One day to Eurovision in Concert

Amsterdam, Netherlands - In just 24 hours time, in Amsterdam, the sixth annual Eurovision In Concert will take place. Outside of the actual Eurovision Song Contest itself, this is the biggest gathering of artists from the 2014 contest, and Eurovision.tv will be there to cover it, and to bring interviews with the artists, as well as their performances at the Melkweg venue in the city centre.

Over the course of this week, we have been previewing the acts that are going to be appearing at Eurovision In Concert, either through interviews, or videos of the entries. Today we have a look at what will be happening at this keenly anticipated event, which is already sold out, and which special guests will be appearing.

Say wonderful things

Before the concert in the evening, there is a packed afternoon for the artists as they meet the press. There will be a short introductory event, at 13:30 with:
-Cornald Maas (Host of Eurovision In Concert)
-Sietse Bakker (Event Supervisor of EBU)
-Jan Lagermand Lundme (Head of Show, Danish broadcaster DR)
-Emmelie de Forest (Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest)
-All 25 participating delegations
From 14:15 until 16:30 the artists will be having a series of one-to-one interview with the press, whilst also undertaking their soundchecks.

Be my guest

Eurovision In Concert will be hosted by Cornald Maas, along with Sandra Reemer. The latter represented the Netherlands in three editions of Europe's Favourite Tv Show, in 1972, 1976 and 1979, achieving a highly respectable fourth place in the 1972 edition (in a duet with Andres) with the song Als Het Om De Liefde Gaat.
Reuniting for Eurovision In Concert are the Dutch all girl group Frizzle Sizzle, who represented the Netherlands in the 1986 contest with the song Alles Heeft Ritme, which finished in 13th place in Bergen.
Plus, as mentioned above, Emmelie de Forest will also be performing at the concert.

Watch Emmelie de Forest perform Only Teardrops

Sing me a song

The 25 acts from 2014 who will perform at Eurovision In Concert

Albania - Hersi
Armenia - Aram MP3
Austria - Conchita Wurst
Azerbaijan - Dilara Kazimova
Belarus - Teo
Belgium - Axel Hirsoux
Denmark - Basim
France - Twin Twin
F.Y.R. Macedonia - Tijana
Georgia - The Shin and Mariko
Greece - Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd
Latvia - Aarzemnieki
Lithuania - Vilija Matačiūnaitė
Malta - Firelight
Moldova - Cristina Scarlat
Montenegro - Sergej Ćetković
Netherlands - The Common Linnets
Norway - Carl Espen
Portugal - Suzy
Romania - Paula Seling and Ovi
San Marino - Valentina Monetta
Spain - Ruth Lorenzo
Switzerland - Sebalter
Ukraine - Maria Yaremchuk
United Kingdom - Molly

Stay tuned to Eurovision.tv to watch interviews and performances from Eurovision In Concert 2014. To the 1500 or so attendees at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, we wish you all an enjoyable and memorable event.

The Party's Over

The Official Eurovision in Concert Afterparty will take place at Odeon; a trendy party venue located in the heart of Amsterdam's canal belt (fiveminutes by foot from Melkweg) with a capacity of 450 people. Join Us! There will be several Eurovision performances as well! Tickets cost € 10.00 and will be available at the entrance to Eurovision In Concert.

Eurovision In Concert 2015?

So before Eurovision In Concert 2014 has even taken place, the big question is will there be another event in 2015?
"I can't tell you yet whether there will be an Eurovision In Concert 2015 or not" says René Romkes "every year the team comes together after Eurovision In Concert and then we ask each other: 'are we going on with it or not?' You can imagine Eurovision In Concert takes a lot of preparation and time. We all have our full time jobs as well. You have to be a little crazy to do it I guess..and yes...the Dutch are crazy!"

Eurovision in Concert with the rhythm of Frizzle Sizzle

Amsterdam, Netherlands - Dutch girl band Frizzle Sizzle will make a one-off comeback this year at Eurovision in Concert; the annual Eurovision promotional event which takes place this year on April 5th in Amsterdam. The four Dutch girls represented the Netherlands in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 13th with their entry Alles Heeft Ritme (Everything Has A Rhythm) . The band gained huge popularity in their home country at the time, but the girls decided to split up in 1989. Now, 28 years on from their contest appearance they will hit the stage as this year’s special guests.

Once again, the Dutch capital of Amsterdam will be the host city for Eurovision in Concert. Several 2014 Eurovision hopefuls will take the opportunity to get familiar with the Eurovision spirit, prior to the real thing in May. In a relatively short time, the event has become a landmark in many agendas; of both fans and artists. All previous editions were sell outs.
Last year, no less than 25 countries had their entrants perform at the concert, as well as special guest, 1991 winner, Carola Häggkvist. The artists get to meet their competitors, they can get used to giving interviews and most of all: they get to meet the most dedicated Eurovision fans from all over Europe.

First three acts confirmed

In the meantime, the first three acts have been announced by the organisation: Hersi Matmuja (Albania), Valentina Monetta (San Marino) and Conchita Wurst (Austria) have confirmed their participation. More acts will be announced in the upcoming weeks. This year’s hosts will be the three time Dutch Eurovision representative Sandra Reemer (1972, 1976 and 1979) and Cornald Maas, the Dutch commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest.
For more information and tickets: www.eurovisioninconcert.nl

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sábado, 5 de abril de 2014