Latvia open doors for first big preview party of 2016

Tonight, the first of the big 2016 preview parties will kick off. Latvia is hosting and 10 of this year’s Eurovision participants are confirmed, plus the 1984 Swedish winners as a special guest act.

April is usually a busy months for the Eurovision participants. Lots of rehearsals are taking place in order to fine tune the small details which will make their Eurovision Song Contest performance stand out, and for many of them, various promotional tours are scheduled as well. The big preview parties organised all around Europe are a big part of that.

Tonight, Saturday the 2nd, Latvia opens its doors for the first of these preview parties. 10 of the 2016 participants are in the line up, and if that wasn’t enough, the 1984 Eurovision winners Herrey’s from Sweden will appear as special guest act.

The 2016 participants appearing in Latvia preview party are:

  • Belarus: Ivan
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala
  • Bulgaria: Poli Genova
  • Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann
  • Israel: Hovi Star
  • Latvia: Justs
  • Malta: Ira Losco
  • Serbia: Sanja Vučić ZAA
  • Spain: Barei
  • Switzerland: Rykka

The party will take place at Spikeri Concert Hall in Riga and with kick off at 20:00 CET (19:00 local time).

Below you can test your knowledge about the 10 participants appearing on stage in Riga in our quizzes. Go through the slideshow to find a specific quiz or take them all – and of course don’t forget to brag about your results afterwards.

IVAN (Belarus 2016)

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    What is IVAN’s real name?

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Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2016)

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    In 1999, Dalal started a group and released two albums with them. What was the name of the group?

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Poli Genova (Bulgaria 2016)

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    What’s the title of Poli’s 2016 entry?

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Jüri Pootsmann (Estonia 2016)

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    In 2015, Jüri won the Estonian edition of which talent show?

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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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Justs (Latvia 2016)

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    Which former Eurovision partipant wrote Justs Heartbeat?

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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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Sanja Vučić ZAA (Serbia 2016)

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    Where was the Serbian 2016 representative born?

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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 Riga preview party 2016 can be seen below. Watch them all, or skip straight to your favourite song.

Source: Eurovionary.com, Eurovision.tv,
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