entry “TiTAN”

🇦🇱 After a long wait #Albania’s @BesaOfficial has released the revamp of her #Eurovision 2024 song “Titan”. How well do you think this can fair in Malmö? #ESC2024

It has been a long wait, however Besa’s Eurovision 2024 entry is finally here. Besa has released the revamped version of her Festivali I Këngës song “Zemrën n’dore”. The track which is now entitled “TiTAN” and is fully in English has finally been revealed. Besa’s Eurovision Journey so far Besa won the right to represent Albania at Eurovision during Festivali I Kënges back in December. Since the…

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#Albania #albania 2024 #besa #esc #esc 2024 #esc albania #esc albania 2024 #eurovision #eurovision 2024 #eurovision albania #eurovision albania 2024 #eurovision song contest #eurovision song contest 2024 #festivali i këngës #titan

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stella-rose91 · 5 months

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16)Peter Pan Quartet-Edhe Një Hërë.

The perfomance:

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#Peter Pan Quartet #Final #Festivali I Këngës #2023 #Youtube

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bringerofjollity44 · 1 year

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Eurovision 2023 Top 3

Okay so thoughtzzzz on the songs so far. I'm not too huge a fan of the options we have so far (in a good year they would all be bottom half for me), though I could see each of these growing on me. We all know how it goes - the songs will grow on me over time, I'll love songs I originally hated, etc. + revamps could be decent.

🇺🇦 - TVORCHI - Heart of Steel - this has the most potential of any of the songs we have I think. They already have a really compelling stage concept to build on, and I like its dark vibes. I think this could be "Tick-Tock" amazing if they add some more instrumentation and percussion in the revamp so it has a little more going on in the song.

🇦🇱 - Albina Kelmendi dhe Familja - Duje - The opening is absolutely phenomenal, I just don't really think the rest of it is catchy at all? The hook just doesn't grab me, and I didn't like the arrangement with the version we saw with the orchestra. However, we don't have a studio version of the song yet so A LOT could change. Perhaps we can get a "Karma"-level revamp?

🇧🇪 - Gustaph - Because of You - Sigh. This song feels so outdated, and I am not a huge fan of how Gustaph sings. He needs to work on his stage presence as well, he's getting upstaged by the backing singers and it looks like he just sort of wandered up there.

Those are my thoughts so far! I will probably keep a running ranking w/ updates on how my opinions on songs change over time.

DISCLAIMER: all of the artists and their teams put so much work into these songs. I want to recognize that even if a song is not my cup of tea it is still a valid piece of art that the singers, performers, writers, producers, etc. should be proud of.

#eurovision 2023 #vidbir #festivali i këngës #eurosong 2023

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trickerys-domain · 5 months

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Y'all ready for my hilariously candid unpopular UMK ranking!

Obligatory preferace that I'm just an opinionated bitch. This selection is overall really strong and I'm very much excited for the live show. I think a lot of these songs will make or break during the live. I also think there is an odd disparity in the obvious budget and set quiality for the 7 music videos. Almost like they had a different line-up and some songs were last minute replacements.

I also did not factor in whether a song would do well in eurovision at all because frankly rn I do not care.

This ranking will also probably change so like who cares, I'm ready to enjoy a great liveshow full of people who give a shit about their art.

Ok, here we go!

7. Vox Populi - Mikael Gabriel

The general sound of this one is fun and easy. Good filler or backgroud music. Like if it came on in shuffle I probably wouldn't skip it. However, the lyrics are like really bad. Especially in context of the seeming general opinion of this man I am seeing. Also, this man is strategically pandering and a. Its not working, b. No on seems to have noticed. The use of Matti and that obviously käärijä influenced face in the music video smacked me on first watch. He is capitalizing and I'm very curious to see what he does with the live. Not excited, just curious.

6. Dancing with Demons - Cyan Kicks

I liked Hurricane better. There its been said. I do enjoy listening to this but I forget about it a lot. It also took me until basically now to kinda remember what it sounds like. Meanwhile I can still think of the Hurricane chorus 2 years later having not listened to it since UMK 2022. I do think Cyan Kicks has a really good fun sound, I just don't vibe with this song all that much.

Also, this bears no weight on my opinion of either song. But I need to call out the hypocrisy I've been seeing online. I've seen so many people comment that they don't like the amount of autotune Sexmane uses in Mania and then go on to say how much Dancing with Demons showcases Susanna's voice. Like...... there is so much autotune on Dancing with Demons. It will not sound like that live. And that's fine, its clearly an artistic choice that fits with their musical style, like Sexmane. But pls just sit with that for a bit before complaining about the, frankly much less, autotune in a rap song. Tangent rant over.

5. Kuori Moi - Sini Sabotage

This is where my ranking will probably swap a lot. This song is really catchy and I ingeneral like this type of music. I call it chill sex. This is also a very fun unserious song and video played straight, and I appreciate that. I am worried about something with vocals this chill live. They're good vocals, but very intentionally monotone and if the staging isn't engaging it might fall flat. This song is mostly at 5th place because I dont have anything bad to say about it, but it doesn't stand out quite as much as some of the others. I adored her interview tho.

4. Paskana - Sara Siipola

This is a great power ballad while still being upbeat. It doesn't drag. The vocals are great. The music video is great even while being very simple. The lyrics and message are really really good too. This song gets stuck in my head a lot and I think it is, on a technical level, the stongest song this year. I really hope the staging supports the song but with how raw and peeled back the vibe of the song is it will be difficult to make staging that is engaging without being distracting.

3. No Rules! - Windows95Man

Pure unashamed 90s nostalgia schlock. This is very much the type of trashy eurodance I enjoy, so home run for me. I think the staging will be very fun, but maybe too much. Or it will be organized chaos like Portion Boys last year. Speaking of, this is definitely this years silly fan fave that will be well received but probably not win, a la Portion Boys and Teflon Brothers. For being trashy eurodance, I do think it is construced very well. It flows and it actually written well, its bad on purpose and it is successful. Is it the most original or masterful, no. It is very enjoyable and fun and low pressure, yes.

2. MANIA - Sexmane

This one gets stuck in my head the most. Good beat, good flow. I really like the sound of the chorus, including the auto tune. The lyrics hold more than I think comes across initially and you can tell Sexmane really connects with this song the way his voice delivers even in the studio version. This is the song that I'm most excited to see live because I wanna know what kind of staging he pulls out. Side note: I think it's really funny that the brother called Sexmane is less sexual musically than the one just called Isaac.

1. Glow - Jesse Markin

This is just a really phenomenally written and positive song. It is really nice to have some good classic rap at a competition like UMK. The flow is impeccable with his rapping too. There's a lot of American artists who can't write that well in english. The message of this song is really uplifting without feeling hollow because it recognizes you gotta actually work at being in a good place. Jessie is someone who knows exactly who he is as an artist and person and that translates into the song. Also Alpaca!

I think the the songs that have the biggest chance of winning are Paskana, Dancing with Demons, and No Rules!

But truly I have no clue how this will go. This is a very evenly matched line-up both in quality and fan reception. The live perfomances will 100% decide the outcome.

#places 5-1 were all genuinely difficult to decide on #UMK delivers quality every time #umk 2024 #umk24 #I do really hope they keep UMK going no matter the fate of eurovision #i think competitions like this are so good and important just to showcase the talent in your own country #i mean theres a reason sanremo and festivali i këngës have been going for so long #long post #I have opinions apperently and I didn't realize how many until I wrote this #if anyone wants a full rant on my opinion of autotune as a plague in modern music in general let me know #i do not have an issue really with how its used in any of the UMK songs #its just an overall gripe I have with today music

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pamyuite · 5 months

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Mal Retkoceri

#Mal Retkoceri #fik 62 #festivali i këngës 62 #festivali i kenges #flex #eurovision #face #biceps

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eurovision-facts · 2 years

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Eurovision Fact #89:

The Albanian song contest Festivali i Këngës has been used since the country's debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 to pick a participant.

Festivali i Këngës has been held annually since 1962. It has used a variety of voting systems over the years such as juries, regional juries, and televote. At times, a head jurior could have twice the voting power of the other juriors.

[Sources]:

Albania, Eurovision.tv.

Festivali i Këngës, Wikipedia.com.

#esc #eurovision #eurovision song contest #eurovision facts oc #esc facts oc #Albania #Festivali i Këngës

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eurovision-revisited · 1 month

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Eurovision 2004 - Number 60 - Eneda Tarifa - "Qëndroj"

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Festivali i Këngës is not the only Albania music festival. In 2001 Eneda Tarifa made her debut at Kënga Magjike on rival channel TV Klan. Although she didn't win, she did enough to warrant an invitation to the big show in December 2003.

This is her first appearance here and she's brought her own song Qëndroj (Stay) written with Erjon Zaloshnja fellow musician and soon to be her husband. The lyrics talk about getting older, with thoughts that don't fly quite as quickly as they once did. The night is approaching. All is not lost as Eneda has a love who will make it all bearable. A love she can't do without. However heavy a burden there is, it can be carried with him by her side.

I love the ones where the song-writers are clearly writing about each other!

It's a song for a big voice and perhaps Eneda isn't quite there yet. Where the song should soar, she's just about able to get there, but that ability to belt and emote will come with age. She's just starting out here and already showing the talent to both sing and right the grand devotional song.

This time it was not to be. Although she made it through the FiK semi-final, in the final she was not placed. She'd be back in four years time for another go. Her last try was in 2015 when she won the whole thing, carrying Albania's flag into Eurovision 2016. I'm sure we'll see here again in the future

#esc #esc 2004 #eurovision #eurovision song contest #istanbul #istanbul 2004 #Youtube #not a national final #Albania #Festivali i Këngës 2003 #FiK 42 #Eneda Tarifa #Erjon Zaloshnja

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mirai-desu · 3 months

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And soon I'll be happy with drowning in the rain: An Ode to the Amazing Songs We Lost in the Eurovision National Final Season 2024

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Disclaimer: I do not believe that a certain country should be allowed to participate in ESC due to the genocide that they are engaging in. Here are resources to help the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

This playlist is in no way meant to put down the actual winners.

Playlists for past years: 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

Tracklist below:

Krick – “Drowning In The Rain“ (Luxembourg Song Contest 🇱🇺 )

Dotter – “It’s Not Easy to Write You a Love Song” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Annalisa – “Sinceramente” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Bodine Monet – “Tears Like Rain” (Das Deutsche Finale 2024 – Germany 🇩🇪 )

KEiiNO – “Damdiggida” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Elly – “The Angel's Share” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

Cecilia – “FOMO” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Angy Fernández – “Sé quién soy” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

MIIA – “Green Lights” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

No Maka ft. Ana Maria – “Aceitar” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Leona – “Undream You” (Das Deutsche Finale 2024 – Germany 🇩🇪 )

Hristina – “Bedem” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Olimpia Smajlaj – “Asaj” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Ryan Hili – “Karma” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Damir Kedžo – “Voljena Ženo“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

CeaseTone – “FLOW” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Margaret Berger – “Oblivion” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Erica-Cody – “Love Me Like I Do” (Eurosong 2024 - Ireland 🇮🇪 )

Annika Wickihalder – “Light” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Lynsay Pace – “Fireproof” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Sigga Ózk – “Into The Atmosphere” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Anet Vaikmaa – “Serotoniin” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

MYDY – “Red Flag Parade” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

AVÉI – “Mine (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

MARCELA – “Gasoline“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

ANKA – «Палала» “Palala” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Dominic Cini – “Bewsa” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Dellacruz – “BESO EN LA MAÑANA” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Besa Krasniqi – “Esenciale” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

AISTAY – “YOU” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Emma – “Apnea” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

YONNA – “I Don't Know About You” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Lenny – “Good Enough” (ESCz - Czechia 🇨🇿 )

Eliana Gomez Blanco – “There’s Only Flowers” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Melodajn Mancaku – “Nuk jemi ne” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

LEFT. – “Volto a Ti” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

eugen – “tišine“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Tiri Gjoci – “Në ëndërr” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Ryk – “Oh Boy” (Das Deutsche Finale 2024 – Germany 🇩🇪 )

Stivi Ushe – “Askush si ty” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Nathan – “Ghost” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Diodato – “Ti muovi” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Eldis Arrnjeti – “Një kujtim” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Miguel Bonello – “Better Off Alone” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Traffic – “Wunderbar” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Sofia Coll – “HERE TO STAY” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Clara – “Diamanti grezzi” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Filip Baloš – “Duga je noć” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

SHÉPA – “SUPERNOVA” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Baltos Varnos – “In The Night” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Ingrid Jasmin – “Eya” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Valleria – “RULE (Rai Di Ri Di)” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Antsud – “Vetevaim” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

YAGODY – “Tsunamia” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

ERBA' – “Sirena” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

AILSHA – “GO TOBANN” (Eurosong 2024 - Ireland 🇮🇪 )

KRYLATA – “Queen” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Farida – “Heartache” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

INGA – “No Dog On A Leash” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Antoine Wend – “Say No More” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Ingmar – “Dreaming” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

CHAiLD – “Hold On“ (Luxembourg Song Contest 🇱🇺 )

Fredrik Halland – “Stranded” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Daniel Levi – “Over The Moon” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Janus Wiberg – “I Need Your Love” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

st. Pedro - Dos Extraños (Cuarteto de Cuerda) (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Vidar Villa – “MER“ (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Elisa Lindström – “Forever Yours” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Maria Christina – “Moving On” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Laura Põldvere – “Here's Where I Draw the Line” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Mantra – “Me vas a ver” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Silver Jusilo – “Lately” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

SANTI FRANCESI – “l’amore in bocca” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Roger Padrós – “El temps” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Nemanja Radošević – “Jutra bez tebe” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Kleansa Susaj – “Pikturë” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Nena – “Teorias da Conspiração” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

ANITA – “Downfall” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Jorge González – “Caliente” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Zejna – “Najbolja” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

MÉLOVIN – “DREAMER” (Vidbir - Ukraine 🇺🇦 )

Alekss Silvers – “For the Show” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Mahmood – “Tuta gold” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Bashar Murad – “Wild West” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Lérica – “Astronauta” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Annprincess – “Save Me” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Marlena – “Amor de verano” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Eden Baja – “Ajër” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Bojana x David – “No No No” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Quique Niza – “Prisionero” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Ewert and The Two Dragons – “Hold Me Now” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Yoly Saa – “No se me olvida” (Benidorm Fest - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Irma Lepuri – “Me prit” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Patrīcija Spale – “Heaven's Raining Down on Me” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Monika Marija – “Unlove you starting tommorow” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Oxygyn – “Cloudmaker” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Agnė Buškevičiūtė – “Puppeteer” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Mr.Rain – “Due altalene” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Saša Lozar – “Ne Plačem Zbog Nje“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Christian Arding – “Bellus” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Il Volo – “Capolavoro” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Kyle George – “Arrows” (MESC 2024 - Malta 🇲🇹 )

Denis Midone – “Back to Me” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Petras – “Run” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Adam Woods – “Supernatural” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Festina Mejzini – “Melos” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Sara Siipola – “Paskana” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

BigMama – “La rabbia non ti basta” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Jasmina Hako – “Ti” (Festivali i Këngës 62 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

The Kolors – “Un ragazzo una ragazza” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

One Last Time – “Devil in the Detail” (Luxembourg Song Contest 🇱🇺 )

Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Cyan Kicks – “Dancing With Demons” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Erina & The Elementals – “Jetën n’Skaj” (Festivali i Këngës 61 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Žalvarinis – “Gaudė Vėjai” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Vēstulēs – “kur?” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Nele-Liis Vaiksoo – “Käte ümber jää” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Maninni – “Spettacolare” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Clara Klingenström – “Aldrig mer” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

MAIAA – “Break away” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Uudo Sepp & Sarah Murray – “Still Love” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Rita Rocha – “Pontos Finais” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Ricchi e Poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )

Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Cazzi Opeia – “Give My Heart a Break” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

AISTÈ – “We Will Rule the World” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Cătălina Solomac – “Fever” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Marie Reim – “Naiv” (Das Deutsche Finale 2024 – Germany 🇩🇪 )

Natalie Balmix – “Dijamanti“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Jacqline – “Effortless” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Queens of Roses – “Walk Through Fire” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

BOOOM! – “Dance Like This” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

The Roop – “Simple Joy” (Eurovizija.lt – Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Max Mutzke – “Forever Strong” (Das Deutsche Finale 2024 – Germany 🇩🇪 )

Boris Štok – “Can We Talk“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

La Rua – “Governo del cuore” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Kim Cesarion – “Take My Breath Away” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Alen Đuras – “A Tamburitza Lullaby“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

MELA – “Água” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess” (Etapa Naţională - Moldova 🇲🇩 )

Noelle – “Baby Baby“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Blankiflúr – “Love you” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Lana Mandarić – “More“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Peter Põder – “Korra veel” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

LIAMOO – “Dragon” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Nadia – “Sudari” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

James Night – “Nebo Plače“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Heiðrún Anna - Þjakaður af ást” (Söngvakeppnin - Iceland 🇮🇸 )

Agnese Rakovska – “AI” (Supernova - Latvia 🇱🇻 )

Kida – “Invincibile” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Lu Dedić – “Plavi Leptir“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Mila Dores – “Afia a Língua” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Zorja – “Lik u ogledalu” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Jalisse – “Il paradiso è qui” (Una Voce per San Marino - San Marino 🇸🇲 )

Martina Vrbos – “Da me voliš” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

FILIPA – “You Can’t Hide” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Džordži – “Luna Park” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Albin Tingwall – “Done Getting Over You” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Rita Onofre – “Criatura” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Vatra – “Slatke suze gorka ljubav“ (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

João Borsch – “… Pelas Costuras” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Dušan Kurtić – “Zbog tebe živim” (Pesma za Evroviziju 24 - Serbia 🇷🇸 )

Medina – “Que Sera” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Bonus Track: Björnzone – “Still The One” (Live @ Melodifestivalen Final 🇸🇪 ) (skip to 2:30 for the song only)

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