Former backing vocal Archives - Eurovision Universe

Cesár Sampson

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameCesár Sampson Born18 August 1983 Nationality???????? Austrian National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongNobody But You (2018) Biography Cesár Sampson is an Austrian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and model. He was born in Linz. Sampson worked as a social worker for years. Cesár has worked in the music business as a producer for many years, including with the Symphonix International producer collective. He formed this team together with Borislav Milanov, Johan Alkenäs and Joacim Persson. The team was responsible for several Eurovision entries. As a backing vocal, Sampson was on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest twice in a row, in 2016 and 2017, representing Bulgaria. In 2018 he was chosen to represent his home country Austria with the song “Nobody but you”. Sampson won the jury voting, and became 3rd overall.In 2019, Sampson released a single “Stone cold”, followed by “Where are you” and in 2020 “Lazy suit”. In the same year, he took part in the Austrian version of the show Dancing with the Stars, together with Cornelia Kreuter. The two reached a second place. On March 15, 2021, Cesár Sampson was revealed as a cheeky rascal on The Masked Singer Austria. Entries Nobody But You Country???????? Austria Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsCesár SampsonBorislav MilanovSebastian ArmanJoacim PerssonJohan Alkenäs MusicCesár SampsonBorislav MilanovSebastian ArmanJoacim PerssonJohan Alkenäs BackingsRachelle JeantySandra KurzweilSunay BalkanRicardo Soler da Costa Francisco Perreira Results Semi Points: 231Position: 4Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: 342Position: 3Running order: 5 https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE

Lea Sirk

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts Name Lea Sirk Born 01 September 1989 Nationality ???????? Slovenian National Selection EMA 2018 EMA 2010 EMA 2009 In Eurovision 2018 Lisbon Song Hvala, ne! (2018) Biography Lea Sirk is a Slovenian singer. She was born in Koper, Slovenia. Lea Sirk studied flute at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. In 2004, she performed at the festival of FeNS with the song “Kitarist” and a year later with the song “Pustite me živeti”. In 2005, she was awarded the Most Promising Singer Award at the Cologne International Competition for Orchestras and Soloists. Lea became known to the general public through her participation in Season 3 of the Bitke Talentov. After this, the door to all major Slovenian music festivals opened. In 2007 she performed on Melodijah Morja in Sonca, in a duet with Jasno Jug. In 2009 and 2010 she participated in EMA, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2011, she attended the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the group Leaparfume, but dropped out after the first appearance. Lea has also sung extensively as a backing vocalist. In 2014 she accompanied Tinkara Kovac at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and in 2016 ManuElla in Stockholm. She also writes songs herself. Between 2012 and 2014, she sang in the house band of the show Moja Slovenija. In 2014, her debut album “Roža” came out. In 2018, she won EMA and represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with the song “Hvala, ne!”. In the same year, her 2nd album “2018” was released. In 2021, she took part in the Slovenska popevka festival. Entries Hvala, ne! Country ???????? Slovenia Year 2018 Language Slovenian Lyrics Lea Sirk Music Lea Sirk Tomy Declerque Backings Karin Zemljič Karin Putri Tajda Kožamelj Veronika Škrlj Anja Möderndorfer Results Semi Points: 132 Position: 8 Running order: 17 Results Finals Points: 64 Position: 22 Running order: 3

IMRI

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameImri Ziv Born12 Septemer 1991 Nationality???????? Israeli National SelectionHaKokhav HaBa l’Eurovizion 2017 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongI feel alive (2017) Biography Imri Ziv is an Israeli singer, actor and voice actor. He was born, raised and educated in Hod Hasharon, where he attended Hadarim High School. In his youth, Imri Ziv studied music in high school and joined the “Tze’irei Hod Hasharon” band. He did his military service in the Education Corps. In 2012, he competed in the first season of the reality show The Voice Israel. He proceeded to the battle rounds. He appeared at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest as a backing singer by Nadav Guedj. A year later he was at the Eurovision stage again to perform with Hovi Star. In 2017, he won the final of the fourth season of the reality show HaKokhav HaBa l’Eurovizion and was chosen to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. Ziv performed the song “I Feel Alive”. He was ranked 23rd in the final. In 2017 and 2018, Ziv has been the replacement for Harel Skaat in the character of Marius, in the musical Les Miserables. In 2018 he participated in the first season of Ninja Israel VIP and finished in fourth place. On 3 March 2019 Imri released a new single called “Imrico”. He performed in Eurovision related shows in Amsterdam and Madrid. He has been a brand ambassador for several brands. In January 2020 Imri was able to perform in Shanghai. In June of the same year, he was part of the Eurovision Home Concerts during the COVID19 lockdowns. Ziv served as a narrator in the Hebrew version of the film “Trolls”. Entries I Feel Alive Country???????? Israel Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsDolev RamPenn Hazut MusicDolev RamPenn Hazut BackingsTomer TenenboymIdo GevaAlmog KapachAlon SharrAdam Cohen Results Semi Points: 207Position: 3Running order: 18 Results Finals Points: 39Position: 23Running order: 1 https://youtu.be/YapnW_zfWJk