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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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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.
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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

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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?