Elisa Toffoli, più conosciuta con il nome d’arte di Elisa, è una cantautrice, compositrice, polistrumentista, arrangiatrice e produttrice discografica italiana. Originaria di Monfalcone, Elisa è una delle poche cantautrici italiane a scrivere la quasi totalità dei testi in inglese. Il suo repertorio è costituito principalmente da adult alternative rock e pop rock, ma numerose sono le influenze di vari generi musicali, quali ad esempio, elettronica, ambient, trip hop, grunge e soul. Venne scoperta dal grande pubblico a 19 anni con l’album d’esordio Pipes & Flowers, ma la notorietà giunse grazie alla vittoriosa partecipazione al Festival di Sanremo 2001 con la canzone Luce (tramonti a nord est). La cantautrice ha venduto circa 2 milioni di dischi, prevalentemente in Italia, in 12 anni di carriera.
Walking through London is always an exciting experience in itself.
From the Leicester Square to Picadilly Circus to Coldplay’s Violet Hill and finally to East London’s docklands as popularized in many TV series. Let’s get the essence of the city though our walk!
43 songs made it to the February 2010 finale!
Algeria – Reda Taliani – Chwaker el mondial Argentina – Marcela Morelo – Luz del cielo Australia – Jonathan Boulet – A Community Service Announcement Azerbaijan – AySel – Fallin’ Belgium – Natalia – Still With Me Brazil – Marina Elali – One Last Cry Canada – Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt Chile – DJ Méndez – Lady Colombia – Mariana – Ya no siento mariposas Croatia – Magazin & Igor Curkov – Nebesa Cyprus – Stefanos Dimosthenous – M’agapas, s’agapo Denmark – The Rumour Said Fire – The Balcony Ecuador – Anima Inside – Hypnotize Me Estonia – Röövel Ööbik – Kids’ Stuff Rokk Finland – Amadeus Lundberg – Matador France – BB Brunes – Dynamite Germany – Manian – Ravers in the UK Greece – Despina Vandi – Thelo Hungary – Nemjuci – Runaway Iceland – Sykur feat. BlazRoca – Viltu dick? Ireland – Róisín Murphy – Momma’s Place Israel – Efrat Gosh – Ah ah ah Italy – Elisa – This Knot Kazakhstan – Arnau – Egiz lebiz Latvia – Gustavo – Mūsu soļi Lebanon – Nancy Ajram – Salemoly aleh Lithuania – IR – Eternity Malaysia – Stacy feat. Adam – Menggegar dunia Morocco – Mona Amarsha – Ya youma habeitoh New Zealand – Midnight Youth – Cavalry Norway – Shackles – Breaking The Silence Poland – Da Singh RP vs Alchemist Project – All I Want (DJ Antoine Club Mix) Portugal – The Legendary Tigerman feat. Maria de Medeiros – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ Serbia – Marija Šerifović – Party Tonight Slovenia – Siddharta – Napalm 3 South Africa – Locnville – Sun in my Pocket Spain – Quique González – La luna debajo del brazo Sweden – Elin Lanto – Love Made Me Stupid Switzerland – QL & Pepe Lienhard Horns – Margritli Ukraine – neAngely – Otpusti United Kingdom – Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love USA – Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions – Trouble Venezuela – The Asbestos – Lights, Camera And Action!
The deadline to vote in this edition and to send your songs for The Countdown February 2010 and to submit your songs for The Countdown March 2010 is on the 27th of February (that is a Saturday) at 20:59 (CET).
C’è mancato poco che l’Italia finisse relegata per la prima volta dal suo ingresso nella competizione. Di certo non per colpa dell’artista che ci rappresentava, ma piuttosto per la mia scelta di un brano sì accattivante e pop, ma che si allontana un po’ dai gusti piuttosto stereotipati delle canzoni che quasi regolarmente vincono il concorso. Speriamo in meglio per la prossima edizione! Nel frattempo, ecco chi ha apprezzato “50mila” di Nina Zilli:
(8) Ecuador
(6) Slovenia
(4) Latvia
(2) Argentina
(1) Greece
Grazie a tutti voi per aver votato la mia canzone!
129 ( 1 ) United Kingdom – Marina And The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road (Martin)
127 ( 2 ) Canada – Cœur de pirate – Comme des enfants (Le Matos Remix) (Elia)
111 ( 3 ) Australia – Angus & Julia Stone – And The Boys (Andrew)
105 ( 4 ) Norway – Sandra Lyng Haugen – Hjemsøkt (Stian)
104 ( 5 ) Sweden – Erik Grönwall – Higher (Liza)
100 ( 6 ) Austria – Eva K. Anderson – A Sound of Silence (Peter)
97 ( 7 ) Netherlands – Lisa Lois – No Good For Me (Nienke)
94 ( 8 ) Ukraine – KAMON!!! – Brunetka (Evgen)
90 ( 9 ) Iceland – Haffi Haff – Jealousy (Helgi)
86 ( 10 ) Brazil – Maria Gadú – Shimbalaiê (Marcos Henrique)
80 ( 11 ) Finland – Don Johnson Big Band – Running Man (Juho)
80 ( 12 ) Belgium – AnnaGrace – Love Keeps Calling (Frederic)
70 ( 13 ) Cyprus – Nikolas Metaxas – Stop (Fotiana)
68 ( 14 ) Poland – Kalwi & Remi – Find You (Marco)
67 ( 15 ) France – Mickey 3D – Méfie-toi l’escargot (Lionel)
63 ( 16 ) USA – Whitney Houston – Nothin’ But Love (Daniel)
61 ( 17 ) Latvia – Astro’N'Out – Spoguļoties (Zane)
56 ( 18 ) Colombia – V For Volume – Cheap Universe (Juan)
54 ( 19 ) Greece – Melisses – Kryfa (Babis)
51 ( 20 ) Germany – Ich + Ich – Pflaster (Daniel)
50 ( 21 ) Ireland – David Turpin – Dorothy Gale (Manus)
47 ( 22 ) Israel – Subliminal & Dana International – Alay (Raz)
45 ( 23 ) Argentina – Coti feat. Nena Daconte – Perdóname (Gastón)
44 ( 24 ) Mexico – Yuridia – Irremediable (Leonardo)
44 ( 25 ) Kazakhstan – Aikyn – Pah pah pah (Estella)
43 ( 26 ) Lithuania – Jurga – Living Like You Said (Tadas)
43 ( 27 ) Croatia – Doris Dragović – Ja vjerujem (Boris)
41 ( 28 ) Morocco – Oum – Lik (Khalil)
41 ( 29 ) Ecuador – Prime Ministers – Under Your Spell (Samantha)
38 ( 30 ) Russia – Dima Bilan – Changes (Alexander)
37 ( 31 ) Venezuela – La Vida Bohème – Radio capital (José)
37 ( 32 ) Spain – Pablo Moro – Jólivuz (Yolanda)
33 ( 33 ) Denmark – Band Ane – En dag i skolen (Frederik)
33 ( 34 ) Switzerland – Francine Jordi – Du bist mein Held (Giacomo)
32 ( 35 ) Portugal – Pedro Cazanova invites Filipa – My First Luv (Edgar)
29 ( 36 ) Azerbaijan – Mind Mirror – I’ll Never Find (Said)
26 ( 37 ) Estonia – Rolf Junior & WAF Koor – Tuulepealne maa (Ergo)
25 ( 38 ) El Salvador – La Cuerda Floja – Mueve (Humberto)
25 ( 39 ) Slovenia – Tinkara Kovač – Ujeti svet (Urban)
23 ( 40 ) Serbia – Strip – 35 stepeni u hladu (Jeff)
21 ( 41 ) Italy – Nina Zilli feat. Giuliano Palma – 50mila (Antonio)
19 ( 42 ) Bulgaria – Grafa – Ostaviash Sledi (Nevena)
13 ( 43 ) Georgia – Cece – Dabolili mkhatvari (Zako)
As always, the overall results and the RoTW are determined by the highest number of voters, then highest number of voting juries, then the highest number of 12s, 10s, 8s, etc. Netherlands end up with – 12 points. Based on the Active Participation Comprehensive Package our relegated countries this time around are Bulgaria and Georgia.
Algeria
12 – Germany – Ich + Ich – Pflaster
10 – Morocco – Oum – Lik
8 – Venezuela – La Vida Bohème – Radio capital
7 – Canada – Cœur de pirate – Comme des enfants (Le Matos Remix)
6 – Georgia – Cece – Dabolili mkhatvari
5 – Belgium – AnnaGrace – Love Keeps Calling
4 – Argentina – Coti feat. Nena Daconte – Perdóname
3 – Poland – Kalwi & Remi – Find You
2 – Cyprus – Nikolas Metaxas – Stop
1 – Spain – Pablo Moro – Jólivuz
Hungary
12 – Brazil – Maria Gadu – Shimbalaie
10 – Finland – Don Johnson Big Band – Running Man
8 – USA – Whitney Houston – Nothin’ But Love
7 – Latvia – Astro’N'Out – Spoguloties
6 – Azerbaijan – Mind Mirror – I’ll Never Find
5 – Belgium – AnnaGrace – Love Keeps Calling
4 – Serbia – Strip – 35 stepeni u hladu
3 – Ecuador – Prime Ministers – Under Your Spell
2 – Austria – Eva K. Anderson – A Sound of Silence
1 – Lithuania – Jurga – Living Like You Said
Malaysia
12 France – Mickey 3D – Méfie-toi l’escargot
10 Canada – Cœur de pirate – Comme des enfants (Le Matos Remix)
8 Norway – Sandra Lyng Haugen – Hjemsøkt
7 Morocco – Oum – Lik
6 Bulgaria – Grafa – Ostaviash Sledi
5 Serbia – Strip – 35 stepeni u hladu
4 Israel – Subliminal & Dana International – Alay
3 Iceland – Haffi Haff – Jealousy
2 Greece – Melisses – Kryfa
1 Latvia – Astro’N'Out – Spoguloties
South Africa
12 Iceland – Haffi Haff – Jealousy
10 United Kingdom – Marina And The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road
8 Venezuela – La Vida Bohème – Radio capital
7 Latvia – Astro’N'Out – Spoguloties
6 Norway – Sandra Lyng Haugen – Hjemsøkt
5 Australia – Angus & Julia Stone – And The Boys
4 Denmark – Band Ane – En dag i skolen
3 Austria – Eva K. Anderson – A Sound of Silence
2 Canada – Cœur de pirate – Comme des enfants (Le Matos Remix)
1 France – Mickey 3D – Méfie-toi l’escargot
Ora che i risultati sono stati resi pubblici, possiamo anche svelare i voti dati dall’Italia nell’edizione con le migliori tracce del 2009 appena conclusasi:
(12) Australia – The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition [TC-DEC#2] {IT-6}
(10) Belgium – Milow – Ayo Technology [TC-JAN#3] {IT-1}
(8) France – Yodelice – Sunday With A Flu [TC-JUL#3] {IT-4}
(7) Estonia – Urban Symphony – Päikese poole [TC-DEC#3] {IT-5}
(6) Sweden – Martin Stenmarck – A Million Candles Burning [TC-MAR#3] {IT-8}
(5) Poland – Mika Urbaniak – In My Dreams [TC-AUG#2] {IT-2}
(4) Ireland – Westlife – What About Now [TC-DEC#1] {IT-8}
(3) Norway – Tone Damli Aaberge – I know [TC-MAY#2] {IT-10}
(2) Colombia – Fanny Lú – Tú no eres para mi [TC-FEB#3] {IT-**}
(1) Cyprus – Anna Vissi – Stin pyra [TC-MAY#3] {IT-9}
L’unica canzone italiana in gara, “Wise Girl” di Silvia Olari si è classificata al 34° posto su 36 ricevendo i seguenti voti
Sono nata la notte e penso sia per questo che mi addormento quando gli altri si svegliano.
Sono bilingue inglese perché ho passato parte della mia infanzia in Irlanda.
Una volta finite le superiori mi sono trasferita per 2 anni negli States, prima a Chicago e poi a New York.
Sono laureata, ma non esercito la professione per cui ho studiato.
Sono una pianista, al momento con un braccio rotto. Suono la chitarra e scrivo canzoni che poi arrangio come più mi piace. Ho studiato canto lirico in conservatorio, da soprano. L’opera non era molto nelle mie corde e quando mi chiesero di vestirmi da novizia per il saggio finale, decisi che forse era meglio smettere. Preferivo nettamente il rock’n’roll.
Ho iniziato ad esibirmi live a 13 anni, con un gruppo di rockettari della mia scuola, già ottimi musicisti.
Ho sempre ascoltato un sacco di musica, grazie ai miei amici maschi (questo glielo devo). Partendo dal punk, dal metal e dal rock anni 70, piano piano sono arrivata alla mia musica perfetta: quella degli anni 50’ e 60’. Americana (il primo soul della motown, l’r’n’b della stax, il surf, il rock’n’roll…), inglese (sia i Beatles che gli Stones, non ho mai capito perché si debba scegliere. Lo ska degli Specials, dei Selecter, dei Madness e compagnia bella. E i Clash. Rock’n’Roll all’anima di Joe Strummer.) jamaicana (rocksteady, ska original, reggae) e italiana (il beat magistralmente orchestrato da Morricone) dal rock’n’roll bianco di Celentano a Mina e Caterina Valente.
Ancora poppante fondai un gruppo garage beat con cui ho girato tutti i festival e i locali da beattaroli italiani per un paio d’anni.
Subito dopo seguirono “Chiara&Gliscuri”, il nome del gruppo si rifà agli anni 60 italiani di Rita La Zanzara, ma rispetto a prima, le sonorità si spostano verso la Jamaica. Il rocksteady di Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson e Phyllis Dillon sono stati i punti di riferimento più importanti.
Con Chiara&Gliscuri, è arrivato anche il primo contratto discografico. Nel frattempo ero già stata vj ad Mtv e co-conduttrice (e autrice di tutti i miei interventi e delle interviste) dell’ultima edizione del Roxy Bar di Red Ronnie, in onda su TMC2. La tv però, con tutto il divertimento e le esperienze che mi ha regalato, non era cosa per me. Ho sempre voluto cantare. Non volevo passare per la presentatrice che si regala il vezzo di provarci anche da cantante.
Soul, rocksteady/reggae e beat sono da sempre i miei amori più grandi ed è per questo che negli anni ho continuato a collaborare con band legate a questi generi, ultimi tra tutti gli Africa Unite, per i quali ho cantato “Bomboclaat Crazy” nell’ultimo disco “4 riddim 4 unity”, Giuliano Palma & The Blue Beaters e i Franziska, nei dischi e nei concerti in giro per Italia ed Europa.
Oggi scrivo quello che canto. E mi chiamo Nina Zilli.
Welcome to the new edition of The Countdown, coming to you live from Ireland.
The official slogan of this edition is …”Because we’re worth it!” Let’s start this Journey in Dublin’s docklands and then let’s visit the magic countryside estate outside the city just to head back to one of Dublin’s traditional nightclubs!
Let’s meet the 43 entries of the first edition of the new decade! Hungary and Malaysia are our passive participants!
Argentina – Coti feat. Nena Daconte – Perdóname Australia – Angus & Julia Stone – And The Boys Austria – Eva K. Anderson – A Sound of Silence Azerbaijan – Mind Mirror – I’ll Never Find Belgium – AnnaGrace – Love Keeps Calling Brazil – Maria Gadú – Shimbalaiê Bulgaria – Grafa – Ostaviash Sledi Canada – Cœur de pirate – Comme des enfants (Le Matos Remix) Colombia – V For Volume – Cheap Universe Croatia – Doris Dragović – Ja vjerujem Cyprus – Nikolas Metaxas – Stop Denmark – Band Ane – En dag i skolen Ecuador – Prime Ministers – Under Your Spell El Salvador – La Cuerda Floja – Mueve Estonia – Rolf Junior & WAF Koor – Tuulepealne maa Finland – Don Johnson Big Band – Running Man France – Mickey 3D – Méfie-toi l’escargot Georgia – Cece – Dabolili mkhatvari Germany – Ich + Ich – Pflaster Greece – Melisses – Kryfa Iceland – Haffi Haff – Jealousy Ireland – David Turpin – Dorothy Gale Israel – Subliminal & Dana International – Alay Italy – Nina Zilli feat. Giuliano Palma – 50mila Kazakhstan – Aikyn – Pah pah pah Latvia – Astro’N'Out – Spoguļoties Lithuania – Jurga – Living Like You Said Mexico – Yuridia – Irremediable Morocco – Oum – Lik Netherlands – Lisa Lois – No Good For Me Norway – Sandra Lyng Haugen – Hjemsøkt Poland – Kalwi & Remi – Find You Portugal – Pedro Cazanova invites Filipa – My First Luv Russia – Dima Bilan – Changes Serbia – Strip – 35 stepeni u hladu Slovenia – Tinkara Kovač – Ujeti svet Spain – Pablo Moro – Jólivuz Sweden – Erik Grönwall – Higher Switzerland – Francine Jordi – Du bist mein Held Ukraine – KAMON!!! – Brunetka United Kingdom – Marina And The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road USA – Whitney Houston – Nothin’ But Love Venezuela – La Vida Bohème – Radio capital
The deadline to vote in this edition and to send your songs for The Countdown February 2009 is on the 24th of January (that is a Sunday) at 21.59 (CET).
At the end of the year I would like to say a big thanks to everyone, who took part in our 12 excellent editions in 2009.
Special thanks to Marco for the great work in the whole year.
There were many interesting, inspiring, catchy, progressive and funny songs, but now let’s see, which one is the favourite of our community in 2009.
The Showdown is based on our 36 medal winner songs, which come from 19 countries (Norway is the most represented with five tracks), and were selected from more than 500 entries. You can download an archive file, including all the competing songs.
Everybody can participate, who is an active member of the forum. Voting format is according to the official TC rules (top ten favourites from 1 point to 12 points, and please don’t vote to your own country). You can add your votes in this forum topic or send it to my e-mail address.
The deadline to vote in Showdown is on 6th of January at 23:59 (CET).
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year In Hungarian: Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket és Boldog Új Évet kívánok!
The list of our competing songs:
January
1. United Kingdom – Leona Lewis – Run (Martin)
2. Sweden – Darin feat. Kat DeLuna – Breathing Your Love (Liza)
3. Belgium – Milow – Ayo Technology (Frederic)
February
1. Ireland – The Script – Breakeven (Manus)
2. USA – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You (Matt)
3. Colombia – Fanny Lú – Tú no eres para mi (Juan)
March
1. Australia – Wes Carr – You (Patricia)
2. Norway – Röyksopp – Happy Up Here (Stian)
3. Sweden – Martin Stenmarck – A Million Candles Burning (Liza)
April
1. Sweden – Måns Zelmerlöw – Forever ( Liza )
2. Australia – Natalie Bassingthwaighte – Someday Soon ( Patricia )
3. Norway – Lene Marlin – Here We Are ( Stian )
May
1. Sweden – Velvet – Come into the night (Liza)
2. Norway – Tone Damli Aaberge – I know (Stian)
3. Cyprus – Anna Vissi – Stin pyra (Ira)
June
1. Croatia – Franka Batelić – Možda volim te (Boris)
2. Italy – Silvia Olari – Wise Girl (Antonio)
3. Belgium – Hadise – Supernatural Love (Frederic)
July
1. Norway – Alexander Rybak – Roll with the wind (Stian)
2. United Kingdom – Sarah Whatmore – Undefined (Martin)
3. France – Yodelice – Sunday With A Flu (Lionel)
August
1. Colombia – Shakira – Loba (Juan)
2. Poland – Mika Urbaniak – In My Dreams (Marco)
3. Austria – Cardiac Move – Head Over Heels (Peter)
September
1. United Kingdom – Little Boots – Remedy (Martin)
2. Norway – Röyksopp feat. Robyn – The Girl and The Robot (Stian)
3. Russia – Sergey Lazarev – Stereo (Alexander)
October
1. USA – Rob Thomas – Her Diamonds (Daniel)
2. Argentina – Miranda! – Mentía (Gastón)
3. Netherlands – Anouk – Three Days In A Row (Nienke)
November
1. USA – Owl City – Fireflies (Daniel)
2. Colombia – Shakira – Men In This Town (Juan)
3. Finland – The Rasmus feat. Anette Olzon – October & April (Juho)
December
1. Ireland – Westlife – What About Now (Manus)
2. Australia – The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Andrew)
3. Estonia – Urban Symphony – Päikese poole (Ergo)
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