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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. 

Grattis Loreen!

Sweden Wins Eurovision 2023

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: 

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

Slovenia - Joker Out seize the day, now also in English, Joker in, Live album out now

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

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

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

Belgium - Tipping my hat to Gustaph. Time for some shopping, 7"inch & cdsingle, vintage dub mix, gluten-free

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

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

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

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

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.

Poland - Blanka - Solo

19 - 93 pts / 3 - 124 pts in semi 2

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Blanka is the winner of Tu bije serce Europy! 2023 and will represent Poland with the song Solo. The 25th Polish entry to grace the Eurovision stage. The 26th song selected, if you count the Rotterdam contest that never was. 

Christmas 2022

Solo was released on September 23 and there are already some versions out there, including a Christmas one. (see versions below)

A new version for Eurovision is made with an added break beat bit and the karaoke of that is out on April 14 on the official karaoke album.

The version with the dance break-bit is not on the official album. It first escaped to the Tube though.

The Dance Break version was finally released as a digital track in 2024 (October 10)

The SMYLES remix was released on May 5.

A promo is spotted, details (version?) wanted. Thanks Torsten.

The song is written by Blanka Stajkow herself, Maciej Puchalski, Mikołaj Trybulec, Bartłomiej Rzeczycki, Marcin Górecki, Maria Broberg and Julia Sundberg. We know Broberg from co-writing Moldova 2019. Trybulec co-wrote Ochman's River.

Blanka Stajkow recorded her first songs when she was 13, participated in Poland's Top Model and already had a reasonable hit with the Eurovision song Solo.

All songs from Tu bije serce Europy! 2023 have been released as digital singles. Alicja Szemplińska, who was to sing in the cancelled 2020  contest finished 6th with New Home.

audiosoulz remix

Versions:
Solo - Eurovision version with dance break

- 15-5 premiere, unreleased, Youtube

- digital release 10-10-2024

Solo - original
- digital 23-9, on the Liverpool 2CD
Solo - Christmas bell version, live
- digital 15-12
Solo - Audiosoulz remix
- digital 20-12

- a longer version is released through DJ services
Solo - Acoustic live
- digital 3-1 

Solo - SMYLES remix

- digital 5-5

Solo - karaoke (= mostly instrumental, a few vocal effects

- On the official karaoke album

Solo - Sped-Up version

- digital 11-5

Charts

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 85, -

Finland top 50 (IFPI): 24, 31, 37, 39, 41, 42, 42, 42, 45, 50, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 56, -

January 2023 acoustic

Links and sources:
Blanka FB, Insta

Poland 2023 at ESC History

Eurowizija TVP pages

Remember Ochman, Donatan Cleo, Michał Szpak or personal fave Tulia. 

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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

Serbia - Chainsaws in Paradise CD

Portugal - Mimicat's Peito on CD

Latvia's Sudden Light have a Live LP available

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

Portugal - Mimicat - Ai Coração

23 - 59 pts / 9 - 74 pts in semi 1

Mimicat is the winner of the 57th Festival RTP da Canção with her song Ai Coração (Oh Heart). The song is written by Marisa Mena (Mimicat) and Luís Pereira.

The song can be found on the FdC album (CD and digital, see below). 

A seperate single (same track only) was finally released on May 5. (Although it is dated 27-1)

An instrumental version can be found on Mimicat's Youtube.

Mimicat (Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena) recorded her first songs at age 9 but we fast forward to 2001 when she first participated in the Festival da Canção as Izamena. Her song Mundo Colorido ended 3rd in one of the 5 heats (50 songs in the race) but only the top 2 continued through the final.

In 2009 she was the singer of the Jazz/Pop band The Casino Royal with whom she recorded two albums. 

Her first solo album (as Mimicat) is For You from 2014. Back In Town, her 2nd solo album, was released in 2017 and spent one week on the Portuguese album charts. Both are English language albums.

Mimicat album Peito

Mimicat's Eurovision song is released on her 2024 album Peito. It's available as CD, contact through Mimicat's Facebook. Also available at her live shows.

The 2023 Festival da Canção CD was released on February 24 and is available in the Portuguese shops. I only know Fnac.pt to sell it internationally, (but they have hefty postage costs). 

Let me know if there are other online shops available.
This year's Festival da Canção semi's were on February 25 and March 4 with the final on March 11.

The only returning Eurovision artist in the 2023 line-up was Claudia Pascoal who represented the host country in Lisbon in 2018.

Versions:

Ai, Coração - original

- digital 27-1, Festival RTP da Canção CD

Ai, Coração - karaoke

- On the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts:
Portugal top 200: 76, 155, -, re: 102, 24, 80, 114, 143, 171

Links and sources
Mimicat FB, Insta
Festival da Canção 2023 at ESC History
Festival da Canção Website, FB

Remember Maro, The Black Mamba and Salvador Sobral who brought the trophy to Portugal with their 50th Eurovision entry

Germany - Lord Of The Lost - Blood & Glitter

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26 - 18 pts, not in semi

Blood & Glitter by Hamburg band Lord Of The Lost is the winner of Unser Lied für Liverpool. Gothic Stadium Rock?. 

The song is written by Chris Harms, Rupert Keplinger, Anthony James Brown and π (Pi) Stoffers.

Chris Harms is lead singer, guitarist and Cellist. π is guitarist. Other members currently are Klaas Helmecke (a.k.a. Class Grenayde, Bass), Gerrit Heinemann (a.k.a. Gared Dirge, keyboards) and Niklas Kahl (Drums)

Blood & Glitter is the opening track on the album with the same name, released on December 30 2022. The digital single was released on Christmas eve.

The album was released as a single CD and also as a double CD with instrumental versions of 12 (out of the 13) songs. (tracklist below)

A box set has the 2CD and a live DVD. All releases on Napalm records.

The double LP is made of recycled vinyl and is a kind of wonderful marbled purple green brown black dark thing.

The Faderhead remix was released on March 2 as a digital track.

Physical formats available through the LOTL shop and Napalm and several other sources. Although the Earbook seems to be selling fast.

More Blood and More Glitter

On May 19 another deluxe edition 2CD of the Blood & Glitter album is released.

The Blood & Glitter Earbook is a 96 page book with the original album plus a CD of bonus tracks including three more versions of the Eurovision entry.

- Extended Version feat. Jennifer Batten

- Piano Version - Live at Sonic Pump Studios

- Extended Action Movie Version

Pre-ordering can be done here, limited edition so .....gone.

And even More
UPDATE: The ESC edition CD has disappeared from the stores. No confirmation that it is cancelled so I don't know if copies were pressed / sold.

An strictly limited ESC edition of the album was released on May 6 including 6 versions of the Eurovision entry.
This 18-track edition CD, out May 12, has the following versions of Blood & Glitter:
Blood & Glitter (original album/single version)

Blood & Glitter (Extended Action Movie Version)
Blood & Glitter (Faderhead Remix)
Blood & Glitter (Piano Version - Live At Sonic Pump Studios)
Blood & Glitter (Piano version - Live At Chameleon Studios)
Blood & Glitter (Extended Version feat. Jennifer Batten)
It also includes a live version of Lena's Satellite and singles Leave Your Hate In The Comments, Destruction Manual and Absolute Attitude.

Full tracklist at the end of this page.

Was onnly available in bundle with either Vinyl LP or T-shirt, but is sold out now.

A similar version was released digital on 19-5

A limited edition Cassette is out on 22-9. Pre-orderable here while stocks last. It has the same tracks as the original CD.

Live at W:O:A

Blood & Glitter is also included on LOTL's Live album Live at W:O:A (Wacken Open Air) recorded August 4 & 5, 2023.

The album is a three disc set with a CD, a DVD and a blu-ray disc. Out on August 2, 2024. Also available in a deluxe Earbook edition (same discs)

Available here and here

Also new in 2024 is a 3 disc set of the original album with a CD, DVD and BluRay.

It's named Blood & Glitter, the Video Edition and is avaialble here

Lord Of The Lost has released 8 albums since 2010 and almost as many live albums.

The Blood & Glitter album entered the German album charts at #1 in the first week of January but initially spent only three weeks in the top 100. It re-entered at #17 after the Unser Song... and again at #2 after the Eurovision Song Contest.

Versions:
Blood & Glitter
- digital 24-12, CD/2CD/2LP Blood & Glitter
Blood & Glitter - instrumental
- on Blood & Glitter 2CD edition, also on the official karaoke album (digital)
Blood & Glitter - Faderhead remix
- digital 2-3
Blood & Glitter - Extended Version ft. Jennifer Batten
Blood & Glitter - Piano Version - Live at Sonic Pump Studios
Blood & Glitter - Extended Action Movie Version
- Above three & original on the Blood & Glitter Earbook (deluxe 2CD) out May 19 

Blood & Glitter - Piano version - Live At Chameleon Studios

- All except instrumental on CD Blood & Glitter (ESC Edition)

Blood & Glitter - Live

- 3disc set Live at W:O:A.

Lord Of The Lost have released their tribute to Käärijä, a coverversion of his Finnish entry Cha Cha Cha, on May 5.

It can also be found on LOTL's 2CD Weapons Of Mass Seduction out on December 29, 2023. Note: only on the 2CD & Napalm exclusive 3CD edition, NOT on the 1CD, LP or cassette editions.

Charts:

Blood & Glitter entered the German charts at #5 in the midweek charts after the National Final but did not make it to the official weeks charts.

Links and sources: 
Lord of the Lost: Website, FB, Insta, Bandcamp, Shop

Catch them on tour, festival or opening for Iron Maiden

Unser Lied für Liverpool at ESC History
Remember Michael Schulte? he did very well. But we also loved Jamie Lee's song a lot. And who can forget Lena and Lena?

box set, pic taken from Discogs

Blood & Glitter tracklist
1. Blood & Glitter
2. Leave Your Hate In The Comments
3. Absolute Attitude
4. The Future Of A Past Life (feat. Marcus Bischoff)
5. No Respect For Disrespect
6. Reset The Preset (feat. Andy LaPlegua)
7. Destruction Manual
8. Dead End
9. Leaving The Planet Earth
10. Forever Lost
11. Save Our Souls (feat. Ally Storch)
12. One Last Song
13. The Look (Roxette Cover) - feat. Blümchen
 
The instrumental disc in the 2CD set does not have The Look.

Tracklist Earbook Edition of Blood & Glitter
CD1 - BLOOD & GLITTER
01. Blood & Glitter
02. Leave Your Hate In The Comments
03. Absolute Attitude
04. The Future Of A Past Life (feat. Marcus Bischoff)
05. No Respect For Disrespect
06. Reset The Preset (feat. Andy Laplegua)
07. Destruction Manual
08. Dead End
09. Leaving The Planet Earth
10. Forever Lost
11. Save Our Souls (Feat. Ally Storch)
12. One Last Song
13. The Look (Feat. Blümchen)

CD 2 - MORE BLOOD & MORE GLITTER
01 The Curtain Falls
02 Blood & Glitter (Extended Version feat. Jennifer Batten)
03 We Are Immortal (feat. The Tribune)
04 The Sound Of Violence (feat. Aesthetic Perfection)
05 I Of The Storm (feat. Adrienne Cowan)
06 See Me Fall (feat. FLYKS)
07 noituLOVEr
08 Not My Enemy
09 Destruction Manual (Family Friendly Version)
10 Schwarz Tot Gold (feat. SWISS & Die Andern)
11 One Last Song (Piano Demo - Live at Chameleon Studios)
12 Blood & Glitter (Piano Version - Live at Sonic Pump Studios)
13 Not My Enemy (Piano Version - Live at Sonic Pump Studios)
14 Leaving The Planet Earth (Piano Version - Live at Sonic Pump Studios)
15 Blood & Glitter (Extended Action Movie Version)
 
The digital version also has
16 Blood & Glitter (Faderhead remix)

 

Blood & Glitter ESC edition tracklist 

01. Blood & Glitter
02. Leave Your Hate In The Comments
03. Absolute Attitude
04. The Future Of A Past Life (feat. Marcus Bischoff)
05. No Respect For Disrespect
06. Reset The Preset (feat. Andy Laplegua)
07. Destruction Manual
08. Dead End
09. Leaving The Planet Earth
10. Forever Lost
11. Save Our Souls (Feat. Ally Storch)
12. One Last Song
13. Blood & Glitter (Extended Version feat. Jennifer Batten)
14. Blood & Glitter (Extended Action Movie Version)
15. Blood & Glitter (Faderhead Remix)
16. Blood & Glitter (Piano Version - Live At Sonic Pump Studios)
17. Blood & Glitter (Piano version - Live At Chameleon Studios)
18. Satellite (Piano version - Live At Chameleon Studios)