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Iceland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Icelandic broadcaster (RÚV) chose Daði to represent the nation with the song "10 Years", written by Daði Freyr Pétursson. were due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Think About Things" before the event's eventual cancellation, having won the of Iceland's national selection . For the 2021 contest, RÚV decided to continue its association with Daði , with the group's 2021 entry being selected internally and as such, no edition of was organised for 2021. A music video for "10 Years" and a tie-in mobile game were released ahead of the contest to promote the entry. A COVID-19 infection among the members of Daði meant that the group were unable to perform "10 Years" live during the contest, however Iceland remained in the competition and competed using rehearsal footage recorded in the contest's arena in the days before the event. Iceland placed 2nd in the second semi-final, held on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daði Og Gagnamagnið
Daði is an Icelandic language, Icelandic masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people: * Daði Freyr (born 1992), Icelandic musician, also known as "Daði" * Daði Guðmundsson (c.1495–1563), Icelandic farmer and magistrate * Daði Lár Jónsson (born 1996), Icelandic sprinter and basketball player * Daði Lárusson (born 1973), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Janus Daði Smárason (born 1995), Icelandic handball player * Jón Daði Böðvarsson (born 1992), Icelandic football player See also * Dadi (other) {{given name Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is It True? (Yohanna Song)
"Is It True?" is a song by Icelandic singer Yohanna, the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The song was composed by Óskar Páll Sveinsson and won second place in the contest. The song was also recorded in Spanish ("Si te vas"), German ("War es nur"), Russian ("" / "Ya ne splyu") and French ("Si tu sais"). Yohanna performed the song in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, where it came in first place with 174 points, qualifying for the final. In the final, the song came in second place overall with 218 points. That made it the most successful Icelandic song entry to the Eurovision contest since , when Selma placed second with the song "All Out of Luck." "Is It True?" reached No. 1 in the Icelandic Singles Chart. It became a Top 10 hit in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Greece, Switzerland, and also charted in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Russia, Slovakia, the UK, and reaching #14 in the European Hot 100 chart, making it the second best-selling Eurovision entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany In The Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, having selected Jendrik Sigwart as their representative with the song " I Don't Feel Hate", following a multi-stage internal selection. Background Prior to the 2021 Contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in . Germany has won the contest on two occasions: in 1982 with the song "" performed by Nicole and in 2010 with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. Germany, to this point, has been noted for having competed in the contest more than any other country; they have competed in every contest since the first edition in 1956 except for the 1996 contest when the nation was eliminated in a pre-contest elimination round. In 2018, the German entry "You Let Me Walk Alone" performed by Michael Schulte placed fourth of twenty-six competing songs with 340 points. In 2019, the duo S!sters with the song "Sister" fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jendrik Sigwart
Jendrik Sigwart (; born 27 August 1994), better known by the mononym Jendrik, is a German singer and musical performer who represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands with his song " I Don't Feel Hate".Eurovision.de: Jendrik komponiert ESC-Song auf der Ukulele Early life and career Jendrik Sigwart grew up in Hamburg-Volksdorf and has four siblings. He learned piano and violin as a teenager and studied musicals for four years at the Institute for Music at the |
Rules Of The Eurovision Song Contest
A detailed set of rules and obligations which all participating broadcasters and participants in the annual Eurovision Song Contest () must uphold is produced annually ahead of each edition of the international song contest. These rules are drafted by the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and approved by the contest's Reference Group, and typically outline which songs may be deemed eligible for entry, the format of the contest, the voting system employed to select a contest winner and how the results of this vote are presented to the televised audience, the overall values of the contest, and distribution and broadcasting rights through television, radio and streaming services. Since the contest's inaugural edition in 1956, the rules upon which the event has been organised and contested have changed over time. General format The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition held among broadcasting networks representing primarily European cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo (music)
A demo (shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed format, such as cassette tape, compact disc, or digital audio files, and to thereby pass along those ideas to record labels, producers, or other artists. Musicians often use demos as quick sketches to share with bandmates or arrangers, or simply for personal reference during the songwriting process; in other cases, a songwriter might make a demo to send to artists in hopes of having the song professionally recorded, or a publisher may need a simple recording for publishing or copyright purposes. Background Demos are typically recorded on relatively crude equipment such as "boom box" cassette recorders, small four- or eight-track machines, or on personal computers with audio recording software. Songwriters' and publishers' demos are recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Europe
The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, and all have reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City. Italy was the first European country to experience a major outbreak in early 2020, becoming the first country worldwide to introduce a national lockdown. By 13 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Europe the epicentre of the pandemic and it remained so until the WHO announced it was overtaken by South America on 22 May. By 18 March 2020, lockdowns introduced in Europe affected more than 250 million people. Despite deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, Europe became the pandemic's epicentre once again in late 2021. On 11 January 2022, Dr. Hans Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe said, "more than 50 percent of the population in the region will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiwibloggs
Wiwibloggs is a fansite and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest, launched in 2009. It has a seasonal audience, peaking at 250,000 page views per day during the week of Eurovision in May 2016, based on Google Analytics data. History In April 2015, Wiwibloggs won Arts & Culture Blog of the Year at the National UK Blog Awards, recognising it as the top blog in the country across architecture, design, entertainment and music. Later that month, William Lee Adams, a former correspondent at ''Time'' magazine, was the only Eurovision blogger to speak on a panel at the Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary Conference in London. In the official programme for the event, the European Broadcasting Union described Wiwibloggs as the "most popular and innovative" Eurovision website. Adams has judged at national selections for a number of countries, among them Armenia (in 2017), Belarus (in 2020), Finland (every year between 2017 and 2021), Germany (as a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatrið Mun Sigra
"Hatrið mun sigra" (; "Hatred will prevail") is a song by Icelandic band Hatari. It won '' Söngvakeppnin 2019'' and finished 10th at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The song was the first Eurovision Song Contest entry to be performed in Icelandic since 2013. An extended version of the song is included in the band's debut studio album, ''Neyslutrans'' (2020). Eurovision Song Contest The song was chosen to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "" written by Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan and Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson. The song was performed by the group Hatari (band), Hatari. The Icelandic ... after Hatari was selected through ''Söngvakeppnin 2019'', the national selection process organised by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatari (band)
Hatari (; ) are an Icelandic techno, industrial and punk rock band and performance art group from Reykjavík. Their public image incorporates elements of anti-capitalism and BDSM attire. The band consists of Klemens Hannigan, Matthías Haraldsson and Einar Stefánsson, and has released one album and one extended play, encompassing several singles. Hatari represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with their song "Hatrið mun sigra", finishing 10th in the final. History Early history (2015–2018) Hatari was formed in mid-2015 by cousins Klemens Hannigan and Matthías Haraldsson. At the time, Klemens had begun writing electronic music that Matthías would provide screaming vocals for. Klemens later presented the songs to Einar Stefánsson, who joined the duo as their drummer. Klemens and Einar, together with drummer Sólrún Mjöll Kjartansdóttir, had previously also formed the band Kjurr in late 2012; in the band, Klemens played the guitar and provided vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Choice (song)
"Our Choice" (originally released as "Heim") is a song by Icelandic singer Ari Ólafsson, It represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, after winning ''Söngvakeppnin 2018'', the Icelandic national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song would proceed to compete in that year's first semi-final, where it would then proceed to fail to qualify, only scoring 15 points, securing a last-place finish in 19th in the semi-final. Composition The song is considered a slow, orchestral ballad. The song brings a message of wanting to bring peace and love in order to have an unprejudiced and united world, saying that it's up for society to make "our choice". Eurovision Song Contest ''Söngvakeppnin 2018'' ''Söngvakeppnin 2018'' was the national final format developed by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Twelve songs in total competed in Söngvakeppnin 2018 where the winner was determined after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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