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Euroweekend: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Slovenia, Romania and San Marino

Foto del escritor: Unai GonzálezUnai González

Saturday began with the Ukrainian Vibdir, in which the representative who will go to Turin was selected.


Ukraine 🇺🇦


These were the participating songs:

  1. Cloudless – "All Be Alright"

  2. Michael Soul – "Demons"

  3. Our Atlantic – "Moia Liubov"

  4. Barleben – "Hear My Words"

  5. Kalush Orchestra – "Stefania"

  6. Roxolana – "Girlzzzz"

  7. Wellboy – "Nozzy Bossy"

  8. Alina Pash – "Tini Zabutykh Predkiv"


The Cloudless group that opened the gala had sound problems and had to repeat the performance after the other songs.


And the winner was Alina Pash who will represent Ukraine in Turin!


Then the Estonian pre-selection began, the Eesti Laul, which was broadcast on the Spanish channel Ten, where the San Marino final will also be broadcast, in which the Canarian singer Cristina Ramos will participate.


Estonia 🇪🇪


These were the participating songs:

  1. Elina Nechaeva – "Remedy"

  2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – "My nüüd saab"

  3. Jaagup Tuisk – "Kui vaid"

  4. Elysa – "Fire"

  5. Ott Lepland – "Aovalguses"

  6. Stig Rasta – "Interstellar"

  7. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – "What To Make Of This"

  8. Stefan – "Hope"

  9. Anna Sahlene – "Champion"

  10. Black Velvet – "Sandra"


3 participants went on to the superfinal being these: Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany, Stefan and Elysa


And the winner was Stefan and he will represent Estonia in Turin!


Right after Estonia, the second chance for the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix began.


Norway 🇳🇴


These were the participating songs:

  • TrollfesT – Dance Like A Pink Flamingo

  • Mari Bølla – Your Loss

  • Kim Wigaard – The Melody

  • Maria Mohn – Fly


TrollfesT and Maria Mohn went on to the second duel where Maria Mohn was the winner and earned a spot in the final 10.


And also the qualified for the final Anna-Lisa Kumoji has sung her song "Queen Bees" for the first time!


The Eurovision weekend continued after Norway, as the second play off (but not second semifinal) of the Swedish Melodifestivalen was also broadcast.

Sweden 🇸🇪


These were the participating songs:

  1. Liamoo – "Bluffin"

  2. Niello & Lisa Ajax – "Tror du att jag bryr mig"

  3. Samira Manners – "I Want To Be Loved"

  4. Alvaro Estrella – "Soft"

  5. Browsing Collection – "Face in the Crowd"

  6. John Lundvik – "Änglavakt"

  7. Tone Sekelius – "My Way"


Liamoo and John Lundvik qualified for the final while Alvaro Estrella and Tone Sekelius qualified for what was previously known as Andra Chansen but since this year they call it the Semifinal, that is, the second-chance gala.


But the Eurovision weekend did not end with Sweden, since the Grand Final of the Pabandom iš naujo was also held, the pre-selection of Lithuania to meet the representative of their country for Eurovision 2022.

Lithuania 🇱🇹


These were the participating songs:

  1. Augustė Vedrickaitė – "Before You're 6ft Under"

  2. Gebrasy – "Into Your Arms"

  3. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – "I'll Be There"

  4. Justė Kraujelytė – "How to Get My Life Back"

  5. Lolita Zero – "Not Your Mother"

  6. Monika Liu – "Sentimental"

  7. Queens of Roses – "Washing Machine"

  8. Rūta Loop – "Call Me from the Cold"


The winner of Lithuania who will represent the country in Turin was Monika Liu. She will sing in Lithuanian, something that has not happened since 1994.


But the Eurovision super weekend with Lithuania did not end either, because the final of the neighboring country Latvia was also held at Supernova 2022.


Latvia 🇱🇻


These were the participating songs:

  1. Raum – "Plans"

  2. Linda Rušeniece – "Pay My Own Bills"

  3. Bermudu Divstūris – "Bad"

  4. Miks Galvanovskis – "I'm Just A Sinner"

  5. Bujāns – "He, She, You & Me"

  6. Elīna Gluzunova – "It's pabiju tur"

  7. Citi Zēni – "Eat Your Salad"

  8. Inspo – "A Happy Place"

  9. Mēs Jūs Mīlam – "Rich Itch"

  10. Aminata – "I'm Letting You Go"

  11. Miks Dukurs – "First Love"


Miks Dukurs was not due to perform in the country final but, having suffered a series of technical problems during his semi-final performance, Latvian public television decided to re-catch the entrant.


And finally the one who got the ticket for Turin and who will represent Latvia in May was Citi Zēni.


A semifinal of the Romanian Selecţia Naţională was also held yesterday.

Romania 🇷🇴


These were the participating songs:

  1. Aldo Blaga – "Embers"

  2. Alex Parker & Bastien – "All This Love"

  3. Andra Oproiu – "Younique"

  4. Andrei Petruş – "Take Me"

  5. Aris – "Do Svidaniya"

  6. Cezar Ouatu – "For Everyone"

  7. Cream, Minodora & Diana Bucşă – "România mea"

  8. Dora Gaitanovici – "Ana"

  9. E-an-na – "Malere"

  10. Eliza G – "The Other Half Of Me"

  11. Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers – "Doina"

  12. Gabriel Basco – "One Night"

  13. Kyrie Mendel – "Hurricane"

  14. Møise – "Guilty"

  15. Mălina – "Prisoner"

  16. Oana Tăbultoc – "Utopia"

  17. Petra – "Ireligions"

  18. Vanu – "Never Give Up"

  19. Vizi – "Sparrow"

  20. WRS – "Llámame"


Those qualified for the final were:

  • Alex Parker & Bastien – "All This Love"

  • Andrei Petruş – "Take Me"

  • Cream, Minodora & Diana Bucşă – "România mea"

  • Dora Gaitanovici – "Ana"

  • Gabriel Basco – "One Night"

  • Kyrie Mendel – "Hurricane"

  • Møise – "Guilty"

  • Petra – "Ireligions"

  • Vanu – "Never Give Up"

  • WRS – "Llámame"

And to finish off Saturday, the second semi-final of the Slovenian EMA also took place.


Slovenia 🇸🇮


These were the participating songs:

  1. Mia Guček – "Independent"

  2. Gušti feat. Leyre – "Nova romantica"

  3. Klara Jazbec – "Vse kar imam"

  4. Vedran Ljubenko – "H2O diet"

  5. Leya Leanne – "Naked"

  6. LPS – "Disko"

  7. Anabel – "Tendency"

  8. BQL – "Maj"

  9. Hauptman–"Sledim"

  10. Eva Moškon – "Kliki"


Those qualified for the final were:

  • Gušti feat. Leyre – "Nova romantica"

  • Leya Leanne – "Naked"

  • LPS – "Disko"

  • Anabel – "Tendency"

  • BQL – "Maj"

  • Hauptman–"Sledim"


Today the first semifinal of Una Voce Per San Marino will be held, the new San Marino 🇸🇲 preselection to decide who will succeed Senhit and FloRida in Turin. In the final next Saturday, the Canarian Cristina Ramos will sing to try to represent the country.

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