Contest Year: 2016

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Israel: Hovi Star – Made of Stars

A language I don’t understand You speak, I listen, I’m your friend (You hypnotise me) Take my hand A million faces tied in chains You ride a black horse in…

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Ukraine: Jamala – 1944

When strangers are coming They come to your house They kill you all and say We’re not guilty, not guilty Where is your mind? Humanity cries You think you are…

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Norway: Agnete – Icebreaker

Every night Before I sleep, a shiver down my spine Thoughts alight What can I do to make you listen? Like a northern light You’re dancing over every borderline Passing…

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Sweden: Frans – If I Were Sorry

I’d crawl through the desert on my hands and knees Rehearsing my pretty please Climb the highest mountain if I were sorry Shout it from the top Swim under water…

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Croatia: Nina Kraljić – Lighthouse

Lightning strikes on the sea Breaking waves around me Stormy tides and I feel My ship capsizing Out of sight, saving shore Ever gone, evermore Ropes untied, rain that pours…

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Azerbaijan: Samra – Miracle

You got in my head, boy, like a song That I kept on singing all alone But the radio stopped to play long ago Long ago Guess I’ve had enough,…