The Maltese Final was held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on the 3rd & 4th of February, hosted by Charles Saliba & Louise Tedesco. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Good-bye The Starbrights – 2 The sun will shine again Al. E. Rapa – 3 Will I know Alexander…
„With a prayer, Amen, that rises, Amen, every soul will praise the Lord, Amen“ The Israeli Final was held on March 9th at Schunat Katikva in Tel-Aviv, hosted by Aki Avni & Michaela Berko. The winner was chosen by 7 regional juries. 1 Mal’ahi hakatan My little angel Eli Luzon 46 4th 2 Kmo…
„Listen to me, embrace me with your eyes, trust in me, you’re hiding in the night“ The Slovene Final was held at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana on February 18th, hosted by Sasa Gerdej. The winner was chosen by 12 regional juries. 1 Vsaj se trenutek At least one moment Avia Band 120…
„So look at me, a harbour in the storm, like a wave born to carry you“ The Swedish Final was held at Malmö Musikteater on February 24th, hosted by Pernilla Månsson. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries in two rounds of voting – the first to select the top 5 and the second to…
„I chose to stay on my own and yet I survived, I lived in the fire“ The Cypriot Final was held on March 14th at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Yiorgos Theofanous & Evridiki who represented Cyprus in ESC 1992 & 1994. The winner was chosen by a jury of 20 people.…
„The 21st century is coming my dear, and you’re nowhere to be found“ The Bosnian Final was held on March 4th at the Bosnian TV Studios in Sarajevo, hosted by Ismeta Krvavac. Davor Popovic sang all the songs and the winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury – initially there was a tie between ‚Dvadeset i prvi…
„The voice is free, free from all, anything is possible, and we don’t care“ The Belgian Final was held at the RTBF TV studios in Brussels on March 12th. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 6 regional juries and an „expert“ jury. 1 La voix est libre The voice is free…
„Smile even if you don’t have a dream, love, love is with us“ The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Ankara on March 18th, hosted by Yesmin Ertugrul & Bülent Özveren. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Duygular The feelings Fatih Erkoç – 2 Bana sans…
The UK Final was held on March 31st at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Terry Wogan. The winner was chosen by televoting. Love City Groove came equal 10th at the ESC.
„Forget forever, volcano, what you have theatened for centuries“ The Russian Final was held on April 30th at the Cosmos Hotel in Moscow. 8 songs were presented ‚live‘ & Philip Kirkorov’s song was presented as a video clip. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury, who tied between songs 6 & 7, but then…