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Nutsa Buzaladze

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameNutsa Buzaladze Born28 January 1997 Nationality🇬🇪 Georgian National SelectionInternal selection 2024Evroviizis erovnul konkurss 2017 In Eurovision2024 Malmö SongFirefighter (2024) Biography Nutsa Buzaladze (Georgian: ნუცა ბუზალაძე; born 28 January 1997) is a Georgian singer-songwriter. Born in Tbilisi, Buzaladze embarked on her musical journey at the tender age of 5, joining a children’s performance group. Her early years also saw her taking the lead as vocalist and guitarist in a band, followed by piano lessons from age 8. Her path to a solo career began in 2011 with a participation in Georgia’s Got Talent. Achieving international fame in 2014, she represented Georgia and clinched victory at the New Wave Music Festival in Jūrmala, Latvia. Buzaladze further showcased her talents in various competitions such as The Voice of Turkey, Two Stars Georgia, and Georgian editions of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Dancing with the Stars, collaborating with renowned artists like Turkish singer Hadise. 2017 marked a significant year with her song “White Horses Run,” securing second place in Georgia’s Eurovision selection. Her debut album, Nutsa22, released in 2019, featured a mix of Georgian covers and original English songs, including the hit “Gelodebi.” This success was followed by a well-received single in Russia. Buzaladze’s career continued to flourish with appearances in All Together Now Russia in 2020 and 2021, performances at Expo 2020 in Dubai, and other prestigious venues. She also competed in Kënga Magjike 2021 in Albania, finishing second, and made it to the top 12 in American Idol 2023. As of 12 January 2024, Buzaladze was selected to represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. She managed to break the spell of not reaching the final for Georgia: she performed at the Grand Final on May 11. Having spent time in Los Angeles to hone her musical skills, she has since made Dubai her permanent home. Entries Firefighter Country🇬🇪 Georgia Year2024 LanguageEnglish LyricsAda SatkaDarko Dimitrov MusicAda SatkaDarko Dimitrov BackingsAndrea MariciDaniele NocchiDante Jonathan GerloNicolas de Souza Results Semi Points: 54Position: 8Running order: 11 Results Finals Points: 34Position: 21Running order: 24 https://youtu.be/He4PGhm7jOw?si=gNJBvzkY6D_NEc07

Alika

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameAlika Milova Born05 September 2002 Nationality🇪🇪 Estonian National SelectionEesti Laul 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongBridges (2023) Biography Alika is an Estonian singer. She was born in Narva, a city in the North East of Estonia. Milova participated in The Baltic Voice, New Wave Junior, Kaunas Talent, Bravo Song Contest and Berlin Perle. In 2021 she participated in Eesti Ootsib Superstaari, the Estonian version of Idols. She managed to win the contest. She signed a record deal with Universal Music, and right after winning Eesti Ootsib Superstaari, she released her debut single “Önnenumber”. The song topped the Estonian charts rightaway. In June 2022, Alika started performing with a band she formed, called Käsmus. A new record, “Bon apètit” was released. On 6 October of the same year it was followed by a new track, “C’est la vie”. 2023 had a good start for Alika. In January, she won the Female Artist Of The Year Award, chosen by the audience during the Eesti Music Awards. One month later, on 11 February, she won Eesti Laul, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Bridges”. When she represented Estonia with the song, she reached the final and became 8th there. Entries Bridges Country🇪🇪 Estonia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsAlika MilovaWouter HardyNina Sampermans MusicAlika MilovaWouter Hardy BackingsSofia-Liis LiivGrettel Killing Results Semi Points: 74Position: 10Running order: 4 Results Finals Points: 168Position: 8Running order: 12 https://youtu.be/HsbC-OYMA3s

Ulrikke Brandstorp

About Quick Facts NameUlrikke Brandstorp Born13 July 1995 Nationality🇳🇴 Norwegian National SelectionNorsk Melodi Grand Prix 2017Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 In Eurovision2020 Rotterdam (cancelled) SongAttention (2020, cancelled) Biography Ulrikke Brandstorp is a Norwegian singer. She was born in Sarpsborg, a small village in the east of Norway. She has been practicing song and music since she was a child. She played in several local productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til Julestjernen. She went on tour throughout Norway between 2011 and 2013 with the shows The Show Must Go On II and The Thrill of Michael Jackson. Ulrikke Brandstorp participated in the talent show Idol in 2013, and in The Voice. She was knocked out in the semi-finals. She participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2017, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Places” and finished in fourth place. Brandstrop has since participated in the NRK competition Stjernekamp . In 2019, she played the role of Liesl, the oldest daughter of the Von Trapp family in the Sound of Music. In 2020, Ulrikke participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2020 with the song “Attention” and so she was supposed to represent Norway in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, due to the cancellation of the contest, that didn’t happen. In the autumn of 2020, NRK broadcasted Maskorama, a.k.a. The Masked Singer. She participated as ‘The troll” and won the competition. Entries Attention Country🇳🇴 Norway Year2020 LanguageEnglish LyricsChristian IngebritsenKjetil MørlandUlrikke Brandstorp MusicChristian IngebritsenKjetil MørlandUlrikke Brandstorp Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/o9atJbnqhJU

Jana Burčeska

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJana Burčeska Born06 July 1993 Nationality🇲🇰 North Macedonian National SelectionInternal Selection 2017 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongDance alone (2017) Biography Jana Burceska is a Macedonian singer-songwriter who rose to fame after competing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017. Born on July 6, 1993, in Skopje, Macedonia, Jana began her music career in 2011 when she participated in the Macedonian version of the TV show Macedonian Idol. She impressed the judges and the audience with her powerful vocals and reached the semi-finals of the competition. In 2017, Jana was chosen to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Dance Alone”. Unfortunately, she didn’t reach the final. In her Eurovision postcard, aired before her performance, she announced her pregnancy. Later that evening, when interviewed, in the green room, her boyfriend Alexander proposed to her and she accepted. n October 2017, Burčeska gave birth to a baby girl named Donna. In 2018, she did a fashion show, where she collaborated with Antonija Ristovska. She went on the catwalk in order to collect clothes for those in need. She also did other modelling work. She was working for her own Atelier Per Sempre. With this atelier she was involved in the 2019 Fashion Weekend Skopje. As a singer, she performed at one of the parties around Benidorm Fest 2023, the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Entries Dance Alone Country🇲🇰 North Macedonia Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsJoacim PerssonJohan AlkenäsBorislav MilanovFlorence A. MusicJoacim PerssonJohan AlkenäsBorislav MilanovFlorence A. BackingsMilena TzanovaKatya KrustevaKrustina KokorskaValentina Dimitrova Results Semi Points: 69Position: 15Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/zLTk1hqS92o

Jessica Mauboy

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJessica Hilda Mauboy Born04 August 1989 Nationality???????? Australian National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongWe got love (2018) Biography Jessica Mauboy is an Australian singer, born in Darwin of an Australian mother and an Indonesian father. When she was 14 years old, she participated at the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition at the 2004 Tamworth Country Music Festival. She won the competition and went to Sydney to perform. She got a recording deal with Sony Music Australia. She released a country version of the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. Unfortunately, this was not a success and Jessica returned to Darwin. Jessica Mauboy rose to fame when she was the runner-up in Australian Idol 2006. She released an album called “The journey”, with her Idol performances. She became a member of the girl band Young Divas, but soon started a very succesfull solocareer. Her first solo studio album “Been waiting” in 2008. The song “Burn” hit the #1 spot in the Australian charts. Jessica’s second album “Get ’em girls” (2010) provided no less than four hit singles. Meanwhile, she started a career as an actress in the movie “Bran Nue Dae”, two years later followed by “The Sapphires”. Her third album “Beautiful” was released in 2013. On behalf of Australia, she was a guest performer in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Another challenge she got was performing at the opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Her 2016 single “Where I’ll stay” was used as a promotion song for the coverage of the Olympic Games in Rio on Australian television. In 2018, Jessica Mauboy was involved in the Eurovision Song Contest again, now as a participant. She sang “We got love” and reached the final. In april 2019, Jessica Mauboy released a new single, “Sunday”, followed by “Little things”. The latter became a hit in the Australian charts and got the platinum status. Both songs can be found on Jessica’s 4th album “Hilda”, which was also released in 2019. In 2020, she ended her contract with Sony and went to Warner Music Australia. In November 2021, her first record there was released: “Glow”. In May 2022, it was followed by “Automatic”. Entries We Got Love Country???????? Australia Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsAnthony EgiziiDavid MusumeciJessica Mauboy MusicAnthony EgiziiDavid MusumeciJessica Mauboy BackingsGary PintoNatasha PintoSamantha White Results Semi Points: 212Position: 4Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 99Position: 20Running order: 16 https://youtu.be/2BBLTY6T2Ck