Lithuania - On Fire - The Roop

2nd single digital release image January 17

The Roop is the winner of Pabandom iš naujo! and they were on their way represent Lithuania with On Fire.
The official video is here.
On Fire is written by the trio themselves, they are Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas.
The song was released as a digital single on January 14 and January 17.
Two versions of the song were released which appear to be the same but a slightly longer one has a longer intro.
The latter release is accidental, as the intro bit does not belong to the song. But it was available to buy so we'll have it in the list here.
The longer one is no longer available.

On Fire is the second attempt to score the Eurovision ticket for The Roop. In 2018 they ended third in the Lithuanian selection with Yes I Do.

The Roop entered the 2021 Lithuanian selection with Discotheque, and they won!.

LP Album in November 2021 May 2022
Update: The Roop release their album including On Fire and Discoteque on May 11 2022. CD will follow later and LP even later. Out on Warner.

The CD is available here at The Roop. Vinyl expected in autumn.

Preselection

Pabandom iš naujo! 2020 was a 6 night selection to find the Lithuanian entry for Rotterdam.
LRT's Youtube channel has all NF performances (Playlist)

1st digital image January 14

Versions
On fire (2.50) released on January 14
- official 2CD
On fire (2.58) released on January 17
- accidental digital release
On fire - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Thanks to Rick!

Links and sources
The Roop Website FB
LRT's Youtube channel has all NF performances (Playlist)

Lithuania 2021

Let's get physical

In the words of the great 20th century philosopher and Eurovision star Olivia Newton John:
Let's get physical.

Here's a quick run-down of this years physical releases, CDs, LP's, 7"vinyls and cdsingles.
Only the ones available in the shops or via websites are here, promo stuff is in each country's section.

Update: Well, that sounds nice but of course there is hardly anything physical to collect from 2020. As it stands now there's only one vinyl which is not available to the buying public and only 25 copies are made. 

There are a few compilations and artists albums, links below.

Here's The Frontpage with links to all 2020 pages/entries/versions

The Rotterdam 2021 Collection is here!

The Official ones (UPDATED)
The 2CD with all entries was expected to drop on April 17, but in the end it was released on May 15.
The album is now titled EUROVISION A tribute to the artists and songs 2020.
The digital version was released on the same day (buy not stream) and so were the karaoke versions (digital buy & stream).
(Universal 0874961)

The final version

The CD will also be available in the shops (provided they will re-open) / digital stores.
Obviously there will be no DVD release.

The original artwork

Compilations
Italy - Sanremo 2020 - La Compilation, the 2CD has all entries of the Italian festival including the 8 songs from the youngsters competition. A second edition (with a magazine) misses out on three tracks (one of them the winner, so who would want this...)
Sweden - Although the Melodifestivalen really needs a good kick in the backside, I'm still pleased the 2CD is out now.
Portugal - The 16 songs of the Festival da Canção are released on one CD. Out now.
Hungary is not coming to Rotterdam but there's still an A Dal 2020 2CD,

Artists albums

Diodato has his album Che Vita Meravigliosa out on LP and CD. It includes the original version of Fai Rumore.

The Roop (Lithuania) finally release their new album in 2022, CD OUT NOW.

Croatia's Damir Kedzo releases his album Poljubi Me Sad on CD, out in July

Russia's Little Big released a 2LP Greatest Hits album

Iceland has a 10" vinyl EP / Mini album out in 2023

Italy - Fai rumore - Diodato

Fai Rumore single Digital Release Image

Fai Rumore (Make (a) noise) by Diodato is the winner of the Sanremo 2020 contest and was to be the Eurovision song for Rotterdam (confirmed).
The song is written by (Antonio) Diodato himself with Edwyn Roberts.
Here's the official video clip.

Diodato's album Che Vita Meravigliosa

Fai Rumore is out on the album Che Vita Meravigliosa (Wonderful life) on February 14. The album is released on CD and LP. (Carosello records)
The digital single track was released on February 6.
And the song is also included on the Sanremo 2020 2CD (see below)
The song is too long for Eurovision but an edit wasn't made after the cancellation of the contest.

Diodato won't be returning to the 2021 Sanremo Festival.

2022 Torino

A stunning version of Fai Rumore was performed in the interval of the first semi-final at the Turin Eurovision Song Contest

Fai Rumore is Antonio Diodato's 3rd Sanremo appearance.
In 2014 he ended 2nd in the Newcomers section (Sezione Nuove Proposte) with the self penned song Babilonia.
In 2018 he performed Adesso with trumpeter Roy Paci which finished 8th. Adesso was released as a vinyl 7" single. (All vinyl details of 2018 can be found here at the Lisbon Collection)
In 2014 Diodato released a coverversion of the 1959 Eurovision classic Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina) originally by Domenico Modugno. Taken from the Diodato album A Ritrovar Bellezza.

Che Vita Meravigliosa is Diodato's 4th album.
- E Forze Sono Pazzo (La Narcisse 2013, CD) the 2014 re-issue includes Babilonia.
- A Ritrovar Bellezza (RCA 2014, CD)
- Cosa Siamo Diventati (Carosello 2017, CD)
- Che Vita Meravigliosa (Carosello 2020, CD, LP)

Versions
Fai Rumore - original version
- LP/CD Que Vita Meravigliosa, CD Sanremo 2020 La Compilation, Official 2CD
Fai Rumore - karaoke (full length)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

No Eurovision edit was made, the official CD has the full original version

Charts
Italy top 100 (FIMI): 41, 1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 28, 30, 45, 29, 52, 69, 76, 98, 100, - (re-entry week 9 2021) 61, 80, 88, 85
Switzerland top 100: 36, -
Suisse Romande top 20: 10, -

70th Sanremo
The Italian Sanremo contest celebrated its 70th edition this year. It starts on the 4th of February and has the final on the 8th. And then we should know the Italian Eurovision entry.

The 2CD Sanremo 2020 - La Compilation is out on February 7.
It includes all 24 Big songs plus the 8 songs from the newcomers section (Nuove proposte).
Full tracklist with all album release info below.
The album entered the Italian and Swiss album charts at #1 but only stayed there for one week.

Another edition available with the TV magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni is also a 2CD but it has only 29 tracks. It misses the winner Fai Rumore and the tracks by Michele Zarrillo and Le Vibrazioni

Italy's returning boy Raphael Gualazzi had another try (and ended 11th) and so did Francesco Gabbani who ended 2nd. and got us a vinyl single

Vinile and more
Many of the artists have new albums out next week or re-issue older records with the Sanremo song added. Lots of stuff on vinyl LP too.  All details are in the tracklist below

So far I have spotted three vinyl singles from this years Sanremo.
Francesco Gabbani - Viceversa (Clear vinyl)
Rita Pavone - Niente (Reslienza 74)
Rancore - Eden

The 70th Sanremo has a Stamp

Links and sources
Diodato Website, FB
Sanremo FB and RAI pages, 2021
Diodato at Eurocovers

Sanremo 2020 La Compilation 2CD
(with album info, all out now unless otherwise noted)
Last Update: May 15-2020

CD1

01. Elodie – Andromeda
- on CD This is Elodie (Universal)
02. Elettra Lamborghini – Musica (E Il Resto Scompare)
- on CD Twerking queen (El resto es nada), re-issue (Universal)
- digital also has a Spanish version, not sure if it's on the CD.
03. Alberto Urso – Il Sole Ad Est
- on CD Il sole ad est (Sanremo edition) (Universal)
04. Giordana Angi – Come Mia Madre
- on CD Voglio essere tua (Sanremo edition re-issue) (Universal)
05. Rancore – Eden
- vinyl 7" single (Universal)
06. Achille Lauro – Me ne frego
07. Anastasio – Rosso di rabbia
- on CD Atto zero (RCA)
08. Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Ringo Starr
- on LP/CD Fuori dall'hype Ringo Starr (re-issue of Fuori dall'hype) (RCA)
09. Francesco Gabbani – Viceversa
- vinyl 7" single & CD Viceversa, also as deluxe edition (BMG)
- 7"single has instrumental on the b-side
10. Irene Grandi – Finalmente io
- on CD Grandissimo (Sanremo edition re-issue) (Cose da Grandi)
11. Levante – Tikibombom
- on 2CD Magmamemoria MMXX (Parlophone)
12. Diodato – Fai rumore
- on CD Che vita marivigliosa (Carosello)
13. Marco Masini – Il confronto
- on CD, 2LP and deluxe CD Masini + 1 30th Anniversary (Legacy)
14. Piero Pelù – Gigante
- on CD Pugili fragili (Legacy)
15. Riki – Lo sappiamo entrambi
- album Perdo le parole e mania (No release date yet)
16. Bugo & Morgan – Sincero
- Bugo CD Cristian Bugatti (Tetoyoshi Music)

CD2
01. Michele Zarrillo – Nell’estasi o nel fango
02. Enrico Nigiotti – Baciami adesso
- on CD Nigio (Columbia)
03. Le Vibrazioni – Dov’è
04. Paolo Jannacci – Voglio parlarti adesso
- on CD Canterò (Sanremo edition re-issue) (Ala Bianca)
05. Raphael Gualazzi – Carioca
- on LP/CD Ho un piano (Sugar)
06. Rita Pavone – Niente (Resilienza 74)
- on 7" vinyl single  has instrumental on b-side (BMG)
- also on 2CD/2LP raRità! (BMG, May 15 release)
07. Tosca – Ho amato tutto
- on CD Morabeza (re-issue edition) (Leave music)
08. Junior Cally – No grazie
- on CD Ricercato? No grazie (Sony)
09. Leo Gassmann – Vai bene così*
- on CD Strike (Universal)
10. Eugenio in Via di Gioia – Tsunami
- on CD Tsunami (Universal)
11. Fadi – Due noi
- album Fadi digital only (so far)
12. Fasma – Per sentirmi vivo
- on CD Io sono Fasma (Sony)
13. Marco Sentieri – Billy blu
14. Tecla – 8 marzo
- album planned on Rusty records, no release date yet
15. Matteo Faustini – Nel bene e nel male
- CD Figli delle favole (Museo dei Sognatori) also has unplugged version
16. Gabriella Martinelli & Lula – Il gigante d’acciaio
* Leo Gassmann won the newcomers contest (Nuove Proposte)

The 29 track edition has no Diodato

Switzerland - Répondez-moi - Gjon's Tears

Digital release image

The Swiss entry intended for Rotterdam was Répondez-moi by Gjon's Tears.
The song was revealed on February 4. Here's the official music video.
Répondez-moi (Answer me) is written by Gjon Muharremaj, Alizé Oswald, Xavier Michel and Jeroen Swinnen.
The digital single, with a karaoke version, was released on March 6.

A remix, the Sunlike Brothers remix, was released on 15-8

For the 2021 remixes see versions below.

Gjon's Tears will represent Switzerland in the next Eurovision Song Contest. Here's the 2021 page.

Gjon's Tears is originally a five man band but it was their singer Gjon Muharremaj who got in the spotlights after participating in the French version of The Voice in 2019.

Versions
Répondez-moi
- Official 2CD

Répondez-moi - Sunlike brothers remix
- digital release
Répondez-moi - first karaoke
- both digital releases
Répondez-moi - second karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

2021 versions with gardenstate:

gardenstate 2LP

Répondez-moi - gardenstate ft Gjon's Tears (3:42)

- gardenstate* 2LP inspirations* (Anjunabeats anjlp 102)

Répondez-moi (extended) - gardenstate ft Gjon's Tears (6:08)

- gardenstate digital album inspirations

Repondez-moi - gardenstate ft Gjon's Tears remixes:

- Air Division remix (4:42)

- Pauza remix (3:48)

- Air Division extended (8:11)

- Pauza extended (6:24)

Above four remixes on digital album inspirations (the remixes)

More remixes on digital compilations by Ajunabeats, mostly edits of the above

- ABGTX2021 (5:19)

- ABGT458 (4:34)

- ASOT1039 (4:20)

- ABGT474 Air Division (4:32)

- ABGT457 Record of the week (5:19)

- Push the button ABGT459 (4:51)

- FSO726 (3:56)

- RR015 (4:34)

- WYMR397 (4:09)

All are at least on Spotify.

* gardenstate are Marcus Schössow and Matthew Felner, DJ duo. They don't use capital letters on their LP.

Picture from GT's Facebook

Charts
Swiss top 100: 100, -  re-entry after ESC 2021: 42, -
Suisse Romande top 20: 10 (March 15),-, re: 10 (May 24, 2019)

Links and sources
SRF Eurovision pages and FB. 
Gjon's Tears FB, 2021