"MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER..." Madonna's "Music" song lyrics never sounded better :P THE QUEEN OF POP will be in Tel Aviv for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and apparently will perform 2 songs. The articles in the papers are pretty different, so untill no official announcement from the EBU, we will not say more about this. Further more, no official Madonna statement was released, so , yep...don't hold your horses until it is "officialy official" :)) Madonna was previously in Israel performing 3 times during her world tours, so she is no stranger to this country. Here is Madonna " Music"

After a long evening full of surprises, maybe the biggest of them all came from the voting, which led to ESTER PEONY winning the whole thing. TVR outdone itself this year and made a huge huge deal out of this show, and bringing two past winners of the Eurovision on the same stage in the same night, it IS something. Good job TVR! “I can’t belive I won. I feel extraordinary. The competition was very strong this year and I am honoured to represent Romania in Tel Aviv.”....said Ester after winning About Ester: Ester Peony ( Ester Alexandra Cretu), is a romanian singer and composer. Her passion for

Great news from TVR! Netta will sing in SELECTIA NATIONALA Final on Sunday. She is a real musical phenomenon. The winner of Eurovision 2018 will be in Bucharest for the FInal of SELECTIA NATIONALA 2019. " I am very honoured by the invitation. Iam looking forward to sing and celebrate in Bucharest with all the incredible people that are waiting for me. It will be a fiery night!" Netta So Netta we have two words for you:  BRING IT!!!!                                

TVR Broadcasted live the moment each contestant chose their running place in the Final on Sunday. So here we go: 1. Linda Teodosiu - Renegades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9wA5tj8uh4 2. Olivier Kaye - Right Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwdkU_HUew 3. Laura Bretan - Dear Father https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5V4-sR6SMY 4. Teodora Dinu - Skyscraper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8lZ0pVwiw 5. Claudiu Mirea - We Are The Ones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaAUeWaEuNo 6. Aldo Blaga - Your Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMw_0x86gwk 7. Ester Peony - On a Sunday https://www.

  Tha Final will take place in Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest , same as last year. The show will start at 20:30 romaninan time. The special guests in the final will be Emmelie de Forest and Inis Neziri. Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, back in Malmo, Sweden with the song “ Only teardrops”.  She said: “ I am very honoured by the invitation to sing on Selectia Nationala’s stage for the Final. On Sunday, I will sing for the first time in your country so I am looking forward to immerse in the bohemian atmosphere of “ The Little Paris”. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Tune in tonight starting 21:00 ( romanian time ) for the seccond Semifinal from Selectia Nationala, LIVE from the beautiful city of ARAD. The show will be broadcasted on TVR1, TVRHD, TVR International and TVR Moldova. 12 songs will be compeeting tonight: IELELE - 2GENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQEV-ZNHKI TEARS - GEORGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRVvZLT76xM RIGHT NOW - OLIVIER KAYE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwdkU_HUew DISCRETE - XONIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wybpxjECxY8 MAKE ME YOUR MAN - TMW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA0caxVGXec GIVE UP N

Romania va intra in concurs in Semifinala 2 , prima jumatate. Cam asta a fost punctul culminant pentru noi astazi, la ceremonia alocatrii de la Tel Aviv. In aceeasi semifinala cu noi vor fi si Moldova. De asemenea in semifinala noastra vor vota: Germania, Italia si UK. Alocarea pozitiilor din semifinal precum si Predarea Stafetei orasului gazda sunt doua momente foarte importante in desfasurarea sezonului Eurovision. In timpul ceremoniei, primarul din Lisabona, Duare Cordeiro, a inmanat Insigna de gazda a evenimentului catre Ron Huldai, primarul din Tel Aviv. Orasul Israelian este acum official gazda 2019

Tune in tonight at 21:00 ( romanian time ) on TVR 1 for the first semifinal of Selectia Nationala 2019. The show will be opened by The Sky Dance Company from Iasi, whith a special moment to mark the 20st participation of Romania in the contest. 11 semifinalists will take the stage: Destin - Trooper, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXS7bEips0 The Call: Dynasty Of Love - Berniceya, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSA6sj92Vo Rock This Way – Ommieh & Anakrisez, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzz2NFyQt0 Skyscraper - Teodora Dinu, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8lZ0pVw

KAN released today a few more images with tthe stage from Tel Aviv. It is going to be spectacular. It is designed by the same Florian Wieder, and according to our coleagues from esctoday.com the inspiration for this was from Star of David and the 12 Tribes of Israel. "The 2019 Eurovision stage depicts a diamond and consists of hundreds of triangles. According to Wieder, the stage he designed for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv combines elements of the Jewish tradition and draws inspiration from the Star of David and the 12 Tribes of Israel. All in all he promises that the 2019 Eurovision stage

12 songs will compete in the first Semifinal of " Selectia Nationala" in Iasi on the 27 th of January 2019. These are the 12 entries in alphabetical order: Army of love - Bella Santiago/ music and lyrics : Bella Santiago, Alex Luft Dear Father - Laura Bretan / music: Mihai Alexandru lyrics: Alexa Niculae Destin - Trooper / music and lyrics: Aurelian Dincă Rock This Way – Ommieh & Anakrisez / music: Eduard Cîrcotă / lyrics: Alexandru Bugan Skyscraper - Teodora Dinu / music and lyrics: Udo Mechels, Laila Samuelsen, Jonas Brøgger Filtenborg Song of My Heart -  The Four / music and