Ten Eurovision finalists. Christian Kostov - our secret weapon

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will be held from 14 to 18 May 2019 in Tel Aviv on the stage of the Israel Trade Fair and Exhibition Center. Representatives of 41 countries will perform in front of a multi-million audience - fans of Eurovision. Only one country with the highest scores from viewers and jury voting will be the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Who will go to Eurovision 2019 from Russia?

This year at the Eurovision Song Contest Russia will be represented by Sergey Lazarev with the song "Scream".

You can watch the rehearsal here:

This is the second attempt by Sergey Lazarev to win Eurovision - in 2016 he took second place with the song "You are the only one".

Lazarev's performance in the second semi-final:

Lazarev's performance in the final of Eurovision 2019:

Eurovision 2019 dates

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will be held in three stages: two semi-finals and a final. The first semi-final will take place on May 14 (Tuesday). The second semi-final - May 16 (Thursday). The final of Eurovision-2019 is May 18 (Saturday) at 22.00 Moscow time.

EUROVISION 2019 watch online

Live broadcasts of the Eurovision semi-finals and final can be watched free of charge in high quality without censorship on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

The first semi-final of Eurovision 2019 watch online:

Second semi-final of Eurovision 2019 watch online:

Eurovision 2019 final watch online:

All participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and their songs

First semi-final 05/14/2019
Cyprus: Tamta "Replay"
Montenegro:D mol "Heaven"
Finland: Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman
Poland: Tulia "Pali się"
Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl "Sebi"
Czech: Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend"
Hungary: Joci Papai "Az en apam"
Belarus: ZENA "Like it"
Serbia: Nevena Božovic "Kruna"
Belgium: Eliot "Wake up"
Georgia: Oto Nemsadze "Keep on going"
Australia: Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero gravity"
Iceland: Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra"
Estonia: Victor Crone "Storm"
Portugal: Conan Osiris "Telemóveis"
Greece: Katerine Duska "Better love"
San Marino: Serhat "Say Na Na Na"

Second semi-final 05/16/2019
Armenia: Srbuk "Walking out"
Ireland: Sarah McTernan "22"
Moldova: Anna Odobescu "Stay"
Switzerland: Luca Hänni "She got me"
Latvia: Carousel "That night"
Romania: Ester Peony "On a Sunday"
Denmark: Leonora "Love is forever"
Sweden: John Lundvik "Too late for love"
Austria: PÆNDA "Limits"
Croatia: Roko "The dream"
Malta: Michela "Chameleon"
Lithuania: Jurij Veklenko "Run with lions"
Russia: Sergey Lazarev "Scream"
Albania: Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës"
Norway: KEiiNO "Spirit in the sky"
Netherlands: Duncan Laurence "Arcade"
North Macedonia: Tamara Todevska "Proud"
Azerbaijan: Chingiz "Truth"

FINAL 05/18/2019 - results and who won

Malta: Michela "Chameleon" - 95
Albania: Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" - 90
Czech: Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" - 157
Germany: S!sters "Sister" - 32
Russia: Sergey Lazarev "Scream" - 369
Denmark: Leonora "Love is forever" - 120
San Marino: Serhat "Say Na Na Na" - 81
North Macedonia: Tamara Todevska "Proud" - 295
Sweden: John Lundvik "Too late for love" - ​​332
Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl "Sebi" - 105
Cyprus: Tamta "Replay" - 101
Netherlands: Duncan Laurence "Arcade" - 492
Greece: Katerine Duska "Better love" - ​​71
Israel: Kobi Marimi "Home" - 47
Norway: KEiiNO "Spirit in the sky" - 338
Great Britain: Michael Rice "Bigger than us" - 16
Iceland: Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra" - 234
Estonia: Victor Crone "Storm" - 86
Belarus: ZENA "Like it" - 31
Azerbaijan: Chingiz "Truth" - 297
France: Bilal Hassani "Roi" - 105
Italy: Mahmood "Soldi" - 465
Serbia: Nevena Božovic "Kruna" - 92
Switzerland: Luca Hänni "She got me" - 360
Australia: Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero gravity" - 285
Spain: Miki "La Venda" - 60

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Winner - Duncan Lawrence (Netherlands)

On May 13, in Kyiv, on the stage of the International Exhibition Center, the final of Eurovision-2017 will be held. Representatives of 26 countries, including the Belarusian group, will compete for victory in the popular song contest Navi Band.

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The main stage of the competition was preceded by two semi-finals, each of which was attended by 18 countries. The top ten from each semi-final qualified for the final ( , ). The performers were evaluated by a professional jury and viewers.

Six more countries made it to the final without pre-selection: Ukraine as the host of the contest, as well as the founding countries of the European Broadcasting Union - Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and France.

Naviny. by offer to get to know the finalists and their compositions better (in the order they appear on the stage).

1. Israel. Imri Ziv -I feel Alive

25-year-old pop singer Imri Ziv will sing an energetic hymn to youth and testosterone. Although the artist himself says that this song is about his path to success, trying to find himself and never giving up, no matter what happens.

Imri Ziv was born in Israel in 1991, has Romanian and Ukrainian roots. When he served, he sang in the composition musical group Israel Defense Forces.

Imri Ziv performed as a backing vocalist for the representatives of Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and 2016, in both cases Israel reached the final of the competition.

2 . Poland. Kasiamos- flash light

In 2011, Katarzyna traveled to Las Vegas where she met American producer Robin Antin, founder of bands The Pussycat Dolls. Returning to Poland, Kasia made some demos and sent them to Antin, who soon invited her to take part in The Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Revue project. During her six-month contract, Kasia managed to work with such artists as Kelly Osbourne, Mýa, Carmen Electra and received an invitation from Eva Longoria to perform at a charity auction organized by her foundation.

3. Belarus.Navi Band- "History of Maygo Zhytsya"

Navi music is the music of the sun from Minsk. The soloists of NaviBand are Artem Lukyanenko and Ksenia Zhuk. Their repertoire mainly includes songs in the Belarusian language. The group performs in the genres of folk rock, indie rock, indie folk. Navi participated in the Belarusian selection for Eurovision three times in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

For the first time in the history of Belarus' participation in Eurovision, the contest song is in Belarusian. “For us, this has a symbolic meaning, because through the song we want to tell our story, show traditions and culture,” noted the musicians .

The trio "Beatrice" and Mikhail Sosunov help Xenia and Artem on backing vocals.

4 . Austria. Nathan Trent- Running on Air

Nathan Trent is 25 years old, he is from musical family- at the age of three, the boy began to play the violin and piano, and at the age of 11 he began to write songs. Then there were four years at the Vienna University of Music and Art, participation in theatrical productions and the German version of the X-Factor show.

Nathan will sing a song at the competition own composition, so that the performer, by his own admission, “a strong emotional attachment to the work. It's about hope, believing in yourself and achieving goals, accepting all the good and bad things in life."

Before a performance, Nathan usually does a half-hour yoga session to recover and calm down, drinks a couple of bottles of pure sparkling water - and goes to sing.

5. Armenia. Artsvik- Fly with Me

Artsvik Harutyunyan - Armenian and Russian singer, performs in the styles of pop, jazz, soul, r&b. She was born in Armenia in 1984, and when Artsvik was 5 years old, her family moved to Moscow. After school, she receives an education as a psychologist-speech therapist, but later decides to show her creativity in music.

In 2012, the singer takes part in the Jazz Parking project, and later in the same year becomes one of the participants Russian show"Voice", hitting the Pelagia team.

It was Artsvik's dream to represent his homeland at Eurovision.

6. Netherlands. O’ G3NE - Lights and Shadows

Lisa, Amy and Shelley Wall are sisters. Amy and Shelly are twins, and Lisa is a year older than them. The sisters already have experience of performing on the big European stage - ten years ago, in 2007, they represented their country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Rotterdam. Then their three were called easier - Lisa, Amy & Sheley. That competition is memorable for Belarusians, as our Alexei Zhigalkovich won. And the Vol sisters took 11th place.

The band name is O'G3NE (pronounced ou-gin) is explained as follows: O is the blood type of the sisters, G3NE are the genes that unite them, and the number 3 is the number of sisters. The ballad Lights and Shadows was written by their father.

7 . Moldova. Sun Stroke Project - Hey Mamma!

The group was formed in the army, where the violinist Anton Ragoza and saxophonist Sergei Stepanov met. The name of the group appeared due to an accident - once Anton, working in the field, received a sunstroke. Currently, the group has three musicians - vocalist Sergei Yalovitsky has been added.

SunStroke Project has already represented Moldova at Eurovision - it was in 2010 in Oslo. Together with Olya Tira, the guys reached the final and took 22nd place there.

Viewers from Belarus will be able to vote for any participant in the final, except, of course, the Belarusian group NaviBand - according to the rules of the contest, you cannot vote for your own.

So, the scandalous Eurovision 2017 is coming to an end, which Ukraine, hosting this year's contest, has turned from a holiday into a political arena. Recall that the Russian singer Julia Samoilova due to Kyiv's refusal to give her a visa, she could not take part in the competition. Because of this provocation, Channel One, which this year was supposed to broadcast Eurovision in live, refused to show the competition.

In this regard, the majority of Russians not only lost the opportunity to watch our traditionally popular song contest, but also will not be able to vote for their favorite performer. However, there are loopholes that can help Eurovision fans not only watch the competition and cheer for the Russian, but also punish Ukraine.

Eurovision 2017: who will perform in the final

The first semi-finalists of Eurovision-2017 were determined on May 9, when the top ten out of 18 participating countries made it to the final. According to the results of voting by viewers and the jury, representatives of ten countries passed to the final, including two favorites - from Sweden and Portugal.

These are Robin Bengtsston (Sweden), Artsvik (Armenia), Salvador Sobral (Portugal), Dihaj (Azerbaijan), Demy (Greece), Isaiah (Australia), SunStroke Project (Moldova), Hovig (Cyprus), Kasia Mos (Poland) and Blanche (Belgium).

The second semi-final of Eurovision 2017 was held on May 11, 18 performers took part in it: Tiyana Bogicevic (Serbia), Nathan Trent (Austria), Jana Burceska (Macedonia), Claudia Faniello (Malta), Ilinka and Alex Florea (Romania), O "G3NE (Netherlands), Joci Papai (Hungary), Anja Nissen (Denmark), Brendan Murray (Ireland), Valentina Monetta and Jimmy Wilson (San Marino), Jacques Houdek (Croatia), JOWST and Alexander Wahlmann (Norway), Timebelle (Switzerland), NAVIBAND (Belarus), Christian Kostov (Bulgaria), Fusedmarc (Lithuania), Koit Toome and Laura (Estonia), IMRI (Israel).

The winners of both semi-finals, as well as representatives of the "Big Five" - ​​the countries that stood at the origins of Eurovision (Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and France), and the host countries of Ukraine go to the final, bypassing the preliminary selection.

Eurovision 2017 final: when and what time it will take place, where to watch

The final of Eurovision-2017 will be held in Kyiv on May 13. Live broadcast starts at 22:00 Moscow time. Because the Russian television The contest doesn't show those who don't have the Internet or a satellite dish, alas, they won't be able to watch the final.

For the owners of the Internet, the problem is solved: many resources will show the final of the contest, including the official channel of Eurovision 2017 on YouTube, as well as the Internet versions of most European broadcasters. You can also use satellite TV and catch, for example, a broadcast from Belarus or Bulgaria. We will also mention Bulgaria, but for now we will answer the question of how to vote for the artist you like.

Alas, those who are on Russian territory will not be able to do this. However, no one bothers Russians who are abroad to vote through local providers for anyone, except for a performer from the country in which you are located. And here is the most important thing: why not vote for the main contender for victory - a young vociferous Muscovite Christian Kostova, playing for Bulgaria and ready to compete with the other two favorites - the Italian Francesco Gabbiani and the Portuguese Salvador Sobral?

By the way, as the bookmakers note, Kostov’s chances of winning have risen sharply precisely because of the desire of many viewers to somehow annoy Ukraine, which treated Ukraine so inhumanly Julia Samoilova.

Christian Kostov - our secret weapon

Christian Kostov is 17 years old, he was born in Moscow, the young man has Russian and Bulgarian citizenship. Kostov is not only the finalist of the first season Russian project"Voice. Children" and the fourth season of the Bulgarian competition "X Factor", but also true patriot Russia.

At the same time, as it turned out, just like Samoilova, Kostov performed in the Crimea after the peninsula was reunited with Russia. But then Kyiv went along the path double standards, preferring to turn a blind eye to this “violation”: Ukraine did not dare to quarrel with Bulgaria.

Nevertheless, Kostov's victory will be a serious punch in the nose of Kyiv, which spoiled Eurovision with disgusting anti-Russian hysteria. So, most likely, for Russians living abroad, or visiting foreign countries, the question is who to vote for in the Eurovision final is not worth it.

Eurovision 13 May 2017. Perhaps in recent times Eurovision is considered one of the most famous international song contests. But at the same time, it is also the most controversial. A lot of rumors, disputes and scandals grow around him from year to year. However, few people know exactly how this song contest appeared.

The history of Eurovision begins in 1955. Just then on General Assembly, which was held in Rome, it was decided to organize this type of competition, designed to rally disparate countries in cultural aspect. The sample was taken already known at that time music Festival called San Remo, which is held in Italy every year. Initially, only seven countries took part in Eurovision and performances were held in Switzerland. True, then, unlike the present, each participant represented 2 songs. But over time, the number of states that wanted to show their musical talents increased, and they began to sing only one piece. So in the end it was decided to divide the competition into several stages: two semi-finals, from which only the best went further, and the final. Thus, the Eurovision took its present form only in 2008.

So, international competition The song consists of two semi-finals and one final. As a rule, only ten participants from each semi-final have the opportunity to perform again on stage. But the exceptions are the countries of the "Big Five", which includes the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain, and the country - the winner of last year. In the final, the points received from the jury and from the audience are summed up, thereby choosing the country that will become the host of Eurovision in the coming year.

Eurovision 2017 who will go from Russia

In 2017, the international competition will be held in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, thanks to the victory of Jamala. A lot of controversy and difficult moments arose around the upcoming competition. So, for example, the biggest scandal is related to the fact that the government of the host country did not allow the representative of Russia, Yulia Samoilova, to participate. She explained this by the fact that the girl performed in the Crimea back in 2015 and now cannot cross state border Ukraine. The European Broadcasting Union tried to solve this controversial issue, but Russia refused to participate this year anyway. However, next time, regardless of the venue, Yulia will represent the Russian Federation.

eurovision 2017 when will it be

So, in 2017, the semi-finals will be held on May 9 and 11, and the final is scheduled for May 13. A total of 42 countries will take part.

Interesting Facts:

• The competition is always live, so everything that the audience sees cannot be changed or recorded in advance.
• Ireland has won the most times - as many as 7 times, of which 3 times in a row. Sweden is next with 6 victories, the last of which was 2015 in Vienna. And here are three more countries, France, Luxembourg and Great Britain, hosted the competition five times.
• Russia once became the winner: in 2008, Dima Bilan won first place with the song "Believe".