Dutch snippets!

Here are snippets of the 5 songs that will try to represent Holland this Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5NbTSPbE0o&feature=player_embedded

1. Je vecht nooit alleen (You fight never alone)
2. Ga dan niet (Then don’t go)
3. De stroom (The stream)
4. Toen ik jou vergat (When I forgot you)
5. Weelderig waardeloos (Luxuriously worthless)

Norway's songs for this weekend

http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/248061/ full versions, just click on the title

Wow, I really like all these songs. I really need to hear the full versions to make my decision!

French singer announced

France will be sending Amaury Vassili (it's a guy by the way ) to Duesseldorf.

Here's a video of a duet with him and Natasha St-Pier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1eu4fJJhRE&feature=player_embedded

This will be quite interesting.. his song will make it or break it.

Mārtiņš Freimanis dies at 33

Mārtiņš Freimanis, the Latvian Eurovision Song Contest participant in 2003 and their 2005 entry composer, died today. The popular singer was just 33 years old.

Freimanis died in a hospital in Riga, capital of Latvia, after complications of an influenza infection.

Sad

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=24643&_t=mrti_freimanis_dies_at_33

Noooo Só Acontece Uma Vez is out

Last songs to enter Iceland NF.

First, to explain to you if you didn't know. Because of Sjonni's death his song has gotten very known here and because it has gotten more of attention than the rest of the songs, RUV decided to let 3 songs get into finals of this night to even out all chances.

Anyways:

Aftur Heim by Sjonni Brink (Back home)

Ég lofa by Jógvan og Vignir (I promise/swear)

Ég trúi á betra líf by Magni/Hallgrímur (I believe in better life) ((my personal fav !! )

So yeah there you got it.

UK ARTIST

UK ARTIST ANNOUNCED.

Second year in a row, ESCChat.com is the first website to report the UK Artist:

It will be BLUE

More details will follow later.

As posted a few minutes ago, Blue will represent the UK in Düsseldorf.

The Group, consisting of Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Duncan James and Antony Costa, most known for: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word will go to Düsseldorf.

The news came to us via Dean Piper and we published it first of all ESC Sites.
Dean Piper's tweet:
Best chance we have of winning for years! #eurovision #bluecomeback and at least don't need to sit through that awful show casting a winner!

Julio will QUEEF w not so nice

i.e. a cover song nice.

Anyway, I am feeling cautiously optimistic. I also understand that the public have no say in which song they sing? If so, fucking excellent. It's about time the BBC realised that INTERNAL SELECTIONS are the way to go!

Moldova's 25 songs

I don't think there will be any more eliminations so here's the list of songs competing in the national final on February 26th

* Anisoara Balmus - You and I
* Aurel Chirtoaca - Înca îndragostit (Still in love)
* Boris Covali & Cristina Croitoru - Break it up
* Corina Cuniuc - Si tac (And cue)
* Dana Marchitan - Lucky you, Lucky me
* Diana Staver - Love song
* Doiniţa Gherman - Viata (Life)
* "Ion Krasnopolski" Band - Cu fanfara pîna dimineata (With fanfare until morning)
* KARIZMA - When life is grey
* Katrina - Solo por tu amor (Just for your love)
* Latiaev Denis - It's my first dance with you
* Mariana Mihaila - Mi rey (My king)
* MILENIUM - In memoriam
* M-Studio - Night reflection
* Natalia Barbu (from 2007) - Let's jazz
* Natan - Daca dragoste mai e (If there's still love)
* Nicoleta Gavrilia - Just your friend
* Odry - Doina, dor nemarginit (Doina*, endless longing)
* Pasha Parfeny - Dorule
* Ruslan Taranu - Lumina mea (My light)
* Scarlat Cristina - Everyday will be your day
* Vadim Luchin & Tamaz Djgarcava - Always
* Valeria Tarasova - This is my life (ugh, can we please ban this title from future songs )
* Volosenco Adriana - I can win the game
* Zdob si Zdub (from 2005) - So lucky

Dutch song will be chosen tonight!

Here's a video with the chorus of every song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS-PqnrvHkQ

- Je vecht nooit alleen
- Ga dan niet
- De stroom
- Toen ik jou vergat
- Weelderig Waardeloos

There's been word that they want to sing an English version of the winning song at Eurovision, but the broadcaster has a history of preferring Dutch, let's see what happens.

First heat of the German selection is tonight!

Nick must have to clean up after watching both the 3js and Lena singing new stuff.;D

Actually the first heat is 31st, so tomorrow
I can watch both