The 31-year-old Spanish singer and former The X Factor UK contestant has been selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
Lorenzo will perform the single “Dancing in the Rain” during the competition, which will take place on May 10 at Copenhagen’s B&W Hallerne entertainment complex.
Lorenzo emerged victorious from the national final broadcast on Saturday night by Television Española, earning high praise from a panel of judges made up of Monica Naranjo, David Bustamante and Merche, as well as the public, which was able to vote by text and telephone.
The judges agreed on all the songs performed, giving the highest scores to Brequette, but the public voted for Lorenzo, who became famous in Britain by finishing in fifth place on the talent show The X Factor.
Spain was represented at Eurovision 2013 by El Sueño de Morfeo, a band that performed “Contigo hasta el final” and finished in next-to-last place, with eight points, beating only Ireland.
“Dancing in the Rain” is a single from her debut album Planeta Azul. It reached No. 1 on the Spanish singles chart.
Blas Cantó is ready to compete… The 28-year-old Spanish singer, a former member of the Spanish band Auryn, will be Spain’s contestant at the 2020 Eurovision song contest. “Universo,” performed by Cantó, a veteran of television talent competitions, including the Eurojuniorcontest where he placed in the finals in 2004, according to Spain’s national television network RTVE. Written by…
Demi Lovato has 20/20 (Euro)vision… The 27-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress is starring in Netflix’s Eurovision-themed film, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Luckily, Netflix has a movie for that. The streaming service and Arista Records have teamed up for the soundtrack to the upcoming Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams movie Eurovision…
Las Marías are hoping they have the write stuff… The Mexican American duo, comprised of twin sisters Maria Isabel Eguino and Maria Teresa Eguino, will represent Arizona in American Song Contest, the US version of the Eurovision Song Contest, which launches this month. Las Marias has already released multiple albums and accumulated a faithful following…
