Selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021
Wins:3 (1963, 2000, 2013)
2020: Ben & Tan - Yes 
2021: Fyr & Flamme - Øve os på hinanden
Current Bookmakers: 27th

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Fyr & Flamme have given us a taste of the 1980s that is not surprising from Eurovision because it is often a long way behind the trends, but it is a little horrifying. It is not that they stole Sweden’ ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins:0
2020: Ana Soklič - Voda 
2021: Ana Soklič - Amen

Current Bookmakers: 38th

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Ana Soklič was 27 when her time on the first season of X Factor Slovenia (2012) ended with her elimination. Though she had a career under the name of Dionna Dim (sometimes Dimm) for about 8 years before her X Factor appearance, This was one her early ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins:0
2020: Natalia Gordienko - Poison 
2021: Natalia Gordienko - Sugar

Current Bookmakers:17th

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Natalia Gordienko went to Eurovision in 2006 with Arsenium and Connect-R. Loca which was not a stellar moment in Natalia’s career. She was probably the reason that song got most of its 22 points. It is good that that song did not end her ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins: 2 (2004, 2016)
2020: Go_A - Solovey (Соловей) 
2021: Go_A - Shum (Шум)

Current Bookmakers: 16th

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GO_A are and Electro-folk outfit who are about a ‘return to roots’, and describe that as the definition behind the name. The lead singer, Kateryna Pavlenko, appears to be channeling Trinity from The Matrix films, but that doesn’t ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins: 0
2020: Victoria - Tears Getting Sober 
2021: Victoria - Growing Up is Getting Old

Current Bookmakers: 5th

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Victoria is an animal lover and Earth Hour Ambassador who entered X-factor Bulgaria in 2015 and came 6th. Though has an interesting tone to her voice and it is understandable why she has been popular, I don’t understand ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins: 0
2020: Roxen - Alcohol You 
2021: Roxen - Amnesia

Current Bookmakers:14th

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Roxen it apparently very popular in Romania and has been compared with Billie Eilish stylistically. Though she has not released an album she has had two number 1 singles in Romania and her music is generally quite listenable. Nothing standout, but ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins: 1 (2000)
2020: Samanta Tīna - Still Breathing
2021: Samanta Tīna - The Moon is Rising

Current Bookmakers: 32nd

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Samanta Tīna has made a video for Eurovision that was filmed entirely on a camera phone, apparently a Samsung S21 5g. It is a slick vid and better quality than many filmed videos in the past. It is amazing how far ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal/ Destino Eurovisión 2021
Wins: 2 (1968, 1969)
2020: Blas Cantó - Universo 
2021: Blas Cantó - Voy a quedarme

Current Bookmakers: 35th

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Blas Cantó has tried to get to both Junior Eurovision as a solo artist and Eurovision as part of a boyband in the past and failed to get past the national selection. It took an internal selection to ( Read more... )

Selection: Internal
Wins: 1 (2007)
2020: Hurricane - Hasta la vista
2021: Hurricane - Loco Loco

Current Bookmakers: 21st

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Hurricane are made up of previous Eurovision contestant Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016), Eurovision backing singer Ksenija Knežević (Montenegro 2015), and dancer Ivana Nikolić. Will this be a winning Eurovision combination? In a word, no ( Read more... )

Selection: Melodi Grand Prix
Wins: 3 (1985, 1995, 2009)
2020: Ulrikke - Attention 
2021: Tix - Fallen Angel

Current Bookmakers: 9th

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Tix got his name from his Tourette’s that cause his involuntary tics. Tourette’s has not stopped his success as a singer, songwriter and producer. He has even co-produced a song with Flo Rida, giving Flo Rida two ( Read more... )