Show #246
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We’re two thirds of the way through this years contenders and the Superfans are relishing tearing into four more entries this week. Our triple play travels take us to the Balkans for some more memories, and we bring you up to date by wrapping up the big stories making the Eurovision News over the last few days…
This Weeks Highlights
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NEMO
2024 Contest Contender
Nemo Mettler, known mononymously as Nemo, is a Swiss rapper, singer and musician who plays the violin, the piano and the drums. Nemo is set to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song 'The Code'.
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Kaleen
2024 Contest Contender
Marie-Sophie Kreissl, also known professionally as Kaleen, is an Austrian singer, dancer and choreographer. She is scheduled to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song 'We Will Rave'.
Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since its debut in 2004. Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that takes place every year in Albania since 1962, is used to select the country’s entrant for that year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2004 with Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country’s highest result in the contest until 2012, when Rona Nishliu finished fifth.
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Lindita Halimi, commonly known as simply Lindita, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with “Ëndërroja”.
In 2016, she participated in the fifteenth season of American Idol. In 2017, she represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “World”, after winning Festivali i Këngës 55. Recognized for her powerful and versatile vocal delivery ranges from screaming to opera singing, Linda has had collaborations with Stevie Wonder in 2013 and Valerie Simpson. She has also opened for the Backstreet Boys.
Track List
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1 | I Love You Mi Vida | D’Nash | 2007 Spain |
2 | Vrag Naj Vzame | Rebeka Dremelj | 2008 Slovenia |
3 | Zjarr E Ftohte | Luiz Ejilli | 2006 Albania |
4 | Identitet | Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sekjo | 2013 Albania |
5 | World | Lindita | 2017 Albania |
6 | Tom Pillibi | Jacqueline Boyer | 1960 France |
7 | The Code | NEMO | 2024 Switzerland |
8 | Europapa | Joost Klein | 2024 Netherlands |
9 | Si La Vie Est Cadeau | Corinne Hermes | 1983 Luxembourg |
10 | Liar | Silia Kapsis | 2024 Cyprus |
11 | We Will Rave | Kaleen | 2024 Austria |
12 | On Again Off Again | Julie & Ludwig | 2004 Malta |
13 | Coming Home | Sjonnis’ Friends | 2011 Iceland |
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