Throughout Europe, pre-contest parties and concerts take place and give a chance for the upcoming Eurovision artists to promote their songs to their potential voters. The largest pre-contest event is Eurovision in Concert, which has been running for 9 years now. The initiative was started by a group of Dutch Eurovision fans, and is now endorsed by the EBU.
The concert is held in Amsterdam, at the Melkweg, and this year the event will be held on Saturday the 8th of April. The concert was sold out in less than 30 minutes, and it’s not hard to see why. This year, 35 acts will be performing, which exceeds last year’s record of 26. The show will be hosted by Dutch Eurovision commentator Cornald Maas and Selma, who participated on behalf of Iceland in 1999 and 2005. Selma will also perform her Eurovision entries All Out of Luck and If I Had Your Love.
An estimated 200 journalists from across Europe will also be attending the event to attend the press program before the concert. The artists will be welcomed in Amsterdam by the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianna Ploumen. The press period also allows the journalists to conduct one-on-one interviews with the participating artists.
Here are the 33 participating entries:
Albania – Lindita – World
Armenia – Artsvik – Fly With Me
Austria – Nathan Trent – Running On Air
Azerbaijan – Dihaj – Skeletons
Belarus – Naviband – Story Of My Life
Belgium – Blanche – City Lights
Bulgaria – Kristian Kostov – Beautiful Mess
Cyprus – Hovig – Gravity
Czech Republic – Martina Bárta – My Turn
Denmark – Anja – Where I Am
Finland – Norma John – Blackbird
France – Alma – Requiem
Georgia – Tamara Gachechiladze – Keep The Faith
Germany – Levina – Perfect Life
Hungary – Joci Pápai – Origo
Ireland – Brendan Murray – Dying to Try
Israel – IMRI – I Feel Alive
Italy – Francesco Gabbani – Occidentali’s Karma
Lithuania – Fusedmarc – Rain Of Revolution
FYR Macedonia – Jana Burčeska – Dance Alone
Malta – Claudia Faniello – Breathlessly
Moldova – Sunstroke Project – Hey Mamma
Montenegro – Slavko – Space
The Netherlands – OG3NE – Lights And Shadows
Norway – Jowst – Grab The Moment
Poland – Kasia Mós – Flashlight
Romania – Ilinca & Alex – Yodel It!
San Marino – Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson – Spirit Of The Night
Serbia – Tijana Bogićević – In Too Deep
Slovenia – Omar Naber – On My Way
Spain – Manel Navarro – Do It For Your Lover
Sweden – Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On
Switzerland – Timebelle – Apollo
Ukraine – O. Torvald – Time
United Kingdom – Lucie Jones – Never Give Up On You
