2025 Eurovision Song Contest

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Kyle Alessandro won Norway's national selection with his song "Lighter."

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Katarsis won Lithuania's national selection with their song Tavo Akys.



Here's the translation:

Empty conversations only fuel the fire
The home burns, it starts to crush down
From her eyes the greatest rain
You see everything, has already started to rot

Only to project
Her

Your eyes see pain
To my eyes they only give a feeling
Your eyes see pain
To my eyes they only give a feeling
Your eyes see pain
To my eyes they only give a feeling
Your eyes see pain
To my eyes they only give a feeling

You, don't be afraid
I weep in your dreams
Only in your dreams I weep
You, don't be afraid
I weep in your dreams
Only in your dreams I weep

Yours (45 times according to the translator)

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And finally for today, Italy selected Olly and his song Balorda Nostalgia. They haven't posted his performance from tonight. But here's his performance of the same song on the opening night of Sanremo. Olly has a week to decide if he wants to represent Italy in Eurovision. My understanding is he has some concerts scheduled during Eurovision week.



Here's the translation:

Perhaps it won't be
Not even tonight
The right night to return together
Return to be together
Perhaps it won't be
Not even tonight
The lady overlooking the fourth floor told me
With a cigarette in her mouth
While hanging out her laundry
I told her that
I'd like
I'd like
I'd like
I'd like
I'd like
I'd like
To return to when
It was enough for us
To laugh, to cry, to make love
And then stay in silence for hours
Until we fall asleep on the sofa
With the remote control in hand
I don't know anymore how to do it without you
You who makes me live and forget
You who sings while you cook
And you call if you want the end
But how must I tell you
This life isn't life without you
But you know that tonight
Stupid nostalgia
I turn on the TV
Just to keep me company
What a beautiful spiel...
Well, in short
That seems like the manner to you
That you go and leave me here
I still search for you in the house when my back itches
And I still put an extra plate out when I set the table for dinner
I know only what I'd like,
I'd like
I'd like
I'd like
Yes I'd like
I'd like
To return to when
It was enough for us
To laugh, to cry, to make love
And then stay in silence for hours
Until we fall asleep on the sofa
With the remote control in hand
I don't know anymore how to do it without you
You who makes me live and forget
You who sings while you cook
And you call if you want the end
But how must I tell you
This life isn't life without you
But who knows why
Oh, this life isn't life without you
Perhaps it won't be
Perhaps it's already over
But I love you
And it was all life

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So, this weekend was a clean sweep for the guys. Today, Armenia selected Parg and his song Survivor. I believe the whole thing is in English.

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It's that time again!

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And finally for today, Italy selected Olly and his song Balorda Nostalgia. They haven't posted his performance from tonight. But here's his performance of the same song on the opening night of Sanremo. Olly has a week to decide if he wants to represent Italy in Eurovision. My understanding is he has some concerts scheduled during Eurovision week.

Olly has decided he will not represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest. He will be replaced by Sanremo runner-up Lucio Corsi. Olly's statement on Instagram follows (click on See Translation for the English version):

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As noted in the previous post, Italy will now be represented by singer/songwriter Lucio Corsi. He was the runner-up to Olly at Sanremo by a very slim margin--0.04%, IIRC.



Here's the translation. Interesting stuff:

[Verse 1]
I wanted to be a tough guy
Who doesn't care about the future
A robot, a sumo wrestler
A crackpot on the run from a wolf dog
At the Bolo station
A goose that lays golden eggs
I'm nobody though
I wasn't born with a tough face
I'm also afraid of the dark
If I fight, I'll get them
So they make up my eyes black
But I never lost time
He's the one who left me behind

[Chorus 1]
"Living life is a piece of cake"
Mother used to tell me and I used to fall down from the trees
How hard the world is for the ordinary onеs
Who have little love around or too much sun in thеir glasses

[Verse 2]
I wanted to be a tough guy
Who doesn't care about the future, no
A robot, gold medalist of spit
The mugger who waits for you in the dark
The king of Porta Portese
The magpie who steals your faith

[Chorus 2]
"Living life is child's play"
Mother used to tell me and I used to fall down from the trees
How hard the world is for the ordinary ones
Who have little love around or too much sun in their glasses
I wanted to be tough
But I'm nobody
White judo belt
Instead of a star a sneeze

[Bridge]
Sunflowers with glasses told me:
"Be careful of the light"
And that moons without holes are shenanigans
Because after all it's useless to run away from your fears

[Chorus 3]
Living life is a piece of cake
I, I wanted to be a tough guy
But I'm nobody

[Outro]
I am none other than Lucio
I'm nothing but Lucio

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And today, Iceland selected its entry for Eurovision 2025. It's a duo of brothers. Here is their winning national final performance. It was performed in Icelandic.



Here are the lyrics in English:

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

I place wood on wood
And call it a boat
If I sink today
It's no problem

With steel oars
Which are enough for this year
With course towards the Faroe Islands
Yes, I am ready

I have a vest for a belt and waterproof shoes
Because the weather is rowdy and I've had enough

When the sea opens, the waves come
I'm alone on a boat on the look out for a better place
I haven't lost everything yet
But we hoist up the sails and set off again

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

I am still in the boat
Look at this, wow
Stopping in Greenland?
Yes, I am down

Steering at sea, I am the captain
Call me Gísli Marteinn
Many months since I last saw the sun
Want to spend the rest of my life out here at sea

When the sea opens, the waves come
I'm alone on a boat on the look out for a better place
I haven't lost everything yet
But we hoist up the sails and set off again

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now

Row here, row there
Rowing through the waves
There is nothing that can stop me now
There is nothing that can stop me now
There is nothing that can stop me now

There is nothing that cаn ѕtop me now

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It's time to get caught up on Eurovision stuff. Earlier this week, Australia announced their entry for this year's contest. The artist is Go-Jo, and the song is called Milkshake Man. (Erika Vickman of Germany is singing about an orgasm, Mariana Conte of Malta is Serving Kant, and Go-Jo is, well... It won't take you long to get the drift of this one.) This song was internally selected, so no live version exists yet.

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Also earlier this week, the Netherlands announced their entry. It's Claude singing C'est La Vie. (No, not the Robbie Nevil version.) it is a mix of French and English lyrics. I will post them below. This song was also internally selected, so no live performance yet.



[Verse 1]
"C'est la vie", she sang to me
Je me rappelle, j'étais petit
Oh, I was just a little boy
Could I remember la mélodie, la mélodie ?

[Pre-Chorus]
C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haut et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
Que sera, oui sera ?
Me voici, me voilà
Chanter un, deux, trois

[Chorus]
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie

[Verse 2]
C'est la vie, et qu'à miracle
Sometimes in love, sometimes misérable
And I still hear my mama's voice, and suddenly
La mélodie, la mélodie

[Pre-Chorus]
C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haut et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
Que sera, oui sera ?
Me voici, me voilà
Chanter un, deux, trois

[Chorus]
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie

[Bridge]
Oh, c'est la vie
La vie en rose
La vie en noir
Oh, this rollercoaster
And I will sing until it's over
It goes la, la-la, la-la-la

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On Friday night, Serbia concluded its national selection. The surprise winner was Princ and his song Mila. It's a Balkan ballad. English lyrics are posted below.



[Verse 1]
May that be my last supper
Let the eye of Cerberus drive me into the night
Let you be awakened by the scent of memories
And my music of your name

[Chorus]
Dear, you paid the price of me loving you
Dear, you brought back a life from the edge
There are many reasons for you to love another
But I care so much to keep you

[Verse 2]
This life is without grains of sugar
Since when is "no" a "yes", and faith infidelity
Let the one who tells you better lies kiss you
But let the one that risks it all have you

[Chorus]
Dear, you paid the price of me loving you
Dear, you brought back a life from the edge
There are many reasons for you to love another
But I care so much to keep you

[Instrumentalna pauza]

[Chorus]
Dear, you paid the price of me loving you
Dear, you brought back a life from the edge
There are many reasons for you to love another
But I care so much to keep you

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Earlier today, Denmark selected its entry. The winner (by 1 point) was Sissal and her song Hallucination. Lyrics are in English.

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A few hours later, Germany selected its entry. The winners were Abor & Tynna and their song Baller. The lyrics are in German. Below is an English translation.



[Chorus: Tynna]
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me

[Verse 1: Tynna]
Chalk silhouettes on the sidewalk
Between us, there's a crime scene like on CSI
You said "Baby, I'm sorry" for the first time
Should've known that that was the end of us

[Pre-Chorus: Tynna]
You put a period at the end of the sentence as if you'd never known me
So I switch perfumes and buy myself a new outfit
I feel that urge again, I want the end of the world
Huh, I think that's it, I shoot for the stars

[Chorus: Tynna]
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me

[Verse 2: Tynna]
I see the star shards on my skin like glitter
I've learned that what doesn't kill me only makes me more chic
Would you still catch a bullet for me?
'Cause your weapon is now in my hand (Shoot)

[Pre-Chorus: Tynna]
You put a period at the end of the sentence as if you'd never known me
So I switch perfumes and buy myself a new outfit
I feel that urge again, I want the end of the world
Huh, I think that's it, I shoot for the stars

[Chorus: Tynna]
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me
I shoot holes into the night
Stars fall and crash onto my roof
It still hurts a little when I see you again
But I'll never come back, no matter what you tell me

[Outro: Tynna]
I shoot, la-la
I shoot, la
La-la-la-la-la-l—

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Oops. I made a booboo. I just counted up the songs posted here (not including the first winner from Italy who declined to participate in Eurovision) and realized my count was one song off.

I had missed posting Azerbaijan's entry, which was released on February 19. My apologies. Mamagama is the artist (a band), and the song is Run With U.

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Than you so much, Dry, for making my preparations this much easier Now to plan a moment for my little preview party...