{"id":16476,"date":"2022-05-11T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicsynclicense.com\/?p=16476"},"modified":"2022-05-11T05:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T05:48:04","slug":"ukraine-and-nine-other-nations-advance-to-eurovision-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/ukraine-and-nine-other-nations-advance-to-eurovision-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine and Nine Other Nations Advance to Eurovision\u00a0Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, watching the Eurovision<\/a> Song Contest from the United States involved climbing on a rooftop to adjust the direction of a satellite dish and subscribing to a Portuguese channel.<\/p>\n

Today it\u2019s as simple as tuning into a network app for the live broadcast. This year, champion figure skater Johnny Weir<\/strong> did on-air commentary for the U.S. feed of the first Eurovision semifinal in Turin, Italy<\/a>, from a studio on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (May 10), 10 nations advanced to the grand finale on Saturday out of a pool of 17 semifinalists: Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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Here's the 10 qualifiers from the First Semi-Final! #Eurovision<\/a> #ESC2022<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qxqezFuY9g<\/a><\/p>\n

— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It was the first time in four years that Armenia had advanced to the final. \u201cI can imagine how happy [the people of Armenia] must be,\u201d Rosa Linn<\/strong>, one of the co-writers of \u201cSnap,\u201d Armenia\u2019s Eurovision entry, said after the show. \u201cI just lost my uncle and my grandpa. It\u2019s a sad time but I\u2019m happy to bring some smiles to my family after such a terrible period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linn started her musical career with U.S.-based record label Nvak Collective, founded by Armenian-American singer and songwriter Tamar Kaprelian, and last September released her debut single “King” in collaboration with U.S. artist Kiiara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Oleh Psiuk, who fronts the Kalush Orchestra<\/strong>, thanked everyone who has been supporting his country. He said he is trying to stay calm while his country is under attack by Russia. \u201cWe understand we need to stay focused because we want to promote Ukrainian culture and let everyone know about it,\u201d Psiuk said. \u201cThis is our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukraine has been leading the odds from all bookmakers and is tipped to win the contest on Saturday, though Eurovision has offered up many surprises over 66 years. If Ukraine does take the trophy, it will be the nation\u2019s third Eurovision victory, after Ruslana<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWild Dances\u201d in 2004 and Jamala<\/a>\u2019s \u201c1944\u201d in 2016.<\/p>\n

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Have a look at the First Semi-Final qualifiers' reactions! ? #ESC2022<\/a> #Eurovision<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QCJva93AKo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Considering that Ukraine\u2019s song is titled \u201cStefania,\u201d named for Psiuk\u2019s mother, he was asked if he had talked to her since being announced as a finalist. He said he had only texted her. \u201cI asked my girlfriend to call her, maybe they\u2019ll [talk] tomorrow morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sigga, Beta and El\u00edn Ey\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir from Iceland\u2019s Systur<\/strong> spoke to transgender rights, as Sigga\u2019s son recently announced he was transgender. \u201cEveryone is free to express themselves as they like, with the gender they want,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to support people who are going through hard times, especially the Ukrainians. Don\u2019t let the media normalize the war.\u201d The Icelandic song, \u201c Me\u00f0 H\u00e6kkandi S\u00f3l,\u201d is a low-key folk tune, written by Beta<\/strong>, which harks back to the sisters\u2019 earlier recordings.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, 18 countries will perform in the second semi-final and 10 more will advance. The \u201cbig five\u201d countries of Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the U.K. automatically advance because those countries contribute the most money to the Eurovision budget, and it would be difficult to produce a show without them.<\/p>\n

The first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 saw only seven countries participating. As of 2004, there were too many entrants to fit into one broadcast, so the semifinal was introduced as a method of eliminating some countries. In 2008, there were even more countries in the contest and so a second semifinal was introduced.<\/p>\n

Eliminated from the competition after the jury and public voting in the first semi-final were Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Latvia and Slovenia.<\/p>\n

The second semi-final includes, in running order: Finland, Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, North Macedonia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, Montenegro, Belgium, Sweden and Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

Additional Reporting By Silvia Danielli from Billboard Italia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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