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Welcome to Ліверпуль, home of Eurovision 2023. 37 countries did Come Together for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

Ukraine won the 2022 Torino contest but with them not being able to host the EBU (Big Giant Head of Eurovision) chose the country closest alphabetically. 

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Grattis Loreen!

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Malmö 24: The Collection is here

At the Liverpool Collection follow all the artists and their songs, releases (physical and digital), versions, promo info and unmissable trivia like charts, discographies, some preselection goings-on and useful links for listening and shopping.

Mega thanks to Rick!, can't do it without you. 

Updated pages at the top: 

Moldova - Here comes the sun. And the moon. Hello Pasha! Mix your own Pasha. Versions updated.

Iceland - Power to Diljá, powers down a bit with acoustic version, remix + 1, versions updated 2025

Slovenia - Joker Out seize the day, now also in English, Joker in, Live album out now. Souvenir Pop CD

Belgium - Tipping my hat to Gustaph. Time for some shopping, 7"inch & cdsingle, vintage dub mix, gluten-free, CD/LP album out now

Let's get physical: Winners on Vinyl, UK cds, Australia 7"s, Official album dates, Belgium, Netherlands, NOW that's what I call Eurovision 2023. Vinyl out now, 2023 artista albums on CD & LP

Poland: She's going solo: Blanka, versions update, new remix, Eurovision Dance Break version finally released in 2024

Portugal: FdC CD out now, Ai, Portugal "hearts" Mimicat. CD Peito out now

Germany - My sweet lord!, Germany Rawks! More Blood & More Glitter, much more, versions and release updates. Live album 2024

Serbia - Luke Black is just sleepy, remixes out now, promo

It's Czechia now - Vesna's Coronation, Acoustic out now, CD Muzika Slavica out now, new language mix 

Australia: Voyager travels to Liverpool, Make your own remix stems, House remix, Vinyl singles, Wins Semi 2. Electric strings, June Neurotech remix, Album Out Now (but with a note...) Album update

Ukraine - Heart Of Steel - TVORCHI, new version for ESC out now, remix, 2024 Vidbir version

Sweden - Melodifestivalen 2CD out now, Loreen nailed it! All the returning Eurovision winners in a list. Acoustic version. Loreen wins Eurovision 2023. cdsingle on the way. Topic remixes, Picture disc vinyl 22-12. Remixes

Latvia - Lights on for Aijā, remix out now, and another one, and another, and more. Acoustic version, 2 live versions

Cyprus - Andrew Lambrou has a song, sped-up, Voyager cover

Israel - Noa Kirel reveals Unicorn and it's remixed as well. Another phenmomoinal remix out now, HOPE version 19-11

Estonia - Crossing Bridges with Alika, CD/LP out 24-11

Italy - Marco Mengoni gets a second trip to Eurovision,  Due Vite Eurovision version out now. Sanremo releases updated 26-4. Matria III: Materia (Prisma) CD/LP, French version out now. 

Croatia - NSFW, No Mama, No Dora CD but Yes remix, and another remix, and another mix, cdsingle updated, Let3's have another mix, Pt. 2 digital EP

Switzerland: Happiness is a warm Watergun: Remo Forrer, Addal remixes

France - La Zarra, Obviously, the tiniest revamp ever?, French/Greek duet version, remix?

Romania - Theodor's fingers to Eurovision, CD info, Revamp? Overhaul more like. 0 poing don't stop Theo, remix out now, The Eurovision Medleys EP

United Kingdom - Mae Muller wrote a song, cdsingle. Video version audio, Acoustic, instead I Wrote A Chanson, more remixes, CD album on the way. Drowning in versions, S.O.S., Mae Day!, Mae Day!, Eurovision version release, DJae mixes, Sorry I'm Late: the album, DMC's and other DJ stuff

Lithuania - This Time it's Monika solo, I'm Sorry, updated version. Vinyl 12" out now

Finland: Strictly Käärijä in the mix, Cha Cha Cha Mixtape CD EP. YES YES remix, LOTL cover, Reggae O.K., Wins Semi 1 and final televote. Green Vinyl, more remixes

Norway - Alessandra Queen of MGP in the mix, mix, mix and acoustic. Italian version, another remix. (but no Eurovision version), more mixes, "Complete" EP is not so complete.

Spain - Eaea! Una Paloma Blanca, version find.

Albania - Love Me Duje, Albina takes the family to Liverpool, Revamped, some versions update

Austria - Starmania friends Teya & Salena. And the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. A bit about Poe.

Armenia - Brunettes have more fun, Future Lover lyrics issue, new version

Denmark - 10.000.000 tiktokkies can't be wrong, tweeked version, sped up for the tt's, Acoustic

Georgia - Candy girl to Liverpool, ool, ool, ool, Remix out now

Netherlands - Mia Nicolaï & Dion Cooper out now, Vinyl single

Magical History Tour - The other Collections and more stuff

San Marino: Piqued Jacks, Like An Animal Out Now.

Azerbaijan - Twiins! tell us more. History of twins in Eurovision.

Ireland - Fab-ish four: Wild Youth revamp out now, Acoustic version

Greece - They say Victor Vernicos to Liverpool, we have a song. 

Malta - Having a party with The Busker, single out now

Notes: If you have something to add or correct please drop it in the comments. However, comments are moderated so it may take some time to show up.

Also, I'm not able to sit and await every new release at midnight New Zealand time, so a little patience is appreciated.
All material posted here is either free of rights or original sources are mentioned. If there's anything you want removed, just let me know.

Moldova - Pasha Parfeni - Soarele Și Luna

18 - 96 pts / 5 - 109 pts in semi 1

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The Moldovan Finala Națională ESC 2023 saw some familiar faces and one of them, Pasha Parfeny, took the trophy. He has grown out his hair but he's the one that made us dance to his trumpet in Lăutar in 2012.

This time his song is Soarele Și Luna (The sun and the moon) written by Pasha himself (real name Pavel Parfeni) with 

Andrei Vulpe and 

Iuliana Parfeni. (Pasha is Iuliana's husband since 2017)

Sometimes his name is spelled Parfeny but it's actually Parfeni. I think.

There is a small difference between the version on the Liverpool album and the single version. Best noticed in the intro at 00:03 a voice singing soemthing like "mwah" on the ESC album version and at 2:12 and 2:20.
Roy spotted that, Thanks Roy!

Remix stuff

At Pasha's website is a link (top right) where you can download a few files that will help you make your own remix.

- Backing vocals acapella

- Lead acapella

- Main Caval = just the flute

Now go and add some beats and things.

We all know Lăutar from the Baku Eurovision which ended 11th in the final. All about that and his National Final tunes here at the Baku Collection.

He also wrote Aliona Moon's O Mie for Malmö 2013 which also ended 11th.

In the meantime he had time to grow a manbun.

Sunstroke & Aliona Moon, coincidence? They were #2 and #3 in this year's Moldovan selection Finala Națională ESC.

Parfeni spent some time in the Sunstroke Project but left before their first Eurovision entry in 2010.

Parfeni tried a few times in the Moldovan selection both as artist and as songwriter, here’s a list. 
2007 - Steaua Mea (as Pavel Parfeny) didn’t get to the final
2009 - No Crime - Sunstroke Project (as songwriter and member) 3^rd place
2010 - You Should Like (as Pasha) 3^rd place
2011 - Dorule 3^rd place 
2012 - Lăutar 11^th in the Baku Eurovision final (Aliona Moon was a backing vocalist)
2013 - as songwriter and on-stage pianist: O Mie by Aliona Moon - 11^th in the Eurovision final. In the national final it was performed in English as A Million but in Malmö it was sung in Romanian.
2015 - as songwriter: Maricica by DoReDos, 6^th place in Moldovan NF
2020 - My Wine 2^nd place in Moldovan NF

Important trivia: Pasha is one of four returning artists this year. He met one before, way back in Baku 2012.

Versions:
Soarele Si Luna - ESC album version
- On the Liverpool album
Soarele Și Luna - single version
- digital 19-2
Soarele Și Luna - karaoke
- on the official karaoke album

Charts
Finland top 50 (IFPI): 40

Bun free 2012

Links and sources:
Pasha Parfeny: Website, FB, Insta

Finala Națională ESC Moldova 2023 at ESC History.

Eurovision.md has all 30 songs in the competition
Remember Zdob si Zdub?, I do. 

The other returning Eurovision artists in this years selection were Aliona Moon and Sunstroke Project (2010, 2017) 

Dutch 2023 singer Mia Nicolaï also wrote a song (with Mike Connaris) that reached the Moldovan final this year and ended 7th. When Love's Real by Corina Ivanov.

Iceland - Diljá - Power

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11 - 44 pts in semi 2

The Icelandic Söngvakeppnin final om March 4 was won by Diljá with her song Power.

Diljá Pétursdóttir wrote the song herself with Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson.

We know Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson as one of the writers of the 2015 Icelandic entry.

In the Söngvakeppnin semi final all songs were performed in Icelandic and the Icelandic version of Power is titled Lifandi Inni Í Mér (Alive inside me).

In the Icelandic final the songs were performed in the language the artists have chosen to represent the country in Eurovision, in Diljá's case English.

Power was also released as a digital single track on March 4.

Update: There is a small difference between the Söngvakeppnin version and the single version that also is on the Liverpool album best noticed at the end where the Liverpool album version has an extra beat the Söngvakeppnin version, which was used at the contest, does not have.

Thanks Roy!

An acoustic version was released on April 7. A week later there was a remix by Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson.

On April 21 the palmi.remix was released.

See versions below for the full list.

Diljá is not the only Diljá in Icelandic music. In case you wondered, the one with the pink hair is not our Diljá. 

All songs from the Söngvakeppnin selection are released on the digital album Söngvakeppnin 2023. 10 songs in Icelandic and 9 also in English.

palmi.remix

Versions:

Power - English Söngvakeppnin version used at ESC.

- digital single 4-3

Lifandi Inni Í Mér - Icelandic

- both on the digital Söngvakeppnin 2023 album. (28-1)

Power - ESC album version

- on the Liverpool album

Power - Acoustic

- digital 7-4

Power - asgeirorri remix

- digital 14-4

Power - palmi.remix

- digital 21-4

Power - karaoke

- On the official karaoke album (digital)

Acoustic image

Links and sources:

Diljá Insta, FB, She also sings with Midnight Librarian

Söngvakeppni 2023 at ESC History
RÚV Söngvakeppnin pages

Some interesting Icelandic posts at Eurocovers

Daði Freyr and his Gagnamagnið ended 4th while sitting in their hotel room and had the biggest Eurovision hit in the year with no Eurovision, now there's two Eurovision firsts we don't want to see again. An Hatari also happened.

Slovenia - Joker Out - Carpe Diem

21 - 78 pts / 5 - 103 pts in semi 2

Slovenian version image

Shagadelic Rock'n'Roll band Joker Out will represent Slovenia in the 2023 contest. 

Their song is titled Carpe Diem (latin for Seize the day) and is sung in Slovenian. 

The song was presented and released on February 4. 

They penned the song themselves.

Here's the presentation clip from the RTVSLO show Misija Liverpool.

English version image

The English version, also titled Carpe Diem (duh), was released on March 31. But at Eurovision the song will remain in Slovenian.

A live version can be found on the digital album Live From Arena Stožice released on December 22.

An limited edition LP version is released on May 6, 2024. Available at Joker Out gigs and "at their website if there are any left"

Joker Out are Bojan Cvjetićanin, Kris Guštin, Jan Peteh, Nace Jordan and Jure Maček.

2024: Bojan is the co-writer of the 2024 Slovenian entry.

Souvenir Pop

On November 15, 2024 Joker Out released their 3rd album Souvenir Pop. It includes the original Carpe Diem. Available on CD here

Their debut album Demoni (2022) includes a song named Katrina which is also their previous single.

Versions

Carpe Diem - single version

- digital 4-2

Carpe Diem - English

- digital 31-1

Carpe Diem - karaoke of Slovenian single version

- On the official karaoke album (digital)

Carpe Diem - Live

- digital album Live From Arena Stožice

Charts:

Finland top 50 (IFPI): 12, 13, 42

2022 album Demoni

Links and sources:
Joker Out Website, Shop,  FB

Official video of Carpe Diem

RTVSLO EMA and Eurovision pages

Remember the lovely Sebi?

Let's get physical

This year's physicals

Singles (CDsingles and vinyl)

Sweden - cdsingle on June 16, Picture disc vinyl on December 22

Lithuania: is it a single or a minialbum?, 12"inch vinyl for Monika L.

Croatia: cdsingle out now

Netherlands: Vinyl single on May 12

Belgium: Vinyl single, cdsingle and hat!

Finland: is it a single or a minialbum?, the Cha Cha Cha Mixtape CD EP is out on 5-5, Strictly limited Vinyl in August

U.K.'s cdsingle is out on May 12

Australia has 7"inch singles out in May

Promos are spotted: Serbia, Poland, La Grande France, Italy

AVOID: Counterfeit/bootleg cds of Norway, Sweden, U.K. and Israel.

The Official album

The 2CD is out on April 28

A 3LP version is released on May 12, postponed to May 26 (so out now).

The DVD is out on the 26th of June. (3 disc set)

Not physical: The official album is out now (14-4) through some digital sellers (not the streaming services), the karaoke album is also available (also on the streamers)

National Finals on record

Italy's Sanremo songs are released on 2CD, 2LP and coloured vinyl 2LP, Out now

Sweden's Melodifestivalen CD out 27-2

Portugal's Festival da Canção CD is out on February 24

Croatia let'3 us down this year, you have to make your own CD

The Artists albums

Germany's Lord Of The Lost have their album already out in various formats including an ESC edition.

Romania's Theodor Andrei's album Fragil. has an early version of D.G.T., Out now.

U.K. Mae has an album on the way, expected on September 15.

Australia - Album out July 14. , Album on CD, re-issue vinyl also includes Promise now

Italy - Marco Mengoni's Materials

Czechia - Vesna's CD out on November 21

Estonia - Alika LP and CD out on 24-11

Slovenia - Joker Out Live LP in 2024 and CD album with original ESC song

Serbia - Chainsaws in Paradise CD

Portugal - Mimicat's Peito on CD

Latvia's Sudden Light have a Live LP available

Belgium - Look At Gustaph Now

Now That's What I Call Eurovision Song Contest

It's only logical, with Eurovision in Liverpool and the Now That's What I Call factory working at full capacity: A new edition of the album which we first saw in 2021 (here) will be released. A 4CD, 5LP and 2LP edition will be available on April 28.

Full tracklists of each edition here at SuperDeluxeEdition. 

The 4CD set and clear vinyl 5LP both have 84 songs.

The 2LP on coloured vinyl has 36.

It obviously has a lot of winners but also some interesting choices not on the previous edition like Sound Of Silence, Rhythm Inside, Fuego and Vivre by Guy Bonnet (Now That's What I Call Unexpected)

Voilá, El Diablo, Discoteque, Space Man and superhit Snap are included from recent contests, as are the winners from Rotterdam and Turin.

At first glance it seems that Dadi Freyr, James Newman, John Lundvik, James Fox, Paola, Scooch, Lindsey DePaul & Mike Moran, Nicki French (How very dare they!) and Lindsay Dracass, who were on the first edition, were dropped in favour of other classics. But it still has Bad Old Days!. 

So that's at least 23 "new" tracks on this issue.

Of course die-hard fans have everything already but it's nice and shiny and tempting. 

The Now Music people have a website. The releases are pre-orderable at U.K. (online) stores but I'm sure they'll pop up elsewhere soon.

pre-release image of the 5LP box

tracks on the 4CD, click to enlarge

Collectable Vinyl Compilation of Winners

Not the real product yet

Eurovision Collected - Winners Only is a blue vinyl 2LP released on April 14 2023. Only 2000 copies are made and they are numbered.

The set includes winners only, including the most recent ones.

You have all the songs already but who doesn't want two slices of blue vinyl filled with Eurovision's greatest.

(Music On Vinyl / Universal) 

Available here (DE/AT + INT), here (NL), here (CY/GR), here (UK/INT from UK), here (NL), here (UK). Please note, I don't have experience with all these shops, just browsed a bit so you don't have to.

LP1 
1. Kalush - Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)
2. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
3. Duncan Laurence - Arcade
4. Netta - Toy
5. Salvador Sobral - Amar Pelos Dois
6. Loreen - Euphoria
7. Lena - Satellite
8. Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
9. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
10. Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven
11. Katrina & the Waves - Love Shine a Light
12. Eimear Quinn - the Voice
13. Secret Garden - Nocturne
14. Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'N Roll Kids
 
LP2
1. Linda Martin - Why Me?
2. Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now
3. Sandra Kim - J'aime La Vie
4. Bobbysocks - Let It Swing
5. Nicole - Ein Bisschen Frieden
6. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
7. Milk and Honey - Hallelujah
8. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me
9. Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong
10. Vicky Leandros - Après Toi
11. Lenny Kuhr - De Troubadour
12. Sandie Shaw - Puppet On a String
13. France Gall - Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son

Belgium - Gustaph - Because Of You

7 - 182 pts / 8 - 90 pts in semi 2

Belgium is represented by Gustaph with his song Because Of You.
Gustaph (Stef Caers) won the 7 song Belgian final organised by the Flemish Broadcaster VRT.

digital single

Because Of You written by Gustaph and Jaouad Alloul was released on January 13. His other song in the race was The Nail, released on the same day.

The song contains a famous sample: Yeah, Woo, which has been used in many hip hop and house tracks over the years. Bobby Bird says Yeah and James Brown says Woo. From the 1972 classic Think (About it) by Lyn Collins. (I didn't realise until Gustaph's karaoke appeared)

Fun fact: Gustaph ended 8th in his semi but in the final he beat all that were above him. His 7th place was the highest finish for a semi 2 entry.

The final top 3 were the top 3 of semi 1 but in a slightly different order.

Physical releases

The Gustaph Shop has a vinyl single, cdsingle, hat and bundle for sale.

Bothe the 7"inch and the cdsingle have the Eurovision version and a DJ edit. The cdsingle also has a karaoke with backing vocals, different from the instrumental from the official karaoke album. (see comments, thanks Earl). 

Out now.

Go here and shop!, Thank you Alexandre!

Catalogue numbers: 

Vinyl: N.E.W.S. 5411045

cdsingle: N.E.W.S. 5411045CDS

On May 19 a remix by Captain E. was released. The Captain E's Gluten - Free Dub mix is a dub mix, in the sense that there is no full vocal line but some vocal samples and effects. But you can party to it like it's 1993. or 1988 even. 

A vocal mix/edit of this was released on June 16.

Initially the 7 artists from the Belgian selection each had two songs and selected one in the week ahead of the final. The artists  showcased both their songs on TV to their competition and listened to some advice but in the end chose the final songs themselves.

Among the artists was duo the Starlings with Tom Dice, known from Me And My Guitar, 6th in the 2010 Oslo Song Contest. 

13 out of the 14 songs have been released as digital tracks.

Gustaph provided (off stage) backing vocals for the Belgian entries of 2018 and 2021.

He had his first hit Gonna Lose You (as Steffen) in Belgium in 2000 and sang (and wrote) with Hercules & Love Affair for six years, most notably on their album Omnion (2017)

His babysitter used to play him ABBA songs and that's when it all started. (proof at Gustaph's FB).

Look At Us Now

March 28 2025 sees the release of Gustaphs debut album Look At Us Now (A line from Because Of You)

It will be out on CD and LP, both can be ordered here.

It includes the single version of Because Of You and all his recent singles.

Versions:

Because Of You - single version

- digital 13-1, Vinyl single / cdsingle, CD/LP Look At Us Now

Because Of You - DJ edit

- Vinyl single / cdsingle 

Because Of You - Captain E Gluten-free dub

- digital 19-5

Because Of You - Captain E Gluten-free vocal mix

- digital 16-6

Because Of You - karaoke (with backing vocals)

- cdsingle

Because Of You - karaoke (= instrumental except the sample)

- On the official karaoke album (digital), vinyl single, cdsingle

Charts:

Belgium top 50 (Flemish): 3, 8, 9, 6, 20, 14, 21, 17, 6, 11, 14, 20, 8, 11, 4, 8, 6, 2, 2, 5, 6, 13, 16, 14, 27, 32, 34, 35, 46, 44, 47, - (2-31)

Belgium top 50 (Wallonian), only charting after ESC: 34, -, 46, -, 43, 49, -

Because Of You reached platinum status in Belgium on June 9.

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan) 82, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 63, -

Links and sources:

Stef Gustaph FB, Shop

The Belgian pre-selection 2023 at ESC History