The final night of Eurovision 2016 is upon us! Unfortunately, Slovenia did not manage to make it to the final this year, but that does not mean that the viewers and listeners did not choose a favorite among the songs they heard. Who do the bookies show the best and who are this year's finalists?
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Eurovision is only a few days away. Our representative Ana Soklič is already diligently rehearsing for her performance at the first pre-selection, which will take place on Tuesday, May 15, where she will try to make it to the Eurovision final.
Today is the second semi-final night of Eurovision 2016 and the day when Slovenia will also present itself. She will be joined by Latvia, Poland, Switzerland, Israel, Belarus, Serbia, Ireland, Macedonia, Lithuania, Australia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Georgia, Albania and Belgium. Keeping fingers crossed!
Ukraine is the winner this time with the song 1944 by the singer Jamala. This is how the 61st Eurovision spectacle took place in the Eurovision Hall in Stockholm, and this year's motto was "Come together!" This is not the first victory for Ukraine, as in 2004 they celebrated Ruslan with the song Wild Dances.
The Americans are announcing a march to Eurovision! Even earlier, they had a fair chance at it. Well, at least the host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert, who couldn't help but marvel at the line-up of artists and the "optimistic" lyrics of winner Jamala. "I think we have discovered the hit of the summer! Because nothing fires you up more than ethnic cleansing!'' he joked. Let's remember that the winning song entitled 1944 is about ethnic cleansing, Stalin and Crimea, and it raised a lot of dust in Russia.
May 21 is the day for the second semi-final night of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. This is also the day when Slovenia will present itself. She will also be joined by Lithuania, Ireland, San Marino, Montenegro, Malta, Norway, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, Cyprus and Poland.
The preliminary selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which took place at the Expo Tel Aviv Convention Center in Israel, are closed - and on Saturday, May 12, the finalists await the final night of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, when this year's winner will be announced. Slovenia made it to the final again this year, so we will keep our fingers crossed that Eurovision will come to our region as well. Who are your favorites?
Singer Ana Soklič will represent Slovenia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with the song Amen. She will present it on the big Eurovision stage for the first time in the first pre-selection on May 18.
For Europe's biggest music festival, we often hear today that the Eurovision Song Contest is a big circus, which is attended by many music enthusiasts every year. However, it all started quite differently. The beginnings of Eurovision date back more than fifty years to 1956. The first Eurovision winner, Lys Assia, represented Switzerland at the first Eurovision Song Contest. Even today, her song is considered one of the most beautiful Eurovision songs in history. Check which songs marked the music industry and were born in the context of the Eurosong.
The second semi-final night of Eurovision 2019 will take place two days after the first night, on May 16, and 18 countries will be on stage. And which musicians will entertain us?
Thanks to Mans Zelmerlow, who won last year with the song "Heroes", the contest will be held in Sweden for the sixth time. The real Eurovision fever has already started in Stockholm. Eurovision 2016 is just around the corner and today the first semi-finalists will perform. As many as 18 countries will compete in the first semi-final evening, namely: Finland, Greece, Moldova, Hungary, Croatia, the Netherlands, Armenia, San Marino, Russia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Austria, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. But only ten of them will make it to the finals. So what and who are the first semi-finalists?
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, we looked back and looked for some highlights in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition, which began in 1956, served up quite a few evergreen tunes during its time that we still sing to ourselves today. Here are some Eurovision highlights.