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Emin releases details for new single ‘Walk Through Walls’

August 3, 2012 Azerbaijan One comment

It’s been a good 2 months since we discovered the ‘land of Fire’, Azerbaijan, so time we cover it once more with more details about Azerbaijani singer Emin.

After having performed during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest, for no less than 150 million people worldwide, the singer released his new album ‘After the Storm’, preceeded by the single ‘Baby Get Higher’.

The second single, ‘Walk Through Walls’, will be released on August 27 in the UK and is described as an uplifting song of hope and optimism. Keeping it in tune with the Olymic spirit awww. The track was written by Bran and Bnann (Infadels) with Emin as co-writer,  produced by Tim Bran (Charlatans, The View) and mixed by Ash Howes.

Not a bad song at all, and something tells us this pop direction of Emin could well see him return to the Eurovision stage representing Azerbaijan.

ESC 2013: Anouk rejected for Melodifestivalen concept by Dutch Broadcaster TROS

July 12, 2012 Eurovision, Netherlands No comments

While their usually not the first to talk about their plans for Eurovision, Dutch broadcaster TROS has been grabbing a few headlines in the local media after it emerged they rejected to select rock singer, Anouk internally as their Dutch representative for 2013.

Anouk Teeuwe rose to fame in Europe in 1997 when she released ‘Nobody’s Wife’ reaching the top ten in France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Finland and her native the Netherlands. Although she hasn’t succeeded to match the same success in most of the countries, she remains a high profile artist in the Netherlands and Belgium. In fact the singer released her seventh studio album last year  called ‘To Get Her Together’.

The pop rock singer is rumoured to have a killer song ready for the Eurovision song Contest, yet TROS has its eyes set on a preselection format with 6 heats,  similar to the Swedish selection process ‘Melodifestivalen’. The news has been confirmed by a spokesman of the Dutch broadcaster who also read the following statement: “We are delighted that Anouk thinks about the contest, but (she) must take part in a national final” a ” She is obviously disappointed… but we want the Dutch public and a jury to decide what is the best song for Eurovision.”

The Netherlands have overall opted for a national final to choose their representative. The only exceptions to the rules in the past few years have been Edsilia Rombley (2007) and Hind (2008) who were internally selected including their entries. In 2009 and 2010, the Dutch representatives were internally chosen, but the audience was given the chance to vote for their entry, before the broadcaster went back to a full scale national final in 2011 .

The Netherlands are yet to qualify from the semi finals since the introduction of the current system. The last time the Netherlands were present in the final was in 2004.

Watch the video of Anouk’s debut hit single ‘Nobody’s Wife’ below:

An update in regards to Anouk and the Eurovision Song Contest can be found here

Demy unveils English version ‘Love Light’ of Greek chart success.

July 8, 2012 Greece No comments

Only a few weeks ago, we presented the new summer single of Demy here on GloPop. Non-Greek fans of the lady will be pleased to find out that she has now unveiled the English version of her latest number 1 hit single ‘Poses Xiliades Kalokairia’ as ‘Love Light’.

The track, originally composed and produced by  Dimitris Kontopoulos and Nick Moraitis, two of the most distinguished authors in Greece,  has been given a slightly difference arrangement and slightly transformed now to a massive club track with the help of Maltese songwriter Gerard James Borg (not a stranger for the Eurovision fans).In our original post, we mentioned that many Greeks would love to see this beautiful young talended lady representing Greece at Eurovision in 2013. Is working with Gerard James Borg, a Eurovision song writer veteran, the first step into that direction? Who knows… Watch this space.

The Greek version, is currently a massive hit in her native country Greece, making it her fourth consecutive number 1 within a year. With the English version now released, releases abroad and an international career seem the next step forward.

Demy’s ‘Love Light’ version is expected to be released across Europe in the summer through Panik Records. The original Greek version ‘Poses Xiliades Kalokairia’ is out now.

ESC 2013: Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö

July 8, 2012 Eurovision, Sweden No comments

Only a few moments ago, the organizing Swedish broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 has confirmed their host city for the annual event; Malmö has won the bid over Stockholm to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013.

According to an article, published on the official website of Eurovision.tv, ‘ the decision about the host city was open till the very last minute’ and a very difficult one to make according to Martin Österdahl, who recently has been announced as the Executive Producer of the 2013 contest.

Explaining the reason behind their choice: “We chose Malmö because there is a very good infrastructure and we have good experience of holding Melodifestivalen [the Swedish national selection] and the Eurovision Song Contest there,” he explains. “The choice of Malmö is based on an overall assessment of the environment in which we think is best for the format of the Eurovision Song Contest, both in terms of TV shows and on the preparations.”

The three shows, will find their home at the Malmö Arena where international superstars like Britney Spears have performed on their world tour, and has hosted several sport competitions including 2011 World Men’s Handball Championship and 2011–12 Svenska Superligan finals. For Eurovision fans the arena is best known for its appearances and host location during one of the semi final heats of Melodifestivalen since 2009. The arena itself is in many ways similar to the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland where the Eurovision Song Contest was held in 200.

The mayor of Malmö is happy to see the contest return to his city and has announced to be ‘extremely proud and happy today’. Malmö has organized the contest once in 1992, after Carola won in Italy the year before. The city of Malmö is t he third largest city in Sweden and one of the largest ones in Scandinavia (664,000 people).

It was previously reported that the city of Malmö had undertaken action to receive an early response by SVT in regards to hosting the contest as freezing hotel rooms for the period, was having a negative impact on local business.

(Source: SVT/Eurovision.tv)

It’s Here! Loreen unveils music Video for ‘Euphoria’

July 5, 2012 Sweden No comments

Loreen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest back in Baku, has officially unveiled the music video for her winning track ‘Euphoria’. Her winning track is one of the most successful tracks to come from the contest, being in the top of the charts all over Europe since she took victory in Azerbaijan at the end of May.

The video sees the singer in a misty forest, dancing in the rain. It’s all very mysterious and Kate Bush. We so like it!

The singer has also confirmed she will be releasing a new version of her 2011 hit ‘My Heart is Refusing Me’ later this year , which was her first try in the national preselection of Sweden last year . Though it didn’t reach the final, it became a huge fan favorite.

Watch the official Video for ‘Euphoria’ below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5UCZLniMW8

ESC 2013: is Nuša Derenda Slovenia’s hope for this Eurovision 2013?

June 29, 2012 Eurovision, Slovenia No comments

With the 2012 edition only just over, the first rumors and gossip for Eurovision 2013 have begun. While the focus has mainly been on host country Sweden, who’s been revealing more details about their host city bids, and their production team, the Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has apparently approached superstar and 2001 representativeNuša Derenda to represent them again at the forthcoming event..

Derenda, born Anuška Žnideršič, has been one of the countries most popular singers since she released her first single in 1999. In 2001, she was approached by the Slovenian broadcaster to represent her Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the song ‘Energy’, achieving a high respectable 7th place. To date it’s still Slovenia’s best result in the competition.

Whether Nuša Derenda will actually be picked as the Slovenian representative is yet to be seen. If she does, she’ll be succeeding Eva Boto, who represented the country this year with the ballad ‘Verjamen’ but failed to qualify for the grand final.

To be continued…

Watch Nuša Derenda’s 2001 entry ‘Energy’ below

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