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Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Russia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "", performed by Little Big. The entry, written by Denis Tsukerman, Ilya Prusikin and Viktor Sibrinin, was selected internally. The group was also internally selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was cancelled. Background Prior to the 2021 contest, Russia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 times since its first entry in 1994. Russia had won the contest on one occasion in 2008 with the song " Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. In 2016, Russia finished third with the song " You Are the Only One" performed by Sergey Lazarev, who would later return to represent his country again in 2019 with the song "Scream", also finishing in third place. Before Eurovision Internal selection The Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was internally selected by the selection committee consisting of represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Big (band)
Little Big are a Russian rave band founded in Saint Petersburg in 2013.Official page of the group Little Big on "Little Big – Russian pop group, founded in 2013 in St. Petersburg" The band currently consists of Ilya "Ilich" Prusikin and Sonya Tayurskaya.LISSOV VLOG – Backstage LITTLE BIG April 2 STEREO HALL (MSCs) '' «ANTHONY LISSOV (LISSOFF) Voice of JANE AIR, Clown from LITTLE BIG» '' Their first full-length a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Lazarev
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev ( rus, Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, , sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈlazərʲɪf; born 1 April 1983) is a Russian singer, dancer and actor. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career. He represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, and finished in third place, coming first in the televote. He represented Russia again at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song " Scream", and similarly finished in third place. Early life and child stardom Lazarev was born in Moscow on 1 April 1983. From age of four, Lazarev practiced artistic gymnastics, but stopped due to his parents' divorce. Subsequently, Lazarev started singing in a children's choir and became interested in performing. Lazarev got to know about Neposedy's existence merely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since their debut in . Russia won the contest with Dima Bilan performing the song " Believe". One of the most successful countries in the contest in the 21st century with a total of ten top five placements, Russia finished second with Alsou in , Dima Bilan in , Buranovskiye Babushki in and Polina Gagarina in ; third with t.A.T.u. in , Serebro in , Sergey Lazarev in and , and fifth with Dina Garipova in . In , they failed to qualify for the final for the first time in their history. The Russian entry has been chosen through both internal selections and a televised national final titled '' Evrovidenie'', with their most recent entry () being chosen by the latter. Following their exclusion from the due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One announced that they would suspend their membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The suspensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam Ahoy (formerly known as Ahoy Rotterdam or simply as Ahoy) is a convention centre and multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Opened originally in 1950, the current complex consists of three main venues: a fairs and event hall, a congress and conference centre, and the Ahoy Arena. The latter (informally known as the , ) opened on 15 January 1971 and is the largest venue, with a capacity of 16,426 as of April 2019. Background and history Original exhibition hall The venue has a history dating back to 1950. After the devastation of World War II, Rotterdam city and harbor were rebuilt. In 1950, the harbor was almost finished, and the event was marked with the exhibition Rotterdam Ahoy!. The exhibition was held in a single hall that was built for the occasion and was located where the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam is today. The temporary exhibition hall was called Ahoy'-Hal and was used for both national and international events until 1966 when it was decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zivert
Yulia Zivert (russian: Ю́лия Зи́верт, born 28 November 1990), known professionally as Zivert, is a Russian singer. Her career started in 2017 after releasing her first singles "Чак" ("Chak") and "Анестезия" ("Anestesia"). She gained international fame in 2018 with her single "Life (Zivert song), Life". Early life and career Yulia Zivert was born on 28 November 1990 in Moscow. She described music as her childhood dream since she used to make home concerts almost every day. In 2017 Zivert signed with the Russian label First Music Publishing (FMP). Her debut single called "Чак" ("Chak"), she presented in her YouTube channel on April 1, 2017. On 17 June she released the video clip of the song. Her second single "Анестезия" ("Anestesia"), was released on 15 September, with video being released on 17 January 2018. On April 6, 2018 the singer released her first mini album, called «Сияй». A total of 4 tracks were listed: "Еще хочу", "З ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...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] |
Scream (Sergey Lazarev Song)
"Scream" is a song by Russian singer Sergey Lazarev. It was Russia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was performed during the second semi-final on 16 May, and qualified for the final, where it finished in third place with 370 points. Eurovision Song Contest The song represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Scream", written by Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by Sergey Lazarev, who was internally selected by the Russian broadcaster ..., after Sergey Lazarev was internally chosen by the Russian broadcaster. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Russia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with and not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Members of Bulgaria's delegation had been moved to other projects, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the with the song " Arcade", performed by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The Only One (Sergey Lazarev Song)
"You Are the Only One" is a song performed by Russian singer Sergey Lazarev. The song represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Philipp Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos, the same team behind Ukraine's 2008 second place song; and John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. The song was released as a digital download on 5 March 2016 through State Television Company. On 28 July 2016, Lazarev released a Russian version of the song, entitled "Pust' ves' mir podozhdyot" (russian: Пусть весь мир подождёт, "Let The Whole World Wait"). He did a version the song in duet with Elena Paparizou during the Home concert series to replace the cancelled 2020 Contest. Eurovision Song Contest Sergey Lazarev was announced as the Russian entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 10 December 2015. The following day, it was announced that Lazarev's internal selection was decided upon by the editorial board of VGTRK with the executive produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uno (Little Big Song)
"Uno" (stylized in all caps; Spanish for "one") is a Spanglish language song recorded by Russian rave group Little Big. It was due to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before its cancellation. The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 13 March 2020. With over a 200 million views, it is, , the most viewed video on the Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel ever. The song was also added to ''Just Dance 2021''. The video was also full of in-joke cultural references to the history of TV-performances of the famous ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya. Eurovision Song Contest The song was Russia's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Little Big had been internally selected by the Russian broadcaster, Channel One. The song would have performed in one of the two semi-final rounds. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Russia was placed in the first semi-final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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