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11 Jan 2016

2015-16 #7: Rumours, Australians & Everything New

Music, News, Society & Culture, Uncategorized

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The News

• Montenegro ends up getting Highway to sing in English.
• RTVE announces the six national finalists, but keeps everyone hanging with what songs they sing.
• Denmark has some Spotify leaking problems but allows us to bask in the glory of a song from Australian star Anja Nissen.
• Festivali i Këngës has finished for another year, with Eneda Tarifa taking the trophy with her song Përrallë (Fairytale), but landed in some homophobic controversy.
• The rumour mill has been running hot thanks to Greece, Ireland and Turkey, as well as Jaz’s excellent detective work piecing together Delta’s 2016 schedule.
• Loreen won ESC250 (again) and Loïc Nottet won Danse Avec Les Stars.
• Eurosong has begun in Belgium, along with the most useless voting ever known to humankind.
• Nuša is back for EMA, as is 1996’s Regina, alongside eight other hopefuls trying to get a ticket from Ljubljana to Stockholm.
• Stockholm has selected its party venues for 2016.
• Australia finally has its own Eurovision Fanclub: ESCFAN
• San Marino has ditched Ralph and Germany are trying again with a national final.
• YLE used Instagram to tease everyone with this year’s UMK entries ahead of the artist reveals on 12 January.

The Music

The Virus – At The Weekend        

Barei ft Fernando Montesinos – Time to Fight        

Flaka Krelani – S’je për mu [#FIK54]        

Loreen – Under ytan        

Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside [2015 – Belgium]        

Maraaya – Living Again        

Robin Stjernberg – Take Me Home

Cleo – Zabiorę Nas        

Pirates Of The Sea – Wolves Of The Sea [2008 – Latvia]        

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