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“Unbreakable” – Sinplus flying the flag for Switzerland
The Swiss national selection for Baku started in October last year, and on 10 December, the national final was held. Decided exclusively by televoting, Sinplus came out the winner with the song Unbreakable. Sinplus consists of the two brothers Ivan and Gabriel Broggini who also wrote the Swiss entry for the Contest.
Unbreakable is Switzerland’s 54th entry to the Contest. The song will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #7.
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“Time” – alternative band Izabo to represent Israel
Israel’s broadcasting company IBA passed on a televised national final this year and selected internally the four-piece band Izabo to represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The alternative band will enter the competition with the song Time, composed & written by band members Ran Shem-Tov & Shiri Hadar.
Time is Israel’s 35th entry to the Contest and will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #10.
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Partying Russian Grannies: Buranovskiye Babushki
The Russian folk group Buranovskiye Babushki first participated in a national selection for Eurovision in 2010, when they finished surprisingly third. They returned for this year’s Russian final and won the competition. The title of their entry for Baku is Party For Everybody, composed by Viktor Drobysh and Timofei Leontiev, with lyrics by Olga Tuktareva and Mary S. Applegate.
Party For Everybody is Russia’s 16th entry to the Contest. The song will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #14.
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Love Will Set You Free – United Kingdom to open the grand final
The United Kingdom’s entry to the 57th Eurovision Song Contest provides an exciting combination: Engelbert Humperdinck, a big name in the international music industry for over forty-five years, with over 150 million records sold worldwide, teamed up with Grammy award-winning producer Martin Terefe and Ivor Novello winner Sacha Skarbek, who co-wrote the James Blunt hit You’re Beautiful. The result of this collaboration is the song Love Will Set You Free.
Love Will Set You Free is the United Kingdom’s 55th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest and will open the grand final on 26th May, at starting position #1.
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“Nebo” – Croatia sends Nina Badrić
For the first time since Croatia’s debut in the Contest in 1993, national broadcaster HRT passed on a televised competition to select the country’s representative for Eurovision. In an internal selection Nina Badrić was chosen to take the Croatian flag to Baku. The title of her song is Nebo (Heaven), composed and written by Nina herself. Nina Badrić is a familiar name to many ESC Radio listeners, mostly notably with her song Čarobno Jutro, runner-up of the 2003 DORA festival.
Nebo is Croatia’s 20th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in the 2nd semi-final on 24nd May, at starting position #10.
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Austria – second time lucky for Trackshittaz
After an unfortunate second place at last year’s Austrian national final with the song Oida Taunz!, hip-hop duo Trackshittaz this year came out on top and won the honour of representing Austria in Baku. Trackshittaz is made up of rappers Lukas Plöchl and Manuel Hoffelner who also composed & wrote the 2012 entry Woki Mit Deim Popo (Waggle Your Bum).
Woki Mit Deim Popo is Austria’s 45th entry to the Contest. The song will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #16.
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