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Liverpool live: Sweaty sweaters, video games and red feathers

Every participant has it’s second rehearsal today. That means we already know a lot and we can just say whether there are (major) changes or not. Different from other years, no independent journalists or fan media can join the rehearsals. What you read is what Eurovision.tv wants us to know. photo credits: EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett/Corinne Cummings/Chloe Hashemi Norway The Norwegian act is the same as in the first rehearsal. According to the reporters of eurovision.tv she hit the high notes. Alessandra is currently 6th at the bookmakers, which means she might do well for Norway this year. Malta The Maltese act is one were a lot happens. And singer Dav jr. even wears two sweaters. He takes one off during the show. According to him that is quite…. sweaty. Dav already took part in the national final in 2020. However, he says it is now the right time to go to Eurovision. The day after he was eliminated from the X-Factor 2020, his father passed away, so that was not a good moment for Eurovision.Unfortunately the bookmakers are not happy about Malta yet. Hopefully they are wrong this time! Serbia Sometimes it is difficult to know what will happen on tv when you are in the hall. That is why only now a lot of on-screen video game references came up in the reports. It fits in the act: somebody who just wants to sleep as there are so many bad things going on in the world. The song is written during the COVID19 lockdowns. Currently, Serbia is no. 17 in the betting odds. Latvia At least they have their outfits now, so it seems the luggage problem is solved. The band members are all wearing jackets and blouses with long, thin ties over it. Lead singer Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis wears a beige jacket, the others have darker cloths. Currently Latvia does not do well in the betting odds with a 35th place. However, we can not exclude a place in the final. Portugal Enthusiasm for the uptempo song Portugal brings on stage. There have not been many changes at all in the Portuguese entry. Mimicat still wears the feather dress that impressed in the first rehearsal. Portugal is currently 26th in the betting odds, which makes it likely that Mimicat will go through to the final. Ireland About Ireland, the same information is given by eurovision.tv as they did Monday: the members of Wild Youth are having fun on stage. Ireland is currently 24th at the betting odds. However, if you look at the qualifiers of semifinal one, they are 14th. A strange contradiction, and it makes the line on the official website quite cynical: “…and they look like they’re having the best time ever – the Irish delegation should be really happy”. Croatia Croatia’s Let 3 is having their second rehearsal, and their performance looks just as impressive on the big screen as it did in the hall, says eurovision.tv. However, the visual spectacle appears even more impressive and vibrant than before. The colors are now more intense and psychedelic, and the removal of clothing is now even more detailed and noticeable due to the high definition visuals. Judge for yourself if you should be happy with that. The betting ods give Croatia a 15th place. in collaboration with Eurovision Artists

Liverpool live: rehearsal schedule

The rehearsals continue with the 2nd rehearsal of 15 countries. The countries now have only 20 minutes to rehearse. 11.30 – 11.50 Norway11.55 – 12.15 Malta12.20 – 12.40 Serbia12.45 – 13.05 Latvia13.10 – 13.30 Portugal13.35 – 13.55 Ireland15.00 – 15.20 Croatia15.25 – 15.45 Switzerland15.50 – 16.10 Israel16.15 – 16.35 Moldova16.40 – 17.00 Sweden17.05 – 17.25 Azerbaijan17.30 – 17.50 Czechia17.55 – 18.15 The Netherlands18.20 – 18.40 Finland

Road to Liverpool: Serbia

We can not wait for the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Therefore, we have a closer look at one of the contestants every day. Today: Serbia. Luke Black Luke Black won the Serbian national final with the song “Samo mi se spava”. The song is written and composed by Luke Black himself. It is sung in both Serbian and English. Luke Black’s real name is Luka Ivanović. He was born in Čačak, Serbia, in 1992. His career started in 2014, when he performed at the Groveland Festival. His first hit single “D-generation” was released in 2015. In 2016, Luke Black was one of the contenders to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song “Demons” was not selected but became a success for Luke. In total, Luke Black released 3 EP’s. The most recent one was “F23.8” this year. It included his 2021 hit “Amsterdam“. Pesma Za Evroviziju This year’s national final was called Pesma Za Evroviziju 2023. After two semifinals, a final with 16 songs was held on 4 March. Remarkable participant was the group Hurricane. They won the national selection in 2020. Due to the cancellation of the contest, the group was invited for the 2021 edition. In the end both jury and televoters had different opinions. Nađa won the jury vote, while Princ was the favourite of the televoters. Both jury’s had Luke Black in 2nd place. Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest When Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia provided the entry on 6 occasions but never ended up higher than the 12th place. How different it was when Serbia and Montenegro started to participate. Željko Joksimović reached a 2nd place. In 2006, the country withdrew. Serbian TV and the audience in the national final did not agree with the Montenegrin winner. Shortly after the contest, Montenegro voted for independence in a referendum. That was when Serbia started to participate…. and won rightaway! Marija Šerifović reached the first place with “Molitva”. Željko Joksimović participated again in 2012 and became 3rd. Last year, Serbia was also succesful with a 5th place for Konstrakta’s “In corpore sano”. The bookmakers Serbia is currently 15th according to the bookmakers. That would not be as high as Konstrakta last year. But at least Serbia would reach the final in this case. However, Konstrakta was a big surprise. So who knows… The song This is the song:

Luke Black

© EBU/Chloe Hashemi About Quick Facts NameLuka Ivanović Born18 May 1992 Nationality🇷🇸 Serbian National SelectionPesma za Evroviziju 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongSamo mi ne spava (2023) Biography Luka Ivanović , better known by his stage name Luke Black, is a Serbian singer-songwriter. Luka Ivanović was born in Čačak, in Serbia. He has been making original music since 2005. Luka started writing lyrics at the age of 12, and composing music and writing arrangements at the age of 16. In that period, he recorded six albums that only his closest friends had the opportunity to hear. Two years later, he moved to Belgrade to study English language and literature. Luka presented himself to the public for the first time in May 2014, at the Groveland Festival, when he premiered the single “D-Generation”. The representatives of Universal Music noticed him and invited him to their office in Belgrade, in order to start cooperation. He is the first solo performer from Serbia with an exclusive contract for Universal Music. In addition to his own music, he also produces audio and directs his own performances and music videos. Looking for his artistic expression, he experiments and tries out new and unexpected forms and styles. In November 2014, before the start of the official collaboration with Universal Music, Luke Black independently released the single “Nebula Lullaby”, on the digital service Spinnup. The song was recorded via the Internet service Skype. His debut single, “D-Generation”, was released on 24 February 2015. The music video for this song premiered on MTV Adrija, and a few hours later on his official Vevo channel. Luke wrote “D-Generation” himself. At the end of 2014, Radio B92 included this song in their first shortlist for single of the year. Together with the young artist Vasilij Vujović (VASSO), Luke Black created the concept for the video of this single, which was recorded in Subotica in 2014. With the premiere of the video on February 24, 2015 on the global Vevo service, the collaboration with Universal Music was officially announced and the first studio EP release was announced. On the same day, a digital reissue of the D-Generation single appeared worldwide (except in the USA) For the American market, the single was released on 10 March 2015. The single debuted at number 9 on the MTV Adria top list of artists from the region and among the top 50 on the Deezer streaming service in Serbia. Also, the single was on the 10th place on the Gradski Radio singles list – Your hit on the first place. The song “Holding On To Love” was created at the end of 2014 and was published by Universal Music Group. It premiered on 29 May 2015. The song was also released in the US, Canada and Mexico on June 2, 2015. Luke Black’s first EP release — “Thorns” was on 18 September 2015. Soon after that, Luka performed in Belgrade, Vienna and Zagreb, where he was the opening for Lust For Youth. A few days before Christmas, on 18 December 2015, Luke Black released “Jingle Bell Rock / Nebula Lullaby”. In February 2016, as reported by Blic, Luka was one of the contenders to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest by Radio-Television of Serbia. Sanja Vučić won the selection. After the release of the single “Demons”, Luke confirmed that he was shortlisted by RTS to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with this song. After the release of the single, he went on tour to China. At the end of March 2017, Luka gave a performance in the famous Berlin club Berghain at the fashion show of designer Ivana Pilje, in which he premiered the single “Walpurgis Night”. The single was officially released in April 2017. In October of the same year, he premiered the single “Olive Tree”. This was also his first song (partially) in the Serbian language. The song was later translated into Mandarin and performed by Chi Yu. In July 2018, he released the “Neoslavic” EP, which contained the singles “Demons”, “Walpurgis Night” and “Olive Tree” with two remixes. In January 2023, Luke releases the EP “F23.8”, which contained four singles that he released during 2021 and 2022: “A House on the Hill”, “Amsterdam”, “Heartless” and “238”. On March 4th, 2023, Luke Black won the final of Pesma Za Evorviziju, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. And thus he represented his country in the contest with the song “Samo mi se spava”. The song reached the final and became 24th there. Entries Samo mi se spava Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2023 LanguageEnglishSerbian LyricsLuka Ivanović MusicLuka Ivanović DancersLea VaupotićŽiga JanškovecEva MauricioKostja Komel Nardin Results Semi Points: 37Position: 10Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 30Position: 24Running order: 5 https://youtu.be/gPRfg9wzbpw

Luke Black represents Serbia

Luke Black is going to represent Serbia in Liverpool. The song is called “Samo mi se spava” and it is written and composed by the singer himself. Expectations where and are high after the success of Konstrakta (5th place) last year. Serbia will perform in the first half of the first semifinal. Below you’ll find the full result of the national selection: Luke Black, “Samo mi se spava”, 20 pts. Princ, “Cvet sa istoka”, 18 pts. Nađa, “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”, 18 pts. Filip Baloš, “Novi plan, drugi san”, 15 pts. Dzipsii, “Greh”, 13 pts. Stefan Shy, “Od jastuka do jastuka”, 11 pts. Zejna, “Rumba”, 6 pts. Nadia, “Devojka tvog dečka”, 4 pts. Gift, “Liberta”, 4 pts. Chegi & Braća Bluz Band, “Svadba ili kagba”, 3 pts. Empathy Soul Project, “Indigo”, 3 pts. Hurricane, “Zumi, zimi, zami”, 1 pt. Boris Subotić, “Nedostupan”, 0 pts. Duo Grand, “Viva la vida”, 0 pts. Frajile, “Neka, neka”, 0 pts. Filarri, “Posle mene”, 0 pts. And this is the song:

Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju ’23 will have it’s final

Tonight Serbia will also select a song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Through the national final Pesma za Evroviziju, which contains 16 songs, a 50/50 jury/televoting jury will select the song. The show starts at 21:05 CET and you can watch it on YouTube. You will find the entries below: 1 Stefan Shy Od jastuka do jastuka 2 Boris Subotić Nedostupan 3 Nadia Devojka tvog dečka 4 Duo Grand Viva la vida 5 Nađa Moj prvi ožiljak na duši 6 Frajle Neka, neka 7 Hurricane Zumi Zimi Zami 8 Chegi & Braća Bluz Band Svadba ili kavga 9 Dzipsii Greh 10 Luke Black Samo mi se spava 11 Filip Baloš Novi plan, drugi san 12 Princ Cvet sa istoka 13 Filarri Posle mene 14 Gift Liberta 15 Empathy Soul Project Indigo 16 Zejna Rumba Boris Subotić was 10th in last year’s semifinal.Hurricane won the 2020 national final with “Hasta la vista”. Due to COVID19 the festival was cancelled and Hurricane got a 2nd chance with “Loco Loco” in 2021. Note that the girls are not the girls of the original group, but new singers.Chegi & Braća Bluz Band were 10th in last year’s final.Gift became 13th last year.Zejna took part in last year’s national final and became 14th.

Serbia: 2nd semifinal Pesma za Evroviziju

Tonight Serbia continues with their national selection: Pesma za Evroviziju. 16 songs will compete, an expert jury (50%) and televoters (50%). The show will start at 21:00 CET and you can watch it on YouTube. Tonight’s songs are: Hurricane, “Zumi, zimi, zami” Nađa Terzić, “Devojka tvog dečka” Filarri, “Posle mene” Zejna, “Rumba” Frajile, “Neka, neka” Igor Vins & Bane Lalić, “Zato što volim” Petar Pupić, “Ako shvatim” Dzipsii, “Greh” Eegor, “Starac dana” Jovana Tomašević, “Kao grom iz vedra neba” Ivona Pantelić, “U noćima” Gift, “Liberta” Milan Bujaković, Zoran Todorović & Sanja Anastasija, “Fenomen” Aleksandar Simić & Nenad Osmanović, “Viva la vida” Drai, “Loše procene” Doris Milošević, “Tišina” Hurricane won the 2020 national final with “Hasta la vista”. Due to COVID19 the festival was cancelled and Hurricane got a 2nd chance with “Loco Loco” in 2021. Note that the girls are not the girls of the original group, but new singers.Zejna took part in last year’s national final and became 14th.Bane Lalić also took part last year but didn’t survive the semifinal.Ivona Pantelić became 12th last year.Gift became 13th last year.Milan Bujaković reached the 9th place in the 2020 final.

Serbia: Semifinal results are in

After a marvelous show, it was time for results. Out of 16 songs, 8 will go on to the final. The finalists are in bold: Mattia Zanatta & Angela Kassiani, “Novi svet” Adem Mehmedović, “Osmeh” Nađa, “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši” Tijana Dapčević, “Mamim” Princ, “Cvet sa istoka” Filip Baloš, “Novi plan, drugi san” Filip Zmaher, “Cujemo se sutra” Luke Black, “Samo mi se spava” Angellina, “Lanac” Empathy Soul Project, “Indigo” Stefan Maljković Shy, “Od jastuka do jastuka” Hercenšlus, “Vremenska zona” Savo Perović, “Presidente” Igor Stanojević, “Iza druge” Boris Subotić, “Nedostupan” Chegi & Braća Bluz Band, “Svadba ili kagba”

Konstrakta

©EBU/Nathan Reinds About Quick Facts NameAna Đurić born Ignjatović Born12 oktober 1978 Nationality Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2008, 2009, Pesma za Evroviziju 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongIn corpore sano (2022) Biography Ana Đurić (born Ignjatović), professionally known as Konstrakta, is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She was born in Belgrade. Before launching her solo career in 2019, she distinguished herself as the lead vocalist of the indie pop group Zemlja Gruva!, which was founded in 2007. Ana gave herself the pseudonym Konstrakta when she was 20, because she liked to compose rhymes in a specific way, mathematically, which is in line with her profession, architecture. She made her debut with the lesser-known band Mistakemistake, but slowly became better known as the lead singer of a Belgrade band called Zemlja gruva!, which was formed in 2007. They released three albums: WTF Is Gruveland? (2010), Dino u Zemlji Gruva! (2013), which was inspired by the songs of the Croatian singer Dino Dvornik, and What do you really want? (2016). Some of the band’s most famous hits include “Best Wishes” (2010), “I Didn’t Know I Wanted This” (2011) and “Šta stvarno želiš?” (2013). Zemlja Gruva! He participated in Beovizija, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2008 and 2009. Konstrakta is the author of many songs of the band. The first solo song under the pseudonym Konstrakta was released in 2019, entitled “Žvake”. Her second solo single was called “Neam šamana” (2020) In February 2022, Konstrakta released her project “Triptych”, a 12-minute music video for three songs – “Nobl”, “In corpore sano” (In a healthy body) and “Mekano”.The video and songs illustrate modern life in Serbia, each in its own way. One of the three songs, “In corpore sano”, was chosen to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. Entries In corpore sano Country Country Serbia Year2022 LanguageSerbianLatin LyricsMilovan BoškovićAna Đurić MusicMilovan BoškovićAna Đurić BackingsKristina RadenkovićMilovan BoškovićKosta Mushu ĐurakovićMaja Nosović al RandjićJovan Antić Results Semi Points: 237Position: 3Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 312Position: 5Running order: 24 https://youtu.be/nBtQj1MfNYA

And the last ten finalists are….

Yes, the die is cast again. Ten songs will go through to the final, to be exactly the ten countries you will find below: Belgium Czech Republic Azerbaijan Poland Finland Estonia Australia Sweden Romania Serbia Congratulations to the ten winners. And remember: only ten songs could go through. That does not mean that the other songs are bad.