The Semifinals The Latvian Semi-Finals were held at the LTV TV Studios in Riga, hosted by Ugis Joksts & Kristine Pekule. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final – 3 chosen by televoting (indicated with a ‚T‘) and two by an „expert“ jury (indicated with a ‚J‘). The televoting results/placings are followed by the…
„It’s time to gather together with all your soul“ The Israeli Final was held on March 15th at the Nakdi TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Yael Bar-Zohar & Eden Har’el. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%), 4 regional juries (40%) and the audience at the TV Studio (10%). 1 Ima adama Mother earth…
The Semifinal The Moldovan Semi-Final was held on February 5th (but broadcast on February 8th) at the TRM TV Studios in Chisinau. The top 13 songs chosen by an „expert“ jury qualified for the final. 1 Soarele si dimineata The sun and the morning Studio One 55 13th F 2 Love is never wrong Love…
„Congratulations Iceland, that I was born here, I’m Silvia Nott, and you support me“
„An eternity, a short second, when we become one with time and space“
„Don’t say anything, don’t ruin the night with meaningless things“ The Portuguese Final was held at the Lisbon Congress Centre on March 10th, hosted by Isabel Angelino, Jorge Gabriel, Helena Coelho, Daniel Oliveira, Helena Ramos & Eládio Climaco. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) & an „expert“ jury (50%). Vânia de Oliveira won the televote while NonStop…
Newcomers Heats & Quarter-final The Lithuanian Newcomers Heats & Quarter-Final were held at the LRT TV Studios in Vilnius, hosted by Jurga Šeduikyte & Rolandas Vilkoncius. The top 4 songs in each heat qualified for the quarter-final, where the top 6 songs qualified for the semi-finals. The voting was a mixture of televoting (50%) and an…
The Dutch Final was held on March 12th at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting – in the first round, the best song by each performer was chosen by an „expert“ jury of 9 people (which included Glennis Grace who represented…
The Semifinals The Finnish semi-finals were held at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere, hosted by Heikki Paasonen & Jaana Pelkonen. The favourite song of each singer (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final. Semi-Final 1 – January 13th 1 Eternamente Maria Eternally Maria Tomi Metsäketo 60% F 2 Look at your love Look at your…
The Ukrainian Final was held on March 11th at the NTU TV Studios in Kiev, hosted by Maria Orlova & Igor Posypaiko. The 3 finalists of a „Pop Idol“ style contest each performed a potential ESC entry. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) and an „expert“ jury (50%) – Tina Karol was the favourite…