Showing posts with label Aarzemnieki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aarzemnieki. Show all posts

Friday, 4 April 2014

Introducing 2014: Latvia!

Dziesma, the Latvian national final, featured a number of awesome entries! Latvia selected their representative on 22nd February - where Aarzemnieki won with Cake To Bake. I like it. But Samanta Tina was my ultimate favourite... she's fantastic!! Stay would have been my favourite entry in Copenhagen, if Latvia selected it.. Dons came 2nd with Pēdējā vēstule. A very strong ballad in Latvian - and a domestic hit. I also really liked Revelation and Saule riet.

Aarzemnieki will perform 2nd in the first semi-final.. therefore I think Latvia's chances of qualifying are very low unfortunately. The lead singer of Aarzemnieki, Jöran Steinhauer, is from Germany. Latvia deserve to qualify. The song makes me happy when listening to it, the lyrics are also very clearly written. Very nice representation from Latvia!

Friday, 14 March 2014

Latvia: "Cake to Bake" video-clip released!

Awww, I've always had a soft spot for this song! It's a really lovely video-clip - it features Aarzemnieki playing their instruments in the countryside and at a campfire where everyone is dancing around like there's not a care in the world. This really is such an infectious song and I would love to see Latvia make the final in May. ENJOY!

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Latvia: Aarzemnieki have cakes to bake in Copenhagen!

I'm disappointed for Samanta, although I am kinda pleased to see Aarzemnieki represent Latvia. A sweet little song although I can't see it troubling the left-hand side of the scoreboard in Copenhagen...Samanta Tina and Dons made the super-final - and both would have been great choices, too. Cake To Bake is a guilty pleasure of me. Although it's safe to say we will not be heading to Riga in 2015...

I'll update this post with the results, tomorrow morning. Spain should be selecting their representative within the hour - STAY TUNED!

Copenhagen 2014: What's happening tonight?!

Tonight is going to be rather hectic because Spain, Latvia and Hungary will hold their nationals finals - and therefore three more acts for Eurovision 2014 will be selected tonight. Tijana Dapčević will also reveal her song for FYR Macedonia, too. And there's even more from Sweden, Lithuania and Italy. Check out what's happening below...

SPAIN
The Spanish representative will be decided by a mix of jury and televote. I'm going to be concentrating on Spain tonight as there are two songs in the running that I adore...Ruth and Brequette! They are both my favourites. I'd be delighted to see either of them win and I also like La Dama's offering but I doubt it'll be strong enough for Eurovision. The jury consists of David Bustamante, Merche and Mónica Naranjo. "Mira quién va a Eurovisión" will take place in Barcelona at 22:00 CET. These are the acts:
  1. Brequette – Más (Run)
  2. La Dama – Estrella Fugaz
  3. Ruth Lorenzo – Dancing In The Rain
  4. Jorge González – Aunque Se Acabe El Mundo
  5. Raúl – Seguir sin ti

LATVIA 
I'm really excited about this. 12 songs are in the running to represent Latvia in Copenhagen... and the line-up is very strong. I really want Samanta Tina to win. <3 she's winning many online polls and came 2nd last year. Could it be hear time? Dons is also great - and  I also like Olga and Līgo, Aarzemnieki and Katrine Lukins. The show will kick of at 20:25 CET. Fingers crossed for Samanta :-) here are tonight's hopefuls:
  1. Ralfs Eilands and Valters Puce – Revelation
  2. Markus Riva – Lights On
  3. Katrina Bindere — Moment and Tomorrow
  4. Dons — Pedeja vestule
  5. Samanta Tina — Stay
  6. Niko – Here I Am Again
  7. MyRadiantU – Going All the Way
  8. Olga and Ligo – Saule riet
  9. Aminata Savadogo – I Can Breathe
  10. Aarzemnieki – Cake To Bake
  11. EiroSmits – If I Could (Get Away)
  12. Katrine Lukins – You Are The Reason

HUNGARY 
Another country selecting their entrant tonight is Hungary. Eight finalists have qualified through heats and semi finals.. and I believe Kállay-Saunders András should win. And he probably will! The jury seem to love him. But Bogi seems very popular too.. maybe she will win? "A Dal" has been fantastic this year - a really strong selection. One of these will fly the Hungarian flag in Copenhagen:
  • Király Viktor - Running Out Of Time
  • Bogi - We All 
  • New Level Empire - The Last One 
  • Depresszió - Csak a zene 
  • Kallay-Saunders András - Running 
  • Fool Moon - It Can’t Be Over 
  • Pál Dénes - Brave New World 
  • Honeybeast - A Legnagyobb Hős

FYR MACEDONIA
Tijana Dapčević will reveal her song for Copenhagen tonight. No details regarding the song have been announced and this blogger cannot wait to hear it. I've got a feeling Tijana's song will be amazing. "Pobeda" has been announced as the songs title which translates to "Victory" although this isn't official. 

ANYTHING ELSE?
Yep! The 64th edition of Sanremo will come to an end tonight. This blogger wants either Giusy Ferreri or Arisa to win. Melodifestivalen will also take place where Anton Ewald, Alcazar and Linda Bengtzing will be competing for a place in the final! Lithuania will hold their semi-final too where one act will be eliminated ahead of next weeks final.. Azerbaijan and Belgium will also continue their selections tomorrow evening!

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Saturday, 1 February 2014

Latvia: Samanta Tina and Niko among tonight's qualifiers!

YAY! This blogger is very satisfied with tonight's results. Samanta Tina qualified - and so did Niko. Unfortunately though, Tamara didn't make it. I had a soft spot for her song. The second semi final will take place tomorrow evening. Here are the results:
  • Niko – Here I Am Again
  • Aarzemnieki – Cake to Bake
  • Samanta Tina – Stay
  • MyRadiantU – Going all the Way
  • Aminata Savadogo – I can Breathe
  • Olga and Ligo – Saule Riet
I can't wait to relieve Samanta's performance. Are you satisfied with these results? I certainly am. It has been a really good night! Thanks to everyone who has joined me. 

Photograph from Samanta's Instagram!

Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Latvia: Participants and running order revealed!

The competing acts in Dziesma 2014, has today been revealed by the Latvian broadcaster  - some familiar names in the mix! So we now have names to match the songs, y'all!

Samanta Tina and Niko have returned to the selection. The lead singer of PeR also returns, Ralfs Eilands, will he be representing in Latvia for the second year running? Other names I recognise are Sabine Berezina and Mad Show Boys... although for me, it's Samanta's time! Her song is brilliant. I have been listening to it since it's release. I might cry with happiness if she wins! Anyway, here is the running order for the semi finals:

Semi Final 1 – February 1st:
  1. Dejo Tā - DJ Dween & Sabīne Berezina
  2. Bučas – Crazy Dolls
  3. I’m Happy - Tamara Rutkovska
  4. Here I Am Again – Niko
  5. I’ve Got - Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis
  6. Cake To Bake - Aarzemnieki
  7. Just Stop - Oskars Deigelis
  8. Stay – Samanta Tina
  9. Going All The Way - MyRadiantU
  10. I Can Breathe - Aminata Savadogo
  11. I Need More - Dāvis Matskins
  12. Saule Riet (Take Away) - Olga & Līgo
Semi Final 2 – February 2nd:
  1. Revelation - Ralfs Eilands, Valters Pūce & Nelli Bubujanca
  2. You Are The Reason - Katrine Lukins
  3. I Need A Soul-Twin – Mad Show Boys
  4. Lights On – Markus Riva
  5. Breathe Slow - Anete Volmane
  6. What If It Was - Rolands Ūdris
  7. Moment and Tomorrow -  Katrīna Bindere
  8. Pa Vidu Tu - Andris Kivičs
  9. Pēdējā Vēstule – Dons
  10. Is It Possible - Sabīne Vidriķe
  11. Pressure - Sabīne Berezina

The theme of Dziesma 2014 is "Made In Latvia" - I personally think that was the reason Samanta Tina didn't win last year, because her song was written and composed by an international team...
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