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GET TO KNOW THE 2022 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST PARTICIPANTS

🇦🇱 ALBANIA

Ronela Hajati was born on 2 September 1989 into an Albanian family in the city of Tirana, then part of the People’s Socialist Republic, present Albania. Her mother originally hailed from Korçë while her father, Marash Hajati, was from Shkodër. Showing interest in music from a very young age, Hajati studied both ballet and piano during her elementary school years. She also participated in a series of Albanian singing and dancing competitions. Hajati continued her early career with participation in various music events on different occasions, such as Top Fest and Kënga Magjike. She rose to significant prominence in the Albanian-speaking Balkans upon the release of the acclaimed single “Mala Gata” in May 2013.
Hajati has been noted for being versatile in her music, style and interpretation. She is primarily characterised as a pop artist, although she has been experimenting with different music genres, including R&B and reggae. She has named American musician Michael Jackson as her idol and one of her biggest musical influences. Hajati is also a fan of Puerto Rican musician Ricky Martin and attended his concert in New York City in October 2021. Hajati is considered an image of body and self-confidence. She is also regarded as a discreet person in terms of personal life. In 2015, she began a relationship with Albanian musician Young Zerka with whom she collaborated on numerous singles and music videos before breaking up in 2018. As of December 2021, Hajati resides with her mother in Tirana.

🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA

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🇦🇹 AUSTRIA

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🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN

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🇧🇪 BELGIUM

Jérémie was born to Congolese parents in Antwerp, Belgium. At 6 years old he and his family (including his three brothers and sister) moved to Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, then to Dilbeek a few years later, and finally settled in Uccle. The town is a bilingual municipality found in the capital of Brussels. Jérémie learned to speak both Dutch and French from an early age. Music runs in Jérémie’s veins. His mother sings and plays the tam-tam (a type of gong) and his father was a member of a choir. As a young child, Jérémie used to sing in church but his interest in music truly began when he started singing lessons at his local school. His father quickly recognized Jérémie’s talent and registered him into a singing contest at school. Jérémie won the competition and it inspired him to sign up for The Voice Belgique. Jérémie chose an angelic interpretation of Jealous by Labyrinth for his Blind Audition. All four judges turned their chairs (including former Belgian Eurovision entrant Loïc Nottet). Jérémie went on to win the competition and continues to be mentored by his friend and coach BJ Scott. After winning the show, Jérémie decided to put his geology study on hold and solely focus on his passion for music and football. Interestingly, Jérémie is also a fantastic goalkeeper and has just signed a contract at Excelsior Virton!

🇧🇬 BULGARIA

The band’s participation was announced at a special press conference given by the CEO of broadcaster BNT Emil Koshlukov and Dr. Milen Vrabevski; creator of Intelligent Music Project, with its ever-changing line-up of superstars. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that rock god Ronnie Romero (lead vocalist of legendary Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow) will front the ensemble! The band also features Bisser Ivanov, Slavin Slavchev (the winner of X-Factor Bulgaria), Ivo Stefanov, Dimiter Sirakov and drummer Stoyan Yankoulov. Eurovision fans will recognise Stoyan from his two previous outings at the Contest with vocalist Elitsa: Voda (Water) finished 5th in Helsinki 2007, while Samo Shampioni narrowly missed out on a Grand Final place in Malmö 2013. Over the years some of the most popular rock musicians in the world have contributed to the project, including: Simon Phillips (TOTO, Protocol), Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow, Black Sabbath), Joseph Williams (TOTO), John Payne (ex-Asia), John Lawton (Uriah Heep, Lucifer’s Friend), Carl Sentence (Nazareth), Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, etc.), Todd Sucherman (Styx), and Time Pierce (Joe Cocker, Michael Jackson).

🇭🇷 CROATIA

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🇨🇾 CYPRUS

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🇨🇿 CZECH REPUBLIC

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🇩🇰 DENMARK

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🇪🇪 ESTONIA

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🇫🇮 FINLAND

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🇫🇷 FRANCE

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🇬🇪 GEORGIA

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🇩🇪 GERMANY

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🇬🇷 GREECE

Amanda Tenfjord is a hotly-tipped breath of fresh pop air; a half-Greek, half-Norwegian artist based in Trondheim, Norway. For a while now, Amanda has been causing a splash over in her native Norway with her infectious pop. She had an impressive year in 2019, playing a full Norwegian Arena Tour with Highasakite (including a sold-out show at Oslo’s Spektrum) and an extensive festival season where she wowed with her energetic live show at last year’s Great Escape Festival in Brighton, as well as performing Palmesus, Trollrock, Iceland Airwaves, Eurosonic, JaJaJa in London and Berlin, and by:Larm.

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🇮🇸 ICELAND

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🇮🇪 IRELAND

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🇮🇱 ISRAEL

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🇮🇹 ITALY

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🇱🇻 LAVIA

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🇱🇹 LITHUANIA

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🇲🇹 MALTA

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🇲🇩 MOLDOVA

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🇲🇰 NORTH MACEDONIA

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🇳🇴 NORWAY

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🇵🇱 POLAND

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🇵🇹 PORTUGAL

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🇷🇴 ROMANIA

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🇷🇺 RUSSIA

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🇸🇲 SAN MARINO

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🇷🇸 SERBIA

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🇸🇮 SLOVENIA

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🇪🇸 SPAIN

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🇸🇪 SWEDEN

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🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND

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🇳🇱 THE NETHERLANDS

S10 (pronounced: ‘ès-ten’)is the stage name of Stien den Hollander, one of the leading lights of the Dutch alt-pop scene. The 21-year-old artist shares her most personal stories through song, rap and spoken word, and because the stories are her own, it’s important that she tells them in her own language: S10 will sing in Dutch. With millions of streams to her name, collaborations with some of Netherlands’ biggest artists, and rave reviews from music critics, S10 is making quite the name for herself. S10 signed her first record deal with label Noahs Ark at the age of 17, enabling her to record debut album Snowsniper (2019), which won the Netherlands’ most prestigious music award: an ‘Edison’. Her second album Vlinders was released a year later, in 2020, and was followed by a sold-out tour and chart-topping singles.

🇺🇦 UKRAINE

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🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM

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