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In tonight's Belarusian semi final Anastasia Vinnikova failed to qualify for the final. Anastasia represented Belarus this year in Düsseldorf.

During the Eurofest semi final only 5 of the 15 participating acts survived. A jury combined with 50% televote decided the following acts would head on to the final:

1. Gunesh – And Morning Will Come
2. Litesound – We Are The Heroes
3. Alena Lanskaya – All My Life
4. Victoria Aleshko – Dream
5. Uzari – The Winner

News Round-up of the day. British X-factor star Johnny Robinson wants to represent the UK at Eurovision.

Rather excentric Johnny told TV Biz that he would love to go to Azerbaijan next year: 'It would be brilliant'!

News Round-up of the day. The president of the Danish Eurovision fanclub urges DR to boycott the contest because of human right issues.

Johann Sørensen, the president of MelodiGrandPrisFans.dk has released a press statement in which he askes Danish broadcaster DR to boycott this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan. This was a direct response to a documentary earlier this week, broadcast by BBC, in which it was shown how people were forced out of their houses in downtown Baku on the spot where the buildings for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest are planned. More ESC news below.

++ San Remo 2012 gets going ++  Belarus will select today! ++ Four have become two in Germany ++..

Roman and Ornella are going to meet eachother in the final of Unser Star Für Baku, this Thursday. Both will sing three songs in the German final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The audience will eventually decide through tele voting.

++ Sanremo continues ++  Belarus selected an artist! ++ Georgia announces its national final ++..

TVE, the Spanish broadcaster has announced the four songs for Pastora Soler today. Listen to them here, and tell us which one you like best! Two of them (Quédate Conmigo and Tu vida es tu vida) are already qualified for the final on 3 March and a third one will join them from the remaining two.

++ Belarus changes act! ++  Armenian artists want to withdraw ++ Malmö calling ++ Wurst and Lipstick ++..

Belarus is not going to be representeer by the winner of the national final Eurofest, Alena Lanskaya, but by runners-up Litesound. Lanskaya is being punished for the fraude that apparently took place during the voeting, wether she was aware of it or not. Litesound took part in the Belarussian national final with We Are The Heroes and are most likely going to take that track to Baku as well. You can listen and watch here.

News Round-up of the day, today on Finland's national day, ilkar.blogspot.com reminds me of a real ESC diva.

If you manage to reach the top of the album charts in 6 decades, you are a real star! Katri Helena, responsible for the 1979 and 1993 Eurovision entries for Finland did manage to do this. Read more here.

News Round-up of the day. They are coming from Spin Doctors, Baba Nation, The Getaway People and Trang fødsel. Together they are The Canoes.

NRK presented yet another act for Melodi Grand Prix: The Canoes. The band got their name when the guys were on a hiking trip in Norway, where they went canooing one day and then got the idea to start a band together. MGP is their first project together.