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Highway

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersPetar TošićMarko PešićLuka VojdovićBojan Jovović Founded2015 Nationality🇲🇪 Montenegrin National SelectionInternal selection 2016 In Eurovision2016 Stockholm SongThe Real Thing (2016) Biography Highway is a Montenegrin band. They were founded in 2013 by Petar Tošić, Marko Pešić and Luka Vojdović. They enjoyed listening to pop, rock, blues and jazz, and their Idol was Ed Sheeran. The band rose to fame when they participated in the 2nd season of X Factor Adria and ended in 4th place. Their audition song in The X Factor, “Bar na kratko”, also became their first hit. They participated in another contest, Sunčane Skale, with that song. They reached the 3rd place in the newcomer section of the contest. In October 2015, it was announced that they would represent Montenegro in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. On 23 November they presented their first song, “Sam”. A month later, Bojan Jovović, former member of No Name, joined the group. The song they brought in Eurovision, entitled “The real thing”, was presented in March 2016. At the Eurovision Song Contest itself, the band unfortunately didn’t manage to reach the final. The follow up of the Eurovision song, “Lud”, was released in October of 2016. On July 28, 2017, their video of the song “Što dalje” was published. In 2018, the band signed with Croatia Records. Their first successes were “Navika” and “Salt Lake City”. In 2019, they performed at the Miss Montenegro ceremony. In 2020, the journal CDM declared that the music video for the song “Navika” is one of the most beautiful Montenegrin music videos. In 2021, they were nominated at the Adria Muzzik Video Awards 2020 in the category of Best Rock Music Video for the song “Svijetlija Strana Ulice”. They lost to the music video for the song “Ti Si Taj” by the Serbian band Goblini. Also in 2021, they released their first album, “Skica Za Portret,” which includes 10 tracks, including 2 unreleased songs. Entries The Real Thing Country🇲🇪 Montenegro Year2016 LanguageEnglish LyricsSrđan Sekulović Skansi MusicSrđan Sekulović SkansiMaro MarketLuka Vojvodić BackingsNikola MarjanovićMarija Lazić Results Semi Points: 60Position: 13Running order: 15 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/FgKehisElQI

Nina Sublatti

About Quick Facts NameNino Sulaberidze Born31 January 1995 Nationality🇬🇪 Georgian National SelectionErovnuli Shesarchevi konkursi 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongWarrior (2015) Biography Nin0 Sulaberidze, better known by her stage name Nina Sublatti, is a Georgian singer, songwriter and model. She was born in Moscow, Russia on January 31, 1995, to Georgian parents. Shortly after her birth, her family returned to Georgia, but she also spent some time living in Riga, Latvia during her childhood. At a young age, in 2008, Sublatti received a modeling contract and started her career in the modeling industry. Her talent caught the attention of fashion scouts and she began modeling for top magazines in early 2009. While pursuing her modeling career, Sublatti also performed across Georgia and collaborated with bands like The Mins. In 2011, Sublatti joined the Georgian Dream Studio, a renowned music house, where she worked with singer Bera Ivanishvili. Her breakthrough came in 2013 when she won the Georgian version of the singing competition Pop Idol, called Georgian Idol. The following year, she released her debut album titled Dare to Be Nina Sublatti, which became the highest-selling album in Georgia’s history. The album included covers of popular songs, including Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Jeans” and Alanis Morissette’s “Uninvited,” both of which Sublatti had performed on Sakartvelos Varskvlavi. In December 2014, after the success of her debut album, Sublatti was chosen as one of the five contestants in the national final to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with her song “Warrior.” She competed in the national final in January 2015 and emerged as the winner, earning the highest televote score and jury score. She performed “Warrior” in the semi-finals and advanced to the grand final, where she placed 11th. The song gained popularity across Europe, charting in several countries such as Ireland, Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey. In 2016, Sublatti joined the judging panel of the Georgian version of The X Factor. In October 2017, she also became a judge on Georgian Idol. In 2018 she performed in a charity concert in Poland. A year later she performed with the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra. Nina Sublatti kept on publishing new music on SoundCloud and Spotify. Entries Warrior Country🇬🇪 Georgian Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsNina Sublatti MusicNina SublattiThomas G:son BackingsVeronika HammerRebecca Kollau-Freidinger Results Semi Points: 98Position: 4Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: 51Position: 11Running order: 23 https://youtu.be/ddC8lviTERI

Srbuk

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameSrbuhi Sargsyan Born03 April 1994 Nationality???????? Armenian National SelectionInternal selection 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongWalking out (2019) Biography Srbuhi Sargsyan (April 3, 199, Yerevan, Armenia) is better known as Srbuk, an Armenian pop singer-songwriter. She received her musical education at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Srbuhi Sargsyan appeared in the music industry after participating in the first season of the Armenian X Factor, where she took the second place. In 2012, Srbuk formed her own band called Allusion. In 2014, she and Garik Papoyan performed the song “Boat”, which is one of the soundtracks of the Russian film Ljogok na mogine. In 2016, Srbuk released his debut single “Yet’e karogh yes”. In 2018, she participated in the eighth season of the TV show Voice of Ukraine, getting the fourth place. On November 30, 2018, it was announced that he would represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. She represented Armenia with the song “Walking out”, a song that unfortunately did not reach the final in the Eurovision Song Contest. In the same year, Srbuk released a single called “Na na na”. Two singles were released in 2020, both collaborations with other artists: “Hagtelu enq” with Gor Sujyan, Mavr Mkrtchyan and Gevorg Hakobyan, “Mez vochinch chi haghti” with Iveta Mukuchyan, Gor Sujyan, Sevak Amroyan, Sevak Khanagyan and Sona Rubenyan. Entries Walking Out Country???????? Armenia Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsGarik Papoyan MusicLost Capital(Hovhannes Hovhannisyan& Ashot Petrosyan)tokionine BackingsJujo GrigoryanArevo GrigoryanSaro GevorgyanDavid Badalyan (tokionine) Results Semi Points: 49Position: 16Running order: 1 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/avBwSUYlTtI

Oto Nemsadze

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameOto Nemsadze Born18 June 1989 Nationality???????? Georgian National SelectionGeorgian Idol 2019Georgian national final 2017 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongKeep on going (2019) Biography Oto Nemsadze is a Georgian singer, born in Gori, in those days in the Soviet Union. Nemsadze is best known for winning season five of Geostar in 2010. After this, he created his own jazz band. They performed in Georgia but also in Kiev. It was the start of his performances in Ukraine. He won the Ukrainian/Georgian contest 10+10 in a duet with Marietta. He participated in season three of The Voice of Ukraine, finishing second. In the same year, 2013, he released his debut album and had a solo concert in Kiev. Nemsadze even had a hit in Ukraine, “Oy, chyy to kin stoyit”. He took part in several contests. He was even invited to participate in “Brittain’s Got Talent”, but due to visa problems he had to withdraw. In 2017 he participated in the Georgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with his band Limbo. The song “Dear God” reached a 10th place. Two years later, he participated in Georgian Idol in order to be the Georgian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. He won and represented Georgia with the song “Keep on going”. Unfortunately, Nemsadze didn’t manage to reach the final. In may 2022, Oto and Limbo published a song called “Ukraine”, a song that was made as an ode to the country were he felt welcome, and that is now involved in a war. Entries Keep On Going Country???????? Georgia Year2019 LanguageGeorgian LyricsDiana Giorgadze MusicRoman Giorgadze BackingsGiorgi KananadzeGiga ChigogidzeDato TsintsadzeSpartak SharikadzeMikheil Javakhishvili Results Semi Points: 62Position: 14Running order: 11 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/vu4nHsaAJwU

Nevena Božović

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameNevena Božović Born15 June 1994 Nationality🇷🇸 Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2019Beovizija 2013 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv2013 Malmö SongKruna (2019)Ljubav je svuda (2013) Biography Nevena Božović is a Serbian pop singer, born in Kosovská Mitrovica. She studied music at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She participated in the Junior Eurovision with “Piši mi”, in 2007. After a small break from music, she made her come back in 2009. In 2013 she participated in the talent show Prvi Glas Srbija (the Serbian version of The Voice) and became second. She teamed up with the other two top-3 singers of the contest, Mirna Radulović and Sara Jovanović, to form the all girl group Moje 3. They won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ljubav je svuda” and thus represented Serbia in the international contest. Shortly after Eurovision, Nevena presented a new solo single, “Pogleda me”, followed by “Znam da nočas gubim te”. In 2014, Nevena participated in the contest Proleče u Beogradu. On May 7, 2015, Nevena promoted a spot for a single called “Trebam teme”.The song was autobiographical, as Nevena stated. “That’s it, this is me”. On May 26, 2015, Nevena opened for the concert of the French singer Indila, which was held at the Stark Arena in Belgrade. She opened the so-called New Divas Festival. Nevena continued her collaboration with Aleksandra Milutinovic, who did the lyrics for the song “Bal” and thus, on December 24, 2015, releases a song called “Čujem da dolaziš u grad”. In 2017, she competed in the famous Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitepsk, Belarus. Nevena finished in third place. In the same year, Nevena, unveiled her new single, “Jasno mi je” The song became a big hit in Serbia and the rest of the region. She also published an English version called “Dangerous Drug”, which also received positive reviews. Several other successful singles followed. In 2019, Nevena got the opportunity to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time, now solo with the song “Kruna”. She reached the final there and ended up in 18th place. In the same year, she was voted best female singer in Serbia by Nahi Radio. In october, she released the song “Sanjam”, which was written and composed by Nevena herself, just like “Kruna”. Also in 2019, she opened for famous Balkan star Zdravko Čolić. In 2020, Nevena released a new song, “Nestajem s vetrom”. The follow up, “Jutro na Prvo”, won an award in the category Best Collaboration. In 2021, she released the songs “Ljubi” and “Ne čuješ me”. After that, she took time for her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Anika. Entries Kruna Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2019 LanguageSerbianEnglish LyricsNevena Božović MusicNevena BožovićDarko Dimitrov BackingsIvana VladovićOlga Popović-VulovićDušan AlagićMladen Lukić Results Semi Points: 156Position: 7Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 89Position: 18Running order: 23 https://youtu.be/X0mdaeAyPvA Ljubav je svuda (Moje 3) Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2013 LanguageSerbian LyricsMarina Tucaković MusicSaša Milošević Mare BackingsKsenija MiloševićDunja VujadinovićJelena Mitić Results Semi Points: 46Position: 11Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/DbAAFijZIxE