12 Eurovision acts ready for Moscow preview party tonight

After last night’s first 2016 preview party, Moscow is second stop on the tour. 12 of this year’s participants will appear on stage tonight warming up the Russian audience and the international fans who made it there.

April is an extremely busy month for the Eurovision artists, and this year is no exception with even more and larger preview parties taking place. Last night, the first of them was held in Riga, Latvia with 10 participants + the 1984 winners Herrey’s on stage, and tonight four of the ones from Riga will be on stage in Moscow joined by another six of their competitors for Stockholm next month.

The 2016 participants appearing at the Moscow preview party are:

  • Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan
  • Azerbaijan: Samra
  • Belarus: Ivan
  • Cyprus: Minus One
  • Israel: Hovi Star
  • FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi
  • Malta: Ira Losco
  • Moldova: Lidia Isac
  • Romania: Ovidiu Anton
  • Russia: Sergey Lazarev
  • Spain: Barei
  • Switzerland: Rykka

In Moscow, they start the party at 19.00 local time, 17.00 CET.

Test your knowledge about these 12 participants in the series of quizzes below. If you do well, don’t forget to brag about your result.

Iveta Mukuchyan (Armenia 2016)

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    When did the Armenian broadcaster announce Iveta Mukuchyan as its 2016 representative?

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Samra (Azerbaijan 2016)

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    What’s the title of the Azerbaijani 2016 entry?

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IVAN (Belarus 2016)

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    What is IVAN’s real name?

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Minus One (Cyprus 2016)

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    How was Minus One chosen to represent Cyprus at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest?

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Hovi Star (Israel 2016)

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    Which reality show did Hovi Star compete in before Rising Star for Eurovision?

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Kaliopi (FYR Macedonia 2016)

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    Kaliopi also took part in Eurovision 2012, but with which song?

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Ira Losco (Malta 2016)

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    Ira Losco uses the hastag #wow as an abbreviation for her song title which is?

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Lidia Isac (Moldova 2016)

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    Which duo was Lidia once a part of?

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Ovidiu Anton (Romania 2016)

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    What’s the title of Ovidiu Anton’s 2016 Eurovision entry?

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Sergey Lazarev (Russia 2016)

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    Whats the name of the band he founded at the age of 17?

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Barei (Spain 2016)

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    What is Barei’s real name?

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Rykka (Switzerland 2016)

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    Where did Rykka record the vocals for her Eurovision entry The Last of Our Kind?

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A playlist with the official videos for all the acts appearing at the Moscow preview party 2016 can be seen below. Watch them all, or skip straight to your favourite song.

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