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Ireland in The Origin Song Contest 08

Ireland took part in the eighth edition of The Origin Song Contest. The representative Irish broadcaster RTÉ, organised the third edition of their national final *Spéir agus bláth*. An Australian-Irish singer Meg Mac and the song “Give Me My Name Back” was nationally selected as the seventh Irish representative and entry.

## Before TOSC

### ***Spéir agus bláth***

*Spéir agus bláth* is an Irish music festival which has been continued since January 2019. It has been used for selecting the Irish entry for The Origin Song Contest since sixth edition. The

broadcaster RTÉ revealed that the delegations had been received around 478 submissions from Irish musicians and artirts. The list was shortened internally and the twelve finalists are selected to compete in the show. The winner will get a chance to represent Ireland in The Origin Song Contest 08. This edition was introduced as "*Spéir agus bláth: Timpeall* *an Domhain" (Around the World)* as two of three artists are not native residents.

#### Format

The competition featured twelve songs chosen from the total of 478 sent song by the delegations. The composers will be responsible for choosing the performer for their entry. In the final, the winner is determined by the votes from a combination of an international jury panel and alongside with public voting via Twitter trending.

The international jury panel will account for 80% of the scores. The televoting panel which will be determined and mathematically calculated, will account for the remained 20% scores.

#### Final

The final is taken place on March 1 at Shelldome Sendai in Sendai, Japan due to the outbreak of coronavirus crisis in Japan. The show will be hosted by the usual presenters Hayato Akiyama, the head producer of the show and a famous American singer with Irish descents, Taylor Swift. It was held by RTÉ together with a local Japanese broadcaster, TBS and NHK. On March 28, 2020, Meg Mac from Australia was announced as the third winner of Spéir agus bláth with the amount of 124 points. Her song *Give Me My Name Back* scored 47 more points than the runner-up.

## At TOSC

The Origin Song Contest 08 had taken place in Belgium and consisted of two semi-finals and the final on 2020. According to TOSC rules, all nations with the exceptions of the "Big 6" (The host country and the top 5 placed countries of the previous edition) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On 2020, the allocation draw for the semi-finalists took place, where the semi-finalists were drawn into the two semi-finals. Ireland was drawn to perform 17th in the second semi-final and close the semi-final. Ireland successfully qualified to the grand final where Ireland was drawn to perform 11th.

## Voting

### **Points awarded to Ireland**

Points Awarded to Ireland (Semi-final)
 -5 points

Points Awarded to Ireland (Final)
 -5 points
List of The Origin Song Contest winners

To date, there have been eight winners of The Origin Song Contest. Each edition, the contest's winner is determined by each participating country awarding points to their ten most popular entries, and deducting points from their least popular entries. The country with the greatest overall number of points is then declared the winner.

The winning entries have come from seven different countries: Belarus became the first country to win the contest twice, winning the eighth edition with "Vbyla myloho" by TAKAYA, while the other countries have all won once. Italy is the only country to have won without hosting the following edition, as the country withdrew from the fifth edition, which was ultimately held in Poland.

Finland won the first contest, held in Kraków, with Ellinoora's song "Elefantin Paino". The first winning entry sung in English was the Swiss entry in the second edition, "Crumbling Down" by Nuela Charles; to date, five of the eight winning entries have been performed wholly or partly in English. The Belarusian entry in the sixth edition, "Toi et moi" by Parade of Planets, is the highest scoring entry to date, winning with 244 points. It is also the winner which won by the biggest margin - 103 points, and the only winning entry not performed by a female soloist.

## List

### By language

*Italics* indicates where a winning entry was performed in multiple languages.

## Notes

1. ↑ "Elefantin Paino" also contained two words in English.
Demony

"**Demony**" (English: Demons) is a Polish language song by Polish singer and rapper DZIARMA, written by DZIARMA and 帰国者. It was chosen as the winner of Piosenka dla #08 and represented Poland in The Origin Song Contest 08 in Brussels, Belgium. The song was released as part of DZIARMA's 2019 debut EP *V*.

The song was pre-qualified to the final, where it finished in sixteenth place with 39 points. The song placed fourteenth in the positives with 71 points, including the maximum twelve points from Luxembourg, and twenty-second in the negatives with -32 points.

## Lyrics

Królowa chce dzisiaj tańczyć

Chciałbyś włożyć między bajki

Chciałbyś zrobić something nasty, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, chciałbyś

YSL dresscode, na butelkach XO

Nie pytaj o cash flow, płać albo się pierdol

Więcej ognia i ognia, cudze ręce na biodrach

Gada z Tomkiem, eskorta

Wolałaby Toma Forda

Wszystko wiruje wokół niej

Nie kojarzy cię, jak speed date

Nieważne, do kogo powie bae

To wszystko, co dziś może mieć (tańcz)

Tańcz, jak demony wokół nas

Nie dotykaj, pójdą spać, pójdą spać

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Nie dotykaj, pójdą spać

(Pójdą spać)

Toaleta w lewo, w prawo

W kieliszku coś jakby syrop

Woli iść tam z koleżanką

Jesteś moją kodeiną

Co się gapisz? Polej VIP-om

Psy czekają już na aport

Gdy przejmujesz klub z ekipą

To jakbyś zakładała strapon

Bot na suficie, poluzuj guzik

Zabierz go do siebie, on jest twoją szmatą

Powiedz, że najlepsze imprezy są w kuchni

Gdy będziecie jechać tą zaparowaną taxą

Królowa chciała wczoraj tańczyć

On chciał włożyć między bajki

Nic nie boli jak poranki

Będzie o czym gadać na terapii

Tańcz, jak demony wokół nas

Nie dotykaj, pójdą spać, pójdą spać

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Nie dotykaj, pójdą spać

(Pójdą spać)

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LinaKaro

**Karolína Přibylová** (born 24th December 1997), better known under her stage name **LinaKaro**, is a Czech singer-songwriter. She represented the Czech Republic at The Origin Song Contest 05 in Gdańsk-Sopot, Poland.

## Early life

Karolína Přibylová was born on 24th December 1997 in Prague. She comes from a family of musicians. Her mother is an opera singer, and her father also made music for a short period of time. While she always loved to sing, she did not start performing in front of public until the age of 15.

## Career

### 2015: *Česko Slovenská SuperStar*

Aged seventeen, Karolína took part in the fourth edition of the singing competition "Česko Slovenská SuperStar" (English: "Czech & Slovak SuperStar"). She successfully went through the auditions and the *Super výběr* (English: "Super selection") round and reached the semi-finals, where she was eliminated.

### 2017-18: *"Love Is Gone"*, *"Cool Me Down"* and The Origin Song Contest

In 2017, LinaKaro released her debut single "Love Is Gone", composed by Václav "Paf" Vedral and herself. The song turned out to be a success, having been one of the most played songs on Czech radio for several weeks. It was especially popular in the city of Liberec, where it became the unofficial anthem of a local ice hockey team. In early 2018, she released another single called "Cool Me Down". It was also a result of her work together with Paf.

Later in 2018, she was internally selected to represent the Czech Republic with the song "Cool Me Down" at The Origin Song Contest 05 in Gdańsk-Sopot, Poland. At the contest, she placed 5th with 85 points in the semi-final and advanced to the final. In the final, she scored 67 points and finished 12th, thus giving the country's second best result by the time.

### After TOSC

In November 2018, LinaKaro released her third single, "Honey". This time, it was produced by Ashley Hicklin and Kimberley Sawford. She also plans on releasing an album, though the release date has not been disclosed yet.

After the release of "Honey", she went on a nearly one year-long hiatus due to health issues. She released her fourth single, "Once again", on 27th September 2019. Similarly to her first two singles, it was composed by Paf and herself.

## Personal life

Karolína is a fan of action sports and is into kiteboarding. She also enjoys inline skating, swimming and volleyball. Currently she studies at the Faculty of Physical Education in Prague.

## Discography

### Singles

* "Love Is Gone" (2017)
* "Cool Me Down" (2018)
* "Honey" (2018)
* "Once again" (2019)

## See also

* Czech Republic
* The Origin Song Contest 05
LÉON

**Lotta Lindgren** (professionally known as **LÉON**) is a Swedish singer, from Stockholm. She became famous after her song "Tired of Talking" was a mainstream success.

### **The Origin Song Contest**

LÉON represented Sweden in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest with the song "Tired of Talking" and achieved 2nd place in the final out of 21 participants. She still holds the record for Sweden's best placing to date.
Andorra

**Andorra** debuted in the second edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Andorran broadcaster, RTVA, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
MANNEI

**Sara Boruc-Mannei** (born 9th October 1984 in Poznań), also known by her stage name **MANNEI**, is a Polish singer, model, stylist and TV star. Her debut album, *LoVe On Your Own*, was released on 31st August 2018 under Universal Music Poland.

MANNEI represented Poland at The Origin Song Contest 06 in Gothenburg with the song "Savage" after being internally selected by TVP, while her song was chosen in the national final Piosenka dla MANNEI. She placed twenty-fifth in the final with zero points - becoming the first participant in the contest ever to achieve this feat.

## Career

### 2002: Idol

In 2002, MANNEI auditioned in the TV talent show Idol. Performing the song "Strong Enough" by Cher, she received harsh criticism from the judges, such as from music critic Elżbieta Zapendowska, who said "the singing is the worst".

### 2018: *LoVe On Your Own*

    MANNEI's first professional single, "Łapię tlen" (I catch oxygen) was released on June 14th, 2018. The song was composed by Piotr Siejka while the lyrics were written by Klara Giżewska and MANNEI herself and was presented with a music video. On 31st August, MANNEI's debut album *LoVe On Your Own* was released, containing thirteen songs in both Polish and English, to a mixed response from the public. A music video for her song "Juice" was released a few days later, while MANNEI also performed the song on the breakfast TV show *Pytanie na śniadanie*.

### 2019: The Origin Song Contest

On 4th January 2019, it was announced by Polish national broadcaster Telewisja Polska that MANNEI had been chosen to represent Poland at The Origin Song Contest 06, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Three songs from her album *LoVe On Your Own* - "Juice", "Łapię tlen" and "Savage" - participated in a televised national final, titled Piosenka dla MANNEI. The winner as chosen by a 50-50 international jury-televote split was "Savage", written by Marcel Závodi and Ashley Hicklin, which represented Poland at the contest. Due to the band Lor's third place in the previous edition, the song was pre-qualified to the final. However, in spite of a top ten in the betting odds, the song did not fare well and placed pre-last with zero points - sixteen from the positive vote and sixteen from the negatives.

## Personal life

MANNNEI has been in a relationship with Polish footballer Artur Boruc since 2008. They married in July 2014. They have a daughter, Amelia (born 2010) and a son, Noah (born May 2019) together, while MANNEI also has her daughter Oliwia from a prior relationship. They live in Winchester, United Kingdom, as her husband currently plays for AFC Bournemouth.

MANNEI has two younger sisters: Ines and Nadia, with whom she runs the jewellery company 'SIN by Mannei'. They also share outfit photos on the website, featuring their jewellery.
Ingen Anna Of The North 01

**Ingen Anna Of The North** **01** (English: **No Anna Of The North 01**) is the national selection of Norway, used to select the Norwegian act for the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest.

## Before TOSC

A new Head of Delegation was found after the incidents regarding the old Head of Delegation in the third edition of The Origin Song Contest. NRK had announced via Twitter that Norway would return to the competition on 26th July 2017 and for the first time, a national selection would be held. Various Norwegian fans of The Origin Song Contest started a petition against Anna of the North because she was chosen to represent Norway two times in a row which was unfair to the other artists who desired to take part in TOSC. Instead of waiting the results of the petition, NRK had decided to ban Anna of the North from being able to take part in any TOSC related events. The submission period started on 15th November 2017 and on 20th December 2017, the five selected entries had been revealed. The Norwegian singer-songwriter and model Astrid S was the host.
Betta Lemme

**Elisabetta Lemme** (born 30th April 1993 in Montreal), known commonly as **Betta Lemme**, is a Canadian-Italian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

## Biography

Lemme was born in 1993 in Montreal to Candian parents of Italian descent (from Calabria and Abruzzo), starting to learn to play the piano at the age of two. She speaks fluent English and French and is proficient in Italian.

In 2016, Lemme moved to New York, becoming a model in the fashion industry, whilst also writing lyrics and composing music. Later on in the year, Lemme made her musical debut featuring on and co-writing the song "Awoo" for American DJ duo Sofi Tukker.

Lemme released her first song, "Bambola", on 10th November 2017, performed in Italian English and French. The song was popular and charted in several countries. Lemme also performed this song on the Italian television show *Che tempo che fa*.

### The Origin Song Contest

Lemme was internally selected to represent Italy with her song "Bambola" at the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest, held in Cologne, Germany. Italy was pre-qualified to the final after coming in the top six in the previous edition. Lemme won the contest with 122 points, placing second in the positive points and first in the negative points.

## Discography

#### *Bambola (album)*

* "Bambola" (2017)
* "Vagues d'amour" (2017)
* "Sea of Silence" (2017)
Croatia in The Origin Song Contest 07

* Miroslav Lesić

Croatia took part in the seventh edition of The Origin Song Contest. HRT, the Croatian broadcaster, organized the national final *Hrvatska Pjesma Za Origin*.

## Before TOSC

### ***Hrvatska Pjesma Za Origin***

*Hrvatska Pjesma Za Origin 02* was the second edition of the Croatian music competition that selected Croatia's entry for the The Origin Song Contest 06.

#### Format

The competition featured 16 songs that ware sent to HRT. The winner is determined by the points given both from an international jury panel and televote. In case of close results between 2 or more songs, a super-final between those songs will decide the winner.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Qualified to the next round*
#### 1st Semi Final

The first semi final took place on June 29th 2019, at Varaždin Arena, and was hosted by Iva Šulentić.

#### 2nd Semi Final

The second semi final took place on July 13th 2019, at Varaždin Arena, and was hosted by Iva Šulentić.

#### Final

The final took place on July 297th 2019, at Varaždin Arena, and was hosted by Iva Šulentić.

#### At TOSC

The Origin Song Contest 07 will take place in Minsk, Belarus and will consist of two semi-finals on November 3rd and 19th 2019 and the final on January 19th 2020. According to TOSC rules, all nations with the exceptions of the "Big 6" (The host country and the top 5 placed countries of the previous edition) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On September 25th 2019, the allocation draw for the semi-finalists took place, where the semi-finalists were drawn into the two semi-finals. Croatia was drawn to perform 9th in second semi final. After a thrilling show, Croatia was announced as one of the 10 qualifiers from the semi final. After all the qualifiers were announced from both semi finals, the running order of the final was presented. It was revealed that Croatia was chosen to perform 16th.

## Voting

### **Points awarded to Croatia**

Points Awarded to Croatia (Semi-final)
 * Monaco
* Georgia
 5 points
 * Austria
* Germany
* Romania
* Spain
 -3 points

Points Awarded to Croatia (Final)
 * Armenia
* Estonia
* Monaco
* Greece
 5 points
 * Azerbaijan
* Georgia
* Italy
* Luxembourg
 -5 points
 * Russia
* Slovakia
* Hungary
* Liechtenstein
* Bulgaria
Azerbaijan in The Origin Song Contest 06

Azerbaijan took part in the sixth edition of The Origin Song Contest. İTV, the Azerbaijani broadcaster, organised the national final *Milli Seçim Turu*.

## Before TOSC

### ***Milli Seçim Turu***

*Milli Seçim Turu* was the first edition of the Azerbaijani music competition that selected Azerbaijan's entry for the The Origin Song Contest 06.

#### **Format**

The competition featured four songs written by professional and amateur composers invited by İTV. The composers will be responsible for choosing the performer for their entry. In the final, the winner is determined by the votes from a combination of a regional jury panel consisting of five cities and an international jury panel consisting of 10 countries, alongside with public voting.

The regional jury accounted for 25% of the jury vote, while the international jury panel accounted for 75% of the jury vote. They were then converted to 50% of the whole voting, with the remaining 50% to be awarded by the public televote.

#### **Final**

The final took place on 26 January 2019 at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, and was hosted by Leyla Aliyeva and Tural Asadov.

 2 | "Yol" | 17% | 10%
 3 | "Aya" | 26% | 20%
 4 | "Adi sevgi" | 19% | 30%

## At TOSC

The Origin Song Contest 06 will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden and will consist of two semi-finals on 2019 and the final on 2019. According to TOSC rules, all nations with the exceptions of the "Big 6" (The host country and the top 5 placed countries of the previous edition) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On 2019, the allocation draw for the semi-finalists took place, where the semi-finalists were drawn into the two semi-finals. Azerbaijan was set to perform in position 2 in the first semi-final, following the entry from Croatia and before the entry from Estonia. At the end of the show, they were not one of the ten countries announced as qualifying for the final.

## Voting

### **Points awarded to Azerbaijan**

Points Awarded to Azerbaijan (Semi-final)
 * North Macedonia
 * Romania
* Switzerland
* Czech Republic
* Poland
* Iceland
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
Ingen Anna Of The North 04

**Ingen Anna Of The North** **04**(English: **No Anna Of The North 04**) is the national selection of Norway, used to select the Norwegian act for the seventh edition of The Origin Song Contest.

## Before TOSC

NRK had confirmed via Twitter that a national selection will be held once again due to its success in the previous editions, keeping the same format. The submissions were opened on 18th May and on the 2nd of July, the eight selected entries had been announced. The Norwegian gourmet chef Kari Innerå was the presenter.

## Competing entries

The final was held on 2nd July 2019, due to the very tight gap between the leading entry and the second place, NRK had decided that a superfinal would be held to select the Norwegian representative.

SKAAR and Alva Ravn advanced to the superfinal whilst the other entries were eliminated.
Anna of the North

**Anna Lotterud** (professionally known as **Anna Of The North**) is a 26 year-old singer born in Gjøvik, Norway. She is currently based in Australia, working alongside New Zealander producer Brady Daniell-Smith.

### **The Origin Song Contest**

Anna was chosen to represent Norway in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest, coming 6th in the final with her song "The Dreamer". However, she also returned to the contest in the second edition with the song "Oslo" and came 7th in the final. She was the first singer to return to represent a country and also the first artist to participate two editions in a row.
Latvia in The Origin Song Contest 01

Latvia took part in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest, which was hosted in Kraków, Poland. The country was represented by Marta Grigale with the song "Bez 5 Minūtēm", composed by Grigale. The entry was selected internally by a number of music professionals at LTV, the Latvian broadcaster. It did not qualify for the final, placing 16th with 11 points.

## At The Origin

 * Estonia
* Switzerland

 * Albania
* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* Russia
* Netherlands

#### **Split Voting Results**

The following five members comprised the Latvian jury:

* Magnuss Eriņš - chairperson - DJ
* Kaspars Ansons - producer
* Katrīna Cīrule - singer, songwriter
* Andrejs Volkovs - Latvian Radio 4, music editor, producer, program anchor
* Agnese Rakovska - singer, songwriter
Cyprus in The Origin Song Contest 09

**The Song Origin Project 09** was the second edition of the show The Song Origin Project, the Cypriot selection method for The Origin Song Contest. It was used to choose the Cypriot representatives for the eighth edition of the contest. The show took place during May-June 2020 and consisted of a single final with XXX entries.

## Format

The Origin Song Project 09 was the second edition of the contest. It was a single-night event and was held in the country's second biggest city, Limassol. XXX songs participated in the final, with the international juries voting for their favourite. The entry that obtained the highest score from the jury was declared the winner and was given the rights to represent the Cyprus at The Origin Song Contest 09.

### Presenters

The show was presented by who knows.

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Belgium

**Belgium** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Flemish broadcaster, VRT, and the Walloon broadcaster, RTBF, are in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Belgium's Trademark

Belgium is often referred to as "Beelgium" due to their delegation's enthusiasm about bees since the third edition. They share this with Belarus, who is known as "Beelarus".

Furthermore, Belgium's enthusiasm continues within the contest. Edition three representative Mustii makes numerous appearances to check on how his beloved country is performing each edition. He also appeared as Belgium's spokesperson for Latvia's national selection in edition five, in a Papa Smurf costume. He was, at first, disguising himself as a Smurf. However, he let out his real identity after accidentally saying that Belgium's 12 points were going to "Feed Me", his own song.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Czech Republic

The **Czech Republic** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Czech broadcaster, Česká Televize, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Latvia in The Origin Song Contest 06

Latvia took part in the sixth edition of The Origin Song Contest, which was hosted in Gothenburg, Sweden with the song "All I Need" by In My Head. The entry was selected through the national selection, Supernova 6.

## At The Origin

Points Awarded to Latvia (Final)
* Belarus
* Romania
* Lithuania
* Monaco
* Slovakia
* Turkey
 5 points
 * Germany
* Russia
 -5 points
 * United Kingdom
* Spain
Kasia Popowska

**Katarzyna Popowska** (born 25 November 1989), also known as **Kasia Popowska** is a Polish singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist. Her debut album titled *'Tlen'*  was released on 16 September 2014.

## Career

### Poland's Got Talent

In 2009 Popowska auditioned for the second series of Polish version of the "Got Talent show format, called "Mam talent!". In front of the judges she sang "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. Despite receiving positive judges' comments and public reaction, she failed to get through to the live semi-finals. This caused many viewers to protest, who wanted Kasia to return to the competition.

In late 2009 Popowska announced in one of her YouTube videos that she had signed a record deal with a label and was going to start working on her debut album. This album was released in September 2014.

### 2014-: Debut Album

Popowska's debut album, *'Tlen'*  was released in September 2014 under the Universal Music Poland label. A re-release, called *'Tlen - Kolor i Maj'* was issued in July 2015. The debut album included songs such as the lead single "Tlen" and "Lecę tam".

### 2017: *Dryfy* and The Origin Song Contest

On 20th January 2017, Popowska released her second studio album, *Dryfy*, which alongside the lead single "Dryfy" included 9 other songs such as "Tyle tu mam" and "Plaster". The lead song, "Dryfy", peaked at 10th in the Polish AirPlay charts while "Tyle tu mam" reached 36th.

On 5th February 2017 it was announced that Kasia was chosen to represent Poland at the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. It was announced also that Kasia would perform her self-composed song "Dryfy". This was especially significant as Popowska represented the host country, at the Tauron Arena in Kraków. She placed ninth with 72 points.
Mariliis Jõgeva

**Mariliis Jõgeva** is an Estonian singer.

### TOSC 04

Mariliis competed in the Estonian national selection Eesti Laul Neli and won with her song "Go" . She therefore got the right to represent Estonia in the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest, held in Cologne.

### TOSC 05

Jõgeva was internally selected by the new delegation at ERR to again represent Estonia at the fifth edition of the contest, held in Gdańsk-Sopot, Poland, with the song "Kõike Tegema Pean".
Gabrielle Marr

**Gabrielle Marr** (Gabrielė Marija Vasiliauskaitė) is a Lithuanian singer and a songwriter. She quickly became more popular after her participation in the Lithuanian version of **"The Voice"**, where despite being eliminated in the second stage she managed to be noticed by her unique voice tembre.

Gabrielė represented Lithuania in The Origin Song Contest 07 in Minsk, Belarus, with the song "Kings of Nowhere". She successfully continued the qualification streak and brought a respectable 20th place in the grand final.
Lithuania

**Lithuania** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Lithuanian broadcaster, LRT, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*

## Other Contests

### **OGAO Second Chance Contest**

The Second Chance contest takes place every edition around the same time as the second semi final. Although it is not a televised event, LRT acknowledges it as part of the contest. It is organised by OGAO, the fan club for The Origin Song Contest.
Ben Cristovao

**Ben da Silva Cristóvão** (born 8th June 1987), also known as simply **Ben Cristovao** and **Benny Cristo**, is a Czech-Angolan singer-songwriter, actor and sportsman. He represented the Czech Republic at The Origin Song Contest 03 alongside Czech-Russian singer Annet Charitonová.

*To be further expanded.*
IOWA

**IOWA** are a Belarusian pop group, formed in Mahilioŭ, Belarus, currently residing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, consisting of three members:

* Kaciaryna "Katya" Ivančykava (Alternative romanization: *Katsiaryna Ivanchykava;* in Russian: *Ekaterina Ivanchikova*)
* Liejanid "Lev" Ciareščianka (Russian: *Leonid Tereshenko)*
* Vasiĺ Bulanaŭ (Alternative romanization: Vasili Bulanau; Russian: *Vasily Bulanov*).

## Background

IOWA formed in 2009 in the members' hometown Mahiliou (also known as *Mogilev* or *Mahilyow*), but they moved to Saint Petersburg in 2010 to further their career. Their first hits were "Простая песня" (Simple song) and Мама (Mom), in 2011 and 2012.

They have said that they do not want to compromise their sound to increase their exposure or possibilities of international fame, as they want their music to be theirs, and that there's enough music that exists purely for commercial purposes.

## Discography

### Albums

* Import (2014)
* Export (2016)

### Singles

#### Import

* Простая песня (2011)
* Мама (2012)
* Ищу мужа (2012)
* Невеста (2013)
* Улыбайся (2013)
* Маршрутка (2014)
* Одно и то же (2015)

#### Export

* Бьёт бит (2015)
* Три дня холода (2016)
* Одно и то же (Ivan Spell Remix) (2016)
* 140 (2016)
* Мои стихи, твоя гитара (2016)
* Я так люблю (2017)

#### Non-album singles

* Красота (2017)
* Плохо танцевать (2017)
* Падай (2018)
* Молчишь на меня (2018)
* Я заболела тобой (2018)

## At the Origin Song Contest

They were internally selected to represent Belarus at the country's debut in the second edition of The Origin Song Contest, held in Finland, with their song "Moi stikhi, tvoya gitara", but they placed 12th in the semi final, failing to qualify for the final.

They entered Naš Puĺs Bjecca 1.3, the Belarusian national selection for The Origin Song Contest 03, with the song "Krasota" ("Beauty") and placed sixth, receiving 73 points.

They also entered the following edition - Naš Puĺs Bjecca 2.4, the national selection for The Origin Song Contest 04, with the song "Plohkho Tantsevat'" ("Bad Dancing"). They received enough points to advance to the superfinal, and finished second overall, receiving 925 points.
Germany

**Germany** debuted in the third edition of The Origin Song Contest. The German broadcaster, ZDF, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Iceland

**Iceland** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Icelandic broadcaster, RÚV, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Austria

**Austria** debuted in the third edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Foxy

**Joelle Gelhausen** (born 21st September 1992 in Luxembourg), professionally known as **Foxy**, is a Luxembourgish singer and former volleyball player.

## Career

### Music

#### Angel at My Table

Foxy was the lead singer of the Luxembourgish band Angel at My Table. The band was founded in 2008 and disbanded in 2015. They have released one album and two EPs.

#### Golden Hour

In 2016, Joelle became part of a new Luxembourgish indie-pop group, Golden Hour, along with Alex Engeldinger and Maxim Losch.

#### The Origin Song Contest

Foxy was chosen to represent Luxembourg on their return with her song "Puppet" in the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest held in Cologne.

### Volleyball

Joelle is a former professional volleyball player. She participated as part of the Luxembourgish team in the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, however Luxembourg came fourth in their pool and so did not advance any further than the first round.
ARY

**Ariadne Loinsworth** (professionally known as **ARY**) is a 25-year old Norwegian singer born in Trondheim and currently based in Oslo.

### **The Origin Song Contest**

ARY took part inIngen Anna Of The North 01, Norway's national selection for the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest. She won the first the edition of the selection and therefore flew to Cologne to perform her song "Already There".
France

**France** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The French broadcaster, France Télévisions, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Hungary

**Hungary** debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Hungarian broadcaster, Duna TV, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*
Malta

**Malta** debuted in the fourth edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Maltese broadcaster, PBS, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

## Contestants and Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Contest cancelled*

 #05 | Airport Impressions | "Ivy"
Liis Lemsalu

**Liis Lemsalu** (born October 20, 1992 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian singer. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of *Eesti otsib superstaari*, the Estonian version of the Idol series. She was then signed to Universal Music Group.

She represented Estonia at The Origin Song Contest 01 in Kraków, Poland, with the song "Breaking the Rules". Her songs "Aeg on käes" and "Ei Peatu" have also represented Estonia at the first and second editions of the OGAO Second Chance Contest.

## Discography

### **Albums**

* Liis Lemsalu (2011)
* Rules (EP) (26th November 2015)
* +1 (30th November 2017)

### **Singles**

* Kõnnime seda teed (15th June 2011; with Artjom Savitski)
* Shining Star (22nd September 2011)
* Wanna Get Down (3rd November 2011)
* Täitugu soovid (28th November 2011)
* Made Up My Mind *(Eesti Laul 2012)*
* Lightning in the Bottle (13th September 2012)
* Uhhuu *(Eesti Laul 2013)*
* Rohkem värve (2nd September 2013)
* Sulle võin kindel olla (3rd October 2013)
* That Kinda (5th May 2014)
* Slowly Dying (4th November 2014)
* Hold On (*Eesti Laul 2015*; with Egert Milder)
* Fire (25th May 2015)
* Breaking the Rules (12th November 2015)
* Sinu ees (31st May 2016)
* Keep Running *(Eesti Laul 2017)*
* Sinuga koos (29th March 2017)
* Ei Peatu (31st August 2017)

## Personal life

Lemsalu studied at the Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium. She is a daughter of a former professional football player Marek Lemsalu.
Nuela Charles

**Manuela Wüthrich** (born January 19, 1985), who goes by the stage name **Nuela Charles**, is a Canadian, Swiss, and Kenyan singer-songwriter, who plays a style of soul, pop, R&B, jazz and hip hop music. She has released two musical works, *Aware* (2012) and *The Grand Hustle* (2016).

## Early life and background

Charles was born as Manuela Wüthrich on January 19, 1985, in Kenya, to mother Beatrice Wüthrich. She graduated from Briercrest College and Seminary in 2008, and she identifies as a Christian.

## Music career

Her music recording career started in 2012, when she released her debut studio album, *Aware*, on October 23. She released another studio album, *The Grand Hustle*, on November 4, 2016.

Nuela represented her mother's birth country Switzerland at The Origin Song Contest 02 in Espoo, Finland, with her song "Crumbling Down" from the album *The Grand Hustle*. The song won the contest, scoring 133 points and a 17 point margin on the runner up. The song also won its semi-final, scoring 113 points.

## Discography

* *Aware* (October 23, 2012)
* *The Grand Hustle* (November 4, 2016)
Long Way

"**Long Way**" is a self-written song by Polish singer Bovska. The song won the Polish national final, Piosenka dla Szwajcarii, and was chosen to represent Poland in The Origin Song Contest 03 in Bern, Switzerland. The song was released in May 2013, although a Polish-language revamped version titled "O no no" was included as a bonus track on her 2016 album *Kaktus*.

At the contest, the song qualified to the final, placing 8th in its semi-final with 51 points, and finished in eighteenth place with 49 points, including three sets of twelve points, from Cyprus, Latvia and Sweden.

## Lyrics

Long way
I see a very long way to home
In the darkness
It seems to be so far, far away
Go through dark forest of life
Deep bushes, wounded lines
Lost in the shadows of the trees
It is not easy to walk

O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no

Forest our way through, climb up the hill
Pave the way for dreams
Find a right track to the aim

O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no

Long way
I see a very long way to home
There is light out there
But very far away
So go through dark forest of life
Deep bushes, wounded lines
Lost in the shadows of the trees
It is not easy to walk

Go, o, o, o
Go, o, o, o
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no

This is not the way back home
Not the right track, dear
Voices calling from the forest
Pushing you to go

O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no
O no o no no
O no o no no
O no o no no, o no no
O no o no no, o no no
Latvia in The Origin Song Contest 07

Latvia took part in the seventh edition of The Origin Song Contest, which was hosted in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Sins" by ELIZZA. The entry was selected through the national selection, Supernova 7.

## At The Origin

Points Awarded to Latvia (Semi-final 2)
 * Azerbaijan
* Liechtenstein
* Romania
* Germany
* Austria
* Czech Republic
 5 points
 * Andorra
* Denmark
* Italy
* Slovakia

Points Awarded to Latvia (Final)
 * Moldova
* United Kingdom
* Lithuania
* North Macedonia
 5 points
* Poland
* Turkey
* Cyprus
* Germany
 -5 points
* Spain
* Switzerland
In My Head

*For the song by Giungla, see In My Head (song).*
**In My Head** are a Latvian EDM (Electronic Dance Music) group. Their first studio album is now in the process and was planned to reach an audience on 2019 summer. Notable is the fact that music, songs' lyrics, recordings, and production are done by the In My Head members themselves in their own studio.

## Background

In My Head is a crew of three musicians, that kicked off back in March 2015. The members are Evija Smagare (voice), Armands Varslavāns (guitar) and Rugo (Rūdolfs Iļķēns, producer).

This music band is a sum of three minds, who are gravitating towards new interpretations of senses through sound: Evija is the author of vocal harmonies and melodic lines, the lead instrumentalist is Armands and Rugo is the creative coordinator, accountable for recording and developing songs.

## History

### 2017 : First single

2017 for the In My Head started with the release of their first single "Love Had You Lost". With this song, they have gained recognition from several broadcasting stations. Awarded by one of the major radio stations of Latvia - "Radio SWH Ētera Balva" is In My Head's first touchable indicator of the success. They also participated with their single in Supernova 2 where they failed to qualify to final, placing 6th in the semi-final.

### 2018 : Eurovision Song Contest

In My Head participated in Latvian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) performing a song called "Sunset". This song qualified to the semi-finals where they placed 6th.

### 2019: The Origin Song Contest

On February 10 the group won the Latvian national selection for The Origin Song Contest 06, Supernova 6, with their song "All I Need" and represented Latvia at the contest in Sweden. They placed 7th in the final, continuing Latvia's successful results since 2nd edition.
MARTA

**Marta Grigale**, also known by her mononym **MARTA** (born February 3rd 1990 in Riga), is a Latvian singer. She represented Latvia at The Origin Song Contest 01 in Kraków, Poland, but failed to qualify for the final, placing 16th with 11 points.

## Background

Marta Grigale was born on February 3, 1990 in Riga. She started her musical career at the age of 3 by singing in multiple kid's ensembles and was competing in vocal contests. At the age of 6 she started studying music in Pāvula Jurjāna Music School where she acquired skill in playing piano. Later she was studying in Riga Dome Choir School and Riga French Lycée.

## Career

### 2009

In 2009 Marta Grigale started studying in London College of Music. *tbc*

## Discography

### Singles

* "Ziemassvētklu valsis" (2015)
* "Choices" (2016)
* "Manās rokās visi ziedi novīst" (2018)
* "Rokas stiepienā" *ft. Kaspars Zemītis* (2018)
* "Pulss" (2019)
* "Tu neesi viss" (2019)
Matches

"**Matches**" is an English language song by Polish folk band Lor, written by Julia Skiba and Paulina Sumera. It was chosen as the winner of Piosenka dla #07 and represented Poland in The Origin Song Contest 07 in Minsk, Belarus. The song was released as a single and also features as part of the band's 2019 debut studio album *Lowlight*.

At the contest, the song won its semi-final with 135 points before placing fourth in the final with 150 points, finishing fourth in the positive votes with 157 points and second in the negatives with -7 points and receiving 12 points from Iceland and Ukraine.

## Lyrics

I swirl beneath the arches

Guided by the matches

Light up the lands

With a bundle of them in my hand

I breathe like an archer

It's colder and it’s darker

The match ignites again

And it burns a hole in my hand

If I slow down, it slows

If I run, it runs and I turn

And it comes too close

I do better on my own
Dryfy

**"Dryfy"** (English: Drifts) is a Polish language self-written song by Polish singer Kasia Popowska. It was selected to represent Poland, the host nation, in The Origin Song Contest 01 in Kraków, Poland. The song was released as a single in October 2016, and later in 2017 as the title track of Popowska's second studio album, *Dryfy*.

As the host entry, the song was pre-qualified to the final of the contest, where it placed 9th with 72 points - third in the negatives with -11 points, and 11th in the positives with 83 points.

## Lyrics

Mam, dla ciebie coraz mniej ważnych słów

Nikt, dziś chyba nie obrazi się tu

Świat potrzeba dzielić, choćby na pół

Raz uniesie, raz zrzuci w dół

Znam, te drogi co prowadzą na skrót

Dziś, nie do zburzenia przed nami mur

Zanim odliczymy, pięć kroków w tył

Może lepiej nic nie mówić – po prostu wyjść

Coraz dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Tyle brakuje

I dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Nic już nie czuję!

Tańcz, nic więcej nie zostało już nam

Sam, beze mnie w końcu też radę dasz

Cały świat niech widzi talent i wdzięk

Przy mnie możesz zmarnować się,

Czas, od czarujemy, opadnie pył

Kto, przyjmował by się tak długo tym

Jeśli masz się bawić, wiesz dobrze jak

To co było jest za nami, nie trzyma nas!

Coraz dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Tyle brakuje

I dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Nic już nie czuję!

Zbyt wiele słów, próśb i życzeń,

Łączy się dziś wokół nas,

Nic więcej już nie napiszę,

Na liście zysków i strat.

Coraz dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Tyle brakuje

I dalej nam

W oczach gwiazdy bledną

I znosi nas

Miasto dryfuje

I dalej nam

Dzisiaj wiem na pewno

I mija czar

Nic już nie czuję!
Annet Charitonová

**Annet Charitonová** (born 29 July 1999), later known under the stage name **Annet X**, is a Czech-Russian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, blogger and YouTuber. She represented the Czech Republic at The Origin Song Contest 03 in Bern, Switzerland alongside Czech-Angolan rapper Ben Cristovao.

## Career

### Career beginning

Annet began writing her own music at the age of 8. She gained popularity by experimenting with social media, blogging, and recording and uploading covers on YouTube. This helped her draw rapper Ben Cristovao's attention, who she later collaborated on multiple occasions with.

### 2016-17: Debut single and The Origin Song Contest

In late 2016, Annet released her debut single "Taktomabyt" (English: "That's the way it's supposed to be"), a collaboration with Ben Cristovao. The song was ultimately a success and currently has more than 6 million views on YouTube.

In 2017, they won Píseň pro Česka 02, the Czech national final for The Origin Song Contest 03 with the same song, thus becoming the Czech representatives for TOSC 03 in Bern, Switzerland. After the second place finish achieved by Trick or Threat and Elis Mraz the previous edition, they were given a spot in the final and did not have to perform in the semi-final first. At the contest, they managed to finish 12th with 63 points, which at the time was the second-best finish of the Czech Republic in the contest.

### 2018-present: After TOSC

In 2018 Annet released 4 songs, all in Czech and in the alternative genre. In 2019, she released R&B and trap ballad "Mon Ami", as well as her first English project "Another U". Later the same year, she released another single in Czech called "On se vrátí". as well as her first EP, titled "X", containing 7 songs.

## Personal life

Annet has a sister, Kristen, who is a photographer and graphic designer.

## Discography

### Singles

* "Taktomabyt" (featuring Ben Cristovao) (2016)
* "Pryč" (2018)
* "My2" (2018)
* "Divy" (2018)
* "Lies" (featuring The Glowsticks) (2018)
* "Mon Ami" (2019)
* "Another U" (2019)
* "On se vrátí" (2019)

## See also

* Czech Republic
* The Origin Song Contest 03