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Rona’s very personal message from Albania

In 2004 Rona Nishliu made her first attempt at representing Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest, eight years later she returned to Festivali i Këngës, the country’s national selection for the Contest, and won the ticket to Baku. The song Suus (Personal), composed by Florent Boshnjaku, with lyrics by Rona …

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Pernilla to perform När Jag Blundar for Finland

Finland’s entry to the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, När Jag Blundar (When I close my eyes) will be performed by the 21-year-old Pernilla Karlsson. Pernilla belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, and the song was composed and written by her brother Jonas Karlsson. It’s the first time since 1990 …

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Hungary’s choice: The Sound Of Our Hearts

The four-piece band Compact Disco won Hungary’s national final on February 11th and will have the honour of representing the country in Baku with their Sound Of Our Hearts. The song was written by the members of the group, Behnam Lotfi, Gábor Pál, Attila Sándor, and Csaba Walkó, and will be …

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Lots of la la love and energy from Cyprus

Already in August 2011, Ivi Adamou was internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to represent the country in the 57th Eurovision Song Contest. In a televised national final on January 25th, and decided by a mixture of televoting and expert jury, La La Love came out the clear …

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Maya Sar representing Bosnia & Herzegovina

The young singer/songwriter Maya Sar will be flying the flag for Bosnia & Herzegovina at this year’s Contest. Last year in Düsseldorf, she was on stage as a member of Dino Merlin’s band, and this year in Baku, Maya will represent the country with her own composition, Korake ti znam …

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Ott Lepland invites you to listen

Kuula (Listen) is the title of Estonia’s entry for Baku, and the song will be performed by Ott Lepland who also wrote the music, with lyrics by Aapo Ilves. Estonia debuted at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, fared very well  throughout the Nineties, and finally won the Contest in 2001. …

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