Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Malmö 24: The Collection

Welcome to Malmö 24.
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Here you can follow all the artists and their songs, releases (physical and digital), versions, promo info and unmissable trivia like charts, discographies, some preselection goings-on and useful links for listening and shopping. You know the drill.
We've been to Malmö before, 2013's collection is here.

Please note, we're always under construction.

Super Trouper thanks to Rick!, can't do it without you. 


Updates pages on top: 
Czechia - Aiko on a Pedestal, LP out now, ESC version, stripped version, and another LP Aikonic
Latvia - Supernova winner Dons, Latvian original version, sped-up version 8, Acoustic version Time for a CD
 Finland - Thank You For The New Music Competition, 90's throwback No Rules! wins UMK but there are Rules for W95♂. Relaxing Remix, Goes Classic, Megamix EP, now on cds
Italy - Mamma Mia! , 16 albums on the way and a 7", alternate 2CD issue, Angelina Mango, Poké Melodrama CD/LP/Picdisc, Duet version with Álvaro de Luna, Sanremo releases updated July, La Noia Hypaton remix
Sweden - Melodifestivalen 2CD out now, some extra versions, Two For The Price Of One: Marcus and Martinus twins, Acoustic version, remixes
Moldova: Dum Dum Diddle, Woman In The Middle: Natalia wins Etapa națională Spot the tiny difference, Carnival Brain remix, Softbeat remix, Veelantyne remix
Estonia: Really Officer..., Weed know.... Baga chips exchanged, Kannatused Ehk Külakiigel Pole Stopperit CD/LP, Planeet & Muul remix
Luxembourg - fighting their way back to the top: Wëllkomm zréck, ESC version out now, Never missed a final, Tali goes Philharmonic
Austria - Kaleen, Will Rave. Billen Ted remix
San Marino - Una Voce, it's complicated. Time for Megara, 11:11 in the mix, Eurovision version finally released
Portugal: FdC songs out now, also on CD, Iolanda's victory, digital EP full of Gritos
Slovenia - That's so Raiven - Veronika, listen , Acoustic session, Vinyl EP
United Kingdom - Happy New Years & Years, Oh you make me dizzy Olly, Extended version, and a host of REMIXES and their DJs + Acoustic, 7"inch cds and USB single, ESC Performance version out now, Daniel O'Donnell remix, Post Eurovision remixes continue
Let's Get Physical: Should I laugh or cry, National Final CDs, Official album CD/LP dates. Not so physical, the karaokes dissected. Comparing versions. more vinyl and CD stuff
Switzerland: Nemo cracks the code and WINS, CDsingle with stuff, remix by Felix Jaehn. Orchestral version, WINNER!
Netherlands - Joost Klein's Europapa, cdsingle, remixes, OUT!
Greece - I've been waiting for you, Marina Satti, new EP with versions
Germany - Ich will zum ESC, listen, Isaak wins, shit or no shit, New EP with new versions.
Malta - Waterloop, MESC winner Sarah Bonnici, single out now, Acoustic
Australia Bang A Boomerang, Electric Fields return, One Milkali (One Blood), remix. No Final but banging new remix
Azerbaijan - Fahree & Ilkin, last song revealed, No Final but an atmospheric new version out now
Norway - MGP, Riddle solved: Gåte to Malmö, "old" LP, New CD & LP compilation
Georgia - Nutsa Buzaladze's Fire Fighter. it's here...
Israel - Rising Star Eden Golan, Hurricane 
Ireland - If It Wasn't For The Late Late Nights, Doomsday blues for Bambie, Intimate version out now
Lithuania - Eurovizija.lt, Sylvester Belt's out Luktelk, new mix
Serbia - Pesma Za Evroviziju 24, Songs out Teya Dora wins, 2CD out now, Unplugged version, an extra second of intro
Croatia: DORA 2024, Baby Lasagna
Cyprus - Silia Kapsis - Liar, Acoustic, Remixes
Ukraine - Vidbir 2024, they decided and sing about Saints. Never missed a Final, Hallelu!
Albania - Besa Kokëdhima Titanic revamp out now, Live version release
France - My Love My Life, Slimane's Mon Amour, reworked, triple CD imminent
Poland: Luna's Tower, now also acoustic and on 12"inch vinyl
Spain - Benidorm fest CD, Nebulossa wins, life's a Zorra, demo, remix duet
Armenia As Good As New: Ladaniva have a song
Iceland - Songs out, Hera Björk returns
Belgium - Mustii's Party is not over just yet
Denmark - Songs out, SABA's Sand wins


Notes: If you have something to add or correct please drop it in the comments. However, comments are moderated so it may take some time to show up.
Also, I'm not able to sit and await every new release at midnight New Zealand time, so a little patience is appreciated.
All material posted here is either free of rights or original sources are mentioned. If there's anything you want removed, just let me know.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Czechia - Aiko - Pedestal

11 - 38 pts in semi 2
Aiko won the Czech national selection ESCZ 2024 with her song Pedestal written by Aiko herself (Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova) with Steven Ansell.
Aiko currently lives and works in Brighton where many moons ago Napoleon did surrender.

Fortune's Child
Pedestal can be found on Aiko's third album Fortune's Child released in 2023 (October 13). The album will also be released on red vinyl LP. 
It is available through her website shop and now hips to many European countries. (Thanks Torsten)
The album has received several favourable reviews in U.K. magazines (websites)

A new version is made for Eurovision, the new video is here.
The digital single of the ESC version was released on March 22, even though it's listed as January 1 on Spotify. A karaoke was released on the same date.

Post Eurovision a stripped version was released on May 17. It's also on the LP Aikonic as Romantic version

Aikonic
Aiko's album Aikonic was released on June 28. It includes the ESC version and the Romantic version. The album is released digital and on vinyl LP available here.

Versions
Pedestal - Eurovision version
- digital 22-3, Official Malmö album, also on LP Aikonic
Pedestal - original version
- album Fortune's Child (LP/Digital)
Pedestal - Stripped a.k.a. Romantic version
- digital 17-5, also on LP Aikonic
Pedestal - karaoke of ESC version
- digital 22-3, also on the official karaoke album (digital)
- the karaoke has no backing vocals as such but has the speaking voices in the interlude bit.

Charts:
Lithuania top 100 (AGATA): 49


Links and sources:
Aiko Website, FB, Instagram, Shop

Malmö 24: The Collection

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