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Romania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 1

**Romania** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 1** in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Romanian entry was selected through *Internal selection* by Romanian broadcaster TVR. DJ Sava and Faydee represented Romania with the song "Love in Dubai", which scored 31 points in the grand final and finished in 17th place (last).

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Bulgarian Hotel in Bansko, Romania was drawn to compete eleventh in the grand final, following Moldova and Bosnia-Herzegovina preceding. Romania placed 17th (last) in the final, scoring 31 points.

In Romania, the final was broadcast on TVR with commentary by the Head of Delegation Ari. The Romanian spokesperson revealing the result of the Romanian vote in the final was Paula Seling.

### Points awarded to Romania

Final
* FYR Macedonia
 5 points
* Russia
* Slovakia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Romania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 1
Dalal

**Dalal Midhat-Talakić** (née **Midhat**; born 5 August 1981) is a Bosnian singer. She is a member of the Bosnian R&B duo Erato.

She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with Deen, Ana Rucner and Jala. Together they performed the song "Ljubav je" on 10 May 2016 during the first semi-final of the competition, but failed to qualify to the 14 May final. Also she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 5. She perform the song "Bombon".
List of countries in the Slavic Vision Song Contest

Twenty-five countries have participated in the Slavic Vision Song Contest since it started in 2017. Of these, two have won the contest. The contest, organised by the Slavic Broadcasting Union (SBU), is held between members of the Union. Broadcasters from different countries submit songs to the event, and cast votes to determine the most popular in the competition.

## Participants

The following table lists the countries that have participated in the contest at least once. Shading indicates countries that have withdrawn from the contest.

### Table key

     *Withdrawn* – Countries who have participated in the past but have withdrawn.

## Participating countries by editions

### Table key

     *Winner* - The country won SVSC that edition.
     *Second place* - The country was ranked second that edition.
     *Third place* - The country was ranked third that edition.
     *Remaining places* - The country placed from fourth to second last in the final of this edition.
     *Last* - The country was ranked last in the final of that edition.
     *Debutant* - The country debuted during the decade (or after the second edition for the first decade).
     *Unknown* - The country's result in the edition is not yet known.
     *Did not participate* - The country did not participate in the SVSC that edition.
A cross (**X**) means that the country participated in the contest that edition.

## See also

* List of Slavic Vision Song Contest winners
* List of host cities of the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* List of languages in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* List of Slavic Vision Song Contest presenters
Kazakhstan in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 1

**Kazakhstan** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 1** in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Kazakh entry was selected through *Internal selection* by Kazakh broadcaster KRTC. Jayrun represented Kazakhstan with the song "Jürekke jil", which scored 75 points in the grand final and finished in 5th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Bulgarian Hotel in Bansko, Kazakhstan was drawn to compete fifteenth in the grand final, following Bosnia-Herzegovina and FYR Macedonia preceding. Kazakhstan placed 5th in the final, scoring 75 points.

In Kazakhstan, the final was broadcast on KRTC with commentary by the Head of Delegation. The Kazakh spokesperson revealing the result of the Kazakh vote in the final was Yerzhan Zhunusov.

### Points awarded to Kazakhstan

Final
* Romania
* Slovakia
 5 points
* Poland

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Kazakhstan in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 1
Antonia

**Antonia Clara Iacobescu** (born April 12, 1989), commonly known as **Antonia**, is a Romanian singer, performer, and model.

At five years old she moved to the United States with her parents. Antonia lived and grew up in the states of Utah and then Nevada, where she finished high school and got into the modeling world. She has participated in hundreds of photo shoots for catalogs while working with large agencies in the U.S., such as Lenz and Ford Models. Likewise, she has launched her own clothing line called *MOJA* in 2013.

## Early life

Antonia Clara Iacobescu was born on April 12, 1989 in Bucharest, Romania. At the age of 5, she moved to the United States along with her parents. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Utah and Las Vegas, where she finished high school. Antonia also began her modeling career in the United States, working alongside agencies such as Ford.

Antonia has been singing since she was 10 years old and attended music school in the United States. While she lived in Las Vegas and Utah, the American culture heavily influenced her musical style.

## Career

At the age of 18, Antonia returned to Romania alongside her family. There, she met Romanian producer Tom Boxer, through a friend who had heard her singing. After the two met, Antonia and Tom created their first song known as "Roses on Fire". They also created a music video for the song, directed and filmed by Boxer. The song received major success abroad, being broadcast on radio stations and television channels in the Netherlands and Poland.

Antonia released her second single "Morena", produced by Tom Boxer which received critical acclaim due to its combination of a club dance rhythm and Antonia's sensual voice. According to radio-station listeners, it was the "most played Romanian song of the moment" in February 2010. Two months after its debut, "Morena" managed to climb music charts.

After the birth of her first child, Antonia returned to the business as a solo singer. She released a single called "Marionette", written by Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack. The song debuted at No.# 96, however was among one of the most played songs in Romania.

On April 17, 2015, Romanian record label Roton released Antonia's first studio album called *This is Antonia*. The album contains 12 songs and it's available in physical and digital format.

## Personal life

Antonia gave birth to her first child, Maya Rosaria Castellano, on August 28, 2010. The child's father was Vincenzo Castellano, Antonia's husband. They separated in 2011 and are in the process of divorcing, including a custody case on behalf of their daughter Maya.

In early 2014, Antonia and her current partner Alex Velea had a son Dominic, born on December 27, 2014. On the 7th of December she gave birth to her third child, Akim, to partner Alex Velea.

## Discography

Albums:

2015 - This is Antonia
Austria in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 3

**Austria** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 3** in Istanbul, Turkey. The Austrian entry was selected through *Internal selection* by Austrian broadcaster (ORF). Christina Stürmer represented Austria with the song "Millionen Lichter" which scored 64 points in the grand final and finished in 9th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Turkish Hotel in Constantinople, Austria was drawn to compete ninth in the grand final, following Slovakia and Kazakhstan preceding. Slovakia placed 9th in the final, scoring 64 points.

In Austria, the final was broadcast on ORF with commentary by the Head of Delegation. The Austrian spokesperson revealing the result of the Austrian vote in the final was Nathan Trent.

### Points awarded to Austria

Final
* Kazakhstan
* Russia
* Slovenia
 5 points

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Austria in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 3
DNK

**DNK** were selected to represent FYR Macedonia internally with her song "Uste Eden Den" in Slovakia.

The duo DNK is formed in 2001 by Andreja Gjeorgievski (born on 09.02.1982) and Vladimir Blazev - Pancho aka Dj Shorty P (born on 29.07.1979) both from Skopje. As artists with music experience and education (Andreja has completed lower and middle music school and is currently a student at the Music Academy in Skopje) they decided to start a career together in 2001, by releasing their first single – “Whole day long girlfriend” (Devojka za vezden) . Previously, they were performing with other bands (Pancho was a member of the band called OK Band, and Andreja was performing with TNT band).
Their second single – “Thank you in advance” (Blagodaram odnapred) became an evergreen in Macedonian popular music, and is featured on their both albums “Watch out kid” (Pazi dete) (2005) and “Everything is said”(Kazano e se) (2010). Furthermore in the years to follow, they have transferred their musical experience to other fields related to music again. Pancho became a resident DJ in the biggest and most popular clubs in Macedonia, and then founded “SureShotz Entertainment” promoting agency, through which he brought some of the biggest artists and djs from the Balkans and the whole world. On the other side, Andreja became a music editor in the “K-15” television channel, as well as a producer of the talent show called “My star” (Mojata dzvezda). As coworkers and friends with producer Vrcak, they became co-founders of the production company “Production Republic” (Produkcija Republika). Their numerous musical achievements evidence only for their successful work as a duo, whose memorable performances across the state are well visited. They have notable performances on the most prestigious music festival in Macedonia – “Makfest”, in which they received two awards for best stage performance and one for most played song between two festivals. They are two-time winners of the “Golden orbit of popularity” award, and have numerous participations in humanitarian concerts and festivals.   The support that DNK receives from their fans gave them energy and love to release their second album in 2010 called “Everything is said”(Kazano e se) .The album that contains 18 songs produced by Vrcak for their “Production Republic” (Produkcija Republika), got an exclusive package that was promoted and released in August 2010. In January 2011, DNK had a show in the Colosseum club that was used as an announcement for their big concert on 24th of September this year.

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Slavic Broadcasting Union

The **Slavic Broadcasting Union**, often referred as **SBU** is a union of broadcasters from twenty five different countries across Europe. Every country that is member of the SBU, is allowed to take part in the Slavic Vision Song Contest. There are a few nations which have tried to join theSBU with some of them being accepted and some of them being declined.

## Members

### Active members

There are currently 25 active members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union. The newest member of the SBU is Austria, Estonia, Hungary and Latvia who joined the union in February 2016. Among the current council members, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan were in the first official council formed during the first edition of the Slavic Vision Song Contest.

Color key
     Council member
     Current host

## Council

The SBU Council is a congress of the heads of delegations of different countries of the Slavic Broadcasting Union to discuss each edition's planning, to accept entries of the participating countries and to discuss general rules and standards of the Slavic Vision Song Contest.

### Members

This list shows the current and former permanent or temporary members of the NBU council. Head members are written in bold.

Permanent members
* **George Rospier** (January 2017–present)
* Jordie Viiperi (February 2017–present)

## SBU Competitions

The *SBU* holds contests where only its members can participate.

### Slavic Vision Song Contest

The Slavic Vision Song Contest, often shortened SVSC, or SlavicVision, is a song contest on Youtube held among the members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union since January 2017 and is inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest. The current and official SVSC executive supervisor is George Rospier.

### Junior Slavic Vision Song Contest

The Junior Slavic Vision Song Contest, often shortened JSVSC, or Junior Slavic Vision, is a song contest on Youtube held among the members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union since March 2017 and is inspired by the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest is the junior pendant for the Slavic Vision Song Contest.
Slovenia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 2

**Slovenia** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 2** in Moscow, Russia. The Slovenian entry was selected through *Internal Selection* by Slovenian broadcaster (RTV SLO). Nuša Derenda represented Slovenia with the song "Tip Top", which scored 58 points in the grand final and finished in 11th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Russian Bar in Moscow, Slovenia was drawn to compete twelfth in the grand final, following Turkey and Bulgaria preceding. Slovenia placed 11th in the final, scoring 58 points.

In Slovenia, the final was broadcast on RTV SLO with commentary by the Head of Delegation Italix. The Slovenian spokesperson revealing the result of the Slovenian vote in the final was Danaja Vegelj.

### Points awarded to Slovenia

Final
* Croatia
 5 points
 * Bulgaria
* Kazakhstan
* Slovakia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Slovenia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 2
Poland in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 4

**Poland** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 4** in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Polish entry was selected through an internal selection by Polish broadcaster (TVP).Margaret represented Poland with the song "Elephant which scored 181 points in the grand final and finished in 1st place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Lithuania Hotel in Villnius, Poland was drawn to compete first in the grand final, Latvia preceding. Poland placed 1st in the final, scoring 181 points.

In Poland, the final was broadcast on TVP with commentary by the Head of Delegation Boyan. The Polish spokesperson revealing the result of the Polish vote in the final was Cleo.

### Points awarded to Poland

Final
 * Bulgaria
* FYR Macedonia
* Kazakhstan
* Russia
* Ukraine
 12 points
 * Bulgaria
* FYR Macedonia
* Russia
* Croatia
* Kazakhstan
 * Latvia
* Czech Republic

## See also

* Poland in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 4
Polina Gagarina

**Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina** (Полина Сергеевна Гагарина, born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer, songwriter, actress and model. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "A Million Voices" where she finished second. She is currently a coach on the Russian version of *The Voice*.

## Life and career

Gagarina was born in Saratov, but spent most of her youth in Greece. Her mother was a ballet dancer. In 1993, Gagarina's father died and her mother decided to move the family back to Russia, but they soon moved back to Greece and settled in Athens. After completing her education, she moved to Saratov to live with her grandmother.

### 2003–07: *Попроси у облаков*

In 2003, Gagarina competed in season two of *Star Factory*, a Russian reality singing competition. She performed several songs by Maxim Fadeev and went on to win the show, but refused to work with Fadeev after her victory. After winning *Star Factory*, Gagarina was invited to perform in the group Playgirls. The group received a recording contract with ARS Records, but ultimately disbanded. In 2005, she performed at the New Wave competition held in Jūrmala, Latvia and placed third. She later released the singles "Kolybelnaya", "Morning", "Ya tvoya", "Pomnyu", and "Ya tebya ne proshchu nikogda". Her début album *Попроси у облаков* was released in 2007.

### 2008–12: *О себе*

In 2008, Gagarina released the single "Komu, zachem?", a duet with Russian singer Irina Dubtsova. In March 2010, her second studio album *О себе* was released. In 2012, Gagarina started to collaborate with Russian-Georgian producer Konstantin Meladze. With Meladze she recorded four singles: "Spektakl okonchen" ("The Play Is Over"; RUS #10, UKR #3), "Net" ("No"; RUS #3, UKR #1), "Navek" ("Forever"; RUS #26, UKR #23) and "Shagay" ("Stride"; RUS #15, UKR #11).

## Personal life

On 25 August 2007, Gagarina married Russian actor Pyotr Kislov. She gave birth to their son, Andrey, on 14 October 2007. They divorced on 31 March 2010. She married photographer Dmitry Iskhakov on 9 September 2014.

## Discography

### Studio albums

* 2007: *Poprosi u oblakov* (*Ask the Clouds*)
* 2010: *O sebe* (*About Me*)
* 2016: *9*
Czech Republic in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 2

**Czech Republic** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 2** in Moscow, Russia. The Czech entry was selected through *Internal Selection* by Czech broadcaster (ČT). Pink Angels represented Czech Republic with the song "Long Lost Weekend", which scored 54 points in the grand final and finished in 14th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Russian Bar in Moscow, Czech Republic was drawn to compete sixth in the grand final, following Belarus and Serbia preceding. Czech Republic placed 14th in the final, scoring 54 points.

In Czech Republic, the final was broadcast on ČT with commentary by the Head of Delegation Jake. The Czech spokesperson revealing the result of the Czech vote in the final was Gabriela Gunčiková.

### Points awarded to Czech Republic

Final
 5 points
 * Poland
* Slovakia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Czech Republic in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 2
Aneta Sablik

**Aneta Sablik** (born 12 January, 1989, Bielsko-Biała, Poland) is a Polish singer-songwriter. She gained popularity in Europe after winning the eleventh season of Germany's Idol, Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), translation; Germany Seeks The Superstar, which was broadcast on RTL Television. Sablik was the first competitor to receive the highest amount of points at every live show.

She was announced the winner of season 11 on Saturday May 3, 2014. She digitally launched her debut single "The One" on the same day of winning season 11. Her debut single "The One" quickly topped music charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

She won 500,000 euros, a car and a record label contract. Sablik signed a deal with Polydor Records (owned by Universal Music Group) to release her debut album, titled *The One* for late 2014.

## Discography

### Albums

 *The One* | * Released: 23 May 2014
* Label: Universal Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

## Performances at *DSDS season 11*

Sablik was the first competitor to receive the highest amount of points at every Live Show.
Píseň pro Českou Republiku 1

Final date
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 Broadcaster
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 Winner

**Písen pro Českou Republiku 1** is the 1st edition of the Czech Republic music competition Píseň pro Českou Republiku, which selects Czech Republic's entry for the Slavic Vision Song Contest 3. The competition is organised by Česká televize (ČT) and takes place over the period February 2017.

one show: a final. The 5 competing entries were compete in the final.
Romania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 2

**Romania** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 2** in Moscow, Russia. The Romanian entry was selected through *Internal Selection* by Romanian broadcaster (TVR). Lara Lee represented Romania with the song "Superman", which scored 70 points in the grand final and finished in 6th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Russian Bar in Moscow, Romania was drawn to compete fifteenth in the grand final, following Russia and Greece preceding. Romania placed 6th in the final, scoring 70 points.

In Romania, the final was broadcast on TVR with commentary by the Head of Delegation Ari. The Romanian spokesperson revealing the result of the Romanian vote in the final was Lariss.

### Points awarded to Romania

Final
* Bulgaria
* Greece
* Lithuania
 5 points
 * Russia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Romania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 2
Bebe Rexha

**Bleta** "**Bebe**" **Rexha** (blɛta ˌbibi ˈɾɛd͡ʒa; (born August 30, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best known as a featured singer on several *Billboard* Hot 100 songs such as G-Eazy's "Me, Myself & I" and David Guetta's "Hey Mama". She also co-wrote the chart-topping Eminem and Rihanna single, "The Monster" (among other songs). In March 2016, she released a song, called "No Broken Hearts" featuring Nicki Minaj, as the first single from her upcoming debut studio album, *All Your Fault: Pt I*. The album is due to be released on February 17, 2017. October 2016

## Early life and education

Bleta Rexha was born on August 30, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York to ethnic Albanian parents from Macedonia, who emigrated to the United States in the 1980s. Her father is from Debar and her mother is from Gostivar. Her first name, Bleta, means "A honey bee" in Albanian, which is why she uses her nickname "Bebe". The family moved to Staten Island, New York, when Rexha was aged 6. In her elementary school, Rexha played a trumpet for over nine years, while teaching herself to play guitar and piano. Rexha attended Tottenville High School on Staten Island, where she took part in a variety of musicals. She also joined the choir, while still in high school. After joining the choir, she learned that her voice was a coloratura soprano.

As a teenager, Rexha submitted a song to be performed at the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' annual "Grammy Day" event. Rexha earned the "Best Teen Songwriter" award, beating around 700 other entrants. She later came in to sign a contract with the talent scout Samantha Cox, who convinced Rexha to enroll into songwriting classes in New York City.

## Discography

### Albums

* *All Your Fault: Pt I* (2017)

**EPs**

* *I Don't Wanna Grow Up* (2015)

### Production and writing credits

Rexha has written and co-produced for a number of artists, including:
Croatia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 3

**Croatia** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 3** in Istanbul, Turkey. The Croatian entry was selected through *Internal selection*, organised by Croatian broadcaster (HRT). Severina represented Croatia with the song "Sekunde" which scored 50 points in the grand final and finished in 14th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Turkish Hotel in Constantinople, Croatia was drawn to compete sixth in the grand final, Hungary following and Lithuania preceding. Croatia placed 14th in the final, scoring 50 points.

In Croatia, the final was broadcast on HRT with commentary by the Head of Delegation Aga. The Croatian spokesperson revealing the result of the Croatian vote in the final was Nina Kraljić.

### Points awarded to Croatia

Final
* Slovakia
 * Czech Republic
* Russia
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Belarus

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Croatia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 3
Bianka

**Bianka** (born 17 September 1985) is a Belarusian singer (аццяна Эдуардаўна Ліпніцкая; in Russian: *Tatyana Eduardovna Lipnitskaya*, Татьяна Эдуардовна Липницкая), song writer, and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2005 with the release of her song *Swan* which later on became the soundtrack to the Russian film, Бой с тенью, *Shadow Boxing*.

Aside from Belarus, she has popular following in Russia, FSU and Israel.

## Career

In 2001, she won the Grand Prix of the international competition of young performers "Mallow" (held in Poland). Bianka became a soloist with the National Orchestra of Symphonic and Popular Music of the Republic of Belarus. At this time, she wrote songs and sang. Later, she held a tour in Germany.

In 2005 Bianka received a formal offer to represent Belarus in the international contest "Eurovision" and at the same time, she was invited to work in Moscow, with Sergei Parkhomenko (Serge). She declined. In the same year, Bianca with Max Lawrence released the song "Swan", which became popular, and later was put on the soundtrack of the film " Shadow Boxing ". In 2006 came the album "Russian Folk R'n'B".

In 2007 she published a collection of her songs on the album- "On the summer." In 2008 – the album "38 locks" and she evolved her style in to dance music. In 2011 came the album "Our Generation".

Studio Albums

1. Russian folk R'n'B (2006)
2. About Summer (2007)
3. 38 locks (2008)
4. Our Generation (2011)
5. Bianca. Music (2014)
Murat Dalkılıç

**Murat Dalkılıç** (born 7 August 1983) is a Turkish pop singer.

## Career

Murat Dalkılıç was born in Izmir and lived in Kuşadası. He studied piano at the age of 15 and founded his first music group. At a young age, he was also interested in basketball enrolling in Kuşadası Spor Basketball team where he played professionally at age 17 and had to put his music career on hold.

He studied at Beykent University's Faculty of Fine Arts graduating in Performing Arts. After graduation, he enrolled in the Master program in Bilgi University specializing in acting in Cinema-Television.

His first single "Kasaba" (meaning "town") written by Soner Sarıkabadayı and music composed by Tolga Kılıç was released in October 2008 by Dokuz Sekiz Müzik label gained popularity after being picked by Turkish radio stations. Soon a music video followed that was launched in December 2008. The video featured Dalkılıç' friend Murat Boz. The single reached No.1 on the Türkçe Top 20 chart and stayed at the top of the Turkish charts for a total of seven weeks. He was signed in 2009 to "Sony Music Entertainment" recording three albums.

His 2012 single "Bir Güzellik Yap" has also topped the Türkçe Top 20. The music video was watched more than 20 million times in YouTube channel. The same album had three other singles: "Kader", "Bi Hayli" and "Lüzumsuz Savaş", which topped the charts in 2012.

His 2014 single "Derine" has also topped the charts. The music video was 9 minutes with a lot of actions and his partner was Özge Özpirincci who is a Turkish famous actress. "İki Yol", "Yani" and "Leyla" were the other singles of the album.

He wrote the lyrics of "Kırk Yılda Bir Gibisin" song and featured "Emrah Karaduman" for his album. This song was watched over 80 millions in YouTube.

His "Epik" album was released in 2016 and his first song "Ben Bilmem" is filmed by "Bedran Güzel"
Moldova in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 1

**Moldova** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 1** in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Moldovan entry was selected through *Internal selection* by Moldovan broadcaster TRM. Valeria Morari represented Moldova with the song "A Ray of Sun", which scored 62 points in the grand final and finished in 9th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Bulgarian Hotel in Bansko, Moldova was drawn to compete twelfth in the grand final, following Moldova and Bosnia-Herzegovina preceding. Moldova placed 9th in the final, scoring 62 points.

In Moldova, the final was broadcast on TRM with commentary by the Head of Delegation Kubiszon. The Moldovan spokesperson revealing the result of the Moldovan vote in the final was Katy Rain.

### Points awarded to Moldova

Final
* Montenegro
* Romania
* Slovenia
 5 points
 * Slovakia
* Kazakhstan
* Serbia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Moldova in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 1
Jay Sean

**Jay Sean** (born **Kamaljit Singh Jhooti**; 26 March 1979) is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003. This led to him being signed to Virgin Records and having two UK top 10 hits as a solo artist in 2004: "Eyes On You" at No. 6 and "Stolen" at #4. They were included in his critically acclaimed debut album *Me Against Myself* which, though only moderately successful in the UK, sold more than two million copies across Asia and remains his most successful album to date. Alongside the Rishi Rich Project, Sean was a pioneer of Bhangra-R&B fusion, which his debut album helped popularize among the worldwide South Asian diaspora.

He eventually left Virgin in 2006 and founded his own independent label, Jayded Records. After a gap of nearly four years, he returned in 2008 with "Ride It", which reached No. 11 in the UK and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries, including Romania where it was one of the best-selling singles of the year. It was followed by hits such as "Maybe", which reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100, and "Tonight". They were included in his second album, *My Own Way*, which became his most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, reaching, and topped the UK R&B Chart. At around this time, he began increasingly incorporating electropop sounds into his R&B music.

Since the end of 2008, he has been signed to Cash Money Records. In 2009, his American debut single "Down" topped the *Billboard* Hot 100, making him the first solo artist of South Asian origin and first UK urban act to top the Hot 100. It was the seventh-best selling song of 2009, having sold more than three million copies in the United States that year, eventually reaching six million sales in the United States, making him the most successful British/European male urban artist in US chart history at the time. As of 2011, it is the fifth best selling song by a British artist in the digital era. It was soon followed by another hit, "Do You Remember", which has sold more than a million copies in the US, and entered the top ten on the Hot 100, making him the first male act since Chingy in 2003 to "simultaneously appear in the Hot 100 top 10 with his first two charting singles." They were included in his American-debut album *All or Nothing*, which debuted at No. 37 on the US *Billboard* 200 and reached No. 11 on the Japan Oricon Albums Chart. Sean has also been a featured artist on several hits including "What Happened to Us" by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy, which charted within the top 20 on the ARIA singles chart and certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Sean was ranked No. 35 in *Billboard*'s Hot 100 Artists of 2009.
Russia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 4

**Russia** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 4** in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Russian entry was selected through *Internal selection*, organised by Russian broadcaster (Russia 1). Serebro represented Russia with the song "Chocolate" which scored 180 points in the grand final and finished in 3rd place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Lithuania Hotel in Villnius, Russia was drawn to compete sixteenth in the grand final, following Montenegro and Albania preceding. Russia placed 3rd in the final, scoring 180 points.

In Russia, the final was broadcast on Russia 1 with commentary by the Head of Delegation Greg. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote in the final was Vladimir Trezubov.

### Points awarded to Russia

Final
 * Belarus
* Latvia
 * Austria
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Czech Republic
* Turkey
 12 points
 * Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Ukraine
* FYR Macedonia
* Bulgaria
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
 * Croatia
* Serbia
* Slovenia

## See also

* Russia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 4
The Hardkiss

**The Hardkiss** (stylised as **The HARDKISS**) is a Ukrainian progressive-pop band. They are known for their original sound and unique fashion style.

The Hardkiss participated in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Helpless". The band placed 2nd in the national final.

## History

The Hardkiss were formed in 2011 by lead singer Yulia Sanina and guitarist Valeriy Bebko. In September the band presented their debut video "Babylon". They were the opening act for Hurts on October 20 and Solange Knowles on November 18 in Kyiv.

In 2012, The Hardkiss were nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Ukrainian Act. The band performed at MIDEM festival on January 29.

In 2013, The Hardkiss won two awards – "Best New Act" and "Best Music Video" (to producer Valeriy Bebko for clip *Make-Up*) – of the national music award YUNA. On May 18 the band presented their first show in the Green Theatre in Kyiv. They opened the Muz-TV Music Awards on June 7. That year The Hardkiss became "voice and face" of the Pepsi in Ukraine. The band took part in a tour Pepsi Stars of Now (16 cities).

In 2014 The Hardkiss performed at Park Live Festival, and shared the stage with The Prodigy, Deftones, and Skillet.

In 2015, the band was nominated for the music award YUNA again, having won in two nominations — "The best music album" (album *Stones and Honey*) and "The best song" (single *Stones*).

In 2016, they took part in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Yulia Sanina is one of four judges on the current seventh series of The X Factor Ukraine.

## Members

* Valeriy "Val" Bebko – guitar (2011–present)
* Kreechy – drums (2011–present)
* Roman Skorobahatko – guitar (2013–present)
* Klim Lysiuk – bass guitar (2016–present)

* Vitaliy Oniskevich – keyboards (2013–2016)

The authorship of songs of the band belongs to Yulia Sanina and Valeriy Bebko. Also Valeriy Bebko is the creative producer of The Hardkiss and video director.

### Singles

* 2011 — "Babylon"
* 2011 — "Dance With Me"
* 2012 — "Make-Up"
* 2012 — "October"
* 2013 — "Part Of Me"
* 2013 — "In Love"
* 2013 — "Under The Sun"
* 2013 — "Shadows Of Time"
* 2014 — "Tell Me Brother"
* 2014 — "Hurricane"
* 2014 — "Stones"
* 2014 — "Strange Moves" feat. Kazaky
* 2015 — "PiBiP"
* 2015 — "Organ"
* 2015 — "Tony, Talk!"
* 2016 — "Helpless"
* 2016 — "Perfection!"
* 2016 — "Rain"

{{Ukraine in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
Slavic Vision Ranking of Nations

The **Slavic Vision Ranking of Nations** was introduced by the Bulgarian head of delegation after the first edition as a means to rank each nation participating in the Slavic Vision Song Contest by their recent performance.

## Format

1. Take a country's average number of points gained throughout the 4th most recent edition and multiply the value by 0.25
2. Repeat for a country's score in the 3rd most recent edition but multiply by 0.5 instead
3. Repeat for a country's score in the 2nd most recent edition but multiply by 0.75 instead
4. Repeat for a country's score in the most recent edition but keep the value the same
5. Add up all the values found in the first 4 steps
6. Round the value to the nearest integer (whole number)

## Current Ranking

This is the ranking released after the fifth edition.
Atomik Harmonik

**Atomik Harmonik** is a turbo-folk music group from Kamnik, Slovenia. Their debut single "Brizgalna Brizga" stayed at #1 in the Slovenian pop charts for several months. Their other hits include "Hop Marinka", "Na seniku", "Od hr'ma do hr'ma", and their European hit "Turbo Polka", which hit the charts in Germany and Austria, bringing the group fame across Europe.
Albania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 2

**Albania** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 2** in Moscow, Russia. The Albanian entry was selected through *Internal Selection* by Albanian broadcaster (RTSH). Elisa represented Albania with the song "Telefoni", which scored 59 points in the grand final and finished in 9th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Russian Bar in Moscow, Albania was drawn to compete seventeenth in the grand final, following Greece and Moldova preceding. Albania placed 9th in the final, scoring 59 points.

In Albania, the final was broadcast on RTSH with commentary by the Head of Delegation. The Albanian spokesperson revealing the result of the Albanian vote in the final was Erga Halilaj.

### Points awarded to Albania

Final
* FYR Macedonia
* Lithuania
* Romania
 * Moldova

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Albania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 2
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 Idol series. She was then signed to Universal Music Group.

After winning the show, Liis went on tour with other participants of *Eesti otsib superstaari* and released a single *"Kõnnime seda teed"* together with the runner-up of the show, Artjom Savitski.

## Discography

### Album

* Liis Lesmalu (2011)
* RULES (EP) (26 november 2015)

### Singles

* Kõnnime seda teed (15 June 2011; together with Artjom Savitski)
* Shining Star (22 september 2011)
* Wanna Get Down (3 november 2011)
* Täitugu soovid (28 november 2011)
* Made Up My Mind (Eesti Laul 2012, 5th (/10) with 12 points)
* Lighting in the Bottle (13 september 2012)
* Uhhuu (Eesti Laul 2013, not qualified for the final, 9th (/10) with 10 points)
* Rohkem värve ("Got To Be" the english version) (2 september 2013)
* Sulle võin kindel olla (3 october 2013)
* That Kinda (5 may 2014)
* Slowly Dying (4 november 2014)
* Hold On (Eesti Laul 2015, together with Egert Milder, not qualified for the final, 7th (/10) with 9 points)
* Fire (25 may 2015)
* Breaking The Rules (12 november 2015)
* Sinu ees (31 may 2016)
Albania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 3

**Albania** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 3** in Istanbul, Turkey. The Albanian entry was selected through *Internal selection*, organised by Albanian broadcaster (RTSH). Enca Haxhia represented Albania with the song "Love on my Body" which scored 42 points in the grand final and finished in 16th place.

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Turkish Hotel in Constantinople, Albania was drawn to compete fourth in the grand final, following Slovenia and Hungary preceding. Albania placed 16th in the final, scoring 42 points.

In Albania, the final was broadcast on RTSH with commentary by the Head of Delegation. The Albanian spokesperson revealing the result of the Albanian vote in the final was Bebe Rexha.

### Points awarded to Albania

Final
 5 points
 * Bulgaria
* Russia
* Latvia

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Albania in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 3
Kazakhstan

**Kazakhstan** debuted in the first edition of Slavic Vision Song Contest. Their debut was quite successful, the girlband Jayrun became fourth in the final and managed to get second in the jury voting. Yerzhan Zhunusov, the spokeperson of the first edition, managed to talk to the CEO of KRTC and got his boyband, Renzo into Slavic Vision Song Contest 2. They performed their song Bounce. Althought the Kazakh folk loved the song, it sadly got 16th.
Since the third edition, Kazakhstan holds their national final **Battle of Kazakhstan**. Zhanar Dugalova won the first ever edition of BoK but got 19th in the final. In the second edition of Battle of Kazakhstan, both songs got 50% of the voting, making an other artist, Caffeine to perform their song in Vilnius.

## Contestants & Results

Since the first edition Kazakhstan has sent the one of the official languages, Kazakh and Russian.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Lanberry

**Lanberry** - a serious danger to our trashy starlets. Her charismatic voice combined with club sounds will get you out of the greyish reality and take you on a fun-tastic journey. Harsh, minimalistic electro sounds blended together with magnetic 80's vibe create a coherent whole that will certainly become a party-starting kickdrum hit. Most of Lanberry’s songs, co-written with her producers (Toffson, DAST) are straight electro-pop hits with catchy beats. She is not afraid to mix it with dark and raw genres like dubstep. Her mid-tempo songs are loaded with memorable choruses and she knows exactly how to bewilder listeners with her wispy, emotional and sexy tone.
Píseň pro Českou Republiku 2

Final date
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 Broadcaster
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 Winner

**Písen pro Českou Republiku 2** is the 2nd edition of the Czech Republic music competition Píseň pro Českou Republiku, which selects Czech Republic's entry for the Slavic Vision Song Contest 4. The competition is organised by Česká televize (ČT) and takes place over the period February 2017.

one show: a final. The 5 competing entries were compete in the final.
Slovenia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest 1

**Slovenia** participated in the **Slavic Vision Song Contest 1** in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Slovenian entry was selected through *Internal selection* by Slovenian broadcaster RTV SLO. Ines Erbus represented Slovenia with the song "Kada cura časti", which scored 31 points in the grand final and finished in 17th place (last).

## At Slavicvision

During the running order draw at a Bulgarian Hotel in Bansko, Slovenia was drawn to compete sixth in the grand final, following Czech Republic and Albania preceding. Slovenia placed 8th in the final, scoring 63 points.

In Slovenia, the final was broadcast on RTV SLO with commentary by the Head of Delegation. The Slovenian spokesperson revealing the result of the Slovenian vote in the final was Katarina Čas.

### Points awarded to Slovenia

Final
* Serbia
* Poland
 5 points
* Russia
* Kosovo

### Split voting results

There have not been any split results in the first edition. The voting method was 50% jury 50% televoting.

## See also

* Slovenia in the Slavic Vision Song Contest
* Slavic Vision Song Contest 1
Enca Haxhia

**Ruensa Haxhiaj** (born October 19, 1995 in Tirana) known as **Enca Haxhia** or simply as **Enca** is an Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after releasing "A po t'pëlqen" in 2014, gathering over 100,000 views on YouTube within 24 hours.

Haxhia made her music debut in 2012 with "The Best Of" and "Kjo Verë". She later joined Big Basta in Kënga Magjike and continued to work with other big artists. She participated in Top Fest twice, and reached the semi-finals in her second attempt.
She also partecipated in Zhurma Show Awards in 2016 where she won four awards, including the first place

## Early life and career

Ruensa Haxhiaj was born on October 19, 1995 in Tirana to an Albanian Orthodox family. She initially started posting covers on YouTube of artists like Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Rita Ora and others. She started using Keek, a social media for video statuses and gained her own fan base. She sang short parts of various songs, posted videos of her daily life, etc. Although her debut didn't receive big feedback, she continued working on her solo career, she was featured in many songs of big artists, mainly rappers. She participated in Top Fest twice, in 2013 and 2014. At the 2016 "Zhurma Show Awards" Enca won four awards including "Best Pop","Best Female" with "Dreq" music video and "Internet Prize", "Best Video" with "Bow Down" music video with Albanian repper Noizy.

### New single and criticism

Haxhia announced her single "A po t'pëlqen", a Kosovar gheg penned pop-dance song on Keek. She then released the music video in late-July and received an enormous feedback. Besides her national attention, she also gathered a big number of international fans. The song, which gathered hundreds of thousands of views within its first week, received a lot of criticism as well she is one of the most famous singers of Albania.

## Discography

* 2012 – "The Best Of"
* 2012 – "Kjo Verë" (This summer)
* 2012 – "100" featuring Big Basta & Etnon
* 2012 – "All That" feat. Big Basta
* 2013 – "Dua të jesh ti" (I want you), Top Fest 2013.
* 2013 – "Jepe Tash" (Give it to me now)
* 2013 – "Real Love" feat. Ardit
* 2013 – "E ke rradhën ti" (It's your turn)
* 2013 – "Baby Girl & Gangsta Boo" feat. B Genius
* 2014 – "Ata nuk e din" (They don't know) feat. Noizy
* 2014 – "Ishim ne" (We were), Top Fest 2014
* 2014 – "A po t'pëlqen" (Do you like it)
* 2014 -Enca & Mozzik "Edhe njo"(anotherone)
* 2015 -Soul Killa
* 2015 -Call Me Goddess
* 2016 -Dreq (Devil)
* 2016 -Bow Down (Përkulu)
* 2017-Love on my Body (LOMB)
Jenny May

**Maija Stuge** , better known as Jenny May , born 2 February 1984 in Dobele , is a Latvian singer who became famous in 2004.

## Career

In 2006 she participated in the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I'm Alone". Having first moved on from a semi-final she ended up in third place in the final on March 11, 2006. Among her biggest hit songs are "Es gribu Vel Milet" from 2011, whose accompanying music video had more than 750,000 views on Youtube in March 2013. Between 2005 and 2009 she released three albums.

On 2 May 2017 Latvia announce that the country will represent it by Jenny May with the song "Dzīres".

## Discography

* *Purple Skies and Yellow Flowers* (2005)
* *I Feel Alive* (2006)
* *Nāk Nakts (2009)*
Gery-Nikol

**Gery-Nikol Georgieva** (Гери-Никол Георгиева, born 30 July 1998), better known simply as **Gery-Nikol**, is a Bulgarian pop singer who rose to fame in late 2014 after participating in the third season of the Bulgarian edition of *The X Factor*.

## Biography and career

Gery-Nikol was born on July 30, 1998 in the city of Varna.

In 2014 she participated in the Bulgarian version of the reality show *The X Factor* as part of the Sweet 16 girl band.

In 2015, shortly after her departure from *The X Factor*, Gery-Nikol received mentorship by Bulgarian rapper Krisko and was immediately signed to the Bulgarian-German record label Facing The Sun. Shortly afterwards, she began her solo career following the release of her debut single "*Eла и си вземи*" ("Come and Get It") featuring her fellow mentor Krisko. The song quickly made a surprising impact and became one of the biggest hits in the Bulgarian charts during the summer of 2015. At the end of the year she released her second single "*Момиче като мен*" ("Girl Like Me"), accompanied with a music video. Both videos of the two singles were watched by a record number of viewers on the Vbox7 and YouTube channels. The music video for her second single however sparked controversy, mainly due to the request of the Bulgarian State Agency for Child Protection to SEM to determine whether the content was obscene or not. In late 2015, SEM refused to consider the case due to the lack of legal norms.

## Discography

List of singles as main artist
 "I'm The Queen"
 "Gotina & Luda"
 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## Personal life

In 2015 the music video for her second single "Momiche kato Men" sparked controversy, mainly due to the request of the Bulgarian State Agency for Child Protection to determine whether the video content was obscene or not. In late 2015, the Bulgarian Council of Electronic Media refused to consider the case due to the lack of legal norms.

## External links

* Official Web Site
* Official Facebook profile
* FacingTheSun