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Like last year, San Remo will also deliver Italy's representative in Baku. Today RAI has published the list of artists and songs that will compete.

In the list below you will find the competing Sanremo acts as well as the worldwide knownsongs that will be sung on a special night with special guests.

Italy has chosen this singer, but the song may change.

Last night, Italy wrapped up it's own song contest, the San Remo Festival. And chose relatively new artist Nina Zilli to represent the country in Eurovision.

Being Italy though, her win isn't exactly straightforward. The song she performed at San Remo, "Per Sempre", may or may not be the song that Italy sends to Eurovision. We here at 12points.tv think that it's a classy song regardless, although someone should have a quiet chat with Nina's hair stylist. 

++ Max Jason Mai for Slovakia ++  Russia decides tonight, will it be Dima Bilan again ++ Armenia withdraws ++ ..

A few months ago the Slovakian broadcaster announced 23 year old Miro Šmajda as their representative in Baku. Later on this was denied again, but now he is back. Today Max Jason Mai has been announced as the Slovakian hope in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Max Jason Mai is Miro's new artist name. Don't close your eyes is the name of his song. You can hear it down below. Don't you agree that this could have been Farraw Fawcett's (if you're over, let's say 30, you should know who she is) younger brother? They must have the same stylist at least! The song is a bit too rocky for our taste.....

++ Two more countries revealed this week ++  Different song selected for Italy ++ news from Belgium, Sweden, Greece and San Marino ++ ..

The fourth edition of Eurovision In Concert is going to be bigger than ever. Fourteen of this year's Eurovision acts have already been revealed. The latest one in that line is the addition of Jedward. The Irish twins were a big hit in Düsseldorf and will most likely be that in Baku again. Half of the teenager girl population went mad when the news was brought out yesterday evening. So join some screaming girls and loads of Eurovision fans on 21 April in Amsterdam. This week at least two more acts are going to be revealed! All news about the biggest Eurovision preview concert, you can find here. 

++ Italian fans partying with Nina ++ Seventeen for Iris, with Sabina  ++ Douze Points: Latvia ++..

For years Dutch Jan Götz has been doing all Eurovision fans and collectors a giant favor allready by sharing all details about all versions of all Eurovision songs released every year. In the good old days it was the paper version of his collectors guide that lead the way. Nowadays he's publishing the most accurate details about all releases available on the net in his annual collector's guide. In the Baku version you'll find out how many official remixes have been made for Loreen's song for Sweden. You'll also discover that the Lithuanian song also has a Lithuanian and a Russian version and you'll know exactly how Tooji's song for Norway has been performing in the local charts. We strongly recommend the Baku Collection!

++ Loreen still going up, up, up ++ 3D on stage in Baku  ++ Anti Gay activisists against Eurovision ++ ..

Nina Zilli's L'amore e'femmina entered the Italian charts this week. Roman Lob is doing well in Germany. His Standing still re-enetered the Austrian charts this week as well, but also the Jedward brothers made their entrance in that country this week. Spain is welcoming Serebro's (Russia 2007) Mama lover into their charts. The queen of the charts however is still Swedish Loreen, with a top 10 position in no less than five countries at the moment.

++ Engelbert ready to win ++  the English/Italian version of Nina Zilli's song presented ++ ..

While we are busy analyzing the results of yesterdays draw, not much more is happening in Eurovision country. One of the interval acts of the Eurovision final has been announced: Emin Alagarov. A respected singer in Azerbaijan with even some airplay in the UK and other European countries gets the honour. The fact that Emin is married to the daughter of the Azerbaijani president is most likely just a coincedence.

++ Azerbaijan's song in 2 weeks ++  Jedward shoot a video ++ Per Sempre after all ++ Loreen: Number 1 in Sweden ++ ..

How could you go wrong with news about Azerbaijan, Sweden, Italy, Ireland and the UK! Let's go Eurovision mental!

++ Atomic Kitten for the UK? ++  Results in Estonia and Lithuania ++ Slovenia choosing between Evas at EMA ++..

For the first time since years the Netherlands are having a real national final again, with multiple artists singing different songs. From the 491 submitted entered songs, six made it to tonight's contest. The broadcast starts at 20:20 CET, there is a webcast available (see top of our front page). The singers will compete against each other in three duels, the three winners will meet each other in a superfinal.

Eurovision specialists from all over Europe have gathered in Baku. Most of the big media is coming next week, but fan press and fans are here already.

And what do these fans talk about during these days? Well, being the reunion party it is, Eurovision is of course the natural subject to talk about as well. Discussions about songs, the quality of the performances, the dresses, the chances for songs to qualify for the final, and inevitably, who is going to win.