„Where is the sun that will warm me, where are your arms and where is the source“ The Dutch Final was held on March 26th at the AT&T Danstheater in The Hague, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. All of the songs were sung by Willeke Alberti and the winner was chosen by the votes of…
„Bye bye baby, baby goodbye, I’m leaving though I’ll be left alone“ The Finnish Final was held on March 5th at Tampere-Talo, hosted by Jukka Laaksonen, Juha Laitila & Joonas Myllyveräjä. The winner was chosen by regional televoting plus the votes of the people in the audience, however the results that were announced during the broadcast…
„I arrive secretly like a wave which washes the amber ashore“ The Estonian Final was held at Linnahall in Tallinn on February 26th, hosted by Reet Oja & Guido Kangur. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Unelind Dream bird Evelin Samuel 73 6th 2 Elavad pildid Living pictures Ivo Linna 112…
„Nights, land of dreams, dark blue sky where the horizon ends“ The Icelandic Final was held on February 23rd at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. After the Icelandic Final, officials at Icelandic TV decided that they were not happy with either the song…
The Maltese Final was held on February 5th at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Lucienne Selvagi & John Bundy. Before the final there was a semi-final. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Remember the beginning Georgina 3rd 2 More than love Moira Stafrace & Christopher Scicluna 1st 3 The…
„Free like flames in a dance, duett in mind and sense, for the first time“ The Norwegian Final was held at the Spektrum in Oslo on March 26th, hosted by Alf Tande-Petersen. The winning song was chosen by 6 regional juries and televoting. 1 Tunge dråper Heavy drops Karoline Gregersen 187 7th 2 Casanova…
„Eternal wanderer I’m your fate, I know you remember me“ The Russian Final was held on March 12th at the Russian TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Vadim Dolgachev. There were originally meant to be 11 songs in the contest, but 2 of them were disqualified before the actual final: „Oi oi oi“ by Alena…
„Beyond the clouds there is a ray of light, beyond the clouds it is my world, it is the world“ The Romanian Final was held in Bucharest on March 20th, hosted by Gabriela Crista. The winning song was chosen by 5 regional juries and only the name of the winner was announced. 1 Trenul…
The Irish Final was held on March 13th at the University Concert Hall in Limerick, hosted by Pat Kenny. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 Remember heaven Remember heaven Henry Winter 56 6th 2 Crystal eyes Crystal eyes Orna McNamara 87 2nd 3 Open your heart Open your…
„Call the music, the music, having it so near to me, like the wind in the desert, woken inside me“ The Portuguese Final was held on March 10th at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Paula Reis & Nicolau Breyner. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by…