London Eurovision Party

After battling through a semifinal and a Grand Final in Eesti Laul, Victor Crone won the Estonian ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel with his song “Storm”. Co-written by Estonian favourite Stig Rästa, the Swedish born artist impressed the televoters at home and now will look to impress the UK fans at the London Eurovision Party Victor Crone will represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “Storm”. Second country lucky for Victor Crone East Laul 2019 wasn’t the first national final that Victor Crone had taken part in. The Swedish vocalist took part in Melodifestivalen 2015 as part of Behrang Miri’s entry “Det rår vi inte för” which made it to the second chance round of the competition.  “Storm” was one of 24 entries shortlisted as part of Eesti Laul 2019 and qualified from the first semifinal winning the televote and being the second choice of the juries. However, it was a much trickier field in the grand final. Victor Crone won the televote by a comfortable margin but wasn’t one of the favourites of the jury, narrowly scraping into the ‘superfinal’ round by just 1 point. The superfinal is decided …

Following their victory in this year’s edition of Supernova, folk-pop duo Carousel will be flying the Latvian flag at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 but before the duo head of to Tel Aviv, they will be making a stop at Leicester Square’s iconic Café de Paris on Sunday 14th April for the London Eurovision Party! Carousel will represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “That Night”. Shine bright like a supernova This year’s Supernova provided one of the most eclectic and interesting selections of songs this Eurovision season. In the end, it was the intimate and tender stylings of duo Carousel who emerged triumphant following a mix of jury, online, televoting & Spotify streaming with “That Night”. The duo, formed of Sabīne Žuga and Mārcis Vasiļevskis, have been active in the local music scene since 2015. The duo will also be the headline act for Riga’s pre-party, alongside fellow Supernova finalist Edgars Kreilis. In all the hustle and bustle of pre-party season, “That Night” will provide a moment of warmth and calmness. Latvia have been guests at the London Eurovision Party on a number of occasions as Triana Park, Justs and Aminata have all performed at …

Following the release of their entry for Tel Aviv 2019, Poland’s Tulia will be performing “Pali się (Fire of Love)” at the London Eurovision Party. They will be joining Poland’s 2011 entrant Magdalena Tul at Leicester Square’s Café de Paris on Sunday 14th April! They follow Gromee and Lukas Meijer, who represented Poland in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Light Me Up”. Take me there, be the air I need to survive Tulia is a four-piece group consisting of Patrycja Nowicka, Dominika Siepka, Joanna Sinkiewicz and Tulia Biczak. The group’s unique sound combines classic Polish white voice folk music with gritty rock production. Forming in 2017, they gained popularity with their cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence”, which has now been viewed over three million times. Other well-received covers include Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters“, which now has almost 5 million views on YouTube. In 2018, the group won three awards at the prestigious Polish Song Festival in Opole. They also appeared at numerous summer festivals and played their first sold out tour. The group recently received a platinum award for their self-titled debut album. Pali się (Fire of Love) was taken from the November deluxe edition …

Having emerged triumphant from Lithuania’s marathon national selection – Eurovizijos atranka – back in February, Jurij Veklenko will be performing “Run with the Lions” at the London Eurovision Party in Leicester Square on Sunday 14th April at Café de Paris! He follows in the footsteps of Ieva Zasimauskaitė, who represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon! Jurij Veklenko will represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “Run with the Lions” which he will present on the Café de Paris stage at the London Eurovision Party on Sunday 14th April! Following in Ieva’s footsteps Lithuania’s Eurovizijos atranka is widely known as one of the largest and most difficult national selections in Europe. Over 4 heats, two semi-finals and a grand final, it’s a challenge for any performer. Facing stiff competition from fan favourites like Monika Marija, Jurij emerged victorious with his empowering anthem “Run With the Lions”. He received a perfect score from both juries and televoters across the three rounds of the competition. More recently, he has revealed that the song will be revamped ahead of his performance in Tel Aviv. It is likely that he will therefore be performing the new version at LEP!  Last …

Fresh from the UMK stage, Darude and Sebastian Rejman will be performing at the London Eurovision Party in Leicester Square on Sunday 14th April at Café de Paris! This will be a chance to see the song be performed separate from the epic stage show we saw at the national selection in Helsinki.  Look[ing towards Tel Aviv]! Following Saara Aalto’s qualification at the contest last year, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu maintained a similar format for 2019. Darude and Sebastian performed three songs, with Look Away being selected by selected by international juries and televoters to be Finland’s entry for Tel Aviv! Darude is, of course, best known for the timeless dance floor staple “Sandstorm”. The song peaked at number three on British singles charts and charted all around Europe. Sebastian is a frequent collaborator of Darude’s, in addition to being an actor and television host in Finland. If that wasn’t enough, he is also the frontman of two bands – The Giant Leap and Sebastian & The 4th Line Band. Last year, Saara Aalto brought Monsters to the stage at the London Eurovision Party 2018, even bringing along two dancers and performing a full routine for the performance! Tickets now sold …

One of the most popular entries selected for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is coming to London! Yes, KEiiNO who won the ticket to represent Norway will be taking to the stage at the iconic Café de Paris venue in Leicester Square, London, on Sunday 14th April to perform their entry “Spirit in the Sky”. KEiiNO will perform their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest at the London Eurovision Party 2019! Founded for Melodi Grand Prix, now on their way to Tel Aviv! KEiiNO are a Norwegian supergroup which were founded in late 2018 specifically for Melodi Grand Prix 2019. The group consists of Sámi joiker Fred Buljo and Norwegian singers Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo.  Last year, Alexandra Rotan took to the stage at the London Eurovision Party 2018 to perform her duet with Stella Mwangi, who represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, to perform their Melodi Grand Prix 2018 finalist “You Got Me”. “Spirit in the Sky” is the first entry to feature joik at the contest since 1980, which was also sent by Norway to the Eurovision Song Contest! The song is inspired by struggles for equal rights experienced by any person – regardless of …

Fan favourites from Macedonia, Eye Cue, will take to the stage at the iconic Leicester Square venue of Café de Paris to perform their Eurovision 2018 entry “Lost and Found”. The duo had one of the most popular songs ahead of the contest in Lisbon last year and we are delighted to welcome them to the stage. They will take us and show the audience how its done! We’ll be lost and we’ll be found as the London crowd at the intimate venue will surely give the Macedonian duo a huge welcome. The band are made up by guitar player and vocal Bojan Trajkovski, and Marija Ivanovska as the lead vocalist on their songs. Depending on the project, other members join the band as required. Eye Cue have won multiple awards, including first place at Skopje Festival in 2015, throughout their successful career. Tickets now sold out As always, the event will release any tickets currently being held for production two weeks before the event. Eye Cue are the twelfth artist confirmed to perform at the London Eurovision Party 2019 after Michael Rice from the United Kingdom – our headline act – Miki from Spain, SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in …

Leonora, who will represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest, will perform at the London Eurovision Party, held in the iconic Leicester Square venue of Café de Paris. The UK fans in London will definitely show Leonora that “Love is Forever”!  Former ice skater turned singing star The 20-year-old performer spent most of her childhood on the rink, rather than on stage, even becoming Denmark’s Junior Champion.  Her experience on the ice will surely help her when faced with ice cold competition in Tel Aviv, but Leonora has also become a choreographer thanks to her many years performing on skates.  Tickets now sold out As always, the event will release any tickets currently being held for production two weeks before the event. Leonora is the eleventh artist confirmed to perform at the London Eurovision Party 2019 after Michael Rice from the United Kingdom – our headline act – Miki from Spain,SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in 2018, Eliot from Belgium, Lake Malawi from the Czech Republic, You Decide star Holly Tandy, Bilal Hassani from France, Magdalena Tul who represented Poland in 2011, Michela Pace from Malta and Paenda from Austria joined the line-up over the past two weeks. Stay tuned to ESCXTRA.com for further artist …

The artists for the London Eurovision Party are pouring in. Today is no exception as we are delighted to announce the tenth act taking part in the event. Austria’s act for Tel Aviv, Paenda, will make the trip to Leicester Square in London, where she will perform at Café de Paris on Sunday, 14th April! From Styria to London Austria’s Paenda is a true multitalent. Originating from Styria, she has developed a career in music by writing, producing and singing her own songs. She truly does it all. Broadcaster ORF recognised her talent and decided to internally select her for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. At the Café de Paris in London, Paenda will be delivering a captivating performance of her Eurovision entry “Limits”. The song will only be released on 8th March and we’re all really looking forward to hearing it! Tickets now sold out As always, the event will release any tickets currently being held for production two weeks before the event. Paenda is the ninth artist confirmed to perform at the London Eurovision Party 2019 after Michael Rice from the United Kingdom – our headline act – Miki from Spain, SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in 2018, Eliot from Belgium, Lake …

After beating 11 other acts to the title of first X Factor Malta winner, Michela Pace will now bring her talent to the London Eurovision Party 2019 to perform the Maltese entry for Tel Aviv.  Young star gets her chance on the big stage The 18 year old gave big performances week after week on The X Factor Malta and Michela Pace earned herself a contract with Sony Music Italy, as well as the opportunity to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.  Despite there being no further information about the song which Michela will perform for Malta at Eurovision in Israel, we are excited to hear the Maltese entry performed at the iconic West End venue of Café de Paris in Leicester Square, London on April 14.  Tickets now sold out As always, the event will release any tickets currently being held for production two weeks before the event. Michela Pace is the ninth artist confirmed to perform at the London Eurovision Party 2019 after Michael Rice from the United Kingdom – our headline act – Miki from Spain, SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in 2018, Eliot from Belgium, Lake Malawi from the Czech Republic, You Decide star Holly Tandy, Bilal …