Thursday, June 27, 2024

San Marino - Megara - 11:11

14
 - 16
 pts in semi 2
Spanish band Megara are the winners of Una Voce Per San Marino 2024 with their song 11:11 (Once:Once)
The song is written by Isra Dante Ramos Solomando, Roberto La Lueta Luiz and Sara Jiménez Moral. 11:11 was released as a digital single on February 15.

A remix by Brais was released on April 23.

The Eurovision version was only released on June 28 as a digital single.

Megara has been active since 2015 and in 2023 the entered the Spanish Benidorm Fest to get a ticket to Liverpool. Their song Arcadia finished 9th.

On April 18 the band released a new single, an interesting coverversion of ABBA's Dancing Queen


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Una Voce Per San Marino 2024 decided the Sammarinese entry for Malmö.
The final took place on 24/25 February, before that there were numerous castings and other methods to select the 17 finalists.
The final saw Jalisse returning, the entered Eurovision for Italy in 1997, ended 4th and were the last Italian entry for a long time. This time they finished 10th.
Also in the final is Loredana Berté who took her Sanremo 2024 song Pazza to the Sanmarino competition for a second chance (and finished 2nd).

Versions:
11:11 - Eurovision version
- digital 28-6
11:11 - original
- digital 15-2, Official Malmö album
11:11 - Brais remix
- digital 23-4
11:11 - karaoke 
- Official karaoke album (digital)

Funny coincidence: San Marino sends a band that didn't make it in Spain last year, 
Spain sends a band who didn't make it in San Marino last year.

Links and sources:
Megara: Website, FB, Insta, Shop
Una Voce Per San Marino Website, FB, Insta

Friday, June 14, 2024

Portugal - Iolanda - Grito

10 - 152 pts / 8 - 58 pts in semi 1
Digital single
Iolanda is the winner of the 58th Festival da Canção. Her winning song Grito (outcry) is written by Iolanda Costa herself with Alberto Hernández.

Grito was released on January 18 on the compilation album Festival da Canção 2024 including all entries of this year's competition.
A CD version is released and available here at Fnac for example.

A standalone digital single was released on April 12.

A digital EP was released on june 14 with five versions (see versions below)

Iolanda's first venture into FdC territory was as a songwriter. In 2022 she co-wrote the song Mar No Fim with (and for) Blacci, but it didn't make it to the final.

Versions:
Grito
- digital (18-1), CD Festival da Canção 2024, Official Malmö album
Grito - karaoke
pic from Iolanda's Facebook
- Official karaoke album (digital)
Grito - Live at Panteão nacional
Grito - Sped up
Grito - Acapella
Grito - instrumental
- all above on Grito digital EP (14-6)
Grito - Karaoke
- on the official karaoke album (digital) 


Charts:
Portugal top 200: 48, 179
Lithuania top 100 (AGATA): 65, -







 

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