Sunday, May 5, 2024

The latest at the Liverpool Collection

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. 






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: 

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.
Germany - My sweet lord!, Germany Rawks! More Blood & More Glitter, much more, versions and release updates.
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
Poland: She's going solo: Blanka, versions update, new remix
Portugal: FdC CD out now, Ai, Portugal "hearts" Mimicat.
Moldova - Here comes the sun. And the moon. Hello Pasha! Mix your own Pasha.
Serbia - Luke Black is just sleepy, remixes out now, promo
Denmark - 10.000.000 tiktokkies can't be wrong, tweeked version, sped up for the tt's, Acoustic
Georgia - Candy girl to Liverpool, ool, oolool, 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.

Czechia - Vesna - My Sister's Crown

10 - 129 pts / 4 - 110 pts in semi 1
The Czech Republic, the gouvernement prefers Czechia nowadays but the EBU still uses Czech Republic. 
Update: Eurovision.tv now switched to Czechia.
Anyway, they were in Liverpool with My Sister's Crown by Vesna.
They won the ESCZ competition for which the public had a whole week to vote.

The song is written by Patricie Kaňok Fuxová, Tanita Yankovova and Kateryna Vatchenko. The recorded version has parts in Czech, English, Ukrainian and Bulgarian.
My Sister's Crown was released on January 30.
The digital release of the acoustic version was on May 5 although it had been shared through video sites before that.

Ej Sestro
An alternate version was released on November 23*. This version has a different mix of languages: Czech, English and Bulgarian. (No Ukrainian)
It was released as a digital track subtitled "My Sister's Crown CZ [Bonus track]"
* It is dated 23-11 but I have a suspicion it was released much later than that.

Muzika Slavica CD
On November 21 Vesna released their album Muzika Slavica. The album includes the Eurovision hit and the acoustic version.
It's available on CD here at Vesna's website but it doesn't seem to work outside Czechia. (Even though it says so)


The band, originally a fourpiece, now has the line up (at ESCZ 2023) Patricie Fuxová, Bára Šůstková, Olesya Ochepovská. Markéta Vedralová. Tereza Čepková and Tanita Yankovová. 
Original member Kateryna Vatchenko Vatchenko features on the acoustic version.

All songs from the five-song Czech selection have been released as digital singles.

Versions
My Sister's Crown - single version
- digital 30-1, CD Muzika Slavica
My Sister's Crown - acoustic
- digital 5-5, 
CD Muzika Slavica
Ej sestro - alternate language mix
- digital 23-11*
My Sister's Crown - karaoke
- On the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts:
Swedish top 100 (Topplistan): 86, -
Finland top 50 (IFPI): 21, -

Links and sources:
Vesna WebsiteFB, Insta
ČT Official Eurovision FB pages
Remember DOMI, Lake Malawi (who just released a great new album) and Mikolas Josef who still has the best result for the country.

The latest at the Liverpool Collection

Welcome to Ліверпуль, home of Eurovision 2023. 37 countries did Come Together for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Ukraine won the 2022 Tor...