Spain 2019: Miki

Europe! We have the 2nd song of the year and it is "La Venda" by Miki:

When I heard the full songs for the first time this one and Muerdeme were my favorites so I am very happy with the results. I think Miki did a good job on stage tonight but we all know how lazy and clueless TVE is when it comes to Eurovision so they better start working very hard on the staging to make this shine on may cause. They have a nice song with a very charming performer dont put all the weight on his shoulders, sure this is a song to have fun and sing along but it needs something else that wasnt there tonight and that is a good visual performance.

Big shout out to my other 2 favorites:

María

Julia

Spain 2018: Amaia & Alfred

16 years ago Operacion Triunfo made Eurovision popular again in Spain and last night we got our 4th Eurovision entry from OT, here is the spanish entry for ESC 18: "Tu Canción"

I've been hooked to OT 2017 since it started so I'll start by saying that Im really proud of all the contestants and I think they all did a great job with their ESC songs. Amaia and Alfred are such great artists, everything stops when they are on stage and you can see how much they love music when they sing, no matter what happens in May I think Spain will be very proud of them! (I hope they work a lot on their staging cause the one the had here was lame! They dont need much, they have each other and that is enough) Go Spain! TODOS CON ALMAIA!

Shout out to my other favs:

Alfred's solo entry

Aitana War

Ana's solo entry

Aitana's solo entry

Amaia's solo entry

Spain 2017: Manel Navarro

There is no Spanish NF without a Eurodrama and oh boy, we got a big one this year but first here is the song that is going to represent Spain in Kiev: Do it for your lover by Manel Navarro.

I didnt watch the show live but I watched a video from the moment of the results and it was awful, I cant believe the way TVE is hurting Eurovision in Spain. My support to the 6 artists who were in the middle of that shitty mess, especially to Manel and Mirela who were the ones in the spotlight. I totally get the anger/disappointment from the fans but attacking Manel is not the right thing to do in my opinion. The ones to blame for the rules is TVE, not Manel or his record company, Now lets talk about the performance, I didnt like it as much as I like the song, it felt a bit flat and he looked pretty nervous, I think a "chilling at the beach with some friends, playing music near to a bonfire" idea would work better than what they did last night. Good luck, Spain.

Manel Navarro: "The music I make reflects who I am"

Hola España! Are you ready for a new interview? SI! Its time to get to know more about my favorite act from Objetivo Eurovision 2017. Here are Manels answers:
Name: Manuel Navarro Quesada
Birthday: 07-03-96
Height: 1,73
Favorite color: blue
Favorite food: pizza
Where are you right now? I'm in Madrid 
3 things that make you happy: Music, friends and family
What’s your strangest talent? Cooking 
What are you really good at? Playing football
What are you really bad at? Playing basketball
Childhood idol: Nick Jonas
Childhood memory: When I played for the first time a guitar; it was a memorable moment!!
Celebrity crush: Jessica Alba
Tell me something no one knows about you: I'm really shy. I find it hard to express emotions spontanously sometimes.
What would you do if you were invisible? Watch pretty ladies naked in locker rooms, haha!! 
Favorite movie: Into the wild
Favorite TV series: Breaking Bad
What is your guilty pleasure?  Chocolate
If you were a girl for a day, what would you do? Buy as many clothes as I could
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: Catch and release, by Matt Simons
Can you teach me some interesting words in spanish? Fresco (I use it a lot!), fotosíntesis (I find it funny), jamón (most typical and basic word in Spanish)

Hello Manel! Welcome to the Eurovision world! How are you?
I'm fine! So glad for everything that is happening!

How would you describe yourself as an  Artist?
The music I make reflects who I am, it reflects my feelings and my soul. I make pop/folk music based on the things that I lived. 

You are one of the participants of Objetivo Eurovision 2017. How did it all begin?
It all started a couple of months ago when my team sat me down and told me the idea! I was like crazy, it was something unexpected! I said yes right away!

“Do it for your lover” is the title of your song, what’s the story behind it?
I wrote it like a couple of years ago and it talks about the unconditional love that you have for the people that mean something in your life, it's like an anthem to love!

Describe the song with 4 words:
fresh, new, happy, personal

What can we expect to see on stage for the performance in the national final?
You will see something that matches the song and myself. With visuals and a performance with a band.

What do you like about Eurovision?
I like everything, the music, the enviroment that creates in europe for a week and the opportunity that offers for artists like me to promote our music.

What do you dislike about Eurovision?
I can not say anything bad about Eurovision.

Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:
Nightmare: sleep
Guitar: song
Fangrling: excitement
Dating app: useless
Stage: home

What are your plans for 2017?
A lot of music, maybe an album 😁

Is there anything you want to say to close the interview?
I just want to say thank you to everyone that is listening to my music and for all the support i'm feeling from the people! 

Thanks to Manel for the interview! I wish him all the best in the National final!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manelnmusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/manelnmusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManelNavarroOficial/

2016: National selections (1)

Here is the 1st part of my favorite NF songs from 2016

Muri & Mario - To Stjerner

Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom - Good Enough

SunSay - Love Manifest

Salvador Beltran - Días de alegría

Petruska - Trouble in My Mind

Enxhi Nasufi - Infinit

Margaret - Cool me down

Sophia Nohr - Blue Horizon

Eini - Draamaa

Saara Aalto - No fear

María Isabel - La vida sólo es una

Spain 2016: Barei - Say yay!

Here is the winner of Objetivo Eurovision: Barei with the song "Say yay!":

YAY! YAY! YAY!  I have a couple of things to say apart from yay yay yays. I'll start saying that I really like Barei's energy on stage and out of stage, she is a fighter and Im sure she will give her all in May. The song is good but it definitely needs a big revamp to make great, to make it competitive cause right now it sounds demo-ish, so she better start working on it (I know she will) cause I really think this song well produced could do very well! GO SPAIN!

P.S: Shout out to Maria Isabel who was my 2nd favorite!

Photos: TVE

Barei: A Forceful, emotional and truthful artist

Hola a todos, time to get to know better another finalist from the spanish national final. Here are the answers of BAREI:
Name: Bárbara
Birthday: 29th of March
Height: 1.60 m
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Sushi
Where are you right now?  At the studio
3 things that make you happy: children, nature, music.
What’s your strangest talent? I´m a belly dancer since I was 3 years old.
What is the strangest thing you have in your room? A bell
What are you really good at? Sports
What are you really bad at? Percussion
Childhood idol: Michael Jackson
Childhood memory: Family travels and my first love
Tell me something no one knows about you: It´s a secret that I can’t tell.
What would you do if you were invisible? I would go naked in the summer and NO MORE MAKEUP!
Favorite movie: Moulin Rouge 
Favorite TV series: Shameless and Friends.
Tell me a super power you wish you had: I wish I could fly of course
What is your guilty pleasure? Food
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: "We are the world"
When did you start singing and writing? I started singing at 3 but I didn´t compose until my adolescence.
Can you teach me some interesting words in spanish? Sorry/Perdón, I love you/Te quiero, Thanks/Gracias, I´m happy/Estoy feliz, How can I help you?/¿En qué te puedo ayudar?

Hello Barei! How are you?
Fine, thank you. Excited about all this.


How would you describe yourself as an artist?
Forceful, emotional and truthful

You are one of the 6 participants in the Spanish national selection. How did it all begin?
The truth is that it was my manager who presented my candidacy recently and suddenly called me telling me that they had liked my project and my music and I could be one of the candidates... and now, a few weeks later, here I am. I´m excited with this opportunity that I wouldn´t like to miss.

Can you tell me something no one knows about your eurovision song?
Nothing is what it seems at the beginning.


What can we expect to see on stage from you?
I would like to offer a very powerful and innovative performance with a minimalist bet, a very international image and something creative and different from anything previously submitted.
I would like to say that I will show all this at the TVE Final but they have different ideas for that day... So I must go to Stockholm if you would like to see it completely. ¡Fingers crossed!

Did you watch Eurovision 2015? Who were your favorites?
"Love Injected" by Aminata on 2015, "A million voices" because of her emotional performance and of course the winner "Heroes"... Incredible staging!

What do you like about Eurovision?
The people that live it with devotion, the music, the audience, the fact of sharing ,
travelling, knowing different kinds of artists and styles... Everything! 


What do you dislike about Eurovision?
This kind of competitions we have to go through before knowing who is going to represent our country. I wish we wouldn´t have to compete against each other in this when music is the most important thing that we share.

Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:
Darkness: black
Sky: freedom
Nightmare: me
Dog: three
Wind machine: Beyonce
Pizza: Sunday
Dreams: faith

What are your plans for 2016?
I´m always writing for other artists from here and foreign countries but at the same time I continue with my own project as Barei, promoting my latest album with concerts and interviews, filming new music videos, recording new songs for my next work. This a "non stop" life.

Is there anything you want to say to close the interview?
Everything I feel from the first moment is GRATITUDE so I only have one thing to say: THANK YOU for your support, your energy, your words and your unconditional love. 
Now, it´s time to work hard and be at the height of what you expect from me and my song.

Thanks to Barei for the interview!

Official website: http://www.bareimusic.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BAREI_MUSIC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bareioficial

Instagram: http://instagram.com/bareimusic

Electric Nana: "I still can't believe I'm one of the six finalists"

Welcome to the 1st post of 2016! We will start the year with an interview with one of the artists from the Spanish national final. Here are the answers of ELECTRIC NANA:
Name: Monica
Birthday: 28/04
Height: 1'58... I think. I come in travel size. 
Favorite color: Purple.. and green. 
Favorite food: spanish food! Specially tortilla de patatas. 
Where are you right now? At my parent's place, in Madrid.
3 things that make you happy: good food, good wine and good people.
What’s your strangest talent? I'm really good at finding things. 
What is the strangest thing you have in your room? That's a pretty hard question to answer...whatever it is, it's pretty normal for me so... I don't know! XD
What are you really good at? Writing music. 
What are you really bad at? Telling jokes. I'm awful at it. It kills me. 
Childhood idol: Luke Skywalker.
Childhood memory: Traveling with my family by car, singing and listening to music. I love road trips.
Tell me something no one knows about you: I can read the same book 5 times and still be surprised by it: I have a terrible memory, and I love it. 
What would you do if you were invisible? I would probably sneak into movie theaters all the time. 
Favorite movie: tricky... I really like A Night at the Opera. 
Favorite TV series: Firefly... and Peaky Blinders. Bloody awesome.
Tell me a super power you wish you had: Teleportation. Obviously. 
What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate.
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: Come on Eileen, by Dexys Midnight Runners. Love it.
When did you start singing and writitng? When I was 14. 
Can you teach me some interesting words in spanish? "Flipante", means "awesome" and "incredible" at the same time. And "mogollón", means "a lot". Really like those two. XD

Hello Electric Nana, how are you? How is the eurovision world treating you so far?
Really, really well! I'm so excited and I just can't hide it. ;P

How would you describe yourself as an artist?
I'm an international songwriter that likes to mix up everything she likes with no prejudice or preconception at all.  

Tell me about your name, why Electric Nana?
Nana was a nickname given to me because of my terrible memory: I always end up singing "nananana" instead of the proper lyrics of the songs. "Electric" came soon after, because I started using an electric guitar... I dont know, it sounded ok in my mind. XD

You are one of the 6 participants in the Spanish national selection. How did it all begin?
I sent my application pretty late, a couple of days before the closing date, and sent 3 songs I wrote for Eurovision. TVE chose 2, and we decided to choose the one you're going to listen soon enough. It was all pretty fast, and amazing. I still can't believe I'm one of the six finalists. 

I know you cant say much about it but can you tell me something you haven’t told anyone about the song?
I would like to BE that song. Hahaha. 

What can we expect to see on stage from you?
Lot's of fun. 

Did you watch Eurovision 2015? Who were your favorites?
My favorites were Australia, Estonia and Sweden. 

What do you like about Eurovision?
It's an annual celebration of music where Europe comes together to be awesome as hell. What's not to like. 

What do you dislike about Eurovision?
It's only once a year. 

Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:
Eurodrama: exciting
Freedom: breathing
Stage: light
Alpaca: Peru
Fangirling: clapping
Nightmare: darkness
Spain: gift
Dreams: maps

What are your plans for 2016?
Recording my second album and finishing up my very first book! 

Is there anything you want to say to close the interview?
Thank you so much for your time! I send you all of my love from Spain! Hope I get to see you guys soon! ;)

Thanks to Electric Nana for the interview! Cant wait to listen to her song.

Official website: http://www.electricnana.es/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectricNana

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectricNana

Instagram: http://instagram.com/electricnana

Spain 2015: Edurne

Photo: TVE

Here is the spanish entry:

How many singers like her are around the world? She doesnt have something that makes me say "Oh! thats Edurne". She is very beautiful and she is a good singer but her biggest problem is that she lacks of charisma on stage.

Rehearsals 2014: Day 6 - Spain

Time for the last rehearsal of the day: Spain, here is the video:

Ruth is a very talented singer and i think this is going to look really nice on the screens but i still dont like this entry.

New Video: Dancing in the rain - Ruth Lorenzo

Photo: Josep Echaburu

Here is the video and the final version of the song that is going to represent Spain in Denmark:

I really like the video! She looks gorgeous and even if im not a fan of the song i think it sounds better now!

Here are the lyrics of "Dancing in the rain":

Luz, yo quiero ver luz

Poder pintar de color un nuevo amanecer

Vivir, amar, 

Sentir y saber que 

Hoy, puede que no salga el sol

Aunque llueva

Tú y yo sabremos bailar

Nadie nos puede parar

We're dancing in the rain

Dancing in the rain

Life, gets you every time

Open up ,

You never know what you will find

You never know what waits inside

So, live

Like you'll never stop

Take this chance

And give it everything you’ve got

Come on and let the rhythm drop

We're dancing in the rain

Dancing in the rain

Keep on like it's never ending

Keep on till the light of day

Keep on dancing in the rain

The rain, the rain

Deja caer

Deja la lluvia caer

The rain, the rain, the rain

Deja caer

Deja la lluvia caer

The rain, the rain, the rain

The Rain, the rain

Dancing 

Dancing

Dancing 

Dancing 

Deja caer

Deja la lluvia caer

Aunque llueva y nos mojemos

No pararemos de bailar

Keep on dancing in the rain

The rain, the rain

Spain 2014: Ruth Lorenzo!

The spanish national final was also last night and here is the winner:

Ruth Lorenzo and her song "Dancing in the rain":

I dont know where to start! I think Ruth as an artist is just WOW i mean just look at the 1st min of her performance! She has "IT"! She is a phenomenal singer with a super strong stage presence! I can see a Eurovision winner in her but i cant see her winning with that weak song! Its very disapponting to send someone so good with such forgettable song :/

My favorite song in the selection was "Más" by Brequette, here is her performance:

The performance wasnt perfect but i still think this entry would have been much better in Eurovision.

None of them (Ruth/Brequette) had the whole package!
Run >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dancing in the rain
Ruths stage presence >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brequettes stage presence


Good luck Spain!

Spain 2014: The Finalists

Spain is doing a National final this year and here are the 5 artists that are going to compete to represent their country in Copenhagen:

Brequette - Más (Run)

Jorge González - Aunque se acabe el mundo

La Dama - Estrella fugaz

Raúl - Seguir sin ti

Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing in the rain

It seems that this is going to be a very interesting National final! I cant wait to listen to the songs! 

New Song: Te despertare - Pastora Soler

Here is the new song of the lovely and talented Pastora Soler! Im very happy for all the success she is having right now cause she is an amazing artist and she did a great job on Eurovision! This song is really nice, love her voice, she is releasing her new album on september so i wish her all the best with it!

Rehearsals 2013: Day 10 - Spain

Photos: Sander Hesterman (EBU)