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MF2013; No more direct to Globen

Goodbye Globen; Melodifestivalen Organisation has announced the new venue for the 2013 edition to be held next 9th of March 2013, the new Swedbank Arena. Due to the increasing attendance of public the event will be moved to this brand new venue which will be inaugurated on 14th November with football game Sweden – England.

The closable roof allows this space to be multifunctional and to host between 15.000 and 65.000 spectators depeding on the type of event, it will give Sweden the chance to host events which were not able to visit the country due to its venues limitation.

The stadium is located in Solna a municipality part of Stockholm’s metropolitan area and will be connected by train and tram (still to be finished) with the center of the capital. A massive complex with shops, hotels, restaurants and offices it is also planned to be built beside the venue.

Sweden gets ready for hosting huge events; will be Eurovision 2013 one of them?

Pastora Soler releases new version and video

RTVE released yesterday the official video of “Quédate Conmigo” the song representing Spain in Bakú. New arrangements have been also done to the song providing more power and effect to this precious ballad.

The new version of the song will be released on the 27th in iTunes and also Pastora announced a Deluxe edition of “Una Mujer como yo” including “Quédate Conmigo” , “Ahora o Nunca” and the dance version of “Tu vida es tu vida” the songs which participated in the Spanish final.

She has also confirmed her attendance to the Eurovision concert in Amsterdam on the 21st April

Enjoy Pastora’s video here

http://youtu.be/fL-s0eRRYTE

Eleftheria Eleftheriou to wave the greek flag in Baku

The final of the Greek national selection took place tonight. 4 participants competed for the right to represent Greece at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Eleftheria Eleftheriou won today’s show with the song ‘Aphrodisiac’.

The National Final took place in River West Mall and during the night we saw special guests on yesterday nights’s show that were included and those were Ivi Adamou from Cyprus, Sofia Marinova from Bulgaria and Anggun from France. There were also performances from two new and talented artists, Giorgos Sabanis and Christos P from Universal Music.

There were also video greetings and messages from various other 2012 entrants during the show, including Nina Zilli from Italy, Gatiana from Ukraine and Željko Joksimović from Serbia.

Video Performance from National Final

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Video Copyrights: ERT.gr

Lyrics
I gotta say what’s on my mind
When i’m with you i feel alright
You call me baby, we spend the night
I’m so addicted, i feel alive
Over and over i’m fallin

O o O o O O o O o O
You make me dance, dance like a maniac
O o O o O O o O o O
You make me want your Aphrodisiac

I think about you all the time
I just can’t get you off my mind
You drive me crazy, you drive me wild
You’ re so addictive there’s no way out
Over and over i’m fallin

O o O o O O o O o O
You make me dance, dance like a maniac
O o O o O O o O o O
You make me want your Aphrodisiac

I’m craving for your touch
I wanna way too much
I’m craving for your touch
Too much, your touch, too much
Over and over i’m fallin

O o O o O O o O o O
You make me dance, dance like a maniac
O o O o O O o O o O
You make me want your Aphrodisiac

Photo Gallery from Greek National Final
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Moldova : Pasha Parfeny to Baku

The final of the Moldovan national selection took place on Sunday 11th March. 21 acts competed for the right to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Pasha Parfeny won tonight’s show with the song ‘Lautar’.

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Party for everybody with Russia

The final of the Russian national selection took place on 7th March. 25 acts competed for the right to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Buranovskie Babushki won today’s show with the song ‘Party for everybody’.

Video Performance from National Final

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Video Copyrights: RTR.ru

Max Jason Mai for Slovakia

STV has just confirmed that Miro Šmajda is the one who will represent Slovakia in Eurovision in Baku. He will perform under the name Max Jason Mai, and the song he will perform on the Eurovision stage is titled “Don’t Close Your Eyes“.

Armenia withdraws from 2012

Armenian Public Television (AMPTV) officially informed the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) of their withdrawal from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest today.
‘We are truly disappointed by the broadcaster’s decision to withdraw from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest’, said the Contest Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand on behalf of the EBU. ‘Despite the efforts of the EBU and the Host Broadcaster to ensure a smooth participation for the Armenian delegation in this year’s Contest, circumstances beyond our control lead to this unfortunate decision’.

Only 42 countries will be represented at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, where 18 countries will participate in each semifinal. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom will automatically participate in the final as members of the big five, plus host country Azerbaijan.

Daniel Diges releases his second album a tribute to the 70s

Daniel Diges released her second album ¿Dónde estabas tú en los 70? (where were you in the 70s?) which is a tribute to the 70s and were Daniel covers hits like Help or the greatest Spanish Eurovision entry ever Eres tú. Daniel joins other artists like Sergio Dalma, David Civera o Patricia Kraus which have recently recorded album covering classics. Daniel presented the album in a special show in TVE, which has also produced the album

http://youtu.be/AWsd7Rz1xXg

Pastora Soler : “Quédate Conmigo was the one I wanted to sing in Baku”

Pastora Soler is very happy with the election of Quédate Conmigo, since from the begining it was her favorite although she defended the 3 entries with power and passion. “It was my favorite song, I am extremely happy. It has been an intense night in a breathtaking show, I had no idea about what would happen and I spent half of the show crying” stated the Spanish singer. “I am superhappy and now it is time to work it out: new arrangements, staging, production, costume design.. I could not wait for this moment after two intense months” Clarified Pastora after the show.

http://youtu.be/zT8eG4Hl990

Quédate conmigo, composed by Antonio Sánchez, Thomas G:son and Erik Bernholm with lyrics from Antonio Sánchez, is a power-ballad full of energy and a rich melody which grows as the song goes forward, where Pastora Soler shines with her powerfull vocals. The lyrics are simple but effective and they are about a plea to the beloved one so he stays by our side.

You can re-watch the show which featured Sergio Dalma, Malú, Vanesa Martín and David Bustamante here

Kaliopi will perform Black & White in Baku

FYR of Macedonia presented her entry on a special show dedicated to her diva Kaliopi who will perform Crno i Belo in Bakú. The song is a Balkan ballad taylor made for the precious voice of Kaliopi which for sure has not deceived any of her fans. Kaliopi (45) is now a days the most famous singer in the country and the 2nd most famous ever after Tose Proeski; FYR of Macedonia brings finally back a good entry with outstanding quality.

The pass to the final wont be easy since she competes on the same semifinal as Nina Badrid (Croatia) and Zeljko Joksimovic (Serbia). FYR of Macedonia will compete on the first half of the second semifinal

http://youtu.be/61-Xz6jwvlE