North Vision Song Contest 35 • Confirmation Thread

[LazyPam]

Armenia is making a comeback!

After several editions of being on a break, Armenia is finally ready to return to its most beloved contest! This will be under a new leadership, and internal sources say we will have an internal selection. Stay tuned!

[Kostas]

MOROCCO CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION

17 December 2020 • Casablanca, Morocco

2M TV is delighted to announce that Morocco is set to take part to the thirty-fifth edition of North Vision Song Contest.

"We are very happy that Morocco is able to return to the contest and we all hope that the country's satisfactory course in it will be continued."

– Moroccan Head of Delegation

The Moroccan Head of Delegation has confirmed that their participant will be selected through a national selection, barring anything unforeseen.He stated that;

"We are planning to hold a national final.The broadcaster will select the participants using a special-made jury,but no more details can be revealed."

More details will follow soon.

الدار البيضاء , المغرب - جميع الحقوق محفوظة لاتحاد البث والإذاعة العامة.

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Kazakhstan confirms!
Äwenfestïvali returns!
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan • 19 December 2020

GAKKU TV has just confirmed  Kazakhstan's participation in the neighbouring country Russia for the 35th North Vision Song Contest via an online press conference with NVSC news portal nvsckazakhstan.gakku.kz.

Despite calls on a withdrawal by some local fans after the 6th non-qualification in a row, the country's Head of Delegation  Ivo Maskunyanov has stated in the conference that a withdrawal has never been considered and even announced the returning of the Kazakh National Selection Äwenfestïvali.

"Clearly we're very disappointed with our result last edition because we thought we had a chance of making it through, but, it the end, we didn't."

"We are so glag with the victory of our neighbour Russia, this made us think aboout our possibilities, we hope Russia rigs the semifinals and help us qualifying this time xaxaxaxa"

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Gakku TV · Гәкку́ ТВ · Gákký TB © 2020

[Hyunzales]

       

Hungary confirms participation!

 TV2 announced today after the grand-final results, that Hungary will be present in the 35th edition of the North Vision Song Contest.

Regarding the method of selection, the broadcaster has not officially confirmed anything, but hinted, that a National Selection might be in place.

Prior to the 35th edition, Hungary has participated in the North Vision Song Contest thirty-two times since it's first entry in #01. It's best placing was 4th, which was achieved in #01 with the song "Over You" performed by Gigi Radics and #06 with "Runaway" by Linda Király. Hungary's least successful result was in #34 when it didn't manage to qualify from the Pre-Qualification Round and ended up last with the song "Cold Body" by Mardoll.

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Malta confirms

[Luiri]

RIGA // 20/12/2020

Latvia confirms for NVSC #35

Following the 23rd Place of Kashuks in the Grand Final of NVSC #34, in Bratislava, which includes the surprising qualification in the final, marking the first final of the Baltic nation since NVSC #24, it was for sure obvious that the country will be present for the 35th edition, that will be likely hosted in Russia.

"Last edition, we managed to prove that with a song that is not familiar to the fans and the North Vision family can actually qualify, and defy any expectations, as the odds were predicting Latvia to go back to the Pre Qualification Round. And we sure will celebrate that 23rd place, marking our first final since NVSC 24, and we hope we will continue this way." said by the Latvian Head of Delegation Sebastians Dzelzītis.

As of now, it is expected that the Internal Selection that managed to pick Kashuks will be renewed for #35, with the expectation and the hope that more Latvian singers will try their luck by entering the selection. More informations is expected to come by the end of January 2021.




LTV @2020

[rudis]

20 December 2020 • Podgorica

MONTENEGRO WILL TAKE PART IN #35!

Just one day after Slovakia hosted the last show of the thirty-fourth edition of NVSC, Montenegrin broadcaster has given a green light to the Head of Delegation & the council which means we will see Montenegro in the upcoming edition as well. Senidah's 18th place in semi-final has made it clear that the country will need to go through the pre-qualification round if it takes places, however it doesn't stop us from showing off the best of Montenegrin music scene. The plans for another edition of Maštefestival were discussed a lot, but seeing the viewing figures drop by almost 50% it was ultimately decided in favor of internal selection for the thirty-fifth edition. The decision of our next entry is almost made and will be finalized in the upcoming days. RTCG teases that nation's entry might be revealed at the end of January 2021, although the final date might be changed accordingly to the NBU schedule.

The Head of Delegation of Montenegro, Rudis Knezović, commented:

"We thank Slovak broadcaster for the spectacular show in Bratislava! The high level of production made us even more proud to be part of the competition. Regardless of our result, we shouldn't consider withdrawing an option ever. The outcome is just an additional gift if we're lucky."

© RTCG 2020

[Dylan]

Iceland confirms participation

December 20, 2020 • Reykjavík, Iceland

RÚV, the Icelandic broadcaster, has just confirmed that despite a quite unsuccessful edition for the country in Bratislava, where G Y Ð A represented the nation with her song Í Annarrí Vídd and failed to qualify, placing 16th with 97 points, Iceland will be present in the 35th edition of the contest.

Originally, the broadcaster was going to wait until 2021 to confirm or withdraw from the upcoming edition. However, after a meeting last night in Reykjavík, the team agreed to participate in the next edition, even if it means that Iceland will need to go through the pre-qualification round to participate in Russia. Many on the team were opposed to participating in the pre-qualification round, but in the end the decision was made to not withdraw. The HoD of the country stated that:

Obviously, this is not the outcome that we hoped for and I would be lying if I said I wasn't angry or disappointed at the result. However, we do need to accept these results as they are and just try our luck in the pre-qualification round. It is a risk for sure, but realistically it's unlikely we would make it to Russia otherwise.

In addition, the HoD confirmed that Iceland would be participating on a much lower budget due to this scenario, and that the national selection Ferðin til... would be scrapped until further notice, as the delegation sees no need in allocating extra funds to it due to participating in the pre-qualification round. Thus, the Icelandic entry will be selected internally and will more than likely be selected in January 2021. Submissions are now open.

In the meantime, we are open to your suggestions. Our form is always open here!

RÚV © 2020

[Anton]

News from Ukraine!

The 34th edition of the North Vision Song Contest got to an end, and what an amazing edition that was! The Ukrainian audience was in full euphoria after discovering that KLER placed 3rd with an astonishing amount of 352 points. In the semifinal, she placed 2nd behind Belgium. It is already quite a long time ago since Ukraine placed in the Top 3, the last time being in edition #29 with "No. 1" by Artem Pivovarov (2nd place).

Not wasting any more time, the Ukrainian delegation already confirmed its presence in the upcoming Grand Final of the North Vision Song Contest, which will be held for the very first time in our neighboring country Russia.

The selection method is not determined to this time, yet there are several talks about the continuation of PNV as our selection method. Rumours tell that there might be a different system within our national selection series. But until then...

...stay tuned for more!

NTU © 2020 • Published on 20th December 2020

[Aleks]

Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms!

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   BHRT confirms  Bosnia and Herzegovina's participation in North Vision Song Contest #35. The Head of Delegation stated that the entry will be internally selected by a professional committee formed of BHRT members and national jury members. 

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   BHRT has opened the call for song submissions on 7 December and 96 eligible songs were submitted from various artists wishing to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the upcoming edition of the contest. Submissions for the song selection have closed today, at 15:00 CET and the Bosnian Head of Delegation confirms that the internal process selection has already started, by BHRT members, along with Bosnian artists, auditioning every song that was submitted. The singers involved in the selection process are Zumreta Midžić, Maya Berović, Dalal Midhat-Talakić, Jasmin Fazlić, Ilma Karahmet, Armin Muzaferija and Džejla Ramović. They will rate every song from 1 to 10, via Zoom meeting, and the song with the highest amount of points will represent the Balkan nation in North Vision Song Contest!

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On-going internal selection process at BHRT headquarter in Sarajevo