Switzerland - Gjon's Tears - Tout l'Univers

3 - 432 pts / 1 - 291 pts in semi 2

Gjon's Tears got another chance to represent Switzerland in Rotterdam after the 2020 cancellation. 

The new song is Tout l'Univers, written by Wouter Hardy, Nina Sampermans , Xavier Michel and Gjon Muharremaj himself. 

Tiery F remix

A remix by Tiery F was released on July 28 (digital)

The Game 2023

Gjon's 2023 album The Game includes Tout L'Univers. Out on April 28.

Available on CD and double LP (creme vinyl) and limited double blue vinyl LP.

Also bundles with lithograph, hanky and stickers.

Shopping can be done here.

2020 song Répondez-moi  is not included on the album but it has follow up singles Silhouettes and Pure (album version)

Full tracklist below

P.S. Did you know there are loads of versions of Répondez-moi ?

The songwriters

Now we all know Wouter Hardy from co-writing a little known tune called Arcade. (and update, Estonia 2023)

Tout l'Univers was originally written and recorded in English as Ground Zero and our Gjon shared a snippet of that on YouTube. There are no plans for release.

Nina Sampermans sang for Hooverphonic for a brief moment (2016-2017) and she still writes with them. She also co-wrote the Belgian 2012 entry Would You by Iris.

Watch the video Here

Last years song Répondez-moi was a fan favorite but only spent one week at #100 in the Swiss charts. (It re-entered after the 2021 contest at 42 for 1 week)

The 2021 entry fares much better as it enters the Swiss charts at #1 after Eurovision. 

Gjon's Tears was originally a five man band but it was their singer Gjon Muharremaj who got in the spotlights after participating in the French version of The Voice in 2019. 

Gjon likes his competitions. At the age 12 he ended 3rd in Albania Got Talent and a year later he appeared in the Swiss version.

Versions

Tout l'Univers

- digital release 10-3, Rotterdam 2CD, CD The Game

Tout l'Univers - Tiery F remix

- digital release July 28

Tout l'Univers - karaoke

- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)

2020's Répondez-moi in the mix

Charts

Switzerland top 100: 1, 9, 24, 44, 58, 71, 91, -

Netherlands single top 100: 16, 53, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 21, 62, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 93, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 52, -

Norway top 40 (VG lista): 36, -

Germany top 100 (ODC): 86, -

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 5, 17, -

Austria top 75: 68, -

Portugal top 200: 118, -

Belgium (Flanders Ultratop) top 50: 50, -

Links and sources
SRF Eurovision pages and FB.
Gjon's Tears FB, 2020

Tracklist The Game
01 The Game
02 Disco
03 Pure (Album Version)
04 Amen to You
05 Un cœur qui cogne
06 Midnight in Paris
07 Cancer (feat. Ibrahim Maalouf)
08 Stronger Than You Know
09 Feeling Alone
10 Silhouette
11 Tout l’univers
12 Babi 
13 My Last Goodbye

Let's Get Physical 2021

Advance image DVD

In the words of the great 20th century philosopher and Eurovision star Olivia Newton John:
Let's get physical.

Here's a quick run-down of this years physical releases, CDs, LP's, 7"vinyls and cdsingles.
Only the ones available in the shops or via websites are here, promo stuff (if any) is in each country's section.

Singles

Belgium's Hooverphonic released a limited edition 7"inch vinyl single. The also have a new album out since May 7.

Iceland's entry was released on a 10" vinyl EP in 2023

Promo's have been spotted of: France, Serbia, Israel, Finland, Azerbaijan, Albania, Portugal, San Marino, Cyprus

Sanremo vs Eurovision

With just four or five albums (depends on The Roop) Eurovision is underrepresented on the release front.

To compare, Sanremo artists have 23 albums out on CD and LP plus five vinyl singles, two 12"inches and even a cassette single. 

Now with Eurovision in Italy next year I hope the seemingly healthy Italian music release culture rubs off on the 2022 Eurovision artists.

Find out about the Sanremo 2021 releases here in the Italy section. Updated August 1.

Compilations

The Official 2CD was released on April 23 

The digital version was released on April 17 along with the collection of karaokes/instrumentals.

The DVD (3 discs) is planned on June 25.

Links go the country's pages
The first CD to be released this year is the album of Croatia's DORA 2021 selection.

Italy's Sanremo festival compilation 2CD is out now

Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2CD is out now.

Portugal's Festival da Canção 2021 CD is out March 19

Artists albums (CD, LP)

Italy's Måneskin have their album Teatro d’Ira Vol.I out on 19-3. CD, LP and limited edition transparent orange vinyl. Other colours were released in April.

You can also find the details on all the Sanremo physical releases of 2020 in the Italy section. I've sorted it all out, including all the vinyl colours and release dates, so you don't have to. 

Belgium's Hooverphonic release their new album Hidden Stories on LP, Blue vinyl and CD. Out May 7. Does not include the 2020 song but it has 2021.

Denmark's Fyr Og Flamme release their debut album on LP and CD in August

Lithuania: The Roop's album has finally materialized, CD and LP editions should be out in summer 2022. Includes their 2020 and 2021 songs. CD OUT NOW.

France: Voilà is included on Barbara Pravi's album out in August.

Finland: Blind Channel have their new album out in July 2022.

Switzerland: Gjon's 2023 album The Game includes Tout L'Univers. On CD and Blue 2LP, out April 28.

Other compilations 

Below are three new Eurovision compilations. Only 14 tracks have made it to all three compilations in the same version. (Waterloo, Only Teardrops. All Kinds Of Everything, Arcade, Beg Steal Or Borrow, Save Your Kisses For Me, Making Your Mind Up, My Number One, Hold Me Now, Why Me?, Hard Rock Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue, Ding A Dong)

Vicky Leandros' 1972 winner is included in a different version on each set.

Top 40 Hitdossier Songfestival (Netherlands)

It's Eurovision songs from the Dutch Top 40 perspective, also has four Dutch National Songfestival songs. It also includes the 2021 entry Birth Of A New Age. (see picture below for tracklist).

3CD's, out on May 7 (Sony Music)

I've spotted one big error though, a non-Eurovision track which was a hit in the Netherlands, did you see it?

Update: A few oddities. 

L'Oiseau et l'Enfant features in the 1988 re-recording

Captured By A Lovestorm is the Hurricane remix

Fernando & Filippo is the so called False Organ version

De Troubadour is a 3 minute edit which first appeared in 1996

You And Me (Joan Franka) is the first version without the added fiddles.

A Ba Ni Bi is featured in Hebrew which was never commercially released as a single.

Sieneke's Sha La Lie is featured in the first version as released on the first cdsingle. (Thanks Frank)

Eres Tu and Love Shine A Light are missing, even though they were both  big hits (#3 & #4 resp) and you'd expect Katrina to be there after last years tribute show. (Thanks Eric)

Cent Mille Chansons by Frida Boccara is not her Eurovision entry but it was a hit in the Netherlands in the same year. Ooops

Now That's What I Call Eurovision (U.K.)

This is a 3CD from a U.K. angle with mainly Eurovision songs that were chart hits in the U.K.. Includes several English versions. Out April 30 (Now That's What I Call Music)

Tracklist in the 2nd picture.

No mistakes or odd recordings here, it's nice to have the English versions of some of the big songs. Also has two songs from 2020.

Eurovisie hits (Belgium)

This one was released in September 2020. Eurovision hits with a Belgian ear. Includes several Belgian entries, some big winners and quite a few Dutchies too. Tracklist in 2nd picture.

2CD  (Universal)

Update: A few oddities. 

Après Toi is included in a re-recording from 2005

'n Beetje features in the first released version.

Every Way That I Can is included in the first version (which was also on the official Estonia CD). The winning Eurovision version was a (later) remix by Galleon

Songfestival: Nederlands trots in een nieuw jasje 

(Dutch pride in a new jacket) is a celebration of Dutch Eurovision entries recorded by some of today's popular Dutch singers. Tracklist and more here at Eurocovers.

Sweden - Tusse - Voices

14 - 109 pts / 7 - 142 pts in semi 1

Tusse's Voices is the winner of Melodifestivalen 2021 and represented Sweden in Rotterdam.

Tusse (Tusin Michael Chiza) shot to fame when he won the Swedish Idol in 2019.

The song is written by Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy Thörnfelt and Anderz Wrethov.

Acoustic version

Voices was released as a digital single on February 27 and is also on the Melodifestivalen 2021 2CD.

The acoustic version was released on April 21.

A French version (with some English as well) was released on May 17.

(Youtube audio at Tusse's YT)

New remixes were released on October 7 2023 (see versions below)

The Swedish Melodifestivalen went ahead this year without a live audience. All shows (6) were be from Stockholm instead of the usual different cities. The first date was Februari 6, the final was on March 13.

The 2CD with all songs from the competition was released on Februari 28. (Warner Music Sweden 5054 197097034)

Move by The Mamas was the winner of the 2020 Melodifestivalen. This year they tried again with In The Middle and finished 3rd. Eric Saade (Eurovision 2011) ended 2nd, Charlotte Perrelli (the 1999 ESC winner and 2008's Hero) finish 8th and Arvingarna (of 1993's Eloise) 9th.

Jessica Andersson (of Fame, Eurovision 2005) and Tess Merkel, the 4th Alcazar member to have a go at a solo success didn't reach the final..

French version

Versions

Voices

- Melodifestivalen 2021 2CD

Voices - Acoustic

- digital release

Voices - French version

- digital release

Voices - Herzberg & Funke remix & extended

- digital release 2022 (October 7)

Voices - karaoke

- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 8, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 8, 17, 27, 35, 50, 61, 60, 61, 61, 68, 67, 68, 77, 90

Voices was awarded Platinum in sweden it the 7th week on the charts.

Netherlands single top 100: 56, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 99, -

Norway top 40 (VG lista): 11, 20, 35, -

Switzerland top 100: 66

Links and sources

Tusse Instagram

SVT's Melodifestivalen videos will be here as soon as the competition kicks off.

The Sweden post at the Tel Aviv Collection has all the chart trivia you need about the Melodifestivalen and Eurovision hits in the Swedish charts.

Finland - Blind Channel - Dark Side

Promo (front)

6 - 301 pts / 5 - 234 pts in semi 2
The winners of the Finnish UMK 2021 are Blind Channel with the song Dark Side.

The song is written by the band themselves.
Finland's National Final UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, New Music Contest) was held on Februari 20.
All songs (7) have been released as digital singles, see this UMK YT playlist.

Blind Channel are: Joel Hokka, Niko Vilhelm, Joonas Porko, Olli Matela, Tommi Lalli and Aleksi Kaunisvesi.
The band have so far released three albums: Revolutions (2016), Blood Brothers (2018) and Violent Pop (2020)

The new album, including Dark Side, was released on July 8 2022

Promo (back)

A promo cdsingle was issued by Blind Channels's record label Ranka Kustannus. Initially 110 copies pressed. 8 of these are a "special platinum edition" (They were used for the platunum award for the band)

Comes in a card sleeve (Ranka Kustannus RAN 1702101)

It has Dark Side plus Love Of Mine (from the 2020 album Violent Pop)

A second batch was made for promotion in Rotterdam. This has the band name in yellow instead of white on the label.

Lifestyles Of The Sick And Dangerous

Blind Channel's new album was released on July 8 2022. It includes Dark Side.

CD and LP/CD bundles are orderable here.

You have options:

Gold vinyl + CD set (limited to 300 copies)

White vinyl + CD (limited to 300)

Clear vinyl + CD (limited to 1000)

Black Vinyl + CD

CD (limited digipack)

CD (US edition in jewel case)

2020 singer Aksel Kankaanranta was one of this year's UMK contestants but only finished 5th. 

And very interesting is the participation of the legendary Danny. Here at Eurocovers is a new post about Danny's earlier Eurovision attempts and the collection of Eurovision tunes he covered over the years.

Another familiar voice in the list is Estonienne Laura Põldvere.

The 7 digital singles of UMK 2021

Versions

Dark Side

- digital release 21-1, Rotterdam 2CD, promo cds

Dark Side - karaoke

- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts

Dark Side spent three weeks on the Finnish top 20 and re-entered at #1 after the UMK victory. The last time a Finnish entry was a #1 hit at home was This One. :)

Dark Side was awarded Triple Platinum in Finland in August for 30.000 certified units

Finnish top 20 (IFPI): 5, 10, 13, - 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 8, 8, 7, 13, 8, 6, 1, 3, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 11, 15, 17, 18, -

Netherlands single top 100: 22, 56, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 28, 51, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 66, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 62, -

Norway top 40 (VG lista): 27, -

Germany top 100 (ODC): 51, -

Switzerland top 100: 39, -

Austria top 75: 64, -

Links and sources
YLE UMK pages and Youtube playlist

Blind Channel Website,  Facebook Shop

Lithuania - The Roop - Discoteque

 The Roop has it in the bag(gy trousers)

8 - 220 pts / 4 - 203 in semi 1

The Lithuanian selection has the coolest name, Pabandom iš Naujo which loosely translates as Let's Try Again. Which of course applies very well to 2020 winners The Roop.
Only four nights, which is a low for Lithuania. Two heats (Januari 16 and 23), a semi final (Januari 30) and a final on Februari 6.

The Roop did try again and won. Discoteque is written by the band themselves: Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, Mantas Banišauskas with Laisvūnas Černovas, Kalle Lindroth and Ilkka Wirtanen.

Discoteque was released as a digital single on January 21. (Warner Music Finland)

Here's the official video

A week later a remix by Andrius Simankovas was released. I missed it initially as it doesn't seem to show up if you search for The Roop in your digital store/streamer. If you search for Andrius Simankovas you'll find it. The remix is gone from the digital stores as of 18-3, but you can still hear it on Soundcloud

On May 14 a new remix was released, The Deepend Remix. It comes in short and extended versions.

Another remix was released on May 28. The Second Level remix is mixed by Daniel Helenius.

The Roop had announced a new album which was to be released last November. The album was postponed and in the meantime the band have signed to Warner and has been working on new material in the Warner studio's in Finland. 

The release of the album was then scheduled for February/March 2021, but I'm pretty sure they won't make that either. (yup)
The vinyl LP advertised on their website has disappeared and we'll have to wait till autumn for any proper release. Autumn 2021, 2022, 2023????

Update: The Roop release their album including On Fire and Discoteque on May 11 2022. CD will follow later and LP even later. Out on Warner. 

You can buy the CD here at The Roop. Vinyl will follow in Autumn. Possibly maybe probably.

The Roop's On Fire was the entry for 2020. The band are trying again with Discoteque which already has a ticket to the final.

The illusive remix

Versions
Discoteque
- digital release 21-1, Rotterdam 2CD
Discoteque - karaoke 
- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)
Discoteque - Second level remix
- digital 28-5
Discoteque - Deepend remix
Discoteque - Deepend remix extended
- Deepen mixes digital 14-5
Discoteque - Andrius Simankovas remix
- digital release 28-1, now withdrawn (18-3)

Charts

Netherlands singles top 100: 49
Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 39, 82
Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 75
Finland top 20 (IFPI): 19

Links and sources
Here's the Youtube playlist of the first heat (LRT Youtube)

The Roop: Website, Facebook, Shop
2020 On Fire - The Roop at Rotterdam 20/20

Norway - TIX - Fallen Angel

Both versions have the same digital release image.

18 - 75 pts 10 - 115 pts in semi 1
TIX is the winner of the 2021 Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. His song the Fallen Angel will represent Norway in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. TIX wrote the song himself with English lyrics by Emelie Hollow. 

TIX (Andreas Haukeland) was already allocated a place in the final and when he first introduced the song (in the semi 1 broadcast) it was performed in Norwegian as Ut Av Mørket (Out of the dark). TIX wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian version himself.

Ut Av Mørket was released on January 15, Fallen Angel was released on February 20. Both songs are available to stream and buy digitally.

2022: On the night of the first semi-final it was revealed that our TIX is the DJ?Astronaut in the golden suit in Subwoolfer, the Norwegian act for the Turin Songcontest.

Norway's Melodi Grand Prix had 6 nights of songs to select their 60th* Eurovision entry. With the final on Februari 20.

The selection was a mix of invited artists who already had a place in the final and 4 songs each week battling it out for the other final spots. 

2019 Eurovision stars KEiiNO finished second with Monument.

Another familiar name was Ketil Stokkan who gave us Romeo in 1986 (12th place) and Brandenburger Tor in 1990 (21st).

All participating songs are released through the usual digital platforms.

2020 MGP winner Ulrikke Brandstorp declined a spot in the 2021 MGP.

* 60th including 2020. 

Versions

Fallen Angel - English

- digital 20-2, Rotterdam 2CD

Ut Av Mørket - Norwegian

- digital release 15-1

Fallen Angel - karaoke 

- The karaoke has backing vocals but no lyrics so it can be used for both language versions.

- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts

(Norwegian version) Norwegian VG lista top 40: 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 1, 4, 6, 11, 17, 19, 19, 28, 34, -, -, 40, 32, 15, 38, -

(English version) Norwegian VG lista top 40: 3, 2, 7, 17, 27, 31, 35, -, re: 27, 4, 14, 24, 30, -

Netherlands single top 100: 65, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 41, 74, -

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 20, 20, -

Links and sources
Watch the MGP shows here at NRK

- If you click Vis Flere Episoder you can watch most MGP's from 1965 to 2020. At first it appeared to be geoblocked but when I tried again it worked.

NRK MGP pages (English intro / Norwegian)

TIX Website, Facebook, Instagram

Croatia - Albina - Tick-Tock

11 - 110 pts in semi 1

The Croatian entry for 2021 is Tick-Tock by Albina. Albina won the 2021 edition of DORA with a song written by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Bakić. The song was performed in English with some lines in Croatian.

Here's the DORA performance (HRT Youtube).

Here's the first official video. (Full English version)

A new video known as the Open Up version was revealed on March 11. This is the version with a part in Croatian (a,k,a, the DORA version) as it will be performed in Rotterdam. It's here

A digital EP with four versions was released on February 13 through most digital platforms. (linktree) (see versions below) 

A remix by Stefy de Cicco was released on May 7 as a digital single track.

A longer version of that remix can be found on the digital VA album EDM Party mix 2021 which was released in April (Universal).

For promotion in Rotterdam the DORA 2021 CD was used in a special sleeve with Albina on the front.

Albina Grčić is signed with Universal Music Croatia and she released her first single Imuna Na Strah (Immune to fear) in 2020. 

Versions

Remix

Tick Tock - DORA version / Open Up version (= English/Croatian version)

- on DORA CD, Rotterdam 2CD

Tick Tock (= Full English version)

Tick Tock - Local version (= Croatian version)

Tick Tock - Instrumental

- all on digital EP release 13-2

Tick Tock - karaoke (of DORA/Open Up version)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Tick Tock - Stefy de Cicco extended mix

- digital VA album EDM Party mix 2021 (6-4)

Tick Tock - Stefy de Cicco remix (single)

- digital release 7-5

DORA 2021

What's that sound? The sound of breaking hearts when it became clear that Croatian 2020 singer Damir Kedžo wasn't returning to complete his Eurovision mission. 

HRT organised a new preselection (DORA) and it was  held on Februari 13.

2016 singer Nina Kraljić (Lighthouse, 23rd) opened the show (and finished 2nd) and 1994 singer Toni Cetinski (Nek Ti Bude Ljubav Sva, 16th place) closed with a duet with Kiki Rahimovski and finished 8th.

The album with all entries was released on February 17. (Croatia Records 6106158)

The CD is available from Croatia Records (here).  Tracklist below.

Damir Kedžo after the 2020 cancellation news

Links and sources

HRT DORA / Eurovision pages

Here's the list of DORA 2021 at HRT magazin

Albina Facebook, Instagram

DORA 2021 tracks

01. Nina Kraljić (Alkonost of Balkan) – Rijeka
02. Eric Vidović – Reci Mi
03. Ella Orešković – Come This Way
04. Bernarda – Colors
05. Sandi Cenov – Kriv
06. ToMa – Ocean Of Love
07. Filip Rudan – Blind
08. Beta Sudar – Ma Zamisli
09. Cambi – Zaljubljen
10. Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić – Share The Love
11. Brigita Vuco – Noći Pijane
12. Mia Negovetić – She’s Like A Dream
13. Albina – Tick Tock
14. Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski - Zapjevaj, Sloboda Je!

Eric Vidović also released an English version Tell Me (digital)

Cyprus - Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

16 - 94 pts / 6 - 170 pts in semi 1

Cyprus’ entry for 2021 is El Diablo by Elena Tsagrinou (Έλενα Τσαγκρινού). The song is written by Jimmy Thornfeld, Laurell Barker, Oxa (Cleton Sia) en Thomas Stengaard. 

Even though the title is in Spanish the song is in English.

The song was be revealed on February 24. 

The digital release was on February 28. 

Here's the official video.

A digital album collecting Elena's earlier releases is out now. It's called El Diablo The Album and is available through all your digital stores and streamers. (Panik records)

On June 22 the Joytide & Maarlind remix was released (digital) (Youtube by Panik)

A live version was released on the digital album 10 Years Celebration Panik Concert (digital VA album, Panik 2021) also including a live version of the 2018 entry Fuego.

A promo cds was made. I nicked this picture from Elena's Facebook

Versions

El Diablo
- digital release 28-2, Rotterdam 2CD, promo
El Diablo - Joytide & Maarlind remix
- digital 22-6
El Diablo - karaoke
- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)
El Diablo (live)
- 10 Years Celebration Panik Concert (digital VA album, Panik 2021)

2020 singer Sandro Nicolas was thanked for his services.

Charts

Netherlands singles top 100: 31, 61, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 20, 30, 44, 65, 86, 92, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 86, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 60, -

Norway top 40 (VG lista): 13, 16, 18, 20, 20, 21, 20, 24, 27, 30, 32, -

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 7, 6, 9, 13, 14, 14, 18, -

Links and sources
Elena Tsagrinou: Facebook, Instagram

North Macedonia - Vasil Garvanliev - Here I Stand

15 - 23 pts in semi 1

Vasil Garvanliev (Васил Гарванлиев) represents North Macedonia in Rotterdam in 2021.

The singer, also selected for 2020 confirmed this on Januari 20.

You can read more about his previous entry You here at the Rotterdam 20/20 Collection.

The song for Eurovision is written by Vasil himself and is titled Here I Stand. The release was on March 11.

Here's the video

Vasil already had a little taste of Eurovision as (invisible) backing singer for Tamara Todevska's Proud in 2019.

Remixes on 25-2-2022

8 Remixes of Here I Stand are released on February 25, 2022.

They are out on the Queen House Music label (QHM714) Digital only.

Some have new/additional vocal parts (incl some Spanish, French), see versions below.

remixes

From Vasil's bio:
"Vasil was born and raised in Macedonia and has been in the music world since the age of 7. Now 33 and having lived over two decades in Chicago, Milano, Toronto, & London he is finally back home and focusing on a solo career using roots from his country to share with the world.
His 25 year music journey is quite diverse - from a Child pop star, to a member and soloist for the Chicago Children's Choir, to over 50 roles as a Leading Baritone Opera singer, to back up vocals to some of the worlds greatest Artists. Whenever words fail - Vasil just sings."

(excerpt from his biography at Vasil's Facebook)

Versions

Here I Stand

- Official Rotterdam 2CD, digital single

Here I Stand - instrumental

- digital release

Here I Stand - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

2022 Remixes:
1. Here I Stand (Tony Moran & GSP Anthem remix)

- has a part in Spanish
2. Here I Stand (Mauro Mozart remix)

- has a line in French (Ici je reste)
3. Here I Stand (Rafael Barreto remix)
4. Here I Stand (Guy Scheiman remix)
5. Here I Stand (Dani Brasil remix)
6. Here I Stand (Jace M & Toy Armada remix)
7. Here I Stand (Ale Maes remix)
8. Here I Stand (Tony Moran & Erick Ibiza New York remix)

- digital release 25-2-2022 (available in these stores)
 

2020 entry You

Links and sources
Vasil Garvanliev Facebook, all his socials at his Linktree
Here's a video of Vasil in his younger days

Serbia - Hurricane - Loco Loco

Second release image

15 - 102 pts / 8 - 124 in semi 2

Trio Hurricane will represent Serbia in the 2021 contest.
In 2020 they won Beovizija 2020 and would have represented Serbia with the song Hasta La Vista.

This year they're back with Loco Loco, written by Darko Dimitrov, Nemanja Antonić and Hurricane member Sanja Vučić.

first release image

Here's the official video

This year there was to be an all Hurricane  preselection (Beovizija) but it in the end the song was chosen internally.

The official single along with karaoke and instrumental was released on March 11

The Acoustic version was released on a single titled "2021"which also includes a coverversion of Ruslana's Wild Dances (cheekily using Ruslana's backing track)

The English version of Loco Loco was released on May 2, the video is here.

See comments

The "2021" single

A promo cds was issued including five versions of Loco Loco and two of the 2020 song Hasta La Vista

1. Loco Loco - official audio

2. Loco Loco - karaoke

3. Loco Loco - acoustic

4. Loco Loco - English version

5. Loco Loco - instrumental

6. Hasta La Vista - official audio

7. Hasta La Vista - English version

Hurricane are Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić en Ksenija Knežević.

Music Week Live

The girls got together in 2017 and have released some successful songs since then.
Their Favorito clocked over 75.000.000 youtube views.
The mainly perform and record in Serbian and English. Their 2020 single Caje is in Romani.
We know Sanja Vučić from the 2016 contest when she finished 18th in the final with Goodbye (Shelter).
Ksenija Knežević also has a little Eurovision experience, she was a backing vocalist for her dad, Knez, who finished 13th for Montenegro in 2015.

Music Week Live

A digital live album recorded at the Belgrade Music Festival (august 2021) was released on Januari 18, 2022. It features Loco Loco in a medley with Čaje Šukarije, a traditional song made famous by Esma Redzepova (ESC 2013).

The album also includes a live version of Hasta La Vista, the song intended for 2020.

English version

Versions

Loco Loco

- digital 10-3, Rotterdam 2CD

Loco Loco - karaoke

Loco Loco - instrumental

- digital releases 11-3, karaoke also on the official karaoke album (digital)

Loco Loco - Acoustic

- digital release on single "2021", 

Loco Loco - English

- digital 2-5, video is here re-digital 15-05

Loco Loco / Čaje Šukarije (live)

- digital album Music Week Live

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2nd English version

Links and sources
RTS Eurovision pages, FB
Hurricane  Website, FB, 2020