Coming soon: Eurovision in Concert

Contributors: Paul Jordan

Posted 24 March, 2016, 12:48

The 8th edition of Eurovision in Concert will take place on Saturday 9th April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As is now customary, many participating artists in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest will take part in the annual event. 23 acts are confirmed so far. This year’s edition will be hosted by Dutch Eurovision Song Contest commentator Cornald Maas and Hera Björk who represented Iceland in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.

The concert will take place the Melkweg venue in the centre of Amsterdam, tickets for the show are now sold out. Prior to the concert a press programme will take place with all delegations. The participating acts will be welcomed by Kajsa Ollongren, the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam and Sietse Bakker, Event Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest. 
Confirmed participants to date:
Albania: Eneda Tarifa – Fairytale love
Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave
Austria: Zoe – Loin d’ici
Belarus: Ivan – Help You Fly
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Deen & Dalal feat. Ana Rucner & Jala –Ljubav Je
Croatia: Nina Kraljic – Lighthouse
Cyprus: Minus One – Alter Ego
Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann – Play
France: Amir - J’ai Cherché
FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi – Dona
Iceland: Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling
Israel: Hovi Star – Made of Stars
Italy: Francesca Michielin – No Degree of Separation
Latvia: Justs – Heartbeat
Malta: Ira Losco – Walk on Water
Moldova: Lidia Isac – Falling stars
Montenegro: Highway Trio – The Real Thing
The Netherlands: Douwe Bob – Slow Down
Norway: Agnete – Icebreaker
Romania: Ovidiu Anton – Moment of Silence
Spain: Barei – Say Yay
Switzerland: Rykka – The Last of our Kind
United Kingdom: Joe & Jake – You’re Not Alone
More acts are due to be announced in the coming days. For the latest news and announcements visit the website of Eurovision in Concert. The Eurovision.tv team will be in Amsterdam to cover the event.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing perform on the night?