Hanging onto a dream I try to live up there in the sky
„Give, give, give one, give all, give yourself a thousandfold, and we’ll go together anywhere“ The Icelandic Final was held on February 26th at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Hjálmar Hjálmarsson & Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir. The winner was chosen by televoting. 1 Sta sta stam Stu stu stutter Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir 1216 3rd…
The Cypriot Final was held on February 16th at the Nea Leoforos Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Loukas Hamatsos. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury which included ESC 1999 winner Charlotte Nilsson and Lina Kawar who was a backing singer for Cyprus in 1997 & 1999. 1 Eimai akoma edo I’m still…
The Belgian Final was held on February 18th at the RTBF TV Studios, hosted by Jean-Pierre Hautier. The winner was chosen by televoting. 1 Et si And if Maria Canel 2518 10th 2 Ma voie My way Géraldine Cozier 8371 5th 3 Rêve Dream Gerlando 4002 9th 4 Tous ce que je suis All that…
The Norwegian Final was held on March 4th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Hans Christian Andersen & Stine Buer. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting – the first to select the top 4 and the second to select the winner. The voting was a mixture of regional televoting…
The Maltese final was held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on January 15th, hosted by Stephanie Farrugia, Miriam Dalli & Charles Saliba. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. A televote was also held which Claudette Pace won, with Fabrizio Faniello in 2nd place and Alwyn Borg Myatt 3rd. 1 Going strong…
The Romanian Final was held on February 27th at the Palatul Copiilor in Bucharest, hosted by Celia Petricu & Dan Negru. The winning song was chosen by televoting, however it emerged that there were problems with the televoting. The composers of the runner-up by Valahia threatened to take legal action because after one hour of televoting…
The French Final was held on February 15th at L’Olympia in Paris, hosted by Julien Lepers & Karen Cheryl. The winning song was chosen by televoting (50%) & an „expert“ jury (50%) with only the top 3 being announced. 1 Tendresses Tenderness Jenny Zana – 2 Nous deux Both of us Stéphane Godsend –…
The Estonian Final was held on February 5th at the ETV Studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop. The winning song was chosen by an international panel of 10 judges. 1 Mõistus ja tunded Sense and feelings Maian Kärmas 68 4th 2 Church of love Church of love White Satin 42 9th 3 Kuulatan su ootamist…
The UK Final was held at the BBC TV Studios in London on February 20th, hosted by Katy Hill. Before the final there was a semi-final . The winner was chosen by televoting. The Semifinal The UK Semi-Final was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on January 14th, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. The top…