For Norway with “Queen Of Kings” at ESC 2023
With Alessandra and her song “Queen Of Kings”, Norway is already launching a real hit before the start of ESC 2023. Why? You can find out here.
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest musical events in Europe and attracts millions of viewers to the screens every year. Every year artists from all over Europe compete to present the best song of the year. This year Norway will be represented by singer Alessandra Mele and her song “Queen Of Kings”.
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Alessandra’s way to ESC 2023 in Liverpool
Alessandra was born in Savona, Italy, in 2002 and only moved to Norway in 2021. She has been studying at the Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries since 2022 and took part in the Norwegian adaptation of the globally successful format in the same year “The Voice” part. There she made it into the live shows, but then dropped out in the first round. At the beginning of 2023, Alessandra decided to take part in the Norwegian national final for the ESC, the “Melodi Grand Prix”. Already in the first semi-final she made it into the final and won the show ahead of Ulrikke Brandstorp, who was supposed to represent Norway at the ESC in 2020 before the Show canceled without replacement due to the Corona situation became. Both the audience and the international jury awarded Alessandra and her song “Queen Of Kings” the highest score.
A song for acceptance and against hate
In the song “Queen Of Kings” Alessandra addresses her own bisexuality, which she only dared to go public with when she moved to Norway. However, neither her relatives nor her father know about her sexual orientation. Alessandra describes the possibility of accepting and realizing oneself in her song and thus joins a large number of artists who have worked on the same topic in songs for the ESC.
You want to watch Alessandra’s performance before the ESC? In the video you get a little foretaste.
The current Spotify figures show that Norway made a good choice with the decision to send Alessandra to the ESC. Since reached “Queen Of Kings” more than 30 million views and is therefore one of the most successful songs of the ESC 2023 vintage to date. The song also trended on TikTok thanks to an ESC fan video by Vanya, which underscored the performance of Miss Ukraine Viktoria Apanasenko at the Miss Universe election with the Norwegian ESC contribution. The clip has now been viewed more than 13 million times and has garnered over 1.5 million likes. Alessandra also knows how to use social media platforms like TikTok and has thus generated a large fan base. You can watch the TikTok video here:
Alessandra – profile
- Name: Alessandra Mele
- Real name: Alessandra Mele
- Birthday: September 5, 2002
- Place of Birth: Pietra Ligure, Italy
- Age: 20 years
- Zodiac sign: Virgo
- Profession: singer
- Partner: unknown
- Residence: Oslo, Norway
- Social Media: Instagram (@alessandram02), TikTok (@alessandramusic)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international music competition organized every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Participating countries from Europe and some other countries compete against each other with songs they have composed and produced themselves. The winner will be determined by a combined voting system from the votes of the audience and a jury of experts. Venue this year is Liverpool. Ukraine may have won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, but due to the ongoing war Great Britain has agreed to step in as host country. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about ESC 2023.
To help you pass the time until Eurovision, Netflix has a Eurovision movie starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. You can find it with our colleagues at Kino.de Trailer and more information about “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”.
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