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Iolanda (singer)
Iolanda Costa (; born 4 November 1994), known mononymously as Iolanda, is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She became known for her participation in the first season of the program , broadcast by TVI in December 2008. Costa represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "". Early life Iolanda was born in 1994 in Figueira da Foz, but she moved to Pombal as a child. From an early age she revealed a great passion for music, and her vocation did not go unnoticed by her parents, who sent her to study music at Tecnimúsica, a school in Pombal, and later at the Conservatory. At 17 she moved to Lisbon where she graduated in Communication Sciences from ISCSP. She tried performing in bars and national talent competitions as a gateway, then moved to London, where she studied songwriting at BIMM University in London, United Kingdom. Musical career At the age of 14, Iolanda participated in the first edition of the talent show ("A song for you"), broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figueira Da Foz
Figueira da Foz (), also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, west of Coimbra and sheltered by hills (Serra da Boa Viagem), sharing about the same latitude with Philadelphia, Baku and Beijing. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 62,125, in an area of . The city of Figueira da Foz proper has a population of 46,600. It is the second largest city in the district of Coimbra. It is a coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities on the Atlantic Ocean coast. As a tourism city, it plays an important part in the centre of the country. A zone of legal gambling, one can find in Figueira one of the biggest casinos of the Iberian Peninsula – the Casino Figueira. History According to the legend, the place's name is due to a fig tree, which stood at the quay of Salmanha, where the fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Portugal
''The Voice Portugal'' (''A Voz de Portugal'' in the first season) is a Portuguese reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'', originally broadcast as '' The Voice of Holland''. It premiered on 29 October 2011, on RTP1, with the first-season finale airing on 25 February 2012, crowning Denis Filipe as the winner. The show came back in 2014 with its second season with new coaches, a new co-host, a new show name, and new ''Repórteres V'' (backstage hosts). The winner of the second season was Rui Drumond. RTP1 later announced the first season of '' The Voice Kids'' and the third season of the main show. The third season premiered on 11 October 2015 with a new coach, Aurea. In its third season, the show proved to be a hit and was subsequently renewed for a fourth season, which was premiered in 2016. The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances. Each coach guides their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iolanda Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Dress Rehearsal 01
Iolanda is a given name used in Italian, Portuguese and Romanian languages. Notable persons with this name include: * Iolanda Balaș (1936–2016), Romanian Olympic athlete and high jumper * Iolanda Batallé (born 1971), Catalan writer * Iolanda Cintura (born 1972), Mozambican chemist and politician * Iolanda Fleming (born 1936), Brazilian professor and politician * Iolanda García Sàez (born 1975), Spanish ski mountaineer * Iolanda Gigliotti (1933–1987), known as Dalida, Egypto-Italiano-French vocalist and actress * Iolanda Nanni (1968–2018), Italian politician * Iolanda Oanță (born 1965), Romanian athlete See also * Asteroid 509 Iolanda Iolanda (minor planet designation: 509 Iolanda) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. References External links Lightcurve plot of (509) Iolanda Antelope Hills Observatory Data and Modelof Iolanda at Database of Asteroid Models from Inversion Tec ... * Jolanda * Yolanda (other) References {{given name Italian fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza...". ar, قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ ' , he, רצועת עזה, ), or simply Gaza, is a State of Palestine, Palestinian Enclave and exclave, exclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The smaller of the two Palestinian territories, it borders Egypt on the southwest for and Israel on the east and north along a border. Together, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank make up the State of Palestine, while being under Israeli-occupied territories, Israeli military occupation since 1967. The territories of Gaza and the West Bank are separated from each other by Israeli territory. Both fell under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Authority, but the Strip is governed by Hamas, a militant, fundamentali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...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] |
Festival Da Canção 2024
Portugal is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Portuguese broadcaster (RTP) is organising the national final 2024 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2024 contest. Background Prior to the 2024 contest, Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 54 times since its first entry in 1964. Portugal has won the contest on one occasion: in with the song "" performed by Salvador Sobral. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Portugal has featured in only eight finals. Portugal's least successful result has been last place, which it has achieved on four occasions, most recently in with the song "" performed by Cláudia Pascoal. Portugal has also received '' nul points'' on two occasions: in and . In , Portugal placed 23rd with the song "" performed by Mimicat. The Portuguese national broadcaster, (RTP), broadcasts the event within Portugal and organises the selection process for the nation's en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RDP Internacional
RDP Internacional – Rádio Portugal (abbreviated as RDPi), is an international radio broadcasting station of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. It aims at overseas Portuguese communities in Europe, Africa, South America, North America, India/ Middle East as well as East Timor. Overview RDPi is available worldwide via satellite and Internet, serving most Portuguese-speaking communities in Europe, Africa, North America (United States/ Canada), South America ( Brazil), Venezuela and India/Middle East. In Díli (East Timor), RDPi broadcasts also on 105.3 FM, but some programmes are also relayed by Radio Timor Leste, together with local broadcasts. RDP International's predecessor, the ''Serviço de Ondas Curtas da Emissora Nacional'', launched shortwave transmissions in 1936, which initially served the Portuguese cod fishing fleet in the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador, but by 1939 its remit was extended to provide information, music and Portuguese-language content to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Público (Portugal)
''Público'' (; English: ''Public'') is a Portuguese daily national newspaper of record published in Lisbon, Portugal. History and profile ''Público'' was first published on 5 March 1990. The paper was founded by Sonae and is owned by the Sonae group. In 1992 Italian media company Repubblica International Holding SA, a subsidiary of Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, acquired 16.75% of the paper. ''Público'' is published in tabloid format and has its headquarters in Lisbon. The paper is known as a publication of the French school with extensive texts and few illustrations. Its first editor-in-chief was Vicente Jorge Silva, formerly sub-editor-in-chief at ''Expresso''. José Manuel Fernandes also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. Since 2009 Bárbara Reis has served as the editor-in-chief. ''Público'' is one of the first Portuguese mainstream newspapers to have an online edition which was started in 1995. Its online edition was free and included almost all the articles fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RAI), the contest was held at the , and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with and returning after their absence from the previous edition. had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was with the song " Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal In The Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "" performed by Maro. The Portuguese broadcaster (RTP) organised the national final ' ''2022'' in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2022 contest. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2022, "" performed by Maro emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from seven regional juries and a public televote. Portugal was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 10, "" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Portugal placed fourth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 208 points. In the final, Portugal performed in position 3 and placed ninth out of the 25 participating countries with 207 point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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