The Euro Vision Song Contest 2016 casts its glow. The final of the music competition will be held on 14 May in Stockholm in the Globe Arena instead. At t-online.de you current news from around the ESC 2016th
News around the Euro Vision Song Contest 2016
+++ Jamie-Lee and Kriewitz ESC preselection up front (26 February 2016) +++
the question of who the Euro vision song Contest (ESC) goes for Germany, the First placed the odds victory on Thursday night. The 17-year-old schoolgirl Jamie-Lee Kriewitz from Springe near Hanover won with her song “Ghost”. She sat down at the end against the toughest competitors, Alex Diehl (28) and Avantasia, by – 4.47 million viewers (13.8 percent) had turned the show “Our song for Stockholm”. On RTL comedy series “The teacher” 3.29 million viewers reached from 20.15 (9.9 percent). The live show “I can do that” with moderator Steven Gätjen ZDF managed simultaneously contrast, only 2.12 million (6.4 per cent).
+++ Germany sends Jamie-Lee for ESC 2016 ( 25 February 2016) +++
The 17-year-old Jamie-Lee Kriewitz will represent Germany at the Euro vision song Contest 2016th With her song “Ghost” the student continued on Thursday evening in Cologne during the German national final for the ESC final on 14 May in Stockholm in the public vote through. They now wanted to plan the final in Sweden “and have a lot of fun,” said the native of Springe near Hannover singer after their success
So especially as it is also Jamie-Lee’s first own song “Ghost”
here Jamie-Lee sings the ESC-song “Ghost” with “the Voice of Germany” (source: ProSieben / Sat1)
finale of the top three of the original ten preliminary round participants took Kriewitz with 44.5 percent, considerably more support than the singer Alex Diehl, who got 33.9 percent of the vote with his created after the terrorist attacks in Paris peace anthem “Just a song”. Third with 21.6 percent was the rock band Avantasia with the song “Mystery of a blood red rose”. According to ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber nearly 1.9 million votes were cast, about 400,000 more than in the preliminary round a year ago
+++ Jamie-Lee Kriewitz. Lena is her role model (25 February 2016) +++
Speaking to journalists Jamie-Lee Kriewitz said after her victory at ESC preselection, Lena Meyer-Landrut was a role model for them. By comparing with the ESC-winner of 2010, she could “live very well” – as Lena is also Jamie-Lee at the time of the ESC-finals to be 18 years old. That she is still 17 years of age at the moment, led to the curious situation that the winner’s press conference had to be stopped after ten minutes because Kriewitz only to 23 may stand on a stage. is sponsored Kriewitz of Michi Beck and Smudo of the Fantastic Four. The two declared after the success to the opportunities in Stockholm, “we have no doubt that this will go great.”
+++ disappointment for Ralph Siegel (February 25, 2016) +++
Disappointing was the evening for ESC veteran Ralph Siegel, who after eleven years again allowed to participate in a German national final and had openly dreamed of a victory. But his artist, “Super Talent” -Finalistin Laura Pinski, did not make it into the top three in the final.
+++ German ESC preselection shows wide range of German music (24 February 2016) ++ +
The German ticket to the Euro vision song Contest to Sweden this year is very competitive. Several bands and musicians considered themselves shortly before the qualifying round on Thursday (ARD, 20:15) opportunities to travel to Stockholm – from modern pop stars (Woods Of Birnam) to Gregorian singers in monks’ robes (Gregorian). “I absolutely feel like it”, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz announced that has already won the show “The Voice of Germany” of ProSiebenSat.1. After the NDR has withdrawn the direct nomination of singer Xavier Naidoo after protests again, now go ten bands and musicians in an open race. Viewers can determine the winner. ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber said there were 2016 “very broad musical orientation”
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+++ Guildo Horn: Alex Diehl German ESC participants (24 February 2016) +++
Guildo Horn taps Alex Diehl as German ESC representatives. “Maybe it creates indeed the song by Alex Diehl,” said the ESC seventh-placed 1998 in an interview with the German Press Agency. “After 30 years of a tiny bit of peace. The song has been called in the past three months on his side more than seven million times without professional PR machine.” The Bavarian singer-songwriter Alex Diehl applying this Thursday at the German ESC preliminary decision entitled “Just a Song”. Diehl wrote the song under the influence of terror of Paris. It is reminiscent of Nicole’s winning song from 1982, “A bit of peace”.
+++ ESC presenter Schöneberger drives but Sport (February 24, 2016) +++
Barbara Schöneberger now trains every day – because of the figure. . Photo: Axel Heimken
Barbara Schöneberger (41) drives now but sports – after they wanted for years to know anything. “I thought for a long time: ‘Oh, every year 300, 400 grams is increasing not so bad!’ But then I have just noticed, over time it is after all bad, “she told the magazine” Closer “. Now they sweat an hour a day with a personal trainer. The trigger for the sudden change of heart were “private photos obliquely from behind of me” was where they “not fast enough” the belly were able to recover: “. Since I realized now I have to do something”
the TV viewers can soon form their own opinions about how it the look of the popular 41-year-olds like: Schöneberger hosted on Thursday the ESC preselection “Euro vision song Contest 2016 – Our song for Stockholm”. The program will be broadcast on ARD from 20.15.
+++ Stockholm looking forward to the ESC 2016 counter (22.2.2016) +++
Last year’s winner Måns Zelmerlöw moderated the ESC Sause in Stockholm. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte
Three months before the big Grand Prix finals in the Swedish capital Stockholm is already in ESC fever.. “The city is Euro Vision breathe” promises Johan Bernhagen by Swedish Television (SVT). After the singer Måns Zelmerlöw had won the contest in 2015 in Vienna, the Grand Prix is rising for the sixth time in Sweden. Stockholm is the third time ESC hosts. Zelmerlöw moderated the show under the motto “Come together” along with the comedian Petra Mede
On the grounds around the event arena “Globen” is realized in the coming months a unique ESC World -. With a stage, Press and wardrobe for the international team. “We just the very hectic phase, where everything has to be decided behind us, and go into a sort of execution phase,” says Bern Hagen. Stage design and program for the show stood. “We are on schedule.”
+++ Ukraine sends Krimtatarin Jamala for ESC (22.2.2016) +++
The Krimtatarin Jamala will represent Ukraine at ESC 2016 in Stockholm. (Source: AP)
The Ukraine sends the Krimtatarin Jamala with the song “1944″ to the Euro Vision Song Contest in May in Stockholm. This was decided by a jury and the TV audience at the national finals in Kiev. The election is considered controversial, especially since the ESC rules prohibit songs with political lyrics. The title “1944″ alludes to the deportation of Crimean Tatars 1944 under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. In addition, the song is likely many recall the annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea by Russia in 2014 – although this is not explicitly mentioned. Representatives of the Crimean Tatars complain since repression by authorities.
+++ Ralph Siegel wants for the 25th time the ESC (21.2.2016) +++
Ralph Siegel and singer Laura Pinski at Europa-Park in Rust. Photo:. Patrick Seeger
music producer Ralph Siegel is planning a personal anniversary with his renewed participation in the Euro Vision Song Contest. “It is a big dream, once more to be there. It would be my 25th time that I am in Germany at the start,” he said. “I’ve been working three years later.” With the 19-year-old law student Laura Pinski and the song “Under The Sun We Are One” seal stands in the preliminary of the ESC. “She’s a great talent with a wonderful voice,” he said. Pinski is one of ten artists and bands that are competing in the preliminary round to take part in this year’s Song Contest.
+++ ESC gets new system for awarding points (02/18/2016) +++
the Euro vision song Contest awarding points is radically changed for the first time in 40 years: at this year’s final in Stockholm, the votes of the jury and the audience are separated announced as the organizer of the world’s largest music competition announced. By changing the voltage to be increased by the scoring – unlike in previous years, the winner will be known only at the end of the scoring procedure
In the new system, the scoring of the juries will now be announced first.. This do, as in previous years usual announcer from the 43 participating countries. Only then announce the points arising from the vote of the audience, the presenters of the show in Stockholm. From here going to the country that scored the least points, stopped with the country that has the largest audience Supporting Tung.
According to EBU could lead to this new system that also in the jury vote takes place three or four lying land at the end yet still win. In recent years, the winner was determined long before the scoring was complete. The discussed for several years new model has its model in the Swedish ESC preselection. According to EBU, the show will last despite the separate scoring no more.
+++ confusion surrounding Italian ESC candidate (02/15/2016) +++
Has a ticket to Stockholm in his pocket: Francesca Michielin. Photo:. Ettore Ferrari
After hours of stalemate the TV station Rai1 ended the confusion surrounding the Italian participants at the Euro Vision Song Contest (ESC) 2016. The singer Francesca Michielin that on Saturday night was second at the Festival of San Remo, Italy was represented at the ESC-finals, Rai1 director Giancarlo Leone announced on Sunday has according to news agency ansa. Previously there was hours of confusion about the Italian participants, because it was unclear whether the winner band of Sanremo, Stadio, will participate in the ESC. Leone himself had initially claimed, Stadio will not attend, but then announced that it was still like a final decision. The musician, however declared on Sunday: “We would love to participate in the Euro Vision Song Contest, but we have already planned a tour We would appreciate if instead a young artist would participate..”
+++ Austria ESC participant Zoe sings French (02/13/2016) +++
Zoe is represented this year Austria at Euro Vision Song Contest. (Source: AP)
While most participants will probably sing English the Euro Vision Song Contest again, Austria relies on the French language. The 19-year-old girl from Vienna Zoe convinced in the ORF-show “Who sings for Austria?” the audience and landed the ticket to Stockholm. Zoe is the daughter of Christof Straub, former singer and guitarist of the folk-pop duo Paper Moon. Her winning song entitled “Loin d’ici”
ESC preselection (dt “Far from here”.). German Competitors Overview
- Alex Diehl: Bavarian singer-songwriter, who with his contribution “Just a song” in good German ESC peace song tradition is – one recalls Nicole ( “a bit of peace”). Diehl wrote the song in the impression of terror of Paris. On Facebook, it was a hit and my online petition demanding fans. Sends Diehl for ESC
- Avantasia: Rock project to the known in metal circles musician Tobias Sammet ( ” Edguy “). The song “Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose” reminiscent less of the Finnish ESC-winning hard rockers Lordi, more like opulent rock arias 80s. Sammet himself speaks of a “rock opera concept” and touring already internationally
- Ella Endlich: Lets revive the pop tradition at ESC – in the Helene Fischer just modern. -Variant. With “Kiss me, hold me, love me” she had in 2009 a small hit. Now she sings in “Adrenaline”: “Take me, take me with you, to nowhere” – and wants to Stockholm
- Gregorian: Medieval project of the Hamburg music producer Frank. Peterson. in which the singer wearing monks’ robes. In the song “Masters Of Chant” meets Gregorian chant to pop music. very Pamper Could overlooking the style is somewhat reminiscent of “Conquest of Paradise” to the once moved Henry Maske. The monks have since the 90 number plates published and set to music many cover versions
- Jamie-Lee Kriewitz:. The student from near Hannover has good experience with public-Voters made – she won the show “the Voice of Germany” of ProSiebenSat.1. Outfit and show are inspired by Asian manga style, the song “Ghost” was on the charts and is modern produced Pop
- Joco:. The Sisters Josepha and Cosima Carl are far better known to insiders. You do with the song “Full Moon” indie pop of the more sophisticated variety. The sisters from Hamburg are recognized as major talents – a grant allowed them recently, record their album to the famous Abbey Road Studios in London
- Keoma:. The Australian singer Kat Frankie and Cologne rock musician Chris knocker do with “Protected” elegiac indie pop with a bit of melancholy. The two have recently recorded their first album together. Frankie could fans of “Schulz & amp; Böhmermann” familiar – for the show she sang the soundtrack
- Laura Pinski:. Laura Pinski is the return ticket of Ralph Siegel on the German ESC -Stage. Her song “Under The Sun We Are One” comes from the pen of eternal ESC composers. Pinski even became known as a finalist of the RTL show “Got Talent”. In addition to her show career which from Duesseldorf studied now Jura
- Luxuslärm:. The Westphalian band ESC variant is already at Stefan Raab “Federal Vision Song Contest” started the race and in fourth place landed. Now it is the German-pop number “As long as love dwells in me” are something more. Lynchpin is frontwoman Jini Meyer
- Woods Of Birnam:. The name of his band singer Christian Friedel of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” derived – he’s just an actor through and through ( “The White band”). As a musician he gathers ex-members of the band Polarkreis 18 around. Who knows, hears in “Lift Me Up” something of the sound of Polarkeis hit “Allein Allein”.
Know About Euro Vision Song Contest 2016
The Finale the Euro vision song Contest 2016 will take place on 14 May in Stockholm in the Globe Arena instead. 43 countries join it in a music competition against each other. The transfers of the ESC will be seen by over 200 million TV viewers. On February 25, increases in Cologne, the German preliminary decision. After Xavier Naidoo will not go to Germany at the start, now ten other artists or bands jostle for the ticket at the ESC.
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